Old School Fridays: One Hit Wonders

Since there are so many cool one-hit wonders to choose from, it was hard to narrow down my selections. As many of you know, there are many definitions as to what constitutes a one-hit wonder. The criteria I used is as follows: a recording act who had only 1 song reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.

For my first choice, I went with a song that peaked at #5 in 1968... "Girl Watcher" by The O'Kaysions. When I was a kid, their soulful sound led me to think that they were a Black group. As you can see from the clip below, I was mistaken. Just like other one-hit wonders before and after them, The O'Kaysions suffered from a lack of direction. This led to their break-up the same year that they had their one shining moment. According to Wikipedia, The O'kaysions have since reunited, with only one member from the original line-up.

My second one-hit wonder is by The Breakfast Club who, before they hit it big, had a female drummer in their line-up. The female drummer then left to form her own band and eventually struck out on her own in a quest for solo success. In case you were wondering, the female drummer's name is Madonna. If anyone has information as to whether or not her solo career ever worked out, please let me know. Anyway, The Breakfast Club were all over MTV and radio in 1987 with their one hit, "Right On Track" (which peaked at #7). This is one of my favorite songs and videos from the 1980s; it's too bad they weren't able to come up with a successful follow-up. Before The Breakfast Club called it quits in 1988, American Idol judge Randy Jackson joined them as their bass player.

This meme was developed by Marvalus View and Ms. Grapevine. The rules are simple:

1. Anyone can participate; any music genre
2. Old School is defined as music created before 1999
3. No offensive words allowed, please use edited radio version
4. Post a video of your favorite Old School song to take us back down memory lane
5. Add your name to the meme list so that others can check you out
6. Have fun & don't forget to leave comments for other participants

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You can watch the clips for both "Girl Watcher" and "Right On Track" in the player below.