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One Hit wonders

2 True Blues

2 True Blues

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The Swingers " Counting the beat "................used to like that song as a young fella !!!;-)

And obviously I missed the DEVO boat. It was that whole POT PLANT on head thing. Adam ANT came close to a one hit wonder as well ( if this was the three or so hit wonder thread ) and for some reason he always reminds me of DEVO. Must have been the whole early 80's thing.......:lol: ;-)
 
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chileman

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20 to 1: One Hit Wonders
This is a music show that pays tribute to international bands that have had one hit in Australia and then disappeared.


20. TAINTED LOVE, Soft Cell, 1981
19. MAMBO NO.5, Lou Bega, 1999
18. VENUS, Shocking Blue, 1970
17. ACHY BREAKY HEART, Billy Ray Cyrus, 1992
16. MICKEY, Toni Basil, 1982
15. I'LL BE GONE, Spectrum, 1971
14. TUBTHUMPING, Chumbawamba, 1997
13. COUNTING THE BEAT, The Swingers, 1981
12. SLICE OF HEAVEN, Dave Dobbyn & The Herbs, 1987
11. ROCKIN' ROBIN, Bobby Day, 1958
10. PASS THE DUTCHIE, Musical Youth, 1982
9. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY, Bobby McFerrin, 1988
8. 99 LUFTBALLOONS, Nena, 1984
7. SPIRIT IN THE SKY, Norman Greenbaum, 1970
6. COME ON EILEEN, Dexy's Midnight Runners, 1982
5. FUNKYTOWN, Lipps Inc, 1980
4. TURNING JAPANESE, The Vapors, 1980
3. VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR, The Buggles, 1979
2. BORN TO BE ALIVE, Patrick Hernandez, 1979
1. MY SHARONA, The Knack, 1979

:lol: What an awesome list of songs!
 
Slappy

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Daddy Cool were pretty big at the time.
I reckon 'Come back again' would have been a hit.
 
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Here we go!

http://www.aria.com.au/pages/news-ARIAhalloffame2006.htm

The Hall of Fame is filling up fast with great Australian talent so Daddy Cool is very happy to have secured a berth in the 2006 induction. Since our reunion last year for the Tsunami Benefit Concert Hanna, Wayne, Gary & myself have realized that when us 4 guys get together we will always be Daddy Cool and we're looking forward to showing you what a unique thing that is when we perform at the ARIA Hall of Fame on August 16." ROSS WILSON

The DADDY COOL story is one of the pivotal chapters in Australian rock history. Their debut single and LP were the biggest selling Australian records ever released up to that time, and ushered in a new phase of Australian rock, which began to seek new audiences beyond our own shores. Originally a side-project for Ross Wilson (rhythm guitar, vox) and Ross Hannaford (guitar), DADDY COOL exploded onto the Australian scene in late 1970.

With Gary Young on drums and Wayne Duncan on bass, their fifties style rock ’n ’roll music played with a seventies attitude caught the attention of producer/label owner Robie Porter, who took the band into the studio to record their first single, the one and only Eagle Rock, which rewrote the books for Australian pop music. It stayed at Number 1 nationally for 8 weeks and Number 1 in Melbourne for a record-breaking 17 weeks. Charting for 25 weeks in all, it was the best selling Australian single of 1971. July 1971 saw their debut album Daddy Who? Daddy Cool released and featuring another mega-hit, Come Back Again, it immediately soared to Number 1 and smashed all previous sales records. It went Gold within a month and went on to become the very first Australian album to sell 100,000 copies.

Daddy Who? Daddy Cool was also released in the US and the band toured in support of the release. A second album, provocatively titled Sex, Dope, Rock 'n 'Roll - Teenage Heaven was released in mid-January 1972 and again reached the Top Ten in Australia. After less than 3 years DADDY COOL called it a day in August 1972. Since then, DADDY COOL has made memorable festival reformations for Sunbury in 1974 and 1975, but never performed again until 2005 for a Tsunami benefit concert in Melbourne.

Eagle Rock was named the second Greatest Ever Australian Song by APRA in May 2001 and was voted one of the Top Ten Australian Songs of All Time at the ARIA Awards in 2001. Such were the ripples created by this song around the globe that Elton John and Bernie Taupin quoted Eagle Rock as the prime inspiration for the massive hit Crocodile Rock. DADDY COOL is an undeniable part of Australian rock ’n ’roll folklore; purveyors of pure pop genius, they lifted the bar to define new possibilities for Australian music on an international level.
 
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HUH ???????????? :-k :-k :clap: They must be ONE hit wonders, never heard of them. Sing us a couple of bars NBB !!!! LOL..............;-) :lol:
 
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newtownbluebags said:
The J Geils band.........also had freeze frame which was good among others :D
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Love that song too - play it at Penrith Stadium whenever a decision goes to the video ref (in a medley with "Wild Thing" and "Instant Replay")...
 
Manu Vatuvei

Manu Vatuvei

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chileman said:
12. SLICE OF HEAVEN, Dave Dobbyn & The Herbs, 1987
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This is a f*ck up, "Dave Dobbyn & the Herbs" weren't even a band.

Dave Dobbyn

and

Herbs

were two completely separate entities who each had plenty of hits in NZ, infact Dave Dobbyn has had a tonne of hits both on his own, collaborating, and as the lead singer in other bands over about a 30 year career.

Fair enough, maybe neither of them had any other big hits overseas, but the reason "Dave Dobbyn and the Herbs" never had another hit is because they weren't a band in the first place :crazy:
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