One Hit Wonders! Cuz the Weather outside is frightful!

As the snow continues to fall outside (some 10 new inches on top of the 15 received 4 days ago) Ginger and I are sitting in front of the TV watching VH1's countdown of "One Hit Wonders!" Its actually quite entertaining hearing a number of very well known and loved songs and trying to identify the artist(s).  Kind of like watching an extended version a Time Life Solid Gold Hits commercial (with commentary).

Weird...  The way a "One Hit Wonder" is determined is, the band or singer can only have one song topping into the top 40.  Get this... Jimi Hendrix is considered a "One Hit Wonder!" with "All Along the Watch Tower" being his only song that cleared that #40 mark.  Amazing considering the genius he was.

But he is destined to join the ranks of

• Wild Cherry (Play that Funky Music White Boy)
• Gary Newman (Cars)
• Kajagoogoo (Shy)
• Twisted Sister (We're Not Gonna Take it)
• Falco (Rock Me Amadeus)
• Sugar Hill Gang (Rapper's Delight)
• DeLite (Groove is in the Heart!)
• Thomas Dolby (Blinded Me with Science)
• Starland Vocal Band (Afternoon Delight)
• Ah-Ha (Take On Me)

The list has subsequently been taken down from the VH-1 pages but here is an archive of the listing. Kind of fun going down memory lane.

I have to admit, I'm still a bit disappointed that Devo is also on the list with "Whip It" being their "One Hit" charting at #14 (and listing at #24 on the VH-1 countdown).  "Working in a Coal Mine" missed by 3!  And evidently "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" (Booji Boy Label) only made #41 on the UK Charts!   

A travesty!