The Official One Hit Wonders thread

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

-Artist
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
-Song
"Blinded by the Light"

Manfred Mann had a few hits (Do Wah Diddy, Mighty Quinn), Don MaClean also had Vincent.

[72doug2,2S]

-Artist
Jessie J
-Song
"Price Tag (feat. B.o.B.)

[herr_oberst]

[72doug2,2S]

-Artist
Nick Lowe
-Song
"Cruel to Be Kind"

[herr_oberst]

[72doug2,2S]

Keith 98.6-thanks Herr


-Artist
The Charlatans UK
-Song
"Over Rising"

-Artist
Harvey Danger
-Song
"FlagPole Sitta"

[craigster59]

Great keyboard player with a great drummer (Frosty).

[herr_oberst]

[Rusty Heap]

Gotta love the '80's



Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy - YouTube


Right Said Fred - I`m Too Sexy (The Original) - YouTube

[Aragorn]

-Artist
Marcy Playground
-Song
sex and candy

[GDNF2ET]

[beepbeep]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

-Artist
The Charlatans UK
-Song
"Over Rising"

I disagree on this one. They had many hits...and if you had to pick one, it would be the only one I know (sic)

[craigster59]

Boy, you can just feel the driving energy these guys put into the song....

[2porscheguy]

Geez, where do I start?:

From the 80's:









From the 90's:

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

-Artist
Gary Numan
-Song
Cars

a groundbreaking artist as influential as brian eno, kraftwerk and bowie....

Cars might be his best known song but his body of work is very impressive. i get very defensive when it comes to gary numan there has never been anyone quite like him. I bought pleasure principal in 1979 and still listen to it and most of his albums

[yetibone]

ASIA also had "Only Time Will Tell", and "Don't Cry".

A one hit band with Steve Howe, from the late '80s;

GTR
song:
"When The Heart Rules The Mind"

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by yetibone

ASIA also had "Only Time Will Tell", and "Don't Cry".

Here's a one hit wonder that I thought sounded like Asia....

[herr_oberst]

Did these guys ever amount to much other than this?

(Edit - just did a quick Wiki search - they actually had quite a career, even spun off another duo - Godley And Creme. Prog rock.)

[GDNF2ET]

Modern English I Melt with you From Valley Girl

[sammyg2]

J. FRANK WILSON AND THE CAVALIERS
"Last Kiss"
(Wayne Cochran)

Well, where oh where can my baby be
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven
So I got to be good
So I can see my baby
When I leave this ol' world


We were out on a date in my Daddy's car
We hadn't driven very far
There in the road, straight ahead
The car was stalled, the engine was dead
I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right
Never forget the sound that night
The cryin' tires, the bustin' glass
The painful scream that I heard last


Well, where oh where can my baby be
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven
So I got to be good
So I can see my baby
When I leave this ol' world


Well, when I woke up
The rain was pourin' down
There were people standing all around
Something warm a-running in my eyes
But I found my baby somehow that night
I raised her head and when she smiled and said
"Hold me darling for a little while"
I held her close
I kissed her our last kiss
I found the love that I knew I would miss
But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight
I lost my love ... my life, that night


Well, where oh where can my baby be
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven
So I got to be good
So I can see my baby
When I leave this ol' world