One hit wonders

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 01:14 PM

Judy in Disguise John Fred and his Playboy Band.

Actually, Norman Greenbaum had a followup to Spirit in the Sky called "Canned Ham". Sounded exactly like the first one. Come to think of it, that's also a phenomenon. So many groups who came out with a monster hit, followed with a sound-alike which flopped,ie Procol Harum Whiter Shade of Pale followed by Homberg...."You'd better take off your Homberg, you're overcoat's too long" is a sample line.

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: John Hardly
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 01:14 PM

Danny O'Keefe- "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues"
Dave Loggins- "Please Come To Boston"

These two have written for others and If you've never heard a full album of their's I HIGHLY redommend them, but they never repeated the level of the above mentioned "hits"

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: mousethief
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 01:13 PM

That's too easy, Bagpuss!

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: Bagpuss
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:59 PM

And if you click onto the homepage, you can get all sorts of chart facts and figs.

Bagpuss

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: Bagpuss
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:51 PM

For uk one hit wonders that were at number 1 http://www.hart87.freeserve.co.uk/onehitwonders.html

click here

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: Les from Hull
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:47 PM

Jilted John you mean Bagpuss? I'm sure there's a Hull connection with him as well. Maggie had suggested that I did that song in singarounds until I pointed out that the rhythm and the words are a bit hard to do at the same time. Still who knows, one day?

Les

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: Will Bakker
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:46 PM

This thread promises to be a many-hit wonder!

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: mousethief
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:43 PM

Gary Numan, Cars, 1980, #3

Alex

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: Will Bakker
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:43 PM

Streets of London- Ralph Mc Tell Where do you go to my lovely- Peter Sarstedt Eve of Destruction- Barry McGuire

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: Bagpuss
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:42 PM

"Wonderful Life" - Black

"Star Trekkin'" - The Firm

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: mousethief
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:41 PM

The Stories, Brother Louie, 1973, #1

Alex

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:37 PM

Have I the right :- Applejacks Come outside :- Mike Sarne Had another but it's gone now. JohnB

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: mousethief
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:37 PM

Clint Holmes, "Playground in my Mind," 1973, #2.

Alex

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:35 PM

Steeleye Span is a one-hit wonder??? Um....

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: Will Bakker
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:34 PM

There is a TV programme in Holland, called "Single Luck". One of the programs was about Steeleye Span's "All around my hat". I will dig in my memory to think about other one hit wonders.

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: Bagpuss
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:33 PM

"Gordon is a Moron" by John Shuttleworth, though I'm sure he was called something else at the time. Refresh my memory someone?

Bagpuss

Subject: RE: One hit wonders
From: mousethief
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:27 PM

Anybody remember Mashmakhan? I had a 45 of their one hit -- "As the Years Go By". lyrics here. Reached #31 in the USA in 1970.

Alex

Subject: One hit wonders
From: GUEST,Rana
Date: 30 Apr 01 - 12:22 PM

OK, this isn't (necessarily) folk, but Peter T's "obscure thread" and a film clip featuring Thunderclap Newman classic caused me to wonder about other one hit marvels.

So there is (as mentioned) Thunderclap Newman (remember seeing them on the Beeb's TOTP (Top of the Pops). Also Mungo Jerry, and Norman Greenbaum. Greenbaum has a web page marketing Spirit in the Sky - a whole industry arising from one song.

So any other nominations out there?

Rana