When Johnny Kidd Was The Man
With his saucy eye patch, Johnny Kidd rocked England with a hit song written at the last minute — and later covered by dozens of acts.
The One-Hit Wonder File: “Stuck In The Middle With You”
“…Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan…had no idea it would gain a very different sort of visibility nineteen years later.”
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.”
