Jillianne Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Has this been done before? anyhoo what are your favourite on hit wonders people? I like The La's "There she goes" but when I heard that its actually about Herion, that added a whole new meaning.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55dodger Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Some of My Favorites 60s Surfaris - Wipeout The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain John Fred & His Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) Every Mothers' Son - Come On Down To My Boat Scott McKenzie ? San Francisco Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On Spiral Starecase - More Today Than Yesterday Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus 70s The Assembled Multitude - Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky Shocking Blue - Venus Ten Years After - I'd Love to Change the World Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee Wild Cherry - Play that Funky Music 80s Diesel - Sausalito Summernight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybalt Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Oh Gillian - Been there. Done that. See the lengthy Music Discussion thread One Hit Wonders started by psychocatholic 5/11/04 (#6561) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Soul Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Whether these are one hit wonders is open to debate, depending what country you're in, but here goes (from my British perspective): 60s - "96 Tears" - ? & The Mysterians 70s - "I Can't Stand The Rain" - Ann Peebles 80s - "Echo Beach" - Martha & The Muffins 90s - "A Nanny In Manhattan" - The Lilys 00s - "Soldier Girl" - Polyphonic Spree [i think they might've had one other minor hit...and the decade is still young...] My favourite no-hit wonder is Jefferson Airplane: "White Rabbit", an amazing record which was totally ignored here in the UK. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Hocus Pocus by Focus. I though Spiral Staircase had more than one hit. And I listened to a Vanilla Fudge record once, that is some pretty wacked out stuff, but cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillianne Posted July 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 Oh Gillian - Been there. Done that. See the lengthy Music Discussion thread One Hit Wonders started by psychocatholic 5/11/04 (#6561) okay sorry, yes when I read it I had a sudden feeling of Deja vu, sorry again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 A few of my favorites are: "Never Been Any Reason" by Head East "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire "People Who Died" by the Jim Carroll Band "Turning Japanese" by the Vapors "Fantasy" by Aldo Nova "Nonstop to Nowhere" by Faster Pussycat (they actually had a couple more that were pretty good). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee She was a 60's singer, that died in 1970. She was far from being a one hit wonder, as she had many songs played on the radio, such as Mercedes Benz, Move Over, Cry Baby & many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 '80's stuff: Safety Dance - Men Without Hats Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles Me, Myself and I - De La Soul Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo '90's (since I've been watching "I Love the '90's on VH1): Groove is in the Heart - DeeeLite You Only Get What You Give - New Radicals Stay - Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories No Rain - Blind Melon Send Me on My Way - Rusted Root Cannonball - The Breeders What's Up? - 4 Non Blondes Cantaloop - Us 3 I Touch Myself - Divinyls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielj Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 If my brain were a television or radio the #1 1 hit wonder would be Lithium. i don't like any other Nirvana stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielj Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth I definetly don't call Buffalo Springfield a 1 hit wonder. The fact that they have a greatest hits album defeats it. They are absolutely amazing!anything from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Yerna Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Nirvana a one hit wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 I definetly don't call Buffalo Springfield a 1 hit wonder. The fact that they have a greatest hits album defeats it. They are absolutely amazing!anything from them A lot of one hit wonders have "greatest hits" compilations. Even Taco has one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Yerna Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 How about Georgia Satellite's "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"? Are they considered a one hit wonder? I saw them in concert with George Thorogood and that is the only song I recognized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Head East; (like Sammy had mentioned above) they had a few good songs, such as Since You?ve Been Gone & Love Me Tonight, but the only song that ever receives any radio airplay is Never Been Any Reason, which I recently heard on the classic rock station a few nights ago, on my way home. It?s a shame too, because this band had a lot of potential to make a long catalog of hit songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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