One Hit Wonders

[Richard1978]

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

[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.

[sixtyten]

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

[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.

[Elbmek]

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Was that him!!! Oops!

[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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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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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!!

[darren]

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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.

[Roxxy]

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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.

[shazzabanazza]

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Im sorry to have to bring this up...Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy breaky Heart LOL!

[BlitzKid]

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Just thought of another One Hit Wonder - Driving Away from Homes - It's Immaterial !! Anyone remember that one from 1986

It's Immaterial were an amazing band! Their two albums, Life's Hard And Then You Die and Song are both awesome, they had so many great songs and deserved more recognition. They're also back together now and hoping to belatedly release their third album, House For Sale, which was due out in 1992 but was held back by the record company.

[Nicola1968]

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Just thought of another One Hit Wonder - Driving Away from Homes - It's Immaterial !! Anyone remember that one from 1986

[res]

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Not sure this guy even had a 'hit', I remember it being it on MTV all the time around 85, but I'm sure it never charted. Anyway, the artist and song in question is Jesse Rae with 'Over The Sea'. I remember the video was crackers even for 80s standards, with Jesse dressed as a William Wallace-type Scottish warrior, running around America waving a huge sword LOL. He also has a wonderful but totally absurd song on youtube called 'Chainsaw', utterly bonkers.