Opus, Haywoode and The Cat from Red Dwarf
The best One Hit Wonders and the stories behind them, this week with Ewald Pfleger from Opus talking about ‘Live Is Life.’
OJ plays the best One Hit Wonders from the 80s, 90s, 00s and beyond.
This week, his guest is Ewald Pfleger.
He’s from Austrian band Opus and wrote their huge hit ‘Live Is Life.’
It was a top 10 hit in 1985, reaching as high as number 6.
Ewald talks about how the song came about, what it was like on Top Of The Pops, and what it was like seeing Diego Maradona warm up to their song!
Ewald Pfleger is an Austrian rock musician and music producer.
He's known as the guitarist of the Austrian band Opus
He had international success with his composition ‘Live Is Life.’
Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show? Email OJ@bbc.co.uk
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The Cat (Red Dwarf)
Tongue Tied
- Tongue Tied.
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Candy Flip
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Live Is Life
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