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What is your favorite "One Hit Wonder" Song?

Started by Jim King, January 21, 2011, 05:52:02 AM

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HowardPgh

#45
One One Hit Wonder song I like is "96 Tears" by ? and the Mysterions.
I like the way it opens with the organ notes and the beat all through the song.
Howard
Howard

DavePEI

#46
Quote from: Jester on May 28, 2012, 07:17:10 PM
I've reread the entire thread & can't find this one; Brandy(You're A Fine Girl), By Jersey Shore band Looking Glass.  It went to no. 1 in 1972.  I liked it so much, I named one of my dogs after it.

Just quickly going over this topic, and I see some of the songs mentioned lack links, so I thought I would provide them....

You'll find "Brandy" on tap at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-tRXewCAmU

"Jimmy Loves Mary Anne" at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWO6f4ugZPs

"96 Tears" at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgfnCTp3p7U

Going over some of the links from the page 3:

"Those Were the Days, my Friend":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyaTIXdN5fI

"Vehicle" by the Ides of March:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgfnCTp3p7U

"Get it From the Bottom", Steeler's Wheel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fbHSxVhMxY

"Kind of a Drag", Buckinghams:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq1fpN1qWv8

"Love Grows", Edison Lighthouse:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr6H1a7YUac

Most links are there for page 2, but page 1 needs:

"Life is a Rock", Reunion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16kh-AP4OCU

"In the Year 2525", Zager & Evans:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhNM2K8cmU8

"The Rapper", Jaggerz:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fYV3dJp-k4

"Ma Belle Ami", Tee Set:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWP_Md78mk8

"Stuck in the middle with you", Steeler's Wheel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohRa9lsx0Q

Just goes to prove that there aren't many songs which can't be found on You Tube, no matter how old or how popular. I will often go there to look up one song, then be stuck there forever following the songs linked on the right hand side.

Dave
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Owain


Dan

Always loved this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqAh1dQu_pg


Walk Away Renee. "Baroque Pop" is what I believe they called it.
"Imagine how weird telephones would look if our ears weren't so close to our mouths." - Steven Wright

DavePEI

#49
Good one Dan. Every time someone mentions another song, it reminds me of others. This is one with a close connection to phone collecting.

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-UvQYAmbg

This was filmed on the day that my high school class visited Expo 67 in Montreal . It was filmed in front of the Ontario Pavilion with one of the many modernistic  Bell Canada/Northern Electric panel payphone kiosks at the fair in the background.

Incidentally, later in the day, I made sure to have my photo taken in front of this very booth - alas, it has long since been lost. I wish I still had it!

Dave
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HowardPgh

Anybody remember the Telephone Man song?  Sung by a girl possibly in the 70s.  I remember some of the lyrics- "Hey baby I'm your telephone man", and " You can stick it over here, you can stick it over there".
Howard
Howard

Dennis Markham

Quote from: HowardPgh on August 31, 2012, 09:45:45 AM
Anybody remember the Telephone Man song?  Sung by a girl possibly in the 70s.  I remember some of the lyrics- "Hey baby I'm your telephone man", and " You can stick it over here, you can stick it over there".
Howard

Is this it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UexxG4RntfU

She's using an Ericofon.

HowardPgh

Thats the one!    Hey nonny nonny!!
Howard
Howard

Mr. Bones

"Two Hangmen", by Mason Proffit

Kind of obscure, but cool...

Terrence
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twocvbloke

#54
It's funny, some radio ads still use that style of ringing tone for making telephone-based ads (whatever the subject), even though it's been defunct for over 20 years... :D

Come to think of it, that ringing tone may have come from one of these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzIXvO6RahQ

Assuming it hadn't been switched over to electronic means...

DavePEI

In a bit of a departure from other songs poster here, this should bring back some memories of the  original recorded by Benjamin Earl King (Ben E. King)

This song was performed by street performers simultaneously around the world:

http://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=1276623088715

The original by Ben E. King:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmGQ5SlazJA

One of my favorites.

Dave
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Rokumoncat

Quote from: Doug Rose on January 21, 2011, 09:32:26 AM
Quote from: Dennis Markham on January 21, 2011, 08:44:52 AM
It's difficult to pick just one.  The first one that comes to my mind is In The Year 2525 by Zager & Evans.  I also liked The Rapper by Jaggerz, and Ma Belle Amie by the Tee Set. 

Good question.  There are many great One Hit Wonders.

In the Year 2525

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhNM2K8cmU8

Dennis.....when I first heard My Belle Amie, I thought they were singing about a NBA player of that era. Walt Bellamy...try it, you'll like it....Doug

Oh my God... that makes me feel old. 2525... if there is anyone left alive.

One of my favorite one hit wonder songs is D.O.A.  by Blodrock.

Strange song, indeed.

Scotophor

Quote from: AE_Collector on January 21, 2011, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Phoniac on January 21, 2011, 07:45:49 AM
"That thing you do" by the Oneders 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPMLG8mnCRM
Great Topic Jim!

Real hard to pick one but I think I'm with Phoniac...."The Oneders" was supposed to be "The Wonders" but everyone trying to figure out what the groups name was came up with "The Ohh Needers!" Loved the movie too.....

Terry
I know I'm very late to the party here, but I wanted to add a couple of things (I loved the movie too!)
Didja notice that the bass player had no name? He's only ever called "the bass player"; he's even in the credits as "T.B. Player". I laughed when someone said the "Oh Needers" and the lead guitar player corrected him, saying something like "No, we're The 'Oh Nedders'." Another thing that was surprising to me in such a music-heavy film was that ALL of the music in the movie were new original period-flavored compositions: "Mr. Downtown", the instrumental "Voyage Around the Moon" by Saturn 5, "My World Is Over" by Diane Dane, every one of the tunes (29 according to IMDB)!
Name: A.J.   Location: LAPNCAXG, EDgewood 6

tallguy58

Real One Hit Wonder this one

I loved this song when I was 11. Still do. Nice message. Think of my wife when I hear it.

I always liked those sappy love songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF3MEpMciNA
Cheers........Bill

Dennis Markham

Great song, Bill.  I remember it well from the summer of 1969.  I was 14 then living in Cocoa Beach, Florida.  Just hearing it brings back a lot of memories from then....like watching Apollo 11 streak toward the moon that July.  Thanks for sharing it.

~Dennis