So today, on its 40th birthday, why not give it a spin and remember the brilliance of Daryl Hall and John Oates as they take you on a trip down memory lane. ‘Maneater’ is a legendary cut, and it will always be. Interestingly, Oates’ admission came after he described the pair using the same approach on their earlier hit ‘I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)’. It’s something that people can understand. But we have it in the setting of a girl because it’s more relatable. It’s about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches. He said that it’s “ about NYC in the ’80s. He explained that although people might assume that the lyrics are about a woman, they are much more profound. And it made all the difference in the song.”Įlsewhere, Oates revealed more information about the track. Then I thought about it, and I realized she was right. She said, ‘drop that shit at the end and go, ‘She’s a maneater,’ and stop! And I said, ‘No, you’re crazy, that’s messed up’. So we did that, and I played it for Sara Allen and sang it for her… ‘Oh here she comes / Watch out boy she’ll chew you up / Oh here she comes / She’s a maneater… and a… ‘I forget what the last line was. I said, ‘Well, the chords are interesting, but I think we should change the groove.’ I changed it to that Motown kind of groove. Hall said: “John had written a prototype of ‘Maneater’ he was banging it around with Edgar Winter. He said he wanted to change the groove from Oates’ original one, and afterwards, when the pair showed it to the songwriter Sara Allen, who just so happened to be Hall’s partner, she told them how to wrap up the now-iconic chorus. Fleetwood Mac, Hall & Oates, and the Wellerman song on the 3rd of June. Maneater Lyrics by Daryl Hall & John Oates from the Original Album Classics album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Shell. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 18, 1982. When speaking to American Songwriter in 2009 about the track, Hall remembered that Oates wrote the demo, but it took some work to get the final product we all love today. Wellerman Come Daryl Hall & John Oates Maneater Fleetwood Mac Dreams. 'Maneater' is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates, featured on their eleventh studio album, H2O (1982).

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