SONGFIGHT One Hit Wonders (A work in progress)

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:54 pm

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND: This is strictly meant to be a list of Artist names you can check out in the archive that have

* - One song submitted under that name
* - That song won, giving them a 100% win rate under THAT NAME.

You are welcome to break the list down further if you like (i.e. fighters that never contributed to songfight again after their victory, etc.)

SONGFIGHT
"ONE HIT WONDERS"

1. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... e_brackets">& And The Angle Brackets</a> - "Is It Cold?"
2. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... from_14">2 From 14</a> - "I Think It's Killing Me"
3. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... picks">750 Diamond Flat Toothpicks</a> - "Driving"
4. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... erts">Adam David Roberts</a> - "Why Are You Making Me Kick You Out?"
5. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... _blue">ADD vs. BLUE</a> "Across the Dusty Plains"
6. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... ss">Analog Thought Process</a> - "Shipwreck"
7. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php?key=big_m">big M</a> - "Cemetery"
8. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... k">Bock</a> - "Cellar Door"
9. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... olthead</a> - "Let's Go Boy"
10. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... vity">Boss McGravity</a> - "Toy Puddle"
11. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... ucks">Brad Sucks</a> - "Bad Attraction"
12. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... ">Büttz</a> - "Fat & Happy"
13. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... h">c.layne feat. Revel Yth</a> - " Less of You"
14. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... key">Cap'n Swank And The Jesus Monkey</a> - "Do It For Captain"
15. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... >Catherine Hanley featuring sonofsupercar</a> - "Death Plunge"
16. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... Consume</a> - "The Truth About Aspartame"
17. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... eview">CPR Review</a> - "Do The Math"
18. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... _pies">The Cutie Pies</a> - "Tanker Truck"
19. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... aronius">D. Nau + J. MckFly + Aaronius</a> - "Gettin' All Sweaty"
20. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... harkson">D. Sharkson</a> - "Sad Life"
21. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... hinae">Dau Machinae</a> - "Cold Sweat"
22. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... _kev">Dave Corun featuring Goth Kev</a> - "Too Goth To Rock"
23. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... _ryguy">DJ Sponge and RyGuy</a> - "Trailblazin'"
24. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php?key=dub">Dub</a> - "World Of Screens"
25. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... cle">Elite Inner Echelon Blood-Circle</a> - "Elvis in Space"
26. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... in">Erin's Towel Goblin</a> - "Birds Of Our Own"
27. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... ">Fighting Whitey</a> - "Twin Kiss"
28. <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... bot">Forty Second Songs featuring Novox the Robot</a> - "Race To Seven"
29. Glenn and Rachael - "Need Stilts"
30. Glenn Case and the Half Racks - "Dark All Day"
31. Glenn Case feat. Eddiebangs - "Take a Pill"
32. Gregorian Pants - "Man Speaking German"
33. Gyre feat. Emma Lee - "I'm With Steve Now"
34. Happiness is Beebs Shaped - "Troublemaker"
35. Hobbes - "Left/Right"
36. The Iron Clef - "Zero 2 Phantom"
37. The John Benjamin Band with Patrick Clayton - "Postcard"
38. K-Line - "Highway"
39. Keado - "Adaptation"
40. Leablit - "Block City"
41. The Lifeguards - "It's Charging"
42. Madi, Singer/Songwriter, Age 7 - "Martians are Going to Eat Us"
43. Madi, Singer/Songwriter, Age 8 - "I Don't Like Eggplant"
44. MC Frontalot w/ Badddspellah - "Romantic Cheapskate"
45. MC Hawking - "What We Need More Of Is Science"
46. Metalmags and her Dad - "Dad I'm Changing"
47. The Mood Rats - "Let's Get Naked"
48. The Next Contestant - "That's Not What I Need"
49. Null Dynamo - "When it Snowed"
50. Omphaloskepsis - "Stand In The Circle"
51. Outbax - "All Skate"
52. Pure Bigoted Fashion - "Satisfaction"
53. R. Mostquito vs. Blind Mime Ensemble - "Cur"
54. Rapper Name Redacted - "A Very Unlikely Occurrence"
55. Reverie - "Tiny Room"
56. Rilla Dope - "Shut Up and Sit Down"
57. sonofsupercar w/mad bastard kevin - "So Aggravating"
58. Southwest Statistic & Puce - "Policy of Rape"
59. Status Cling - "Tracks For Future Practice"
60. Stubby Phillips feat. Dr. Water - "Ellis Island"
61. The Summer Sweat - "Last Date"
62. Systik Mybrosis - "Sincerity Machine"
63. War of the Worlds - "Twenty One"
64. Ken's Super Choctothorpe, the Bear n' Rachael - "Obey All the Laws"

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)

jack · Post by **jack** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:11 pm

those gert goofballs have entered more than once.

WeaselSlayer · Post by **WeaselSlayer** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:30 pm

Wow. I forgot how much Madi's Martian song scares the hell out of me.

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:30 pm

EDIT: List updated due to information given

erik · Post by **erik** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:05 pm

GlennCase wrote:
jack wrote:those gert goofballs have entered more than once.
Not under the name <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... >"Gert"</a> they haven't.

They submitted one this week to the "I hate you" fight.

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:59 pm

erikb wrote:
GlennCase wrote:
jack wrote:those gert goofballs have entered more than once.
Not under the name <a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... >"Gert"</a> they haven't.

They submitted one this week to the "I hate you" fight.

Ah HA!

I was wondering how often I would need to update this list to keep it current. Looks like I can erase Gert from the list despite the outcome of the "I Hate You" fight. Thanks for the heads up, Erik (and Jack)

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)

c.layne · Post by **c.layne** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:55 pm

does 'c.layne feat. revel yth' count? we've both done other things! pshaw!

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:23 pm

Maybe I need two lists...

The list above is meant to represent all of the listed artists in the archive that have one song, and a 100% victory rating.

Granted, some of these people would stick around to songfight in other bands. I am part of 3 of the one hit wonders alone.

I will look into this, maybe.

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)

c.layne · Post by **c.layne** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:51 pm

ohhhhhhhh, i get it. my misunderstanding! keep up the good work, glenn!

Jim of Seattle · Post by **Jim of Seattle** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:57 am

Some of these hardly count, such as Madi at 7 vs. Madi at 8, or the JBB with Patrick Clayton, or Leablit. Another interesting list would be bands who have won and then completely disappeared. Also, you should eliminate those songs than won through vote flooding, such as 750 Flat Toothpicks.

Casey Kasem did an American Top 40 special show on this very topic once. He called it something like "All Time Greatest Disappearing Acts". It was probably aired in the mid 70's. I remember it. Does anyone besides me know what the #1 song was? I even remember the #2 song.

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:21 am

Jim of Seattle wrote:

Casey Kasem did an American Top 40 special show on this very topic once. He called it something like "All Time Greatest Disappearing Acts". It was probably aired in the mid 70's. I remember it. Does anyone besides me know what the #1 song was? I even remember the #2 song.

debby boone...."you light up my life"

Jim of Seattle · Post by **Jim of Seattle** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:33 am

Nope, though excellent guess. I think that song may have come after he broadcast the list, and it might be the number one now. Not only was the degree of disappearance a factor in his list, but the size of the hit was too. So in order for it to be high on his list, it had to be an enormous hit, followed by a complete disappearance. The champion was, like Debby Boone, a multi-week number one hit, and the artist was never heard from again. 1969. It was a duo.

Debby Boone may not qualify because she is Pat Boone's daughter and Rosemary Clooney's daughter in law.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:02 am

i would have thought "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," but that's not a duo. could be "in the year 2525."
-bill

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:15 am

Jim of Seattle wrote:Casey Kasem did an American Top 40 special show on this very topic once. He called it something like "All Time Greatest Disappearing Acts". It was probably aired in the mid 70's. I remember it. Does anyone besides me know what the #1 song was? I even remember the #2 song.

Hmm, your last clue seems to suggest that Bill is right. But are you sure Zager and Evans wasn't #3? With "Let me go, Lover" by Joan Weber at #1?

Jim of Seattle · Post by **Jim of Seattle** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:18 am

Bill, you are correct, it is In the Year 2525. Number one for 6 weeks, never heard from before or since.

Number 2, I'll just tell you, was Dominique by the Singing Nun.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:03 pm

funny thing is that i didn't realize 2525 was that popular. of course, it was somewhat before my time

but it did seem like the most likely candidate!
-bill

ps the casey kasem show itself was almost before my time, july 1973 according to a website i found. didn't say who the winner was tho

Jim of Seattle · Post by **Jim of Seattle** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:49 pm

I was wrong, the Singing Nun was #4. This aired in July, 1973, as Bill indicated.

40: SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER - TEMPOS (1959)
39: WONDERFUL SUMMER - ROBIN WARD (1963)
38: STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE - CADETS (1956)
37: WHEN YOU DANCE - TURBANS (1955)
36: SOCIETY'S CHILD - JANIS IAN (1967)
35: NEXT PLANE TO LONDON - ROSE GARDEN (1967)
34: LIAR, LIAR - CASTAWAYS (1965)
33: JUST ONE LOOK - DORIS TROY (1963)
32: YOU CHEATED - THE SHIELDS (1958)
31: SALLY GO 'ROUND THE ROSES - JAYNETTS (1963)
30: TELL HIM NO - TRAVIS AND BOB (1959)
29: SHOUT! SHOUT! KNOCK YOURSELF OUT - ERNIE MARESCA (1962)
28: BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE - BUZZ CLIFFORD (1961)
EXTRA: I REALLY LOVE YOU - STEREOS (1961)
27: MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) - BARRETT STRONG (1960)
26: PARTY LIGHTS - CLAUDINE CLARK (1962)
25: FOREVER - LITTLE DIPPERS (1960)
24: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ - HOLLYWOOD FLAMES (1957)
23: IN THE SUMMERTIME - MUNGO JERRY (1970)
22: CHANSON D'AMOUR (SONG OF LOVE) - ART AND DOTTY TODD (1958)
21: POPSICLES AND ICICLES - MURMAIDS (1963)
20: CHICK-A-BOOM (DON'T YA JES' LOVE IT) - DADDY DEWDROP (1971)
19: MAKIN' LOVE - FLOYD ROBINSON (1959)
EXTRA: LINDA LU - RAY SHARPE (1959)
18: I'M AVAILABLE - MARGIE RAYBURN (1957)
17: THE ALL-AMERICAN BOY - BILL PARSONS (1959)
16: GET A JOB - THE SILHOUETTES (1958)
15: EARTH ANGEL - PENGUINS (1955)
EXTRA: A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP - JARMELS (1961)
14: THE MULE SKINNER BLUES - FENDERMEN (1960)
13: THE BOOK OF LOVE - MONOTONES (1958)
12: LOVE YOU SO - RON HOLDEN (1960)
11: ALLEY-OOP - HOLLYWOOD ARGYLES (1960)
10: HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY - TUNE WEAVERS (1957)
9: MARIANNE - TERRY GILKYSON AND THE EASY RIDERS (1957)
8: SEA OF LOVE - PHIL PHILLIPS (1959)
7: SUSIE DARLING - ROBIN LUKE (1958)
6: OH JULIE - THE CRESCENDOS (1958)
5: HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS - LAURIE LONDON (1958)
4: DOMINIQUE - THE SINGING NUN (1963)
3: LET ME GO, LOVER - JOAN WEBER (1954)
2: LITTLE STAR - THE ELEGANTS (1958)
1: IN THE YEAR 2525 - ZAGER AND EVANS (1969)

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:17 pm

Jim of Seattle wrote:Some of these hardly count, such as Madi at 7 vs. Madi at 8, or the JBB with Patrick Clayton, or Leablit. Another interesting list would be bands who have won and then completely disappeared. Also, you should eliminate those songs than won through vote flooding, such as 750 Flat Toothpicks.

Again. This is strictly meant to be a list of artist names you could check out in the archive with one song submitted, 100% win rate. Regardless of whether it should count or not, this is how it is.

Anyone else who wishes to break it down further than this is welcome to do so.

7/29/05 - Edited to include the new victory by Ken's Super Choctothorpe, the Bear n' Rachael.
Initial post edited to clarify what the purpose of the list is.

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)

Jim of Seattle · Post by **Jim of Seattle** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:26 pm

ok, I get it. Sorry.

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:34 pm

No worries, sir.

Those other lists would be pretty cool to check out as well, of course. People are welcome to use this list to make them.

Now it's just a matter of keeping this stinking thing up to date. I may have bit off more than I can chew with that. We will see.

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)

Jim of Seattle · Post by **Jim of Seattle** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:13 pm

Speaking of biting off more than you can chew, whatever happened to your reviews of every single fight in history, huh???? Or your song-per-day thing???

HUH???

Ambition can be a terrible thing. Ants (Invisible) was going to submit a short song every week. See how long THAT lasted.

GlennCase · Post by **GlennCase** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:06 pm

Jim of Seattle wrote:Speaking of biting off more than you can chew, whatever happened to your reviews of every single fight in history, huh???? Or your song-per-day thing???

Leaf asked me this VERY QUESTION recently.

I make no promises, but I still intend to finish both of those projects at some point. I am just famous for having too many things going on at once, and some of those projects suffer from time to time. Especially when I get bored with them.

Also:

1. I need to know the archive better to pick 365 favorites.
2. I need to give myself time to listen to that entire archive also.

So, they will probably both get done around the same time, which is to say... a long time from now when I get back to them

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)