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Mount Rushmore - Band member becomes one hit wonder
Usual MR rules apply - which *four* faces go on the mountain. Post your four, then you have license to engage freely in the discussion. Post just your one, or a list of ten, and you will be suitably scored and ridiculed.
Today's Mount Rushmore: Band members whose solo career amounted to one hit. Points for notability of both the band and the hit, plus the relative lack of impact from the further solo catalog. No formal scoring of course. |
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08-20-2012, 09:08 AM | #2 |
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At first blush, I'm having a hard time coming up with anything Anasazi cliff carving worthy, much less Mount Rushmore worthy.
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08-20-2012, 09:11 AM | #3 |
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Dave Wakeling who went from the one hit wonder band The English Beat (Save it for Later" to form the new group (of basically himself and one other who didn't do much) General Public (who also became a one-hit wonder(Tenderness))
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08-20-2012, 09:15 AM | #4 |
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Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham both of Fleetwood Mac eeach had one hit in the 80s (Gotta Hold On Me and Go Insane, respectively)
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08-20-2012, 09:30 AM | #5 |
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This seems less of a Mount Rushmore topic and more of a puzzle/interactive forum topic.
The Fleetwood Mac ones are good. I was thinking along those lines of bands with multiple members who had solo careers - Styx, Eagles, etc. I guess in that vein, Steve Perry from Journey with Oh Sherrie would qualify, although he might have had a second minor hit off that album, I don't remember.
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Everlast - What It's Like (formerly of House of Pain)
The Bassist and drummer from U2 - Mission Impossible Theme Nick Lachey - What's Left of Me (formerly/now non-formerly of 98 degrees) Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (formerly of the Velvet Underground) |
08-20-2012, 09:41 AM | #7 |
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Lindsey Buckingham also had "Holiday Road" in the 80s.
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08-20-2012, 09:42 AM | #8 |
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DUET ? Bill Medley - The Time of My Life (The Righteous Brothers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH0lEVMuzzw Larry Graham - One in a Million You. (Sly and the Family Stone) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYycDyAxgb0 DUET ? Phillip Baily - Easy Lover (Earth, Wind, & Fire) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8q8kB87APc Candyman - Knockin' Boots. (Tone Loc) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q76IlF5HES0 Not sure if the duets would count, so - if not, here's 3 & 4
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08-20-2012, 09:52 AM | #9 |
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The thread might have immediately yielded the Mount Rushmore of not following the rules of Mount Rushmore.
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08-20-2012, 09:58 AM | #10 |
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hardly a hit. Merely in a popular movie. Quote:
Styx and Eagles wouldn't work as Deyoung had many (crappy) hits, I don't believe Shaw had any. He coformed Damn Yankees (barf) instead. Eagles,same. Henley had a bunch of hits and Frey and Walsh a few. Frey is the closest but he had The Heat is On and Smuggler's Blues. Perry would definitely work. I don't think anything beside Oh Sherri charted. I remember the followup but it was a stinker. We seem to be stuck in the 80s Everlast is a perfect example! Great pick. Bailey and Medley are really good. |
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Love the On You're With, Stephen Stills (CSN/CSNY, Buffalo Springfield)
Welcome Back, John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful) Midnight Rider, Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers) Oh Sherry, Steve Perry (Journey) |
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So, it would have been clear=er i I had posted something like this: Quote:
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08-20-2012, 10:09 AM | #15 |
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I initially thought of this as an 80s only category, and was thinking about Lou Gramm's Midnight Blue and Dennis DeYoung's Desert Moon, along with Oh Sherry.
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08-20-2012, 10:11 AM | #16 |
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Back In the New York Groove by Ace Frehley of Kiss would also be in my mix - that wasn't a huge charting song, I suppose, but it seems to have held up well.
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I was gonna say Steve Perry too, but thought this took him out of the one hit wonder mix. Last edited by DougW : 08-20-2012 at 10:13 AM. |
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08-20-2012, 10:12 AM | #18 |
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Yet if you ask 100 people Family Feud style to name a Lindsey Buckingham song from the 80s, 90+ would say 'Holiday Road'. Ask people to name the artist that sang 'Go Insane' and you are likely to be met with a blank stare.
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08-20-2012, 10:13 AM | #19 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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*shurg*
I'll take off. I know the rules. I just find this stuff much more fun as an interactive discussion than a "run off and search the internet for 4 entries so I can play along" thing. I don't see the fun in that. The fun is in trying to identify them while interacting with the group. I can sit in my office and make Rushmore lists all day on my own.
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08-20-2012, 10:15 AM | #21 |
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And sorry to disappoint you.
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I'm going to break the rules because I don't have the time to think of 3 names, but Pras of Fugees hit huge with "Ghetto Superstar" and has done absolutely nothing else of note otherwise, as far as I can tell.
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08-20-2012, 11:15 AM | #23 |
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I'm gonna google around during lunch to try to find four people who played with Billy Joel that also had solo careers.
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08-20-2012, 11:43 AM | #24 |
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Stills obvious 1.1
Thought of Nick Lachey too Going to go with Ol Dirty's "Got Your Money" even if it only charted at 26. Chad Kroeger's "Hero" maybe? |
08-20-2012, 12:30 PM | #25 |
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Nah - your thread, your rules. It's just that with the way the internet is, I find these things more fun if you try to keep them "off the top of my head" instead of "go google the answers and come back later."
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Regardless of the discussion around "Holiday Road", Buckingham had another top ten hit ("Trouble") besides "Go Insane", so he's not a one hit wonder.
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What do you consider a hit? If somebody charted something at 106, does that count? How about 85 or 60.....
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Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)- Walk on the Wild Side
Buster Poindexter (New York Dolls) - Hot Hot Hot Tom Tom Club (Talking Heads) - Genius of Love David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - There's No Way Out of Here
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Stills and Sebastian came to me off the top of my head. I will concur on Gregg Allman, and my #4 is... ... Let My Love Open the Door, Pete Townshend. |
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Personally, I would count Greg Alman's "I'm No Angel" and Pete Townshend's "Rough Boys" & "Face to Face" as 'hits', but I have no idea if they technically meet that standard.
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Donald Fagen of Steely Dan with "IGY (What a Beautiful World)"
John Sebastian of The Lovin Spoonful with "Welcome Back" Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul, and Mary with "The Wedding Song (There is Love)" El Debarge of Debarge with "Who's Johnny"
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Sensitivity - Ralph Tresvant
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Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed Formerly of The Velvet Underground
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Easy Lover - Philip Bailey/Phil Collins Okay so Philip Bailey is the one hit wonder for this song. Formerly of Earth, Wind and Fire
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Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant Formerly of the band The Equals
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And yeah, I don't think Steve Perry qualifies for one hit wonder in his solo career. Close, but he does have at least 2 hits.
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Since I've posted-
It's amazing how many members of old bands I can recall, but I couldn't tell you any members of most of the bands on my phone. Who are the guys in Arcade Fire? Who really cares, I guess. |
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Sisqo (Dru Hill) - Thong Song
Ralph Tresvant (New Edition) - Sensitivity Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) - Whats Left of Me and i'm out of ideas.... |
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I'm kinda surprised by the lack of love for Time of my Life - Bill Medley. That song was huge. Hit top 5 in every chart, tops in a few. Hell, hit #8 again 4 years after it was released - due to the movie hitting TV. And, the Righteous Brothers were pretty big. Members of the RocknRoll Hall of fame, with multiple hits - including the most played song in Radio history (You've lost that lovin' feeling).
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Gavin rossdale love remains the same.. ill edit and think of more
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Still, I think Townshend had enough success in his solo career with those songs, plus Slit Skirts, Stardom In Action, Give Blood, Face the Face and Secondhand Love to not be considered a true "one-hit wonder". |
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08-21-2012, 07:55 PM | #42 |
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I don't think this is a one-sided argument, but I marked down the various duets or side project groups as a less-than-best fit for this setup. YMMV, I suspect.
Time Of My Life would otherwise be really strong. |
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Wouldn't the Traveling Wilburys have to win the least success compared to the past success of the members of their supergroup? Last edited by panerd : 08-21-2012 at 09:26 PM. |
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