Posted on 04/01/2017 1:33:16 PM PDT by mdittmar
Seems like a boring news day,What's Your Favorite One-hit Wonder Song?
“This was a hit in Japan in 1961 and in the US in 1963.
Ue o Muite Aruk (I look up as I walk; aka Sukiyaki)—Sakamoto Kyu”
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A classic - remember it from when I was a lad. Sakamoto Kyu died in the crash of JAL1233, the deadliest airplane crash in history. Such a beautiful song, even if you have no idea what the words mean.
Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer (sailor, your home is the ocean)--Lolita
Ron Holden used to perform around LA in the 1980’s. I saw him a few times.
Kyu Sakamoto was killed in an airline crash. I think one of the worst ever.
If you're in the UK you would reject the "one-hit wonder" status, but it's their only single to make the US chart. There were a couple of others to make the US Mainstream Rock chart, but I can't say I ever heard any of them on the radio.
Now I wish I had not posted. You gave more accurate info.
“Kyu Sakamoto was killed in an airline crash. I think one of the worst ever.”
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The worst. He had time to write a goodbye note to his wife as the plane was going down. So sad.
A Thousand Stars--The Rivileers (1954)
Two pretty major hits on that album. I liked them both, but what does a 6th grader know. (OK, I still like My Sharona.)
“Reunited” by Peaches & Herb
“Now I wish I had not posted. You gave more accurate info.”
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Great minds thinking alike, as they say.
I’m a fount of useless music-related trivia.
You reminded me of this one Dr. Demento used to play;
“Los Angeles, Los Angeles” - The Zanies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch9FEk9lG54
I have a classic One-Hit-Wonder song. It's so awesome it made me follow the artist for years. Much to my dismay, as she never amounted to a damn thing afterwards.
Feel free to sing along.
:-)
“Hang on Sloopy - The McCoys
304 posted on 4/1/2017, 6:08:03 PM by Iscool”
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The vid is actually of Rick Derringer (of the McCoy’s) mid-70s remake of the original “Sloopy”.
I remember when it was a newie--played over Boss Radio 93 KHJ.
Wow,forgot about that one,brought back memories.
Those two were so far apart and they fell so far off the radar (pun not intended, but it works), that I've always though of them as the only group to be on-hit wonders twice.
Another instrumental one-hit wonder--and one of the best tunes of the year. It was also riding the charts in early 1968.
Ame Câline (Soul Coaxing)--Raymond Lefèvre
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