Hall & Oates

Can we sing a truly good song?
We should sing now you and I
For the children who live without music
In the land where songs have all died

They need food for empty bodies
We need love to fill our souls
They are small and dark and distant
We are big enough to know

Oh, is it all that real?
We see with all our eyes
But it's so hard to feel

If for us the sun is shining
They have one lone evening star
See the pictures in our paper
And we watch the pictures star

Oh, is it all that real
We see with all our eyes
But it's so hard to feel

So can we sing a truly good song?
We should sing now you and I
For the children who live without music
In the land where songs have all died

Oh, is it all that real?
We breathe enough to live
But it is so hard to feel

Hall & Oates released the first of their 18 albums in 1972 on Atlantic Records. They would go on to sell 13 million albums and 6 million singles primarily during the 70’s and 80’s when they recorded their most prolific and profound music. They blended rock, jazz, soul, and pop create a genre they titled rock and soul.

While their technical musicianship, innovative songwriting styles, and popular live performances were praised, they also had a fruitful partnership with their manager Tommy Mottola, who was helped Hall & Oates break into music videos before they were popular and made profitable financial deals by helping them get on the ground level of and corporate sponsorship of tours. Hall & Oates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

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