Wednesday, November 19, 2003
"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)," Daryl Hall & John Oates (1/30/82)
Reppin' for the white boys, Daryl & John hit their soulful stride on the Private Eyes and H2O albums, truly mixing up a concoction of rock'n'soul and fucking owning it. Creamy backing vocals from John and one of the best uses of fake-sounding synth drums ever (the key: making sure they actually sound fake) help make this my second-favorite single by H&O (my favorite, lest you wonder, is the same year's "Your Imagination," for completely different reasons). And Daryl Hall could teach legions of contempo R&B "singers" how to use their instruments. A perfect record. A+
Reppin' for the white boys, Daryl & John hit their soulful stride on the Private Eyes and H2O albums, truly mixing up a concoction of rock'n'soul and fucking owning it. Creamy backing vocals from John and one of the best uses of fake-sounding synth drums ever (the key: making sure they actually sound fake) help make this my second-favorite single by H&O (my favorite, lest you wonder, is the same year's "Your Imagination," for completely different reasons). And Daryl Hall could teach legions of contempo R&B "singers" how to use their instruments. A perfect record. A+
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