Toast and Marm... is credited to Steve Groves, but in their bio...

Comprised of members Steve Kipner (keyboards, percussion, vocals), Steve Groves (guitars, percussion, vocals), Johnny Vallins (bass, guitar, vocals), and Geoff Bridgford (drums), the obscure Australian pop/rock band Tin Tin formed in 1968. They issued a pair of albums in the early '70s -- a self-titled debut from 1970 (which spawned the single "Toast and Marmalade for Tea") and 1971's sophomore effort, Astral Taxi -- both of which were produced by the Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb, who also played assorted instruments. The quartet broke up in 1973.

@tour2ma said:

I can remember thinking "a new Bee Gees" song when I first heard that...

Actually here is your Bee Gees alone. I think Barry Gibb may have written this (even though he didn't they were just fellow Australians) and as you're listening you can sing I started a joke right over the chord line.

WSS

@westside-steve said:

I can remember thinking "a new Bee Gees" song when I first heard that...

@westside-steve said:

Ah.... The Agora... weren't there two locations to boot at one time?

Also loved "The Smiling Dog Salon" on W 25th IIRC... which brings to mind another breed of OHW... one who never recorded one, but wrote one. I think Buzzy qualifies when Bette Midler recorded "Friends". Although he wrote another minor hit that Carly Simon improved a tad...

Buzzy remains one of my favorite "live" performers of all time... despite being born in Pittsburgh. He was saved by enrolling in the Cleveland Music Settlement. Played with pure joy... very good guitarist... even better on the xylophone. The latter got him into session work with Hendrix among others.

As I recall a friend of mine bought the marmalade greatest hits or best of album whichever it was called and it did not have that song on it.

WSS

Again, some at least are still listenable...

While others... not so much...

I love this song.

When I was in easy street we got extremely drunk with these guys after the gig at the Cleveland Agora.

WSS

Prime example of the latter include ones like Hippy Hippy Shake by The Swinging Blue Jeans. Part of "the British Invasion" IIRC... Hell I bought (and still have) the 45. Pure Beatles coattails crap... what was I thinking?

Example of the former is The Easy Beats' Friday on my Mind... still stands up today.

@fairhooker11 said:

Love sugarloaf - they had another song named "Dont call us" too that was pretty good -

heres my 70s radio hit- I think it was a one hit wonder too?

xylophone guy just shreds.... well in xylophone fashion

@westside-steve said:

Works for me...

A couple more candidates... any one mention Whip It yet? Not a personal fav, but Ohio boys... Akron area IIRC.

... or Thomas Dolby? Actually the entire LP, The Golden Age of Wireless, was pretty solid... and the SQ was great... although not quite in Alan Parson's league. APP's I Robot on vinyl has to be heard to be believed.

@westside-steve said:

Hit locally. There is a factor. A song can be a big hit in some quarters.....but not much elsewhere.

Anyway, here it is. A great song imo.

@tour2ma said:

In other words, "What's the definition of 'hit'?"

You're the Pro... what say ye?

Well cracking the top 100 is an accomplishment to be sure even better the top 50. I would guess maybe a big hit should be top 10? I'm not sure that would have anything to do with my opinion but... Somebody mentioned funky poodle and I don't think it charted nationally at all, did it?

WSS

You're the Pro... what say ye?

WSS

WSS

Retrospective was their "Greatest Hits"... only thing I ever owned by them.

Well, That is the only song of their's that hit the Top Ten. A couple of others hit Top 50. Their albums also were not Top Sellers at the time.

But their influence as we know was beyond the pale. They are in the RRHOF....and you don't get there without being well respected.

So many "novelty" hits, (Alley Oop, Monster Mash, etc.) that they deserve their own category.

@nickers said:

I love this one.. its just uber cool!

Sugarloaf had something there... great "sound"...

First to come to my mind: Blues Image's Ride Captain Ride...

But one that I listen to a lot is Dee-Lite's Groove is in the Heart... Far from a techno-pop guy, but I bought their CD World Clique out of a cut out bin and it's a flat out fun CD. I've started "road trips" with it for years since it wards off speeding tickets. Stupidstition? Absolutely, but first time I did it I was pulled over and only given a verbal warning... a first for me.

The Knack's My Sharonna was catchy... Cossell doomed the group calling them "the next Beatles" on his (thankfully) short-lived variety show, "Saturday Night Live". He beat SNL to the name... that's why Chevy's intro was always "Live from New York... It's Saturday Night!"

Old one I loved was The Cyrcle's Red Rubber Ball... kinda Up with People-ish, but WTF...

Buffalo Springfield only had one, For What It's Worth... may have impacted me the most of the OHW's...

The longest one has to be MacArthur Park "sung" by Richard Harris...

So many... so little time...