Best one hit wonders of the 1990's?

mookieblalock · July 2023

Commy said:

MEGATRON wrote:

jeremy -pearl jam

its 1 hit wonders. since you can't read.

this thread rules, keep em coming. never really listened to the freshmen until now.

Don’t listen to him man, he’s just a troll. Anyone who was around in the 90’s knows for sure that Evenflow was a catchy tune, also.

mookeywrench · July 2023

mookieblalock said:

Commy said:

MEGATRON wrote:

jeremy -pearl jam

its 1 hit wonders. since you can't read.

this thread rules, keep em coming. never really listened to the freshmen until now.

Don’t listen to him man, he’s just a troll. Anyone who was around in the 90’s knows for sure that Evenflow was a catchy tune, also.

And My Own Prison

eeriepadave · November 2023

Surprised this band/song wasn't mentioned yet. Meat Puppets "Backwater"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFD88EyZ80E

F Me In The Brain · November 2023

eeriepadave said:

Surprised this band/song wasn't mentioned yet. Meat Puppets "Backwater"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFD88EyZ80E

Lake of Fire was pretty good. 😉

eeriepadave · January 3

Heard this on the radio today and I'd consider them a one hit wonder. Luscious Jackson with "Naked Eye"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NhqN0KcWAE

Loujoe · January 6

Love this song!^ forgot about it

Loujoe · January 6

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bP1qnxnu4aI&pp=ygUJTnVkZXN3aXJs

F Me In The Brain · January 6

eeriepadave said:

Heard this on the radio today and I'd consider them a one hit wonder. Luscious Jackson with "Naked Eye"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NhqN0KcWAE

Kate, from BBoys!

curmudgeoness · January 8

tempo_n_groove said:

I'd put Belly on the list. Feed the Tree is the only thing I can recall from them. The rest of the album was unlistenable to me.

"Full Moon Empty Heart" remains one of my favorite songs to this day....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqkDNmaqVcY

eeriepadave · July 11

Few early 90's forgotten ones

Saigon Kick "Love is on the Way"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km69XzxCuUs

Also The Heights "How Do You Talk to an Angel"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csATriX8Ed0

Glorified KC · July 11

Standing Outside of a Broken Phone Booth with Money in my Hand - Primitive Radio Gods, will always be my #1 hit wonder of any decade.

tempo_n_groove · July 11

F Me In The Brain said:

eeriepadave said:

Surprised this band/song wasn't mentioned yet. Meat Puppets "Backwater"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFD88EyZ80E

Lake of Fire was pretty good. 😉

When Nirvana did it. Black Water was their only hit.

eeriepadave · July 22

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

tempo_n_groove · July 23

eeriepadave said:

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

@brianlux will have something to say about this, lol!

brianlux · July 23

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

@brianlux will have something to say about this, lol!

Haha! Indeed.

Hatfield put out a terrific memoir called When I Grow Up. In her book, she intersperses various stories about how she developed her love of music, a very interesting/revealing story about her mother's affair with Mountain bassist and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi, a slightly nervous telling of the time Henry Rollins put up Blake Babies in his house for a few days (which is rumored to likely have led to her writing the song "President Garfield" from same album as "My Sister"- Garfield is Rollins' surname)-- all of that sandwiched between nicely detailed chapters involving The Blake Baby on tour.

One very cool story in her book is about the song eeriepadave mentioned, "Spin the Bottle". She was inspired by P. J. Harvey to write a danceable, snappy tune in 5/4 time, no easy task. And what a fine success! That tune's easy groove belies the unusual timing. But if you listen to it and count it out-- one two three four five, one two three four five, one two three four five-- it simply grooves.

I like "My Sister", but for me it's probably at least halfway down my list of favorites from Become What You Are, one of my favorite albums of Hatfield's. It was recently re-issued on vinyl through American Laundromat Records and that pressing sounds fantastic!

eeriepadave · October 4

I would put Del Amitri "Roll to Me" in here as well. Least in the US i would consider them maybe a one hit wonder. "Always the Last to Know" was kinda popular I suppose. More hits outside the U.S.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_s44LilaYM

MikeDigs · October 14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCsGRCf8T9Y

JV267526 · October 17

Slip Slide Melting - For Love Not Lisa (Crow Soundtrack)

tempo_n_groove · October 17

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

@brianlux will have something to say about this, lol!

Haha! Indeed.
Hatfield put out a terrific memoir called When I Grow Up. In her book, she intersperses various stories about how she developed her love of music, a very interesting/revealing story about her mother's affair with Mountain bassist and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi, a slightly nervous telling of the time Henry Rollins put up Blake Babies in his house for a few days (which is rumored to likely have led to her writing the song "President Garfield" from same album as "My Sister"- Garfield is Rollins' surname)-- all of that sandwiched between nicely detailed chapters involving The Blake Baby on tour.

One very cool story in her book is about the song eeriepadave mentioned, "Spin the Bottle". She was inspired by P. J. Harvey to write a danceable, snappy tune in 5/4 time, no easy task. And what a fine success! That tune's easy groove belies the unusual timing. But if you listen to it and count it out-- one two three four five, one two three four five, one two three four five-- it simply grooves.

I like "My Sister", but for me it's probably at least halfway down my list of favorites from Become What You Are, one of my favorite albums of Hatfield's. It was recently re-issued on vinyl through American Laundromat Records and that pressing sounds fantastic!

I just looked up the lyrics to President Garfield and it DEFINITELY is about Henry Garfield Rollins!

HughFreakingDillon · October 17

GlowGirl said:

hihobibo said:

TheBeardedFellow said:

Spacehog - In the Meantime

Eve 6 - Inside Out

I know Spacehog was a one hit band, but I really enjoyed that entire album. Surprised they never got that second radio hit, because I listened to that CD all the way through so many times.

A few of the guys in Spacehog lived in my neighborhood as they were coming up. I saw them a few times in smaller venues and got to be friends with the drummer. He was a really nice guy. I remember going to a party at the guitar players apartment once. Then of course, I lost touch with them as they got bigger, and the lead singer married Liv Tyler.

he did? wow.

and is life in NY like this for everybody? lol.

HughFreakingDillon · October 17

was this mentioned? I fucking loved it for the easy acoustic intro but then turns into the typical sounding 90's polished distortion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lORX6Va32OQ

brianlux · October 17

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

@brianlux will have something to say about this, lol!

Haha! Indeed.
Hatfield put out a terrific memoir called When I Grow Up. In her book, she intersperses various stories about how she developed her love of music, a very interesting/revealing story about her mother's affair with Mountain bassist and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi, a slightly nervous telling of the time Henry Rollins put up Blake Babies in his house for a few days (which is rumored to likely have led to her writing the song "President Garfield" from same album as "My Sister"- Garfield is Rollins' surname)-- all of that sandwiched between nicely detailed chapters involving The Blake Baby on tour.

One very cool story in her book is about the song eeriepadave mentioned, "Spin the Bottle". She was inspired by P. J. Harvey to write a danceable, snappy tune in 5/4 time, no easy task. And what a fine success! That tune's easy groove belies the unusual timing. But if you listen to it and count it out-- one two three four five, one two three four five, one two three four five-- it simply grooves.

I like "My Sister", but for me it's probably at least halfway down my list of favorites from Become What You Are, one of my favorite albums of Hatfield's. It was recently re-issued on vinyl through American Laundromat Records and that pressing sounds fantastic!

I just looked up the lyrics to President Garfield and it DEFINITELY is about Henry Garfield Rollins!

LOL, yeah!

Iron will, iron hand
Neck like a tire, iron man
Iron fist, pump that jam
Iron eye, iron gland
Iron face, iron plan
Fill that empty coffee can
Iron bar, metal band
Pumping iron man...

tempo_n_groove · October 17

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

@brianlux will have something to say about this, lol!

Haha! Indeed.
Hatfield put out a terrific memoir called When I Grow Up. In her book, she intersperses various stories about how she developed her love of music, a very interesting/revealing story about her mother's affair with Mountain bassist and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi, a slightly nervous telling of the time Henry Rollins put up Blake Babies in his house for a few days (which is rumored to likely have led to her writing the song "President Garfield" from same album as "My Sister"- Garfield is Rollins' surname)-- all of that sandwiched between nicely detailed chapters involving The Blake Baby on tour.

One very cool story in her book is about the song eeriepadave mentioned, "Spin the Bottle". She was inspired by P. J. Harvey to write a danceable, snappy tune in 5/4 time, no easy task. And what a fine success! That tune's easy groove belies the unusual timing. But if you listen to it and count it out-- one two three four five, one two three four five, one two three four five-- it simply grooves.

I like "My Sister", but for me it's probably at least halfway down my list of favorites from Become What You Are, one of my favorite albums of Hatfield's. It was recently re-issued on vinyl through American Laundromat Records and that pressing sounds fantastic!

I just looked up the lyrics to President Garfield and it DEFINITELY is about Henry Garfield Rollins!

LOL, yeah!

Iron will, iron hand
Neck like a tire, iron man
Iron fist, pump that jam
Iron eye, iron gland
Iron face, iron plan
Fill that empty coffee can
Iron bar, metal band
Pumping iron man...

There is a part about a book about himself and walking down DC streets too. That is what sold me.

brianlux · October 17

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

@brianlux will have something to say about this, lol!

Haha! Indeed.
Hatfield put out a terrific memoir called When I Grow Up. In her book, she intersperses various stories about how she developed her love of music, a very interesting/revealing story about her mother's affair with Mountain bassist and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi, a slightly nervous telling of the time Henry Rollins put up Blake Babies in his house for a few days (which is rumored to likely have led to her writing the song "President Garfield" from same album as "My Sister"- Garfield is Rollins' surname)-- all of that sandwiched between nicely detailed chapters involving The Blake Baby on tour.

One very cool story in her book is about the song eeriepadave mentioned, "Spin the Bottle". She was inspired by P. J. Harvey to write a danceable, snappy tune in 5/4 time, no easy task. And what a fine success! That tune's easy groove belies the unusual timing. But if you listen to it and count it out-- one two three four five, one two three four five, one two three four five-- it simply grooves.

I like "My Sister", but for me it's probably at least halfway down my list of favorites from Become What You Are, one of my favorite albums of Hatfield's. It was recently re-issued on vinyl through American Laundromat Records and that pressing sounds fantastic!

I just looked up the lyrics to President Garfield and it DEFINITELY is about Henry Garfield Rollins!

LOL, yeah!

Iron will, iron hand
Neck like a tire, iron man
Iron fist, pump that jam
Iron eye, iron gland
Iron face, iron plan
Fill that empty coffee can
Iron bar, metal band
Pumping iron man...

There is a part about a book about himself and walking down DC streets too. That is what sold me.

Yes, and the clincher is the song title, "President Garfield". Rollins was born Henry Lawrence Garfield!

eeriepadave · October 18

JV267526 said:

Slip Slide Melting - For Love Not Lisa (Crow Soundtrack)

I'm pretty sure this wasn't even released as a single nor was a hit. Great soundtrack though (song is ok, imo).

mookieblalock · October 22

Glorified KC said:

Standing Outside of a Broken Phone Booth with Money in my Hand - Primitive Radio Gods, will always be my #1 hit wonder of any decade.

I guess you never heard “the safety dance” during the 80’s by men without hats.

tempo_n_groove · October 23

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

@brianlux will have something to say about this, lol!

Haha! Indeed.
Hatfield put out a terrific memoir called When I Grow Up. In her book, she intersperses various stories about how she developed her love of music, a very interesting/revealing story about her mother's affair with Mountain bassist and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi, a slightly nervous telling of the time Henry Rollins put up Blake Babies in his house for a few days (which is rumored to likely have led to her writing the song "President Garfield" from same album as "My Sister"- Garfield is Rollins' surname)-- all of that sandwiched between nicely detailed chapters involving The Blake Baby on tour.

One very cool story in her book is about the song eeriepadave mentioned, "Spin the Bottle". She was inspired by P. J. Harvey to write a danceable, snappy tune in 5/4 time, no easy task. And what a fine success! That tune's easy groove belies the unusual timing. But if you listen to it and count it out-- one two three four five, one two three four five, one two three four five-- it simply grooves.

I like "My Sister", but for me it's probably at least halfway down my list of favorites from Become What You Are, one of my favorite albums of Hatfield's. It was recently re-issued on vinyl through American Laundromat Records and that pressing sounds fantastic!

I just looked up the lyrics to President Garfield and it DEFINITELY is about Henry Garfield Rollins!

LOL, yeah!

Iron will, iron hand
Neck like a tire, iron man
Iron fist, pump that jam
Iron eye, iron gland
Iron face, iron plan
Fill that empty coffee can
Iron bar, metal band
Pumping iron man...

There is a part about a book about himself and walking down DC streets too. That is what sold me.

Yes, and the clincher is the song title, "President Garfield". Rollins was born Henry Lawrence Garfield!

My Early Hardcore record Flex Your Head has a very young Henry in it with his name Henry Garfield. Only place I've seen that. Someone covered an SOA song and his name can be seen in that too.

brianlux · October 23

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

@brianlux will have something to say about this, lol!

Haha! Indeed.
Hatfield put out a terrific memoir called When I Grow Up. In her book, she intersperses various stories about how she developed her love of music, a very interesting/revealing story about her mother's affair with Mountain bassist and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi, a slightly nervous telling of the time Henry Rollins put up Blake Babies in his house for a few days (which is rumored to likely have led to her writing the song "President Garfield" from same album as "My Sister"- Garfield is Rollins' surname)-- all of that sandwiched between nicely detailed chapters involving The Blake Baby on tour.

One very cool story in her book is about the song eeriepadave mentioned, "Spin the Bottle". She was inspired by P. J. Harvey to write a danceable, snappy tune in 5/4 time, no easy task. And what a fine success! That tune's easy groove belies the unusual timing. But if you listen to it and count it out-- one two three four five, one two three four five, one two three four five-- it simply grooves.

I like "My Sister", but for me it's probably at least halfway down my list of favorites from Become What You Are, one of my favorite albums of Hatfield's. It was recently re-issued on vinyl through American Laundromat Records and that pressing sounds fantastic!

I just looked up the lyrics to President Garfield and it DEFINITELY is about Henry Garfield Rollins!

LOL, yeah!

Iron will, iron hand
Neck like a tire, iron man
Iron fist, pump that jam
Iron eye, iron gland
Iron face, iron plan
Fill that empty coffee can
Iron bar, metal band
Pumping iron man...

There is a part about a book about himself and walking down DC streets too. That is what sold me.

Yes, and the clincher is the song title, "President Garfield". Rollins was born Henry Lawrence Garfield!

My Early Hardcore record Flex Your Head has a very young Henry in it with his name Henry Garfield. Only place I've seen that. Someone covered an SOA song and his name can be seen in that too.

What a cool find that is!

Loujoe · October 23

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

I would throw The Juliana Hatfield Three's "My Sister" as one hit wonder. Maybe a few minor hit singles like Spin the Bottle or Universal Heart Beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SHecsO2Y8

@brianlux will have something to say about this, lol!

Haha! Indeed.
Hatfield put out a terrific memoir called When I Grow Up. In her book, she intersperses various stories about how she developed her love of music, a very interesting/revealing story about her mother's affair with Mountain bassist and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi, a slightly nervous telling of the time Henry Rollins put up Blake Babies in his house for a few days (which is rumored to likely have led to her writing the song "President Garfield" from same album as "My Sister"- Garfield is Rollins' surname)-- all of that sandwiched between nicely detailed chapters involving The Blake Baby on tour.

One very cool story in her book is about the song eeriepadave mentioned, "Spin the Bottle". She was inspired by P. J. Harvey to write a danceable, snappy tune in 5/4 time, no easy task. And what a fine success! That tune's easy groove belies the unusual timing. But if you listen to it and count it out-- one two three four five, one two three four five, one two three four five-- it simply grooves.

I like "My Sister", but for me it's probably at least halfway down my list of favorites from Become What You Are, one of my favorite albums of Hatfield's. It was recently re-issued on vinyl through American Laundromat Records and that pressing sounds fantastic!

I just looked up the lyrics to President Garfield and it DEFINITELY is about Henry Garfield Rollins!

LOL, yeah!

Iron will, iron hand
Neck like a tire, iron man
Iron fist, pump that jam
Iron eye, iron gland
Iron face, iron plan
Fill that empty coffee can
Iron bar, metal band
Pumping iron man...

There is a part about a book about himself and walking down DC streets too. That is what sold me.

Yes, and the clincher is the song title, "President Garfield". Rollins was born Henry Lawrence Garfield!

My Early Hardcore record Flex Your Head has a very young Henry in it with his name Henry Garfield. Only place I've seen that. Someone covered an SOA song and his name can be seen in that too.

Best one hit wonders of the 1990's?

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