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Subject: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: wsmith4 on 03/18/08 at 1:20 pm
DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Subject: Re: Won hit wonders.
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 03/18/08 at 1:25 pm
Bitchin Camero - The Dead Milkmen (Big hit on College radio in the 80's)
What About Me - Moving Pictures
Heartbeat - Don Johnson (guilty pleasure song :-[)
Subject: Re: Won hit wonders.
Written By: Tia on 03/18/08 at 1:40 pm
children of the sun :P
actually i think that was 79.
Subject: Re: Won hit wonders.
Written By: Davester on 03/18/08 at 3:18 pm
I'm going with Too Shy by Kajagoogoo (or whatever...) as a one hit wonder until Dog hits me with a couple of hit singles that snuck onto the charts when we weren't looking. Silly singles...
That's what this thread is for, right..?
Subject: Re: Won hit wonders.
Written By: Tia on 03/18/08 at 3:21 pm
That's what this thread is for, right..?
evidently this thread is not supposed to even exist.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: woops on 03/18/08 at 4:35 pm
Modern English "I Melt With You" 8)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/18/08 at 8:33 pm
nena........ 99 luft balloons
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/18/08 at 9:18 pm
Heartbeat - Don Johnson (guilty pleasure song :-
I'm going with Too Shy by Kajagoogoo (or whatever...) as a one hit wonder until Dog hits me with a couple of hit singles that snuck onto the charts when we weren't looking. Silly singles...
;D
Top 40 wise in North America, Kajagoogoo were one hit wonders. They did have another minor hit on Billboard with 'Hang on Now'. In their native UK, they had a handful of hits
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 03/18/08 at 9:23 pm
Surprisingly he wasn't a one hit wonder ;D
;D
Top 40 wise in North America, Kajagoogoo were one hit wonders. They did have another minor hit on Billboard with 'Hang on Now'. In their native UK, they had a handful of hits
You mean Don had more than one hit? (scary thought)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 03/18/08 at 9:53 pm
This thread made me think of the movie, That Thing You Do, which featured the fictitious band, The Oneders (Wonders). ;D
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/18/08 at 10:17 pm
You mean Don had more than one hit? (scary thought)
♦ Heartbeat
♦ Heartache Away
♦ Til' I Loved You <duet with Barbra Streisand>
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Tia on 03/18/08 at 10:30 pm
This thread made me think of the movie, That Thing You Do, which featured the fictitious band, The Oneders (Wonders). ;D
the Won-EEEE-durz!
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 03/18/08 at 10:32 pm
the Won-EEEE-durz!
hahahaa..I love that movie! ;D
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/18/08 at 11:20 pm
gotta wear shades............... timbuk 3
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: gibbo on 03/19/08 at 6:03 am
You Better Get Used To It - Roger Voudouris
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/08 at 6:06 am
Diamond Lights ~ Glenn And Chris :D 8-P
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Tia on 03/19/08 at 8:11 am
pac man fever -- buchner and garcia
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/19/08 at 9:41 am
mexican radio.................... wall of voodoo
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: wsmith4 on 03/19/08 at 9:46 am
mexican radio.................... wall of voodoo
johnny5alive, i've been meaning to ask you...who is that in your signature?
also, i love your username. Short Circuit rocks!!
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: snozberries on 03/19/08 at 10:09 am
johnny5alive, i've been meaning to ask you...who is that in your signature?
also, i love your username. Short Circuit rocks!!
no disassemble stephanie
Safety Dance ~ Men Without Hats
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Davester on 03/19/08 at 12:15 pm
Safety Dance ~ Men Without Hats
This one jumped out at me because I've recently downloaded "Pop Goes the World". So, perhaps, a two hit wonder... :)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/08 at 12:20 pm
Live It Up ~ Mental As Anything
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Atari on 03/19/08 at 12:24 pm
Pass The Dutchie- Musical Youth
Walk The Dinosaur- Was Not Was
Wild Wild West- Escape Club
More later...
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/08 at 12:29 pm
Pass The Dutchie- Musical Youth
In the UK Musical Youth are not Won Hit Oneders.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: snozberries on 03/19/08 at 2:43 pm
This one jumped out at me because I've recently downloaded "Pop Goes the World". So, perhaps, a two hit wonder... :)
never heard of it....
but I have heard of "Pop Goes the Weasel" by 3rd Bass
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Davester on 03/19/08 at 2:49 pm
never heard of it....
but I have heard of "Pop Goes the Weasel" by 3rd Bass
Pop Goes the World came out in...1987, I think...
I remember the nursery rhyme Pop Goes the Weasel. Woo man, they don't write 'em like that anymore, I'll tell ya...
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/19/08 at 6:43 pm
Generally, one hit wonders are best defined by location ...
Safety Dance ~ Men Without Hats
This one jumped out at me because I've recently downloaded "Pop Goes the World". So, perhaps, a two hit wonder... :)
In Canada, Men Without Hats had a handful of hits :)
Year 1983 1983 1984 1987 1988 1989 1991
Song Title The Safety Dance I Like Where Do the Boys Go? Pop Goes the World Moonbeam Hey Men Sideways
Canada #11 -- #30#2 #23 #8 #50
United States #3 #84 -- #20 -- -- --
United Kingdom #6 -- -- ---- -- --
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/19/08 at 6:56 pm
Alot of novelty songs were one hit wonders. Here's a bunch that actually made the Top 40 in Canada ...
George Burns - I Wish I Was 18 Again
Billy Crystal - You Look Marvelous
The (WWF) Wrestlers - Land of 1,000 Dances
Pee Wee Herman - Surfin' Bird
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: woops on 03/19/08 at 7:46 pm
Toni Basil "Mickey" 8)
IMO, a one hit wonder is an aritst that only had one song in the top 40
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/19/08 at 7:58 pm
Toni Basil "Mickey" 8)
IMO, a one hit wonder is an aritst that only had one song in the top 40
Then your earlier post about 'I Melt With You' by Modern English is void :P
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: woops on 03/19/08 at 8:01 pm
That would be a cult classic... though Top 40 doesn't mean Flow Rida to me
Devo had many cult hits... 8)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/19/08 at 8:14 pm
johnny5alive, i've been meaning to ask you...who is that in your signature?
also, i love your username. Short Circuit rocks!!
... oh yes my sig is from short circuit! one of my favorite 80's movies!! ally sheedy! :) the icon pic is a very recent pic of my next posting on this thread, but i guess i will do it here!!! "two of hearts" .... stacy Q
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: midnite on 03/19/08 at 11:05 pm
I think Stacy Q had a second hit, though not as big as "Two of Hearts."
How big does the hit have to be to be considered a one-hit wonder???? Not sure if these qualify:
Diesel - Sausalito Summer Night (1981) (I Love This Tune!)
Giuffria - Call To The Heart (1985)
Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men (1988)
Chiliwack - She's Gone So Long (1981)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: woops on 03/19/08 at 11:10 pm
Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men (1988)
Also "Eye Of Fatima"
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/19/08 at 11:10 pm
Diesel - Sausalito Summer Night (1981) (I Love This Tune!) .................................................... so do i!! i bought the album for that song, and the rest of the album is good, but as usual the best song was the one they chose for the only single!! the engines stomping like a disco, we outta throw her in the bay!
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/19/08 at 11:12 pm
baby love....................... regina
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Davester on 03/20/08 at 12:52 am
Generally, one hit wonders are best defined by location ...
In Canada, Men Without Hats had a handful of hits :)
Year 1983 1983 1984 1987 1988 1989 1991
Song Title The Safety Dance I Like Where Do the Boys Go? Pop Goes the World Moonbeam Hey Men Sideways
Canada #11 -- #30#2 #23 #8 #50
United States #3 #84 -- #20 -- -- --
United Kingdom #6 -- -- ---- -- --
Good job Dog. I keep forgetting about Canada. Sorry, guy... :-\\
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: cinnabon on 03/20/08 at 4:43 am
Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
Also, believe it or not The Grateful Dead only had one Top 40 hit, with Touch of Gray in 1987.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/08 at 4:47 am
Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
Also, believe it or not The Grateful Dead only had one Top 40 hit, with Touch of Gray in 1987.
Is this the same Hot Hot Hot as released in the UK by Arrow in 1984, and Arrow are not a Won Hit Oneder.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/20/08 at 9:37 am
puttin on the ritz ....... taco
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/08 at 10:24 am
Shaddap You Face ~ Joe Dolce Music Theatre
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: robby76 on 03/20/08 at 10:28 am
What about Brake My Stryde by Matthew Wilder?
Wuz dat a juan heat wanda? :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQl50dnAg44
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 03/20/08 at 10:32 am
One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: ninny on 03/20/08 at 10:42 am
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)- Edison lighthouse
O-o-h Child - The Five stairsteps
Into the Night- Benny Mardones
Funkytown-Lipps,Inc
These are some of my favs.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 03/20/08 at 10:54 am
Nothings Going To Change My Love For You. - Glenn Mederos
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Davester on 03/20/08 at 10:57 am
Shaddap You Face ~ Joe Dolce Music Theatre
Neat! I forgot about this one...
Whya you looka so sad, shaddap ayou face! In school this kid used to walk around singing that...
And who sings My Ding-a-Ling..?
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: karen on 03/20/08 at 11:35 am
And who sings My Ding-a-Ling..?
Chuck Berry?
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Davester on 03/20/08 at 12:00 pm
Chuck Berry?
I'd say probably not. It was sort of a novelty song. It went, "My ding-a-ling, I want you to play with my ding-a-ling..." I remember it sounded like a live performance...
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: karen on 03/20/08 at 12:05 pm
I'd say probably not. It was sort of a novelty song. It went, "My ding-a-ling, I want you to play with my ding-a-ling..." I remember it sounded like a live performance...
Yep. Chuck Berry.
Perhaps you'll believe wikipedia?
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Davester on 03/20/08 at 12:26 pm
Yep. Chuck Berry.
Perhaps you'll believe wikipedia?
Well, smack my ass and call me skippy! It is Chuck Berry...
Tanks much. I'll be downloading it today...
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/20/08 at 6:53 pm
Good job Dog. I keep forgetting about Canada. Sorry, guy... :-\\
It's ok. Many people do. Thanks to me, I keep the public informed :D
Chiliwack - She's Gone So Long (1981)
This one will blow you away ...
The Chilliwack Singles ...
1970 - Chain Train
1970 - Rain-O
1971 - Sundown
1972 - Lonesome Mary
1973 - Groundhog
1974 - Crazy Talk
1974 - There's Something I Like About That
1975 - Come on Over
1976 - California Girl
1977 - Fly at Night
1977 - Something Better
1978 - Baby Blue
1978 - Arms of Mary
1979 - Never the Same
1980 - Communication Breakdown
1981 - My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)
1982 - I Believe
1982 - Whatcha Gonna Do (When I'm Gone)
1983 - Don't Stop
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/20/08 at 6:56 pm
What about Brake My Stryde by Matthew Wilder?
Wuz dat a juan heat wanda? :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQl50dnAg44
He had a follow-up Top 40 hit in the US called The Kid's American and one other minor hit called Bouncin' Off the Walls before fading into the background to be a producer/songwriter
Nothings Going To Change My Love For You. - Glenn Mederos
He actually had a surprise US Top 40 in the early 90s with a Bobby Brown duet called She Ain't Worth It. Apart from that, he had a few other minor hits
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: coqueta83 on 03/20/08 at 7:57 pm
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
Believe it or Not (Greatest Amercan Hero theme) - Joey Scarbury
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: robby76 on 03/20/08 at 8:35 pm
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
Believe it or Not (Greatest Amercan Hero theme) - Joey Scarbury
Have you been listening to my ipod? ;D
Jermaine Stewart had a hit in 1987 with Say It Again didn't he? Which incidentally I LOVE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYjolgq0gM
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: woops on 03/20/08 at 8:59 pm
Cult classic: The Monroes "What Do All The People Know" 8)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: JamieMcBain on 03/20/08 at 9:06 pm
Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room), a really chessy tune too. ;D
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: JamieMcBain on 03/20/08 at 9:12 pm
Or how about Spirit in The Sky by Doctor and The Medics or I Wanna Be A Cowboy by Boys Don't Cry?
Or even Rumors by Timex Social Club?
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/20/08 at 9:17 pm
hows about, "one night in bangkok" ............... murrey head!
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: JamieMcBain on 03/20/08 at 9:22 pm
Now there's a great song!
I also remember 19 by Paul Hardcastle and Pump Up The Volume, by M.A.R.R.S.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: woops on 03/20/08 at 9:28 pm
"Catch Me I'm Falling" Pretty Poison
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/20/08 at 9:40 pm
Have you been listening to my ipod? ;D
Jermaine Stewart had a hit in 1987 with Say It Again didn't he? Which incidentally I LOVE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYjolgq0gM
He had a few others as well. His first was 'The Word is Out' back in 1984
'Say it Again' is my favourite Jermaine tune :)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: woops on 03/20/08 at 11:38 pm
When In Rome "The Promise"
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: cinnabon on 03/21/08 at 6:12 am
Is this the same Hot Hot Hot as released in the UK by Arrow in 1984, and Arrow are not a Won Hit Oneder.
Unfortunately I don't know, since I have never heard that one. :)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/08 at 6:16 am
Unfortunately I don't know, since I have never heard that one. :)
There are ways in finding out.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/08 at 6:20 am
Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
Is this the same Hot Hot Hot as released in the UK by Arrow in 1984, and Arrow are not a Won Hit Oneder.
Unfortunately I don't know, since I have never heard that one. :)
There are ways in finding out.
Yes, the two are the same song.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/21/08 at 8:14 am
Yes, the two are the same song.
Indeed they are. I quote perfer the Arrow original :)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/21/08 at 9:46 am
the glamorous life .... sheila e
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/08 at 9:59 am
Indeed they are. I quote perfer the Arrow original :)
So do I and it is still played at the Notting Hill Carnival.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Atari on 03/21/08 at 11:47 am
the glamorous life .... sheila e
Love Bizarre was also a hit for Sheila E
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: woops on 03/21/08 at 5:09 pm
^ also "Holly Rock"
As for Prince protoges, probably Vanity 6 with "Nasty Girl"
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: coqueta83 on 03/21/08 at 7:03 pm
Have you been listening to my ipod? ;D
;D ;D ;D
Eeeeek....I wasn't aware that Jermaine Stewart had other hits. Thanks for the info! :)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/08 at 7:05 pm
;D ;D ;D
Eeeeek....I wasn't aware that Jermaine Stewart had other hits. Thanks for the info! :)
He has several hits in the UK too.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/21/08 at 9:20 pm
pop music................. "M"
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/08 at 4:45 am
pop music................. "M"
A classic song
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/22/08 at 5:01 pm
ghostbusters..................................... ray parker jr.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: snozberries on 03/22/08 at 5:28 pm
ghostbusters..................................... ray parker jr.
He also had A Woman Needs Love and that Jack & Jill song.
How about Sidewalk Talk ~ Jelly Bean
Walking on Sunshine ~ Katrina & the waves
It Might be You ~ Steven Bishop (Tootsie)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/22/08 at 6:22 pm
He also had A Woman Needs Love and that Jack & Jill song.
and about 16 others ;D
How about Sidewalk Talk ~ Jelly Bean
Walking on Sunshine ~ Katrina & the waves
It Might be You ~ Steven Bishop (Tootsie)
I know Bishop had a bunch in the late 70s. He even appears in the movie Animal House as that guy playing the guitar before Belushi starts smashing it ;D
Katrina and the Waves did have others, most notable 'Do You Want Crying' and a surprise late 80s hit called 'That's the Way'
Jellybean had another called 'Who Found Who' in 1987, as well as a handful of others in the UK. Did you know that's Madonna singing on Sidewalk Talk?
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: snozberries on 03/22/08 at 6:51 pm
and about 16 others ;D
I know Bishop had a bunch in the late 70s. He even appears in the movie Animal House as that guy playing the guitar before Belushi starts smashing it ;D
Katrina and the Waves did have others, most notable 'Do You Want Crying' and a surprise late 80s hit called 'That's the Way'
Jellybean had another called 'Who Found Who' in 1987, as well as a handful of others in the UK. Did you know that's Madonna singing on Sidewalk Talk?
maybe we should retitle this thread....if snoz never heard it then it didn't happen... ;D
you guys are mentioning songs and calling them hits and I have no idea what these songs are. I know I'm not a walking encyclopedia of music but really I didn't think I was that bad >:(
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/22/08 at 8:37 pm
He also had A Woman Needs Love and that Jack & Jill song.
How about Sidewalk Talk ~ Jelly Bean
Walking on Sunshine ~ Katrina & the waves
It Might be You ~ Steven Bishop (Tootsie)
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, sorry never heard anything but ghostbusters???
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: gibbo on 03/22/08 at 8:40 pm
maybe we should retitle this thread....if snoz never heard it then it didn't happen... ;D
you guys are mentioning songs and calling them hits and I have no idea what these songs are. I know I'm not a walking encyclopedia of music but really I didn't think I was that bad >:(
No Snoz...you've got it ALL wrong. It's not you ...it's us. There...that ALWAYS works.... ;)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: whistledog on 03/23/08 at 8:41 am
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, sorry never heard anything but ghostbusters???
Here is all of the hits by Ray Parker Jr ...
Year 1978 1978 1979 1980 1981 1981 1982 1982 1982 1983 1984 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990
Song Title Jack and Jill * Is This A Love Thing? * You Can't Change That * Two Places at the Same Time ** A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) ** That Old Song ** The Other Woman Let Me Go Bad Boy I Still Can't Get Over Loving You Ghostbusters Jamie Girls Are More Fun One Sunny Day <w/ Helen Terry> I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone Over You <w/ Natalie Cole> All I'm Missing is You <w/ Glenn Medeiros>
United States #8 -- #9 #30 #4 #21 #4 #38 #35 #12 #1 #14 #34 #96 #68 -- #32
Canada #5 -- #9 #93 #8 -- #7 -- #19 #26 #1 #38 #32 -- -- -- #65
United Kingdom #11 #27 ------------ -- -- #2 -- #46 -- #13 #65 --
* Raydio
* Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: snozberries on 03/23/08 at 10:09 am
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, sorry never heard anything but ghostbusters???
that's okay for almost every "one hit wonder" I post someone (usually Jason ;) ) lists about 5 other songs that artist has supposedly done... usually songs I've never heard of.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: johnny5alive on 03/23/08 at 11:18 am
that's okay for almost every "one hit wonder" I post someone (usually Jason ;) ) lists about 5 other songs that artist has supposedly done... usually songs I've never heard of.
............................................................ i do think that most artests record a full album, and that means yes they do have other songs, but as in the case of ray parker jr, he had only one hit! ghostbusters, he did have other songs from that album im sure, but were never played on the radio or mtv and thats why i listed him as a "one hit wonder"!
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: snozberries on 03/23/08 at 11:24 am
............................................................ i do think that most artests record a full album, and that means yes they do have other songs, but as in the case of ray parker jr, he had only one hit! ghostbusters, he did have other songs from that album im sure, but were never played on the radio or mtv and thats why i listed him as a "one hit wonder"!
Jack and Jill
&
A Woman Needs Love
got lots of radio play when I lived in Las Vegas and Salinas CA.
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Danno on 03/23/08 at 3:45 pm
Chris DeBurgh - Don't Pay The Ferryman
Paul Kelly & The Messengers - Darlin' It Hurts
John Kilzer - Red Blue Jeans
Tony Carey - Fine, Fine Day
Planet P - Why Me?
8)
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: karen on 03/23/08 at 4:10 pm
Chris DeBurgh - Don't Pay The Ferryman
Umm. Lady in Red?
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: Danno on 03/23/08 at 4:14 pm
Wish I Had A Girl (that walked like that) - Henry Lee Summer
Subject: Re: DIS THREAD IS ABOUT WON HIT ONEDERS
Written By: gibbo on 03/23/08 at 4:21 pm
Chris DeBurgh - Don't Pay The Ferryman
Paul Kelly & The Messengers - Darlin' It Hurts
John Kilzer - Red Blue Jeans
Tony Carey - Fine, Fine Day
Planet P - Why Me?
8)
Paul Kelly and The Messengers ....and before that, Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls are quite popular in Australia and had many hits in the 80's.
Also someone mentioned a hit by Mental As Anything earlier and they were huge in Australia (both bands being AUssie and all)... :)
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Written By: snozberries on 03/23/08 at 5:04 pm
Umm. Lady in Red?
ummm that's what I was going to say
;D
of course I thought Lady in Red was an oneder
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Written By: whistledog on 03/23/08 at 6:50 pm
Chris DeBurgh had a handful of Top 40s in the UK and Canada, but in America, he was only in the Top 40 twice: 'Don't Pay the Ferryman' and 'Lady in Red'
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Written By: whistledog on 03/23/08 at 6:52 pm
............................................................ i do think that most artests record a full album, and that means yes they do have other songs, but as in the case of ray parker jr, he had only one hit! ghostbusters, he did have other songs from that album im sure, but were never played on the radio or mtv and thats why i listed him as a "one hit wonder"!
As you seem to have missed my earlier post, Ray Parker Jr. had 13 US Top 40 hits and 9 of them were before Ghostbusters even came out ;D
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Written By: johnny5alive on 03/23/08 at 10:29 pm
nope, i saw your post and thats why i posted that at least around here the radio staions i listened to back then as well as now never play any song by him except ghostbusters! oh and i never saw another video by him other than ghostbusters as well.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/08 at 10:50 am
Chris DeBurgh - Don't Pay The Ferryman
I wish that Chris De Burgh was a Won Hit Oneder.
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Written By: whistledog on 03/24/08 at 9:11 pm
Here's a one hit wonder I know for the UK and Canada (lone chart entry, top 40 in both countries):
Superstar by Lydia Murdock
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Written By: SpaceHog on 03/25/08 at 9:08 am
Partland Brothers-Soul City
Martin Briley-Salt in my tears
Paul Hardcastle-19
Kane Gang-Motortown
Hipsway-Honeythief
So-Are you sure?
Giuffria-call to the heart
What is this?-I'll be around
Feargal Sharkey-A good heart
Belouis Some-imagination
Soho-hippychick
Denise Lopez-syain' sorry(don't make it right)
Glenn Medirios-nothing's gonna change my love for you
Jon Astley-Jane's getting serious
Marcia Griffiths-Electric Boogie
The Nails-88 lines about 44 women
Wide Boy Awake-chicken outlaw
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Written By: gibbo on 03/25/08 at 9:14 am
Partland Brothers-Soul City
Martin Briley-Salt in my tears
Paul Hardcastle-19
Kane Gang-Motortown
Hipsway-Honeythief
So-Are you sure?
Giuffria-call to the heart
What is this?-I'll be around
Feargal Sharkey-A good heart
Belouis Some-imagination
Soho-hippychick
Denise Lopez-syain' sorry(don't make it right)
Glenn Medirios-nothing's gonna change my love for you
Jon Astley-Jane's getting serious
Marcia Griffiths-Electric Boogie
The Nails-88 lines about 44 women
Wide Boy Awake-chicken outlaw
Wow...I've only heard two of them. Feargal Sharkey had a few hits though... :)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/08 at 9:28 am
Wow...I've only heard two of them. Feargal Sharkey had a few hits though... :)
He was the frontman for the Undertones
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/08 at 9:30 am
Partland Brothers-Soul City
Martin Briley-Salt in my tears
Paul Hardcastle-19
Kane Gang-Motortown
Hipsway-Honeythief
So-Are you sure?
Giuffria-call to the heart
What is this?-I'll be around
Feargal Sharkey-A good heart
Belouis Some-imagination
Soho-hippychick
Denise Lopez-syain' sorry(don't make it right)
Glenn Medirios-nothing's gonna change my love for you
Jon Astley-Jane's getting serious
Marcia Griffiths-Electric Boogie
The Nails-88 lines about 44 women
Wide Boy Awake-chicken outlaw
In the UK Glenn Medeiros did have another solo hit (Long And Lasting Love in 1988) and did have another hit with Bobby Brown singing She Ain't Worth It in 1990.
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Written By: woops on 03/25/08 at 11:45 pm
Johnny Kemp "Just Got Paid"
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Written By: SpaceHog on 03/26/08 at 8:45 am
Pilot of the airwaves-Charlie Dore
The first one hit wonder of the 80s
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Written By: whistledog on 03/26/08 at 8:38 pm
Partland Brothers-Soul City
They had others in Canada
Paul Hardcastle-19
Kane Gang-Motortown
Feargal Sharkey-A good heart
Belouis Some-imagination
These all had others in the UK
As a member of The Undertones, The Assembly, and as a solo artist, Feargal Sharkey had a whole handful in the UK
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/08 at 9:54 am
As a member of The Undertones, The Assembly, and as a solo artist, Feargal Sharkey had a whole handful in the UK
...and where is he now?
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Written By: karen on 03/27/08 at 10:53 am
...and where is he now?
He's Chief Executive of British Music Rights
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/08 at 1:48 pm
He's Chief Executive of British Music Rights
Good lord, I never realised, good for him, etc.
Does he have a good heart for the job?
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Written By: Bobby on 03/27/08 at 3:42 pm
Have you been listening to my ipod? ;D
Jermaine Stewart had a hit in 1987 with Say It Again didn't he? Which incidentally I LOVE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYjolgq0gM
'Say it again' by Jermaine Stewart is such a great little track. I heard that before 'We don't have to take our clothes off'. 8)
They had others in Canada
These all had others in the UK
As a member of The Undertones, The Assembly, and as a solo artist, Feargal Sharkey had a whole handful in the UK
Yes, two that spring to mind are 'You little thief' and 'Listen to your father' in the early 80s. 'A good heart' (written by 'Show me heaven' Maria Mckee) is his best solo effort imo.
Some one hit wonders in the UK (I'm sure Jason is going to prove me wrong here, lol) . . .
'Suddenly' - Angry Anderson
'Stutter rap (no sleep 'til bedtime)' - Morris Minor and the Majors
'Living on video' - Trans-X
'Hokey cokey' - The Snowmen
'Man in motion (St Elmo's Fire) - John Parr
'Japanese boy' - Aneka
'No memory' - Scarlet Fantastic
'Crash' - Primitives
'(Bring me) Edelweiss' - Edelweiss
'Loadsamoney (doin' up the house)' - Harry Enfield
'My favourite waste of time' - Owen Paul
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Written By: karen on 03/27/08 at 3:46 pm
'Stutter rap (no sleep 'til bedtime)' - Morris Minor and the Majors
Of course, you know who this is really don't you? Tony Hawks (UK comedian not the skateboarder)
'Hokey cokey' - The Snowmen
Not sure who was in this group? Often these sort of things are actually by someone you've heard of (usually Jonathan King!)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/08 at 3:47 pm
Some one hit wonders in the UK (I'm sure Jason is going to prove me wrong here, lol) . . .
'Suddenly' - Angry Anderson
'Stutter rap (no sleep 'til bedtime)' - Morris Minor and the Majors
'Living on video' - Trans-X
'Hokey cokey' - The Snowmen
'Man in motion (St Elmo's Fire) - John Parr
'Japanese boy' - Aneka
'No memory' - Scarlet Fantastic
'Crash' - Primitives
'(Bring me) Edelweiss' - Edelweiss
'Loadsamoney (doin' up the house)' - Harry Enfield
'My favourite waste of time' - Owen Paul
Morris Minor and the Majors was the comedian Tony Hawks, who has had Won Hit Oneder in Albania
Harry Enfield was due for a follow up hit of Last Christmas but it did not materialise
The Snowmen, was it ever Ian Dury as the rumours go?
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Written By: Bobby on 03/27/08 at 4:13 pm
Morris Minor and the Majors was the comedian Tony Hawks, who has had Won Hit Oneder in Albania
That's right (he recently did an insurance ad on telly). He performed an acoustic version of 'Stutter rap' at a comedy tour a few years ago.
Harry Enfield was due for a follow up hit of Last Christmas but it did not materialise
A good job it didn't materialise, I can certainly do without that, lol.
The Snowmen, was it ever Ian Dury as the rumours go?
Interestingly enough, not many people know who 'The Snowmen' actually were but if the singer isn't Ian Dury he's the best Ian Dury imitator I've ever heard.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/08 at 6:04 pm
Interestingly enough, not many people know who 'The Snowmen' actually were but if the singer isn't Ian Dury he's the best Ian Dury imitator I've ever heard.
I read on a webstie that Jona Lewie could be behind "The Snowmen".
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Written By: whistledog on 03/27/08 at 6:16 pm
'Say it again' by Jermaine Stewart is such a great little track. I heard that before 'We don't have to take our clothes off'. 8)
Yes, two that spring to mind are 'You little thief' and 'Listen to your father' in the early 80s. 'A good heart' (written by 'Show me heaven' Maria Mckee) is his best solo effort imo.
Some one hit wonders in the UK (I'm sure Jason is going to prove me wrong here, lol) . . .
'Suddenly' - Angry Anderson
'Stutter rap (no sleep 'til bedtime)' - Morris Minor and the Majors
'Living on video' - Trans-X
'Hokey cokey' - The Snowmen
'Man in motion (St Elmo's Fire) - John Parr
'Japanese boy' - Aneka
'No memory' - Scarlet Fantastic
'Crash' - Primitives
'(Bring me) Edelweiss' - Edelweiss
'Loadsamoney (doin' up the house)' - Harry Enfield
'My favourite waste of time' - Owen Paul
John Parr had a 2nd UK Top 40 with the Meat Loaf duet 'Rock and Roll Mercenaries' in 1986. He also had a previous 1984 Top 40 hit in America called 'Naughty Naughty'
Trans-X had some dance hits, but 'Living on Video' was their only mainstream. Aneka had 1 other minor UK hit called 'Little Lady' that reached UK #50
Angry Anderson I believe had other hits in his native Australia, but in the UK, he was a one hit wonder yes
Both Aneka and Morris Minor were one hitters here in Canada as well with those songs you mentioned
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Written By: gibbo on 03/27/08 at 6:35 pm
John Parr had a 2nd UK Top 40 with the Meat Loaf duet 'Rock and Roll Mercenaries' in 1986. He also had a previous 1984 Top 40 hit in America called 'Naughty Naughty'
Trans-X had some dance hits, but 'Living on Video' was their only mainstream. Aneka had 1 other minor UK hit called 'Little Lady' that reached UK #50
Angry Anderson I believe had other hits in his native Australia, but in the UK, he was a one hit wonder yes
Both Aneka and Morris Minor were one hitters here in Canada as well with those songs you mentioned
Yes, Angry Anderson was the lead singer of heavy rock band Rose Tatoo...big in Australia.....
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Written By: Bobby on 03/27/08 at 8:42 pm
I read on a webstie that Jona Lewie could be behind "The Snowmen".
Nah . . . Despite Jona Lewie's partiality to the odd novelty record himself, I honestly can't see the voice being anyone other than Ian Dury and I will eat my metaphorical hat if it's anyone else.
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Written By: gibbo on 03/27/08 at 8:45 pm
Tainted Love - Soft Cell ......(in Australia at least)
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Written By: whistledog on 03/27/08 at 8:46 pm
Tainted Love - Soft Cell ......(in Australia at least)
In Canada as well (where it topped the chart). Soft Cell had a whole handful in their native UK
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Written By: Bobby on 03/27/08 at 8:47 pm
John Parr had a 2nd UK Top 40 with the Meat Loaf duet 'Rock and Roll Mercenaries' in 1986. He also had a previous 1984 Top 40 hit in America called 'Naughty Naughty'
Far enough. :)
Trans-X had some dance hits, but 'Living on Video' was their only mainstream. Aneka had 1 other minor UK hit called 'Little Lady' that reached UK #50
Technically, hitting No 50 is a 'hit' but I don't rate it unless it gets into the top 40.
Angry Anderson I believe had other hits in his native Australia, but in the UK, he was a one hit wonder yes
Yeah, I kind of expected that. Anderson had that hit in the UK primarily because it was the song played at Scot and Charlene's wedding in 'Neighbours' all those years back if I remember correctly (when 'Neighbours' was good).
Both Aneka and Morris Minor were one hitters here in Canada as well with those songs you mentioned
I'm surprised you got 'Stutter rap' over in Canada. I didn't think it left the UK, lol.
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Written By: whistledog on 03/27/08 at 8:48 pm
Nah . . . Despite Jona Lewie's partiality to the odd novelty record himself, I honestly can't see the voice being anyone other than Ian Dury and I will eat my metaphorical hat if it's anyone else.
I love Jona's 1980 Christmas song 'Stop the Cavalry' 8)
I'm surprised you got 'Stutter rap' over in Canada. I didn't think it left the UK, lol.
You're not the first Brit to say that ;D Stutter Rap was massive in Canada reaching #14 in 1988. Oddly enough, it missed the US chart completely
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Written By: Bobby on 03/27/08 at 8:50 pm
In Canada as well (where it topped the chart). Soft Cell had a whole handful in their native UK
Say hello, wave goodbye and What spring to mind. The lead singer Marc Almond had a reasonably successful solo career afterwards (teaming up with Gene Pitney of all people in 1989).
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Written By: whistledog on 03/27/08 at 8:51 pm
Say hello, wave goodbye and What spring to mind. The lead singer Marc Almond had a reasonably successful solo career afterwards (teaming up with Gene Pitney of all people in 1989).
'What' is to be Soft Cell's best song. Almond did well as a solo artist yes. He also appears on Bronski Beat's 1984 song 'Ain't Nescessarily So' on their 'Age of Consent' LP which I love 8)
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Written By: Bobby on 03/27/08 at 8:59 pm
I love Jona's 1980 Christmas song 'Stop the Cavalry' 8)
'Stop the cavalry' is a great song (my grandad bought the single when it came out). I don't think I've heard anything like it in the charts since. Jona Lewie (John Lewis) was the lead singer of 'Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs' in the early 70s and had a couple of hits like 'In the kitchen at parties' and 'Big shot momentarily'.
You're not the first Brit to say that ;D Stutter Rap was massive in Canada reaching #14 in 1988. Oddly enough, it missed the US chart completely
If 'Stutter rap' got into the US charts I would probably understand it because Morris Minor and the Majors were spoofing 'The Beastie Boys' at the time (a clever spoof at that) but Canada? I would never believe it if it didn't come from a Canadian's mouth, lol.
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Written By: Bobby on 03/27/08 at 9:01 pm
'What' is to be Soft Cell's best song. Almond did well as a solo artist yes. He also appears on Bronski Beat's 1984 song 'Ain't Nescessarily So' on their 'Age of Consent' LP which I love 8)
Appeared with Bronski Beat? Well . . . I can see the connection I suppose . . .
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Written By: whistledog on 03/27/08 at 10:01 pm
If 'Stutter rap' got into the US charts I would probably understand it because Morris Minor and the Majors were spoofing 'The Beastie Boys' at the time (a clever spoof at that) but Canada? I would never believe it if it didn't come from a Canadian's mouth, lol.
July 9, 1988
8)
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Written By: Foo Bar on 03/27/08 at 11:29 pm
If 'Stutter rap' got into the US charts I would probably understand it because Morris Minor and the Majors were spoofing 'The Beastie Boys' at the time (a clever spoof at that) but Canada? I would never believe it if it didn't come from a Canadian's mouth, lol.
Speaking of which, did "Another Boring B Side", (the B side to Stutter Rap) ever chart anywhere?
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/08 at 3:09 am
Nah . . . Despite Jona Lewie's partiality to the odd novelty record himself, I honestly can't see the voice being anyone other than Ian Dury and I will eat my metaphorical hat if it's anyone else.
...and now we will never know.
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Written By: Bobby on 03/28/08 at 6:54 am
July 9, 1988
8)
Ha ha, cool!
There are some interesting titles there that I may have to look into.
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Written By: Bobby on 03/28/08 at 6:55 am
Speaking of which, did "Another Boring B Side", (the B side to Stutter Rap) ever chart anywhere?
I never heard the B side to Stutter Rap as I acquired it through the 'Now that's what I call music 11' compilation at the time. It sounds typically Morris Minor, lol.
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Written By: woops on 03/28/08 at 6:19 pm
Michael Damian "Rock On"
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Written By: whistledog on 03/28/08 at 7:58 pm
Here's some one hit wonders that appeared in the Canadian chart. This list is based on an artist who only had 1 hit song in the whole of the chart because in Canada, many songs that fell outside of the Top 40 were still popular favourites.
Keep in mind these are just in the Canadian chart. Many of these artists had other hits in other countries ...
I.O.U. - Freeez
Homosapien - Pete Shelley
It's My Party - Dave Stewart and Barbra Gaskin
Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room) - Paul Lekakis
Brother Louie - Modern Talking
No More Boleros - Gerard Joling
You've Got to Be A Winner - Huey 'Baby' Harris
Cars - Gary Numan
High Energy - Evelyn Thomas
You Look Marvelous - Billy Crystal
Let Me Go - Heaven 17
Hot Hot Hot - Arrow
Da Da Da - Trio
Only You - The Flying Pickets
Superstar - Lydia Murdock
Each Time You Break My Heart - Nick Kamen
I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists Not includng Eurythmics
Town Called Malice - The Jam I know this is shocking, but what's more shocking is that they had no hit singles in America
Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker
(I Can't) Breakaway - Big Pig
Tears on Your Anorak - The Drivers
Heartache Avenue - The Maisonettes
Too Many Times - Mental As Anything
Land of A Thousand Dances - The (WWF) Wrestlers
Japanese Boy - Aneka
Automobile - Hansie
Black Man Ray - China Crisis
Video Killed the Radio Star - Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club
Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
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Written By: Bobby on 03/30/08 at 4:06 pm
I.O.U. - Freeez
Homosapien - Pete Shelley
It's My Party - Dave Stewart and Barbra Gaskin
Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room) - Paul Lekakis
Brother Louie - Modern Talking
No More Boleros - Gerard Joling
You've Got to Be A Winner - Huey 'Baby' Harris
Cars - Gary Numan
High Energy - Evelyn Thomas
You Look Marvelous - Billy Crystal
Let Me Go - Heaven 17
Hot Hot Hot - Arrow
Da Da Da - Trio
Only You - The Flying Pickets
Superstar - Lydia Murdock
Each Time You Break My Heart - Nick Kamen
I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists Not includng Eurythmics
Town Called Malice - The Jam I know this is shocking, but what's more shocking is that they had no hit singles in America
Midnight Blue - Louise Tucker
(I Can't) Breakaway - Big Pig
Tears on Your Anorak - The Drivers
Heartache Avenue - The Maisonettes
Too Many Times - Mental As Anything
Land of A Thousand Dances - The (WWF) Wrestlers
Japanese Boy - Aneka
Automobile - Hansie
Black Man Ray - China Crisis
Video Killed the Radio Star - Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club
Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
Now it's my turn but you probably now this already . . . ;)
Freeez had 'Southern Freeez' and 'Pop goes my love' just about snuck into the Top 30.
Gary Numan had a few other hits including 'Are friends electric?' (sampled in last few years by Sugababes) and 'We are glass'.
Mental as anything had a hit in the UK with 'Live it up' (Crocodile Dundee soundtrack).
Heaven 17 are not a one hit wonder in the UK and I truly can't believe Canada didn't get 'Temptation' in the charts. :o
Nick Kamen had other minor hits including 'Loving you is sweeter than ever'
I also can't believe you didn't get 'Going underground' or 'That's entertainment' from The Jam either! :o
China Crisis had a few hits including 'Black man Ray' and 'Christian'.
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Written By: Entouch on 03/30/08 at 9:08 pm
"POP MUSIC" by M. and "FUNKYTOWN" by Lipps Inc. definitely guitly pleasures to me. They both remind of the summertime and my transistor radio. :)
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Written By: whistledog on 03/30/08 at 10:24 pm
Now it's my turn but you probably now this already . . . ;)
Freeez had 'Southern Freeez' and 'Pop goes my love' just about snuck into the Top 30.
Gary Numan had a few other hits including 'Are friends electric?' (sampled in last few years by Sugababes) and 'We are glass'.
Mental as anything had a hit in the UK with 'Live it up' (Crocodile Dundee soundtrack).
Heaven 17 are not a one hit wonder in the UK and I truly can't believe Canada didn't get 'Temptation' in the charts. :o
Nick Kamen had other minor hits including 'Loving you is sweeter than ever'
I also can't believe you didn't get 'Going underground' or 'That's entertainment' from The Jam either! :o
China Crisis had a few hits including 'Black man Ray' and 'Christian'.
We were lucky to even have gotten 'Town Called Malice'. To my knowledge, it was the first song from a British punk group to reach the Canadian Top 40. What's even more surprising is how alot o the ones I listed even charted here becuase well over half of them didn't even chart in the States
For the heck of it, one I listed by the group The Drivers was a British band led by Nick Van Eede, who would later form Cutting Crew using several connections he made while in Canada
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Written By: wsmith4 on 03/31/08 at 9:34 am
Nick Scotti feat. Madonna - Get Over
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Written By: JamieMcBain on 03/31/08 at 12:52 pm
What about Holiday Rap, by MC Miker G & DJ Sven?
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Written By: Atari on 03/31/08 at 12:56 pm
How about Superbowl Shuffle by the Chicago Bears. Not sure if that one qualifies as a hit, as it peaked at #41 on the Billboard singles chart.
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Written By: wsmith4 on 03/31/08 at 3:09 pm
Steve Winwood - "Higher Love"
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Written By: whistledog on 03/31/08 at 3:42 pm
What about Holiday Rap, by MC Miker G & DJ Sven?
I would say that one definately qualifies. In some International countries, they did have other (some minor) hits including 'Celebration Rap'. I know in Canada, 'Holiday Rap' was their lone hit
Steve Winwood - "Higher Love"
Um, what are you smokin'? ???
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Written By: woops on 03/31/08 at 4:08 pm
"Higher Love" is the only Winwood song I know of... :P
There's some artists that had several hits, but most people are only familiar with one song like Dire Straits "Money For Nothing". I know they had "Sultans of Swing" & "Walk Of Life".
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Written By: whistledog on 03/31/08 at 4:17 pm
"Higher Love" is the only Winwood song I know of... :P
:o
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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/08 at 4:19 pm
"Higher Love" is the only Winwood song I know of... :P
:o
Valerie ?
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Written By: whistledog on 03/31/08 at 4:20 pm
Valerie ?
His greatest song 8)
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Written By: woops on 03/31/08 at 4:21 pm
Showing my ignorance, I was born in the mid 1980's and that song is the only video VH1 aired in the mid 1990's
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Written By: Bobby on 03/31/08 at 6:12 pm
We were lucky to even have gotten 'Town Called Malice'. To my knowledge, it was the first song from a British punk group to reach the Canadian Top 40. What's even more surprising is how alot o the ones I listed even charted here becuase well over half of them didn't even chart in the States
Yeah, I think 'The Jam' are a very English band and I guess some of their effect gets lost across the pond and beyond.
For the heck of it, one I listed by the group The Drivers was a British band led by Nick Van Eede, who would later form Cutting Crew using several connections he made while in Canada
Really? Wow, I didn't know that . . .
As for Steve Winwood, he was in The Spencer Davis Group and Traffic back in the 60s having hits like 'Keep on running' before his solo career. Songs I know from the 80s alone are When you see a chance, Higher love, Back in the high life again and Valerie (all classics).
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Written By: midnite on 03/31/08 at 11:34 pm
First I would like to recommend that you give Spell Check a try. It does ONDERS!. LOL.
It always pains me when people say that A-ha was a one-hit wonder due to Take On Me. In America, this appears to be true. The group is amazing though. They have over a dozen hits throughout the world and have continuously put out albums since 1985.
They are such a great band with alot of wonderful songs such as:
Take On Me (everyone know this ONE hit)
The Sun Always Shines On TV
I've Been Losing You
The Swing Of Things
The Living Daylights
Stay On These Roads
Summer Moved On
The Blood That Moves The Body
Its really an injustice (to me). I am going crawl into beg and hug my A-ha CDs and cry.
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Written By: whistledog on 03/31/08 at 11:38 pm
First I would like to recommend that you give Spell Check a try. It does ONDERS!. LOL.
It always pains me when people say that A-ha was a one-hit wonder due to Take On Me. In America, this appears to be true. The group is amazing though. They have over a dozen hits throughout the world and have continuously put out albums since 1985.
They are such a great band with alot of wonderful songs such as:
Take On Me (everyone know this ONE hit)
The Sun Always Shines On TV
I've Been Losing You
The Swing Of Things
The Living Daylights
Stay On These Roads
Summer Moved On
The Blood That Moves The Body
Its really an injustice (to me). I am going crawl into beg and hug my A-ha CDs and cry.
They did have a 2nd (and last) US Top 40 with 'The Sun Always Shines..' but no one really seems to remember that one. A-ha had so many hits in their career, and they are still going strong in other parts of the world
I am proud to say that A-ha had 5 Top 40 hits here in Canada. I wish it could have been more though
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Written By: Bobby on 04/01/08 at 4:46 pm
First I would like to recommend that you give Spell Check a try. It does ONDERS!. LOL.
It always pains me when people say that A-ha was a one-hit wonder due to Take On Me. In America, this appears to be true. The group is amazing though. They have over a dozen hits throughout the world and have continuously put out albums since 1985.
They are such a great band with alot of wonderful songs such as:
Take On Me (everyone know this ONE hit)
The Sun Always Shines On TV
I've Been Losing You
The Swing Of Things
The Living Daylights
Stay On These Roads
Summer Moved On
The Blood That Moves The Body
Its really an injustice (to me). I am going crawl into beg and hug my A-ha CDs and cry.
From what I can gather, A-ha are still going but they don't get much commercial success in the UK these days. :-\\
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/08 at 5:28 pm
From what I can gather, A-ha are still going but they don't get much commercial success in the UK these days. :-\\
A-ha's last tour, the Analogue Tour was in 2005/06 with gigs in Europe, USA, Chile, Senegal, Russia and Ukraine.
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Written By: Class of 84 on 04/01/08 at 6:30 pm
The best thing about this thread is that I was reminded of many songs I had forgot about, found them on youtube, recorded them into an MP3, and loaded them into my ipod! Thanks much! :D
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Written By: woops on 04/01/08 at 7:27 pm
I like "The Sun Always Shine On TV" from a-ha 8)
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Written By: whistledog on 04/01/08 at 8:37 pm
Here's the extent of A-ha's hits in North America ...
1985 - Take On Me
1985 - The Sun Always Shines on TV
1986 - Cry Wolf
1987 - The Living Daylights
1991 - Crying in the Rain
1993 - Dark is the Night
2002 - Forever Not Yours
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Written By: johnny5alive on 04/01/08 at 10:00 pm
i too only remember take on me! and what great song and video it was!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/08 at 12:41 am
i too only remember take on me! and what great song and video it was!
The start of something big from them.
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Written By: snozberries on 04/02/08 at 12:02 pm
The best thing about this thread is that I was reminded of many songs I had forgot about, found them on youtube, recorded them into an MP3, and loaded them into my ipod! Thanks much! :D
the worse thing about this thread is it's supposed to be about hits but most of the songs mentioned I've never heard of
;D
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Written By: johnny5alive on 04/02/08 at 8:23 pm
yeah i think it got off the beaten path somewhere, it was about a "one hit" wonder, meaning that the artist had one big hit, even though may have released other songs that were by no means a "hit! there that should clear it up! ;D
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Written By: whistledog on 04/02/08 at 8:25 pm
^ That's not the true definition of a one hit wonder though
I once saw a show there they said Kim Carnes was a one hit wonder because she only had 1 US #1 hit ('Bette Davis Eyes'). Using that same logic, then Aerosmith are also one hit wonders :D
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Written By: johnny5alive on 04/02/08 at 10:44 pm
certainly aerosmith was not a one hit wonder, they had many many songs for over 30 years now! everone knows that, maybe they only hit #2 or even #22 but they got air play! and in my opinion bettie davis eyes was a great tune for kim carnes, and her only hit as well!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/08 at 2:13 am
yeah i think it got off the beaten path somewhere, it was about a "one hit" wonder, meaning that the artist had one big hit, even though may have released other songs that were by no means a "hit! there that should clear it up! ;D
The pop music definition for a "One Hit Wonder" is that the artist/s had only one single that made the single charts. The same artist/s could have many releases, but not sell well and make the required position in the charts. In the UK Charts it is chart position of 75 or above.
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Written By: Bobby on 04/03/08 at 6:16 am
^ That's not the true definition of a one hit wonder though
I once saw a show there they said Kim Carnes was a one hit wonder because she only had 1 US #1 hit ('Bette Davis Eyes'). Using that same logic, then Aerosmith are also one hit wonders :D
That's right. The pure definition of a one hit wonder (according to the Guinness Book of Hit Singles) is an artist/group that got to number 1 with one song - and nothing else!
However, there are quite a few bands/artists out there that have had one major hit and then failed to achieve a UK Top 40 slot. AC/DC's feat is impressive in the UK - 28 hits to date and none have hit the top 10 (closest was Heatseeker (no 12) back in 1988).
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Written By: whistledog on 04/03/08 at 8:23 am
Such as Kim Carnes, she was far from a one hit wonder, and without even seeing the charts, I know this cause I remember other great songs like 'Voyeur', 'Invisible Hands' and 'Crazy in the Night' ...
1978 - You're A Part of Me <w/ Gene Cotton>
1979 - It Hurts So Bad
1980 - Don't Fall in Love With A Dreamer <w/ Kenny Rogers>
1980 - More Love
1980 - Cry Like A Baby
1981 - Deep Inside My Heart <w/ Randy Meisner>
1981 - Bette Davis Eyes
1981 - Draw of the Cards
1982 - Voyeur
1982 - Does it Make You Remember
1983 - Invisible Hands
1984 - You Make My Heart Beat Faster
1984 - I Pretend
1984 - What About Me <w/ Kenny Rogers and James Ingram>
1984 - Make No Mistake, He's Mine <w/ Barbra Streisand>
1985 - Invitation to Dance
1985 - Crazy in the Night
1985 - Abadabadango
1986 - Divided Hearts
1993 - Gypsy Honeymoon