Good Morning, Kent:
Thank you for mentioning our One-Hit Wonder Weekend feature
scheduled to begin in the 7:00 pm hour this evening. (Friday, September 24th)
We wanted to
make the concept of “one-hit wonder” as simple as possible, removing as much
ambiguity and sentimentality from the definition as we possibly could.
For our purposes, we’re relying on the Wikipedia definition ... A “one-hit wonder” is an artist who had one hit
(no more than a single song that qualifies) and only one hit (a
song that made the Top 40 in Billboard’s Hot 100). Anyone can therefore
determine the status of any artist — they either qualify or they don’t.
Have a good weekend.
Rick
Rick O’Dell
Program Director – Me-TV-FM
Anyone looking for suggestions for one hit
wonders, let me submit my favorite ... "The Girl From Ipanema" by
Astrud Gilberto. What a great voice. I never tire of this, or any
of her songs, even the ones in Spanish, or is it Portuguese, where I don't
understand the lyrics. Or when she taunts the grammar police with
"She looks straight ahead, not at he." YouTube has a great 1987
concert she did with her own band.
Ed #1
A great one, for
sure! Portugal. The Man’s big hit “Feel
It Still” from a few years ago always reminded me of the great Astrud Gilberto
/ Stan Getz classic. (kk)
Kent,
In today's FH, reader Brad brought up the subject of "One Hit Wonders."
I believe it was singer Frankie Ford, who had the big "one hit" back in 1959 with SEA CRUISE, that was asked the question of what it felt like to be a "one hit wonder" recording artist.
His reply was "It was a lot better than
being a no hit wonder artist."
Also, our local cable company here in OKC
started a new television commercial. I am not 100% sure, but the background
music sure sounds like Ernie K-Doe's follow-up to his 1961 hit MOTHER-IN-LAW,
that being TE-TA-TE-TA-TA. I always did like that record but have to verify
100% if it is that song.
Larry
I’ve gotta agree with
Frankie Ford on this one! (lol) As for Ernie K-Doe, he remains a One Hit
Wonder in my book. Although he
officially charted ten times, it was his #1 Hit “Mother-In-Law” that put him on
the music map in 1961. I don’t know if I’d
recognize “Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta” if I heard it … but it DID reach #43 in Cash Box
Magazine later that same year. This is
another one that was all of the board in terms of chart peak … #43 in Cash Box,
#53 in Billboard and #73 in Music Vendor.
Four of those ten charted hits never made it into The Top 100. (kk)
Another great Monkees Farewell Tour review …
The
Monkees’ ‘Farewell Tour’ Review: ‘1966 All Over Again’ | Best Classic Bands
(Can’t wait for this thing to hit Chicago in November!)
The Rolling Stones have released a new video for a track off
their upcoming “Tattoo You” anniversary CD.
Titled “Living In The Heart Of Love,” they’ll also be
performing the track live when their “No Filter” tour resumes on Sunday (September
26th.) kk
Robert Feder is reporting that WDCB will be presenting a look back at two legendary Chicagoland DJ’s this Saturday afternoon … more details below …
Chicago radio
fans are in for a treat on this weekend’s “Those Were the Days.” It’s a rare visit to radio in the 1960s, including half-hour
excerpts from two all-time greats — WGN’s Wally Phillips in 1965 and
WCFL’s Ron Britain in
1967. Other highlights include NBC’s “Monitor,” ABC’s “Don McNeill Show”
and CBS’s “Arthur Godfrey Time.”
“Obviously, it would be impossible to summarize the 1960s in a single show,”
said host and producer Steve
Darnall. “But it was a period of transition — both for
radio and the U.S. as a whole — and we hope these audio snapshots will give
everyone an idea of the many paths radio was taking a mere 50-plus years ago.”
“Those Were the Days” airs from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays on College of
DuPage’s WDCB 90.9-FM and streams online at wdcb.org.
Rollye James has been covered a couple of times in
Forgotten Hits. She publishes her nightly bumper music list on her website, and
I think you'll agree she's a fan of forgotten hits, if not Forgotten Hits.
She's on til 1AM and it's worth staying up a little late once in a while to
hear some of her interesting topics - but mostly her bumper music. She plays a
lot of each track, too. Scroll through a few of these:
David Lewis
Rollye James has participated with Forgotten Hits a couple
of times … but it has been a very long time since we’ve heard from her. (She and I first connected thru radio
programming guru John Rook many years ago.)
I know FH Reader Clark Besch is a big fan of Rollye’s bumper music as
well. You’ll find a wide and eclectic selection
of tunes posted to her website (many coming, she says, from listener
requests.) kk
It looks like the 30th anniversary
edition of Nirvana’s big album “Nevermind” WILL be issued with Spencer Elden’s
penis still intact after all. (To the
best of my knowledge, no compensation package was ever announced … and, when
asked, Lorena Bobbitt reportedly had no comment.)
The new edition packs in 70 previously unreleased
live tracks, recorded literally from all over the world. (Amsterdam, Netherlands, Del Mar, California, Melbourne,
Australia and Tokyo, Japan and will be released on November 12th. It will be available in both a 5 CD/1 Blu-Ray
version as well as an 8-LP plus bonus 7” single vinyl version.
Meanwhile, Cat Stevens gets the deluxe, 50th anniversary treatment for his 1971 LP “Teaser And The Firecat” in a VERY big way on November 12th as well.
Once again, available in a wide variety of
formats, including a Super Deluxe edition that includes the original LP, an
alternate version of the complete LP, several of Cat’s live performances on the
radio and an entire live concert performed on May 2nd, 1971, in Montreux,
Switzerland.
“Teaser And The Firecat” hit #2 on Billboard’s
Top 200 Albums Chart. It also peaked at
#2 in the UK and was named the Biggest Selling Album Of The Year in Australia.
I must say the package looks amazing. It is also available on vinyl as well as a
special Blu-Ray version. (And, depending
on just how much Cat you need in your life right now, you can even get the CDs,
LPs and Blu-Ray discs all packaged together in one amazing box set
collection.)
Photo and track listing for the ultimate
Cat/Teaser experience are shown below.
(kk)
4CD/Blu-ray/2LP/7″ SUPER DELUXE EDITION BOX SET
CD1: Teaser and the Firecat (50th Anniversary
Remaster)
1. The Wind
2. Rubylove
3. If I Laugh
4. Changes IV
5. How Can I Tell You
6. Tuesday’s Dead
7. Morning Has Broken
8. Bitterblue
9. Moonshadow
10. Peace Train
CD2: Demos, Alternate Versions, Bonus Tracks
1. The Wind (Dubville Sessions 2020)
2. Rubylove (Studio Demo)
3. If I Laugh (Studio Demo)
4. Changes IV (Alternate Mix, 1971)
5. How Can I Tell You (Studio Demo)
6. Tuesday’s Dead (Studio Demo)
7. Morning Has Broken (Basing Street Rehearsal)
8. Bitterblue (Basing Street Rehearsal)
9. Moonshadow (Olympic Studio Demo, 1970)
10. Peace Train (Extended String Mix, 1971)
11. The Day They Make Me Tsar (Studio Demo)
12. I Want To Live In A Wigwam
13. Fisherman Song (Studio Demo)
14. Changes IV (Studio Demo)
15. Tuesday’s Dead (Alternate Mix, 1971)
16. Morning Has Broken (Studio Demo)
17. Bitterblue² (Reimagined 2021)
CD3: Live On Air, UK, 1971
1. Moonshadow (BBC Radio Session, 8th November 1970)
2. Tuesday’s Dead (BBC Radio Session, 23rd March 1971)
3. How Can I Tell You (BBC Radio Session, 23rd March 1971)
4. Peace Train (BBC Radio Session, 23rd March 1971)
5. Moonshadow (BBC Radio Session, 23rd March 1971)
6. Bitterblue (BBC Radio Session, 23rd March 1971)
7. Moonshadow (Out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends, Yorkshire Television, 7th
September 1971)
8. Where Do The Children Play? (Out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends, Yorkshire
Television, 7th September 1971)
9. Longer Boats (Out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends, Yorkshire Television, 7th
September 1971)
10. Tuesday’s Dead (Out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends, Yorkshire Television,
7th September 1971)
11. Sad Lisa (Out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends, Yorkshire Television, 7th
September 1971)
12. Hard Headed Woman (Out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends, Yorkshire
Television, 7th September 1971)
13. Father and Son (Out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends, Yorkshire Television,
7th September 1971)
14. If I Laugh (The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV, 5th October 1971)
15. Changes IV (The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV, 5th October 1971)
16. Moonshadow (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC TV, 27th November 1971)
17. Tuesday’s Dead (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC TV, 27th November 1971)
18. How Can I Tell You (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC TV, 27th November 1971)
19. Bitterblue (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC TV, 27th November 1971)
20. Changes IV (Cat Stevens In Concert, BBC TV, 27th November 1971)
CD4: Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971
1. Intro (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
2. Hard Headed Woman (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
3. On The Road To Find Out (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
4. Wild World (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
5. Longer Boats (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
6. Maybe You’re Right (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
7. Sad Lisa (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
8. Miles From Nowhere (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
9. Katmandu (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
10. Lady D’Arbanville (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
11. Father And Son (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
12. Where Do The Children Play? (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
13. Peace Train (Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971)
BLU-RAY
HD 24bit/48kHz AUDIO
Teaser and the Firecat (50th Anniversary Remaster)
1. The Wind
2. Rubylove
3. If I Laugh
4. Changes IV
5. How Can I Tell You
6. Tuesday’s Dead
7. Morning Has Broken
8. Bitterblue
9. Moonshadow
10. Peace Train
VIDEO
1. The Wind
2. Moonshadow
Cat Stevens Live In Montreux, Switzerland (2nd May 1971)
1. Longer Boats
2. Sad Lisa
3. Wild World
4. Katmandu
5. Lady D’Arbanville
6. Where Do The Children Play?
7. Peace Train
Out Front: Cat Stevens And Friends (Yorkshire TV) (7th September 1971)
1. Moonshadow
2. Where Do The Children Play?
3. Longer Boats
4. Tuesday’s Dead
5. Sad Lisa
6. Hard Headed Woman
7. Father And Son
The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC TV) (5th October 1971)
1. If I Laugh
2. Changes IV
Cat Stevens In Concert (BBC TV) (27th November 1971)
1. Moon Shadow
2. Tuesday’s Dead
3. How Can I Tell You
4. Bitterblue
5. Changes IV
LP1: TEASER AND THE FIRECAT (ALTERNATIVE VERSIONS)
SIDE 1
1. The Wind (Dubville Sessions 2020)
2. Rubylove (Studio Demo)
3. If I Laugh (Studio Demo)
4. Changes IV (Studio Demo)
5. How Can I Tell You (Studio Demo)
SIDE 2
1. Tuesday’s Dead (Studio Demo)
2. Morning Has Broken (Basing Street Rehearsal)
3. Bitterblue (Basing Street Rehearsal)
4. Moonshadow (Olympic Studio Demo, 1970)
5. Peace Train (Extended String Mix, 1971)
LP2: LIVE 1971
SIDE 1: Live In Montreux, 2nd May 1971
1. Hard Headed Woman
2. Wild World
3. Lady D’Arbanville
4. Father And Son
5. Peace Train
SIDE 2: Live At The BBC, 1971
1. Moonshadow (BBC Radio Session, 23rd March 1971)
2. If I Laugh (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 5th October 1971)
3. Tuesday’s Dead (Cat Stevens In Concert, 27th November 1971)
4. How Can I Tell You (Cat Stevens In Concert, 27th November 1971)
5. Bitterblue (Cat Stevens In Concert, 27th November 1971)
6. Changes IV (Cat Stevens In Concert, 27th November 1971)
7″ SINGLE
1. Moonshadow
2. Spike Milligan narration
My God, it may take you nine lives just to get
thru this whole thing ... but it SURE is
pretty!!! (kk)
>>>While I would agree with you that The Tokens definitely DID have more than one Top 40 Hit (“Tonight I Fell In Love” was actually a pretty big one, peaking at #12 earlier the same year that “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” put them on the map permanently), I think a lack of respect by radio has made these other titles ["He's In Town," "I Hear Trumpets Blow," "Portrait Of My Love"] seem so obscure. (When’s the last time you heard ANY of your mentioned tunes on the radio … anywhere?!?!) kk
All of these records have been featured in the
past year by DJs on Top Shelf Oldies. That's why the station's motto is
"Uncommon Oldies."
– Randy Price
And how about this
closer from Mike Wolstein …
When I
read your story yesterday that mentioned Alice Cooper, it reminded me of this
pic from ad for a beer I never heard of, about 9 or 10 years ago.
Scary.
;-)
Mike
But this photo sent in by Frank B. totally cracked me up, too! (kk)
