Remember this One-Hit Wonder? “Pilot of the Airwaves”!

In 1980, I had this 45 and played it over and over and over again on my little blue and red hand held turn table (it actually would fold up like a suitcase and I could carry it anywhere)! “Pilot of the Airwaves”, an ode to an unknown DJ by Charlie Dore is a perfect example of a One-Hit Wonder. It literally “flew” in and out like a flash but when it hit, it hit BIG! Although this song would be considered her only personal hit, Charlie wrote other hits for Celine Dion, Sheena Easton, Tina Turner and Barry Manilow.

Funny, I hadn’t actually heard this song on the radio literally since the early 80’s! I must confess though, it still “sounds good to me” after 30 years!