Heard this Hall and Oates classic on the radio yesterday and an image came to my mind of Prince performing this song and getting his groove on vocally as well as a guitar solo and keyboard riffs. Next time you hear this song, I think you could imagine it too, sadly. I heard John Oates recently say that Prince used to come watch them all the time in small venues before they got big, so I'm sure there was some admiration or influence there.

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I really, really wish Prince could have done a Live at Darryl's House. Could have been EPIC.

pdiddy2011 said:

I really, really wish Prince could have done a Live at Darryl's House. Could have been EPIC.

Yep, I love that show, and he was definitely one that would have fit that wonderfully.

And that song is about their record company, actually. Daryl told the story on Live At Daryl's House, about the record industry. They were balking against how managers, agents, and A&R guys try to tell artists what to do, and how to act. It was a song about being true to one's self.

They wrote the lyrics to speak out against that, but also kept it more ambigous so folks could take it in a multitude of ways (eg: relationships, etc).

pdiddy2011 said:

I really, really wish Prince could have done a Live at Darryl's House. Could have been EPIC.

Yes, that would have been amazing.

Live at Darryl's house would have been epic. What songs would they do? So many great artist have been on there, I'm so glad it comes on VH1 classic. They most definitely would have done that song.

I really love Hall and Oats.

tish9311 said:

Live at Darryl's house would have been epic. What songs would they do? So many great artist have been on there, I'm so glad it comes on VH1 classic. They most definitely would have done that song.

I really love Hall and Oats.

For me, a great set list would have been possibly some of these songs:

1) I Wanna Be Your Lover

2) Sara Smile (with Prince soloing on guitar)

3) Raspberry Beret

4) I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

5) Out Of Touch (jam session, blended with the extended portions of "Mountains", including someone yelling "Hey you, getting out on this dance...ON YO KNEES" - "Dance On Your Knees" being the intro to "Out Of Touch" on the album).

Bonus footage: "Kiss On My List"/"Pop Life" mash up

I can imagine that, yes! Love Hall and Oates, how cool that Prince used to watch them back in the day.