Mac Davis

Uh, well, you were talking about learning things, about writing and learning from people.

I heard you mention that you got to write with Mac Davis.

Yeah.

How was that?

Yeah.

I've always loved Mac's writing.

I mean, you go down to fame, half the album's on the wall is Mac Davis, so I, I hope you do record that song one day.

Yeah.

This is the Country Road, so I'm gonna wrap up with something vintage vintage.

[gentle music] This is Mac Davis on Manx Radio, Stop and Smell the Roses.

Hey, mister, where you going in such a hurry? Don't you think it's time you realized? There's a whole lot more to life than work and worry.

All the sweetest things in life are free, and they're right before your eyes.

That's gonna wrap us up for tonight.

You got to count your many-

Mac Davis in 1974 and Stop and Smell the Roses

... blessings every day.

It's, it's really too bad that, uh, a tragedy like this is a thing that puts everything back into its proper perspective, when you realize the significant things in life, the things that you've overlooked and were too busy to, to acknowledge.

I think, uh, songwriter Mac Davis wrote a song.

I think it's extremely important.

Stop and smell the roses.

It's really too bad that a tragedy like this is a thing that puts everything back into its proper perspective when you realize the significant things in life, the things that you've overlooked and were too busy to acknowledge.

I think songwriter Mac Davis wrote a song I think it's extremely important.

Stop, smell the roses.

Yes,

But I also just wanted to mention that, I mean, Donna and Dolly actually had a bit of history before the single because they appeared on TV.

I think it was the Mac Davis show in the mid-70s.

And there's a clip that you can watch, which I'd say, you know, look, if you're a fan of Donna and Dolly's, go and check it out they do this sort of gospel medley along with tom jones as well and mac davis so i mean it's it's quite phenomenal to have those four people together you know doing this uh this gospel medley and you know it's there it is on youtube so it's definitely worth checking out

i have a proposition since we we're down in florida we totally can get to dollywood with a little planning mark when you make that trip let's all meet up in tennessee yeah be amazing david any thoughts on dolly

You know, I loved her, even her movies, you know, her TV movies, of course, 9 to 5, right? I guess the only thing I want to say is I'm really like, I really love that Miley Cyrus song that she wrote about it.

and what is Nick playing? Nick was playing the washboard, and she takes it from him, and then he starts playing the spoons.

And who does he think he is? Mac Davis?

Yeah.

But he's closing his eyes.

I was on a plane to L.A. to write.

Literally right after it went number one, I'm going to Mac Davis' house, writing with people like Paul Williams, Linda Thompson, who...

I mean, again, what a crazy ride.

Yeah.