Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2009-10-09
- Album Name: Essential 80s – Classic Eighties Pop And Rock Hits
Song Meaning (Interpretation) of “Maneater – Radio Edit” by Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Maneater” is a catchy song about someone who has fallen in love with someone they shouldn’t have. The singer believes this person is a “maneater” – someone who is selfish, unpredictable, and unreliable. He warns his friends that the “maneater” will bring him down and make him “lose his mind”, but he can’t stay away. In the chorus, he admits that despite how dangerous this person is, his feelings are too strong to ignore – they are “hooked on the thrill” of being with them. Despite knowing better, the singer is still drawn to the mysterious “maneater”, and their intoxicating hold on him.