One Hit Wonders

[darren]

Re: One Hit Wonders

Annabel Lamb's 1983 cover version of 'Riders On The Storm' comes to mind- also 'Brilliant Minds' by The Furniture, and 'The Ghosts of American Astronauts' by The Mekons, in 1988. Also 'Male Stripper' by Man2Man meets Man Parrish, a tribute to he-man gay culture from 1987.

Wow im surprised u remember that one Roxxy.
the Annabel lamb one.

[sixtyten]

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I bought the Annabel Lamb single, which was not the greatest cover it has to be said..
purely because as a marketing ploy/hype, it came with a free VHS cassette of the video!!

[Elbmek]

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How about:

Musical Youth "Pass the Dutchie"
Soft Cell "Tainted Love"
Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
Nena "99 Red Balloons" / "99 Luftballoons"

and of course Chesney Hawkes and the aptly named "One and Only"!

Nina had a string of hits in Germany, when I was stationed there. I think she had two here.


It may already have been mentioned but its one of those ever present bloody songs in shops at Xmas time, Stop The Cavalry.

[sixtyten]

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Jona Lewie had two hits.. the other being "You'll always find me in the kitchen at Parties"

[Elbmek]

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Was that him!!! Oops!

[stud1al]

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and i think there may have been another besides those 2 but i cannot think of it at the moment.

How about What Time Of Day by Billy Thunderkloud And The Chieftones ?
I don't remember them having any other hits.

[vanhelsing]

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Why do the people who compile the commercial CDs forget:-
I'll Be Back- arnee and the terminators
Hole in My shoe - -Neil
Zambesi - The Piranhas
UK 82 - The Exploited (also the Made In Britain theme)
Chalkdust - The Brat
Police Officer - Smiley Culture
Loadsamoney

[sixtyten]

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Pirahnas not one hit wonders....
Zambezi & Tom Hark both Top Twenty hits

[80sChav]

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Somne of my fave one-hit wonders are Bryan Adams (abliet yeah he is a fantastic singer generaly but I just so loved his mega hit "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" but I do think it was a one-off in mega mega sensational hit terms! I thought Chesney Hawks "The One And Only" was really reallly good quality and that generaly speaking Chesney is a talented un-derated singer!

I recall looking for this song for the best part of 8 years easily in every shop imaginable from about 1992 - 1999/2000 then I think it was tewed up by the car radio! Still a great song though I think.

[Richard1978]

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Bryan Adams had quite a few other hits, such as Run To You & Summer Of 69.

[Elbmek]

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There is no way I would categorise Bryan Adams as a one hit wonder, he had loads of hits and sold zillions of albums.

[Richard1978]

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I'm still surprised that Heaven wasn't a hit at all over here, it must have been one of the last US #1's not to get in the British charts.

Amanda by Boston is about the latest I can think of.

[vanhelsing]

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Pirahnas not one hit wonders....
Zambezi & Tom Hark both Top Twenty hits

I hve NEVER, through my searches in HMV,found Zambesi on an 80s compliation

[vanhelsing]

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What happened to Jeff Wayne after he did the phenomenal concept album War of The Wolrds?
You can't have 70s compilation without Eve Of The War.
ITS A BELTER AND THE BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM!!

[Richard1978]

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Jeff Wayne has written a few TV themes, most of TV-AM's music was by him.