The coooooolest guys to ever play music...They were soulful and awesome long before any of today's artists were even born. I wish the younger people of today could have known the passion and beauty that inspired gorgeous songs like this...and so many other beautiful Hall and Oates tracks...sheer magic...
One day, a naked guy was walking close to the school I work @...the mom who reported the nudie to us was freaking out!!!! My collegue asked, "was he wearing shoes?" I turned to her & asked, "what the h--- does that have to do w/ anything!?" Which is what I say to you, too, sir...thanks for sharing!
THIS SONG JUST GAVE ME THE CHILLS I COULD'VE SWORN I WAS TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE 80'S SO MANY MEMORIES JUST FLOODED BACK ESPECIALLY SURROUNDING THIS SONG , GETS ME MISTY EYED AND BELIEVE ME ITS NOT EASY FOR ME TO GET SO OVER COME BUT I GUESS HALL AND OATS DOES THAT TO ME
Back in the day, my hair was blond and my older brother's hair was brunette. Hall and Oates reminds me of my brother and I when we were running a major-appliance repair shop in Bowling Green, Ky.
He was going through a divorce, so it was a difficult time for both of us. I was doing my best to keep him from going off and doing something stupid.
One night, we were walking back to the shop. He freaked out. He thought his dog, Scruffie, had been killed. I thought so, too. It was a rug!
Spectacular, powefrul but most of all so very touching song. One of my all time favourites and this is a very interesting live version I had never seem before. What show is this ? Great addition.
@mflores910...whenever I hear this song, it makes my heart ache -- for two reasons now. 1. Because it seems it always sound too good to be true; 2. for what you wrote. Listen, remember, make the most of the time we have here to hear something as amazing as this!
from the late 70s to the mid 80s were for me the greatest era ...the golden era of music. From the American to the british music scene.....mtv was still mtv... and H2O was one of my favorites...im glad i was able to watched them live in the 90s during their Asian tour...they were called to the stage to do an encore 3 times!! i terribly miss the 80s!
I never had the x-static cd. I'm going to have to get it now that you've mentioned that. I always liked H&O but didn't really become a die-hard fan until about 1983. Do you remember which album the song Your Imagination came from? That was another one of my favorite H&O tunes-not one alot of people remember. Real catchy song. When I purchase any H&O cds, I usually get the "greatest hits" type of collections, so I've probably missed out on some good songs by not getting the regular albums.
@RJW882 I love how he makes that thing talk. I think he was very underrated as a guitarist in the 80's though he did have tremendous respect from other artists. I think he also used to play with the late Dan Hartman. He's on some of his videos.
@auntstacey123 oh yeah! he was playing bass w/ him actually... then he was in desmond child and Rouge , on guitar, and not too long after Hall &Oates! also for 80s blues guitarists i put him right up there w/ Stevie Ray, Jimmie vaughan and Robert cray
@RJW882 April 20th, 1985 with H&O on the BIg Bam Boom tour. He had a very charismatic presence that sometimes seemed to overshadow Daryl & John at times. Remember when they played the song Open All Nite, a girl I knew"passed" out. This was when concerts were general admission then and got very crowded esp. around the stage. GE kneeled down and placed the guitar next to her head after T-Bone pulled her on the stage during his solo. It was really cool! I think she was faking it though.
@RJW882 Yes, they played it around the middle of the concert along with Art of a Heartbreak. Then they showcased each individual performer. They didn't just play songs from the Big Bam Boom album, they played quite a few from the 70's & the majority of the Rock & Soul songs such as I Can't Go For That & Adult Education. It was one of the best concerts I have ever seen & I've seen a few legends. Daryl Hall is one of the best live performers ever along with GE, T-Bone. Epic lineup that year.
@RJW882 I didn't mean to leave John out either. He has a great voice and also sang some really good tunes. I just wish he had done more songs. Also, Daryl's mullett had gotten so long he almost looked like a headbanger. Thank goodness he finally cut it!!!
@auntstacey123 Yeah both he and GE had that Johnny thunders hi top mullet thing going and daryl ended up looking like steve adler by the end of the tour and GE put a blonde skunk stripe in his kind of like Keith richards around the time you saw him. Also im not sure if Open all Night was on the setlist for the tour cause they didnt do it at liberty park I know it was in the setlist for the Rock N soul tour a year before that but still cool they brought it back out.
@RJW882 They did do it on the setlist at the concert I attended. They may not have done it at every venue because they played so many on that tour. I remember hoping that they would play it and was glad they did. I especially loved the ending and how it fades out to the drumbeats at the end. Going Thru the Motions was one of the encores, I just can't remember if they played it before or after You Make My Dreams Come True.
@RJW882 I remember watching the Liberty Park Concert on HBO. The setlist didn't quite match up to the one I saw. It could be that some of it was edited out. I've seen the Eagles several times and they were always changing songs from venue to venue on the same tour so I guess some bands just add or subtract as they go along depending on their mood or what they think works. But yes, I definitely remember Open All Nite being played before the band intros and the T-Bone rap. God bless his soul!
@auntstacey123 Yeah, T-Bone was great! He would do these semi-obscure rock tunes during intros when they first started that lineup. Also not sure if you saw i but i mentioned that all the band members from past and present came together for a special performance dedicated to T- Bone on Live from daryls house last year and it was a real treat! of course GE Smith was there and sounded great with them as always. Mickey curry was one of the drummers as well. truly the Hall & Oates Orchestra indeed!
@RJW882 Miss seeing T-Bone with them. You could tell he and Daryl were very close. Almost seemed like it was more about T-bone and Daryl than it was Daryl and John. Missed that episode from LFDH. I'm going to have to look it up. Don't you love how well Daryl can adapt to singing with any artist and how he can sing anything and make it sound good? Lot's of performers don't do good remakes of others songs but he does IMO.
@auntstacey123 absolutely! a few of my faves besides that one were " the Robbie Krieger/Ray Manzerek" episode, obviously,lol. Daryl sung the s*** outta those! Nick Lowe " Cruel to be kind" whom T-Bone and GE both worked on a record with..... Todd Rundgren when they did wait for me. Todds great and added a different feel to the lead guitar work. but my fave will always be GE smith on that song cause it sounds real vocal or something..
@auntstacey123 the story i used to tell people was that it was his debut on guitar with them basically. cause for those who dont know its off the X-static album the infamous rock/ disco album that im sure people either loved/hated. Me i liked it personally GE was doing that style w Desmond Child so it fit in... anyway the solo that kicks off the song has to be one of the most memorable intros in history next to "Layla" and even "all the young dudes" very underrated and hit worthy!
@RJW882 I liked the episode where they did the Boz Scaggs song(another one of my fave artists). I also liked the Samantha Birch episode. The Todd Rundgren episode was great too. I also liked Chromeo-they kind of have the 80's vibe with a touch of H&O. I wish the viewers could make suggestions about who they would like to see on an episode. You seem to have alot of 80's musical knowledge. Who do you think would make a great guest?
@auntstacey123 thats cause thats when i was born and i was real young when i came across Hall & Oates, it was right at the end of the Big Bam Boom tour when they did the Liberty concert so i first saw that over 20 years ago and i was very fortunate for that. as far as guests, well theres alot but a few would be Eric Clapton, Tom petty & the Heartbreakers... Noel Gallagher.... Lenny Kravitz.... John Mayer, Jeff Beck... John waite.. to name a few
@auntstacey123 Im pretty sure Going thru The Motions was the encore, right? also yeah from 1981-1985 that was the classic Rock N soul lineup. After GE would do a solo hed talk a little bit about some things and introduce Charlie and praise his suit! and say how he just wanted his black like Johnny cash or something...
@tgear77 i agree, G.E Smith an absolute asset to hall and oates, absolutely brilliant and the opening solo awesome!!. good to see someone else out there appreciated the talent of the man.cheers
@pbritten1 same here, man, been a fan as long as i can remember...GE brought alot of energy to the band. and his guitar tone matched D's powerful vocals and John didn't mind being the rhythm section and would play some great solos for certain songs... speaking of they did a great job when all the musicians reunited for a performance dedicated to T Bone on LFDH last year. hopefully theyll do one of those again in the near future...
@jetset900 yeah i hear ya... kind of when slash would do that in GNR.... they used to have band intros with some cool solos. I heard this one from a tour in 83 a little after the Montreal performance they would do sweet soul music and go into a medley and GE did a solo for that and youd think he was channeling Hendrix or something!..... anyone whom was lucky enough to see them live around this time surely knows!
Right!! ...GE is such a great artist & often the 70s/80s arrangement/ mastering/ instrument settings do the rest of the flavor. It's killing me! There are also pretty cool solos in the tube from Neil Schon, Lukather, Sykes etc...
X-static was the most underated and underplayed album they made.a rarity that every song was great.Oates once said it was his favorite break from the sometime depressing,"she's gone" era and was full of feel good upbeat music like "portable radio".proving what versitility,honest song writing can do for longevity.truly an American classic band that has withstood the test of time.long live Hall&Oates,and they are!
@stymie86 Yeah, songs like "I'm Just A Kid", "Laughing Boy", "Do What You Want," "August Day", "Have I Been Away Too Long?" all from albums that were fairly somber in comparison to "X-Static".
Never was a big H&O fan, but I like this song. Funny..this reminds me of a guy I used to know who looked just like Daryl (face, hair style, height, etc.). He was my sister's friends boyfriend. EVERYONE always thought it was Daryl. He wasn't a musician though. He was a hair dresser.
My fave H+O song. great version, this would be the tour I saw them on when I was but a wee lad. Nice to see T-Bone (alas, RIP) G.E., Mickey Curry and Charlie. Fond memories!
RIP T-Bone. I was blessed to be able to see you perform with the most amazing rock duo in history. I guess Heaven lucked out--they got one of the best bass players ever.
I was listening to you do the T-Bone rap last nite on an old recording of the King Biscuit Flower Hour. I did not know you were already gone. So many memories...
RIP T-Bone ...you're a huge reason why I love Hall and Oates since my childhood....you were always just as important and I know Hall and Oates would agree
No luck! I would really be upset with myself if that is all it woul've taken to find it. I know my mom used to keep a helmet on me & I rode the short yellow bus but....LOL! Thankx for the suggestion though
Daryl is THE GREATEST and there's just no word on earth to describe what he means to me....he's my real first love and hope one day have the chance to meet him...so bad
Stellar Hall & Oates. Daryll had a voice that was equal to none. I saw the Big, Bam, Boom-Live Through '85 Tour" in Memphis in Feb. 1985. What a blast that was; the 1.5 hour show went by in a minute. G.E. Smith-exceptional guitarist. T-Bone, amazing bass player, and the saxaphonist-so GQ and smooth! I guess you just have to say W-O-W!!!, everytime you go back back, listen to these guys and reminisce. How can anybody argue the 80s was not the best decade of them all, for music?
una gran demostracion de musica en vivo hall and oates lidereado por daryl hall una gran guitarra ge smith un gran bajo t bone es la pura esencia del pop de los 80^s
Hall n Oates, one of the best bands, great music, pure vocals always, versatile, great songs. One of the most underrated bands. Whatever happened to them???
This must be the live version I have on their greatest hits cassette, that's right, "cassette tape," when music was music!!!!! I grew up with the best music this world has ever known, 65 thru early 80s. The 70's was to die for, everything about it!!!!!!!!
Awesome. One of H&O's top hits. G.E. Smith kicks it with choice riffs, as well Darryl and John's harmonizing vocals setting the tone of the song, which is the story of many a couple's lives... including me...
That G. E. Smith guitar solo is just the greatest! I think that I basically fucked up my (main-stream), education trying to figure it out!!
It's actually better on Rock & Soul Part One where he uses a Telecaster to great effect. He is a very under-rated player and I'm so glad that he has got some recognition out of Fender after all these years.
G.E. Smith was one of the unsung heroes of the 80s. He was the power of Hall and Oates. I remember watching all these crappy SNL shows just to watch him and the band playing in and out of the breaks.
Hall & Oates toured briefly with Todd a few years ago and Todd played lead on this song and actually traded lead vocals with Daryl. It was amazing. This was at Jones Beach Theater in NY.
first fusion of disco rock and soul, hall & oates took the worlds soul and ran with it, They make my whole life a more profound experience. and Wait for Me, classic, especially when taking the beltway to school
Phenomenal. These guy's never got their respect. They broke color barriers and let the world know white folks got soul too. I admit regretfully, I was one of the one's screaming "they are taking our music." I can say my thinking has evolved. They continue to prove to me it is a heart & soul thing and not a just a color thing.
I hope this group sings till their 90 years old and beyond.
It's funny you should say that about white folks with soul; there IS "white soul" [ex. Darryl Hall, John Mellencamp, to name two]. During "We Are the World" Tina Turner said the vocalists she was most impressed were "the white males," [esp. Steve Perry, Darryl Hall, Kenny Loggins, and yep...Huey Lewis!] TRUE STORY. Read it right in Rolling Stone magazine.
Thanks, I'll have to check that out sometime. I was in like fourth grade when that "We are the World" project came out. One Friday we got to have "popcorn" for good behavior and watched the "making of' video it at school.
Huge Fan! Can't get over Daryl's changes to the 2nd verse over the recorded version. I love how they sometimes change up the melodies live. They are a true talent.
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LOL @ 3:01
Seriously though, it doesn't get much better than this song. I hope they tour the west coast in 2012.
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kimberley2pdx 2 months ago
Beautiful song...
Ibelieveinthelove 2 months ago
Guitarist looks like the leutenant from police academy
skintrade 2 months ago
this song ignites my soul... phenomenal fret-play there!
leathermystband 2 months ago
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Mesalonika 3 months ago
Magnífica canción. Su música es perfecta!!!!! ...........
DvalenzuelaH 3 months ago
Better than the studio version!
olinabeautii 3 months ago
The coooooolest guys to ever play music...They were soulful and awesome long before any of today's artists were even born. I wish the younger people of today could have known the passion and beauty that inspired gorgeous songs like this...and so many other beautiful Hall and Oates tracks...sheer magic...
chemistrywascrazy 3 months ago in playlist Hall and Oates
going to see them 9/11/ 2011.. in Lincoln ca..
toddholladay 4 months ago
@doorgunnerAmerical
One day, a naked guy was walking close to the school I work @...the mom who reported the nudie to us was freaking out!!!! My collegue asked, "was he wearing shoes?" I turned to her & asked, "what the h--- does that have to do w/ anything!?" Which is what I say to you, too, sir...thanks for sharing!
darlu14 5 months ago
@darlu14 I liked doorgunners story it was crazy lol
CocacolaCowboy1919 4 months ago
Daryl will always be IT for me! Incredible voice...incredible song...thanks for sharing!
darlu14 5 months ago
Beautiful song! Always have,will love those guys! This song it's just heartfelt!
sancyvi3 5 months ago
THIS SONG JUST GAVE ME THE CHILLS I COULD'VE SWORN I WAS TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE 80'S SO MANY MEMORIES JUST FLOODED BACK ESPECIALLY SURROUNDING THIS SONG , GETS ME MISTY EYED AND BELIEVE ME ITS NOT EASY FOR ME TO GET SO OVER COME BUT I GUESS HALL AND OATS DOES THAT TO ME
mnljh711986 5 months ago
g. smith has been seen playing with roger waters on his new tour !!! legend guitar player xxx
papalazerus22 5 months ago
PERFECTION.
spd13062 5 months ago in playlist one hit wonders
Unreal. This is the perfect live Hall and Oates video
swimmerfella 6 months ago 4
Back in the day, my hair was blond and my older brother's hair was brunette. Hall and Oates reminds me of my brother and I when we were running a major-appliance repair shop in Bowling Green, Ky.
He was going through a divorce, so it was a difficult time for both of us. I was doing my best to keep him from going off and doing something stupid.
One night, we were walking back to the shop. He freaked out. He thought his dog, Scruffie, had been killed. I thought so, too. It was a rug!
doorgunnerAmerical 6 months ago 2
still love these guys
MsYummiest 7 months ago
Just saw them last weekend in A.C....were great but show was too short.
evporretta 7 months ago
@evporretta WOW great for you...I'm sooooooo jealous...LOL!!!
vm24seven365 6 months ago
@evporretta WOW great for you...I'm sooooooo jealous...LOL!!! Next to "cab driver" by DH..."Wait for me" is my favorite by the group. Peace friend.
vm24seven365 6 months ago
Remember this being on the BBC on primetime. Great show, good memories.
dirkbogarde44 7 months ago
Daryl Hall said T-Bone was the & in Hall & Oates. RIP
azucho98 7 months ago
Daryl has passion!!!
tarasvoice 7 months ago
Who plays the Guitar?
Mesalonika 7 months ago
@Mesalonika G.E Smith plays guitar for them.
Guitfiddlejase 7 months ago
@Guitfiddlejase Thank you . G.E.Smith is great!!
Mesalonika 7 months ago
Two of the most talented musicians/singers anywhere.
ecrewser1 7 months ago
GE Smith provides icing on the cake!
Chriskkboongg 8 months ago
This is Hall and Oates at their best! "Midnight hour is almost over..."
Peoria3165 8 months ago
LOOOOVE this live version!!!
MajCinematic 8 months ago
Spectacular, powefrul but most of all so very touching song. One of my all time favourites and this is a very interesting live version I had never seem before. What show is this ? Great addition.
tubellarbells 9 months ago
@mflores910...whenever I hear this song, it makes my heart ache -- for two reasons now. 1. Because it seems it always sound too good to be true; 2. for what you wrote. Listen, remember, make the most of the time we have here to hear something as amazing as this!
racerxfile 9 months ago
from the late 70s to the mid 80s were for me the greatest era ...the golden era of music. From the American to the british music scene.....mtv was still mtv... and H2O was one of my favorites...im glad i was able to watched them live in the 90s during their Asian tour...they were called to the stage to do an encore 3 times!! i terribly miss the 80s!
bandypaul 9 months ago
When prince wrote "God" he certainly had the end of this song in mind !
chucku00 10 months ago
I never had the x-static cd. I'm going to have to get it now that you've mentioned that. I always liked H&O but didn't really become a die-hard fan until about 1983. Do you remember which album the song Your Imagination came from? That was another one of my favorite H&O tunes-not one alot of people remember. Real catchy song. When I purchase any H&O cds, I usually get the "greatest hits" type of collections, so I've probably missed out on some good songs by not getting the regular albums.
auntstacey123 10 months ago
My favorite H & O song. Simply wonderful!!!!
evporretta 10 months ago
Quando sono fuori,per favor aspettami..
OneFoxyLady60 1 year ago
G.E. Smith rocks! Listen to that opening solo.
tgear77 1 year ago 2
@tgear77 His solo is one of the reasons this is one of my favorite H&O songs.
auntstacey123 1 year ago
@auntstacey123 I loved him in H&O and then he led the house band on Saturday Night Live for years and they rocked.
tgear77 1 year ago
@auntstacey123 oh yeah! and thats why roger waters picked him to go on tour w him im sure!
RJW882 10 months ago
@RJW882 I love how he makes that thing talk. I think he was very underrated as a guitarist in the 80's though he did have tremendous respect from other artists. I think he also used to play with the late Dan Hartman. He's on some of his videos.
auntstacey123 10 months ago
@auntstacey123 oh yeah! he was playing bass w/ him actually... then he was in desmond child and Rouge , on guitar, and not too long after Hall &Oates! also for 80s blues guitarists i put him right up there w/ Stevie Ray, Jimmie vaughan and Robert cray
RJW882 10 months ago
@RJW882 When I saw him live for the 1st time, I was blown away by just how good he really was.
auntstacey123 10 months ago
@auntstacey123 really? when was that?
RJW882 10 months ago
@RJW882 April 20th, 1985 with H&O on the BIg Bam Boom tour. He had a very charismatic presence that sometimes seemed to overshadow Daryl & John at times. Remember when they played the song Open All Nite, a girl I knew"passed" out. This was when concerts were general admission then and got very crowded esp. around the stage. GE kneeled down and placed the guitar next to her head after T-Bone pulled her on the stage during his solo. It was really cool! I think she was faking it though.
auntstacey123 10 months ago
@auntstacey123 Wow! thats quite an experience at a show. too bad they didnt film it. also they played "Open All Night" on the Big Bam boom Tour?
RJW882 10 months ago
@RJW882 Yes, they played it around the middle of the concert along with Art of a Heartbreak. Then they showcased each individual performer. They didn't just play songs from the Big Bam Boom album, they played quite a few from the 70's & the majority of the Rock & Soul songs such as I Can't Go For That & Adult Education. It was one of the best concerts I have ever seen & I've seen a few legends. Daryl Hall is one of the best live performers ever along with GE, T-Bone. Epic lineup that year.
auntstacey123 10 months ago
@RJW882 I didn't mean to leave John out either. He has a great voice and also sang some really good tunes. I just wish he had done more songs. Also, Daryl's mullett had gotten so long he almost looked like a headbanger. Thank goodness he finally cut it!!!
auntstacey123 10 months ago
@auntstacey123 Yeah both he and GE had that Johnny thunders hi top mullet thing going and daryl ended up looking like steve adler by the end of the tour and GE put a blonde skunk stripe in his kind of like Keith richards around the time you saw him. Also im not sure if Open all Night was on the setlist for the tour cause they didnt do it at liberty park I know it was in the setlist for the Rock N soul tour a year before that but still cool they brought it back out.
RJW882 10 months ago
@RJW882 They did do it on the setlist at the concert I attended. They may not have done it at every venue because they played so many on that tour. I remember hoping that they would play it and was glad they did. I especially loved the ending and how it fades out to the drumbeats at the end. Going Thru the Motions was one of the encores, I just can't remember if they played it before or after You Make My Dreams Come True.
auntstacey123 10 months ago
@RJW882 I remember watching the Liberty Park Concert on HBO. The setlist didn't quite match up to the one I saw. It could be that some of it was edited out. I've seen the Eagles several times and they were always changing songs from venue to venue on the same tour so I guess some bands just add or subtract as they go along depending on their mood or what they think works. But yes, I definitely remember Open All Nite being played before the band intros and the T-Bone rap. God bless his soul!
auntstacey123 10 months ago
@auntstacey123 Yeah, T-Bone was great! He would do these semi-obscure rock tunes during intros when they first started that lineup. Also not sure if you saw i but i mentioned that all the band members from past and present came together for a special performance dedicated to T- Bone on Live from daryls house last year and it was a real treat! of course GE Smith was there and sounded great with them as always. Mickey curry was one of the drummers as well. truly the Hall & Oates Orchestra indeed!
RJW882 10 months ago
@RJW882 Miss seeing T-Bone with them. You could tell he and Daryl were very close. Almost seemed like it was more about T-bone and Daryl than it was Daryl and John. Missed that episode from LFDH. I'm going to have to look it up. Don't you love how well Daryl can adapt to singing with any artist and how he can sing anything and make it sound good? Lot's of performers don't do good remakes of others songs but he does IMO.
auntstacey123 10 months ago
@auntstacey123 absolutely! a few of my faves besides that one were " the Robbie Krieger/Ray Manzerek" episode, obviously,lol. Daryl sung the s*** outta those! Nick Lowe " Cruel to be kind" whom T-Bone and GE both worked on a record with..... Todd Rundgren when they did wait for me. Todds great and added a different feel to the lead guitar work. but my fave will always be GE smith on that song cause it sounds real vocal or something..
RJW882 10 months ago
@auntstacey123 the story i used to tell people was that it was his debut on guitar with them basically. cause for those who dont know its off the X-static album the infamous rock/ disco album that im sure people either loved/hated. Me i liked it personally GE was doing that style w Desmond Child so it fit in... anyway the solo that kicks off the song has to be one of the most memorable intros in history next to "Layla" and even "all the young dudes" very underrated and hit worthy!
RJW882 10 months ago
@RJW882 I liked the episode where they did the Boz Scaggs song(another one of my fave artists). I also liked the Samantha Birch episode. The Todd Rundgren episode was great too. I also liked Chromeo-they kind of have the 80's vibe with a touch of H&O. I wish the viewers could make suggestions about who they would like to see on an episode. You seem to have alot of 80's musical knowledge. Who do you think would make a great guest?
auntstacey123 10 months ago
@auntstacey123 thats cause thats when i was born and i was real young when i came across Hall & Oates, it was right at the end of the Big Bam Boom tour when they did the Liberty concert so i first saw that over 20 years ago and i was very fortunate for that. as far as guests, well theres alot but a few would be Eric Clapton, Tom petty & the Heartbreakers... Noel Gallagher.... Lenny Kravitz.... John Mayer, Jeff Beck... John waite.. to name a few
RJW882 10 months ago
@auntstacey123 Im pretty sure Going thru The Motions was the encore, right? also yeah from 1981-1985 that was the classic Rock N soul lineup. After GE would do a solo hed talk a little bit about some things and introduce Charlie and praise his suit! and say how he just wanted his black like Johnny cash or something...
RJW882 10 months ago
@tgear77 i agree, G.E Smith an absolute asset to hall and oates, absolutely brilliant and the opening solo awesome!!. good to see someone else out there appreciated the talent of the man.cheers
pbritten1 10 months ago
@pbritten1 same here, man, been a fan as long as i can remember...GE brought alot of energy to the band. and his guitar tone matched D's powerful vocals and John didn't mind being the rhythm section and would play some great solos for certain songs... speaking of they did a great job when all the musicians reunited for a performance dedicated to T Bone on LFDH last year. hopefully theyll do one of those again in the near future...
RJW882 10 months ago
"Wait for me, wait for meee, ou ou OU" (let´s get this over with)
MrShooter16 1 year ago
Johnny Oates is pretty good at singing too! Listen to him while: "Wait for me, Wait for me, wait for me..."
MrShooter16 1 year ago
A-L-W-A-Y-S loooved the guitar solo at the end... no matter which version ...it should go on and on an on an on
jetset900 1 year ago
@jetset900 yeah i hear ya... kind of when slash would do that in GNR.... they used to have band intros with some cool solos. I heard this one from a tour in 83 a little after the Montreal performance they would do sweet soul music and go into a medley and GE did a solo for that and youd think he was channeling Hendrix or something!..... anyone whom was lucky enough to see them live around this time surely knows!
RJW882 10 months ago
@RJW882
Right!! ...GE is such a great artist & often the 70s/80s arrangement/ mastering/ instrument settings do the rest of the flavor. It's killing me! There are also pretty cool solos in the tube from Neil Schon, Lukather, Sykes etc...
jetset900 10 months ago
That guitar solo in the beginning is frigging GREAT!!!!!
MrShooter16 1 year ago
Wait for me!!!!!!
MrShooter16 1 year ago
Magnificent song, one of my favourite ones ever!!!!! Hall & Oats were amazing!!!...and the guitar!!!!!! :-)
Thank for sharing such great memories.
artepazluz 1 year ago
that looks like the captain from police academy on the guitar
skintrade 1 year ago
sorry all, what happened to T-Bone??? He was awsome!!!
cthomson888 1 year ago
My very first concert I ever went to, Private Eyes tour. I saw them 5 more times in the 80's. SUPERB MUSICIANS............
Dashland13 1 year ago 2
omg where to get this concert, this track. best quality!!!
NEROnokia 1 year ago
Does Daryl have a pedal effect near his left hand below the piano knob controls?
fortehlulz9999 1 year ago
Midnight hour, almost over.. How I love that song.. merveilleux duo qui reste dans mon coeur !
katzie100 1 year ago
Daryl has the most ROMANTIC and PASSIONATE voice EVER!!!
MajCinematic 1 year ago
darhyl always gave it that extra mile when he was on the charlie haha
xPlantpoTx 1 year ago
RIP T-Bone! Love this song!!!
RadioSteve1969 1 year ago
How could 26 yrs. go by so fast? This brings back so many memories.
mflores910 1 year ago
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they are the best!
felinesarebest 1 year ago
X-static was the most underated and underplayed album they made.a rarity that every song was great.Oates once said it was his favorite break from the sometime depressing,"she's gone" era and was full of feel good upbeat music like "portable radio".proving what versitility,honest song writing can do for longevity.truly an American classic band that has withstood the test of time.long live Hall&Oates,and they are!
stymie86 1 year ago 3
@stymie86 Yeah, songs like "I'm Just A Kid", "Laughing Boy", "Do What You Want," "August Day", "Have I Been Away Too Long?" all from albums that were fairly somber in comparison to "X-Static".
fortehlulz9999 1 year ago
@fortehlulz9999 and don't forget "Woman comes and goes" arguably their best!
stymie86 1 year ago
@stymie86 Love that one live! Wish Hall played the electric piano on the classic versions I have heard. That piano groove just does it for me. :)
fortehlulz9999 1 year ago
I always enjoyed Hall and Oates...ahh those were the days.
mcf1960 1 year ago 3
classic.
grovegreener 1 year ago
Never was a big H&O fan, but I like this song. Funny..this reminds me of a guy I used to know who looked just like Daryl (face, hair style, height, etc.). He was my sister's friends boyfriend. EVERYONE always thought it was Daryl. He wasn't a musician though. He was a hair dresser.
ladybluluv 1 year ago
you bring me back to when music was great , they don't make music like this any more.
mnljh711986 1 year ago 4
It seems like artists today aren't as passionate in their performances.
chuobio 1 year ago
'Incredible performance!
What a fabulous song! What emotion! This is why I love Hall and Oates.
George Smith makes that Les Paul cry! (I am soooo jealous of his playing!)
This is what music is meant to be!
softbluejazz 1 year ago
What an awesome guitar solo! Remember that girl that you wanted to wait for you?
718benny 1 year ago 2
TRUE GREATNESS,,,,, Hall And Oats
jfunck1 1 year ago 4
G.E. Smith rocks that solo
rdiddy0339 1 year ago 3
My fave H+O song. great version, this would be the tour I saw them on when I was but a wee lad. Nice to see T-Bone (alas, RIP) G.E., Mickey Curry and Charlie. Fond memories!
earcher72 1 year ago 5
RIP T-Bone. I was blessed to be able to see you perform with the most amazing rock duo in history. I guess Heaven lucked out--they got one of the best bass players ever.
I was listening to you do the T-Bone rap last nite on an old recording of the King Biscuit Flower Hour. I did not know you were already gone. So many memories...
auntstacey123 1 year ago 26
RIP T-Bone ...you're a huge reason why I love Hall and Oates since my childhood....you were always just as important and I know Hall and Oates would agree
Thank You for sharing your gifts with the world
loozer4life69 1 year ago 23
guitarist after this was on SNL for years!
daveandcliff 1 year ago
Do the right thing.
(it's on the piano)
acarlisl 1 year ago 2
it's the best hall and oates4 ever
taaaataaaan 2 years ago 2
This is a great Hall and Oats song many of my friends don't even know about. Highly underrated.
daletwin1 2 years ago 3
yes one the best bands, great in concerts
Saw them twice.
DallasLuvster 2 years ago
Does anyone remember their song, "Kerry"? If so, could you post it? I can't find it anywhere! If so, thanx in advance!
dowellz1 2 years ago
i think its not kerry,try CARRIE maybe this is the one you are looking for!
aaliyah828 2 years ago
No luck! I would really be upset with myself if that is all it woul've taken to find it. I know my mom used to keep a helmet on me & I rode the short yellow bus but....LOL! Thankx for the suggestion though
dowellz1 2 years ago
Daryl is THE GREATEST and there's just no word on earth to describe what he means to me....he's my real first love and hope one day have the chance to meet him...so bad
julex70 2 years ago
hall n oates rule
purplegirl9002 2 years ago 3
Stellar Hall & Oates. Daryll had a voice that was equal to none. I saw the Big, Bam, Boom-Live Through '85 Tour" in Memphis in Feb. 1985. What a blast that was; the 1.5 hour show went by in a minute. G.E. Smith-exceptional guitarist. T-Bone, amazing bass player, and the saxaphonist-so GQ and smooth! I guess you just have to say W-O-W!!!, everytime you go back back, listen to these guys and reminisce. How can anybody argue the 80s was not the best decade of them all, for music?
gtmobayer 2 years ago 3
@gtmobayer
Yeah, also to me Daryl Hall & GE Smith were like the Rod Stewart & Jeff Beck of the states! Such great musicianship!
RJW882 2 years ago 3
Just one more reason I enjoyed growing up in the 70's and 80's. They don't make them like they used to! These guys were great!
Also, used to see G.E. Smith play in New Haven, Ct. years ago with the "Scratch Band." Wow!
Hi G.E. remember the Arcadia Ballroom?
taylor8492 2 years ago
gran cancion
braianvillagra 2 years ago
I was two when this was going on but was lucky enough to be brought up by two Hall&Oates fans. Mesmorising!
MsMonkeyJ 2 years ago
Brings back some good memories. Great song!
jb9264 2 years ago
I wish i could watch this concert in a movie theatre
journeyfan1995 2 years ago
I get chills every time I watch this!
Nancyjean24 2 years ago
MIDNIGHT THATS RIGHT
foxxvoice1 2 years ago
Great song from one of the greatest duo in Music! Amazing live performance ! And this song is one of their best!
cfmagal 2 years ago
Nunca han dejado de sorprenderme amo su musica, para la musica no hay idiomas
AVALON5672 2 years ago 2
una gran demostracion de musica en vivo hall and oates lidereado por daryl hall una gran guitarra ge smith un gran bajo t bone es la pura esencia del pop de los 80^s
katj650518 2 years ago
He doesnt age either! Love them!!!!!!!!!!
sharondisco 2 years ago
His voice is still the same today, after all those years.
Foxover50 2 years ago
Hall n Oates, one of the best bands, great music, pure vocals always, versatile, great songs. One of the most underrated bands. Whatever happened to them???
vsdp 2 years ago
vsdp...underrated you say? What planet have you been living on.....they've been totally acknowledged. damn-
vampyros1 2 years ago
Still on tour as of this summer and putting aout a box set.
seb613 2 years ago
if any guy thinks that I am going to wait for them ....they better get a better life because i HATE TO WAIT FOR ANYONE
rocklady54 2 years ago
Hony you're waiting right now!!!!!!
tpauwels 2 years ago
you got a lot to learn if you think that im not waitin for you ...
gillianolee 2 years ago
best line in the whole song!
tpauwels 2 years ago
Quelle émotion je ressens quand j'écoute.. chaque fois, ça m'émeut
alleykatz001 2 years ago
This must be the live version I have on their greatest hits cassette, that's right, "cassette tape," when music was music!!!!! I grew up with the best music this world has ever known, 65 thru early 80s. The 70's was to die for, everything about it!!!!!!!!
tpauwels 2 years ago 2
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ILuvUMan7 2 years ago
I was there in march of 86'..one word...incredible :)
JennaP46 2 years ago
Had the biggest crush on Darryl. Look at him in his prime!!!
ejkitty34 2 years ago 3
I love GE Smith!!!!
auntstacey123 2 years ago
I adore the flexibility in Daryl's voice. Thanks for the nice quality.Sooo good!
Nancyjean24 2 years ago 4
Awesome. One of H&O's top hits. G.E. Smith kicks it with choice riffs, as well Darryl and John's harmonizing vocals setting the tone of the song, which is the story of many a couple's lives... including me...
odiemodie1 2 years ago
If you ever saw GE Smith leading the Sat night live band ,amazing guitars and more funny faces .Its Rock And Roll!
76alembic 2 years ago
mr smith what can we say ,,,,,, mucho thanks the power behind the throne xx always a beer waiting for you in sunny yorkshire England
LLANDUD 2 years ago
G.E Smith is the perfect counter point to Hall and Oates , what a GREAT guitar player . More should playh like this!!!!.
76alembic 2 years ago
Certainly, I agree, great guitarist. Maybe if he took a laxative, he could get that look off his face.
scottymacIII 2 years ago
That G. E. Smith guitar solo is just the greatest! I think that I basically fucked up my (main-stream), education trying to figure it out!!
It's actually better on Rock & Soul Part One where he uses a Telecaster to great effect. He is a very under-rated player and I'm so glad that he has got some recognition out of Fender after all these years.
RedHoodie1 2 years ago
G.E. Smith was one of the unsung heroes of the 80s. He was the power of Hall and Oates. I remember watching all these crappy SNL shows just to watch him and the band playing in and out of the breaks.
tgear77 2 years ago
Is it me or does this have agreat Todd Rundgren feel to it? I know Todd produced these guys early on.
Great GE Smith guitar lead, too.
TSaxman74 2 years ago
Hall & Oates toured briefly with Todd a few years ago and Todd played lead on this song and actually traded lead vocals with Daryl. It was amazing. This was at Jones Beach Theater in NY.
williambasel 2 years ago
Wow, I would have loved to see that show.
tgear77 2 years ago
REALLY good song.
SnotRockets55 2 years ago
g.e. smith Rulz!!!!!!!
ganus4life 2 years ago
2:10 BEST PART!
mission2marsden 2 years ago
Damm i remeber calling the radio station requesting it for Cindy and Tommy...LOL 80's thing...Still love this song
chicane620 2 years ago
hall and oates el mejor duo que existe que bella cancion
yarimixmoto 2 years ago
first fusion of disco rock and soul, hall & oates took the worlds soul and ran with it, They make my whole life a more profound experience. and Wait for Me, classic, especially when taking the beltway to school
skateboardinginskate 2 years ago
Phenomenal. These guy's never got their respect. They broke color barriers and let the world know white folks got soul too. I admit regretfully, I was one of the one's screaming "they are taking our music." I can say my thinking has evolved. They continue to prove to me it is a heart & soul thing and not a just a color thing.
I hope this group sings till their 90 years old and beyond.
idaniel4 2 years ago 8
It's funny you should say that about white folks with soul; there IS "white soul" [ex. Darryl Hall, John Mellencamp, to name two]. During "We Are the World" Tina Turner said the vocalists she was most impressed were "the white males," [esp. Steve Perry, Darryl Hall, Kenny Loggins, and yep...Huey Lewis!] TRUE STORY. Read it right in Rolling Stone magazine.
sulatlalaki 2 years ago
Thanks, I'll have to check that out sometime. I was in like fourth grade when that "We are the World" project came out. One Friday we got to have "popcorn" for good behavior and watched the "making of' video it at school.
idaniel4 2 years ago
good stuff....nothing like daryl....nothing
Jenilady 2 years ago 3
canciones como esta ya no hay..........ahora sólo se escuchan puras tonterias........................que viva la buena musica¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
elultimoromantico06 2 years ago
great song¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
elultimoromantico06 2 years ago
What a vocalist... Daryl is amazing. One of the best singers on the planet... I miss them so much!!! Get their greatest hits CD it's the bomb.
PJG41170 2 years ago 4
indeed it is! I have it on vinyl...
sername 2 years ago 2
GE was an incredible guitarist! Great vocals by Daryl Hall! This video brings back some fine memories - thanks for posting!
Upperstrom 2 years ago 2
1 of my favrots by them
davecorey8756 2 years ago
Outstanding!
rightquick51 2 years ago 2
"all the time we spend must be good for something" the best line in this great song!!
guysan 2 years ago 3
keeping with 80s tradition they coulda named the band "the hall, oates, & smith project"........G.E. added a lot of soul !!
brknbar 2 years ago
G.E SMITH IS THE MAN!!!
srtb1 2 years ago 2
Love it! This song gives me a warm and happy feeling!
nimojackrussell 3 years ago 2
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Simple music for simple minded people.
LOL. LONG LIVE IGNORANT SHEEP...
ruleoforder 3 years ago
Awesome.
nobodyspecial2nite 3 years ago
trully amazing
bradbla 3 years ago
awe...i love this so much...thank you.....
quiltbee 3 years ago
Brilliant!!! G.E. Smith....
pdud71 3 years ago 2
Reminds me of so many fantastic memories of my late wife, I love you babe.................
52peter 3 years ago 3
Huge Fan! Can't get over Daryl's changes to the 2nd verse over the recorded version. I love how they sometimes change up the melodies live. They are a true talent.
thegees1 3 years ago
This is just fantastic.. brings back very fond memories... I was there at Wembley in
1984... just hope they ( or Daryl ) perform in the UK soon... I have withdrawal symptoms
dianel42 3 years ago 2
29 years ago I sat in Lorie's driveway on New Year's Eve and heard this song for the first time. You know, I'm still waiting......
suco312 3 years ago