Your favorite one hit wonder

[Paul Wesley 3278]

 

On 11/9/2021 at 11:48 AM, smuggs said:

 

 

I cannot understand why there was such strong backlash against this art form.

[DougO 5250]

I really dug this song back in the day, catchy as hell. I ended up getting the album and it was not good. Very sparse, even more sparse than this song, like somebody singing with a casio department store keyboard. It's still a good song. I wish they would remix it with some real instruments and stuff. Maybe give it to Lake Street Dive. They need songs and would kill it.

 

 

[jimmyjazz 45976]

That reminds me of this track, which is surely Everlast's highest charting single.  I bought the album because of it . . . oof.  Terrible.

 

[smuggs 9353]

Speaking of Everlast:

 

 

Not hits by any stretch but also loved these:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BoomMF 1399]

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[Earl Haffler 597]

 

 

 

 

[HiggyBaby 2538]

[SurlyGator 865]

On 11/12/2021 at 8:17 AM, smuggs said:

Speaking of Everlast:

 

 

 

 

 

I always love the irony of “Get used to one style and yo I might switch” - and he did.  Well played. 

[Immaculate Vibes 114]

I’m guessing we’ve all had songs that put us in one specific place or memory. Well I heard this song for the first time in probably 20 years on the Lithium channel and I was teleported back to a summer in high school driving my dad’s car around Dallas. Csb. Still pretty catchy imo. 
 

 

[DDD Dad 14339]

Didn't see these guys posted.

Per Wiki they apparently had some other singles chart but I don't recall ever hearing them.

[Doug E. Fresh 452]

On 10/27/2021 at 6:31 AM, Rimbo said:

 

Yep. Solid choice.

Ahhh but they had a bigger hit, at least in the U.K. Their top song on the charts was Letter from America, which is a good one. That being said, when I lived in Scotland, people went nuts to 500 miles (and still do).

[Doug E. Fresh 452]

On 10/26/2021 at 4:38 PM, Ollie Slatt said:

I have always thought of the Verve as possibly the best one hit wonder ever (though I know they had a few other really good songs that were not hits). 

 

Don’t really see this one as a OHW. The Verve had a lot of other songs that did well - Drugs Don’t Work, Lucky Man, Sonnet

[Superhero 8830]

Thought she was balls hot at the time - late 80s.

 

[Superhero 8830]

So this qualify?

 

[jimmyjazz 45976]

29 minutes ago, Superhero said:

So this qualify?

Don't think so . . . "The Metro" and "No More Words" were hits, too.

[mdleast 8295]

I remember this song playing often on the radio station that our dad had on when we were kids. We used to make fun of it back then. I’ve since come to love it. Such a weird/unique song for its era.

[tbone_ 14128]

Don't think so . . . "The Metro" and "No More Words" were hits, too.

[PRONG HORN 3146]

 

[TexPx 2323]

Great fucking song.

Used to watch them at Club Dada shortly after Edie joined them. They were more of a percussion heavy jam band than a pop band. Kenny Withrow is a very good guitarist and a Jerry Garcia fan. This was when Dada was doing Grateful Dead jam sessions every Sat. afternoon. His solo on that song is very tasty. Not a lot of pop songs had cool guitar solos at the time.
Boom! They got popular, had to fire Brandon Aly and go on tour. Never the same after that. I saw their final Dallas show at Bronco Bowl. They were very good. Blue Rodeo opened and were so good that I’m still a fan.

[closetohumping 17449]

The oneders

[RiverwalkMiner 257]

On 11/12/2021 at 8:17 AM, smuggs said:

Speaking of Everlast:

 

 

Not hits by any stretch but also loved these:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everlast with Ice-T and the Syndicate was my soundtrack back in 1990.  Imagine my surprise when he showed up with a bald head in House of Pain 

 

[Biff Tannen 45691]

Listening to a 1995 spotify playlist right now and there are a ton of one hit wonders, along with a lot of stalwarts.  Two quick ones.

 

Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars - this may be the most "mid-90s" song ever

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's - our boys from Denton

 

Oh, ETA: Rembrandts - the Friends theme song

 

Edited January 21, 2022 by Biff Tannen

[hornimal 80]

has anyone mentioned chumbawamba?

 

 

[TurkeyChew 383]

 

[hornimal 80]

On 10/29/2021 at 2:14 PM, DonkeyCigars said:

I was a preteen that liked this song a lot. I think the guitarist was a teenager:

 

 

the frontman, daniel johns, was married to another ohw mentioned upthread natalie imbruglia.  and her single was a cover originally written and performed by the american band ednaswap

 

 

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

Was this a hit? Did they ever have another? I liked the acoustic version too.

 

[Snake Diggity 4625]

https://youtu.be/a0zEkiQ5biI

[Chad 1728]

From the best Netflix series ever.

 

[tbone_ 14128]

They def had more songs than just that one that got play

[Bevo&Pevo 5205]

I could watch this all day.

 

[Mdhorn 5970]

Already submitted but still love. And for the haters

 

 

Edited April 25, 2022 by Mdhorn

[cactusflinthead 27601]

 

[South Austin 52519]

On 1/20/2022 at 8:27 PM, Biff Tannen said:

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's

This is the worst song in the history of the world.

[tbone_ 14128]

This is the worst song in the history of the world.

That honor actually belongs to come on Eileen but this is on the short list

[South Austin 52519]

52 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

That honor actually belongs to come on Eileen but this is on the short list

Wrong. I can actually envision singing along to Come on Eileen while shitfaced in some English pub.

Nobody ever sings along to Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the worst song with some of the most banal lyrics ever.

[Vegas64 676]

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

This is the worst song in the history of the world.

This song is worse (and a one hit wonder, so fits the thread as well):

 

[South Austin 52519]

53 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

This song is worse (and a one hit wonder, so fits the thread as well):

 

Actually this song is worse.  But Breakfast at Tiffany's is the worst song in the history of the universe that got any decent level of radio play.

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

2 hours ago, South Austin said:

his is the worst song in the history of the world.

One Hit Wonder Counterpoint:

 

[South Austin 52519]

Breakfast at Tiffany's:

You'll say, "We've got nothing in common
No common ground to start from"
And we're falling apart
You'll say, "The world has come between us
Our lives have come between us"
Still I know you just don't care

And I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
She said, "I think I remember the film"
And as I recall I think we both kind of liked it
And I said, "Well that's the one thing we've got"

I see you, the only one who knew me
And now your eyes see through me
I guess I was wrong
So what now?
It's plain to see we're over
And I hate when things are over
When so much is left undone

And I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
She said, "I think I remember the film"
And as I recall I think we both kind of liked it
And I said, "Well that's the one thing we've got"

You'll say, "That we've got nothing in common
No common ground to start from"
And we're falling apart
You'll say, "The world has come between us
Our lives have come between us"
Still I know you just don't care

And I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
She said, "I think I remember the film"
And as I recall I think we both kind of liked it
And I said, "Well that's the one thing we've got"

Ooh and I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
She said, "I think I remember the film"
And as I recall I think we both kind of liked it
And I said, "Well that's the one thing we've got"

And I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
She said, "I think I remember the film"
And as I recall I think we both kind of liked it
And I said, "Well that's the one thing we've got"

 

Rico Suave:

Seguro que han do que yo soy educado
Soy un caballerito un chico bien portado
Un joven responsible why siempre bien vestido
Yo no se quien ha mentido

I don't drink or smoke ain't into dope
Won't try no coke, ask me how I do it, I cope
My only addiction has to do with the female species
I eat 'em raw like sushi

No me gustan ternos, mi estilo es moderno
Si me enterno, you me enfermo
Mi apariencia es dura, vivo en la locura
No me vengan con ternuras

So please don't judge a book by its cover
There's more to being a latin lover
You got to know how to deal with a woman
That won't let go
The price you pay for being a gigolo

There's not a woman that can handle
A man like me
That's why I juggle two or three
I ain't one to commit, you can omit that bit
You pop the question that's it
Haber uno, dos, tres, cuatro mujeres
why la situacion alla no muere
No es un delito calmo mi apetito
Con un llanto o un grito

So again don't let my lyrics mislead you
I don't love you but I need you
Would you rather have me lie
Take a piece of your pie and say bye
Or be honest and rub your thighs

Well, it's ten o'clock and I'm two hours late
I never said I was a prompt date
But you kept persisting that I meet your parents
Huh, they're going to love my appearance

Ding dong el timbre suena
Tu madre abre, que vieja mas buena
Le digo ¡Hola! Pero no para bola
Que se ha creido vieja chola

Go and serve the food mom
Que tengo ambre
If you don't hurry, me va a dar un calambre
why usted seor? Why's your chin on the floor?
Sierra la boca por favor

What's this amor, these little huevos?
Esto que yo no pruebo

I'm used to good ol' fashioned
Homestyle Spanish cooking
If i try that I'll be puking
Well it's been a pleasure but we got to go
Regresaremos temprano
Cinco, seis, o siete de la manana
Su hija esta en buenas manos

 

I don't know much Spanish, but I'm going to assume that Rico Suave's Spanish lyrics have a layer of depth and artistry completely lacking from Breakfast at Tiffany's.  And there's also a very good anti-drug message when Gerardo proclaims, "I don't drink or smoke ain't into dope. Won't try no coke, ask me how I do it, I cope."

Breakfast at Tiffany's is the worst. 

Edited April 25, 2022 by South Austin

[Post Oak 20245]

This song still holds up

 

[jimmyjazz 45976]

Apropos of nothing:  the drummer for Deep Blue Something is the brother of a Longhorn message board legend who shall remain nameless.

And yes, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is remarkable in its banality.  Plain White T's fell way short of that level of incompetence with "Hey There Delilah".

[DDD Dad 14339]

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

Apropos of nothing:  the drummer for Deep Blue Something is the brother of a Longhorn message board legend who shall remain nameless.

And yes, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is remarkable in its banality.  Plain White T's fell way short of that level of incompetence with "Hey There Delilah".

Interdasting.  I think he also owns the building next door to my office in downtown Dallas (or at least he did for a while).

[South Austin 52519]

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

Apropos of nothing:  the drummer for Deep Blue Something is the brother of a Longhorn message board legend who shall remain nameless.

I hope he had nothing to do with the lyrics and threw up in his mouth every time he had to play that fucking song.

[Post Oak 20245]

Don't know if this one was posted yet.

 

 

[South Austin 52519]

Fine Young Cannibals is a two-hit wonder.  Good Thing, on the same album, still gets some decent airplay today.  According to wiki, it went to No. 1 on the Billboard chart.

[tbone_ 14128]

One Hit Wonder Counterpoint:
 

The only good thing about that song is it spawned this masterpiece

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

So many good "Bubble Gum" one-hits

 

 

[Chad Fuck 17684]

3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Apropos of nothing:  the drummer for Deep Blue Something is the brother of a Longhorn message board legend who shall remain nameless.

And yes, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is remarkable in its banality.  Plain White T's fell way short of that level of incompetence with "Hey There Delilah".

The drummer on the album or touring drummer?  I know the later, not the former.  

[Bevo&Pevo 5205]

thought about this one the other day.

 

[Nuge 1970]

This song ruled the clubs in the late 80's. Never heard from them again.

 

Edited April 25, 2022 by Nuge