# The Atoz Game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 68
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1341 "2026-07-01T21:40:53Z")
**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) ---
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**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1343 "2026-07-02T00:35:34Z")
**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy” “Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1344 "2026-07-02T03:10:18Z")
**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy” “Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen Tami, “The Sugar Shack” ---
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**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy” “Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen Tami, “The Sugar Shack” “Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day ---
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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Tami, “The Sugar Shack” Wait, Tami is a real artist? I thought this was just a bit. 🤣 **One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy” “Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen Tami, “The Sugar Shack” “Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day The Veronicas - “Untouched” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1347 "2026-07-02T17:40:07Z")
**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy” “Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen Tami, “The Sugar Shack” “Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day The Veronicas - “Untouched” White Town - “Your Woman” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1348 "2026-07-02T18:18:56Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > Tami, “The Sugar Shack” > > Wait, Tami is a real artist? I thought this was just a bit. 🤣 Behold!: [Tami (singer) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tami_(singer)) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1349 "2026-07-02T22:55:59Z")
I had no idea. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1350 "2026-07-04T04:21:39Z")
**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy” “Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen Tami, “The Sugar Shack” “Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day The Veronicas - “Untouched” White Town - “Your Woman” XTC - “Dear God” It may be unfair to label XTC a one-hit wonder, but they never had any mainstream chart success in the U.S. “Dear God” is likely their song that got the most exposure in the U.S.; the video won Billboard’s Best Video Award, and was nominated for three MTV Video Music Awards. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1351 "2026-07-04T05:33:10Z")
Yeah, XTC had several hits: “Senses Working Overtime” (#38 on US charts), “Generals and Majors” (#28), and “Mayor of Simpleton” (#15). But I can’t think of another “X” top 40 song or artist which fits the theme of a one-hit wonder. ---
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> [@knoodler](#): > > Yeah, XTC had several hits: “Senses Working Overtime” (#38 on US charts), “Generals and Majors” (#28), and “Mayor of Simpleton” (#15) Assuming you’re looking at their discography on Wikipedia, those numbers are from the column for “US Main,” which is Billboard’s “[Mainstream Rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Rock_(chart))” chart. Billboard’s primary popular music chart, the “[Hot 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100),” is two columns to the left, and just labeled “US” – it’s that chart which is usually used to define a top 40 hit, a #1 hit, etc. On that chart, XTC never got higher than #72 (“Mayor of Simpleton”). ---
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**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy” “Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen Tami, “The Sugar Shack” “Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day The Veronicas - “Untouched” White Town - “Your Woman” XTC - “Dear God” _Yellow River_ – Christie _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1354 "2026-07-04T17:41:08Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > Yeah, XTC had several hits: “Senses Working Overtime” (#38 on US charts), “Generals and Majors” (#28), and “Mayor of Simpleton” (#15) > > Assuming you’re looking at their discography on Wikipedia, those numbers are from the column for “US Main,” which is Billboard’s “[Mainstream Rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Rock_(chart))” chart. Billboard’s primary popular music chart, the “[Hot 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100),” is two columns to the left, and just labeled “US” – it’s that chart which is usually used to define a top 40 hit, a #1 hit, etc. On that chart, XTC never got higher than #72 (“Mayor of Simpleton”). You are correct. I missed the distinction. ---
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**One-hit wonders: Bands, artists, or songs** “Afternoon Delight” - Starland Vocal Band Baltimora - “[Tarzan Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--6CdAypJsQ)” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” “Dancing In the Moonlight” - King Harvest Ernie K-Doe - “Mother-in-Law” The Five Blobs - “The Blob” Gallery – “Nice To Be With You” “Hunger Strike” - Temple of the Dog “I Can Help” - Billy Swan Jean Knight - “Mr. Big Stuff” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Lori Lieberman (1972) Lee Michaels - “Do You Know What I Mean” “Mah Nà Mah Nà” - Piero Umiliani Norman Greenbaum - “Spirit in the Sky” Oran “Juice” Johnson - “The Rain” “Popsicle Toes” - Michael Franks Quin-Tones, the - “Down the Aisle of Love” (1958 album) Right Said Fred - “I’m Too Sexy” “Surfin’ Bird” - The Trashmen Tami, “The Sugar Shack” “Undercover Angel” - Alan O’Day The Veronicas - “Untouched” White Town - “Your Woman” XTC - “Dear God” _Yellow River_ – Christie _Zager and Evans_ – In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) \_\_ **Peacetime technology and science originating in wartime** Astronautics The V-2 ballistic missile was also the first rocket in space; the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle (the first rocket to take an American in to space) was derived from the Redstone / Jupiter missiles. ---
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Perhaps I chose too difficult a topic. Suppose I changed it: **Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster ---
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**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite ---
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**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal ---
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**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Rocks and Minerals** Alabaster Bauxite Coal Dolomite Epidote An attractive green crystalline mineral commonly found in the Edwards Plateau of Texas. These days it’s popular with woo aficionados. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=69)