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Opus, Haywoode and The Cat from Red Dwarf

The best One Hit Wonders and the stories behind them, this week with Ewald Pfleger from Opus talking about ‘Live Is Life.’

OJ plays the best One Hit Wonders from the 80s, 90s, 00s and beyond.

This week, his guest is Ewald Pfleger.

He’s from Austrian band Opus and wrote their huge hit ‘Live Is Life.’

It was a top 10 hit in 1985, reaching as high as number 6.

Ewald talks about how the song came about, what it was like on Top Of The Pops, and what it was like seeing Diego Maradona warm up to their song!

Ewald Pfleger is an Austrian rock musician and music producer.
He's known as the guitarist of the Austrian band Opus
He had international success with his composition ‘Live Is Life.’

Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show? Email OJ@bbc.co.uk

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Jul 2021 02:30

Music Played

  • Sunset Strippers

    Falling Stars

    • (CD Single).
    • Direction Records.
  • Haywoode

    Roses

    • Pure... '80s Soul Grooves (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
  • The Cat (Red Dwarf)

    Tongue Tied

    • Tongue Tied.
    • Emi.
    • 1.
  • Candy Flip

    Strawberry Fields Forever

  • Opus

    Live Is Life

    • Années 80 (Various Artists).
    • Wagram Music.
  • M

    Pop Muzik

    • Million Sellers Vol.16 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Jul 2021 02:30

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