Our long national nightmare is over as Hall & Oates are no longer feuding…at least from a legal perspective.
A business dispute between Philly rock legends Daryl Hall and John Oates was resolved privately Monday, bringing an end to a feud that did not seem likely to ever end.
“That ship has gone to the bottom of the ocean,” Hall told The Times this past March. “I’ve had a lot of surprises in my life, disappointments, betrayals, so I’m kind of used to it.”
Hall claimed to do the majority of the songwriting, which Oates denied to be the case. The two met as Temple University students and released their first album together on Atlantic Records in 1972. Their first big hit was 1974’s “She’s Gone,” then followed that up with a string of hits like “Rich Girl,” “Sara Smile,” “I Can’t Go For That” and “Maneater.”
While there’s no telling if Hall & Oates will officially reunite for music and tours, at least music fans can rest easy knowing that their business feud is now a thing of the past.
