Hall & Oates

Released: September 10, 1985

Songwriter: John Oates Daryl Hall Sarah Allen

Producer: Bob Clearmountain Daryl Hall John Oates

[Intro]
Here's a song called "I Can't Go for That"
No Can Do, girl
Better believe it now

[Verse 1]
Easy, ready, willing, overtime
Where does it stop
Where do you dare me
To draw the line
You've got the body
Now you want my soul
Don't even think about it
Say, no go

[Pre-Chorus]
I'll do anything
That you want me to do
Yeah, I'll do almost anything
That you want me too, ooh
Yeah

[Chorus]
But I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that

[Verse 2]
I can go for being twice as nice
I can go for just repeating
The same old lines
Use the body
Now you want my soul
Ooh, forget about it
Now say, no go

[Pre-Chorus]
I'll do anything
That you want me to do
Yeah, I'll do almost anything
That you want me too, ooh
Yeah

[Chorus]
But I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that

[Pre-Chorus]
I'll do anything
That you want me to do
Yeah, I'll do almost anything
That you want me too, ooh
Yeah

[Chorus]
But I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that

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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