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Hall & Oates is a popular music duo made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates. The act achieved its greatest fame in the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles which they dubbed "Rock and Soul." They are best known for hits like "Sara Smile," "Out of Touch," "Private Eyes," "Maneater," "Rich Girl," "She's Gone," "Kiss on My List," "Say It Isn't So" and "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)".
While much of the duo's reputation is due to its sustained pop-chart run in the 1980s, Hall and Oates are also respected for their ability to cross style boundaries. To this day, "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is one of the most-sampled songs by R&B and hip-hop groups over the last twenty-five years, being referenced by acts from Heavy D & the Boyz to Tamia to 2 Live Crew.
De La Soul sampled "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" for the track "Say No Go," from their 1988 debut album Three Feet High and Rising, the title of which is one of Hall's vocal hooks from the hit song. Hall and Oates liked it so much that they replicated the De La Soul arrangement in their live 1990 performance at the U.S. Earth Day twentieth anniversary concert in New York's Central Park.
"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is also heavily sampled in the 2003 hit "Sunrise" by the UK soul act Simply Red. The song also includes original lyrics from "I Can't Go for That(No Can Do)" placed at the chorus and sung by a female singer.
Rapper Plan B uses the chorus of I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) in his song Mama(Loves A Crackhead).[1]
The hook of the song "Method Man," from the Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 album, Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, copies the refrain of Hall and Oates' "Method of Modern Love" ("The M-E-T-H-O-D...Man").
Kanye West sampled the song "Grounds for Separation" twice -- once for Rhymefest for his song "Fight with the Best" and once for Jagged Edge for the remix of their song "Let's Get Married". (West did not appear on the Jagged Edge remix.)
The Private Eyes title track, with its catchy hand-clap chorus, was the topic of a 2003 episode of the VH1 show I Love the 80's, with several black and white artists remembering the single and the duo fondly. Another track from the album, the arena-rocker "Head Above Water," has been used in TV advertisements for the New York Aquarium on Coney Island.
In 2004, a dance act called Uniting Nations sampled Hall and Oates hit "Out of Touch". The song, also called "Out of Touch", achieved success across Europe and had a long UK chart run which spanned over several months. The song has also been remixed to less popularity by the smaller dance acts Playaz and Up Top.
In 2005 G-Unit hip-hop artist Tony Yayo sampled Hall and Oates on the song "Tattle Teller."
Rap group Young Gunz of Roca-fella Records sampled "Rich Girl" for a song of the same name on their debut album.
In 2006, the duo made a cameo appearance on NBC's Will & Grace.
In the mid 80's, the duo's song "One on One" -- with its clever references of basketball and romance -- was used in NBA commercials.
In 2002, their hit song "Out of Touch" was used for the soundtrack in the successful video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, playing on Pop radio station Flash FM. In 2006, their song "Family Man" was used for the soundtrack for its prequel, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, once again playing on Flash FM.
The song "Rich Girl" was played in an episode of television's cop series Hunter. In the episode a 'rich girl' commits the 'perfect crime' but in the end cannot profit from it because all her family money will only be hers when the 'killer' is apprehended. With no options left, she commits suicide eating yogurt and sleeping pills with the song "Rich Girl" playing.
"Rich Girl" was also in an episode of the FX series, "The Shield," sung briefly by one of the characters in Season 2.
According to Daryl Hall, "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" helped inspire the song "Billie Jean". "Michael Jackson once said directly to me that he hoped I didn't mind that he copped that groove (from 'I Can't Go For That'). That's okay; it's something we all do. Eddie Van Halen told me that he copied the synth part from 'Kiss on My List' and used it in 'Jump'. I don't have a problem with that at all." [2]
Vocals from Hall & Oates classic single "You Make My Dreams" are sampled on R&B singer Amerie's song Take Control.
Wyclef Jean sings part of "Maneater" in the song "Dangerous" by the Ying Yang Twins. During the chorus, Jean sings, "Oooh here she comes. Watch out boys, she'll chew you up!"
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3751/halloatescoverno1.jpg
Hall & Oates is a popular music duo made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates. The act achieved its greatest fame in the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles which they dubbed "Rock and Soul." They are best known for hits like "Sara Smile," "Out of Touch," "Private Eyes," "Maneater," "Rich Girl," "She's Gone," "Kiss on My List," "Say It Isn't So" and "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)".
While much of the duo's reputation is due to its sustained pop-chart run in the 1980s, Hall and Oates are also respected for their ability to cross style boundaries. To this day, "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is one of the most-sampled songs by R&B and hip-hop groups over the last twenty-five years, being referenced by acts from Heavy D & the Boyz to Tamia to 2 Live Crew.
De La Soul sampled "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" for the track "Say No Go," from their 1988 debut album Three Feet High and Rising, the title of which is one of Hall's vocal hooks from the hit song. Hall and Oates liked it so much that they replicated the De La Soul arrangement in their live 1990 performance at the U.S. Earth Day twentieth anniversary concert in New York's Central Park.
"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is also heavily sampled in the 2003 hit "Sunrise" by the UK soul act Simply Red. The song also includes original lyrics from "I Can't Go for That(No Can Do)" placed at the chorus and sung by a female singer.
Rapper Plan B uses the chorus of I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) in his song Mama(Loves A Crackhead).[1]
The hook of the song "Method Man," from the Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 album, Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, copies the refrain of Hall and Oates' "Method of Modern Love" ("The M-E-T-H-O-D...Man").
Kanye West sampled the song "Grounds for Separation" twice -- once for Rhymefest for his song "Fight with the Best" and once for Jagged Edge for the remix of their song "Let's Get Married". (West did not appear on the Jagged Edge remix.)
The Private Eyes title track, with its catchy hand-clap chorus, was the topic of a 2003 episode of the VH1 show I Love the 80's, with several black and white artists remembering the single and the duo fondly. Another track from the album, the arena-rocker "Head Above Water," has been used in TV advertisements for the New York Aquarium on Coney Island.
In 2004, a dance act called Uniting Nations sampled Hall and Oates hit "Out of Touch". The song, also called "Out of Touch", achieved success across Europe and had a long UK chart run which spanned over several months. The song has also been remixed to less popularity by the smaller dance acts Playaz and Up Top.
In 2005 G-Unit hip-hop artist Tony Yayo sampled Hall and Oates on the song "Tattle Teller."
Rap group Young Gunz of Roca-fella Records sampled "Rich Girl" for a song of the same name on their debut album.
In 2006, the duo made a cameo appearance on NBC's Will & Grace.
In the mid 80's, the duo's song "One on One" -- with its clever references of basketball and romance -- was used in NBA commercials.
In 2002, their hit song "Out of Touch" was used for the soundtrack in the successful video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, playing on Pop radio station Flash FM. In 2006, their song "Family Man" was used for the soundtrack for its prequel, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, once again playing on Flash FM.
The song "Rich Girl" was played in an episode of television's cop series Hunter. In the episode a 'rich girl' commits the 'perfect crime' but in the end cannot profit from it because all her family money will only be hers when the 'killer' is apprehended. With no options left, she commits suicide eating yogurt and sleeping pills with the song "Rich Girl" playing.
"Rich Girl" was also in an episode of the FX series, "The Shield," sung briefly by one of the characters in Season 2.
According to Daryl Hall, "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" helped inspire the song "Billie Jean". "Michael Jackson once said directly to me that he hoped I didn't mind that he copped that groove (from 'I Can't Go For That'). That's okay; it's something we all do. Eddie Van Halen told me that he copied the synth part from 'Kiss on My List' and used it in 'Jump'. I don't have a problem with that at all." [2]
Vocals from Hall & Oates classic single "You Make My Dreams" are sampled on R&B singer Amerie's song Take Control.
Wyclef Jean sings part of "Maneater" in the song "Dangerous" by the Ying Yang Twins. During the chorus, Jean sings, "Oooh here she comes. Watch out boys, she'll chew you up!"