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The Bird and the Bee | Interpreting the Masters, Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates

Most Likely To: make you say "I Can't Go For That / No No / No Can Do." L.A.-based duo The Bird and the Bee (singer Inara George and keyboardist Greg Kurstin) begin the decade by releasing a record that pays homage to Hall and Oates, one of the most successful song-writing duos of the 1970s and '80s. I'm going to begin by interpreting their choice of title. First, Hall and Oates are not "Masters." They are perhaps mainstays of American Culture, but the term master immediately sets the wrong tone for the [...]