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A blessing or a curse? The beats that make a one-hit wonder and their pop culture legacies

One-hit wonders — they're those cursed songs that made it big for a brief, pop culture moment, their artists only to fizzle from the big time, never to be heard from again.

But some might consider one-hit wonders as those amazing songs that made it big and will forever be emblemized in our collective pop culture consciousness.

Why not be remembered as both?

To learn about the phenomenon of the one-hit wonder, The Show spoke with Arizona journalist and music writer Amy Young.

Playlist: KJZZ staff picks their favorite one-hit wonders

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.