What's Next?? Show #274
AIR DATE: 02/23/18 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Cave of One-Hit Wonders" Edition, Part 2
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This week, we salute the "One-Hit Wonder." a "One-Hit Wonder" is a song by an artist who does not have another song that charted as a hit. For the purposes of this show, I'm mostly sticking to songs that have had only one top 30 hit on the Billboard Charts- but have made some exceptions this week.
- Peter Schilling- "Major Tom (Coming Home)“ Error in the System, 1983, Elektra
- Nena- "99 Luftballons“ 99 Luftballons, 1983, Epic
- After the Fire- "Der Kommissar“ ATF, 1983, Epic
- Devo- "Whip It“ Freedom of Choice, 1980, Warner Bros
- Eddy Grant- "Electric Avenue“ Killer on the Rampage, 1983, Portrait
- Wall of Voodoo- "Mexican Radio“ Call of the West, 1982, IRS
- Michael Sembello- "Maniac“ Flashdance (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1983, Casablanca
- The Breeders- "Cannonball“ Last Splash, 1993, 4AD
- Edwyn Collins- "A Girl Like You“ Gorgeous George, 1994, Setanta
- Marcy Playground- "Sex and Candy“ Marcy Playground, 1997, Capitol
- Primitive Radio Gods- "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand“ Rocket, 1996, Columbia
- White Town- "Your Woman“ Women in Technology, 1997, Chrysalis
- Stereo MCs- "Connected“ Connected, 1992, Fourth & Broadway/Island
- The Vapors- "Turning Japanese“ New Clear Days, 1980, United Artists
- M- "Pop Muzik“ New York • London • Paris • Munich, 1979, MCA
- The Buggles- "Video Killed The Radio Star“ The Age of Plastic, 1979, Epic
- Paul Hardcastle- "19“ Paul Hardcastle, 1985, Chrysalis
- Timbuk3- "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades“ Greetings from Timbuk3, 1986, IRS
- Haircut One Hundred- "Love Plus One“ Pelican West, 1981, Arista
- Philip Bailey- "Easy Lover“ Chinese Wall, 1985, Columbia
- Frida- "Something's Going On“ Something's Going On, 1982, Atlantic
- Ben Folds Five- "Brick“ Whatever and Ever Amen, 1997, 550/Epic
- The Verve Pipe- "The Freshman“ Villains, 1997, RCA
- Semisonic- "Closing Time“ Feeling Strangely Fine, 1998, MCA
- Alannah Myles- "Black Velvet“ Alannah Myles, 1990, Atlantic
- Eagle Eye Cherry- "Save Tonight“ Desireless, 1997, Work
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd- "Blue On Black“ Trouble Is..., 1997, Revolution
- Edwin McCain- "I'll Be“ Misguided Roses, 1997, Lava
- The Verve- "Bittersweet Symphony“ Urban Hymns, 1997, Hut
- Toadies- "Possum Kingdom“ Rubberneck, 1994, Interscope
- Chumbawumba- "Tubthumping“ Tubthumper, 1997, Universal
- Natalie Imbruglia- "Torn“ Left of the Middle, 1997, RCA
- Soft Cell- "Tainted Love“ Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, 1981, Sire
- Madness- "Our House“ The Rise & Fall, 1982, Geffen
- Murray Head- "One Night in Bangkok“ Chess, 1985, RCA
- Haddaway- "What is Love“ The Album, 1993, Coconut
- A-Ha- "Take on Me“ Hunting High and Low, 1984, Warner Bros
- Bow Wow Wow- "I Want Candy“ The Last of the Mohicans, 1982, RCA
- The Boomtown Rats- "I Don't Like Mondays“ The Fine Art of Surfacing, 1979, Columbia
SELECTIONS ARE LISTED BY ARTIST- "SONG TITLE" ALBUM NAME, YEAR RELEASED, RECORD LABEL
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