There are certain things that will happen only once in a lifetime—your first steps or those of your child, your first kiss, your first real heartbreak. You can never repeat those.
There are astronomical events that we’ll experience once. For many of us, that means one experience with Halley’s Comet because it only comes around every 76 years or so. The last time it visited was in 1986. Earth won’t see it again until 2061.
Better yet, ATLAS 3/I, the interstellar object that blew through the solar system in 2025 that a bunch of people thought was an alien spacecraft. It originated somewhere in the constellation Sagittarius and was probably billions of years old. We won’t see it again—unless, of course, it is an alien spacecraft, in which case we’ll experience another one-time-only thing: first contact.
If we switch to music, you can only experience the thrill of having your first hit once. After that, you either repeat that feat—or you don’t. And if you can only manage that one time, you’re branded as a one-hit wonder.
These songs, and the acts behind them, can be really fascinating. What are these tracks? How did they become so big and so long-lasting? And whatever happened to the artists behind these songs?
That’s what this series is all about. This is part two of the biggest alt-rock one-hit wonders of all time.
Songs heard to this show:
- K’s Choice, Not an Addict
- Liam Lynch: The United States of Whatever
- Frente, Bizarre Triangle
- Lightning Seeds, Pure
- Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Scooby Snacks
- The Vapors, Turning Japanese
- Camouflage, The Great Commandment
- Animotion, Obsession
- Fairground Attraction, Perfect
- The Flys, (Got You) Where I Want You
Here’s Eric Wihite’s playlist.
The Ongoing History of New Music can be heard on these stations.
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- The Zone/Victoria – Sunday at 9am and 9pm
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- The Goat Network/Interior BC
- Surge 105/Halifax – Sunday at 7pm
- WAPS/WKTL The Summit/Arkon, Canton, Cleveland, Youngstown – Mon-Fri at 9pm
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