Spin-off: Best one-hit wonder ever
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That is technically incorrect.
"Yes, Jimi Hendrix is considered a one-hit wonder by the strict definition of the term:
- Definition
An artist who has only had one song enter the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart
- Hendrix's hit
"All Along the Watchtower" was Hendrix's only hit, reaching number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968
Hendrix was known for his experimental sounds and blues-rock, which was not very popular with teenagers in the late 1960s. He was also better known as an album artist. "
Hendrix released four studio albums and all four were Top 10 in the US and Electric Ladyland went to number 1. So your source saying that he “was not very popular” is idiotic. There was a big difference starting in the late 60s between album acts and singles acts.
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Aha - take on me
Six mix a lot- Baby got back
Gotye- somebody i used to know
Gerardo- Rico Suave
Right said fred- I'm too sexy
Six mix a lot- Baby got back
Gotye- somebody i used to know
Gerardo- Rico Suave
Right said fred- I'm too sexy
That album had 3 or 4 big hits: although My Sharona has certainly outlived them all.
This thread would be a darn good Spotify play list (if I wasn't so lazy)
You must have forgotten the gem “Glamour Boys”. It’s amazing the same band sang those songs.
I watch YouTube and find random videos that interest me.
Saw one of Pink singing "Whats Up" (which was great by the way) and she introduced the song by saying she has been including it in her shows for more than ten years. Lady Gaga also has a version which is pretty cool.
Moral to the story is that at least some other well known artists think it is worthy of including in their live acts (which of course doesn't mean you have to like it)
Wasn't as big of a hit, and not one I appreciated near as much at the time.
That's a great point though. That was such a great time in music as so many were experimenting with different sounds, rather than staying pegged into a static style. It's pretty awesome to go back and listen to some of the groups from the late 80s into the mid90s that produced music for music's sake rather than style over substance for money.
I stopped posting when this one came to mind. Didn't want to spam the thread. This was a fun tune from back then...
Same. Another that came immediately to mind. Right up there with Everybody Was Kung Fu Fightin
Not to me, but it's a cool song. I tend to think of hits not just as hitting in the top 40 but for longevity, local popularity, and air play at the time.
That cover by The Hollies above was huge for over a decade where I lived and with the families we knew back then. A lot of military families. My dad, like a friend of mine's dad did as well, carried one of his siblings to school and home again daily when they were kids. Song means a lot to both of us and our families to this day.
Will always be that way while I'm still breathing.
Eric Carmen
All By Myself
Was a one hit wonder like that for me as a kid as well. Didn't hear another song of his I liked much, though he had a hugely popular one in the 80s I think.
Eric Carmen also had “Hungry Eyes” and “Make Me Lose Control”. Loved the latter.
WildcatfaninOhio
All-American
The Hollie’s were not a one hit wonder. They had many hit songs in the UK. And were very well known as one of the British Invasion bands of the mid 60s here in the US. This was a top 10 hit in the US…
As was this one….
Rafferty has tons more hits.
The keyboard player in this is Betsy Cook from Mayfield. She was a cutie. She is still alive but probably not as cute 46 years on.
I am waiting for Sympathy for the Devil to show up.
I Melt with You, Modern English
Life in a Northern Town, Dream Academy...they had another minor hit.
Under the Milky Way, The Church (Australian Band)
The Promise, When in Rome....I don't know of any other hits but I was a Joe Dirt style rocker by then and didn't listen to pop. Great song.
Forever Young ,Alphaville (Germania)
Send Me an Angel, Real Life
And the winner is:
I am unsure...those were very good.
Life in a Northern Town, Dream Academy...they had another minor hit.
Under the Milky Way, The Church (Australian Band)
The Promise, When in Rome....I don't know of any other hits but I was a Joe Dirt style rocker by then and didn't listen to pop. Great song.
Forever Young ,Alphaville (Germania)
Send Me an Angel, Real Life
And the winner is:
I am unsure...those were very good.
As is Power to Believe. I like me...my customers like me, cuz what you see is what you get
Same group - they just dropped the ‘s’ when they did country. Local hit and made the the national charts.
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