▁having ▁a ▁very ▁tum ult uous ▁partners hip ▁during ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁together . ▁According ▁to ▁Moore , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁off stage ▁for ▁almost ▁ 1 3 ▁years . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁they ▁broke ▁up ▁many ▁times , ▁and ▁typically ▁would ▁show ▁up ▁separately ▁for ▁shows , ▁require ▁separate ▁dress ing ▁rooms , ▁not ▁look ▁at ▁each ▁other ▁on stage , ▁and ▁communicate ▁through ▁inter medi aries . ▁They ▁also ▁had ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁where ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁would ▁show ▁up . ▁Moore ▁describes ▁personal ▁issues ▁with ▁Pr ater , ▁drug ▁use , ▁tour ing ▁fat igue , ▁and ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁own ▁act ▁with ▁new ▁material ▁as ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁their ▁break - up . ▁Pr ater ▁attributed ▁their ▁r ift ▁and ▁break - ups ▁to ▁Moore ' s ▁fr ustr ations ▁in ▁wanting ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁own ▁act ▁and ▁divers ify ▁from ▁repeatedly ▁performing ▁the ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁song ▁catalog ▁( which ▁Pr ater ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁Moore ▁didn ' t ▁like ▁very ▁much ). ▁ ▁Co vers ▁by ▁other ▁artists / use ▁in ▁pop ▁culture ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁songs ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁by ▁other ▁artists , ▁including ▁ 2 9 ▁covers ▁of ▁" Hold ▁On , ▁I ' m ▁Com in ' ." ▁O thers ▁who ▁chart ed ▁with ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁songs ▁include ▁Z Z ▁Top ▁- " I ▁Thank ▁You ," ▁The ▁Fab ul