One Hit Wonders!

[davekershaw]

Apr 29, 2009, 10:03am, rlcmusic wrote:Ahhhh......no-one has mentioned poor ChesneyYeah, he did some good songs with Bud Flanagan."Underneath the Arches" was my favourite! And did you know a chap called Chesney Hawkes was named after him!

[ernstinen]

Good ones, everybody! Apr 29, 2009, 11:45am, mojobone wrote:I'm blanking on who did "Afternoon Delight". Was it Starland Vocal Band? Always liked that Long Tall Glasses song, too. Not a one-hit wonder, there, though, it was jes' different from his other hits. Al Stewart's Year Of The Cat, anyone?"Afternoon Delight" is one of those guilty pleasures, almost "so bad it's good." "Year Of The Cat" is a cool record. Reminds me of "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty with that great alto sax lick! I believe that's a one hit wonder, too. Ern

[ernstinen]

Oh Man! I just found a real gem ---The Vanilla Fudge doing the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On."What theatrics, what harmonies, what twirlling sticks!A classic for all time:Enjoy! Ern

[matthoggard]

Apr 29, 2009, 7:44pm, ernstinen wrote:Oh Man! I just found a real gem ---The Vanilla Fudge doing the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On."What theatrics, what harmonies, what twirlling sticks!A classic for all time:Enjoy! Ern Is it me or does the drummer look alot like Tommy Lee?Maybe its his Uncle or something? That was crazy!M~

[davekershaw]

Keith Moon was in Vanilla Fudge?

[rld]

Apr 29, 2009, 9:05pm, matthoggard wrote:Apr 29, 2009, 7:44pm, ernstinen wrote:Oh Man! I just found a real gem ---The Vanilla Fudge doing the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On."What theatrics, what harmonies, what twirlling sticks!A classic for all time:Enjoy! Ern Is it me or does the drummer look alot like Tommy Lee?Maybe its his Uncle or something? That was crazy!M~Gawd...that was painful to watch.

[davekershaw]

Apr 30, 2009, 7:21am, reasondemon wrote:Anyone know the title of that frog song?It goes something like... "mayi ya hee mayi ya ho mayi ya hey mayi ya hoo hoo..."hahaha! Love that sh!t man!-KCan't say I know it, but catchy lyrics! Now here is another cracker:Telstar - The Tornados.Facts:Written and produced by Joe Meek, and recorded in his flat above a shop.It has been claimed that the sounds intended to symbolise radio signals were produced by Meek running a pen around the rim of an ashtray, and that the "rocket blastoff" at the start of the record was actually a flushing toilet, with the recordings made to sound exotic by playing the tape in reverse at various speeds.Great track anyway. The bridge is gorgeous!A nice NASA tribute video too.

[ernstinen]

Apr 30, 2009, 9:02am, davekershaw wrote:Great track anyway. The bridge is gorgeous!Yea that bridge is really nice, but WHAT is that organ on the lead? Woof! Ern

[ernstinen]

Well, if you love/hated the Vanilla Fudge, here is supposed to be the LOUDEST band ever, the MC5, from 69-70! Probably the first metal act ever on stage, and on top of that they were "White Panthers," which made their stage show a political trip. The "Kick out the jams, mother @#$%ers" was edited out of this clip, but I have the original recording which I'm planning on selling to the highest vinyl bidder!Total anarchy, total noise, but very cool in it's own way --- Ern

[davekershaw]

Apr 30, 2009, 3:12pm, ernstinen wrote:Well, if you love/hated the Vanilla Fudge, here is supposed to be the LOUDEST band ever,Probably at the same Tinnitus clinic as Pete Townshend!