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Maisonettes, Sugar Ray and Spectral Display

The best One Hit Wonders, plus Michel Mulders from Spectral Display on It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love.

OJ plays some of the best One Hit Wonders from right across the decades.

This week he chats to Michel Mulders.

Michel is the founder of Spectral Display, a Dutch new wave group, who had a hit with β€˜It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love’ in 1982.

It was released in 13 countries, was their biggest hit, and M.I.A. covered it in 2010, changing the title to β€˜It Takes a Muscle’, which was from her third studio album, Maya.

Michel also has new music out himself, β€˜Lay All Your Love On Me.’

Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show?

Email OJ@bbc.co.uk

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 18 Apr 2022 02:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Maisonettes

    Heartache Avenue

    • History Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Br Music.

  • Capital Cities

    Safe And Sound

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Sugar Ray

    Every Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava/Atlantic.

  • Belle & the Devotions

    Love Games

    • This Is... Eurovision (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Spectral Display

    It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love

    • Golden Years Of Dutch Pop Music - Eighties Nuggets.
    • Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV.
    • 17.

  • Endor

    Pump It Up

  • Debelah Morgan

    Dance With Me

    • Dance With Me.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Apr 2022 02:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

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