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Foofer · 05-16-2003, 06:47 PM

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Originally posted by BigJim
Thanks Foofer. I had to go get Hocus Pocus. Hadn't heard that song in about 15 years.

My pleasure. That was my favorite song when I was a kid.

Michaelson · 05-16-2003, 07:56 PM

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Originally posted by matthias j.
You can't call Zappa or The Talking Heads one hit wonders, can you?

My all time favourite: Salt'n'Pepa - Pump up the jam

It makes my limbs move without me wanting it. I love it.

Salt'n'Pepa??? What about Shoop, What A Man, Let's Talk About Sex... The list goes on. Well, maybe not, but those were all big hits.

Given some of the suggestions so far, I think I'd have to nominate U2 as best one hit wonder, though I'm not sure for which song...

Cutter · 05-16-2003, 08:57 PM

Hmm, would you call Faith No More a one hit wonder? Did they have any hits besides Epic?

Philosoft · 05-16-2003, 09:42 PM

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Sez matthias j.
My all time favourite: Salt'n'Pepa - Pump up the jam

Quoth Michaelson
Salt'n'Pepa??? What about Shoop, What A Man, Let's Talk About Sex... The list goes on. Well, maybe not, but those were all big hits.

Not to mention Pump up the Jam was performed by Technotronic...

Philosoft · 05-16-2003, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by Cutter
Hmm, would you call Faith No More a one hit wonder? Did they have any hits besides Epic?

Falling to Pieces from The Real Thing and We Care Alot from Introduce Yourself were both hits, IIRC.

Aravnah Ornan · 05-19-2003, 07:53 AM

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anyone remember 'Obsession ' by Animotion?

Would there were a way to forget.

How about Shocking Blue, with "Venus"? Talk about showing one's age.

Captain Pedantic · 05-19-2003, 10:02 AM

Dexy's Midnight Runners had more than one number one in the UK, but just the one in the US, so...one country's "one hit wonder" is another country's "big stars".

Also, one hit wonders can be people who technically had more than one hit, but no-one cares about any of their other hits these days. I mean, Right Said Fred technically had another hit (called "Deeply Dippy", if I remember from back when I was about ten correctly

) but no-one gives a shit. Actually, it's hard to find a lot of people who give a shit about their more famous song, but hey.

The above reason is why I nominate McAlmont & Butler's "Yes" as my favourite one-hit wonder. Cracking tune, a top ten success, nothing coming close ever since.

Jimmy Higgins · 05-19-2003, 10:23 AM

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Originally posted by Cofffee
I'm not really big on Music history, but I think they [the Buggles] went on to become Yes, which were a very prolific group that had some good songs like Owner of a Lonely Heart and Changes.

I think you might be confused. Yes had at least one album in the 70s, Tales from Topographic Oceans from 1974. The earliest release for the Buggles appears to be 1980's Age of Plastic.

Oh "God"! Yes fan here in disarray.

Yes has been around since about 1967 or 28 I believe. Their first album self-titled Yes came out in '69 or '70. This was followed by:
Time and a Word
The Yes Album (I've Seen All Good People)
Fragile (Roundabout)
Close to the Edge (Best song ever)
Yessongs (Triple Album Live!)
Tales from Topographic Oceans (Regarded as one of the best and as one of the worst albums of all time)
Going For the One (Nothing commercial, but great)
Tormato

All of this prior to the joining of The Buggles, ie Trevor Horn (who was the singer who tried to replace a quiting Jon Anderson) and Geoff "I had way too much success early" Downes (who replaced Wakeman on keyboards) on the album Drama, which sucked ass, though it has a couple good songs, and I mean a couple as in 2.

Horn went on to produce or help produce the song "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and Downes formed Asia with former Yes guitarist Steve Howe, Wetton, and Palmer. The success of the first Asia album went to Downes head and completely ignored Howes' help on their Alpha album which crashed an burned. Asia has released a few more albums, and has gone christian rock on us.

Since Drama, Yes did the albums of 90125, Big Generator, and Talk with Trevor Rabin (different Trevor) as lead guitarist. 90125 was the biggest commercial success for the band, not biggest artistic success though it is a great album.

After that a Union formed between old and new yes, without The Buggles. Since then Open Your Eyes, The Ladder and Magnification have been released with a couple newer artists playing in.

The Buggles have a very short history in Yes and most Yes fans are trying to forget it ever happened.

Ab_Normal · 05-19-2003, 01:01 PM

"Tubthumping", off Tubthumper by Chumbawamba... we were at the used CD store this weekend, and there were at least 10 copies of Tubthumper on the used rack. I saw that and thought of this thread.

On a side note, Chumbawamba's the reason I started reading up on anarchism...

Cofffee · 05-19-2003, 07:25 PM

Thanks Philosoft and Jimmy Higgins for your music insight and discography regarding Yes. I'm pretty useless at band history.

It makes more sense to me now; where it seems like the Buggles was sort of an experiment into the foray of Electronic music for a few of the members of Yes.

I rather liked the Drama album (Tempus Fugit, Into the Lens, Does it Really happen) but I'm not a very picky listener. And I bet the Tales from Topographic Oceans would sound really awesome if one was on LSD (I still think it's pretty great ... the album that is, not LSD).

Now back to your regularly scheduled thread...

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05-16-2003, 08:57 PM	#53
Cutter Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,805	Hmm, would you call Faith No More a one hit wonder? Did they have any hits besides Epic?

05-19-2003, 10:02 AM	#57
Captain Pedantic Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: UK. Posts: 588	Dexy's Midnight Runners had more than one number one in the UK, but just the one in the US, so...one country's "one hit wonder" is another country's "big stars". Also, one hit wonders can be people who technically had more than one hit, but no-one cares about any of their other hits these days. I mean, Right Said Fred technically had another hit (called "Deeply Dippy", if I remember from back when I was about ten correctly ) but no-one gives a shit. Actually, it's hard to find a lot of people who give a shit about their more famous song, but hey. The above reason is why I nominate McAlmont & Butler's "Yes" as my favourite one-hit wonder. Cracking tune, a top ten success, nothing coming close ever since.

05-19-2003, 01:01 PM	#59
Ab_Normal Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,842	"Tubthumping", off Tubthumper by Chumbawamba... we were at the used CD store this weekend, and there were at least 10 copies of Tubthumper on the used rack. I saw that and thought of this thread. On a side note, Chumbawamba's the reason I started reading up on anarchism...

05-19-2003, 07:25 PM	#60
Cofffee Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pickering, ON, CA Posts: 447	Thanks Philosoft and Jimmy Higgins for your music insight and discography regarding Yes. I'm pretty useless at band history. It makes more sense to me now; where it seems like the Buggles was sort of an experiment into the foray of Electronic music for a few of the members of Yes. I rather liked the Drama album (Tempus Fugit, Into the Lens, Does it Really happen) but I'm not a very picky listener. And I bet the Tales from Topographic Oceans would sound really awesome if one was on LSD (I still think it's pretty great ... the album that is, not LSD). Now back to your regularly scheduled thread...

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