Who the hell are those people? I haven’t heard of any of them.
Apparently, I’m old. I don’t know more than a couple of these songs.
But if you gave me a list of the top 25 songs (by Billboard's listing) of the 2000s, I probably would only be able to pick out a handful of those. But I could likewise serve up a list of 25 recommended recordings that don't get industry exposure in the MSM yet are contemporary artists recording contemporary music. I don't watch ABCBSNBCPBSMSNBCNNFOX either.
No polka songs?
I don’t know alot of one-hit wonders, but my all time favorite is “Brandy” by Looking Glass.....the bass is pure melody, and I never tire of listening to how cool and smooth it is.
What would really be interesting is a list of 25 songs from the 00’s that are not pure crap.
I think it’d be asking too much...
Similar discussion about films from the 2000s
Best 5 Movies of the 00s?
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:56:02 AM by MNDude
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2404605/posts?page=1
The only one I’ve heard is Mambo No. 5.
I can proudly state that I have never heard any of these songs nor have I ever heard of any of the “artist(s)” who are responsible for them.
I’ve never heard of 90% of these people.
Mambo No 5 is cheating, IMO.
We can only hope Obama is a one hit wonder.
I’ll take the “One Hit Wonders of the ‘80s” over the “One Hit Wonders of the ‘00s” any day of the week!
That song turned up in first-year commercials promoting the new Star Trek show Enterprise - may have had something to do with that.
One Hit Wonders music of the 50’s.
Artist Song Year
The Chords Sh-Boom 1954
The Penguins Earth Angel 1955
The Cheers Black Denim Trousers 1955
Joan Weber Let Me go Lover 1955
Julie London Cry Me A River 1955
Caterina Valente Breeze and I 1955
Cowboy Church Sunday School Open Up Your Heart 1955
Bonnie Lou Daddy-O 1955
Lenny Dee Plantation Boogie 1955
Grace Kelly True Love 1956
Don Robertson Happy Whistler 1956
Morris Stoloff Moonglow And Theme From Picnic 1956
Vince Martin & The Tarriers Cindy, Oh Cindy 1956
Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders Marianne 1957
Russ Hamilton Rainbow 1957
Margie Rayburn I’m Available 1957
The Bobbetts Mr. Lee 1957
The Tune Weavers Happy, Happy Birthday Baby 1957
Joe Bennett and The Sparkletones Black Slacks 1957
Thurston Harris Little Bitty Pretty One 1957
There was only really for me one pop song this decade I kinda liked and that was “Hey Ya!”
Does the author dislike Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle?” They had a couple other tracks which charted on Modern Rock, but largely missed the pop charts.
All time most over-hyped one-hit wonder: Oasis. The “Biggest Band Since the Beatles” peaked with a #8 single, the dreadfully written, “Wonderwall.” A little dead-cat bounce (Most “one-hit” wonders have minor hits for follow-ups. See, for instance, A-ha’s “The Sun Always Shines On TV.”) also charted, “Champaign Supernova.” Ick.
I liked James Blunt’s song, “You’re Beautiful”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCNwiUbdy-E
Here is his military bio.
Blunt trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[5][8] He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Life Guards, a unit of the Household Cavalry, where he rose to the rank of Captain.[8][9] One of his first assignments was to British Army Training Unit Suffield in Alberta, Canada, where his squadron was posted for six months in 1998 to act as the opposing army in combat training exercises.[10]
In 1999, he served as an armoured reconnaissance officer in the NATO deployment in Kosovo. Initially assigned to reconnaissance of the Macedonia-Yugoslavia border, Blunt and his unit worked ahead of the front lines directing forces and targeting Serb positions for the NATO bombing campaign. He led the first squadron of troops to enter Pristina, and was the first British officer to enter the Kosovo capital. His unit was given the assignment of securing the Pristina airport in advance of the 30,000-strong peacekeeping force; the Russian army had moved in and taken control of the airport before his unit’s arrival. As the first officer on the scene, Blunt shared a part in the difficult task of addressing the potentially violent international incident.[11] There were less intense moments during Blunt’s Kosovo assignment, however. Blunt had brought along his guitar, strapped to the outside of his tank. At some places, the peacekeepers would share a meal with hospitable locals, and Blunt would perform. It was while on duty there that he wrote the song “No Bravery”.[12]
A keen skier, Blunt captained the Household Cavalry Alpine Ski Team in Verbier, Switzerland, eventually becoming champion skier of the entire Royal Armoured Corps. He had extended his military service in November 2000,[13] and after an intensive six-month army riding course was posted to the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in London, England.[6] During this posting, Blunt was interviewed about his responsibilities on the television programme “Girls on Top”, a series highlighting unusual career choices.[14][15] He stood guard at the coffin of the Queen Mother during the days of her lying in State and was part of the funeral procession on 9 April 2002.[16] Blunt finally left the army on 1 October 2002 having served six years.[17]