optik_nerve

What is everyones favorite one hit wonder?

Derwood

"Major Tom" by Peter Schilling

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God of Thunder

"Ah! Leah!" - Donnie Iris

"Never Been Any Reason" - Head East

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Church

Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm

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Rudel73

i agree with YoungNastyMan i love the way they do that song! but the rest of their music is HORRIBLE

KWSN

actually their music MIGHT be good with good lyrics.

but it isn't.

"A sea anemone, you're my enemy"

....painful to listen to.

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Scipio

Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance?

I'm not much for one hit wonders I guess.

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miggity99

"The Bad Touch" - Bloodhound Gang

I laugh my ass off everytime I hear that song.

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optik_nerve

I'm going to have to agree with this or either The Metro from Berlin...but they weren't really a one hit wonder.

buclao

Do the humpty hump! do the humpty hump!

choskins

Gary Numan - Cars

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steelerz

Great song.

Slauncha Man

I'm usually not a big fan or rap or any form of hip-hop, but you have to appreciate what happens when a girl at a club hears "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot. If you like ass (like me) then you like this song.

As far as recent music goes, "Downfall" by TRUSTcompany was pretty good.

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perripken

Very cool thread optik_nerve, I have to go along with my music trivia partner God of Thunder on the two he mentioned, and would also like to add my favorite along with some others:

My fav: All Right Now- Free
others: Smokin in the Boys room- Brownsville Station
Mississippi queen - Mountain
For what it's worth- Buffalo Springfield
Hold your head up- Argent
Rock on -David Essex
Fooled around and fell in love- Elvin Bishop
Black Betty- Ram Jam
Der Kommissar- After the fire
Relax- Frankie goes to Hollywood
Radioactive- The Firm
Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites
Walkin in Memphis- Mark Cohn
Life is a highway- Tom Cochrane
The Freshman- The Verve Pipe
Check out: www.onehitwondercentral.com

*edit* after thinking about this list, Didn't Mark Cohn do "I wear my sunglasses at night" ? I love that song!

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MSD

After noticing Der Kommisar, I feel compelled to inform you all that a cover of it was recorded by Option 30 (where Reznor was before NIN.) Haven't found it outside of file-sharing networks, but it's worth listening to.

Now comes the point where everyone ceases to take me seriously. I actually liked the Macarena.

perripken

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The5thCandidate

I believe that that was Corey Hart, and it was most excellent.

Personally, I like Take On Me by A-Ha. Now that's a magnificent song.

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perripken

Thanks man... you are correct! Take on me is a good one too!

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FoolThemAll

The Verve Pipe is actually a very good band. Check out their self-titled album.

Semisonic - Closing Time
A-Ha - Take On Me
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

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optik_nerve

Oh hell yes! That song is awesome. I love him. I listen to him so much I wouldn't even consider him a one hit wonder. :P

monkeydriven

Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla

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bltzkriegmcanon

Sean Mullins - Rockabye

Jesus, what a one-hit-wonder, and an extremely generic song.

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SiN

Thanks for the tip. I like that song, After the Fall's version best, but Falco's cool too. checking around for the one you mention.



I thank god that I don't think I've ever heard the Macarena. heard of...but not aware of hearing it.

Anyways...fun thread

The best one I can think of atm is Soft Cell - Tainted Love..
but I may think of more.

Some good tracks already mentioned, but are not 'one hit-wonders' to me because I've listened to other stuff by the artists...Gary Numan, for example. ..or are simply things that don't wow me.

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ShaniFaye

Loved that song...so much so I actually bought his german imports. One of my favs by him is one called Different Story..released way after major tom...I dont know if it ever got air play in the states or not

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I ran. Flock of Seagulls.

Even more tragic

They reformed and toured again.

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QuasiMojo

whatever happened to...Wild Cherry

"...it's, it's the Ballroom Blitz
it's, it's the Ballroom Blitz
YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH THE BALLROOM BLITZ!!!

sigh~ it was like lightning.

o yeah I almost forgot..."The Night Chicago Died" by...
Paper Chase...or Paper Lace something like that.

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nash

True - Spandau Ballet
You Spin Me Right Round - Dead or Alive

wonderwench

Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me
DiVinyls - I Touch Myself
Romeo Void - Never Say Never
SoHo - Hippychick
The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
Imperial Drag - Boy or a Girl
Burning Sensations - Belly of the Whale
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like
The Polecats - Make Circuit With Me
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
ChumbaWumba - Tubthumping
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Tones on Tail - Go
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
Tau Pau - Heart and Soul
Men without Hats - Safety Dance
The LAs - There She Goes
Jo Boxers - Just Got Lucky

ultra_agent9

Hey guys- what about The Knack and their hit song "My Sharona?" Can't forget that gem.

There are a few songs in this thread that wouldn't be considered one hit wonders...

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Ella

Well, I was just going to say that, ultra_agent9. My definition of a one-hit wonder is a band who had only one huge hit and that's it. Nothing else even came close.

Violent Femmes do not fall into that category, and neither do The Sweet.

My faves...

Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Out Lips Are Sealed - The Go Gos
Land Downunder - Men At Work
Relax- Frankie goes to Hollywood
Romeo Void - Never Say Never
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

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ultra_agent9

...and neither do the Divinyls, Spandau Ballet, and Semisonic.

Here's another one: One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head.

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Ella

True. 'Boys In Town' by Divinyls was a HUGE hit. And the 'ol Spandau boys had more than a couple of dosh generating tunes.

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wonderwench

The GoGos and Men at Work also had multiple hits.

dylanmarsh

Dramarama -- "Anything, Anything" -----> instant memories of the 80's with this one. Great song, too.

SinisterMotives

I actually have most of the songs you guys have named on my MP3 playlist.

Other favorites include:

Steel Breeze - You Don't Want Me Anymore
Henry Gross - Shannon
Nena - 99 Luftballons
Cory Hart - Sunglasses at Night
Timbuk3 - The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)

minusthesoul

Dexter's Midnight Run - Come on Eileen
Nena - 99 Lufballons (I also love Goldfinger's cover)
Five For Fighting - Superman

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Ella

Katrina and the Waves - 'Walking on Sunshine'

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choskins

nor do the Knack.

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KWSN

Or Men at Work.

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amonkie

Men at Work- Land Down Under
Nena - 99 lufballons

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