The Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang
I hate this song. Let me make it a littler more clear: I hate, detest, abhor and despise “The Bad Touch.” Today, I’m breaking my rules. Usually, I only write about one-hit wonders that reached the Billboard Top 40. But today I’m making an exception to comment on “The Bad Touch” by Bloodhound Gang because I hate it so much. I had completely forgotten about this song and video until I heard it this week and it reawakened … Read entire article »
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Summer Girls – LFO
LFO singer Rich Cronin died today from leukemia. Remember LFO? Flash back to 1999 and their breezy summer hit “Summer Girls.” That song put LFO, who were also known as Lyte Funky Ones to their fans, on the popular music charts for the first time when the song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although they followed “Summer Girls” with “Girl on TV” soon afterward, the song people remember is “Summer Girls.” So even … Read entire article »
You Get What You Give – New Radicals
I don’t care what anyone says: “You Get What You Give” is the single greatest pop song of the 1990s. For sure it’s the greatest pop song of 1990. It’s that good. And that timeless. To my ears, it sounds like it was released in 1974 by Todd Rundgren. Or 1980 and “Set Me Free” by Utopia. Or 1984 by World Party, owners of a one-hit wonder in “Ship of Fools.” Or 1998 by New … Read entire article »
No Pigeons Lyrics – Sporty Thievz
Read how “No Pigeons” became a one-hit wonder No Pigeons lyrics Nada, franchise Nada, shotcallers Yeah, sporty thievz, sporty thievz Uh huh, nada A pigeon is a girl who be walkin’ by My rimmed up blue, brand new sparklin’ five Her feet hurt so you know she want a ride But she frontin’ like she can’t say hi What? 1 – (uh oh) y’all chicks ain’t gettin’ nada (uh oh) your pussy ain’t worth the ramada (uh oh) anyway your friend looks hotter (uh oh) game is somethin’ we … Read entire article »
No Pigeons – Sporty Thievz
We love a good protest song. And we love a good answer song ever more. Some people call them answer songs. Some people call them response songs. All we really know is that these are the songs that someone writes in response to another song someone has written. Typically they take an opposite point of view and each song finds its fans (one is usually far inferior to the other one as well). “Dawn … Read entire article »
Last Kiss Lyrics – Pearl Jam
Click to read the strange history behind “Last Kiss” Last Kiss lyrics Oh where, oh where, can my baby be? The Lord took her away from me She’s gone to heaven, so I’ve got to be good So I can see my baby when I leave this world We were out on a date in my daddy’s car We hadn’t driven very far There in the road, straight ahead A car was stalled, the engine was dead I couldn’t stop, so I swerved to the … Read entire article »
Last Kiss Lyrics – Wednesday
Read the bizarre story behind “Last Kiss” Last Kiss Lyrics We were out on a date in my daddys car We hadnt driven very far There in the road, straight ahead A car stalled, the engine was dead I couldnt stop, so I turned to the right I’ll never forget the sound that nite Crying tires and busting glass The painfull scream that I heard last Chorus Oh where oh where can my baby be The lord took her away from me She’s gone to heaven so I … Read entire article »
A Shot in the Arm – Wilco
Editor’s note: Wilco is not a one-hit wonder. Musicians have a natural affinity to die young. Reading the news today I see that Jay Bennett died in his sleep at the age of 46. Not truly young. But not old either. You probably don’t know Jay Bennett. But you may know the band he played in from 1994 through 2001: Wilco. I’ve always liked Wilco. Even as they veered from alt-rock supergroup (their first album is really … Read entire article »