I believe Marvin said "don't punish me with brutality".

I adore this cover. Marvin must have been smiling down from heaven the day Hall & Oates decided to do this cover. Thanks for sharing it. I had never heard this version before.

My dad was drafted and served as a United States Marine radio field operator in the Vietnam War. They had a life expectancy of about 5 minutes in combat .He was lucky to come home. He was just a country white guy from West Virginia ,but he always loved this song.. He hated war. RIP my old man .

This was Marvin's cry out song before tragedy stroke.. He knew exactly was was "going on" with his father, and that makes this son, aside beautiful, resptable sublime.... A great cover by H&O.

It’s “don’t punish me.” You got it right.

There are videos of Daryl Hall and friends performing at Daryl's house ! It is called Live from Daryl's House , I think you would enjoy !!

You ought to listen to their "Possession Obsession." The thing about it is it is John Oates doing the leads all the way through.

@andreadeamon6419

3 ай бұрын

And my favorite song from them

Gosh, Brit - your reactions are awesome! I'm an older lady now, but Hall & Oates was such a favorite of mine! An ideal combo of the blues, jazz, rock... I so appreciate that you've discovered "my music" - it's a happifying thing, and I love listening along. ❤ ✌🤟

Bravo Britt great music and viewing blessings

If you want to hear more of John Oates singing lead I would suggest "Possession Obssession" I love the music video for that. Also "Mano a Mano" is a favorite of mine.

I am a big fan of both bands and this is my first time hearing this, so thank you to the person who suggested it!

You should check out Hall and Oates Performing "Caribbean Queen" live with Billy Ocean. It's amazing and a little bit into their older years.

Seen Hall & Oates live many, many times when I lived in New York. Especially in their 20’s. They were wild.

@DawnGarciaSookieMae

3 ай бұрын

You lucky bastard!

@Cosmo-Kramer

3 ай бұрын

"Saw", not, "Seen".

Britt you are 100% correct, picket signs and picket lines, don't punishment me with Brutality.

@SuperKevin57

3 ай бұрын

I agree, it’s don’t punish me.

Britt, you are just too cute! Love your sing & seat dance along!

Best cover ever comes from ROBERT PALMER. He blends a medley of What’s Going On and Mercy Mercy Me with the ultimate blue-eyed soul version. Made with respect. Speaking of soul, this comes before Palmer sold his to produce those one beat pablums for MTV consumers.

@guidorosenberg7520

3 ай бұрын

I have to correct you in this one Robert Palmer blends a medley of Mercy mercy me and I want you from Marvin Gaye and not What’s going on and Mercy mercy me. But You right that’s a great cover.

There are other great performances from this 1991 concert you'd love! Out of Touch So Close Say It Isn't So Just awesome ❤

The Sexaphone needs to make a comeback into pop music.

@willashriver1356

3 ай бұрын

My uncle played sax in a dance band. He told the young me that, because of the sax player, "Three Dog Night is a pretty good band for rock'n'roll". Lol. I think of him whenever I hear a wailing sax in rock songs. He would've liked the E Street Band!

You just brought back a memory for me......of my denim vest with fuzzy fleece lining that showed around the collar, arms and bottom!!! Damn, I miss that vest.

You are adorable and way more fun to listen to than a lot of others doing these videos

This is the first time I have heard this cover .. I am just as blown away as you are this is awesome .. so as an old dog I can learn new tricks..

Love your chair dancing Britt.... yup you get this song.

Rest In Peace Marvin 🙏⚒… the greatest

I love your Dolly shirt in the backround!

You really would enjoy Daryle with the O’Jays (Live at Daryl’s House)

@EP-cg4fs

3 ай бұрын

Anything from Daryl’s house. Those gigs were incredible.

That was totally AWESOME!!!! And you were right about the original lyrics.

@brittreacts

3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

That's Mr. Charlie DeChant on SEXophone, who's played with Messrs. Hall & Oates for decades. I totally agree, 10/10. "What's Goin' On" is not my fave Marvin Gaye, but this is a GREAT interpretation, and I've been down with H&O since "Private Eyes" so I'm gonna listen to ANYTHING they've got to sing at me! 👍👍

The Prince of Motown left quite the legacy!

Mr. Charlie DeChant on the sax, he's been with Hall and Oates for years!

"don't punish me, with brutality" is the original line in the Marvin Gaye song

I had their greatest hits tape back in high school. So entertaining

Your dance moves are amazing, your analysis of the song excellent, all I can say is “wow “ your husband is a very lucky man great job

@brittreacts

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

u need to take a dep dive into live from Daryls House'. this is daryls home studio & club where he collaborates with many famous musician's, Daryl hall is a musical genius

Hi Britt, check out their life cover if You’ve Lost that loving feeling - And Daryl’s hidden gem August Day . Thx for your fun vibe x

Thank you, I knew you would love this. It’s one of my favorites.

I felt this cover in my soul :)

Marvin would be proud …

Hahaha I always thought it was punish me too! Learned something today! Thanks this is great and never knew this existed

"Out of touch" from this Performance has been on my playlist for the last 20 years and will stay there for another 20 :)

You need to check out Hall and Oates singing “I Miss You” as a tribute to a fellow musician. It will make you cry.

Looked up the lyrics; you are correct Brit. Hall & Oates did an album of R&B covers called Our Kind Of Soul. I think you would like it. Have a great weekend!

@brittreacts

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

If you haven't yet... please view Daryl's House when he play's with his friends The O'Jays. :)

Hall often changes the lyrics slightly but it fits perfectly and makes you think twice if you made an error. His soul to soul album is just like this…his own spin on the lyrics but I love it!

Great reaction! Try the live version of their cover of Me and Mrs. Jones😊❤

@brittreacts

3 ай бұрын

I will check it out

Must cover …rich girl and one on one

Love it.

hall &oats genre is Philly soul, they were brought up on the streets of philly music

Nice to hear Oates get a bit more of a forward role on a song. This feels like it was written to be a duet.

You will love the “Live from Daryl’s House” KZread channel where he jams with artists from all eras on their songs and his.

You need to find look for some “Live from Darryl’s House” videos. He has some great guest stars and they produce some incredible music! 🔥 🔥

I feel that Britt doing Karaoke on this song would be AWESOME!!!! Do it for us!!! Please!!!

I LOVE your “what’s going on” jams!!!😍

I'm 56, so I grew up with Hall and Oates, and I can't say I remember seeing or hearing this.

You have to watch “Everytime You Go Away” live at the Apollo

Hello I will give you a real fun song to listen to. Tpau Heart and soul. She does 2 songs in one and melds them in round over round. It's a pop rock they would have played at the dance clubs. It was the one hit wonder of that year.

I SAW THEM AND STOOD RIGHT NEAR THE STAGE WHILE THEY SANG, THEY WERE GREAT. I HAD A FREE TICKET TO SEE THEM AND MANY OTHER STARS AT A CLUB IN NYC.

Now that you mentioned Marvin Gaye, check out a favorite song called My Mistake by Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross

Britt you should listen to Wildfire by Hall on his own if you want to hear delectable!!!

Fabulous cover!! 😅 It is “don’t punish me” you were right!

I am literally singing this as I am listening, whooo

Love HALL and Oates, saw them in Concert in the 80s. Check out 2 other cover songs they did "Neither one of us" and "Me and Mrs. Jones."

You are so cute. Love it.

u have to react to hall&oats "Romeo is bleeding" live. i think its one of their best songs & Daryl Halls favorite song he wrote

@brittreacts

3 ай бұрын

I’ll check it out

welcome back

Fun fact, now that you know about Hall and Oats, Darryl Hall had a solo in We Are the World and John Oars was in the chorus.

missed you

If I'm gonna listen to a cover of this song, its going to be Cyndi Lauper's!🔥

Would love to see you react to some Steely Dan music!

@justrob2656

3 ай бұрын

YES! Rikki Dont Lose That Number, My Old School, Black Friday, Do It Again, Peg-with Michael Mcdonald among many others he was in. Deacon Blues, Hey Nineteen and so on..... Thanks for the reminder aasemartinez2155

@aasemartinez2155

3 ай бұрын

@@justrob2656 and (of course) Kid Charlemagne!!

@justrob2656

3 ай бұрын

@@aasemartinez2155 Absolutely! I forgot that one!

Me and Mrs Jones

We don't start the fire😊😊😊

New to me, love this cover.

I'm older than that, and I'm just now learning myself that the lyric is "don't come to me" I always thought it was "don't punish me" too.

Brit you should check out their cover of Me and Mrs Jones.

Regarding “come to me with brutality,” I certainly don’t know, but could see Hall & Oates paying respect. That is, the police aren’t apt to punish my blue-eyed self, so let’s not even say it. H & O’s have spent too many music sessions and rehearsals with “we who are darker than blue,” not to…absorb.

@NoCanDu

3 ай бұрын

Bingo. That is the answer.

You ARE so much fun!! I can't get enough!! If you really liked this, then you MUST CK OUT "Our Kind of Soul" album. It's all songs from other artists. "I'll be around", is the BOMB!!! I love it more than the original!!🤫

I think H&O may have improvised the lyrics a little. I think Marvin sang "punished" there.

I always thought Marvin Gaye sang “don’t punish me “

Cyndi Lauper had a #12 hit with her sweet, dreamy cover of this off of her 2nd album back in 1987. There was also a pretty good all-star cover in 2001 by Artists Against AIDS Worldwide featuring most of the significant pop stars of the day, including Destiny's Child, Gwen Stefani, Britney and various rap stars. The track is good though the video is a bit heavy-handed.

It 🌷WAS🌷 "don't punish me." 👈😉 They took liberties, as bands do.

Don't ever call Daryl Hall blue eyed soul... Daryl Hall has described the term "blue-eyed soul" as racist, saying "it assumes I'm coming from the outside. There's always been that thing in America, where if you're a white guy and you're singing or playing in a black idiom, it's like: 'Why is he doing that? Is he from the outside, looking in? Is he copying?

I agree Oates’ voice is much better suited to this song. Great cover.

Put Britt in the PDC! ❤

good one........

@brittreacts

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

Yes. Don’t punish me. I had always thought that as well….and I think, like you, I like it better🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🙏🙏🙏💯

You should do a reaction to Rich Girl by Hall and Oates

You know enough about Marvin Gaye, do you? I have yet to see you react to the greatest National Anthem ever by Mr. Marvin Gaye at the 1983 NBA All-Star game. Do that and then maybe, just maybe, you'll know enough about Marvin Gaye. That is my challenge to you.

Found you from your Bon Jovi Bed of Roses reaction. Instant follow :)

@brittreacts

3 ай бұрын

Welcome!!

There is a "live from Daryl's house" channel on u tube.

You need to check out Live from Daryl's House

Please, please, please react to The Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again and Shania Twain’s Dance With The One Who Brought You. Thank you, you truly are the best.

Britt darling, you must listen to John sing “Had I Known You Better Then”, and also a very corny-cute song called “If That’s What Makes You Happy” -His voice is surely PDC material…sighhhh…. I would love to see your reaction to the former song. There are plenty of others. And please, call them Daryl and John! I love your reactions❤ and yes, I think John changed up the words a bit lol..

@DawnGarciaSookieMae

3 ай бұрын

Also “I’m Just a Kid Don’t Make Me Feel Like a Man”, how could I forget! And this is something from John solo kzread.info/dash/bejne/f2lruNeym7XXaKg.htmlsi=C1y8-N5mOJZXwez1

You should hear this song by Teddy Swims.

When I see them it’s hard to imagine that meanwhile they have a bad feud with each other. Really sad.

you look rested

@brittreacts

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Britt you may want to look Christopher cross Sailing

You should really give a listen to daryll Halls 1. I'm in a philly mood 2. Wildfire.

Next time you listen to country, Earl Thomas Connely, Once in a Blue Moon...

Which do i love more....this version of this great song or your reaction......hmmmmmmmm???

Like other posts said you're not incorrect it is : "Don't punish me, (Sister) with brutality. (Sister)" I think H&O changed the lyric to "Don't come to me" for a reason possibly?

Love your reactions, and your observations of what’s going on in music and lyrics. Is it too bold to say maybe a love song from one race to another race (or to all the other races)?