Sean,
I am glad that you liked my list. Not only are these songs some of my favorite one hit wonder tunes, but they are also some of my favorite songs ever recorded.
As for Thin Lizzy, I hesitated putting them on the list. I knew someone was going to call me on this. :) Technically, they were a one hit wonder, since "The Boys are Back in Town" was their only Top 40 hit. "Jailbreak" was a great song, but it never charted on the Billboard Top 40.
Many of the songs referenced in this thread are not by one hit wonders at all. The Yardbirds, for example, had 6 Top 40 hits with "For Your Love," "Heart Full of Soul," "I'm A Man," "Shapes of Things," "Over Under Sideways Down," and "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago."
I loved "Funky Cold Medina." Tone Loc, however, had an even bigger hit with "Wild Thing" (also a very decent song).
I liked your original list, too, for you mentioned some really great songs. I always liked "Fire," "Amie," "War," and "Jackie Blue" among others on your list. Believe it or not Pure Prairie League had four Top 40 hits including "Let Me Love You Tonight" which charted much higher than "Amie." Edwin Starr also had four Top 40 hits. Do you remember "Twenty-Five Miles?" Even the Ozark Mountain Daredevils had a hit before "Jackie Blue" with "If You Want to Get to Heaven."
I definitely remember Flash and the Pan. Did you know that their guitarist George Young was the older brother of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young?
I knew my knowledge of obscure songs and music trivia would come in handy some day! So, Sean, am I requalified for the K-Tel record collection?
