How many one-hit wonders do you know? You know what I mean...Who sang "House of the Rising Sun" or "Just a Friend"? Or how about "Total Eclipse of the Heart" or "Start the Commotion"? Or even "Do You Love Me" or "Wipeout"?Whichever decade they became popular, we could probably sing along with these songs. Some of these we can still sing along to...but couldn’t name the artist. Some of them have been covered by more contemporary bands, but we’re talking the original artist. According to Wikipedia, the definition of a "One-Hit Wonder" is "a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single."
Wikipedia goes on to talk about how some artists have embraced their...one hit wonderness...while others have tried to dissociate themselves from their hit songs, and yet others have broken away from their OHW band to have successful solo careers. Most of the songs in this genre are rarely thought about, but are associated with a sense of nostalgia.
But the band recorded the song. It was a hit (most consider a song to have gotten on Billboard’s Top 40 to be a hit). It had meaning at the time.
Of the good we are doing with this gift and blessing to help others, most will be forgotten. Keep on doing good.
(Oh...word on the street is that for one-hit wonders trivia...the man to beat is Tim Tidwell. I’m just saying...)
- Sheree Yasko Hill
