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Hey All!

You guys are really coming through with some great, great memories! Keep 'em coming!

Hey, Steve West...the only song I know of named "Next Plane To London" was in 1967 by "The Stone Ponies". Linda Rondstat was the lead singer. Their only other hit under that band name was "The Beat Of A Different Drum" From there, Linda left the Stone Ponies and went on her own, but kept several of the Ponies as her band members when she went solo. Or...are we thinking of two different songs?

Also, about the time of Al Green, who had that song "Kung Fu Fighting?" Were they/he a one hit wonder as well? And, did Louden Wainwright III do anything big besides "Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road?"

Man, what a bunch of memories popping up here!!!!!

Amd whomever said "Drift Away" by Doby Gray...super! And along that same thought, did Percy Sledge ever have another big song after "When A Man Loves A Woman?"

Here are few more that I actually remember (I am an old fart, you know!!):

"Let Me Tell You About The Birds And The Bees" Jewel Aiken
"Sunny" Bobby Hebb (Another of my favorites)
"Seasons In The Sun" Terry Jacks
"Almost Persuaded" David Houston
"Hold Me, Thrill, Me, Kiss Me" Mel Carter (He had a couple of other minor hits, but this was his onely big hit)
"Help Me Make It Through The Night" Sammy Smith
"Pretty Little Angels Eyes" Curtis Lee
"Sukiyaki" Kyu Sokamoto (The Only Non-English song to make Number 1 on the American charts.)

Just a few for consideration.

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Re Status quo I would hardly call them one hit wonders. They have had numerous UK hits since sixties and are still huge. "Rocking all over the world" is just one of their classic anthems.

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Al, I'm not sure if The Stone Ponies covered the song or not. The version I know was by The Rose Garden.
From Wikipedia:
The Rose Garden was a folk rock musical group from Los Angeles, California which was active in 1967 and 1968. The members were Diana DeRose on lead vocal and acoustic guitar, John Noreen on 12-string guitar and backup vocal, James Groshong on lead vocal and guitar, William Fleming on bass and Bruce Bowden on drums. In 1967, they signed with Atco Records and had enjoyed a hit record with "Next Plane To London" which reached #17 at the end of that year. They released their self-titled album on April of 1968 which includes the hit song. Subsequent releases were unsuccessful and dissention within the group led to its breakup by the end of 1968.

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I had no idea that the Staus Quo was still around. blush
"Pictures" is the only song I ever heard by them and the only song that is ever played on the radio around here.


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Remember "Eres Tu" by Mocedades? It was a rare non-English song that did fairly well. The group was from either Spain or Mexico. It was one of the most beautiful songs I ever heard. You didn't even have to understand Spanish to appreciate it. The flip side of the single was an English version called "Touch The Wind," also pretty, but couldn't touch the Spanish version.

And, I believe Carl Douglas did "Kung Fu Fighting," whoever mentioned that one.

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The singer of "Kung Fu Fighting" was indeed Carl Douglas {It was voted the worst song of all-time by some publication} I don't think Al Green would have stooped to recording such tripe!{LOL}
As far as Percy Sledge, I think "When a man" was his only BIG hit, which is a shame, cuz everything he ever recorded was great!
As a Singer I'd put him right there with Cooke, Redding, Pickett, and Green.

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Bob C...

Cooke, Redding, Pickett, Green...wow...what a lineup! We have a station here in St. Louis, 95.5FM, that plays almost exclusively Motown and "Soul". I check it out an hour or two every day! Good stuff.

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Steve...

You are correct about "The Rose Garden" having done "Next Plane To London". Linda was the lead singer for The Stone Poneys from 1964 to 1968 and theri only big hit during that time was "The beat Of A Diffewrent Drum". So, I stand corrected! It's always a good day when you learn something new! Thanks!

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IN A BIG COUNTRY by Big Country!

IMHO one of the best songs ever. Written by the great Stuart Adamson.

Sadly, it was a one hit wonder in the US. Although they did have many hits in the UK. Big Country made seven exceptional studio albums and released many great singles throughout their career, and developed a very loyal following.



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I'm Not Lisa. Jessie Colter
These Boots Where Made for Walkin'. Nancy Sinatra
Don't Worry, Be Happy. ( who was that guy?)

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Originally Posted by Marlene Palmer
Don't Worry, Be Happy. ( who was that guy?)


Bobby McFerrin

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I'll add

Bobby Caldwell/What You Won't Do For Love
Ace/How Long (Has This Been Goin' On)
Skylark/Wildflower (Let Her Cry For She's A Lady)
Starbuck/Moonlight Feels Right


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For some reason, the only song that comes to mind right now is "Nice To Be With You" by Gallery.

How lame am I?

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Benjamin Orr RIP (the Cars)-Stay the Night
Jane Wiedlin (the Go-Go's) -Rush Hour
The Breakfast Club -Back on Track
Patty Smyth feat. Don Henley -Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
The Other Ones -Holiday
Waa Waa Nee -Sugar Free
Pseudo Echo -Funkytown
Quiet Riot -Cum On Feel the Noize
Ric Ocasek (the Cars) -Emotion in Motion
Boy George (Culture Club) -The Crying Game
The Nylons -Kiss Him Goodbye
Susanna Hoffs (the Bangles) -My Side of the Bed
Don Johnson -Heartbeat
Johnny Kemp -Just Got Paid
Paul Carrack -Don't Shed a Tear
Missing Persons -Destination Unknown
Spandau Ballet -True
Nena -99 Luftballons
Neneh Cherry -Buffalo Stance
John Taylor (DuranDuran) -Do What I Do
Andy Taylor (ex-DuranDuran) -Take It Easy
Van Stephenson RIP -Modern Day Delilah
Pretty Poison -Catch Me I'm Falling
Scarlett & Black -You Don't Know
Suzanne Vega -Luka
4 Non Blondes -What's Up
Lipps, Inc. -Funkytown

.....off the top of me head.



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Hey, I just thought of another one:

Rita Coolidge...Your Love lifts me Higher And Higher.


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Spirit In The Sky by Norman Greenbaum. I'm not sure that truly counts, since he put out a few other singles, but that's the only one I hear. And how about Classical Gas by Mason Williams? -Rich


Edit: Oops, just read page one & iggy already had posted Spirit In The Sky. So, on the lines of Classical Gas, how about the Dueling Banjos and/or Tubular Bells? Also, does Sonny solo count? He once did a song without Cher - Laugh At Me. We did. Of course, he laughed all the way to the bank.

Patti Smith - Because the Night

Buffalo Springfield - "Stop Children, what's that sound?"

Eve Of Destruction - forgot the guys name.

If You're Going To San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. Forgot his name, too.

Feeling Groovy - Harper's Bizarre? Something like that.

Who Will Answer - Ed Ames

McArthur Park (Someone left the cake out in the rain) - pretty surreal, can't remember the singer.

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Originally Posted by ben willis

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Have the recording - it's by a singer called Shorty Long - fun name.

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Some more…..

When You’re Hot You’re Hot – Jerry Reed
One Toke Over The Line -- Brewer & Shipley
They’re Coming To Take Me Away -- Napoleon IVX
Red Rubber Ball -- The Cyrkle (a Paul Simon tune, I believe)
Psychotic Reaction – Count Five
Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road -- Loudon Wainwright III
Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet – Blues Magoos
Fresh Air – Quicksilver Messenger Service

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Richard, "Eve of Destuction' was Barry Mcguire.
The Buffalo Springfield song is "For What it's Worth"
and actor Richard Harris did 'Mcarthur Park"


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Also, "Baby Come Back" by Player.
They did have one more song that scraped into the top 40.
I have it on a KTel collection in my pile of records somewhere.

I would have thought though with their sound that they would have gone a lot further.
That's one great, memorable song.
And it is'nt irritating.

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I know this thread is getting old, but a few more songs just came to me (I don't think I've seen them listed yet).

Edward Bear - "Last Song"
Rhythm Corps - "Common Ground"
Coven - "One Tin Soldier"

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Some of the ones mentioned weren't actually one hit wonders.

Jerry Reed had another top ten pop hit in "Amos Moses" and several number one country hits.

David Houston could be considered a major country star with 24 top ten records. That's pretty good.

My most memorable one hit wonder was John Volinkaty. He was not a recording artist but a songwriter. He wrote the huge country hit "Satin Sheets" in the 70s. He moved to Nashville, was given a writing contract, and never had another hit. He left Nashville later on. He's made a lot of money on Satin Sheets, which was on a big Martina MacBride album of standards not too long ago. He also received partial writing credit for another Jeannie Pruett hit, "Play Satin Sheets Again."

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Originally Posted by Sofa King Bixby
"Jenny" by tommy tutone (867-5309)
"total eclipse of the heart" by bonnie tylor?
"centerfold" jgeils band
"keep your hands to yourself" georgia sattlelites
"the rainbow connection" kermit the frog

-steve


Bonnie Tyler and J. Geils were definitely NOT one-hit wonders.

Bonnie Tyler had her first hit with "It's A Heartache" several years before "Total Eclipse," and she had another hit afterward with "Holding Out For A Hero." Note that "Eclipse" and "Hero" were both written by Jim Steinman, the mad genius behind Meat Loaf's epics.

J. Geils, perhaps, didn't hit #1 the way they did with "Centerfold," but they had other hits like "One Last Kiss," "Love Stinks," and "I Do."

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Let's not forget - "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco, which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 29, 1986. Very much a one-off and quite a catchy little number! Falco is also often regarded as a one-hit wonder, although the follow-up "Vienna Calling" hit number ten.


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Really don't know if these songs qualify as one hit wonders, but I do recall a few that I very rarely heard on the radio...

Shooting Star, "Summer Sun" (I think that's the title, either the title of the song, or the album it's on)

Touch, "Don't You Know What Love Is"

707, "I Could Be Good For You"



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I've opened for Shooting Star a couple of times...Good dudes.


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"Starry Eyes" - The Records
Maybe the perfect-est pop song ever in all of everness.

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My Mistake...

let me make up for that with these...

Ice Ice Baby _vanilla Ice (go ninja go wasn't even close)

Baby got Back- Sir Mix alot

The Humpty Dance - digital underground

tubthumping - chumba whumba (i get knocked down, but i get up again....

and Barbie girl - aqua.

ohhh and how about that hamster dance song?
he he he

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Bob Cushing:

"I've opened for Shooting Star a couple of times...Good dudes".

"Last Chance" was played on classic radio for years.
And they were worthy of many more hits.
Terribly commercially neglected band.

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In a classic story of record company incompetence, Shooting Star had the number 1 album rock song on the radio in 1980 with "Last Chance" but their record company at the time failed to have any albums SHIPPED TO THE STORES!!!


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Lime In The Coconut was by Harry Nillson. He did Everybody's Talking At Me, the theme for Midnight Cowboy.

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Not to mention "Can't Live" and "Me and my Arrow". {Nilsson}


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Originally Posted by Patrick Bryant

We always find that some artists who were one-hit-wonders in the U.S. were Big Stars in the U.K. or elsewhere, (Cliff Richard, anyone?) and versey vicey.
Very true - It is strange for me here in the UK to see the likes of Frank Ifield and Gilbert O to be described as 'one hit wonders' - I just did a little check. Frank Ifield had 16 hits including 4 which reached #1. Gilbert O'Sullivan had 14 top 20 hits.

There are many artists listed here as OHWs who have had stacks of hits in the UK e.g. Bonnie Tyler, Mungo Jerry, Dexys Midnight Runners, Gary Numan, Johnny Nash, Eddie Grant, Marmalade, Big Country, Nancy Sinatra, Aqua

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Winchester cathedral- something vaudville band?
It was the New Vaudeville Band - they were just a bunch of session musicians


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remember the group ANIMOTION?
Yep! Obsession - great song!

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Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Status Quo
You are kidding me!! They have had in excess of 50 hits!

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To Much to Dream - Electric Prunes
Now you are talking


Interesting that Ace and Paul Carrack get mentioned as OHWs - it's the same guy!!

Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C Riley
Breakfast At Tiffanys - Deep Blue Something
Disco Duck - Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots

There is a myriad of one-off comedy hits

Must stop now this is making my head hurt crazy

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Just thought of a few more {I'm becoming OBSESSED with this!
"Smoke From a Distant Fire"---Sanford-Townshend Band
"Amnesia"--Pousette-Dart Band
"Chevy Van"--Sammy Johns
"Midnight at The Oasis"--Maria Muldaur



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Ides of March is a Chicago band fronted by a guy who's been a friend of mine for almost 30 years, Jim Peterik.

The Ides had seeral chart records including
Eye of the Tiger from one of the Rocky movies.

Jim has written hits for many other bands as well including "Hang on Loosely" for 38 Special.

A talented guy...but...the bum won't get ME a hit!

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I thought Survivor did "Eye of the Tiger" {opened for THEM once also! {LOL} I know Survivor is also from the Chicago area, so there's probably a connection.


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AHA! Once again, Google to the rescue! Jim founded both the Ides of March AND Survivor! That means I met him about 12 years ago when I opened for them at Mcguffy's in Dayton. Small world!


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If I reall, The Ides Of March had the million selling single "Vehicle".
I don't remember their songs.
But I was always interested in bands out of Illinois such as Styx, Reo Speedwagon, and Chicago.
I liked Survivor too.
And lest not forget Cheap Trick.

Reo came out with a new album recently, and from what I heard it rocks like their seventies albums.

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Bob C...

"Midnight In The Oasis"...one of my very favorite all-time songs! Thyanks for the reminder! The musical arrangement on that piece is just awesome. And her lusty, salty voice was just perfect. Man, what a great reminder...ya just made my day! Thanks!

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"You Have The Right To Remain Silent" by Perfect Stranger
written by Cal and Brenda Sweat. Big hit on Curb Records in 1995.

I was the keyboard player for P. Stranger from 1996 - 1998 and can guarantee it was a one-hit wonder. Made it to #4 on billboard and was the 2nd most played song in 1995 behind an Alabama tune. :))

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Al,Glad I could brighten your day! {LOL}


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Larry,

Oh that's right. And I loved that song. And what a greta name for a group "Perfect Stranger". And the video was so perfect with the black and white and the shadowing effect that they used in much of it. Another terrific one. Since you were so close to them...any idea why nothing happened after that?

Thanks for another great reminder!

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Al,

The group released a couple of more songs after "Right to Remain" but had no success. Then, a second album was financed by Curb but also with little success. Eventually, 2 of the 3 original members had to file bankruptcy unfortunately. After I left in 1998, they continued to tour but lost their deal with Curb and tried a few more things under an indie label. It wasn't until 2003 I believe that they finally disbanded. They are still located in East Texas and are dabling in music. I keep in touch regularly with the lead guitar player.

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Yet another eighties chestnut!

Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!

Another artist worth many more hits.
But he was'nt glam in the glammed out eighties scene.

Matt

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