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Edwyn Collins, Chocolate Puma and Clout

The best One Hit Wonders, plus Cindy Alter from Clout with the story of β€˜Substitute’.

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

This week he chats to Cindy Alter from Clout.

She’s the lead singer from South Africa’s most successful band, and they got to number 2 in 1978 with their new arrangement of The Righteous Brothers song β€˜Substitute’.

Find out why they chose to cover that song, what it was like being an all-female band in the 70s, and the hidden meaning behind the band name Clout!

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

Email OJ@bbc.co.uk

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 17 May 2022 02:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Chocolate Puma

    I Wanna Be U

    • I Wanna Be U.
    • Cream.

  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • The Look

    I Am The Beat

    • Now 100 Hits Even More Forgotten 80s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • White Town

    Your Woman

    • Now 36 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Clout

    Substitute

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.

Broadcast

  • Tue 17 May 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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