This go around we pay our respects to some of the greatest, and worst, one hit wonders out there. Some are a surprise, and others not so much. Regardless these songs will never be forgotten! It is a shame that some of these bands are in this category, but my opinion isn’t the only one that matters I suppose. It should be, but the world is just not a perfect place yet! 
Get ready to get nostalgic and sing your hearts out because I’m sure these songs are ones that everyone knows and loves. Or hates. Either way they fit the theme so just listen!!
JOINT:
Sinead O’Connor- Nothing Compares 2 U
It is unfortunate for this girl that she made that career ending decision to tear up the picture of the pope. Sinead has a beautiful voice and this song made me feel like love was absolutely torturous. Surprisingly written by Prince, this song is so different than most things that he has done. This was the only mainstream hit that she produced. The shaven head might have had something to do with it, maybe people just weren’t ready for a popular nazi, especially after the pope incident. She may have well pissed on the American flag! Too bad for her, because with a voice like that she could have gone far!
DIDDLE:
Possum Kingdom – Toadies
C’mon, sing along with it. I’m sure you know it folks, just let it out! My first entry to this list is an instant classic! Possum Kingdom by Toadies. One of the most recognizable opening guitar riffs of all time. That simple E chord followed by the A chord repeating in such an odd time signature is sure to get your head bobbing. From what I understand it’s a shame these guys are one hit wonders cause I hear they’re a great band, but if you’re going to have simply one hit you might as well make it as catchy, well written, and goddamn creepy as this ong. I mean, how many songs do you hear on the radio throughout the day with lyrics like “Do you wanna diiiieeeee”? Not alot, I’m assuming. Unless you live in Baghdad… That joke was off color, I know. Deal with it.
JOINT:
Ice Ice Baby- Vanilla Ice
This may have been Vanilla Ice’s only hit, but just try to lie and say you don’t know every word! This is just one of those songs that everyone knows but is ashamed to admit it. I’m not embarrassed to say that I was a huge fan when it came out and still sing along everytime I hear it! Although he denies stealing the riff from Under Pressure, there is no denying that it’s the same catchy tune. Too bad he hadn’t been famous in these days because sampling is just like anorexia in modeling now. The heavy metal version he released a few years back was entertaining, but got nowhere near the airplay that this song got! This goes down as one of the greatest one hit wonders ever because it will never be forgotten!
DIDDLE:
Hate it or Love it – the Game
you couldn’t make a left turn or switch on teh radio a few years ago without hearing this song. The smooth beat with “Fiddy” and The Game spittin their lyrics weaving in and out of the beat… It’s one of the most well put together recent mainstream hip hop songs. The shame of this song is the story behind it… With 50 Cent discovering The Game and bringing him to the mainstream, then saying on a radio station that he “created” The Game starting a giant feud between the two artists that without a doubt cause The Game to never really have another hit as big as this one. The Game had talent, and the closest he came to having a hit again was the song “Dream” which while it was a success, it was nowhere NEAR the success of this song. the Game, another victem to the harsh world of mainstream music and the public’s ever present love for the less talented yet more marketable “artists”.
Blind Melon- No Rain
An unfortunate one hit from a talented band. No Rain is probably best known for the little bee girl in the video, but the song was fantastic! Who knows if Blind Melon could have gone farther without the demise of lead singer Shannon Hoon, but at least this song will go down in history. A catchy, hippie tune that makes you do a rain dance, this song is feel good all over! I feel good everytime I see the video because I get to see the gorgeous Shannon before he hit his heroin days. Another tragedy in music with drugs killing off what could have been an incredible band. There are plenty of good songs from this band though, so if you haven’t heard much from them go and listen! I’m sure you’ll be pleasantly surprised!
Informer – Snow
White… Canadian… Jamaican style rap… Legend.
These four words are the best I can use to describe this masterpiece by Canadian white boy, Snow. Honestly, Even after watching the video provided I still don’t know a goddamn word this dude is saying. But I insist he’s saying something about Taco Bell in the chorus. If you’d like to sing the rest of the song with him, I’ll tell you exactly how to do it.
Step 1: Extend your index finger while keeping the other four fingers tucked into your hand, as if you’re saying “I’m number one!”
Step 2: Turn your had sideways as if you’re pointing to the invisible person next to you.
Step 3: Lift your finger to your lips and press it firmly between them.
Step 4: Seperate your lips just slightly and make a humming noise
Step 5: Wiggle your fingers in an “up and down” motion until desired effect is reached.
Step 6: ?????
Step 7: PROFIT!
Faith No More- Epic
Shockingly this is the only hit that Faith No More came out with! A shock because of Mike Patton’s pure genius that is forgotten by the ordeal with the fish in the video more than likely. Stil a great song, but far from their best work! Seems that a lot of bands suffer this same fate. They have one song everyone loves that is only mediocre compared to what they actually make. Another song that makes you want to sing every word, if you’re hip enough to know them all! A heavy song with a little white boy rap thrown in. I love this song and I love this band! Please check out some more of Faith No More if you haven’t heard a lot from them, and also look up some of Mike’s various other bands! A great find for fans of great music!
Skee Lo – I Wish
1995. Toy Story was raging the charts as the top grossing movie of the year, followed by Batman Forever, and Pocahontas. Coolio, TLC, and Seal (with a song from the aformentioned Batman movie) were at the top of the charts… And men all over the world were sitting in their room, alone, wishing. Not like Martin Luther King Jr. No, we weren’t wishing for world peace and racial equality. We WERE however wishing for important things. For example, some of us were wishing we were nearly 7 foot tall. Others of us were wishing we had a girl to call. While others were wishing for things of MASSIVE importance, such as rabbits, in hats, with bats. Who was OUR voice you might ask? Well, the rabbit in hat with bat wishers were without a voice in 1995 untill a tiny young man brought our opinions to the public. That young man’s name was Skee Lo. And he wished for all of us. I still continue to love this song. It’s my own personal variation on the classic “We Shall Overcome” song from the civil rights movement. Ladies and gentleman, if YOU wish you had a rabbit…. In a hat… With a bat… Stand up and let your voices be heard! Fight the power! Unless they’re taller than you… Then just back away cause they’ll probably throw you, and that shit isn’t funny.
Devo- Whip It
Who doesn’t secretly love this song? It has been used in everything and commercialized horribly which makes it impossible to get out of your head. A great 80′s classic that is never going away! A bubbly little tune with lyrics that are a slight mystery. The video is hilarious and made it cool to wear red plastic flower pots on your head! At least that is what I was told the Halloween that me and some friends wore flower pots on our heads to emmulate “pot heads” but were confused with Devo all night. As soon as this song kicks off you know what it is! That makes it a hit that is wonderful!
Regulators – Warren G Feat. Nate Dogg
Whistle it… FUCKING DO IT! There ya go… Man, everyone knows this song. Hell, my grandma knows this damn song. Try listening to this jam without turning your hat backward and unbuttoning your too-long-for-your-torso plaid shirt. This is the most gangsta song EVER. Just the beat and the smooth singing of Nate Dogg combined with that funky-ass voice of Warren G. I’m white as they get, but I’ll be damned if I don’t wanna just “let my gat explode” after bumpin this shit, son. I’m still not sure what the hell G-Funk is supposed to mean… And 213 just sounds to me like someone can’t count properly. But it just sounds so damn silky smooth that I can’t help but love it. then again, I think Nate Dogg could simply fart on a record and it would sound like a call to all gangstas to “lay all them busters down”…
Now that being said… Listen to the lyrics and then just take them out of context for a second. Just take any random line from that song and repeat it… Tell me it dosen’t sound gay as hell. “I laid all the busters down”… “Now I’m switching my mind back into freak mode”… “One in the hole”… “Nate Dogg and Warren G had to Regulate”… Gay gay gay.
Now I’m not going to blame this fact for the lack of followup Warren G songs in the upper deck of music… And Warren G wasn’t a total failure, he did have some mildly successfull songs such as “I Want it All”. I’m just sayin’…
Anyway… Thats our list for today.
On a personal note from Joint and myself, to everyone that’s reading this blog and keeping us afloat, thank you so much. We’re having fun doing this and we hope like hell you’re having fun reading it. Posting this blog involves much more work than most would know. Hell, here it is… 3am on a Wednesday morning, and instead of sleeping, I’m typing about how unintentionally gay the song “Regulators” is. So we work hard for you folks, and we appreciate what we see when we check the blog stats and see that our voiews are looking good. so Thank you.
And to those of you who insist I look like a “jackass who hates people who don’t like the same kind of music I do”… All I can say is that when you want to find the bad in something, you’ll find it. No matter how wrong you are. We all have different opinions and we all are entitled to them. None are right, and we know that. Our goal with this blog is to try and introduce different music to some people who wouldn’t usually listen to these styles. We keep a good sense of humor about ourselves and the music we listen to (except Joint and her Radiohead… Jeeze, you make one suggestion that Radiohead was a one hit wonder and she eats your face…. Seriously… I’m still bleeding… Don’t do it). In all seriousness, we’re here to entertain and enlighten, if you don’t like what we have to say, then feel free to let us know. If you do like it then please, send praise our way in the form of comments!
Anyway… We’ll be back soon with another list to no doubt anger someone! Keep the blog views comming, folks. We love ya!
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