"Canned Ham," of course, was the follow-up; I thought it was brilliant myself (owned a copy of the single), but apparently it lacked that certain je ne sais quoi for the rest of the record-buying public.
That said, let us attend to the weekend's business. To wit:
...and your favorite (or least favorite) post-Elvis pop/rock/folk/soul/country One-Hit Wonder solo artist or group is...???
No arbitrary rules whatsoever. In fact, if somebody (like Greenbaum) had more than one record on the radio but is still generally considered a OHW, and that's who you want to nominate -- that's cool.
I should add that no, to my surprise, I've never done this category before (something similar, yes, but not OHW's specifically). I should also add that, upon hearing "Canned Ham" again for the first time in ages, I am struck by the possibility that Erik Jacobsen (who also helmed most of the Lovin' Spoonful's stuff, and all of Chris Isaaks') may very well have been the greatest producer in the history of both rock and roll. And why isn't there a bio-pic about him yet?
Alrighty, then -- what would your choices be?
Discuss.
And have a great weekend, everybody!!!
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I quit paying attention to "the hits" years ago, so I'm sure there are many I like that I didn't know were hits, or one hits. So for conversations sake I will throw in
Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Judy in Disguise: John Fred
Excerpt from A Teenage Opera (Grocer Jack): Keith West
I Kissed A Girl: Jill Sobule (NOT Whatzername)
In the Summertime: Mungo Jerry
and: We'll Sing in the Sunshine: Gale Garnett
The good:
Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff
The Bobbettes – Mr. Lee
The Big Bopper – Chantilly Lace
Arthur Alexander – You Better Move On
The Rivieras - California Sun
? and the Mysterians – 96 Tears
The bad:
Terry Jacks – Seasons in the Sun
The prophetic:
The Buggles – Video Killed the Radio Star
- Paul in DK
Where to begin?
Syndicate of Sound – "Little Girl"
J.J. Jackson – "But It's Alright"
The Music Machine – "Talk Talk"
The Music Explosion – "Little Bit O' Soul"
The Lemon Pipers – "Green Tambourine"
Human Beinz – "Nobody But Me"
Mountain – "Mississippi Queen"
and slightly more recently,
Del Amitri – "Roll to Me"
Every Mother's Son - C'mon down to my boat...
New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral
Unit 4 + 2 - Concrete and Clay
? Mark & The Misterions - 96 Tears
rob
CJ - Lemon Pipers, say them in let's say a very small venue. Too funny.
Regarding Mountain, perhaps Theme for an Imaginary Western might be considered a 2nd hit
In the Year 2525 - both a best AND a worst, c'mon, admit it!
You are wise, grasshopper.
Bram Tchaikovsky- Girl Of My Dreams
The A's- A Woman's Got The Power
Angie- Peppermint Lump
Any Trouble- Secomd Choice
Fischer Z- So Long
Straight Lines - New Musik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFaA08PIUjM
'Spirit in the Sky' is fantastic because of the synths, but this track sounds like Biff Rose. Pass.
As for OHWs (in the USA), I'll go with...
Mott the Hoople: All the Young Dudes
T. Rex: Bang a Gong (Get it On)
Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side
John Miles: Highfly
Dwight Twilley Band: I'm on Fire
The Modern Lovers: Roadrunner (did this even chart?)
Rob- my brother was in Lemon Pipers. They were a blues rock band a la Allmans, but got screwed in a terrible contract. They hated Green Tambourine. Lead guitarist Bill Bartlett went on to more one hit fame with RamJam and Black Betty. CJ
Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel
"Go Back" by Crabby Appleton
Peppermint Lump. Oh. my. God.
To be fair, they had a couple of other wonderful hits in the UK, as I mentioned last week.
the year 2525; only. 1/2 millennium away!
make me do ( anything you want) by A Foot in Cold Water
linda put the coffee on by Ray Materick
gimme that ding by The Pipkins
rs
Steve, I think we need to stretch the category a bit and give props to Ian Hunter - As you know he wrote Detroit Rocks and Once Bitten Twice Shy. I think you'll agree that All The Way To Memphis is pretty dang good ,,😎
afternoon delight - starland vocal band
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Timbuk 3 - Futures So Bright
The Proclaimers - ...500 miles
The Sunrays - I live for the sun
The Ventures with a disclaimer -
Walk Don't Run
Fraternity of Man - Don't Bogart That Joint My Friend 🚬
rob
Also the Ballad of Mott - thanks for letting me stretch the topic a bit
I have a soft spot for the Blues Image, “Ride Captain Ride”. A cool song with some terrific guitar work.
Worst…gotta be the hideous “Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks.
"Walk Don't Run" -- Sorry. The Ventures had several hits....
Free - "All Right Now"
Moon Zappa - "Valley Girl"
Nervous Norvus - "Transfusion"
Shocking Blue - "Venus"
Iron Butterfly - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
Carl Douglas - "Kung Fu Fighting"
Santo & Johnny - "Sleep Walk"
and yeah, that Terry Jacks is horrible
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