So i was talking to @Avi about one-hit wonders and wanted to throw this out there. What are the most memorable one-hit wonder bands (songs)? Don’t be afraid to be obscure…let’s see some laughs here! LOL…Here’s mine.

Two Princes by Spin Doctors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsdy_rct6uo

Those overalls were everything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVxcwe7EcaY

I cheated and looked up a list.

Many beauties on there! But here’s one I love, The Mock Turtles. If I’m on the laptop later I’ll add it. Meanwhile it’s only the video, sorry…

http://youtu.be/sGSHIidlesQ

I did this list of ~inspirational~ one hit wonders my fav being:

Closing Time by Semisonic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGytDsqkQY8

One of the top (Billboard) 100 of old time – Wild Cherry’s Play the Funky Music rock/disco from 1976

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe1ScoePqVA

And one that triggered the idea – the song I have just uploaded and started annotating – the best of Australian rock) The Easybeats Friday on My Mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJLoYd8xak

Speaking of Cherry, what about Eagle Eyed Cherry??!!? I also just added this song to the site. Seems like a good exercise for adding essential shit!

http://rock.rapgenius.com/Eagle-eye-cherry-save-tonight-lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZLfasMPOU4

Can y'all link the song pages? I wanna read the lyrics! @somedamnname @superflyronald

I’m home now, so here you are @Spinelli et al:

http://rock.rapgenius.com/The-mock-turtles-can-you-dig-it-lyrics

Knew that we forgot something #oops @Spinelli @superflyronald

http://rock.rapgenius.com/Fountains-of-wayne-stacys-mom-lyrics

http://rock.rapgenius.com/Dexys-midnight-runners-come-on-eileen-lyrics

Cheers peeps. Here’s another one, just for shits n giggles:

http://rock.rapgenius.com/Crash-test-dummies-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-lyrics

I will stick to the oldies – Bobby Hebb with Sunny – exactly 50 years ago – the night after JFK was assassinated –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEMPwJ9ScBw

lyrics page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWnP9r222DY

The theme song for my middle school Sadie Hawkins dance

Another eternal hit partially inspired by President Kennedy’s assassination – Barry McGuire’s Eve of Destruction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntLsElbW9Xo

Re: semisonic:

True story – their drummer wrote an AMAZING memoir:

http://www.amazon.com/Wanna-Rock-Roll-Star-Machine-Gunned/dp/0767914716