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My countdown list of one hit wonders- 1. Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry) (1 Viewer)

If The Brian Jonestown Massacre had ever had one hit, I could tell the story of how Anton Newcombe dropped to his knees and asked me to marry him in 2005.  Alas, such songs as "Bring Me the Head of Paul McCartney on Heather Mill's Wooden Peg (Dropping Bombs on the White House)" never really took off as much as you might expect. 

Sorry for my stories; I'm sick today and unable to concentrate well enough to work, so this board is what I have for the day.
I always liked their name. Sounds like the answer on a "before and after" Wheel of Fortune puzzle.

 
Definitely check some more out.  It's really hard to recommend an album or two, because their sound changed fairly dramatically from record to record.  Also, I'd expect you might have seen it already, but I highly recommend the documentary Dig!, about them and the The Dandy Warhols.  One of my favorite docs.
I actually haven’t seen it, but it’s going in the queue. 👍

 
Interesting. I'd consider "Radar Love" (#13 Hot 100, 1973) to be Golden Earring's second-most well-known song in the U.S. behind "Twilight Zone" (#10 Hot 100, 1982). Around here, both get played on various stations, but "Twilight Zone" gets spun a lot more often.
I hate when they play the neutered version of “Twilight Zone” without the middle interlude.

 
If The Brian Jonestown Massacre had ever had one hit, I could tell the story of how Anton Newcombe dropped to his knees and asked me to marry him in 2005.  Alas, such songs as "Bring Me the Head of Paul McCartney on Heather Mill's Wooden Peg (Dropping Bombs on the White House)" never really took off as much as you might expect. 

Sorry for my stories; I'm sick today and unable to concentrate well enough to work, so this board is what I have for the day.
wow!  even better story - we don't care about the one-hit, we wanna know what you did to make this guy drop to his knees.  

big TBJM fan besides.

 
40. “Spirit In the Sky”- Norman Greenbaum (1969) 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQxH_8raCI

I’ve never been sure what makes this such a mesmerizing song. It’s not the melody: it’s pretty simplistic and repeats itself over and over. Not the lyrics which is pretty standard gospel fare. Is it the droning guitar? I don’t know but whatever it is it’s always worked for me. 

 
Up next: this folk rock quintet from San Francisco had a huge hit in the mid 60s. Following that success, they could have had a second hit but they turned down “Daydream Believer” which went to the Monkees instead. 

 
Interesting. I'd consider "Radar Love" (#13 Hot 100, 1973) to be Golden Earring's second-most well-known song in the U.S. behind "Twilight Zone" (#10 Hot 100, 1982). Around here, both get played on various stations, but "Twilight Zone" gets spun a lot more often.
I didn't even know "Twilight Zone" was by Golden Earing.  Up to a point, I know every lyric, but not the artist or song names.  And they get about equal air time, as far as I can tell.

 
40. “Spirit In the Sky”- Norman Greenbaum (1969) 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQxH_8raCI

I’ve never been sure what makes this such a mesmerizing song. It’s not the melody: it’s pretty simplistic and repeats itself over and over. Not the lyrics which is pretty standard gospel fare. Is it the droning guitar? I don’t know but whatever it is it’s always worked for me. 
I've drafted this song before.  I reckon it succeeds because it captues its time so well.  It's sitting in the sweet spot between Jefferson AIrplane and Paul SImon.

 
I've drafted this song before.  I reckon it succeeds because it captues its time so well.  It's sitting in the sweet spot between Jefferson AIrplane and Paul SImon.
The chugging fuzzy guitar juxtaposed against the joyful sounding vocals is a great combo....I love the background vocals on this...there something magical about the timing whether they are singing an echo or at about the same time...the hand 👏 claps fit well as well

 
I doubt it.  I figure it's "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That).  It's missing the verses that explain the point of the song.  Really pissed me off.
I was never a big fan of this song until I heard the full version....another great Steinman Loaf song...

 
wow!  even better story - we don't care about the one-hit, we wanna know what you did to make this guy drop to his knees.  

big TBJM fan besides.
No idea.  Was in some backstage area at Lollapalooza because I had friends who were playing.  While I was walking down a pathway with a friend, Anton was coming toward me (TBJM played Lolla that year), and I thought he looked sorta familiar, but suddenly he reached out and grabbed my hands, fell down onto both knees, and said, "Will you marry me?"  I was bewildered and laughed.  He stayed kneeling for what seemed like forever as we debated whether we'd wed, but then he finally got up, introduced himself (though I'd figured out at that point who he was anyway), and we chatted a short while longer.  It was very much a "WTF just happened" experience.   :lol:   

In any case I'll stop hijacking.  

ETA:  @Binky The Doormat  To give the story and not be coy. ;)  

 
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40. “Spirit In the Sky”- Norman Greenbaum (1969) 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQxH_8raCI

I’ve never been sure what makes this such a mesmerizing song. It’s not the melody: it’s pretty simplistic and repeats itself over and over. Not the lyrics which is pretty standard gospel fare. Is it the droning guitar? I don’t know but whatever it is it’s always worked for me. 
Not sure I would personally put this one in my top 500 mainly because it just annoys me. I also got the impression it was kind of sarcastic, not earnest. But I do realize it's a famous song

 
39. “You Were On My Mind” -We Five (1965) 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fPbXphLLUjg

This was an attempt to copy the success of “The Sounds of Silence”; the original tune had been performed by Ian & Sylvia, but the We Five added drums and a light electric guitar; the result was #3 on the charts, and a lasting folk classic. It still sounds great. The Bangles, touring again the last few years, have added a faithful cover of the We Five version to their live act, and that sounds great too. 

 
I am way behind here, but not only is No Myth by Michael Penn a great song, but that whole album (March) is great.  His sophomore effort, Free-For-All, is quite good as well. 

 
42. “Rock the Boat”- Hues Corporation (1973) 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBwsG8ubFw

Another awesome 70s video. 

In case anyone hasn’t figured it out yet, I have a deep love in my heart for classic soul/r&b tracks, and some disco as well, and my rankings on this  list will definitely be biased heavily in that direction. This is a superb song, considered one of the first disco hits (though that seems to me a pretty broad definition.) However you categorize it, it’s a smooth professional masterpiece of an effort. 
True story ... the closest I ever came to getting into a bar fight happened one night at a popular place in the South End of Boston. A bunch of drunk kids got down on the floor to "row a boat" and I was trying to get them to stop because there was broken glass all over the place.

That's all I've got.

 
39. “You Were On My Mind” -We Five (1965) 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fPbXphLLUjg

This was an attempt to copy the success of “The Sounds of Silence”; the original tune had been performed by Ian & Sylvia, but the We Five added drums and a light electric guitar; the result was #3 on the charts, and a lasting folk classic. It still sounds great. The Bangles, touring again the last few years, have added a faithful cover of the We Five version to their live act, and that sounds great too. 
They sound like they are an octave too low for me to enjoy that.

 
I think it might be one that John Madden's Lunchbox drafted.  I miss him.
I saw a post from him in the PSF within the last month or so!  So he's around a little, I guess?

Oh, and this is one of the first ones I've gotten from tim's clues.  I'm not as good at that as a lot of other people.  Maybe that will make tim feel better about the clues.   :)  

 
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70. In a Big Country (Big Country) 

69. Kiss You All Over (Exile) 

68. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (Edison Lighthouse) 

63. Life In a Northern Town (The Dream Academy) 

62. Pass the Dutchie (Musical Youth) 

61. One Tin Soldier (Coven) 

60. Magnet and Steel (Walter Egan) 

59.Thunder Island (Jay Ferguson) 

58. Sad Eyes (Robert John) 

49. Emotion (Samantha Sang) 

48. Mexican Radio (Wall of Voodoo) 

47. Voices Carry (Til Tuesday) 

46. Take a Letter, Maria (RB Greaves) 

39. You Were On My Mind (We Five) 

38. Undercover Angel (Alan O’Day) 
Up to 15 tracks now that are new to me.

 

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