Just Don't Want To Be Lonely (by The Main Ingredient, as covered by Dave Caruso and Rob Caruso)
Channel: Dave Caruso
Date: 03/11/2018

“Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely” is a song originally recorded by The Main Ingredient, covered here by Dave Caruso and Rob Caruso. At a rehearsal on the night before this show, Rob and I were talking about how, at the beginning of this song (and on TMI’s biggest hit, “Everybody Plays The Fool,”) lead singer Cuba Gooding, Sr. does a little narrative voiceover before he starts singing. It was a charming hallmark of these two songs. I knew we’d have a wireless mic at our disposal, so I asked Rob how he felt about walking the mic out into the audience for a little interaction while I vamped on the intro. Rob took to the idea right away and the next night, he launched feet first (shoeless and sockless feet first, in fact, because that’s how this drummer rolls), into a spontaneous and winning ad lib. Dave (piano and vocal) Rob (drums) Main Camera: Mike Wiz Additional Video: Tim Meeks Audio: Jim Zang Mixing: Kevin Holevar and Doc Video Editing: Doc Performed at their Rock On The Grass show at Lyons Park in Grosse Ile, Michigan on 09/29/18.