I thought "Don't Walk Away Renee" was from the 60's? |
"Hey Mickey", by Toni Basil. Hey Mickey you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey! |
Tiny Tim for sure ....... |
Spirit in the sky is one that always puts a smile on your face. |
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John Lennon,a one hit wonder? |
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Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) by Looking Glass |
No one's mentioned "867-5309" yet.
Also, "I'll Drink To You" by Duke Jupiter.
Another is "Hey, St. Peter" by Flash and The Pan. But honestly, that is nothing near my favorite Flash And The Pan song.
"Driver's Seat" by Sniff And The Tears was mentioned above.
Chuck |
Bgpowell,
I think you're a bit too purist here (for my taste, anyway) in defining "one hit wonder". MTH, had several albums, but I don't think they ever charted top 40 beyond "Dudes". Post band careers (Paul Rodgers of Free) wouldn't seem relevant to me.
I believe that King Harvest released one LP, broke up, reformed, released a second LP and then went away. They had one single chart that I know of. One of their members, (the drummer Kay Wells or something like that), went on to the band Orleans. On that basis, I'm not sure that they meet your own definition, but they still qualify in my book.
Either way, "Dancing In the Moonlight" is a great call. |
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"-Rupert Holmes |
"Lotta Love" -- Nicolette Larson |
"Dancing in the Moonlight" by King Harvest. It is just such a slick POP song!
For clarity, Bands mentioned above that are not one hit:
Mott the Hoople, Argent, Thin Lizzy, Black Oak Arkansas, T-Rex. Technically, Billy Thorpe had another hit, "In My Room". And to pick nits, one of the guys from Free went to the band Bad Company.
Great list start. |
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David Essex - Rock On
Ram Jam - Black Betty
Sniff 'n the Tears - Driver's Seat
Billy Thorpe - Children Of The Sun |
'Beach Baby'. First Class |
Might be "Hallelujah" by Sweathog.
Or "Don't Walk Away Renee" by The Left Banke.
Or "Gold" by John Stewart.
Or "Venus" by Shocking Blue.
Or "The Rapper" by Jaggerz.
Or "Lay a Little Lovin' On Me" by Robin McNamara.
Or "All Right Now" by Free.
Or "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jeannie Knight
Or "All The Young Dudes" by Mott The Hoople.
Or "I Can't Stand The Rain" Ann Peebles (Willie Mitchell)
In the end, I'll go with the immortal "Kung Fu Fighting" by Karl Douglas (or......). |
Most of the truly one-hit wonders, were that because the music really wasn't that good. I don't know about best, or what constitutes a hit, but here goes:
T Rex: Bang a Gong
Blue Image: Ride Captain Ride
Argent: Hold Your Head Up
Stories: Brother Louie
Malo: Suavecito
Norman Greenbaum: Spirt in the Sky
Vicki Lawrence: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Rick Derringer: Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo
Thin Lizzy: The Boys are Back in Town
The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star
Reunion: Life is a Rock
Wild Cherry: Play that Funky Music |
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oh happy day-the edwin hawkins singers....when i die-motherlode...baby, its you-smith |
