“Alley Oop” by The Hollywood Argyles

About this episode

The episode explores the phenomenon of 'Alley Oop' by The Hollywood Argyles and its unexpected success in the music charts.

Have you ever been SO inspired by a comic strip that you can’t HELP but write a song about it? Well, if you were a funnies enthusiast in 1960, you could end up topping the charts. Yes, that’s right…”Alley Oop” by The Hollywood Argyles, who were BARELY even a real band, hit #1 on the Hot 100. How did this happen? And WHY did this happen? Secure your loincloths, because we’re going to try to make sense of this strange moment in music history on this week’s episode. One Hit Thunder is brought to you by DistroKid, the ultimate partner for taking your music to the next level. Our listeners get 30% off your first YEAR with DistroKid by signing up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/onehitthunder⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: unknown

Topics covered

• music history
• one hit wonders
• 1960s music
• comic strips
• chart-topping songs

Keywords

• Alley Oop
• The Hollywood Argyles
• music history
• one hit wonder
• 1960s
• comic strip inspired songs

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Hollywood Argyles

Books & works: Alley Oop

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