One Hit Wonders

Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy’s Mom

(Actually, the whole album, Welcome Interstate Managers, is incredible.)

Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

Here is one from 1967
A bunch of college students playing covers of their favourite artists
This was their only recording, an original song, the flip side song is Colours and Shapes.
Mother’s Tin Moustache - Nobody’s Children

2 Likes

Poco - Crazy Love

1 Like

The Honeybus ~ Can’t Let Maggie Go

Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany’s

The Rembrandt’s - I’ll Be There For You (“Friends” Theme Song)

Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy

Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life

1 Like

Gary Numan - Cars

Devo - Whip It

1 Like
1 Like

Midge Ure ~ If I was

1 Like

Sheriff - When I’m With You

1 Like

The Knack - My Sharona

The Knack - Good Girls Don’t

1 Like

Their original name in 1964 was The Premiers, In 1966 they changed their name to The Human Beinz.
They were predominately a cover band, only having two original songs.
Their only hit was a cover of The Isley Brother’s 1963 song Nobody But Me.
Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz 1967

Re Flex ~ Politics of Dancing

Echo Beach ~ Martha and the Muffins

Sky Fox ~ Lets Go all the way