One Hit Wonders

[jakeatolla]

Someone's idea of the Top 50 One Hit Wonders.

Not sure if I agree with it, but What the heck.....

 

[IntoxicatingToxin]

#5 on that list is one of my all-time favorite songs ever!!

 

[Principessa]

I love most of those songs. :biggrin1: :tongue:

 

[whatireallywant]

I LOVE one-hit wonders! Often I will like them better than the songs by bands with lots of hits (although I like some of those too...)

My favorites of the list: #'s 4, 5, 7, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 46, and 50!

I always think of OMC's "How Bizarre" as a great summertime driving song (to listen to in the car on road trips.)

And I mentioned Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha" in another thread. I also like the songs of the woman who the song is about, Asha Bhosle.

 

[Mr. Snakey]

I like the Knack song thats it

 

[Not_Punny]

Well now I know just how much I'm out of it. I recognized only about 20 of them, so for me, it was a list of one-hit-wonder-what-they-were's....:biggrin1:

 

[whatireallywant]

Well now I know just how much I'm out of it. I recognized only about 20 of them, so for me, it was a list of one-hit-wonder-what-they-were's....:biggrin1:

Wow, the only one I HAVEN'T heard is #48! I guess we all know how I spend MY time! :biggrin1: Not real familiar with #49 either but I've heard of LA Guns so I'm sure I've heard the song.

 

[No_Strings]

The following tunes have my offical Seal Of Awesomeness:

Nena - 99 Luftballons (1984)
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you (1990)
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1982)
Europe - The Final Countdown (1986)
Eifel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (1999)
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)
Falco - Rock me Amadeus (1985)
Haddaway - What is love (1993)
Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown (1980)
A-ha - Take on me (1985)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1984)
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (1974)
The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (1979)
Afroman - Because I Got High (2001)
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000)
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1998)

Scarily(maybe for you guys more than myself), 12 of those 19 are from before I was born. :tongue:

 

[whatireallywant]

The following tunes have my offical Seal Of Awesomeness:

Nena - 99 Luftballons (1984)
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to you (1990)
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1982)
Europe - The Final Countdown (1986)
Eifel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (1999)
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)
Falco - Rock me Amadeus (1985)
Haddaway - What is love (1993)
Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star (1979)
Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown (1980)
A-ha - Take on me (1985)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1984)
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (1974)
The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (1979)
Afroman - Because I Got High (2001)
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2000)
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1998)

Scarily(maybe for you guys more than myself), 12 of those 19 are from before I was born. :tongue:

Thanks for reminding me how old I am! LOL :biggrin1:

I was listening to Nena, Soft Cell and Frankie Goes to Hollywood when I was in college!

The oldest song on that list was Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. And yes, I remember it when it came out! I was elementary-school age at the time but I remember the song from when it was a hit.

 

[sedated]

Yuck!!! I'm getting friking old!!!!!! hehehehehe thanks for freshen up my old memory!!!

I hate this one:

27. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (1997) <-- remember this one being like 1000 weeks on charts on MTV

My favorites:

9. Meredith Brooks - Bitch
11. New Radicals - You Get What You Give
21. Aqua - Barbie Girl
44. Gerardo - Rico Suave <-- I was on junior high when this one hit the radio!!

hehehe... thanks a lot for make me remember such fun times listening those songs!!

 

[HazelGod]

Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)

Ugh...this song makes me violent. IMO, the most inanely insipid bag of wank ever recorded.

Europe - The Final Countdown (1986)

This one, I love...haven't heard it in years. Until now. :biggrin1:

 

[Yorkie]

Frankie Goes To Hollywood,Dexy's Midnight Runners,Gary Numan and one or two others in that list aren't one hit wonders.
The first four FGTH singles went to number 1!

 

[Gitana Rose]

I've always loved this one hit wonder that did'nt make the list...

"HOT CHILD IN THE CITY"

Artist: Nick Gilder



Danger in the shape of somethin' wild
Stranger dressed in black, she's a hungry child
No one knows who she is or what her name is
I don't know where she came from or what her game is

(Hot child in the city)
(Hot child in the city)
(Runnin' wild and lookin' pretty)
(Hot child in the city)

So young to be loose and on her own
Young boys, they all want to take her home
She goes downtown, the boys all stop and stare
When she goes downtown, she walks like she just don't care, care

(Hot child in the city)
(Hot child in the city)
(Runnin' wild and lookin' pretty)
Yeah
(Hot child in the city)

Come on down to my place, baby
We'll talk about love
Come on down to my place, woman
We'll make love!

Hot child in the city
(Hot child in the city)
She's kinda dangerous
(Hot child in the city)
Young child
(Runnin' wild and lookin' pretty)
Young child, runnin' wild
(Hot child in the city)
Hot child in the city
(Hot child in the city)
(Hot child in the city)
(Hot child in the city)
Hot child in the city
(Hot child in the city)
Hot child in the city
(Hot child in the city)

YouTube - Hot Child In The City

 

[catman]

Wow, great list....

Sinead O'Connor- I actually listen to some of her other music- some is great for meditating...

Had a buddy who had a cat that when Minnie Riperton came on the radio would go into spasms... really funny...

Lou Bega was quoted as saying he knew he was VERY lucky and planned on riding the Mambo train for every single penny he could get...

My sons get tickled as I still like Rock Me Amadaues.. (not sure why but...)


just too many great songs on there...

 

[9inchcanadian]

This has to be an American chart as several of the artists had many hits in the UK. I saw a similar list once that listed Kylie as a one hit wonder, i nearly fell of the chair in a fit of shocked hysterics.

 

[No_Strings]

I was listening to Nena, Soft Cell and Frankie Goes to Hollywood when I was in college!

Well, I did too. A hell of a lot of the music I listen to was actually around before my age hit double figures. :biggrin1:

Ugh...this song makes me violent. IMO, the most inanely insipid bag of wank ever recorded.

You saw that Barbiegirl was on that list, right?

 

[dcwrestlefan]

debby boone only had one hit. thank fucking god. "you light up my life".

 

[Pecker]

They forgot

Ambrosia - Biggest Part Of Me

 

[Shelby]

She Blinded Me with Science - Thomas Dolby

 

[B_ScaredLittleBoy]

Where is

Mr. Big - To Be With You

on that list? Awesome song, awesome band.