1 | ->''"I will never understand why it is supposed to be cool to openly mock artists of so-called one-hit wonders; we are talking about people that has brought two and a half of minutes worth of pure Joy into the World, and that is something that 99.99% of us will never manage."'' |
2 | -->-- '''[[Creator/PennAndTeller Penn Jillette]]''' |
3 | |
4 | ->"Hi Johnny Cage from ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie''. How's that career going? Yeah, not too great it seems." |
5 | -->--'''WebVideo/FilmBrain''', ''Bad Movie Beatdown: Against the Dark'' |
6 | |
7 | ->''Play us a medley of your hit!'' |
8 | -->-- Attributed to a number of people, taunting a musician friend |
9 | |
10 | ->''If you have to be a one-hit wonder, then 'San Francisco' is the one to have.'' |
11 | -->--'''Scott [=McKenzie=]''' |
12 | |
13 | ->''There's not enough money in the world to get me singing "Because We Want To" again.'' |
14 | -->--'''Creator/BilliePiper''' |
15 | |
16 | ->''I'm just a singer who already blew his shot\ |
17 | I get along with old-timers because my name's a reminder of a pop song people forgot.'' |
18 | -->-- '''Mike Posner''', "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" [[note]] which, ironically, became his second and much bigger hit [[/note]] |
19 | |
20 | ->Well, a musical act goes to the top of the chart with a catchy tune and meaningless lyrics. Then they throw a big diva tantrum, lose their label, then face obscurity. Before they know it, their song is elevator music. Years later, they have a reunion concert, and after that, they never sing again, and no one remembers them. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Not that I would know anything about that]]. |
21 | -->-- '''Linda Flynn''', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', "Flop Starz" |
22 | |
23 | ->...I was actually happy that I dragged my lazy skinny fat carcass to yoga class, because during “the core sequence” (yes, it’s as awful as it sounds), the teacher played [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=-zg-MhEXb4c “Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good).”]] My yoga teacher isn’t only a master at yoga, she’s a master at curating musical masterpieces too. |
24 | -->--'''[[http://dlisted.com/2015/03/18/hot-slut-of-the-day-591/ Michael K.]]''', "You know you’re watching a good music video when you ask yourself while watching it, “Is this a real music video or is this Creator/MayaRudolph doing a skit on ''[[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL]]''?“ |
25 | |
26 | ->Earlier this week, [[Music/SineadOConnor Sinead]] posted a long Facebook message (via Page Six) announcing that you’ll never hear her warble the words ''“I can eat mah dinner in a fancy res-tah-raAaAaAnt”'' ever again because she’s officially done with “Nothing Compares 2 U”. Even though “Nothing Compares 2 U” should be the opener, closer, and mid-show sing-a-long of her set list... I mean, if I were a contestant on ''Series/FamilyFeud'' and talking mustache Steve Harvey asked me to ''“Name a song Sinead O’Connor might sing“'', and “Nothing Compares 2 U” was already on the board, I’m pretty sure [[{{Ragequit}} I’d pack up my things and leave]], because I cannot name a single Sinead O’Connor song besides “Nothing Compares 2 U.” |
27 | -->--'''''[[http://dlisted.com/2015/03/19/dont-ask-sinead-oconnor-to-sing-nothing-compares-2-u-because-shes-done-singing-it/#more-171067 DListed]]''''', "Don’t Ask Sinead O’Connor To Sing “Nothing Compares 2 U”, Because She’s Done Singing It" |
28 | |
29 | -> Did the person who invented the phrase one-hit wonder invent any other popular phrases? |
30 | -->-- unknown |
31 | |
32 | ->"People say you're a One Hit Wonder. Well, [[DoubleEntendre how many]] [[TheStoner hits]] do you need? I live HappilyEverAfter! I'm bigger now then I was 20 years ago! Literally, [[BigFun both ways]]! I just need to do some sit-ups, that's all!" |
33 | -->-- '''Music/{{Afroman}}''', The Story of "Because I Got High" |
34 | |
35 | ->''Now, look what we brought for you [[Music/{{Metallica}} James]]''\ |
36 | ''Your favorite disc''\ |
37 | ''It's Chumbawamba''\ |
38 | ''Their greatest hits (there's only one)'' |
39 | -->-- '''Music/{{Chumbawamba}}'''; "Torturing James Hetfield" |
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