The carbon and monoxide line wasn't about suicide. They were trying to paint a picture in the listener's mind of walking through the city with the car pollution in the air.
He tries to pull himself together, finding one-night stands and all, but I really feel the sadness is in that final crescendo - each time the riff lifts another key it feels more optimistic, but when he then comes back with "She's Gone" you really hear how very deeply he's hurting. Genius.
Lord girl, you made me laugh so hard coffee came out my damn nose when you said you knew why she's gone. I adore you two and all the hard work you put into bringing some joy and light into this sometimes sad world. Y'all are greatly appreciated.
they were, and still are fantastic musicians. when I was in high school all my black friends Hated white music, but they all LOVED Hall & Oates! Luv you guys.
I was in High school took an Auto mechanic class Best thing was the radio everyday listening to this song and others like it ! Seems like around 120 years ago.
Great song.... and a great reaction. These two just can't miss. Hit after hit after hit. There were from Philly and and one time that sound was callled "Blue Eyed Soul" if I recall. Take care.....
These guys were from outside of Philly, so their age and influences around that area at the time really shaped them into a couple great , soulful musicians.
This is from thier debut album "Abandoned Lunchette". Every song on that album were hits. I saw them live many times and thier live shows were awesome. Todd Rundgren produced this album. They were known for the "Philly sound". I still have a vinyl copy of this album. Fantastic sound.
LMAO😂😂😂 Tasha you slayed me with "i know what he did!" Great video - excellent analysis and very funny I also liked that you played the song all the way through
The interesting backstory to this song was Oates got stood up on by a hot date on New Year's Eve - he said later in an interview. That started this song.
Please do Me & Mrs Jones live...so good!!🎶🎵🎶 Y'all should check out performances from "Daryls House"! Many guests go to Daryls real house and perform their music & Hall & Oates' music...Ceelo Green doing I Cant Go For That with Daryl is my favorite😍💜🎶
Hall and Oates are the Real R&B artists at their best! Their songs should be played more frequently than any others as they GOT IT YEAH THE “IT FACTOR” So enjoyable and your facial expressions is like “where have they been all this time” ! Well I’m from the COF 1969 and H&O are still my favorite artists as they put everything together and into their work, very intoxicating soundtrack, to say the least! Play more so we can remember them!
I love this song , it’s forever playlist . No this song is about the girl who stuck around was a good wife good girl and he took advantage and lost her forever ! I’ve sent it to an ex more than once . Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone too ! 😂
The first verse of this album version still sounds weird to me, because I was so used to hearing the shorter radio version that doesn’t have it growing up.
It was a divorce, he would pay the devil to replace her, a kind of an old saying so to speak. Choking his thoughts away was a metaphor for letting the Big City light and all its MANY WOMEN distract him from his pain, we know this because of the very next verse/line which says : *And pretty bodies help dissolve the memories They can never be what she was to me she's gone*
You guys should check out some of the Live at Darryls House stuff. He invites various artists to come to his home and jam. He has every one from Smokey Robinson to Cheap Trick drop in. It's a cool inside look at the process of making music.
Yep. Daryl and the guest don't just sing H&O songs; they also sing other classics. One of my favorite episodes had CeeLo Green as the featured guest. The one with KT Tunstall was absolutely epic.
Hand Darryl a newspaper and have him sing it. It'll be a hit. On another note, Darryl had quite a long term relationship with a girl named Sara Allen. She collaborated with Hall and Oates for many years until she and Daryl broke up in 2001 but they still sporadically worked together. Their song "Sarah Smile" is about her. One of their very first alums, "Abandoned Luncheonette" (1975) made while they were still Philly based before moving to NYC has a song called "Las Vegas Turnaround". It's about a girlfriend named Sara that's a stewardess and I'm pretty sure is about her too. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-up0qIJlETO4.html
One of the greatest duet recordings ever. Their voices blend together like magic, but they they each have a spotlight to shine in on this record thanks to the excellent mix .
When I was a lad, more of my Black friends folks listened to H&O than my White influences. True definition of Blue Eyed Soul. One of the most talented bands ever. T-Bone G E and a variety of drummers. Including a drum machine for an album*. Just bada$$ all around.
Ooops...nope Rich Girl (1976) came 3 years after She's Gone (1973). So she wasn't gone because he called her a rich girl 🙃. Rumor has it that Rich Girl was actually about Daryl's girlfriend Sara's ex-boyfriend, he was a rich boy.
This was an outstanding reaction!! 👍 Ya'll totally got the full weight of emotion expressed. Went through my own version of what he's talking about (still getting over it) and man, I wouldn't wish the pain on my worst enemy. 😔 Thank God for music like this & the artist's ability to connect with the listener. It makes one feel less alone in their pain & part of a greater community. Thank you guys! 💙🤝
I was a teen in the 80's and Hall & Oates were in my all time top three favorites along with Dr. Hook and Air Supply! We had some great music back then!!!
Dr. Hook, lol. That's a blast from the past. There's a line in a song of his that had me cracking up ('When you're in love with a beautiful woman") that went like this "When you're in love with a beautiful woman....WATCH YOUR FRIENDS! (in the music video, he whips his head around as he says 'WATCH YOUR FRIENDS').
Dr. Hook is a very underrated band. Too bad Hall & Oates are suing each other over John Oates trying to sell his half of the publishing rights to their music. To be friends this long...and end up in court....too bad.@@Michelle_Crn
It's one of my favorites from Hall & Oates. This is a remastered version. I prefer the original, but it's still a great tune. In the 70s, most major cities were seriously polluted. The news would advise you of the smog level like it was a daily weather report. I think that carbon monoxide verse was just a recognition of those times, not some covert admission of suicidal thoughts.
Back in the day, this tune and a couple glasses of wine would send you straight to the suicide hotline. It's raw if you just split up. But he's right, "pretty bodies help dissolve the memories"...
