Shit. Wonders. WTF?

What a boner.

without a doubt this song.... this was huge for a few weeks back in the 90s

should i start a thread about "twoers" or "three-ers"? Or did you mean "woners" as in "winners" and not the number one? I know it is pronounced with a 'w' in the beginning but the number 1 isn't spelled with a w anywhere in it

A band with serious ties to Fairfax County! Full screen and crank it!

Fewer bands did more with their 15-minutes of fame than Starland Vocal Band. They parlayed one song into a TV series hosted by David Letterman. They sang this stupid song on every episode because it was the only thing they were known for (besides "Take Me Home, Country Road," which the group leader wrote). The whole thing was kind of like a redneck ABBA.

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Thanks. I feel like a Whopper.

I still remember a "Spade in America" skit from the early 90s when David Spade was outraged that he went to see "Big Country" in concert and that they didn't play, "In a Big Country." Yeah, that would be like M not singing "Pop Music" or Bow Wow Wow not singing "I Want Candy."

Both Dexy's Midnight Runners and Big Country had scads of hits in the UK. So do we want to call them true One-Hit Wonders?

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> Both Dexy's Midnight Runners and Big Country had
> scads of hits in the UK. So do we want to call
> them true One-Hit Wonders?

Yes, UK and the rest of Europe have very different tastes in music than America.


Just witness David Hasselhoff and his huge success in Germany:



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Now, now. David Hasselhoff did have a hit video in the U.S....

The Hoff. I think this video is better.



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Great minds think alike. :o)

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ha! That's funny.

I really thought these guys were going to do something...

Starland Vocal Band? They suck!

The ultimate one hit wonder...



Yes, they had a couple of other songs, but nobody remembers those.

Anybody remember this from Eddie Murphy? At least its better than Bruce Willis and William Shatner's attempt at a music career.



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Great Song!

No one can argue this record was th penultimate in one hit wonders

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I could try to make a case for "City of New Orleans" being a hit, but I guess you could come up with two or three "hits" for most of these folks.

Remember this one?



For an extra point, what was the connection between this song and Paul McCartney?

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Driver's Seat - I was going to post that! That song is great, it's on my ipod. I remember it from Boogie Nights when William H. Macy's character killed his cheating wife - which started everybody's decline in the movie.

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> I > I could try to make a case for "City of New
> Orleans" being a hit, but I guess you could come
> up with two or three "hits" for most of these
> folks.

thought about that but I believe most people associate the City of New Orleans with Willie Nelson, not Guthrie or Goodman.
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DC 101 had this band play the Bayou for $1.01!

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Squeeze had only had one "hit" (Tempted topped at # 45 on the US Billboard charts). As a side note, I saw Sting sing it with Chris and Glenn, and he said Tempted "was the greatest song ever written," and he wished he had written it.

I'm really posting this for the 2nd video because it may be the weirdest thing I've ever seen (crazy ass German metal). It's so weird it should be a hit. But to legitimize the one hit wonder theme of this thread, I present A Flock of Seagulls.

God, I love the Germans!

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> Squeeze had only had one "hit" (Tempted topped at
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What about Hourglass and the dozens that charted in the UK. Google - it helps get facts right.

www.google.com

What ever happened to these guys? lol



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> What about Hourglass and the dozens that charted
> in the UK. Google - it helps get facts right.
>
> www.google.com

"US Billboard charts," Dumbass...Do you have a reading comprehension problem or do you not understand the concepts of caveat or "preface of a statement?" I am very aware of the success Squeeze had in the UK and Australia, but the bottom line remains they only had one "hit" on this side of the pond. This fact is why their greatest hits album was titled "Singles 45 and under," a reference to #45 and under on the US charts.

Are you a product of the Fairfax County Public Schools?

Interesting Squeeze fact; Glenn Tilbrook owns two Winnebago's he uses for touring solo. One van is in the UK, and one is in the US. The one in the US is stored at a friend's place in New Jersey.



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put em back! put em BACK! oh NOOOOES

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>> "US Billboard charts," Dumbass...

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine.

"Hourglass" was the first single released from Squeeze's seventh album, Babylon and On. Aided by a music video that received substantial airplay on MTV, "Hourglass" became the highest-charting hit the band ever had in the United States, peaking at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100,

Here is the link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hourglass_(song)


> Are you a product of the Fairfax County Public
> Schools?

No, but you have been proven WRONG! Care to admit it?

Care to expand on your comprehension problem?

Seriously, are you going to admit you are FLAT OUT FUCKING wrong, or are you hoping this thread moves down the list?

It is called Google, asshole, learn how to use it......

PS - Not to mention 853-5937 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/853-5937 actually went to #32 on the US charts.

I anxiously await your admission of retardation.

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> >> "US Billboard charts," Dumbass...
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> The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music
> industry standard singles popularity chart issued
> weekly by Billboard magazine.
>
> "Hourglass" was the first single released from
> Squeeze's seventh album, Babylon and On. Aided by
> a music video that received substantial airplay on
> MTV, "Hourglass" became the highest-charting hit
> the band ever had in the United States, peaking at
> #15 on the Billboard Hot 100,
>
> Here is the link -
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hourglass_(song)
>
>
> > Are you a product of the Fairfax County Public
> > Schools?
>
> No, but you have been proven WRONG! Care to admit
> it?
>
> Care to expand on your comprehension problem?
>
> Seriously, are you going to admit you are FLAT OUT
> FUCKING wrong, or are you hoping this thread moves
> down the list?
>
> It is called Google, asshole, learn how to use
> it......
>
> PS - Not to mention 853-5937
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/853-5937 actually
> went to #32 on the US charts.
>
> I anxiously await your admission of retardation.

THAT'S GOTTA BE SPUNKY!

This was never a big hit here (it was huge in Europe), but I always kind of liked Whale for trying something different...

sounds like beastie boys with a girl

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Hadn't thought about it, but you are right. Kind of from their "Licensed to Ill" days.



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Here's two homoerotic one hit wonder songs/videos from the 80's early 90's.

Judge,
That is my favorite 311 song... I wouldn't call them a one hit wonder though...


The Urge - Jump Right In (Official Music Video) - The funniest home videos are here