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An unsparing ballad about how nobody tells the truth anymore, “Honesty” earned a song of the year nod at the Grammys but lost to the Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes,” which is narrated by a guy who can’t accept the truth he’s being told.

Stamos, 61, relived the somber moment on Thursday ahead of the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York, where Love was among the newest group of inductees that included George Clinton, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and the Doobie Brothers.

He also co-produced the record with Chris Pelonis and the Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald, who sang guest vocals, along with David Crosby.

Tori Kelly, “Tori” The sounds of late-’70s Doobie Brothers and early-’00s “TRL” were both in the air this year — but possibly together only here.

Do you see a parallel between Chicago and the Doobie Brothers or Fleetwood Mac — one of these bands where there’s like a regime change at some point that pretty significantly alters the band’s sound?