The One-Hit Wonder File: “How Long”
It holds notes of betrayal, but this popular 70s “one hit wonder” by Ace isn’t written about a cheating lover.
The One-Hit Wonder File: Arthur Brown’s “Fire”
“Partly melody, mostly anarchy, “Fire” couldn’t have sounded any less out of step with the…singles that entered the charts in 1968.”
Ron Dante & Tony Burrows: Two Men, Many Bands
There’s such a thing as “too much” talent. These two singers repeatedly hit it big. But both faced some blowback for their chart presence.
The One-Hit Wonder File: “Major Tom”
Peter Schilling took David Bowie’s character and added a twist reflecting his own experience living in Cold War Germany.
