We never saw either of the X-Files movies (we’ve never been huge fans of the show, either) but we went out and bought the soundtrack to the first flic the second we heard this cover of “One” by Filter.
Originally written by Harry Nilsson and released in 1967, the song was covered two years later by Three Dog Night. That version went to No. 5 on the billboard charts. In addition to Filter’s version, the song has also been covered by Aimee Mann (of ‘Til Tuesday fame) and eighties metal legends, Dokken.
Enjoy …
One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do
Two can be as bad as one, it’s the loneliest number since the number one
No is the saddest experience you’ll ever know
Yes is the saddest experience you’ll ever know
‘Cuz one is the lowest number that you’ll ever know
One is the loneliest number even worse than two
Yeah
It’s just no good anymore since you went away
Now I spend my time just making up rhymes of yesterday
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
Since you went away
Since you went away
(One is the loneliest number since you’ve gone away)
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
Since you’ve gone away
It’s just no good anymore since you went away
Now I spend my time just making up rhymes of yesterday
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
Since you went away
Since you went away
Previously …
Beck – “Loser”
Ben Folds Five – “Rockin’ The Suburbs”
Billy Ward & The Dominoes – “Sixty Minute Man”
The Black Crowes – “Wiser Time”
B.O.B. – “Nothing On You”
Coolio – “Fantastic Voyage”
Cypress Hill – “Rock Superstar”
Foo Fighters – “Times Like These”
Lady Ga Ga/ Beyonce – “Telephone”
Led Zeppelin – “Your Time Is Gonna Come/ Black Mountain Side”
Led Zeppelin – “Misty Mountain Hop”
LL Cool J – “Mama Said Knock You Out”
Midnight Oil – “Dreamworld”
Monster Magnet – “Negasonic Teenage Warhead”
Naughty By Nature – “O.P.P.”
Nine Inch Nails – “Piggy”
Owl City – “Hot Air Balloon”
The Outfield – “I Don’t Need Her”
Panic At The Disco! – “Karma Police” (Cover)
Pavement – “Range Life”
Pearl Jam – “Alive”
Smashing Pumpkins – “Geek, U.S.A.”
The Spin Doctors – “Jimmy Olsen’s Blues”
Tom Petty – “The Waiting”
U2 – “Until The End Of The World”
U2 – “Where The Streets Have No Name”
The Waitresses – “I Know What Boys Like”
Weezer – “Put Me Back Together”
Yeasayer – “Ambling Alp”?
