I kinda liked Gary Wright's Dream Weaver. It's a 1976 song. However, this video is from 2006 (still peddling the hit. ) [video=youtube;2Hdx9JjzDfo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hdx9JjzDfo[/video]
This certainly isn't in the "best" category, but I had always considered this guy a one-hit(?)-wonder. Strangely, though, I remember watching part of an episode of some type of reality show involving, I believe, him, Ron Jeremy, and Tammy Faye Baker. Literally, had to turn it off after a few minutes, it was so bad. I think they were sharing a house together and the show involved the filming of their activities and interactions....something like that. [video=youtube;TNrtWwyY1kM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNrtWwyY1kM[/video]
The show was The Surreal Life. Thing is, Van Winkle can actually rap, and is very clean and crisp in his delivery. Try to rap this song versus a Nelly song, for example.
I thought of that as well, but this charted higher than Radar Love, and was a Top Ten Billboard song, and #1 on the Top Tracks Billboard list. Plus, Golden Earing is like the Rolling Stones of the Netherlands. The band has literally existed for 50 years, and has kept the same line-up from 1970 until today. 41 years is amazing. [video=youtube;a1sf2CzEq0w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sf2CzEq0w[/video]
Gary Wright was far from a one-hit wonder: [video=youtube;wZqItCGY3Ns]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZqItCGY3Ns&feature=fvwrel[/video]
I like Peter Schillings Major Tom. [video=youtube;BEG7OzvSMBA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEG7OzvSMBA[/video]
My list: Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams New Radicals - You Get What You Give Blind Melon - No Rain The Church - Under the Milky Way Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
They had lots of small hit songs and another big hit - Twilight Zone. Twilight Zone actually charted No. 1 on the Billboard Rock chart in 1983.
Blind Melon. Their debut album is fantastic. I have been listening to it since it came out in 92. Too bad their singer died. Funny that you have No Rain as a one hit wonder. When I listen to that CD, I will often hit skip on No Rain. It is not the best track. I don't hate the song, it is just a little cutsey for me. If you haven't listed to the rest of the CD, give it a try it has held up well.
Venus - Shocking Blue Sugar Sugar - the Archies Whole Hearted, More than Words - Extreme These Boots - Nancy Sinatra Train, Train - Blackfoot American Pie - Don McLean (well, he did Starry Starry Night, too) Free Ride, Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
Lest we forget Louie Louie by Portland's own, The Kingsmen?! (PS: I worked a number of years with Lynn Easton. Cool guy.) [video=youtube;0WcgqXMncf4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WcgqXMncf4[/video]
What's amazing to me is that "Radar Love" was a quintessential American 1970s Rock song, with lyrics about long distance muscle-car driving. And it was made by a group from Holland. That always floored me.
