The AWESOME! page has random music stuff that I think is cool. You never know what you will find here!
I’m always interested in One Hit Wonders. These are songs that somehow made it huge in the music world, even though the artist was obscure – and after their moment in glory, they returned to obscurity. Periodically, on the AWESOME! page, I’ll feature a One Hit Wonder that you may remember.
According to VH1, the #1 One Hit Wonder of all time is Macarena by Los Del Rio (Bayside Boys mix). Los Del Rio is a Spanish dance duo that formed in 1962. Macarena is a song about a woman with the same name. The original version was released in 1993 (year 31 for Los Del Rio!). They have produced 6 versions. In 1996, the Bayside Boys – three Miami based producers – made a remix, adding English lyrics. It hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that summer, and stayed #1 for 14 weeks. Only Mariah Carey/Boyz II Men’s One Sweet Day was #1 longer than Macarena. The song maintained its popularity for years, thanks to the Macarena dance that was developed with the song, and is still done at weddings today. I remember “doing the Macarena” – it always helped after a couple of drinks!
You MUST watch this! Here it is…MACARENA!