bradm Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 OK, let's try cross-pollinating one topic with another and see what happens... What one-hit wonders would you like to see (or do you thing should) have more hits? I heard "Down Under" by Men At Work this morning on the radio, and it struck me as a song that's dismissed by a lot of people for being cheezy, but I think it's cheezy-by-association: it came out near the start of the video revolution, when a lot of other seriously cheezy music came out (e.g., British synth-plop bands), and, for me, remains stuck in that group of songs that were transient hits when I was in high school. All of which doesn't change the fact that, to my ears, it's not a bad song: it's catchy, has quirky lyrics, and some pretty good playing. I'd like to see more from guys who can produce that. So, you have the opportunity to wave the magic baton and allow a one-hit* wonder to have more than one hit; at whom do you wave it? Aloha, Brad * A "hit" in this case refers to a top-40 single, ideally in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Men At Work had more than " one hit "... unfortunately. Worthy of more than one hit: The MC5 The Kingsmen Blind Melon Sublime Warren Zevon Frank Zappa The Grateful Dead The Knack Devo Patti Smith Herbie Hancock ( Pop Chart ) Blues Traveller Lou Reed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 quote: Originally posted by Mr. Musicface: Colin James Hay was actually the name of the singer from Men At Work. Then who the hell is Colin Wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Well, Midnight Oil did have a few but I used to own all of their albums and they were supoer mega top-notch in my books. Great vocals in particular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 I'm getting Men At Work and Men Without Hats mixed up. Aren't they both duos, maybe even brothers? Which one does the 'Can I have another piece of chocolate cake' song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 quote:Originally posted by kung: I'm getting Men At Work and Men Without Hats mixed up. Aren't they both duos, maybe even brothers? Which one does the 'Can I have another piece of chocolate cake' song? Men At Work: - From: Australia - Best-known hit: "Down Under" (see "From:") - Best-known hit style: reggae-ish - Best-known line(s) from Best-known hit: quote: He just smiled And made me a vegemite sandwich Men Without Hats: - From: Canada (Quebec, I believe) - Best-known hit: "Safety Dance" - Best-known hit style: dance-pop - Best-known line(s) from Best-known hit: quote: We can dance if we want to We can leave your friends behind 'Cause your friends don't dance And if they don't dance Then they're no friends of mine Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 quote:Originally posted by kung: I'm getting Men At Work and Men Without Hats mixed up. Aren't they both duos, maybe even brothers? Which one does the 'Can I have another piece of chocolate cake' song? Crowded House, at that point they were half-New Zealand with the brothers Neil and Tim Finn (former Split Enz) and half-Australian with Paul Hester (former Split Enz) and Nick Seymour (brother of Mark Seymour of the best damned band to ever come out of Australia, Hunters & Collectors). RnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 quote: Originally posted by Rob Not Bob: the best damned band to ever come out of Australia, Hunters & Collectors Hey funny, I was just talking about doing a cover of "Throw Your Arms Around Me" - now that's a great song. Good call Rob. - M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 safety dance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irie Guy Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Here's another great Aussie band: The Hoodoo Gurus I used to love these guys with their psuedo-surf punk sound. I remember seeing them live in the Hollow at Mac during frosh week in 88 maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 quote: Originally posted by Mr. Musicface: quote: Originally posted by Rob Not Bob: the best damned band to ever come out of Australia, Hunters & Collectors Hey funny, I was just talking about doing a cover of "Throw Your Arms Around Me" - now that's a great song. Good call Rob. - M. They have a lot of awesome songs ... I have taped Crowded House on MTV Unplugged and the last song they played was Throw Your Arms Around Me. That is one of a number of their songs I would love to play, including Talking To A Stranger. Obscure little one song Australian band I enjoyed was Mental As Anything , whose one tune was Live It Up. I confess I also enjoyed Lonesome Loser by Little River Band. RnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 yay crowded house! whatever became of them? still kickin it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 One toke over the line ~ Brewer & Shipley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 quote: Originally posted by earthfreak: yay crowded house! whatever became of them? still kickin it? No, they split some years ago. I did get to see them live on their last tour, though. RnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 quote: Originally posted by Esau: One toke over the line ~ Brewer & Shipley Jerry Garcia actually played on their first album, although not on their big hit single. RnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Jaimoe: Men At Work had more than " one hit "... unfortunately.I was a huge MAW fan as a youth... had both of their cassettes! But yeah... there was also Who Could It Be Now?, It's A Mistake and Overkill... all big video hits as well. Didn't Colin Wood have a bit of a comeback some years back? I seem to recall seeing him perform at some half-time show, as odd as that sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 quote:Originally posted by ollie: quote:Originally posted by Jaimoe: Men At Work had more than " one hit "... unfortunately.Didn't Colin Wood have a bit of a comeback some years back? I seem to recall seeing him perform at some half-time show, as odd as that sounds. Colin was on an episode of Larry Sanders. He performed live, but Larry had no idea who he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Colin James Hay was actually the name of the singer from Men At Work. He continued to perform solo after MAW, likely he still does. Some friends of mine saw him a number of years back at I think the Horseshoe or somewhere like that, they said he was a surprisingly accomplished guitar player and a hilarious mofo. Apparently he kept stopping in the middle of songs to tell weird stories or chat with people in the audience. The band I was thinking of for a "resurrected" band would be New Radicals. Although their one hit ("You Get What You Give") was excessively overplayed, the album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too was quite good, and personally I would have liked to hear another from them. Would also have been interested to see them live, although I think they were mostly a studio band - does anyone know if they ever even toured? Peace, Mr. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 quote: Originally posted by earthfreak: yay crowded house! whatever became of them? still kickin it? If yer a Crowded Hose fan, I highly recommend checking out Neil Finn's solo album, Try Whistling This. Came out about three years ago. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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