I heard that it's One Hit Wonder Day. So many great songs

[The Polack MSgt]

Which 1 hit wonder still gets ya going?

I love this one

And I dig this one too. This may be the chosen 1

So it's Friday, and all the bars are closed in my county. Pour a drink and hang out.


What are yer favorite 1 hit wonders?

[klook]

1. Easy!

Your picks are great, too.

[The Polack MSgt]

69. Came back to look at this hread

And realized that I never clicked post on my reply to you - sorry klook

Thanks for the vid

[klook]

70. No worries!

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I always loved this song, but this video — with the glum white hippie backing band and the exuberant black doo-wop vocalists/dancers is bananas!

I’d love to know more — is this the band that was on the record? Or did the record company hire the hippie dudes for the video to get crossover sales?

[Heartstrings]

2. Just off the top of my head, I'll go with these 2

And the video for this tune was groundbreaking.

[The Polack MSgt]

15. Nice picks

[klook]

3. Not to mention...

And

[The Polack MSgt]

44. See, Thunderclap Newman iand their peers are why I do these threads -

Loved that song

[SergeStorms]

4. Donnie Iris - Leah

[The Polack MSgt]

18. I object. Donnie is a 3 hit wonder

1st as a member of the Jaggerz

You already postedchis biggest hit, but he charted with this single as well

[SergeStorms]

27. I remember the Jaggerz...

and 'The Rapper', but I never heard that other song get any airtime. Of course I was high most of the time in the 60s and 70s, soooooo.....

[The Polack MSgt]

32. "Love is Like a Rock" peaked in the teens on Billboard's to 40

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Not a big hit I'll grant, but he's my home town guy.

3 Top 40 hits man!

It's practically a career!

EDITED FOR A CORRECTION
Like a rock peaked at 37 on the Billboard Hot 100
It peaked at 7 on the Top 40 Rock Tracks list in 1982

[Foolacious]

50. I just finished listening to this when I saw this post!

So I'll suggest these two:

[GReedDiamond]

5. These three come to mind...

[The Polack MSgt]

19. Nice choices..

[SergeStorms]

23. Strawberry Alarm Clock.

With guitarist Ed King, later of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame. Talk about two ends of the spectrum!

[msongs]

6. only made it to #17. these guys will never hit the charts again...

[The Polack MSgt]

21. Ya know, what ya did there?

Yeah.

Saw it

[SergeStorms]

7. And dedicated to deplorables everywhere....

[The Polack MSgt]

24. Great song - BUt I loved Tommy Cochrane solo

[BusyBeingBest]

8. Here's one from my college days:

[IcyPeas]

22. Still a fun song.

[The Polack MSgt]

25. Full smile. Love that song still

[Grokenstein]

9. Did I have to make mistakes when I was Mary's prayer?

[IcyPeas]

10. Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth

[The Polack MSgt]

34. God damn - This is a great tune, I forgot how cool it was

Approved







(Davie504 joke)

[BusyBeingBest]

11. Middle School memories:

[CentralMass]

12. Golden Earring --Radar Love 1973

[ProfessorGAC]

63. They Had Another Big Hit

Twilight Zone was a top 10 hit in 1982.

[CentralMass]

13. Drivers Seat - Sniff And The Tears - 1978

[The Polack MSgt]

26. I freaking LOVE that song

[CentralMass]

31. Me too.

[ProfessorGAC]

64. Same Here!

I bought the album. Rest of the disk was "me'h". But the hit was great.
Also, Ides of March had 3 other Top 100 hits in the 60s & early 70s.
Vehicle made it to #2, so a different class, but not sure they were a true one hit wonder.
My wife & i know Jim P from Ides, later Survivor.
I also know Frank, who cowrote the big Survivor hits with Jim, and Dave, the original lead singer.
We (me & a musician buddy) were in the studio with them while they recorded " Somewhere in America".
Jim made a TON of money doing the Sunkist orange soda commercials with the take on Good Vibrations.
He's a very shrewd business guy, in the music industry.
Their first deal for Survivor was even better than the Police got!

[SergeStorms]

14. More than one hit for them, but "Tin Soldier" by the Small Faces.

Anyone know what their other "big hit" was?

[klook]

58. So great -- a masterpiece.

I had the single of this when it came out. A kid I knew was the son of a record promoter, and he gave me this gem among others.

“Itchycoo Park” is wonderful, too, and I assume is the other hit you’re thinking of.

I feel inclined to blow my mind
Get hung up, feed the ducks with a bun
They all come out to groove about
Be nice and have fun in the sun

Great rock poetry. Wordsworth, eat your heart out!

I'm also partial to “Lazy Sunday.” Fantastic Wurlitzer electric piano (and Hammond organ) by Ian McLagan. And this video is so fun:

[SergeStorms]

62. Steve Marriot originally wrote...

'Tin Soldier' for P.P. Arnold (The beautiful woman singing backup in the video) but decided he liked it too much so they recorded it. The drummer for Small Faces, Kenny Jones, replaced Keith Moon in 'The Who' after his untimely death. They were all "Mods" in the 60s together (see Quadrophenia).

I lived on the shores of Lake Ontario in New York, and in my teens we'd listen to CHUM FM Toronto because it skipped over the water nicely at night. They had all the latest British imports, which U.S. stations would hardly ever play. I had wonderful exposure to 'The British Invasion' long before they hit the U.S. markets. I also got to see The Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens when I was 13. What a wonderful time to be young and alive in that era!

[IcyPeas]

16. Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

[The Polack MSgt]

42. Holy shit. nicely done ICPs

[BusyBeingBest]

17. They played this endlessly on MTV when I was in high school:

[The Polack MSgt]

36. This is a cool song

Heard it often back in the day

[CentralMass]

20. Tommy Tutone - Jenny (867-5309)

[The Polack MSgt]

28. TOOK LONG ENOUGH! This is obviously the winning song

Hope you're having a good Friday Central Mass.

[CentralMass]

30. I am and I hope you are having a great one as well. Great thread.

[CentralMass]

29. The Knack My Sharona

[BusyBeingBest]

33. One of the best hip hop songs ever:

[The Polack MSgt]

39. No argument here - Great pick

[CentralMass]

35. Extremes - More Then Words (I think they were a one hit wonder ?)

[BusyBeingBest]

37. I remember thinking, These guys are going to be big!

And then they weren't. Edit to add: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, etc. did them in probably.

[CentralMass]

52. Yes.

[The Polack MSgt]

38. Outstanding thread folks - I love DU MA. You folks never dissapoint

Usually. Until today...

I am dissapointed that this classic was overlooked...

[CentralMass]

40. Ah yes, a classic.

[IcyPeas]

41. Toy Dolls - Nellie the Elephant

THIS ONE WAS OVERLOOKED ALSO

[The Polack MSgt]

47. Holy fuck - I love this so much

THANK U

I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I don't know this song at all

[IcyPeas]

48. It really comes from a kids tv program you can find it on YouTube.

[CentralMass]

43. Aldo Nova - Fantasy

[Dr. Strange]

76. Version 2.0

[IcyPeas]

45. Chris Isaak - Wicked Games

[BusyBeingBest]

49. Great song.

[CentralMass]

53. Great pick.

[CentralMass]

46. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greebaum

[klook]

59. Two-hit wonder... who could forget

The distortion in the bass (or rhythm guitar?) part for “Spirit in the Sky” is epic. Sounds like they used all the amps for Led Zeppelin and The Who in one massive stack and then then recorded it at 11.

[CentralMass]

61. Wow, I haven't heard that one in a long time and stand corrected.

[CentralMass]

51. Honorable mention. The Fools - Psycho Chicken

The fools were a Boston party band that actually cut some records and got a lot of air play in Boston in the late 70's early 80's. They even opened for bands like Van Halen. "A Night For Beautiful Girls" was probably their biggest hit.

[TomSlick]

54. Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

I didn't understand it but loved it.

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[Sewa]

55. Big Country - In A Big Country

https://m.

[The Polack MSgt]

57. I liked this quite a bit back in the 80s

[LakeArenal]

56. So many. AND many we not one hit wonders in England

But as to one’s that get me “going”...

https://m.

Or maybe.....

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[klook]

60. What song had that killer marimba solo? Oh yeah...

M.O.R. pop song, but that marimba solo! Too many notes! What a maniac.

[Doc_Technical]

65. 18 With A Bullet

[IcyPeas]

66. Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

67. thx for the vid. love the chucks.

i know i got a pair around here the that middle kid w the shoe thing left here. gotta find them.

[The Magistrate]

68. Only One Hit So Far As I Know, Sir

[The Polack MSgt]

73. This song was unescapable in 68

Thanks Magistrate. This is one of the definitive 1 hit wonders

[The Magistrate]

74. And Who Would Want To Escape It, Sir?

Glad you like it.

Great thread.

[cemaphonic]

75. One of my work friends and I played a game on slow days

where we would play the most bombastic choruses (and only the chorus) we could think of. Juice Newton's cover was the all-time reigning champ.

I only found out it was a cover a couple of years ago. What a goddamn great song.

[Tikki]

71. "Quick Joey Small" ...Kasenetz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus - (1968)

Tikki

[Tikki]

72. "Fire"...The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Tikki