BigRedX Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 [quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1458232548' post='3005852'] Okay, so some acts had more than 1 "hit". Let's just revel in the pop-tastic glory of the main hits of the acts listed. [/quote] But in that case you could make a pretty good argument that James count as a one-hit wonder with "Sit Down" despite the fact that they had another 18 singles that made the UK top 40, because no-one apart from fans of the band will have remembered any of the others - I certainly couldn't have named another one before I went and looked up that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Dont remember this as a kid, but heard it much later on. The lyrics are magic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDamU-GzAk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cXrEPNvRO8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZKLZmz4kA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 This is a fabulous track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQuCqNVdxTc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Does 'Groove is in the heart' by Dee-Lite count? Great use of a Herbie Hancock baseline too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Yuuuuuuuuuuuuup ! Great song. That Lady Miss Kier or whatever she called herself, looked like she'd been injection moulded into that multicolour body suit And what a dancer - like a Black Mamba on grease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='ians' timestamp='1458246342' post='3006021'] Airport - The Motors [/quote] Unsurprisingly not one-hit wonders. Although the song that I thought was also successful - "Dancing The Night Away" - didn't quite make the top 40. They did have a hit with "Forget About You" which got to number 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1458254056' post='3006139'] Does 'Groove is in the heart' by Dee-Lite count? Great use of a Herbie Hancock baseline too. [/quote] [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458254429' post='3006143'] Yuuuuuuuuuuuuup ! Great song. That Lady Miss Kier or whatever she called herself, looked like she'd been injection moulded into that multicolour body suit And what a dancer - like a Black Mamba on grease [/quote] Nope! Their follow-up single "Power Of Love" also made the top 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Dammit ! Well then, just one last look at the suit of many colours , then its into the bin Suit appears at 1:45 Ouch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 er...? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TgoF-ccdGM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458311046' post='3006487'] er...? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TgoF-ccdGM[/media] [/quote] Surprisingly not... [url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15092/carl-douglas/]You can you this stuff up you know[/url] ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) I did look it up It was VH1's all time one hitters Edited March 18, 2016 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Right - try and shoot this one down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQB2-Kmiic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458311773' post='3006499'] I did look it up It was VH1's all time one hitters [/quote] And that's where you're going wrong. VH1 is an American channel and while Carl Douglas was most definitely a one-hit wonder in the US he wasn't here in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458311933' post='3006504'] Right - try and shoot this one down [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQB2-Kmiic[/media] [/quote] That one definitely counts! Did you know that Denny Zager is now a luthier specialising in acoustic guitars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Not a clue - i hadn't heard a thing about them since i listened to that track as a kid. Love the song though - quite out there really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1458310682' post='3006478'] Dammit ! Well then, just one last look at the suit of many colours , then its into the bin Suit appears at 1:45 Ouch [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg[/media] [/quote]Schwing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1458286284' post='3006218'] Their follow-up single "Power Of Love" also made the top 40. [/quote] Where do you draw the line for 'hit'? Personally, I'd say something should be at least top 20 to be a hit, you see it as top 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Always liked this.. http://youtu.be/y-__OdJ5b6A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1458318795' post='3006624'] Where do you draw the line for 'hit'? Personally, I'd say something should be at least top 20 to be a hit, you see it as top 40. [/quote] Back in the 80's or earlier you would have been very happy with a top 40 - these days you've probably sold 12 copies to your mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 very kayak-esque piano line [url="http://youtu.be/Fsc-oT9PsSQ"]http://youtu.be/Fsc-oT9PsSQ[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) and from a superb album, this [media]http://youtu.be/eEE-Hl80fFk[/media] Edited March 18, 2016 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Watching a BBC4 programme on John Williams at the BBC reminds me: Cavatina - John Williams Toccata - Sky I think those both pass the Big Red X test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Jeans on David Dundas Eve of destruction Barry McGuire It's all too much Steve Hillage (if we're talking singles) Can't let Maggie go Honey bus Love grows Edison Lighthouse Kinky boots Patrick Macnee and Honour Blackman Do you wanna dance? Barry Blue Safety dance Men without hats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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