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To: nickcarraway
Nothing wrong with being a One Hit Wonder.

That's one hit more than most musical acts will ever get to enjoy.

2 posted on 01/09/2026 3:16:12 PM PST by Drew68 (I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
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To: Drew68

He’s not a One Hit Wonder, he has another #1 hit besides this song, and three more top 10 hits in the U.S., and more than that in the U.K.


7 posted on 01/09/2026 3:18:39 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Drew68
He was not a one hit wonder though. That was just his biggest.
27 posted on 01/09/2026 3:59:36 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (It's like somebody just put the Constitution up on a wall …. and shot the First Amendment -Mike Rowe)
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To: Drew68

Astley actually had two number one hits in this country and four top 10 hits.


38 posted on 01/09/2026 4:22:08 PM PST by Kazan
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To: Drew68

Two, actually. Together Forever is pretty good. And also for the unique voice.


43 posted on 01/09/2026 4:28:28 PM PST by Mi-kha-el ((There is no Pravda in Izvestiya and no Izvestiya in Pravda.))
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To: Drew68

You beat me to it. He should be grateful for that one hit. It is a good one, and there are worse things to be remembered for.


58 posted on 01/09/2026 5:15:57 PM PST by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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To: Drew68

Exactly. Be glad you had the one hit. You never know when a movie, such as “Guardians of the Galaxy,” will pick up your song and make you #1 again. Think Redbone’s “Come Get Your Love.”

BTW, around 1975 was in Hollywood with my band. Our mgr got us tickets to a “press party” for a new group, “Ace,” just out with a hit single, “How Long (has this been goin’ on)”. Long story short, I saw first hand why they were a one-hit wonder. They were terrible.


72 posted on 01/10/2026 7:28:10 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." Jimi Hendrix)
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To: Drew68

He’s had at least two hits - Together Forever was also big.

A few of his new songs are actually pretty good. Check out Angels on My Side. The video is fun too.


96 posted on 01/12/2026 1:19:13 PM PST by CraigEsq (,)
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