colgraff Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Which one-hit wonders that you love? You are welcome to interpret 'one-hit wonder' quite liberally: [list] [*]A literal one-hit wonder such as Carl Douglas's Kung-Fu Fighting [*]A supernova type going from obscurity to heights of fame with a few hits and back to obscurity very quickly. Think Billie Piper. [*]A performer or band who were around for decades but are only really known for a song or two. Think The Proclaimers. [/list] I'm going with Peter Schilling's 'Major Tom', I love both versions of it. A classical one: Blake/Parry 'Jerusalem'. Hubert Parry isn't a true one-hit wonder, but Jerusalem is virtually the only work of his that is still remembered and most of his output was roundly slated during his lifetime. Which one hit wonders do you like? Guilty pleasures or otherwise? Quote
jezzaboy Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) The Knack, my Sharona. Bloody brilliant tune. Bought it on 7 inch back in the day and still sounds cool. Edited March 12, 2016 by jezzaboy Quote
pfretrock Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Something In The Air, Thunderclap Newman. Best thing Pete Townshend ever did! Quote
mike f Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Gary Byrd and the GB Experience - The Crown Flash and the Pan - Waiting for a Train These two immediately came to mind. Then it struck me that they were released within weeks of each other in 1983. H[color=#414141]ow's that for laughs?[/color] Quote
MB1 Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 MB1. The Passions: I'm in love with a German film star Quote
seashell Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 [quote name='MB1' timestamp='1457820033' post='3002149'] MB1. The Passions: I'm in love with a German film star [/quote] Good call. Quote
BassTractor Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1457818960' post='3002140'] You are welcome to interpret 'one-hit wonder' quite liberally [/quote] In that case: Andrew Gold: Lonely Boy Nena: 99 Luftballons Quote
TrevorR Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1457821197' post='3002161'] In that case: Andrew Gold: Lonely Boy Nena: 99 Luftballons [/quote] In that case... Wax, Building A Bridge To Your Heart. Also, River City People, California Dreaming Quote
Maude Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Flying Lizards - Money The Automatic - Monster Whale - Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe Quote
seashell Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 [quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1457822452' post='3002176'] Inside by stiltskin [/quote] Oh yes, that as well! :-) Quote
4stringslow Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1457819927' post='3002148'] In a Broken Dream, Python Lee Jackson. [/quote] Beat me to it How about Norman Greenbaum's 'Spirit InThe Sky' ? Quote
Zenitram Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 It was the mid 80s. I was 14 or 15 years old, spending my summers in a tiny little village in Spain, falling in love left right and centre, riding a pink Vespino, drinking gin and beer in a disco called Sexifirmio, and there were two songs always playing on the radio. One was Voyage Voyage by Desireless, if anyone remembers that (I've just dredged it from the brackish, silted riverbed of 30-year-old memories): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PDmZnG8KsM But the one that got to me was The Promise You Made by Cock Robin. It remained half-buried for years and years and in my sun-soaked, gin-fuelled memories, and I only found it again by googling a snippet of lyrics 25 years later. Plus points: Led by a bassist (Peter Kingsbery) Anna LaCazio. That voice. Strained, but controlled. Plaintive, even. The Eightiesest mullet on the guitarist I was 15 years old, man. It was 1986. I was drunk and surrounded by magic, mystery, the sun, the moon, gin, beauty, girls, a disco covered in mirrors. Sexifirmio indeed. Anyway here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pk3A_QSINI It's guff and not the sort of thing I 'like', but I could listen to it over and over, and it takes me right back to a bar, across the road from that disco, to a girl called Miracles, to the hills, to the road down to the coast, to the heady scent of rosemary in the air. Quote
lojo Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Guess there's loads , some great ones already mentioned Turning Japanese ? Quote
Zenitram Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 [quote name='lojo' timestamp='1457855246' post='3002267'] Turning Japanese ? [/quote] I really think so. Quote
Mykesbass Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Martha & the Muffins - Echo Beach Furniture - Brilliant Mind Quote
colgraff Posted March 13, 2016 Author Posted March 13, 2016 [quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1457825773' post='3002202'] How about Norman Greenbaum's 'Spirit InThe Sky' ? [/quote] Oh yes! I heard that once he did a gig somewhere and every time he tried to play a different song the audience started throwing things so he ended up playing Spirit in the Sky dozens of times. So many great songs listed here. Quote
SICbass Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) (It's Got to Be) Perfect - Fairground Attraction Breakout- Swingout Sister Edited March 13, 2016 by SICbass Quote
Graham Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) The New Radicals - You Get What You Give Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me I remember buying the singles for both of those Edited March 13, 2016 by Graham Quote
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