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Who are some of your favourites?

The Wurzels o/c.

Brilliant they were.

The New Radicals; its a shame they only put out one album, I love every song of theirs.

I Fought The Law by The Bobby Fuller Four. Great song, and it's even better in its true "Texas" version (read: the version that wasn't skewed by corporate producers).

Whoever did "Brimful of Asha"

Whoever did "Brimful of Asha"

Cornershop.

Mine was Dee Lite. At least I'm pretty sure that "Groove is in the Heart" was their only hit. They did a video for "power of love" and "good beat" but I don't think they were actual hits.

Cornershop.
Thanks.

There we go...Cornershop are my favourite one hit wonder

Blind Melon - No Rain

They so ****ing deserve for every song off their S/T to be number one and for a bunch of stuff off of Soup, too. Nico kicks ass as well.

Token 'MC Hammer' mention.

The Greatful Dead... longest running one hit wonder

The Vapors. "Turning Japanese" was one of the most memorable 80s OHW songs. Right up there with Dexy's Midnight Runners' "Hold On Eileen".

Europe's The Final Countdown...played at most major sporting events to rev the crowd up...just kicks ass for that

David Essex - Rock On

I laugh hysterically every time I hear this.

Peter Schilling for "Major Tom (I'm Coming Home)"

Whoever did "Brimful of Asha"
I Hated that song ill bUrn 1998
"Everybody needs a Bossom for a pillow"?


New Radicals hate them too also from 98?
EDIT to answer the question i cant remember their name
But they were from Britain and sang 'Nothing'

Honestly the song was called nothing!
Must One Hit Wonders i couldnt remember for that very reason im an Album man not a Single man!

Chumbawumba comes to mind
Or my Fav song ever by someone
Football World Cup 98
Vindaloo!
Nah nah nah!

Representin' the S-E-A-double T-L-E, Sir Mix-A-Lot. Baby Got Back

Right up there with Dexy's Midnight Runners' "Hold On Eileen".

:sniper: Heathen!!!
It's Come On Eileen
You are hereby banned from Kedemoth ;) :p

Kajagoogoo
Too Shy

Not only a great band name, but a winning word for Scrabble (assuming house-rules allow proper names).

By FAR, Aqua - Barbie Girl.

The song is hilarious and the unedited version actually has some good parts.

:sniper: Heathen!!!
It's Come On Eileen
You are hereby banned from Kedemoth ;) :p
Oh, bite me. It's late and I need sleep. :p

Although, I have NO idea how I typed "hold" insetead of "come"... :confused:

Also...

Corey Hart - "Sunglasses At Night"

/me runs :p

Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne
I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
Red Rubber Ball - Cyrkle
One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
Der Kommisar - After The Fire
How Do You Do - Mouth and MacNeil
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
I Touch Myself - DiVinyls
Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles
Black Betty - Ram Jam
To Be With You - Mr. Big
Stay With Me - Faces
I Ran - Flock Of Seagulls

More may come to me in a minute, maybe not. Think I'll read yours for awhile.

Willa Ford, she defined corporate america in its finest.

By FAR, Aqua - Barbie Girl.

The song is hilarious and the unedited version actually has some good parts.
actually aqua had a few more (smaller) hits over here, and presumably even more in scandinavia

Red Rubber Ball - Cyrkle

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This was actually written by Paul Simon. There's a live version of the song performed by Simon and Garfunkel on one of the S&G box sets.

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Representin' the S-E-A-double T-L-E, Sir Mix-A-Lot. Baby Got Back

I don't really like this song, although they ripped off the guitar part from Jimi Hendrix, but after seeing the above post I would have to mention Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy"

Never Been Any Reason - Head East
Take My Breath Away - Berlin
To Sir With Love - Lulu (ick. Sorry. I take this one back.)
Ferry Cross The Mersey - Gerry And The Pacemakers
We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
All I Know - Art Garfunkel
Our House - Madness
Fantasy - Aldo Nova
Dream Weaver - Gary Wright

Your turn......

I really don't care for this song too much, he says, but how about Debbie Boones' [You Light Up My Life]?

We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister

heathen :rolleyes: one hit wonder my bloody ass

heathen :rolleyes: one hit wonder my bloody ass
I agree. Saying TS was a OHW is like saying Quiet Riot was a OHW.

and with that... I sleep *snore*

heathen :rolleyes: one hit wonder my bloody ass

Heh, heh. Ok, so exchange it for.......

Bang Your Head (Metal Health) - Quiet Riot

Heh, heh. Ok, so exchange it for.......

Bang Your Head (Metal Health) - Quiet Riot
ARGH! QR was ALSO not a OHW. In fact, "Cum On Feel The Noize" was a bigger hit than Metal Health. :headbang:

Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight

Well, at least he released that then I heard precisely sod all from the guy, but that might just be me not being observent...

Surely it's a competition between Whigfield's delightful Saturday Night and Cotton-Eyed Joe by the Rednex.

Gary Numan. i guess he's legitimate in england, but cars is the only one that made it over here.

Devo. i don't know why people call them a one hit wonder (jocko homo got some play) but they do. and whip it kind of sucks.

We could add

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys

to the list, at least for the UK

The Bangles - Eternal Flame.

Joe Dolce - Shaddupa you face!


*Watches the flame missiles from Palace window!*

The Bangles - Eternal Flame.

Didn't the Bangles also do "Walk Like an Egyptian"?

violent femmes - blister in the sun

Yeah, The Bangles had quite a few classics. Walk Like An Egyptian being one of them.

I might have to say Brimful of Asha is my favourite one hit wonder. I loved Breakfast at Tiffany's when it came out by my taste in music has changed and Cornershop are still able to stay on my "Favourites" list.

Didn't the Bangles also do "Walk Like an Egyptian"?

Yeah, and "Manic Monday", so I guess they should actually be called "some-hit wonders". Still, three songs in a whole career isn't that much.

Yeah, and "Manic Monday", so I guess they should actually be called "some-hit wonders". Still, three songs in a whole career isn't that much.

And how many hits did Mozart have?

And how many hits did Mozart have?

Are you actually comparing entire symphonies to ca 4-minute pop melodies?!

Mozart wrote well over 600 works. How many of these that became very popular I cannot say (I'm not much of a Mozart fan) but I'd wager quite a few.

Are you actually comparing entire symphonies to ca 4-minute pop melodies?!

Mozart wrote well over 600 works. How many of these that became very popular I cannot say (I'm not much of a Mozart fan) but I'd wager quite a few.

Over the years. Just like Van Gogh's paintings did not become valued until after his death. And yes, I would compare the quality of a symphony to a pop hit... a significant minority of pop hits mind you.

Keep in mind, Mozart wrote symphonies and operas because it was the format in which music made money and artists, despite the way history enobles them, still need to eat.

"One Look" by Rupert Hines from the ending of the film "Better Off Dead"

The muppets mi nah mi nah
Jimmy Cross (I want my baby back) (http://www.cod.edu/People/Faculty/pruter/Horror/iwant.htm)


How can madness be listed under OHW!!

One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell


We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
All I Know - Art Garfunkel

Your turn......
These are not One Hit wonder. And neither is Corey Hart, Texaspundistan. ;)

My personnal favorite OHW are:
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood

I would have to say the one hit wonder that stands out most in my mind would be Vanilla Ice. Ok, so it's cliche, and the song is terrible, but back in the day it was cool...at least I thought it was.

What about Ini Kamozi - Here comes the Hotstepper? Anyone remember anything else he did?

White Town - Your Woman
Kittie - Brackish
Lisa Loeb - Stay
Snow - Informer

Maybe they aren't one hit wonders. I'm not sure, but these are the only songs I remember hearing on the radio and such.

These are not One Hit wonder. And neither is Corey Hart, Texaspundistan. ;)

My personnal favorite OHW are:
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood

Neither is FGTH two tribes, power of love, and welcome to the pleasuredome not sure if warriors of the wasteland also made it.

But hucus pocus by focus yay... got that damn yodel going through my head,

:headbang: need to go for a walk to get it out of my head

Who are some of your favourites?

Chesney Hawkes "One and Only!"

Hocus Pocus were fun. That yodel is just the coolest ever.

Any other Wurzels fans?

Hocus Pocus were fun. That yodel is just the coolest ever.

Any other Wurzels fans?

Liverpool fan?

Yeah, I am, but why?

Neither is FGTH two tribes, power of love, and welcome to the pleasuredome not sure if warriors of the wasteland also made it.

But hucus pocus by focus yay... got that damn yodel going through my head,

:headbang: need to go for a walk to get it out of my head
Sorry, my bad. We only heard Relax here.

Yeah, I am, but why?

I'm one too! And I have been since the age of 3! Istanbul was fantastic weren't it?

I'm one too! And I have been since the age of 3! Istanbul was fantastic weren't it?

Hell Yes! I only joined the cause recently (born near Liverpool but glory-supported manU for a while, to my shame).

The Wurzels. "Combine Harvester"

I would have to say the one hit wonder that stands out most in my mind would be Vanilla Ice. Ok, so it's cliche, and the song is terrible, but back in the day it was cool...at least I thought it was.

If you're talking about "Ice Ice baby" you should check out the original by Queen and David Bowie called "Under Pressure"

Rap one hit wonders shouldn't count if the song they rip off was already a hit. ie. "Walk This Way" by RUNDMC/Aerosmith or anything by P.Diddy

Hell Yes! I only joined the cause recently (born near Liverpool but glory-supported manU for a while, to my shame).

How long is recently?

But Run DMC had hits aside from Walk This Way.

How long is recently?

Couple of years, maybe 18 months.

But Run DMC had hits aside from Walk This Way.

Did they rip them off?

If you're talking about "Ice Ice baby" you should check out the original by Queen and David Bowie called "Under Pressure"

Rap one hit wonders shouldn't count if the song they rip off was already a hit. ie. "Walk This Way" by RUNDMC/Aerosmith or anything by P.Diddy

I had no idea there was an original. I'll have to check that out.

I would think that would make it count a little more. It really shows how much you suck if you can only make it with someone else's song. :p

I had no idea there was an original. I'll have to check that out.

I would think that would make it count a little more. It really shows how much you suck if you can only make it with someone else's song. :p

Says something about the pop industry, doesn't it?

Did they rip them off?

No. Ever hear it's Like That? original and a big hit. They had at least 1 other but I can't remember the name.

Says something about the pop industry, doesn't it?

Yeah, but we all knew that already, didn't we?

I had no idea there was an original. I'll have to check that out.

I would think that would make it count a little more. It really shows how much you suck if you can only make it with someone else's song. :p
While he did copy the riff of Under pressure, it was not a remake of that song. Riffs get "borrowed" all the time in music. I'd say that Vanilla Ice had a legitimate one hit wonder.

But do check out "Under Pressure".

Couple of years, maybe 18 months.

I'll forgive you then. See you around boyo!

MC Hammer. Hands down.

MC Hammer. Hands down.

Hammer had at least a few hits. "Hammertime" and "Too Legit" for example. I'm not sure if he had any others. Still not a huge successful career though.

Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting

No. Ever hear it's Like That? original and a big hit. They had at least 1 other but I can't remember the name.

If they had one hit and it wasn't "sampled/borrowed/stolen" then I would say they're a one hit wonder. If they had two hits that weren't "sampled/borrowed/stolen" then I guess they get their props :D

Hocus Pocus - Focus

Not technically a one-hit-wonder as far as the UK goes - Sylvia also charted.

I personally would go for Whole Wide World by Wreckless Eric as my top OHW.

These are not One Hit wonder. And neither is Corey Hart, Texaspundistan. ;)

My personnal favorite OHW are:
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood

If you are going to jump on others for citing non OHW then neither of these are

Focus - Sylvia was a bigger hit that Hocus Pocus
FGtH were the first band since Jerry and the Pacemakers to have their first three singles go to No 1. Two Tribes and Welcom to the Pleasure Dome as well inb case you had forgotten

I am now going to risk one that also may not be a OHW, but I only know of one hit

Golden Earring - Radar Love.

This is weird, suddenly encountering lots of people who have a reasonably in depth knowledge of Focus, who are pretty much a forgotten band. Its like whenever a thread on 'best guitarists' comes up, then everbody starts talking about the Mahavishnu Orchestra - a band that never seem to get mentioned in RL.

If you are going to jump on others for citing non OHW then neither of these are

Focus - Sylvia was a bigger hit that Hocus Pocus
FGtH were the first band since Jerry and the Pacemakers to have their first three singles go to No 1. Two Tribes and Welcom to the Pleasure Dome as well inb case you had forgotten

I am now going to risk one that also may not be a OHW, but I only know of one hit

Golden Earring - Radar Love.
Sylvia and the other songs from FGtH never made it to my corner of the world. Pardon my ignorance, but they were, up until an hour ago, one hit wonder to me.

Sylvia and the other songs from FGtH never made it to my corner of the world. Pardon my ignorance, but they were, up until an hour ago, one hit wonder to me.

That's alright, most people in this forum probably never heard of the Tragically Hip.

How about...

Eddie fucking Murphy - Party All the Time

no-one mentioned men without hats and their absolute classic 'the safety dance'.

an honourable mention also to bobby mcferrin.

Hotel California - The Eagles (in Russia The Eagles are mostly viewed as a one-hit wonder, I don't thinks it's the same for the rest of the world.)

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Things I've Seen - Spooks

That's alright, most people in this forum probably never heard of the Tragically Hip.
for shame...

Hocus Pocus were fun. That yodel is just the coolest ever.

Any other Wurzels fans?

Ooh ahh ooh ahh!

A real one-hit-wonder:
"They're coming to take me away" by Napoleon Dynamite

I'm a OHW purist in that I view a OHW as a popular single released by someone who never puts out anything else again, aside from maybe one crappy cash-in album.

So Iggy Pop is definitely not a OHW. Besides, he's released/written hundreds of songs over the years. 'China Girl' and 'Let's Dance' were co-written by him for example. So you could argue that he's had at least 3 hits.

And while Bobby McFerrin might be considered a OHW for his 'Don't worry, be Happy' song, he has actually released a lot of cool interesting music - especially the classical album he did with Yoyo Ma where he vocalised one of the instruments. Obviously this wasn't interesting/exciting enough for the general public to make it a hit.

Babylon zoo - Spaceman

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't fear the reaper (I know I'm going to get corrected on this one but name another song off the top of your head and not googling it)

being older, I remember some of the songs but not the bands....

from the 1970s

"Billy, Don't be a hero" (I have no idea who sang it)

1960s
Country Joe and the Fish "What are we fighting for" (next stop is Vietnam)

The I-95 song
writen and sung by August Campbell

"Were you born an asshole, or did you work at it your whole life?

Either way it worked out fine, 'cause you're an asshole tonigh

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't fear the reaper (I know I'm going to get corrected on this one but name another song off the top of your head and not googling it)

"Burning for You" got airplay. As did "Godzilla".