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You Wanted a Hit!
A discussion of unlikely, perplexing, and positively bizarre hit songs that swept the nation, and often the world.
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Mike Oldfield "Tubular Bells" (from The Exorcist)
54:12|Theo tells the story of the British musician's epic, genre-spanning 1973 opus that went on to become part of horror film history.
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The Greg Kihn Band "Jeopardy"
53:02|Theo tells the story of the Bay Area pop rock band's 1983 funky heartbreak hitBob Carlisle "Butterfly Kisses"
01:06:22|Michael tells the story of the California Christian adult contemporary singer's 1997 crossover balladThe Rembrandts "I'll Be There for You"
56:58|Theo tells the story of the American pop-rock duo's short-but-sweet 1995 TV-theme smashStarland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight"
01:14:23|Michael tells the story of the Washington, DC singing group's 1976 epochal, deceptively low-brow chart-topper. [WARNING: Contains explicit content; listener discretion is advised.]Iron Butterfly "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
54:09|Theo tells the story of the California prog proto-metal band's epic 1968 sleeper hitLFO "Summer Girls" (w/ Liz Riggs)
01:23:58|Theo tells the story of the Massachusetts boy band's head-scratching, pop-culture-referencing 1999 rap-pop surprise hit. Novelist Liz Riggs joins the conversation.