One Hit Wonders

I just thought of some more One Hit classics:

'There goes Concorde again' - The Native Hipsters.

'Money' - The Flying Lizards (yes it’s a cover version, but its so cool! - the album is great too).

'The view from her room' - Weekend (they followed up with a fabulous album, but few people noticed).

'TVOD / Warm Leatherette' - The Normal.

'Papa's got a brand new pigbag' - Pigbag (followed up with two flop albums which whilst not being bad probably only sold about 12 copies each…).

Tony.

Now - who the hell did that?

Great TOTP performance I seem to remember.

Jonathan

The Flying Lizards had a follow-up hit with a cover of Eddie Cockran's "Summertime blues", delivered beuatifully down-tempo, and dead-pan.

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There was another one hit wonder about the vietnam war, "Camouflage", I think. The performer's name escapes me though...

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The album containing Camoflage is called "The Big Heat, released in 1985. The performers name is Stanard Ridgeway - formerly of Wall of Voodoo. You might remember their hit "Mexican Radio" - from an album called "Call of the west".

Rico - all your base are belong to us

They definitely sold one copy of each album as I've got 'em. The first one - Dr Heckle & Mr Jive is rather pleasant.

Has anyone mentioned the appalling 'Shaddupa Your Face' by Joe Dolce, or 'Make Me An Island' by Joe Dolan? 'Black Is Black'by Los Bravos anyone?

steve

Actually 'Summertime Blues' was in fact the single before 'Money', which didn't seem as good at the time

How about "Get out of London" by Interferon? great single

BTW Pig Bag must have sold more than 12 albums I also have them.

Da Da Da by Trio

unfortunately this doesn't sound good to me

Team

Sounds good to me.

Max Romeo "wet dream" Not a No 1. Can't remeber the follow up.

"Toast

Now - who the hell did that?"

Jonathon, I believe it was Ian Dury and The Blockheads, who also had other hits such as "Hit Me With You Rhythm Stick' etc..

Cheers

John

Hi, Jonathon

I can't remember the name of the band but the singer was Paul Young!!!, best thing he ever did IMHO
;-).

pete

Dunno if he did Toast, but he used to sing with the Q-Tips.

Team

Sounds good to me.

The Q Tips. (I think)

Definitely Paul Young was the singer.

Matt

Mick said:"Terry by Twinkle....saw her live at Swindon and she was crap and I mean really really crap. But it was a pleasant little song."

Pleasant?! As I recall, it was about a fatal motorbike accident, and the song was rather ghoulishly sung to the deceased biker....
A sixties curio - you can probably still see her live at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre - 'The magic of Twinkle', every three months...

How about 'Captain of my Ship' by Reparata and the Delrons?

Surely it was "Captain of Your Ship" ?

Team

Sounds good to me.

Uptown Top Rankin' - Althea and Donna....

Andy

"Surely it was "Captain of Your Ship" ?"
Could have been, one or two things have happened in my life since it came out.

Another - '96 Tears' by ? and the Mysterions.

"Out of your mind" by Victoria Beckham

I wish ...

Team

also doesn't...

Sounds good to me.

Hi,

Turning Japanese but the Vapours, the best song about wanking apart from I'm a Wanker by Doc Cox

pete

Hi,

Turning Japanese but the Vapours, the best somg about wanking apart from I'm a Wanker by Doc Cox

pete

On the the subject of 'spanking the monkey'classics ,lets not forget Mary Ann with the shakey hand by the Who.
But agreed,Turning Japanese is a ohw classic-although their other material is excellent(kinda the Jam doing Bowie covers...)

The Wurzels - Ive got a brand new combine harvester or, God forbid, did they have another hit?

John Otway and Wild Willie Barrett .. Cor Baby thats really free

The great John Cooper Clarke .. Gimmicks

Did Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls ever have a hit ? They were a great band.

John

Y

Hi,

I have three of their albums, don't know if I should admit that!!! and seen them live a couple of times.

pete

3 albums? That was certainly stretching Otways talents a little thin. Any other good ones on there?

How about Ten Pole Tudor Wunderbar! . I used to see him in a pub off the Edgeware Rd. He appeared in one of The sex pistols films .

Johni

Hi,

They all have some good tracks on and their was a best of called Gone with the bin with most of the good ones, the first two are the ones to get the self titled first one and Deep and Meaningless, that will give you some good tracks like Racing cars, Really Free Beware Of The Flowers ('cause I'm sure they're going to get you yeh!), Cheryl's Going Home etc. Check out http://www.doremi.co.uk/otway/

pete

Had at least one other hit - "I am a Cider Drinker"