Post by DT on Oct 9, 2007 0:06:35 GMT -6
Them one hit wonders. Ya got to love em. There are lots out there. Here’s a few of my fav’s.
“Ram Jam's only hit, "Black Betty," created quite a stir when Epic Records released it. Two civil rights groups, the N.A.A.C.P. and C.O.R.E., called for a boycott of the song, claiming it insulted black women. Despite the controversy, it still reached the number 18 spot.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-116163-Black-Betty.shtml
“Music Machine was an American garage rock and psychedelic (sometimes referred to as garage punk) band from the late 1960s”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-119967-Talk-Talk.shtml
”The Seeds combined the raw, Stonesy appeal of garage rock with a fondness for ragged, trashy psychedelia.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-117416-Pushin-Too-Hard.shtml
“Smith, basically a mainstream pop/rock band with hard rock and soul-influenced arrangements, Smith hit the Top Ten in 1969 with their drastically revised cover of the Shirelles' "Baby It's You."
www.pcplanets.com/videos-226605-Baby-Its-You.shtml
“Amboy Dukes, best remembered for their 1968 acid-rock classic "Journey to the Center of the Mind," Detroit's Amboy Dukes also introduced the world to the Motor City Madman, guitarist Ted Nugent.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-119298-Journey-To-The-Center.shtml
“Famed for their perennial "All Right Now," Free helped lay the foundations for the rise of hard rock, stripping the earthy sound of British blues down to its raw, minimalist core to pioneer a brand of proto-metal later popularized by 1970's superstars like Foreigner, Foghat and Bad Company.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-15703-All-Right-Now.shtml
“Brownsville Station a Detroit-area rock & roll band formed in 1969”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-661773-Smokin-In-The-Boysroom.shtml
“Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-120480-The-Boys-Are-Back-In-Town.shtml
“Wild Cherry, “Play That Funky Music" became a huge hit when released in 1976, peaking at number one on both the Billboard R&B and pop charts, while both the single and Wild Cherry's self-titled debut went platinum. The band was named Best Pop Group of the Year by Billboard, and received an American Music Award for Top R&B Single of the Year, as well as a pair of Grammy nominations for Best New Vocal Group and Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo that year, adding to their success.”
Pssst…. CRANK IT!!!!!
www.pcplanets.com/videos-86143-Play-That-Funky-Music.shtml
“Alicia Bridges,1978 hit single “I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round)” reached number five on the Billboard (magazine)Hot 100 chart and also appeared on Billboard’s “Hits of the World” chart. The song was in the #5 position on the Record World and Cash Box charts consecutively.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-154649-I-Love-The-Night-Life-.shtml
“Lipps Inc (pronounced like "lip sync") was a studio band that achieved one significant hit, "Funkytown" in 1979. The song is considered, by some, the last disco song to hit #1 in the U.S.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-111561-Funky-Town-80-.shtml
“While "Tainted Love" was Soft Cell's only Top 40 hit in the United States, the band had approximately eight Top 40 hits in the UK”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-227141-Tainted-Love-1981-.shtml
“Twisted Sister hit single "We're Not Gonna Take It" (a #21 hit in the US) ran almost constantly on MTV.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-45366-We-re-Not-Gonna-Take-It.shtml
“The Georgia Satellites are a Southern rock band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. They are best known for their 1986 top five hit single "Keep Your Hands to Yourself", and draw inspiration from Chuck Berry, Little Feat, and AC/DC, among others.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-44863-Keep-Your-Hands-To-Yourself.shtml
Sir Mix-A-Lot "Baby Got Back", a number one hit that won him fame and the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-45859-Baby-Got-Back.shtml
“House of Pain was an Irish-styled American hip-hop group who released three albums in the early to mid 90's before lead rapper Everlast decided to pursue his solo career again. The group is best known for its 1992 hit single "Jump Around".
www.pcplanets.com/videos-6942-Jump-Around.shtml
“Tag Team hit song spent one week at #1 on the US R&B chart in 1993. It spent seven weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, but was kept out of the top slot by UB40's "Can't Help Falling in Love" and Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover". The single is certifed 4X Platinum in the US for sales of over 4,000,000 copies.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-119052-Whoomp-There-It-Is.shtml
“Nicki French is a female singer and dancer who was born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England but raised from the age of four in Tenterden, Kent, England. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of Total Eclipse of the Heart and for representing the United Kingdom in 2000 at Eurovision in Stockholm.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-445966-Total-Eclipse-Of-The-Heart.shtml
“Rednex is a Swedish manufactured band that had an international novelty hit with the song "Cotton Eye Joe" in 1994.
www.pcplanets.com/videos-221921-Cotton-Eye-Joe-2002-.shtml
“Los Del Rio enjoyed the success of their multi-platinum smash summer hit "Macarena", which sold over four million copies in the United States and spent a record 14 weeks at #1.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-42747-Macarena.shtml
“Ram Jam's only hit, "Black Betty," created quite a stir when Epic Records released it. Two civil rights groups, the N.A.A.C.P. and C.O.R.E., called for a boycott of the song, claiming it insulted black women. Despite the controversy, it still reached the number 18 spot.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-116163-Black-Betty.shtml
“Music Machine was an American garage rock and psychedelic (sometimes referred to as garage punk) band from the late 1960s”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-119967-Talk-Talk.shtml
”The Seeds combined the raw, Stonesy appeal of garage rock with a fondness for ragged, trashy psychedelia.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-117416-Pushin-Too-Hard.shtml
“Smith, basically a mainstream pop/rock band with hard rock and soul-influenced arrangements, Smith hit the Top Ten in 1969 with their drastically revised cover of the Shirelles' "Baby It's You."
www.pcplanets.com/videos-226605-Baby-Its-You.shtml
“Amboy Dukes, best remembered for their 1968 acid-rock classic "Journey to the Center of the Mind," Detroit's Amboy Dukes also introduced the world to the Motor City Madman, guitarist Ted Nugent.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-119298-Journey-To-The-Center.shtml
“Famed for their perennial "All Right Now," Free helped lay the foundations for the rise of hard rock, stripping the earthy sound of British blues down to its raw, minimalist core to pioneer a brand of proto-metal later popularized by 1970's superstars like Foreigner, Foghat and Bad Company.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-15703-All-Right-Now.shtml
“Brownsville Station a Detroit-area rock & roll band formed in 1969”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-661773-Smokin-In-The-Boysroom.shtml
“Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-120480-The-Boys-Are-Back-In-Town.shtml
“Wild Cherry, “Play That Funky Music" became a huge hit when released in 1976, peaking at number one on both the Billboard R&B and pop charts, while both the single and Wild Cherry's self-titled debut went platinum. The band was named Best Pop Group of the Year by Billboard, and received an American Music Award for Top R&B Single of the Year, as well as a pair of Grammy nominations for Best New Vocal Group and Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo that year, adding to their success.”
Pssst…. CRANK IT!!!!!
www.pcplanets.com/videos-86143-Play-That-Funky-Music.shtml
“Alicia Bridges,1978 hit single “I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round)” reached number five on the Billboard (magazine)Hot 100 chart and also appeared on Billboard’s “Hits of the World” chart. The song was in the #5 position on the Record World and Cash Box charts consecutively.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-154649-I-Love-The-Night-Life-.shtml
“Lipps Inc (pronounced like "lip sync") was a studio band that achieved one significant hit, "Funkytown" in 1979. The song is considered, by some, the last disco song to hit #1 in the U.S.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-111561-Funky-Town-80-.shtml
“While "Tainted Love" was Soft Cell's only Top 40 hit in the United States, the band had approximately eight Top 40 hits in the UK”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-227141-Tainted-Love-1981-.shtml
“Twisted Sister hit single "We're Not Gonna Take It" (a #21 hit in the US) ran almost constantly on MTV.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-45366-We-re-Not-Gonna-Take-It.shtml
“The Georgia Satellites are a Southern rock band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. They are best known for their 1986 top five hit single "Keep Your Hands to Yourself", and draw inspiration from Chuck Berry, Little Feat, and AC/DC, among others.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-44863-Keep-Your-Hands-To-Yourself.shtml
Sir Mix-A-Lot "Baby Got Back", a number one hit that won him fame and the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-45859-Baby-Got-Back.shtml
“House of Pain was an Irish-styled American hip-hop group who released three albums in the early to mid 90's before lead rapper Everlast decided to pursue his solo career again. The group is best known for its 1992 hit single "Jump Around".
www.pcplanets.com/videos-6942-Jump-Around.shtml
“Tag Team hit song spent one week at #1 on the US R&B chart in 1993. It spent seven weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, but was kept out of the top slot by UB40's "Can't Help Falling in Love" and Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover". The single is certifed 4X Platinum in the US for sales of over 4,000,000 copies.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-119052-Whoomp-There-It-Is.shtml
“Nicki French is a female singer and dancer who was born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England but raised from the age of four in Tenterden, Kent, England. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of Total Eclipse of the Heart and for representing the United Kingdom in 2000 at Eurovision in Stockholm.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-445966-Total-Eclipse-Of-The-Heart.shtml
“Rednex is a Swedish manufactured band that had an international novelty hit with the song "Cotton Eye Joe" in 1994.
www.pcplanets.com/videos-221921-Cotton-Eye-Joe-2002-.shtml
“Los Del Rio enjoyed the success of their multi-platinum smash summer hit "Macarena", which sold over four million copies in the United States and spent a record 14 weeks at #1.”
www.pcplanets.com/videos-42747-Macarena.shtml
