Hamerhack Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 The Strawberry Alarm Clock "Incense and Peppermints", featuring Ed King (of "Sweet Home Alabama" fame) on guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Behold the creepiest video of all time:Oh shit! Didn't see that zen posted the Mardones clip already lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamerica Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 There are twoThe MC5 - Kick Out The Jams The Chamber Brothers - Time Has Come Today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcher Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 The VaporsTurning Japanese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamerica Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 The VaporsTurning JapaneseFolks he may not post often but when he does it's worthy. 55 posts, how the hell is that possible for such a great contributor? Hamerica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsride Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 HFCers, Great thread. It seems to me you could create a viable tribute band doing one hit wonders. Sort of an oxymoron I know, but I think audiences would love it - if they got it? I’ll offer up Come on Eileen. Not my favorite probably, but a classic one hitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feynman Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Holy... I have never paid attention the words of the Mardones tune. So much for my casual impressions of that song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamerHokie Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 The Trammps - Disco Inferno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhitcomb3 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 The VaporsTurning JapaneseGreat song, one among many on their two albums. "New Clear Days" is top notch all the way through, and "Magnets" has some good stuff too, including the catchiest song about a mass suicide ever.I love one hit wonders, so it is hard to choose just one, but for me it has to be "Girl of My Dreams" by Bram Tchaikovsky (followed quickly by "Shake Some Action" by the Flaming Groovies, "Starry Eyes" by the Records, and "Places that are Gone" by Tommy Keene.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudshark Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47SI1FddVqY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tres Aardvarks Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Behold the creepiest video of all time: Oh shit! Didn't see that zen posted the Mardones clip already lol. Man, I had to look up how old that creepy dude was when that song came out: 34!!! Damn right, I'd tell you to leave the 16 year old alone!! My first rock concert (with Hunters & Collectors): Midnight Oil - Beds are burning...maybe they had hits in other markets, but this is their only song I remember in the states! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Here a +1 for the first example or maybe "Turning Japanese" or maybe "Kick Out the Jams", too. Lotta folks don't know that the guitar on "Hot Smoke and Sassafras" was a ES-335 thru a Kustom tuck and roll amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix, believe it or not, his only top 20 hit song ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmindbeginner Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Some KILLER songs in this thread. Here's some more! Starbuck Cliff Nobles & Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudshark Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Sopwith Camel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I’ll offer up Come on Eileen. Not my favorite probably, but a classic one hitter. One hitter? Not hardly. They've enjoyed massive success since changing their name to Arcade Fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Citrus Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Can't post links at work, but..... While cleaning out after Hurricaine Sandy, I found these on a mix tapeThe A's - A womans got the powerTom Tom Club - genius of loveAlison Moyet - InvisibleThe Marmalade - Reflections of my lifeT'Pau - Heart and soulsomeday someway Marshall Crenshaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim777 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Surprised my fave isn't mentioned yet, Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with Youhttp://youtu.be/DohRa9lsx0Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.bandini Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Love Shake Some Action. That's what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadroller Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Fun thread. Love the Sniff'n the Tears Driver's seat. Trying to add content... Screaming Blue Messiahs and, of course, My Sharona Fahrenheit: ...and one that never fails to get me to crank it. Gary Numan, Cars. http://youtu.be/Ldyx3KHOFXw ...and another from that early 80s, Modern English's Melt with You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmindbeginner Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Deee-Lite The Dazz Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheThighs Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Lots of good ones so far. I always loved these two. Ebony Eyes Ah Leah (maybe the cheesiest video ever, also, LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudshark Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1st_9KudWB0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathman Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Got to be 4 non blondes' "What's Up!" Everybody loves that song but nobody seems to know any other song from them. Talk about being one (huge) hit wonder! Surprisingly (to me at least), I really like that whole album. There are actually maybe three other songs I'd have selected over What's Up? to be the single. Children of the sun would be one of my choices but I wish I could find the original version and not the remaster/CD version. Have to start looking. Listening to this version to see if it sounds right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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