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Subject: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - All Done!
Same principle as last time - all songs show only one entry in my UK "Guinness Book of Hit Singles".
I apologise to those of you in the USA or Australia (or elsewhere), I haven't had chance to check if all of these were hits worldwide.
Limit 4 for now.
Further lyrics added in a desperate attempt to get this quiz finished!
Thanks for playing everyone
1. I hope you'll do your best
Indy Gent - Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore
2. Keep me groovin' with some energy
My Name Is Kenny / Ceramics Fanatic - Funky Town - Lipps. Inc OR Pseudo Echo
3. Don't know why you wanna jump me
Ceramics Fanatic - Tired Of Toein' The Line - Rocky Burnette
4. I sailed away to China, in a little rowboat to find ya
boris66au / Wicked - Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
5. A beautiful day we had lunch on the way
karen - Day Trip To Bangor - Fiddlers Dram
6. Is this message understood
Indy Gent - - The Politics Of Dancing - Re-Flex
7. When we all get the power, We all give the best
Paul UK - bloody awful Live Is Life - Opus
8. Fifty thou a year buys a lot of beer
Ceramics Fanatic - The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades) - Timbuk 3
9. Monkey business on a sunny afternoon
Indy Gent - Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
10. I've got my hat - on, I've got my boots - dusty.
Wicked - I Wanna Be A Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry
11. Jumped into my car didn't drive too far That moment I knew that I would never be the same.
Paul UK - The Rain - Oran "Juice" Jones
12. My best friend say did you hear the one about me and the girl next door? Did you hear the one about Tina? some say she's much too loose
Mordor/Bobby - Rumours - Timex Social Club
13. Rich man, poor man livin' in fantasy
Ceramics Fanatic - Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
14. rythmic, systemic and world control
Criz - Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
15. My pretty lady I love you too Well, there's much room for passion
Paul UK - Move Closer - Phyllis Nelson
16. 100 tin soldiers Would shoot at my shoulder
Paul UK - Hole In My Shoe - neil
17. I've gone with better looking guys
Paul UK - Together We Are Beautiful - Fern Kinney
18. I took the hand of a preacher man
Ceramics Fanatic - I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
19. The greatest gift of all
Fuss Budget Van Pelt - We Are The World - USA For Africa
20. Jack ya, jack, jack ya, jack
Criz - Jack Your Body - Steve 'Silk' Hurley
21. You wot? You wot? You wot, You wot, You wot?
Paul UK - Doctorin' The Tardis - Timelords
22. Electricity flows with the very first kiss
Criz - First Time - Robin Beck
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
Hi Maddog
#4 Break My Stride - buggered if I remember who did it
#5 The Day We Went To Bangor? No idea who sang that either (or even if that's the right title)
#21's driving me mad, let me know who it is in a PM will you so I can pack my comp up without it bugging me for a month!
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
2. Lipps, Inc. - Funky Town
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
10. Boys Don't Cry- I wanna be a cowboy
Matthew Wilder sings Break my Stride
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
#3 is "Tired Of Toein' The Line" by Rocky Burnette. :D
#10 is "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" by Boys Don't Cry.
#8 is "The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" by Timbuk 3. ;D
#13 is "Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox. (Love that song!!!) 8)
#18 is "Never Been To Me" by Charlene. :)
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
1. Pilot of the Airwaves-Charlie Dore
6. The Politics Of Dancing-Re-Flex
9. Tarzan Boy-Baltimora
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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#4 Break My Stride - buggered if I remember who did it
#5 The Day We Went To Bangor? No idea who sang that either (or even if that's the right title)
#21's driving me mad
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Hi boris
#4 correct title
#5 nearly correct title but I can't quite give it to you....
#21 PM is on the way with the answer!
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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2. Lipps, Inc. - Funky Town
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Correct MNIKenny! :)
BUT - this is an unusual one because another band ALSO had a 1980s lone hit with a cover version of this, so that's still up for grabs....
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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10. Boys Don't Cry- I wanna be a cowboy
Matthew Wilder sings Break my Stride
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#10 is correct Wicked...I am SURE that this was a chart entry in the UK, I bought the single myself. However it's not listed in my Guinness Book of Hit Singles. But I put it in this quiz anyway.
Also, correct artist for #4, well done.
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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#3 is "Tired Of Toein' The Line" by Rocky Burnette. :D
#10 is "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" by Boys Don't Cry.
#8 is "The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" by Timbuk 3. ;D
#13 is "Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox. (Love that song!!!) 8)
#18 is "Never Been To Me" by Charlene. :)
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I knew I could rely on you CF :).
In fact I suspect if I hadn't put a limit of 4 you probably know several others as well!
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
Quoting:
1. Pilot of the Airwaves-Charlie Dore
6. The Politics Of Dancing-Re-Flex
9. Tarzan Boy-Baltimora
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All correct Indy, well done :).
I'm surprised you know #1 and #6 - were these also hits in the USA?
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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I knew I could rely on you CF :).
In fact I suspect if I hadn't put a limit of 4 you probably know several others as well!
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'Tis true, Maddog! ;D ;)
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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BUT - this is an unusual one because another band ALSO had a 1980s lone hit with a cover version of this, so that's still up for grabs....
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That would be Pseudo Echo. :)
Oops...I just realized that I surpassed my limit! :-[ You may go ahead and give the credit to Kenny if you wish, Maddog. Sorry. :-/
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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That would be Pseudo Echo. :)
Oops...I just realized that I surpassed my limit! :-[ You may go ahead and give the credit to Kenny if you wish, Maddog. Sorry. :-/
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No problem CF :).
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
#5 Daytrip to Bangor but can't remember who its by
I recognise #21 too
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
21 Do Wot You Do by INXS
*had the name a bit mixed up and had to fix it :)
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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#5 Daytrip to Bangor but can't remember who its by
I recognise #21 too
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Hi karen, the song title is correct for #5, I leave the artist open. Do you want me to send you the answer to #21 as a PM as well? ;)
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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21 Do Wot You Do by INXS
*had the name a bit mixed up and had to fix it :)
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I'm afraid that's incorrect Gwen, remember these were all songs for artists who had only one chart entry, INXS don't fit that criterion at all.
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
11 - Indeep - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Awesome song :) ''And if it wasn't for the music, I don't know what I'd doo'')
14 - M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume -
The final one (which I can't remeber the number for and can't scroll down because I'm modifying my post!) is Robin Beck - The First Time
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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11 - Indeep - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
14 - M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume
The final one (22) is Robin Beck - The First Time End Quote
Hi Criz
#11 - is incorrect I'm afraid!
I had to go and check this out - the lyrics are very similar, the Indeep song actually goes "You know I hopped into my car - didn't get very far". Also, according to my Guinness book, Indeep had another chart entry called "When Boys Talk" (anyone remember that one??), which reached the lofty heights of Number 67 in the UK chart.
I found quite a few others like this when compiling the quiz, i.e. artists I thought had only one chart entry but turned out to have had some others I'd never heard of. I'm thinking of doing anohter quiz based on these!
#14 - correct! :)
#22 - correct! :)
although I don't recall this song or artist at all, apparently it was No.1 in the UK and you say it was in a Coke ad? I have a mental block on this, was it really bad!?
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
Bad? It was bloody awful...!!
Hi maddog - several from the darkest recesses of my mind...
#7. Live Is Life - Opus (and that was bloody awful too!)
#16. Hole In My Shoe - neil (from 'The Young Ones'...)
#17. Together We Are Beautiful - Fern Kinney
To my eternal shame, I also know #21...and #20...but right now, I'm trying very hard not to...!
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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Bad? It was bloody awful...!!
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ROTLF :D
Quoting:
#7. Live Is Life - Opus (and that was bloody awful too!)
#16. Hole In My Shoe - neil (from 'The Young Ones'...)
#17. Together We Are Beautiful - Fern Kinney
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3 for 3 Paul, well done :)
Quoting:
To my eternal shame, I also know #21...and #20...but right now, I'm trying very hard not to...!End Quote
hey, you're not at your limit of 4 yet, so come on and 'fess up if you know (one of) these!
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
Okay...(sigh!) This is gonna be painful...
I did actually meet this guy (not face to face) a couple of times...a huge man in stature and personality, he was one of the leading 'crowd-pleasing' DJ's of the '80's...and this was one of the songs he used to 'perform' in his own style...
#21. I Found Lovin' - Steve Walsh
...the moronic 'you wot' bit was chanted by a normally boozed-up crowd...sad to say, I did join in...!
Steve's sadly no longer with us...a massive heart attack floored him in the '90's...still fondly remembered by a few middle-aged soul boys...
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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#21. I Found Lovin' - Steve Walsh
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Hi Paul
I do remember this song and the chant/response chorus that went "you wot, you wot, you wot", but unfortunately this isn't the song I had in mind. Also, once again according to Guinness, this was not Steve Walsh's only chart entry - he also had minor hits with "Let's Get Together Tonite" and "Ain't No Stopping Us Now (Party For The World)".
#21 is from a No.1 UK hit in the late 80s, in fact very soon after the Steve Walsh hit, so they may have blatantly copied the "you wot" refrain. The band then went on to have a number of other hits under a different name...and to dump a dead sheep on the steps outside the Brit awards and burn a million pounds (yes, really) in the name of art on a Hebridean island...
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
Is #5 by Fiddlers Dram?
The name sort of popped into my head just now
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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Is #5 by Fiddlers Dram?
The name sort of popped into my head just now
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It popped in correctly karen :).
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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Hi Paul
I do remember this song and the chant/response chorus that went "you wot, you wot, you wot", but unfortunately this isn't the song I had in mind. Also, once again according to Guinness, this was not Steve Walsh's only chart entry - he also had minor hits with "Let's Get Together Tonite" and "Ain't No Stopping Us Now (Party For The World)".
#21 is from a No.1 UK hit in the late 80s, in fact very soon after the Steve Walsh hit, so they may have blatantly copied the "you wot" refrain. The band then went on to have a number of other hits under a different name...and to dump a dead sheep on the steps outside the Brit awards and burn a million pounds (yes, really) in the name of art on a Hebridean island...
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Lawd have mercy! I got one wrong!!
Goes to show that even us anoraks have off-days!
Well, going with the hints above, I'll have another crack...
#21. Doctorin' The Tardis - Timelords
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
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#21. Doctorin' The Tardis - Timelords
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That's the one Paul :).
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - Limits Off!
Hi Maddog
Is # 19 We Are The World - USA For Africa ?
FB :)
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - Limits Off!
20 - Is it Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Ya Body ?
I haven't heard the song in ages - so it's a guess, but sounds familiar!!
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - Limits Off!
Quoting:
Is # 19 We Are The World - USA For Africa ?
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Correct FB! :)
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - Limits Off!
Quoting:
20 - Is it Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Ya Body ?
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Also correct Criz! :)
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - More lyrics!
12.Rumours-Awesome
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - More lyrics!
Hi maddog - heard this one by chance last night...
#11. The Rain - Oran 'Juice' Jones
...and, since it's getting near the end (yet I thought someone would've had this already)...
#15. Move Closer - Phyllis Nelson
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
12. 'Rumours' - Timex Social Club
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - More lyrics!
Quoting:
12.Rumours-Awesome
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Hi Mordor
That's the correct song but I'm not familiar with the band Awesome - did they have a hit with this song in your part of the World?
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - More lyrics!
Quoting:
#11. The Rain - Oran 'Juice' Jones
#15. Move Closer - Phyllis Nelson
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Both correct Paul, well done :)
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s
Quoting:
12. 'Rumours' - Timex Social Club
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That's the artist I had in mind Bobby, you get joint credit with Mordor on this one....and I think that's a wrap!
Subject: Re: One Hit Wonders of the 1980s - More lyrics!
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Hi Mordor
That's the correct song but I'm not familiar with the band Awesome - did they have a hit with this song in your part of the World?
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They are from Europe somewhere.Thats the only version Ive heard and at that not much.
My part of the world-I live in outer space.
I actually live in The States always have:)