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Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it Be Good (at least where I live)  :(
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Sorry FreddieT. Nik Kershaw has had a few hits in Britain. 'I won't let the sun go down on me' and 'The Riddle' are ones that come to mind.

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Sorry FreddieT. Nik Kershaw has had a few hits in Britain. 'I won't let the sun go down on me' and 'The Riddle' are ones that come to mind.
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I just listened to "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" the other day.  Great song!

Don't forget:
Buckner & Garcia: Pac Man Fever
JoBoxers: Just Got Lucky*
Junior: Mama Used to Say
Laid Back: White Horse
Timex Social Club: Rumors
Boys Don't Cry: I Wanna be a Cowboy
Charlie Sexton: Beat's So Lonely

*I think "She's Got Sex" was a big hit in the UK, and possibly "Johnny Friendly."  JoBoxers was a really cool ska band, too bad they didn't last longer.

Bobby, why are you "no bulldog"?

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Bobby, why are you "no bulldog"?
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Lol. How can I say this . . .

I hope this sounds a little clever. You've heard of 'The British Bulldog'? A bulldog can be a derogative term for 'an ugly person' so I was insinuating that I am quite (modestly speaking) handsome. Well . . . At least I think so.

Nothing more than that, Maxwell.  :D

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Lol. How can I say this . . .

I hope this sounds a little clever. You've heard of 'The British Bulldog'? A bulldog can be a derogative term for 'an ugly person' so I was insinuating that I am quite (modestly speaking) handsome. Well . . . At least I think so.

Nothing more than that, Maxwell.  :D
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Wasn't the "British Bulldog" a patriotic symbol at one time?  I also remember the wrestling tag team of that name.

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Wasn't the "British Bulldog" a patriotic symbol at one time?  I also remember the wrestling tag team of that name.
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Yeah. It was associated with Winston Churchill (I think due to the breed's steadfastness).

The British Bulldogs were a great tag team in the WWF back in the mid/late 80s but ended their partnership acrimoniously around 1989. Davey 'Boy' Smith continued solo as The British Bulldog from 1991 onwards, left at the end of 1992 to join WCW, came back around 1994 and won quite a few titles. He died an untimely death a few years back - I think of heart attack or something like that.

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Joboxers!  Wow, I'd forgotten about them!  Good one, Max (as usual!)

Does anyone know who did "I'm Afraid of the Russians?"  
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Which came first, the band or the men's briefs?  What is a Joboxer, anyway?

As for the "Russians" song, I ripped this from another board on which somebody asked the very same question:

Quoting:Anyone knows who does the song where the singer talks over the song w/lyrics similar to the following:
But I'm afraid of the Russians - I can't sleep at night.
So afraid of the Russians - afraid we'll have to fight.

As Ben already said, it's by Made for TV. There's a 7", but I have it on
an 12" EP from 1987 which appends four tracks recorded live at CBGBs.
John Cale produced the two songs from the 7" (they're the a-side of the
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Of course there's always Russians by Sting (set to the music of S. Prokofiev), and this line from Jackson Browne's Lawyers In Love:

Quoting:Last night I watched the news from Washington, The Capitol
The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them, like Russians do
Now we've got all this bloom, we needn't got the room
And I hear the USSR will be open soon
As vacation land for Lawyers In Love
Lawyers In Love
Oooo Shalala Oooo
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What a funny song that was, always loved it.  It's tres '80s.  As the corporate raiding '80s heated up, the yuppie lawyer became a new stereotype.  Browne played on it in his song, and the video, which featured a yuppie lawyer rowing his BMW across a lake, and crying out under the full moon "the mating call of lawyers in love."
:D
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There was also the character "John Bull," who personified Britain, similar to the way "Uncle Sam" personifies the U.S.  All the references to "John Bull" I've read were prior to WWII, so maybe it's just a thing of the past.

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Bobby wrote:
There was also the character "John Bull," who personified Britain, similar to the way "Uncle Sam" personifies the U.S.  All the references to "John Bull" I've read were prior to WWII, so maybe it's just a thing of the past.
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Yes that's true, it has been mentioned in history lessons (albeit briefly). I guess he was the British equivalent to Uncle Sam, a way of getting the British into the first world war. He isn't much of a personification to anybody British these days.

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Yeah. It was associated with Winston Churchill (I think due to the breed's steadfastness).

The British Bulldogs were a great tag team in the WWF back in the mid/late 80s but ended their partnership acrimoniously around 1989. Davey 'Boy' Smith continued solo as The British Bulldog from 1991 onwards, left at the end of 1992 to join WCW, came back around 1994 and won quite a few titles. He died an untimely death a few years back - I think of heart attack or something like that.


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Yes.He died of a heart attack. :(


Howard

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Brian Briggs-Good Bye Frankie.   Armoury Show-Castles in Spain (My Favorite)   Maurice and The Cliches-Giving It to Them (Great Lyrics)   The Bongos-Barbarella, Numbers With Wings.   Robert Hazzard-Escalator of Life.   Bill Nelson-Revolt Into Style, My Acceleration.    Bus Boys- Did You See Me ?   Figures on The Beach-Breathless.   Tim Scott-Swear.   Peter Godwin-Babys in The Mountain, Images of Heaven.   Howard De Voto-Rainy Season.   Bullock Brothers-Harley David Son of A Bitch, Horror Movies.   Voice of The Bee Hive-The Beat of Love, Theres a Barbarian in The Back of My Car.   Dukes of Stratosphere-Vanishing Girl.   Flesh for Lulu-Post Cards From Paradise.  Those are some of my faves.....
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Blancmange had a few UK hits between 1982-1985, including "Blind Vision," "Waves," "What's Your Problem," and "Living on the Ceiling."  An eccentric duo (two chaps, Steven Luscombe and Neil Arthur) who blended synths with Indian instruments, Blancmange rubbed too many people the wrong way to maintain their success.  They're still one of my favorites from the '80s. End Quote

MS, you may be surprised to learn that while Blancmange never managed any pop hits here in the U.S., they did actually score quite a few on the dance chart: "Living on the Ceiling" (Winter of '83), "Blind Vision" (Summer of '83), "That's Love, That it Is" (twice - Winter of '84 and again in Winter of '85), "Don't Tell Me" (also twice - Summer of '84 and again in Fall of '84), and "Lose Your Love" (Winter of '86). In fact, both "Blind Vision" and "Lose Your Love" made the top 3! So they did have their share of hits here, too...

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Don't forget that certain groups or idividuals that have gone on to fame were in fact are actually one hit wonders.

One example is Herbie Hancock. We all know the song "Rock-it" and that was it for his "mainstream" success. Yet, he is best known for his Jazz stylings.

Another is Gary Numan and "Cars". Although I'm sure we all know more than a few songs from him, that was his only hit.

Some other great one hit wonders are The Nails "88 Lines About 44 Women".

My favorite one hit wonder are the Eurogliders with "Heaven (Must Be There)".

~Matt
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I always thought of One Hit Wonders as artists famous for one song and nothing else.  Eurogliders and The Nails are good examples.  Whereas Herbie Hancock was and is a BIIIG DEAL in the jazz world.  He was the hottest young jazz keyboardist  in the '60s.  In Miles Davis's band, along with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, he helped Davis define the electric fusion sound, one of THE major styles of contemporary jazz.  Hancock was also huge in '70s jazz with his own band, the Head Hunters.
In 1983 he just happened to employ some of the inchoate hip-hop scratchin' sounds into a four minute number called "Rockit."  With the help of a really strange video, the song took off in the pop domain.
Gary Numan is best known for "Cars," but he had several other hits in the UK, and maintained a loyal following for 25 years.  The Gary Numan sound was one of the defining styles of New Wave music.  He spent as much time on his other career as a pilot, but he released music pretty consistantly for the two decades after his burst of superstardom died down.  By my definition, Numan is far too influential to be a bona-fide One Hit Wonder.
Baltimora is another good example of a One Hit Wonder.  He was famous for "Tarzan Boy," and that's it.  His follow up, "The Woody Boogie" went nowhere.  Sadly, he died of AIDS sometime in the '90s. Baltimora had no other claim to fame or influence, his name just goes with a funny song.

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Whereas Herbie Hancock was and is a BIIIG DEAL in the jazz world.  He was the hottest young jazz keyboardist  in the '60s.  In Miles Davis's band, along with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, he helped Davis define the electric fusion sound, one of THE major styles of contemporary jazz.  Hancock was also huge in '70s jazz with his own band, the Head Hunters.
In 1983 he just happened to employ some of the inchoate hip-hop scratchin' sounds into a four minute number called "Rockit."  With the help of a really strange video, the song took off in the pop domain.
Gary Numan is best known for "Cars," but he had several other hits in the UK, and maintained a loyal following for 25 years.  The Gary Numan sound was one of the defining styles of New Wave music.  He spent as much time on his other career as a pilot, but he released music pretty consistantly for the two decades after his burst of superstardom died down.  By my definition, Numan is far too influential to be a bona-fide One Hit Wonder.

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What you are stating here is true, and that's kinda' what I was saying in the first place. I TOTALY agree with the fact that Numan was/is a huge influence. But, I look at a "hit" being one that hits the mainstream. And in that, I would would say "mainstream" would be that the average person liked the song then went out and bought the 45rpm. That's what I meant by "Although I'm sure we all know more than a few songs from him, that was his only hit.". Maybe I just look at breaking Top 40 radio and getting lots of airplay defines "hit".

I think we're in agreence with each other. It's just that I said it in a different way.