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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2008 17:22:05 GMT
Buoyed by a recent discussion in the Top 5 favourite bands / artists thread it got me thinking. What are your favourite one-hit wonders? People's definitions of a one-hit wonder differ but my definition is thus: An artist that has had one top 20 hit in the UK charts and either no more or no more than three other hits that charted very low down in the UK charts. This definition allows artists in that had a memorable one and only hit in the charts that charted between the positions 11 - 20 (something that some people don't take into account) and also allows artists that had more than one hit but are known only for a certain record that got to number one or number two etc. Over the past year I've managed to find almost every single 80's one-hit wonder via my massive collection of CD's and the internet and there are quite a few that I enjoy listening to. I'll start off with this number 9 hit from 1987. youtube.com/watch?v=eHM2b8T0E4I |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2008 20:12:19 GMT
99 Red Balloons by Nena. #1 in 1984
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Post by kayevcee on Feb 22, 2008 20:26:18 GMT
How could it be anything other than the Macarena?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 22, 2008 20:55:45 GMT
It's pretty much a straight shoot out between Chesney Hawkes "The One and Only" and Charles & Eddie's "Would I Lie To You".
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2008 21:37:36 GMT
One of my friends went to school wih Chesney Hawkes in Bracknell.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 22, 2008 22:00:02 GMT
-Ralph
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Post by Hero on Feb 23, 2008 11:08:46 GMT
3 Little Pigs by Green Jelly.
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Post by Mark_Stevenson on Feb 23, 2008 15:41:47 GMT
"The Only Way Is Up" by Yazz. Superlative 80's cheese.
Mx
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Post by elliotthopkins on Feb 23, 2008 16:45:14 GMT
The Knack, 'My Sharona'.
I thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2008 17:42:28 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2008 17:53:27 GMT
The Knack, 'My Sharona'. I thank you. Mr Hopkins has a point |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2008 19:34:29 GMT
Elliot has just made Play.com's download section 70p
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 24, 2008 21:27:13 GMT
Jellyhead, by Crush. And I never even watched Biker Grove.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 24, 2008 22:23:25 GMT
The Knack, 'My Sharona'. I thank you. Mr Hopkins has a point It's only when listening to this that I remembered about the pause in the middle. Many years ago (85/6/7) I heard a DJ at Capital play this track, get to the pause, put an ad break on, and resume the track at the same point imeadiately afterwards. |
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Post by elliotthopkins on Feb 24, 2008 22:46:36 GMT
It is such a class song.
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Post by elliotthopkins on Feb 24, 2008 22:58:26 GMT
And I've just used Play's download service to get a couple of MP3s. Thanks Toys.
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 24, 2008 23:57:24 GMT
Who did that song- "How bizzar, how bizzar" Do Do Do Do Do Do...?
Oh! And what about- "Insane in the membrane! Insane in the brain!"
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 25, 2008 0:25:24 GMT
OMC did How Bizarre.
Insane in the Membrane, ah a Cypress Hill classic.
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 25, 2008 3:49:54 GMT
Oh that's right! Driving me mad tryin' to remember.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 25, 2008 9:03:28 GMT
-Ralph
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Post by KoshNaranek on Feb 25, 2008 10:37:46 GMT
Kung Fu Fighting by Karl Douglas, WOO-HAA!
- Tony
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2008 19:27:23 GMT
I enjoyed Bus Stop's remix of Kung Fu Fighting. Its such a laugh to see a classic tune being remixed by a group who specialises in catchy dance music.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2008 18:53:32 GMT
Just remembered this one - the JCB Song by Nizlopi - probably the only hit to ever namecheck the Transformers.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 8, 2008 20:48:06 GMT
The amazing Faith No More name check Transformers in their song We Care A Lot.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2008 16:12:13 GMT
Another One-Hit Wonder thats only a One-Hit Wonder under the band name they recorded under is the Assembly as members Feargal Sharkey and Vince Clarke had bigger success in other groups.
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