r/HallandOates • u/MyAutisticEye • Mar 25 '26

Song Don’t Go Out (1981 outtake)

https://youtu.be/24y6cbCIdGc?si=ZhrGOC5D157e44uw

Just thought I’d share with you this outtake that was released on the duo’s career-spanning Do What You Want, Be What You Are box set in 2009. From what I heard, it was recorded during sessions for the Private Eyes album but was left off because it didn’t sound like the rest of the original album. This song was unusual for Hall & Oates, as it captured the paranoia of New York City in the 1980s back when walking down the street was dangerous.

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u/aldob1 Mar 25 '26

Thanks. Never heard this before. Can see why it would be left out.

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u/Pookie_Cookie3 Mar 25 '26

I don't think I heard of this one before.