Comments on: Help me find this one hit wonder

Question: Help me find this one hit wonder

Ironmouth — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:28:37 -0800

Spanish Guitar, moody instrumental, one hit wonder. Help!

Looking for the name and artist behind what I think is a 70's one-hit wonder. Its a moody piece and it starts out with someone singing "in the beginning" and a nylon string guitar with a single slow strum.

Dying to know this song.

By: littlerobothead

littlerobothead — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:30:31 -0800

Maybe you're thinking of ELP's "From The Beginning"? It's not instrumental, though.

By: Marky

Marky — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:33:30 -0800

"Classical Gas"

By: littlerobothead

littlerobothead — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:38:23 -0800

Dang. I was going to say "Classical Gas", but I didn't remember any spoken parts whatsoever.

By: seawallrunner

seawallrunner — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:25:39 -0800

Agree with littlerobothead - the group is Emerson Lake and Palmer, the singer is Greg Lake, and they are resolutely not one-hit wonders. Greg Lake was with King Crimson before joining ELP, and they had such hits as Lucky Man, Tarkus and Karn Evil - and at one point were grossing as much as Led Zeppelin. If you like From The Veginnung, I invite you to check out their other songs on YouTube. You will not be disappointed.

By: seawallrunner

seawallrunner — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:26:42 -0800

Er, From The Beginning that is.

By: MexicanYenta

MexicanYenta — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:22:27 -0800

Yep, sounds like ELP's From the Beginning to me, too. Major band from the 70's.

By: Ironmouth

Ironmouth — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:31:00 -0800

Thanks. I had always grouped it with the one hit wonders. I'm getting old, I can't remember half the songs I used to be able to remember.