edna Posted October 28, 2004 Report Posted October 28, 2004 EdL, you know a lot about music... there´s been a question in another thread about the Marmalade. Maybe we should also mention "No matter what" by Badfinger?
EasyRider Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 Oh... I apologize...! I never heard anything of them except "I´ve been hurt"... sorry and thanks for the info. Maybe should I say "Ina- gadda-da-vida" by Iron Butterfly? I remember an old 45 record with "I've been Hurt" on one side.The artist was Bill Deal and The Rhondells
rico Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 To Steel2Velvet Thanks for that info on Marmalade I've always loved that song--nicely sad and haunting (though doesn't it kind of sound like early Bee Gees, which I like too.) Along those lines, one of my all-time favorites was Seasons In The Sun by Terry Jacks. Not many people realize it was a remake of a Jacques Brel song, and though the arrangement was a little too breezy, it did have its heart-tugging moments ("Goodbye Papa it's hard to die, when all the birds are singing in the sky, now that spring is in the air, all the children everywhere, when you see them I'll be there.") Also, Alone Again Naturally is another unique pop song that expresses loss. (Though it does kinda make you want to take the bridge!)
behindblueeyez Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 I'd say "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals (though I think they had a few other kinda hits...) and "American Pie" by Don McLean
Steel2Velvet Posted October 30, 2004 Author Report Posted October 30, 2004 I'd say "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals (though I think they had a few other kinda hits...) and "American Pie" by Don McLean Don McLean had a hit with a remake of Orbison's "Crying" and I believe he also wrote and recorded "Vincent" (Van Gogh) which was a minor hit.
Steel2Velvet Posted October 30, 2004 Author Report Posted October 30, 2004 :: You must be thinking of another band; Marmalade were never one hit wonders. They hit the UK #1 spot in 1968 with a cover of The Beatles "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" and continued through to the early seventies with more hits like "Rainbow" and the one you quoted, "Reflections of My Life". They would never have been drafted for Vietnam as they were a UK band. They faded into obscurity after the UK newspaper, The News of the World, exposed their scandalous activities with under age groupies. Thanks for the heads-up Edl. I apparently got bum info from a guy I met in the service who claimed to have been in boot camp with the drummer from Marmalade. But, now that you mention it, I HAD heard they were a UK band, but it did not register. They just never had another hit in the U.S.
bluesboy Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 I'd say "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals (though I think they had a few other kinda hits...) they had a few more hits with - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood We Gotta Get Out of This Place When I Was Young Monterey San Franciscan Nights It's My Life ::
bazooka Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 I'd say "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals (though I think they had a few other kinda hits...) Are you kidding? It's My Life We Gotta Get Out Of This Place Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Don't Bring Me Down
behindblueeyez Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 Are you kidding? It's My Life We Gotta Get Out Of This Place Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Don't Bring Me Down I knew they had other hits!
OLD 55 Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 The One Hit Wonder which was the measuring stick for all subsequent ones was "In The Year 2525" by Zager and Evans, a 1969 #1 in the US for 6 weeks, UK 3 weeks, Australia 1 week. Can you call "Macarena" a 1 Hit Wonder as Los Del Rio also charted with "Macarena Christmas" ? Terry Jacks also had two other US chart hits besides "Seasons In The Sun".
edna Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 Someone suggested "My Sharonna"...I think it´s the best example of One Hit Wonder... or maybe "I don´t like sundays", Boomtown Rats... I don´t remember anything they did after this song.
Endymion Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 I'd say "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals (though I think they had a few other kinda hits...) and "American Pie" by Don McLean The Animals had at least 3 other big hits with "When I Was Young", "We've Got To Get Out Of This Place" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".
rico Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 Don McLean had a hit with a remake of Orbison's "Crying" and I believe he also wrote and recorded "Vincent" (Van Gogh) which was a minor hit.
OLD 55 Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 That list is bogus. Everyone knows the best one hit wonder of all time is "Go All The Way" by The Raspberries. Geez.... Except they had 6 other Chart Hits !
OLD 55 Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 Someone suggested "My Sharonna"...I think it´s the best example of One Hit Wonder... or maybe "I don´t like sundays", Boomtown Rats... I don´t remember anything they did after this song. Fair slap of the strap ! The Knack had 4 other Chart Hits besides "My Sharona" and the Boomtown Rats, although "I Don't like Mondays" was their only hit as a group - Bob Geldof had one solo - had 13 others in the UK, including a Gold and 2 Silver.
OLD 55 Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 If the US charts are the standard, Marmalade was absolutely a one-hit wonder! Look at it this way, would you disagree that Mouth and Mcneal (remember How Do You Do?!) were one-hit wonders just because they had other hits in the Netherlands.
OLD 55 Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 I'll say Expressway to Your Heart by the Soul Survivors ('67) Bluesboy, I thought your simple but incisive explanation of "Roll Over Beethoven" was brilliant, but sorry to say that Soul Survivors also had hits with Exposion (In My Soul) and Impossible Mission (Mission Impossible). Maybe we should be stipulating Top 5 or Top 10 Hits only ?
OLD 55 Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 There are many, many fine one-hit wonders... But if I had to choose just one, the best that comes to mind is..."Never Been Any Reason" by Head East. I also get a kick out of that "SCIENCE" one by Thomas Dolby. Sorry, Head East had 2 other US Chart Hits as did Thomas Dolby.
OLD 55 Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 "The Promise" by When In Rome "Heaven Knows" also charted in the US for them the following year.
OLD 55 Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 'Groove is in the Heart' by Dee-lite. "Power Of Love" also charted for them the following year in the US.
OLD 55 Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 Sleeping satellite - Tasmin Archer Her only US Hit. She had 5 others in the UK.
OLD 55 Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 I was blown away by Norman Greenbaum's SPIRIT IN THE SKY back in 1970.The distorted Fender Telecaster and the feedback were amazing.I thought this guy was destined for greatness.I waited for more but nothing ever came. He did have 2 more minor US chart hits in 70 and 71, but retired from music in 1972 to breed goats !
edna Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 Hi, Old55... I see you´ve got the same doubt than me: how to put many different quotes in the same post! I´m trying to find out, I´ll let you know as soon as I know... I didn´t know the Knack had other hits... but I´m sure the Boomtwon Rats had only one... maybe Bob Geldof had other solo hits, but then again I never heard any of them... well, I might be wrong...but I doubt it!!!
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