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Room 5, The La’s and Mental As Anything

The best One Hit Wonders, plus Reg and Peter from Mental As Anything with the story of ‘Live It Up’.

OJ plays some of the best One Hit Wonders from right across the decades.

This week he chats to brothers Reg and Peter from Mental As Anything.

Their biggest UK hit was ‘Live It Up’, which reached number 3 in 1987.

Find out about what they thought of the UK and Top Of The Pops, and the role Crocodile Dundee played in the song being such a big hit!

Want to hear your favourite One Hit Wonder on the show?

Email OJ@bbc.co.uk.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 28 Jun 2022 02:30

Music Played

  • Room 5

    Make Luv (feat. Oliver Cheatham)

    • New Woman 2003 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Bamboo

    Bamboogie

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 39 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • The La’s

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Tony Tribe

    Red Red Wine

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.
  • Mental as Anything

    Live It Up

    • Drive Time (Various Artists).
    • Dino.
  • Rui da Silva

    Touch Me (Radio Edit) [ ] (feat. Cassandra)

    • Kismet Records Presents Touch Me (feat. Cassandra).
    • Kismet Records Limited.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 28 Jun 2022 02:30

Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

Radio 2's Ultimate One Hit Wonders Quiz

How many do you remember?