Nov 2nd in Pop History

On this day, November 2nd, in:  

• 1981 - Hall & Oates released the single I Can't Go For That. 

I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) is one of fourteen Hall & Oates songs that have been played on the radio over one million times, according to BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.). This was the song that knocked Olivia Newton-John's Physical out of # 1 after a 10 week stay at the top spot.

Also, I Can't Go for That was voted number six on VH1’s list of The 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s. 

It is a song by the American duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. Written by Daryl Hall and John Oates, and co-written by Sara Allen, the song was released as the second single from their tenth studio album, Private Eyes (1981). The song became the fourth number one hit single of their career on the Billboard Hot 100. It features Charles DeChant on saxophone. 

According to Daryl Hall, during the recording of We Are The World, Michael Jackson approached him and admitted to lifting the bass line for Billie Jean from a Hall & Oates song, apparently referring to I Can't Go for That (No Can Do). Hall says that he told Jackson that he had lifted the bass line from another song himself, and that it was "something we all do."

Hall and Oates have sold an estimated 40 million records, making them one of the biggest selling music duos in history. They received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2016.

Also, on this day, November 2nd, in… 

• 1966 - Dressed in full revolutionary regalia, Paul Revere & the Raiders appear on an episode of Batman 

• 1972 - Carly Simon released You’re So Vain

• 1984 - Marvin Gay Sr., father of singer Marvin Gaye (who added the “e” to his name when he joined Motown) is found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his son, but courts rule the action was taken in self-defense, and the elder Gay is given five years' probation 

Also on this day in…

• 1969 - Sugar Sugar by The Archies, having hit # 1 already in the US and Canada, on this date hit # 1 In the UK. The single became the longest running One Hit Wonder in the UK with eight week's at the top of the charts

Sugar Sugar is probably the biggest “bubble gum pop” (as we used to call it back in my younger days), the biggest “bubble gum pop” song ever. It really is a great, fun song. I think most people really like bubble gum pop, though they may be embarrassed to admit it. HaHa! Well at least I’ll admit it. In fact I’ll attach below a link to a “Best of Bubblegum” Playlist on Spotify. 

Sugar, Sugar is a song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. It was originally recorded by the cartoon band The Archies. This version went to # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969 and remained there for four weeks. It also peaked at # 1 on the UK charts, and stayed there for eight weeks.

Also produced by Jeff Barry, The Archies’ Sugar, Sugar was originally released on the album Everything’s Archie. Their album was the product of a group of studio musicians managed by Don Kirshner. The song was released in mid-July 1969 on the Kirshner label, it attained massive success nationwide by the late summer/early fall. 

After topping the national singles chart in Canada on September 13, 1969 (where it spent three weeks), the single went on to spend four weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from September 20 through October 11. It spent a total of 22 weeks on the Hot 100 and was the 1969 US number one single of the entire year. The song was classified by the RIAA as a gold record in August 1969, meaning it had sold one million units. It ranked # 81 on Billboard's Hot 100 60th Anniversary chart. 

Bubblegum Pop Classics Playlist • Spotify 

The Archies Live in Concert: