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Build the entire marketing campaign around this song." What the hell was wrong with him? Did the guy just have axe murderer on the brain? Todd (VO): And the producers somehow took a look at it and said, "Perfect. Synth: La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Todd (VO): The man was told to write a song for a dance movie, and instead of "Footloose" or "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", he somehow turned in this. He's not in the official video, the song came from a soundtrack and not one of his albums, you could've heard this song every day in 1983 and not know who sang it. And despite the sublime '80s-ness of that fact, Sembello may be one of the more anonymous one-hit wonders I cover here. Now, this burly beardo is Michael Sembello, seen here playing synthesizer while accompanied by another synth player, a third synth player, and a keytar player. I can see why the camera decided to focus on Jennifer Beals instead. But what about the man behind it? Who is the man behind it? Where is the man behind it? All I see is a hot chick in a leotard. Todd (VO): Yeah, this is the kind of bizarro, dark pop that made the early '80s so amazing. Todd: Like a knife, with a knife, same difference. I say it's about a murderous psychopath who just happens to be dancing.
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But even when you know it's a dance song, it doesn't feel like a dance song. Todd (VO): For one thing, it's called "Maniac". Michael Sembello: She's a maniac, maniac, I sure know Todd (VO): But even though "Maniac" is from the soundtrack of a cheesy dance movie, it seems like it should be on the soundtrack of a Jason movie, right? I mean, listen to it. It turns out there aren't many spooky one-hit wonders out there I didn't think I'd make it to three. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! And this year, we're going to listen to a dark, haunting tune about the most frightening thing of all: dancing! Oooooooohh! This year, I have my scariest costume yet: a loser with nothing better to do than talk shit on the Internet. Todd: Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Yes, it's time once again for the 3rd annual One Hit Wonderland Spooktacular Edition. A pop song review(instead of "A one-hit wonder retrospective")