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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on May 31, 2017 11:31:16 GMT -5
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Post by Dragonfly on May 31, 2017 12:54:11 GMT -5
For those curious: "Fake plastic submarine" is what the band used to call girls who "tried too hard" to be sexy in high school.
Source: Seventeen year old DJ banter that I still somehow remember. I'm not a fan of the band or anything, though I did dig this song (and "Politically Correct") back in the day. I just have an encyclopedic knowledge of stupid shit.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on May 31, 2017 19:02:31 GMT -5
Darn, I was hoping this was about the Crystal Pepsi song. I was looking forward to seeing Todd explain how Van Halen qualified as a one-hit wonder.
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Post by Spiderf 4 on May 31, 2017 19:16:05 GMT -5
Darn, I was hoping this was about the Crystal Pepsi song. I was looking forward to seeing Todd explain how Van Halen qualified as a one-hit wonder. Maybe the same way that Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana would be "one hit wonders", only one "hit" on the Billboard Hot 100. |
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Post by Fade on May 31, 2017 19:33:32 GMT -5
Used to love this song when I was a kid...also a great running song.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on May 31, 2017 20:10:55 GMT -5
Darn, I was hoping this was about the Crystal Pepsi song. I was looking forward to seeing Todd explain how Van Halen qualified as a one-hit wonder. Maybe the same way that Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana would be "one hit wonders", only one "hit" on the Billboard Hot 100. While Hendrix only had one song chart in the top 40,Nirvana had a few. Teen Spirit,Lithium and Heart Shaped Box are the ones I remember. But I am sure there is a few more. Didn't You know your right chart? |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on May 31, 2017 20:57:49 GMT -5
Maybe the same way that Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana would be "one hit wonders", only one "hit" on the Billboard Hot 100. While Hendrix only had one song chart in the top 40,Nirvana had a few. Teen Spirit,Lithium and Heart Shaped Box are the ones I remember. But I am sure there is a few more. Didn't You know your right chart? Yeah they had a bunch Pennyroyal Tea for instance was a #1 Hit on the singles charts. Even in the most nebulous way you could claim someone was a 1 hit wonder (And it really is a Nebulous term) Nirvana wouldn't really work. |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on May 31, 2017 21:07:54 GMT -5
While Hendrix only had one song chart in the top 40,Nirvana had a few. Teen Spirit,Lithium and Heart Shaped Box are the ones I remember. But I am sure there is a few more. Didn't You know your right chart? Yeah they had a bunch Pennyroyal Tea for instance was a #1 Hit on the singles charts. Even in the most nebulous way you could claim someone was a 1 hit wonder (And it really is a Nebulous term) Nirvana wouldn't really work. Didn't at least 2 songs off Nirvana Unplugged hit the charts? For a big name group that is a one hit wonder the first that comes to my mind is The Grateful Dead. They had one hit "Touch of Grey". Then you got bands like THe Ramones who are well known and got a huge fanbase,but as far as I know never had a top 40 hit in the USA. I know they had a few songs chart in the UK and were HUGE in South America. Kind of like how in Brazil the Pixies are huge. |
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Post by Topher is Human on May 31, 2017 22:35:07 GMT -5
2 things.
1. I remember getting into this song during the Limewire days where it was incorrectly labeled as a Sum 41 song, only for me to end up liking it more than any Sum 41 song.
2. It's a bit of a shame how they are considered a One-Hot Wonder, when their song "1985" got way more famous because of Bowling for Soup.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley on May 31, 2017 23:11:14 GMT -5
I remember seeing them open for Bon Jovi in 2001. It was the last leg of the North American tour that year and Bon Jovi came out during the final song of SR 81's set and were messing with them, unplugging instruments and covering cymbals with towels. Yeah that's all I got.
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Post by wildojinx on May 31, 2017 23:21:11 GMT -5
I actually have their first album, and if you were expecting a whole album of speedy pop-punk like Right Now or Politically Correct, you'd be disapointed. Most of the album outside of those two singles were slower, mid-tempo songs.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 1, 2017 5:38:03 GMT -5
Ah, neat. I generally find his One Hit Wonderland episodes more fun than the current stuff, since the retrospective aspect tends to be interesting.
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Post by LexExpress on Jun 1, 2017 7:07:20 GMT -5
I'd never heard of this song, which I thought was weird because I was into that sort of music at the time. Just had a quick Google and it looks like SR-71 never released anything in the UK for some reason.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jun 1, 2017 8:16:07 GMT -5
Boy Todd hates Baltimore
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 1, 2017 8:23:21 GMT -5
Ah, neat. I generally find his One Hit Wonderland episodes more fun than the current stuff, since the retrospective aspect tends to be interesting. Though it is funny going back and watching Todd's predictions on things because he has a terrible track record on it  |
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Post by Fundertaker on Jun 1, 2017 9:12:18 GMT -5
Ah, neat. I generally find his One Hit Wonderland episodes more fun than the current stuff, since the retrospective aspect tends to be interesting. Though it is funny going back and watching Todd's predictions on things because he has a terrible track record on it TODDSTRADAMUS STRIKES ONCE MORE~! |
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