Music Appreciation

Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts) Wed Sep 25, 2019, 02:43 PM Sep 2019

Happy National One-Hit Wonder Day! Post your favorite!

Here are a few of mine.

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Happy National One-Hit Wonder Day! Post your favorite! (Original Post) Clash City Rocker Sep 2019 OP

Freedy Johnston - Bad Reputation flibbitygiblets Sep 2019 #1

How about Ohiogal Sep 2019 #2

... Newest Reality Sep 2019 #3

Copperhead Road Wawannabe Sep 2019 #4

Awww, man ... Steve's put out so much great stuff, u can't possibly count him ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #6

His stuff is not mainstream Wawannabe Sep 2019 #7

Probably ... though some will also (or only) know Guitar Town ... but I get your point ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #9

The 90's was lousy with OHW bands ... here's a few faves ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #5

What a wondrous national day! Anon-C Sep 2019 #8

Harden my heart 4139 Sep 2019 #10

Can't have a thread like this without the mighty Sanford Townsend Band! mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #11

My home town garage band from the 60s "The Music Explosion" jdadd Sep 2019 #12

Can't believe these haven't been posted yet The Polack MSgt Sep 2019 #13

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)

1. Freedy Johnston - Bad Reputation

Reply to Clash City Rocker (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 02:49 PM

Sep 2019

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Ohiogal

(31,989 posts)

2. How about

Reply to Clash City Rocker (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 02:52 PM

Sep 2019

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Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

3. ...

Reply to Clash City Rocker (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 02:57 PM

Sep 2019

Well, Sugarloaf had two hits, but anyway:

Wawannabe

(5,657 posts)

4. Copperhead Road

Reply to Clash City Rocker (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 02:58 PM

Sep 2019

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

6. Awww, man ... Steve's put out so much great stuff, u can't possibly count him ...

Reply to Wawannabe (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 03:02 PM

Sep 2019

He had some hits on his earlier records, too ... but they were Country Hits.

Wawannabe

(5,657 posts)

7. His stuff is not mainstream

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #6)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 03:08 PM

Sep 2019

This is the only song I ever knew of his growing up. I know lots of them now.
I’ve been to his concerts...but not everybody knows his stuff. he’s considered a one hit wonder - not in my book but ask anyone what Steve Earle songs they know.
Most won’t know him and those who do will know this one and that’s all.

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

9. Probably ... though some will also (or only) know Guitar Town ... but I get your point ...

Reply to Wawannabe (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 03:16 PM

Sep 2019

I seen Steve 5 times, including on Copperhead Road tour at the Fillmore in SF, 1988 baby. I have a signed copy of the Jerusalem CD, from when I saw him do a solo acoustic show at Amoeba Records in the Haight in 2000 just after that record came out.

Calling Steve a one-hit wonder just feels wrong to me ... even if it's arguably true ... the man's a f***ing giant. It's like calling Leonard Cohen a one-hit wonder cause Hallelujah is only song of his anyone knows, know what I'm saying?