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Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)(#ad)
“I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)” is a song by an American duo Daryl Hall and John Oates.
It was written by the duo and co-written by Sara Allen. This was their second single from their tenth studio album Private Eyes released in 1981.
According to BMI, the song is one of the 14 Hall and Oates songs that have been played on the radio for over one million times.
The song was the second hit single from the album Private Eyes, and it also became the fourth number one hit single of their career on the Billboard Hot 100.
This duo is one of the best-selling duos of all time. They have had six number one tracks on the American charts and 16 top ten singles.
Hall and Oates are from Philadelphia, and they met while attending Temple University and they were in different bands when they met.
The song “I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) is a phrase that Daryl used at a time when he was pressured to go along with the crowd while performing against his wishes.
The song was improvised by the sound engineer Neil Kernon who heard Hall playing a bass line on a Korgorgan and he recorded the result.
In an interview, Hall said that it was a good thing that he recorded because he is the kind of guy who comes up with an idea and completely forgets.
The song according to John Oates has a deeper meaning in the lyrics.
Many listeners assume the song lyrics are about relationships but in reality, the song is about the music industry.
It is about not being pushed by music labels and being told what to do but being true to yourself creatively.
The song has more than 25 million views on YouTube and still going.
Hall and Oates - I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) - Lyrics
Release Date - December 14th, 1981
Album - Private Eyes
Easy, ready, willing, overtime
Where does it stop
Where do you dare me
To draw the line
You've got the body
Now you want my soul
Don't even think about it
Say no go
Yeah, I 'll do anything
That you want me to do
And I'll do almost anything
That you want me too, ooh
Yeah but I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
I can go for being twice as nice
I can go for just repeating
The same old lines
Use the body
Now you want my soul
Ooh, forget about it
Now say no go
Yeah I, I'll do anything
That you want me to do
Yeah I'll do almost anything
That you want me to do
Yeah but I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that yeah
Yeah I'll do anything
That you want me to do
Yeah I'll do almost anything
That you want me to do
Yeah but I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that no (no can do)
I can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that
Can't go for that yeah
No, I can't go for that (no can do)
I can't go for that
I can't go, I can't go
No, I can't go for that no
No can do (no can do)
Forget about it
Forget about it no go
No go no go
I can't go for that yeah (no can do)
Forget about it no
Forget about it no go
No go no go
No can do (no can do)
No no no no no
No no no no no no can do
Can't go for that yeah (no can do)
No no no no no
No no no no no no can do
Can't go for that yeah (no can do)
I can't go
No can't go
No can't go
Go for that, yeah
No can do (no can do)
I can't go
No can't go
I can't go
Go for that, yeah
No can do (no can do)
No no no no no
No no no no no no can do
