You could make many different arguments as to why “Maneater,” released in 1982, was released almost immediately Dar’s biggest hitThe joint careers of yl Hall and John Oates. There’s that opening bass beat, of course, that works its way into your head even before the moody keys can hit. There’s the abrupt, sensual nature of the song (vaguely misogynist) song lyrics, girded by Hall like a tormented manAnd of course there’s Charles DeChant’s saxophone, sexy and crafty, that keeps the whole song together.
We can now – and we owe Oates for bringing it to our attention – add, “It’s not played by a saxophone playing sasquatch while trying to mimic some kind of half-assed EDM beat” to the reasons why “Maneater” works. very well. And if you don’t believe us, well you can go ahead and watch the Monstercat Instinct video below, which features Oates and “Saxsquatch ‘play a song that – to paraphrase Douglas Adams – sounds almost, but not quite, completely different from’ Maneater ‘.
As far as we know, Saxsquatch a truly excellent saxophonist, for a sasquatch. But compared to DeChant, we have to say he’s fair not ready for the spotlight yet. Meanwhile, Oates serves up a compelling reminder of why he is best known as the guitarist for Hall And Oates, and not, say, the singer. The end result is at its best harmless – and only then, if you are not constantly reminded that you could listen to “Maneater” instead.
But even outside of the song, we notice that our mind is dizzying through the questions. “Why?” comes first, of course, bitter and unanswered. But then a deeper onslaught of self / sasquatch investigation begins: “Why did this duo feel a need for that promote the video with a Forbes interview, one that contains the immortal line Do you know an interview is special when Saxsquatch has both Oates and I’m struggling ‘? “‘Is the implication that Saxsquatch is, himself, a maneater, and will he sloppily devour Oates once the recording is done? “” Why the fuck there are little cartoons Daft Punk robots dancing in the video? “These are the questions that keep us awake at night, drain us, make us weak.
And that’s how Saxsquatch you get
[via Rolling Stone]
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