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On this installment of Revelations, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, John Oates, one half of Daryl Hall and John Oates, the biggest selling duo of the Rock Era tells the story behind the number one smash and 80s standard, “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)". With Professor of Rock, John describes the creation of the song and how it influenced everyone from Michael Jackson, De La Soul and Simply Red. In this edition of Revelations- its episode 1 with John Oates. Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent Spotify Playlist: https://bit.ly/HallandOatesPlaylist Patreon: http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Purchase the Album: https://amzn.to/2WvyfCR Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support. Hey music junkies Professor of Rock always her to talk about the greatest artists and songs of all time If you’re passionate about music, you’ll want to subscribe to this channel so you don’t miss an episode. I’m excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists reveal rare stories about their biggest songs, along with fascinating insight about their careers. On this installment of Revelations, we present Episode 1 of our Zoom session with Rock and Roll hall of fame John Oates, John Oates is of course one half of the biggest selling duo of the rock era Daryl Hall and John Oates. Outside of maybe Magnum PI’s Tom Selleck, John Oates had the most famous mustache in popular culture, His voice is one of the most recognized in pop radio history, soulful and sensational. He has co-written numerous number one hits including, Man-eater, Out of Touch and today’s featured song “I can’t go for that (no can do) which has been widely sampled and covered in the preceding decades. In November of 1981, Daryl Hall and John Oates had just hit number one for the third time with the pop classic “Private Eyes” they were replaced by Olivia Newton John’s “Physical” and then replaced her with their fourth Number one, the hypnotic, 80s standard I Can’t Go For That No can do, that’s where are story begins on Revelations. Thanks for watching, If you’d like to see the entire hour plus interview with John Oates, please click on the link below to be the first to see our premium content when it’s released. Leave us comment about John Oates and the incredible catalog that he and Daryl Hall created Let’s talk about it. If you like our content subscribe and also hear the song below in our Spotify playlist along with all of the other songs that were influenced by it. , stay tuned for more episodes of artist revelations. Until next time Three chords and the truth… Facebook: https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rock Twitter: https://bit.ly/Twitter_Professor_of_Rock Instagram: https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock #JohnOates #ICantGoForThat #DarylHall Keep the music alive!