20-12-2013, 06:48
Lord Larehip Wrote:Buffalo Springfield had a few hits. So did the Romantics.
this is my whole problem/disagreement with this thread Lord....
all Buffalo Springfield and Romantics ever had in the UK and here in Australia were the hits linked above, therefore they were one hit wonders here and there(but not everywhere!)....
im sure Neil Young only ever had "heart of gold" as a hit in some countries also...
Dylan probably only ever "lay lady lay" in some countries also...
Clash "rock the casbah", Split Enz "six months in a leaky boat", AC/DC "you shook me all night long", yet all were huge in various countries...
Cliff Richard,barely had a sniff on the US charts but racked up over a 100 hits a decade ago in the UK, and just released his 100th album there also...
Slim Dusty(aussie country singer),released a 100 albums during his lifetime,had many a hit here,yet only had one in the UK, and none in the US...
then theres Paul Weller, almost 100 hits in the UK, yet "my everchanging moods" was his only top40 hit in the USA....?!?!
then technically, "ebony and ivory" was a one hit wonder for Macca/Wonder as they never released another duet single together...which is stupid because look at the chart success they achieved over several decades...
Elton/Kiki with "dont go breaking my heart"...one hit wonders also....
this is the whole reason i hate that tag "one hit wonder"...its irrelevant IMO.
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.