The Gipper Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Some really good songs have been done by One Hit Wonders. Name some of your favorite one hit wonder songs. Come On Eileen....by Dexy's Midnight Runners. NaNaNaNaNa Goodbye....Steam Fire....Crazy World of Arthur Brown We Ain't Got Nothin Yet...Blues Magoos Eve of Destruction, Barry McGuire Funky Town ...Lipps Inc. Lookin' for Love....Johnny Lee Funky Poodle...Wild Horses Walking in Memphis....Marc Cohn OMC....How Bizarre What is Love....Haddaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Kind of like this one too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di-_n05tppo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Aleeah....Donnie Iris Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fp3tLLVLPao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Ah! Leah! is a favorite of mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 "Best" is highly debateable. Here's some I like: http://youtu.be/sEDw9xgSmSc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 http://youtu.be/Zx3m4e45bTo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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One Post Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Space hog is cool like that song it means a lot to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 I miss the 90s so goddamn bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Space hog is cool like that song it means a lot to me. I used to jam with a guy from space hog named Anthony in new york once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 I love this one.. its just uber cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 I used to jam with a guy from space hog named Anthony in new york once in a while.Very cool. Ya I like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairHooker11 Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Love sugarloaf - they had another song named "Dont call us" too that was pretty good - heres my 70s radio hit- I think it was a one hit wonder too? xylophone guy just shreds.... well in xylophone fashion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 VH-1's list of Top 25 One Hit Wonders. Some good songs. One in particular had perhaps my favorite video of all time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob806 Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Betty Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Well in ain't In the Year 2525 by Zager and Evans... or Eve of Destruction... So many "novelty" hits, (Alley Oop, Monster Mash, etc.) that they deserve their own category. I love this one.. its just uber cool! Sugarloaf had something there... great "sound"... First to come to my mind: Blues Image's Ride Captain Ride... But one that I listen to a lot is Dee-Lite's Groove is in the Heart... Far from a techno-pop guy, but I bought their CD World Clique out of a cut out bin and it's a flat out fun CD. I've started "road trips" with it for years since it wards off speeding tickets. Stupidstition? Absolutely, but first time I did it I was pulled over and only given a verbal warning... a first for me. The Knack's My Sharonna was catchy... Cossell doomed the group calling them "the next Beatles" on his (thankfully) short-lived variety show, "Saturday Night Live". He beat SNL to the name... that's why Chevy's intro was always "Live from New York... It's Saturday Night!" Old one I loved was The Cyrcle's Red Rubber Ball... kinda Up with People-ish, but WTF... Buffalo Springfield only had one, For What It's Worth... may have impacted me the most of the OHW's... The longest one has to be MacArthur Park "sung" by Richard Harris... So many... so little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 I don't think that For What It's worth was Buffalo Springfield's only hit song. Need to check. Well, That is the only song of their's that hit the Top Ten. A couple of others hit Top 50. Their albums also were not Top Sellers at the time. But their influence as we know was beyond the pale. They are in the RRHOF....and you don't get there without being well respected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Hello, Mr. Soul was a minor hit for them IIRC... Retrospective was their "Greatest Hits"... only thing I ever owned by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Richard Harris had a minor hit with Didn't We and a big one with My Boy. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 There's a "big hit" I never heard of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Well it was in the top 50, he has four songs in the top 100. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 In other words, "What's the definition of 'hit'?" You're the Pro... what say ye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 In other words, "What's the definition of 'hit'?" You're the Pro... what say ye? Well cracking the top 100 is an accomplishment to be sure even better the top 50. I would guess maybe a big hit should be top 10? I'm not sure that would have anything to do with my opinion but... Somebody mentioned funky poodle and I don't think it charted nationally at all, did it? WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Perhaps ultimate One Hit Wonder: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Well cracking the top 100 is an accomplishment to be sure even better the top 50. I would guess maybe a big hit should be top 10? I'm not sure that would have anything to do with my opinion but... Somebody mentioned funky poodle and I don't think it charted nationally at all, did it? WSS Hit locally. There is a factor. A song can be a big hit in some quarters.....but not much elsewhere. Anyway, here it is. A great song imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 One Hit Wonder? At least locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tour2ma Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 I would guess maybe a big hit should be top 10? Works for me... A couple more candidates... any one mention Whip It yet? Not a personal fav, but Ohio boys... Akron area IIRC. ... or Thomas Dolby? Actually the entire LP, The Golden Age of Wireless, was pretty solid... and the SQ was great... although not quite in Alan Parson's league. APP's I Robot on vinyl has to be heard to be believed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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