Your favourite 'One Hit Wonder'

[colgraff]

Forever Autumn by Jeff Wayne?

[BigRedX]

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1458866174' post='3011774']
Forever Autumn by Jeff Wayne?
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But the actual performance was by Justin Hayward, who was hardly a stranger to the charts.

[MacDaddy]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1458926506' post='3012203']
But the actual performance was by Justin Hayward, who was hardly a stranger to the charts.
[/quote]

Neither are Jagger and Bowie strangers to the hit parade, but by the criteria of this thread as it was the only hit from 'Bowie & Jagger' this qualifies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4jnaznUoQ

[keeponehandloose]

Just heard on radio..
Joe le Taxi Vanessa Paradis, one I had overlooked

[TheGreek]

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1458927329' post='3012216']
Neither are Jagger and Bowie strangers to the hit parade, but by the criteria of this thread as it was the only hit from 'Bowie & Jagger' this qualifies:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4jnaznUoQ[/media]
[/quote]

Ruined a perfectly good song IMO...

[TheGreek]

Toni Basil's one visit to the UK charts...

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

[Krysbass]

Some great ones already, but a few spring to mind...

Split Enz - I Got You
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
The Adventures - Broken Land

[TrevorR]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1458926506' post='3012203']


But the actual performance was by Justin Hayward, who was hardly a stranger to the charts.
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And then there is The Eve Of The War, also from JWWotW and featuring JW and JH...

[TrevorR]

I loved these guys back in 89/90 but this cover was their only visit it the upper end of the charts...

http://youtu.be/tkP7mMQ9o_A

[sticker]

Back of my Hand - The Jags - a cracking song that I always enjoyed playing with my band .

[Grassie]

M/A/R/R/S Pump Up The Volume.

[timmo]

Crazy Elephant . Gimme Gimmie Some Lovin`. Always reminds me of a summer type song for some reason.

[url="https://youtu.be/HUTsfwCbN5I"]http://youtu.be/HUTsfwCbN5I[/url]

Edited May 16, 2016 by timmo

[ras52]

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1458927329' post='3012216']
Neither are Jagger and Bowie strangers to the hit parade, but by the criteria of this thread as it was the only hit from 'Bowie & Jagger' this qualifies:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4jnaznUoQ[/media]
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[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1459016198' post='3012924']
Ruined a perfectly good song IMO...
[/quote]

I expect you'll prefer this version, then:

[media]http://youtu.be/_li_d_YviZ4[/media]

[BrunoBass]

[quote name='sticker' timestamp='1459142530' post='3013763']
Back of my Hand - The Jags - a cracking song that I always enjoyed playing with my band .
[/quote]

I'd forgotten all about that! Cracking power-pop, You Tube here I come...

[BrunoBass]

This might have already come up but I'd suggest Dance Yourself Dizzy by Liquid Gold. I grew up in Brackley and it was very cool at the time (1980, I was 11) that a band from our little town was on Radio 1 and TOTP. They had a couple of other minor hits but this was the big one.

[Signal Path]

Frankenstein - Edgar Winter group
Radar Love - Golden Earring
First picture of you - The Lotus Eaters
Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson
E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite
Street Life - The Crusaders
Pick up the pieces - AWB

[skankdelvar]

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

[chris_b]

I won't suggest Joe Cocker's version of With A little Help From My Friends this time.

How about Resurrection Shuffle by Ashton, Gardner and Dyke.

The drummer in the band I was in taught Roy Dyke that drum pattern.

[casapete]

[quote name='Signal Path' timestamp='1463772111' post='3054025']
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter group
Radar Love - Golden Earring
First picture of you - The Lotus Eaters
Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson
E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite
Street Life - The Crusaders
Pick up the pieces - AWB
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Love the AWB song, although they went on to have quite a few more hits including 'Let's go round again'.
Nobody mentioned these yet?
How 'bout us - Champaign
Ain't no stopping us now - McFadden and Whitehead
How long - Ace

[lowdown]

[color="#222222"][font="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"][size=2]After doing some Google homework, It seems 'Walking in Memphis' BY Marc Cohn is classed as a one hit wonder. [/size][/font][/color]
[color="#222222"][font="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"][size=2]Love the tune and the Piano playing. I am not really one for getting into lyrics, but there are some great lines in there.[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#222222"][font="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"][size=2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK5YGWS5H84[/size][/font][/color]

[color="#222222"][font="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"][size=2]After more digging, 'The Way It Is' by Bruce Hornsby is also down as a one hit wonder.[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#222222"][font="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"][size=2]https://ragmamarag.wordpress.com/tag/one-hit-wonders/[/size][/font][/color]

[color="#222222"][font="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"][size=2]Both similar in style. Again great Piano playing.[/size][/font][/color]
[size=2] [/size][color="#222222"][font="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"][size=2]Seems that apart from Elton John and Liberace, Singing Piano players are a thumbs down in this country. [/size][/font][/color]
[color="#222222"][font="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"][size=2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeKidp-iWo[/size][/font][/color]

[lowdown]

^^^^
Not sure what has gone on font wise. I only took the 's' out of 'https'.....

[gareth]

https://youtu.be/4iF47M3YDlg

[lowdown]

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[url="https://youtu.be/4iF47M3YDlg"]http://youtu.be/4iF47M3YDlg[/url]
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I think Guy Pratt's Bass line on that is terrific.

[ras52]

[quote name='gareth' timestamp='1478190625' post='3167434']
[url="https://youtu.be/4iF47M3YDlg"]https://youtu.be/4iF47M3YDlg[/url]
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He had two other top ten hits and two more top-twentiers - hardly a one-hit wonder!

Edited November 3, 2016 by ras52

[Barking Spiders]

Agree with lots of the recs so far esp 80s stuff like Passions, Martha & The Muffins, Vapors.. Havent read all posts but I'll add
The Race by Yello - their one top 20 hit #7
Dr Mabuse and Duel by Propaganda. both got into the 20s
Closest Thing to Heaven -the Kane Gang's only top 20 effort
The Politics of Dancing by ReFlex
Just Be Good To Me - SOS Band