Favourite tracks from "one-hit wonders"

[ladyislingering]

You know how it goes, and how it's been since the beginning of time.

A band or artist comes along and becomes an overnight sensation - all because of one solitary single, and virtually disappears into nothingness before terribly long, fading into obscurity.

While most of us know some acts that appeared to be one-hit wonders, but have achieved much more just out of the media's reach, this thread is basically just for the charts' evidence of "one-hit".

Let's not get into technicalities here. ;D

What are some of your favourite "one-hit wonder" tracks?

 

[PinkFreud]

"You Get What You Give" by New Radicals
"Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum
"All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople
"For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
"Green Tambourine" by Lemon Pipers

 

[Lynch]

Donnie Iris will be my #1,2 and 3 nominations all at the same time. I think he owns the title of being the only guy to be a one-hit-wonder three separate times (pay attn if you don't know what I'm talking about)


1970) The Jaggerz - The Rapper (#2 on the charts)
1976) Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (#1 on the charts)
1980) Donnie Iris (Solo) - Ah! Leah (#29 on the charts)

Three times in a decade this guy hit the charts with 3 different bands, none of which really had anything else noteworthy. I know he was around in the 60's as well, but don't know much about his career at that point.

 

[Soot and Stars]

"You Get What You Give" by New Radicals

Best one hit wonder ever with an album that secedes that song track for track! Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too is the best pop album ever IMO!

This man Gregg Alexander is a genius!

I have a million threads containing him and related artist! I'm going to plug them until i die!

The Album
http://www.classicrockforums.com/forum/f37/new-radicals-maybe-youve-been-brainwashed-too-3405/

Gregg's Early Solo Career
http://www.classicrockforums.com/forum/f8/gregg-alexander-4445/

Gregg's Post Performer Songwriting Career (Songwriters Thread)
http://www.classicrockforums.com/forum/f4/songwriters-thread-4345/

Danielle Brisebois Solo Career (Regular collaborator of Gregg and New Radicals member)
http://www.classicrockforums.com/forum/f8/danielle-brisebois-3112/

 

[Foxhound]

 

[TrekkiELO]

Pac-Man Fever by Buckner & Garcia, in fact I love this entire album of 8 video game songs!
Easy Lover by Philip Bailey (w/ Phil Collins)
Axel F by Harold Faltermeyer
Respect Yourself by Bruce Willis
Puttin’ On the Ritz by Taco
Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder
Rappin’ Rodney by Rodney Dangerfield
The Curly Shuffle by Jump 'N' the Saddle Band
Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce
Super Bowl Shuffle by The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew

Signed,

Rick

 

[Odysseus]

Dirty Water - The Standells.


Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection


Ma Belle Amie - Tee Set

 

[TheFeldster]

The Safety Dance

 

[Fisha]

Haha it's gained cult status in my school. If you start it you'll soon have a chorus of classmates joining along

 

[ladyislingering]

I Know What Boys Like - Waitresses
19 - Paul Hardcastle
I Touch Myself - DiVinyls
Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) - Peter Schilling
Come on, Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Popsicles and Icicles - The Murmaids