The Number 1 One Hit Wonder According to Vh1

[lauren430]

.........the Macarena!

I personally hated this song and can't believe everyone knew it

Apparently it was on the charts for 60 weeks.


Discuss.

 

[~LadyLemon~]

Now that's just fucking lame. But then again, this is VH1 we're talking about.

 

[lauren430]

Well, they didn't have any more hits after that, so that says something too.

And actually....Vh1 is showing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night

 

[indra]

Damn! My band doesn't get to be #1 at anything!

 

[Bunbury]

I would have thought Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

 

[Bonochick]

I would have thought Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

I was listening to "Relax" on my iPod at work today.

 

[beli]

Frankie had 3 or 4 hits

Relax
Two Tribes
Born to Run

 

[Bonochick]

Beli is the president of the Frankie Goes To Hollywood Fan Club.

 

[beli]

I do love Frankie actually. The Blockheads(ie the musicians that actually played on their songs whilst the pretty boys pretended) were such fab musicians. The bass, the bass, it's all about the bass.

 

[Popmartijn]

Ian Dury's Blockheads?



Never knew that.

 

[beli]

Ian Dury's Blockheads?



Never knew that.

Yep, those Blockheads. Thats why the musical skill levels were so high. It wasn't those 19 year old pretty boys playing the instruments.

 

[martha]

I went and saw Frankie Goes to Hollywood in concert when they were famous for their 15 minutes.


It was way fun, especially watching all the teen girls wanting to screw the guys in the band.

 

[Bonochick]

I went and saw Frankie Goes to Hollywood in concert when they were famous for their 15 minutes.


It was way fun, especially watching all the teen girls wanting to screw the guys in the band.

Were you a teen at the time?

 

[martha]

No. So I didn't want to screw them.

 

[beli]

It was way fun, especially watching all the teen girls wanting to screw the guys in the band.

Ever go to a Duran Duran concert in the 80's?

 

[martha]

No, but at least they were straight and the girls at least had a theoretical chance to screw them.

 

[beli]

I thought only the front two singers in Frankie were gay. The other three were straight. One had an affair with Laura Cairo, a model.

Yes, I remembered this all this time. Why? I have no idea.

 

[Zoots]

Ever go to a Duran Duran concert in the 80's?

Where is Khanada when you need her?

 

[sallycinnamon78]

Frankie had 3 or 4 hits

Relax
Two Tribes
Born to Run

You forgot The Power Of Love which was a Christmas number 1 (I'm on about the Uk).

 

[beli]

Power of Love was a hit here too. As was Welcome to the Pleasuredome - hoo - haa - hoohaa. lol

 

[Zoots]

Hey beli, what about Mr. Mister? They're from your neck of the woods, right? Broken Wings! I guess you may argue that they had Kyrie. Wasn't Cutting Crew Australian too?

 

[tiny dancer]

.........the Macarena!

I personally hated this song and can't believe everyone knew it

Apparently it was on the charts for 60 weeks.


Discuss.

 

[beli]

Hey beli, what about Mr. Mister? They're from your neck of the woods, right? Broken Wings! I guess you may argue that they had Kyrie. Wasn't Cutting Crew Australian too?

Oh my gawd, no, no, no. - lol.

Mr Mister and Cutting Crew were from North America somewhere. I wasn't into that whole American on-slaught in the mid 80's. Puke. lol. Not my cup of tea at all.

Feel free to drool over Mr Mister and Cutting Crew though.

I was into the New Romantics/Euro Pop as well as Aus music (Icehouse, Hunters, INXS, Hoodoos, The Church, etc) back then. lol


"To cut a long story short, I lost my mind"

 

[Zoots]

I could've sworn Mr. Mister was from Australia! Oh well. By the way, Beli, I like your avatar. It's really cute.

 

[beli]

lol. Mr Mister sound so North American to me. Its funny you should think they are Australian.

I don't recall many Australian acts having USA hits back in the mid 1980's. Maybe INXS? Maybe Men At Work? (puke). Dunno if AC/DC really counts as Australian, maybe them?

And thats about it.

Thanks for the avatar comments. I think my shrimp/prawn is cute too. It's easy to spot if Im searching for my own posts. lol.

 

[indra]

Thanks for the avatar comments. I think my shrimp/prawn is cute too. It's easy to spot if Im searching for my own posts. lol.

You know what's really weird is that it reminds me of the nuns from high school....you know, the hands on the hips very disapproving pose thing.

 

[beli]

You know what's really weird is that it reminds me of the nuns from high school....you know, the hands on the hips very disapproving pose thing.

Really? I wonder if anyone else feels that way.

*suddenly feels very insecure about avatar*

 

[indra]

Really? I wonder if anyone else feels that way.

*suddenly feels very insecure about avatar*

Well, it's cute in a prawn...not so cute in a nun.