You know what an ‘OH Yea’ song is right? It’s a song that makes you lean over while driving, reach for the radio dial, and turn it up to 11. Let’s look at a few of our favorite oh yeah oldies!
Here’s the story of a famous 50s and 60s actor who was born in Canada, and had what we believe is the very first number one one hit wonder that was spoken, or dare we say rapped? “Ringo” was performed by Lorne Greene in 1964 and hit number one on the charts while he was enjoying great success as the patriarch of the Cartwright family on TVs Bonanza.
“Eve of Destruction” by the late Barry McGuire hit number one in 1965, and as you might have suspected was written during the heights of the Vietnam War and national political unrest. Barry was born in Oklahoma in 1935, and began as a folk rock singer with The New Christy Minstrels, before setting out on his own as a solo artist. The song was written by P.F. Sloan, a highly successful song writer in the 60s.
“It Takes Two,” the one hit wonder duet with the late Marvin Gaye, by Kim Weston in 1966 was a breath of soulful fresh air, given the airwaves were polluted with hard rock and mindless guitar tunes. Her other big hit is a song you probably think the Doobie Brothers wrote. It’s actually a Motown Song, “Take Me in Your Arms (And Rock Me).”
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