September 1st marked the 74th birthday of a man who just may be the second most successful popular songwriter of all time after Paul McCartney. Sure, these things can be a little hard to quantify, but songwriter of 16 different US #1 hits, 10 different UK #1 hits, 21 different US or UK #1 hits…
Category: Hall & Oates
Nick Jonas & The Gospel Version Of ‘Jealous’ – Why Hall & Oates Would Be Proud
Nick Jonas This is the version of Jealous by Nick Jonas that I mentioned on the radio last night. The original is one of the most purely fun R&B pop songs of the year. There’s also been the explicit version with the former wearer of one of those horrific virginity rings shedding his goody-good Disney…
Pilot Episode Of ‘Sunglasses Inside’ – Linking Current Affairs To Music – The 3 Amazing Xmas Songs You Didn’t Hear This Year
Merry Christmas and welcome to the very first episode of Sunglasses Inside. Exciting times with this high budget show! This is a pilot episode of what may become a regular feature on the Roxborogh Report. The initial two-minute episode has me discussing three sensational Christmas songs (by Sheryl Crow, Hall & Oates and…
The Best Hall & Oates Deep Cuts, Songs 11-20
A few days ago I came up with my top 10 deep cuts from Hall & Oates to mark their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Originally it was just going to be a top five and now here I am, realising I’m letting down my whole H&O appreciation unless I come…
The Top 10 Hall & Oates Deep Cuts
Celebrating Hall & Oates’ long overdue induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame last week, I thought it was time for another list. Songs like She’s Gone, Sara Smile, Rich Girl, Kiss On My List, I Can’t Go For That, Maneater, Say It Isn’t So, Out Of Touch etc were all major hits for the…
How Hall & Oates Overcame The Smouldering Aftermath Of Disco
Hall & Oates at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction. I’m thrilled Daryl Hall and John Oates are finally in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. This article is about why this record-breaking duo had to fight long and hard for their credibility, a fight they have ultimately won in spectacular style….
Katy Perry Responds To PETA Criticism – A Homage To Hall & Oates?
Katy Perry from the Roar video. On my Facebook page the other day I posted the following message about how PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) are diluting the validity of many of their battles by so often picking the wrong fights. According to PETA, the video for Katy Perry’s Roar (her eighth US…
Hall & Oates – New Zealand Concert Review & Final H&O Song Of The Day
Trying to explain a mission through the vines to get backstage, our coincidental following of what we thought was Hall & Oates’ van almost out to West Auckland, accidentally taking Icehouse lead singer Iva Davies chair so he and has wife had to share and John Oates pointing out that if you are signing your autograph to…
Hall & Oates Song Of The Day – John Oates In The Spotlight
Daryl Hall & John Oates. Song 6: Had I Known You Better Then There is no doubt that Hall is the star of Hall & Oates, but a check of songwriting credits and a dig into their back catalogue, not to mention a little Behind The Music-style research confirms just how vital Oates was to…
Hall & Oates’ Van Halen-Inspired Number One Smash
Continuing the countdown to this weekend’s New Zealand concerts, today’s Hall & Oates song is unabashed bombastic pop. In later years the duo said the production on their similarly bombastically-titled 1984 album Big Bam Boom was a little over the top, but the LP’s lead single Out Of Touch is all the more fun for it….
Hall & Oates Song Of The Day – The Original ‘Everytime You Go Away’
Today’s Hall & Oates song – Everytime You Go Away – is one of seven US number one hits they wrote, though the only one of those seven they didn’t perform. Originally an album track from their breakthrough commercial smash Voices in 1980, Paul Young covered the song in 1985, taking it all the way to…
The Hall & Oates Song That Paid My Rent When I Was Broke
Today’s Hall & Oates song is special to me because once upon a time I ended up making a bit of money from it. A friend of mine always told me that to really make it as a broadcaster (and probably as a man as well) I would have to risk everything I had, go…