50 Daryl Hall & John Oates Songs You Better Have…Or Else
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June 10, 2014 by J Matthew Cobb in
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“Do What You Want, Be What You Are”
(1976; #39 pop)
Writer: Daryl Hall, John Oates
Producer: Christopher Bond
from the album Bigger Than Both of Us
Using the smoke of Donny Hathaway “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” as a template, Hall & Oates kicks out their most blatant bluesy experiment to date. It’s unapologetically soul, shuttering all the disparaging colorlines of blue-eyed soul. Chicago-based R&B group The Dells whipped out a delicate cover two years later, but it pales in comparison to the original.
