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The One-Hit-Wonder File: “Pushin’ Too Hard”
This punk-tinged song by The Seeds is another you ranked high in our One-Hit-Wonder poll. Have a deeper dive.
John Visconti
John Visconti is a lifelong music and movies aficionado with wide-ranging tastes, from The British Invasion and Motown, to the blues, a dash of jazz, on through to power pop, funk, retro soul, folk, bubblegum and metal. He digs film noir, screwball comedies, classic B movies, and Toho’s original Godzilla series. In the late 1980s, John was a writer and editor for the KISS fanzine Fire. A friend once called him “the human incarnation of an entertainment encyclopedia.” After long stints in the worlds of publishing and IT, he’s currently working in healthcare. You can check out his blog, John V's Eclectic Avenue at http://jveclectic.blogspot.com.
The One-Hit-Wonder File: ” Little Bit O’ Soul”
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