Bands you don't like with one hit song you love

Five that come to mind:

Deep Purple - "Woman From Tokyo"
Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
Carpenters - "Goodbye To Love"
Tom Petty - "I Need To Know"
Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"

 

I love this song ! But I love other DP songs too

 

I don't actually dislike Led Zeppelin but "Kashmir" is their one song that I find awe inspiring.

 

Smashing Pumpkins - "1979". I just can't handle Billy Corgan's voice on most of their songs, but I actually like this one quite a bit. It's a nice little tune.

 

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

 

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man

 

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - From the Beginning

 

Scruffy The Cat - Moons Of Jupiter
A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If A Had A Photograph)
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me {It has sentimental value}
The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died
Horslips - Stowawy

 

This would be my answer as well. I own the CD single of this, but feel no need to get anything else by them.

 

Don’t Speak by No Doubt.

 

Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Abba - Dancing Queen
No Doubt - Hella Good
The Jam - English Rose

 

I always thought the Beatles were terrible, but that Frog Chorus song is damn catchy, and it has a good message. Most of their stuff seems to be "take drugs, have unprotected sex, disrespect your parents, screw society" and all that hooey. But here we have a community of amphibians pulling together to make a positive change, which is refreshing.

 

"Free for All" - Ted Nugent
"Highway Song" - Stone Temple Pilots
"Self Control" - Laura Branigen
"Whatcha Want" - Beastie Boys

 

Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns
Flowered Up - Weekender (one of my favourite songs ever! and the rest of their stuff is so-so)
Seal - Kiss From A Rose
Paul Kalkbrenner - Aaron
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Eagles - Hotel California

 

I guess "Walking On the Sun" by Smashmouth is kinda cool.

 

That's certainly a curious choice!

 

This. I used to like "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" as well when it came out, but I really don't like that one anymore.

 

I don't like The Jam at all but love that song, surely that makes sense in this context?

 

We Are The Champions - Queen
Riders of the Storm - Doors
Rock & Roll All Night - Kiss
New Years Day - U2

Not counting all the one hit wonders I know nothing else by.

Not many other bads I actively dislike, though there are bands that play genres of music that I don't enjoy listening to.

 

U2: New Year’s Day

 

Oh! I just pressed post reply without seeing your New Year’s Day there !

 

Barclay james harvest : titles
Sniff n the tears :driver seat
Blue oyster cult : don't fear the reaper
Eels : novocaine for the soul

 

Absolutely it makes sense. That song is very different from the bulk of their output.

 

Beth - Kiss
Dancing in the Dark - Springsteen

 

Stone Temple Pilots - And So I Know
REO Speedwagon - Roll With The Changes