Your favourite 'One Hit Wonder'

[BigRedX]

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1458232548' post='3005852']
Okay, so some acts had more than 1 "hit".
Let's just revel in the pop-tastic glory of the main hits of the acts listed.
[/quote]

But in that case you could make a pretty good argument that James count as a one-hit wonder with "Sit Down" despite the fact that they had another 18 singles that made the UK top 40, because no-one apart from fans of the band will have remembered any of the others - I certainly couldn't have named another one before I went and looked up that information.

[fleabag]

Dont remember this as a kid, but heard it much later on.

The lyrics are magic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDamU-GzAk

[fleabag]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cXrEPNvRO8

[fleabag]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZKLZmz4kA

[fleabag]

This is a fabulous track

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQuCqNVdxTc

[paul_5]

Does 'Groove is in the heart' by Dee-Lite count? Great use of a Herbie Hancock baseline too.

[fleabag]

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuup !

Great song. That Lady Miss Kier or whatever she called herself, looked like she'd been injection moulded into that multicolour body suit

And what a dancer - like a Black Mamba on grease

[BigRedX]

[quote name='ians' timestamp='1458246342' post='3006021']
Airport - The Motors
[/quote]

Unsurprisingly not one-hit wonders. Although the song that I thought was also successful - "Dancing The Night Away" - didn't quite make the top 40. They did have a hit with "Forget About You" which got to number 13.

[BigRedX]

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1458254056' post='3006139']
Does 'Groove is in the heart' by Dee-Lite count? Great use of a Herbie Hancock baseline too.
[/quote]

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458254429' post='3006143']
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuup !

Great song. That Lady Miss Kier or whatever she called herself, looked like she'd been injection moulded into that multicolour body suit

And what a dancer - like a Black Mamba on grease
[/quote]

Nope!

Their follow-up single "Power Of Love" also made the top 40.

[fleabag]

Dammit !

Well then, just one last look at the suit of many colours , then its into the bin

Suit appears at 1:45

Ouch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg

[fleabag]

er...?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TgoF-ccdGM

[BigRedX]

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458311046' post='3006487']
er...?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TgoF-ccdGM[/media]
[/quote]

Surprisingly not...

[url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15092/carl-douglas/]You can you this stuff up you know[/url] ;-)

[fleabag]

I did look it up

It was VH1's all time one hitters

Edited March 18, 2016 by fleabag

[fleabag]

Right - try and shoot this one down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQB2-Kmiic

[BigRedX]

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458311773' post='3006499']
I did look it up

It was VH1's all time one hitters
[/quote]

And that's where you're going wrong. VH1 is an American channel and while Carl Douglas was most definitely a one-hit wonder in the US he wasn't here in the UK.

[BigRedX]

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458311933' post='3006504']
Right - try and shoot this one down

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQB2-Kmiic[/media]
[/quote]

That one definitely counts!

Did you know that Denny Zager is now a luthier specialising in acoustic guitars?

[fleabag]

Not a clue - i hadn't heard a thing about them since i listened to that track as a kid. Love the song though - quite out there really

[spectoremg]

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458310682' post='3006478']
Dammit !

Well then, just one last look at the suit of many colours , then its into the bin

Suit appears at 1:45

Ouch

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg[/media]
[/quote]Schwing!!

[tauzero]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1458286284' post='3006218']
Their follow-up single "Power Of Love" also made the top 40.
[/quote]

Where do you draw the line for 'hit'? Personally, I'd say something should be at least top 20 to be a hit, you see it as top 40.

[Billy Apple]

Always liked this..

http://youtu.be/y-__OdJ5b6A

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1458318795' post='3006624']
Where do you draw the line for 'hit'? Personally, I'd say something should be at least top 20 to be a hit, you see it as top 40.
[/quote]

Back in the 80's or earlier you would have been very happy with a top 40 - these days you've probably sold 12 copies to your mates

[steve-bbb]

very kayak-esque piano line

[url="http://youtu.be/Fsc-oT9PsSQ"]http://youtu.be/Fsc-oT9PsSQ[/url]

[steve-bbb]

and from a superb album, this
[media]http://youtu.be/eEE-Hl80fFk[/media]

Edited March 18, 2016 by steve-bbb

[tauzero]

Watching a BBC4 programme on John Williams at the BBC reminds me:

Cavatina - John Williams

Toccata - Sky

I think those both pass the Big Red X test.

[leschirons]

Jeans on David Dundas

Eve of destruction Barry McGuire

It's all too much Steve Hillage (if we're talking singles)

Can't let Maggie go Honey bus

Love grows Edison Lighthouse

Kinky boots Patrick Macnee and Honour Blackman

Do you wanna dance? Barry Blue

Safety dance Men without hats