This thread is dedicated to the one hit wonders.

[Universal]

:bash: woot I'm bringing MuchMusic's show to the forums; I'm looking for "one hit wonders", you know what I'm talking about? :cantbeli: All those artists that released a smash hit so they can never be heard of again. :backhand:

i.e. Prozzack - sucks to be you <-----(remember this tune?) :hug:

got anymore? :petting: :slap:

[Ria]

I like Prozzäk :)

The Macarena song :fork: And when it's played everyone still dances to it :P

[Hot Lips]

The Vapors - Turning Japanese

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio

[Ria]

Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega

I guess Sisqo, with The Thong Song

[Fintin]

don miclan....american pie...other stuff was good...this one was just too good

masion williams....classical gas....every thing else that had words...creapy

[Hot Lips]

Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy

Patrick Swayze (for CJ ;) ) - She's like the Wind

[Fintin]

any actor turned singer.....

[Fintin]

Don Johnson.....Heartbeat

[Hot Lips]

David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us

[molly747]

Jermaine Stewart - "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"

[MetalBoy]

Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time

My girl likes to party all the time, party all the time, party all the tiiiiiiiime. rofl

[Mark Sman]

Centerfold - J. Geils Band

http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/80s.cfm

[Flagg]

Big Country - In a Big Country

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

Everything But The Girl - Missing

Jimmy East World - Sweetness

Lo Fidelity Allstars - Battleflag

Modern English - Melt With You

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Sundays - Wild Horses

[Mark Sman]

Blue Oyster Cult disallowed on the basis of Godzilla,

[Flagg]

Blue Oyster Cult disallowed on the basis of Godzilla,

faux pas on my part.....don't have Godzilla on my HD....yet

[ronin2172]

Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega

I guess Sisqo, with The Thong Song
i don't think sisqo counts for a one hit wonder...after all he was/is part of a multiplatinum r&b group...as for one hit wonders gerardo with the classic rico suave (also a front runner for the worst song ever)...Gloria Gaynor- I will survive, Nu shooz- I can't wait, Shannon-let the music play, Flock of Seagulls- I ran, Kajagoogoo(?)- too shy and i forget the name of the group...but the song was called 'take on me'

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Might have been a one hit wonder in the US but they hung about the charts over here for a few years. :)

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

Big Country - In a Big Country

Everything But The Girl - Missing

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Sundays - Wild Horses

All frequently charted in the UK on a regular basis apart from the Sundays who lurked around the Indie charts forever.


Jimmy East World - Sweetness
I thought they were good enough to go on to greater things but alas nothing. :(
The two one hit wonders that I loved and that got huge air play in the UK were Toni Basil-Mickey and the Waitresses-Merry Christams?
Some of us lads lusted after Toni Basil not realising that she was about 40 when she hit the charts with "Mickey".
http://www.swinginchicks.com/tonibasilcheer.jpg
She was in Easy Rider and Pajama Party in the 60's

[Operation Ivy]

Baha Men-----Ruff Ruff (that song where they bark, dont know the name_

[gaz]

You get what you give - The New Radicals

I wish - Skee Lo

Nineteen - Paul Hardcastle

Pump up the volume - MARRS

[Hot Lips]

M - Punk Muzik
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax

MTV's first... The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

And one of my favorites

Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind

[California Joe]

Word Up - Cameo, codpieces rawk.
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Everybody Wang Chung - Wang Chung, although their title song for To Live And Die In LA was kinda cool
Take Me On - Ah Ha
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Blinded by Science - Thomad Dolby
What is Love - Howard Jones

[Hot Lips]

cause you are a Magnet and I am steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel

[Vance]

Bertie Higgins - Key Largo










Wha?

[Haiw]

Baha Men-----Ruff Ruff (that song where they bark, dont know the name_
'Who let the dogs out'?

[memphiz]

Yeah Muchmusic woot
That one new VJ who hosts 'one hit wonders' is gay, he pisses me off with his stupid looking hair.

[ShadowNeo]

Jimmy East World - Sweetness

Personally I'd have to disagree there, although they havent had any more songs on the radio since Sweetness, they still have a load of great songs that are just as catchy, (I have all their albums and they are on of my favourite bands).

[cut]

The Vapors - Turning Japanese

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio

soft cell weren't one hit wonders here..




edit: sorry you've been told already

Blue-Eiffel 65, how **** was that


jimmy eat world surely don't count as one hit wonders if they are still around after 10 years

[ronin2172]

cameo wasn't a one hit wonder either....

[Fintin]

Jimmy East World - Sweetness

Personally I'd have to disagree there, although they havent had any more songs on the radio since Sweetness, they still have a load of great songs that are just as catchy, (I have all their albums and they are on of my favourite bands).

jimmy eat world has been around for awhile...and are bound to do it again...the whole album is good all around...as is there earlier stuff

[California Joe]

cameo wasn't a one hit wonder either....

I know but I needed a reason to bring up codpieces. Jeez. p-)

99 Luftballoons - Nena
Dar Kommisar - Whoever....

[Fargin]

Don Johnson.....Heartbeat

My first vinyl record, damn I how wanted to be Don Johnson.

[Haiw]

Blue-Eiffel 65, how **** was that
Shut the hell up ya crazy limey! :P

[ShadowNeo]

What were the lyrics to that again? Oh it was that one

"I'm blue da ba de da ba die da be de da ba da"

Definately a one hit wonder :D

[Haiw]

What were the lyrics to that again? Oh it was that one

"I'm blue da ba de da ba die da be de da ba da"

Definately a one hit wonder :D
Actually it was:
I'm blue, da ba dee da ba dai da ba dee da ba dai
;)
Still I somehow liked it. Don't ask me why.

[Universal]

Baha Men-----Ruff Ruff (that song where they bark, dont know the name_
'Who let the dogs out'?

K, I just want to clarify something here; I let the dogs out, it was me, I didn't expect people to make such a big deal about it. Sorry for what I've caused.

[Hot Lips]

What were the lyrics to that again? Oh it was that one

"I'm blue da ba de da ba die da be de da ba da"

Definately a one hit wonder :D
Actually it was:
I'm blue, da ba dee da ba dai da ba dee da ba dai
;)
Still I somehow liked it. Don't ask me why.

Heh. I like it too. Have the MP3 here someplace.

[usa320]

William Hung- She Bangs.

rofl

http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launch.yahoo.com/000/005/891/5891539.jpg

[ronin2172]

cameo wasn't a one hit wonder either....

I know but I needed a reason to bring up codpieces. Jeez. p-)

99 Luftballoons - Nena
Dar Kommisar - Whoever....
:oops: My bad joe....and is there ever a bad time for a codpiece?lol
back on topic Flock of Seagulls - I ran (or is it I ran so far away?)

[Flagg]

Flagg wrote:
Big Country - In a Big Country

Everything But The Girl - Missing

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Sundays - Wild Horses


All frequently charted in the UK on a regular basis apart from the Sundays who lurked around the Indie charts forever.

Jimmy East World - Sweetness


Personally I'd have to disagree there, although they havent had any more songs on the radio since Sweetness, they still have a load of great songs that are just as catchy, (I have all their albums and they are on of my favourite bands).

soft cell weren't one hit wonders here..




edit: sorry you've been told already

Tough crowd......where I've lived...none of these bands charted more than once....although having said that...Soft Cell's Tainted Love has charted again upon second release...same goes for that "Send Me An Angel" song that comes along every 5 years or so


Does Right Said Fred's song "I'm Too Sexy" qualify as a one hit wonder?

Or is someone going to spaz because they charted a second time in Lithuania? (No offense to any Lithuanians)

[Flagg]

William Hung- She Bangs.

William Hung?

http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launch.yahoo.com/000/005/891/5891539.jpg

Who the F is that guy, Asia's first male **** star?

With his looks he must be China's answer to John Holmes, cause he looks pretty special.

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

Does Right Said Fred's song "I'm Too Sexy" qualify as a one hit wonder?

Or is someone going to spaz because they charted a second time in Lithuania? (No offense to any Lithuanians)
:D Right Said Fred followed up with Deeply Dippy a bit of a party fave round these parts, some of these one hit wonders will be resurrected more often than Dracula. :)

[Ria]

William Hung- She Bangs.

William Hung?

http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launch.yahoo.com/000/005/891/5891539.jpg

Who the F is that guy, Asia's first male **** star?

With his looks he must be China's answer to John Holmes, cause he looks pretty special.

Believe it or not, he's a singer...one of the rejects from American Idol. My family went to a concert in NY several days ago and William Hung was one of the performers. They said he got more cheers and screams than anyone else :roll:

[NcDeuce]

Amazed by Lonestar - great song but it's their only good one

Chumbawumba''s Tubthumping

Tonic - If You Can Only See

[dacanadianbomb]

Snap - Had two one hit wonders, I got the power and rhythm is a dancer,

Aqua, A dutch group I think ? - Barbie Girl

Army of lovers- oh boy that was bad

I dont think i want to think about htis anymore$


wait- milli vanilli- and about everything they sang was a one hit wonder for the peolpe dubbing their voices :-)