STORY BEHIND THE SONG:
With lyrics that warn: "Watch out boy she'll chew you up", you're left wondering who Hall & Oates had in mind when they penned their 1982 hit song "Maneater". The reality is the "Maneater" that Hall & Oates depicts isn't actually a woman. In fact, the song is not about a person at all. Instead, the thing that will chew you up is the greed in New York City during the early-'80s. That's what the boys were singing about in "Maneater".