Nr1Humanoid
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Dec 6, 2023 7:41:45 GMT -5
What are other great songs from singers/bands that are seen as one hit wonders?
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Dec 6, 2023 7:56:07 GMT -5
Alien Ant Farm -- Courage and Wish are bangers.
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Post by DSR on Dec 6, 2023 9:23:45 GMT -5
Alien Ant Farm -- Courage and Wish are bangers. First band I thought of. I adore everything on their debut album that isn't the cover of Smooth Criminal.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 6, 2023 9:33:31 GMT -5
Alien Ant Farm -- Courage and Wish are bangers. I thought their lesser hit "Movies" was solid as well.
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Post by Fundertaker on Dec 6, 2023 12:10:01 GMT -5
"Boys In Town" by the Divinyls.
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Post by fw91 on Dec 6, 2023 12:21:28 GMT -5
“King Of New Orleans,” is a great jam from Better Than Ezra
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Post by fw91 on Dec 6, 2023 12:24:13 GMT -5
Oh and I don’t know if they are considered one hit wonders, but “Change,” by Blind Melon should have been their signature hit over “No Rain,”
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Dec 6, 2023 12:42:35 GMT -5
Watching Todd in the Shadows’s “One Hit Wonderland” YouTube series has made me check out and enjoy the discographies of tons of one-hit wonders, and I usually have at least one other song of theirs which I really like. Some examples:
Modern English (known for “I Melt With You”): “Someone’s Calling”
Men Without Hats (known for “The Safety Dance”): “Pop Goes the World” (which was a big hit in their native Canada, but not where I live in the US)
The Buggles (known for “Video Killed the Radio Star”): “Elstree”
(I also looked up and enjoyed the Bruce Woolley version of “Video Killed the Radio Star”)
A Flock of Seagulls (known for “I Ran (So Far Away)”): “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)”
Harvey Danger (known for “Flagpole Sitta”): “Private Helicopter”
Thomas Dolby (known for “She Blinded Me With Science”): “Europa and the Pirate Twins”
I also have become a huge fan of the entire discography of Midnight Oil, who are huge stars in their native Australia but had only one big US hit in the 80’s (“Beds Are Burning”)
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Dec 6, 2023 12:56:09 GMT -5
Alien Ant Farm -- Courage and Wish are bangers. First band I thought of. I adore everything on their debut album that isn't the cover of Smooth Criminal. It is a very underrated album. They're a solid band. I do like Smooth Criminal,but it is a shame that gives them the One Hit Wonder tag that was a great album overall.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Dec 6, 2023 12:58:21 GMT -5
“King Of New Orleans,” is a great jam from Better Than Ezra From them I go with "This Time of Year."
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 6, 2023 13:28:18 GMT -5
Talk Talk is mostly known at least here in the US for It’s My Life and the No Doubt cover is probably more well known now, but holy *crap* Mark Hollis’ whole catalogue is insane. “Have You Heard The News”, “I Believe In You”, “Talk Talk”, “Living In Another World”, “Call In The Night Boy”, “Hate”, “Mirror Man”, “Life’s What You Make It”, homey was just churning out sophisticated bangers.
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Post by Jaws the Shark on Dec 6, 2023 13:49:21 GMT -5
The Verve are viewed as a one-hit wonder in the States ("Bittersweet Symphony"), but were probably one of the most acclaimed British bands of the mid/late nineties, and Urban Hymns is arguably the last great Britpop LP.
They also had a bigger hit than "Bittersweet Symphony" on this side of the Atlantic.
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Post by Dragonfly on Dec 6, 2023 13:50:57 GMT -5
Watching Todd in the Shadows’s “One Hit Wonderland” YouTube series has made me check out and enjoy the discographies of tons of one-hit wonders, and I usually have at least one other song of theirs which I really like. Some examples: Modern English (known for “I Melt With You”): “Someone’s Calling” Men Without Hats (known for “The Safety Dance”): “Pop Goes the World” (which was a big hit in their native Canada, but not where I live in the US) The Buggles (known for “Video Killed the Radio Star”): “Elstree” (I also looked up and enjoyed the Bruce Woolley version of “Video Killed the Radio Star”) A Flock of Seagulls (known for “I Ran (So Far Away)”): “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” Harvey Danger (known for “Flagpole Sitta”): “Private Helicopter” Thomas Dolby (known for “She Blinded Me With Science”): “Europa and the Pirate Twins” I also have become a huge fan of the entire discography of Midnight Oil, who are huge stars in their native Australia but had only one big US hit in the 80’s (“Beds Are Burning”) "Pop Goes the World" is one of my favorite concept albums. Just a solid piece of work from beginning to end. The next time someone claims they're just "The Safety Dance," play them this. (The record noise is a part of the track.) And Harvey Danger is one of my favorite bands. They are so much more than just "Flagpole Sitta."
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 6, 2023 13:56:51 GMT -5
“King Of New Orleans,” is a great jam from Better Than Ezra I just rediscovered that one a few months ago and hot damn was that a great tune
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Post by Cyno on Dec 6, 2023 13:59:14 GMT -5
Chumbawumba had a bunch of good songs besides Tubthumper. I liked Amnesia.
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Post by jm on Dec 6, 2023 15:04:49 GMT -5
A-ha: "The Living Daylights" One of the best Bond themes ever. Change my mind.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Dec 6, 2023 15:12:44 GMT -5
A-ha: "The Living Daylights" One of the best Bond themes ever. Change my mind. I'm probably biased as I really liked the movie, but I loved the theme, too.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Dec 6, 2023 15:18:14 GMT -5
The Verve are viewed as a one-hit wonder in the States ("Bittersweet Symphony"), but were probably one of the most acclaimed British bands of the mid/late nineties, and Urban Hymns is arguably the last great Britpop LP. They also had a bigger hit than "Bittersweet Symphony" on this side of the Atlantic. And that song should have stayed around at the top of the charts longer during that period of grieving for the country. Instead we got that f***ing awful re-working of Candle in the Wind instead.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Dec 6, 2023 15:19:57 GMT -5
A-ha: "The Living Daylights" One of the best Bond themes ever. Change my mind. Although they had several more hits in the UK, my personal favourite of theirs is their cover of Crying in the Rain. Morton Harket could sing the phone book and make it sound majestic.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Dec 6, 2023 15:27:01 GMT -5
Gotye didn't just come out of know where release the song ‘Somebody That I Used To Know”.
He did put some stuff that mostly charted on the Australian indie charts. One I quiet like was “Hearts A Mess”
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