Check out JohnOates remake his Hall & Oates staple “Maneater” with a cast of reggae heavyweights.
podcast last year, he revealed that the Hall & Oates classic “Maneater” originally started out as a reggae-flavored guitar idea inspired by Oates’ trip to Jamaica in 1980. Of course, the song we all came to know ended up sounding radically different than what Oates first heard in his head. But Questlove’s listeners lobbied for Oates to let the world hear what he’d originally put down on tape.
Today, Oates is sharing a mini-doc that gives us behind-the-scenes look at the recording session, which featured some veteran reggae heavyweights including legendary drummer Sly Dunbar, guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith, late bassist Chris Meredith and keyboardist Robbie Lyn all under the guidance of producer Native Wayne Jobson.
Longtime fans may be surprised to discover that “Maneater” was only superficially about a female character and was instead supposed to function as a metaphor for the grittiness of New York City during the 1970s. It’s also enlightening to hear musicians of such prominence talk about what big fans Hall & Oates fans they are.
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