One Hit Wonders

[glam_racket]

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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!

[kazboot]

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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

[zip55]

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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"!

Soft Cell had Bedsitter also as a hit.

[zip55]

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'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' ..

[zip55]

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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

[ricadus]

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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.

[edeech]

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

[branny]

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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".

[branny]

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19 pages and nobodies mentioned this.

YouTube - The Lone Ranger.(Quantum Jump).

[edeech]

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The Troggs-Wild Thing

[edeech]

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

[edeech]

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Paul Simon also covered-going to #1

[zip55]

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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"

[Derekflint]

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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...

[Derekflint]

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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.