This is one of those songs that when it comes on, you listen to it in its entirety. It’s an S tier song for me.

@jeffreyprehn5768

Жыл бұрын

i'm surprised "I Can't Go For That" isn't really mentioned as a follow-up song. One of their best. So slinky🙂

@dabearcub

Жыл бұрын

What are their tier rankings?

@reednewell2164

Жыл бұрын

@@dabearcub S (for Sauce) is top of the line for a song that blows them away. Then a standard A-F grading scale.

@dabearcub

Жыл бұрын

@@reednewell2164 is “sauce” new slang, or something they created? If you can’t tell I’m the old guy asking lol

@terriemartinez9989

Жыл бұрын

I thought it would be an *S* also, but I guess you had to have been there. 🧐 🕊️❤️🎼

John Oates can sing but Daryl Hall can saaaaaang. His voice is beyond special.

@mikelair9144

Жыл бұрын

One of the best ever! Watch Live at Daryl's House for more evidence.

@SurvivorBri

Жыл бұрын

I put Hall up there with Steve Perry and Freddie Mercury as among the greatest rock vocalists ever.

@jonathandarby1508

Жыл бұрын

Oates is a hell of a singer. Listen better....lol

@kev7161

Жыл бұрын

A & A are not wrong in thinking John Oates was singing lead because he had much more of a vocal presence on this song than he does on most of their other hits, but I would say the verses were mainly Daryl Hall. I watched a live performance of this song and it was styled differently and fell in love with Oates' singing prowess.

@stevem-h3562

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathandarby1508 Precisely.

Everyone loves Sara Smile, but to me, this song is their masterpiece! S tier!!

"I think I'll spend eternity in the city". The production of the falling strings behind it absolutely blew me away the first time I heard it.

@kev7161

Жыл бұрын

I think that effect was supposed to emulate the sound of big city traffic zooming by the window.

@hughdalton7622

Жыл бұрын

@@kev7161 exactly what grabbed me.

@billallen1307

Жыл бұрын

Let the carbon and monoxide choke my thoughts away... There, fixed it.

@patriciamorgan6545

Жыл бұрын

At 5:20, for anyone interested.

@kthor

Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what the instrument it is at 5:07....three times in a row?🎼

"Rich Girl" was one of Hall and Oats earliest hits, got lots of play time on the Radio.

@scottboswell6406

Жыл бұрын

That was their 1st H&O reaction.

@djhrecordhound4391

Жыл бұрын

If I'm right, it was their first hit after moving to RCA from Atlantic

@kelleewolfe2834

Жыл бұрын

That's when I first fell in love with their music!

I grew up in the '70s and so much of this music was just background, like the air we breath. I love these reactions because I get to hear it all again as though it were the first time again.

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

11 ай бұрын

This is such a great explanation. There are so many songs that I never specifically listened to, yet can sing almost every lyric , even 40-50 years later. It was just all around us & so many songs were simply absorbed by osmosis..

@toniboger

11 ай бұрын

Yes! This. Well said 😊 I’m appreciating the octave vocals and triple key modulations as if for the first time ❤

I don't believe Hall & Oats ever turned out a bad song. There were one those bands, that's why they're Legend. They earned with talent🎵🎶I

After 50 years this song still give me goosebumps!

S tier, my favourite Hall & Oates song. Magnificent vocal performances, perfectly crafted song

This song captures the feeling for anyone who has ever lost someone after a breakup. It’s perfect.

@rocky8758

Жыл бұрын

Then when you get older, like me it could also be a funeral song.

@michaelasay8587

Жыл бұрын

Jamie ..that everyone! Over and over again ..lol.

@douglasfrazier2856

Жыл бұрын

@@rocky8758 right you are - my wife of 35 years died of Parkinsons last September, and I felt this song differently hearing it now

@craigkowald3055

Жыл бұрын

I listened to this hundreds of times after a particularly painful breakup.

When I saw them live, the crowd went crazy when they did She’s Gone. When the song ended, Oates leaned over to Hall and said “I think they liked that one”. Was worth the second row ticket price just to catch that little moment. My favorite H&0 song off of my favorite H&O album. 🤘

@maryellenshock

7 ай бұрын

You only have one favorite album? I can't pick just one!

@kolchak3578

7 ай бұрын

@@maryellenshock I really like their early albums best, but yeah they are all good. 👍

This one was written by Oates after the failure of his marriage. Had an obvious special meaning to him which is why his vocal participation was what it was.

@judiweislo8672

9 ай бұрын

Wow, all this time I thought it was Hall who was singing lead & HIS marriage was the failed one. Good to know...Great song...Most men cry their hearts out after they lose their relationships, because they are probably not noticing things wrong during it, JMO. My ex told me that himself...forty years later...

@maryellenshock

7 ай бұрын

I heard this song came from Darryls divorce, not John's.

One On One has to be next, the soul is off the charts!

@davidbagno

Жыл бұрын

Yes One on One is so SOULFUL, I've seen many women react to it....and they usually lose their minds, great song

@innerstatejt

Жыл бұрын

Definitely

@robinstarkey6071

Жыл бұрын

I second that!

@sclarkehamlin

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Seduction as a sports metaphor.

@mymusic7384

Жыл бұрын

MY FAVORITE H&O SONG!

Daryl hall and Cee Lo singing "I can't go for that" is super good

Sara Smile and She's Gone really are their two best songs. Love both.

@moniphil

Жыл бұрын

I’d place Rich Girl right up there with them.

@irishgrl

Жыл бұрын

I’m NOT a fan of Sara Smile. I much prefer “I can’t go for that”

@smw4628

Жыл бұрын

Their version of You've Lost That Loving Feeling is really great too.

@gregsager2062

Жыл бұрын

I've always preferred "It's a Laugh", a #20 hit from the *Along the Red Ledge* album that's more or less forgotten now, and "Say It Isn't So", their #2 hit that was tacked on as a bonus new song to their *Rock 'n Soul Part 1* greatest hits comp.

@showshowthecloneclown8428

Жыл бұрын

Blue eyed soul at its best 👌

This heavily featured John's voice. I never understood why this wasn't the norm, since he has a richly timbred voice.

@kikovazquez7277

Жыл бұрын

The only reason John didn't get featured more over their body of work was because the other guy was Daryl Oates.

@joekuul8769

Жыл бұрын

@@kikovazquez7277 Yep. Same with Queen. Brian May and Roger Taylor have fine singing voices, but, you know...Freddie Mercury, lol.

@ingrid8994

Жыл бұрын

@@kikovazquez7277 😂😂😂 Exactly

Abandoned Luncheonette is a terrific album.

This is an S-Tier song for me. I'm not sure if you boys are old enough to appreciate the emotion in this song-that feeling of being completely gutted by a difficult breakup is captured perfectly in this song. But your A rating is fair if this song doesn't just sucker punch you right in the feels. 🙂

This is the long version. That’s not how it was originally in the radio. Such a great song.

This is absolutely S-tier. My favorite song they ever did. So good.

Daryl's wail of "She's gone...." at the climax slays me as it has since the day it came out.

This is peak H&O from their pre-jukebox 70’s era. The very best of blue-eyed soul. My 2nd favorite track from this album is “Las Vegas Turnaround”, terrific vocals and harmonies.

@susanneg2824

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, excellent song!!

@robertcartier5088

Жыл бұрын

I agree, it's a good song but what do you mean by, _"pre-jukebox"_ ? Jukeboxes have been around since the 1920's!

@GGLee315

Жыл бұрын

I listen to this album at the request of my boyfriend in 1976. So good. My favorite is actually Abandoned Luncheonette. Wouldn’t see them for another three or four years. Seems pretty weird that in a couple more years it’ll be 50 years…

@jamieclaire6231

Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite H&O album. Love the title track too

@kirkhassett8726

Жыл бұрын

@@robertcartier5088 Meaning in the context of H&O’s recording career, before the Voices album and “Kiss on my List” made them Top 40 staples for the next 6-or-so years. While “Kiss” wasn’t their first big radio hit, it was the one that launched them into the superstar ranks…

I also like Oates' voice and wished he had been featured more on H&O's hit recordings.

@maryellenshock

7 ай бұрын

I agree with you on that! Their earlier albums, you hear a lot more of John - still don't know why John went to backup singing - miss that smooth voice!

Best selling duo of all time. Props to them for being so damn good.

@rickstockton4116

Жыл бұрын

Ever hear of Simon and Garfunkel?

@reinbronsgeest3777

Жыл бұрын

In 2003, Hall & Oates were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In August 2018, in a 60th-anniversary celebration of Billboard's Hot 100, the duo ranked 18 in a list of the top Hot 100 artists of all time and six in a list of the Hot 100's top duos/groups. They remain the most successful duo of all time, ahead of the Carpenters, the Everly Brothers, and Simon & Garfunkel. - Wikipedia

I love this song, in part, for its John Oates factor. He's usually buried in the mix, but you can clearly hear him here.

A&A, I really hope you listened to the song louder than the volume we heard it at in your reaction. It came in WAY too low, and then Andy you turned up a bit but not nearly enough. This is an S-Tier song, but it does need to be heard at the proper volume to fully appreciate it. Oh well, I suspect if you listen to it again it will grow on you. Next from Hall & Oates, I recommend my 2nd favorite song of theirs, *"Out of Touch",* one of their SIX # 1 Hits. (Crazily, neither "Sara Smile" or "She's Gone" are among those six! So their catalog boasts Six # 1s and Sara Smile & She's Gone! Amazing! It's no wonder they are the top-selling duo of All-Time.)

"Say It Isn't So” should be on the list to hear as well!, It will surprise you…in a very good way!

S tier all day long! There’s a video of H&O doing She’s Gone live on The Old Grey Whistle Test back in 1976. It’s amazing!!!

This song hits me hard. In 2011, I saw the duo perform in Vancouver, at the Pacific National Exhibition, my girlfriend, Cat, passed away the year before, and I couldn't listen to any music for a year, when they performed She's Gone, I lost it, 😢 it was then, I fully realized that I would never see her again, and, the lyrics drove that home for me, it was what I was feeling.

F*#%ing Goosebumps. Every. Damn. Time. I will never tire of this song. S Tier forever! 😎

This song was written 50 years ago. Pretty crazy how it holds up. Just crosses all generations. “My face ain’t looking any younger “. Try a little upbeat one by them called Did It In a Minute. 1982.

@CorePathway

Жыл бұрын

Fuck I’m old.

Darryl Hall has to be up there with some of the most underrated vocalists ever. His vocals are hard too. Its not my favorite song of theirs but its their best song. I need a drink and a quick decision is such a great line too.

@gerardodoherty9178

Жыл бұрын

@Fantasy Guru FYI, Darryl Hall gives a great performance on 'North Star' from the album 'Exposure' by Robert fripp

Daryl has the high voice , John has the deep voice

I feel so lucky to have grown up in an era when this song was in the top ten and on heavy rotation every time I turned on my radio.

“Method of Modern Love” was a top-notch 80s tune by H&O. Definitely a different vibe in the 80s than their earlier work but impossible to overlook their dominance in the 80s.

@libsterella

Жыл бұрын

One of my top 5 H&O songs.

FINALLY! The ultimate acceptance of the end song. My favorite H&O tune!

I bought this on 45rpm when it was re-released in 76. I played it to death. Hard not to love this. You done "Rich Girll" yet? A+ for me, that was an awesome summer for music.

Funny story. Back before music videos and worldwide fame, nobody knew what they looked like. Many of their early songs ended up on the R&B charts and a whole lot of people thought John & Darryl were black.

@lynne5322

Жыл бұрын

Like the great Bobby Caldwell. 🙂

This is a fantastic album with deep roots in R&B/Philly Mo-Town. Bowie also dabbled in the same style (and recording studio) for Young Americans.

@gregsager2062

Жыл бұрын

"Philly Mo-Town" is a contradiction in terms. This was Philly soul ... the sound that ruled the Seventies. And, yeah, you're right about Sigma Sound in Philadelphia being the place where all of this great music was put on recording tape.

@Cosmo-Kramer

Жыл бұрын

@@gregsager2062 Thank you, greg. Far too many people lump Philly Soul and Motown together, but they are not only distinct by era (PS = '70s, MT = '60s), but they are also distinct in their sound, even though both fit under the R&B/Soul umbrella.

@randyrodriguez1445

Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite album of theirs. It’s a soufflé

@ricksanford807

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic album!

Daryll Hall nails the blue-eyed soul vibe and sound, and yes, he was the falsetto.

So glad they hit the longer album version, too.... This was so good that it was a pop hit TWICe - once right before "Sara Smile and once after. And Tavares did a cool soul cover that was also a hit.

@denroy3

Жыл бұрын

Yea, it didn't really hit until the re-release.

@charlieboard4862

Жыл бұрын

@@denroy3 Not a hit per se, 8 weeks in the Hot 100 and got t #60 in 1974. Then 'Sara Smile' hit in '76 and they re-released it and it hit the Top 10. Listening today I was wondering if the latter single got remixed - I remember the 'climax vocals' (for example right after the four staircase key changes) being punchier and stronger than they sounded today. But I misremember a lot of stuff

I’m thinking between words, instruments and voices…A+

When I was young, I misheard the lyric "My daddy's trying to bore me with a sermon". I thought he said, "My daddy's trying to burn me with a sun gun" thinking he was chasing him with some kind of a UV light gun to give him a sunburn. I'm as screwed up today as I was back then.

Adult Education, Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid are my 2 all time fave Hall and Oates songs.

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. The whole album is genius

@tomcurtis8431

Жыл бұрын

Class of 73 here and it would definitely be in my top 25 favorite albums of all time. I still have the album.

@TheCybertiger9

Жыл бұрын

Abandoned Luncheonette ?

@rickpaul4216

Жыл бұрын

@@TheCybertiger9 yes

BTW, we ALWAYS called them just Hall and Oates. They opened for ELO and that was my very first real concert at 13 years old. I still have the ELO concert t, but the Hall and Oates one got away. It was a hell of an awesome show!

One On One!

She's Gone is by far, my favorite song by H & O. S tier! Production amazing.

I keep thinking about Charlie from "Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia"... he thinks the name of this group is "Haulin' Oats"

What a song, great dynamics. Bernard Purdie on drums!

@terrieb13

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that info. I didn’t know Purdie played drums on this! He plays on a lot of Steely Dan (one of my favorite bands) songs. A legendary drummer! ☮️❤️😎

@Goatllama

Жыл бұрын

THE HITMAKER

@timbishop9062

Жыл бұрын

Seriously??? Purdie? Had NO idea.

She’s Gone is one of their early hits, they had many more to follow

I like their song "You Make My Dreams (come true)" much more. It's very different in upbeat style and rhythm. Was never a huge H&O fan, but that song is always on my playlist!! 😊

Dude, that saxophone solo! Wow!

Now it high time to hit some Daryll's House! There are so many banging collabs with Daryll Hall and many of the finest top musicians around

@exprop3622

Жыл бұрын

Smokey Robinson

@BashedCars

Жыл бұрын

Agree!

@extracaliber432

Жыл бұрын

Yes man, with the Temptations or Cheap Trick.

@joannemoyer5525

5 ай бұрын

Sammy Hagar!!

Sara Smile is my favorite H&O song followed closely by She’s Gone and the Rich Girl. After those three, there’s a huge drop off for me and some hits I just don’t like. I have seen them live and they’re fantastic. It was like a big dance party in the arena. So much fun.

@CorePathway

Жыл бұрын

I agree

Sara Smile is a great song. This song is their masterpiece imo. Definitely S Tier

I have always loved this band, even when I was such a little kid that none of my friends knew them. I think they are the definition of Blue Eye's R&B. Loved all of their hits, specially Kiss on My List, Private Eyes and I can't go for that. Regards from Chile!! 🙂

"She's gone... I better learn how to face it; She's gone... I'd pay the devil to replace her." Sweet lyrics.

Darryl Hall & John Oats…..you can’t deny, those brothers got some soul!

Daryl sings the falsetto an octave higher than John Oates for the verse. But Daryl's also singing lead on the chorus. Check out "Had I Known You Better Then" for a John Oates lead.

A&A, you'll love their "Kiss on My List" and "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"!!!!

@DawnSuttonfabfour

Жыл бұрын

Hmm not sure Alex wlll; too much 80s going on maybe?

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

@@DawnSuttonfabfour you're probably right. Maybe Daryl's voice can warm him up to some 80s music.

@DawnSuttonfabfour

Жыл бұрын

@@surlechapeau I saw them in London around 82? They were great.

This song is like crowd surfing - no voice or instrument holds up the melody on its own, but they each contribute to prop up the track at the exact moment a hand is needed to keep the song afloat and it never feels at risk of getting dropped. Such amazing composition and production as always from H&O.

Kudos to Alex for clarifying his key change comments, but especially for the lyric dive. These two, along with Rich Girl were earlier than their poppier hits and vouch for their reputation. Solid A at least. Next should be "One on One" for it's stylistic merit.

This is S tier for me. The guys did an incredibly funny video for this song that you can find on YT under Hall & Oates She’s Gone video. It’s super grainy so you’ll know it when you see it. The story is that they were told that had to do some cheesy show and lip synch to “She’s Gone”. They said they didn’t want to lip synch but were told they had to. Daryl’s sister was in film school and the show didn’t want to listen to her because she was in college, so they wrote a script for the song, brought furniture from their own apartment and took it all down to the studio and performed it. The producer was so mad that he said he was going to make sure they never worked again. Obviously that never happened. The video is hysterical and shows what happens when you try to mess with Hall & Oates. Perfect song from guys who clearly have a great sense of humor.

I suggest Rich Girl next. And yes, they can disappoint. Like someone else said, they hopped on the 80's cheese train big time. But they are still highly respected because their total catalogue is just brimming with greatness.

@visaman

Жыл бұрын

Oh, I don't know, their 1980s catalog is good stripper songs.

@horsebydayartbynight

Жыл бұрын

@@visaman Lol!

The luncheonette on the cover was down the street from my house. Great song.

@jaymes7521

Жыл бұрын

Where was that?

@zex7689

Жыл бұрын

@@jaymes7521 Suburban Philly between Pottstown and Phoenixville, Daryl Hall is from the area. It was already moved there and abandoned I’m not sure where it was when operational.

It hits right in the feels, hard to not get emotional with this one 🎯

This is my favorite song by them. I've always loved their use of the sax in their songs. The sax play is hardly ever mentioned when I'm watching reactions, and I've always wondered why?

For your next Hall & Oates song, I recommend either "I Can't Go for That" or "Out of Touch".

Easily their best song. You get lost in it. The build up to the wailing at the end just gets me every time.

When the Morning Comes, from the same album 👍

@susanneg2824

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!!!

So glad you picked the longer version of this song instead of the shorter "radio" cut.

Some more favorites from Hall and Oates are: Method of modern love - great melody and rhythms, ear candy vocals Out of touch - great melody and very strong rhythms, awesome vocals Man eater - Awesome bass, very bouncy jazz, fun vocals Private eyes - Just plain fun, great beat, ear worm, (personal favorite, just makes me very happy when listening)

I like the lyric,” as worn as a toothbrush hanging in the stand.” This was a H&O co write but John Oates begun the song when he was stood up on a New Year’s Eve date. But Daryl Hall was going thru a break up at the same time and helped him Finish the song.

@personalcheeses8073

2 ай бұрын

It’s ’One less toothbrush hanging in the stand’

You should watch the live version. They both sing and play instruments…a dynamic duo! Plus, they sound fantastic live.

Interesting question "can they disappoint?". This is early, soulful H & O. Lots of people (me included) were disappointed that they went cheesy/commercial in the 80s. They did an album called "Private Eyes" that made them a huge commercial success. After that they were everywhere on MTV and radio and changed their style to more mainstream "hit production". My two cents anyways.

@robabiera733

Жыл бұрын

Like any band with some length in their career, H&O went through some evolution. I've heard a lot of people slam "Maneater" over the years, but it seems like just as many people, if not more, love it. Personally, I'll stand by "Adult Education" to my grave. "Big Bam Boom" is fun - which is not what people expect from "She's Gone". Some bands stick with one thing. Some don't.

@scottboswell6406

Жыл бұрын

I kind of agree, but that was also the time of "I Can't Go for That" and "One on One", so it wasn't a total sellout, haha!

@jgarcia4721

Жыл бұрын

​@Rob Abiera i agree, even the songs I don't care for by them, other people LOVE so they have something for everyone I guess.

Gotta love that Philly sound. It's just so damn smooth.

After years of hearing the radio version of this song, you appreciate how much you missed by not hearing the album version....so many extras added in musically that give it much more depth!

I have never passed this song by since the first time I heard it on the radio. If it's on, it's on until it's over.

Wow! I’ve never listened to the album version before.

Darrell Hall (The Blonde guy) eventually went solo and made a ton of money, and still remained friends with John Oates, although there were some underlying resentments by Oates, as he was basically told by the record company, "we really don't need you anymore, Darrell is the star." They did a couple of reunion gigs later on, and hopefully time and age have healed those old wounds.

It’s definitely a shared lead vocal. Low voice is John Oates and high voice is Daryl Hall

@JadeK297

Жыл бұрын

Plus all the belts are Daryl as well.

One on One

Thanks for hitting this. My all time favorite Hall & Oates song. A+. Sara Smile.. A. 🤷 The whole Abandoned Luncheonette album is great. See ya on the next one.

If you hear a falsetto, it's probably Darryl Hall. Unlike a recent reaction (cough cough), repetition builds to a real climax! Haha! If I had to compare this to "Sara Smile", both are A+ for me, but "She's Gone"'s darkness doesn't curl around my heart like "Sara Smile" does. I hope this gets everyone into a better frame of mind!!

Man surprised you guys didn't like this more than Sara Smile. This is S tier for me. Its leagues above Sara Smile in my opinion. I will say that the audio coming through youtube was much lower than where you usually have your videos leveled off. Not sure if that was on your end too, I saw Andy pumping the volume at one point. So I'd urge you guys to give it one more listen on your own time at a higher volume if that was the case. Because if you guys were hearing what we were hearing, then you guys definitely did yourselves a disservice with this song. I had to pump my browser volume on my PC to get the music to a listenable level and even then I was losing the drums in sections.

Forgotten how perfect the lyrics were. I’m old….saw them just before the album came out.

Excellent reaction!!! "One On One" should be next. Great song.

Released in 1978 Along The Red Ledge has some deep cuts. My favorites are " Have I Been Away Too Long" and "Melody For A Memory" These songs are masterpieces! Their style before going mainstream pop. I love to see you react to those because they're so good. But most Hall and Oates fans have not heard them. You'd be giving your audience a real treat! Listen on your own if you don't react on video. I promise you will thank me later! Been loving your channel for years Gentleman ❤️ Keep èm coming!

I saw them in concert in the mid 80's. One of the best concerts I attended

The key changes feel metaphoric for me - the buildup of the fantasy that maybe this isn't real, or maybe she'll change her mind and come back, but then it crashes on him and he has to wail on himself, and "learn how to face it" - cuz she's gone. Good choice, guys. Thanks.

This is the supercool mix. Trust me, I grew up with Hall and Oates and I never heard this version on the radio. This shit is revelationary! If that makes any sense.

Sara Smiles is by far my favorite song by Hall and Oates. Knowing the background of the song and who it was about, only adds to my love of the song.

One of my favourite songs ever. Just about perfection.

The next song you have to listen to by Hall and Oates is: " I can't go for that". Probably my favorite hall and oates song

@davidgoldstein1526

Жыл бұрын

After that, watch Celo and Daryll performing the song at Daryll's place. 😊

Can I say simply, when I first started watching this channel, you were only pretty much hitting hard rock and harder rock. Back then I never would have thought you would enjoy the classics that I enjoy, like this, and other yacht rock type songs. So glad you're listening to them. And Andy... the difference between appreciation for "Sarah Smile" and "She's Gone" has to do solely with where you are in a relationship. If you're in one, Sarah Smile is better. If you're single, She's Gone is better.

Scary thing is ... I'm singin all wings out on my bed..with happiness...and the dude I live with shuns this "behavior"! And!... He's actually jealous!!! That's why I luv all rhese reaction videos!! It's peace for me!! TY

I don't know if I commented this but, this is not only one of their first releases/hits but, one of the songs where John Oats also sings. This is before Daryll pretty much look over as lead vocal. Sara Smile is actually my favorite song, even though they've got so many amazing songs in their library. ❤ ETA, I was a little girl and remember not only when this song premiered on the radio in Philly, but heard all of their songs as they first came out in the following years. They're Philly boys, which gives them an extra special place in my heart. ❤😘🫂

Seeing your reaction gives me the chills - sorry, I had this album, put a hurting on it, too! I'm 62 and have been listening to them since the 70's. I know you're young, but back in the day, you couldn't turn on your radio without hearing an h &o tune!

i will also add that those escalating chord changes followed by his high, loud final chorus also underlines the emotional heartbreak of the character in the song.