Steel2Velvet Posted November 22, 2004 Author Report Posted November 22, 2004 "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 Good catch. I realize now I think of "A Dog Named Boo" as the same song as "Chevy Van." There were a lot of dogs named Boo in Chevy vans in 1972.
edna Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 I remember a hit by the Nashville Teens back in 69 or so... I was living in Buenos Aires, but it wasn´t Tobacco Road... maybe they had a hit in South America, it´s not strange...
miamisammy29 Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 Tobacco Road by The Nashville Teens And Tobacco Road by Spooky Tooth
edna Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 Tobacco Road by The Nashville Teens I checked and you are right. Seems they were British, and their only US hit was Tobacco Road, which had many covers. They also had minor hits in England... that´s why I remember them... in Argentina, music was coming from anywhere. For instance, my original "Hooked on a feeling" was by Jonathan King, a hit in the UK but not in US.
bluesboy Posted November 22, 2004 Report Posted November 22, 2004 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! Sammy, You've entered the Twilight Zone... make sure and use the handrail for support _ _ _ _ another Procol Harum cut I remember on the radio is Simple Sister off the Broken Barricades album ('71)
miamisammy29 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Posted December 2, 2004 I don't know if anyone mentioned this one, but it's one of my favorite one-hitters of all time... "Driver's Seat" by Sniff N' The Tears MUSICAL INTERLUDE: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: "I'm doing alright A little jiving on a Saturday night And come what may Gonna dance the day away :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: Jenny was sweet She always smiled for the people she'd meet I'm trouble and strife She had another wayward look in her eyes :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: News is blue (the news is blue) Had its own way to get to you (ooh-ooh) What can I do (what can I do...) I never remember my time with you Driver's seat, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Driver's seat, yeah Pick up your feet Got to move to the trick of the beat There is no lead Just take your place in the driver's seat Driver's seat, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Driver's seat, yeah"
edna Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 I guess Mr. Miami is sooooooo right.... "Driver´s seat"... I have musician friends who play this song and always make the same comment: "They have no other hits, don´t they?" I wonder how nobody (me inc.) mentioned this before... it´s a great song... I wonder if Al Stewart had another hit besides "The year of the cat"... I know he made many records, but I never heard his songs on the radio.
miamisammy29 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 Al Stewart also had a hit with "Time Passages" and I think he had one more, but the names escapes me at present.
miamisammy29 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 Bluesboy, you really need to read the previous posts in their ENTIRETY.
edna Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 I guess we all skip some of them sometimes... at least, I do...
OLD 55 Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 Al Stewart also had a hit with "Time Passages" and I think he had one more, but the names escapes me at present. Five altogether. On The Border #42, Song On The Radio #29 + the two top 10s* already mentioned, all produced by Alan Parsons in the late 70s, and Midnight Rocks #24 1980. I'm just quoting from one of my books. The only two we really knew in Australia were Year Of The Cat* and Time Passages*.
bluesboy Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 Bluesboy, you really need to read the previous posts in their ENTIRETY. Thanks Sammy, sh*t...
_jr_ Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 That's odd, coming from you. A direct hit on my funny bone.
miamisammy29 Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 Hey! It's Junior AND Bluesboy. What's up, guys?
OLD 55 Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 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.... That was his biggest hit, but he did have quite a few others. Cheers!
The Great Wok Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 I'm afraid to say that the number one hit wonder was "My Macarena" by Los Del Rio
edna Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 I'm afraid to say that the number one hit wonder was "My Macarena" by Los Del Rio Los del Rio have many records in Spain. Besides, the arrangements of that song were made by a couple of musicians (Fangoria) (and good friends of mine from the early years...) but seems Los del Rio never credited them... tsss
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