The Golden Oldies - One Hit Wonders From The 70... -

Holmes was a serious songwriter and Broadway composer who initially viewed the song as just a fun little story. He originally wrote the lyrics with the line "If you like Humphrey Bogart," but changed it at the last minute to "If you like Piña Coladas" because it fit the rhythm better.

Douglas was in the studio to record a different song entirely. With only ten minutes left in the session, the producer asked him to quickly record a "B-side" track to fill out the record. Douglas improvised "Kung Fu Fighting," throwing in the now-iconic vocalizations like "Huh!" and "Hah!" and singing about a scene in a martial arts film. The Golden Oldies - One Hit Wonders from the 70...

🛶 3. The Ultimate Soft-Rock Earworm: "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes (1979) Holmes was a serious songwriter and Broadway composer

In 1975, a gentle, bird-chirp-filled ballad titled "Lovin' You" climbed all the way to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was famous for singer Minnie Riperton’s incredible "whistle register"—reaching notes so high they seemed almost superhuman. With only ten minutes left in the session,

The song became the final number-one hit of the 1970s on the Billboard charts. It was so popular that people kept going to record stores asking for "The Piña Colada Song," forcing the record label to officially change the title to "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)." Holmes never had another top-ten hit, but he didn't need one. He went on to become a wildly successful, Tony Award-winning Broadway playwright and author.