Johnny Acecraft: ONE HIT WONDER

Johnny Acecraft (of intergalactic pop band Spalien Acecraft) performs his One Hit Wonder. This video is edited together from three separate performances: at Rowan Caves, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009; at the 3 and 10 Club, Brighton (both as part of 'Earth Calling Johnny Acecraft'); and at the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton. Filmed by Carolina Ortega, Becki Hodgson and Flik Hopkins. The song makes fleeting musical/lyrical reference to songs by M, Arthur Brown, Spice Girls, Britney Spears, Chumbawamba, and probably a few more.

Words:

I wanna be a one hit wonder
Wanna get to the top and then I wanna go under
Wanna be known for a song you hear so many times
It'll make you chunder

Wanna be a one hit wonder
Like a flash in the pan or a rumble of thunder
Wanna be big for a gig then leg it
With a stash of cash to the distant tundra

I wanna taste fame, wanna feature in your frame
Want my name to be admissible in the name game
I wanna go far, wanna live five-star
Want caviar, flashy car, twelve-string guitar
I insist on my fifteen minutes, I'm in it to win it
I don't care if you bag it and bin it
I want a quick go at being someone people know
So let's get on with the show

I wanna be a one hit wonder
Wanna smash radio playlists asunder
Wanna be hip for a bit then quit
With one hit to my credit and a mountain of plunder

I wanna have a one hit wonder
Like Tubthumping by Chumbawumba
Years in the underground, cultivating sound
All wrecked in a second thanks to one pop blunder

I wanna get knocked down, and I wanna stay down
I don't wanna keep clowning around
I wanna have one hit, and that's it
And then I'm gonna get out of town

I want a brief litmus test of the dizzy heights of pop success
I'll stick around while I'm renowned then I'll bugger off for a well-earned rest

I am the God of...Pop Muzik!
And I bring you...Pop Muzik!
And when you're the God of...Pop Muzik!
Use it, and abuse it.

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Words and music written by John Hinton
Copyright © 2010, all rights reserved

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• funny
• comedy
• parody
• pastiche
• charts
• popular culture
• dance
• eyeball
• eric
• mask

[PettRamn]

he has trained me in theater! winning! wei!:)

[BrightonPeaceCoach]

You should play at Glastonbury next year.

[fenderac30]

A sure fire hit from this uber-talented Johnny!!

[danmarcshelton]

why has another awful series of big brother been commissioned when this and many more actual creatives could have been, so much talent so little time...