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

21. “My Sharona”- The Knack (1979)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2JtsVumFA

Let’s get this out of the way first- yes “Good Girls Don’t” hit #11. And given the music nerds in here some of you guys no doubt remember it. I don’t and most of the world doesn’t. But everybody remembers “My Sharona”. In fact I would argue that, although this is not a one hit wonder under stringent rules, for a lot of people it could be the one hit wonder. 

This is a great classic rock song. I love the opening bass line, and I absolutely love the guitar solo towards the end of the song- one of my favorite solos in all of rock music. 

 
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Up next: my top 20 begins with a 70s folk rock band whose membership once included future country music superstar Vince Gill. 

 
timschochet said:
21. “My Sharona”- The Knack (1979)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2JtsVumFA

Let’s get this out of the way first- yes “Good Girls Don’t” hit #11. And given the music nerds in here some of you guys no doubt remember it. I don’t and most of the world doesn’t. But everybody remembers “My Sharona”. In fact I would argue that, although this is not a one hit wonder under stringent rules, for a lot of people it could be the one hit wonder. 

This is a great classic rock song. I love the opening bass line, and I absolutely love the guitar solo towards the end of the song- one of my favorite solos in all of rock music. 
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If you don't remember it, why did you bring it up?  

 
joffer said:
timschochet said:
93. “Good”- Better than Ezra (1995) 

In the mid 90s, a whole bunch of bands emerged that attempted to copy the Seattle “grunge” sound of Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Better than Ezra was one of these, even though they came from about as far from Seattle as possible within the US (the Deep South.) In 1995 they had their one big hit with “Good”. 

Despite its grunge style, this is basically a power pop song with a nice hook and that’s why it was a hit. Personally it’s one of my favorite songs of the 90s. So much so that I bought the cd at the time. But as with almost all of the performers in this countdown, this band has never been heard of again. Sadly they’ve been worse than Ezra ever since (terrible pun but I couldn’t resist!)  
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"King of New Orleans" and "Desperately Wanting" are both good songs.  you're reaching a little here on OHW status.
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:goodposting:

Just discovered this thread, and my first reaction to the list in the OP was to comment on this one.

There are a number of top 40 lists. Consider:

  • US Pop: 4 top 40 songs (Good, Rosealia, Desperately Wanting, At the Stars)
  • US Adult: 7 top 40 songs (Desperately Wanting, At the Stars, Extra Ordinary, A Lifetime, Our Last Night, Juicy, Crazy Lucky)
  • US Alternative: 8 top 40 songs (Good, In the Blood, Rosealia, King of New Orleans, Desperately Wanting, One More Murder, At the Stars, Extra Ordinary)
I have a number of these songs in regular rotation, and Good is not close to their best song.

So I'm with @joffer, this one was a reach and didn't belong. But there will inevitably be misses in a top 100 list like this. Carry on.

 
timschochet said:
21. “My Sharona”- The Knack (1979)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2JtsVumFA

Let’s get this out of the way first- yes “Good Girls Don’t” hit #11. And given the music needs in here some of you guys no doubt remember it. I don’t and most of the world doesn’t. But everybody remembers “My Sharona”. In fact I would argue that, although this is not a one hit wonder under stringent rules, for a lot of people it could be the one hit wonder. 

This is a great classic rock song. I love the opening bass line, and I absolutely love the guitar solo towards the end of the song- one of my favorite solos in all of rock music. 
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This was one of my fav dongs to roller skate to, back in the day. I remember skating to it with my 1st girlfriend. 

We were in 5th grade - it was Friday - I knew that night was gonna be good. But, football practice was gonna run into the skating party - not good. 

So, the coach knew that lots of us were unhappy bout it. Therefore, he began practice with the stock pep talk bout teamwork / commitment / discipline / etc.... and wrapped it up with - "...and if anyone still thinks that party is more important than what we are doin' here...well...just get up and walk right now!" 

I got up - walked - and never gave it a 2nd thought. (Luckily, neither did the coach, as we suxxored and he needed me.) 

When I got to Champs Rollerdrome, my crush was already there. I was boy enuff to ask her ta skate, but didn't try to hold her hand. After a few laps, she took charge and grabbed my hand. 

When I got home, my hand still smelled of her perfume. I didn't wash it for nearly a week. We "went together" for over a year - until I broke it off & got a pretty harsh tongue lashin' from a 7th grade teach. I still don't know what I did wrong. Perhaps that is why I am still unmarried to this day. 

Good times. 

 
Baby Talks Dirty made #38 also.

I wore the #### out of my "Get The Knack" cassette painting houses in the early '80's.

 
zamboni said:
What you gonna do?
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Is she going to let me love her tonight with a million stars and stuff...

weird that the later song charted higher and yet the earlier song is more remembered as demonstrated by the Spotify plays which is a 16 M to 1 M blowout...

 
Rove! said:
Is she going to let me love her tonight with a million stars and stuff...

weird that the later song charted higher and yet the earlier song is more remembered as demonstrated by the Spotify plays which is a 16 M to 1 M blowout...
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Yes - strange. And Vince Gill plays on the later one but was not with them for the first tune:

 
timschochet said:
21. “My Sharona”- The Knack (1979)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2JtsVumFA

Let’s get this out of the way first- yes “Good Girls Don’t” hit #11. And given the music nerds in here some of you guys no doubt remember it. I don’t and most of the world doesn’t. But everybody remembers “My Sharona”. In fact I would argue that, although this is not a one hit wonder under stringent rules, for a lot of people it could be the one hit wonder. 

This is a great classic rock song. I love the opening bass line, and I absolutely love the guitar solo towards the end of the song- one of my favorite solos in all of rock music. 
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Your face is a one hit wonder 

 
Man of Constant Sorrow said:
For ol' time sake, I just dialed this #. 

No ring, but it connected - then - silence. 

Either the # is still unused, or the new owner has become wary enough to be very selective b4 saying anything. 

Quite sad either way. 

Now, back to crank calling 911 - that's always a hoot! 

Nice song, Tim. 
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The number has a wiki.

In 2013, the number was still ringing up fifty misdialled calls daily for Florida realtor Carrie Routt in area code 850.
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There sure are a lot of bored people out there.

 
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20. “Amie”- Pure Prarie League (1973) 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u4xp2lgiAjY

The album that this song is on, Bustin’ Out, is pretty damn great. There is a ballad that preceded it, “Falling In and Out of Love” which is meant to be heard with “Amie”; the last section of each song borrows from the main theme of the other song. 

“Amie” has really become a staple over the years and why not? A fine piece of music. 

 
timschochet said:
20. “Amie”- Pure Prarie League (1973) 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u4xp2lgiAjY

The album that this song is on, Bustin’ Out, is pretty damn great. There is a ballad that preceded it, “Falling In and Out of Love” which is meant to be heard with “Amie”; the last section of each song borrows from the main theme of the other song. 

“Amie” has really become a staple over the years and why not? A fine piece of music. 
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1980 "Let Me Love You Tonight" #10 on US chart, #1 on US Adult Contemporary chart

 
Ilov80s said:
That is fair but I'm not quick to call too much successful music bad. If people really enjoy it then it's good enough for me IMO. I disagree with the ordering here on many songs but IMO every song so far has been good. 
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I guess I’m more judgmental than you, then. A lot of successful music isn’t good. I prefer artists that aren’t overburdened with musical talent but are just having fun and/or self-aware enough to know it (e.g. Presidents of the U.S.A.) to the vast majority of formulaic, paint-by-numbers arrangements and replaceable talent  that tops the charts in any given era.

But to each his/her own.

 
Assuming I’ve got the right guess, the chorus features 8 adjectives, of which, oddly, 2 are of the comparative type (yes, these are the things I notice in song lyrics).

 
timschochet said:
It is in my book. 
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Yeah, me too in this case. I’m from The Cincinnati area where the band made their name, am a little familiar with the Goshorns and CraIg Fuller— think they even played my aunt’s prom, and nobody around here knows anything but Amie.

 
Rustoleum said:
Yeah, me too in this case. I’m from The Cincinnati area where the band made their name, am a little familiar with the Goshorns and CraIg Fuller— think they even played my aunt’s prom, and nobody around here knows anything but Amie.
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Yep. And it’s too bad because they have some great songs. “Jazzman” is another of my favorites. 

Some of you guys are such sticklers. 

 
timschochet said:
1. Some of the artists did manage to get another song on the top 40, except that nobody remembers it, and other songs here never made the top 40 in the first place. 

2. My only simple, inconsistent rule is: if a song is the only one the artist is remembered for, and/or  if the song is far more famous than the artist who performed it, it’s eligible.

3. As I mentioned, this rule is inconsistent, and there is no doubt I will get some arguments as this list counts down.

4. I will win those arguments. 

5. This list is an objective list of the greatest one hit wonder songs of all time. If you disagree your taste is beneath mine.
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Important points to remember from the OP. 

 
Up next: One of the greatest classic rock songs of all time attempts to tackle a number of social issues and the Vietnam War. 

 
Man of Constant Sorrow said:
I have honestly never heard this before - well - if I did, I forgot. 

Not bad - not great - in my ears. I'll listen again tho. 
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For me, it’s one of those “oh yeah, I remember that song” whereas I had no idea who sang it or what it was called.

some of the 60s ones are ones that I have not heard before...

 
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