A TRIBUTE show to those recording artists who only had one hit takes to the stage at The Barnyard from 21 May to 10 July. Entitled 1 Hit Wonder, the show features vocalists, Andrew Webster (narrator), Lee Paver, Gift Gwe, Caelee Vercueil and Anastasia Dilima. The band is made up of Barry Thomson on guitar and vocals, with Calli Thomson on keyboards, Kelly Joubert on bass guitar, Ruan Oosthuyzen on drums and Ola on saxophone.
They will be paying tribute to artists who only had one hit song and then disappeared into obscurity, never to be heard of again. Since the birth of rock and roll, we have experienced one hit wonders on the pop charts – such as guitar legend, Carl Perkins, who said not to step on his Blue Suede Shoes. This single-hit trend gained momentum in the 1960s with songs like Do You Love Me by The Contours and Wipe Out by the Surfaris. In the 1970s there was Knock On Wood, Play That Funky Music, Le Freak (Freak Out), Rapper’s Delight and Kung Fu Fighting.
In the 1980s there were songs such as You Spin Me Round, 99 Red Balloons and (I Just) Died In Your Arms. In the 1990s we had some crazy one hit wonders with songs such as Who Let The Dogs Out, Macarena, Ice Ice Baby, and let’s not forget, I’m Too Sexy For My Shirt.
Into the new millennium we have an avalanche of one hit wonders such as Gangnam Style, The Ketchup Song and I Like The Way You Move by Psy, Las Ketchup and The Body Rockers.
1 Hit Wonders features a cast who will perform more than 60 songs.
Tickets are R155 per person from Wednesday to Saturday, with discounted specials of R120 per person every Tuesday night and R110 per person for the Sunday matinée show. For bookings and enquiries, phone The Barnyard Theatre.
