>write one hit song>still live off it decades laterthere are countless examples of this, but who are the worst culprits?for me: Dexys Midnight Runners, "Come On Eileen"
https://youtu.be/dLl4PZtxia8?si=GufgFgSVJOWdYLZC
>>129892826Dexys had multiple hits in the UK
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsodyno they had nothing else. Another One Bites The Dust?We Will Rock You?nothing
>>129892826Rick Astley - doing well with his hit still to this day. Was a good sport getting mocked for decades tooMost one hit wonders do fade and are forgotten and only come up on oldies radio or niche stations like on Sirius XM but there are those bands with 1 or 2 hit that are still touring today even if theyre a bastardized lineup compared to the original
>>129892826https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8NcQzMQN_U
>>129893146he has to work because his producers still take 95% of the royalties for that song
>>129893146Together Forever and Take Me to Your Heart were also pretty big hits
What are One Hit Wonders who have the best albums tho?
>>129893324Frankie Goes to Hollywood
>>129893324Deee-Lite
papa roach were doing an interview on my local radio station not too long ago and they were talking about this... they seemed liked pretty chill guys, said they had no regrets about being a one hit wonder, that one songs means they are still touring and doing what they love 20+ years later, and the vast majority of musicians don't even get that one song... seemed like cool guys
>>129893324Fountains of Wayne
>>129893670I like that one minor hit they got a bit later after that "one last kiss before I go". That was even better than Last Resort
>>129893324Strawberry Alarm Clock
>>129893310he's one of those guys whose biggest hit outshines the rest of the actual smaller hits so much that they feel like a OHW
>>129892870fpbp
>>129893670Papa roach aren't one-hit-wonders. They have a song that is well known but they have lots of other rock hits.
>the_cure_come_on_eileen_full_version_keygen_no_intro.mp3.vbs
>>129892826The smiths - how soon is now
>>129894015i know they kept making music and have a dedicated fanbase, but the average person would only be able to name one papa roach song
>>129892870You have at the very least heard Take It to the Limit. The Last Resort is better than Hotel California.>>129893927>Kikes bitching Breaking news!
There was an old vh1 one hit wonder top 100 countdown and I believe come on Eileen was number 1
>>129892826Radiohead
>>129893123You're a simpleton if you dont realize queen had a full album of hit singles. That or youre a zoomer that refuses to acknowledge the world was different before you hit adulthood
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>>129894104the average music listener maybe, but if you listened to rock radio you'd name multiple songs. A true one-hit-wonder would only have one radio hit then nothing.
greatest one hit wonder of all time, right herehttps://youtu.be/IW6Mn0iP8i8?si=i4-uHleyvYTL5fvR
>>129893880ThisI'll addMMMBOP - Hansongotye - somebody that i used to knowGnarls Barkly - CrazyDarude - SandstormATC - Around the World lalalalaPeter Bjorn and John - Young Folks - Good album thoughYellow Card - Ocean AvenueHoobastank - The ReasonJames Blunt - Youre Beautiful
>>129892826Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
>>129893880I USED TO FLY FOR UNITED AIRLINES
>>129892826nirvana - teen spirit
>>129895798>Gnarls Barkly - CrazyIt's not even his biggest hit
>>129893324Butthole Surfers
>>129895798>Yellow Card - Ocean AvenueI only know Breathing from them
>>129895798James Blunt hat other hits like Goodbye My Lover, Stay the Night or 1973
linkin park crawiling in my skin
>>129892870Eagles have many classic songs
>>129892826Blind Melon - No Rain Local H - Bound for the Floor Spacehog - In the Meantime Toadies - Possum Kingdom Semisonic - Closing TimeHarvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta Cracker - LowSoul Asylum - Runaway Train Tonic - If You Could Only See
>>129896723spot on
>>129896723Blind Melon, Local H, Toadie and Harvey Danger all have albums worth listening too
>>129893324The Cardigans
>>129892826KRYPTONITE YEEEEEEEEAAAAAH by Three Doors Down
>>129892826Dexy's had a really good UK hit years before Eileenhttps://youtu.be/Z5KgMUgvtig?si=qRQmqhGF_0vidF_R
>>129896723>Soul Asylum - Runaway TrainThey had another song that charted at 20 on the US Billboard, Misery.So technically not a one-hit wonder.
Lorde - Royals
>>129892826Those Scottish twins that did that 500 Miles meme song. They've been coasting off that song for 40 years now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0>>129893443>FGTH>one hit wonderNigga they had 3 hits that stayed at #1 on the charts for months each and still had further top 50 singles. The only reason they faltered 2 years later is because they decided to take on some edgier rock sound on their second album instead of the high production synthpop they were known for.
>>129900928Are you genuinely confused or just jerking my chain? They had Here without you and When I'm gone.
I don't think there is a shittier and lamer one hit wonder than Daniel Powter, most one hit wonders were at least catchy or amusing while his one hit was just a corny piano balladI'd love to know if anyone ever heard another song by this guy5
>>129901873There were a lot of songs like that at the time, it was just sort of the early 00s sound I guess. Reminds me a bit of this since piano seemed to be very in the front for a while (itself also a one hit wonder since they never hit the top 10 again).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I6y1Qvz0
>>129901918I also remember them for their over of Comfortably Numb
>>129901981Yeah they had some more minor hits before and after, but nothing massive like Dancin. The only other song people knew was I Can't Decide because it was in a Doctor Who episode at the time and was more or less a Tumblr girl song (I know Tumblr didn't exist yet but it appealed to that type of person).
>>129901918I liked Any Which Way and Invisible Light from them
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>>129892826Dexys Midnight Runners had another big hit with the Van Morrison song Jackie Wilson Saidhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikosOQrF_zkand the song Geno which was a UK number onehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQO2wEJefjM
>>129901873Better than " a thousand miles" at least
>>129902429No
>>129892979no one cares nigel
>>129894144>seething queen stanlol
>>129901918Scissor Sisters were one of those bands that were a lot bigger in the UK, less homophobic country I guess.
>>129903214They were played in a few TV shows and that 70s sort of look and music revival was having a slight resurge in popularity at the time. I actually thought they were a UK band back then too.
>>129892826>but who are the worst culprits?'Worst' as in the worst songs musically, or 'worst' as in how much the hit overshadows the rest of their catalog?
>>129906343The latter seems to be the implication. Though in the case of Tones and I, it's both. That shitty Dance Monkey song became her only hit and people literally walked out of her shows as soon as they got to hear it, which became at the start of every show since she knew it was all people were there for and played it first so people could leave.
>>129906362Oh in that case I got a big one that (surprisingly) hasn't been posted yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQUIt's a shame too because I've looked into his studio and live albums and there's some amazing stuff on them, but in the mainstream this song overshadows it
>>129906423>IMissHimMe too bro.>It's a shame too because I've looked into his studio and live albums and there's some amazing stuff on them, but in the mainstream this song overshadows itCreative success can be a true tragedy. Having no hits and then a sudden major hit must be the scariest shit you can experience as a musician, since you know that's the high point of your entire career.Which also reminds me, Scatman John and Lou Bega are good examples of one big hit and that being the only song people wanted to hear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_LN3XEcnw
>>129906463In John's case it's extra sad because he didn't get the hit until he was elderly and died, what, two or three years after the hit got big? It's tragic. At least in Larkin's case he enjoyed the song that got big. But since we're on the jazz train I got another big one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nPTZqnIfFMI might be reaching here since in the jazz community he's pretty highly respected thanks to Chick Corea / John McLaughlin but as far as his solo career nothing came close.
>>129906493>In John's case it's extra sad because he didn't get the hit until he was elderly and died, what, two or three years after the hit got big? It's tragic. At least in Larkin's case he enjoyed the song that got big.Definitely, but at least it was also a song about his condition and meant to inspire others. He also didn't know it would be the only hit since he died so soon after. I also found his original jazz album from the early 80s and it was pretty alright, it's self titled as John Larkin.>But since we're on the jazz train I got another big one. Did you meant to post the Miami Vice theme? Because that doesn't really count as one hit wonder or jazz kek.
>>129906511>Because that doesn't really count as one hit wonder or jazz kekJan Hammer is a jazz musician. That's why I brought the genre up at all. And the Miami Vice theme was his only charting song. It hit #1 on the US Billboard. I was saying the reach part might be since he is such a big name in his genre I'm not sure it's accurate calling him a one-hit-wonder.One of those technicality things.
>>129906559>Jan Hammer is a jazz musician. That's why I brought the genre up at all. Was he? Didn't know to be fair, my assumption has always been that he's a scores guy like John Williams or Brad Fiedel. >I was saying the reach part might be since he is such a big name in his genre I'm not sure it's accurate calling him a one-hit-wonder.Yeah I think TV and movie scores are kind of their own thing away from the usual one hit thing. I think Crockett's Theme also got pretty high on the charts too. That show was also pretty kino (or at least the first two seasons were).
>>129906572>my assumption has always been that he's a scores guy like John Williams or Brad Fiedel.Nah he's mostly known for being a sideman on jazz albums, his biggest credits are: Santana & McLaughin - Love Devotion Surrender Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting FlameJeff Beck - Wired Stanley Clarke's S/TAl Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy Billy Cobham - Spectrum Look into him sometime, he's got a lot of great work.
>>129906600Yeah I'll take a look then. He sort of reminds me of Mark Isham then, he's also best known for soundtrack work but has collaborated on some great albums and has a few really good solo albums himself, himself also being a jazz and newage musician. He appeared on a few albums with David Sylvian of Japan for some of the ambient and weirder parts which were really good.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu8Lg8aihcM
>>129906653I've checked him out before. I don't mind him necessarily but I think a lot of his work is cheesy / glossy in the grand scheme of jazz. Though granted that's not entirely his fault since a lot of jazz was falling in that direction and most (if not all) jazz artists were releasing some of the worst albums of their career by then.
>>129906710He's better in collaboration imo. David Sylvians Brilliant Trees and Gone to Earth are really good and aren't the usual 80s cheese. There was also Jon Hassell (on both those albums too) and he has some really interesting solo work, he went heavily into experimental and newage.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqcaPrZWDWk
>>129906423>DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY WAS A NUMBER ONE JAMDAMN! IF I SAID IT YOU CAN SLAP ME RIGHT HERE
>>129906493>jazz trainLinus and LucyTake 5
>>129893324Sir Mix-A-Lot
