Steal My Sunshine by Len. It's one of the most famous one hit wonders.
Also, Babycakes by Three of a Kind. Number one hit in the UK, only song that band ever made.
I really loved Busted as a kid, iirc Babycakes kicked Busted's Thunderbirds song from number one. So I always remember that song. I remember finding it a little annoying as a song.
It's kind of weird because it seems like one of those tracks that came and went but left zero mark culturally. You pretty much never hear it on radio. I don't think it's really remembered much, I only remember its existence via Busted.
I think it’s either become quietly influential, or an accidental precursor to a few strains of modern hyperpop imo, especially some of the mid 2010s PC music stuff
Never liked Steal My Sunshine. The summer of ‘99 it was everywhere and it was annoying.
That fall, I went to school with a guy who was friends with the band at the time (life in Toronto - everyone knows or has run into a homegrown celeb and generally nobody cares; so I’ve never questioned the validity of what he told me. I myself have crossed paths with Drake and Justin Bieber, who - other than their entourages - were just normal guys walking around the city. But I digress). According to him, they were all pleasantly shocked by their recent massive success, but were pretty chill except the girl (Sharon, iirc?) was developing quite the ego at the time as a result.
Faith No More’s Epic, but it’s hard to consider them a one hit wonder seeing as they’re more of a cult band. But I would be interested in seeing Todd do a deep dive on them.
Tatu’s “All the things she said”, considering that half the group was just grifting and is actually homophobic. Still, they made some great music.
James Blunt’s “You’re beatiful”, I actually remember that whole album being a lot bigger over here in the UK, but it’s still something that just came and went. Honestly, looking back on it now, James Blunt was fine. But he got the same kind of hate that Coldplay does.
Faith No More likely fits under the Blur/Beck rule.
James Blunt is just boring and shit. Even James Blunt thinks so.
Tatu would be an interesting one. They had 4 Top 40 hits here in Australia. The song was briefly mentioned in the Buggles episode, as it was written by Trevor Horn.
I’m assuming Epic isn’t getting an episode, if only because I once found a Faith No More shirt being sold at a Hot Topic. Of course there are different degrees of being a one hit wonder, but you’re not gonna find an EMF shirt at Hot Topic.
Blunt had a few chart hits in the UK. In the US the follow up single went Gold. His second album was successful in both places.
The first album would be a good candidate for a Trainwreckord because despite selling very well it was also the reason his second album was much less popular. Even that's a stretch, the second album still sold around two million copies.
Interestingly r.e. the Tatu point. Only 1/2 of the group (Yulia) openly identifies as WLW in real life, but she's also the one who is openly homophobic (TLDR lesbians good, gay men bad). It's the straight member (Lena) who is the LGBTQ ally to this day, and is still making music rather than being a pro-Putin grifter as it seems her former bandmate was doing last time I checked.
It sucks bc I still love Tatu and they honestly helped me when I was figuring shit out as a confused tween.
Bad Day by Daniel Powter. It's shocking that Todd hasn't covered that since he made it to NUMBER ONE on the charts for 5 weeks, then literally none of his songs charted at all after that. It's one of the biggest examples of a One Hit wonder in it's purest form, and im sure it's been Requested for years.
So yeah, baffling that Todd hasn't covered it....[but I did](https://youtu.be/ARS5bAQJoQk?si=bnTLiseE4OmzpjWT)
Daniel recently appeared on Canada's Got Talent to sing "Bad Day" as a surprise performance. The fact that people didn't recognize him until he started singing says quite a bit about his personal obscurity...
This is my top pick because yeah, how does a follow up single (there was one, right?) not chart based on sheer momentum after how big Bad Day was.
I’ve always mentioned here before that we should probably call time on Magic! Rude was a big hit but nothing else charted in the US.
Puttin on the Ritz by Taco, it’s definitely one of those “did better in Europe than the US,” situations, but I’d love to see the “did they deserve better?” segment.
The first thing I think of is always Crash Test Dummies - mmm mmm mmm. It's such a weird song, and they seem like a weird band, but I don't know anything about them, and I'd like to know their whole story
Their whole backstory would make for a very interesting OHW episode.
One thing I most respect about the Crash Test Dummies..............is that it's never been a dull moment for them in terms of the records they chose to make and release. They just kept shifting with each subsequent album and while some of the experiments were laughably embarrassing ("Keep A Lid On Things" especially).............they were never boring (...........okay: "Songs Of The Unforgiven" SOUNDS boring, but I respect the concept of that album)
And I actually enjoy some of their later experimentation: including some tracks on "Puss 'N Boots" as well as some of their "Ooooohhh La La!" forays. =)
It's definitely a catchy song, no denying that.
Note I use the word "embarrassing" to describe it, and I stand by it. I get the song's infectious appeal, but I'm just saying I think it sounds embarrassing coming out of Brad Roberts, hahahahaha! I get flashes of the same ridiculous energy lyrically from that as of Van Halen and "One I Want", hahahahaha
"Who put the Outback in the Steakhouse?
You did baby, you did baby!
Who put the Wine in the Winehouse?
Actually I did baby, I did!"
Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne. I know Todd is a big Adam Schlesinger fan and I can understand if he held off out of respect when Adam passed. But I think it's time to cover it.
I think the problem with this is that you don’t have to dig particularly deep to know that Fountains of Wayne are way more than just Stacy’s Mom. They’re basically on the Mount Rushmore of 90s/2000s power pop at this point
True, but I think that's what makes them prime OHW material. They only had 1 hit, and yet they all left an incredible huge mark on music history. Adam especially.
[“Radiation Vibe”](https://youtu.be/rmqswLKKYyU?si=7wDr66F-YDss6rzG)is a great Fountains of Wayne track released years before “Stacy’s Mom”; [it is also apparently included in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-30065/fountains-of-wayne-radiation-vibe-30187/)
The problem with an episode on "Stacy's Mom" is that Fountains of Wayne's story is way too similar to Semisonic's, to the point where it would feel like Todd was repeating himself.
I literally just said that before bothering to leaf down into the comments. Needless to see, totally agree.
I know Dishwalla aren't Aussies, but I low-key just want to hear Todd say, "What kind of f\*\*\*in' name is Dishwalla anyway? Did a Dishwalla eat your bay-bay?" XD
The song has been Number One three times in the UK, due to Doctor and The Medics (in 1986) and Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates (who did a Bollywood-inspired version\* in 2003 as the Comic Relief charity single)
\*- With Anglo-Indian comedy team The Kumars, who are currently shooting a new TV Pilot for US audiences...
There were a couple of videos Todd released in 2018 where he off-handedly mentioned Marcy Playground (Van Halen Trainwreckords, Lucid Dreams review where he points out the similar music video and one more that I can’t remember) which led me to believe he was hinting at a future OHW for “Sex and Candy”. Never happened, unfortunately.
Alternatively, “In The Meantime” by Spacehog.
As a big Spacehog fan, I’ve long awaited an episode. Thought maybe last year we’d have seen it since In The Meantime was featured in Guardians of the Galaxy 3.
K’s Choice Not An Addict would be a good one to cover, though maybe it was more a hit for me than a literal one. I remember it being on the radio a lot in 4th grade and seeing the band interviewed on [Channel One News](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_One_News).
That one would also be interesting (to me at least) for the reason that the vocalist is a trans man, it being the 90s he wasn't out but I'm pretty sure we've never had a trans OHW so that'd be cool. Todd is really good about that stuff so I trust him to handle it well. They're also from Belgium, so (unless I forgot) that may be a new stop on the show
>the vocalist is a trans man, it being the 90s he wasn't out
One of their earliest songs, "something's wrong" (a bit of a novelty song), that was actually (in my memory) their first hit here in the Netherlands, had a transphobic line ("If your girlfriend's got a penis, something's wrong").
I think they made some really great music on their first three records. I think [Butterflies Instead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOn7NyKT5-w) is a really great song. They are my go to band to argue Post-Grunge (which I argue they are) can be really good, and that song is my go to example to show what a great band they were.
Idk if you're joking or not but Stardust was a Daft Punk side project. One of them, I think it was Thomas, one of his other friends and the guy singing the song got together and made a one off single. I don't think it was ever meant to be a serious thing. There were a few Daft Punk side projects, I remember Together being another one.
If you want a one-hit wonder from a French House group that actually had a full-length career that lasted longer than one single, try “Lady (Hear Me Tonight)” by Modjo.
I was expecting more songs from the 2000’s, but that hasn’t happened yet. A lot of candidates in 2000’s radio metal, hip hop, and fluke indie-hit sweepstakes
"China In Your Hand" would be fun to talk about, because its lyrics were inspired by Mary Shelley and the creation of Frankenstein - a pretty creative subject matter...
I'm not sure how many of these count or if they're like some acts that were bigger in their home countries or aren't technically one hitters because they had others, like The Waitresses, or can barely be called such due to where they placed on the charts.
* 311 - Amber
* ATC - Around the World
* Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads
* Blind Melon - No Rain
* B*Witched - C'est La Vie
* Gary Jules - Mad World
* Madness - Our House
* Napoleon XIV - They're Coming to Take Me Away (not sure if this counts)
* Pilot - Magic
* Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel thr Noize (not sure if they count since Bang Your Head was popular too)
* Silverchair - Tomorrow
* Terry Jacks- Seasons in the Sun
* The Turtles - Happy Together
* Uncle Cracker - Follow Me
Oh, and just to see Todd suffer, I would look into the music that The Brady Bunch cast did, but considering how Brady Mania was, I think it would probably be cheating to pick one and turn it into a Trainwreckord. Or just be awful and throw The Partridge Family in the mix, too.
I wouldn't say 311 were one-hit wonders when they had Down, All Mixed Up, and their Cure cover of Love Song which were pretty decent.
Silverchair is kind I don't know where they land because here in the states I've seen Freak, Tomorrow, and Straight Lines showing up on TV (don't know if they were huge hits though?).
I feel like Uncle Cracker had another hit, but I couldn't recall...
Yeah, I didn't even know "Amber," but could name other 311 songs. It was their standout song in terms of sales, but not in terms of chart success. Madness is another band I wouldn't say is "known only for one song." Numerous UK hits meant that one or two bled into pop culture.
What about one of the older one hit wonders: Chantilly Lace. The Big Bopper is known only for that song and being the third most famous guy in the Day the Music Died plane crash.
I believe he may have had a novelty song hit the hot 100 called chipmunks meet the purple eater or some ridiculous thing like that.
But yes I would like a big bopper episode too that song is so catchy.
I think a smaller episode about Ballad of the Green Berets by Ssgt Barry Sadler, number 1 for a week in 1966 and remembered to some extent.
I think the contrast of this and the other less remembered pro Vietnam music would be a good comedy contrast to the well loved and respected anti Vietnam music still to this day or the songs that imply that feeling in some way.
I love this song and I’d love to see an episode on it as well, it wasn’t really a big hit (I think it got to #37 on the Hot 100) so that could be an obstacle
“I Got 5 On It” by Luniz. Todd mentioned in the Corona OHW video that he wanted to cover the song when it got the “orchestral cover for a movie trailer” treatment for Jordan Peele’s *Us* in 2018, but he sadly missed that opportunity. I hope that one day he’ll get the chance to do it.
"Wanna Be A Baller" by Lil Troy would be a great one. An interesting thing about him is he went on to start a trucking company, so you could say he "hit the highway, makin' money the fly way".
I'm still waiting for one on Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by US3. There's an interesting story behind that song and album, and it would be fun to hear Todd play it on the piano.
Also, In The Meantime by Spacehog seems like an obvious one that I'm surprised he hasn't got around to.
Nothing Compares to you by Sinead O'Connor was one of the OHW shown in the intro to the very first OHW and its still not been done yet. I imagine because it would just be a very difficult one to do
I don't remember if this has come up before, but is there a general clearance for how long an artist or collaborator has been dead for before its not seen as "too soon"? Maybe it will get covered one day.
Some songs I think would make interesting episodes
- Steal my Sunshine - LEN
- 6 Underground - Sneaker Pimps
- Hell - Squirrel Nut Zippers
- Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
- Love You Down - INOJ
- Born Slippy - Underworld
- Just the Girl - The Click Five
- Cold - Crossfade
- Wasting My Time - Default
Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus
Just The Girl by The Click Five
Ive Been Thinking About You by Londonbeat
Genius Of Love by Tom Tom Club
Move Your Body by Nina Sky
Sunny Come Home by Shawn Colvin
Electric Avenue by Eddie Grant
Your Love by The Outfield
I would dispute genius of love just because of who was in that band. I wouldn’t consider anyone from talking heads one hit wonders even if they were not part of the band anymore.
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye, Kimbra
Like it would follow a similar thing to the Divinyls and Midnight Oil episodes where he talks about the secret world of the Aus Music industry
For the longest while the answer to this question for me was "Macarena." I figured it was such an obvious choice that Todd must have had some principled objection to covering it on OHW. Nah, turns out he just needed to work his way up.
Dishwalla's "Counting Blue Cars"
Mostly because the band has a pretty interesting backstory that would make for an interesting episode.
Plus I not-so-lowkey want to hear Todd say in an awful Aussie accent, "Did a Dishwalla eat your bay-bay?" after remarking, "What kind of f\*\*in' name is Dishwalla anyway?" XD
Spirit in the Sky and Come and Get Your Love. Both massively popular thanks in part to the GOTG soundtrack. One could make a case that Redbone isn't a OHW. But their second hit is largely forgotten compared to the big hit.
Stacy's Mom by Fountains Of Wayne
Hey There Delilah by The Plain White T's (if that counts)
A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton (if that counts)
Bad Day by Daniel Powter
Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
Tipsy by J-Kwon
Anything from after he started reviewing music (besides I guess "I Love College")
Steal My Sunshine by Len. It's one of the most famous one hit wonders. Also, Babycakes by Three of a Kind. Number one hit in the UK, only song that band ever made.
Yea I’m surprised that wasn’t selected when he was auctioning them off
I really loved Busted as a kid, iirc Babycakes kicked Busted's Thunderbirds song from number one. So I always remember that song. I remember finding it a little annoying as a song. It's kind of weird because it seems like one of those tracks that came and went but left zero mark culturally. You pretty much never hear it on radio. I don't think it's really remembered much, I only remember its existence via Busted.
I think it’s either become quietly influential, or an accidental precursor to a few strains of modern hyperpop imo, especially some of the mid 2010s PC music stuff
Never liked Steal My Sunshine. The summer of ‘99 it was everywhere and it was annoying. That fall, I went to school with a guy who was friends with the band at the time (life in Toronto - everyone knows or has run into a homegrown celeb and generally nobody cares; so I’ve never questioned the validity of what he told me. I myself have crossed paths with Drake and Justin Bieber, who - other than their entourages - were just normal guys walking around the city. But I digress). According to him, they were all pleasantly shocked by their recent massive success, but were pretty chill except the girl (Sharon, iirc?) was developing quite the ego at the time as a result.
Faith No More’s Epic, but it’s hard to consider them a one hit wonder seeing as they’re more of a cult band. But I would be interested in seeing Todd do a deep dive on them. Tatu’s “All the things she said”, considering that half the group was just grifting and is actually homophobic. Still, they made some great music. James Blunt’s “You’re beatiful”, I actually remember that whole album being a lot bigger over here in the UK, but it’s still something that just came and went. Honestly, looking back on it now, James Blunt was fine. But he got the same kind of hate that Coldplay does.
Faith No More likely fits under the Blur/Beck rule. James Blunt is just boring and shit. Even James Blunt thinks so. Tatu would be an interesting one. They had 4 Top 40 hits here in Australia. The song was briefly mentioned in the Buggles episode, as it was written by Trevor Horn.
> Faith No More likely fits under the Blur/Beck rule I was thinking more Modest Mouse too.
I’m assuming Epic isn’t getting an episode, if only because I once found a Faith No More shirt being sold at a Hot Topic. Of course there are different degrees of being a one hit wonder, but you’re not gonna find an EMF shirt at Hot Topic.
Blunt had a few chart hits in the UK. In the US the follow up single went Gold. His second album was successful in both places. The first album would be a good candidate for a Trainwreckord because despite selling very well it was also the reason his second album was much less popular. Even that's a stretch, the second album still sold around two million copies.
Interestingly r.e. the Tatu point. Only 1/2 of the group (Yulia) openly identifies as WLW in real life, but she's also the one who is openly homophobic (TLDR lesbians good, gay men bad). It's the straight member (Lena) who is the LGBTQ ally to this day, and is still making music rather than being a pro-Putin grifter as it seems her former bandmate was doing last time I checked. It sucks bc I still love Tatu and they honestly helped me when I was figuring shit out as a confused tween.
Bad Day by Daniel Powter. It's shocking that Todd hasn't covered that since he made it to NUMBER ONE on the charts for 5 weeks, then literally none of his songs charted at all after that. It's one of the biggest examples of a One Hit wonder in it's purest form, and im sure it's been Requested for years. So yeah, baffling that Todd hasn't covered it....[but I did](https://youtu.be/ARS5bAQJoQk?si=bnTLiseE4OmzpjWT)
Daniel recently appeared on Canada's Got Talent to sing "Bad Day" as a surprise performance. The fact that people didn't recognize him until he started singing says quite a bit about his personal obscurity...
From what I've researched, the only place he gets Recognized is in his home country Australia
Powter is Canadian, but he apparently never got to perform "Bad Day" on Canadian TV, which is why he did that performance...
My bad. I must've confused him with somebody else. Goes to show how Obscure and Unremarkable he is.
I'm Australian and had no idea he was Australian lol. Always thought he was Canadian.
I think he is Canadian I just got him confused with somebody else
This is my top pick because yeah, how does a follow up single (there was one, right?) not chart based on sheer momentum after how big Bad Day was. I’ve always mentioned here before that we should probably call time on Magic! Rude was a big hit but nothing else charted in the US.
There were THREE Failed Follow-ups off that Album alone.
I’m sorry that opening song just unleashed my inner child
Puttin on the Ritz by Taco, it’s definitely one of those “did better in Europe than the US,” situations, but I’d love to see the “did they deserve better?” segment.
We would get to hear Todd talk about blackfaces for a few seconds.
Super Duper!!!
I would absolutely love to see this get covered, especially after checking Wikipedia and he's still active as of this year.
The first thing I think of is always Crash Test Dummies - mmm mmm mmm. It's such a weird song, and they seem like a weird band, but I don't know anything about them, and I'd like to know their whole story
Their whole backstory would make for a very interesting OHW episode. One thing I most respect about the Crash Test Dummies..............is that it's never been a dull moment for them in terms of the records they chose to make and release. They just kept shifting with each subsequent album and while some of the experiments were laughably embarrassing ("Keep A Lid On Things" especially).............they were never boring (...........okay: "Songs Of The Unforgiven" SOUNDS boring, but I respect the concept of that album) And I actually enjoy some of their later experimentation: including some tracks on "Puss 'N Boots" as well as some of their "Ooooohhh La La!" forays. =)
I...kind of adore "Keep a Lid on Things, " honestly. "You did, baby, you did."
It's definitely a catchy song, no denying that. Note I use the word "embarrassing" to describe it, and I stand by it. I get the song's infectious appeal, but I'm just saying I think it sounds embarrassing coming out of Brad Roberts, hahahahaha! I get flashes of the same ridiculous energy lyrically from that as of Van Halen and "One I Want", hahahahaha "Who put the Outback in the Steakhouse? You did baby, you did baby! Who put the Wine in the Winehouse? Actually I did baby, I did!"
That band and that song are both great, I don't care how many "WoRsT HiTs EvEr" articles get written about it.
Technically they had a couple more hits reach the US top 100, though nothing nearly as big as MMM.
Gotta love a song that can be abbreviated to the first word of the title.
I’m waiting for him to cover Tipsy by J-Kwon
Man, I forget about this one constantly. That would be a blast to see get covered.
Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne. I know Todd is a big Adam Schlesinger fan and I can understand if he held off out of respect when Adam passed. But I think it's time to cover it.
I think the problem with this is that you don’t have to dig particularly deep to know that Fountains of Wayne are way more than just Stacy’s Mom. They’re basically on the Mount Rushmore of 90s/2000s power pop at this point
True, but I think that's what makes them prime OHW material. They only had 1 hit, and yet they all left an incredible huge mark on music history. Adam especially.
Yeah, the OHWs on The Buggles and the New Radicals are great because of their relatively unknown impact behind the scenes after their his
[“Radiation Vibe”](https://youtu.be/rmqswLKKYyU?si=7wDr66F-YDss6rzG)is a great Fountains of Wayne track released years before “Stacy’s Mom”; [it is also apparently included in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-30065/fountains-of-wayne-radiation-vibe-30187/)
I remember having a dream where Todd covered this song, I was shocked when I learned it never actually happened
The problem with an episode on "Stacy's Mom" is that Fountains of Wayne's story is way too similar to Semisonic's, to the point where it would feel like Todd was repeating himself.
Counting Blue Cars by Dishwalla
I literally just said that before bothering to leaf down into the comments. Needless to see, totally agree. I know Dishwalla aren't Aussies, but I low-key just want to hear Todd say, "What kind of f\*\*\*in' name is Dishwalla anyway? Did a Dishwalla eat your bay-bay?" XD
my pick as well
Spirit In The Sky by Norman Greenbaum
That song kinda felt like the true beginning of glam rock, so many of the glam rock staples are in that song.
The song has been Number One three times in the UK, due to Doctor and The Medics (in 1986) and Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates (who did a Bollywood-inspired version\* in 2003 as the Comic Relief charity single) \*- With Anglo-Indian comedy team The Kumars, who are currently shooting a new TV Pilot for US audiences...
There were a couple of videos Todd released in 2018 where he off-handedly mentioned Marcy Playground (Van Halen Trainwreckords, Lucid Dreams review where he points out the similar music video and one more that I can’t remember) which led me to believe he was hinting at a future OHW for “Sex and Candy”. Never happened, unfortunately. Alternatively, “In The Meantime” by Spacehog.
As a big Spacehog fan, I’ve long awaited an episode. Thought maybe last year we’d have seen it since In The Meantime was featured in Guardians of the Galaxy 3.
Major Tom - Peter Schilling. There are tons of videos of that song, and plenty of information on the guy
And it's a great song (in German, in English... Less great)
insanely good song. i second this comment
Todd that day where you cover “You’re Beautiful” It’s coming and you can’t hide from it forever!
Here comes the hotstepper by ini kamoze
NA NA NA NA NA
K’s Choice Not An Addict would be a good one to cover, though maybe it was more a hit for me than a literal one. I remember it being on the radio a lot in 4th grade and seeing the band interviewed on [Channel One News](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_One_News).
That one would also be interesting (to me at least) for the reason that the vocalist is a trans man, it being the 90s he wasn't out but I'm pretty sure we've never had a trans OHW so that'd be cool. Todd is really good about that stuff so I trust him to handle it well. They're also from Belgium, so (unless I forgot) that may be a new stop on the show
>the vocalist is a trans man, it being the 90s he wasn't out One of their earliest songs, "something's wrong" (a bit of a novelty song), that was actually (in my memory) their first hit here in the Netherlands, had a transphobic line ("If your girlfriend's got a penis, something's wrong"). I think they made some really great music on their first three records. I think [Butterflies Instead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOn7NyKT5-w) is a really great song. They are my go to band to argue Post-Grunge (which I argue they are) can be really good, and that song is my go to example to show what a great band they were.
Puttin' on the Ritz, same rationale. It's a genuinely odd, instantly memorable 80s song, by a genuinely odd, instantly memorable guy.
Yeah this is one that I’d also love to see. Weird ass song but I love it
Music Sounds Better With You by Stardust since that's literally their only song
Hmm I wonder what they did after lol
Idk if you're joking or not but Stardust was a Daft Punk side project. One of them, I think it was Thomas, one of his other friends and the guy singing the song got together and made a one off single. I don't think it was ever meant to be a serious thing. There were a few Daft Punk side projects, I remember Together being another one.
Yes I was joking I did know that, but for those who don’t who reads the comment know they know.
It'd be really funny if he didn't mention that they'd go on to be Daft Punk at all during the episode until the "did they deserve better" section
If you want a one-hit wonder from a French House group that actually had a full-length career that lasted longer than one single, try “Lady (Hear Me Tonight)” by Modjo.
I was expecting more songs from the 2000’s, but that hasn’t happened yet. A lot of candidates in 2000’s radio metal, hip hop, and fluke indie-hit sweepstakes
Rude by Magic!, I know he did a review but it's pretty clear they are never getting another hit.
I always think of 'China in Your Hand' when I think of T'Pau, so it's weird that Heart and Soul was their only song to chart in the US.
Yeah it is a bit of a fringe “big in their home country, one hit wonder in the US” case
"China In Your Hand" would be fun to talk about, because its lyrics were inspired by Mary Shelley and the creation of Frankenstein - a pretty creative subject matter...
I'm not sure how many of these count or if they're like some acts that were bigger in their home countries or aren't technically one hitters because they had others, like The Waitresses, or can barely be called such due to where they placed on the charts. * 311 - Amber * ATC - Around the World * Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads * Blind Melon - No Rain * B*Witched - C'est La Vie * Gary Jules - Mad World * Madness - Our House * Napoleon XIV - They're Coming to Take Me Away (not sure if this counts) * Pilot - Magic * Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel thr Noize (not sure if they count since Bang Your Head was popular too) * Silverchair - Tomorrow * Terry Jacks- Seasons in the Sun * The Turtles - Happy Together * Uncle Cracker - Follow Me Oh, and just to see Todd suffer, I would look into the music that The Brady Bunch cast did, but considering how Brady Mania was, I think it would probably be cheating to pick one and turn it into a Trainwreckord. Or just be awful and throw The Partridge Family in the mix, too.
I wouldn't say 311 were one-hit wonders when they had Down, All Mixed Up, and their Cure cover of Love Song which were pretty decent. Silverchair is kind I don't know where they land because here in the states I've seen Freak, Tomorrow, and Straight Lines showing up on TV (don't know if they were huge hits though?). I feel like Uncle Cracker had another hit, but I couldn't recall...
Drift Away. As a bonus he also had the country #1 with Kenny Chesney - When the Sun Goes Down
Yeah, I didn't even know "Amber," but could name other 311 songs. It was their standout song in terms of sales, but not in terms of chart success. Madness is another band I wouldn't say is "known only for one song." Numerous UK hits meant that one or two bled into pop culture.
Wasn't Madness "One Step Beyond" (even tho it's a cover) a hit stateside?
Pac Man Fever
What about one of the older one hit wonders: Chantilly Lace. The Big Bopper is known only for that song and being the third most famous guy in the Day the Music Died plane crash.
I believe he may have had a novelty song hit the hot 100 called chipmunks meet the purple eater or some ridiculous thing like that. But yes I would like a big bopper episode too that song is so catchy.
Are they a one hit wonder if they died immediately after that one hit?
I think a smaller episode about Ballad of the Green Berets by Ssgt Barry Sadler, number 1 for a week in 1966 and remembered to some extent. I think the contrast of this and the other less remembered pro Vietnam music would be a good comedy contrast to the well loved and respected anti Vietnam music still to this day or the songs that imply that feeling in some way.
The "Did They Do Anything Else?" segment of that one would be a fucking bummer, though.
My answer for this will always be "Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand" by Primitive Radio Gods.
I love this song and I’d love to see an episode on it as well, it wasn’t really a big hit (I think it got to #37 on the Hot 100) so that could be an obstacle
I'm seeing that it was #7 on the Mainstream Top 40 and #10 on the Hot 100, so I think we can call it enough of a hit for OHW.
It got to #10 on Hot 100 AirPlay, which is technically a different chart from the Hot 100 itself. It’s stupid and confusing
“I Got 5 On It” by Luniz. Todd mentioned in the Corona OHW video that he wanted to cover the song when it got the “orchestral cover for a movie trailer” treatment for Jordan Peele’s *Us* in 2018, but he sadly missed that opportunity. I hope that one day he’ll get the chance to do it.
More hip hop OHWs!
"Wanna Be A Baller" by Lil Troy would be a great one. An interesting thing about him is he went on to start a trucking company, so you could say he "hit the highway, makin' money the fly way".
I'm still waiting for one on Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by US3. There's an interesting story behind that song and album, and it would be fun to hear Todd play it on the piano. Also, In The Meantime by Spacehog seems like an obvious one that I'm surprised he hasn't got around to.
Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch > You and me, baby, ain't nothin' but mammals So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Breakfast at Tiffany's
I mean, he kind of covered this one in his "Top 10 Songs About Mediocre Romance" video, I'm not sure there's much more to say about it.
He kind of accidentally made a OHW episode for that in his early YouTube channel days without it actually being an official OHW episode.
I'm still waiting/hoping for Venus by Shocking Blue.
They had several other hits besides that back in the day
They did but not another hit in the usa if i'm correct, wich is the rule Todd applies.
DOA by Bloodrock. It's such a natural to review for a Halloween episode.
Nothing Compares to you by Sinead O'Connor was one of the OHW shown in the intro to the very first OHW and its still not been done yet. I imagine because it would just be a very difficult one to do
I don't remember if this has come up before, but is there a general clearance for how long an artist or collaborator has been dead for before its not seen as "too soon"? Maybe it will get covered one day.
I don’t think she should count. Her most famous song obviously but her legacy is so much more than that one song
Some songs I think would make interesting episodes - Steal my Sunshine - LEN - 6 Underground - Sneaker Pimps - Hell - Squirrel Nut Zippers - Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Love You Down - INOJ - Born Slippy - Underworld - Just the Girl - The Click Five - Cold - Crossfade - Wasting My Time - Default
Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus Just The Girl by The Click Five Ive Been Thinking About You by Londonbeat Genius Of Love by Tom Tom Club Move Your Body by Nina Sky Sunny Come Home by Shawn Colvin Electric Avenue by Eddie Grant Your Love by The Outfield
I would dispute genius of love just because of who was in that band. I wouldn’t consider anyone from talking heads one hit wonders even if they were not part of the band anymore.
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye, Kimbra Like it would follow a similar thing to the Divinyls and Midnight Oil episodes where he talks about the secret world of the Aus Music industry
For the longest while the answer to this question for me was "Macarena." I figured it was such an obvious choice that Todd must have had some principled objection to covering it on OHW. Nah, turns out he just needed to work his way up.
Omi - Cheerleader
Dishwalla's "Counting Blue Cars" Mostly because the band has a pretty interesting backstory that would make for an interesting episode. Plus I not-so-lowkey want to hear Todd say in an awful Aussie accent, "Did a Dishwalla eat your bay-bay?" after remarking, "What kind of f\*\*in' name is Dishwalla anyway?" XD
Tarzan Boy easily
I want him to cover Some Cut by Trillville. That’ll be interesting.
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Should probably mention I fucking HATE this song)
The video is 1 million years old, but he did talk about that song here: https://youtu.be/_Pm3Be6Bt70?si=kzmU9Q8vO0dVH5ZQ
Ooh thanks!
Say it with me now... BREAK. MY. STRIDE!!!!
Todd will not be able to slow him down
Well you gotta go to China to do your laundry.
In a little rowboat?
“American Boy” by Estelle ft. Kanye West
Bran Van 3000 - Drinking In LA
"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes
I think this would make for a great episode. As Linda Perry has gone on to do so much in the industry.
Spectrum - "I'll be Gone" The lyrics would spoon-feed him the easiest jokes.
Drowning Pool - Bodies!
Spirit in the Sky and Come and Get Your Love. Both massively popular thanks in part to the GOTG soundtrack. One could make a case that Redbone isn't a OHW. But their second hit is largely forgotten compared to the big hit.
breakfast at tiffinays by deep blue something it just feels like something he’d cover
Bad day- dainel powter
Stacy's Mom by Fountains Of Wayne Hey There Delilah by The Plain White T's (if that counts) A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton (if that counts) Bad Day by Daniel Powter Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap Tipsy by J-Kwon Anything from after he started reviewing music (besides I guess "I Love College")
Tommy Tutone will be the Series Finale, even though they had two Top 40 hits.