National One-Hit Wonder Day: Favorite long-lost hits(Friday Fun!)

ABC4 News(Utah) ^ | 09/25/2020 | Lindsey Peterson

[Kid Shelleen]

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 News) – Sept. 25 is National One-Hit Wonder Day! A day where we can celebrate those songs that topped the charts but then their performers faded away from the music scene. What are some of your favorite one-hit wonders? Let us know on our social media pages! Below are some of the ABC4 staff’s favorite ‘one-hit wonders’:

[Seruzawa]

Don’t think so.

[Paleo Pete]

Interesting stuff...

5705 - City Boy
Salt in my Tears - Martin Briley
One fine Morning - Lighthouse
Cruisin’ - Michael Nesmith
Smokin in the Boys room - Brownsville station (I don’t know of anything else they got near top 10 with)
Little Lady - Duke Jupiter

[daler]

“Keep On Dancing”- The Gentrys

[Rummyfan]

Who can forget America’s favorite bat-sh*t crazy Irish Lass? I give you Sinead O’Conner, with the incomparable “Nothing Compares To You!” written by he who was once known as Prince.

That was her one big smash hit but I like some of her other stuff. Mandinka for instance....

[Liberty Valance]

Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro ~ Stumblin' In ~ 1978

[newfreep]

“Since I Fell for You” - Al Jarreau, Bob James, David Sanborn

Lenny Welch’s version is the reference...but this cover is extraordinary!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cteZhwUNdnQ

[Seruzawa]

Get off my lawn!

[Sideshow Bob]

Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) - The Icicle Works
Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil

And I'm surprised no one has mentioned this ear worm...

Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes

[rhinohunter]

I wonder if Kayleigh McEnany’s parents were fans? She was a born a couple years after “Misplaced Childhood” was released...

[lizma2]

Great choice.

But the only person I would trust telling us we have to go back to war is Trump.

Screw the status quo neocons.

[CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC]

Simone - Henry Gross. Beautiful, haunting song.

96 Tears - "?" and the Mysterians. Great organ riff.

You Were on My Mind - We Five. Lead singer has an amazing octave range.

Incense and Peppermint - Strawberry Alarm Clock. Psychedelic era.

Classical Gas - Mason Williams

Little Children - Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas.

Oliver - Good Morning Starshine.

Abergavenny - Shannon. Opening riff is done with flutes of all things!

Guitarzan - Ray Stevens

Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire

They're Coming to Take Me Away - Napoleon XIV. I bought the LP album for 25 cents at a Goodwill store.

Chicken Cordon Blues - Steve Goodman

Killing Me Softly With King Fu - Don Livingston.

And some 2 Hit Wonders:

• Jerry Reed: Amos Moses, and When You're Hot You're Hot.
• Jim Stafford: Jasper Dan, Spiders & Snakes

[Fresh Wind]

The Shadows of Knight-Gloria

[llevrok]

Beep Beep (Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates

[CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC]

Which Way You Goin, Billy - Poppy Family

[tuffydoodle]

Ray Stevens wasn’t a one hit wonder. Remember the great tune The Streak? Whoa yes they called him the streak, fastest thing on two feet.....

[tuffydoodle]

“Which Way You Goin, Billy - Poppy Family”

I like that one.

[CatOwner]

Der Kommissar - After the Fire (Falco did the original version of the song, but this one was more popular)

[yeff]

Considering your handle, I would never disagree with you. At least musically :)

[Fiji Hill]

Sugar Sugar by The Archies

Same title, different song.

Sugar, Sugar--The Cadillacs (1957)

[llevrok]

Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton