I recently bought Guinness Hit Singles - One Hit Wonders. Who remembers these on it then and which did you like or dislike? Great CD and it was only £4 brand new. Any others you like? One hit and nothing else, ever.

 

Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson ( One of my all-time fave tracks ) No.3 in 1971. Other version by New World.

 

Susan Fassbender - Twilight Cafe - Hadn't heard it for years before playing this CD last week.

 

Black Betty - Ram Jam. - From 1977. Not bad.

 

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry. - 1976. Great.

 

Float On - Floaters. No.1 in 1977. Love it.

 

All By Myself - Eric Carmen. Later a hit for Celine Dion but Eric's is the best.

 

How 'Bout Us - Champaign. Nice ballad.

 

Little Does She Know - Kursaal Flyers. Okay track.

 

I've Never Been To Me - Charlene. No.1 in 1982. Love it but what the hell does the title mean? There was a version without the spoken bit.

 

Have I The Right - Dead End Kids. 1977. The Honeycombs original was better.

 

Satellite - Hooters. Had forgotten about this but good track.

 

Amityville - Lovebug Starski

 

Lady Marmalade - Labelle. Great track.

 

Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder

 

My Toot Toot - Denise LaSallee

 

 

Not on this CD but does anyone remember Classic by Adrian Gurvitz? Early 80's I think.

Edited February 9, 201015 yr by Victor Meldrew

Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson ( One of my all-time fave tracks ) No.3 in 1971. Other version by New World. OK but a bit dull

 

Susan Fassbender - Twilight Cafe - Hadn't heard it for years before playing this CD last week. Decent enough

 

Black Betty - Ram Jam. - From 1977. Not bad. Horribly repetitive

 

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry. - 1976. Great. Terrible

 

Float On - Floaters. No.1 in 1977. Love it. Dull beyond belief

 

All By Myself - Eric Carmen. Later a hit for Celine Dion but Eric's is the best. Great song later murdered by Celine Dion

 

How 'Bout Us - Champaign. Nice ballad. Dire

 

Little Does She Know - Kursaal Flyers. Okay track. Fairly good

 

I've Never Been To Me - Charlene. No.1 in 1982. Love it but what the hell does the title mean? There was a version without the spoken bit. The Ned's Atomic Dustbin version was far better

 

Have I The Right - Dead End Kids. 1977. The Honeycombs original was better. Agree

 

Satellite - Hooters. Had forgotten about this but good track. Don't remember it

 

Amityville - Lovebug Starski Don't remember it

 

Lady Marmalade - Labelle. Great track. One of the worst pop songs ever written.

 

Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder Poor

 

My Toot Toot - Denise LaSallee Dreadful

Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson - OK song. Does anyone remember Jade Goody's Celebrity Stars In Your Eyes winning performance?

 

Susan Fassbender - Twilight Cafe - An airy fairy song. Very much of its time.

 

Black Betty - Ram Jam. - A good Hard Rock song six/seven years too late.

 

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry. - Forever destroyed by Vanilla Ice. I rather listen to the real deal of Sly & The Family Stone or Parliament.

 

Float On - Floaters. - The Floaters by name and an awful turd of a record by a third rate Philly soul act. Quite simply dreadful and in the year of punk too.

 

All By Myself - Eric Carmen. - I much preferred his work with The Raspberries. Compare this AOR song to the majestic Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) and weep at the waste of potential. The first of his 12 solo USA hit singles. And everyone must remember Hungry Eyes from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack surely?

 

How 'Bout Us - Champaign. - Bland unremarkable soul ballad danced to by Jason & Sharon at school discos in 1980.

 

Little Does She Know - Kursaal Flyers. - Great chorus; dreadful verse; dated production.

 

I've Never Been To Me - Charlene. - Quite simply one of the worst records that Motown were ever responsible for. An unforgivably crass and sexist Republican lyric (it was written by a man from the Deep South of the USA) about a female regretting her feminist life in her late 30s about having an abortion and her freedom; and wishing that she had settled down with a man. It makes the Spice Girls Wannabe seem more subversive than God Save The Queen.

 

Have I The Right - Dead End Kids. - A pointless cover of a great song.

 

Satellite - Hooters. - A great song that I will associate with Simon Mayopromoting this record to get it into the chart.

 

Amityville - Lovebug Starski - A truly wretched novelty rap track.

 

Lady Marmalade - Labelle. A fantastic track; but the lyrics are not so great after translation.

 

Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder - One of the greatest one hit wonders ever. A silly fluffy lightweight pop song that is as enjoyable as candy. Previously worked with Stevie Wonder & Bette Midler. Went on to produce No Doubt (he produced their 1997 Tragic Kingdom breakthrough album); Natalie Imbruglia; Chrstina Aguilera & Kelly Clarkson. And nowadays works on a very popular award winning US TV comedy/drama/musical show that is loved by a lot of us on Buzzjack.

 

My Toot Toot - Denise LaSallee - I thought this was horrible in 1986; and its sexist lyrics sound even worse today.

The best two songs on that list is Wild Cherry & Ram Jam. everything else is either okay or bad

All By Myself - Eric Carmen. - I much preferred his work with The Raspberries. Compare this AOR song to the majestic Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) and weep at the waste of potential. The first of his 12 solo USA hit singles. And everyone must remember Hungry Eyes from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack surely?

Much as I like All By Myself I agree that Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) was far better. Shame it wasn't a proper hit record despite the late, great Roger Scott's best efforts on Capital Radio :(

Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson - OK song. Does anyone remember Jade Goody's Celebrity Stars In Your Eyes winning performance?

 

 

No I didn't but here's a Youtube link but it's poor quality.

 

Edited February 10, 201015 yr by Victor Meldrew

Satellite - Hooters. - A great song that I will associate with Simon Mayopromoting this record to get it into the chart.

 

Ah, I knew there was some reason it charted. I really liked this at the time but I can't even remember how it goes now.

 

Amityville - Lovebug Starski - A truly wretched novelty rap track.

 

Oh come on...it's a brilliant track...flawed but brilliant.

Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson ..... utter cack.

 

Susan Fassbender - Twilight Cafe .... theres somethng about this twee pop song i like.

 

Black Betty - Ram Jam. ...... used by racists substituting 'betty' for 'b.......d'. never warmed to it.

 

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry. .... yeah i like this.

 

Float On - Floaters. .... THE worst record of '77, its offensive, vile, creepy, what had soul come too?.... sheesh.

 

All By Myself - Eric Carmen..... music to slash your wrist too. it might be a good interpretation of a lonely life but who tf wants to be reminded of that?... depressing.

 

How 'Bout Us - Champaign. .... sick bucket time.

 

Little Does She Know - Kursaal Flyers. ... borderline novelty, i liked it.

 

I've Never Been To Me - Charlene. ..... more cack cluttering up the charts.

 

Have I The Right - Dead End Kids.... rubbish, not a patch on the supreb honeycombes orig.

 

Satellite - Hooters. .... uninspiring. blandish...

 

Amityville - Lovebug Starski ...dunno this.

 

Lady Marmalade - Labelle. .... ok for its time.

 

Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder ..... i shouldnt like this pretty weak american mor pop.. but its ok.

 

My Toot Toot - Denise LaSallee .... utter rubbish, nonsense.

 

 

No-one's said if they remember Classic by Adrian Gurvitz. Heard it on the radio the other day for the first time in years!! "Gotta write a classic, gotta write it in an attic" it went! 1981 about.

No-one's said if they remember Classic by Adrian Gurvitz. Heard it on the radio the other day for the first time in years!! "Gotta write a classic, gotta write it in an attic" it went! 1981 about.

I remember it and I still hate it

I remember it and I still hate it

 

me too ... i mean, how effing cheesy can you get?... utter tripe.

No-one's said if they remember Classic by Adrian Gurvitz. Heard it on the radio the other day for the first time in years!! "Gotta write a classic, gotta write it in an attic" it went! 1981 about.

 

I remember it. I've got it on some 8CD Greatest Hits of the 80s compiliation.

 

Reminds me of a rubbish sappy version of BA Robertson IMHO = Not good.

I remember it and I still hate it

Looks like most of us though this song was rubbish. You can add my name to the list :lol:

Could it possibly be one of the most ironic song titles of all time?

Could it possibly be one of the most ironic song titles of all time?

 

:lol: indeed!

Anyone interested in a list of TRUE UK one hit wonders can see them all to the end of 2009 HERE

There are actually 53 of them

Edited February 11, 201015 yr by euro music

Anyone interested in a list of TRUE UK one hit wonders can see them all HERE

There are actually 52 of them

 

 

I don't agree with the list.

 

Why is Aguilera/Pink/Lil Kim/Maya a one hit wonder but Sugababes Vs Girls Aloud not? Both are simply individual acts combined. That's not even mentioning Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West featuring Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb. And surely The X Factor Finalists 2009 or 2008 are unique? Also Joe McElderry is techically a one hit wonder still

 

Plus if Lee Marvin was why wasn't Clint Eastwood as it was a Double A?

 

 

The list is inconsistent and therefore inconclusive

 

 

Anyone interested in a list of TRUE UK one hit wonders can see them all HERE

There are actually 52 of them

 

erm...that concentrates on acts that got to number 1 ... so if an act only has 1 hit but fails to top the chart it isnt a one hit wonder?.... i think not. the clues in the title!

erm...that concentrates on acts that got to number 1 ... so if an act only has 1 hit but fails to top the chart it isnt a one hit wonder?.... i think not. the clues in the title!

 

 

Well even Guinness used to describe a "true" one-hit wonder as "having a No.1 hit and then nothing else..ever" but they seemed to have re-defined it as my CD is compiled by them and doesn't stick just to No.1 hits.

Edited February 11, 201015 yr by Victor Meldrew

Camouflage by Stan Ridgeway, 1986 I think, without checking. Who remembers that then?