Today is National One Hit Wonder day. Listen to only one or two of them at a time.
Unbelievable -EMF
EMF was led by their guitarist Ian Dench, who is also their primary songwriter, although the entire band was credited on this track. Dench was in a band called Apple Mosaic, who had a contract with Virgin Records but little impact. He formed EMF with some spirited young musicians from around England, and their first album, Schubert Dip, placed four songs in the UK Top 40, with Unbelievable peaking at #3 in November 1990.
Pass the Dutchie – Musical Youth
Musical Youth became the first Black act to go in regular rotation on MTV when Pass The Dutchie was added to their playlist, preceding Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean video by a few weeks. The MTV airplay helped break the song in the United States, and it entered the Top 40 on January 15, 1983, reaching its peak position of #10 on February 26.
Too Shy – Kajagoogoo
The girl in the video is Ali Espley, a Canadian model who later married the comedian Dennis Miller. She was a friend of Limahl, which is how she got the gig.
I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
Right Said Fred is comprised of the buff brothers Richard and Fred Fairbrass, and at the time, guitarist Rob Manzoli. The Fairbrass Brothers were managers at a London dance studio called the Dance Attic, where they came across lots of narcissism and posing. As Rich Fairbrass tells it, they had a loop playing on the computer, and inspired by his dance studio experience he spontaneously took his shirt off and started singing, “I’m too sexy for my shirt.”
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