milehiiu Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 Here's a blurb, with a short list. NATIONAL ONE-HIT WONDER DAY - September 25 - Pretty sure there are many more. What one's can you name ? Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (1982) (HD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 Way too easy of a topic for me. There's 5 off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zlinedavid Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Billingsley99 said: Miley's dad was always an inclusion on my list of OHW, but he had to go and screw it up this year with "Old Town Road". Travel back to 1992 and make a bet on Billy Ray Cyrus taking 27 years to chart his second #1 hit on a hip-hop single. You'd either be drug tested, thrown in a padded room, or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 18 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said: Miley's dad was always an inclusion on my list of OHW, but he had to go and screw it up this year with "Old Town Road". Travel back to 1992 and make a bet on Billy Ray Cyrus taking 27 years to chart his second #1 hit on a hip-hop single. You'd either be drug tested, thrown in a padded room, or both. With a then 11 year old. I know Old Town Road way too well. Anytime you relive Achy Breaky Heart, you just have to day it. 27 years makes me feel ancient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, Billingsley99 said: With a then 11 year old. I know Old Town Road way too well. Anytime you relive Achy Breaky Heart, you just have to day it. 27 years makes me feel ancient And the other ironic thing, both of his hits were insanely popular, but were overplayed to the point they became annoying. Old Town Road was good the first 147 times I heard it. After that....no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 Who said this was limited to music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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milehiiu Posted September 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 The Sun Rays. Probably hardly anyone here knows of them. However, they did appear on campus when I was a student at IU. A two hit wonder. Had many choices to link for their first hit. Chose this one, thinking the guys in the crowd would enjoy it : THE SUNRAYS "I Live For The Sun" And their second hit : The Sunrays, Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 I lost a friendly bet on this one a few years back. Interesting for trivia buffs... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_the_Lights_Went_Out_in_Georgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted September 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, rico said: I lost a friendly bet on this one a few years back. Interesting for trivia buffs... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_the_Lights_Went_Out_in_Georgia That's a good one. So.... were you saying, Vickie Lawrence did not sing that song ? Heck.... I would have taken that bet with you as well. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 I have a story on this one. A few years ago, these guys were playing a free street concert in Louisville at what is called 4th Street Live, which is the city's main entertainment block with clubs, bars, etc. My office at the time was situated about a half block from the stage, and the building I was in did not keep sound out to well. In anticipation of that night's concert, the group came out to practice during the afternoon. They literally played this song 15 times in an hour. By the end of that hour, I was halfway to insane. Even today, if the song comes on the radio, I'm changing channels before the first note is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 25, 2019 Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 33 minutes ago, milehiiu said: That's a good one. So.... were you saying, Vickie Lawrence did not sing that song ? Heck.... I would have taken that bet with you as well. LOL Well I knew Reba didn't sing the original...but no way in heck did I think it was Mrs. Harper! Lost $5 on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted September 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, rico said: Well I knew Reba didn't sing the original...but no way in heck did I think it was Mrs. Harper! Lost $5 on that one. Got to admit that Reba's cover was pretty stout. And like many cover songs, as good or better than the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 One day past the national annual day. But no reason for this thread not to continue. I give you: Los del Río "Macarena" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted September 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 The Archies Sugar Sugar Candy Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 and of course... I was a child of the '80's...did a lot of dances and had a huge collection of 45's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 14 hours ago, FKIM01 said: did a lot of dances and had a huge collection of 45's I tended to do a lot of dances after I had a huge collection of 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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