The one-hit wonder has a long and storied history in popular music, exhorting listeners to dance, to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, to ponder mortality, to get a job, to bask in the sunshine, or just to get up and dance again. Catchy, memorable, irritating, or simply ubiquitous, one-hit wonders capture something of the mood of a time. This collection provides a series of short, sharp chapters on one-hit wonders from the 1950s to the present day, with a view toward understanding both the mechanics of success and the socio-musical contexts within which such songs became hits.
The one-hit wonder has a long and storied history in popular music, exhorting listeners to dance, to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, to ponder mortality, to get a job, to bask in the sunshine, or just to get up and dance again. Catchy, memorable, irritating, or simply ubiquitous, one-hit wonders capture something of the mood of a time. This collection provides a series of short, sharp chapters on one-hit wonders from the 1950s to the present day, with a view toward understanding both the mechanics of success and the socio-musical contexts within which such songs became hits.
Sarah Hill is Associate Professor of Popular Music and Tutorial Fellow at St Peter's College, University of Oxford, UK. She is Co-ordinating Editor of the journal Popular Music and Chair of the UK/Ireland branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music. She is the author of 'Blerwytirhwng?' The Place of Welsh Pop Music (2007), Peter Gabriel, from Genesis to Growing Up (2010), and San Francisco and the Long 60s (Bloomsbury 2017).
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List of Figures Acknowledgements The Chart of the Book: One-Hit Wonders' Top Hits Introduction Sarah Hill St Peter's College University of Oxford UK 1. Buchanan & Goodman "The Flying Saucer" Parts 1 & 2 (1956) Paul Carr University of South Wales UK 2. The Kingsmen "Louie Louie" (1963) Samuel Murray Middlesex University UK 3. ? and the Mysterians "96 Tears" Adam Behr Newcastle University UK 4. The Easybeats "Friday on My Mind" (1966) Dai Griffiths Independent Scholar Oxford UK 5. Norman Greenbaum "Spirit in the Sky" (1969) Philip Auslander Georgia Institute of Technology USA 6. The Archies "Sugar Sugar" (1969) Jon Stewart BIMM Institute Brighton UK 7. Serge Gainsbourg "Je t'aime(moi non plus" (1969) Philippe Gonin University of Burgundy Franche-Comté France; trans. Jackie Ortiz 8. Blue Swede "Hooked On a Feeling" (1974) Sarah Hill St. Peter's College Oxford UK; with Bengt Palmers 9. Wild Cherry "Play That Funky Music" (1976) Robert Fink UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music USA 10. Althea and Donna "Uptown Top Ranking" (1977) Paul Long Monash University Australia 11. Plastic Bertrand "Ça Plane Pour Moi" (1977) Patrick McGuinness St. Anne's College Oxford UK 12. Nick Gilder "Hot Child in the City" (1978) Richard Parfitt Independent Scholar Wales UK 13. The Vapors "Turning Japanese" (1980) Abigail Gardner University of Gloucestershire UK 14. Aneka "Japanese Boy" (1981) Richard Elliott Newcastle University UK 15. Toni Basil "Mickey" (1981) Tim J. Anderson Old Dominion University USA 16. Trio "Da Da Da" (1981) Tim Quirk Singer and Lyricist USA 17. Nena "99 Luftballons/99 Red Balloons" (1983) Melanie Schiller University of Groningen Netherlands 18. The Grateful Dead "Touch of Grey" (1987) Tom Irvine University of Southampton UK 19. A View from the Ground: Latin Quarter "Radio Africa" (1986) Michael Jones Senior Lecturer in Music University of Liverpool UK 20. A View from the Desk: Product Management Sarah Hill St. Peter's College Oxford UK 21. Shakespear's Sister "Stay"(1992) Áine Mangaoang University of Oslo Norway 22. OMC "How Bizarre" (1996) Geoff Stahl Victoria University of Wellington Aotearoa/New Zealand 23. The Butthole Surfers "Pepper" (1996) Gina Arnold University of San Francisco USA 24. Chumbawamba "Tubthumping" (1997) Matt Grimes Birmingham City University UK 25. Meredith Brooks "Bitch" (1997) Asya Draganova Birmingham City University UK 26. New Radicals "You Get What You Give" (1998) Jon Gower Independent Scholar UK 27. Las Ketchup "Aserejé" (2002) Eulalia Febrer Coll Conservatori Superior de Música de les Illes Balears and Universidad Internacional de La Rioja Spain 28. Gotye ft. Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know" (2011) Ellis Jones University of Leeds UK List of Contributors Index
List of Figures Acknowledgements The Chart of the Book: One-Hit Wonders' Top Hits Introduction Sarah Hill St Peter's College University of Oxford UK 1. Buchanan & Goodman "The Flying Saucer" Parts 1 & 2 (1956) Paul Carr University of South Wales UK 2. The Kingsmen "Louie Louie" (1963) Samuel Murray Middlesex University UK 3. ? and the Mysterians "96 Tears" Adam Behr Newcastle University UK 4. The Easybeats "Friday on My Mind" (1966) Dai Griffiths Independent Scholar Oxford UK 5. Norman Greenbaum "Spirit in the Sky" (1969) Philip Auslander Georgia Institute of Technology USA 6. The Archies "Sugar Sugar" (1969) Jon Stewart BIMM Institute Brighton UK 7. Serge Gainsbourg "Je t'aime(moi non plus" (1969) Philippe Gonin University of Burgundy Franche-Comté France; trans. Jackie Ortiz 8. Blue Swede "Hooked On a Feeling" (1974) Sarah Hill St. Peter's College Oxford UK; with Bengt Palmers 9. Wild Cherry "Play That Funky Music" (1976) Robert Fink UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music USA 10. Althea and Donna "Uptown Top Ranking" (1977) Paul Long Monash University Australia 11. Plastic Bertrand "Ça Plane Pour Moi" (1977) Patrick McGuinness St. Anne's College Oxford UK 12. Nick Gilder "Hot Child in the City" (1978) Richard Parfitt Independent Scholar Wales UK 13. The Vapors "Turning Japanese" (1980) Abigail Gardner University of Gloucestershire UK 14. Aneka "Japanese Boy" (1981) Richard Elliott Newcastle University UK 15. Toni Basil "Mickey" (1981) Tim J. Anderson Old Dominion University USA 16. Trio "Da Da Da" (1981) Tim Quirk Singer and Lyricist USA 17. Nena "99 Luftballons/99 Red Balloons" (1983) Melanie Schiller University of Groningen Netherlands 18. The Grateful Dead "Touch of Grey" (1987) Tom Irvine University of Southampton UK 19. A View from the Ground: Latin Quarter "Radio Africa" (1986) Michael Jones Senior Lecturer in Music University of Liverpool UK 20. A View from the Desk: Product Management Sarah Hill St. Peter's College Oxford UK 21. Shakespear's Sister "Stay"(1992) Áine Mangaoang University of Oslo Norway 22. OMC "How Bizarre" (1996) Geoff Stahl Victoria University of Wellington Aotearoa/New Zealand 23. The Butthole Surfers "Pepper" (1996) Gina Arnold University of San Francisco USA 24. Chumbawamba "Tubthumping" (1997) Matt Grimes Birmingham City University UK 25. Meredith Brooks "Bitch" (1997) Asya Draganova Birmingham City University UK 26. New Radicals "You Get What You Give" (1998) Jon Gower Independent Scholar UK 27. Las Ketchup "Aserejé" (2002) Eulalia Febrer Coll Conservatori Superior de Música de les Illes Balears and Universidad Internacional de La Rioja Spain 28. Gotye ft. Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know" (2011) Ellis Jones University of Leeds UK List of Contributors Index
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