One Hit Wonders

[jimmyp58]

That episode is kind of like being at the "Ice Bowl". I mean at the time, Lambeau Field only held around 47,000 people but you'd swear from all the people that said they were there, it'd be a 250,000 arena!!!

That was a great Tonight Show episode. Does anyone know if they are still married?

[jimmyp58]

We're still looking for the the song from the Capitols and the name of the group that sang 'One Fine Morning'.

Lets add another to the mix.

Who sang 'Flashdance...What A Feeling'?

[Burke Strickland]

Who sang 'Flashdance...What A Feeling'?

Not trying to hog the spotlight here, but you've come up with another one where I actually witnessed a live performance of the song by the artist in question.

Compaq Computers (now merged with Hewlett-Packard) had a big product roll out for their second generation "portable" (aka "transportable with a luggage cart") :>) computers which I attended in the mid 1980s at Jones Hall in Houston during which Rod Canion, who was then president of the company, swung one of the behemoths over his head to show how light and portable it was, (I'm surprised he didn't dislocate his shoulder), :>) after which Irene Cara sang "What a Feeling" backed by the Houston Symphony. (Didn't meet her, however. Just saw her perform on stage.)

Burke

[Spearmint]

We're still looking for the the song from the Capitols and the name of the group that sang 'One Fine Morning'.

Lets add another to the mix.

Who sang 'Flashdance...What A Feeling'?

The Capitols - Cool Jerk?

Lighthouse - One Fine Morning?

[jimmyp58]

Got 'em all fellas. Great job!!!

[Spearmint]

From a TV show...

Who sang Whispering Grass it was a duet

one of them was Don Estelle who was the other?

If you know this you will also know the show

[jimmyp58]

A stumper....

[dave]

Jim, sorry for being late, yes your answers are correct!!!
Brother Louis was by Stories and Vehicle was by the Ides of March

allright here's some more out of the 60s pretty easy ones too.
Who wrote and performed Classical Gas???
Who did "You Were on My Mind???
and what group had a hit with the Diana Ross and the Supremes,Holland/Dozer/Holland tune called,,, "You Keep Me Hangin' On"???

[Spearmint]

From a TV show...

Who sang Whispering Grass it was a duet

one of them was Don Estelle who was the other?

If you know this you will also know the show

A stumper....

Ooops sorry guys this was a British sit com, we got it downunder, not sure wether you guys got it in the states.

Hmmm I'll leave it a while someone might get it.

[Spearmint]

Jim, sorry for being late, yes your answers are correct!!!
Brother Louis was by Stories and Vehicle was by the Ides of March

allright here's some more out of the 60s pretty easy ones too.
Who wrote and performed Classical Gas???
Mason Williams

Who did "You Were on My Mind???
We Five?

and what group had a hit with the Diana Ross and the Supremes,Holland/Dozer/Holland tune called,,, "You Keep Me Hangin' On"???

I will leave the last one to someone else, that is providing the other two are correct ops:

[Burke Strickland]

Spearmint -- Two out of three ain't bad. (And we know you knew number three, but just got tired of typing in red.) :>)

"Classical Gas" was on Mason William's "Phonograph Record" (which I still own a copy of) and he performed it several times on The Smothers Brothers TV show.

We Five sang "You Were On My Mind" and it was played almost often enough for me to go out of my mind hoping something else would get some air time. ("When I woke up this mornin', you were on ... " and on and on.)

OK, Dave -- In addition to Diana Ross and the Supremes' memorable rendition, "You Keep Me Hangin' On" has been covered by Reba McEntire and Rod Stewart but they are hardly "one hit wonders", and you did say "group". Kim Wilde sang it on the soundtrack for the 1997 movie "Romy And Michele's High School Reunion", but she's really big in the UK and has a list of presumed hits over there a mile long, even though I'd never heard of her except for the movie. (And she's not a "group", either.) :>)

So you must be thinking of Vanilla Fudge, who included “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” on their self-titled first album, which consisted of covers of songs made famous by other groups, which they tricked out in psychedelic trappings that made some of them almost unrecognizable. (I'm told that while listening under the influence of certain substances, that didn't matter.) :>) While the group influenced the styles of other bands and was very popular in its time, especially with people who liked to listen while under the influence of certain substances, :>) "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was probably their only certifiable mainstream hit.

Burke

[Spearmint]

Wow Burke...

You must be a walking encyclopedia, fantastic responses every time :T

Must invite you to our next trivia night.

[Burke Strickland]

You must be a walking encyclopedia, fantastic responses every time

Must invite you to our next trivia night.

Thanks for the compliment. I don't do nearly as well when I can't look at my album covers, :>) but if you guys send me a round trip airline ticket along with the invitation, I'd be willing to give it a go. :>)

Burke

[jimmyp58]

Here's one for the 80's...who sang 'Shattered Dreams'?

A disco goodie...what song did Evelyn "Champagne" King sing?

And finally, who sang 'Love (Can Make You Happy)'?

Jim

[jimmyp58]

So Burke, are you the poster child for the Mensa Society?

[Burke Strickland]

are you the poster child for the Mensa Society?

If I am, they'd better start sending some royalty checks. ;>)

Burke

[Kevin P]

Here's one for the 80's...who sang 'Shattered Dreams'?

Johnny Hates Jazz. Another one hit wonder I believe.

A disco goodie...what song did Evelyn "Champagne" King sing?

Dang, I'm drawing a blank, I have a song going through my head but I'm not sure on the title, or if it's ECK's song.

FYI, Kim Wilde's rendition of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was originally released in 1987.

Here's another 80s one hit wonder: who sang "Waiting For A Star To Fall?"

[jimmyp58]

Waiting For A Star To Fall....Boy Meets Girl

Good job on the Johnny Hates Jazz.

I'll hold out on the other two.

[NMyTree]

O.K., name the song the Bay City Rollers sang in 1976....

"Saturday Night" :B

And yes......I have their "The Definitive Collection" :E

Which by the way.............really isn't that definitive :rofl:


Ooops...I somehow missed Dave's response. Oh well.

Okay here's a little obscure trivia.

The Bay City Rollers covered a David Bowie classic, on one of their later 70's albums.

Can anyone name that song?

There's no prize or anything, but you can feel secure in knowing, you're as big a DORK.....as I am.... :banana::banana::banana: :B

[NMyTree]

How about..........


"Beach Baby" by First Class

I loved that song when I was a little kid. I remember it being all over the radio in summer, when we were on vacation at the shore.

I still love that song :B

[Kevin P]

"Beach Baby" by First Class
...
I still love that song :B

Me too! :B

How come no one makes songs like that anymore?

[David Meek]

Seasons In The Sun? BARF! :spit:

Obviously, not my fav, but a lot of people DID like it. :scratchhead:

[David Meek]

In the same vein as Seasons In The Sun, there's another one-hit-wonder - do you remember The Morning After by Maureen McGovern? It was the theme song from the movie The Poseidon Adventure.

[jimmyp58]

Evelyn "Champagne" King sang the disco classic --- 'Shame'

I am still waiting on the answer to the other question fellas....

[NMyTree]

Me too! :B

How come no one makes songs like that anymore?

Because, no one's allowed to just be silly and indulge themselves in the sheer joy of fun, anymore. :B

Apparently, it's not cool :rofl:

It almost seems like everything has to have a "serious" message now-a-days.

As much as I love Pearl Jam, Springsteen, R.E.M and so forth, I still have a nice capicity for just simple, mindless......Rock/Pop fun music. I imagine that's why I still love a lot of that 70's Pop stuff.

[Kevin P]

In the same vein as Seasons In The Sun, there's another one-hit-wonder - do you remember The Morning After by Maureen McGovern? It was the theme song from the movie The Poseidon Adventure.

I liked that one too. Of course, I should stop reading this thread, as I've been playing some of these tracks on my tubicle system... got Beach Baby playing now, and will cue up The Morning After next... and maybe even Seasons In The Sun! EEK! :E 8O

It just occurred to me that Ms. McGovern had another hit(?) She did a version of "Can You Read My Mind" (from the original Superman movie). Don't know if it was a "hit" or not, but I remember hearing it on the radio. So she could be a two-hit wonder :??

[NMyTree]

Mr.Meek, I remember that song (The Morning After).

I have that song.......around here..........somewhere.

[NMyTree]

I liked that one too. Of course, I should stop reading this thread, as I've been playing some of these tracks on my tubicle system... got Beach Baby playing now, and will cue up The Morning After next... and maybe even Seasons In The Sun! EEK! :E 8O

Just enjoy it Kevin.............enjoy it! 8)

[NMyTree]

Jimmy, I was totally baffled on that one.

So I had to look it up on Tower.com :B

But now I know who sang that and I now remember the song.

[jimmyp58]

Love (Can Make You Happy) was done by Mercy.....

Who did, 'Expressway To Your Heart'?

Don't know if this is a one-hit wonder but it the only only I can remember from this artist. Who sang 'Little Grren Apples'?

[Spearmint]

From a TV show...

Who sang Whispering Grass it was a duet

one of them was Don Estelle who was the other?

If you know this you will also know the show

Okay TV show was "It Ain't Half Hot Mum"

The other half of the duet was "Windsor Davies"

[Spearmint]

Don't know if this is a one-hit wonder but it the only only I can remember from this artist. Who sang 'Little Grren Apples'?

Is it O.C. Smith?

[David Meek]

All right, here's another for you. Who did the song The Night Chicago Died. They're definitely a OHW.

[Kevin P]

All right, here's another for you. Who did the song The Night Chicago Died. They're definitely a OHW.

Paper Lace. Another track I have in my collection :roll: You guys must be going through your Rhino sets to come up with these. :E

How about "Rock the Boat"?

Here's a two-hit wonder question. What was Golden Earring's two hits?

[David Meek]

Hehe, that didn't take long Kevin!

Rock The Boat? That was the Hughes Corporation.

I remember one of Golden Earrings' songs. Radar Love - GREAT bass line! In fact, I have the album at home - vinyl, no less. I don't remember the other.

[David Meek]

"rock the boat, baaaaaaaabbbbbyyyyyyyy"

Now you've done it. That's stuck in my head. :

[jimmyp58]

Soul Survivors did 'Expressway To Your Heart'

[Burke Strickland]

The version I remember of "Little Green Apples" was by Roger Miller. He had his own TV show in the late 1960s and they opened the show every week with a clip of him running frenetically in a railroad yard from boxcar to boxcar, like he was being chased. He sure wasn't a one hit wonder -- "King of the Road", "Dang Me", "England Swings" come to mind -- so someone else must have also made a hit out of "Little Green Apples" while I wasn't paying attention. :>)

David -- good call on Golden Earrings "Radar Love". I can't remember their other hit, either. In fact, I've got the album that "Radar Love" is on somewhere around here, but I can't remember ANY of their other songs, hit or not, without getting out the album and looking at it (which I haven't done yet). :>)

Although people tell me the band that did "Love is Like Oxygen" had a few more hits, that's the only song I can remember by glam-rock group *****. Care to name the group? Can anyone remember any of their other hits? (Did they really have any other hits?)

Burke

[NMyTree]

The Sweet

..and their best known hits...in the USA:


Ballroom Blitz

Fox On The Run

Little Willie

They had a ton of hits in the UK and Europe, but the four that have been mentioned , were their biggest here.

[David Meek]

Okay Tony, you win the Sweet trivia contest! :B Like Burke, Love Is Like Oxygen is the only thing I remember from them.

Okay, I went to All Music and heard clips of the others. I do remember Ballroom Blitz.

[Spearmint]

“A Lovers Concerto” by The Toys

Does anyone know what is unusual about this song?

[Spearmint]

Here's a two-hit wonder question. What was Golden Earring's two hits?

Wow I remember Radar Love, and I still love to listen to that song today, we had 2X versions of that released here one was the long version over 5mins if I remember, and the other they had cut the music in the middle, along the lines what they did with Manfred Mann’s Earthband - Blinded by the Light.

Regarding their second hit, I wouldn't have a clue...

[Kevin P]

I'll give you a clue, Golden Earring's 2nd hit was 10 years after their first.

[jimmyp58]

Was it 'Prisoners Of The Night'?

[Burke Strickland]

What's unusual about "A Lovers Concerto" by The Toys?

Could it be the somewhat nasal vocal quality of the lead singer? (Did she have a cold when they recorded this hit?) Or that the rain wasn't really gentle? :>) Or maybe The Toys were really The Chiffons who were really The Shirelles? (that's just a joke)

Or is it unusual because the melody for this pop hit was lifted from the classical Minuet in G major which J.S. Bach included as a keyboard finger exercise in his "Anna Magdalena Note-Book"? Ironically, I have a copy of the "Anna Magdalena Note-Book" in my classical music collection, but do not own a copy of "A Lovers Concerto" by The Toys.

But I sure remember the song. It was popular about the same time as Len Barry’s “1-2-3". ("It's so easy... like takin' candy from a baby.") Those were the days... :>) Barry had a few more hits, but once again, there's only that one song which I associate with him.

Burke