Without a doubt, the prize must go to Patty and Mildred Hill, who wrote “Happy Birthday to You” in 1893. The original one-hit wonders. 
Well, y’know, the Ramones never had any hits and that didn’t stop them touring for 20+ years.
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"Happy Birthyday, dear Burnsey,
Happy birthday, To You!
Go to hell you old bastard!"
– The Ramones, on the Simpsons.
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Saying Escape was the defiining work of Holmes career would be like saying One Night in Bangkok was Murray Head’s “moment in the spotlight”. He just happened to be the guy in the original production of the musical Chess and that was one of the songs he sang in the show. Quite nifty that it got radio play, but he was solidly entrenched in the theatre and that was just a flukey little tangent to a weighty career in a different branch of the arts.
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Long before ONIB, Head was the original singer of “Superstar.” And the concept recording Head sang on was put out before the show was staged.
Just popping in to say, Grateful Dead, GrATEful not Greatful. Like the word grateful and not like the non-word greatful.
Also “Achy, Breaky Heart” Not “Acky”, though yes, it does make me want to ack.
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"Happy Birthyday, dear Burnsey,
Happy birthday, To You!
Go to hell you old bastard!"
– The Ramones, on the Simpsons.
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have the Rolling Stones killed
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recent tour supporting David Bowie,
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She ruined the Bowie concert for Mr. K.
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Gotta be Rupert Holmes – Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
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He also wrote about eating “Timothy” and " Give(ing) Up Your Guns"
He wrote the Jets “You Got It All”
He was also surprisingly entertaining when he used to appear on Merv or Johnny.