1.2M views · 31K reactions | OMC’s ‘How Bizarre’ hit #1 on the US charts #onthisday in 1997, turning a Ponsonby street and Ellerslie Racecourse into the backdrop for a global smash ️ Shot on a modest $7K budget, this iconic video racked up around 15,000 plays on American TV across ’97 and ’98 ️ Watch the full video here: https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/how-bizarre-1996 #nzonscreen #nzmusic #music #howbizarre #omc | NZ On Screen | Facebook

Remembering John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter. Many of his songs, including "If I Needed You" and "To Live Is to Fly", are considered standards of their genre. While alive, Van Zandt had a small and devoted fanbase, but he never had a successful album or single and even had difficulty keeping his recordings in print. In 1983, six years after Emmylou Harris had first popularized it, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered his "Pancho and Lef

Released in 1997, “Everlong” by Foo Fighters quickly became one of the band’s most iconic and enduring songs. Written by Dave Grohl during a turbulent time in his personal life, the track blends raw emotion with explosive energy, capturing a sense of longing, love, and catharsis that resonated deeply with fans. Though it wasn’t a massive chart hit initially, “Everlong” grew into a cult favorite, especially after Grohl’s stripped-down acoustic performance on The Howard Stern Show, which gave the

113K views · 6.9K shares | Some of our favorite singles from the 1997 Billboard Hot 100. | Certified | Facebook