Favorite "One Hit Wonder"

spiritoradio wrote:

mr.electric39 wrote:

Helix - Rock You

Gimmie an R...R...Gimmie an O...O...Gimmie a C...C...Gimmie a K...K...!

Whats that spell?!

ROCK!

What are we gonna do?!

ROCK YOU!

Y'know those guys were great in concert. I saw'em in a club with 100 people and they performed like there was 10,000.... too bad they never got huge..... HEAVY METAL LOVE>>>> !!

I found another one: April Wine-Sign of the Gypsy Queen or Roller

I think I have alot in common with sentinal cuz my top 2 are Ram Jam - Black Betty and Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady!

I would like to add Sugarloaf's 2nd hit Don't Call Us, We'll Call You!

and:

Five Man Electrical Band - Signs
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
Billy Thorpe - Children of the Sun
The Vapors - Turning Japanese

Inagaddadavida - Iron Butterfly
Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
Wipeout - The Surfaris
Mississippi Queen - Mountain
Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody
Bang a Gong - T-Rex
Don't Close Your Eyes - Kix
Smokin in the Boys Room - Brownsville Station
Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Green Tamborine - Lemon Pipers
Journey to the Center of the Mind - Amboy Dukes
Der Kommisar - ATF
Ballad of Jayne - LA Guns
Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane

Good call on Iron Butterfly!

Also T. Rex, but they had many other great tunes that should have been hits!

And Mountain, what an under-rated band!!!

Thanks. See you beat me to Norman Greenbaum, though. :)

Thought of one more:

All Right Now - Free

Rock On - David Essex

Draggin' the Line - Tommy James

the sentinel wrote:

I found another one: April Wine-Sign of the Gypsy Queen or Roller

Up here in Canada, they are considered legends, and are much more famous.

firestar wrote:

spiritoradio wrote:

firestar wrote:

Does Ugly Kid Joe fall in this category? Have always liked them.

Even though they "Hate Everything About You"?

Yep, I still like them anyway. It's a sick and twisted life I lead. I don't recall if their cover of Cats in the Cradle was a hit as well?

Here's another I thought of Green Jelly AKA Green Jello pre-lawsuit.

Yeah, it was. Since they had hits off of more than one album, and have a "greatest hits" album, they are not a one hit wonder band.

mr.electric39 wrote:

Autograph - turn up the radio

Golden Earring - twilight zone

Helix - Rock You

Didn't Golden Earring have two hits (Radar Love)??

troublezone wrote:

mr.electric39 wrote:

Autograph - turn up the radio

Golden Earring - twilight zone

Helix - Rock You

Didn't Golden Earring have two hits (Radar Love)??

Technically yes... but Radar Love came in the early 70's or late 60's I think.... ?????


How 'bout

Living Color - Cult of Personality

the sentinel wrote:

Draggin' the Line - Tommy James

If you're talking about the same Tommy James, he had some other hits. Crimson & Clover (covered by Joan Jett), Crystal Blue Persuasion and I Think We're Alone Now (who can forget the Tiffany version!).

Ra - Do You Call My Name

love this song but haven't even heard anything else from these guys nor do I know anyone who owns their stuff......

Required Fields wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

I found another one: April Wine-Sign of the Gypsy Queen or Roller

Up here in Canada, they are considered legends, and are much more famous.

That's cool, man. I had no idea.

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troublezone wrote:

mr.electric39 wrote:

Autograph - turn up the radio

Golden Earring - twilight zone

Helix - Rock You

Didn't Golden Earring have two hits (Radar Love)??

Technically yes... but Radar Love came in the early 70's or late 60's I think.... ?????

I didn't know that this was limited to the 80's? I thought it was just any one hit wonders period.

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mr.electric39 wrote:

troublezone wrote:

mr.electric39 wrote:

Autograph - turn up the radio

Golden Earring - twilight zone

Helix - Rock You

Didn't Golden Earring have two hits (Radar Love)??

Technically yes... but Radar Love came in the early 70's or late 60's I think.... ?????

I didn't know that this was limited to the 80's? I thought it was just any one hit wonders period.

It's not. I just wanted people to share the OHW's that were rock and roll at least. I didn;t want someone to list the Archies or the Cowsills or some other 50's doo wop group. Peace.