Keeping the One Hit Wonders Coming

Do you remember the recent Tom Hanks movie ‘That Thing You Do,’ the cute story of a band from Erie PA that had one great hit song, their 15 minutes of fame? Here are more artists that heard their song on the radio, toured for the summer, and then went back to selling insurance. We love our one hit wonders…

“Smiling Faces” by The Undisputed Truth is a powerful, dramatic tune that basically says to be aware of those that smile in your face, plot behind you. Certain members of the band had solo success (Rose Royce “Car Wash”) and many critics called them ‘psychedelic soul,’ a genre that was short lived.

“Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles is the trivia answer to a question that someone will ask you this year, so write this down; this song was the very first video on that new MTV channel in 1981, played at 12:01am on the first day of broadcast. The Buggles had success on 16 different international charts with this one hit wonder.