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Does windows have spellcheck?

I herd they don't. Good post though, you're really nailing it this afternoon on DTers.

Why do you need it? He's always a smart aleck on my posts so I told him what I thought for once.

j/c:

Even music threads turn into some folks telling the rest of us how wrong we are.

I'm out.

I’m not about to get into a silly, who’s computer is better, debate with someone who herd an aggravating song.

You’ll have to excuse me now, I just heard the dinner bell at the round-up.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled One Hit Wonder thread.

All that matters is that you like it anyway

Livin La Vida Loca

He never gets any respect

That song will be stuck in my head all day now. I am going to have to see if it Alexa can play it for me in the car today. Echo Auto is awesome.

I think whoever put the Ram Jam song in (jfanent?), wins the prize. That song was huge nationally and internationally and to this day it still gets played, sampled or its riff is copied. Everything else on their 2 albums is bog standard, uninspired hard rock that failed to separate itself from all the other hard rock bands of the time. "Black Betty", however, now that's a tune and they will forever be remembered for it and it only.

Here's another one:

This is the song I think of when I think of Blues Traveler.

Blues Travelers was the last concert I went to. Probably 1998.

I was a smoker at the time and there was no smoking at the concert hall. (Amherst College I think)

But of course the band could and did smoke during the whole concert.

Not being able to have a cigarette sucked after a few hours of "tail-gate" style partying before the concert.

It was also my last date with my first "post-divorce" girlfriend. (a little too bratty for me)

(she probably thought I was a drunk slob - the nerve!)

Going in I liked a few Blues Travelers songs. (Runaround, Hook)

During the concert, there were too many songs that I couldn't wait to end.

In fact the whole concert.

By far my favorite one hit wonder - What I Like About You by The Romantics.

Hard Rockin' song! This song appeals to my musical tastes.



This would definitely make my top 20 favorite songs all-time.
(---hint for music thread---)

It's too bad the Romantics didn't produce some more just like it.

Another by the Romantics.

Not a bad song. I did not know that was the Romantics.

Their drummer sang lead on one song, and their guitarist sang lead on the other.

Blues Traveler was a great band .. John Popper (sp) great on harmonica

I liked the song “But Anyway” .. it alwayrs reminds me of Kingpin lol

Don Mclean

American Pie

I always preferred this one....

I know their lead guitarist, Mike, pretty well. He has lived in Portland for years now (he has a wonderful family!) and he still tours with the Romantics. They often play w/other late 70s/80s bands like Flock of Seagulls, Night Ranger, Cheap Trick, Survivor, Loverboy etc.

I hate Louie Louie too

That is a true one hit wonder. I know a lot of people that had that album. I wonder how many could now name another song from the B side? I think In-A-Gadda....was the only song on the other side.

As a group I believe this was their only song and indeed "a hit" imo.



Now Alfalfa did have quite the voice and had a few more songs.....

Not one you could "cut a rug to" so to speak but indeed my absolute fave...

Nerd alert...I have the 45. The 45 was a radio edit as the song is so long. The B side was a track from their 1st album, 'Heavy'.

I have 3 of their albums, but you are def right that the extended title track and its hypnotic bass line w/heavy fuzz guitar is what they will forever be remembered for.

You have 3 Iron Butterfly albums?

Wow! I don't think I've ever heard that before.

You must have hundreds of albums.

'Heavy', 'In A Gadda' & 'Ball'. I also just double checked and I technically have 4....the fourth being their 'Live' album. But, I don't think it was technically recorded live, I think they put a canned audience on studio tracks as many 60s live albums are. Probably a quick release to get out of a contract?

To be honest, they were not a brilliant band. The records are ok, but quite inconsistent. The 1st ('Heavy') is prob my favorite. But, I don't play them often.

Question Mark and the Mysterians

96 Tears

The New Radicals

You Get What You Give

I used to love that song as a kid! Forgot about that one

Blue October - Hate Me

Uh...Well...Ya...Of course...That goes without saying.

No album collection is complete without IRON BUTTERFLY Live!

Come on. You can never have too much In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

I wanna buy it on either a 24 hour continuous loop or simply on a non-stop continuous loop permanently plugged into a wall outlet and playing in the background of my daily life.

I wanna join this church.