Forty-three years ago today, Hall & Oates started a four-week run at No. 1 with what would become their biggest hit.
Hall & Oates scored their last big hit in 1990. The experience of recording the song soured them on the pop wars.
NPR's Scott Simon talks with John Oates, previously of the hitmaking duo Hall & Oates, about his career and his latest solo album, "Oates." HALL AND OATES: (Singing) Oh, you're a rich girl, rich girl, ...