Song of the Week: She’s Gone
Hall & Oates
She’s Gone
A little while back Bob Lefsetz was raving about how great Daryl Hall and John Oates were. And he’s right, they recorded some top singles - ‘Maneater’, ‘Say it isn’t So’, ‘Kiss on my List’, ‘Out of Touch’, ‘I Can’t Go for That’ amongst others.
‘She’s Gone’ is one of my favourites. It wasn’t a huge hit at the time (No. 42 in the UK charts), but it’s just so damn soulful. I’ve put this track on mix tapes for ‘cool’ people in the past and they’ve been shocked, never realising that this was boring old, terminally unhip Hall & Oates.
If you’re a fan, I’d also recommend checking out Live from Daryl’s House, Daryl Hall’s web show for some great sessions with Nick Lowe and KT Tunstall in particular.
‘She’s Gone’ from Abandoned Luncheonette, Hall & Oates, 1976
Tags: Song of the week
July 9th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Like it. And thanks for the Daryl’s House link. I’ll dip into it later.
On a similar blue-eyed soul tack, maybe see also Todd Rundgren? Maybe “Can’t we still be friends” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6s6Hw4MMok&feature=related (nice bit of intepretative dancing there) - ?
July 9th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Ah yes, Todd Rundgren. I like him very much - must post some in the future. Haven’t seen that clip though. The dancing is great, only upstaged by Todd’s leopard print singlet…
July 10th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Ooh, I’m off for a quick download…
July 14th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Just catching up after a week off…see, I love this song, but the memories of Daryl Hall are all just a bit too painful. Yes, I know it’s John Oates’ moustache we should all be scared of, but my brief encounter with Daryl shames me to this day…
http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/04/06/no-can-dono-can-do/
Will still be humming that song all day, obviously…
July 14th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Or even http://www.britoutofwater.com/2008/04/06/no-can-do
My technical abilities may have vanished post-holiday…
July 14th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Dylan, I’d forgotten that entry - how very apt! Although perhaps I should have chosen DIY classic Kiss is on my List instead…
Good to see you back by the way. Thought you might have melted in the NYC heat!