The Problem With One-Hit-Wonders
One-Hit-Wonders seem easy to define – but many of the acts given this dismissive label have had major success outside the UK/US singles chart.
Tag: europop
Eurovision Madness: Blood And Glitter
Germany takes the industrial metal route to hopeful Eurovision success in 2023.
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The Alternative Eurovision
The Eurovision entries are not entirely representative of a nation’s musical output – here are some stranger, cooler or eccentric variants.
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Hammond Heatwaves – The Unlikely World Of Sexy Organ Music LP Covers
Rarely have album covers so wildly misrepresented the music within as on 1970s easy listening Hammond organ collections.
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Mah Na Mah Na – The Sound Of 1977
Forget Rod Stewart vs the Sex Pistols – this was the real battle for chart supremacy in the summer of 1977.
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Last Tangowerk In Berlin – Looking Back At A Curious Musical Experiment
A Weimar-inspired, multi-artist concept album based around the tango and created by producer NHOAH.
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Naked Vinyl: The Golden Age Of The Gratuitously Sexy LP Cover
Shameless sexploitation used to sell decidedly unsexy music to wannabe swingers.
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Tuca Tuca – The Sensational EuroPop Of Raffaella Carrà
Celebrating Europe’s finest Europop diva and uber-kitsch disco pioneer.
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Der Hund Von Baskerville – Cindy Und Bert’s Bizarre, Sherlock Holmes Flavoured Black Sabbath Cover
Existential angst meets gothic detective fiction in this curious cultural mash-up from Germany.
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Centerfold – Sexy Dutch Europoppets From The 1980s
The sexy Europop starlets from the Netherlands, noted for nude photoshoots, teasing performances and disposable, catchy songs.
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Sabrina, The Smurfs And Eurotrash
The unlikely pairing of the busty Italian glamour girl and the children’s cartoon characters.
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The Principles Of Lust: Enigma’s Albums Revisited
Exploring the erotic, hypnotic and chilled-out ambience of Enigma.
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