what's your favorite one-hit wonder song?

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Re: what's your favorite one-hit wonder song?

Postby mere1975 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:53 pm

As for Semisonic, I liked the previous band a bit better: Trip Shakespeare. What a great band.
Haha, I remember that your roommate Todd love(d) them. :)

I had no idea they were related to Semisonic. . .

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Re: what's your favorite one-hit wonder song?

Postby James » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:00 pm

As for Semisonic, I liked the previous band a bit better: Trip Shakespeare. What a great band.
Haha, I remember that your roommate Todd love(d) them. :)

I had no idea they were related to Semisonic. . .

- Mere "need to brush up on my musical family trees" 1975
Dan Wilson aka the main singer/songwriter, was the brother of Matt Wilson who was the brains of Trip Shakespeare. When Matt went solo, everyone thought it was going to be Matt that hit the big time. Dan was an artist first (has a degree from Harvard in art), so it shocked everyone that he was the one that did it. Despite that song being a mega hit and a lot of people I know wanting to shoot things when it comes on, i still like it. And I think that album is really good.
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Postby airboy paul » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:10 pm

White Town- Your Woman.

No question about it for me.
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Postby mere1975 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:22 pm

Ugh, that just makes me feel bad for Matt.

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Postby James » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:30 pm

Ugh, that just makes me feel bad for Matt.

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I think Matt has a degree from Harvard too. And the drummer....
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Postby ree-ree » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:39 pm

My favorite is always going to be one of those songs that comes on the radio that I haven't heard for a long time. And it'll be that way until the next long lost one-hit wonder is played.
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Postby sam » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:29 pm

Did Gary Numan ever do anything successful before or after Cars?

Could you calculate this by dividing singles sales by total sales? Maybe a ratio of average chart position would be more accurate.
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Postby lookout_kid » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:53 pm

Did Gary Numan ever do anything successful before or after Cars?
yup he sold millions of albums after that, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Numan

did i mention im a huuuge gary numan fan? im seeing him in 2 weeks ;)
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Postby Dalya » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:46 pm

mr. big's "waited on a line" without a doubt

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Postby ChrisLovesYou » Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:12 am

Did Gary Numan ever do anything successful before or after Cars?

Could you calculate this by dividing singles sales by total sales? Maybe a ratio of average chart position would be more accurate.
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Postby Doomius » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:30 pm

Modern English - I Melt With You

and slightly more obscure

Nails - 88 Lines About 44 Women
I agree with Modern English there,

I doubt the Buggles ever had a hit after "Video Killed the Radio Star"
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Postby mere1975 » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:41 pm

"Video Killed the Radio Star"

ooooooAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
the radio
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- Mere "first video on MTV, right?" 1975

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Postby ifihadahifi » Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:04 pm

- Mere "first video on MTV, right?" 1975
Yep. And "You Better Run" by Pat Benetar was the second one.
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Postby Doomius » Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:57 pm

"Video Killed the Radio Star"

ooooooAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
the radio
staAaAaAaarrrrr

- Mere "first video on MTV, right?" 1975
I wonder which was the last video they ever played!
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Postby ree-ree » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:45 pm

"Video Killed the Radio Star"

ooooooAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
the radio
staAaAaAaarrrrr

- Mere "first video on MTV, right?" 1975
I wonder which was the last video they ever played!
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