S8E395 - The Only Ones 'Special View' with Mick Hans

That Record Got Me High Podcast

This week's returning guest, Chicago native and Patron Mick Hans, brings us Britain's The Only Ones and their 1979 US release 'Special View'. While you might not be familiar with the band, you almost certainly have heard their iconic - often-covered - song 'Another Girl, Another Planet', which AllMusic has described as "Arguably, the greatest rock single ever recorded".

Songs discussed in this episode: Another Girl, Another Planet - The Replacements/The Mighty Lemon Drops/The Greg Kihn Band/Blink-182; Another Girl, Another Planet - Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain; I Wanna Go With Dignity - Peter Perrett; Bright Lights - England's Glory; Sparkle - The Fabulous Ratbites From Hell; Better By You, Better Than Me - Spooky Tooth; Another Girl, Another Planet, Lovers Of Today, Peter And the Pets - The Only Ones; Waves Of Fear - Lou Reed; Maid In Heaven - Be Bop Deluxe; Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty; The Beast - The Only Ones; You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory - Johnny Thunders; City Of Fun, The Whole Of The Law, Out There In The Night - The Only Ones; Cool For Cats - Squeeze; Someone Who Cares, You've Got To Pay, Flaming Torch - The Only Ones; Torn Curtain - Television; Curtains For You, From Here To Eternity, The Beast (Live in Chicago 1979) - The Only Ones