Favorite one-hit wonders?

[corianderstem]

Pachelbel - Canon.

!!!

Lila, you're on my shit list today for getting "Hold Your Head Up" stuck in my head.

 

[snowbunny00774]

"One Night in Bangkok" by Murry Head.
"Rock Me Amadeus" Falco

love love love these two

So Alive - Love and Rockets

 

[corianderstem]

One Night in Bangkok RULES! I can't believe I forgot that one.

Ooh, and how about the ultimate in cheesy weirdness: "Puttin' On the Ritz" by Taco!

 

[LMP]

Falco had Der Kommisar though.

Although I prefer the After the Fire version, myself.

 

[No spoken words]

then who is the last one hit wonder?

I already pointed out that he butchered up the meaning of "penultimate", you diseased pile of shit. Hope you're well.

 

[LMP]

All I can picture is a piece of poop with a mushroom coming out of it.

But it's a happy mushroom.

 

[Lila64]

One Night in Bangkok RULES! I can't believe I forgot that one.

Ooh, and how about the ultimate in cheesy weirdness: "Puttin' On the Ritz" by Taco!

I believe I posted that already. Along with Argent's HOLD YOUR HEAD UP

And Love & Rockets had a couple of other songs, like Kundalini Express, Ball Of Confusion (cover), No New Tale To Tell...

 

[Lila64]

More 70s for you

Minnie Ripperton - Loving You
Van McCoy - The Hustle
Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Morris Albert - Feelings
Vickie Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around
Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight
Nick Gilder - Hot Child in the City
Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat
David Naughton - Makin' It

 

[UberBeaver]

you diseased pile of shit.

And who's fault is that? GFY. Save us all the headaches.

 

[BonoIsMyMuse]

I don't know if this was really a hit, but I do have a soft spot for the Bloodhound Gang's "The Roof Is On Fire." "Banditos" by the Refreshments is another great one.

Does anybody else remember a song called "Kite" by Nick Heyward? It came out sometime in the mid 90s. I recently tracked it down. It wasn't a hit, but it was a great song.

There's "Some Day, Some Way" by Marshall Crenshaw, a sentimental favorite of mine.

I don't have as many one-hit wonders in my iTunes as I thought I did.

 

[*browneyedgirl*]

Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting

Tag Team - Whoomp there it is

I know of a Bran Van 3000 song - Everywhere - The Practical Magic movie soundtrack

The first one that came to mind was Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight, not necessarily a favorite though, I was 37 when I found out what they were really talking about, thanks VH1

 

[Lila64]

I have that Marshall Crenshaw song too!

C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat
Dave Lindley - Mercury Blues
Graham Parker - Local Girls
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs - Wooly Bully
Tracy Chapman - Give Me One More Reason
Troggs - Wild Thing
Wayne Fontana - The Game Of Love
The Oneders (Wonders) - That Thing You Do

 

[blueeyedgirl]

^ No way Hot Chocolate!!! "Everyone's a Winner", "Emma"

Tracy Chapman "Fast Cars" (her mega hit?)

You can have the rest...

 

[Lila64]

oops, I forgot. I was browsing my one-song bands on my computer

 

[Zoots]

Whip It - Devo

 

[Lila64]

Devo had lots more tracks. NOT a one-hit wonder Zoots!

Girl You Want
Satisfaction (RS Cover)
Secret Agent Man
Freedom Of Choice
Beautiful World

 

[Zoots]

I know only whip it.

What about...

Macarena - Los Del Rio?

 

[Lila64]

 

[Zoots]

 

[LMP]

Yo name is Toby!

Kunta-Kinte!

 

[No spoken words]

"If they ask you who's the best and you don't say Moe Dee, I'll get my whip and I'll beat you like Toby".

Oh, lord bless Kool Moe Dee.

 

[xaviMF22]

I ran-- Flock of Seagulls

 

[corianderstem]

Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - Steve Harvey and the Cockney Rebel

... unless they were some huge act in the British Isles and had more hits.

 

[discothequeLP]

U2 -- beautiful day

 

[corianderstem]

U2 -- beautiful day

Never heard of 'em.

 

[LMP]

No Rain by Blind Melon.

I'm listening to it right now and smiling like a madman. If this song doesn't make you happy, you have no soul.

 

[corianderstem]

It made me happy until approximately the 15,635,653rd time I heard it. All these years later, I still can't escape the song and the image of that damned bee girl in my head.

 

[BonoIsMyMuse]

Blind Melon did this really beautiful song called Change. It's a shame that they'll be remembered for No Rain instead of that.

 

[LMP]

It made me happy until approximately the 15,635,653rd time I heard it. All these years later, I still can't escape the song and the image of that damned bee girl in my head.

I love bee girl. She was so happy when she pranced in the meadow with the other bee people.

I'll have to check out Change then.

 

[Zoots]

No Rain by Blind Melon.