1 H1t 1-ders! (One-Hit Wonders!)
Welcome, cats, and kittens, to the 111th Season of the Ukulele!
This week's challenge is to cover a song that made an act a one-hit wonder, that single song that got a band onto the Billboard Top 40, but was a success they were never to repeat. This rule can sometimes allow for some weird inconsistencies. An act like A-ha, known for their mega hit Take On Me, is often referred to as a one-hit wonder, even though they had another top 20 hit which was so overshadowed by the first that I can't name it now. Conversely, acts like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix and the Greatful Dead, all hugely successful and influential, only hit the Top 40 once, so they technically count even though no one in their right mind would refer to them as one-hit wonders.
For me, the spirit of the challenge is to keep it to bands really only known for the single song. So, A-Ha is in, but Jimi and Janis are not. Your guiding principle should be: if you are surprised to learn an act is a one-hit wonder, then look elsewhere. If you are surprised to learn an act had a second, completely unrecognizable hit, then they are fair game.
Being one-hit wonder week means you get 1 shot. 1 official entry. Your official entry should be the hit that made the band, BUT you will get bonus points for every additional song you do by the same band. If you are one of the more prolific seasonistas, rather than firing off a ton of one hit wonders, once you choose a song/band, stick with 'em, please and fill out the back catalog, or send it to the island. That said, if you are one of the practice all week seasonistas and someone gets to your song first, don't worry. Do it anyway. Collaborations to help fill out the back catalog are greatly encouraged.
There will be three playlists:
1. One Hit Wonders: The hit that made the act.
2. The Back Catalog
3. Just for fun, and to give you all something else to do, songs that were number 1 when you were 11.
Prizes are yet to be determined...
Fine Print:
Single continuous take
No Multi-tracking
Uke Front and Center
New for this season -- Please announce Season 111 or something similar.
Starts 12:00am Hawaiian Sunday March 30.
Ends 11:59pm Hawaiian Sunday April 6.
Welcome, cats, and kittens, to the 111th Season of the Ukulele!
This week's challenge is to cover a song that made an act a one-hit wonder, that single song that got a band onto the Billboard Top 40, but was a success they were never to repeat. This rule can sometimes allow for some weird inconsistencies. An act like A-ha, known for their mega hit Take On Me, is often referred to as a one-hit wonder, even though they had another top 20 hit which was so overshadowed by the first that I can't name it now. Conversely, acts like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix and the Greatful Dead, all hugely successful and influential, only hit the Top 40 once, so they technically count even though no one in their right mind would refer to them as one-hit wonders.
For me, the spirit of the challenge is to keep it to bands really only known for the single song. So, A-Ha is in, but Jimi and Janis are not. Your guiding principle should be: if you are surprised to learn an act is a one-hit wonder, then look elsewhere. If you are surprised to learn an act had a second, completely unrecognizable hit, then they are fair game.
Being one-hit wonder week means you get 1 shot. 1 official entry. Your official entry should be the hit that made the band, BUT you will get bonus points for every additional song you do by the same band. If you are one of the more prolific seasonistas, rather than firing off a ton of one hit wonders, once you choose a song/band, stick with 'em, please and fill out the back catalog, or send it to the island. That said, if you are one of the practice all week seasonistas and someone gets to your song first, don't worry. Do it anyway. Collaborations to help fill out the back catalog are greatly encouraged.
There will be three playlists:
1. One Hit Wonders: The hit that made the act.
2. The Back Catalog
3. Just for fun, and to give you all something else to do, songs that were number 1 when you were 11.
Prizes are yet to be determined...
Fine Print:
Single continuous take
No Multi-tracking
Uke Front and Center
New for this season -- Please announce Season 111 or something similar.
Starts 12:00am Hawaiian Sunday March 30.
Ends 11:59pm Hawaiian Sunday April 6.
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