Wednesday, April 29, 2009

One-hit wonders of the 90's

For those of you that don't know the meaning of "one hit wonder" well it's quite simple. The name says it all, they are bands that only were able to get one big hit out of their entire career, and after hours of searching(and years of listening) I have found some of the most known one hit wonders of 90's rock.
The first one hit wonder was grunge band Blind Melon and their slow mellow song "No Rain"
This song was released in 1992 during the high part of the grunge era. The song follows a child who wants to fit in and finally does in the end with hooks and a bittersweet pop melody leading the way. The video was just as popular as it featured the now famous Bee Girl. The song was the anti-style to the grunge based songs of that period, and over 17 years later, it’s still lovely to hear.

Another major one hit wonder band of the 90's was the band Blur and thier song "Song 2". This song is famous for the lyric “Whoo Who!”. Besides that lyric, most of the lyrics are basically incomprehensible and open to interpretation. Although Blur had been highly acclaimed and prolific, they had managed to stay under the radar for most of their career—at least in the States. But with this song, suddenly they were everywhere.

Honorable mentions:
Spacehog
Marcy Playground
4 Non Blondes
Tripping Daisy
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