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Novelty One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- Clive Dunn
- Year
- 1971
- Song
- Grandad
- Chart
- UK 1
A life-time actor Clive Dunn was a familiar face on British television scene for nearly forty years. In 1970, he released a novelty song "Grandad", which he co-written with the bassist Herbie Flowers. This satire children tune unexpectedly topped the UK chart and stayed on the chart for the whopping 27 weeks. It was his only music success till his death in 2012.
- Artist
- Piglets
- Year
- 1971
- Song
- Johnny Reggae
- Chart
- UK 3
The Piglets was actually one of the pseudonyms used by Jonathan King to release some of his songs during the 1970s. Set up as a British, all-female band and provided vocal by session singers. Their most famous work was "Johnny Reggae" which featured the lead vocal by Barbara Kay. The teenage girl's brag about her boyfriend became an unexpected no.3 hit on UK chart in 1971. They released two more non-chart singles before dropped out from the scene.
- Artist
- St. Cecilia
- Year
- 1971
- Song
- Leap Up and Down (Wave Your Knickers in the Air)
- Chart
- UK 12
Probably the most controversial song the British artist/producer Jonathan King ever laid his hands on. Penned by Keith Hancock, this single by British band, St Cecelia was released in 1971. Due to its vulgar lyric, the song was initially banned from BBC's Top of the Pop in 1971 (BBC later decided to air it in 1985). Nonetheless, the song gained enough public attention to become no.12 hit on UK chart. It was the only time this obscure group ever appeared on any music chart.
- Artist
- The Buoys
- Year
- 1971
- Song
- Timothy
- Chart
- 17
The only child cannibalism-related song ever hit the chart. This controversial song was written by Rupert Holms for the rock band named the Buoys in the 1971. The catchy rhythm and the ambiguous lyric caught public attention and the song soon quickly became a radio favorite. The singles even enter Top20 chart before it was banned. It was the only time anyone ever heard from this obscure rock band.
- Artist
- The Delegates
- Year
- 1972
- Song
- Convention '72
- Chart
- 8
This short-live novelty group gained a brief fame in the '70s - thanks to the certain national event. In 1972, they came up with an idea on making a novelty record of an fictional jointed national convention between Democrat and Republican party for that year's presidential election. "Convention '72" was an surprise smash which climbed to no.8 on Billboard chart that year.
- Artist
- Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
- Year
- 1972
- Song
- Hot Rod Lincoln
- Chart
- 9
This odd name group was one of the definitive country rock group in the late 60s and early 70s. Despite their powerful music, they barely made it into the music chart. In 1972, they got their one and only big hit with the country rock cover of "Hot Rod Lincoln" - subsequently became the most well-known version of this song. Sadly, they could not carry on this success and eventually disbanded in 1976.
- Artist
- Lieutenant Pigeon
- Year
- 1972
- Song
- Mouldy Old Dough
- Chart
- UK 9
This 70s novelty music ensemble was music vehicle for two British artists, Rob Woodward and Nigel Fletcher. Their first singles "Mouldy Old Dough", a crazy, unclassifiable instrumental pieces with Joe Meek-like sound, topped the UK chart in 1972. However, they quickly ran out of hit and scored another smaller hit before disappeared from the scene.
- Artist
- Think
- Year
- 1956
- Song
- Once You Understand
- Chart
- 1972
Think was a studio group formed by songwriter/ producer Lou Stallman and Bobby Susser in 1971. Their one and only record "Once You Understand" was a spoken-record contained an argument between parents and their son/daughter about their friends - and ended up with the death of the son. It actually became a hit on both side of the Atlantic before it was banned in US because of its drug-related content.
- Artist
- Hot Butter
- Year
- 1972
- Song
- Popcorn
- Chart
- 9
An American keyboardist Stan Free was a famous session musician who worked for numerous artists since the late 1960s. In the early 1970s, he cut a funny instrumental "Popcorn" and released it under the alias 'Hot Butter'. The record quickly gained popularity and became Top10 hit in US and UK. More singles soon followed but none could become another chart hit.
- Artist
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Year
- 1973
- Song
- Dead Skunk
- Chart
- 16
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III was an American folk singer/songwriter since the 1970s. He was well-known for, probably, only one song back in the early 70s. The novelty tune "Dead Skunk" became a Top20 hit and one of the all-time children favorite. It was Wainwright's only chart success to date.
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