Hall and Oates Daily Show

The musical duo Hall and Oates appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, to sing a tribute to Alan Colmes, on December 11, 2008. The tribute was in response to Colmes' announcement that he would be leaving his anchor position on the Hannity and Colmes news show.

Hall and Oates Overview

The pop band Hall and Oates is comprised of Daryl Hall and John Oates. The duo began their singing career together in 1967, and had their first hit with their self-titled album. Six of their albums went gold and seven albums hit the platinum mark.

The Lyrics

Anytime you need a token liberal
Nothin' but a body to fill a chair
The barest shadow of a person
Alan Colmes is always there.
But all those years of non-existence
Can really run a person down.
Now he's leaving Hannity forever
Alan, please don't go!
You're the only non-douche bag on that show
He's gone. Bye bye,
Oh why
He was the Tango to his cash
And he's gone.
Oh why
To the extent
That I hadn't noticed he was there
But he's gone.
Oh why
What went wrong?
He's gone. Bye bye
Oh why?
He was the Laurel to his Hardy
He's gone
To spend
More time
Not being seen with his family
He's gone
What went wrong?

Sean Hannity's Rebuttal

"I was actually thinking of Jon [Stewart] as a co-host but I needed someone who could be smart and funny without 50 writers and two has-been rockers who are badly in need of Botox."The Huffington Post: Daily Show Hall and Oates (December 12, 2008)