Game: You Name a One-Hit-Wonder Artist, Loungers Guess Their Hit

[bertha katzenengel]

Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods

[MrCoffee]

1. Billy Don't Be A Hero

thank you Quentin Tarentino

[bertha katzenengel]

2. I had no idea that was in a QT movie.

I hope other people come up with some . . .

[TheBaldyMan]

419. Black Lace

on edit - maybe Paper Lace <- it was several lifetimes ago[br />

[southpaw]

3. Pilot

[lizziegrace]

60. "It's Magic"

my sister had that album

[southpaw]

67. YES! Finally, someone noticed!

[lizziegrace]

80. :-)

There's a bonus question below for you...

[southpaw]

4. Awww come on... this could be fun

[Bake]

5. WILLIAM SHATNER!! The Shat!!

Bonus points for Leonard Nimoy ...

Bake

[southpaw]

6. Rocket Man?

Just a guess...

[Bake]

9. That'll work!

Although I was thinking of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ...

:rofl:

Bake

[taterguy]

8. Common People

Or any of the multitude of songs he did in those Priceline spots

[stuntcat]

163. A+ #1 song

100% :headbang: I love that song.

[Richardo]

7. Looking Glass

[XemaSab]

10. Brandy, you're a fine girl

:D

[guitar man]

14. damn

we responded almost simultaneously :hi:

[guitar man]

11. Brandy nt

[guitar man]

12. delete

wrong place :(

[Lyric]

258. God, I hate that song.

My name is Brandy, and people just can't seem to help themselves. Arrrgh! :P

[regnaD kciN]

404. Then you can probably sympathise...

...with a friend of mine from college, Caroline Mandy, who found herself always getting serenaded with either Neil Diamond or Barry Manilow. (At least I had enough taste to choose the former.)

[Rhiannon12866]

569. I'm sorry, but I do understand. I do think it's a pretty song...

But I'm Rhiannon...:rofl:

[guitar man]

13. Billy Paul

:hi:

[southpaw]

15. Me and Mrs.

Mrs. Jones!!!!

[southpaw]

16. Delete

Wrong Place

[guitar man]

17. ding ding ding!!!

yep, that's it! :)

probably the single best one hit wonder song ever (IMO).

[bertha katzenengel]

18. Charlie Dore

[southpaw]

19. Pilot of the Airwaves

Here is my request
You don't have to play it but...

[bertha katzenengel]

29. ...I hope you'll do your best

I've been listening to your show on the radio
and you seem like a friend to me

:hi:

[southpaw]

65. Loved that one!!!

:bounce:

[guitar man]

20. Billy Thorpe nt

[southpaw]

21. I know this one... but I feel like I've been dominating this thread

Cool drum effects at the beginning, though.

On edit: Children of the Sun

[guitar man]

24. yeah

that whole beginning is really cool :)

[abbeyco]

22. I'll play - Wall of Voodoo

one of the worst songs I can ever remember....

[southpaw]

23. Mexican Radio

I wish I was in
Tijuana...

[MAGICBULLET]

25. Johnny Hates Jazz

[southpaw]

28. You're giving me, giving me,

Nothing but...

[abbeyco]

30. Shattered Dreams?

[southpaw]

26. Pilot

I posted this earlier... but I fear it was lost in the shuffle.

[lizziegrace]

62. see above

:)

[flvegan]

27. Rick Astley.

You guys will NEVER get this one.

[billyoc]

32. Oh, shit, meta-rickrolled!

:rofl:

[WinkyDink]

180. Because he had more than one hit, I believe?

[KamaAina]

482. "Together Forever"?

That's the one you were thinking of, right? :P

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

522. Is that the one that Brian sang in an episode of Family Guy?

I thought it was pretty cool, but then Seth McFarlane is a damned good singer.

[guitar man]

31. Carl Douglas nt

[MAGICBULLET]

33. Everybody was...

Kung Fu Fighting

[guitar man]

34. those cats were

fast as lightning!! D

[bertha katzenengel]

54. it was a little bit frightening . . .

:scared:

[regnaD kciN]

403. They fought with expert timing!

:thumbsup:

[guitar man]

35. Nick Gilder

;)

[southpaw]

36. Hot Child in the City

[guitar man]

38. delete

wrong place :(

[guitar man]

41. dammit

delete

[southpaw]

37. Terry Jacks

[guitar man]

40. Seasons in the Sun

:puke:

[trackfan]

39. Walter Egan

[guitar man]

46. Magnet and Steel

:hi:

[southpaw]

50. Yah! Classic!!!

[ceile]

42. Dee Lite

[taterguy]

43. Groove is in the Heart

[namahage]

51. Groove is in the Heart n/t

[guitar man]

44. The Vapours :D

[southpaw]

45. Turning Japanese

[guitar man]

49. Yep

"I got your picture...." :D

[flvegan]

47. Chumbawumba (stateside, at least)

[namahage]

53. Tubthumping

[ceile]

55. Tubthumping

[MAGICBULLET]

48. J.J. Fad

ha!

[southpaw]

52. Cars that go Boom

Or Cars with the Boom

Somethin like that

[MAGICBULLET]

56. oooo you got skills

very close...that's L'Trimm

[southpaw]

58. Oooooo... damn!

Was it Supersonic?

[MAGICBULLET]

69. Ding!

I didn't think anyone would get it unless they used the google

[BulletproofLandshark]

64. Supersonic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3nPLoODtGU

[stuntcat]

167. I don't know why but

I LOVE that video!! :loveya:

[stuntcat]

166. LOVE that song!

I mean for real I LOVE that song :headbang:

[lizziegrace]

57. The Dream Academy n/t

[southpaw]

59. Life in a Northern Town

Edit to add: Heyo Ma ma ma...

[lizziegrace]

63. Bonus question

who was it written in honor of??

[lizziegrace]

113. Nick Drake

:)

[abbeyco]

61. Life in a Northern Town?

[lizziegrace]

66. Correct!

:)

[flvegan]

68. The lyrical genius, Biz Markie

[ceile]

72. You Got What I Need?

[BulletproofLandshark]

74. Just A Friend

YOOOOOOOOOOOU got what I NEEEEEEEEEEED!

[MAGICBULLET]

77. You!!!!!

you got what I neeeeeed

such lovely original too

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTw5qQy8woI>

[ceile]

70. Nik Kershaw

[southpaw]

73. Wouldn't it be Good

[ceile]

76. Yep

[BulletproofLandshark]

71. Patrick Swayze n/t

[ceile]

75. She's Like the Wind

[BulletproofLandshark]

79. Bingo!

[abbeyco]

78. The Blow Monkeys

not kidding - and I actually have their album!

[southpaw]

82. Digging Your Scene

[abbeyco]

115. Very good!

[IDemo]

253. There were so many hits to choose from

War in Iraq, Katrina, illegal wiretapping, torture.

Oh, you didn't mean that Blow Monkey...

[flvegan]

81. Divinyls

[Maestro]

85. "I Touch Myself"

:shrug:

[flvegan]

95. It's good to admit things.

Oh, wait...you meant the song.

:rofl:

[Maestro]

130. Don't we all?

Or am I just lucky? :rofl:

[Phillycat]

156. That I've danced in front of my mirror to this song?

Recently?

...I've said too much...

[underpants]

317. no please GO ON!!!!

:P :bounce:

[ceile]

83. Scritti Politti

[southpaw]

84. Perfect Way

[ceile]

88. Yep

[BulletproofLandshark]

86. Perfect Way

[BulletproofLandshark]

87. Superdrag

[sniffa]

121. Sucked Out

Great f'n song. So good in fact, I went out and bought the CD. The CD sucked ass save for that song.

[ceile]

89. The System

[BulletproofLandshark]

92. Don't Disturb This Groove

[ceile]

101. Yep

[lizziegrace]

90. Hues Corporation n/t

[NoGOPZone]

93. Rock the Boat nt

[Maestro]

91. Autograph -nt

[BulletproofLandshark]

94. Turn Up The Radio

[Maestro]

129. You got it!

:thumbsup:

[lizziegrace]

96. Human Radio n/t

[BulletproofLandshark]

97. Spacehog

[ceile]

In The Meantime

[BulletproofLandshark]

103. Yeah

[sniffa]

98. Doctor & The Medics

[Pale Blue Dot]

195. Spirit in the Sky. nt

[sniffa]

225. Can't decide which version is better

I like the Greenbaum (is that who it was?) one better, but there's something about The Doctor and his twin synchronized swimmers that puts it on par in video version (though I love the Greenbaum video too).

[bertha katzenengel]

99. Sammy Johns

[lizziegrace]

111. Chevy Van...

:)

[flvegan]

100. Green Jelly

[ceile]

117. 3 Little Pigs?

[sniffa]

119. And it never should have been a hit

:puke:

[MonteLukast]

302. They did "The Bear Went Over The Mountain", too.

Not a hit, but on the "Dumb and Dumber" soundtrack.

Nursery rhymes and alt-rock do NOT mix. :eyes:

[bbernardini]

369. Actually, the album is quite good...

That's Maynard James Keenan saying "Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin," you know.

[Kat45]

260. Their name originally was Green Jello

Until the company that owns the Jello brand weighed in. I have a copy of their video, "Cereal Killer" by Green Jello.

[lizziegrace]

102. Edison Lighthouse n/t

[NoGOPZone]

105. Love Grows Where Rosemary Goes

[lizziegrace]

104. Climax n/t

[NoGOPZone]

106. Precious and Few. I think I listened to too much AM Radio in the seventies

[lizziegrace]

109. Obviously

I did too!

:)

[NoGOPZone]

112. delete, wrong place

[lizziegrace]

107. Skylark... n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

274. Wildflower

I always liked that song...even if it was pretty sappy.

[BrotherBuzz]

108. Blues Image

[NoGOPZone]

110. Ride Capitan Ride nt

[BrotherBuzz]

118. Seventy-three men sailed up from the San Francisco Bay,

rolled off of their ship, and here's what they had to say...

[NoGOPZone]

114. Paper Lace

[lizziegrace]

116. The Night Chicago Died

[NoGOPZone]

120. Correct. I picked that one because it was written by the same guy

who wrote the song mentioned in the OP. Also because thinking about the final chorus makes me laugh.

"The Night Chicago Died, Na na na, na na na, na na na, The Night Chicago Died!" :rofl:

[GCP]

122. Norman Greenbaum

[Phillycat]

123. Spirit in the Sky

Was also a one-hit for Doctor and the Medics!

[regnaD kciN]

406. Actually, he had another, minor, hit single...

"Canned Ham" - which was every bit as bad as it sounds.

[sarge43]

124. Vicki Lawrence.

[Blue-Jay]

125. "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"

[sarge43]

135. Got it. n/t

[MAGICBULLET]

126. I Level

[Lethe]

127. Gary Numan

not exactly a one hit wonder since he's been in the biz for over 20 years but thats what everybody calls him.

[Maestro]

131. Cars

And definitely not a one hit wonder like you say. He just never got the press over here like he did in Europe after Cars. Great song.

[Lethe]

139. yeah

my favorite song is probably Complex, but i like M.E. too. If you really crank M.E., the synth part about 1:30 in will rumble shit around you. Also, his drummer kicks ass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lFF7FRkBqQ

[Z_I_Peevey]

128. David Soul

[Maestro]

133. Crap. I see the face, but I can't hear the song.

:banghead:

[NoGOPZone]

136. Don't Give Up on Us Baby

[Blue-Jay]

137. "Don't Give Up On Us"

[Z_I_Peevey]

138. We're still worth one.....moretry.

something something something rhymes with try.

That's it!

[muriel_volestrangler]

304. 5 top 20 singles in the UK, including a second number 1

* "Don't Give Up On Us" (1976) UK #1, US #1
* "Going In With My Eyes Open" (1977) UK #2, US #54
* "Silver Lady" (1977) UK #1, US #52
* "Let's Have A Quiet Night In" (1977) UK #8
* "It Sure Brings Out The Love In Your Eyes" (1978) UK #12

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Soul#Singles

[MAGICBULLET]

132. ok how about...

Newcleus

[Phillycat]

141. Jam On It

I had that on 45

[MAGICBULLET]

165. that's a great 45

it has the cool dub on the flip

[Maestro]

134. Fastway -nt

[Guava Jelly]

142. Say what you will

:P

[Maestro]

252. Why did I know you would know that?

:) :thumbsup:

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

259. Easy Livin was a pretty big hit, wasn't it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQrTUZz2uuk

[Blue-Jay]

140. Christopher Adkins

[Guava Jelly]

143. Eddie Murphy

:D

[Blue-Jay]

144. "Potty All The Time".

Gross song.

[Guava Jelly]

146. Close enough

Ha! It was gawd awful.

[Phillycat]

145. The Verve

[Guava Jelly]

148. bittersweet sympony

:)

[Phillycat]

149. I particularly like the ones that were touted as the NEXT BIG BAND

The Verve, Spacehog, Terence Trent D'Arby...all received breathless media coverage from such vaunted institutions as Rolling Stone...and then promptly fell off the face of the earth. :rofl:

[Phillycat]

147. Dexy's Midnight Runners

[Blue-Jay]

150. Come On Eileen.

[muriel_volestrangler]

306. Again, more success in the UK - 8 top 20 singles, including another #1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexys_Midnight_Runners#Singles

and 2 top 10 albums.

[Phillycat]

151. The Wallflowers

I worked in a record store for 10 years, I could do this all day. :D

[Blue-Jay]

152. One Head Lice.

[Guava Jelly]

153. One headlight

:D

[bbernardini]

370. NOT a one-hit wonder...

"6th Avenue Heartache" and "The Difference" were pretty big hits, too.

[Phillycat]

154. Power Station

[Guava Jelly]

157. oops wrong place

:D

[Phillycat]

159. Not what I had in mind...

I suppose they are not really one-hit wonders, as they also did the cover of Bang a Gong. But I was thinking of "Some Like It Hot". :shrug:

[Guava Jelly]

160. I thought bang a gong! but i kept thinking T Rex

:)

[Phillycat]

161. No, that was the OTHER one-hit wonder that did that song. :D

It's the kiss of death!

[Guava Jelly]

164. Ouch!

:rofl:

[muriel_volestrangler]

313. T. Rex? 4 #1s, 4 #2s, and a #3 and a #4 in the UK?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Rex_%28band%29#Singles

So far from a 'one-hit wonder', it's unbelievable. They are still popular enough that there are (at least) 2 full-time tribute bands to them in the UK.

[Phillycat]

319. They're a one-hit wonder here in the US.

:shrug:

[old mark]

551. Power Station did cover Bang a Gong, and did it great,

but they were not big here. They were gigantic in Japan, till Robert Palmer died, followed by drummer Tony Thompson, one of the best drummers of all time.

mark

[coyotespaw]

617. Some Like It Hot...

I didn't google it, I have the CD
I'm not sure if that rates a happy or sad smiley...

[Alexander]

155. Zager & Evans

Side note: A friend of mine at work bought a guitar from Denny Zager.

[Burma Jones]

170. In The Year 2525

[stuntcat]

249. yay!

beat me to it :headbang:

[Guava Jelly]

158. Vixen

again

[HughBeaumont]

291. Livin on the Edge (of a Broken Heart)

[bbernardini]

371. Cowritten by Richard Marx and Fee Waybill. nt

[fudge stripe cookays]

619. !!!

Say it ain't so, Fee! :wow:

[Guava Jelly]

162. John Ashcroft!

:hide:

[Alexander]

179. Let eagles soar!!!

:rofl:

That was by far the funniest part of Fahrenheit 9/11.

[MAGICBULLET]

Musical Youth

[Pale Blue Dot]

197. Pass the Dutchie.

On the left-hand side.

[stuntcat]

168. Ace.

(somebody say them already??)

[Pale Blue Dot]

196. How Long.

Great song.

[XemaSab]

169. "Screamin'" Jay Hawkins

:D

[Common Sense Party]

220. I Put a Spell on You

[XemaSab]

257. Awesome song

:D

[Common Sense Party]

266. I prefer Creedence's version. Screamin' Jay was just too...

screamin' for my taste.

[stuntcat]

171. Hot Butter

:popcorn:

[Burma Jones]

173. Popcorn

[Burma Jones]

172. The Starland Vocal Band

[Phillycat]

176. Aaaaah ah afternoon deliiiight...

[Burma Jones]

174. Apollo 100

[Pale Blue Dot]

198. Joy.

Based on... Bach, I think?

[Burma Jones]

175. Deodato

[musette_sf]

232. "2001 Space Odyssey"

or "Thus Spake Zarathustra"
(nb: this response was not pre-Googled.)

[Dr. Strange]

177. Real Life

[Pale Blue Dot]

199. I'm sure you're looking for "Send Me an Angel".

But they also had a Top 40 hit with "Catch Me I'm Falling" (a better song, IMO.)

[Dr. Strange]

352. Wow, two hits? My respect for them just doubled!

Let's see, two times nuttin', carry the nuttin'...

[Tikki]

178. Arthur Brown.....

Tikki

[WinkyDink]

181. Only the greatest song I ever blared out my dorm window! "FIRE!"

[WinkyDink]

182. (oops!)

[Tikki]

297. Correct....

Think he was actually billed as 'The Crazy World of Arthur Brown'...

:)
the video..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8
in b/w...wow..

Tikki

[WinkyDink]

386. He was. I still have the 45. :)

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

514. Yep, and if memory serves me,

the drummer on that record was a VERY young Carl Palmer.

[skooooo]

621. that song scared the crap out of me....

....i was only about 5 when it was out

:scared:

[WinkyDink]

183. a-ha.

[Pale Blue Dot]

201. Take on Me, although...

they although had a top 20 hit with "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

525. Didn't their Bond theme from "The Living Daylights"

do pretty well? I know it wasn't Duran Duran's No 1 "A View To A Kill" (the best thing DD did, even better than their debut single, "Planet Earth") but it was a superior modern Bond theme.

[namahage]

184. Right Said Fred

[Pale Blue Dot]

211. I'm Too Sexy

too answer this post.

[begin_within]

185. Alvin Cash & The Crawlers

[begin_within]

186. Mary Hopkin

[musette_sf]

204. "Those Were The Days"

(nb: this response was not pre-Googled.)

[begin_within]

221. You're good!

[regnaD kciN]

408. I thought EVERYONE knew that one...

...which, if nothing else, shows my age...

[begin_within]

187. Brick

[Pale Blue Dot]

205. "Dazz" nt

[begin_within]

223. Yep

[begin_within]

188. Chi Coltrane

[musette_sf]

203. "Thunder and Lightning"

(nb: this response was not pre-Googled.)

[begin_within]

226. You know your 70s hits.

[begin_within]

189. Hoku

[begin_within]

190. Edwin Starr

[Pale Blue Dot]

209. War!

What is it good for? (Absolutely nothing!)

[begin_within]

228. Did you ever see the "Golf!" version of it on the Tracey Ullman show?

[Pale Blue Dot]

240. No, but I can only imagine.

:rofl:

[begin_within]

246. I couldn't find it on Youtube, but

it was the 9th episode of "The Tracey Ullman Show" and they did a whole musical production called "Golf" done to the music of "War!" but with different lyrics.

The Tracey Ullman Show
Episode 9 First aired: 6/14/1987 Production Code: 4W09
...

Kiki Howard-Smith Sings: Kiki Howard-Smith (Tracey Ullman), a perky Australian golf player, does a music video singing her version of "Golf".

[begin_within]

191. Falco

[Common Sense Party]

215. Der Kommissar

spelling optional

[begin_within]

229. Didn't he die a few years ago?

I thought I heard that on the news.. a car accident or something.

[Common Sense Party]

247. Yes. I hadn't heard, but per Wikipedia:

Falco died of severe injuries received following his collision with a bus in his Mitsubishi Pajero near the city of Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic on February 6, 1998, just two weeks before his 41st birthday. While it was initially reported that the autopsy showed high blood levels of alcohol and cocaine, this was disputed. At the time of his death, he was working on a comeback into the music world.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

268. I thought his one hit was "Rock Me Amadeus"

:shrug:

[RadiationTherapy]

321. Ah Mah DayUS OHOH - OHOH OHOH

OH OH OH OHOH OHOH

OH OH OH OHOH OH-Ah Mah DayUSDayUSDayUSDayUSDayUSDayUSDayUSDayUSDayUSDayUSDayUSDayUS

[MonteLukast]

322. "Vienna Calling" is a good one, too.

[JVS]

629. Rock me amadeus

[begin_within]

192. Gang of Four

[Kat45]

261. I Found that Essence Rare

[begin_within]

193. Gary Numan

[Common Sense Party]

216. Cars

[begin_within]

230. Yep

[begin_within]

194. Gogi Grant

[musette_sf]

245. memory sez: something about wind

Google sez: "The Wayward Wind".

[Lydia Leftcoast]

267. I knew that WITHOUT googling

:-)

[begin_within]

200. Len

[Lydia Leftcoast]

276. Delete--wrong place

:-)

[kmla]

325. Steal my Sunshine

[begin_within]

202. New Vaudeville Band

[musette_sf]

207. "Winchester Cathedral"

(nb: this response was not pre-Googled.)

[begin_within]

231. You should be on Jeopardy

[musette_sf]

236. this is my category, baby

if I got on Jeopardy, the categories would be all like "Prussian Wars" and "Old Testament Patriarchs".

[begin_within]

241. Too bad they don't have "Name That Tune" any more.

[begin_within]

206. ? and The Mysterians

[Common Sense Party]

222. Was that "96 Tears"?

[begin_within]

233. Yep

[begin_within]

208. Sheb Wooley

[musette_sf]

213. "Purple People Eater"

(nb: this response was not pre-Googled.)

[begin_within]

235. I'm impressed

[underpants]

320. Rawhide, Josie Wales, and Giant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheb_Wooley

[regnaD kciN]

410. BTW, he also played one of the bad guys in "High Noon"...

I think he was the brother of the main outlaw.

[begin_within]

210. The Stylistics

[musette_sf]

217. the Stylistics were NOT a one-hit-wonder band!

give Philly soul its props!!

"Betcha By Golly Wow"
"Stone In Love With You"
"Break Up To Make Up"
"You Are Everything"

[begin_within]

237. Oops.

Sorry, I was only thinking of "You are Everything"

[musette_sf]

244. in the land of Tony Manero

the Stylistics were monster huge, along with the Chi-Lites and the Dramatics.

[begin_within]

212. Thelma Houston

[musette_sf]

227. "Don't Leave Me This Way"

also not a one-hit wonder

(nb: this response was not pre-Googled.)

[begin_within]

238. What was her other hit?

[musette_sf]

242. i didn't think she had another big hit n/t

[begin_within]

214. Andrea True Connection

[musette_sf]

219. "More More More"

(nb: this response was not pre-Googled.)

[begin_within]

239. And do you know what she did before her music career?

[musette_sf]

243. pr0n

oh, yeah, and the Ivory Soap box too.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

635. That was Marilyn Chambers on the Ivory box nt

[begin_within]

218. Brian Hyland

[musette_sf]

224. also not a one-hit wonder

but the best known tune would have to be "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"

[Give_Peace_A_Chance]

234. Crash Test Dummies

How about those dummies?

[Common Sense Party]

248. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm

or something like that

[stuntcat]

250. The Weather Girls

:headbang:

[Common Sense Party]

254. It's Raining Men?

[stuntcat]

255. yay :p

SO frickin' corny it's actually fun to hear :headbang:

[Common Sense Party]

265. Hallelujah!

[many a good man]

251. Flash and the Pan

Serious! Actual name of the artist.

[Kat45]

262. "Walking in the Rain"

with a member of the band being Angus and Malcolm Young's brother, whose first name I forget.

[many a good man]

264. Right! Great job!

It was the B side of "Hey, St. Peter" but it got a lot more airtime and was the far better hit as far as I'm concerned.

Strangely, nothing in the background of Vanda and Young would seem to suggest they were capable of this kind of song. Young’s brothers are the Young brothers of AC/DC; Vanda and Young also produced several of the early Bon Scott-era AC/DC albums. Previous to that they were best known as members of the Easybeats, who gave us the psych-pop “Friday on my Mind” back in 1967...

The open-fifth synth drone in the background periodically swells out of the mix, much like the hum of traffic on rainy streets. The synthesized percussion reminds me of footsteps echoing on the wet pavement. The vocals, oddly filtered and spoken rather that sung, sound robotic like the “Fitter, Happier” android on Radiohead’s OK Computer. The bass playing is also notable, for its understated dub-like effect. All in all, the song brilliantly conveys a kind of spooky, futuristic desolation and alienation.
http://snufkinsongs.blogspot.com/2005/11/flash-and-pan-walking-in-rain.html

You can hear it here: http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c22521fe748fdb00e398c2e03c0003.html

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

256. Redeye

:headbang:

[Kat45]

263. The Swinging Medallions

[NoGOPZone]

324. Double Shot of My Baby's Love nt

[Kat45]

389. You got it.

:thumbsup:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

269. Friend and Lover

[kmla]

307. Reach out of the Darkness

[Lydia Leftcoast]

316. Yes!

:-)

[musette_sf]

332. and here is Jim Post

presumably the "Friend" part of the duo, at the Summer of Love 40th Anniversary at Golden Gate Park:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

270. We Five

[musette_sf]

331. "You Were On My Mind"

(nb: response was not Googled.)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

335. Yes!

You must be old like me. :-)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

271. Kyu Sakamoto

(although his career in Japan was very long, ended only by his death in the big JAL plane crash of August 1985)

[Burma Jones]

288. Sukiyaki

[Z_I_Peevey]

295. They played that on Mad Men this week.

When I was a kid I could sing that phonetically without any mistakes.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

296. "Sukiyaki" was its U.S. title, mostly because that was the only Japanese word most people knew

Its real title was "Ue o muite arukou," which means "I will walk looking upward."

[Lydia Leftcoast]

272. Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin

:evilgrin:

Hint: This came on the sound system in my college's dining hall, and one of my more naive classmates asked, "What is that song about?" It's in French, but the sound effects make the topic of the song obvious.

[musette_sf]

333. pre-google: The French Orgasm Song

post-Google: "Je t'aime... moi non plus"

i remembered their names and the sound effects.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

334. Yes, if you remember the song, you understand why we all laughed when

the naive fellow student asked what it was about. :evilgrin:

[regnaD kciN]

411. The difference between FM and AM radio in 1970...

...was that, when that song was on the charts, FM stations played it. The more "family-friendly" AM stations? No freakin' way!

[TheBaldyMan]

421. Je t'aime (Moi me non plus)

pardon my French

[GoddessOfGuinness]

273. Spiral Starecase

[Lydia Leftcoast]

275. "I Love You More Today than Yesterday"

:-)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

277. ...but not as much as tomorrow.

:hi:

[Tabasco_Dave]

278. Donnie Iris n/t

[bluesbassman]

279. Oh Leah? (sp)

[bluesbassman]

281. Delete - wrong spot

[Tabasco_Dave]

284. You Win!!!

Here's Your Prize http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyTu_ZdcBCo :toast:

[bluesbassman]

286. Hadn't heard that one in a while, I always liked it!

Catchy tune.:toast:

[kmla]

310. D'oh.

Wrong spot.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

280. Ah! Leah! n/t

[astral]

282. Mungo Jerry

[bluesbassman]

283. In The Summertime

[bluesbassman]

285. Head East

Right spot.:dunce:

[HughBeaumont]

290. Never Been any Reason

[RebelOne]

287. Starbuck

[HughBeaumont]

289. Moonlight Feels Right!

One of my favorite songs from 1976!

[RebelOne]

298. One of my favorites also.

I have a CD of their songs. Another good one was "Lash LaRue."

[HughBeaumont]

292. Walter Murphy and the Big Apple

[kmla]

305. A Fifth of Beethoven.

[HughBeaumont]

293. delete

[Mad_Dem_X]

294. Oxo

Hint: It was in the 1980's.

[southpaw]

300. Whirly Girl

can't fucking believe I remember that one!

[southpaw]

301. Delete

[Mad_Dem_X]

338. You got it!

Hey, I'm a southpaw, myself. :hi:

[Z_I_Peevey]

299. Judd Strunk

[kmla]

342. Daisy a Day.

Sorry - had to look in Wikipedia.

Good one.

[Z_I_Peevey]

357. Yes, that's it.

"I'll love you until the rivers run still and the cold winds of life fade away."

That's from memory, could be wrong.

[southpaw]

303. Baltimora

[kmla]

308. Tarzan Boy

[southpaw]

309. Oh yeah!

[kmla]

311. Point Blank.

[kmla]

312. Barry McGuire

[southpaw]

314. Eve of Destruction

[kmla]

315. Hipsway.

[southpaw]

318. The Honey Theif

I could be way off on that one...

[kmla]

323. The Cuff Links

[musette_sf]

330. "Tracy"

(nb: response was not Googled.)

[kmla]

326. Strawberry Alarm Clock

C'mon. This one's easy...

[musette_sf]

329. "Incense and Peppermints" n/t

[kmla]

327. Haircut 100.

[southpaw]

328. Love Plus One

[TheBaldyMan]

422. Fantastic Day

[bertha katzenengel]

336. David Naughton.

[southpaw]

337. "I'm a Pepper"

Nah, just kidding. His hit song was 'Making It'

[Mad_Dem_X]

339. Makin' It

I've got the chance, I'm takin' it...!

[Mad_Dem_X]

340. The New Radicals.

[southpaw]

341. Get What You Give

or something to that effect. I know that is a lyric, but I can't remember if that is the name of the song or not.

Good song, though.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

343. Fine Young Cannibals.

[southpaw]

345. She Drives Me Crazy

[bbernardini]

372. NOT a one-hit wonder.

"Good Thing" also went to #1, and "Don't Look Back" went to #11.

[OmahaBlueDog]

379. and "Johnny, I'm Sorry" did pretty well

[Manifestor_of_Light]

344. Billy Swan.

[kmla]

348. I Can Help.

Really, I can.

[southpaw]

358. Have you got two strong arms?

Well, if it would shure to you good to do me good...

[southpaw]

346. Frankie Smith

[musette_sf]

354. hint: topic of song

is now an approved varsity sport in NYC public schools...

[HughBeaumont]

384. Double Dutch Bus!!

[Mad_Dem_X]

347. The Poni-Tails.

[musette_sf]

353. "Born Too Late"

on edit: Googled only for confirmation.

[Marie26]

349. Tommy Tutone nt

[kmla]

350. Jenny/867-5309

[Marie26]

351. Yay for you!

:party: :applause:

[southpaw]

355. The Cutting Crew

[coyotespaw]

365. I just died in your arms tonight...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

623. What about "I've Been in Love Before?"

It played a lot in Brazil.

[southpaw]

356. Glass Tiger

[bbernardini]

373. Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)

[southpaw]

359. The Verve Pipe

[coyotespaw]

366. Freshmen

[southpaw]

360. Arrested Development

[coyotespaw]

367. Tennessee, or Mr. Wendell...

If I'm not mistaken, they had one other song that could be called a hit.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

361. The Trashmen.

[recoveringdittohed]

368. Surfin Bird

A wella haven't you heard about the Bird. Bird, bird, bird, bird, bird, bird, bird.

They don't write lyrics like that anymore. Lead singer sounded like he'd gargalled with Drano.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

362. Chic.

[bbernardini]

374. NOT a one-hit wonder.

Both "Le Freak" and "Good Times" went to #1. Also, they wrote, produced, arranged and performed (except for the vocals, of course) "We Are Family" and "He's The Greatest Dancer" for Sister Sledge. ("He's The Greatest Dancer" later went on to become the backing track for Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It.") Oh, Diana Ross' "Upside Down," too.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

363. Rose Royce.

[bbernardini]

375. Car Wash

[TheBaldyMan]

592. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is....

( or you ain't sayin' nothin' )

Shame on you for thinking Rose Royce was a one-hit band.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

364. Paul Dukas

[regnaD kciN]

401. Uhh..."The Sorcerer's Apprentice"...???

I didn't know classical composers were included, or I'd have asked about Johan Pachelbel.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

405. Yep.

He tore up nearly all his works because he thought they weren't good enough.

The only other work of his that I have seen performed is a Fanfare from "La Peri" which I assume is a ballet.

[regnaD kciN]

467. Actually, there's a whole CD of his works on Telarc...

[bbernardini]

376. Times Two

[Mad_Dem_X]

428. "Strange But True"

I loved that song!

[bbernardini]

377. Living In A Box

[HughBeaumont]

385. Uh . . . Living in a Box.

:rofl:

[east texas lib]

378. Focus

[HughBeaumont]

382. Hocus Pocus!

Greatest TV Performance Ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpV5InLw52U

[east texas lib]

454. Yes, indeed. Thanks for the link, that rocked!

:D

[Kat45]

387. Hocus Pocus

[east texas lib]

455. Yes! Cool sig line, I love Zappa!

:thumbsup:

[OmahaBlueDog]

380. Sniff n the Tears

[HughBeaumont]

383. Drivers Seat

One of my favorites from 1979.

[OmahaBlueDog]

396. Great song -- and it can be found on the "Boogie Nights" soundtrack

[OmahaBlueDog]

381. Londonbeat

[Mad_Dem_X]

429. "I've Been Thinking About You"

Another great song.

[OmahaBlueDog]

480. A song often mis attributed to the Fine Young Canibals

Good Job!

[Kat45]

388. The Knickerbockers

[musette_sf]

391. "Lies"

(nb: answer not Googled)

and they were a Beatles almost-sound-alike, too.

[Kat45]

395. Yup, that's the band.

[nytemare]

390. Kajagoogoo

:D

[musette_sf]

392. "Too Shy"

(nb: answer not Googled)

[nytemare]

417. You didn't Google Kajagoogoo?

Did you Kajagoogoogle it?

:D

[musette_sf]

439. hey, if you were there at the time, a name like that

kinda sticks on your brain. :-)

[nytemare]

456. I was...

That band name ruled.

:)

[MissMillie]

393. Murray Head

:hi:

[bluesbassman]

394. One Night In Bangkok

[regnaD kciN]

400. Not a one-hit wonder...

He had a hit with "Superstar" (from the original concept album of "Jesus Christ Superstar") in 1970.

[bluesbassman]

397. Mason Williams

[Manifestor_of_Light]

398. Classical Gas.

[nadine_mn]

399. Marcy Playground

[HughBeaumont]

416. Sex and Candy.

:thumbsdown: ;(

[regnaD kciN]

402. The Buoys

(I'm amazed they haven't come up already...)

[HughBeaumont]

415. Timothy.

A song supposedly about cannibalism which is actually about two guys who had to eat Timothy . . . the mule (according to Rupert Holmes, who wrote the song) . . . to survive.

[regnaD kciN]

468. It was actually a song designed to get their record company to drop them...

...so they could sign a better deal elsewhere. Instead, they released the song as a single, and it became a top 40 hit. :crazy:

And, oh yes, it's about a mule, all right. Sure.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

407. The Foundations.

[kmla]

418. Build me up, buttercup...

[Manifestor_of_Light]

409. Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band.

[XemaSab]

412. Fastball

:D

[southpaw]

420. The Way

Though I remember another song by them... 'Out of My Head' or something like that. Don't think it qualified as a hit, though.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

449. On the Cover of the Rolling Stone.

[NoGOPZone]

452. Dr. Hook nt

[regnaD kciN]

413. Mouth & McNeal

Clarification: I'm talking about a "one-hit wonder" based on U.S. charts. They apparently had several hits in Europe.

[HughBeaumont]

414. How Do You Do.

Worst single ever. Kathy Lee Gifford sings with a muppet who looks like the Sarin Gas cult leader. I guess the guy died last year. RIP.

[regnaD kciN]

470. "Kathy Lee Gifford"...?????

Anyway, if you think the song is weird, check out this live-in-performance clip from Dutch TV. Nothing like early '70s sensibilities! (Incidentally, they performed the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in, I believe, 1973. They came in third, behind eventual winner ABBA with "Waterloo." Mamma Mia! ;-) )

[southpaw]

423. Buckner and Garcia

[Mad_Dem_X]

431. "Pac-Man Fever"

Boy, I'm on a roll today! :)

[southpaw]

435. I got a pocket full or quarters and I'm headin' to the arcade!!!

[TheBaldyMan]

424. The Mohawks

hint: it's more funky than punky

[southpaw]

425. Vaughan Mason

[southpaw]

426. The Oneders

[southpaw]

427. Delete

Wrong place

[Mad_Dem_X]

430. "That Thing You Do!"

[southpaw]

434. As in 'I Wonder what happened to the Oneders'

Correct!

[Z_I_Peevey]

432. Coven

No self-respecting hippie could miss this one.

[southpaw]

433. One Tin Soldier

aka the Billy Jack theme

[Z_I_Peevey]

436. It always seemed to me that they kept re-releasing it

and it would go up the charts again and again. It's the song that refused to die.

[u4ic]

537. Originally it was recorded by the Original Caste

a Canadian group, and I loved that song. I didn't much like the Coven version at all.

[Z_I_Peevey]

437. Meri Wilson

[musette_sf]

441. "Telephone Man"

i had to think about this one for a minute...

[fudge stripe cookays]

620. I love that song.

Still have it on my Zune.

And mah fingers did the walking on the telephone man!

[yellowcanine]

438. "Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs"; Bonus - second hit by just "The Fireballs"

[musette_sf]

440. going out on a limb for second hit

"Little Green Bag"

on edit, oooh, so wrong.

[yellowcanine]

442. Nope - that is George Baker, according to Wikipedia.

"Sugar Shack" and "Bottle of Wine" are the two respective "hits."

[musette_sf]

443. yeah, i remembered "Bottle of Wine" shortly after posting

i think i got "Bottle of Wine" mixed up with "Little Green Bag"... since if you have that bottle of wine on the street, it needs to be in a little (any color) bag. :-)

[yellowcanine]

444. "Bottle of Wine" was such an uplifting song with meaningful lyrics

Of course it had stiff competition with the likes of "Chewy Chewy Chewy", "Yummy yummy yummy" and "Simple Simon Says".

[musette_sf]

445. you've got one too many "Chewy"

but thanks for sharing the entire oeuvre of the 1910 Fruitgum Company...

[yellowcanine]

446. Actually - first two are Ohio Express. "Simon Says" is 1910 Fruitgum Company

The two groups were related but were two distinct groups I believe. Both groups were "faceless studio assemblages" so it is hard to know just how closely related they were.

[musette_sf]

457. oh, that's right,

they were both from the Kasenetz/Katz machine.

[Ron Green]

473. Sugar Shack, right?

[yellowcanine]

483. Ding, Ding Ding! We have a winner!

[southpaw]

447. Stereo MCs

[MAGICBULLET]

453. Connected

gotta make sure you're connected
writing's on the wall...


I actually like that song have doubles of it on vinyl. Thanks for reminding me to play that next time.

[southpaw]

448. 4 Non-Blondes

[Mad_Dem_X]

451. "What's Up?"

Horrible song.

[southpaw]

541. I couldn't agree more!

That singer's voice, but especially her delivery, made me vomit in my mouth a little.

Added to which, the band looked like a bunch of dip-shits.

[Mendocino]

450. A Foot In Coldwater

Quickly now.

[u4ic]

538. Make me do anything you want....

:7

[musette_sf]

458. The Five Americans

[Ron Green]

471. Western Union

[musette_sf]

472. oh my, very good

that one is usually a sure-fire stumper. well done.

[musette_sf]

459. John Fred & His Playboy Band

[Ron Green]

469. Lucy in Disguise

[musette_sf]

474. close....

you're thinking of the Beatles... try again...

[Ron Green]

475. "Lucy in Disguise....

with glasses."

...come to me tonight...

[musette_sf]

476. close... but

it's not Lucy...

[NoGOPZone]

566. self-delete nt

[Kat45]

479. Judy in Disguise (with glasses)

Used to goof on my cousin Judie about that song. I might have the 45 but I'm not sure. I'm also think I have the "Western Union" 45.

[Ron Green]

481. Of course. How could I have forgotten that? Those guys were from Shreveport, the nearest city

to the place I grew up.

[musette_sf]

560. i thought they were from Baton Rouge

and were big at LSU frat parties.

GEAUX TIGERS!!

[musette_sf]

558. circle gets the square!

well done!

[musette_sf]

460. The Ad Libs

[musette_sf]

461. self-delete

[musette_sf]

465. self delete

[NoGOPZone]

573. Boy From New York City

[musette_sf]

462. The Human Beinz

[blue neen]

487. Nobody But Me?

n/t

[musette_sf]

557. you are so, so right

years ago (long before the internets), when i worked with two guys who were also music nuts, one of them asked me who did "Nobody But Me". they refused to believe my answer for days, till they had a chance to research. "The Human Beinz? there ain't no group called The Human Beinz."

[musette_sf]

463. Gallery

[NoGOPZone]

568. Nice to Be With You

Heard that song a couple years ago on a lottery commercial.

[musette_sf]

572. very good

[musette_sf]

464. Chakachas

[shawmut]

585. Jungle Fever

[musette_sf]

586. very good

i really liked that song.

[musette_sf]

466. Jay and the Techniques

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

516. Cara Mia - WRONG

with the refrain "you'll be my love till the end of time" sung in a dog-whistle falsetto? Could be wrong though.

Whoops, that was Jay and the Americans. D'oh!

Edited to self flagellate for error.

[musette_sf]

556. i had a feeling

someone would come up with Jay And The Americans on this one. and they were definitely not a one-hit wonder.

you may now cease your self flagellation.

[regnaD kciN]

529. They had two hits...

Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie and Keep the Ball Rolling.

[musette_sf]

555. oh yeah, i forgot "Keep The Ball Rolling"

well done.

[Tikki]

477. The Strangeloves......

:shrug:???


Tikki

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

515. I Want Candy

later covered by Bow Wow Wow.

[Tikki]

520. Yes, yes....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdghSsmzm_8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMICD3aMZpw

both versions here....

Tikki

[namahage]

478. 4 P.M.

[doc03]

484. S. Sargent Barry Sadler

[doc03]

485. Deleted posting error

[blue neen]

489. The Green Berets?

n/t

[Kat45]

492. The Ballad of the Green Beret

[doc03]

486. Wild Cherry

[blue neen]

488. Play that Funky Music.

It reminds me of fraternity parties.

[blue neen]

490. The Cyrcle.

:)

[Kat45]

493. Red Rubber Ball

[blue neen]

498. Ding, ding, ding!

I loved that song...and still have the album!

[Kat45]

503. I loved it too. I was probably around 10 years old.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

512. Red Rubber Ball was written by Paul Simon.

[greendog]

491. Sugarloaf

[Kat45]

494. Green-Eyed Lady

[greendog]

501. That's it.

[Kat45]

505. I used to love that song.

[OmahaBlueDog]

550. Actually a two hit wonder

They also had "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"

[Kat45]

495. The Jaggerz

[blue neen]

496. The Rapper

n/t. Donnie Iris and friends...Pittsburgh's finest!

[blue neen]

499. self-delete

wrong spot

[Kat45]

500. You got it.

I heard that song playing in the dollar store last year. I had totally forgotten about it.

[Kat45]

497. Count Five

[blue neen]

502. Psychotic Reaction.

I think I might be having one after reading this whole thread!

[Kat45]

504. You're good.

You must be older than dirt, like me. :rofl:

[blue neen]

508. Yep, I'll officially be 53 in about 20 minutes!

[Kat45]

510. Happy Brithday!

We're the same age! No surprise, since we seem to know the same songs. :-)

[blue neen]

506. Blue Cheer.

My 25-year-old son suggested this one. He seems to have the malady tonight that this song is referring to. :)

[Kat45]

509. "Summertime Blues" cover was their hit, but you know what?

The band is still around today, touring and making new albums. That may have been their only "hit" but I wouldn't put a band with their longevity into the "one-hot wonder" category.

[blue neen]

511. Thanks for the info...

I will let him know! :)

[Dr. Strange]

507. Sly Fox

[southpaw]

539. Let's Go All The Way

[Dr. Strange]

549. Score!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

513. UB40.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

523. cover of I Got You Babe w/Chrissie Hynde?

That's the only one I remember.

[XemaSab]

532. Cover of "I can't help falling in love with you"

:D

[6000eliot]

536. "Red Red Wine," written by Neil Diamond.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

517. Nervous Norvus - from the late 1950s

Wasn't around then but heard it on an oldies station years ago

[bbernardini]

574. Transfusion

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

518. Ex-Fleetwood Mac man Bob Welch

He was replaced in the Mac by a fellow named Lindsey and his girlfriend Stephie something. :P

[regnaD kciN]

526. He had more than one...

Sentimental Lady (a remake from his Mac days, backed up by the 1980-era FM) and Ebony Eyes. There may have been others, but those are ones I definitely remember.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

519. The Peppermint Rainbow

C'mon, I dare ya!

[musette_sf]

562. "Will You Be Staying After Sunday"

on edit: they sounded kind of like Spanky and Our Gang.

[Tikki]

521. The Fabulous Poodles.....

?

Tikki

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

524. Mirror Star? nt

[Tikki]

552. Yes, one of those crazy early New Wave...

hits by a Brit band...

Here ya go....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgNDEjFQ7w8

Tikki

[regnaD kciN]

527. DOUBLEHEADER: Python Lee Jackson and Rockwell

For extra credit: Without Googling, identify what unusual common feature the two songs share.

[6000eliot]

533. "In a Broken Dream?"

Isn't that the song Rod Stewart sang on?

On edit: Is the Rockwell one "Somebody's Watching Me" with Michael Jackson?

[regnaD kciN]

600. You got both AND extra credit!

Python Lee Jackson -- "In a Broken Dream"
Rockwell -- "Somebody's Watching Me"

The extra credit issue was that both of these songs had all or most of the lead vocals sung by a very popular "guest artist" rather than the performer (or member of the group) whose name was on the label. Well played!

[regnaD kciN]

528. Hurricane Smith

For extra credit: Without Googling, identify Smith's career before becoming a recording artist.

[regnaD kciN]

530. (deleted)

Meant to reply to the OP. :blush:

[6000eliot]

535. "Oh Babe, What Would You Say."

He was the Beatles' first recording engineer and produced the first Pink Floyd album.

[regnaD kciN]

601. You win again!

Hurricane's real first name was Norman (or, as John Lennon called him, "Normal").

[regnaD kciN]

531. Napoleon XIV

(This should be an easy one...)

[6000eliot]

534. Donovan "They're Coming to Take Me Away."

[regnaD kciN]

602. Donovan?????

But you're close on the title, which is "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haa!" Incidentally, "Napoleon XIV" was really Jerry Samuels, a Philadelphia talent agent who had once spent time in a real mental hospital.

[6000eliot]

610. I read somewhere that it was actually Donovan.

[southpaw]

540. Benny Mardones

[Mad_Dem_X]

542. "Into the Night"

[southpaw]

543. Yeah! Loved that song...

Can't believe no one thought of that one before now.

[Mad_Dem_X]

544. Regina (a/k/a Regina Richards)

She was often confused with Madonna back in the 80's.

[southpaw]

545. Baby Love

If you hadn't given the 'Madonna' clue, I never would have remembered that one.

[southpaw]

546. Delete

Wrong place

[Mad_Dem_X]

570. LOL

Lots of folks thought Madonna sang that song.

[southpaw]

547. Shannon

Not sure of a last name... she just went by Shannon.

[musette_sf]

559. Henry Gross

also was in Sha Na Na

[bbernardini]

575. Let The Music Play

[Z_I_Peevey]

548. Ides of March

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

553. (You're My) Vehicle nt

[bullwinkle428]

554. Rocky Burnette

Wow, I'm kind of surprised no one mentioned him before now...

[NoGOPZone]

564. Tired of Toeing the Line

[Tikki]

561. Thunderclap Newman.........

Tikki

[southpaw]

563. Something In the Air

Great song. I particularly like Tom Petty's cover of it. It was probably the last song TP and the Heartbreakers recorded with Stan Lynch on drums. :(

[Tikki]

565. Yes, and a great song...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pGht71KFkY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJoZ2cvA3pE
both versions...


Tikki

[Rhiannon12866]

567. The Cowsills. That goes back pretty far... :D

:hi:

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

583. The Rain, The Park and Other Things

was their first, but they also had hits with Hair and Indian Lake,

[Rhiannon12866]

584. We have a winner! Thanks! That was the song I was thinking of...

And I do remember "Indian Lake," now that you mention it. Indian Lake, NY, is just north of where I live... :hi:

[Mad_Dem_X]

571. Soft Cell

[southpaw]

577. Tainted Love

[bbernardini]

576. Boys Don't Cry (yes, that's the name of the band)

[southpaw]

578. I Wanna Be A Cowboy???

Was that them, or am I way off track?

[bbernardini]

604. Well done.

[southpaw]

579. Blessid Union of Souls

[bbernardini]

606. Technically, probably not one-hit wonders. (And did you know...)

"I Believe" was the big hit, but "I Wanna Be There" went to #39, "Hey Leonardo" went to #33, and "Let Me Be The One" went to #29.

Did you know there are two bands out there currently calling themselves Blessid Union Of Souls, each led by one of the founding members?

[southpaw]

580. Tom Tom Club

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

589. Genius of Love

and Wordy Rappington :)

[southpaw]

590. Well, yeah... There was that one, too

:blush:

[southpaw]

581. Billy Vera and the Beaters

[musette_sf]

587. At This Moment

and Billy Vera is just one of those really great guys who should have gotten more props.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

582. Gary O

[u4ic]

615. Shades of 45

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

622. Here in Brazil it's "Get It While You Can."

Used as the soundtrack for a cigarette TV ad. (They were allowed in the 80s.)

[Rhiannon12866]

588. Tommy James and the Shondells. They had several hits, back in the day, but one was my favorite...

:D

[Z_I_Peevey]

598. Definitely not one-hit wonders!

Draggin a Line, Crimson and Clover, I Think We're Alone Now, Mony Mony, what others am I missing?

[Z_I_Peevey]

591. David Essex

(This thread is the bomb!)

[Kat45]

593. "Rock On"

[Kat45]

594. Lee Michaels

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

595. "Do You Know What I Mean?" nt

[Kat45]

596. That's it!

I always loved that song.

[Kat45]

597. Shocking Blue

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

599. Venus

subsequently covered by Bananarama in the 1980s. Cool tune!

[Kat45]

605. Yup. Liked the original; the cover, not so much.

[regnaD kciN]

603. The Pipkins

[Ron Green]

607. The Uniques

[musette_sf]

631. All These Things

and the group featured Springhill LA's own Joe Stampley. a Swamp Pop classic.

on edit: also recorded by various Nevilles. i think the song is written by a Neville, actually. i prefer Art's version.

[Ron Green]

632. You got it.

[regnaD kciN]

608. White Plains

[musette_sf]

630. My Baby Loves Lovin'

[regnaD kciN]

609. Brotherhood of Man

[6000eliot]

611. "United We Stand?"

[6000eliot]

612. The Rubettes?

[6000eliot]

613. First Choice?

[6000eliot]

614. Eddie Grant?

[u4ic]

616. Electric Avenue

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

624. Plus "Romancing the Stone" and "I Don't Wanna Dance." -nt

[coyotespaw]

618. Republica

[bbernardini]

627. Ready To Go

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

625. Quarterflash

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

626. Harden My Heart nt

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

628. Yep!

[southpaw]

633. Icehouse (Or maybe it was Ice House)

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

634. Five Man Electrical Band

[southpaw]

636. Signs

I remember the Tesla cover getting quite a bit of play. They even called the album 'Five Man Acoustical Jam'

[Z_I_Peevey]

637. The Flying Machine

W00t! Thought of another one!

[Dr Fate]

638. The Count Five.

n/t

[6000eliot]

639. "Psychotic Reaction"