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Love that acid yodeling and hard whistling! |
"My Sharona" by The Knack ..... a pretty cool song by a band that just disappeared. |
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"Hawaiian Love Song" by Kamana Wanna Leiya |
Audiofeil, I do remember that one. Mine frome the same year was:
"Antlers In The Treetops" by Whoogoos the Moose. |
On a side note God bless Glen Campbell in his battle with Alzheimers that he went public with today. Rinestone cowboy was an iconic pop 70s hit. |
The Knack are not a 1 hit wonder. Good Girls Don't hit #11 and Baby Talks Dirty was a top 40 hit. In 1991 Rocket O' Love was a minor hit with some radio play. BTW it's a great song with a killer(woman)video. Starbuck-Moonlight Feels Right has not been mentioned a yacht-rock classic. Great posts-Beach Baby, How Long, Smoke From a Distant Fire and Hocus Pocus true 1 hit wonders. |
Bugles-Video killed the radio star.A true one hit wonder.
I agree also that quite a few artists' being mentioned were not really one hit one'ders. |
The Bugles were the first video played on MTV. |
This is about music of 70s though. |
"Funky Nassau" by The Begining of the End has not been mentioned. Peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 July 1971. |
Dayglow,I just posted that tune on my facebook pg ,,great tune!!! |
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Three ;)
-Du (Peter Maffay)
-I Just Want To Be Your Everything (Andy Gibb)
-Emotion (Samantha Sang) |
More Today Than Yesterday.....The Spiral Starecase |
A yes, the 70's. A time of bad hair, bad fashion, and at least SOME really bad music. I know, I was there...
I'll leave it you to determine how good or bad these were, but they were the first to pop to mind:
"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass
"Smokin' in the Boy's Room" by Brownsville Station
"Convoy" by CW McCall (OK, we have a good sense of where that one lands on the quality scale.)
Oh, and by the way, Mott the Hoople had several other reasonably popular albums and singles, not the least of which was "All the Way From Memphis."
Like I said, I was there. |
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"Feelings" - Morris Alpert, a Brazilian. The words are banal but there is a certain melancoly yearning in the song I couldn't put my finger on when I first heard it. Then there was that slight accent of Alpert, didn't know at the time he was Brazilian. Certainly not everyone's cup of tea (why do I feel that is an understatement?) but probably the most performed song by different artists of any pop song of the 70's and that has to count for something although I'm not exactly sure what other than mointo carros for Mr. Alpert. |
Ides of March, "Vehicle", 1970. |
Innovative disco, before the "disco sucks".
Plus, the lyrics speak more today than they di back then. |
And that would be Cerrone "Supernature"... |
I'm on Fire / Dwight Twilly |
Bloodstone...Natural High
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Jungle Love / Morris Day and The Time |
Jungle Love is from 1984. |
I'll add a few more that might not have been mentioned.
1-Wildfire-Michael Martin Murphy
2-Chevy Van-Sammy Johns
3-Shannon-Henry Gross
4-My Maria-B.W. Stevenson
5-Baby Come Back-Player |
Here's a couple you'll probably remember: Do You Know What I Mean- Lee Micheals, and: Resurrection Shuffle- Ashton, Gardner, and Dyke. Great tunes. |
Dayglow. Right on with Wildfire and Chevy Van. I don't think they can even play Chevy Van on the radio any longer. I always thought those two songs were quite good. |
Was Michael Murphy really a one hit wonder? What about "Geronimo's Cadillac"? |
Someone mentioned, "Mexican Radio" / Wall of VooDoo, think that one was from the 80's too...
Good thread, as I'm reading the entries, I'm recalling all of these tunes in my head and remember nearly all of them...
How about, "Billy don't be a hero" to add another one... |
There's some good songs on this list and some laughs! |
'Music was my first love' --> 1976, John Miles |
10-20-12: Donjr
Dayglow. Right on with Wildfire and Chevy Van. I don't think they can even play Chevy Van on the radio any longer. I always thought those two songs were quite good.
I heard Chevy Van on the radio earlier this week. Talk about going into a time warp... |
Automatic Man debut album from 1977. |
Syntax,Was that on the" Rebel" LP ? Stranger in the City ,had some choice tunes too. Lady of my Life,my fave off of Rebel |
Raytheprinter, yes on that "Rebel" LP, Decca Pressing when you look for the original. |
Jperry. He told her to get some sleep and dream of rock and roll. lol
Chevy Vam
I gave a girl a ride in my wagon
Now she crawled in and took control
She was tired as her mind was draggin
And I said get some sleep-and dream of rock and roll
Like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my Chevy van
And that's alright with me
Her young face was like that of an angel
And her long legs were tanned and brown
Better keep your eyes on the road son
Better slow this vehicle down 'cause
'Cause like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my Chevy van
And that's alright with me
I put her out in a town that was so small
You could throw a rock from end to end
A dirt road main street, she walked off in her barefeet
And it's a shame I won't be passin' through again
Like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
We made love in my Chevy van
And that's alright iwth me
Yeah like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
We made love in my Chevy van
And that's alright with me |
Jdoris-You make a very strong case. Geronimo Cadillac peaked at #37-1972 and Carolina in the Pines #21-1975. |
Billy Don't be a Hero was by Paper Lace who also did The Night Chicago Died. |
Love is Like Oxygen. I cant remember who sang it but it sure got a ton of radio play. |
Thanks, Dayglow. I think my older sister got me a demo copy from WVBR, the Cornell Student Radio station.
"Oh, Lord, take meback . . . " |
Donjr.
Billy, Don't Be A Hero was a #1 hit for Paper Lace in the UK. The US hit was by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods. I don't believe that Paper Lace ever reached the top 40 with that song in the US.
Marty |
I'm good with that. All good memories. This thread tortured me today. There was a point where Captain and Tenelle (spelling) was going through my head and at the same time I was listening to Ani Difranco on the stereo and the dog was playing with a squeek toy. |
Tighter, Tighter---Alive n Kickin (with Tommy James) |
"Love is Like Oxygen" was by "Sweet".
They had several hits in the 70's, not one hit wonders. Fun stuff! |
"Third Rate Romance" by Amazing Rhythm Aces
"Joy" by Apollo 100
"Overture from Tommy" by Assembled Multitude
BTW, Andy Kim was the writer of "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies, a #1 smash in 1969. |
The Amazing Rythm Aces did a few. I really like The Ella B for instance. |
Anyone remember "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?" by Hurricane Smith? |
Yep, Norman Hurricane Smith who was an audio engineer for the Beatles and producer for Pink Floyd. I believe he recently passed away. Great tune. |
