Steel2Velvet Posted November 14, 2004 Author Report Posted November 14, 2004 I don't think that BW Stevenson had any other hits beside hs monster "My Maria." The Sanford Townsend Band never had another hit after "Smoke From A Distant Fire" even with a band name as easy to remember as theirs () An interesting story on the one hit of Morris Albert that I just found out today. He was a Brazilian living in the USA and "borrowed" a fifty year old Brazilian copywrited melody into which he injected his lyrics titled "Feelings." He was prosecuted and for a brief time imprisoned in Brazil for his breach of propriety. This pretty much ended his career as a musician, though he made millions from "his" song.
EdL Posted November 16, 2004 Report Posted November 16, 2004 "Indiana wants me" , R. Dean Taylor. I don´t know any other song by him... What about "Gotta See Jane". Excellent song with great sound effects. Both songs were hits in the UK if my memory serves me well so that rules out old R. Dean as a one hit wonder.
EdL Posted November 16, 2004 Report Posted November 16, 2004 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. On a similar note I once met a fisherman in the far north of Australia who went under the name of Michael Clarke and claimed he was the original drummer with The Byrds. When I mentioned this on a newsgroup I was bombarded with messages telling me that The Byrds' Michael Clarke died some years ago Or did he just dodge the draft and quietly slip away to Australia?
edna Posted November 16, 2004 Report Posted November 16, 2004 OK, so what about "La Bamba", Richie Valens?
bluesboy Posted November 16, 2004 Report Posted November 16, 2004 OK, so what about "La Bamba", Richie Valens? Edna, Ritchie Valens also had success with Donna and Come on, Let's Go _ _ _ _ Well, come on let's go Let's go, let's go, little darlin' ~ Ritchie Valens ::
edna Posted November 16, 2004 Report Posted November 16, 2004 There you´re right, BB... I forgot about Donna. I didn´t know the other was Valen´s. Thanks for telling me, sometimes I think I know very little about music... I still don´t have the computer at home, with records, files and books, etc. Hope I´ll be better when I do.
guitarshredder Posted November 16, 2004 Report Posted November 16, 2004 Walking in memphis by marc cohn
Mike Posted November 16, 2004 Report Posted November 16, 2004 Whaaat? No one listed Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe?
LawyerGirl1115 Posted November 21, 2004 Report Posted November 21, 2004 I think there are a few hits missing from the list - correct me if I am wrong about these one-hit wonders: Alannah Myles - Black Velvet The Commodores - Brick House Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night Cutting Crew - Died In Your Arms Tonight Escape Club - Wild Wild West Flock of Seagulls - I Ran Go West - King Of Wishful Thinking The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another Outfield - Your Love I have more - I'll leave these for now.... :happybanana:
miamisammy29 Posted November 21, 2004 Report Posted November 21, 2004 Would "A Whiter Shade of Pale" fall into this category? I can't really remember any other real hits by Procol Harum. I used to love this song, but now it's extremely annoying.
bluesboy Posted November 21, 2004 Report Posted November 21, 2004 I remember Conquistador and Whiskey Train being played on the radio all the time back then.
miamisammy29 Posted November 21, 2004 Report Posted November 21, 2004 Oh yeah, I remember those...but vaguely.
Steel2Velvet Posted November 21, 2004 Author Report Posted November 21, 2004 correct me if I am wrong about these one-hit wonders: The Commodores - Brick House The Commodores ... how about "Sail On" "Easy Like Sunday Morning" "Three Times A Lady" all before Lionel Ritchie went solo.
edna Posted November 21, 2004 Report Posted November 21, 2004 I remember Conquistador and Whiskey Train being played on the radio all the time back then. Conquistador was in the same album... I can only recall the song of that LP...
edna Posted November 21, 2004 Report Posted November 21, 2004 "I´d love you to want me", by Lobo... did he have any other hit? Is the title of the song correct, by the way? I´m mistaking with Cheap Trick...
Steel2Velvet Posted November 21, 2004 Author Report Posted November 21, 2004 "I´d love you to want me", by Lobo... did he have any other hit? Is the title of the song correct, by the way? I´m mistaking with Cheap Trick... I think you're right that it was by Lobo. But Lobo had another hit with "Chevy Van."
WaitingForMyRocketToCome Posted November 21, 2004 Report Posted November 21, 2004 Well it's definitely not the best...but it was the best one in the late 90's so I'd have to say "Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground. This was a recent one that I can actually remember being a huge hit.
LawyerGirl1115 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 Just out of curiosity, did Derek and the Dominoes have any other hit besides "Layla"? On a side note, this is probably one of the best guitar riffs in rock history :guitar:
Jimmy1104 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 Just out of curiosity, did Derek and the Dominoes have any other hit besides "Layla"? As a group I don't believe so, but keep in mind Eric Clapton who led the group did have many hits prior to and after his stay with Derek and the Dominoes.
LawyerGirl1115 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 keep in mind Eric Clapton who led the group did have many hits prior to and after his stay with Derek and the Dominoes. Absolutely - who doesn't love the Clapton from the Yardbirds or Cream?
LawyerGirl1115 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 Ok here's another one (I love good one-hit wonders)...anyone remember No One is to Blame by Howard Jones? I was 6 when that came out, and I still remember my mom playing that in the car.... now that's a one-hit wonder
Kevin Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 I've since realized that as far as one-hit wonders go, we're mainly talking about U.S. charts. I say this thinking that Pinkfloyd's earlier suggestion of Red Rider (Lunatic Fringe) wouldn't hold true in Canada, as they had a couple of other hits as well. PF, I'd recommend the album "Neruda" for you , if you liked that tune/style. A couple of others then: Spandau Ballet - "True" Bronski Beat - "Small Town Boy" Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now"
edna Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 I've since realized that as far as one-hit wonders go, we're mainly talking about U.S. charts. I say this thinking that Pinkfloyd's earlier suggestion of Red Rider (Lunatic Fringe) wouldn't hold true in Canada, as they had a couple of other hits as well. PF, I'd recommend the album "Neruda" for you , if you liked that tune/style. A couple of others then: Spandau Ballet - "True" Bronski Beat - "Small Town Boy" Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now" You´re more than right. In Europe, for instance, Spandau ballet (what an ugly name!) had several hits.
miamisammy29 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 I think you're right that it was by Lobo. But Lobo had another hit with "Chevy Van." "Chevy Van" was by Sammy Johns "I'd Love You To Want Me" was by Lobo "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" was also by Lobo Howard Jones had a few hits in the 80's, like "Things Can Only Get Better", "New Song, "What Is Love", and "I'd Like to Get To Know You Well"....but nothing truly impressive. And Derek and the Dominoes had "Bellbottom Blues" And, Bluesboy, believe it or not, about a half-hour after your "Conquistador" post on Sunday, I went out to the car and the first song that played on the radio was....you guessed it..."Conquistador". Now, that was weird, man...weeeeeeird! It was the first time I heard it a good two or three years. Yeah, it threw me a little, because I always associated that tune with Cream (it sounds a helluva lot like the Cream). I forgot it was Procol Harum. Anyway, continue to rock on, eb'rybody!
edna Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 Thank you, Sammy, I knew "Me and you and a dog..." by someone else...
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