"Bang A Gong (Get It On)" by T. Rex (f/Danny Tamberelli)
The story of T. Rex’s Marc Bolan is one of those rock n’ roll fables that seems so trite that it MUST have been written by some second-rate Hollywood screenwriter. The truth, however, is that Marc Bol...
15 Feb 202350min
"Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry (f/John Franklin)
In the mid 70s, Wild Cherry thrived in all the funk and disco hot spots, from the Northern West Virginia panhandle to the Ohio Valley region. People were getting down to the sweet sounds of “Play That...
8 Feb 202342min
"Rico Suave" by Gerardo (f/Paul Menotiades)
Do you hate it when you show up to a date’s house in your best ripped jeans and leather jacket, only to be offered disgusting food by their scumbag mother? Well this episode’s for you! This week, we’r...
1 Feb 202335min
"Something About You" by Level 42
Welcome to the most bass-heavy episode of One Hit Thunder ever! Thanks to Level 42’s 1985 hit single “Something About You”, we get into a LOT of talk about the best instrument in the world…the good ol...
25 Jan 202333min
"Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil (f/Scott Mellinger)
Midnight Oil shined a light on the plight of the Aboriginal communities in the Australian Outback with their 1987 hit “Beds Are Burning”. This anthemic song is widely considered one of the greatest pi...
18 Jan 202338min
"Informer" by Snow
In 1993, the world was introduced to a white Canadian reggae artist named Snow. His hit song “Informer” topped the US Billboard charts for nearly two months straight, while Snow himself sat in a priso...
11 Jan 202333min
"New Age Girl" by Deadeye Dick (f/ Johnny Yetsconish)
Sometimes we have to bend the rules to qualify artists as appropriate subject matter for One Hit Thunder, but not this week. Deadeye Dick are an undeniable choice, as they are almost universally known...
4 Jan 202343min
"Waiting For a Star To Fall" by Boy Meets Girl
The songwriting duo Boy Meets Girl wrote chart-topping songs for several iconic artists, but it wasn’t until their 1988 single “Waiting for a Star to Fall” that they made a name for themselves as perf...
28 Dec 202234min
