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Post by franko on May 10, 2009 15:32:29 GMT -5
Yet another in a long line of 70s remembrances . . .
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Post by franko on May 10, 2009 15:36:27 GMT -5
and do you remember . . . [one "hit" in North America]
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Post by franko on May 11, 2009 7:08:40 GMT -5
before the week begins . . .
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Post by Cranky on May 14, 2009 0:30:14 GMT -5
I was humming this song at work and one of my Polish girls who was barely six months in Canada started to sing the lyrics. To say I was surprised is an understatement. A young woman, from a small town in Poland, who barely spoke English, singing a song that was older then her....a small thanks to "pirating"!
Music, the great uniter.....
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Post by CrocRob on May 14, 2009 0:49:20 GMT -5
before the week begins . . . I love that the backup singers are moving side to side doing karate chops. That video is priceless.. even more so than the song. Thanks for sharing franko! |
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Post by Polarice on May 15, 2009 8:45:20 GMT -5
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Post by Doc Holliday on May 15, 2009 14:59:19 GMT -5
My top 4
My absolute favorite:
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Post by CentreHice on May 21, 2009 1:20:54 GMT -5
1968. Amboy Dukes....with 19-year-old Ted Nugent on his trademark Gibson Byrdland.
Ted certainly wasn't a one-hit wonder...but this band was.
Peaked at #16 in 1968.
Great tune....one of my favourite of the era. When that song came on AM radio, I was 9....and it was awesome! Filled with guitar and vocal hooks. A workout for the bass player, too.
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Post by franko on May 21, 2009 9:45:12 GMT -5
Heard this this morning . . . don't remember hearing anything else by him though he has -- what -- 14 albums; a new one just out? [go ahead -- prove me wrong]
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Post by CentreHice on May 21, 2009 14:13:18 GMT -5
Great stuff, franko. Steve Forbert.....reminds me of the one and only Randy Vanwarmer.
And another band that charted once, reaching #3 in 1973 with "Smokin' in the Boys Room"....Brownsville Station.
"Barefootin'" didn't make the cut.....
Can't believe that drummer's outfit....egads.
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Post by CentreHice on May 21, 2009 14:40:13 GMT -5
One more....Canadian band....Crowbar. 1971.
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Post by franko on May 21, 2009 15:39:10 GMT -5
[whew . . . deleted in time]
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Post by CentreHice on May 21, 2009 16:02:26 GMT -5
[whew . . . deleted in time] Musta been a good one....  |
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Post by franko on May 21, 2009 17:27:26 GMT -5
Nope it was a bad one . . . bad bad bad. I challenged the one-hit wonder status with a song from another band  Caught it in time though . . . something didn't feel right and it was a right feeling. Talking of "right" . . . |
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Post by CentreHice on May 21, 2009 18:01:52 GMT -5
Crowbar's "Oh What a Feeling" is often thought to be a Rare Earth song along the lines of "I Just Want To Celebrate". Was that it?
;D "I'm Too Sexy" will always remind me of a family wedding we attended back at that time. The young priest stayed for the reception and by the time this song came on, he had lost his jacket, his collar, and any semblance of piety. In fact, we started making up new lyrics on the spot:
I'm too sexy for my jacket...
Too sexy for my collar....
Too sexy for the Pope....
Fr. Boogie was his name for the rest of the night.
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Post by franko on May 21, 2009 19:39:34 GMT -5
Nope -- for some reason "Make Me Do Anything You Want" came to mind as Crowbar . . . but didn't sit right . . . a "doh" moment and I remembered Foot in Cold Water.
Did you know . . . Rare Earth was the first white band signed to Motown Records?
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Post by Tattac on May 22, 2009 7:58:31 GMT -5
Somehow I knew someone would mention A-ha. They might be a one hit wonder in NA but internationally (and especially in Europe) they are definitely not. Lots of hits and lots of fans over many years (they are still making successful albums and touring).
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Post by franko on May 22, 2009 8:20:31 GMT -5
So many comments that could be made . . . so little time.
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Post by CentreHice on May 22, 2009 10:01:38 GMT -5
Nope -- for some reason "Make Me Do Anything You Want" came to mind as Crowbar . . . but didn't sit right . . . a "doh" moment and I remembered Foot in Cold Water. Did you know . . . Rare Earth was the first white band signed to Motown Records? Yes....cause I just read it the other day.... Here's a classic from 1970. Although it wasn't a touring band. Edison Lighthouse was a studio-only vehicle for singer Tony Burrows....who later went on to sing lead for other one-hit wonder bands.....White Plains "My Baby Loves Lovin'", Brotherhood of Man "United We Stand", and the aforementioned in this thread, The Pipkins "Gimme Dat Ding". He also sang lead on "Beach Baby" by The First Class. So, Tony Burrows isn't a one-hit wonder....but his bands were. |
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Post by franko on May 22, 2009 13:07:11 GMT -5
Funny thing, CH . . . I'da never thought of these songs as one-hit wonders because of the voice!
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Post by franko on May 23, 2009 16:51:27 GMT -5
More Canadiana
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Post by CentreHice on May 23, 2009 18:04:36 GMT -5
The O'Kaysions. 1968. Never recorded a second album.
Lead singer looks like a cross between John Fogerty and Steve Martin.
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Post by cigarviper on May 23, 2009 18:06:52 GMT -5
To bring the relevancy back to us "under 50" guys:
and...
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Post by clear observer on May 24, 2009 11:07:16 GMT -5
They may have charted one other song (can't think of one off the top of my head) but certainly nothing as popular as "Go All The Way"...one of the great "makeout songs" of the 70's. Some of you may recognize lead vocalist Eric Carmen who went on to establish a very rich solo-career.
I chose this video of the song because it featured both an excellent "live" performance as well as legendary guests Billie-Jean King and Joe Namath. The Mike Douglas Show was always an after-school must-see.
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Post by CentreHice on May 24, 2009 11:57:29 GMT -5
So many comments that could be made . . . so little time. Who's that playing bass? Hank Kingsley? Dude looks just like Jeffrey Tambor. Freeze it at 1:02 or shortly thereafter.  |
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Post by franko on May 24, 2009 12:55:43 GMT -5
They may have charted one other song (can't think of one off the top of my head) but certainly nothing as popular as "Go All The Way"...one of the great "makeout songs" of the 70's. Some of you may recognize lead vocalist Eric Carmen who went on to establish a very rich solo-career. "I just wanna be with you" -- tonight's the night before Rod Stewart used the lyrics . . . charted but died. Eric Carmen had a decnet career following. Ah, the early 70s . . . |
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Post by franko on May 24, 2009 20:08:48 GMT -5
hard to believe what made airplay and was considered a hit
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Post by cigarviper on May 26, 2009 6:15:42 GMT -5
What's all this "embedding disabled by request" nonsense?
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Post by Polarice on May 26, 2009 6:25:17 GMT -5
Here's an 80's classic!!  |
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Post by CrocRob on May 26, 2009 8:54:06 GMT -5
What's all this "embedding disabled by request" nonsense? I believe you need to change your profile settings to enable embedded youtube videos. |
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