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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The podcast currently has 95 episodes available.

You Wanted a Hit! episodes:

December 13, 2024 EMF "Unbelievable" (w/ Illiterate Light)
Michael tells the story of the English alternative rock band's classic, chaotic 1991 chart-topper. Virginia rock band Illiterate Light joins the conversation.
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1h 28min
November 27, 2024 Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Theo tells the story of the groundbreaking New York City vocalist/composer/improviser's 1988 a cappella chart-topper
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1h 4min
November 14, 2024 Shawn Mullins "Lullaby" (w/ Golden Everything)
Michael tells the story of the Georgia singer-songwriter's mysteriously specific 1998 semi-spoken-word smash. Nashville folk duo Golden Everything joins the conversation.
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1h 20min
October 30, 2024 Mike Oldfield "Tubular Bells" (from The Exorcist)
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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55min
October 16, 2024 The Greg Kihn Band "Jeopardy"
Theo tells the story of the Bay Area pop rock band's 1983 funky heartbreak hit
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54min
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

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