PigSooie Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Big Country? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Big Country?Another example of big in the U.K. but not here. "Fields of Fire" didn't quite crack the top 40 in the U.S., though I remember hearing it on the radio quite a bit (and I think there was a video for it). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The poster child for one hit wonders has to be The Knack's My Sharona. I mean, those guys were supposed to be bigger than The Beatles. It was nuts. For about a month, anyway... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The poster child for one hit wonders has to be The Knack's My Sharona. I mean, those guys were supposed to be bigger than The Beatles. It was nuts. For about a month, anyway..."Good Girls Don't" hit #11 in the U.S. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Uh yea..definitely.Why the snark, Lou? Assuming "Margaritaville" to be the hit he's also got a few others:"Cheeseburger in Paradise""Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes""Why Don't We get Drunk""Come Monday" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 "Good Girls Don't" hit #11 in the U.S.I really hope you had to look that up... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I really hope you had to look that up...The specific chart position, yes. But I knew the song had charted pretty highly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Buffett actually had a fairly okay run of albums going on prior to his one hit. The fact that he built an empire off the success of that one song while never releasing a decent album again is what is amazing. For my one hit wonder, I'm gonna go with Primitive Radio Gods' "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand". I heard that on the radio the other day for the first time in about a decade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Why the snark, Lou? Assuming "Margaritaville" to be the hit he's also got a few others:"Cheeseburger in Paradise""Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes""Why Don't We get Drunk""Come Monday" I wonder whatever happened with this deal: Sunday, October 08, 2006Jimmy Buffett busted with 100 ecstasy pills Singer Jimmy Buffett was detained by French customs officers earlier this week, after they reportedly found 100 ecstasy tablets in his luggage. The Grammy winner arrived at Toulon-Hyeres International Airport in the south of France in a private jet on his way to holiday in St Tropez when the discovery was made. Buffett was fined $380 and was released without charge, according to PageSix.com. But a spokesperson for the singer insists the tablets were prescribed medication rather than ecstasy: "It was medicine prescribed by his doctor." But the representative refuses to divulge the nature of the medication or any medical conditions the 59-year-old may be suffering from. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 For my one hit wonder, I'm gonna go with Primitive Radio Gods' "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand". I heard that on the radio the other day for the first time in about a decade.Wasn't that the one that sampled Bo Diddley? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 For my one hit wonder, I'm gonna go with Primitive Radio Gods' "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand". I heard that on the radio the other day for the first time in about a decade.I was just now thinking about that song because of this thread. You beat me to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance And those guys who did "I'm Too Sexy for my Pants". and let's not slight "whoop, there it is". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The Bobbettes - Mr. Lee The vapors - turning japanese! one two three HEY! look at mr. lee... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Wasn't that the one that sampled Bo Diddley?BB King Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 BB KingDammit. But yeah that's the one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 those guys that did The Macarena song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Lucas - Lucas With The Lid Off Then my personal faveKajagoogoo - Too Shy Edit: How was this not the 1st song on this discussion? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Lucas - Lucas With The Lid Off Then my personal faveKajagoogoo - Too Shy Edit: How was this not the 1st song on this discussion? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Rockwell - "Somebody's Watching Me" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Ram Jam!!! Haddaway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Mungo Jerry - "In the Summertime" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Ram Jam!!! Those dudes look like the way dudes looked when I was a kid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Those dudes look like the way dudes looked when I was a kid. Those dudes looked like I did when I was young and full of hope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Those dudes looked like I did when I was young and full of hope. Mainly the guitar player dude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Patrick Swayze - She's Like the Wind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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