Showing posts with label One Hit Wonder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label One Hit Wonder. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Hipsway - The Honeythief

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Ah, the one hit wonder - such an interesting phenomena.  The category is comprised of major bands where only one single hit the Top 40 (such...
Saturday, June 22, 2019

Vandenberg - Burning Heart

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The Dutch band Vandenberg was one of a surprising number of acts from that country to flirt with international success.  For example, both G...
Saturday, December 23, 2017

Divinyls - Pleasure and Pain

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"Pleasure and Pain" is the second Divinyls video to show up on ERV; " Boys in Town " was posted back in July 2012, short...
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Monday, May 23, 2016

Shannon - Let The Music Play

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"Let the Music Play" was a successful and influential single that helped create the dance sound of the eighties.  When the song wa...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People

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David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley was reggae legend Bob Marley's eldest son, and he built a career in the industry after his father...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me

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Welcome to ERV's 5th annual All Hallows Even celebration, and feel free to click on the (appropriately named) All Hallows Even label to...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Bruce Cockburn - If I Had a Rocket Launcher

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"If I Had a Rocket Launcher" was one of the more political songs to hit the charts during the 1980s.  The song was written by Cana...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Ric Ocasek - Emotion in Motion

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Back in September 2011, we posted Ric Ocasek's cool, quirky " Something to Grab For ," off his first solo LP, 1982's Beati...
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Sunday, May 17, 2015

L.A. Guns - The Ballad of Jayne

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Best known as half of the inspiration for the Guns N' Roses name, L.A. Guns was a fixture on the Los Angeles hard rock scene in the 198...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Big Country - Fields of Fire (400 Miles)

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This is Big Country's second appearance on ERV, as " Look Away " was posted on the blog last August.  While U.S. readers will ...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Chris Rea - The Road to Hell (Part 2)

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Though Chris Rea was a major star in Europe in the 1980s and 1990s, he was more of a cult figure in the U.S.  Stylistically, his music was a...
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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-A-Boo

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"Peek-A-Boo" was Siouxsie and the Banshees first charting U.S. single, although it was the band's 15th top 40 song in their na...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Chris Isaak - Don't Make Me Dream About You

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Although Chris Isaak has only landed one top 40 single ("Wicked Game"), he has built a solid career on an updated Roy Orbison-infl...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Timex Social Club - Rumors

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Originally called the Timex Crew, Timex Social Club switched names after a lineup change and ended up as a classic one hit wonder.  The grou...
Monday, June 16, 2014

Scritti Politti - Perfect Way

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Although they were a one hit wonder in the U.S., Scritti Politti were more successful in the U.K., where they had 5 top 40 hits (and 15 char...
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Friday, June 13, 2014

Toni Basil - Mickey

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Toni Basil's "Mickey" may seem like an odd choice for a rare videos blog, but loyal readers will recall that we love our cover...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots

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Patrice Rushen was part of the cool jazz scene of the early 1980s with artists such as George Benson and Al Jarreau.  As was the case with ...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Georgia Satellites - Battleship Chains

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This is the Satellites second appearance on ERV, as the band's one big hit " Keep Your Hands to Yourself " was featured in Jul...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Utopia - Feet Don't Fail Me Now

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The story of Utopia is intertwined with Todd Rundgren, but the band evolved over time to become more than just an outlet for Rundgren's ...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now

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"New Girl Now" is another forgotten gem, and the full video contains one of the coolest, eighties-ish intros ever put on tape.  Th...
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