Your Favourite One Hit Wonder...?

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woodpecker_pie

24-07-2005

www.everyhit.com

Next person to post a band that was not a one hit wonder (ie just about single band mentioned) is a hairy kipper.

mini_monkey

25-07-2005

Originally Posted by woodpecker_pie:
“www.everyhit.com

Next person to post a band that was not a one hit wonder (ie just about single band mentioned) is a hairy kipper. ”

Great link there!

rzappa

26-07-2005

Nobody mention The Firm - Star Trekkin' yet?

http://www.trekkieguy.com/trekkin.html

Jaccobabe

26-07-2005

Originally Posted by sticki-vicki:
“Another few good 1s

The Divinyls - I Touch Myself
4 Non Blondes - What's Going On
Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffanys”

Veyr good!
Donna Lewis did have another small hit though, called Without Love. It was OK...

Jaccobabe

26-07-2005

Originally Posted by BeatJunkie:
“DeeLite - Groove is in the Heart
or
CeCe Peniston - Finally

Amazing - what a pair of classics.”

CCp also had Kepp on Walkin and uhm, another song which I liked even better than othe other two...
Yes, We got a Love Thang...

Jaccobabe

26-07-2005

What about Daddy DJ by Daddy DJ. I loved that song...

mini_monkey

26-07-2005

Originally Posted by rzappa:
“Nobody mention The Firm - Star Trekkin' yet?

http://www.trekkieguy.com/trekkin.html”

Sorry, I just can't help myself...

They did have another hit before that which I have on 7". "Arthur Daley" based on Minder. Quite funny, sounded a bit like Chas and Dave I seem to recall.

I don't think it was quite as good as Star Trekkin' though, that is a school disco classic

atkinsrules!

26-07-2005

Originally Posted by sticki-vicki:
“Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination

I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means

And so I cry sometimes
When I'm lying in bed Just to get it all out
What's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar.

And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What's going on?

And I say: HEY! yeah yeaaah, HEY yeah yea
I said hey, what's going on?

And I say: HEY! yeah yeaaah, HEY yeah yea
I said hey, what's going on?

ooh, ooh ooooooooooooooooh
ooh, ooh ooooooooooooooooh

and I try, oh my god do I try
I try all the time, in this institution

And I pray, oh my god do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution.

And so I cry sometimes
When I'm lying bed
Just to get it all out
What's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar

And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What's going on?

And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?

And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?

And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?

And I say, hey hey hey hey
I said hey, what's going on?

ooh, ooh ooooooooooooooooh ooooooooooooooooh

Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get that great big hill of hope
for a destination
mmh mh

Looks like 'Whats Goin On' to me!!”

Okay u obviously love this song, it is one of my all time favourites, and yes What's Going On is sung in the song but I'm afraid to tell u that it is called What's Up!!!

rzappa

27-07-2005

Originally Posted by mini_monkey:
“Sorry, I just can't help myself...

They did have another hit before that which I have on 7". "Arthur Daley" based on Minder. Quite funny, sounded a bit like Chas and Dave I seem to recall.

I don't think it was quite as good as Star Trekkin' though, that is a school disco classic ”

I bow to your superior knowledge which has left me deeply impressed

I have no knowledge of this other 'hit' of which you speak

mini_monkey

27-07-2005

Originally Posted by rzappa:
“I bow to your superior knowledge which has left me deeply impressed
I have no knowledge of this other 'hit' of which you speak ”

Arthur Daley,
A little dodgy maybe,
But underneath,
'E's all right

Must be sung in appropriate London accent

I really did buy some rubbish as a child...

champagne

27-07-2005

Originally Posted by sticki-vicki:
“
Looks like 'Whats Goin On' to me!!”

...but song really is still called: "What's Up?

champagne

27-07-2005

Modjo - Lady (hear me tonight)

Robin Beck - First time

Patrick Swayze - She's like the wind

...for comical value:

Sam Fox - Touch me
&
Sabrina - Boys boys boys
...ahhh, those were the days with decent, good, beatuifully written, lyrical music.

ShowbizGosQueen

27-07-2005

Originally Posted by champagne:
“Sam Fox - Touch me”

Aaaaah, Sam had another 'hit' called 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now' which I had the misfortune to see her perform on 'The Roxy' (remember that?

) in an incredibly tight leather suit

I swear she lifted her leg up at one point and the trousers nearly split

atkinsrules!

27-07-2005

Scarlet - Independent Love Song

Girl Thing - Last One Standing

Galvanquish

27-07-2005

Originally Posted by hotporridge1:
“I've got a few which include Bran Van 3000- Drinking in LA and Eiffel 65- Blue...although they did release another song but I think it flopped ??

What's yours?”

IMO,Eiffel 65 should have been shot for releasing that song but I do really remember "Drinking in LA".It is one of those songs that gives me goose pimples when I listen to it.
"What the hell am I doing drinking in LA,at 26".I think that is the one you are talking about.

Jaccobabe

28-07-2005

Originally Posted by ShowbizGosQueen:
“Aaaaah, Sam had another 'hit' called 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now' which I had the misfortune to see her perform on 'The Roxy' (remember that? ) in an incredibly tight leather suit I swear she lifted her leg up at one point and the trousers nearly split ”

She also had another song, but don't remember the title...
"Hold on baby, hold on tight" was the chorus.
Good one!!!

Globe

28-07-2005

Favourite waste of time-Owen Paul
Spagna-?
Jane Child-?
Taylor Dayne-admitedly not a one hit wonder
Dream academy-Life in a northern town
?-I eat canabals(80's)
Maurice minor and the majors-Stutter rap

PitMonkey

28-07-2005

I can beleive nobody has mentioned Stilskin - Inside.

Classic tune.

ShowbizGosQueen

28-07-2005

Originally Posted by atkinsrules!:
“Scarlet - Independent Love Song

Girl Thing - Last One Standing”

Scarlet also had another minor hit with I Wanna Be Free (To Be With Him) - I know because I was a big fan

ShowbizGosQueen

28-07-2005

Originally Posted by Globe:
“Spagna-?

Maurice minor and the majors-Stutter rap”

Spagna's (and her frightwig

) song was called 'Call Me'

Morris Minor and the Majors did have another single called 'This Is The Chorus' which was basically a piss take of Stock/Aitken/Waterman (they were dressed as Mel & Kim, Rick Astley and Kylie amonst other in the video - which I taped off The Chart Show

) but I'm pretty sure it didn't chart

ShowbizGosQueen

28-07-2005

Originally Posted by atkinsrules!:
“
Girl Thing - Last One Standing”

And if we're talking crap girl bands, how about

'No Way, No Way' - by Vanilla

mini_monkey

28-07-2005

Originally Posted by Globe:
“Favourite waste of time-Owen Paul
Spagna-?
Jane Child-?
Taylor Dayne-admitedly not a one hit wonder
Dream academy-Life in a northern town
?-I eat canabals(80's)
Maurice minor and the majors-Stutter rap”

I Eat Cannibals was by Toto Coelo, loved the multicoloured bin liners they wore!

Ah Tony Hawks' finest hour with the Stutter Rap, although he did later pursue a hit single in Albania to prove he wasn't a OHW - see his book One Hit Wonderland, a very amusing read if you're interested.

atkinsrules!

28-07-2005

Originally Posted by ShowbizGosQueen:
“And if we're talking crap girl bands, how about

'No Way, No Way' - by Vanilla ”

Oh my word I totally forgot about Vanilla but I loved Girl Thing, I thought they were gonna be big and sigh they just were'nt.

Anyone remember HEPBURN and PRECIOUS?

KevinTUTVuser

28-07-2005

Eye Level by the Simon Park Orchestra, which was the theme to Van Der Valk. It kept Sweet's Ballroom Blitz off the top of the charts 32 years ago.

Globe

28-07-2005

Does anybody remember a fab song in about the early 90's by a lady called Celia.The song title was 'Tell me where your going'(I think).

I loved it tho i only heard ita couple of times.

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