You back vaping or what trag? I suspect that Rangi (and quite possibly Ridley) may well want to take to you with physical force on this matter.
<edit> Wait up - I missed the "egregiously so" in the thread title. You may be safe after all...
And what was Zappa's one hit? I like a lot of his stuff but can't think what his biggest hit was.
At a guess Valley Girl? Gag me with a spoon!
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 5:39 am
by BurtReynolds
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 1:52 pm
by Jorge
BurtReynolds wrote:
Dunno about up in the states but down here "She is Beautiful" got more airplay than "Party Hard"
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 1:57 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 6:10 pm
by doone
Crowded House did much better here in Canada. I wouldn't put them on this list.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 6:10 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 6:22 pm
by PHATJ
Crash Test Dummies
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 6:23 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 6:23 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 6:28 pm
by PHATJ
tragabigzanda wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Crash Test Dummies
yeah that's a good one
I’m actually a fan of quite a bit of their music, but I’m fairly sure that they only had one hit in America. Different story in Canadia.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 6:41 pm
by run2death
Higgs wrote:
surfndestroy wrote:Most of my favorite one hit wonders are happy or happy sounding songs.
New Radicals - Get What You Give
Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Blur - Song 2
Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun
Romantics - That What I Like About You
Autograph - Turn Up The Radio
Berlin - Metro
No way Violent Femmes are one hit wonders.
Yeah, they are more like no-hit wonders.
Blister in Sun wasn't even really played on "college radio" until a couple of years after their debut was released. I read somewhere that album didn't chart on the Billboard Top 200 until the '90s.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 7:17 pm
by doone
PHATJ wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Crash Test Dummies
yeah that's a good one
I’m actually a fan of quite a bit of their music, but I’m fairly sure that they only had one hit in America. Different story in Canadia.
not much different actually.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 7:20 pm
by Kevin Davis
Is Gnarls Barkley a one-hit wonder? They're my vote if so -- both their albums are great.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 7:24 pm
by PHATJ
doone wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Crash Test Dummies
yeah that's a good one
I’m actually a fan of quite a bit of their music, but I’m fairly sure that they only had one hit in America. Different story in Canadia.
not much different actually.
I thought they had a few more significant hits up there. Superman’s Song?
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 7:25 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 7:27 pm
by doone
PHATJ wrote:
doone wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Crash Test Dummies
yeah that's a good one
I’m actually a fan of quite a bit of their music, but I’m fairly sure that they only had one hit in America. Different story in Canadia.
not much different actually.
I thought they had a few more significant hits up there. Superman’s Song?
They got played on the radio a lot because of Canadian content rules but I don't know if they actually sold albums to give them hits. What song was popular down there? My favourite was Peter Pumpkinhead but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 7:28 pm
by doone
tragabigzanda wrote:Our Lady Peace
These guys did much better up here. Several hits.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 7:36 pm
by PHATJ
doone wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
doone wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
PHATJ wrote:Crash Test Dummies
yeah that's a good one
I’m actually a fan of quite a bit of their music, but I’m fairly sure that they only had one hit in America. Different story in Canadia.
not much different actually.
I thought they had a few more significant hits up there. Superman’s Song?
They got played on the radio a lot because of Canadian content rules but I don't know if they actually sold albums to give them hits. What song was popular down there? My favourite was Peter Pumpkinhead but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it.
Mmmm Mmmm was a hit. That album has at least six songs better than that song. And I’m a big fan of Songs of the Unforgiven.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Wed July 25, 2018 8:11 pm
by BurtReynolds
I think most one hit wonders are actually two hit wonders. There is usually that second single that has some success off the fumes of the real hit.
