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Simple, really--I just need you to answer this question with the first answer that comes to your mind. Don't think about it, just give the first thing you think of. Also, be sure not to read anyone else's response for you give your own, since that will render your answer useless. I'll try to leave enough space between this intro and my question so that no one else's answers appear at the top of the page. And obviously, if you already saw this question in the Sound Opinions forums, please don't answer.

Name a band that is a famous one-hit-wonder.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, shit, the large space didn't show up--probably precautionary measures against scrollers. I'll just have to post a bunch of times to cover the space.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Post.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

The Buggles

― coco rammstein, Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Gay Dad.

Menswear.

(So, tis two answers.)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Los Del Rio

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Right Said Fred

― Gregory T (tubesocks), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

The Knack

I hate them so much.

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Hanson

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

KC and the Sunshine Band. Technically, probably not so, but it was the first thing that came to mind.

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

the new radicals

― Sean M (Sean M), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Tommy Tutone

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 15 April 2004 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

M - 'Pop Muzak'

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 16 April 2004 00:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Whigfield (sadly)

― don, Friday, 16 April 2004 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

white town

― owen hatherley, Friday, 16 April 2004 00:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Standells

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 16 April 2004 00:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Right Said Fred

― kickitcricket, Friday, 16 April 2004 00:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey! The Standells has two hits ("Dirty Water" and "Good Guys Don't Wear White"!!!) a

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 April 2004 00:41 (twenty-two years ago)

starland vocal band

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Friday, 16 April 2004 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

The Standells had one hit, as far as I remember in New England, anyhow.

So - The Syndicate of Sound.

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 16 April 2004 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

The DeFranco Family. Definitely "one-hit" though I'm not so sure about "famous."

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Friday, 16 April 2004 01:43 (twenty-two years ago)

dr hook and the medicine show

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)

It may be in Stockolm, Cindy. I hadn't heard of another hit by the Standells in this area, but Dr. Hook had:

Please Mrs. Avery
Cover of the Rolling Stone
Sharing the Night Together
and probably others... In the US.

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 16 April 2004 02:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Kajagoogoo

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Friday, 16 April 2004 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)

does it have to be a band, because technically that would be Iggy, wouldn't it?

― poop (poop), Friday, 16 April 2004 02:16 (twenty-two years ago)

the music explosion

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 16 April 2004 02:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Goombay Dance Band

― Rock Bastard, Friday, 16 April 2004 02:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Edison Lighthouse

― Tim Ellison, Friday, 16 April 2004 02:34 (twenty-two years ago)

The Lemon Pipers

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Friday, 16 April 2004 03:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Nena

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 16 April 2004 03:17 (twenty-two years ago)

buggles

― hector (hector), Friday, 16 April 2004 03:23 (twenty-two years ago)

William DeVaughn.

Dream Academy (in the US at least).

― The Cricklewood Massive (The Cricklewood Massive), Friday, 16 April 2004 03:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The Vapours

― Buster (mokey), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Goombay Dance Band.

Same answer as Rock Bastard, I know, but I didn't look. Hadn't even thought about them for about 20 years but I heard their song on the radio the other day. It wasn't very good.

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Doctor and the Medics.

Now to read other respondants.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Pussycat

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 16 April 2004 09:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Kenny

(although the first band that popped into my head was ... Outkast! haha)

― zebedee (zebedee), Friday, 16 April 2004 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

First thing that came to mind: The Shangri-La's. WTF? I _know_ it is utterly false. I blame that random googler thread I read yesterday.

― OleM (OleM), Friday, 16 April 2004 09:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Lieutenant Pigeon

― NickB (NickB), Friday, 16 April 2004 09:53 (twenty-two years ago)

(cor, can't believe 2 people mentioned Right Said Fred. obviously not Brits)

― zebedee (zebedee), Friday, 16 April 2004 09:55 (twenty-two years ago)

for some reason the first thing i thought of was shakin' stevens.

???

― emsk, Friday, 16 April 2004 10:04 (twenty-two years ago)

OMC

― Kevin Erickson, Friday, 16 April 2004 10:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Orange Juice

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 16 April 2004 10:06 (twenty-two years ago)

McFly. I know this is a stupid answer

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 16 April 2004 10:16 (twenty-two years ago)

strawberry switchblade

― holojames (holojames), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Buggles

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Babylon Zoo

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Mungo Jerry

― JC-L (JC-L), Friday, 16 April 2004 12:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Mungo Jerry had 3 hits IIRC.

It's just that the only one anyone seems to remember is "In The Summertime" (the others were "Alright Alright Alright" and "Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black").

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 16 April 2004 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

flock of seagulls

― cw28, Friday, 16 April 2004 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Ernie K. Doe

― Kyle, Friday, 16 April 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Mungo Jerry

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 16 April 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

(...ah, now I see I'm not the first to mention the Mungos! I don't know if those latter two were hits in North America, Stewart. At least, I've never heard 'em.)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 16 April 2004 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Flock of Seagulls had numerous hits.

Go Buggles!

― Tim Ellison, Friday, 16 April 2004 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

M/A/R/R/S

― Ben Dot (1977), Friday, 16 April 2004 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Question Mark and the Mysterians

― p.j. (Henry), Friday, 16 April 2004 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

? and The Mysterians

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Friday, 16 April 2004 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

(Ha! Usually I check those things, but I was trying not to look.)

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Friday, 16 April 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought of Black Lace first. But then I decided they probably had two hits. The same thing happened with Musical Youth.

My third thought was Beats International.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Friday, 16 April 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

blame it on the bassline!

(but i don't think it matters, pace my previous comments, whether or not our nominees really were one hit wonders or not. i get the impression from the question that your personal perception is what matters here. potential here for a whole series of future threads, actually!)

― zebedee (zebedee), Friday, 16 April 2004 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Snow

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

the Kingsmen

I also thought of Kajagoogoo, but remembered that they actually had several well-known songs besides Too Shy, though I can't remember what any of the others are called.

― webcrack (music=crack), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

whoever did "Dancin in the Moonlight."
Something like Harvest King? Who were they?

― Sean Witzman (trip maker), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Right Said Fred

― devon (popmatters devon), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Radiohead.

― chuck, Friday, 16 April 2004 20:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I see that once again I am showing my age: my first thought was Zager & Evans (In The Year 2525).

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Stories - "Brother Louie"

― Justin Farrar (Justin Farrar), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

spacehog

― Sym (shmuel), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't love her.

― dleone (dleone), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Didn't Thin Lizzy do Dancin' in the Moonlight? Was it a cover for them?

― webcrack (music=crack), Friday, 16 April 2004 21:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Radiohead.
-- chuck

hee hee. and that one raises the basic question: what exactly IS a one-hit wonder anymore? radiohead are one (is one?) in the u.s. in the classic sense that they've had exactly one top-40 song on the billboard hot 100. but they've also had a top-40 hot 100 sales chart hit with "knives out" and a major rock-radio hit with "karma police." i've owned three editions of joel whitburn's top pop singles book (aka the bible) and each new edition makes my head spin a whole lot more with all those strange little superscripts next to so many chart numbers. i yearn for the pre-superscript days. but, in this superscript age, what makes a hit a hit?

also, though i already logged my answer to this question above, i can't help but add that the band that popped into my head immediately after seeing chuck's answer was:

the flaming lips (a pure one-hit wonder, with new superscripts in the whitman book!)

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 16 April 2004 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

ugh. i meant no superscripts! thus, they are pure.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 16 April 2004 22:21 (twenty-two years ago)

King Harvest sang "Dancing in the Moonlight" even though everyone in the entire world, including the members of King Harvest, think that Thin Lizzy did it.

I'd also make mention of Sophie B. Hawkins in this thread, but I don't wanna get sued for twenty bucks either.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Friday, 16 April 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Crash Test Dummies

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 17 April 2004 02:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I see that once again I am showing my age: my first thought was Zager & Evans (In The Year 2525).

No, that was the first one I thought of too.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Saturday, 17 April 2004 02:34 (twenty-two years ago)

deep blue something

― anx, Saturday, 17 April 2004 05:46 (twenty-two years ago)

The Wonders (once known as the "Oneders")

― John Fredland (jfredland), Saturday, 17 April 2004 09:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Althea and Donna

― penelope_11, Saturday, 17 April 2004 10:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Edward Bear
A'me Lorain

― Arthur (Arthur), Saturday, 17 April 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

BBMak
or at least they were here in the u.k

― Grace, Saturday, 17 April 2004 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Sweet

ok 2 hits but u said the first one that came to mind; Mike Chapman turned liverwurst into caviar, a shining example.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 17 April 2004 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Crash Test Dummies.

― Famous Athlete, Saturday, 17 April 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Chumbawumba

― Baravelli. (Jake Proudlock), Saturday, 17 April 2004 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

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