One hit wonders.

pgrahmm · February 24, 2015

Debby Boone You light up my life:

That was it.....

bannork · February 24, 2015

A classic

Not a one hit wonder, what about 'Fire Brigade' 'Flowers in the rain'?

Sorry in the wrong thread, should be in the other one.

Was the Yellow river in USA or Vietnam/

NoshowJones · February 24, 2015

A classic

Not a one hit wonder, what about 'Fire Brigade' 'Flowers in the rain'?

Sorry in the wrong thread, should be in the other one.

Was the Yellow river in USA or Vietnam/

Yellow River was by Christy, but not a one hit wonder, what about 'San Bernadino'?

bannork · February 24, 2015

You're a hard taskmaster possum 1931, I don't remember this ever being a hit in the UK, Looking it up on Wiki I see it reached no 7 but I don't think it had much impact.Is that a hit?

transam · February 24, 2015

You're a hard taskmaster possum 1931, I don't remember this ever being a hit in the UK, Looking it up on Wiki I see it reached no 7 but I don't think it had much impact.Is that a hit?

I think one hit wonders are songs that folk do not forget with it's age.........Here I hear probably the worse song ever all the time........Yellow Feeeeeeeeeeerking River........When I hear it I cringe, when I am asked to sing it I............

SpokaneAl · February 24, 2015

You're a hard taskmaster possum 1931, I don't remember this ever being a hit in the UK, Looking it up on Wiki I see it reached no 7 but I don't think it had much impact.Is that a hit?

I think one hit wonders are songs that folk do not forget with it's age.........Here I hear probably the worse song ever all the time........Yellow Feeeeeeeeeeerking River........When I hear it I cringe, when I am asked to sing it I............

In that case, here is one that I have never forgotten.

pgrahmm · February 24, 2015

MONSTER MASH ~ Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (1962):

bannork · February 24, 2015

You're a hard taskmaster possum 1931, I don't remember this ever being a hit in the UK, Looking it up on Wiki I see it reached no 7 but I don't think it had much impact.Is that a hit?

I think one hit wonders are songs that folk do not forget with it's age.........Here I hear probably the worse song ever all the time........Yellow Feeeeeeeeeeerking River........When I hear it I cringe, when I am asked to sing it I............

There are still certain quarters where folks haven't forgotten Yellow River- note they still ask you to sing it!

Perhaps you should rephrase the thread: One hit classics

nidieunimaitre · February 24, 2015

Ramona by The Blue Diamonds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElHHM9QGOMs

nidieunimaitre · February 24, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omUEbN3lWXc

You will never guess the nationality of the singer...

This song made him world famous in Heineken land.

WhamBam · February 24, 2015

Bubble Gum music.

I must be a sad so n so but I love this.....

Quick Joey Small - Kasenetz Katz

WhamBam · February 24, 2015

Another Bubble gum song...... Ohio Express Yummy Yummy.

(Where does my twisted memory get these from?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRtME-3rcP4

WhamBam · February 24, 2015

As a teenager we used to love this. Singing and dancing to it in the local Youth Club....

Norman Greenbaum. Spirit in the sky.

nidieunimaitre · February 24, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5_EIikdFr8

I don't think this guy ever sang any other song.... Rupert Holmes, PINA COLLADA

berybert · February 24, 2015

Lost in France - Bonny Tyler

Boomtown Rats one hit wonder ?

Lookin' After No. 1" 1977 11 2 — — — — The Boomtown Rats "Mary of the 4th Form" 15 12 — — — — "She's So Modern" 1978 12 10 — — — — A Tonic for the Troops "Like Clockwork" 6 5 — — — —

UK: Silver^[4]

"Rat Trap" 1 2 94 — — —

UK: Gold^[4]

"I Don't Like Mondays" 1979 1 1 1 4 3 73

UK: Gold^[4]

The Fine Art of Surfacing "Diamond Smiles" 13 3 42 — — — "Someone's Looking at You" 1980 4 2 — 86 — — "Banana Republic" 3 3 18 47 — —

berybert · February 24, 2015

Go for some classic music.

Jimmy Osmond - long haired lover from Liverpool.

2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps please - Splodgenessabounds.

Unit four plus two - Concrete and clay.

The Knack - My Sharona.

Alphaville - Lost in Japan

Slick - forever and Ever............ Doesn't really count as its Midge Ure before he joined Ultravox, and had hair.

Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy old dough.

Edited February 24, 2015 by berybert

MAJIC · February 24, 2015

Here's some more genuine one hit wonders from the sixties!

What a fabulous wealth of talent,there was available in the sixties,not only was there one hit songs by the hundreds,but most went on to be real classics! we Baby boomers were lucky to be alive in the sixties,there will never be another era like it! and the Music and Lyrics just takes your breath away!

Great Post: Possum1931

Here Comes Summer"

Despite writing many hits, Jerry Keller only ever had one hit in his own right.^[5]

Ricky Valance 1 October 1960 "Tell Laura I Love Her" Ricky Valance was the first British one-hit wonder (hailing from Wales) (^{Unbelievable)} He scored further hits in Europe, but none in the UK.

B. Bumble and the Stingers 19 May 1962 "Nut Rocker" The song reappeared on the UK Chart ten years later, reaching #19. An instrumental group, B. Bumble and the Stingers had already scored their biggest hit in the US.^[7]

The Overlanders 29 January 1966 "Michelle" It reached #1 in January 1966 for three weeks. They are the earliest British group to be classed as a one-hit wonder.^[8]

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown 17 August 1968 "Fire" The group did score a hit (self-titled) album, but neither the band nor Arthur Brown in his own right managed to secure another placing in the singles chart.^[9]

Zager and Evans 30 August 1969 "In the Year 2525" The song was written five years earlier, but did not become a success in the UK until it made #1 in the US.^[10] It remains either me

Edited February 24, 2015 by MAJIC

MAJIC · February 24, 2015

I must confess I never knew this all time favourite instrumental players name until today! was Mason Williams.

35 years since I first heard it,and it still ranks amongst the best guitar pieces ever!

Edited February 24, 2015 by MAJIC

bartender100 · February 24, 2015

What about this great song, please listen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ7TUNfTY9c

berybert · February 24, 2015

Clive Dunn - Grandad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KJGJRd8pGE

MAJIC · February 24, 2015

A most definately one hit wonder!

MAJIC · February 24, 2015

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfzjGSRaBE4"

MAJIC · February 24, 2015

Anyone remember this one?

NoshowJones · February 25, 2015

You're a hard taskmaster possum 1931, I don't remember this ever being a hit in the UK, Looking it up on Wiki I see it reached no 7 but I don't think it had much impact.Is that a hit?

I wasn't particularly referring to number 1 hits, when was a record a hit? IMO, if a record hit the top twenty. I used to play regularly with a guy back in Scotland who played with a band that had a top twenty hit with a song called 'Seven Golden Daffodils' back in the mid sixties. I forget the name of the band, but I'm going to youtube to try and find out.

NoshowJones · February 25, 2015

You're a hard taskmaster possum 1931, I don't remember this ever being a hit in the UK, Looking it up on Wiki I see it reached no 7 but I don't think it had much impact.Is that a hit?

I wasn't particularly referring to number 1 hits, when was a record a hit? IMO, if a record hit the top twenty. I used to play regularly with a guy back in Scotland who played with a band that had a top twenty hit with a song called 'Seven Golden Daffodils' back in the mid sixties. I forget the name of the band, but I'm going to youtube to try and find out.

The name of the band was 'The Cherokees'. Does anyone know of a band of that name that scraped into the UK top twenty with the song 'Seven Golden Daffodils back in the mid sixties?

SpokaneAl · February 25, 2015

A most definately one hit wonder!

Actually the Box Tops had a second very large hit (in the US anyways) titled Cry Like a Baby before fading away.

tonytigerbkk · February 25, 2015

I cannot believe that the Brits on this board don't remember the best 'one hit wonder' of all time.

transam · February 26, 2015

You will cringe...............

tonytigerbkk · February 26, 2015

You will cringe...............

Not at all, Scaffold's version of 'Lily The Pink' is quite iconic.

Incidently, John Gorman of Scaffold was also one of the 'Four Buketeers', who released the 'Bucket of water song' shown in the post directly above yours.

Edited February 26, 2015 by tonytigerbkk

nidieunimaitre · February 26, 2015

You will cringe...............

Not at all, Scaffold's version of 'Lily The Pink' is quite iconic.

Incidently, John Gorman of Scaffold was also one of the 'Four Buketeers', who released the 'Bucket of water song' shown in the post directly above yours.

And incidently bis, the brother of Paul McCartney was a member of this band!

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