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Is it better to live one day as the comic singer of a novelty number one, than 100 years as a respected indie band with a cult following?\n\nNick, Chris and Fraser discuss what constitutes a one-hit wonder, how it applies to other art forms and areas of human endeavour, and whether we should aim for sustained mediocrity or concentrated brilliance.\n\nA few things we mentioned in this podcast:\n\n- UK one-hit wonders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_on_the_UK_Singles_Chart \n- \u2018One Hit Wonderland\u2019 by ToddintheShadows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Vav3a4PAc&list=PLLznZMqdhi_T5X0XrVX16lTN0um7Onpkf \n\nFind more Cognitive Engineering episodes here https://link.chtbl.com/SQeIgc44\n\nImage: Phil Long via Flickr