Oddee’s take on the top ten one-hit wonders:
-Los Del Rio: Macarena (1996)
-Vanilla Ice: Ice Ice Baby (1990)
-Baha Men: Who Let the Dogs Out? (2000)
-Right Said Fred: I’m Too Sexy (1991)
-Dexys Midnight Runners: Come On Eileen (1982)
-Joan Osbourne: One of Us (1995)
-Nena: 99 Luftballons (1984)
-The Knack: My Sharona (1979)
-Meredith Brooks: Bitch (1997)
-Survivor: Eye of the Tiger (1982)
Not a bad list, but obviously made up of relatively recent songs. In any case, I liked Baha Men.
Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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