Adult Education by Daryl Hall & John Oates
Adult Education by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Adult Education

Daryl Hall & John Oates * Track #8 On Rock n’ Soul Part 1

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Adult Education by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Release Date
Sat Feb 18 1984
Produced by
John Oates & Daryl Hall & Bob Clearmountain
Writed by
Sara Allen & John Oates & Daryl Hall
About

“Adult Education” was one of two new songs recorded for Hall & Oates compilation Rock n' Soul Part 1. In spring 1984, it became a top 10 hit in the US, The Netherlands & Belgium and also charted in Canada, Australia and the UK. Hall wrote it about how “one of the big problems with the world...

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Adult Education Lyrics

[Verse 1: Daryl Hall]
Afternoon in the homeroom
They're about to let you go
And the locker slam on the plan
You had tonight
You've been messin' around with a boyfriend
Maybe better left alone
There's a wise guy that you know could
Put you right
In the lot the boy that's idling by
Doesn't rev your heart
Cause it's only lonely spots
He shares with you
And long halls and the gray walls
Are gonna split apart
Believe it or not
There's life after high school
And that's why

[Chorus: Daryl Hall]
The student body got a bad reputation
(Oh, yeah, oh, yeah)
What they need is adult education
Back to school, it's a bad situation
(Oh, yeah, oh, yeah)
What you want is an adult education
Oh, yeah

[Verse 2: Daryl Hall]
The teacher don't know about how to deal
With the student body (huh, huh)
And the underclassmen are flashing
Hot and cool (huh, huh)
But your girlfriends care
About watch and wear
And talkin about it (huh, huh)
Believe it or not
There's life after high school (huh, huh)
That's right

[Chorus: Daryl Hall]
The student body got a bad reputation
(Oh, yeah, oh, yeah)
What they need is adult education
You go back to school, it's a bad situation
(Oh, yeah, oh, yeah)
What you want is an adult education
Oh, yeah

[Bridge: Daryl Hall]
They're calling it preparation (huh, huh)
You're waiting for a separation
You're nothing but another odd number (huh, huh)
Memories that you won't remember
So you got a little education (huh, huh)
And a lot of dedication
But you want a little night school (huh, huh)
Maybe some of it'll rub off on ya
The boys are busy in the mirrors (huh, huh)
Trying to imitate their heroes
You make it with a false surrender (huh, huh)
More memories you won't remember
The senior with the Junior Miss (huh, huh)
I wonder what the junior wishes
That she could graduate to adult (huh, huh)
That she could graduate to adult kisses

[Solo]
Adult education
Adult education
Adult education
It's a bad situation
Adult education

Adult, adult
Adult, adult education
Adult education
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah

[Outro]
Adult, adult
Adult, adult
Adult, adult
Adult, adult
Adult, adult, adult
Adult, adult, adult
Adult, adult, adult
Adult, adult, adult

Adult Education Q&A

Who wrote Adult Education's ?

Adult Education was written by Sara Allen & John Oates & Daryl Hall.

Who produced Adult Education's ?

Adult Education was produced by John Oates & Daryl Hall & Bob Clearmountain.

When did Daryl Hall & John Oates release Adult Education?

Daryl Hall & John Oates released Adult Education on Sat Feb 18 1984.

What does it mean

Hall told Songfacts:

That song is about something I still believe: that one of the big problems with the world is people never grow up – no matter how old they get. And the song is a reminder that there is life after high school. That there’s another way of looking at the world, and that other worl...

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What did Daryl Hall & John Oates say about "Adult Education"?

In 2005, bassist Tom “T-Bone” Wolk went into great detail about this song:

The second new song we recorded (for Rock & Soul Part 1) was a nasty, down and dirty minor key funk-rocker, DH composition called “Adult Education” based around a repetitive classic chord structure of F, G, A minor – a s...

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