Hall & Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates. You may love them. You may never think about them until Maneater or Private Eyes randomly comes on the 80s Sirius Channel. But these guys are absolute legends, and probably still underrated. Their catalog spans decades and is full of sultry soul, funky pop, folksy ballads and straight up bangers. If you get a chance, go see them live and tell me “I Can’t Go for That” doesn’t absolutely slap. I chose a more mellow track here to showcase the soul of the band. From the first organ notes, you’re drawn in to this melancholy tale as it slowly builds to a crescendo of Daryl Hall spilling his guts out, torn between begging his girl to come back and telling her to just go on and go. Gripping. Emotional. And way more soulful than you’d expect from a guy that looked like Don Johnson decided to join Flock of Seagulls.