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Procol Harum in 1970

How a Sick Partygoer (And Maybe Guy Stevens) Inspired This 1967 One-Hit Wonder With the “Greatest Acid Lyric Ever Written”

Berlin performing in mid-1980s

How an Emergency Mechanic Helped Create One of the Sappiest One-Hit Wonders of the 1980s

"Mickey" singer Toni Basil performing

The 1982 One-Hit Wonder Who Got Her Start Teaching Elvis Presley His On-Screen Dance Moves 20 Years Earlier

Tiffany in 1987

The Passing Moment This One-Hit Wonder Knew She Was Actually Famous in 1987 (And Again in 2025)

Patrick Swayze in 1987

The Emotional One-Hit Wonder From 1987 That Nearly Made It Into a Different 80s Movie (And Prompted at Least Five Lawsuits)

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