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Happy Halloween! For today’s Forgotten 45 at 3:45, we trick or treat with a 1982 classic from Bow Wow Wow with “I Want Candy”.
The song was originally a hit for the Strangeloves in 1965, but the song most remembered by the MTV generation was the Bow Wow Wow version in 1982. The song was a top ten hit in their home country of England, but only made it to #62 in the U.S. But the success of the video on MTV the song became of the most popular one hit wonders of the decade.
By the way, today is lead singer Annabella Lwin’s birthday, born on Halloween in 1966! Here’s hoping you get the full sized candy bars tonight, check out Bow Wow Wow with “I Want Candy” today’s Forgotten 45.
