Oddball songs that did well in the charts..

[rich p]

This one in 1979 by Fiddlers Dram got to No.3

 

[MichaelM]

I remember it like it was yesterday...

 

[ColinJ]

Beat this one then!



I bought it for my dad's birthday back in the 1960s ...

 

[dan_bo]

Best song ever. Reached No. 2:

 

[pplpilot]

I'd like to say - Hocus Pocus but a quick Google suggests it reached #20 , not that well -

Quite a surreal live version -

 

[ianrauk]

O Superman by Laurie Anderson # 2 in 1981

 

[swee'pea99]

The Strawbs - Part of the Union

 

[pplpilot]

real shame this never charted or we'd have a winner -

 

[accountantpete]

 

[Mile195]

[QUOTE 2336169, member: 259"]I can't even remotely imagine this one getting in the charts nowadays. I remember seeing them doing it on TOTP and it was like the Martians had landed at school the next day - everyone was saying "did you see that?"

[/quote]

I have to confess to having a load of Sparks stuff in one of the darker corners of my iPod. "Pineapple" is a favourite... mostly because it's just a bit 'kin weird!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

"Star Trekkin" by The Firm. Was at number 1 for 4 weeks if I recall correctly. I still have my copy.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZS2-4-iUJ4

EDIT: I've looked it up - it was in the charts for 12 weeks and at No.1 for 2 weeks.

 

[The Brewer]

"Star Trekkin" by The Firm. Was at number 1 for 4 weeks if I recall correctly. I still have my copy.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZS2-4-iUJ4

Beat me to it

 

[Mile195]

I think even for 1978 this was a bit strange, but hit number 1 all the same.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pMMIe4hb4

 

[The Brewer]

Who killed Bambi...punk excellence

 

[Fnaar]

[QUOTE 2336169, member: 259"]I can't even remotely imagine this one getting in the charts nowadays. I remember seeing them doing it on TOTP and it was like the Martians had landed at school the next day - everyone was saying "did you see that?" [/quote]
Like many, I suspect, I first thought of Sparks as 'interesting', 'odd', strange and perhaps a bit of a novelty. But they had some really cracking songs, and there is still interest in them today; they were on Jools Holland not so long ago, I seem to remember (?)