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Hall & Oates

I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)

1981 · via De La Soul

Hall & Oates’ 1981 recording of “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” is the earliest release on file. Daryl Hall, Sara Allen and John Oates are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Orson (released 2006), Olivia Ong (released 2010) and PIG (released 2019), among 94 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. De La Soul’s “Say No Go” (1989) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
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Put the Hall & Oates record on first and you'll hear where "Say No Go" started. Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen all sit in the credits right next to De La Soul.

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Credited writers: Daryl Hall, Sara Allen and John Oates.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1981.

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De La Soul’s “Say No Go” (1989) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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94 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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