The BEST one hit wonders

[Mike Dixon]

We all appreciate the music scene has been littered with masterpieces over the years, either through perennially favourite bands or individual artists.

Along the way of course, we've also heard songs that have livened the scene considerably, from artists who've never again experienced the success of their first (and in some instances) their last recordings.

The Knack's "My Sharona", Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air, Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco" are but three examples of those one hit wonders.

What would YOU nominate to include in this list of forgotten artists and their unforgettable songs ?

[LSH]

My picks, in no particular order are:

Four Non Blondes - What's Going On?
Tom Cochrane - Life is a Highway
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

[joveski]

romeo's tune - steve forbert


LSH, 4 non blondes did have a follow-up single and the proclaimers had I'm on my way as a big hit too, so they wouldnt be one hit wonders

[<Reminder>]

The "Best" wonders that come to mind, and I could listen to right now are :

"Just When I Needed You Most" Randy Vanwarmer
"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" Danny O'keefe

RMD

[LSH]

Mende,
It maybe the difference in charts between countries...can't find it on the US pop charts...
Four Non Blondes are also classified as a one hit wonder in the US.
perhaps tom cochrane had a follow up hit in Canada as well, but not in the US.

However, if you like, I can substitute one of them with:
Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing

unless he had a follow up hit in Australia as well?

[ May 07, 2006, 01:20: Message edited by: LSH ]

[geodeticman]

My Entries:

"Brandy" - The Looking Glass

"White Bird" - David LaFlamme - an exceptional
voice and violinist, a duet with
a lady, album same name. 70's

"Windy" - ? (Not Wendy)

"She's a Lady" - "Let her cry... for she's a
lady, let her dream. for she's a child, let the rain fall down upon her... for she's a lady.
er.. can't remember band..
Lead singer sounded like Tom Jones a little drunk. Great song though - Lime Green Album
cover with "Flower" in the name

[charlene]

from the 70's:
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
Brewer SHipley - One Toke Over The Line
Billy Swan - I can Help (used to play piano with KK)
Charlene - I've Never Been To Me 1982 (???LOL!!!)

I checked out a few "One Hit Wonder" websites http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/index.cfm and it's funny that many of the songs have been re-made years later and been big hits but the original performers never had great success again....Like Brooks and Dunn doing "My Maria" (1973) but where is B.W.Stephenson???-Sammi Smith did "Help Me Make It Thru The Night" by Kris K. but where is she? (not that anyone cares!)
some of them were great songs...others make me wonder how they ever became hits at all....
and that's the wonder of it!!

[mnmouse]

Originally posted by geodeticman:
"She's a Lady" - "Let her cry... for she's a lady, let her dream. for she's a child, let the rain fall down upon her... Steve, I thought I was the only person who remembered this song! It was called Wildflower. I know the lyrics by heart still after all these years. Have absolutely no idea who sang it, though...but I loved it.

Editing to say I found it on line, it was first done by "Skylark". You can hear it here:
http://www.wildflowersong.com/Skylarklong.mp3

Mouse

[ May 07, 2006, 13:11: Message edited by: mnmouse ]

[Auburn Annie]

The Contours' "Do You Love Me" (1961) was redone not many years after it's original release by The Dave Clark Five (1964), but their version got a huge shot in the arm with the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack (1987). Sort of like the boost - not that it needed it - that "Unchained Melody" (1965) got from "Ghost" (1995.)

Loved Mungo Jerry, btw. I always think of graduate school when I hear it. Blues Image' "Ride Captain Ride" drove my dad nuts and I loved the brass in "Vehicle" by Ides of March. Lots of these turn up on classic rock stations but if I hear T Rex - or Power Station - doing "Bang a Gong [Get It On]" one more time....

[Borderstone]

"Windy" is by the Association and they had about 10 or 11 hits in the 60s.

The biggest one hit wonder of all is "Macarena" by Los Del Rio from 1996. 14 weeks at #1 all summer! :eek: They had a hit with a different version of that song but it's basically the same.

Debby Boone sat at #1 for 10 weeks w/ "You Light Up My Life" in 1977. :eek: Nothing else from her!

By the way,Looking Glass had a top 30 hit after Brandy with the song "Jimmy Loves Mary Ann". I know,forgettable. :D

[joveski]

Originally posted by LSH:
Mende,
It maybe the difference in charts between countries...can't find it on the US pop charts...
Four Non Blondes are also classified as a one hit wonder in the US.
perhaps tom cochrane had a follow up hit in Canada as well, but not in the US.

However, if you like, I can substitute one of them with:
Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing

unless he had a follow up hit in Australia as well? never heard it actually... ;)

[<REminder>]

Borderstone,

Is "Macarena" actually a favorite of yours ?
If so, you need read no further.

I believe the topic was The "Best" One Hit Wonders, not the biggest. I think of John Stewart when this topic arises.

I've strayed off topic,

As you were.

RMD

[Janice]

I also love some of those mentioned by the rest of you (Brandy, Wildflower, Romeo's Tune - I saw Steve Forbert in concert last night ;) , One Toke Over The Line, I've Never Been To Me, Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues). Here's my addition to the current list:

1. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
2. O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps
3. One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) - Coven
4. Fooled Around and Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
5. Magnet and Steel - Walter Egan
6. Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe
7. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield (OK, so we know what happened to this group - the individuals went on to have major success in various other configurations and groups, but it is a shame that these egos couldn't sustain this great configuration of talent to have more than one "hit")
8. Keep On Smilin' - Wet Willie
9. In The Year 2525 - Zager & Evans
10. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
11. The Captain Of Her Heart - Double (I always thought of this song as kind of a sequal to Brandy - check out the lyrics to the two songs and see if you agree)
12. Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas
13. Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight
14. Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
15. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks (I know it's a bit syrupy, but I still like it)

LOL, my list definitely gives away my age - I was a radio-listening teen in the 70s and 80s.

[joveski]

&gt; 15. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks (I know it's a bit syrupy, but I still like it)


me too... i read somewhere that it was voted the worst song of all time.... dunno why

[Janice]

Originally posted by joveski:
&gt; 15. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks (I know it's a bit syrupy, but I still like it)


me too... i read somewhere that it was voted the worst song of all time.... dunno why I've read that as well and also couldn't figure out why - I guess who ever drew that conclusion didn't consult with us ;)

[Don Quixote]

Here's one for you older, tripped-out hippies: "Incense and Peppermints" by the Strawberry Alarm Clock--around 1967 or so, I think. They not only flamed out after that one big hit, but seemed to melt down right at the end of the song (Sha, la, la, sha, la, la).
Nice topic.
DQ

[Don Quixote]

BTW, if "Seasons in the Sun" isn't the worst song ever, it's at least the worst rendition of a song: whiny voice, overwrought vocals...oh, well, I suppose something (anything) by Gilbert O'Sullivan could be worse.
DQ again, (naturally)

[SilverHeels]

'Seasons in the Sun' just makes me puke. Sorry, Joveski.

[<Reminder>]

Janice,

Your list pretty well exhausted my recollections.
"In The Year 2525" is a good one. I remember when that seemed impossible.

By the way, how was Steve Forbert ? I always check to see if he has any new material out. He's interesting, but a bit inconsistent. But who isn't ?

RMD

[Borderstone]

Actually,I "do" like "Macarena" & even Debby Boone's song. :)
As for S. Alarm Clock,their only other hit was called "Tomorrow",barely in the top 40!

Season's In the Sun syrupy? it's downright nauseating and completely depressing! :eek: Ick (Check "Small Talk Version Of the Gong Show") for my overall opinion on that one. :D

Janice,I bought Double's (pronounced "doo-belay" by the way)"Captain Of Her Heart" when it came out 20 years ago and I still have it w/pic. sleeve. ;)

They and Bruce Hornsby were such a breath of fresh air in '86 after 5 years or so of synthesizers & new wave or heavy metal music!

It was so great to hear "real" instruments again and have them sound relaxing. :)

By the way,let's not forget,"Kung Fu Fighting"-Carl Douglas :1974/
"Disco Duck"-Rick Dees & his cast Of Idiots :1976/
"Vehicle" by the Ides Of March (Blood,Sweat & Tears copy-cat act) :1970 and "House Of The Rising Sun" by Frijid Pink in that same year. :cool:

[Janice]

Originally posted by &lt;Reminder&gt;:

By the way, how was Steve Forbert ? I always check to see if he has any new material out. He's interesting, but a bit inconsistent. But who isn't ? Sorry I got carried away, Reminder. I just pulled out my collection of 45s (which I play often) and couldn't narrow the list down any further (oh yes, there were more :) )

Steve Forbert was great musically. However, if I'm never in the same room with him again, I'll surely NOT lose any sleep over it - he's definitely got an ego on him and pretty much thinks who he is. I just have sooo little patience for dealing with Prima Donas (whether they be male or female) - I guess not every performer can be as gracious and humble as Lightfoot. One of our staff members, who had no clue who Forbert was, commented: "...Is he full of himself, or what? It oozes from every pore..." - needless to say, she wasn't impressed.

That said, the paying audience seemed to LOVE him and either overlooked his ego or were oblivious to it (although, how could one miss the insult that the first thing out of his mouth from the stage wasn't to thank those who came, but to complain about those who didn't?). I have his last studio CD, 2004's "Just Like There's Nothin' To It" - it's been a while since I've listened to it, but recall enjoying it quite a bit. He does have a new live acoustic CD called "It's Been A Long Time" - The live CD was recorded in January 2006, and is available only on his web site and at shows. I didn't get the CD so have not heard it, but there appears to be a nice selection of material on there - including a cover of Anne Murray's "Snowbird".

[Janice]

Hey B-stone, if you don't hold it against me that I like "Seasons In The Sun", I won't hold it against you that you like "Macarena" - Shudder - :D

Yeah, Double was very refreshing and I also liked Bruce Hornsby. Of course, I'm a bit older than you so vinyl was my first format for collecting music, but I still have every record I ever bought or received as a gift (both 45s and LPs).

OK, I'll grant you that as a seventh grader, "Kung Fu Fighting" was 'OK' and I really liked Vehicle, but I could and still can definitely do without "Disco Duck"! As for Frijid Pink's "House Of The Rising Sun" - I'm an Animals fan, so didn't even give this rendition a moment's consideration.

[<Reminder>]

Janice,

Thanks for the report. I originally posted that I thought he was "interesting". The egomaniac you describe is not what I envisioned. I'm glad to hear he was strong musically, but a jerk is a jerk. I think I recall reading that he grew up as a rather privileged lad. Apparently, he has yet to be humbled.

Thanks for the insights,

RMD

[charlene]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Janice:
Of course, I'm a bit older than you so vinyl was my first format for collecting music, but I still have every record I ever bought or received as a gift (both 45s and LPs).

Janice - I'm a bit older than you and have all my vinyl as well...until my garage sale in a few weeks. just tonight i went thru old albums - i have kept 2 large boxes and 3 boxes are being 'garage sale material' and if not sold then they will be tossed. i can't keep them anymore-I'm editing the 'stuff' of 32 years of my 'adult' life and only the 'best' of all things are being kept....

[Janice]

Oh Char, how heartbreaking :( I just couldn't bear the thought of parting with any of my music, books or videos/DVDs - that's why I keep having to move to larger dwellings. I have no problems purging everything else, but those items I just can't. It's kind of sad really, I mean how often do you think I listen to my very first LP - the soundtrack of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (a gift when I was 5 to go along with the 'record player') - not often, I assure you :D but I still couldn't let it go.

I wish I was closer - I bet I'd buy some of your musical discards at the garage sale. I still add to my vinyl collection - there is a lot of great stuff out there that is out of print and never made it to CD.

[charlene]

I hate to do it too but they haven't seen a record player in decades and I know I will eventually have to get rid of them when I sell this big house and downsize...I have kept the really important stuff tho.....probably about 100 or so and will get rid of 140 or so....I already got rid of some a couple of years ago. I also have two boxes of my MOTHER's albums from the 50's and 60's and 70's....good grief....
lol

[Janice]

Yep - I can relate. I got all my dad's records and reel-to-reels in my parents' divorce settlement - he had all styles and genres from 50's onward (I think I developed my eclectic taste in music from him). I also acquired my grandmother's more modest collection of 30's and 40's big band stuff, that I love. Not to mention all 300+ of my cassettes - I went through a phase of rebelion where I refused to buy CDs after they replaced LPs and bought cassettes, instead.

[Sheryl]

Excellent songs, guys. I remembered just about every single one. Love most of 'em. Magnet and Steel, Windy, oh, yeah, great songs! There, I'm dated, too. I agree -- "Seasons In the Sun" -- ick. But, definitely some of those songs were HOT! Oh -- for the record -- I loved the Macarena! Ole' Steve Forbert will be upset with me, as well. Never heard of the guy. I was at a very hip club in West Hollywood back "in the day" when The Knack opened for Rickie Lee Jones (the headliner). They performed "My Sharona" and another song. The whole club went nuts and wouldn't let them leave the stage -- imagine hundreds of teens crowded into what was essentially a warehouse with a stage and loft (for people who couldn't fit on the main floor). We shouted, stomped and insisted they continue playing. Finally, management had to come out and lead them off the stage, telling us the person we'd supposedly come to see, Rickie Lee Jones, would like a chance to play. We enjoyed her, but, not anything like The Knack. She enjoyed a small, cult-like success. I did buy her album on cassette, but, found it mostly offbeat and a bit depressing. Uh oh, going off topic, sorry! Great topic, Mike!

[joveski]

&gt; The Captain Of Her Heart - Double

me also loves that one. the piano riff is a killer

[Janice]

Sheryl, you might not recognize Steve Forbert's name, but I bet you probably would recognize his one hit, "Romeo's Tune" - that was the way it was for me - I remembered the song, just never knew who recorded it.

[Sheryl]

Off-hand, that song title doesn't ring a bell. I'll try to find it online or something -- if not, can you hum a few bars for me? ;)

[Borderstone]

Janice,we have a bit in common. :) I have "literally" every LP,tape,45,Cassette Single and CD I ever bought as well. ;)

I also have my Mom & Dad's old 45s & LPs too. Even some of my brothers & Grandmother's too. :)

[LSH]

For me, RLJ, rickie lee jones, is second only to lightfoot in my favorite artists list. However, I do believe, she only had one major hit...
Chuck E.'s In Love. So, maybe we can add her to the list?

[Borderstone]

Nope,she had a second hit with "Youngblood". :D

[LSH]

really, youngblood made the charts? how high did it go B? I discovered her late, rather after the fact...

"Find a block where your people can find you
Keep your third eye watching behind you
You never know when you're making a memory
They will wish they were here together again,
someday.."

[Borderstone]

LSH,Rickie Lee Jones squeaked into the top 40 for a week in the early fall of '79 and peaked at 40. She hasn't had a hit since,but then,what do the guys at radio ever know? :D

By the way,when I was 11 I liked, "Chuck E.'s In Love" as well! :) Because of kid logic,I thought "Chuck" was Charlie Brown and his middle initial was E. ! :redface: :D LOL! He was of course in love with the little red haired girl. :)

[ May 13, 2006, 19:04: Message edited by: Borderstone ]

[BILLW]

It's hard to add to such a big list but my favorite is:

Billy Don't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods

A big hit in early summer 1974 when I was off to spend 'summer camp' in South Carolina.

At the time most people heard it as being about the then current Vietnam Conflict but a closer listen reveals it is actually set during the American Civil War. My sister loved to sing it for me every chance she got, LOL.

Bill :)

this is 'all about me' isn't it ? :D

[Auburn Annie]

Originally posted by charlene:
I hate to do it too but they haven't seen a record player in decades and I know I will eventually have to get rid of them when I sell this big house and downsize...I have kept the really important stuff tho.....probably about 100 or so and will get rid of 140 or so....I already got rid of some a couple of years ago. I also have two boxes of my MOTHER's albums from the 50's and 60's and 70's....good grief....
lol Actually, Char, they have these combo units with record player, radio and CD player. They're usually a bit boxy looking, sometimes made to look like old time radios. I've seen them in catalogs, often advertised around Christmas. See the Crossley site at http://www.crosleyradio.com/.

And if you've got money to burn you can get a laser turntable - no needles! Runs about $2800 (US). See http://www.elpj.com/

[charlene]

Annie - I have my old (33 years) SONY am/fm stereo tuner and record player with 2 speakers right here with me in the computer room! LOL
The needle is missing but I'm sure the record player would work just fine. I just don't have room to keep the albums if I'm not playing them and I know some are pretty scratchy.
The laser idea seems fabulous! pricey tho...

[brink-]

Originally posted by BILLW:
A big hit in early summer 1974 when I was off to spend 'summer camp' in South Carolina.

Was your "summer camp" Parris Island? My dad was a DI there in the early 40's. When he was getting close to discharge they sent him there to finish out his tour. When I found that out in my late 20's it explained a lot of my childhood. lol

[BILLW]

Originally posted by brink-:
quote:Originally posted by BILLW:
A big hit in early summer 1974 when I was off to spend 'summer camp' in South Carolina.

Was your "summer camp" Parris Island? My dad was a DI there in the early 40's. When he was getting close to discharge they sent him there to finish out his tour. When I found that out in my late 20's it explained a lot of my childhood. lol [/QUOTE]Small world, eh ? Yes it was indeed a fine summer on Parris Island for me in 1974. My sister sang 'Billy Don't Be A Hero' from the time I enlisted until the day she dropped me off at the recruiting station to catch a ride to SC. Even today she will still sing it if the story comes up, LOL.
Is your Dad still with us ?

Bill :)

[brink-]

No, my Dad died in 1991. He was a tough ole bird. He had 7 heart attacks and 9 strokes but was still walking (with the aid of a walker) and called me everyday, ate fine just had some problems with balance and his speech wasn't clear. He was a great guy.

[Cathy]

My dad died from a stroke almost 5 years ago. He had the first stroke in his trailer truck, at a rest stop in Chelsea, MA. They found him 2 days later and took him to the hospital in Lowell. Eventually he got moved to a rehab inPresque Isle. He was coming along quite well.. even starting to walk again. One day he complained of intestinal pain, so they decided to do an MRI. He was terribly afraid of small places, and the fear caused his brain to start bleeding again. He didn't survive the second stroke. He was only 68, and never sick a day in his life. The day he had the first stroke, he spent the morning piling 2 cords of wood.

[BILLW]

Originally posted by brink-:
No, my Dad died in 1991. He was a tough ole bird. He had 7 heart attacks and 9 strokes but was still walking (with the aid of a walker) and called me everyday, ate fine just had some problems with balance and his speech wasn't clear. He was a great guy. Sorry to hear that, thanks for sharing the connection.

Bill :)

and Cathy I'm sorry to hear of your loss also.

[geodeticman]

Thanks Mike - I guess "Windy" isn't exactly a one-hit wonder! I recall the Association having multiple hits over time.

mnmouse - thank you for correcting my bass-ackwards memory of the song we both liked. The "flower" I thought was in the group's name, not the song, and I totally forgot Skylark as the song's name, thought it was "She's a Lady". Well, glad u knew both and brought back fully such a great memory of that song. Made me think of my first girlfriend when it came out.

Janice - like u and several others, I like "The Captain of Her Heart" by Double. And B-stone - I never would have guessed the pronunciation of Double was "doo-belay" phonetically. The song really sticks in your head after you hear it; those piano riffs (?) are perfect.

Its odd how right in the middle of "America's Top 40" pop/rock stations lists, a song that could be timeless and of definately non-rock or non-pop nature "crosses-over" from other categories more non-descript than obvious crossover sources such as country, etc. comes along and captures listeners hearts, out of context so often, e.g. the Macarena, and:

"Be Happy" I forget his name. Great catchy tune.

And songs that seem from another generation sometimes capture our ears in songs like :

"The Last Farewell" by Roger Whittaker.

That caught even teenagers off guard, as it did me in the middle of listening to Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, and the Eagles. It is, as I'm sure many of you find, especially British folk (Bru? John ?) to be an invogorating and timeless song.

You can feel the salt spray and here the creaking of the mast and ropes. And such a voice ! Whittaker had a hit with this at the same time TWOTEF/"The Wreck" came out on LP in Summertime Dream.

While greatly overshadowed by Gord's masterpiece, The Last Farewell still stood out enough to functionally captivate a good portion of the teenage population (and certainly adult) in the USA and I assume elsewhere perhaps even more, as he toured in Europe and the UK more as I understand.

This song, if described broadly, was a strong deep baritone/bass voice singing with a noteworthy and charming (as my parents said when they heard it and liked it too!) British accent, and sounded somewhat like a throwback to Bing Crosby, singing with the accent, to a full orchestral background, with presumably *zero* predictable appeal to the teenage segment.

But it did, at least me and my friends. It is a song that makes u feel like you just splashed on the most invigorating aftershave ever made, and are standing on the bow of an oceangoing wooden vessel, and the waves are splashing high on a bright sunny day (corny, I know..).

If you haven't heard it, you might be surprised to feel some of this is true if you check it out. I'll try and find a hyperlink to it. For now, take my word for it please. He followed quickly with about 4 other great songs with good airplay, mostly on easy listening stations though:

New World in the Morning
Durhame Town (The leaving)
I don't believe in If Anymore
Dirty Old Town

Well the 4 above by Roger Whittaker, along with "The Last Farewell" are my new entrants. These strictly speaking do not apply to the thread's premise, if but only in one regard: He came out of nowhere (to American young audiences), had first the one hit that crossed over into top40, and then as I recall slipped into easy-listening relative obscurity (in America) with the above 4 more noteworthy songs.

I doubt if top40 listeners ever heard any but the Last Farewell, making it an unusual but *great* entry in the thread.

While continuing his career primarily in Europe and the UK as I understand, and playing some unusual mixes of old standards along with musicals and "easy listening" standards of the day in the 70's, one more Whittaker album stands out to me.

I believe it is called "Great Irish Folk Songs"
with wonderful stripped-down acoustic guitar and his *powerful* voice performing familiar-sounding -old- folk songs like "The White Cliffs of Dover" and a wonderful rendition of the "The Ash Grove" .

True "old-fashioned" pre-civil war folk songs heard frequently in the American West by immigrants often relegated to the awful conditions and prejudice of working in the mining and railroad industries in the USA.


He sings and does some full period-dress old showtunes in concert anymore, dressing as a clown, a peddler, etc. At times odd now to my taste, he can still belt out a tune that'll shatter a glass window such as his old version of "Waterboy" - another American West folk tune.

If you pick up ONE CD of his on this reccomendation alone, be SURE to get the album entitled "The Last Farewell and other hits", with an oblique profile and extreme close-up of his face covering the photo, with all the above songs shown as the first 4 except Dirty Old Town, great if you can find it along with the Irish Folk Tunes album.

Watch-out though, there are myriad remixes, re-recordings of those first four songs listed w/o Dirty Old Town, and the defining sign of the original full-orchestration productions of the magnificent four is the album I mention also containing the song "Sunrise,Sunset" as a definitive feature of the right album. You'll find numerous versions of all the first 5 songs I mentioned by him in various packages, but beware the sometimes awful re-recordings and K-tel TV compilations. IMHO (and windy tonight) form, I hope u enjoy the above songs I added as new this posting.
- Geo Steve

[geodeticman]

Brink, and Cathy, I am sorry to hear of your respective losses. I greatly sympathize.
-Geo Steve

[Sheryl]

I actually bought that single of Roger's. I really loved that song. Wow, talk about strolling down memory lane here.

[LSH]

Thanks for the info Borderstone

[brink-]

Dream Weaver
Sittin' on the dock of the Bay
Baker Street - he might have had another hit though.


Thank you Steve, and Bill W. I appreciate the thoughts.

[LSH]

ah, good one brink...

ooooh, dreamweaver...gonna have it in my head for the rest of the day now...

[Cathy]

Originally posted by geodeticman:
Brink, and Cathy, I am sorry to hear of your respective losses. I greatly sympathize.
-Geo Steve Thanks Geo and Bill. It was a few years ago, and I'm over the shock of it now. Sometimes, when I think of one of Dad's goofy sayings or something, I still get misty eyed.

[Sydney Steve]

This is off topic really -( don't send out the hounds! ) but I love Roger Whittaker's work. So does a certain Talbot10 who has met and can regale with personal tales of their meeting(s). (Don't be annoyed at me Bill for talking out of school!)
I have only seen him play once. At the Sydney Opera Hose in about 1984. I insisted on taking my wife along -(she was reticent) and he was wonderful if somewhat unusual as he broke up his concert with a slide show based on his home country of Kenya ! It was like a travelogue /tourist promo...I think it was about a week after we saw U2 hammer the Sydney Entertainment Centre with the opening concert of their "Under A Blood Red Sky" tour. ( the "Red Rocks "concert )

But I digress. The Last Farewell is one of those songs that has stood the test of time and will continue to do it.

PS If you want to hear someone who can whistle, fair dinkum like a piccolo or a real musical instrument , then Roger Whittaker is your man - try the track called "Mexican Whistler" for those who can access and download the tune if you doubt the truth of it.... Astonishing.

[Borderstone]

I listenedto Roger Whittaker sing once,no offensebut I couldn't keep a straight face! :D LOL!

Hey,that's just me though. :)

How about,'80s "Funkytown" by Lipps. Inc (Lip-sync)? The female singer and her male instrument playing partner made two LPs but this was the only hit they got!

The follow up "Rock It" never got higher than #80! The song has been heard for 26 years but they're somewhere enjoying middle age now. Love to see them show up on one of those PBS specials though.

[LSH]

but you can keep a straight face through Funkytown?

[Borderstone]

It's fine if someone wants to "return fire" Mike. :) It couldn't change my view of Mariah anyhow.

If she went down Whitney's path though,I'd really be crushed,as well as feeling so very sorry for her if she did. :(

Not gonna happen though! :D

LSH,I don't think we're meant to keep a straight face during "Funkytown". :D That and Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" from 1979! ;) That song cracks me up! LOL!

A really cool 1 H.W. from '79 also,"Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart. A remake of the 60's song. She then tried to bastardize The Doors by disoc-fying "Light My Fire". Dancable but just weird and wrong.

Same as the new Blondie/Doors mix called "Rapture Riders". tongue.gif A combo of "Rapture" & "Riders On The Storm" with an equally stupid video to go with it! Ugh!!!

By the way...Brink,Otis Redding had like 11 more hits than "..Bay". Just letting you know. ;)

[brink-]

Gee Walter I didn't konw that, I thought that he died before Sitting On the Dock of the Bay and that was the only one.

[Borderstone]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Redding

Hi Brink! :) Instead of my making the list,just click up top to see Otis's Hot 100 career in the U.S. Lot faster! ;) :D

The ones that say "U.S." are the pop chart.

[brink-]

Thanks B!

[LSH]

Billy Vera and the Beaters: What Did You Think

What did you think I would do at this moment When you're standing before me With tears in your eyes...

Remember this one? Any previous or follow up hits? I can't seem to think of any...

[charlene]

Originally posted by LSH:
Billy Vera and the Beaters: What Did You Think

What did you think I would do at this moment When you're standing before me With tears in your eyes...

Remember this one? Any previous or follow up hits? I can't seem to think of any... I remember buying that for my mum - she loved it! I've heard it playing in stores etc....always know it right away...

He had hits that others sang. interesting bio:
http://www.livinblues.com/bluesrooms/billyvera.asp

[geodeticman]

B-stone: Howdy. I appreciate the Roger Whittaker follow up from you as an alternative point of view. Have you ever heard "The Last Farewell" ? Its arguably his hands-down best hit, and really did fall into the crossover categorie in '76, or so, the same Time Summertime Dream and the Wreck were building momentum. When I bought both albums simultaneously, I mused over the maritime connection between the two.

And Sydney Steve, I agree with you on The Last Farewell. It has stood the test of time, and to this day when I hear it, rarely on the radio here in Colorado, or put it on my old turntable, I still get the 'Skinbracer" invigorating ocean-spray slap-in-the-face wake up. He** of a song.

If someone were to hear some of his "easy listening" standards only, they would have a very incomplete view wouldn't you agree ? And man-oh-man are you right can he whistle. He is rather well-noted for this, as I recall.

I still reccomend for new listeners Dirty Old Town as well, a song that always evokes for me that feeling you get on the first or second date with "The" woman meant for you. I'd stack up that song and Last Farewell with a lot of GL songs, although Gord remains my favourite.

Whittaker's "Water Boy", as I mentioned in raising the Whittaker entry, is also a showcase for his powerful bass voice, I swear he could bust all the glass out of the Long Branch saloon in "Gunsmoke" !

I have heard the warbler song and that whistling is definately staggering as you pointed out Sydney.

If someone catches only one of his renditions of songs such as "Send in the Clowns", where he is dressed as a clown, I can understand where a top40-oriented listener would dismiss him as another "category" of singer, but that is in fact his strength, similar to GL's, is his timelessness and versatility, and outstanding voice.

And I STRONGLY reccomend his traditional (Irish ? ) Folk Songs album, with "The Ash Grove" etc. It is pure acoustic and incredible voice classic timeless folk.

OK enough enough, I'll stop.... :)

- Geo Steve

[Sheryl]

nice thoughts, Geo. I agree with you, I totally loved Roger, even bought the 45 of The Last Farewell. I think I'll have a look-see at Amazon.com for his Best Of collection... thanks for reminding us!!

[Jesse Joe]

{BRANDY}:: BY LOOKING GLASS. That song takes me back to 1972,73. Those for me were great years...

[Borderstone]

"Did you boogiw with your baby iun the back row of the movie show."

"Did you boogie with her there 'cause you had nowhere else,that you could go?"

"When the lights went way down low,did you forget about the picture show?"

"Did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show?"

("Did You) Boogie With Your Baby" - Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids

One hit,that's all they had! ...but what a great one. :cool:

[johnfowles]

OK Have I got a doozy for you
This morning on New York's annoying news radio station 1010 WINS I was surprised to hear a commercial that began "Hi this is Wink Martindale"
http://www.winkmartindale.com/images/menu/logo1.gif
http://www.winkmartindale.com/images/menu/logo2.gif
http://www.winkmartindale.com/images/menu/logo3.gif[img]
[img]http://www.winkmartindale.com/images/menu/logo4.gif
OK I now see from a Wiki that he
"is perhaps best known as a game show host"
Not being a great follower of US game shows I never knew that. So my mind immediately recalled:-
"His rendition of the song "Deck Of Cards" went to #7 on the Billboard charts and sold over a million copies in 1959."
I suspect therefore that he qualifies as a one-hit-wonder.unless Walter knows differently??
I will never forget those immortal lines:-

You see Sir, when I look at the Ace, it reminds me that there
is but one God.
And the Deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into two parts, the Old and the New Testaments.
When I see the Trey, I think of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
"And when I see the Four, I think of the four Evangelists who preached the Gospel; there was Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
And when I see the Five, it reminds me of the five wise virgins who trimmed their lamps; there were ten of them: five were
wise and were saved, five were foolish and were shut out.
When I see the Six, it reminds me that in six days, God made this great heaven and earth.
When I see the Seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day, God rested from His great work.
And when I see the Eight, I think of the eight righteous persons God saved when He destroyed this earth; there was
Noah, his wife, their sons and their wives.
And when I see the Nine, I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed, and nine out of the ten didn't even thank Him.
When I see the Ten, I think of the Ten Commandments God handed down to Moses on a table of stone
When I see the King, it reminds me that there is but one King of Heaven, God Almighty.
And when I see the Queen, I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is Queen of Heaven.
And the Jack or Knave is the Devil......
So you see, Sir, my pack of cards serves me as a Bible, an Almanac and a Prayer Book."
sorry to get "religious" on you
Not bad for a confirmed agnostic
It won't happen again,Promise.
So din't send me to Coventry or ignore me please
John Fowles
Stationmaster Lorne Help!!
I wanted to display the complete logo as shown on Wink's site:-
http://www.winkmartindale.com/mainmenu/index.html
but it is in 4 parts
I can get three to appear but as you can see the third won't nor do I know how to get 2,3 and 4 all together in the same line as they appear on Wink's site.I was thinking that since you previously got 4 on a line could you try with these three please?? Over to you

[charlene]

The link to his site served it's purpose Sir John...I saw the full logo at Wink's site....
;)
Char

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by charlene:
The link to his site served it's purpose Sir John...I saw the full logo at Wink's site....
;)
Char OK clever clogs that is why I gave the link (so that Lorne could see the effect I wished to recreate) and because my point was that I had previously admired Lorne's ability to make a number of pictures appesar here on the same line, something I tried but failed to master, oh do shut up hooligan fellow down under. i thought that if Lorne were to look sat Wink's site and he would then see that three of the 4 gif image files that make up the full 4 gif file montage are indeed all on one line and he might then be able to get them to appear here similarly and I could learn myself so that I could add this trick to my upcoming revised displaying tutorial
John

[charlene]

aha Sir John...if the link shows us the image at the other site is there a need to post it here too?
;)
I love my 'wink' face being used apropos to the Wink site...I'm easliy amused....
lol

and I do like 'clever clogs'too !!
;)

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by charlene:
aha Sir John...if the link shows us the image at the other site is there a need to post it here too?
;)
I love my 'wink' face being used apropos to the Wink site...I'm easliy amused....
lol

and I do like 'clever clogs'too !!
;) No of course there is no need to post it here but if you reread my postings you just might realise that I was hoping to use this as an example of the technique to display more than one item on a line here which is something that stationmaster Lorne can do but I can't and I hoped to find out how to do it from him

People wearing clever clogs also wear clever trousers I believe!!

[Sydney Steve]

Always versatile , the Master has entered the world of comedy in a big way!

but if you reread my postings Re read ? I was unaware Char was a member of "Masochists Anonymous" ....

That said , Corfid rumours abound that John is as we speak in top level negotiations with a cutting edge medical publishing crowd who specialise in dealing with the problems of the sleep deprived. It is understood every post John has ever logged is to be rebadged as "The Insomniacs Self Help Guide "- printed straight to paperback in a multi volume release with 12 easy installments . woo hoo!

Save yourselves some money while there is still time Corfidites - take John's advice and
reread my postings " Snore Monthly " rates his musings No 1! ;)

[brink-]

LMAO!! Too funny Steve. Good humor.

[Sheryl]

Absolutely too funny, Steve!!

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by brink-:
LMAO!! Too funny Steve. Good humor. Originally posted by Sheryl:
Absolutely too funny, Steve!! Oh come on ladies the Sydney hooligan ain't that funny.In fact he is a disrespectful insulting moron, and I understand that he is going to be the chief usher at his parent's wedding next month.
Please stop pandering to his egomania
John Fowles
It's a pretty poor show when after trying my level best to present well researched,interesting educational and entertaining items this clown has to spew forth this sort of claptrap and horse droppings

[geodeticman]

You go man, John. You tell 'em. To wit to 'em all ! Erudite ex-cogitations of fertile imaginations obfuscated by crepuscular, but well researched enlightment unite ! I'm with ya man. Which reminds me of a non-sequiter pivot, if you'll all alow it, and some general rambling of mine.... I hope u all find it interesting...
j/k John, - I satirize myself here far more than you, as I am sure you recognize. :) truth be told, I enjoy your postings very much.
- geo Steve

[MistyMoppens]

Originally posted by geodeticman:
You go man, John. You tell 'em. To wit to 'em all ! Erudite ex-cogitations of fertile imaginations obfuscated by crepuscular, but well researched enlightment unite ! I'm with ya man. Which reminds me of a non-sequiter pivot, if you'll all alow it, and some general rambling of mine.... I hope u all find it interesting...
j/k John, - I satirize myself here far more than you, as I am sure you recognize. :) truth be told, I enjoy your postings very much.
- geo Steve .......giggling and looking around for the dictionary... just reading all that sprained my lips! If they end up in a cast it won't be pretty. :eek:


OK, Mike. I've managed to come up with another one hit wonder after all those listed. It wasn't easy.

Classical Gas by Mason Williams

[geodeticman]

Thanks Misty... all in good fun. I have nothing but respect for John's learned and indeed well-researched posts. His humour cracks me up,too.

Oh BTW you'll find 3/4 of my $20 words in one of my favourite authors - Trevanian i.e. the Eiger Sanction - remember that horribly-acted climbing movie with Clint Eastwood ? Well the book is a work of brilliant satire that the movie sort of... barely nudges by comparison.

They say Clint did learn basic climbing enough to get some tough snow and ice shots done on the Eiger in Switzerland, and rock in Monument Valley, too. He was in da** good shape for what must have been his mid to late 50's ? dunno.

Baaaad movie, greaaaat book from a brilliant but secretive French Basque small-townsman author that recently wrote "The last Great Western Novel" - [as i recall] or similar. - A heavily researched book with a pattern shoot-em-up resulting, but he did his history homework out here in the west.

MY song contribution..... help me out here everyone.,,, the one about leaving the cake out in the rain...oh noooooo . written and .wait ! zounds ! its... "McArthur Park" by....by.... Richard Harris ? of Jonathan Livingston SeaBull ? sic[gull,SeaGULL] or did someone else already post this ? I think it was the actor/BAARD-ite/poet-cum-Rennaisance Man Richard Harris who played either Lancelot or King Arthur in Camelot. Men in tights. Always cracks me up. What was that Monty-python-esque movie about Men in Tights with Robin Hoood et al ? Never saw it but heard it was hilarious.
- geo Steve

[charlene]

MacArthur's Park by Jimmy Webb...my goodness that was quite the song!

While I don't recall another Richard Harris hit Jimmy Webb did alright for himself: some GREAT songs were his creations:

"Jimmy Webb is responsible for writing numerous popular and Top 10 hits sung by a disparate group of artists, including Glen Campbell ("By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston"), Art Garfunkel ("All I Know"), Richard Harris ("MacArthur Park"), The Fifth Dimension ("Up, Up and Away") and The Highwaymen, consisting of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson, ("The Highwayman"), Linda Ronstadt, and many others.

Webb's father was a Baptist minister and a former Marine. His mother died when he was a teenager. His most popular songs were all composed when he was between 19 and 21 years of age.

"By The Time I Get To Phoenix" is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century."

[Borderstone]

I'm responding to something from last month that I couldn't before.
As I mentioned I listened to Whittaker's stuff and was unable to contain my laughter. Overall,no,I really don't know any of his songs at all.

I might listen to "Farewell" if I get a chance,who knows?...maybe I'm wrong. ;)

By the way,I'm going to cease correcting folks about how many hits someone had. I know people don't like being corrected but I'll say that Billy Vera did have 2 other hits but,nobody really remembers them.

There's a lot of acts out there that had one really memorable song but for whatever reason,after that "big one" they have these lesser hits. Makes you wonder why anyone was interested in the first place.

Like when The Bellamy Brothers had that big #1 hit on the pop charts,"Let You Love Flow" and then their only other top 40 entry was,"If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body"....etc. #39.

I just don't get that at all. :rolleyes:

[brink-]

I think every thing the Bellamy Brothers did was a hit! Loved 'em and still do.

from another
"old hippie"

[<formerlylavender>]

I love the song, "Ah, Leah" by Donnie Iris...I believe it was a hit in 1980.

[Borderstone]

That's a good song Lavender as well as 1981's "Love Is Like A Rock" and "My Girl".

Those that don't know,Donnie Iris is the former lead singer of the one hit wonder,4 LP group The Jaggerz,whose lone hit in 1970 was,"The Rapper". (From the album,"We Went To Different Schools Together" .

No..it's not a "rap" song (no rap then) to rap back then meant to be a smooth talking guy (like in the song) or to talk things out honestly,one on one. :)

Check out the site Paralell Time: The unofficial Donnie Iris site. He's been in many acts.

[ June 11, 2006, 16:26: Message edited by: Borderstone ]

[MistyMoppens]

The Cheater by Bob Kuban & The In-Men (1966)


It was so ironic that lead singer Walter Scott would be murdered by his wife's lover in 1983...His body was found floating face-down in a cistern 5 years later.

[brink-]

It wasn't a cistern per say, it was the sewer. Then they built something on top of the sewer lid, I don't think the wife even lived there still when they found him. He was wrapped in plastic and that is why the body was perserved.

[MistyMoppens]

Originally posted by brink-:
It wasn't a cistern per say, it was the sewer. Then they built something on top of the sewer lid, I don't think the wife even lived there still when they found him. He was wrapped in plastic and that is why the body was perserved. You're quite right, Deb. Even though the term "cistern" is often used in regard to this story I've always had the distinct impression it was more of a septic tank situation. And his wife's lover built a very large "flower box" on top of it - right after Christmas during the height of gardening season in Missouri... lol...

Didn't they also find his driver's license with the body? And the wife's lover's wife also died. It was in a mysterious car accident just 2 months before Walter disappeared. Walter's wife & her lover were convicted of various charges in connection with these murders.

Scottie Priesmeyer has written a book called "The Cheaters: The Walter Scott Murder" which details the murders & investigation. They also run the story on various forensics programs.


Back to Mike's topic!

White Bird by It's A Beautiful Day (1969) (loved this one!)

[ June 14, 2006, 17:17: Message edited by: MistyMoppens ]

[MistyMoppens]

Here's an interesting "One Hit Wonder." There's a story involving this singer and Gordon during the night one of her sons was born. Does anyone know what it is? (I'll bet Char does! lol...)

The song is "Friends and Lovers"
The singer is Gloria Loring

Really cute story! That Gord... you can always count on him to get "the job" done!

[charlene]

I recall Alan Thicke talking of Gloria being pregnant and possibly overdue and he asked Gord to come over to 'get things moving along." I imagine an evening of song followed until the baby decided to make an appearance!
lol
I believe that baby was Todd Thicke- a TV producer now!
lol

[MistyMoppens]

*bing!*bing!*bing!*bing!*bing!* YOU WIN! (will select a lovely prize for you in a minute...)

You are The Ultimate Authority on Mr. Gordon Lightfoot! (who knew? lol...)

Should he ever decide to write his memoirs I hope he has you sitting right there next to him so you can remind him of all the things he's forgotten about!

Now... must think of another One Hit Wonder....

Anyone remember the awful "Dead Skunk"? (in the middle of the road...)

Way to go, Char!

[charlene]

I remembered it because I was always a fan of Alan's...and when I saw that show with Gord and saw they were friends it stuck with me...
otherwise I can't remember if I had breakfast yet....
lol

[MistyMoppens]

I know what you mean! lol...

I saw that interview, too. Wasn't it on Alan's talk show? Was it called "Thicke Of The Night"? It cracked me up when they called in Party Animal Gord to keep that poor woman up all night!

Another One Hit Wonder: "I Will Follow Him" by
Little Peggy March (hubby's home-town girl!)

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by MistyMoppens:

Anyone remember the awful "Dead Skunk"? (in the middle of the road...)
No but I was reading another posting yesterday by Sheryl at:-
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000851#000017
who reported on the recovery of her pet dog after eating chocolate.
Then I saw the word "skunk" here and ding ding ding,I recalled that we were recently plagued by nightly unpleasant wiffs and one evening I saw a skunk sneaking back through a hole under our garden/back yard shed,.
I inmmediately googled for "skunk poison" and was delighted to find a page with the highly susopect header
"Skunk School -- Learn Why Not To Keep Skunks As Pets":-
http://www.pigdog.org/skunkschool.html
but it contained great advice starting with
"Skunks have a ground speed of nearly 85 miles per hour, close to that of the cheetah".
More to the point I was informed
"The only recourse a skunk owner has is to build skunk traps baited with chocolate. Chocolate is an irresistible substance to skunks, and it is also a deadly poison to them"
I told Susan who pooh hood the notion and refused to believe me so I searched within my original set of results for "chocolate" and read that it is also poisonous to dogs.
As we do not have a dog here I laid out two hopefully tempting squares of rich dark chocolate. the next morning one had been eaten and I soon found a very dead skunk.
John

[charlene]

My grandfather used to feed his beagles/basset hounds and german shepherds chocolate every day for years and years. Us grandkids learned to share real fast!
Maybe if the dogs had offered the chocolate to the skunks they encountered almost weekly in North Ontario we'd have been better off....no wonder I hate tomato juice and can smell a skunk a hundred miles away...I still loves my choco tho!
lol

[formerlylavender]

I dug up this thread because I heard "Closing Time" by Semisonic over the weekend, and I forgot how much I like that song. I think it's a one-hit wonder - haven't heard anything else by that group.

[Borderstone]

LSH-Sorry I forgot to respond to your Q. about Billy Vera & The Beaters! :redface:

The had that big #1 hit in 1987 with "At This Moment" when it was featured on "Family Ties". It originally got to #79 in 1981.

Before that he & his group had 2 lesser known hits,"I Can Take Care Of Myself" (also 1981) and "Country Girl-City Man" w/Judy Clay in 1968.

According to the "only" Billy Vera site,he's had a lot more singles out than those. :cool:

Here's 2 really great 1 hit wonders from the '50s:

The Dubs with the wonderful,"Could This Be Magic" and The Elegants with,"Little Star". Excellent 1950's vocal group ballads!

[ September 02, 2006, 16:49: Message edited by: Borderstone ]

[Jennifer]

When it comes to OHW's I'm all about 80's New Wave

Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me w/ Science
Modern English - Melt w/ You
The Outfield - Your Love
Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran
Big Country - In a Big Country

Whenever these songs come on the radio I just gotta crank it, especially the last 3!

I think the *worst* OHW of all time had to be Don Johnson's "Heartbeat" :(

[Borderstone]

Simple Minds - 5 hits,all great!

Bow Wow Wow -Great songs,no hits. I have their actual LP's! ;)

Mod. Eng. -Great song,no hits

Outfield- 5 hits (mostly sounding like their first! :D )

Flock O. S.- "I Ran","Space Age Love Song" (better than "I Ran" I feel.) and "Wishing".

Solo only,yes Don J. did have that 1 hit,but he also made the top 40 w/Streisand singing,"Til I Loved You" in 1988 when they were dating. tongue.gif

I'm not trying to nitpick folks,I swear,but I just can't help it. I know too much and I have to let it out! :rolleyes: :D

[fezo]

Just happened upon this topic and figured I'd throw my three cents in (up from two cents due to inflation).

Great lists! "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavor! Lonnie Donnegan and his Skiffle Group!

How about Pictures of Matchstick Men - Status Quo
Reflections of my Life - Marmalade
Concrete and Clay - Unit Four Plus Two......

[Borderstone]

Time traveler,the song and the lyrics you posted,are from 1997's,"Tubthumping" by the truly one hit act Chumbawumba! :rolleyes:

(Can't believe it's 10 years next year!! :eek: )

Tubthumping,by the way,is a slang word that means "to preach to others". Kinda like Bible-thumping. They never say the title in the song though.

As for the groups name,much like Bananarama in the 80s,they just wanterd a weird name. :D

Fezo,funny you should mention Status Quo,just a month or so ago I found that very 45rpm at a Goodwill! Cool song,kinda weird. ;)

[fezo]

Kind of weird indeed!

Speaking of weire, there's always They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha Ha.....

[Winter's Claw]

My fave one-hit-wonders:

The Beatles--"Please Please Me": They had one hit and then disappeared forever. I wonder what happened to these guys. I believe they were from England or something; they're probably working in a steel mill.

Elvis Presley--"Heartbreak Hotel": Huge hit in 1956. This Presley fellow never had another hit and, as I understand it, spent the rest of his life shooting televisions. He should have listened when everyone said that rock'n'roll was just a fad.

[fezo]

How about Third Rate Romance by the Amazing Rhythm Aces? They had a few albums but I don't think they had another hit.

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by Winter's Claw:
My fave one-hit-wonders:

The Beatles--"Please Please Me": They had one hit and then disappeared forever. I wonder what happened to these guys.
Elvis Presley--"Heartbreak Hotel": Huge hit in 1956. This Presley fellow never had another hit and, as I understand it, spent the rest of his life shooting televisions.very droll W-C.You could have added Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" a one hit wonder by a
breakaway group from Bob Dylan's The Band calling themselves The Rolling Stones, I wonder what they look like as they come up for UK bus passes. I bet that Keith Richards fellow still looks like a teenager and his side kick, the Irishman Mick, is still swaggering around!!

[Winter's Claw]

John,
I was going to mention the Rolling Stones also, but I couldn't remember what their first (oops, I mean ONLY) hit was. Yes, the Stones were a great one-hit-wonder band!

[Long River]

My all-time favorite song, Everlasting Love by Robert Knight.

Storm Warning by The Volcanos

As mentioned earlier, My Maria by B.W. Stevenson

I have a bunch of my parents' old 45's that I used to play alot when I was little. Some great titles & singers.

[Long River]

fezo's Concrete & Clay reminded me of one, not sure if it was mentioned already and can't remember the exact title, something like Mud & Cement, but I think the Mud part is wrong. It's sung by a woman & I think it may have been her only hit. Came out in the late 60's.

Ok, just remembered & googled it, it was Tar & Cement.

[vincent4442]

someone asked where is B.W. Stevenson now. He passed away in 1988. B.W. Stevenson co-wrote My Maria and was a Texas artist who hung around Austin, Texas quite a bit.

http://www.oldies.com/artist-songs/BW-Stevenson.html

[jj]

i frequent a restaurant run by the former lead male singer of the Bells...I consider their duet, (I think I'm gonna) Stay A While their only hit...I know some who find the gal's voice a bit over-whispery...anyhow, I still like the simplicity and laid back groove and most of all, the cheesiness:)...perhaps this only got Canadian airplay

YouTube - Stay Awhile - The Bells

[joveski]

aussie one hit wonder from 1980... Joe Dolce - Shaddap you face! :)


YouTube - Joe Dolce - Shaddup You Face (1980)

[Jesse Joe]

Shaddap you face !

I remember this one very well, it had been a while since I heard it tho...

Thanks joveski ! :)

[Jesse Joe]

This one from Tee Set/1969 !

YouTube - TEE SET MA BELLE AMIE 1969 (VIDEO ADDING BY DIHL BENNINK)

[christine75]

Definately my sharona stands out for me. HAHAHAHA disco duck....i think my sister still has the record to this day. What about saturday night by the bay city rollers?

[Jesse Joe]

YouTube - Rick Dees &amp; His Cast of Idiots - Disco Duck (1976)

[Jesse Joe]

YouTube - Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers (HQ Audio)