One-Hit Wonder Why?

Ahoy Ahoy and we're back boppers! After a nearly year-long wait, you're favorite podcast about reviewing one-hit wonder albums is back in "One-Hit Wonder Why?"  In episode 10 we're looking at the year in music of 1983 and how it was a turning-point in the way people consume music, mainly in MTV and the different genres and artists that were born out of this era.  We'll then take a look at today's...

Ahoy hoy boppers! We're back and with a fun one in Norman Greenbaum's 1969 classic rock staple you've heard in at least a half-dozen commercials or movies in your life in "Spirit in the Sky." That opening guitar line is one of the most iconic starts to a song! We'll look at the Greenbaum's start in the music industry, the number-one hit in "Spirit in the Sky" and then review the rest of the songs...

Ahoy hoy boppers! We're back after a long hiatus and we're super stoked! Episode eight brings us the 1994 smash-hit "Send Me On My Way" from world music group Rusted Root off of their When I Woke album. Put on your hemp necklace and finest pair of birkenstocks because we'll be exploring the history of jam bands and how Rusted Root came to be along with the heavy usage "Send Me On My Way" received...

Ahoy hoy boppers and welcome! Today's episode of One-Hit Wonder Why? we're covering the most famous telephone number song and one-hit wonder in "867-5309/Jenny" by the 80s rock band Tommy Tutone. We'll then review and rate the rest of the songs of the 1981 album "Tommy Tutone-2" and see if there are songs you should put on speed dial or songs that deserve to be blocked! Answer that ring boppers, l...

Ahoy hoy boppers! Dial-up that modem on version 3 of your AOL disc, ask Jeeves where it's at and fire up that N64 because we're going back to 1996! We're looking at the classic earworm "Lovefool" by the band The Cardigans off their album First Band on The Moon. We'll learn a little about the band then review the one-hit and rate the rest of the songs off the album. Listen as you will be surprised...

Ahoy hoy and welcome boppers! Hop in the 2006 time-machine because that's where we're going! On today's episode of One-Hit Wonder Why? we're looking at the eclectic duo Gnarls Barkley and their mega-hit "Crazy."  After that we'll rate and review the rest of the songs on the album St. Elsewhere. Will the other songs measure up to the caliber of "Crazy" or will it hit a flat note? Music puns! Stay t...

Ahoy ahoy and welcome to another brand new episode of One-Hit Wonder Why? boppers! Today we embark on 2011's viral internet sensation song of "Somebody That I Used To Know" and the album that came off of it "Making Mirrors" by multi-instrumentalist Gotye. We'll go into detail of how this song came to be and the influences that came from it. Finally, we'll review the rest of the album and reveal wh...

Hee haw boppers and welcome! Today's episode is of the 1977 smash-hit "Black Betty" from classic rock group Ram Jam off their self-titled debut. We'll go into the origins of the band and the boatloads of covers of "Black Betty" that led up to it. Will this album rock on or be flat? (music puns!) Take a listen and enjoy!        

Time for another spooooky episode of OHWW! This time we're going to rock and we're going to rock well with the artist of the same name and his 1984 smash-hit "Somebody's Watching Me." We'll go into the origins of the song and why 99% people think this has been a Michael Jackson song (it might as well be).  We'll then review the rest of the album and see if it stands the test of time or not. Buckle...

Buckle up boppers and welcome!     In this debut episode of One-Hit Wonder Why?, we take a look back at the 1997 monster hit “Torn" off of the album “Left of the Middle" by Australian pop-star Natalie Imbruglia. The amount of covers this song had before it blew up is insane! We'll uncover the origins of the song as well as review the rest of tracks on the album to see if there are any underrated g...