You Wanted a Hit!

By Michael Smith & Theo Beidler

A discussion of unlikely, perplexing, and positively bizarre hit songs that swept the nation, and often the world. Have you ever heard a classic song and thought, "why on Earth was this popular?" Or "... more

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You Wanted a Hit! episodes:

October 01, 2024 Bob Carlisle "Butterfly Kisses"
Michael tells the story of the California Christian adult contemporary singer's 1997 crossover ballad
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1h 7min
August 22, 2024 The Rembrandts "I'll Be There for You"
Theo tells the story of the American pop-rock duo's short-but-sweet 1995 TV-theme smash
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57min
August 08, 2024 Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight"
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.]
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1h 15min
July 15, 2024 Iron Butterfly "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
Theo tells the story of the California prog proto-metal band's epic 1968 sleeper hit
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55min
June 27, 2024 LFO "Summer Girls" (w/ Liz Riggs)
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.
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1h 24min
June 14, 2024 Rebecca Black "Friday"
Michael tells the story of the Orange County singer's 2011 polarizing, perhaps misunderstood, viral phenomenon
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1h 13min
May 15, 2024 They Might Be Giants "Boss of Me"
Theo tells the story of the quirky Brooklyn-via-Massachusetts cult alt-rock band's 2000 ska-inflected, Grammy-winning TV theme song.
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1h 9min
May 01, 2024 Fatboy Slim "Praise You" (w/ Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet)
Michael tells the story of the UK big beat DJ and producer's sample-heavy, star-making 1998 smash. Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet joins the conversation.
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1h 37min
April 09, 2024 Tag Team "Whoomp! (There It Is)" / 95 South "Whoot, There It Is"
Double episode! Theo tells the stories of the coincidentally(?) competing 1993 hip-hop hits. [WARNING: Contains explicit content; listener discretion is advised.]

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1h 26min
March 14, 2024 Alan Jackson "Chattahoochee"
Michael tells the story of the Georgia country superstar's 1993 slangy summertime calling card
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1h 8min

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