Summer of 96 Special: Joan Osborne, Los Del Rio, Josh Wink and Pianoman
As part of Radio 2鈥檚 鈥楽ummer Of 96鈥� season, the best One Hit Wonders from a memorable summer 25 years ago, with Pianoman talking about 鈥楤lurred鈥�.
OJ plays the best One Hit Wonders from a memorable summer, 25 years ago.
This week it鈥檚 our 鈥楽ummer Of 96鈥� Special, as part of Radio 2鈥檚 鈥楽ummer Of 96鈥� season.
OJ takes you back to an incredible summer, when the Spice Girls brought us girl power and football was coming home.
There鈥檚 brilliant music from OMC, Los Del Rio, Joan Osborne, Josh Wink and Stretch & Vern.
OJ鈥檚 guest is James Sammon, better known as Pianoman, who had a top 10 hit with 鈥楤lurred.鈥�
It features a sample of 鈥楪irls and Boys鈥� by Blur, and got to number 6 in the charts.
James talks about how the song came about, his experience on Top Of The Pops and the Radio 1 Roadshow, and why he鈥檚 re-releasing new mixes of 鈥楤lurred.鈥�
For more from Radio 2鈥檚 鈥楽ummer Of 96鈥� season, search 鈥楽ummer Of 96鈥� in 麻豆社 Sounds.
Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show? Email OJ@bbc.co.uk.
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Los del R铆o
Macarena
- The Best One Hit Wonders In The World.
- Virgin.
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OMC
How Bizarre
- Now 34 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Wink
Higher State Of Consciousness (Original Tweekin' Acid Funk Edit)
- Higher State Of Consciousness.
- 2.
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Joan Osborne
One Of Us
- Woman (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.
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Pianoman
Blurred
- Now That's What I Call Music 34 CD1.
- 10.
Broadcast
- Mon 21 Jun 2021 02:30麻豆社 Radio 2
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