Hall & Oates "Maneater"

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".

Hall & Oates - "So Close"

Hall & Oates kicked off the 1990s after a successful decade of producing numerous radio-friendly songs.  Some hits were very good ("Maneater") while others were fodder for the band's haters to ridicule ("Method of Modern Love").  Their 1990 Change of Season album was a turning point for the duo as their ability to churn out hit after hit began to lose steam.  Change of Season was the group's final commercially successful album of new material.  Written by Bon Jovi, "So Close" was the first single from that album.  The album contained an acoustic version of the song as well as a fully-produced (and radio-friendly) version.  The lyrics fully encompass the level of respect that Hall & Oates has faced over the decades.  Despite dozens of hit songs in multiple genres, people are quick to write off the group as merely an '80s band.  So close, yet so far away from the respect Hall & Oates deserves.