Fun Music Information -> Hall & Oates
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
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Hall and Oates, Daryl Hall & John OatesPerformer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Daryl Hall/John Oates. Submitted by: duo
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Band Leader" | "Maneater" | Crane |
| "Nixon's List" | "Kiss On My List" | President |
| "Witch Girl" | "Rich Girl" | oldsongs |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Private Eyes," | Having eyes "down there" would be creepy! | oldsongs |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Please Stay" | "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)," Hall & Oates | Serafina |
| "Making Our Dreams Come True" | "You Make My Dreams Come True," Hall & Oates | Kathy |
| "Sara" | "Sara Smile," Hall & Oates | Kathy |
| "Have You Seen Her?" | "She's Gone," Hall & Oates | MOR |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"She's One" originally "She's Gone"
Wendy Torrance
"Our Imagination" originally "Your Imagination"
Michaela
"You Make My Reams" originally "You Make My Dreams"
Mike Kim
"Private Yes" originally "Private Eyes"
Private Yes, meet General NO!
Andy
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Sara Simile" originally "Sara Smile"
Serafina
"Everything Your Hearth Desires" originally "Everything Your Heart Desires"
Like a fire?
George Straitjacket
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Sara Smite" originally "Sara Smile"
Ed
"You Take My Dreams" originally "You Make My Dreams"
Regina Olsen
"Family Van" originally "Family Man"
Emily
"Family Ran" originally "Family Man"
Where did they run to?
Emily
"Family Fan" originally "Family Man"
Emily
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Man Eater" | "Amanita" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Man Eater" | "Mind Reader" | Tony Wiseguy |
| "Sara Smile" | "Sarah's Vile" | William Tong |
| "Out Of Touch" | "2008 Sharpie 500 Recap Song" | Jay Jianoran |
| "Out Of Touch" | "Out Of Lunch" | Darkin |
| "Maneater" | "Hellraiser" | raddog20002002 |
| "She's Gone" | "It's Gone" | metvguy |
| "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" | "I Don't Like Your Cat ('Cause It's Evil)" | Heathcliff the Cat |
| "Maneater" | "She-Tiger" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Out Of Touch" | "Lack Of Drugs" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Your Imagination | Crayola (crayons, markers, etc.) | Joelle |
| Method Of Modern Love | Online Dating | jorge |
| Private Eyes | Private Investigator | Ed |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Bad Habits And Infections | Hospital | Edward |
| Maneater | Female Divorce Attorney | Americanpanda |
| Rich Girl | Paris Hilton's Answering Machine | Chuck Sizzle |
| Rich Girl | Save The Children | B'dale boy |
| Maneater | Dating Agency | FussBudgetVanPelt |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Brand New Man Brooks & Dunn | Maneater Hall & Oates | Brand New Maneater | Danielle |
| Thank God And Greyhound Roy Clark | She's Gone Hall & Oates | Thank God And Greyhound She's Gone That just saved you a whole song, Roy. | Country |
| Abracadabra Steve Miller Band | She's Gone Hall & Oates | Abracadabra! She's Gone | rocky |
| This Kiss Faith Hill | Kiss On My List Hall & Oates | This Kiss On My List | music man |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Rice & Oates
Damien Rice combined with Hall & Oates
Two grains.
Submitted By: Paul Bear
Korn & Oates
Korn combined with Hall & Oates
For cereal eaters who couldn't spell.
Submitted By: Clint Westwood
Wheatus & Oates
Wheatus combined with Hall & Oates
Another granular band!
Submitted By: Random Madeupperson
Hall & Chambers
Hall & Oates combined with Chambers Brothers
Submitted By: Demi Godd-Moore
Misheard Lyrics:
"She's Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd play daredevil to replace her.
Original Lyrics: I'd pay the devil to replace her.
| "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: The woman is wild
She can tell by the pearls that you are. Original Lyrics: The woman is wild
A she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar. |
"Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a bambina.
Original Lyrics: She's a maneater.
| "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: The woman is wild
She can tell by the colors that you wore. Original Lyrics: The woman is wild
A she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar. |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: She can turn by the pub and j*** you off.
Original Lyrics: She cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: MaxwellSmart I can't say I reeeallly thought Darryl Hall was singing that line, but it sure sounded like it. 'She cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar' is unlikely phraseology as it is. Add the stretched pronounciation of 'Jag-yoo-aaar' and there you go. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Method of Modern Love"
Better Lyrics:
R-O-F-L, O-T-O-H, A-S-A-P it's a method of modern chat.
Original Lyrics:
M-E-T-H-O-D-O-F-L-O-V-E it's a method of modern love.
Submitted by: Larry B
"Maneater"
Better Lyrics:
Woah, here she comes
Watch out kids, she's sure to fail you
Woah, here she comes
She's a bad Teacher
Woah, here she comes
Watch out kids, she'll beat you up
Woah, here she comes
She's a bad Teacher.
Watch out kids, she's sure to fail you
Woah, here she comes
She's a bad Teacher
Woah, here she comes
Watch out kids, she'll beat you up
Woah, here she comes
She's a bad Teacher.
Original Lyrics:
Woah, here she comes
Watch out kids, she'll chew you up
Woah, here she comes
She's a Maneater(2x)
Watch out kids, she'll chew you up
Woah, here she comes
She's a Maneater(2x)
Submitted by: The Skuz
Repetitive Lyrics:
"Out Of Touch"
The Repetitive Lyrics: You're out of touch
I'm out of time but I'm out of my head when you're not around You're out of touch I'm out of time but I'm out of my head when you're not around Oh oh oh oh oh Why They're Repetitive: Other than the chorus being annoying there's not much that I can really say about this song.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Maneater"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Oh here she comes,
watch out boy she'll chew you up, oh here she comes, she's a maneater. Why They're Repetitive: I've lost count of how many times he's repeated this lyric. I think it's at least 20 times max.
Submitted by: Celeste
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| There are additional repetitive lyrics available. | |
Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Italian Girls"
The Lyrics: I see Sophia on the silver screena
There must be more like her in Roma Who They Mention: Sophia Loren
Submitted by: duo
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Band Name Pronunciation:
"Haulin' Oats
(I don't know where to submit this!) It was years before I discovered that it was Hall & Oates and not Haulin' Oats!
Submitted by: Carolyn
Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Maneater"
The Lyrics: The woman is wild
A she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar Product Brand Name: Jaguar
Submitted by: oldsongs
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Rich Girl"
Opening Lines: You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far, 'cause you know it don't matter anyway.
Comments: Submitted by: Vic George
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Song Title Space Change:
"O Neon One" originally "One On One"
Addressing a neon moon, neon rainbow, or what?
Submitted by: Kayla Stewart
"Sara's Mile" originally "Sara Smile"
She couldn't run a marathon.
Submitted by: duo
Band Name Anagrams:
Ale & A Sloth Submitted by: Courtney (about as bad as tennis elbow)
Song Title Anagrams:
"Ooh! Cut Tofu" originally "Out of Touch"
Submitted by: Josh
"Yes Viper, Tea" originally "Private Eyes"
Finally, a car that serves tea.
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Acrostics:
AT: "At Tension"
Submitted by: MOR
Foreign Language in English Songs:
"Italian Girls"
The Lyrics: La donna Italiana belissima
Why: Translated as "beautiful Itatian woman". John Oates doesn't sing this lyrics although it is on the lyrics sheet, singing instead something to the effect of "She's here somewhere and I know I'm gonna find her." in place of the Italian lyric.
Submitted by: MOR
| "Italian Girls"
The Lyrics: Faccia bella cara mia
Why: Translated from Italian as "my dear beautiful face".
Submitted by: MOR
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| There are additional Foreign Language in English Songs available. | |
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Rich Girl"
1991 independent film about a rich girl.
Submitted by: duo
