The musician reflects on the ‘24-carat melody’ that should have been a hit – but has a legacy all of its own 1970s punk rocker Pete Holidai In April 1978, NME wrote that Million Dollar Hero by The Radiators was “one of those 24-carat melodies that has to be a hit”. Sounds was just as positive: “Lifts the band out of last year’s new wave innovators bracket and into the pop stars of tomorrow league.” Record Mirror wrote, “If there’s justice, it’ll chart”.
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