I was the video editor for this show way back in my Teletronics days. Great memories of those glory days.

It's easy to forget just how extraordinarily rare people like Hall and Oates are. Most famous pop stars might be decent vocalists, fewer still might also be decent instrumentalists, but it's a very rare person that is gifted with exceptional vocals, instrumental skills, and song writing ability. Kudos to these guys.

Raise your hand if you are still listening to H2O in 2021.

Seems as though because Daryl had most of the leads and was kind of the front man onstage, a lot of people thought John was just kind of along for the ride back in the day - which was not EVEN the deal, and the raw moments between the two made that very clear in this video. Awesome clip!

So blown away by their rapport in the studio... they're such pros! Every comment is constructive, friendly, and productive. Incredible musicians, also incredible human beings.

I miss these days of classic MTV!

God H2o was a HUGE Album..I remember having the cassette and the album, Hall and Oates for a 5 year span were so HUGE...They don`t make stars like this no more..Hard to believe these guys didn`t get a GRAMMY YET!!!

I came across out of touch on instagram today & i got goosebumps, cried and felt like i heard it hundreds of times. I was born in 1984 and my mom listened to it all the time while she was pregnant with me.

I asked my mom and dad for this album in '82 when I was 7 years old. I knew my mom would say yes because she loved them too. Oh and side note: I want that black and white jacket that John Oates has on!!! So 80's and badass!

Love the piano at the start! Daryl's so good!

Hall & Oates- American Icons..!

"Go Solo" is just a brilliant song, and the making of it in these videos shows why. What a killer vocal from Daryl. Thanks for posting this.

So awesome! Hall & Oates actually chose Jimi Hendrix' Electric Lady Studios to record this album! I never knew that! Love rock docs!

T Bone's first appearance - And boy did he know all the chords ! - Great seeing what goes on behind the scenes - And boy wasn't we all young back in those days !!!I bought that H20 album on it's release back then ! Thankyou for sharing !

Thanks for putting this up. It'd be kinda cool if MTV took a week and just ran nothing but old material from their hey day, stuff like this. Younger generations do get exposed to older music through American Idol and the like, so I think it COULD actually get some wide interest. It'd never happen, though...

GE was already legend's where he play whit Hall & Oates Respect Guy'z !!!!!

These guys are musical legends!!!!

I don't understand why this song and Open All night was not released as singles. They would have gone to the top of the charts if not number 1. H2O is my favorite album...the first album I purchased.

“Go Solo” is my favorite cut on that album.

One on One, Maneater, Family Man all on this album.

An excellent introduction to their creative craft.

The way great music was made period. Today not so much.

This song shoulda been a hit 4 real!!!

Daryls hair always looks fabulous lol

Dawn. MTV used to show music. Now all they show are stupid people watching fails.

Everything about this song is brilliant. The suspense chord at 1:13 -- how many "songwriters" with "hits" on the charts nowadays even know how to playa chord like that -- let alone integrate it into a song. I'm not near an instrument but I think it's safe to say this song's in C so that chord sounds like G-C-F (I-4-7) over a B flat Kids, you wannt learn to make music? Study any H&O song till you can play the guitar or keyboard part by ear. AND sing it ....

Now everything is about "The Voice"-or dancing- nothing about the music-instruments-or the process.

who would have thought that T Bone Wolk, would become essential part of the band?

"It's something inside you that you gotta let out" Exactly. If you don't have the music in you, consider a different career!

The album was named this because, like water, it is two parts Hall to one part Oate.

Love the huge analog synth (moog?) Nowadays, a synth is basically a keyboard (or guit or wind contrller or drum set) connected to a couple computer chips.

I LOVE this whole recording video! These guys are incredibly talented❤❤❤❤!

When mtv was worth watching......

Daryl & John, two very inteligent artists.

7:36 John keeping it real. I like that!

Oh sweet. Haven't seen this in 28 years!

Kernon was in Chicago last I heard. I think he produces mostly death metal bands. I knocked on his door in Lincoln Park years ago when I was working door to door sales.

It's been therapeutic for me to sneak in and observe this musical 🎼 genius and John creating their music 🎶 always puts a smile 😃 on my face because their music 🎶 just hits the right chords in my soul. Love them 💕 ❤ 💓 💖 ♥ 😎 💘

I really appreciate this. Thanks very much for posting. So few people know what really happens in the creation of a song. Loved watching,and love "Go Solo."

MTV VH1 in the eighties we loved it.

If I ran a big studio, I would want it to look shabby on the outside. No need to advertise to the riffraff that you're a frequent gathering place for rock stars and have millions of dollars of equipment inside. And who knows ... prolly a nice sized stash of "medicines" to help the rock stars "relax" before a session Also, the way property taxes are assessed, if you own a building, you might want to let the exterior look run down because they might reduce your assessment! Dumb, but true.

oooh,ive been searching eveywhere for this..soo many happy memories..luv ya daryl!!

This was great to get a peek at the process

Thanks for posting

thank you for sharing this!

Thanks for posting!!! My favorite album by the duo. Nice to see this behind the scenes 😀

Sound engineer pulls up the main mix.... Everybody in the studio check your shoes, I think someone stepped in HIT!!☝️

oh that natural expression.... a verbal explosion.... no one is ready to hear.... as words show up …. as the notes play... a tone back to say the felt in a way excepted..... oh I love an organ... played which way …. oh so bad... preachers kid heard an organ every Sunday morning..... add the pipes and I am even more happy...… oh always a one with high expectations….. musicians hard to please ….. can any one.... ever please you... are you ever happy ….. with the end...… sang in choir and played the piano …. but never felt good enough …… for the one judging me...… so I danced...… oh lord is any thing ever good enough … for you.... the perfectionist...…. no one is good enough for …… why bother … you contemplate ….. a mix of notes..... to sound as pure as it can.... a voice hitting the right note.... a Doctor ….. an Engineer …… working on something as precise...… probably more important..... than a note hit correctly...… you will not save a life with that perfect note...…. will you..... ???? I admit small town musicians like dancers have a big head …. a dime a dozen...…. like donuts...… have an ego..... deciding the fate of what...….. ? those we are told are.... does that mean they are because we follow them like dogs..... and make them become some thing they are not...…. that is the question.... every one ask … am I good enough..... a title given ….. that says I am..... for how long...… until replaced …. we all are …..

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!

Wow look at that studio, talk about a hole in the wall! Is it still around? Hope so! Love this video and these guys. Classic MTV was the best!!

LOVE THIS !!

VHS the good o!d dayz!

Old recording days!

I love very seeing this vidéo 💖💖💖💖💖

Genios

No. It was just advertised all day long on MTV that H&O's new video "Say It Isn't So" would preview that night at midnight. So I stayed up and taped it. Next day...Nothing! No mention that the song had even been played the night before. Very weird. Somewhere I've got a tape(s) of just about everything H&O did on MTV and VH1. Was a huge fan. Saw many concerts. They're still the best!

Great video! :-)

Damn, when MTV was all for MUSIC....now its just corporate crap, no owner.

awesome song

Still listening to Mark on Sirius!

THIS IS AWESOME!

then, REAL DEAL ROCK STARS . . . now, REAL DEAL ROCK STARS . . . .

Fostex T20 headphones galore!

@franswazzle - you are so right, it was Say It Isn't So. Did it play at the end of the H2O special?

12:20 Just wait about 25 years for autotune, Mark.

Sorry...but you're wrong. It wasn't Go Solo that was p reviewed only ONCE (at midnight)....it was Say It Isn't So. I stayed up just to tape this new song as I was so excited to see it., And the guys were made up to look like old men. Very funny!. The next morning I waited and waited for them to show this new video again but it was never mentioned the entire day. Shortly afterwards, it was told that a new video was being made if anyone wants to put it on KZfaq.

Thanks for uploading who is the producer?🤩

It has been rumored for years that the song, "Go Solo", was Hall and Oates way of talking to each other about breaking up or..going solo.

Holy crap, I can't believe this exists! First album I ever bought. Probably best song on the album. This is a warning to John, right?

Wasnt Foreigner 4 being recorded at the same time ? Close by

I married a Mechanical Engineer He never talked as much....as these guys.. the artist in me gets the defind about the cloud...... He could not take this long to decide.... about the jobs he worked...... that were government..... no wonder you were paid the big bucks.....

Back then Oats looked like if Prince was white.

This is one of mine. . . . . .but "let Jimmy take over" is not! So glad I found our H2O!

What year was this ?

also forgot how hott Mrk Goodman was! :)

Guess what in just a few years from this video they can make a person who can't sing sing perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Autotune!