Hello and welcome to It's Just Music with your host Kris Jones. This podcast will be me doing a deep dive on an almost never ending list of music topics: it may be one-hit wonders, shady music executives, beefs in the industry. The music industry is rife full of tales that are waiting to be told and I hope you enjoy listening.
Just One Hit: Bobby Pickett and The Cryptkeepers - The Monster Mash (1962)
Welcome back to Just One Hit. Today's one hit wonder is one for spooky season and that's Bobby Pickett's single, The Monster Mash. Released in 1962, the song peaked at #1 during the Halloween season and has maintained its popularity during the holiday ever since. But how did Bobby go from doing a Boris Karloff impression in a band while trying to be an actor to getting millions in royalties from a novelty song based on the Mashed Potato?
10 Sept 2026
Revisiting The Music of The Rocky Films
Welcome back! In today's video, we are going to be going through the music of all the mainline Rocky movies. From the franchise's modest beginnings to #1 hits like Eye of the Tiger and Gotta Fly Now and platinum selling soundtracks, each version of the Rocky score has something for everyone. Instrumental tracks, hip hop, rock. Rocky has done it all and then some.
2 Dec 2025
Disney's Forgotten High School Musical
Despite not really being a Disney movie, Bandslam has the trappings of a musical film made by the mouse machine, with two of its stars as leads (Vanessa Hudgens and Aly Michalka). Marketed as the "Next High School " by Summit Entertainment, Bandslam underperformed at the box office but was praised by critics and audiences alike. In this video, I review the film and try to figure out why it missed the mark and how I feel about 16 years later...
28 Aug 2025
The Album Apple Spent $100 Million On...Then FORCED on Their Customers
In 2014 Irish rockers U2 released their 13th studio album Songs of Innocence, an album that cost Apple Inc. an estimated $100 Million. Most people know it for the disastrous fall out post release, including a very iconic tweet from Tyler The Creator, but how did we get from a band unhappy with their place in the industry to the equivalent of as someone put it so eloquently, musical junk mail?
5 Jul 2025
Beyoncè, Remix Culture and Death of The Author (Artist)?
This episode explores the backlash against a Beyoncé remix on TikTok and examines remix culture's impact on audience engagement with music after its release.
23 Jun 2025
Why People Hate Benson Boone
This episode explores the reasons behind the backlash against musician Benson Boone, examining claims of inauthenticity and a cringeworthy persona.
29 Nov 2024
Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing (1996)
Duncan Sheik shares the story behind his iconic 90s hit 'Barely Breathing', exploring its emotional resonance and artistic journey to create a timeless anthem.
14 Oct 2024
Katy Perry's 143: The Tale of an Unfortunate Pop Star
Katy Perry's 143 dropped and it's has been nothing but career lows for the once top pop star. In this video, I go over my personal thoughts about the 143 album, how the start of the era was not too great and what Katy should do going forward.
29 Aug 2024
Which Artist Is Having The Worst 2024?
Jennifer Lopez's failed album/tour/marriage combo. Katy Perry's dead on arrival comeback. Justin Timberlake's DWI. Which of these artists is having the worst 2024 in the music space? It's Just Music may have the answer...
29 May 2024
That Time Taylor Swift and Katy Perry Beefed Over Background Dancers...
So does anyone remember that time 10 years ago when two of pop's biggest musical acts, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, were going at each other over "stolen" background dancers? You don't? Well I'm here to give you an extremely in-depth recap of the mess. From diss tracks to a number of Twitter tirades, it was a wild ride to say the least.
21 Apr 2024
JUST ONE HIT - "Short Short Man" by 20 Fingers and Gillette (One Hit Wonder)
Hey ya'll! Gillette and 20 Finger's 1994 hit Short Dick Man (AKA) Short Short Man was a worldwide smash criticizing men who didn't measure up. With this one hit wonder deep dive, we are exploring what happened after the hit, including shady business dealings and why 20 Fingers couldn't match the success of this phallic shaming bop.
15 Mar 2024
JUST ONE HIT - "Into The Night" by Benny Mardones (One Hit Wonder)
In the second installment of Just One Hit, we are exploring the Benny Mardones 80s adult contemporary hit, Into The Night. Initially released in 1980 to much controversy due to its opening lines about courting a minor, (She's Just sixteen years old, leave her alone), this one hit wonder has the distinction of not only being a hit once, hitting the #11 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980, but twice in the same decade, thanks in part to a resurgence in popularity in 1989 (#20 Billboard Hot 100). Is there more to the man than just the controversy or does the song's infamy outlive its performer?
6 Jan 2024
A Short Rant About Music Discovery (or the Lack Therof)
Why does it seem like music discovery is at an all time low and how can people only listen to one musician? A short rant about music discovery being very low in the age of streaming. Something to hold you over until the next Just One Hit episode.
17 Feb 2023
20 Fingers & Gillette - Short Dick Man (1994)
In this third installment of Just One Hit, we are discussing 20 Fingers & Gillette's phallic shaming hit, Short Dick Man or Short Short Man if you're listening to the clean version. Written as somewhat of a diss record to heavily mysoginistic music and musicians during the early 90s, the dance track struck a chord with the general public, peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994. Its explict content and Gillette's scathingly convincing delivery are one for the books, but aside from it going viral a few times due to a performance of the song on a Brazillian children's show, people don't seem to remember it.
17 Feb 2023
Benny Mardones - Into The Night (1980/1989)
In the second installment of Just One Hit, we are exploring Benny Mardones's 80s adult contemporary hit, Into The Night. Initially released in 1980 to much controversy due to its opening lines about courting a minor, the song has the distinction of not only being a hit once hitting the #11 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980, but twice in the same decade, thanks in part to a resurgence in popularity in 1989 (#20 Billboard Hot 100). Is there more to the man than just the controversy or does the song's infamy outlive its performer?
17 Feb 2023
LEN - Steal My Sunshine (1999)
In the first episode of Just One Hit, we will be discussing the quintessential summer hit, Steal My Sunshine by the the Canadian band LEN. Released in the summer of 1999, it reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and has become a mainstay of curated summer playlists since. But how did this band, who were initially singing about ring pops and the smell of someone's bowel movements get to that point? Only one way to find out. Enjoy!
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