One Hit Wonders

[Harry P.]

Steve, you're right. Geography makes the difference. Here in Chicago, Men Without Hats had ONE song that ever got any airplay... the one I posted. Same with Dexie's Midnight Runners (Come On, Eileen)... that ONE song got airplay here, no others

[kitbash1]

Steve, you're right. Geography makes the difference. Here in Chicago, Men Without Hats had ONE song that ever got any airplay... the one I posted. Same with Dexie's Midnight Runners (Come On, Eileen)... that ONE song got airplay here, no others

And that's what happened with Sugar Loaf and Don't call us, We'll call you. The same happened with a band from Quebec called The Box. They had multiple hits in their home province of Quebec, but were one hit wonders in the rest of Canada with their song  Live on TV ( you can watch them die )

[madhorseman]

Then probably the same could be said for this band:

I used to play the heck out of this album, but they didn't receive much more airplay than this.

Edited December 4, 2015 by madhorseman

[slusher]

 

Another 80's

Edited December 4, 2015 by slusher

[madhorseman]

 

Another 80's

Hey Carl, one hit wonder...with the same song!!!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w4Xulsjo5I

 

Edited December 4, 2015 by madhorseman

[slusher]

Hey Carl, one hit wonder...with the same song!!!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w4Xulsjo5I

 

Never understood the After the fire and then Falco but both seem to be the same

Sorry Roy

Edited December 4, 2015 by slusher

[RAT-T]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMICD3aMZpw

[slusher]

This was a big hit in the 80's 

 

[Scott Colmer]

How could we have forgotten this one by Hutch!  Classic.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8APrYU2Gs

 

 

[RAT-T]

JOHN TRAVOLTA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4NRyqEwyY

[Can-Con]

 

 

Never understood the After the fire and then Falco but both seem to be the same

Sorry Roy

Falco's song, the ATF version was a cover actually released over a year later AFTER the band broke up. The german lyrics don't translate that close to the english either.Laura Branigan also did a cover of it a year after titled Deep in the Dark with completely differnt lyrics

 

Falco wasn't a one hit wonder though. "Rock Me Amadeus" was huge and there were a couple more but then again, maybe not in the US, Eh?

Edited December 4, 2015 by Can-Con

[2002p51]

    Sorry 'bout that Drew. I just got my daily exercise jumping to a conclusion without READING what you posted.

[madhorseman]

Falco's song, the ATF version was a cover actually released over a year later AFTER the band broke up. The german lyrics don't translate that close to the english either.Laura Branigan also did a cover of it a year after titled Deep in the Dark with completely differnt lyrics

 

Falco wasn't a one hit wonder though. "Rock Me Amadeus" was huge and there were a couple more but then again, maybe not in the US, Eh?

I think that Rock Me Amadeus was made popular due in part to the movie with Tom Hulce.

[madhorseman]

After seeing the posts about John Travolta, and Hutch, remember Bruce Willis and Don Johnson it that group too.

[Can-Con]

I think that Rock Me Amadeus was made popular due in part to the movie with Tom Hulce.

Could be, The movie came out the year before the song. 

[STYRENE-SURFER]

One from Minnesota...

 

[STYRENE-SURFER]

When I first heard the Castaways I was five years old and living in Los Altos California, This song was on the radio allot along with 

other great regional music that became popular.( Surfin' bird was huge.) The Band was actually from the midwest.

Here is another one.

 

 

[Ridge Rider]

This was an earworm that I like

[Aaronw]

Timbuk 3 The Futures so bright I gotta wear shades

 

They only had the one big hit, but actually recorded 5 or 6 albums. 

[slusher]

Falco's song, the ATF version was a cover actually released over a year later AFTER the band broke up. The german lyrics don't translate that close to the english either.Laura Branigan also did a cover of it a year after titled Deep in the Dark with completely differnt lyrics

 

Falco wasn't a one hit wonder though. "Rock Me Amadeus" was huge and there were a couple more but then again, maybe not in the US, Eh?

Your right Steve i remember Rock Me Amadeus now that you mention it and it was a hit...

[slusher]

After seeing the posts about John Travolta, and Hutch, remember Bruce Willis and Don Johnson it that group too.

John Travolta also had a hits with Olivia Newton John in Grease with Those Summer Nights and The One That I Want. 

We cant forget Patrick Swayze and Jack Wagnor

Edited December 5, 2015 by slusher

[slusher]

Patrick Swayze

 

[1930fordpickup]

Ram Jam Black Betty   One of my favorites, the volume goes to 11 still today . 

Edited December 5, 2015 by 1930fordpickup

[STYRENE-SURFER]

Ram Jam Black Betty   One of my favorites, the volume goes to 11 still today . 

Andy, I have never seen this vid before. but the song is part of my audial deoxyribonucleic acid. Cool.

[1930fordpickup]

Kurt this is the only Video of this song I have watched. LOL Funny how that works. 

I was reading on Wiki ( so not sure how true it is ) that this band was formed for this song. The lead singer already recorded it with a different band. It is yet another remake on this list of one hit wonders.  This is a modified Leadbelly song , as the original song was only 59 seconds long.  

Edited December 5, 2015 by 1930fordpickup