You Wanted a Hit! LIVE!

Live podcast taping in front of an audience at Get Tight Lounge!

Have you ever heard a classic song and thought “why on Earth was this popular?" "What’s a Sussudio?" Or a Luftballon?" "What does it mean to Wang Chung? Or to Tubthump?" "Where DID Cotton Eye Joecome from?” Well, there’s a podcast for that. You Wanted a Hit! is a podcast about unlikely, perplexing, and positively bizarre hit songs. Each episode explores the backstory, creation, and success of one unlikely smash hit, and along the way you'll hear hilarious stories, fascinating history, often mind-blowing bits of music lore.

You Wanted a Hit! is an independent podcast that has produced nearly 100 episodes. Notable guests on the show have included Low Cut Connie, PUP, Dave Holmes, Alex Goldman, The Hood Internet, Illiterate Light, and more.