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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on Jun 5, 2005 2:43:10 GMT -5
I expected great things from these guys once this song hit back in 1997. I've always thought this song was brilliant... The lyrics are open to so many interpretations that I was forced to listen to the tune over and over again. Plus, the instrumental track itself is stellar...
The song was the perfect mix between rock and AC, and was wildly popular back in the day. Their follow-up material has been good and consistent, but I have been waiting for them to top this achievement... That's no easy task.
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Jun 5, 2005 2:44:12 GMT -5
I really liked this song a lot.
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Post by hidizzyguy on Jun 5, 2005 2:50:14 GMT -5
This song was excellent...... and their following songs were also just as good..... after that Hero song, they started sorta going downhill for me....
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Post by jimmy74747 on Jun 5, 2005 21:17:32 GMT -5
I really liked this song a lot. |
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Post by bamafan2102 on Jun 5, 2005 22:27:03 GMT -5
Excellent song. I've been waiting for them to return myself. Is the new album good? Saw these guys with Counting Crows when they both were hot. One of the best shows I have ever seen.
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Post by tico on Jun 6, 2005 17:02:31 GMT -5
This song was excellent...... and their following songs were also just as good..... after that Hero song, they started sorta going downhill for me.... I feel the exact same way. "Three Marlenas" and "Hero" rocked. |
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Post by reception on Jun 13, 2005 16:57:26 GMT -5
JAM! You can see the video at their official site.
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Post by PT08 on Jun 14, 2005 22:59:53 GMT -5
Excellent song. Too bad they never lived up to this one
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Post by velcro on Jun 15, 2005 1:05:29 GMT -5
I like it.. but after all these years, I'm still burned out.
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Post by Chase on Jul 1, 2005 15:33:36 GMT -5
The sad part is, The Wallflowers HAVE lived up to the brilliance of One Headlight...but hardly anybody knows it. Their follow up album to Bringing Down The Horse, called Breach, was a masterpiece in my opinion and in many fans' opinions too. Unfortunately, many people equate a band's success with the amount of radio play it gets. Not the case -- some of the Wallflowers' best songs were not released as singles. Red Letter Days and the new album Rebel, Sweetheart are both great records too.
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Post by kellydicted on Oct 5, 2005 1:49:16 GMT -5
This is such an amazing song. Such a stand out from 1997.
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Post by The Music Man on Oct 5, 2005 21:29:36 GMT -5
HELL YES. One of my favorite songs of all time. That's all there is to say. Just amazing.
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Post by jdcfan on Feb 7, 2006 0:19:03 GMT -5
Great song. I love the snare drum sound. Definitely my favorite single by The Wallflowers.
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Post by John77 on Feb 7, 2006 3:24:46 GMT -5
1997 was a great year for music and this indeed was a standout...
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Post by Kid Pulse on Aug 11, 2007 20:24:31 GMT -5
Great song from a great year. I loved the verses.
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Post by WotUNeed on Aug 11, 2007 22:18:18 GMT -5
Good song. I like a lot of Wallflowers stuff.
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Post by shocker on Aug 19, 2007 1:26:41 GMT -5
I liked the beat and arrangement of this song a lot; but I can't say much for the lyrics. They were a little too depressing - kind of reminiscent of the '60s song "Last Kiss".
Funny thing though - 2 years after "One Headlight" came out, Pearl Jam scored their biggest hit with a cover version of "Last Kiss". Many people who had never heard the original version of "Last Kiss" thought it was a ripoff of "One Headlight". In reality, it could have been the opposite.
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Post by johnm1120 on Aug 31, 2011 8:36:08 GMT -5
This one was inescapable in '97 and '98. And agreed, they are pretty overlooked and sadly are branded as a one-hit wonder. Three Marlenas was underrated.
One Headlight's Billboard Numbers:
Hot 100: DNC (no single)
Hot 100 Airplay: #2
Pop: #2
AC: #30 (6 weeks)
Hot AC: #1
Mainstream Rock: #1
Modern Rock: #1
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2011 14:52:30 GMT -5
One of my all-time favorite songs!
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Aug 31, 2011 22:01:40 GMT -5
this song reminds me of the dorms.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2011 1:53:23 GMT -5
Still love this song!
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Post by Juanca on Sept 2, 2011 1:00:02 GMT -5
One Highlight of the 90s for me!
It charted twice on my personal chart (it was popular in the Rock radios in 1996 and then in Pop radios in 1997) and topped the chart both times.
I love the sound, darkness, eeriness, lyrics, in-crescendo, vocals. Simply perfect.
I haven't heard much of them in the past 5 years or so, though.
They had several Top5 songs in my chart: The Difference, Three Marlenas, Heroes and Sleepwalker. Top 20 with 6th Avenue Heartache. And they reached the top again with The Beautiful Side of Somewhere.
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Post by johnnywest on Mar 30, 2015 9:47:25 GMT -5
Their best single.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Mar 30, 2015 12:40:24 GMT -5
I heard this in the store the other day and it came on my shuffle this week.
Still love this just as much as I did when I was a kid.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2017 18:19:21 GMT -5
I was burned out on this for years, but it's really an incredible song. Something very classic about it.
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Post by disman00911 on Mar 16, 2021 12:37:34 GMT -5
One of the best 90s alternative/modern rock tracks ever. This was played on Q101 and maybe 101.9 the Mix in my market when I was younger.
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Post by jenglisbe on Mar 23, 2021 20:03:24 GMT -5
This is a jam. I especially love the line "Man I ain't changed, but I know I ain't the same."
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Post by thirddegree50123 on Apr 1, 2022 22:19:52 GMT -5
One of the best songs of the 90s from a great album.
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