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Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:35 pm**

Or is it Trekker? I can’t remember the politically correct term.

Are you like me? If you’re flipping channels and come across William Shatner counting down the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders are you compelled to sit down and watch, no matter where you came in or how many times you’ve seen it before? No? You’re not like me? Well, you’re going to be at a disadvantage then, aren’t you?

I don’t want to hear about what constitutes a OHW, or how some group actually had another song that hit #93 on the Hip Hot Hits of Bangladesh chart. These are all directly from the show so, if you’re got a beef, take it up with Shatner. Ha!

Okay, I’ll give you the artist, you give me the song (I read this over 6 times to make sure I wrote it out correctly).

1. Starland Vocal Band

2. Musical Youth

3. Falco

4. Brownsville Station

5. Norman Greenbaum

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:48 pm**

Spoiler

1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

2. Musical Youth - !@#$% I forget!

3. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus

4. Brownsville Station - Smokin' in the Boys' Room

5. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky (a song I hate with the fire of a hundred nuns! I'll try to be brief: Jesus had a word for people who claimed to had "never been a sinner; never sinned." I believe it was "hypocrite." Hate!!!!)

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?
Hey Joe?

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?
Don't remember.

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)
NAC

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:05 pm**

Spoiler

1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

2. Musical Youth

3. Falco - Rock me Amadeus

4. Brownsville Station

5. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In the Sky

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?

On the Watchtower

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?
Bob Dylan

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)

Don Was

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:08 pm**

Spoiler

1-Afternoon Delight
2-Pass the Dutchie
3-Rock Me Amadeus
4-Smokin' in the Boy's Roon
5-Spirit in the Sky

QOD-All Along the Watchtower
5PB-Bob Dylan
5PBB-???

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:13 pm**

Spoiler

fantine33 wrote: 1. Starland Vocal Band AFTERNOON DELIGHT

2. Musical Youth PASS THE DUTCHIE

3. Falco ROCK ME AMADEUS

4. Brownsville Station SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM

5. Norman Greenbaum SPIRIT IN THE SKY

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?
BOB DYLAN

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)
WILD THING / FUNKY COLD MEDINA WERE THE SONGS. CHIP TAYLOR WROTE THE ORIGINAL "WILD THING" FOR THE TROGGS, BUT I RECKON YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE ON THIS.

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:26 pm**

1. Afternoon Delight

2. Nope

3. Rock Me, Amadeus

4. Smoking in the Boy's Room

5. Spirit in the Sky

QOD: All Along the Watchtower

5 Point Bonus: Bob Dylan

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Nope

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:26 pm**

Forgot to Spoiler again.

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:27 pm**

fantine33 wrote:Or is it Trekker? I can’t remember the politically correct term.

Are you like me? If you’re flipping channels and come across William Shatner counting down the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders are you compelled to sit down and watch, no matter where you came in or how many times you’ve seen it before? No? You’re not like me? Well, you’re going to be at a disadvantage then, aren’t you?

I don’t want to hear about what constitutes a OHW, or how some group actually had another song that hit #93 on the Hip Hot Hits of Bangladesh chart. These are all directly from the show so, if you’re got a beef, take it up with Shatner. Ha!

Okay, I’ll give you the artist, you give me the song (I read this over 6 times to make sure I wrote it out correctly).

1. Starland Vocal Band

2. Musical Youth

3. Falco

4. Brownsville Station

5. Norman Greenbaum

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)

Nope infinite LOL

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:28 pm**

Spoiler

3. Rock Me, Amadeus

Thank you for letting me play.

Who is William Shatner?

/:P\

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:45 pm**

Spoiler

1. Starland Vocal Band = Afternoon Delight (they even got a TV show out of that)

2. Musical Youth = NAC (never heard of them)

3. Falco = NAC (never heard of them)

4. Brownsville Station = NAC (remember the name, but still NAC)

5. Norman Greenbaum = Spirit in the Sky (had a second, minor hit about 'When You Gonna Buy Me a Canned Ham?')

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song? Hmm, a cover... I will risk all on All Along the Watchtower (the only Hendrix 45 I ever bought)

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it? Robert Zimmerman

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)

Edited to do the spoiler thingie-- I hit 'Submit' when I meant to do 'Spoiler' (hey, both start with 'S,' both have two syllables, I was close...)

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:06 pm**

You read it 6 times to make sure you wrote it right...I read it 6 times to make sure I didn't $&#( up and answer what you weren't asking again.

Spoiler

1. Subject of one of my favorite "Arrested Development" episodes (not that that's saying much...almost ALL of them are "one of my favorites!). "Afternoon Delight"
2. "Pass the Dutchie" (yecch)
3. "Rock Me Amadeus"
4. "Smokin' in the Boy's Room" (I actually prefer Crue's version)
5. "Spirit in the Sky" (I could never get over the fact that a guy named Greenbaum would sing a line about "I've got a friend in Jesus")

QOD: Taking a big chance here, since it COULD be "Hey Joe", but I don't think so. Gotta be "All Along the Watchtower," only because of the Bonus question (I have no idea who originally did "Hey Joe," I only know it was a cover)

Bonus: Bob "Wow, Cate Blanchett Could Win an Oscar for Playing Me" Dylan

Bonus Bonus: He may be "your man," but he ain't mine. I do know the songs, though, but that's not worth bupkis.

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:37 pm**

fantine33 wrote:Or is it Trekker? I can’t remember the politically correct term.

Trekker, I believe. No doubt you knew that though!

I see I don't have a snow balls chance in hell today.

Spoiler

1. Starland Vocal Band
Afternoon Delight
Dunno why I know that but that's it, I'm done!

2. Musical Youth
Nope
3. Falco
Nope
4. Brownsville Station
Nope
5. Norman Greenbaum
Nope
QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?
Nope
5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?
Nope
5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)
Nope

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:07 pm**

Spoiler

1. Starland Vocal Band
Afternoon Delight
2. Musical Youth
??
3. Falco
??
4. Brownsville Station
??
5. Norman Greenbaum
Spirit in the Sky
QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?
Pass
5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?
??
5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)
??

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:14 pm**

1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

2. Musical Youth - nope

3. Falco - nope

4. Brownsville Station - nope

5. Norman Greenbaum - nope

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song? nope

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it? nope

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!) nope

Holy Crap - that was painful.

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:46 pm**

fantine33 wrote:Or is it Trekker? I can’t remember the politically correct term.

Trekker, according to the best Captain in the history of Star Trek -- JeanLuc Picard...

I fixed it in the subject line for you.

Are you like me? If you’re flipping channels and come across William Shatner counting down the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders are you compelled to sit down and watch, no matter where you came in or how many times you’ve seen it before? No? You’re not like me? Well, you’re going to be at a disadvantage then, aren’t you?

No, I'm pretty much never compelled to watch Shatner doing anything. I will tolerate him on Boston Legal but breathe a sigh of relief whenever the scene switches away from him.

Spoiler
1. Starland Vocal Band -- Afternoon Delight

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:55 pm**

I was all set to give a big fat nope on this, based on the header. Imagine my surprise!

Spoiler

1. Afternoon Delight
2. Pass the Dutchie
3. Rock Me Amadeus
4. Smokin' in the Boys Room
5. Spirit in the Sky

QoD
Unfortunately, I do not know this.

Bonus #1 - Nope on this too

Bonus #2 - THIS I know! It was Young MC who co-wrote both Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina. His one hit was Bust A Move, although he had a very minor hit in Principal's Office, which I own on 45. I know, way too much information, but when you know as little as I do about most things, it's important to trumpet what actually is in my brain!

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:06 pm**

Spoiler

. Starland Vocal Band --AFTERNOON DELIGHT

2. Musical Youth --I GOTS NUTTIN

3. Falco --DITTO ABOVE

4. Brownsville Station --SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS' ROOM

5. Norman Greenbaum --SPIRIT IN THE SKY

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song? SORRY

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it? SORRIER

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)SORRIEST

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:13 pm**

Spoiler

READY TO ROCK THE ONE HIT WONDERS.

1. Starland Vocal Band
AFTERNOON DELIGHT

2. Musical Youth
PASS THE DUTCHIE

3. Falco
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A PAIN IN YOUR BUTT. I SWEAR. I KNOW 2 FALCO SONGS, AND I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HERE. I GUESS DER KOMMISSAR WAS PROBABLY ONLY A HIT IN THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION, WHICH WAS BY AFTER THE FIRE, SO THEN IT'S ROCK ME AMADEUS.

DER KOMISSAR FELT LIKE A HIT TO ME BECAUSE IT WAS ON MTV EVERY TEN SECONDS.

4. Brownsville Station
SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM (LATER COVERED BY MOTLEY CRUE)

5. Norman Greenbaum
SPIRIT IN THE SKY (LATER COVERED BY DOCTOR AND THE MEDICS)

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?
THE ONLY BIG HENDRIX COVER I CAN THINK OF IS ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER. I HOPE IT'S RIGHT BECAUSE I'M RISKING A LOT OF POINTS.

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?
BOB DYLAN

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)
YOU WANT THE GUY WHO WROTE THEM, RIGHT? I HAVE NO IDEA. IF YOU WANT THE SONGS, IT'S FUNKY COLD MEDINA AND WILD THING

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:08 pm**

fantine33 wrote:Or is it Trekker? I can’t remember the politically correct term.

The preferred term is Trekker. Trekkie is derisive.

And since none of these questions are actually about Star Trek, I will claim false advertising and search for the Airing of Grievances thread.

<--- Emoticon carefully added, because methinks Fannie has difficulty noticing when a gh0st has tongue in cheek.

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:37 pm**

Spoiler

1. Starland Vocal Band
"Afternoon Delight"... but personally, I think that "California Day" and "Starting All Over Again" were much better songs.

2. Musical Youth
"Pass the Dutchie"... and no, it wasn't about weed.

3. Falco
"Rock Me, Amadeus"

4. Brownsville Station
pass

5. Norman Greenbaum
pass

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?
I think it was "All Along the Watchtower"

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?
Bob Zimmerman (otherwise known as Bob Dylan)

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)
Young MC (whose only hit was "Bust a Move")

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:34 pm**

Spoiler

This should be short and sweet

1. Afternoon Delight
2. Nope
3. Nope
4. Nope
5. Nope

QOD Nope
bonus Nope
Bonus bonus Nope

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:01 pm**

Spoiler

1. Afternoon Delight

2.

3. Der Commissar (don't think that's right but no harm in trying)

4.

5. Ballad of the Green Berets (no way that was him but oh well)

QOD: Not gonna take a guess (not that I have a good one)

5 Point Bonus:

5 Point Bonus Bonus:

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:15 pm**

fantine33 wrote:Or is it Trekker? I can’t remember the politically correct term.

Are you like me? If you’re flipping channels and come across William Shatner counting down the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders are you compelled to sit down and watch, no matter where you came in or how many times you’ve seen it before? No? You’re not like me? Well, you’re going to be at a disadvantage then, aren’t you?

I don’t want to hear about what constitutes a OHW, or how some group actually had another song that hit #93 on the Hip Hot Hits of Bangladesh chart. These are all directly from the show so, if you’re got a beef, take it up with Shatner. Ha!

Okay, I’ll give you the artist, you give me the song (I read this over 6 times to make sure I wrote it out correctly).

1. Starland Vocal Band

2. Musical Youth

3. Falco

4. Brownsville Station

5. Norman Greenbaum

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!)

Spoiler

1. Afternoon Delight

2. Pass the Dutchie

3. Rock Me, Amadeus

4. Smokin' in the Boys' Room

5. Spirit in the Sky

QoD: All Along the Watchtower

Bonus: Cate Blanchett, er, Bob Dylan

Bonus Bonus: His stage name was Young MC (of Bust a Move fame)

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:16 pm**

Spoiler

1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight
2. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie ?
3. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
4. Brownsville Station - Smokin' in the Boys Room
5. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

QOD: All Along the Watchtower
5 Point Bonus: Bob Dylan

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Not a clue...

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:30 pm**

I hadn't dropped out of the QoD... I just ran into a string of questions I could only answer 1 or fewer parts of. Now we're more in my wheelhouse again....

Spoiler

Are you like me? If you’re flipping channels and come across William Shatner counting down the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders are you compelled to sit down and watch, no matter where you came in or how many times you’ve seen it before? No? You’re not like me? Well, you’re going to be at a disadvantage then, aren’t you?

I don’t want to hear about what constitutes a OHW, or how some group actually had another song that hit #93 on the Hip Hot Hits of Bangladesh chart. These are all directly from the show so, if you’re got a beef, take it up with Shatner. Ha!

Okay, I’ll give you the artist, you give me the song (I read this over 6 times to make sure I wrote it out correctly).

1. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (I really like this song. I know that puts me in the minority....)

2. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie (Or however that's spelled. This title was corrupted around here to the Busch Stadium chant "So Taguchi down the left field line")

3. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (If he'd have done a better version of "Der Kommissar" like After the Fire did, he might have had another hit...)

4. Brownsville Station - Smokin' in the Boys Room (This one just never sounded right since I didn't hear it until the 90's, and I already had Motley Crue's version in my head. The video for that latter version has to be one of the all time greatest....)

5. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

Why couldn't we have had a longer list, like maybe 100, so I could rack up more points?

QOD: Jimi Hendrix, a One Hit Wonder? He only made the (U.S) Top 40 once, and it was a cover at that. What was the song?

5 Point Bonus: Who wrote and originally recorded it?

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Sadly, I could not use my man Tone-Loc here, because he had TWO hits! They were both co-written by this man, a OHW himself (so he did better for Tone than he did for himself. Ha!) - I have no idea who'd be writing for Tone Loc, but whoever did the music should have at least made the two songs sound just a little bit different. I'll guess another OHW from the old school rap scene... Young MC

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