Hall & Oates

Released: January 22, 1977

Songwriter: Daryl Hall

Producer: John Oates Daryl Hall

[Chorus: Daryl Hall]
You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far
'Cause you know it don't matter anyway
You can rely on the old man's money
You can rely on the old man's money
It's a bitch, girl, but it's gone too far
'Cause you know it don't matter anyway
Say money but it won't get you too far
Get you too far

[Verse 1: Daryl Hall & John Oates]
Don't you know? Don't you know?
That it's wrong to take what is given you
So far gone, on your own
You can get along if you try to be strong
But you'll never be strong, 'cause

[Chorus: Daryl Hall & John Oates]
You're a rich girl (Rich girl)
And you've gone too far
'Cause you know it don't matter anyway (Rich girl)
You can rely on the old man's money
You can rely on the old man's money
It's a bitch, girl (Bitch, girl), and it's gone too far
'Cause you know it don't matter anyway (Rich girl)
Say money but it won't get you too far, get you too far

[Verse 2: Daryl Hall & John Oates]
High and dry, out of the rain
It's so easy to hurt others when you can't feel pain
And don't you know that a love can't grow, ooh
'Cause there's too much to give, 'cause you'd rather live
For the thrill of it all, oh

[Refrain: Daryl Hall & John Oates]
You're a rich girl (Rich girl) and you've gone too far
'Cause you know it don't matter anyway (Rich girl)
And you can rely on the old man's money
And you can rely on the old man's money
It's a bitch, girl (Bitch, girl), and it's gone too far
'Cause you know it don't matter anyway, yeah (Rich girl)
Say money but it won't get you too far
Say money but it won't get you too far
Say money but it won't get you too far, get you too far
And you say, you can rely on the old man's money
You can rely on the old man's money

[Outro: Daryl Hall & John Oates]
You're a rich girl (Rich girl)
A rich girl
Oh, you're a rich bitch girl, yeah (Rich girl)
Say money but it won't get you too far
Won't get you too far

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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From the albums

Greatest Love Songs of the ’70s: Just to Be Close to You
Bigger Than Both of Us (1976)
Rock n’ Soul Part 1 (1983)
Billboard Top Hits: 1977 (1991)
Only Rock ’N Roll 1975 - 1979 (1995)
The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001)
VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002)
Ultimate Seventies: 1977 (2003)
Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004)
The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates (2005)
The Singles (2008)
Singers & Songwriters: Troubadours (2010)
70s 100 Hits (2010)
Magic Of The Seventies (2013)
100 Hits Just Be Good To Me (2017)

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