"One hit wonders" redux...VENUS, Shocking BLUE!

[Seymouro]

Your graveyard shifting correspondent remains hard at work to bring you hidden gems like this.

Talk about the ultimate one-hit wonders!

VENUS by the SHOCKING BLUE is hot as Venus and as fleeting as a meteorite. ONE and DONE.

But does THIS ONE ever COOK!

I'd love to have spent an hour in with her, in her kitchen.

Probably all I would have ever had a chance for. Probably only minutes...

I need a window open, and a fan, NOW!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DBcbZc3ck

[Mark M]

Cool down boy, you're fantisizing about a dead person. Sorry mate but I thought you should know that she kicked it a few years back. Quite a bummer because I've always loved that song. Interestingly, in my younger years I always thought that song was sung by a guy.

Here's a version of Venus by Mariska done shortly before her demise, and quite good I might add with horns and acoustic guitar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTb1LYaFV8I

[Seymouro]

Ha ha Bruce...

Yes, I am aware the Mariska Veras lost a battle over cancer six years or so ago.

But she was a babe!

[Seymouro]

Good job Mark...

I guess it was not six years ago. Mariska sounded great still in your clip.

Unfortunately though, she lost 50 and gained a hundred!

Props to Mr. Dan Kowieski (wherever he is) for that brilliant observation!

[Grado]

Hey, looking over the place I noticed this one from......well.....back there.  

How about another version, from the 80s.  

Bananarama.  

https://youtu.be/d4-1ASpdT1Y

[Mark M]

Now that has a classic 80's sound. Venus is such a cool song I'm surprised that there aren't more covers of it.

[Grado]

Mark M wrote

Now that has a classic 80's sound. Venus is such a cool song I'm surprised that there aren't more covers of it.

Ya, agreed. Sometimes I wonder how it could be done again........what would be kinda current and still work.  I mean, besides the emo girl with the big hooters, she had green hair for a bit, are there any females even out there doing new stuff?

Edit-  Billie Eilish.  I think that's her name.  Looks wise she's got it, but for the life of me I can't place a tune she's done.  

[Mark M]

Billy Eilish sings really soft... almost a whisper at times. Definitely goes the "hide a rack" route with her attire.

Not to drift but I think H.E.R. is current and actually quite good. Here she is with Chris Stapleton:

[Seymouro]

She is good, and so is he.