One Hit Thunder

There’s a good chance that if someone mentioned the song “But It’s Alright” by J.J. Jackson, you would say “uh…how does that one go?”. The second you heard the iconic opening guitar riff, however, you’d undoubtedly say “Oh, OF COURSE I know this one!” This week, we’re joined by A.J. Santini to discuss this soulful 60s belter, and try to figure out why this big guy (285 pounds, to be exact, as made clear in the liner notes of his record) isn’t a bigger name. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitthunderpod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being that Matthew Milligan is currently our most frequent guest, we tend to give him a little more leeway with his song choices. That being said, he chose Kid Sister and her minor 2008 hit “Pro Nails”. Prior to this episode, neither producer Matt Kelly nor myself had ever heard this song from the Chicago based artist, which is surprising because it features Kanye West during a very prolific era of his career. But hey, this is what One Hit Thunder is all about: discovering music we may have missed otherwise. So get your toes done up with your fingernails matchin’, and join us for a deep dive into Kid Sister. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitthunderpod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Patreon supporters voted, and they made it clear…they said YOU GOTTA BE crazy if you don’t do an episode about Des’ree! Don’t worry Patreon, we’re not crazy…but we ARE bad, bold, wise, hard, tough, strong, cool, calm, together, and everything other positive self-affirmation you can imagine. But did the signature Des’ree mix of pop and soul make us want to listen as our day unfolds, or leave us challenging what the future holds? Listen to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitthunderpod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 90s, London-based producer Geoff Wilkinson was given full access to legendary jazz label Blue Note Records’ entire discography to use samples in his project Us3. The resulting album Hand On The Torch mixed modern hip-hop with classic jazz, and on the heels of the first single “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)”, the record quickly ascended to the top 10 on the Billboard charts. Today on the show, we dive into the rest of Us3’s music to decide if there should’ve been a few more biddy-biddy bops in the mainstream, or if this project was just too funky funky to enjoy more success. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitthunderpod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we dive into the band James and their somewhat raunchy 90s hit “Laid”. Return guest Tony Hartman joins us to dissect the lyrics that he sang as a kid in front of his mom, long before he knew what any of them meant. Did we uncover a deeper SECRET meaning to the words, or are they nothing more than American Pie soundtrack fodder? Stay tuned to find out if our beds are on fire for James, or if we think they should be laid to rest. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am most definitely a sucker for all songs that have an associated dance. I know this is an audio-only podcast, but I can say FOR SURE say that you’d all have enjoyed watching One Hit Thunder producer Matt Kelly “walk the dinosaur” when we recorded this episode. We recorded this one as another episode of our “Ya Snooze, Ya Lose” category, since we’re pushing 150 episodes and no one has chosen it yet. We expected to have a funny conversation about a goofy dance song from the late 80s. What we DIDN’T expect was just how crazy of a career the guys in Was (Not Was) have had. You most certainly don’t want to miss this T-rex of an episode. Stay tuned! If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In the late 90s, three DJs living in Italy spent a few hours creating a club track that couldn’t even keep people on the dance floor. That would quickly change thanks to a little radio airplay, and before they knew it, “Blue” became an international hit. The song is equal parts catchy and silly, but what exactly is it about? This week, we’re joined by Eric Taft to help figure it out. Beyond producing, engineering, and playing in The Great Heights Band and So Fetch, Eric is also secretly one of Eiffel 65’s biggest fans. He helps us dive into the lyrics of “Blue” and figure out what’s really happening in this Europop classic. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitthunderpod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is it that every time you turn on an episode of One Hit Thunder, you gotta listen to me do some intro where I try to be clever? Man, FUNK DAT! Just get to the episode! That’s what we’re about to do, as Matt and I dive into the career of Baltimore’s premiere grievance poet, Sagat. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My good friend and musical collaborator Paul Menotiades always brings the heat with his song choices. Paul joins the four-timer club this week, and he follows up episodes about Harvey Danger, EMF, and the Dead Milkmen with yet ANOTHER classic banger in “I Love You More Today Than Yesterday” by Spiral Starecase. This enduring love anthem appeared on the band’s one and only album before their breakup, but did the rest of the album bring the thunder as much as this one did? Stay tuned to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s mind-boggling how many guests have passed on the opportunity to talk about City High’s catchy-yet-serious 1999 jam “What Would You Do?”, so Matt and I had no choice but to institute a new “Ya Snooze, Ya Lose” category of One Hit Thunder episodes and do this one ourselves. We can’t even imagine who WOULDN’T want to discuss this highly danceable song about having to do whatever it takes to feed your child, which also inexplicably breaks into Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode” halfway through. What would WE do without this catchy yet lyrically-heavy hit? Stay tuned to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Return guest Johnny Yetsconish has an impressive track record of choosing the very best sad songs to discuss on One Hit Thunder. He keeps his streak alive this week by picking “Nobody Knows” by The Tony Rich Project. This relatable R&B jam took over the airwaves in 1996, but Tony quickly faded away from the mainstream soon after. Did we figure out why, or does nobody know it but him? Stay tuned to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Patreon really swung for the fences by choosing K7’s 1993 hit “Come Baby Come” as the song we’re diving into this week. Did you know that K7 was just one guy, and not the name of the group of four men who seem to be featured in every music video? Neither did we. And in this episode, we REALLY try to determine if this song is about beckoning a woman to come closer, OR if it really IS just about bodily fluids. Stay tuned to find out if we slam the door on K7, or if he made us “come baby come baby baby come come” back for more. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1993, the band Green Jellÿ had an unlikely Top 20 hit with their song “Three Little Pigs”, which was a twisted, rockin’ version of a story that we’re all familiar with from childhood. A crudely animated yet unforgettable music video helped launch this song into the stratosphere, and it has remained lodged in many of our brains for 30 years now. This week, we’re joined by Another Cheetah guitarist Matt Jurcevich to discuss whether we should all let Green Jellÿ in, or if we need to call Rambo to take care of this wild one hit wonder. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norman Sann is our guest this week, and if you haven’t checked him out on TikTok yet, you’re missing out on relatable verses with wordplay that often taps into nostalgia from our own childhoods. That being said, it’s no surprise that Norman chose Ahmad’s 1994 single “Back In The Day” to discuss this week. Should we all be diving deeper into Ahmad’s catalog, or should we just leave HIM back in the day? Lace up your British Knights and grab a Tootsie Pop, because we’re about to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What better way to spiritually connect to your ancestors than by sittin’ around a fire, sippin’ on some moonshine, and listenin’ to the 1998 single “Hooch” by the band Everything? Our Patreon sure thought it sounded like a good idea, because they voted for it. But do we think “Hooch” is the sweetest thing in the world, or does it leave a bitter taste in our mouths? Stick around to find out everything you ever wanted to know about Everything. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First time guest Scott Klopfenstein came in HOT for his debut appearance, ready to discuss quite possibly the most heartbreaking casualty of the grunge era. The lush compositions and Willy Wonka inspired look of Jellyfish lacked only one thing: timing. Had they existed a few years earlier or later, the band’s trajectory may have been unstoppable. Instead, they got washed away by a sea of flannel and apathy. Is Jellyfish the baby we wish would come back? Stick around to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Milligan is BACK…this time, to talk teen pop music, Radio Disney, and meta songwriting with “Potential Breakup Song” by Aly & AJ. Does taking too long to call a significant other on their birthday really deserve the vengeful song treatment? Aly & AJ MIGHT think so (hence the “potential” in the song title), but do we agree? Stay tuned to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 2000s, cussing was still considered shocking. Nowadays, everyone from toddlers to great-grandmas are dropping F-bombs and C-words like they aren’t even cusses. In 2004, Staten Island ho-wop singer Eamon knew that the days of having a hit song purely because of swear words were almost over, so he took a big swing and hit a homerun with “F**k It (I Don’t Want You Back)”. No matter how many bad words he based entire songs around after that though, he could never match the success again. This week, we’re joined by Jim Logrando to determine if we ourselves actually DO want Eamon and his filthy mouth back. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s episode was recorded live during a charity livestream on the Geekscape YouTube channel. We’re joined by Geekscape founder Jonathan London to discuss “What’s Up?” by 4 Non Blondes, a polarizing song that either has you plugging your ears or screaming along. The band’s career might have been short-lived, but lead singer Linda Perry’s songwriting career has been a beautiful party. Should 4 Non Blondes have took a deep breath, got real high, and made another album though? We figure out what’s going on in this episode. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this bonus episode of the first 10 minutes of Chris and I's Patreon Exclusive review of the Mr. T special "Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool" You can hear the full episode, our weekly bonus episodes and even vote for songs that we discuss in the future episodes at Patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One Hit Thunder producer Matt Kelly has brought up the band Flobots on several occasions on the show, so it was only right that an entire episode was finally dedicated to their 2008 single “Handlebars”. What lyrically starts as basically “look ma, no hands!” turns into an epic commentary on power, corruption, and militarism. Today, we’ll dive even deeper into Flobots, and we’ll decide if we jumped the gun with the “one hit wonder” tag on a band that might still lead the nation with a microphone. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The turn of the century brought an explosion of music that combined pop sensibility with the spirit of rock. Bands like Sum 41 and Dashboard Confessional entered the mainstream and stayed there, building back catalogs of memorable songs and influencing young artists. Other groups - like this week’s artist American Hi-Fi - got lost in the shuffle. Today, we’re joined by Femme Regard co-host Tessa Markle to discuss whether American Hi-Fi should have been more than just the flavor of the week. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Sign up for more One Hit Thunder on our Patreon One Hit Thunder is creating Podcasts About One Hit Wonders | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we’re joined by my good friend Joey Ritter to discuss Martika, a Kids Incorporated success story who scored a #1 hit with her heavy single “Toy Soldiers”. The song serves as a vague cautionary tale about the dangers of cocaine addiction, but it’s hard to interpret how Martika herself factors into the equation. Is she the voice of reason, or was she at any point the voice encouraging a friend to enjoy another key bump? We’d assume she was the sensible one, but one viewing of her INTENSE dancing in some other music videos left us asking questions. Step by step, heart to heart, left right left, we all fall down…into another great episode of One Hit Thunder! If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Donate to the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we are joined by WYEP DJ Joey Spehar to discuss a band that feels crazy to call a one hit wonder - The Grateful Dead. Not even a legitimate Deadhead like Joey can deny, however, that 1987’s “Touch of Grey” was the iconic band’s only charting hit. Like a Ken Kesey house party, this episode is fun, educational, and maybe a little weird. Will Joey convince us all to rush out and get a dancing bear tattoo? Light some incense, grab your hacky sack, and stay tuned to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The song “How Bizarre” from New Zealand’s OMC was first released in 1995, but it wasn’t until 1997 that it made its mark on the US Billboard charts. This hard-to-classify hit tends to be very polarizing among listeners. The strange mashup of musical styles, the unique vocal delivery, and the incomplete lyrical story leaves some listeners delighted and other listeners downright annoyed. This week, we’re joined by Dustin Rubin of the Two Dollar Late Fee podcast to decide if we WANT to buy the rights to the rest of OMC’s story. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We would do LOTS of cool things if we were rich. One of those things would be to give the whole world a free subscription to the One Hit Thunder Patreon. Unfortunately, we’re not able to do that yet, but we DID let our Patreon supporters vote on which song they wanted to hear us discuss. They chose Calloway’s “I Wanna Be Rich”, which SOMEHOW producer Matt Kelly had never heard before. We discuss it all this episode, including what rock Baby Matt was living under to not know this joyous 1989 hit. Stay tuned for a little love, peace, and happiness! If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Find out more at https://one-hit-thunder.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-4222c3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support One Hit Thunder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt has a new podcast with frequent guest Matthew Milligan (Wheatus) all about the history of Weird Al. The show is called Weird Al-Gorithm and it's available anywhere you listen to podcasts. Enjoy a 10 minute sneak peek of the episode and subscribe to hear the rest!!!! Find out more at https://one-hit-thunder.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-4222c3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support One Hit Thunder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BBMak had it all…good looks, great harmonies, relatable lyrics, and a smash hit single with “Back Here”. Despite the trio’s massive success in 1999, they broke up shortly after the release of their second album a few years later. It took them over 15 years to finally reunite, but did the world miss them, want them, need them so? We’re joined once again by comedian and Between Awesome and Disaster podcast host Will Carey to decide if BBMak are the ones we can’t let go, or if we were lucky to be set free from the misery. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Find out more at https://one-hit-thunder.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-4222c3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support One Hit Thunder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pogoing to new wave music in clubs is a god-given right, and no one knows this better than Men Without Hats frontman Ivan Doroschuck. He got his revenge on the bouncers that tried to keep his feet on the ground by writing “The Safety Dance”, a song that truly defined the mood of the early 80s. Was it the infectious melodies and massive synths that took the song to great heights, or could it POSSIBLY be for another reason (that we’ve LINED UP in this episode)? We’re joined by podcaster and musician Ryan Stick to take a deep dive into Montreal’s favorite synth pop act. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Find out more at https://one-hit-thunder.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-4222c3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support One Hit Thunder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Patreon members voted, and they decided to give us the task of deciding whether Kreayshawn’s viral hit “Gucci Gucci” is unlistenable garbage or a low-key masterpiece that challenges materialism and brand worship. Stay tuned to find out where we landed on this 2011 single that really rides the line between thunder and blunder. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1996, the Christian Slater rom-com Bed of Roses was released. While it was a disappointment at the box office, it helped launch Jann Arden's 1994 single “Insensitive” onto the US Billboard charts. While Jann is a massive star in Canada, this was her only success in the States. Today, we’re joined by 91 Donkey Lane's Robert Bacon, who shares why this song is the ultimate karaoke jam, and together, we push the envelope of what we can accomplish on a podcast by writing a new verse to the song. How do you rid the sweat after the body bliss? How do you slow your blood after the body rush? We’ll answer these questions (and many more) on today’s episode. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever had a bad day? Sure, we all have. Has Daniel Powter’s 2005 hit “Bad Day” ever made that day better, or has it only served to make it that much worse? This week, we’re joined by rapper Lex the Lexicon Artist to answer this question and help us decide if this Canadian singer-songwriter deserved a few more good days on the Billboard charts. Don't Miss Lex's Live Show When She Comes To Your Town!!! https://thelexiconartist.com/tour-dates?fbclid=IwAR09DSTOoJVZb8BBdssrQxKXomUhFJUBbhkL8k7lp79LFkYW81Mf2qaQuC0 If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Mack’s “Flava In Ya Ear” was the first single released by Bad Boy Records in 1994. Despite the track’s success, his album was overshadowed by the massive hype behind labelmate Notorious B.I.G.’s debut record which was released only 7 days later. Mack was left in the shadows, but his story only gets crazier from there. We are joined by podcaster, rapper, and hip-hop fanatic Wordburglar to discuss why the late Craig Mack deserves more credit for his futuristic flow. Here's the link to support Burgie's crowdfunding campaign: https://propsdept.bandcamp.com/campaign/the-macguffin-device-lp-2 If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wheatus bassist Matthew Milligan makes his third appearance on the show this week. Instead of going the usual route of discussing an artist he loves, he changed it up by choosing a band that he was unsure about. The Vines were once considered “the saviors of rock n’ roll” by some publications, but in a strange turn of events, at least one of these outlets later apologized for the delivering the crown so flippantly. Should we all have paid more attention to The Vines, or were we lucky to “Get Free” of them when we did? Stay tuned to find out. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the 90s were full of bands that got signed during the peak of grunge, few bands had the long history and the genre-bending talent of Cracker. The band first broke with their song “Teen Angst”, but it was “Low” that really delivered them into the ears of the mainstream. Our Patreon supporters wanted us to discuss this one, so we took a crack at it. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian folk group Sixpence None The Richer had an unexpected mainstream explosion with their song “Kiss Me”, after it was featured in the 90s teen film “She’s All That”. Beyond a few low charting cover songs, however, they quickly fell out of the public consciousness. This week, we’re joined by Russ Burlingame - author of the new book “Best Movie Ever: The Oral History of Elfont & Kaplan’s Josie and the Pussycats” - to discuss the band whose music will always be associated with Rachael Leigh Cook. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Few bands have ever been helped more by a music video than OK Go. They had faith in their own music when their record label didn’t, and they took advantage of internet virality to launch their career. Unique, eye-catching videos continue to be their thing, but the choreographed treadmill routine of “Here It Goes Again” will forever be the legacy of the band among people who only know them in passing. Is it worth going the extra mile to listen to more of their music though? Tune in to find out! If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1994 was a landmark year for both music and film. Somewhere in that whirlwind of Dookie and the Shawshank Redemption, the Downward Spiral and Forrest Gump, and The Blue Album and Pulp Fiction was LUCAS. No, not the 1986 Corey Haim movie…we’re talking about the Danish rapper Lucas, and his single “Lucas With The Lid Off”. The song was in regular rotation on MTV, thanks partly to a Michel Gondry directed music video. This week, Tony Hartman returns to the show to discuss this jazz rap / electro swing jam. Did we catch the vibe, or was he was a ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-blunder? Tune in to this week’s episode to find out! If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We let the members of our new Patreon page vote for an episode, and they overwhelmingly chose Go West’s song “King of Wishful Thinking” from the Pretty Woman soundtrack. Did we listen to the talk of the town, or were we just trying to fool ourselves when it comes to one of the MOST adult contemporary songs ever? Tune in to hear us break down this simultaneously happy and heart-wrenching (emphasis on the WRENCH) pop jam. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you Google the adjective “Cumbersome”, the first thing that comes up is the definition of the word, which is “large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use”. The second thing that comes up, however, is a giant YouTube thumbnail image of Seven Mary Three leader singer Jason Ross. Most people, in fact, instantly think of this 1996 modern rock single any time they hear the word, and this week’s guest Trevor Leonard is no exception. Are Seven Mary Three too heavy, too light, too black or too white, too wrong or too right? Tune in to this week’s episode to find out! If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It took 100 episodes, but we’re FINALLY talking about the greatest one-hit wonder of the 80s…A-ha’s “Take On Me”! But does it even COUNT as a one-hit wonder? Producer Matt Kelly explains why it’s a bit of a gray area when it comes to A-ha. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another 50 episodes down, and it’s time to celebrate the same way we did last year…by ranking every song we featured this year. Which one hit wonder will take the coveted top spot? Tune in to find out! If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Join our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/OHTPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are joined once again by Jim Logrando to talk about Danzig’s only mainstream hit “Mother”. It took 5 years from the song’s original release for it to climb the charts, but it left an unforgettable impression. Almost three decades later, it’s still Danzig’s signature song. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are joined by Geekscape’s own Katie Elsaesser to discuss Gnarls Barkley’s 2006 megahit “Crazy”. With not much more than a spaghetti western soundtrack sample and some off-the-cuff vocals, the collaboration of CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse found themselves at the top of the charts. There was something so pleasant about that place, but unfortunately, Gnarls Barkely were crazy to think that they’d ever reach those heights again. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the podcast we are joined by Mat Mania host and producer G1 to the Rescue. Today we are talking about those club nights listening to Tipsy by J-Kwon. We talk about our memories and history with the song and also go down a very strange tangent about Island Boys. This is sure to be an all time great!! If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the show, Chris accomplishes the near-impossible by choosing a song that Matt has never heard: the R&B masterpiece “Candy Rain” by Soul For Real. It took 8 different writers to create this monster jam, which may have been a small piece of why this band of brothers was never able to match the success of their iconic hit single. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Wendle sits in for our first episode ever about an INSTRUMENTAL one hit wonder. Greek composer Vangelis hit the top of the charts with the theme from the 1981 film “Chariots of Fire”, unseating Joan Jett from the #1 spot and becoming a staple of running montages for decades to come. Regardless of knowing the title of the song, EVERYONE knows it…but is it deserving of such high praise? That’s what we try to figure out this week. If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Mike Meiers of Songwriting for Guitar to talk about the simplistic sounds of Gotye and his mega-hit "Somebody That I Used to Know". While Gotye was massive in his home country of Australia; it was the only song to hit internationally; but should you know more of his work? If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined this week by Chris White and Daniel Smith to discuss the 80's Christian Glam Rock act Stryper; but also to discuss their new movie Electric Jesus. The film follows some Christian teens in the 80's who love Stryper so much they form their own band and go on tour. It's streaming everywhere now and it's a total must see! If you like the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Email us at [email protected]. Also, follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagram: onehitthunderpodcast Wanna create your own podcast? Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.com for more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline tour dates, news, and merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices