# Hall & Oates Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2002, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-oates-questions/139480 "2002-11-29T10:19:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![li\_l\_Dickie\_Dirtz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@li\_l\_Dickie\_Dirtz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/li_l_Dickie_Dirtz)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-oates-questions/139480/21 "2002-12-02T21:49:53Z")
I find it hard to believe that Oates could out-sing Hall. I never was a fan of their music, but Daryl Hall had (has? – I haven’t heard anything recent) an **outstanding** voice. Top notch. Very well controlled. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-oates-questions/139480/22 "2002-12-02T22:05:14Z")
I hadn’t heard about H & O in a long time until early last year when they appeared on the half time show of the '01-'02 NBA All-Star game. Earlier that same week, there was an H & O reference on _Scrubs_ when Dr. Cox described his ex-wife as a maneater, “but in not in the woa-oh, here she comes way.” Are they trying to mount a comeback? During their NBA performance one of them had a guitar and the other didn’t. I don’t know which one was which; even if I could have told them apart in their heyday, I doubt I could tell them apart now, as they look ancient now. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-oates-questions/139480/23 "2002-12-02T23:08:58Z")
All these posts and no Simpsons reference to Oates? From “Lisa’s Rival”: “Avis Rent-a-Car is proud to present, “The Second Best Band in America”. Welcome Garfunkel, Messina, Oates, and Lisa singing their number two hit, “Born to Runner Up”” ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-oates-questions/139480/24 "2002-12-03T01:08:26Z")
Hall & Oates recently had a #1 Hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart, which is a fairly impressive feat, considering the last time they were anywhere near the charts was nearly 10 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-oates-questions/139480/25 "2002-12-03T01:55:14Z")
Since I have no idea what you’re referring to, **WSLer** , I suppose that makes me neither adult nor contemporary. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-oates-questions/139480/26 "2002-12-03T02:55:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Scrivener \* > \*\*Since I have no idea what you’re referring to, **WSLer** , I suppose that makes me neither adult nor contemporary. > > 😃 \*\* **Billboard** magazine is a magazine devoted mainly to the music industry. They keep track of album/singles/airplay for various genres/formats and every issue has charts for the various genres/formats listing the Top 20/40/100/200 in each genre according to sales/ radio airplay. ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-oates-questions/139480/27 "2002-12-03T04:28:46Z")
My first two albums (on vinyl, of course) were Duran Duran’s **Rio** and Hall & Oates’ **H2O**. I was 8 years old, very impressionable, and part of the MTV generation. The punk band the Vandals actually wrote a song about G.E. Smith called [N.I.M.B.Y.](http://vandals.com/html/vlivefast.htm#7). It’s a pretty good song, and refers to G.E. as a Blond Frankenstein with Dutchboy hair, which is a pretty accurate description. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-oates-questions/139480.md?page=1)