I'll tell you a little secret. I posted that Patrick Hernandez video as a joke. But I've been watching it all night. Also this one.

Sadly, the magic's just not there for me anymore ....

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OK, They had a few hits, but this is one I liked.

When the Buffalo Springfield played this last week they announced "Now we are going to play our (only) top 20 hit."



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When the Buffalo Springfield played this last week they announced "Now we are going to play our (only) top 20 hit."



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Yeah, it peaked at #7. The closest they came to having a second hit was Rock And Roll Woman, which made it to #44. On The Way Home, which sure sounds like a hit single to me, was on the charts for only 3 weeks and peaked at #82.

My aunt used to play this all the time when I was a little girl. Can you tell I'm bored? I should have taught summer school this year.
We need some rain in Louisiana..............

Infamous 1971 hit about two trapped miners who eat a third one.






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Back in '71, when this was a hit, I thought they were talking about Nassau county, where I lived, on Long Island, New York. I remember thinking, "Where is all this stuff going on? I don't see it anywhere!"






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From high school.............

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From high school.............

See, now THAT is a classic "One Hit Wonder."


Legacy groups like the Dead, the Buffalo Springfield, Crosby/Nash, etc., may have technically had only one chart hit, but given their longevity on the radio and on the concert circuit, really don't belong in the category.

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Legacy groups like the Dead, the Buffalo Springfield, Crosby/Nash, etc., may have technically had only one chart hit, but given their longevity on the radio and on the concert circuit, really don't belong in the category.

That's what's so interesting about this, though. There are people out there who don't follow music, who don't collect records, who only ever listened to Top 40 AM radio. To them, the vast body of work of an artist like Neil Young means nothing. To them, Neil Young is the guy who sang Heart Of Gold. I just think it's fun to explore a world in which Jimi Hendrix and Tommy Tutone are equals. One hit apiece. And actually, they're not equals, because Tommy Tutone did have one other single that (just barely) cracked the Top 40.



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From high school.............

See, now THAT is a classic "One Hit Wonder."


Legacy groups like the Dead, the Buffalo Springfield, Crosby/Nash, etc., may have technically had only one chart hit, but given their longevity on the radio and on the concert circuit, really don't belong in the category.

I havge tried to explain this before but........: Looky here, son, I'm no loud-mouthed schnook.

Which is the better record?
Which was the bigger hit?
Could it be possible that one of these records is the correct answer to both of those questions?



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"Fire" by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. The flip side (dating myself), "Rest Cure" was a cool tune also.

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That's his best live album (American Poet). Includes lethally funny interview: "Where's Doug Yule now?" "Dead, I hope."

This is the one-hit wonder .....



.... that inspired THIS hit record.



Cheech and Chong, btw, are not one-hit wonders. They had three Top 40 singles, and three others that came close. Among the musicians who play on Basketball Jones are George Harrison, Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann, Nicky Hopkins, Jim Keltner, Carole King, and Tom Scott. With Darlene Love, Michelle Phillips, and Ronnie Spector on background vocals.
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Romeo Void NEVER SAY NEVER

Whoa ... that live Free is effing incredible. Thanks so much tatters!!!

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...that's TWO for Dr. John...

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...that's TWO for Dr. John...

Please consult the necessary reference materials before questioning an expert such as myself. Such A Night peaked at #42.

how about your favorite no hit wonders that people would think had a hit:

velvet underground
the stooges

Ryan Dunn

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Ryan Dunn

Ouch!

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Glad someone appreciated it.