^ At the time I wondered if the music video was them hinting they were a couple. It looked like they lived together and were hosting guests for a Christmas party at their place.. plus just the two of them decorating the tree. And of course Oates' glorious moustache.

Lawsuit settled.

Business spat between Daryl Hall and John Oates has been resolved in arbitration, attorneys say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Daryl Hall and John Oates have resolved their dispute over a Hall & Oates business partnership through arbitration, reaching a private ending after details of their rift went public in court documents filed in a 2023 lawsuit by Hall against Oates, according to a court filing Monday.

In Monday’s status report, attorneys for Hall noted the case received a final judgment in arbitration and they filed a proposed order for the judge, Nashville Chancellor Russell Perkins, to dismiss the case. In mid-July, Perkins ordered Hall’s attorneys to offer an update in the case, which had last seen a public filing in December 2023.

It’s unclear when the arbitration process was finalized. And details were not revealed about the arbitration outcome between the duo who made music together for more than a half century, including hits in the 1970s and ’80s such as “Maneater,” “Rich Girl” “Kiss on My List” and “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do).”

Do any performers who use their names as the band name -- Hall & Oates; Simon & Garfunkel; Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young -- ever last?

Also seems like the name who comes up last is either the "beta" or, with CSNY, arguably the biggest talent, but first one to leave. I'm not a big enough expert on Hall & Oates to wonder which one is the dominant member, but I'd guess it's Hall from the joke in the name of the comedy duo "Garfunkel & Oates."

Even Guns n' Roses lost their "Guns" before the first album came out and, even after they were successful, changed members faster than Lemmy changed his underwear. (Bit of trivia: The "Guns" in Guns n' Roses is Tracii Guns, who left the band early in their career and formed L.A. Guns, which, in turn, split into two different groups under the same name.)

Bands are always fighting over who can use the band name after the breakup. Alice Cooper had to legally change his name in order to use it for his solo career.

Forget Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift. The hottest album of the Fall is gonna be OATES!