Hall & Oates

Released: July 29, 1980

Songwriter: John Oates Daryl Hall

Producer: John Oates Daryl Hall

Got a good education now
And I'm ready for the world, yeah
We've been going together
It's gonna last forever, it ain't never gonna change
I'm a real hard charger, yeah
Everybody's gonna listen to me
We're a winning combination, that nobody's gonna rearrange

Big Kids breakin' up 'cause they're lookin' for fun
Everybody's leavin', boy-girl on the run
My situation's static, there's no reason to fear
It's too calm around me and it can't happen here

Big Kids, think they know it all
Big Kids, think they've got the world up against the wall
All the grown-ups show me that they're only Big Kids in disguise
Who do you think your leaders are? Big Kids, Big Kids
Who do you think your heroes are? Big Kids, hmm
I may never reach maturity but, baby, I'm gonna try

Big Kids breakin' up 'cause they're lookin' for fun
Aw, everybody's leavin', boy-girl on the run
My situation's static, there's no reason to fear
It's too calm around me and it can't happen here

Big Kids
Big Kids
Big Kids

Big Kids breakin' up 'cause they're lookin' for fun
Everybody's leavin', boy-girl on the run
My situation's static (my situation's static), there's no reason to fear (reason to fear)
It's too calm around me and it can't happen here

Big Kids breakin' up 'cause they're lookin' for fun
Everybody's leavin', boy-girl on the run
My situation's static, there's no reason to fear
It's too calm around me and it can't happen here

Big Kids breakin' up 'cause they're lookin' for fun
Oh big kids
Cause my situation's static, there's no reason to fear
It's too calm around me and it can't happen here

Big Kids breakin' up 'cause they're lookin' for fun
Everybody's leavin', boy-girl on the run
My situation's static, there's no reason to fear
It's too calm around me and it can't happen here

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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