Episodes
Aug. 3, 2022
"Funk Dat" by Sagat
Why is it that every time you turn on an episode of One Hit Thunder, you gotta listen to me do some intro where I try to be clever? Man, FUNK DAT! Just get to the episode! That’s what we’re about to do, as Matt and I dive in…
July 27, 2022
"More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Starecase (f/Paul Menotiades)
My good friend and musical collaborator Paul Menotiades always brings the heat with his song choices. Paul joins the four-timer club this week, and he follows up episodes about Harvey Danger, EMF, and the Dead Milkmen with y…
July 20, 2022
"What Would You Do?" by City High
It’s mind-boggling how many guests have passed on the opportunity to talk about City High’s catchy-yet-serious 1999 jam “What Would You Do?”, so Matt and I had no choice but to institute a new “Ya Snooze, Ya Lose” category o…
July 13, 2022
"Nobody Knows" by Tony Rich Project (f/Johnny Yetsconish)
Return guest Johnny Yetsconish has an impressive track record of choosing the very best sad songs to discuss on One Hit Thunder. He keeps his streak alive this week by picking “Nobody Knows” by The Tony Rich Project. This re…
July 6, 2022
"Come Baby Come" by K7
Our Patreon really swung for the fences by choosing K7’s 1993 hit “Come Baby Come” as the song we’re diving into this week. Did you know that K7 was just one guy, and not the name of the group of four men who seem to be feat…
June 29, 2022
"Three Little Pigs" by Green Jellÿ (f/Matt Jurcevich)
In 1993, the band Green Jellÿ had an unlikely Top 20 hit with their song “Three Little Pigs”, which was a twisted, rockin’ version of a story that we’re all familiar with from childhood. A crudely animated yet unforgettable …
June 22, 2022
"Back in the Day" by Ahmad (f/Norman Sann)
Norman Sann is our guest this week, and if you haven’t checked him out on TikTok yet, you’re missing out on relatable verses with wordplay that often taps into nostalgia from our own childhoods. That being said, it’s no surp…
June 15, 2022
"Hooch" by Everything
It's summer time and what summer isn't complete without hanging around a fire with your best buds getting connected to your ancestors? The group Everything pondered this exact question when they wrote Hooch. We left it up to…
June 8, 2022
"Baby's Coming Back" by Jellyfish (f/Scott Klopfenstein)
First time guest Scott Klopfenstein came in HOT for his debut appearance, ready to discuss quite possibly the most heartbreaking casualty of the grunge era. The lush compositions and Willy Wonka inspired look of Jellyfish la…
June 1, 2022
"Potential Break-Up Song" by Aly & AJ (f/Matthew Milligan)
Matthew Milligan is BACK…this time, to talk teen pop music, Radio Disney, and meta songwriting with “Potential Breakup Song” by Aly & AJ. Does taking too long to call a significant other on their birthday really deserve the …
May 25, 2022
"F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)" by Eamon (f/Jim Logrando)
In the early 2000s, cussing was still considered shocking. Nowadays, everyone from toddlers to great-grandmas are dropping F-bombs and C-words like they aren’t even cusses. In 2004, Staten Island ho-wop singer Eamon knew tha…
May 18, 2022
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes (f/Jonathan London)
This week’s episode was recorded live during a charity livestream on the Geekscape YouTube channel. We’re joined by Geekscape founder Jonathan London to discuss “What’s Up?” by 4 Non Blondes, a polarizing song that either ha…
May 15, 2022
Patreon Sneak Peak ... Mr T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool
Enjoy this bonus episode of the first 10 minutes of Chris and I's Patreon Exclusive review of the Mr. T special "Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool" You can hear the full episode, our weekly bonus episodes and even vote fo…
May 11, 2022
"Handlebars" by Flobots
One Hit Thunder producer Matt Kelly has brought up the band Flobots on several occasions on the show, so it was only right that an entire episode was finally dedicated to their 2008 single “Handlebars”. What lyrically starts…
May 4, 2022
"Flavor of the Weak" by American Hi-Fi (f/Tessa Markle)
The turn of the century brought an explosion of music that combined pop sensibility with the spirit of rock. Bands like Sum 41 and Dashboard Confessional entered the mainstream and stayed there, building back catalogs of mem…
April 27, 2022
"Toy Soldiers" by Martika (f/Joey Ritter)
This week, we’re joined by my good friend Joey Ritter to discuss Martika, a Kids Incorporated success story who scored a #1 hit with her heavy single “Toy Soldiers”. The song serves as a vague cautionary tale about the dange…
April 20, 2022
"Touch of Grey" by Grateful Dead (f/Joey Spehar)
Today, we are joined by WYEP DJ Joey Spehar to discuss a band that feels crazy to call a one hit wonder - The Grateful Dead. Not even a legitimate Deadhead like Joey can deny, however, that 1987’s “Touch of Grey” was the ico…
April 13, 2022
"How Bizarre" by OMC (f/Dustin Rubin)
The song “How Bizarre” from New Zealand’s OMC was first released in 1995, but it wasn’t until 1997 that it made its mark on the US Billboard charts. This hard-to-classify hit tends to be very polarizing among listeners. The …
April 6, 2022
"I Wanna Be Rich" by Calloway
We would do LOTS of cool things if we were rich. One of those things would be to give the whole world a free subscription to the One Hit Thunder Patreon. Unfortunately, we’re not able to do that yet, but we DID let our Patre…
March 31, 2022
"Back Here" by BBMak (f/Will Carey)
BBMak had it all…good looks, great harmonies, relatable lyrics, and a smash hit single with “Back Here”. Despite the trio’s massive success in 1999, they broke up shortly after the release of their second album a few years l…
March 24, 2022
"The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats (f/Ryan Stick)
Pogoing to new wave music in clubs is a god-given right, and no one knows this better than Men Without Hats frontman Ivan Doroschuck. He got his revenge on the bouncers that tried to keep his feet on the ground by writing “T…
March 16, 2022
"Gucci Gucci" by Kreayshawn
Our Patreon members voted, and they decided to give us the task of deciding whether Kreayshawn’s viral hit “Gucci Gucci” is unlistenable garbage or a low-key masterpiece that challenges materialism and brand worship. Stay tu…
March 9, 2022
"Insensitive" by Jann Arden (f/Robert Bacon)
In 1996, the Christian Slater rom-com Bed of Roses was released. While it was a disappointment at the box office, it helped launch Jann Arden's 1994 single “Insensitive” onto the US Billboard charts. While Jann is a massive …