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I Wanna Be Bad – Willa Ford
Call it the Britney effect. Between 1999 and 2001 a bunch of songs emerged that sounded just like Britney Spears. Pop songs that were complete studio productions with some auto-tuned vocals laid over the top. “I Wanna Be Bad” by Willa Ford is one of the most blatant examples. The first time I heard the song on a radio station as I was surfing for a good song, I stopped, listened and thought, that’s NOT … Read entire article »
Do I Make You Proud – Taylor Hicks
Scotty McCreery, the 17-year-old from Garner, N.C., won American Idol tonight. That’s 10 seasons of Idol and 10 winners who have gone on to fame (Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jordin Sparks) and relative obscurity (Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks). Taylor Hicks is an interesting study since he is one of only two American Idol winners to place a single song in the Billboard Top 40 (the other is 2010 winner, Lee DeWyze). But Hicks single … Read entire article »
Butterfly – Crazy Town
Some people credit Run D-M-C with the first rap rock song. If you’re thinking of their collaboration with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way,” you are mistaken. The first rap rock hit is “Rock Box” by Run D-M-C. But yes, “Walk This Way” is the song that made the boys famous way back in 1986. Who would have ever guessed Steven Tyler would go on to judge American Idol back then? Watch “Rock … Read entire article »
Teach Me How to Dougie – Cali Swag District
The history of hip hop is full of promising lives cut short due to violence. Tupac. Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.). Now add Rapper M-Bone of the group Cali Swag District to that unfortunate list. M-Bone (Montae Talbert) was killed May 15, 2011 in a drive-by shooting in his hometown of Inglewood, California. He was only 22 years old. M-Bone was one of the rappers on Cali Swag District’s breakout hit from 2010 titled “Teach Me … Read entire article »
Youth of the Nation Lyrics – P.O.D.
Youth of the Nation Lyrics – P.O.D. Click to read how Youth of the Nation by P.O.D. became a one-hit wonder Last day of the rest of my life I wish I would have known cause I’d have kissed my momma good-bye I didn’t tell her that I loved her; how much I cared Or thank my pops for all the talks and all the wisdom he shared Unaware I just did what I always do Everyday the same routine before I … Read entire article »
Youth of the Nation – P.O.D.
Today’s one-hit wonder is a request from toponehitwonders.com reader Robert van Peer who calls “Youth of the Nation” by P.O.D. “the best one-hit wonder quality-wise in the 2000′s.” You may disagree. I still contend that one of the greatest one-hit wonders of the 2000s is “You Get What You Give” by New Radicals. Two very different songs there. But regardless of opinions, “Youth of the Nation” was a compelling and arresting song when it was released in 2001 … Read entire article »
Jai Ho – A.R. Rahman
There aren’t many one-hit wonders that have won both a Grammy Award and an Oscar. In fact, “Jai Ho” is pretty much it. In 2008, Slumdog Millionaire was packing movie theaters with its crazy compelling story of a poor, illiterate kid who wins the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire . As the movie ends in an exciting rush of requited love and joy, you see the cast in a train station … Read entire article »
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Who Let the Dogs Out? – Baha Men
There is no middle ground on “Who Let the Dogs Out.” Some love it. Many hate it. In fact, besides kids under the age of 7 or adults under the influence of overpriced beer and under-buttered popcorn at sporting events, I’m not sure anyone in their right mind loves “Who Let the Dogs Out” by Baha Men. But back when the song was new and still had its bite, the Grammy Awards committee awarded Baha Men with … Read entire article »