The Darkness—“I Believe in a Thing Called Love”

There is a select handful of people who were never meant to step foot into an office due to their proclivity to screw around. Just like we sent Rob packing to Ohio to bother no one but himself, Lowestoft, England, shipped us the Darkness. During the post-grunge era when rock was murkily defined, we were gifted frontman Justin Hawkins on a silver platter (his manager’s shoulders) to give us crude operatic hair metal ballads. This week, Rob discusses “I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” a song that proves that if you dive headfirst into cheesiness, it becomes ironic and cool. Later, he is joined by Jill Hopkins, who talks about the experience of watching the Darkness live and then compares that to the people who feel confident enough to sing the Darkness at karaoke.

Host: Rob Harvilla
Producers: Justin Sayles and Olivia Crerie
Additional Video Editing: Kevin Pooler
Guest: Jill Hopkins