DEF: Michael McDonald “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)”

In addition to his work with Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, in his solo career St. Louis-born musician Michael McDonald has made eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Three of those songs have hit the Top 10, the first of which, “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near),” climbed to a peak position of number 4 exactly 35 years ago. To commemorate that anniversary, “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)” by Michael McDonald is the Daily Eighties Flashback.