Hall & Oates

Released: February 9, 1974

Songwriter: John Oates Daryl Hall

Producer: Arif Mardin

[Verse 1]
Everybody's high on consolation
Everybody's trying to tell me what is right for me, yeah
My daddy tried to bore me with a sermon
But it's plain to see that they can't comfort me

Sorry, Charlie, for the imposition
I think I got it (got it), I got the strength to carry on, oh yeah
I need a drink and a quick decision
Now it's up to me, ooh, what will be

[Chorus]
She's gone, she's gone
Oh I, oh I
I better learn how to face it
She's gone, she's gone
Oh I, oh I
I'd pay the devil to replace her
She's gone, and she's gone
Oh why, what went wrong?

[Verse 2]
Get up in the morning, look in the mirror
One less toothbrush hanging in the stand, yeah
My face ain't looking any younger
Now I can see love's taken a toll on me

[Chorus]
She's gone, she's gone
Oh I, oh I
I better learn how to face it
She's gone, and she's gone
Oh I, oh I
I'd pay the devil to replace her
She's gone, and she's gone
Oh why, what went wrong?

[Verse 3]
Think I'll spend eternity in the city
Let the carbon and monoxide choke my thoughts away, yeah
And pretty bodies help dissolve the memories
They can never be what she was (was) to (to) me

[Chorus]
She's gone, she's gone
Oh I, oh I
I better learn how to face it
She's gone, and she's gone
Oh I, oh I
I'd pay the devil to replace her
She's gone, and she's gone
Oh I, what went wrong?

[Chorus]
She's gone
Oh I, I better learn how to face it
She's gone, she's gone
I can't believe that she's gone
Oh I, I'd pay the devil to replace her
She's gone
Oh I, I better learn how to face it
She's gone, she's gone
I can't believe that she's gone
Oh I, I'd pay the devil to replace her
She's gone, she's gone
She's gone, she's gone
She's gone, she's gone
...

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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Greatest Love Songs of the ’70s: Baby I’m-A Want You

From the albums

Greatest Love Songs of the ’70s: Baby I’m-A Want You
Hall and Oates
Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
No Goodbyes (1977)
Pure Gold Collection (Volume One) (1977)
Right On (1977)
Rock n’ Soul Part 1 (1983)
The Atlantic Collection (1996)
Cherish (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2002)
Anchorman: Music from the Motion Picture (2004)
Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004)
The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates (2005)
100 Hits: Love (2007)
The Singles (2008)
Loving You: 60 Beautiful Love Songs To Show How Much You Care (2010)
Mellow Rock (2011)
Yacht Rock AOR (2015)
The Greatest Seventies Album (2018)
The Greatest 70's Hits (2018)
Mellow 70's Gold (2021)

Hall & Oates popular songs

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Greatest Love Songs of the ’70s: Baby I’m-A Want You