Your Favourite One Hit Wonder...?

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dslrocks

21-07-2005

Originally Posted by CovertFoofle:
“No. It's What's Going On... ”

Really? I've always know it as What's Up.

Googled the lyrics and they're identical.

I guess it's one of those songs where some people know it by one title and some by the other.

gonnaenodaethat

21-07-2005

Nope definately was whats going on!!!.

Anyway. Anyone remember Sad Cafe - Every Day Hurts

Originally Posted by dslrocks:
“Really? I've always know it as What's Up.

Googled the lyrics and they're identical.

I guess it's one of those songs where some people know it by one title and some by the other.”

gonnaenodaethat

21-07-2005

Apologies by the way. The song is indeed called Whats up. The lyrics say whats going on.

dreame123

21-07-2005

Originally Posted by cazza100:
“Love that song but she wasn't a one-hit wonder - in fact she had a few other hits, Could've Been, Radio Romance and I Saw Him Standing There, which was a cover of The Beatles song (and I do remember this because for some reason I bought it!).”

Geezz then I really don't know what one hit wonder I like because both I named were done by people who were not one hit wonders...lol

i'm not good at this stuff!!

pairofpants

21-07-2005

Lotus Eaters "First picture of you".

Hayden

21-07-2005

From the 80's

Fiction Factory- Feels Like Heaven
Big Sound Authority -This House Is Where Your Love Stands
Stan Ridgway- Camouflage
Sly Fox- Let's Go All The Way
Animotion- Obsession
Latin Quarter- Radio Africa

Can't choose between 'em

woodpecker_pie

21-07-2005

Originally Posted by pairofpants:
“Lotus Eaters "First picture of you".”

Not many of the acts mentioned so far were one hit wonders really, but Lotus Eaters were at least in terms of the Top 40.

Wonderful song.

pairofpants

21-07-2005

I know - must have a look if it's on Itunes!

shoulderduff

21-07-2005

Seasons in the Sun-Terry Jacks.
Anyone who was a child in the 1970`s must remember this song. Westlife did a version a few years ago...but this one...memories of being young (er)

JJ2005

21-07-2005

"Summer the first time" by Bobby Goldsboro.

Maybe not a OHW

mini_monkey

22-07-2005

Originally Posted by gonnaenodaethat:
“
Anyway. Anyone remember Sad Cafe - Every Day Hurts”

Oh thank you for reminding me of this - I have it on a tape somewhere.

I think iTunes could be getting some business from us here...

How about Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton- such a sweet song, except when you're drunk and try to reach the high notes...

ShowbizGosQueen

22-07-2005

Originally Posted by pairofpants:
“Lotus Eaters "First picture of you".”

Oooooo, that was the one I was going to say when I saw the thread title

ShowbizGosQueen

22-07-2005

Originally Posted by CovertFoofle:
“Wee Papa Girl Rappers anyone? I've asked my friends if they remember it, but no-one does

we rule, papa rule the dance (bo bo bo),
in a brand new fashion,
in a dance-hall style we rule

Anyone?

*listens to the tumbleweed go past*”

They weren't a one hit wonder I don't think. I'm pretty sure they had at least one other hit called 'Heat It Up' (I'm sure I have a TOTP performance on an old VHS somewhere

)

peace flaps

22-07-2005

we pappa rule the daaaa-aaaance

i remember it well!

Ruby_

22-07-2005

Funkytown - Lipps Inc
There She Goes - The La's
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

If it's gotta be just the one, I'll pick The La's. Just listened to it again. Sublime.

HOFF

22-07-2005

Originally Posted by Ruby_:
“Funkytown - Lipps Inc
There She Goes - The La's
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

If it's gotta be just the one, I'll pick The La's. Just listened to it again. Sublime.”

They also did Bedsitter and Say Hello Wave Goodbye.

The La's are going to return to the charts one day, they have done a couple of concerts recently which means Lee Mavers is now back in the land of the living.

Dita

22-07-2005

Ohh, here's a few:
Spaceman by Babylon Zoo
Underwater Love by Smoke City (Both featured on the Levi's Ad)
Brimful of Asha by Cornershop
Get What You Give by The New Radicals
Your Woman by White Town and
Spirit in the Sky by Doctor and the Medics

If I had to choose one it would be (tough choice) Brimful of Asha as it reminds me of some very good times

Ruby_

22-07-2005

Originally Posted by LYW:
“They also did Bedsitter and Say Hello Wave Goodbye.

The La's are going to return to the charts one day, they have done a couple of concerts recently which means Lee Mavers is now back in the land of the living.”

They also did what?

Oh well, good on them anyway. I wish them well.

BeatJunkie

22-07-2005

DeeLite - Groove is in the Heart
or
CeCe Peniston - Finally

Amazing - what a pair of classics.

Bill E Goats

22-07-2005

Wow, this thread has stirred up some memorie

I love one hit wonders. I think my best at the moment is White Town - Your Woman.

woodpecker_pie

22-07-2005

Originally Posted by Ruby_:
“Funkytown - Lipps Inc
There She Goes - The La's
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

If it's gotta be just the one, I'll pick The La's. Just listened to it again. Sublime.”

Soft Cell?????!!!!!!!!!

Sure you have the right thread?

Ruby_

22-07-2005

Originally Posted by woodpecker_pie:
“Soft Cell?????!!!!!!!!!

Sure you have the right thread? ”

Not really, no. I'm not exactly a walking encyclopaedia of pop statistics.

I thought they had just the one hit, and that Marc Almond went on to have a solo career. If I'm wrong then I humbly apologise.

Franklin

23-07-2005

Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only

Carlos_dfc

23-07-2005

Originally Posted by CovertFoofle:
“No. It's What's Going On... ”

No! - It's 'What's Up..'

They may sing 'What's going on...' over and over...

...but the proper title is actually 'What's Up.'

source - 'The Guiness book of British Hit Singles' - and here:-
http://www.alwaysontherun.net/4non.htm
(read the first line of the biography)

simplydabest

23-07-2005

Los Del Rios - Macarena

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