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Post by Max on Jan 2, 2024 12:25:37 GMT -5
Anyone here have a favorite one hit wonder? My favorite is Jenny by Tommy Tutone. Oh man, a million of them. "Jenny" was a great song that still sounds good today. A one-hit wonder from that same general era that I liked was Rocky Burnette "Tired Of Toein' The Line." Also Ace " How Long (Has This Been Goin' On.") Tommy Tutone did have one other modest hit from the lower rung of the Top 40 called "Angel Say No," but I don't think that was enough to disqualify them from OHW status. WOW! 2 great choices. I forgot about "Tired of Toein' The Line"! One of my favorite songs back in the day. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 12:31:43 GMT -5
That's part of the issue, Bob. I also generally agree with HoJoe's list (other than 3DN, who I liked but found to be mostly derivative pop, but I am sure he would dismiss a lot of my favorites too -- no right or wrong answers here.) I do think Croce would qualify. His stuff was generally played only on arguably rock stations, not Adult Contemporary like say Barry Manilow or Helen Reddy or people like that from the 70s. I'm generally a big tent rock guy, so I think Simon and Garfunkel or Joni Mitchell and their ilk qualify. Jimmy Cliff is one of my favorite artists, but he was strictly reggae, albeit more accessible reggae, and he is in as a performer because again the rock stations were playing his stuff. These are my favorite kinds of arguments because they don't require deep dives into research of statistics nobody ever heard about. "Rock & Roll" was easily defined initially. Seems it then came to mean anything popular with teenagers/young adults. There's a ton of stuff that was popular during the 60's (Herman's Hermits, The Archies, 1910 Fruit Gum Company, etc.) that hardly qualifies as "rock" in my book. I stayed pretty current with "contemporary" music thru the 90's courtesy of my kids, but I'd be hard pressed to name many of today's popular artists. Does Taylor Swift qualify as a "rock" performer by today's standards? Yeah, my connection to popular music also dies out around the time of Nirvana and Green Day. Taylor Swift I don't feel qualified to classify, but I do think she belongs in the Marketing HOF if there is one. I probably cut Herman's Hermits a little more slack than the other acts you mentioned, but probably only because I was younger when they hit the scene. Completely artificial studio acts like The Archies or Ohio Express or Kasanetz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus ("Quick Joey Small") were mostly associated with either Buddha Records or Don Kirschner or both. 1910 Fruit Gum Company was another Buddha outfit but at least was an actual performing band from Linden NJ. Just a few days ago "1,2,3 Red Light" began to play on one of the oldies stations before I could reach the dial. |
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Post by Max on Jan 2, 2024 12:31:47 GMT -5
Anyone here have a favorite one hit wonder? My favorite is Jenny by Tommy Tutone. "Welcome to the Boomtown" - David & David. BTW..."Boomtown" is a great album. "Swallowed by the Cracks" a great song. Another good choice that brings back good memories. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 2, 2024 12:33:19 GMT -5
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 2, 2024 12:35:44 GMT -5
"Welcome to the Boomtown" - David & David. BTW..."Boomtown" is a great album. "Swallowed by the Cracks" a great song. Another good choice that brings back good memories. "The Fabulous Rhinestones" had a few minor hits... "Nothing New" (featuring Paul Butterfield) & "What A Wonderful Thing We Have" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViQZqFmsP1Qwww.youtube.com/watch?v=8SUpc26UIy4Another great album... |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 12:35:45 GMT -5
Oh man, a million of them. "Jenny" was a great song that still sounds good today. A one-hit wonder from that same general era that I liked was Rocky Burnette "Tired Of Toein' The Line." Also Ace " How Long (Has This Been Goin' On.") Tommy Tutone did have one other modest hit from the lower rung of the Top 40 called "Angel Say No," but I don't think that was enough to disqualify them from OHW status. WOW! 2 great choices. I forgot about "Tired of Toein' The Line"! One of my favorite songs back in the day. Yeah Max, it seemed to disappear from oldies playlists very quickly. I still have his album "Son Of Rock And Roll." You probably know that his father Johnny was an early rocker who did hard-hitting Rockabilly before turning commercial with hits like "Dreamin'" and "You're Sixteen." Great topic and I hope others chime in. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 12:39:54 GMT -5
Excellent pick Chi. Love that song. Norman Greenbaum was in a 60s band called Dr. West's Traveling Medicine Show and Junk Band. They had one song called "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" which got a little airplay. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 12:41:14 GMT -5
Now you're cooking Bob. Butterfield was a phenomenal band. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 12:46:46 GMT -5
One of my favorite movies of the 1990s was "That Thing You Do" about a one-hit wonder band allegedly based on the experience of a Washington DC band The Chartbusters who had a 1964 hit "She's The One."
When making that film they turned 1990s Orange CA into 1960s Erie PA for the street scenes. The local merchants were pretty bitter about their lost revenue as filming dragged on beyond what they were promised.
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Post by inger on Jan 2, 2024 12:49:32 GMT -5
How about the pop rock group Steam with “Na Na Na Na, Kiss Him Good Bye”?
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jan 2, 2024 12:51:36 GMT -5
One of my favorite movies of the 1990s was "That Thing You Do" about a one-hit wonder band allegedly based on the experience of a Washington DC band The Chartbusters who had a 1964 hit "She's The One." When making that film they turned 1990s Orange CA into 1960s Erie PA for the street scenes. The local merchants were pretty bitter about their lost revenue as filming dragged on beyond what they were promised. Great movie, that I actually watched the other night. I was thinking about "Spirit in the Sky", which someone mentioned. Here's a few others: "Wipe Out" - the Surfaris "Friday On My Mind" - The Easybeats "My Sharona" - the Knack "Melt With You" - Modern English |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 12:51:45 GMT -5
How about the pop rock group Steam with “Na Na Na Na, Kiss Him Good Bye”? Who could have predicted that over 50 years later that repetitive chorus would be universally known? Only those around when the song was getting airplay know the verses. |
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Post by inger on Jan 2, 2024 12:55:19 GMT -5
How about the pop rock group Steam with “Na Na Na Na, Kiss Him Good Bye”? Who could have predicted that over 50 years later that repetitive chorus would be universally known? Only those around when the song was getting airplay know the verses. It developed a secondary life at high school and college sporting events, and just doesn’t seem to want to die… That’s what I’m most impressed by. And no royalties paid for that kind of usage… |
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Post by bigjeep on Jan 2, 2024 12:57:50 GMT -5
Anyone here have a favorite one hit wonder? My favorite is Jenny by Tommy Tutone. Green Door is my favorite! He became a disk jockey on WNEW from NY with W. B. Williams back in the 60's! It was a Frank Sinatra type station! |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 2, 2024 12:59:45 GMT -5
Now you're cooking Bob. Butterfield was a phenomenal band. Elvin Bishop was in the original Paul Butterfield Blues Band and then later he had a one hit wonder with this classic: |
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