The One-Hit Ten

[blind-fitter]

It was the way that you threatened me. I felt pressurised.

[Levis]

's the way it should be

Well now your reputation is safe. However, you can alter one or both nominations within the next 24 hours - if you so choose.

[TheLizard]

I felt pressurised.

Like an airplane cabin?

[Shawna]

I'm told that the One-Hit police have taken one of my nominations ("Build Me Up Buttercup") away in cuffs.

So, here's another one to take its place... I never knew this was Carlos' brother.

Suavecito ~ Malo

[_Laurie_]

Very nice Shawna...I never knew about them being brothers either!

[OLD 55]

Well, I'm going to go for a couple of quite different 'songs' - more recitations, in fact, but both very interesting ones to me...

Desiderata - Les Crane U.S. #8 1971. Now, this is not a religious song, rather more about accepting one's self. Those who know it would recognise my 'signature' as being from it. Les Crane was a U.S. DJ and TV presenter. He was married to Tina Louise (Ginger from 'Gilligan's Island') and did this after they broke up. The lyrics were adopted from a 1908 poem/piece of prose.

Ringo - Lorne Greene U.S. #1 1964. Yes, Lorne Greene from TV's 'Bonanza' and 'Battlestar Galactica'. A song about a gunslinger named Johnny Ringo.

[Dappled]

Ringo - Lorne Greene U.S. #1 1964. Yes, Lorne Greene from TV's 'Bonanza' and 'Battlestar Galactica'. A song about a gunslinger named Johnny Ringo.

Great nomination, Darryl, though Lorne Greene isn't exactly singing. I knew the lyrics by heart back then... "He lay face down in the desert sand, holding a sixgun in his hand... " Still do...

Edited November 19, 2007 by Guest

[OLD 55]

Thanks Lars.

I was looking for something a bit different. It was very popular here in Australia too. Lorne Greene had a good 'narrating' voice. Please have a listen to the other one too if you haven't heard it before. Here's the lyrics......

You are a child of the universe. No less than the trees and the stars, you have a right... Desiderata. Desiderata. Desiderata...

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender,

Be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others -

Even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons - they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter,

For always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

You are a child of the universe.

No less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career -

However humble, it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs,

for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is.

Many persons strive for high ideals,

and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.

Especially do not feign affection, neither be cynical about love.

For in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,

It is as perenial as the grass.

Take kindly the council of the years,

Gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune,

But do not distress yourself with imaginings -

Many fears are borne of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe.

No less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be.

And whatever your labors and aspirations,

in the noisy confusion of life,

Keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,

it is still a beautiful world.

Be careful. Strive to be happy.

You are a child of the universe.

No less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here.

You are a child of the universe.

No less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here....(fade)

[miamisammy29]

It was the way that you threatened me. I felt pressurised.

MUSICAL INTERLUDE

"Pressure pressure, I got pressure, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Pressure pressure, I got pressure

I get it driving in my motor car

I get it when I'm drinking in a bar

I get it riding on the subway

I get it regular every day

And anyone who never had it yet

And doesn't know what I'm going through

But I forget the pressure

Whenever I am close to you

Altogether now

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Pressure pressure, I got pressure Oh yeah. oh yeah. oh yeah

Pressure pressure FEEL THE PRESSURE

You got the pressure and that's a fact

I can tell by the way you act

And I can tell that you're pressurised

By the look that's in your eyes

I know the pressure 'cos I've got it too

So I know what you're going through

But I forget the pressure

Whenever I am close to you"

[Levis]

And it only gets worse.

Man your ballot boxes... polls open in a few hours.

[Steel2Velvet]

Questionable grammar vindicated through music lyrics! Is this a great site or what?

[Tenacious_Peaches]

Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang

Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston

Is that fast enough for you, He Who Shall Not Be Named?

[Levis]

Why... that's just in the nick of time!

because NOW... it's time to VOTE!

And The NOMINATIONS are:

99 Luftballons - Nena

All Right Now - Free

Boys Are Back In Town, The - Thin Lizzy

Chick A Boom - Daddy Dewdrop

Classical Gas - Mason Williams

Cool Jerk - The Capitols

Desiderata - Les Crane

Dirty Water - The Standells

Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston

Driver's Seat - Sniff n' The Tears

Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

Get It On (Bang A Gong) - T Rex

Girl Like You, A - Edwyn Collins

How Do You Do? - Mouth and McNeal

I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly

In The Year 2525 - Zager and Evans

Israelites - Desmond Dekker

Kites - Simon Dupree And The Big Sound

Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson

Lay A Little Lovin' On Me - Robin McNamara

Liar Liar - The Castaways

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse

Loving You - Minnie Riperton

Mississippi Queen - Mountain

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Crash Test Dummies

Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom

Mr. Bassman - Johnny Cymbal

No Rain - Blind Melon

One Toke Over The Line - Brewer and Shipley

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Pop Muzik - M

Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang

Ringo - Lorne Greene

Sausalito Summer Night - Diesel

She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby

Smoking In The Boys' Room - Brownsville Station

Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

Suavecito - Malo

Tighter And Tighter - Alive And Kicking

Unicorn, The - The Irish Rovers

Uptown Top Ranking - Althia And Donna

Venus - Shocking Blue

What's Up - 4 Non Blondes

Wipe Out - The Surfaris

Pick ten, rank 'em, put 'em up... easy, easy, easy

[smaller]Disclaimer: Owing to a few alterations in nominations, it is strongly recommended that the voting public check the list to make sure their songs are represented[/smaller]

[Tenacious_Peaches]

1. Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang

2. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston

3. Cool Jerk - The Capitols

4. Loving You - Minnie Riperton

5. Girl Like You, A - Edwyn Collins

6. I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses

7. No Rain - Blind Melon

8. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

9. Pop Muzik - M

10. What's Up - 4 Non Blondes

Last one to nominate and first one to vote. I rock!

[RonJonSurfer]

1. In the Year 2525

2. Wipe Out

3. In a Gadda Da Vida

4. Israelites

5. Tighter and Tighter

6. Mississippi Queen

7. Venus

8. One Toke Over The Line

9. Spirit In The Sky

10. Get It On (Bang a Gong)

[phil]

1. All Right Now - Free

2. Mississippi Queen - Mountain

3. Israelites - Desmond Dekker

4. Love Grows ... - Edison Lighthouse

5. Tighter & Tighter - Alive & Kicking

6. Wipe Out - Surfaris

7. Pop Muzik - M

8. Mr. Bassman - Johnny Cymbal

9. Venus - Shocking Blue

10. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

[Lea]

1.Mississippi Queen - Mountain

2.All Right Now - Free

3.For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

4.Venus - Shocking Blue

5.Dirty Water - The Standells

6.99 Luftballons-Nena

7.The Year 2525 - Zager and Evans

8.In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ~ Iron Butterfly

9.Israelites - Desmond Dekker

10.The Unicorn Song ~ Irish Rovers

[_Laurie_]

1. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

2. One Toke Over The Line - Brewer and Shipley

3. Mississippi Queen - Mountain

4. All Right Now - Free

5. Wipe Out - The Surfaris

6. Dirty Water - The Standells

7. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

8. Get It On (Bang A Gong) - T Rex

9. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse

10 Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

[skybluesky]

1-I Know What Boys Like - The Waitresses

2-She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby

3-Get It On (Bang A Gong) - T Rex

4-Loving You - Minnie Riperton

5-Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang

6-Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

7-Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse

8-Girl Like You, A - Edwyn Collins

9-Venus - Shocking Blue

10-Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

[TheLizard]

1. "For What It's Worth"- Buffalo Springfield

2. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"- Iron Butterfly

3. "Rapper's Delight"- Sugarhill Gang

4. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"- The Proclaimers

5. "No Rain"- Blind Melon

6. "Mississippi Queen"- Mountain

7. "Get It On (Bang A Gong)"- T-Rex

8. "Wipe Out"- The Surfaris

9. "The Boys Are Back In Town"- Thin Lizzy

10. "All Right Now"- Free

[miamisammy29]

1. Dirty Water - The Standells

2. Driver's Seat - Sniff N' The Tears

3. Smoking In The Boys Room - Brownsville Station

4. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

5. All Right Now - Free

6. The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy

7. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - I.Ron Butterfly

8. Mr. Bassman - Johnny Cymbal

9. One Toke Over The Line - Brewer and Shipley

10. No Rain - Blind Melon

[CanAm]

1. Venus - Shocking Blue

2. All Right Now - Free

3. Smoking In The Boys Room - Brownsville Station

4. Love Grows(Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse

5. Classical Gas - Mason Williams

6. One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley

7. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

8. Sausalito Summer Night - Diesel

9. How Do You Do - Mouth & McNeal

10.Driver's Seat - Sniff 'N' The Tears

Edited November 19, 2007 by Guest

[OLD 55]

1. In The Year 2525 - Zager And Evans

(The 'measuring stick' of all One Hit Wonders)

2. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

3. Venus - Shocking Blue

4. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse

(A Studio Group, but they assembled a 'real' one briefly, when this became a smash)

5. Loving You - Minnie Riperton

6. 99 Luftballons - Nena

7. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

8. Pop Muzik - M

9. Israelites - Desmond Dekker

10. Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom

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Classical Gas - Mason Williams

Mr. Bassman - Johnny Cymbal

Wipe Out - The Surfaris

(Reserves)

Some I left out, because even though they may have had only 1 U.S. Hit, they were very popular elsewhere (e.g. T. Rex, The Proclaimers, Free). And even though they complied with the rules, there were some I couldn't class as O.H.W. - Buffalo Springfield, Iron Butterfly, etc.

Do you know that Jimi Hendrix could have been nominated ?

'All Along The Watchtower' was his only U.S. Top 40 single.

[Shawna]

Holy crap. So many of these songs i grew up with, and I love them all. What to do...

1. Smokin' In The Boys' Room ~ Brownsville Station

2. All Right Now ~ Free

3. One Toke Over The Line ~ Brewer And Shipley

4. Spirit In The Sky ~ Norman Greenbaum

5. Montego Bay ~ Bobby Bloom

6. Lay A Little Lovin' On Me ~ Robin McNamara

7. Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes ~ ....

8. Play That Funky Music ~ Wild Cherry

9. Suavecito ~ Malo

10. Tighter, Tighter ~ Alive N Kickin'

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11. Chick A Boom ~ Daddy Dewdrop

12. Bang A Gong ~ T Rex

13. Venus ~ Shocking Blue

14. The Unicorn Song ~ Irish Rovers

15. Israelites ~ Desmond Dekker

16. No Rain ~ Blind Melon

[Lucky]

1. Get It On (Bang A Gong) - T Rex

2. Mississippi Queen - Mountain

3. Wipe Out - The Surfaris

4. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

5. Dirty Water - The Standells

6. Israelites - Desmond Dekker

7. Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom

8. Chick A Boom - Daddy Dewdrop

9. One Toke Over The Line - Brewer and Shipley

10. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse

Actually, yes Darryl, Jimi Hendrix could have been nominated. Even though he has zillions of songs we are all familiar with, that was the only hit song he had! I thought about it!