One Hit Thunder

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

In honor of Halloween and Chris’ frustration at the lack of good Halloween songs Producer Matt and Chris each share 5 songs they wish were seasonal mainstays ala the Monster Mash and Thriller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's already a very small collection of Halloween songs and an even smaller collection of Halloween One Hit Wonders; so this week Chris and Matt tackle the novelty classic Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. Matt thinks it's a Graveyard Smash while Chris prefers the Transylvania Twist. 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

No Guest this week, just your two favorite hosts talking about the most questionable "One Hit Wonder" Matt has ever picked. He has good excuses for bending the rules so dramatically and if you've never heard the weird sample heavy sounds of the Avalanches you are in for a treat. 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 the 60's a group of teenagers recorded the song 96 Tears and indirectly became the godfathers of Punk Rock. With a hypnotic organ and sexually charged lyrics the band ? and the Mysterians created a sound the 60's was not ready for. They also left an impression on this week's guest Johnny Neutrino of the Supervillian Rock Group Johnny Neutrino and the Order of the Crawling Hand. Check out Johnny's music at https://johnnyneutrinoandtheorderofthecrawlinghand.bandcamp.com/album/the-phantom-ep 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 rapper O.G. Reaper who has us on the therapy couch trying to answer the question What is Love? We breakdown the lyrics of this club anthem, discuss our favorite SNL Roxbury sketches and determine if Haddaway deserves more attention. Check out OG Reapers music on his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/EmceeeSamson 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’re joined by filmmaker Chelsea Christer to discuss Yellowcard’s 2003 hit “Ocean Avenue”. From Warped Tour to TRL, the band rode a huge wave into the mainstream. Were they deserving of another massive hit, or did that wave crash down and take them away at just the right time? Together, we sort out our feelings on this classic pop punk band. 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

Producer Matt is working the Fantastic Fest Virtual Film Festival and was able to talk to Tom Putnam who co-directed the ICP Documentary United States of Insanity. You know how much we love ICP around these parts so he's decided to simulcast this interview with One Hit Thunder as well as Horror Movie Night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we’re joined by Michael and Dave of The Center Cut podcast. Together, we discuss Hoobastank’s 2003 hit single “The Reason”. From the Friends finale to the Denny’s menu, this song launched the band into the stratosphere…but was that megastardom actually deserved? We figure it out ln this episode. Oh, and if you haven’t checked out The Center Cut podcast, you should start by checking out the episode about the film Midsommar, featuring our very own Chris Fafalios. 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 post 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

YouTuber Gelsey Laurie joins us to talk about the fictional animated 60s group The Archies, and why “Sugar, Sugar” is one of her all time favorite songs! Check out Gelsey Laurie's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/glaurie91 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’re joined by Bowling for Soup’s very own Jaret Reddick to discuss The Nixons. While this 90s band never had a follow-up hit to “Sister”, they most definitely left a permanent impression on Jaret. 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

Musician and filmmaker Jennifer Zhang joins us to talk about the British boy band Five (or as many of you may know them, 5ive). Not only do we try to figure out how their name is pronounced, but we also try to fathom how a band that sells over 10 million albums breaks up just a few years after their biggest hit. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. 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

A poll in the One Hit Thunder Facebook group made it clear as to what the listeners want…and what the listeners want is WHITE TOWN! We discuss the hit song "Your Woman”, which recently had a resurgence thanks to a Dua Lipa single from 2020. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we’re joined by Heidi Cox. Heidi is the talented writer and actress behind the film Chasing Fletcher Allen, as well as the web series Stalking LeVar. Heidi chose the song “The NeverEnding Story”, which was made famous by Limahl. This English pop singer got to experience the one hit wonder life TWICE, having also achieved chart-topping success as lead singer of new wave group Kajagoogoo. This episode focuses in on Limahl’s solo hit however, which was the iconic theme to an 80s children’s fantasy 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s pretty awesome when an artist hears one of our episodes about THEIR hit, and then comes on to discuss someone else’s hit! That’s exactly what happened this week, as we’re joined by Dishwalla bassist Scot Alexander to discuss Canadian pop rock sensation Tal Bachman’s unrelentingly catchy 1999 hit “She’s So High”. Scot also gives us an inside look as to what it’s like to have your own smash 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

We had a dream…when we were in high school…that we attended…a PUNK ROCK ACADEMY! And you better believe that Adam Goren (aka Atom and His Package) would have been our favorite teacher, which is why we’re SO psyched that he joined us this week to discuss Falco’s 1985 hit “Rock Me Amadeus”. 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 was Matt Kelly’s choice to discuss Shawn Colvin’s “Sunny Came Home”. Not only is he a huge fan of the song, but the song itself was the inspiration for the whole concept behind the One Hit Thunder podcast. 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 episode is Unbelievable OOOOOOOOOH We discuss the Rave-Rock sounds of EMF and debate the comedy of Andrew Dice Clay with Another Cheetah guitarist Paul Menotiades to discuss EMF's chart topping single Unbelievable 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OneHitThunder/ Wanna post your own podcast! Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.comfor 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 discuss the struggles of high school and spoken word punk songs when Chris 183 from the High School Never Ends A Pop Punk Dad Podcast joins us to discuss Nada Surf and their modern rock hit Popular. 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OneHitThunder/ Wanna post your own podcast! Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.comfor 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 Zao guitarist Scott Mellinger who discusses Butthole Surfers and their hit Pepper. Scott is a long time Butthole Surfers fan with this being one of his least favorite songs by them; meanwhile Chris only likes this song and a handful of others. We discuss the bands weird history, how the radio avoided saying their name and how the sound may have influenced the sound of Zao. 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OneHitThunder/ Wanna post your own podcast! Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.comfor 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 one of our first guests on the podcast Matt Jurcevich to talk to us about Vanilla Ice's Mega Hit song Ice Ice Baby. This is a debatable one because Vanilla Ice was an absolute Mega-Star but if he's good enough for VH1's Greatest One Hit Wonder's list, it's good enough for us! 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OneHitThunder/ Wanna post your own podcast! Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.comfor more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline Tour Dates, News and Merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the peak of her popularity Sinead O'Connor took a stance and took a hit that her career never recovered from, however as far as Chris and Johnny of Another Cheetah are concerned ... she's more punk rock than any other musician. 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OneHitThunder/ Wanna post your own podcast! Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.comfor more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline Tour Dates, News and Merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Saturday we did a Live Episode of One Hit Thunder as part of the Chris DeMakes a Podcast live-stream. We were joined by our first 3peat guest with Tony Hartman and deep dive into the unique band and their iconic voice. Due to the live-stream this is one of the rare times that we're releasing the raw audio of the 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OneHitThunder/ Wanna post your own podcast! Contact us at www.weknowpodcasting.comfor more information. Visit punchlion.com for Punchline Tour Dates, News and Merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices