Subject: Best TWO hit wonder band???

[Dr Fate]

Text:
Has to be the Left Banke-

"Dont Walk Way Renee" & "Pretty Ballerina"

Actually, their two LPS are fantasitc & highly prized amongst music geeks (OF COURSE Dr Fate owns both on original vinyl!!!), but only 2 hits.

Who is the best 2 hit wonder band?

Name the band, and name the hits!!!

I'll also except "Few" hit wonders as well.

DISCUSS!

Doc

[DemWitch]

1. Klyymaxx

I gotta meeting in the ladies room

and

I miss you


heheheehehehe

[Dr Fate]

3. I refuse that submission.

:) :)
How did those go, again?

[LynneSin]

111. They had 3 hits!!! How can you forget "The men all pause"

:eyes:

[HEyHEY]

2. Wow, never expected to hear that group brought up I LOVE don't walk away

[Dr Fate]

4. You should seek out their two LPs or "Best of" CD

...they are fantasitc- and underrated.

Their brief career is an interesting, sad story too- read about it here:

http://leftbanke.thefondfarewells.com/

[jobycom]

5. Golden Earring

Radar Love, and Bullet Hits the Bone

You have to ignore their albums to fit them in, though.

[Dr Fate]

6. The song is called "Twilight Zone"

But yep, they had those two hits only- and several years apart as well...

[Career Prole]

7. Badfinger?

I'm probably putting my musical Igor-norance on display, but to tell you the truth I can't for the life of me remember anything but "Baby Blue" and "Day After Day"...and that they were signed by Apple Records. :shrug:

[Dr Fate]

8. The McCartney penned "Come & Get It" was also a hit...

...but great submission- certainly a "Few" hit band...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

41. "No Matter What" was another

No Matter What
Day After Day
Baby Blue
Come and Get It
Without You

...all played to death on AM and/or FM radio.

[Kat45]

9. I think I have the '45 of "Walk Away Renee"

Loved that song when I was a kid, when it was out.

[Dr Fate]

14. You are lucky...

...because that flip side is cool too- wish I had it.

[NightTrain]

10. Al Wilson.

"The Snake" (1968) and "Show and Tell" (1973/74).

[Dr Fate]

12. You hardly ever hear "The Snake"- I have a confession....

...dont kill me, but I 1st heard that song on Rush Limbaugh's short lived "Groove Yard" music show.

[FredScuttle]

11. Janis Ian

Society's Child (1967)
and
At Seventeen (1975)

- OK, I'm listening to her right now, so she's top of mind

[Dr Fate]

13. I've always liked "At 17"

some people may find it corny, but I always liked that tune...

[FredScuttle]

15. it's pretty harsh, lyrically speaking

but it's a pleasant tune.

I love absentmindedly singing along to lines like

Remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought to gain
Indebentures of quality
And dubious integrity.
Their small town eyes will gape at you
in dull surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received
At seventeen.

[Dr Fate]

16. I'm a sucker for meloncholy angst...

...most people dont like that song- You & I may be the only ones!

[FredScuttle]

17. Well, it was pretty popular in the mid-70's

I think it won a Grammy, too.

Quick trivia question for you, Doctor...can you name the smash hit late-60's movie for which Janis Ian, to her eternal regret, turned down the opportunity to write the soundtrack?

[Dr Fate]

18. I'm stumped for once...I'll guess...

The Graduate? Midnight Cowboy?

[FredScuttle]

20. Ding, ding, ding!

You are correct! The Graduate soundtrack , which rocketed Simon & Garfunkel to superstardom, was offered to Janis in 1967 based on the success of "Society's Child", but she turned it down and has lived in regret ever since.

Her web site, actually, lists a page called "Monumental Mistakes" (http://www.janisian.com/article-monumental_mistakes.html) where she lists all the films (including The Graduate and A Star is Born) and TV shows and commercials she turned down that would have made her oodles of cash. You get the sense she's half-kidding, but...turning down the Graduate! Oof!

She also describes the time Jimi Hendrix gave her some coke and she proceeded to pass out and freak him out.

[Dr Fate]

26. Your clue is what did it...

...how may other "smash" late sixties movies are there w/ pop soundtracks?

I always do great on Jeopardy- it's all about the CLUES- not necesarily knowing the answer...

Looking forward to reading that link- sounds like fun...

[FredScuttle]

30. Yeah, that probably gave it away

although these could be considered:

Alfie
To Sir With Love
Georgy Girl
Born Free
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid

but The Graduate really blazed the trail for pop soundtracks.

you should read that page...it's hilarious. And very rare for a celebrity to air regrets in public!

[Dr Fate]

32. I read it- very entertaining...

...always up for the obscure info...

[bookman]

25. Add me

..to the list of Janis Ian fans. Powerful stuff, great writing.

[The_Casual_Observer]

19. The Cyrkle

It's a turn down day
Red Rubber Ball

[Dr Fate]

24. Most excellent!

DUers never fail me...

And you even spelled their name right!

I like "Turn Down Day" the best out of the two...

[pfitz59]

89. Red Rubber Ball was penned by???????

Paul Simon!

[The_Casual_Observer]

21. Spencer Davis Group

Keep on Running
Give me some lovin

[FredScuttle]

22. Don't forget "I'm A Man"

n/t

[rppper]

23. Al Stewart......Gary Wright

"the year of the cat" and "time passages"....never liked them to much either......

Gary Wright had "dream weaver" and "love is alive" from his first album, but i can't recall anything else from him....

what about Jerry Rafferty?.....i know there was "baker street", but was there ever a follow up???

[FredScuttle]

27. "Right Down the Line"

a catchy song, nothing more

[Dr Fate]

28. Well, "Stuck in the Middle"...

by Steelers Wheel- fronted by Rafferty- was before his solo hit...

I dont like most of those songs either- but I am torn by Baker Street- I cant decide if it is brilliant, Brian Wilson inspired pop, or just plain over-produced- if not the most over produced song EVER.

[FredScuttle]

31. I vote for over-produced

Ugh....that song makes me retch. It captures that whole barrage of late-70's synth-glazed garbage that was all over the radio.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

38. I vote for brilliant.

I'd say it was produced just enough. The whole song has a really great feel to it.

[Seeking Serenity]

51. I love "Baker Street"

so you hush up now, y'heah?

[Dr Fate]

95. Well, it IS on my home made "70's Guilty Pleasure" CD

...!

As I said, I'm torn!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

29. Crowded House?

Don't dream it's over
Something so strong

[Dr Fate]

34. I think you may be right...

...both are okay tunes I suppose- at least some good parts.

I cant recall any other hits by them- although "Woodface" was acclaimed by critics(but then again, tons of really mediocre records got "good" write ups in corporate mags in the late 80's/early 90's)- no hits came from it...

[fishwax]

52. Better Be Home Soon

Also got a lot of airplay on MTV at the time at least. (And was one of my favorites for a time.) I don't know how high it climbed on the billboard charts, though.

[FredScuttle]

33. Oliver

Good Morning Starshine (from Hair) and Jean (from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)

[TeeYiYi]

35. Tone-Loc

Tone-Loc was a TRUE two hit wonder.

"Wild Thing"
"Funky Cold Medina"



Milli Vanilli (may not count) :P

"Girl You Know It's True" actually only made it to number two on the charts but it's the one I remember most.

The next three made it to number one on the charts but were they really hits?:

"Baby Don't Forget My Number,"
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You,"
"Blame It on the Rain"

TYY

[TeeYiYi]

36. Rick James . . .

Rick James - Super Freak and Give It To Me Baby

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This and Too Legit to Quit

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby and . . . . . . nada. :7

TYY

[TroubleMan]

45. Rick James had a lot of hits

Super Freak, Give it to Me, Fire & Desire (with Tina Marie), Ebony Eyes, Mary Jane, You & I, ect.


I remember when most of those came out and they were all big hits.

[Dr Fate]

50. Also "She Was Only Seventeen"- a top 20 hit as well.

...

[TroubleMan]

58. Also Hammer had some more

"Here Comes The Hammer"

"Pump and a Bump" - this one was really big for a while

and the one that finally ruined him...

That stupid Adam's Family song.

[Dr Fate]

37. Reply: KICK!

Text:

KICK!

[Bamboose]

39. not sure if they were actually HITS, but

the Violent Femmes only did two songs that anyone besides rabid fans recognizes: "Gone Daddy Gone" and "Add It Up."

[Magrittes Pipe]

40. I think everyone who knows those two...

...also know "Blister in the Sun" and "Kiss Off."

[Dr Fate]

48. Perhaps they were a "One hit LP wonder"

They had several records, but that one is the only one anyone knows- it's a fairly solid record...

I admit I've never heard their other records...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

42. The Human League.

"Don't you want me (baby)"
"Fascination"
"(I'm only) Human"

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

43. Howard Jones

"Things Can Only Get Better"
"No One (ever) Is to Blame"

[Dr Fate]

49. Dont forget "I'd Like to Get to Know You Well" n/t

...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

44. Twisted Sister

"I Wanna Rock"
"We're Not Gonna Take It"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

46. Brenton Wood

1. Oogum Boogum

2. Gimme Little Sign

[Seeking Serenity]

47. The Knack

"My Sharona" and "Good Girls Don't"

[Seeking Serenity]

53. Andrew Gold

"Lonely Boy" (No. 7 in 1977) and "Thank You for Being a Friend" (No. 25 in 1978).

[Dr Fate]

54. Ah-ha! The Golden Girls Theme Song!

At least he raked in those royalties!!!

[TroubleMan]

55. Snap....

"The Power" (remember.."I'VE GOT THE POWER!!")

"Rhythm is a Dancer"

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

56. Eddie Money

"Baby Hold Onto Me"
"Two Tickets to Paradise"

[TroubleMan]

60. What about that duet he had that said "be my little baby" or something ...

like that?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

64. Oooh you're right, with Ronny someone. Guess I will give my prize $ back.

[TroubleMan]

71. the original post said "few hit wonders" also

so he qualifies.

[radiclib]

98. Ronnie Spector!

"Take Me Home Tonight"

[NightTrain]

57. Other Two-Hit Wonders I came up with....

The Addrisi Brothers (We've Got To Get It On Again, Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On) 1972, 1977

Alias (More Than Words Can Say, Waiting For Love) 1990, 1991

Boyd Bennett & His Rockets (Seventeen, My Boy Flat Top) 1955

Boy Meets Girl (Oh Girl, Waiting For A Star To Fall) 1985, 1988

Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart (I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight, Alice Long You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend) 1968

The Brass Ring (The Phoenix Love Theme, The Dis-Advantages of You) 1966, 1967

Brenda & The Tabulations (Dry Your Eyes, Right on the Tip of my Tongue) 1967, 1971

Danny & The Juniors (At The Hop, Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay) 1958

Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (Billy Don't Be A Hero, Who Do You Think You Are?) 1974

Robbie Dupree (Steal Away, Hot Rod Hearts) 1980

The Foundations (Baby Now That I've Found You, Build Me Up Buttercup) 1967, 1969

Foxy (Get Off, Hot Number) 1978, 1979

Bobby Freeman (Do You Want To Dance, C'mon and Swim) 1958, 1964

David Geddes (Run Joey Run, A Blind Man in the Bleachers) 1975

The Highwaymen (Michael, Cotton Fields) 1961

Brenda Holloway (Every Little Bit Hurts, When I'm Gone) 1964, 1965

The Greg Kihn Band (The Breakup Song, Jeopardy) 1981, 1983

Redbone (The Witch Queen of New Orleans, Come and Get Your Love) 1972, 1974

King Floyd (Groove Me, Baby Let Me Kiss You) 1971

Sandy Nelson (Teen Beat, Let There Be Drums) 1959, 1961

The Rooftop Singers (Walk Right In, Mama Don't Allow) 1963

David Ruffin* (My Whole World Ended, Walk Away From Love) 1969, 1975

Jimmy Ruffin (What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, I've Passed This Way Before) 1966

Phoebe Snow (Poetry Man, Gone At Last) 1975

The Soul Survivors (Expressway To Your Heart, Explosion In Your Soul) 1967

Connie Stevens (Kookie Kookie Lend Me Your Comb, Sixteen Reasons) 1959, 1960

Andrea True Connection (More More More, New York You Got Me Dancin') 1976, 1977

Tommy Tutone (Angel Say No, 867-5309/Jenny) 1980, 1982



*Post-Temptations, of course!

[troublemaker]

83. Boyce & Hart "kind of hush..." (hit?)

[NightTrain]

87. The hit version was by Herman's Hermits.

Actually, Boyce & Hart wrote a lot of hits for others. As performers, though, they only went Top 40 twice--and that's what this here thread is all about!

[Dr Fate]

90. I have to hand it to you...

...great list...

And you are right(of course)- Boyce & Hart wrote plenty of hits for others, they wrote for & performed with the Monkees too...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

59. Men At Work

"Who Can It Be"
"Down Under"

[TroubleMan]

62. "Be good" was another by them...

call 'em 3-hit wonders.

[Dr Fate]

91. Well- "Over Kill" & "It's a Mistake" were top 20 too- that's 5 hits...

...so I will have to DENY Men at Work as a submission!

[Seeking Serenity]

61. Anyone remember Gino Vannelli?

"I Just Wanna Stop" (1978) and "Living Inside Myself" (1981)

[Dr Fate]

92. That hair! Chest & head!!!

Yes, unfortunatley I DO remember him.

[shawmut]

102. Black Cars

Look Better in the Shade.



Was that him too?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

63. It almost seems like there are more bands in this category than even

ONE hit wonders, sometimes...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

65. J. Geils Band

"Love Stinks"
"Angel is a Centerfold"

[Seeking Serenity]

67. Don't forget "Freeze Frame"

eom

[Seeking Serenity]

66. Bonnie Tyler

"It's a Heartache" (1978) and "Total Eclispe of the Heart" (1983)

[TroubleMan]

68. C & C Music Factory, Technotronic, and Arrested Development

C&C: Things that make you go hmmm, and that "Everybody Dance" song

Technotronic: Pump up the Jam, Get Up

Arrested Development:

Tennessee

Everyday People

(I loved both those songs)

I know that Arrested Development had "Mr. Wendel," but it wasn't that big.

[Guaranteed]

100. C&C had "Here We Go"

and Technotronic had...what was that song that was on the Cindy Crawford Revlon commercials....Oh...Move This...a couple others, too...

[Khephra]

69. The Bangles and the Go-Gos.

[JPJones]

85. Bangles - yes; Go-gos - no

Bangles
Walk like an Egyptian
Manic Monday (thank god Susanna Hoffs nailed Prince, it's a great song)

Go-gos
Vacation
We got the beat
Our lips are sealed
Head over heals

[Dr Fate]

93. "Eternal Flame" too...

n/t

[TroubleMan]

70. Oops...I forgot Shai

They had two great songs...that's it:

"If I Ever Fall In Love Again"

"Comforter"

[Seeking Serenity]

72. How about Ugly Kid Joe?

"Everything About You" (1992) and "Cats in the Cradle" (1993), the remake of the Harry Chapin ballad?

And what else did Harry Chapin do besides "Cats in the Cradle" and "Taxi"?

[TroubleMan]

73. I'm on a roll now........"After 7"

"Ready or Not"

"Can't Stop"


I'm just browsing through my mp3's (I have well over 1000), which are mostly soul, r&b, and rap. I'd probably have a few more but The Daily Show's coming on

[Twillig]

74. The Fixx

One Thing leads to Another, and Saved by Zero.

[JPJones]

77. Red Skies at Night, Stand or Fall, Built for the Future, Are we ourselves

Maybe they weren't big hits, but I definitely heard them on the radio, while wearing a knit tie.

[Twillig]

79. Forgot Red skies. the others I don't remember.n/t

I stand corrected.

[JPJones]

80. Check it out, I bet you'll remember Stand or Fall

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?style=MUSIC&pid=1249757

[Seeking Serenity]

75. The Cowsills

"The Rain, The Park & Other Things" and "Hair"

[poppabear36]

76. Cracker & Gin Blossoms

"Teen Angst"
"Get Off This"
"Low"

"Hey Jealousy"
"Allison Road"

[SmileyBoy]

104. What about "Like Being Stoned"???

And "My Generation"???

[JPJones]

78. Going out on a limb - Simple Minds

Don't you forget about me

And that other song that sounded just like the first.

[troublemaker]

82. nah... there were two hits just on the CD with "alive and kickin"

They were solid for years.

[JPJones]

84. You're right

Alive and Kicking

and

Sanctify yourself

[troublemaker]

81. The Foundation (or is it Foundations?)

"Build me up Buttercup" and "Baby, now that I've found you" and... nothin'

[Dr Fate]

94. Night train beat you to it...

...the fella knows his stuff-fo sho...

[Lautremont]

86. Maestro Fresh-Wes

Let Your Backbone Slide, and, uh, that other one.

[TroubleMan]

88. Quiet Riot, The Fat Boys, Neneh Cherry, Berlin, Shaquille O'Neal, Das Efx

Quiet Riot: Come on feel the noise, and Metal Health

Fat Boys: rap remakes of "Wipe Out" and "The Twist" (besides for Young MC and Nelly, one of the lowest points in rap history)

Neneh Cherry: Buffalo Stance, Buddy My Ex

Berlin: No More Words , Take My Breath Away

Shaq: What's Up Doc Can We Rock (with the Fushnikins), I Know I Got Skills

Das Efx: Mic Checka, They Want Efx

(on edit added Shaq - GO HEAT!!)

(on second edit - added Das Efx)

[Dr Fate]

96. Quiet Riot: You forgot "Mama Were All Crazy Now"

Which got plenty of air play. That and COFTN were both Slade covers.

[KTM]

97. Jane's Addiction

I know, I know.. my GF is a big fan, swears they had a bunch of hit songs.. but watch them on any televised appearance (or, for that matter, listen to the vast majority of their airplay) and you will only ever see/hear "Been Caught Stealing" or "Jane Says."

[radiclib]

99. Jay & the Techniques

-Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (or, as originally done by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, "Ready or Not")
-Keep the Ball Rollin'

[Spirochete]

101. The Looking Glass

Brandy, You're a Fine Girl
and
Jimmy Loves Mary Ann

[SmileyBoy]

103. Spin Doctors.

"Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and that other song which I forgot the title.:)

[shawmut]

105. Nu Shooz

"I Can't Wait" and "Point of No Return".

[Squeech]

106. Frank Zappa

Widely acknowledged genius composer, yada yada, made 60+ albums, but his only hits were "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" and "Valley Girl."

[TOhioLiberal]

107. Tears for Fears

Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Shout

[phillybri]

109. What about "Head Over Heels"?

:shrug:

[Lautremont]

108. Also Melanie,

whom I just love. "Brand New Key" and "Lay Down" are fine enough, but it's her non-hits I really like.

[phillybri]

110. Naked Eyes

"Always Something There To Remind Me"

"Promises, Promises"