catman 1,087 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) G'day all, this made me smile this morning. One of our local AM sports radio stations has a habit of playing a few seconds of pop songs as links in between program segments. Today they played a few seconds of James....'Laid'. Frankly I was shocked by the lyrics (the original version of the song), and I realised that it was years (literally) since I'd last heard the song. Talk about forgotten 'one hit wonders'! Regards, Felix. Edited January 2, 2018 by catman Spelling. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JSmith 1,949 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, catman said: Talk about forgotten 'one hit wonders'! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_Look_on_the_Bright_Side_of_Life JSmith 3 Link to post Share on other sites
LogicprObe 7,715 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Who's James? Link to post Share on other sites
ThirdDrawerDown 4,467 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Eccentric and occasionally sublime Manchester rock band from about 1984 to present day. Has a similar regional and international following as what the Verve achieved. Even though they are very good, it is still a silly name for a band. "Laid" "Millionaires" and "Pleased to Meet You" are the go-to albums. Their various Greatest Hits collections are always a hodge-podge, which is entirely reasonable for this band. As for one-hit wonders, that's how The Church is viewed by the industry as they only ever got one song onto the Billboard Top 100. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
swervyn 367 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvG6gjFvXeA Hardly a one hit wonder! at least 2 lol, good bit of crowd surfing Link to post Share on other sites
Ian McP 5,691 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 you don't hear songs like this anymore The Fang from Nervous Norvus he actually had a few hits, all rather novelty! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 You never ever hear this on 'hits & memories'. A shame, really. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I could have some fun here. Gotta a lot of one hit wonders in the memory banks. The Casuals - Jesamine 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 From back in the day when they knew how to compose a catchy pop song. Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes 6 Link to post Share on other sites
rantan 10,267 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: I could have some fun here. Gotta a lot of one hit wonders in the memory banks. The Casuals - Jesamine One of my all time favourite songs and also one that is very close to my heart, even to this day. I have heard a few other songs by The Casuals and while they are OK, this is really special 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Rob181 3,197 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes Geez...I used to sing this back in the day... Was a crowd favourite...for a VERY SHORT time... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
colinm1 900 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 wonder why they never had more hits 2 Link to post Share on other sites
caddisgeek 3,707 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 40 minutes ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: You never ever hear this on 'hits & memories'. A shame, really. This is one of the greatest songd ever written 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
t_mike 8,284 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 29 minutes ago, colinm1 said: wonder why they never had more hits I don't! Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman - Whistling Jack Smith, who was no match for..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Rob181 3,197 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Geez... @mrbuzzardstubble... Your GTG's must be legendary... Bet you empty the room with just one song... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 ....Roger Whittaker, the Jimi Hendrix of whistlers. Link to post Share on other sites
vinilink 1,036 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 The Ferrets, Don't fall in love. More of never hear again rather than "rarely hear it again" for this song. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Sansui77 1,661 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) [mention=143868]Catman[/mention] https://m.ranker.com/list/greatest-songs-by-one-hit-wonders/ranker-music Edited December 26, 2019 by Sansui77 Link to post Share on other sites
t_mike 8,284 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 What you do when you're not The Who. 9 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 One of my all time favourite one hit wonders. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 David McWilliams - The Days of Pearly Spencer 6 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Vehicle - The Ides of March 3 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Mezzoforte - Garden Party (live) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 ...and an Aussie one Deckchairs Overboard - That's The Way 1 Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 3,201 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady This received a lot of radio airplay when it came out in 1970, but mostly it was the single version, which was butchered down to around 2.5 minutes. Just occasionally they would play the full length album version, ~7 minutes long. For a long time I only had a copy of the cut down version, on an old jukebox 45rpm single, until I eventually tracked down a CD with the full album on it. To be honest, the rest of the CD is a bit so-so, but Green Eyed Lady is something of a gem. I loved it then, and still do, but cutting it down to 2.5 from 7 minutes was a crime. I'm not aware if Sugarloaf released any other singles in Australia, can't recall any. Edited January 2, 2018 by emesbee 1 Link to post Share on other sites
vinilink 1,036 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rob181 3,197 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 @vinilink...Love this song...and both CAN sing... Link to post Share on other sites
Rob181 3,197 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Thunderclap Newman...another GREAT song... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Primitive Ghost (Ollie Olsen) - Skin. Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 One for our Kiwi brethren Schnell Fenster * - Love-Hate Relationship *Phil Judd ex Split Enz & The Swingers. Link to post Share on other sites
Rob181 3,197 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 House of Skin... Where did that come from... Link to post Share on other sites
Sansui77 1,661 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 From the 60's, Spanish band. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 3,201 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Fields - Three Minstrels If memory serves me right (and it doesn't always) this was released as a single in Australia in 1972. I'm not sure if this was a hit or not, but I like it. I love the heavy organ sound with the swirling leslie speakers (not something you hear so much these days). Fields were a trio that formed out of Rare Bird, but they only released one album, and this single, before they called it quits. They were treated very poorly by their record company after a change of management, and became disillusioned with the record industry. Its a great album too, re-released on CD by Esoteric a few years ago. I have a couple of Rare Bird albums, which have a similar organ sound, but it all came together on the Fields album. Its a real pity they didn't continue. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart who wrote a lot of The Monkees hits - I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ancientflatulence 1,572 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) What ........... there are people out there who don't listen to The Ferrets - Dreams of a Love album on a regular basis ........ shame on you .............. .......... or watch The Promise's video hoping that this time the long awaited major wardrobe malfunction would finally occur .................. I have been waiting for it since 1978 ............ ........ Edited January 2, 2018 by Ancientflatulence 3 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I love this track. Aussie band Healing Force - Golden Miles. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Cracking good version of Fortune Teller by Sydney band The Throb (1966) 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sansui77 1,661 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Cracking good version of Fortune Teller by Sydney band The Throb (1966) Imo this version is better than the Rolling Stones version. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbuzzardstubble 24,681 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, Sansui77 said: Imo this version is better than the Rolling Stones version. I agree. Link to post Share on other sites
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