Looking Glass - Brandy

Best 'one hit wonder' band ??

Probably not the greatest 'one hit wonder' ever... but the song/the band is definitely at the top of my list.

The band I'm thinking of formed in 1969 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. They only stayed together for 5 years. During that time, they had one #1 hit single the week of 26 August 1972... and they didn't do much else after that.

The song that made #1 is a really great song. I really like the lyrics; it's a good story... the music is good as well of course, and it's just an all around solid song. So it's very surprising to me that they never did anything else of significance -- unlike other one hit wonder bands, where you think to yourself, 'how did that song ever get popular in the first place?'

Examples:

"I Touch Myself" - The Divinyls
"I get knocked down, then I get up again, you never can keep me down." -- chumbawamba
mmmbop -- hanson
"who let the dogs out" -- baha men

I mean, these songs really, really suck. So yea, it's obvious why these bands never did anything else after these songs -- their music sucks.

So unfortunately something happened to keep this week's band from staying together and producing more music -- but fortunately, they were together long enough to create this weeks tune... it's definitely a highlight on my 70's play list.

Enjoy:

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[Yoacham1]

I LOVE this song! I have 2 neices named after it. One was named Brandy in the early 80's and the other was named in the 90'sThis was both of their moms' favorite songs. Both women are different as night n day, but perfect music is perfect music. Also, because of this song, I've always loved silver wayyyy more then gold. It seems to cleaner, purer and wilder, in a spiritual way. I love that he brings her a braided chain from the North of spain. :)

[ColtsFan1912]

this song always makes me sad

[commanderwalker13]

i love this song  unfourtantly i all ready picked my theme song as no more nice guy or this song would be it

[jazzyfish100]

This song really takes me back...to middle school. My friends and I would sit around after school and listen to records, and this was one of out favorites. Thanks for posting this.

[Assassination44]

this song reminds me of that King of Queens episode. Kevin James is hilarious

[maine502]

This song is actually said to be an ode to Mary Ellis. Mary Ellis was a woman who fell in love with a sailer in the late 1700s. The sailor went to sea and promised to Mary her when he got back. For fourteen years Mary Ellis waited for him to return but he never did. She died and was burried in new Brunswick. The looking glass is a band from new Brunswick. You can still see the grave of Mary ellis today.

[Eifler121]

This song was supposed to be about a guy, but the record company wouldn't produce it unless it was straight. Kind of rocks your world doesn't it?

[sailorblue1962]

I just love this song. Every time i hear it hear it i drop everything and just dance. Believe it or not i joined the navy in 1986 because i loved this song so much. I enjoyed the Navy for 13 wonderful years along with a handsome sailor i have been married too for 20 plus years. sailorgirl forever!!! Thank you Looking Glass-Awesome song!!!

[BONEJACKER74]

blast from the past...still kicks ass...

[Dayepipes]

I think it's one of the great songs ever in the European folk song tradition. The lyrics are timeless. They're first class but there's a spooky habit of the major words of the lyrics landing on musical notes that have an especially appropriate feel for them. I've played Celtic trad all my life where melody is king, and I've always rated this as good as our best. It helps that I was a sailor and dating when it was a hit.

[RainbowBrite80]

I went to school with 3 Brandys named for this song....