One Hit Wonders, whats your favorites????

Whip It-Devo (they were technically a one hit wonder)

Whip it, whip it good :whip

True- Spandau Ballet
Shattered Dreams- Johnny Hates Jazz

There isn't a band or artist who is a one hit wonder who I've listened to anything more than that one hit. :lol:

It's strange that when a person says One-Hit Wonder, everyone assumes that
a band was only known for one song but no one recalls anything else they have done, which definitely not the case with either Devo or Spandau Ballet.

Here's a one-hit wonder:

Possum Kingdom--The Toadies.

It's strange that when a person says One-Hit Wonder, everyone assumes that
a band was only known for one song but no one recalls anything else they have done, which definitely not the case with either Devo or Spandau Ballet.

Here's a one-hit wonder:

Possum Kingdom--The Toadies.

What I meant is that "Whip It" was Devo's only top 40 hit. I really like Devo and am well versed in thier music, but the average music fan would probably only know of "Whip it".

Shattered Dreams- Johnny Hates Jazz

That's a cool song. :)

What I meant is that "Whip It" was Devo's only top 40 hit. I really like Devo and am well versed in thier music, but the average music fan would probably only know of "Whip it".

that is true to an extent, but two other Devo songs I've encountered people being familiar with is their rendition of "Satisfaction", as well as "Beautiful World" thanks to a Target campaign a few years back.

True- Spandau Ballet

That song sampled these two songs "N Dey Say" by Nelly and "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by PM Dawn. Two different songs by different artists sampled the same thing.:eek: I like the songs made by a one hit wonder:

1. "MacArthur Park" - Richard Harris
2. "Dial My Heart" - The Boys
3. "Let's Get Together" - Hayley Mills
4. "Gloria" - Enchantment
5. "Purple People Eater" - Sheb Wooley

Shattered Dreams- Johnny Hates Jazz




Johnny Hates Jazz had another hit with "Turn Back the Clock."

Both songs suck. In case you haven't noticed, Steve hates Johnny Hates Jazz. :lol: :p

Whip It-Devo (they were technically a one hit wonder)

Whip it, whip it good :whip


My sister and I made fun of this song in Weird Al fashion. We would always sing, "When a pancake comes along, you must flip it!" :lol:

Also, Carl Douglas with "Kung Fu Fighting," a so-bad-it's-good song that inspired a hot dance in 1974, the Kung Fu.

DO THE KUNG FU! :D

Cotton Eye Joe!!

Also, Carl Douglas with "Kung Fu Fighting," a so-bad-it's-good song that inspired a hot dance in 1974, the Kung Fu.

DO THE KUNG FU! :D

:yeahthat

I :heart: that song!

"Don't Wanna Fall In Love" Jane Child
"Float On " The Floaters

Bitch - Meredith Brooks (thats my theme song yall)

Bitch - Meredith Brooks (thats my theme song yall)

OMG I love that song!
Is it weird that I miss Ace of Base?

Most of my favorite songs are from these types of artists, although other posters are right in saying that most of them have at least one other hit, but that "hit" may not be as popular as their "signature hit."

Take my fave Level 42 for example. If you don't count their UK success in the early '80s, this band had only two U.S. hits: "Lessons In Love," and "Something About You." However, if you played both these songs, the latter would be remembered more, although I think LIL may have charted higher on U.S. charts. Still, SAY is the one song out of the two that is occasionally played on adult contemporary radio, and on some VH1 shows like "My Coolest Years," and "I Love The 80's Strikes Back."

Steve M.:
Johnny Hates Jazz had another hit with "Turn Back the Clock."


That one didn't hit the top 40 on Billboard. But they did have a second Billboard top 40 entry
with "I Don't Want To Be A Hero" in August 1988.

Bitch - Meredith Brooks (thats my theme song yall)

:lol: :lol:

one hit wonders.
Shannon Let The Music Play. 1984
Amdeus Falco,1983

Frankie Goes to Hollywood -Relax
Sugar Hill Gang-Rapper's Delight
Patrick Swayze & Wendy Fraser- She's Like the Wind
Bobby McFerrin- Don't Worry Be Happy
Deee-Lite -Groove is in the Heart
Joe Public -Live and Learn
Wreckx-N-Effect- Rump Shaker
Right Said Fred- I'm Too Sexy
US3- Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
Proclaimers- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Tag Team -Whoomp... There It Is
4 PM- Sukiyaki
Big Mountain- Baby, I Love Your Way
Ahmad -Back In The Day
The Cardigans- Lovefool
Luscious Jackson- Naked Eye
New Radicals -You Get What You Give

one hit wonders.

Amdeus Falco,1983


I ABSOLTLEY LOVE THAT SONG.

THERE ARE ALSO TOO MANY ONE HIT WONDERS FROM THE 80'S TO LIST. I'VE GOT A 5 CD SET ENTITLED "80'S IN OBLIVION". THAT HAS TONS.

THE 80'S WERE AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST-ESPECIALLY THE MUSIC

party:

I Touch Myself by the Devinals!!!

That song is SO swesome!

I Touch Myself by the Devinals!!!

That song is SO swesome!


Didn't they have another hit with "Too Much Too Young?" I saw the video for that all the time!

Frankie Goes to Hollywood -Relax

To be prefectly Frankie, they had another hit called "Two Tribes," about nuclear war.

And their cover of "Born To Run" SU-ucked! :eek: :barf:

Sugar Hill Gang-Rapper's Delight


They also had Apache. Other songs that come to mind:


Bruce Hornsby- That's Just The Way It Is
Eagle Eye Cherry- Save Tonight
Eve 6- Here's To The Night
Kriss Kross- Jump
Los Del Rio- Macarena
Meredith Brooks- Bitch
Natural Selection- Do Anything
New Kids On The Block- Step by Step
No Mercy- Where Do You Go
Night Ranger- Sister Christian
OMC- How Bizarre
PM Dawn- Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
Shawn Colvin- Sunny Came Home
T.A.T.U.- All The Things She Said
The Verve Pipe- The Freshman
The Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Wallflowers- One Headlight
Tom Cochrane- Life Is A Highway

They also had Apache. Other songs that come to mind:


Bruce Hornsby- That's Just The Way It Is
Eagle Eye Cherry- Save Tonight
Eve 6- Here's To The Night
Kriss Kross- Jump
Los Del Rio- Macarena
Meredith Brooks- Bitch
Natural Selection- Do Anything
New Kids On The Block- Step by Step
No Mercy- Where Do You Go
Night Ranger- Sister Christian
OMC- How Bizarre
PM Dawn- Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
Shawn Colvin- Sunny Came Home
T.A.T.U.- All The Things She Said
The Verve Pipe- The Freshman
The Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Wallflowers- One Headlight
Tom Cochrane- Life Is A Highway

New Kids on the Block had a bunch of "so-called" #1 hits besides Step by Step
PM Dawn had "I'd die witout you", "Looking through Patient Eyes," and "Paper Doll." Though not deserving, they even put out a greatest hits album.

Though not deserving, they even put out a greatest hits album.


I don't know how PM Dawn got a greatest hits album. Maybe growing up in the hood, and making it big made them look larger than life?

Amdeus Falco,1983

Sorry, Falco wasn't a one hit wonder. He reached the top 20 of Billboard's singles charts with Vienna Calling.

True- Spandau Ballet

Another act that is often mistaken for a one hit wonder, They hit the top 40 of Billboard's singles charts with 2 other songs: Gold & Only When You Leave.

They also had Apache. Other songs that come to mind:

Bruce Hornsby- That's Just The Way It Is
Night Ranger- Sister Christian


Neither of these acts were one hit wonders, Bruce Hornsby had hits with Mandolin Rain, The Valley Road, Look Out Any Window, Across The River & Every Little Kiss

Night Ranger's hits include: When You Close Your Eyes, Goodbye, Don't Tell Me You Love Me, Sentimental Street & Four in the Morning.

Here's a one hit wonder trivia question:

There has been at least one group that had a one hit wonder with a cover song that was also a one hit wonder for the original artist. Name the song and the groups that recorded it. There could very well be more than one correct answer but the song I'm thinking of made the top 10 both times.

Here's a one hit wonder trivia question:

There has been at least one group that had a one hit wonder with a cover song that was also a one hit wonder for the original artist. Name the song and the groups that recorded it. There could very well be more than one correct answer but the song I'm thinking of made the top 10 both times.

Is it Funkytown, Lipps Inc and Pseudo Echo?

JoBoxers-Just Got Lucky

Is it Funkytown, Lipps Inc and Pseudo Echo?

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You are correct. http://www.ibforfree.com/html/emoticons/twilightzonewor/banana.gif

And all I get is a dancing banana?!?!? :eek:

And all I get is a dancing banana?!?!? :eek:

Ok, I'll give you some consolation prizes as well. :D

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Try this one: :)

What one hit wonder hit the top 40 twice with the same song?

Try this one: :)

What one hit wonder hit the top 40 twice with the same song?
I don't know about hitting the top 40 twice with the same song, but Chubby Checker's "The Twist" hit #1 two times (1960 and 1962).

I don't know about hitting the top 40 twice with the same song, but Chubby Checker's "The Twist" hit #1 two times (1960 and 1962).

That's correct but of course Chubby wasn't a one hit wonder.

Ok, I'll give you some consolation prizes as well. :D

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:lol:

That's correct but of course Chubby wasn't a one hit wonder.
Do I get a consolation prize anyway? ;)

I forgot: The Five Satin's song, "In The Still Of The Nite" was in the top 40 both in 1956 when it was originally released and in 1961.
However, they had another hit with "To The Aisle" in 1957.

Try this one: :)

What one hit wonder hit the top 40 twice with the same song?
I'll guess Benny Mardones - Into The Night

I'll guess Benny Mardones - Into The Night

Correct!

What do the following one hit wonders have in common?

1. Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes-Edison Lighthouse
2. Beach Baby-First Class
3. United We Stand-The Brotherhood of Man
4. My Baby Loves Lovin'-White Plains
5. Gimme Dat Ding-Pipkins

What do the following one hit wonders have in common?

1. Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes-Edison Lighthouse
2. Beach Baby-First Class
3. United We Stand-The Brotherhood of Man
4. My Baby Loves Lovin'-White Plains
5. Gimme Dat Ding-Pipkins
Tony Burrows.... vocal. ;)

Tony Burrows.... lead vocal. ;)

Fess up :lol: You didn't Google that did you?

Fess up :lol: You didn't Google that did you?
I knew it was Tony...something.
I just had to think of the last name. ;)
I go waaaay back. :lol:

I knew it was Tony...something.
I just had to think of the last name. ;)
I go waaaay back. :lol:

You know your music I'll give you that. If I'm not mistaken, Aren't you a big fan of the music from 1978? If so, That makes 2 of us.

You know your music I'll give you that. If I'm not mistaken, Aren't you a big fan of the music from 1978? If so, That makes 2 of us.
Hell yeah!!!
Greatest year for music ever!!!
And a few other things. ;)

Hell yeah!!!
Greatest year for music ever!!!
And a few other things. ;)

1978 has always been my favorite year, I was only 14 at the time and never forgot the music although there are things I would like to forget. :rolleyes:

Don't Misunderstand Me by Rossington Collins

Sweet Mary by Wadsworth Mansion

Precious and Few by Climax

1978 has always been my favorite year, I was only 14 at the time and never forgot the music although there are things I would like to forget. :rolleyes:
Here you go... :)

Thanks, Fleet!!

I have 7 cd compilations that I made myself of music from just 1978.
Not done yet! ;)

Der Kommisaar by After The Fire. Robert Smigel plays it briefly in The Wedding Singer. :D

Tony Burrows could never hold a job long, could he? :lol: