One Hit Wonderland

[AlphaNumeric]

Originally posted by Lopéz
The Hammer was far from a one-hit wonder

He didn't have a Greatest Hits for nothing :

Linkage

 

[daz]

Originally posted by v0n
Katherina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine (it's still persistently played in radios every morning and yet that was it for them)

My step-dad makes a lot of money every week from royalties etc from that song. Right now all the band are mostly into producing/discovering new artists (a spin-off from the band is www.caragan.com, which has a regular slot in Future Music magazine). Although they were the last band to win the Eurovision Song Contest for the UK with "Love Shine a Light" - it also reached Number 3 in the UK charts.

 

[Balders]

Originally posted by MikeTimbers

Rosie Vela - Magic Smile
EMF - Unbelievable

I think I'm right in saying the the Vic Reeves cover of the Monkee's classic "I'm a believer" was indeed performed with EMF...

 

[Gilly]

Originally posted by Balders
I think I'm right in saying the the Vic Reeves cover of the Monkee's classic "I'm a believer" was indeed performed with EMF...

I think you think right

 

[IceBus]

The Darkness - Permission to land.

 

[NickK]

Hmm

ZZ Sputnik?

 

[Gilly]

Originally posted by IceBus
The Darkness - Permission to land.

Doesn't the song have to be a hit? Didn't think the darkness had done anything in the charts...

 

[Christo]

Originally posted by Gilly
Doesn't the song have to be a hit? Didn't think the darkness had done anything in the charts...

Well the album had been number 1 for 4 weeks.. dunno about singles tho.

 

[Gilly]

Originally posted by Chrisp7
Well the album had been number 1 for 4 weeks.. dunno about singles tho.

How can they be one hit wonders if they've sold that many copies of their album?

 

[tigerstyle]

Originally posted by Lopéz
The Hammer was far from a one-hit wonder

dam right, hes a millionaire business legend!!!

 

[Silent-Lucidity]

Europe - The final countdown.

Don't think they had that many hits, and it was no.1 for ages, keeping Livin on a prayer by Bon Jovi off the top slot!

Excellent song

 

[matty]

How come no-one has mentioned the rembrandts - i'l be there for you. Pure one hit wonder....

One tru voice...no hang on, that was just pants

 

[IceBus]

Originally posted by Gilly
How can they be one hit wonders if they've sold that many copies of their album?

I'm saying their album is a one hit wonder/one trick pony. They'll die painfully after the hype dies down and people realise there are very few good songs on that album.

 

[Kanes]

terrorvision - tequila

only thing they ever made that wasn't **** and i reckon the only thing that keeps the royalties coming in

 

[Rancidelephant]

The Stranglers - Golden Brown

 

[@stolath]

A lot of the bands mentioned aren't 'One Hit Wonders'..........


Personal faves would be:

Broken Land - The Adventures.
What's going on(?) - Four Non Blondes.
Big in Japan - Alphaville.
Imagination - Belouisome.
Angel is the centrefold - J Geils Band.
I died in your arms tonight - The Cutting Crew.

Oooh there's loads.......as you can tell, I'm still stuck in the 80s when it comes to pop music!

 

[st.anger]

the darkness

 

[MikeTimbers]

Originally posted by Rancidelephant
The Stranglers - Golden Brown

You are joking, right?

 

[Lopéz]

Originally posted by @stolath
Big in Japan - Alphaville.

Big in Japan, ooooh the eastern seas soooo bluuuuuuuuueeee

Angel is the centrefold - J Geils Band.

Na na, na na na nah, na na na na na na na na naaaahh

Love those two in particular

 

[Snash]

Originally posted by Rancidelephant
The Stranglers - Golden Brown

You're having a laugh aren't you?