Maria Muldaur - “Midnight at the Oasis”
He had a bigger hit with "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" .
This one-hit wonder from the 80s could well be the FIRE theme song. But people either love this song, or hate it with a vengeance:
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I was thinking the lead singer looked and sounded a lot like Mickey Thomas from Jefferson Starship (formerly Jefferson Airplane). Turns out it is Mickey Thomas.
Some well known actors were one-hit wonders in music. Here is one of them:
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This was playing in a recent dream.
I suppose Little River Band had other hits but I don’t remember them:
Okay, I'll match you on the Love or Hate song of all time:
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Johnny Carson was spoofing one night suggesting the song for arsonist "Benny the Torch" should be "You Light Up My Warehouse."
For this thread a one hit wonder is just a song that you remember that was popular and heard on the radio or seen on MTV a lot. It was their only song they were known for and a HIT for them compared to anything else they put out.So, what makes a hit for a One Hit Wonders list? Anything that ever made the Billboard 200? 100? A top tenner?
My instinct is it needs to be a Top 10 hit, or pretty close. Otherwise, it's a pretty wide open field for choices. I know a lot of music by never successful bands (from a mainstream music POV) that had songs that made it on the charts, but not very, like #89 or something. I'm not sure that should qualify. But those songs that grab the public's attention, even if for a very short time, usually jump up towards the top of the chart. So IMO it should have been a Top 10 hit.
So, with that having been said, here's my favorite One Hit Wonder from a band with only one Top Ten hit.
So, what makes a hit for a One Hit Wonders list? Anything that ever made the Billboard 200? 100? A top tenner?
For this thread a one hit wonder is just a song that you remember that was popular and heard on the radio or seen on MTV a lot. It was their only song they were known for and a HIT for them compared to anything else they put out.
Those are the only rules for this just for fun thread. No need to be hit on a chart somewhere to share it here.
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Wow. I love that song. That was peak bell-bottom era. Also, the female back up singer dances about as well as Elaine from Seinfeld. It looks like her feet are glued to the floor and she's putting on her best swim moves.