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One-Hit Wonders, Part Two
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Subject: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 01 May 01 - 03:04 PM Continuing THIS thread. Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Lonesome EJ Date: 01 May 01 - 03:33 PM There was a Dutch band called Focus who came out with one of the great One-shots, and a perfect example of what methedrine addicts can accomplish when they have some direction. It was an instrumental called Hocus Pocus. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 01 May 01 - 03:44 PM Almost instrumental. There was yodelling. At our recent "Daffodil festival" parade, one of the high school or junior high school bands played it (sans yodelling). Sounded pretty good! Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 01 May 01 - 03:47 PM Jim Krause said, in the other thread, Alex, I kinda liked Afternoon Delight. The harmony was great, and I have always had a (ahem) soft spot in my heart for semi-pornographic songs. Well, it was okay, but just a wee bit over-the-top. "The thought of rubbing you is getting so exciting"? Really. Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Pseudolus Date: 01 May 01 - 04:17 PM I do a lot of 70's one-hit wonders like.....
Love Grows where my Rosemary Goes...Edison Lighthouse Fun thread..... Frank
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Pseudolus Date: 01 May 01 - 04:20 PM Oops, got lazy with the line breaks....that list again...
Love Grows where my Rosemary Goes...Edison Lighthouse
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Dita Date: 01 May 01 - 04:27 PM Foundations also had a hit with "Baby, Now That I've found you" love, john |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: M.Ted Date: 01 May 01 - 04:39 PM Frank, don't you remember their first effort? "Baby, now that I've found you, I can't let you go I'll build my world around you, Even though, Baby Even Though you don't need me You don't need me! Anyway, I think I've found a great one--"Sally Go Round the Roses" by the Jaynetts!!! |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 01 May 01 - 04:59 PM Gallery also did Big City Miss Ruth Ann which I actually remember! I don't think I've EVER heard it on any of the oldies stations. Edward Baer also charted at #37 in the US with "Close your eyes" (which I most decidedly do NOT remember). What about Albert Hammond's memorable "It Never Rains in California"? I can still sing the whole thing. Sick, ain't it? Has anybody mentioned Stonewall Jackson's memorable crossover hit, "Waterloo"? Every puppy has its day. alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Dita Date: 01 May 01 - 05:00 PM I've got a couple of others for you (UK) Games people play - Joe South (one of my favourite writers but his only hit Tell Laura I love her - Ricky Valence < Nut Rocker - B.Bumble & the Stingers i'm the Urban Spaceman - Bonzo Dog (Do Da) Band love, john
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: GUEST Date: 01 May 01 - 05:05 PM EJ, Saw Focus in the early 70's - they were more of an album band. Certain bands didn't release singles (in the UK anyway) - can't recall Led Zepellin ever doing so, for example. Talking of other European (Continental) bands - PFM (Prematori F??? Marconi) from Italy released a tune called Celebration, then there was 989 Luftballon or something like that - can't remember the name of the group though. Rana |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 01 May 01 - 05:05 PM Toni Basil: Mickey ("Oh Mickey you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind hey Mickey") Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 01 May 01 - 05:07 PM Led Zeppelin released many singles, including D'yer Mak'r, which charted, and Immigrant Song, and I've Got a Woman Who Won't Be True, which never was released on album until the 4-disc anthology just last year. Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 01 May 01 - 05:10 PM How about Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"? The wrote a lot of the Monkees' early hits but this is the only hit of theirs, I believe. Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: paddymac Date: 01 May 01 - 05:48 PM Not everybody likes organ music, er , music played on the instrument called an organ, but once in awhile a great one comes along. Such was a piece called "Manhatten Spiritual" performed (I think) by Reg Owens. Never heard of him again. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: MARINER Date: 01 May 01 - 06:44 PM Manhattan Spiritual was by the Reg Owen Orchestra, a great number. Another fine organ driven thing was Dave "Baby" Cortez's "Rinky Dink", I think he had a bigger hit with "Happy Organ" |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Metchosin Date: 01 May 01 - 07:49 PM guest, Neun und Neunzig Luftballoons was by Nena
Last Night by the Marquis? From the preceeding thread, does anyone have any info regarding We Five? |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: kendall Date: 01 May 01 - 08:06 PM How about The Third Man by Anton Karas? not sure of spelling. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: John Hardly Date: 01 May 01 - 09:01 PM "Baby, Now That I've Found You" is memorable again, resurrected by Ron Block's simple guitar and Alison Kraus' plaintive voice. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: John Hardly Date: 01 May 01 - 09:07 PM I'm sorry if I missed it in the 125+ posts but Jonathan Edward's "Sunshine" was, I believe his only crack at the top 40. I noticed something about 15-20 years ago. Whenever I'd see a collection of #1 hits, I usually didn't care much for it. I generally seem drawn to the also-rans. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: GUEST,Rana Date: 01 May 01 - 10:01 PM Mousethief, I might have been fast asleep but I'm pretty sure those songs (upto 75 anyway) by Zepellin were not released as singles IN THE UK. They may have been in the States, though (I'm making an assumption of your location). Apologies if I'm wrong. Rana |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: M.Ted Date: 01 May 01 - 10:13 PM EJ--As to Hendrix' American hits--I didn't mean that he had none--AATW was the only one that made the top 20--the others didn't even make the top 40--Purple Haze peaked at 65! Fire never even made the charts--the American Pop Charts we are talking about here the "Billboard Hot 100"(not including any of the other charts, since many of the one-hit-wonders actually charted a few times on the R&B and C&W charts, or on the old "Bubbling Under" Chart) and the British Charts would be whatever it is that Paul Gambaccini and Tim Rice use for their British Hit Singles book(the sources changed over the years). Back in the 60's, in the States, a lot of very popular music didn't get played a lot on top 40 radio, but did get played on FM radio--that stuff never made the pop charts-- Also, in order to chart, stuff had to be getting airplay and sales nationally--which means that there are a lot of records that were regional hits that never made the Pop charts, and there are even records that were popular in one part of the country one week, in another part another week, and never made the charts at all-- |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: GUEST,Rana Date: 01 May 01 - 10:23 PM Me again, Mousethief, Just checked AMG - all music guide (www.allmusic.com)and this is part of what they say of Zeppelin. "They rarely gave interviews, since the music press detested the band. Consequently, the only connection the audience had with the band was through the records and the concerts. More than any other band, Led Zeppelin established the concept of album-oriented rock, refusing to release popular songs from their albums as singles. In doing so, they established the dominant format for heavy metal, as well as the genre's actual sound." which is consistant with what I remember (up to the mid '70s) Rana |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Tom D. Date: 01 May 01 - 11:45 PM The two threads are now too long for me to to digest, but I think we may have left out "Walk Away Rene'" by the Left Bank and "Apache" by Jorgen Ingman(spelling iffy here). While we are in the Jorgen Ingman Era, who did "Telestar"? It was an instrumental way ahead of its time--early sixties to be sure. Tom D. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Matt_R Date: 01 May 01 - 11:51 PM Alex, you mean "Hey, Hey What Can I Say" which was the b-side to "Immigrant Song"? |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Tom D. Date: 01 May 01 - 11:56 PM I'm about tapped out, but here's one more--"Wheels" by a group called the Spinners, another neat 60's instrumental. (Was that Ry Cooder on guitar?) Tom D. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Tom D. Date: 02 May 01 - 12:06 AM Did Cannibal and the Headhunters ever have a follow-up to "Land of a Thousand Dances"? Did The Kingsmen have a follow-up to "Louie, Louie"? Be on the look out for a closely related thread--"One-and-A-Half Hit Wonders" Soon to follow at a website near you!!! Tom D. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Matt_R Date: 02 May 01 - 12:10 AM For some reason, I always though Wilson Pickett did "Land of 1000 Dances". |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Lonesome EJ Date: 02 May 01 - 12:31 AM The Kingsmen released the follow-up Jolly Green Giant to moderate success.."He couldn't get Sally, went back to his valley, and that's why the cat's so mean". The Left Bank released a song after Renee called Pretty Ballerina, that I liked almost as much as the first hit. Not sure how it did though. How about Black is Black by Los Bravos? I understand these guys were a Spanish band that couldn't speak any English and sang the song phonetically. If you listen to the song you can tell. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 02 May 01 - 01:15 AM Yep, that's the one. Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: M.Ted Date: 02 May 01 - 01:36 AM Telstar was recorded by "The Tornadoes", there was a follow-up hit, "Globetrotter", in the UK, and a couple of others that charted, but only a very minor follow up in the US--it was produced by Joe Meek-- |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Dita Date: 02 May 01 - 01:45 AM Los Bravos had a follow up hit called "I Don't Care" love, john |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Metchosin Date: 02 May 01 - 01:48 AM Well that would explain it! Amazing what you can find out when you do your own research. The group that did Bound to Fly was not We Five, but Three's a Crowd and had some heavyweights represented in it including Bruce Cockburn. I knew there was some reason I liked them back in the sixties. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Metchosin Date: 02 May 01 - 02:20 AM And that would also explain my confusion with We Five. Bound to Fly and You Were On My Mind were somewhat similar in sound and both great songs. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Dita Date: 02 May 01 - 02:34 AM Rana, Led Zeppelin's only single release (UK) other than a number of promos was "Whole Lotta Love/ Livin' Lovin' Maid Atlantic 584 309." It was however quickly withdrawn, at the bands insistance, when it began (shock/horror) to become a hit (it was however the theme music for Top of the Pops for many years). The bands only chart success came in their earlier incarnation as the Yardbirds (Page was left holding the baby when they disintegrated, and the New Yardbirds became Led Zep). It did not stop various members from releasing singles before and after their time in the band. (Jimmy Page was probably the guitarist on a good many UK one hit wonders by the way) love, john. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: LR Mole Date: 02 May 01 - 08:38 AM Jimmy Page was the guitarist going jink/jingjink on "It's Not Unusual" by the oleagenous Tom Jones.Is Los Bravos' "Goin' Nowhere" yet another song or a Mondegreen for "I Don't Care"? AND remember the habit Led Zep (or someone around them) had of scratching odd things into the masters for the records?"The Immigrant Song" 45 has, between the end of the song and the label, "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the was", a quote from the roly-poly Mr. Crowley. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Matt_R Date: 02 May 01 - 10:28 AM EJ, I know that there is a Travis B-side called "Pretty Ballerina"...I wonder if it's a cover of that song? |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: GUEST,Rana Date: 02 May 01 - 10:49 AM Dita (John), Thanks for the info - I've been wrong more oftern than not in the past (for example on Peter and Gordon - sorry! probably too young at the time), nice to know my mind is not completely going. Will bring this up here as well. A clear one hit person (so I hope), Millie and "My Boy Lollipop" Another was a great song by Desmond Dekker - the Israelites, which was one of the few reggae songs I liked way back when. He did have a subsequent hit, I seem to recall, so maybe this belongs to the 1.5. Happy to be corrected!!! Cheers Rana |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 02 May 01 - 01:26 PM The Flying Machine, "Smile a Little Smile for Me", 1969, #5. Great song, by the way. Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 02 May 01 - 01:31 PM Mercy, "Love Can Make You Happy", #2, 1969. no follow-up in the top 40. Nice song, but hardly inspired. Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Matt_R Date: 02 May 01 - 01:31 PM Wasn't James Taylor in The Flying Machine? |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Lonesome EJ Date: 02 May 01 - 01:35 PM That Flying Machine singer/songwriter did have a couple of follow-up hits I believe. Wasn't one Obscene Fire and Obscene Rain? |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: M.Ted Date: 02 May 01 - 01:36 PM Millie Small had a follow-up, but much smaller hit called"Sweet William" which made it to #40--Incidentally, although I had always heard that she was 15 when Lollipop" was a hit, her birthday was 10/6/46, so she was about five months shy of 18 it broke onto the charts at the end of May in '64. Her real name was Millicent Smith, and, for some reason, she was nicknamed "The Blue Beat Girl", which would not have seemed very complimentary where I grew up-- |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 02 May 01 - 01:38 PM Matt, I think you're right. It is given as the explanation to the line from "Fire and Rain" that goes "Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground." LEJ, you had me. I didn't carefully read the song title until I had already written a response to you, and even looked at Lyrics World for more hits by Flying Machine. LOL! Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: LR Mole Date: 02 May 01 - 03:26 PM Law. Whole of the law, not the was. |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: M.Ted Date: 02 May 01 - 03:41 PM Taylor was in a different Flying Machine-- |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Pseudolus Date: 02 May 01 - 04:05 PM M Ted and Dita, thanks! I forgot all abuot Baby, now that I found you. Alex, I've not heard of that Edward Baer song either but hey, I thought Kenny Rogers wan in the Fifth dimension!!! I'm still laughing about that one. Btw, Albert Hammond had another hit (or at least a release) called I'm a Train which by the way, the Fifth Dimension never recorded....lol
Here's a couple more..... Mouth and McNeal.....Ma Belle Amie Clarence Carter......Patches
Frank |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 02 May 01 - 04:08 PM Mouth and MacNeil did Ma Belle Amie? The only M&McN hit I have in my US top-40 archives is "How Do You Do?" -- which was a real stinker. I show Ma Belle Amie as being done by The Tee Set. Perhaps the 2 groups are related? ALex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Pseudolus Date: 02 May 01 - 04:12 PM Those damn fingers of mine.... I think it was on a combination 5th Dimension/Kenny Rogers/Mouth and McNeal album......very rare.... You're right, but then who did Ma Belle Amie??? I would get picked last in a tirvia pursuit game dontcha think??? Frank
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 02 May 01 - 04:15 PM "The Tee Set" -- another 1-hit wonder group, according to my sources. #5 in 1970. Golly! I'm sure you're a veritable motherlode of information, Frank. It's just that none of it is accurate. :-) Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Pseudolus Date: 02 May 01 - 04:18 PM Never mind, I'll read the whole post next time. The Tee Set? I woulda never guessed that.....but hey, I thought.....uhhh..... nah we won't get into that again.... Hey, how about Tommy Roe? Did he have another hit other than Dizzy? Did he ever play with Mouth and McNeil or the Fifth Dimension? Probably not...... Frank |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Pseudolus Date: 02 May 01 - 04:20 PM Thanks Alex....! :) I'll let you know when we get to my best topic.....as soon as I figure out what the hell it is... Frank |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 02 May 01 - 04:21 PM Didn't Roe do "Sheila"? Yeah, also "Hooray for Hazel" and "Sweet Pea" and a couple of others I don't recognize. Far from a one-hit wonder, he has 11 pages on Lyrics World (top-40 site in Brazil where I get all my info). Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 02 May 01 - 05:31 PM Led Zep pre-CD era US singles:
1969
1970
1971/72
1973
1975
1976
1979 ----- Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: GUEST,Rana Date: 02 May 01 - 05:37 PM Alex, Obviously different marketing approaches on either side of the Pond - what you've listed are the obvious "single-type" tracks. What other artists (or is it the record companies) have done similar? But that might be another thread Cheers Rana |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: mousethief Date: 02 May 01 - 05:42 PM So, my question is this: was "Hey hey what can I do" recorded just to be the b-side of a single? Why was it never on an album until the boxed set? Was this marketing pressure from their state-side record company? Did they release any EP's in Britain? Alex |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: oggie Date: 03 May 01 - 04:28 PM The blue clickie for the previous thread isn't working so if this is a repeat I apologise....Fairport Convention 'Si tu dois partir' got to about number 15 somewhere around 1970. Likewise has Ralph Mctell charted with anything other than Streets of London ? All the best Steve |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: M.Ted Date: 03 May 01 - 06:28 PM Steve, Ralph McTell had a single called "Dreams of You" that climbed to #36 on the UK charts in 1975-- Alex--When you start asking questions about "why was such-and-such released as a "B-side", then you are definitely starting to slide down a slippery slope, and you may already be past the point of no return-- |
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Subject: RE: One-Hit Wonders, Part Two From: Dave'sWife Date: 01 Apr 07 - 09:27 PM i just happened to buy a wonderful cover of "Walk Away Renee" that Linda Ronstadt did on her latest album Adieu False Heart with Anne Savoy. (Damn you iTunes!) it's so beautiful. She manages in her vocal to add a level of wistfulness and regret that was always there in the lyric but somewhat overshadowed by the arrangement. incidentally, the group that originated the song is called The Left Banke and not "Left Bank". Wikipedia article on them here: The Left Banke There is a separate article linked to within the article on the song itself. |
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