bands who avoided one-hit-wonder land by releasing a cover as their 2nd single

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cheaters

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 02:35 (twenty years ago)

set us off with an example.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 02:42 (twenty years ago)

fine young cannibals?

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 02:47 (twenty years ago)

Fair enough.

Sixpense None The Richer follow-up "Kiss Me" with "There She Goes."

Uncle Kracker follows up "Follow Me" with "Drift Away."

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 02:48 (twenty years ago)

I'm convinced.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 02:52 (twenty years ago)

Alien Ant Farm follow up "Movies" with "Smooth Crinimal," which was in turn followed-up once again by "Movies."

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 02:56 (twenty years ago)

"Crinimal"

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 02:59 (twenty years ago)

Günther followed up "Ding Dong Song (You Touch My Tralala)" with not one but two covers: "Teeny Weeny String Bikini" and "Touch Me"

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 06:17 (twenty years ago)

Kylie followed I Should Be So Lucky with The Locomotion.

― OTM (Good Dog), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 06:26 (twenty years ago)

ATB followed up "9pm (Till I Come)" with a cover of "Killer" (although he had a number of hits afterwards).

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 06:26 (twenty years ago)

Vanilla Ice: "Play That Funky Music" after "Ice Ice Baby"

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 06:31 (twenty years ago)

Shaggy "Oh Carolina" after "Mr. Boombastic"

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 06:39 (twenty years ago)

Gerardo, "We Want the Funk" (reworking of "Tear the Roof...") after "Rico Suave"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 07:15 (twenty years ago)

Weezer with their cover of "a little respect"?

― Don Rowlando (Sam Rowlands), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 09:46 (twenty years ago)

haha brilliant

― N_RQ, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)

MC hammer - have you seen her?

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 09:51 (twenty years ago)

Dr and the Medics follow up "Spirit in the Sky" with "Waterloo". Both covers, but it still fits the pattern.

― Raw P, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)

Amazulu had 5 UK Top 40 hits. The first two were originals; the rest were (increasingly naff and obvious) covers.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)

The Loco-Motion came out before I Should Be So Lucky.

― kit brash (kit brash), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

The Loco-Motion came out before I Should Be So Lucky.

i think not.

― N_RQ, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

locomotion was released long before SAW had anything to do with her

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 23:03 (twenty years ago)

1 Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky Jan 1988 Notes
2 Kylie Minogue Got To Be Certain May 1988
2 Kylie Minogue The Loco-Motion Aug 1988 Notes
2 Kylie Minogue Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi Oct 1988
1 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan Especially For You Dec 1988
1 Kylie Minogue Hand On Your Heart May 1989

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 23:06 (twenty years ago)

oh, so that's what "Kylie Said to Jason" is about

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 23:50 (twenty years ago)

Az Yet ("Hard to Say I'm Sorry")

Art of Noise ("Kiss")

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 22 September 2005 03:03 (twenty years ago)

Lemonheads - second AND THIRD hits after "It's A Shame About Ray" ("Mrs Robinson" and "Into Your Arms").

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Thursday, 22 September 2005 03:13 (twenty years ago)

2 Kylie Minogue The Loco-Motion Aug 1988 Notes

that would be the SAW reissue. it was originally issued in 1987.

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Thursday, 22 September 2005 03:29 (twenty years ago)

maybe not in the UK

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 22 September 2005 03:42 (twenty years ago)

the UK release schedule can eat my fuc

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Thursday, 22 September 2005 03:59 (twenty years ago)

Jim OTM!

oh, so that's what "Kylie Said to Jason" is about

I think it's more to do with Neighbours and their off-screen romantic history, if it's "about" anything at all.

― kit brash (kit brash), Thursday, 22 September 2005 06:47 (twenty years ago)

A Taste Of Honey followed "Boogie Oogie Oogie" with their cover of "Sukiyaki".

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 22 September 2005 07:01 (twenty years ago)

Rolling Stones: 6 in a row?

07-07-63. Come On
Sept.1963. Poison Ivy/Fortune Teller (not released)
01-11-63. I Wanna Be Your man
21-02-64. Not Fade Away
26-06-64. It's All Over Now
13-11-64. Little Red Rooster

― everything, Thursday, 22 September 2005 16:38 (twenty years ago)

Shaggy runs the category for doing it AGAIN after his COMEBACK single ("It Wasn't Me") with that miserable remake of "Angel of the Morning."

....or not, as I just checked Allmusic and it seems that "Oh Carolina" actually preceded Boombastic.

...but wait! The followup single to Boombastic WAS another cover - "In The Summertime." That's the "In the Summertime" made famous by Mungo Jerry, not the Roger Miller one. Much as I would love to hear Shaggy covering Roger Miller...

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 22 September 2005 21:28 (twenty years ago)

Weezer with their cover of "a little respect"?

I don't get it.

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Friday, 23 September 2005 02:06 (twenty years ago)

Evil Cheap Trick, or Cheap Trick Mach 2: They introduced themselves to a whole new generation of kids with The Flame, then followed it up with Don't Be Cruel.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Friday, 23 September 2005 02:25 (twenty years ago)

When I was 7 those were the only 2 Cheap Trick songs I knew.

Limp Bizkit follow-up "Sour" with "Faith." (I personally have never heard "Counterfeit" on the radio, despite the supposed "payola" that surrounds the single.)

The Ataris follow-up "In This Diary" with "The Boys Of Summer."

Joss Stone follows up whatever the first single was with "Fell In Love With A Boy."

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Friday, 23 September 2005 02:33 (twenty years ago)

did you know that joss stone is really 36?

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 23 September 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

locomotion was released long before SAW had anything to do with her
-- jimmy glass (electricsoun...), September 22nd, 2005.
jimmy is right.
The Locomotion was released in australia then uk when stock aitken waterman took over her career..SAW added the hyphen and called The Loco-Motion.Craig Harnath wrote the bside called "glad to be alive" with someone lese form kids in the kitchen.
the aussie cover has kylie wearing an animal print fez ,the second uk editon had kylie wearing white on a bed.

― retroman, Friday, 23 September 2005 02:42 (twenty years ago)

robbie williams - old before i die then george michaels freedom 90.

― retroman, Friday, 23 September 2005 02:44 (twenty years ago)

Maybe Marilyn Manson, with Sweet Dreams? Close enough anyway.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 23 September 2005 03:21 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

Ugly Kid Joe ("Cats In The Cradle" after "Everything About You")

― xhuxk, Thursday, 4 February 2010 01:53 (sixteen years ago)

i was gonna say smash mouth but they had one original hit then two cover hits then two original hits then one cover hit. then that was it i think. so they don't fit at all really.

― scott seward, Thursday, 4 February 2010 02:02 (sixteen years ago)

they do fit because they had an original hit and then their 2nd hit was a cover. what they do after that doesn't matter as far as the thread's criteria.

― some dude, Thursday, 4 February 2010 02:03 (sixteen years ago)

okay, then smash mouth!

― scott seward, Thursday, 4 February 2010 02:11 (sixteen years ago)

Diddy aka P Diddy aka Puff Daddy followed up "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" with "I'll Be Missing You" (sort of a cover of "Every Breath You Take").

― o. nate, Thursday, 4 February 2010 02:49 (sixteen years ago)

xp Well, in that case, Joan Jett! First three Top 100 hits (all of which went Top 20 actually) were all cover versions (by songs by the Arrows, Tommy James, and Gary Glitter.)

But maybe bands who didn't stop with two hits should be disqualified, and maybe bands whose first hit was also a cover version should be too, I dunno. (I was going to say Quiet Riot, but actually "Bang Your Head {Metal Health}" came between their two Slade covers, and was a bigger hit than the second one. So they definitely don't count.)

― xhuxk, Thursday, 4 February 2010 02:49 (sixteen years ago)

Lumidee

― The Reverend, Thursday, 4 February 2010 03:06 (sixteen years ago)

But maybe bands who didn't stop with two hits should be disqualified,

nah

and maybe bands whose first hit was also a cover version should be too

yeah for sure

― see also cockfarmer fanbases (sic), Thursday, 4 February 2010 03:38 (sixteen years ago)

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