Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 1, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2007 Billy Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods!! Venus - Shocking Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff Leites Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 great, great record, Jeff. Thanks for the YouTube tip! They have Alley-Oop too! Listen to it HERE. Look at that caveman go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Billy Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods!! Venus - Shocking Blue From the ridiculous to the sublime!! (P.S. When I was a little kid in 1970, I thought they were singing : "I'm your penis, I'm your buttock, Georgia fire." ) :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Thanks for the YouTube tip! They have Alley-Oop too! Listen to it HERE. Look at that caveman go! Jeff, lore has it that one guy is doing the lead vocals on "Alley Oop" as well as ALL the background vocals!!! Allez-vous en! Let's go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fendercaster Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen Their only hit in the US, they were more successful in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Botch Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 I can't believe no one has said " play that funky music" by wild cherry. So, I'm saying. Good one! How about "One Night In Bangkok", Murray Head? ...and, heh, note my new sig... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 "Closing Time" by Semisonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claveslave Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Wake Up My Mind - The UglysJe T'aime - Jane Birkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tedster Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on EileenTheir only hit in the US, they were more successful in the UK. Yeah, I guess it was the same with "A-Ha" (Take On Me)...they only had one hit here, but they were huge wherever they were from (Sweden? Some Scandinavian country, I think)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super 8 Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 I think OHW's who name their bands after the song destined to be their One Hit belong in a special category. A very special category. It seems, to me, the very pinnacle of One Hit Wonderdom...Such bands clearly have a sense of their own destiny. You must not be familiar with Talk Talk's haunting Spirit of Eden album.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IegVfzEbjycTalk Talk was far more than a one trick pony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yeah, I guess it was the same with "A-Ha" (Take On Me)...they only had one hit here, but they were huge wherever they were from (Sweden? Some Scandinavian country, I think)...Norway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 80s: "Unbelievable" - EMF (1991) "Rico Suave" - Gerardo (1990) "Blue" - Eiffel 65 (1999) I actually loved "Unbelievable" and "Blue" ... "Rico Suave" was... eekk... Calling Pet Shop Boys a "one hit wonder" It's a Sin !! ... hell... I guess these other guys do qualify, tough: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Wake Up My Mind - The UglysJe T'aime - Jane Birkin Gotta love this daring, raunchy record by This means: "I love you. Me neither." Typical Gainsbourgian wordplay. Native Instruments great VSTi called "B4" features a preset called "Je T'aime" which seeks to replicate the unique Hammond sound on this recording. I don't know if those Gainsbourg hits ever charted in the USA? How could I forget this incredible record which was a 1HW in the USA: (1966) Am I right in remembering that this record was a Crewe/Gaudio answer to Phil Spector's Righteous Brothers? The Walker Brothers were an American trio who had moved to Britain and enjoyed a MUCH bigger career over there than they ever did stateside. These days, I think Scott Walker is known for putting out some very weird, experimental music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Smart Alec Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 In a Gadda da Vida--Iron ButterflyVenus--Shocking Bluealso, can't believe nobody's mentioned "Louie Louie" (by the Kingsmen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paully Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Baby Sittin' Boogie Buzz Clifford Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rabid Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'll put one more on the list. Sweetheart - Frankie and the Knockouts. I remember covering this song way back and thinking "I can't wait until these guys put out more hits. Maybe I will get to do more synth solos." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Bryce Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 A few more for the list: Radar Love - Golden EarringWord Up - Cameo dB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paully Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'll put one more on the list. Sweetheart - Frankie and the Knockouts." Oh ya, that reminds me:Darling Lorainne the KnockoutsProbably 20 years before Frankie and the Knockouts . Here's a little bio on that group. A quote at this link http://forums.sky.fm/archive/index.php/t-381.html mentions lead singer Frankie:"Rubik, I'm not sure where you got your information, but you are nowhere close to being right about that. Frankie and the Knockouts was a band out of New Jersey, fronted by Frankie Previtt".One of the most talented and diverse singers I ever heard. BTW, one of his castoff groupies(from the late 60s) is the girl I ended up marrying. Thanks Frank! BTW, another friend of mine played a solo gig at Previtt's wedding about 6-7 years ago. Apparently FP is still actve musically. Best, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Now I have a question to pose you all: How can an act have just a One-Hit Wonder? How can a small cluster of folks command the ear of the nation-- sometimes the world--- for three months or so.... and then fade completely out of sight? How can a person be ultra-hip one moment-- in touch with the zeitgeist---- then be totally out-of-touch the next? Is it that they piss someone off-- a powerbroker-- within the industry, who puts the kibosh on their career? Or maybe they really weren't very talented at all to begin with--- they just linked up with a superb songwriter/arranger/producer? Or maybe they get too strung out on booze or drugs to follow up on their one-hit? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Big Boss Man Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 What I Am - Edie BrickellIn the Mean Time - Spacehog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Two more... Lou Vega - "Mambo Number 5" and Los del R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Or maybe they really weren't very talented at all to begin with--- they just linked up with a superb songwriter/arranger/producer? Drug issues apart... I guess it is only a combination of being at the right place, the right time and presenting something "new" (rhythm, style, look, cool video, kitsch stuff, a dance style, etc). Many "one hit wonders" weren't even greatly produced tracks or had deep lyrics. That is one of the main reasons they were not able to get a second hit, once their original formula was wasted. Yet one more example: Tarkan - "Simarik" ,,, Once his "kissing" and those hot chicks dancing exotic movements got boring, he just went away... with tons of money. Hopefully he saved some !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkZ Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 Jesus Jones "Right Here Right Now" Can you be considered a one hit wonder in a band, then again as a solo artist?Ex: Red Rider "Lunatic Fringe" & Tom Cochrane "Life Is a Highway" Radar Love - Golden Earring Didn't they have a hit many years later with "Twilight Zone"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 ... one of the ugliest examples of latin "one hit wonders": Oskar Lobo - "Za Za Za" A friend of mine "produced" this track -making the music in Reason to replace all the samples the "singer" used originally- when it went mainstream. Sold about a million and a half of CDs. It didn't even had "lyrics", he just named different soccer teams, names of cites and offices... ... the singer was a DJ in a strip club and he used to sing that little "hook" (everybody clapping... the guys clapping harder will get a free dance"). Talent? Not as a songwriter or musician. However he was lucky enough to create a little hook everybody throughout latinamerica was singing and dancing for over one year. The guy released a second CD. A major production, big name producer. It wasn't even played anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted October 1, 2007 Members Share Posted October 1, 2007 A few more for the list:Radar Love - Golden EarringWord Up - CameodB Didn't Golden Earring have a hit with "Twilight Zone" in the early 80s? And Cameo, they've been around since the late '70s! "Word Up" was neither their first hit nor their last (biggest though). One of their other hits, "Candy" has been a hip-hop sample staple for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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