Whether it is a band with a single hit, or an author with one best-selling book, a one-hit wonder is unusual. Do you have a favorite?
Share why if you wish.
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Whether it is a band with a single hit, or an author with one best-selling book, a one-hit wonder is unusual. Do you have a favorite?
Share why if you wish.
Daniel Keyes and his book “Flowers for Algernon,” impacted me greatly in my early years, and I think of it frequently even now.
This is an excellent choice. Author Daniel Keyes wrote a few other novels, but nothing so utterly devastating as Flowers For Algernon. The main character of Charlie Gordon is unforgettable.
Totally agree. “Devastating” and “unforgettable” are perfect descriptors.
And I’d say Keyes probably does qualify as none of his other novels came close to being a hit, IIRC.
Harvey Danger: Flagpole Sitta (https://youtu.be/wYsMjEeEg4g)
Such a great tune!
As a fan of both new-wave techno music and science, I’ll go with Thomas Dolby’s 80s hit She Blinded Me With Science.
However, I admit this may be a bit of a cheat, as Dolby has released a Greatest Hits collection, which contains more than just this one song. But invariably, this is the one song the average person knows from Dolby, so I think it will count.
Yeah, he’s no One Hit Wonder.
Since I’m a big fan of classical music, I have to go with Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero”. It’s so simple, yet, very powerful.
By the way, just got this news:
https://www.wers.org/playlist-one-hit-wonder-day/
WERS radio (88.9 on the air) is doing One Hit Wonder Day on Fri, Sept 24