Hamerhack Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 The Strawberry Alarm Clock "Incense and Peppermints", featuring Ed King (of "Sweet Home Alabama" fame) on guitar.
MCChris Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Behold the creepiest video of all time:Oh shit! Didn't see that zen posted the Mardones clip already lol.
Hamerica Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 There are twoThe MC5 - Kick Out The Jams The Chamber Brothers - Time Has Come Today
Hamerica Posted July 24, 2014 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
bcsride Posted July 24, 2014 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.
Feynman Posted July 24, 2014 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.
jwhitcomb3 Posted July 24, 2014 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.)
mudshark Posted July 24, 2014 Author Posted July 24, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47SI1FddVqY
Tres Aardvarks Posted July 24, 2014 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!
Willie G. Moseley Posted July 24, 2014 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.
Studio Custom Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix, believe it or not, his only top 20 hit song ever.
zenmindbeginner Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Some KILLER songs in this thread. Here's some more! Starbuck Cliff Nobles & Company
MCChris Posted July 24, 2014 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.
Citrus Posted July 24, 2014 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
jim777 Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Surprised my fave isn't mentioned yet, Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with Youhttp://youtu.be/DohRa9lsx0Q
Toadroller Posted July 24, 2014 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.
LordOfTheThighs Posted July 25, 2014 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)
mudshark Posted July 25, 2014 Author Posted July 25, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1st_9KudWB0
mathman Posted July 25, 2014 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.
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