One-Hit Wonders, 538 Style
Jul. 8th, 2014 07:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellow538 has put together a list of the most popular one-hit wonders played on classic rock stations. The definition, I must say, is idiosyncratic. I mean:
Joan Jett? (OK, I know nothing about Joan Jett, but I know that I know nothing, which says something. Ish.)
Toto? ("Hold the Line"? What about "Africa" or "Rosanna"?)
The Guess Who? ("American Woman" isn't even their best song; I wouldn't put it in the top five, actually.)
The Hollies? ("Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"? It's a great song, but they did the original of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"!)
I'll concede on Manfred Mann (although there's always "The Mighty Quinn", which was the model for the first filksong I ever wrote). I'll grudgingly concede on Derek & The Dominos, too; "Layla" was probably their only big hit, but Clapton's been going strong ever since.
I dunno. My list would include Climax ("Precious and Few"), Brooklyn Bridge ("The Worst That Could Happen"), and Looking Glass ("Brandy"), but I don't control anybody's playlist, so I guess I don't count.
Joan Jett? (OK, I know nothing about Joan Jett, but I know that I know nothing, which says something. Ish.)
Toto? ("Hold the Line"? What about "Africa" or "Rosanna"?)
The Guess Who? ("American Woman" isn't even their best song; I wouldn't put it in the top five, actually.)
The Hollies? ("Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"? It's a great song, but they did the original of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"!)
I'll concede on Manfred Mann (although there's always "The Mighty Quinn", which was the model for the first filksong I ever wrote). I'll grudgingly concede on Derek & The Dominos, too; "Layla" was probably their only big hit, but Clapton's been going strong ever since.
I dunno. My list would include Climax ("Precious and Few"), Brooklyn Bridge ("The Worst That Could Happen"), and Looking Glass ("Brandy"), but I don't control anybody's playlist, so I guess I don't count.
