"What a Fool Believes" is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. The best-known version was recorded by The Doobie Brothers (with McDonald singing lead vocals) for their 1978 album "Minute by Minute". Apparently as a joke, Michael Jackson claimed in a videotaped phone conversation with Elizabeth Taylor in 2003 that he contributed at least one backing track to the original Doobie Brothers recording, but was not credited for having done so. Entertainment Tonight broadcast this claim with viewers being unaware that Jackson was joking. The band later denied his participation and Michael McDonald has always said MJ definitely did not sing backup on any Doobie Brothers songs, despite they worked together on the Donna Summer "State of Independance" produced by Quincy Jones. The fact is this song was one of his favorite, with other Doobie Brothers hits ("Minute by Minute", "Takin' It to the Streets") and it's cool to create this "What If" Michael would have covered the song in a more complete version than this famous excerpt [ Ссылка ]

From left to right: Kenny Loggins, Michael Jackson, Michael McDonald, David Pack. Great people from great era, the golden age of L.A. music scene !

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