6 Forgotten One Hit Wonders From 1972-1973

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00:006 Forgotten One Hit Wonders from 1972 to 1973

00:06Number 6 Brandy – You're a Fine Girl, Looking Glass

00:11Elliot Lurie's tavern tale of Brandy's unrequited love topped 1972's Hot 100.

00:17Its haunting melody immortalizing sacrifice and longing.

00:21Number 5 Sunshine – Go Away Today

00:25Jonathan Edwards

00:26A last-minute replacement after a taper race, this bouncy protest hit reached number 4,

00:31pairing Sonny Acoustics with Defiant Bite.

00:35Number 4 Layla – Derrick and the Dominoes

00:39Few songs transform personal anguish into artistic triumph, quite like Layla.

00:44This 7-minute epic emerged from Eric Clapton's tortured infatuation with George Harrison's

00:49wife, Patti Boyd.

00:51Number 3 Hold Your Head Up – Argent

00:54Argent's rousing anthem, anchored by a commanding Hammond B3 solo, reached US number 5

01:00and endures as cross-generational resilience.

01:03Number 2 Beautiful Sunday – Daniel Boone

01:07Released February 1972, this effortless sunshine earworm reached US number 15 and worldwide fame,

01:15celebrating simple pleasures with timeless optimism.

01:18Number 1 Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest

01:23This 1973 gem, born from Sherman Kelly's resilience, hit Billboard 13 and endures via films and streaming revivals.

01:32Number 3

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