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Daryl Hall and John Oates Look Back on Playing With Mick Jagger at Live Aid: ‘It Was Shocking, To Be Honest’
Daryl Hall and John Oates talk playing with Mick Jagger at Live Aid back in 1985.
The two — who met in the City of Brotherly Love in 1967 and began working together three years later — rolled on stage at about 9:50 p.m. at John F. Kennedy Stadium, starting with their Billboard Hot 100 toppers “Out of Touch” and “Maneater.” They also brought out former Temptations members Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin to recreate part of their then-recent Apollo Theater medley of the group’s “Get Ready,” “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do” and “My Girl” — complete with some of the Motown group’s trademark dance steps. Hall acknowledges that having the Stateside portion of Live Aid in Philadelphia (a simultaneous concert took place in London) did make it more resonant. David Ruffin, Darryl Hall, Eddie Kendricks and John Oates perform at Live Aid at Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1985.
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