How Do You Do by Mouth & MacNeal

Some songs don’t just play; they beam sunshine straight into the room. “How Do You Do” by Dutch duo Mouth & MacNeal is one of those perfectly preserved seventies gems that still sounds like a spontaneous street party every time it spins.

Released in 1971, the track became an international hit, sneaking out of the Netherlands and into charts around the world. It belongs to that early‑70s moment when pop could be unabashedly bright and a little bit weird—big choruses, oddball charisma, and zero irony. With Willem “Mouth” Duyn’s rough-edged vocals bouncing off Maggie MacNeal’s clear, warm tone, the song feels like a conversation you’re lucky enough to overhear.

“Last night I had a dream, I was walking down the street / My heart was in my pocket, I was dealing with my feet…”

There’s something wonderfully unpolished about it: the handclaps, the singalong “how do you do” hook, the way it sounds like it could burst into a conga line at any second. Yet beneath the novelty sheen is a classic pop structure that explains why it’s been covered, sampled, and rediscovered across decades.

If you need three minutes of uncomplicated joy and a reminder of how fun pop music can be, this is it. Turn it up, let that chorus lodge in your head, and ride the seventies glitter for the rest of the day.

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