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the Hall Oats song Rich Girl (1977) was actually written about a rich boy named Victor Walker whose wealthy father owned a fast food chain. Daryl Hall later said I thought [ He s a rich guy ] didn t sound right, so I changed it to Rich Girl . He knows the song was written about him .

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Fun Fact: the Hall & Oats song “Rich Girl” (1977) was actually written about a rich boy named Victor Walker whose wealthy father owned a fast food chain. Daryl Hall later said “I thought [‘He’s a rich guy’] didn’t sound right, so I changed it to ‘Rich Girl’. He knows the song was written about him”.

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