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fandomhigh2011-01-14 06:56 am
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Pop Culture 101 | Friday | Period 2
When the students filed into the classroom today, they'd see both John and three televisions hooked up to the laptop on his desk. Yes, John was a product of the technological age. Right now he was looking through pictures of his son but he'd soon use the hookup for class.
Once everyone filed in, he shut down his pictures and stood up. "Hey guys. Today, we're going to be talking about one hit wonders. Oh yes. We're going to be talking about those flash in the pan, lightning in a bottle, fifteen minutes of fame musicians that have one hit, and it's usually a monster hit, and then disappear forever to live off the money they made on that one song for the rest of their lives. Most of the time, you can't really tell if an artist is going to be a one hit wonder when they release their first song. They might sound incredibly innovative like the group a-ha's Take On Me."
With that, he cued up Take On Me on one of the television screens. When it ended, he started talking again.
"That's still pretty cool even today, isn't it?" he asked, nodding. "So, why didn't this band break out bigger? What stopped them from having the success of someone like U2 or the Beastie Boys?"
John shrugged. "And then, of course, we have one hit wonder that deserve to stay one hit wonders for freaking ever. Carl Douglas' Kung Fu Fighting is a catchy song when you hear it the first one hundred times. After that, you just want to rip your ears off. Take a listen."
He queued up Kung Fu Fighting and let the class take a listen. "So, makes you wanna sing right? Maybe you dance around in your chair. Yeah, listen to it incessantly and you'll be rethinking that. Your assignment for today is to look through the list of one hit wonders I've given you. Find a song that you either recognize or that catches your attention. Once you do that, come up to the laptop here, queue up the video and tell everyone why you think this song ended up a one hit wonder. If you don't wanna get all academic, you can just tell us what you think of the song. Sound good? Let's get to it."
Once everyone filed in, he shut down his pictures and stood up. "Hey guys. Today, we're going to be talking about one hit wonders. Oh yes. We're going to be talking about those flash in the pan, lightning in a bottle, fifteen minutes of fame musicians that have one hit, and it's usually a monster hit, and then disappear forever to live off the money they made on that one song for the rest of their lives. Most of the time, you can't really tell if an artist is going to be a one hit wonder when they release their first song. They might sound incredibly innovative like the group a-ha's Take On Me."
With that, he cued up Take On Me on one of the television screens. When it ended, he started talking again.
"That's still pretty cool even today, isn't it?" he asked, nodding. "So, why didn't this band break out bigger? What stopped them from having the success of someone like U2 or the Beastie Boys?"
John shrugged. "And then, of course, we have one hit wonder that deserve to stay one hit wonders for freaking ever. Carl Douglas' Kung Fu Fighting is a catchy song when you hear it the first one hundred times. After that, you just want to rip your ears off. Take a listen."
He queued up Kung Fu Fighting and let the class take a listen. "So, makes you wanna sing right? Maybe you dance around in your chair. Yeah, listen to it incessantly and you'll be rethinking that. Your assignment for today is to look through the list of one hit wonders I've given you. Find a song that you either recognize or that catches your attention. Once you do that, come up to the laptop here, queue up the video and tell everyone why you think this song ended up a one hit wonder. If you don't wanna get all academic, you can just tell us what you think of the song. Sound good? Let's get to it."