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National One-Hit Wonder Day: Favorite long-lost hits
« on: September 25, 2020, 05:37:38 pm »

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – 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!


I'll start it off! 8-)

Peppermint Rainbow - Will You Be Staying After Sunday




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Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine


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Re: National One-Hit Wonder Day: Favorite long-lost hits
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2020, 05:38:12 pm »
This guy was the king of one hit wonders

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Burrows sang the lead vocals on several one-hit wonder songs under different group names, Edison Lighthouse’s “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” (February 1970);

White Plains’ “My Baby Loves Lovin’” (March 1970);

The Pipkins’ novelty song “Gimme Dat Ding” (April 1970); and The First Class’ “Beach Baby” (July 1974).

He also sang lead vocals on The Brotherhood of Man’s “United We Stand”, which reached #10 on the UK charts and also reached #13 in the U.S.

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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2020, 05:42:41 pm »
Some one-hit wonders hold up well.  Others not so much, just a flash in the pan!


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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2020, 05:50:54 pm »

"In The Garden of Eden"  Man...
That song was so long (an entire album side) It might count as 5 one hit wonders.
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2020, 05:52:41 pm »
Here are some "ultimate one-hit wonders" (defined as their only chart hit reached #1):

Laurie London-He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands) [1958]

Silhouettes-Get A Job [1958]

Elegants-Little Star [1958]

Hollywood Argyles-Alley-Oop [1960]

The Singing Nun-Dominique [1963]

Zager & Evans-In The Year 2525 [1969]


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Re: National One-Hit Wonder Day: Favorite long-lost hits
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2020, 05:59:18 pm »
Life in a Northern Town -The Dream Academy

Aha “Take on Me”

Modern English “I’ll melt with you”

Soft Cell “Tainted Love”
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2020, 06:13:05 pm »
Life in a Northern Town -The Dream Academy

Aha “Take on Me”

Modern English “I’ll melt with you”

Soft Cell “Tainted Love”

The original Tainted Love:


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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2020, 06:31:30 pm »
I didn’t know there was another version of “tainted Love” I was thinking of the 80s that played everywhere when I was in college and morphed into “Baby where did our love go”.

It was so dang awful it was good.
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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2020, 06:35:19 pm »
I didn’t know there was another version of “tainted Love” I was thinking of the 80s that played everywhere when I was in college and morphed into “Baby where did our love go”.

It was so dang awful it was good.

Yeah, the original came out in 1964.

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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2020, 06:36:05 pm »
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« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2020, 10:56:36 pm »
Some one-hit wonders hold up well.  Others not so much, just a flash in the pan!


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I still like that song...

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« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2020, 05:15:38 pm »
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« Reply #18 on: September 26, 2020, 05:44:51 pm »

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Oh my gosh we sang that song at camp! I never knew it’s actual real name!
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Sugarloaf, not a one-hit wonder, they also had "Don't Call Us (We'll Call You)" a few years later.

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« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2020, 08:31:06 pm »
Sugarloaf, not a one-hit wonder, they also had "Don't Call Us (We'll Call You)" a few years later.

I had forgotten about that song and who did it.

So make'm a two hit wonder...


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« Reply #21 on: September 26, 2020, 09:22:41 pm »
The ultimate one hit wonder:


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« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2020, 09:23:58 pm »

Oh my gosh we sang that song at camp! I never knew it’s actual real name!
Music Choice has these decades channels and I had it on the 70s one one day and that is how I discovered that song. I heard it and thought "this is weird, and yet I love it."
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« Reply #23 on: September 26, 2020, 10:24:02 pm »
Gotta download some of these songs for the great memories and great times.


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« Reply #27 on: September 27, 2020, 09:05:40 am »
I got one! I got one. Well two.


Just in time for Halloween.

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« Reply #28 on: September 27, 2020, 09:13:17 am »
I got one! I got one. Well two.


Just in time for Halloween.

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And

“The Monster Mash”

Three

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« Reply #29 on: September 27, 2020, 09:39:42 am »
I got one! I got one. Well two.


Just in time for Halloween.

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And

“The Monster Mash”


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« Reply #30 on: September 27, 2020, 09:49:35 am »
How about this one:


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Most of these I have the CD's of...

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Robert Pickett recorded "Monster Mash" in 1962 with, among others, Gary S. Paxton ("Alley Oop") and Leon Russell. There was a Christmas themed "Monsters' Holiday" also released in 1962. Whether it or "Transylvania Twist" charted, I don't know. Novelty records like this series and artists like Weird Al are too rare nowadays, IMO.
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« Reply #32 on: September 27, 2020, 03:57:28 pm »

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Robert Pickett recorded "Monster Mash" in 1962 with, among others, Gary S. Paxton ("Alley Oop") and Leon Russell. There was a Christmas themed "Monsters' Holiday" also released in 1962. Whether it or "Transylvania Twist" charted, I don't know. Novelty records like this series and artists like Weird Al are too rare nowadays, IMO.

Monsters' Holiday hit #30 in 1962; Transylvania Twist did not reach the charts (not sure if it was released as a single).

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« Reply #33 on: September 27, 2020, 08:18:10 pm »
Gotta download some of these songs for the great memories and great times.

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« Reply #34 on: September 27, 2020, 08:35:00 pm »
One tin soldier

There were so many from that period. Here’s another one.


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=diHxEaqkop4

Seems I can’t get the YouTube screen to show anymore. Used to be you removed the s in https. Did something change?
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« Reply #37 on: September 27, 2020, 08:40:54 pm »
Another epic one hitter:


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« Reply #38 on: September 27, 2020, 08:43:23 pm »
Technically they had a follow up minor hit that pretty much sucked, so for all intents and purposes, they were a one hit wonder.


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« Reply #39 on: September 27, 2020, 08:51:39 pm »
Ahem, I happen to like "Good Girls Don't," @Free Vulcan

And Holmes also had this solid follow-up:


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« Reply #40 on: September 27, 2020, 09:01:00 pm »
Technically they had a follow up minor hit that pretty much sucked, so for all intents and purposes, they were a one hit wonder.

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« Reply #41 on: September 27, 2020, 09:03:43 pm »
One tin soldier

There were so many from that period. Here’s another one.


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=diHxEaqkop4

Seems I can’t get the YouTube screen to show anymore. Used to be you removed the s in https. Did something change?

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« Reply #42 on: September 27, 2020, 09:06:05 pm »
@skeeter

I think Youtube has changed. My adblocker/malware shows stuff then blanks it, then it shows, then blanks. It does it on other sites too.  :shrug:
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« Reply #43 on: September 27, 2020, 09:18:07 pm »
One tin soldier

There were so many from that period. Here’s another one.



Seems I can’t get the YouTube screen to show anymore. Used to be you removed the s in https. Did something change?

I have found if I go to YouTube and use their search bar and then right click on the one I want and copy link location it gives me the accurate code for here. Screenshot.



Right click and copy link location on the first one gives me this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHxEaqkop4

Remove the s.



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The edit was to remove the error code.
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« Reply #45 on: September 27, 2020, 09:34:10 pm »
I have found if I go to YouTube and use their search bar and then right click on the one I want and copy link location it gives me the accurate code for here. Screenshot.



Right click and copy link location on the first one gives me this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHxEaqkop4

Remove the s.


Oh ok, got it. Thanks BHF!

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« Reply #46 on: September 27, 2020, 09:41:54 pm »
One tin soldier

There were so many from that period. Here’s another one.


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=diHxEaqkop4


Seems I can’t get the YouTube screen to show anymore. Used to be you removed the s in https. Did something change?

@skeeter

Just highlight and cut the url of the video in the address bar , remove the S and paste in the postng area.

You have the mobile url in your post which wont work.
(The m.youtube ... gives it the mobile designation.)
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« Reply #47 on: September 27, 2020, 09:46:50 pm »
@skeeter

Just highlight and cut the url of the video in the address bar , remove the S and paste in the postng area.

You have the mobile url in your post which wont work.
(The m.youtube ... gives it the mobile designation.)

@skeeter

I was just going to point that out. m. versus www.
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« Reply #48 on: September 27, 2020, 10:06:23 pm »
@skeeter

Just highlight and cut the url of the video in the address bar , remove the S and paste in the postng area.

You have the mobile url in your post which wont work.
(The m.youtube ... gives it the mobile designation.)
That would explain it. Thx

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