I was surprised to discover that the 5.6.7.8's -- famed from the soundtrack to Kill Bill vol. 1 ("Woo hoo") -- were not a one hit wonder, per se. When in doubt, I check Allmusic.com to see if their career was as limited as I recollect it being.Bella Fortuna wrote:Re: Dexy's Midnight Runners - I always thought they had more hits in the UK. In the US they were a one-hit.
It's interesting how some artists were one-hits in one country and not in the other... I wonder what others there are.Maybe after coffee I can think of some...
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Another one-hit wonder in the UK and Ireland, if not in his not native Italy:
Actually, "Euro hits" are a veritable goldmine of one-hit wonders:
Actually, "Euro hits" are a veritable goldmine of one-hit wonders:
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Baccara had 2 hits, not 1. "Yes sir, I can boogie" and "Sorry, I'm a lady"
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... and both Iglesias and Baccara had a depressingly strong popular following in at least Finland.
Especially Iglesias
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Thankfully, I never heard of the second one.leo-rcc wrote:Baccara had 2 hits, not 1. "Yes sir, I can boogie" and "Sorry, I'm a lady"
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Speaking of Allmusic.com, I just discovered a couple ne sites for music that I was unaware of before. These are Pitchfork and the estimable trouser press, known for snarky reviews, the press was a popular rock magazine which migrated all its reviews to the web sometime in the 80s (I think....).
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Speaking of "Turning Japanese," that album is yet another overlooked gem. You can still get New Clear Days on import, but the Vapors Anthology is a better deal as it's basically New Clear Days with a few tracks from Magnets tacked on the end. A lot of strong tracks on Days (Magnets, not really). Personal favorites are Letter From Hiro and Sixty Second Interval.
ETA: My bad. There are tracks on Days I wasn't aware of and cannot comment on. Gtg.
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