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  • Re: One Hit Wonders

    I'm aware 808 State had other chart entries including Pacific State, Olympic and Cubik, I thought there was only one in conjunction with the Mancunian Word Gun that is MC Tunes though

    However, further investigation discovers "The Only Rhyme That Bites" was followed by "Tunes Splits the Atom" and made it to No 18 in 1990.

    Rats!
    Quick... Run... Hide... Here comes Dave Stewart, walking up the drive, with that look in his eye!

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      Toast by Streetband, what a great song!

      The singer was of course Paul Young.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJmKStqugMc
      Last edited by kazboot; 02-07-2009, 22:49.
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      'Dreams come true if you want them to'

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      • Re: One Hit Wonders

        Originally posted by remember View Post
        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"!
        Soft Cell had Bedsitter also as a hit.

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          Originally posted by Aidan View Post
          'fraid not Og, they had If I had You late 70s.
          Something Inside So Strong ( Labi Siffre ) ?
          Labi Siffre did 'Make my Day' and also the original of the Madness song 'It must be Love' ..

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          • Re: One Hit Wonders

            Apologies if these have already had a mention...

            Tracy - The Cufflinks
            Cinderella Rockerfella - Esther & Abi Ofarim
            Where do you go to my Lovely- Peter Starstedt
            Woodstock - Matthews Southern Comfort
            Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
            Love Grows - Edison Lighthouse
            Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
            Neanderthal Man - Hotlegs

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              Oh Lori, by the Allessi Brothers.

              I mean the lyrics are junk, but the musical arrangement fuses jazz instrumentation with pop styling and has a great summer feeling about it, perfect for 1977.

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              • Re: One Hit Wonders

                Probably the most famous pop 1 hit wonder in the US is Zager @ Evans=2525

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                • Re: One Hit Wonders

                  Originally posted by Oggy View Post

                  As for the thread.

                  See that glow - This Island Earth (bought this single after seeing the band on Swap Shop, kool track too.)
                  At last somebody else who's heard of it. I too bought it after Swap shop, on 12".
                  "GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER"

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                  • Re: One Hit Wonders

                    19 pages and nobodies mentioned this.

                    YouTube - The Lone Ranger.(Quantum Jump).
                    "GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER"

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                      The Troggs-Wild Thing

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                      • Re: One Hit Wonders

                        Red Sovine made this one a hit, as well as several others-hardly a 1 hit wonder.......

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                        • Re: One Hit Wonders

                          Paul Simon also covered-going to #1

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                            The Troggs did the original of "Love is all around" (Wet Wet Wet) and also had a hit with "With a girl like you"

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                            • Re: One Hit Wonders

                              Originally posted by gturner200561 View Post
                              Here's another one - Obsession by Animotion (1985).
                              This one popped into my head about 3.30am !
                              Oh dear lord. Anyone who managed to get the Pole Position in Vice City generating revenue knows this song only too well...

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                              • Re: One Hit Wonders

                                Ooh. Boris Gardiner - I Wanna Wake Up With You!

                                I wanna wake up with you (ooh darlin')
                                I wanna reach out
                                and know that you're there.
                                I want you to be
                                the first thing that I see.
                                I wanna wake up with you.

                                Noooooo!

                                I could be the Omega Man, and rather than all the phones ringing, all of the radios switch on, and this is playing. Mind you, I would go and watch Raiders of the Lost Ark on the big screen every chance I got.
                                Bleedin' mutants.

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