Wonder Girl

Written by Ron Mael. Produced by Todd Rundgren. Engineered by James Lowe. RUSSELL: This song is probably responsible for getting us signed to a record company. A number one in Montgomery, Alabama - God knows why! RON: Our first top 100 single in the U.S. Our last top 100 single in the U.S. - Ron and Russell Mael (1975) "Todd Rundgren should have been given the Purple Heart of Valor for having been the first and only person at the time willing to stick his neck out on our behalf. He signed us and produced our first LP, retaining the essence of our 'living room' demos. All of those who told us that the LP was eccentric and highly unusual were equally surprised to see us perform 'Wonder Girl' on 'American Bandstand.' And even more shocked when the song got into the Billboard Top 100." - Russell Mael (1990) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.