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So, what's your favourite one-hit wonder?
For me there are many great ones, but some of my absolute favourites are probably:
- Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby"
- Carl Douglas - "Kung Fu Fighting"
- Baha Men - "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
And now that we're at it.. What is it that makes one-hit wonders so darn great? Is it the cheesiness, that they're just guilty pleasures or what is it? Discuss.
uhm there was, crazy town - Butterfly
THE JACKEL
lol, actualy the entire Debut from Crazy Town was good, interesting thing though is that the song Butterfly is credited in the lyric sheet as being written by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers...
one of my favorite 1 hitters was Jane Child - I Don't Wanna Fall In Love
arguably, crazy town is a HUGE one hit wonder, since they only had one hit and most people don't even know the name of the band when they hear the song...the fact that YOU have heard more of their stuff doesn't mean that they're that great, which i'm sure they are.
Mine...?? :choc: Apocalyptica-Fade to black:choc2:
the reason i don't consider CT 1-hit is because they had 2 singles out before Butterfly, Black Cloud & Darkside(fet Jay Gordon of Orgy) that in my opinion are better than Butterfly, honestly Butterfly is an annomaly that doesn't even really fit the mood or theme of the disk and sticks out like a thumb hit with a hammer... i read in an article once that CT never wanted Butterfly released as a single as it would make them fall into the 1 hit wonder nitche, but the execs assured them that after their first 2 singles the world was ready for a more radio friendly song (a summer song) from CT and they would not be forgotten because they built a fan base already on the strength of Black Cloud and Darkside, unfortunatealy due to the hyper poppy hooks of Butterfly they were quickly dismissed as a serious band and the old fans they got from their first 2 singles dwindled out cuz they didn't wanna be associated with the blatant commercialism that the execs turned Butterfly into, a song not written by CT but by RHCP instead... tragic really that this kind of thing can happen to a band because the company wants to increase sales at a faster rate...
Blue - Eiffel 65
Haddaway - What is love?
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping.
PISSING THE NIGHT AWAY.
I can't name one, as I tend to strongly dislike one-hit wonders. I sort of liked James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" (guessing that it was a one-hit wonder, haven't heard anything about the man since they stopped playing his song.).
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Oh God yes! I remember walking around while singing: "I'm blue, da-ba-dee-da-ba-daa" and so on. Man, that song was really something :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeYes yes. :]Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A Name
Ugh, that song made me want to scream! I hated it so much and it was played ALL the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by BreineOh God yes! I remember walking around while singing: "I'm blue, da-ba-dee-da-ba-daa" and so on. Man, that song was really something :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeYes yes. :]Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A Name
Kind of like mainstream pop and hip-hop today.
It's just so bad that it's good.. and that deserves some credit :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Poetically PatheticUgh, that song made me want to scream! I hated it so much and it was played ALL the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by BreineOh God yes! I remember walking around while singing: "I'm blue, da-ba-dee-da-ba-daa" and so on. Man, that song was really something :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeYes yes. :]Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A Name
Baz Luhrmann - Everyone's Free To Wear Sunscreen
XD
Also Your Woman by White Town, and the remix of Brimful of Asha by Cornershop. Cornershop are actually a great band, was a real shame to see them ignored subsequently.
eiffel 65 sadly. (I love that whole cd though :D)
Wall of Voo Doo (mexican radio)
lou bega (mambo # five)
twisted sister (we're not gonna take it)
War (Low Rider)
Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)
Not cheesy at all, just a really nice tune.
Oh, and seconding Cornershop, although I think I prefer the band's own version to the Norman Cook remix. Don't know if it counts as a one hit wonder that way, but what the hell. :p
Oh yeah, I totally agree. This song is actually pretty darn great. It has that old The Mamas and the Papas sound to it, and if I'm not mistaken one of the members wrote this sone back in the day?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cz
Anyway, someone also mentioned Baz Luhrman - (Everybody's Free) To Wear Suncreen, which is also an amazing song.
"Bittersweet Symphony" - The Verve
The Way-Fastball
Song 2-Blur
Sex and Candy-Marcy Playground
MMMBop :D
Gary Numan cars
Deee-lite groove is in the heart
blind melon no rain
Patti Smith Group Because The Night
I couldn't pick just one.
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I would say Rick Astley.
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He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times
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Ballroom Blitz - Sweet. It's sobadbizarre it's good.
How on earth are Blur one-hit wonders? Leaving aside whether you like them or not (and I love them), they had other successful songs.
I was going to say both of those. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
I'd also like to add Regurgitator - Polyester Girl. They aren't a one-hit wonder anywhere other than here in New Zealand - that song was the only one that ever had any radio air time.
I tried to hate it, but the lyrics were just genius.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poetically PatheticUgh, that song made me want to scream! I hated it so much and it was played ALL the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by BreineOh God yes! I remember walking around while singing: "I'm blue, da-ba-dee-da-ba-daa" and so on. Man, that song was really something :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeYes yes. :]Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A Name
Kind of like mainstream pop and hip-hop today.
I have absolutely no idea. Even if you were to just buy The Best of Blur album, you'd easily find several songs you'd heard before even if you weren't a Blur fan. Honestly.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
I think I'm inclined to go with Edwyn Collins, for the fantastic A Girl Like You. No idea why I like it, but there you go. Would Tainted Love by Soft Cell count as a one hit wonder? If so, that. Let's not forget Turning Japanese by The Vapors. Oh, and almost wholly for the Dr. Zaius song from The Simpsons, let's add Falco's Rock Me Amadeus.
Yes, it's impossible not to love "I'm Blue".. that's just how it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by HeathI tried to hate it, but the lyrics were just genius.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poetically PatheticUgh, that song made me want to scream! I hated it so much and it was played ALL the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by BreineOh God yes! I remember walking around while singing: "I'm blue, da-ba-dee-da-ba-daa" and so on. Man, that song was really something :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeYes yes. :]Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A Name
Kind of like mainstream pop and hip-hop today.
I have absolutely no idea. Even if you were to just buy The Best of Blur album, you'd easily find several songs you'd heard before even if you weren't a Blur fan. Honestly.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
I think I'm inclined to go with Edwyn Collins, for the fantastic A Girl Like You. No idea why I like it, but there you go. Would Tainted Love by Soft Cell count as a one hit wonder? If so, that. Let's not forget Turning Japanese by The Vapors. Oh, and almost wholly for the Dr. Zaius song from The Simpsons, let's add Falco's Rock Me Amadeus.
..and yes I'd also say that "Tainted Love" could count as a one-hit wonder - it's a great song too.
I like a lot of one hit wonders. I'll probably say my favourite was Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. I can name my most hated, which was Barbie Girl - Aqua.
Tainted love is such a one-hit record that I only recently found out it *wasn't* performed by depeche mode.
also, in a gadda da vita xD
Barbie Girl isn't such a one-hit wonder. Candy man got a lot of air time too.
wow
depeche mode?
wow.
also you mean the christina aguilera, not roy orbison/etc. candy man right?
Aqua candy man. is why barbie girl isn't properly a one hit wonder .
oh that...true, they released a whole lot of songs that got a lot of play, like cartoon heroes and dr jones too. but nothing was as big as barbie girl.
I agree with Poetically Pathetic on not liking one hit wonders.
But I will say "I'm Blue" is so hard to hate even if you want to.
Same goes for Dr. Jones and that slow song they had which also eventually had a remix version. Can't remember, it was eons ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
I'm not overly fond of one-hit-wonders, either but I did like The Final Countdown by Europe.
Given that they actually suck terribly and always get booed offstage when supporting another band, would 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster's awesome "Charge The Guns" count them as a one-hit wonder? I guess it's not really a hit... never mind.
There are a few mentioned here that i dont consider one-hit wonders. Song 2 as people have already mentioned, but also Low Rider, Tub Thumping (are you serious Chumbawumba have been going for decades!) and as someone mentioned James Bland, eer sorry Blunt. He has unfortunately released a number of other songs that have been hits over here.
I'm almost ashamed to admit this but i liked Cotton Eye Joe by the Rednex (yes i know they didnae write it and it has probably been recorded numerous times but if those others got included then that can)
I think Chumbawamba are an example of a one-hit wonder. They've been around for ages but Tubthumping was pretty much the only song of theirs that ever threw them into the limelight.
I wish James Blunt was a no-hit wonder :(
Well in the UK maybe, but not in Canada.Quote:
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