About this episode
The episode explores the career of Scritti Politti and discusses their song 'Perfect Way', which surprisingly made it onto a listener-sourced countdown of one hit wonders.
We recently did a listener-sourced Thundred countdown of the 100 greatest one hit wonders of all time, which was a balanced mix of the expected and the surprising. One of the most shocking songs to make the list was Scritti Politti’s “Perfect Way”, mostly because NEITHER guy who hosts a 300+ episode podcast ABOUT one hit wonders even KNEW the song! It landed at #70 on the list, putting it above names you’d expect to see, such as Joan Osborne, Harvey Danger, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and Tom Cochrane. So how did this synth-pop gem manage to avoid our ears for all these years, while simultaneously making such an impact on at least SOME of our listeners? This week, we explore the eclectic career of Scritti Politti to find out what we’ve been missing. 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…
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Topics covered
- one hit wonders
- music history
- synth-pop
- listener countdown
- Scritti Politti
Keywords
- one hit wonders
- Scritti Politti
- Perfect Way
- music podcast
- DistroKid
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Books & works: Perfect Way
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