Sophia Michaels
Diffie released two novelty tunes between 1994 and ’95, this enjoyable sci-fi goof and the breezy “Bigger Than the Beatles,” respectively. Both hit Number One, but “Third Rock From the Sun” had more gravity, thanks to its tale about a cheating husband, car-stealing teens, and a UFO sighting. Musically, it’s like an intergalactic version of Garth Brooks’ “Ain’t Goin’ Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up),” released the year prior — but it’s the way that Diffie sings the line “things come undone” that’s really out of this world. J.H.
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