TSS From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 2870 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1202 times:
"Laid" by James.
"Heterosexual Man" by the Odds (actually, the whole album "Bedbugs" is listenable).
"Turning Japanese" by The Vapors.
"I Got You" by Split Enz.
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell.
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Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38505 posts, RR: 80 Reply 2, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1192 times:
Breakout - Swing Out Sisters
It's My Life - Talk Talk
Boys Gonna Rock - Vinnie Vincent Invasion
(over the top glam rock video you can see at youtube)
Emotion - Samantha Sang
Disco Night - GQ
St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr
Bang - Gorky Park
Voices Carry - Til Tuesday
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Obsession - Animotion
One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
A fantastic song. This was only a one-hit wonder in the US. James had a long career in the UK with many hit singles and high-charting albums. One of my all-time favourite bands.
Quoting Solnabo (Reply 3): Saturday Night - Whigfield
Wanna sex you up - Color Me Badd
Jump - Kriss Kross
You know this isn't a parody thread, right?
As for me, I'm going to go with 'Walking in Memphis' by Marc Cohn. Strictly not a one-hit wonder in the US, but he never had much chart presence in the UK other than this song. And it's a classic.
Kay From France, joined Mar 2002, 1884 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1162 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 2): It's My Life - Talk Talk
One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
Talk Talk had a few songs that were good. They're not one hit wonders eventhough barely.
One Night In Bangkok was created for a play in the theaters. I thought the same once, but Murray Head are not a band.
ZBBYLW From Canada, joined Nov 2006, 1923 posts, RR: 7 Reply 6, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1156 times:
In NA Eiffel 65 with "Blue" The only thing is they had much more success if Europe, and I am still able to get some Eiffel 65 songs from Europe its a shame really they did not do any better in the NA market, instead we have "crap" like rap and that hip hop stuff.
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 7, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1153 times:
Split Enz were immensely popular in Oz and NZ. "I Got You" was mainstream, but the rest of their stuff was played on alternative stations (like 91X in San Diego (back in the early 80s)).
NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7796 posts, RR: 13 Reply 8, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1152 times:
Quoting Mirrodie (Thread starter): One hit can also be counted as one-album wonder, where they had 2-3 hits on the same album and were then never heard from again
In this case, I'll throw in 4 Non Blondes' "Bigger, Better, Faster, More".
Gotta love Linda Perry.
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3633 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1152 times:
STLGph From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8977 posts, RR: 27 Reply 13, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1098 times:
Stop the World and Melt with You.
good album by Modern English.
and of course, A-ha. speaks for itself.
Eternal darkness we all should dread. It's hard to party when you're dead.
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15727 posts, RR: 47 Reply 14, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1095 times:
"One of us" by Joan Osborne....the songs alright but the album "Relish" was awesome, so are her other four albums
Quoting Thom@s (Reply 12): Rubbish song, but a brilliant example of how a catchy tune with lyrics written in half a minute by a 5 year old will still become very popular.
See also Fergie, Gwen Stefani, and Pussycat Trannies
FutureSDPDcop From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 1291 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1091 times:
FutureSDPDcop From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 1291 posts, RR: 5 Reply 17, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1081 times:
Yep, Canadian rapper. Song came out in 93 I think.
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EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 20, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1074 times:
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Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38505 posts, RR: 80 Reply 24, posted (6 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1055 times:
Quoting Kay (Reply 5): One Night In Bangkok was created for a play in the theaters. I thought the same once, but Murray Head are not a band.
I know, I have the LP.
The song however is credited as being performed by Murray Head.
Bring back the Concorde
25 Mirrodie: Funny thing is I can't remeber how that song went, and yet it was their smash. But they had two other GREAT songs, "Someday We'll Know" and "Mother W
26 Andz: Haddaway - What is love? baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more....
27 IFEMaster: Their album is completely brilliant from start to finish, and I agree that the one-hit wonder isn't the best song on the album. Incidentally, Gregg A
28 FutureSDPDcop: Opening song to "Night At the Roxbury"
29 IFEMaster: Classic movie from a classic SNL skit, of which the one featuring Jim Carrey was without doubt the best:
30 Thom@s: They play it at least once every day on the radio channel I occasionally have on. Getting kinda tired of it... No, I think it was an example of succe
31 MaverickM11: No, just an example of lyrics written by a five year old.
32 Superfly: Wow, that's never been played on the radio hear sense 1985 when it was a hit. Sounds like music radio in Norway is better than here.
33 Thom@s: The channel I have on only have about 3 CDs to choose from. One from the 80s, one with the latest pop rubbish, and one with country songs which they
35 Andz: one of the radio stations I listen to guarantees no repeats between 6am and 6pm.
36 TSS: Yep. The song came out several months before the video, and the general public's reaction was exactly the same as yours. Snow was lumped in the same
37 NoUFO: Ah, huh? It's ok not to like her voice, but she actually can sing. That would be 'What's up' you uncivilized, thumb-sucking philistines.
38 Thom@s: Argh! I have failed my purpose in life! It's been so many years since I even thought about that song... Thom@s
39 Superfly: Ok I pulled up some home made mixed cassette tapes I've made of great hits from the 1980s. Tender Love - Force MDs Something About You - Level 42 I Ca
40 NWOrientDC10: "Fire" - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (1968) Good Day Russell
41 ThePRGuy: Isn't that Lew's all time favourite? :P Thanks Alex
42 Bwest: Level 42 was / is quite well known overhere. I loved the new radicals, knew the cd almost by heart... Wasn't there some controversy around Gregg Alex
43 Andz: Obe of my all time favourite bands, I have several of their albums on vinyl and CD. Level 42 were huge here in their heyday.
44 EWS: Damn and i thought everyone forgot about that video! Lew
45 EWS: Chesney Hawkes! (Anogram: Cheesey Wanks) What a legend! Lew
46 EWRCabincrew: They had a few hits. I guess it all boils down to what type of music you listen to and where. Romeo Void had a few hits that circulated on college an
47 NWOrientDC10: "A Night at the Roxbury" was on last night. Good Day Russell
49 Rammstein: I agree with Thom@s: I'm not a dance fan, but they were nothing compared to Benny Benassi's and Gigi D'Agostino's productions. Oh, by the way: Signed
50 Theredbaron: Nobody will ever top this 2: Peter Frampton on Frampton comes alive..... Quiet Riot on Mental helath (come and feel the noise) But multiplatimun one h
51 Thom@s: Yeah.. and you aswell after that... Thom@s
52 TSS: Nooooooooo!!! Grrrrr, now that stupid song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day. Okay, I'll see your "Let The Music Play" and raise you a
54 Mirrodie: "Take Me On" who sang that again?[Edited 2007-03-12 03:57:10]
55 NWOrientDC10: Are you thinking of "Take on Me"?
56 NWOrientDC10: A-ha sang "Take on Me" I think it was released in 1985.
57 Zippyjet: Very good but, the original version one ups Soft Cell's only hit. Originially from 1964 by Gloria Jones. Here's a link so you can hear it. http://www
59 Marcus: Connection (or connected) by Elastica Cannonball by The Breeders Cult of Personality by Living Color
60 1stfl94: Surprised no one's mentioned Black Box- Ride on Time yet
61 EWRCabincrew: Here's a good site for OHWs. Deee-Lite's "Groove is in the Heart" was a good one. Greast dance hit, too.
62 CastleIsland: Just watched that viddy last night. Classic. Caused a nice bit of controversy in 1970 because of a nice Jewish boy singing about Jesus. Who stole the
63 Superfly: YES! I LOVE THAT ALBUM! LET THE MUSIC PLAY, HE WON'T GET AWAY!!!!!!
64 Fsgay: Tom Cochrane - Life is a Highway (though, interestingly, Rascal Flatts had more success with this track than he did)
65 Metroliner: japanese boy by aneka... what a tune! very... errr... phat. the final countdown by europe - who are incidentally an extremely competent and talented a
66 Mirrodie: "What if God Was One of Us" and my wife mentioned "Never gonna Give you up" Rick Astley
67 Superfly: Rick Astley was a two hit wonder. Don't you remember 'Together Forever'?
68 Mirrodie: Lipps, Inc. "Funkytown" Devo "Whip it Good"
69 ShyFlyer: Most likely because the Rascal Flatts version is on the Cars soundtrack. Cochrane's version was much better.
70 N229NW: So many to choose from. Two just popped into my head. Bonnie Tyler: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Had a couple other hits, but never compared to this
71 EWS: I was thinking about this earlier, another one hit wonder: Chumbawamba - Tubthumping Lew
72 Bwest: Chumbawumba had been out of the picture for a few years, but lately they're getting some airplay again overhere. They even had a song about ebay and a
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