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Daryl Hall Says There Will Never Be a Reunion With John Oates
UltimateClassicRock ^ | March 3, 2025 | Allison Rapp

Posted on 03/03/2025 12:07:33 PM PST by nickcarraway

Daryl Hall says there will never be a reunion with his former musical partner John Oates.

Back in November 2023, Hall filed a lawsuit (as well as obtained a temporary restraining order) against Oates, trying to prevent him from selling his share of the Hall & Oates catalog to Primary Wave Music. Hall claimed that such a move would violate the terms of the duo's business agreement.

Now, over.a year after the litigation was made public, Hall is certain he and Oates will not be able mend their differences.

"That ship has gone to the bottom of the ocean," he recently told The Times. "I've had a lot of surprises in my life, disappointments, betrayals, so I'm kind of used to it."

These days, Hall works with various other people. His most recent album, 2024's D, was co-written and co-produced with Dave Stewart, with whom he's worked with on several projects. Hall's relationship with Stewart, he said, is different than the one he had with Oates: "It's more meaningful, a real collaborative relationship — and it's based on maturity."

John Oates Agrees: The Band Is Done

On the other side, Oates also appears to be just fine with Hall & Oates being over. He also has spent recent years collaborating with others, including Vince Gill, Jerry Douglas and more.

"As far as I'm concerned, I've moved on," Oates told Rolling Stone last year. "I feel like I have a new lease on my creative life."


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: hallandoates; music
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To: nickcarraway

41 posted on 03/03/2025 2:39:55 PM PST by Albion Wilde (“Did you ever meet a woke person that’s happy? There’s no such thing.” —Donald J. Trump)
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To: Eccl 10:2
Although I do admire Daryl for his show Live From Daryl’s House”. Good stuff.

Yes, indeed. One of my favorite episodes was with Billy Gibbons. At one point when Billy hit a classic low, bluesy vocal note, he turned to Daryl and told him it was his turn. Daryl laughed and declined.

42 posted on 03/03/2025 2:49:57 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: nickcarraway

Yawn.


43 posted on 03/03/2025 2:50:26 PM PST by GrumpyOldGuy
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To: clee1

I’m from that era. Their music sucked.


44 posted on 03/03/2025 3:08:25 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: nickcarraway
However I hear he's open for a cage match.

45 posted on 03/03/2025 3:17:11 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: thinkthenpost

Yeah Darryl has messed up a bunch of harmonies and some lead vocals when they weren’t his songs.


46 posted on 03/03/2025 3:33:00 PM PST by chuck allen
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To: dfwgator

I like Billy but his style gets old with me after a few songs. ZZ puts on a great show though.


47 posted on 03/03/2025 3:34:59 PM PST by chuck allen
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To: nickcarraway

Daryl Hall says there will never be a reunion with his former musical partner John Oates.

Thank you , Jesus!

Never heard such treacley crap in all my born days.


48 posted on 03/03/2025 3:48:29 PM PST by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: ETCM

Hall wrote all their music. Oates had a nice voice.


49 posted on 03/03/2025 3:49:57 PM PST by blackberry1
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To: nickcarraway

No one cares.
The “music” sucked bigtime.
It was noise.
Terrible crap.


50 posted on 03/03/2025 3:59:17 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: dfwgator

Especially on “Family Man”.


51 posted on 03/03/2025 9:18:06 PM PST by Wu (Excuse me while I kiss the sky......)
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To: nickcarraway

IMO, Daryl Hall doesn’t need John Oates to make great music anyway.


52 posted on 03/03/2025 9:20:57 PM PST by Bullish (...And just like that I was kicked off the Ping list.)
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To: chuck allen

This was another good one, two Philly Guys....

With Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUSjT9PfZ2Y


53 posted on 03/03/2025 9:29:19 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

They created music together. Then, George Michael highlighted his hair and upstaged Andrew. That’s the real story.


54 posted on 03/03/2025 10:33:41 PM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: Fledermaus; dfwgator
Andrew Ridgeley wrote most of “Careless Whisper”.

It was about an incident in George Michael's life. He was dating two or three girls at the same time.

Also, he went to Steely Dan lengths for the saxophone solo. He came to the U.S. and got solos from several top flight session guys.

He finally had some British guy come in. Michael told him the session player who had already attempted it, and he said, "I'm not as good as them." They asked him to give it a try, and Michael finally found what he was looking for.

55 posted on 03/05/2025 7:18:32 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Bullish

He doesn’t need him, but he had his greatest success with him. Why be a jerk about it?


56 posted on 03/05/2025 7:19:25 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: blackberry1; ETCM
Hall wrote all their music. Oates had a nice voice.

That is not true at all. Oates cowrote, She's Gone, Sarah Smile, You Make My Dreams, I Can't Go for That, Maneater, Adult Education, and Out of Touch, among others. So, that's at least 3 #1 hits, and 4 or more top ten hits. It's ridiculous to say Hall wrote all the music. (Also, Sarah and Janna Allen, and Warren Pash cowrote with Hall.) This is not Simon and Garfunkel.

Hall's problem is not Oates, it's hubris.

57 posted on 03/05/2025 7:27:35 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Flag_This
"Rich Girl" was a decent song, as was "She's Gone".

Both from the 1970s.

Their 1980s output was pretty awful, although their most commercially successful. As it often goes in pop music. Mediocrity sells.

58 posted on 03/05/2025 7:31:53 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: nickcarraway

Since they’re near 80 years old, I wouldn’t expect more ‘hits’ anyway


59 posted on 03/05/2025 7:34:14 PM PST by Fuzz
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No, I wouldn't, but a lot of people enjoyed seeing them play live, and by all accounts they still put on a good show.

I think Hall seems to be angry that he was a success, but he had to have a partner. Seems foolish to me.

60 posted on 03/05/2025 7:36:58 PM PST by nickcarraway
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