Daryl Hall and John Oates have an uncanny ability to write the catchiest tunes we’ve ever heard. The duo topped the charts in the 1970s and ’80s with number one Billboard hits like “Kiss On My List,” “Private Eyes,” “Out of Touch,” “Maneater,” and many more. They’d had some pretty stellar success with their first two singles, “Sara Smile” and “She’s Gone,” which both made it to the top ten in 1976, but their first number one came the following year with the release “Rich Girl.”

Most of us can sing that song by heart at the top of our lungs every time it comes on the radio. Many of us probably even have an ex or two we can’t not think about when it comes on. But there’s one aspect of the song that a lot of us might not know about as we sing, “You can rely on the old man’s money.” Let’s take a look at who “Rich Girl” is really about and see what we’re all missing.

Rich Girl isn't about a girl

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