Murray Head in the music video for 'One Night in Bangkok,' an unlikely hit in 1985.

That Was A Hit?!?: Murray Head, 'One Night In Bangkok'

Soundcheck | Dec 2, 2013

Tim Rice, ABBA, a guy named Murray Head, and a musical about chess: the makings of a hit pop song? Soundcheck's series That Was A Hit?!? is all about improbable chart success -- and few songs are more improbable than "One Night in Bangkok."

In this installment, Mario Correa tells Soundcheck host John Schaefer how the song went from a concept album for the musical Chess to a No. 1 hit across much of the world in 1985.

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