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"Call To The Heart" Guiffria
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Ooooooh!  Good one, Banasy.  Man I wish Guiffria had done more.

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I thought Wax's big hit was "California"...


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The wax I am talking about has been dubbed "Wax U.K."

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A-Ha had another American Top-40 hit other than 'Take On Me' (also from the same album 'Hunting High & Low').  Likely they both did even better in the U.K.  

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True. A-ha had a number 1 hit over here with 'The Sun Always Shines On TV' which is no way as good as 'Take On Me' in my opinion :]

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My favorite one-hit wonder is the La's "There She Goes."
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Now that is one fantastic song :)

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Hold Your Head Up - Argent
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I am trying to remember if it was Argent who got some occasional airplay with a version of the Stone's "Connection" slowed down to about one eighth the original speed...? Or am I confusing them with someone else...? ???

And it was all in the 70s anyway... :D

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Go West"The King Of Wishful Thinking".

howard :)
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They had a much earlier hit around 1984 with "Call Me" (Not Blondie's). I like it much better than "The King Of Wishful Thinking".

My favorite one hit wonder:

King - "Love & Pride"

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They had a much earlier hit around 1984 with "Call Me" (Not Blondie's). I like it much better than "The King Of Wishful Thinking".

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Go west has seven hits my favorite is "Faithful".

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hey!!!
new member here -
china by red rockers
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Hey there, joboxers!  Welcome!  :D

I thought you would've said "Just Got Lucky"... ;)

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i think they were called Save Ferris but the song was that come on ilene or however you spell it, please correct me if im wrong.
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"Come on EILEEN" was a one-time hit for DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS.  Save Ferris covered it.

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i think they were called Save Ferris but the song was that come on ilene or however you spell it, please correct me if im wrong.
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The song's name was 'Come on Eileen'. The name of the band was Dexy's Midnight Runners.

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Audiovox - Reap the wild wind

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Um, don't you mean Ultravox?  ???  I think Audiovox is a brand name...

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Um, don't you mean Ultravox?  ???  I think Audiovox is a brand name...
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LOL! Yes, Ultravox. Ok, no more early morning posting for me.

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Jermaine Stewart"We Don't have To Take Our Clothes Off".

howard
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That song always bothered me.  I always wondered what was wrong with that guy.  To me he sounded like the total antithesis of Barry White.  He had such a whiny voice.  Was he afraid to come out of the closet?  Think about it.

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That song always bothered me.  I always wondered what was wrong with that guy.  To me he sounded like the total antithesis of Barry White.  He had such a whiny voice.  Was he afraid to come out of the closet?  Think about it.
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Well,It was a happy song.Jermaine Stewart is gay but thing is,
I've never heard him speak before.I wonder what he sounds like? ;D

howard

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There was a song from Baltimora...Jungle Boy...was that 80s as well?  I know its on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Soundtrack...


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That's "Tarzan Boy" :P "Jungle Boy" is some other song...

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How bout Toto...RosannaEnd Quote

Toto had other hits including (in no particular order):

"Hold The Line" - 70's - Top Ten Hit Single

"Pamela" - 70's - One of 14 pop chart singles

"Georgy Porgy" - 70's - One of 14 pop chart singles

"Africa" - 80's - Top Ten Hit Single

"I Won't Hold You Back" - 80's - Top Ten Hit Single

"I'll Be Over You" - One of 14 pop chart singles

"Rosanna" - 80's - Top Ten Hit Single

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How about Don Johnson Heartbeat 8)
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I think Phillip Michael Thomas also made a song.

howard :)

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I WANT CANDY!!!!
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BOW WOW WOW also had "Do You Wanna Hold Me"

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There was a re-release Real Life's "Send Me an Angel" but it was called "Send Me an Angel '89".  (Along the same lines as the re-release of Modern English's "I Melt With You".)  Both had only subtle changes and much better chart positions.  I'm assuming there were additional remixes "Send Me An Angel" BEFORE that re-release? ? ?  
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There is a 1998 Remix of "Send Me An Angel" (I have an edit on one of my Hot Tracks Remix Compilations (Issue 18-1?).   I also have the Art of Mix Remix and the Razormaid Remix (which are basically re-edits of SMAA '89) as well as the '89 remixes labeled "Send Me An Angel '88" on red Vinyl (includes the Heaven No. 7 Mix and Cloud Nine Mix).  I haven't come across any remixes of the original version yet...

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i have one cd with only one hit wonder songs on them:

eye of the tiger
jam on it
nowhere girl
send me an angel
supersonic
forget me nots
i melt with you
safety dance
blister in the sun
turning japanese
867-5309 jenny
electric avenue
living on video
let the music play
take your time do it right
so alive
tom's diner
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Aside from "Tom's Diner", Suzanne Vega had a hit with "My Name Is Luca".

Aside from "Eye of the Tiger", Survivor also had hits with:

"High On You"
"The Search Is Over"
"Burning Heart"

Owww.... My brain hurts. I'm gettin' old.  ;D

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Ooooooh!  Good one, Banasy.  Man I wish Guiffria had done more.
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Great list!!

Chess - One night in Bangkok

That was 80's, wasn't it?


Jon

1985.

Howard
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Hi,

Do you remember an 80's song with the chorus of Hey little Suzi?  BOy band...  Not wake up little suzi by everly brothers?   ;D  I've been chasing this one for weeks.

THanks!!




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Nope...sorry.

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Iron Butterfly "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
A-Ha "Take On Me"
Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight"
Jimi Hendrix "All Along the Watchtower" (If you were watching, you would understand)
Wild Cherry "Play that Funky Music White Boy"
Gary Numan "Cars"
Devo "Whip It" (Sure beats their murder of "I can't get no satisfaction" ;))
Cutting Crew "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight"
Biz Markie "Just a Friend" (Mario also became a one-hit wonder wit' a horrible version of dis phat song! :P)
Toni Basil "Mickey"
Kajagoogoo "Too Shy"
Baha Men "Who Let the Dogs Out" (No really, Who let the dogs out? :()
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In the thread "What would you call the stupidest 80s trend?" you stated:

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Sorry, I'm confused.  ???

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Ummm ... Looking thru my MP3 collection:

"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell (Called the song to represent the 80s)


"Obsession" - Animotion
"Mickey" - Toni Basil  
"This is the Right Time" - Corrs (year?)
"I Ran" Flock of Seagulls (did they have other big hits?)
"Iko Iko" - The Belle Stars
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Flock of Seagulls - Wishing ( I had a photograph) was also a hit.....I dont like it though...

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Hmmm good one...

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Here in Brazil Toto had three hits:
Hold the line
Rosanna
Africa

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 Nu shooz - I cant Wait
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They also had an excellent hit with "Point Of No Return".  :)

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Does anyone know if Soft Cell's "Sex Dwarf" appeared in the top 40 and if so high did it reached?

For me it's hard to consider them a one hit wonder.
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Believe it or not, Soft Cell managed only one other minor hit here in the U.S., and it wasn't "Sex Dwarf" - "What!" (the follow-up to "Tainted Love"), struggled to #101 in the Fall of '82. "Sex Dwarf" wasn't even released as a single in the States...

"Sex Dwarf" never charted in the duo's native U.K., either. However, they did manage quite a few other hits over there, including "Bed Sitter" (#4, Fall of '81), "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" (#3, Winter of '82), "Torch" (#2, Spring of '82), and the aforementioned "What!" (#3, Summer of '82), among others...

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They also had an excellent hit with "Point Of No Return".  :)
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Um, just a reminder, Hairspray, that this is an International forum, and according to Manhattan83's profile, he is from Portugal. So just because a certain song was a hit here in the U.S., doesn't mean it also was in Portugal, New Zealand, and Laos, or vice-versa... ::)

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Um, just a reminder, Hairspray, that this is an International forum, and according to Manhattan83's profile, he is from Portugal. So just because a certain song was a hit here in the U.S., doesn't mean it also was in Portugal, New Zealand, and Laos, or vice-versa... ::)End Quote

Oh brother.  ::) ::) ::)

Could you attempt to be any more anal?

So just because a certain song was a hit here in the U.S., doesn't mean it also was in Portugal, New Zealand, and Laos, or vice-versa...

But do you know for a fact that it wasn't?

Maybe you don't have those particular books to research, like you do everything else.

It's pretty easy to nit-pick at people when all you do is look at the glossary of a book to find the page number containing the required info.

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Doesn't mean it wasn't a hit either. Besides, who cares? If I wasn't a U.S. citizen, I'd be delighted to be given a lead on a song I may not have heard before.
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Very true. Okay, so I singled out Hairspray, but IMO, it's a waste of time to challenge people on a topic such as this (as she seemed to be doing), especially when you factor in the people from all the other countries around the world who contribute to these boards. So my point was precisely what you implied - who's to say? Ah, but Hairspray always knows, lol... ;)

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Oh brother.  ::) ::) ::)

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Only w/ you, Hairspray... ;)

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See my response to NewRomantic above. Funny, but you made the challenge to Manhattan83, not me...

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Ah, but that's where you're wrong, Hairspray - there's a lot more than just books involved. Oh, and a little FYI: While I didn't actually author any of them, I have made many contributions to several of those music books that I reference when helping people here, so simply "look at the glossary" isn't all I do. Cheers...

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What are you talking about?

I just made an innocent inclusion of a good tune to Manhattan83. I think he would appreciate the input.

There certainly was no challenge on my part.

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Very true. Okay, so I singled out Hairspray, but IMO, it's a waste of time to challenge people on a topic such as this...End Quote

See response above.

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Send Me An Angel-Real Life     That is the only song I remember by them.
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Real life - God tonight........2 hit wonder    How about Katrina and the waves walking on sunshine  and hers one i cant remember band or title but it went Heyyyyyyyyyy heyyy I'm in love with a working girllllll.  An english group about a guy who sent the girl off to work while he stayed home and got drunk with his friends.

Peace,

Loren

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I love both of these and I haven't seen them mentioned yet...

yeah they're chick songs, i'm a chick :)

T'Pau - Heart and Soul

and (this might be earlyearlyearly 90's)

Shakespeare's Sister - Stay

=) Just thought I'd throw those out there... I guess they're a little obscure.
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T'Pau had a massive hit in Britain called 'China in your hand' in 1987 - great song! Shakespeare's Sister had a hit called 'You're history' in 1989 and two more top ten hits in 1992 (Britain).

I mentioned this before but Jermaine Stewart is not a one hit wonder (he's a three hit wonder - chart wise anyway!)

Dexy's Midnight Runners also had hits in Britain with 'Geno','There There my dear' and 'Jackie Wilson said'. There's a great story to the last song but I'll leave that to later.