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Title: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsfins on October 27, 2009, 02:38:41 pm Yesterday on Dan Patrick they were talking about Aha,and it came up again today....Great Video,kind of catchy..I admit I like the song...
I'd have to put Eddie Grant - Electrice Ave. as my favorite one hit wonder.... What's your favorite one hit wonder? Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Sunstroke on October 27, 2009, 02:48:25 pm Man, before my iPod was stolen, I lived for collecting one hit wonders. I can't give just one though...so a few of my favorite one hit wonders other than Electric Ave would be... Tommy Tutone: 867-5309 Modern English: Melt With You The Knack: My Sharona Nena: 99 Luftballoons Faith No More: Epic (they did have the song "midlife crisis," but not sure that counts as a hit) Mark Cohn: Walking in Memphis Marcy Playground: Sex and Candy Blind Melon: No Rain Primitive Radio Gods: Standing outside a broken phone booth with money in my hand Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsfins on October 27, 2009, 03:03:12 pm You got some great ones there Stroke.... ;D
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Phishfan on October 27, 2009, 03:03:44 pm I agree it is so hard to pick one since the 80's was virtually a one hit wonder decade. I was alway partial to Big Country's In a Big Country.
Stroke, having owned the Blind Melon album with No Rain on it, it was one of my least favorite songs on the CD (althought it was the song that got me to buy it). Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Sunstroke on October 27, 2009, 03:12:39 pm ^^^ LOL...too funny, because I'm a huge Big Country fan (seen them twice in concert), and I'd never consider them a one hit wonder. I don't doubt the Blind Melon comment though... With new bands I'd never heard before, the release single is often one of my least favorite songs on the CD as well. PS...pick up a copy of "The Seer" by Big Country one of these times and jam that puppy all the way through. The released single on that one "Look Away" is pretty good, but it's really tasty from cover to cover. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Dave Gray on October 27, 2009, 03:23:56 pm Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on October 27, 2009, 04:22:49 pm Don Maclean: Bye Bye Miss American Pie
Right Said Fred: I'm Too Sexy Gerardo: Rico Suave Kajagoogoo: Too Shy Shy Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Dave Gray on October 27, 2009, 04:52:37 pm Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Sunstroke on October 27, 2009, 04:57:08 pm Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta Oh hell yeah, I love that song... Don Maclean: Bye Bye Miss American Pie I can thumbs-up the other three, but Don McLean would have to be a 2-hit wonder, because "Vincent" ("Starry, starry night...) was pretty big as well. American Pie was just so iconic that it eclipsed the success of his other hit. ;) Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Pats2006 on October 27, 2009, 05:19:14 pm Ice Ice Baby
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: stinkfish on October 27, 2009, 06:54:42 pm Don't Steal My Sunshine
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Rick on October 27, 2009, 07:40:42 pm Dexters Midnight Runners: Come on Eileen
Red Rider: Lunatic Fringe Lots of good ones so far! Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Denver_Bronco on October 27, 2009, 07:50:27 pm Ice Ice Baby To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal, light up the stage, and wax a chump like a candle.... :DTitle: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on October 27, 2009, 08:44:07 pm Ice Ice Baby To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal, light up the stage, and wax a chump like a candle.... :D You guys know that after Queen's lawyers got done taking his ass to the cleaners, he didn't make one dollar off that song. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on October 27, 2009, 08:52:33 pm Here's a couple more that I like:
Rose Royce: At The Car Wash The Animals: House Of The Rising Sun Kim Carnes: She's Got Bette Davis Eyes Ini Kamoze: Here Comes The Hot Steppa Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: StL FinFan on October 27, 2009, 09:26:20 pm Old Skool
Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang The Roof Is On Fire - Rockmaster Scott & the Dynamic Three The Message - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five The Show/La Di Da Di - Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick Somebody say oh yeah! 70's-80's Dancing In the Moonlight - King Harvest Sweetheart - Frankie & the Knockouts Fooled Around and Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop Sweet Baby - George Duke Sad Eyes - Robert John Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman I Love You - Climax Blues Band It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor I Love the Night Live - Alicia Bridges I'm tired of looking through my mp3 player so I'll stop now. :) Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: ethurst22 on October 27, 2009, 09:34:15 pm Wait a minute guys, there's two sides to being a one-hit wonder.
I really can't think of a one hit wonder because most of them are on world radio stations. By the modern term of one hit wonder, I'll have to go with Bonnie Tyler (Total Eclipse of The Heart). Some of these people got fed up with show business and left all together. Some of them weren't given artistic control that they wanted and went overseas as independent artists. Lil B mentioned Eddy Grant. Grant is an international musician whose music "Electric Avenue" and "Romancing the Stone" just happened to hit in the US. He runs his own record company out of Jamaica and produces songs with David Bowie, Sting and a host of others. Then there are the one hit wonders that are known all over the world for other music but a strategically kept out of America because they understand songwriting and composition better than most American artists who make s*(*. Look at the 80's which was the "Second British Invasion movement" (the first being the Beatles, Stones and Clapton). International artists invaded the charts and put many American artists to shame in almost every genre, including Soul music. A-ha, Nena, Duran Duran, Men Without Hats, Tears for Fears, I could go on and on. They were established international artists before they became a staple on American radio. I saw Nena live in a German bar when "99 Luftballoons" was released and she gave me a hug and I haven't taken a bath since! The "big three" Sony, Capital and Universal made sure that there would not be a British invasion number 3 so they limited many overseas acts by not signing them who were still making great music. They cut them all out of American radio and made it "appear" that they were one hit wonders. Check out the list... Joe Jackson, The Style Council, Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, Morrissey, Swing Out Sister. These bands are still making good music. And out of all of these acts, they promote the sorriest band that I've ever heard, U2. U2 hasn't made anything meaningful since the Joshua Tree and that was in 1987. Many American artists had to leave the country to get a fair record deal (Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye). American music is bull*(*(. It's corporitized. If you're listing to Y-100 in the Miami-Ft.Lauderdale area, your programming manager is in NY telling the DJ's to play Britney Spears every 40 minutes. You can't request nothing because they are programming you on what THEY want you to hear. Thanks to Bill Clinton signing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, community radio got killed which introduced these "one hit wonders" to the world without having to sell out their soul or ass to the record industry. Thank God for the Internet. So the one hit wonders are still making good music. You'll have to find it on the Internet. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: StL FinFan on October 27, 2009, 09:36:24 pm Two more hits by Bonnie Tyler : Holding Out For A Hero & It's A Heartache
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: ethurst22 on October 27, 2009, 09:43:14 pm I tell you who is still smokin and they still look stunning on stage and that is Bananarama (Cruel Summer and the remake of Venus).
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsmooth on October 28, 2009, 12:47:16 am You guys know that after Queen's lawyers got done taking his ass to the cleaners, he didn't make one dollar off that song. Ummm it was Queen and David Bowie who collaborated on that song. Also there was a settlement for around 4 million and credit for the song. They did not take him to the cleaners as there was never a court case. The Knack had another hit Stroke- Good Girls Dont STL- Grandmaster Flash had another hit with White Lines Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: TonyB0D on October 28, 2009, 03:58:32 am Old Skool Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang The Roof Is On Fire - Rockmaster Scott & the Dynamic Three The Message - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five The Show/La Di Da Di - Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick uhhh NONE of these are 1 hit wonders - those guys were ALL big back in the day!! Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Lee on October 28, 2009, 09:05:47 am The Proclaimers - 500 Miles
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Phishfan on October 28, 2009, 09:36:52 am Wait a minute guys, there's two sides to being a one-hit wonder. I really can't think of a one hit wonder because most of them are on world radio stations. By the modern term of one hit wonder, I'll have to go with Bonnie Tyler (Total Eclipse of The Heart). Some of these people got fed up with show business and left all together. Some of them weren't given artistic control that they wanted and went overseas as independent artists. Lil B mentioned Eddy Grant. Grant is an international musician whose music "Electric Avenue" and "Romancing the Stone" just happened to hit in the US. He runs his own record company out of Jamaica and produces songs with David Bowie, Sting and a host of others. Then there are the one hit wonders that are known all over the world for other music but a strategically kept out of America because they understand songwriting and composition better than most American artists who make s*(*. Look at the 80's which was the "Second British Invasion movement" (the first being the Beatles, Stones and Clapton). International artists invaded the charts and put many American artists to shame in almost every genre, including Soul music. A-ha, Nena, Duran Duran, Men Without Hats, Tears for Fears, I could go on and on. They were established international artists before they became a staple on American radio. I saw Nena live in a German bar when "99 Luftballoons" was released and she gave me a hug and I haven't taken a bath since! The "big three" Sony, Capital and Universal made sure that there would not be a British invasion number 3 so they limited many overseas acts by not signing them who were still making great music. They cut them all out of American radio and made it "appear" that they were one hit wonders. Check out the list... Joe Jackson, The Style Council, Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, Morrissey, Swing Out Sister. These bands are still making good music. And out of all of these acts, they promote the sorriest band that I've ever heard, U2. U2 hasn't made anything meaningful since the Joshua Tree and that was in 1987. Many American artists had to leave the country to get a fair record deal (Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye). American music is bull*(*(. It's corporitized. If you're listing to Y-100 in the Miami-Ft.Lauderdale area, your programming manager is in NY telling the DJ's to play Britney Spears every 40 minutes. You can't request nothing because they are programming you on what THEY want you to hear. Thanks to Bill Clinton signing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, community radio got killed which introduced these "one hit wonders" to the world without having to sell out their soul or ass to the record industry. Thank God for the Internet. So the one hit wonders are still making good music. You'll have to find it on the Internet. Nice rant but I disagree on several points (all opinion). First the whole 80's music scene is a guilty pleasure of mine. I really hate the fact that I can recognize so much of it because it is all poppy and crap. I'm not a fan of commercial radio so these European artists really aren't any better than the radio crap played here in my opinion. Another thing I disagree with is your mention of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 introducing one hit wonders. These groups all splashed in the 80's long before this act passed. The decentralization of companies was already well on its way anyway. It didn't cause the phenomena of corporate giants in communications, but it didn't help break them up either. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Brian Fein on October 28, 2009, 09:41:37 am I can't believe Sir Mix-A-Lot hasn't been mentioned. He likes big butts and he can not lie!
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on October 28, 2009, 11:13:23 am I can't believe Sir Mix-A-Lot hasn't been mentioned. He likes big butts and he can not lie! That guy is not a one-hit-wonder. I love to jam to "My posse's on Broadway" Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsfins on October 28, 2009, 11:49:14 am Wait a minute guys, there's two sides to being a one-hit wonder. I really can't think of a one hit wonder because most of them are on world radio stations. By the modern term of one hit wonder, I'll have to go with Bonnie Tyler (Total Eclipse of The Heart). Some of these people got fed up with show business and left all together. Some of them weren't given artistic control that they wanted and went overseas as independent artists. Lil B mentioned Eddy Grant. Grant is an international musician whose music "Electric Avenue" and "Romancing the Stone" just happened to hit in the US. He runs his own record company out of Jamaica and produces songs with David Bowie, Sting and a host of others. Then there are the one hit wonders that are known all over the world for other music but a strategically kept out of America because they understand songwriting and composition better than most American artists who make s*(*. Look at the 80's which was the "Second British Invasion movement" (the first being the Beatles, Stones and Clapton). International artists invaded the charts and put many American artists to shame in almost every genre, including Soul music. A-ha, Nena, Duran Duran, Men Without Hats, Tears for Fears, I could go on and on. They were established international artists before they became a staple on American radio. I saw Nena live in a German bar when "99 Luftballoons" was released and she gave me a hug and I haven't taken a bath since! The "big three" Sony, Capital and Universal made sure that there would not be a British invasion number 3 so they limited many overseas acts by not signing them who were still making great music. They cut them all out of American radio and made it "appear" that they were one hit wonders. Check out the list... Joe Jackson, The Style Council, Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, Morrissey, Swing Out Sister. These bands are still making good music. And out of all of these acts, they promote the sorriest band that I've ever heard, U2. U2 hasn't made anything meaningful since the Joshua Tree and that was in 1987. Many American artists had to leave the country to get a fair record deal (Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye). American music is bull*(*(. It's corporitized. If you're listing to Y-100 in the Miami-Ft.Lauderdale area, your programming manager is in NY telling the DJ's to play Britney Spears every 40 minutes. You can't request nothing because they are programming you on what THEY want you to hear. Thanks to Bill Clinton signing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, community radio got killed which introduced these "one hit wonders" to the world without having to sell out their soul or ass to the record industry. Thank God for the Internet. So the one hit wonders are still making good music. You'll have to find it on the Internet. Huh,Yeah so what? Aqua is still probably making records...but People only know them for Barbie girl... There are alot of bands that aren't one hit wonders,but I only like one song by them.... A couple of older ones,I'm not sure if they're one hit wonders...I only liked one of their songs.... Lisette Melendez - Goodie,Goodie (Dance remix) The Apples in Stereo - Energy Timbuk 3 - the Future's so bright Tuff - Good guy's wear Black US3 - Cantaloupe P.M. Dawn - I'd die without you The Vapors - Turning Japanese Falco - Rock me Amadeus Gary Glitter - Rock n roll Pt2 Go west - King of wishful thinking And Even though I like more songs than just this...Georgia Satellites - Keep your hands to yourself Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Buddhagirl on October 28, 2009, 11:50:10 am That guy is not a one-hit-wonder. I love to jam to "My posse's on Broadway" I love that song. It reminds me of high school. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: StL FinFan on October 28, 2009, 12:09:04 pm Ummm it was Queen and David Bowie who collaborated on that song. Also there was a settlement for around 4 million and credit for the song. They did not take him to the cleaners as there was never a court case. The Knack had another hit Stroke- Good Girls Dont STL- Grandmaster Flash had another hit with White Lines Quite right. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: StL FinFan on October 28, 2009, 12:09:48 pm uhhh NONE of these are 1 hit wonders - those guys were ALL big back in the day!! Only in their genre. Most people could not name another song by them. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Brian Fein on October 28, 2009, 01:38:26 pm That guy is not a one-hit-wonder. I love to jam to "My posse's on Broadway" That's NOT a "hit" - I've never even heard of that song...Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Buddhagirl on October 28, 2009, 01:42:27 pm That's NOT a "hit" - I've never even heard of that song... Because you're either young, or don't really listen to hip-hop. We even played it in band at football games. ETA: Also might be more of a West Coast thing? But Baby Got Back wasn't the first time that Sir-Mix-A-Lot popped up. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on October 28, 2009, 02:30:58 pm That's NOT a "hit" - I've never even heard of that song... You're the same age as me and you've never heard of it?? I guess you lived a sheltered life Mr. St Thomas Aquinas. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Brian Fein on October 28, 2009, 02:34:53 pm You're the same age as me and you've never heard of it?? I guess you lived a sheltered life Mr. St Thomas Aquinas. seriously?WTF does my high school have to do with Sir Mix A Lot. Baby Got Back is STILL played in the clubs now, and that other random song is some crap I've never heard. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: StL FinFan on October 28, 2009, 02:44:05 pm I love hip hop and I do not consider that song a "hit". I guess it depends on your definition of a "hit". Top 100? Top 40? Top 10?
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Phishfan on October 28, 2009, 02:51:12 pm Even I know the song. My friends use to rock it going down the road on the weekends.
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Buddhagirl on October 28, 2009, 03:21:34 pm Even I know the song. My friends use to rock it going down the road on the weekends. Exactly. I remember booming bass and "cruising" down the street to that song. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Sunstroke on October 28, 2009, 03:25:41 pm seriously? WTF does my high school have to do with Sir Mix A Lot. Baby Got Back is STILL played in the clubs now, and that other random song is some crap I've never heard. How dare you not have heard every song that ever got played on the radio. You, sir, disgust me... ::) Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Phishfan on October 28, 2009, 03:28:59 pm How dare you not have heard every song that ever got played on the radio. You, sir, disgust me... ::) Come on, we all know there are only a handful in rotation for any genre. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: MaineDolFan on October 28, 2009, 04:17:37 pm Red Rider: Lunatic Fringe To be fair, Tom Cochrane was the lead singer of Red Rider and he did okay for himself as a solo artist. Does that qualify as "one hit?" Probably...but just sayin'. I love, love, love the Outfield's "Your Love." "Just because you're right doesn't mean I'm wrong..." GREAT song. Also Naked Eyes "Promises, Promises." AND... Heavy D and the Boyz..."Now That We Found Love." Yah... Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: StL FinFan on October 28, 2009, 04:29:39 pm 1..2..tell me what you got...
great song reminded me of another one: "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on October 28, 2009, 04:49:57 pm Not sure if you are still referring to one hit wonders, but these three songs are definitely not.
Also Naked Eyes "Promises, Promises." I love "Always Something There To Remind Me" Heavy D and the Boyz..."Now That We Found Love." Yah... "Got Me Waitin" was another hit song of his. reminded me of another one: "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch He had another hit called "Wildside" Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsmooth on October 28, 2009, 05:32:53 pm Here is a list of the Sir Mix albums and singles released to radio play off of them. For the record, "Posse on Broadway" reached #44 in 1988.
Album Information Swass Released: 1988 Chart Positions: #82 US, #20 R&B/Hip-Hop Last RIAA certification: Platinum Singles: "Posse on Broadway", "Gold," "Iron Man", "Rippin'" Seminar Released: 1989 Chart Positions: #67 US, #25 Top Hip Hop/R&B Last RIAA certification: Gold Singles: "Beepers", "I'll Roll You Up", "I Got Game" Mack Daddy Released: February 4, 1992 Chart Positions: #9 US, #19 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Last RIAA certification: Platinum Singles: "Baby Got Back", "One Time's Got No Case" Chief Boot Knocka Released: July 19, 1994 Chart Positions: #69 US, #28 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Last RIAA certification: None Singles: "Ride", "Put 'Em on the Glass", "Let It Beaounce" Return of the Bumpasaurus Released: August 27, 1996 Chart Positions: #123 US, #55 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Last RIAA certification: None Singles: "Jump on It" Daddy's Home Released: September 9, 2003 Chart Positions: Did Not Chart Last RIAA certification: None Singles: "Big Johnson", "Y'all Don't Know", "At the Next Show" Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsfins on October 28, 2009, 07:12:15 pm I love, love, love the Outfield's "Your Love." The Outfield -Play deep...That whole album is awesomeTitle: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Buddhagirl on October 28, 2009, 07:18:05 pm I've had Posse on Broadway stuck in my head all day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n13K5BWZBP4 Also, Sir-Mix-Alot did "My Hooptie". Surely you've heard of that. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: StL FinFan on October 29, 2009, 12:39:02 pm What makes a hit? A song that did not reach the top 40 does not constitute a hit to me.
Not sure if you are still referring to one hit wonders, but these three songs are definitely not. "Got Me Waitin" was another hit song of his. He had another hit called "Wildside" Never heard of these. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsfins on October 29, 2009, 12:49:11 pm ^^ I think of a one hit wonder as When you ask the average person...Name as many songs as you can by.......and they only can name 1....sometimes two..they're probably a one hit wonder....but...I guess I'm just waay off in my thinking.....
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: MaineDolFan on October 29, 2009, 01:25:56 pm What makes a hit? A song that did not reach the top 40 does not constitute a hit to me. Exactly. Naked Eyes "Always Something There to Remind Me" maxed at #8 and was only at that spot for a week. It went from 17 to 8 and then down into the 20's. "Promises, Promises" went to 11, also short lived, and dropped into the 30's immediately following that. I played both singles as currents working part time at my CHR. I had just broken into radio. So sorry, Tommy...Naked Eyes is very much a one hit wonder. Heavy D and the Boyz: Now That We Found Love itself is a marginal hit. It never cracked the top 10 and was only in the top 20 for a week. Max position #11. The follow up "Is It Good to You" didn't make it into the top 30, maxing out at 32. "Got Me Waiting" came out a year later, hit #20 and immediately died the following week. I was working in Boston at the time doing 10p-1a at Boston's first "rap" station. "Big Daddy" did better than "Got Me Waiting" - that one hit #18 in 1995. "Long Distance Girlfriend" hit #20 last year. And guess what? He is a one hit wonder. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch had four singles off that CD that also included "Good Vibrations." And 99 out of 100 people that listened to pop radio in that day STILL couldn't tell you what those songs are. Me? I had the "pleasure" of playing them all. "Wildside" was okay, "I Need Money" sucks as does "Peace." Just because an artist has more than one song CHART it doesn't take them out of the definition of "one hit wonder." The Outfield had six songs crack the top 40. And most people have no clue what they are. When you are remembered for one song, and one song only...you're a one hit wonder. Funny thing about one hit wonders? People sometimes think "that song was huge!" And most of the time it wasn't. "Your Love" was everywhere in 1986...and it didn't even make the top 5. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Phishfan on October 29, 2009, 01:52:39 pm I personally consider a song reaching number 6 as a huge hit. It just goes to show all of this is subjective.
Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Brian Fein on October 29, 2009, 02:05:23 pm I think its important to differentiate between "release" and "hit". No artists only wrote one song, but lots of artists only had one POPULAR song.
A song whose maximum chart was #44 does not seem like a "hit" to me. Damn, we can't talk about ANYTHING without starting an argument around here... Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: StL FinFan on October 29, 2009, 02:43:17 pm I think its important to differentiate between "release" and "hit". No artists only wrote one song, but lots of artists only had one POPULAR song. A song whose maximum chart was #44 does not seem like a "hit" to me. Damn, we can't talk about ANYTHING without starting an argument around here... What do you mean argument? It's not an argument, it's a lively discussion! ;) Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsmooth on October 29, 2009, 04:13:13 pm One hit wonders usually do not have decade long careers with multiple multi-platimun records either.
Most charts usually chart the top 50 or top 100, but radios only concentrate on the top 40 and MTV is even worse. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Dave Gray on October 29, 2009, 04:15:47 pm When (I believe it was) VH1 had a One-Hit-Wonder countdown, they had to give a definition. As I recall, they said that it was either only one song that made it to the charts OR one song that made it considerably higher than all of their other songs.
I'm pretty sure that Sir Mix-a-Lot applies. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsfins on October 29, 2009, 04:25:34 pm ^ it's listed in the Rap one hit wonders...Sir-mix-alot...Baby got back..unfortunately Video unavailable at this time...
http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist/1600554/18131/Vh1_Classic_One_Hit_Wonders_Rap/Baby_Got_Back/index.jhtml (http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist/1600554/18131/Vh1_Classic_One_Hit_Wonders_Rap/Baby_Got_Back/index.jhtml) It's just an ad,then the unavailable message... Modified to add...Thumbing around a couple that I hated! 4 non Blondes -What's up,and crash Test Dummies..MMMM God I hate those...Sorry Hijack..Back to our regularly scheduled program already in progress... Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Sunstroke on October 29, 2009, 04:41:23 pm Crash Test Dummies rock...completely. They had a few hits though... Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm was one, God Shuffled his Feet and Afternoons & Coffeespoons were all over the airways. I wouldn't know a music chart if one bit me in the ass though. The last time I looked to see where a particular song was on the charts, it was the 70's. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Buddhagirl on October 29, 2009, 04:59:49 pm I wouldn't know a music chart if one bit me in the ass though. The last time I looked to see where a particular song was on the charts, it was the 70's. Word...minus the 70's thing. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Phishfan on October 29, 2009, 06:00:00 pm Crash Test Dummies rock...completely. They had a few hits though... Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm was one, God Shuffled his Feet and Afternoons & Coffeespoons were all over the airways. Here Here. I pop that one in from time to time. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsmooth on October 29, 2009, 07:29:03 pm ^ it's listed in the Rap one hit wonders...Sir-mix-alot...Baby got back..unfortunately Video unavailable at this time... http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist/1600554/18131/Vh1_Classic_One_Hit_Wonders_Rap/Baby_Got_Back/index.jhtml (http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist/1600554/18131/Vh1_Classic_One_Hit_Wonders_Rap/Baby_Got_Back/index.jhtml) It's just an ad,then the unavailable message... Modified to add...Thumbing around a couple that I hated! 4 non Blondes -What's up,and crash Test Dummies..MMMM God I hate those...Sorry Hijack..Back to our regularly scheduled program already in progress... 4 Non Blondes also did the song Joey which was on the radio. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsmooth on October 29, 2009, 07:30:40 pm When (I believe it was) VH1 had a One-Hit-Wonder countdown, they had to give a definition. As I recall, they said that it was either only one song that made it to the charts OR one song that made it considerably higher than all of their other songs. I'm pretty sure that Sir Mix-a-Lot applies. You can listen to any radio station that caters to the hip hop crowd, and you will here more Sir Mix a Lot songs than just Baby got Back. I know this is the case in California, Washington, and even in Oregon. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Dave Gray on October 29, 2009, 08:25:48 pm ^^^
Fine, but look at the 2nd part of the definition. "Baby Got Back" reached a level of popularity 100x that of any of his other songs. ...not just in terms of radio play and sales, but also in terms of cultural reach. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: bsmooth on October 30, 2009, 01:04:47 am ^^^ Fine, but look at the 2nd part of the definition. "Baby Got Back" reached a level of popularity 100x that of any of his other songs. ...not just in terms of radio play and sales, but also in terms of cultural reach. But not until the video was banned from MTV to late hours. As a fan I was listening to that album as soon as it came out, and played that song for my friends who had not heard it yet, but as soon as that video came out, BAM it went to the next level. I do not even think it is his best song. Title: Re: Your Favorite one hit wonder? Post by: Brian Fein on October 30, 2009, 11:34:13 am Even Burger King made a parody commercial of Baby Got Back.
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