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Okay, here's a challenge - find some vids or recordings by the one-hit queens & kings that you've heard over the years, that you liked at one point or another - the more embarassing the better!

Here's some stuff I actually used to listen to when I was a kid...omg this is cheesy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJxHdH-sOs - Cashman & West

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksR0si3ZloY - the 1910 Fruitgum Company

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv6GhRDERsk - the Lemon Pipers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KFq0G6t93I - the Jaggerz

some weren't content with only one hit - this saccarine-sweet band, the Ohio Express, had at least two!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG1SVKipKZE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ecdZoEmQiA


Well, I hope this brings back some memories, anyway. Funny how BAD radio really was at one time, eh? There was a time when every time you turned on yer lil Japanese transistor pocket-sized radio, which only received AM stations, you'd hear this stuff as long as your batteries held out.

So much for the "good old days," eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxzg_iM- ... re=related

Omg, sans! I wore out this 45! I used to play this, back when I was 1st learning.

Btw - that band was also called "Poco." They made a lot of really good recordings during their career.

Thanks for getting me started on all this old stuff.
I had my boys listen to some of the ones you posted.
Along with Please Mr Custer I dont wana go!

Crused by some James Gang with FUNK 49 as well.

I had three older sisters man. Ive been dangerousy exposed to a lot of stuff from late 50's on.

Here ya go, Phil,

http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5-FoiBuVc

I seen The 1910 Fruitgum company live sometime back in the late 60's.

(weren't that bad, but not as good as The Who or Cream)

I covered Mr Custer a few times .

HJ

p.s. I like Christie's music better now then when they were big time radio one hit wonders.

Dig those cars driving by them in that vid.

How the hell do you find all these obscure videos? Somebody's got too much time on their hands. Just like any era there was a lot of really awful tunes back in the late 60's and early 70's along with some incredibly good music. One song I remember was "Hey There Lonely Girl". I forget who did it but it had THE most annoying falsetto lead vocalist. A few years ago I heard it on an oldies station and the next day I snuck up behind my employee and started singing it right behind him full blast (and I can sing VERY loud). I never saw anybody jump up so high in my life. It was funnier than sh*t singin "Hey There Lonely GIrl" to a guy!!

Bob - I find them by accident when I'm looking for legitimate throwback stuff for our band to do. i'm always recalling the off-the-wall stuff like Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, & when I go to see if the song's worthwhile, I stumble upon all sortsa odd things in the "similar vids" collumns.

"Lonely Girl" WAS annoying as hell! LMAO

Good one, HJ! I saw that reference to Mungo Jerry there, too.


*rambles off singing "In the summertime when the temp'rature's high..."*

I can't believe no one's said this already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edaJP3Lp0Gg

philbymon wrote:Bob - I find them by accident when I'm looking for legitimate throwback stuff for our band to do. i'm always recalling the off-the-wall stuff like Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, & when I go to see if the song's worthwhile, I stumble upon all sortsa odd things in the "similar vids" collumns.

"Lonely Girl" WAS annoying as hell! LMAO

Good one, HJ! I saw that reference to Mungo Jerry there, too.


*rambles off singing "In the summertime when the temp'rature's high..."*

Philby,
Granted, Boyce and Hart do reek of that vile genre of muzak known as late 60's teeney bopper music, However....
They were actually a great deal more then a "flash in the pan pop duo".
They were powerful songwriters,who produced a variety of hits, none the least, some of the Monkee's best, such as "Last Train To Clarksville"

(just to set the record strait, and give credit wher it's due)

HJ

repressthecadence wrote:I can't believe no one's said this already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edaJP3Lp0Gg

Hey!

Ain't that The President tendin' bar in that video?

anyways,....
That was an example of a well written and performed song that I didn't need to hear again!

(got a perverse kinda kick out of it, non the less)

HJ

rep - for some reason I always associated that tripe with Billy Ocean! Thanks for setting me straight, & I'll try to forget it as soon as possible!

HJ - I actually WAS thinking about doing some Boyce/Hart stuff, & no, I DON'T put them in the same category as the rest of this thread. They were really good for their time. Still haven't found that perfect tune from them for FRB, yet, though.

Phil,
How about this ol' 1967 B&H pop standard.
Ought to get 'em up on the dance floor.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSMUtLHP ... =1&index=1

Easy to work out too!

HJ

Yea baby, thats like groovy man.

Tnx, HJ, that's actually what I was considering, but it seems a lil dated to me after hearing it again...'twas pretty cool when I was 13, though. LOL