# What bands that are not generally considered one-hit-wonders do you think have only one good song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322 "2012-04-09T23:34:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/1 "2012-04-09T23:34:07Z")
I think the title explains my pretty question pretty well. What bands aren’t considered one-hit wonders, but you only like one of their songs? I like Aerosmith’s “Dream On” but the rest just nauseates me. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/2 "2012-04-09T23:38:10Z")
The Eagles - Hotel California ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/3 "2012-04-09T23:52:19Z")
Loggins & Messina: “Angry Eyes” I might second the Eagles, except their one good song is “Already Gone.” ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/4 "2012-04-10T00:09:18Z")
Madonna - La Isla Bonita ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/5 "2012-04-10T00:10:37Z")
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long ---
**Author:** ![Shooby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Shooby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shooby)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/6 "2012-04-10T00:15:57Z")
**Blues Traveler - Hook** It’s pretty absurd to me how much better this song is than the rest of their catalogue (or at least the 3 albums I’ve tried listening to). Yes I include their other hit “Run Around” among the far trailing also-rans. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/7 "2012-04-10T00:27:43Z")
Barry Manilow – Copacabana. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/8 "2012-04-10T01:09:43Z")
Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/9 "2012-04-10T01:14:11Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit. I think we can close the thread now. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/10 "2012-04-10T02:31:06Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long Don’t bother coming to Australia! Although an argument could be raised if we did not include the back catalogue when Bon was the man. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/11 "2012-04-10T02:37:56Z")
Adele “Rolling in the Deep” Jane’s Addiction “Jane Says” I’m sure I’ll think of more later in the week. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/12 "2012-04-10T02:45:20Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Jane’s Addiction “Jane Says” I have a friend who is literally, seriously convinced that Jane’s Addiction is the most important band in the history of _ALL_ recorded music, and she loathes that song more than pediatric AIDS, global human trafficking & boxed blush wine combined… (It’s by far my favorite JA song) ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/13 "2012-04-10T02:48:27Z")
The Cure: _Friday I’m In Love_. > [@RealityChuck](#): > > Barry Manilow – Copacabana. And not _Bermuda Triangle_? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/14 "2012-04-10T02:48:45Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I think we can close the thread now. NOW we can! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/15 "2012-04-10T03:02:45Z")
Well, I disagree with just about every suggestion in this thread (not all for the same reasons), but this thread topic is ripe for this sort of thing. This is a tough question. The immediate ones that pop to mind for me are “Summer of '69” by Brian Adams and “More Than Words” by Extreme. Yeah, I’m really dating myself, aren’t I? I know there’s a lot more bands out there that I dislike but have one song I enjoy, but I just can’t bring them to mind right now. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/16 "2012-04-10T04:50:02Z")
Aerosmith - Dream O… curse you, OP! > [@Bumbershoot](#): > > AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long > [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit. So you guys picked two bands who are sometimes criticized because all their songs sound similar (whether one thinks it’s a good thing or not), and then say that one song out of their many not-so-good songs is a good song because it sounds totally different? 😃 BTW, for me it’s “For Those About to Rock.” “Big Balls” a second for the lulz. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/17 "2012-04-10T05:35:36Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > … > > So you guys picked two bands who are sometimes criticized because all their songs sound similar (whether one thinks it’s a good thing or not), and then say that one song out of their many not-so-good songs is a good song because it sounds totally different? 😃 > > … I didn’t say You Shook Me All Night Long is a good song because it sounds totally different, I just like it. Their other stuff, not so much. I’m not sure I can even say why. > [@sisu](#): > > Don’t bother coming to Australia! > > … I can fake it! ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/18 "2012-04-10T06:06:40Z")
Wow. There is a ton of stuff I could post here if I bothered to sort through my 500 or so CDs, but it’s too painful. However there is no way I could ever include any part of “Back in Black”, given that when it is played on any stereo with enough power every track rocks. Give me a couple of days to look through my stuff and I’ll find plenty of stinkers though. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/19 "2012-04-10T06:30:14Z")
I’ll probably think of more as soon as I post this but: The Who- _Baba_ _O’Riley_ Coldplay - \*Viva la Vida - ---
**Author:** ![phxjcc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-that-are-not-generally-considered-one-hit-wonders-do-you-think-have-only-one-good-song/618322/20 "2012-04-10T09:05:51Z")
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