I've loved one hit wonders since I was a kid. I've been collecting 45's of them that I've found in thrift stores, although they are hard to find. I also still had a couple from when I was a kid. I like 60's-70's genre.
Here's what I have to date:
They're coming to take me away HA-HAAA! - Napoleon XIV The Eggplant That Ate Chicago - Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door - Eddie Hodges Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbet Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas Which Way You Goin' Billy? - The Poppy Family Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia United We Stand - The Brotherhood of Man Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge Happy Days - Pratt & McClain Sky High - Jigsaw 99 Luftballons - Nena It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond Seasins In The Sun - Terry Jacks Last Song - Edward Bear Escape - Rupert Holmes Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day Shannon - Henry Gross
Ed, if you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it. I actually wrote to the author after reading this and his follow-up ("Blinded by the Lyrics") because I loved his writing so much. https://www.amazon.com/Balloons-Other-A ... 620&sr=8-6
Meantime, here's one of my top one hit wonders.
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Thanks Steve! I just ordered a used copy of the book, it has a lot of good reviews and I can't wait to read it. I love reading books about music history and musician biography.
I haven't heard your one hit wonder before. Here's one from Baltimore's own The Peppermint Rainbow.
I love that song Steve remember it well. I would love to come across the 45. I also wish fashion would go back to those times! I would rock that look!
Here's one I remember from my childhood. My older brother set up a huge wire antenna on our roof to capture AM radio broadcasts across half the US. I remember lying in bed listening to this one when he was messing with his radio.
I love this topic !! I have all of the songs posted so far on my trusty iPod. Great list of songs. My favorites of those listed so far have got to be "Which Way You Goin Billy" and "How Do You Do".
Probably my favorite one hit wonder of all time is a cover by Garland Jeffreys of the original by ? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears
That's a good one Chuck. It seems to me what these songs have in common are simple catchy melodies. I'll post another when I log into work later today, with a story.
My cousin Michael is like a brother to me, we are 10 months apart in age and I spent a lot of time at his house. One Saturday I was there for the weekend and my uncle, who spent at least half the year on travel was coming home. He called and told us to stack up the firewood that was delivered that day. Of course we didn't do that, and when he came home about 1:30 AM he threw water in our faces while we were asleep and told us to get out and stack that wood. We were listening to the radio before we went to sleep that night and laughed about this song.