FReeper Canteen ~ One Hit Wonders (Voter Thread) ~ Do You Have A Favorite? ~ 13AUG2005

The Canteen Deejays

[tomkow6]

me

[MoJo2001]

Moving Pictures might be the group. They are from Australia.

[Drumbo]

Fire
~ The Crazy World of Arthur Brown ~

One of the most electrifying one-shot artists of the '60s, British singer Arthur Brown briefly set the charts alight in 1968, as well as thrilling audiences with his theatrical performances, which saw him wearing helmets of fire and outlandish costumes before it became status que for groups like Alice Cooper. His debut album was one of the most left-field commercial successes of the '60s, if not of all rock history. In addition to topping the British charts (and reaching number two in the U.S.) with his demonic single "Fire," the self-proclaimed "god of hellfire" also scored a Top Ten LP with the 1968 debut. It showcased his band's manic, agitated psychedelic sound, which was anchored by the incendiary drumming of a very young Carl Palmer. The Who's Kit Lambert produced the heavily orchestrated (by Vincent Crane) masterpiece with Pete Townshend doing "co- production", and an organist who's been described as "Jimmy Smith on acid" and a prototype of Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

Brown's original "Crazy World" band broke up in early 1969, but, in the early '70s he released several albums with "Kingdom Come", which saw him pursuing a maddeningly obscure and less exciting brand of art rock giving Captain Beefheart a run for his atonal money. He recorded off and on after, with a final additional flash of fame springing from his role as a priest in the film version of "Tommy".

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[mabelkitty]

They had a great song called "When the Lady Smiles" that would have kept them off the One-Hit list (if the video hadn't been so controversial).

Tonight I'm On the Loose - Saga
Stone Cold - Rainbow

Two more songs that are jumping out at me.

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening! We'll get your requests here in just a bit. Thanks!

[luvie]

Oh, that would be great! It would be like we were there, too! Have a great time and give 'em he!!....;o)

[AZamericonnie]

Great! I'm really excited! The next best thing to being there!

[MoJo2001]

You are soooo adorable!!
*HUGS*

[luvie]

I love that song!!! Of course, Tommy Edwards wasn't a OHW, but that song wasn't well known.

[GoldStarBrother]

Canteen Music Requests! Incoming! (Please support the artists below!)  

If you would like to be added/removed from the Canteen Music Ping List, please FReepmail MoJo2001 or Kathy In Alaska

Jesse Johnsons Revue~I Want My Girl

Suitable For Ma and Kids: YES

More On The Way

*** Please ping laurenmarlowe to any song requests made on the thread. Thank you! ***

 

[Gosh I love this neighborhood]

Would Ninety Nine Tears by Question Mark qualify?

Absotutely! From 1966! Ninty-Six Tears ~ Question Mark & The Mysterians ~

LOL. Thanks, I should have known that.

[SALChamps03]

Requesting 8675-309 (Jenny) by Tommy Tutone.

[GodBlessUSA]

Thanks!

It's raining here. Woo Hoo!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

DJ SUNSHINE!

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
Canteen Music Requests
Incoming!
(Please support the artists below!)

If you would like to be added/removed from the
Canteen Music Ping List, please
FReepmail MoJo2001 or Kathy In Alaska

Buddy Jewell ~ Sweet Southern Comfort

Joe Stampley ~ Double Shot

Genre: Country/Country

*** Please ping laurenmarlowe to any song requests
made on the thread. Thank you! ***

[mabelkitty]

That was a nice story.
Most folks who make it in show business couldn't be bothered with helping anybody else out.

[MoJo2001]

Requesting 8675-309 (Jenny) by Tommy Tutone.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

One Hit Wonders:

The Standells-Dirty Water

M-Pop Muzik

[Drumbo]

Come On Down To My Boat
~ Every Mother's Sun ~

While the Beatles spawned a league of imitators, it's no surprise that the Beatles' most successful clone, the Monkees, inspired a doppelganger of its own. Formed in 1967 in New York City, NY, Every Mother's Son attempted to Xerox the Monkees' innocuous bubblegum pop. Consisting of brothers Dennis Larden (vocals, guitar) and Larry Larden (guitar, vocals), Schuyler Larsen (bass), Bruce Milner (keyboards), and Christopher Augustine (drums), Every Mother's Son was signed to MGM and released their debut LP in 1967. The catchy "Come on Down to My Boat", spiced with images of bondage and obscure sexuality was a Top Ten hit in the U.S., but the group wasn't able recapture its success and folded in 1969. Dennis Larden later joined Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band.

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[laurenmarlowe]

Thanks for your request! I'll load, and play for you shortly!

[mabelkitty]

Manhattan Transfer did a great song called Twilight Zone, too.

Sorry for the time travel, folks. I saw Def Leppard this past week-end (with Bryan Adams)and I have a class reunion coming up in four weeks.