VH-1's One Hit Wonders parodies
Devo Spice
parodied? Here's the whole list, and the parodies that I know of (or at
least can think of off the top of my head).
VH-1 has the entire list posted on their site along with sound clips.
100."Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (1974)
99."No Rain" by Blind Melon (1993)
98."Two Of Hearts" by Stacey Q (1986)
97."Whoomp! There It Is" by Tag Team (1993)
- I did one, but I never released it so I won't count it.
96."I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow (1982)
95."Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley (1968)
94."What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes (1993)
- I swear I remember hearing one but I can't place it.
93."Don't Give Up On Us Baby" by David Soul (1977)
92."Heart & Soul" by T'Pau (1987)
91."Electric Avenue" by Eddie Grant (1983)
- "Flatbush Avenure" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
90."Don't Want To Fall In Love" by Jane Child (1990)
89."Achy, Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus (1992)
- "Achy, Breaky Song" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
88."Barbie Girl" by Aqua (1987)
- Here's another one I thought I remembered hearing one for.
87."Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston (1977)
86."Bust A Move" by Young MC (1989)
85."Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum (1970)
84."You Gotta Be" by Des'ree (1994)
83."The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats (1983)
- "The Brady Bunch" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
82."I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses (1982)
81."Just A Friend" by Biz Markie (1990)
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80."Cum On Feel The Noize" by Quiet Riot (1983)
79."Puttin' On The Ritz" by Taco (1983)
78."Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies (1994)
- "Headline News" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
77."What I Am" by Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians (1989)
76."We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off" by Jermaine
Stewart (1986)
75."I've Never Been To Me" by Charlene (1982)
74."Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" by Digable Planets (1993)
73."Convoy" by C.W. McCall (1975)
- "Car Phone" by Sheeler & Sheeler
72."Maniac" by Michael Sembello (1983)
71."How Bizarre" by OMC (1997)
70."The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" by Vicki
Lawrence (1973)
69."Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc. (1980)
68."A Girl Like You" by Edwyn Collins (1995)
67."Epic" by Faith No More (1990)
66."Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega (1999)
- I saw a flash animation about a Chinese restaurant called "Combo
Number 5".
- "Heart Attack No. 5" by John Mammoser
65."In My House" by The Mary Jane Girls (1985)
64."You Get What You Give" by New Radicals (1998)
63."Jump Around" by House Of Pain (1992)
- "Sleep Around" by Sudden Death
- "Humpahound" by Luke Ski's Psycho Potpouri
62."Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk 3
(1986)
61."Round And Round" by Ratt (1984)
ist name for bio, news, discography, and more!
60."More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection (1976)
59."867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone (1982)
58. "What Is Love?" by Haddaway (1993)
57. "Smokin' In The Boys Room" by
Brownsville Station (1973)
56."Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton (1975)
55."It's Raining Men" by Weather Girls (1982)
54."Makin' It" by David Naughton (1977)
53."Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell (1984)
52."Genius Of Love" by Tom Tom Club (1982)
51."I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers (1995)
- "500 Miles" by The Complainers
50."I Touch Myself" by The Divinyls (1991)
49."Turn The Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson (1976)
48."True" by Spandau Ballet (1983)
47."Rock & Roll, Pt. 2" by Gary Glitter (1972)
46."Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin (1988)
- I know there are a couple for this one.
45."Lovefool" by The Cardigans (1996)
44."Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco (1986)
- "Rock Me Jerry Lewis" by Mike Elliott & Bud Latour
- "Eat Me I'm A Danish" - Kenny Hollywood
43."How Do You Talk To An Angel" by The Heights (1992)
42."Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder (1978)
41."Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1985)
ck on artist name for bio, news, discography, and more!
40."In A Big Country" by Big Country (1983)
39."Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve (1998)
38."Me & Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul (1972)
37."I Melt With You" by Modern English (1982)
36."Turning Japanese" by The Vapors (1980)
35."Bitch" by Meredith Brooks (1997)
34."Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band (1976)
33.Got To Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn (1979)
32."Hot Hot Hot" by Buster Poindexter (1987)
31."Unbelievable" by EMF (1983)
30."Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks (1974)
29."Pass The Dutchie" by Musical Youth (1983)
28."It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock (1988)
27."Pop Musik" by M (1979)
26."Stumblin' In" by Suzi Quatro (1979)
25."Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo (1983)
24."Whip It" by Devo (1980)
23."Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba (1997)
- "My Pants Go Down" by The Capital Steps
22."Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry (1976)
21."Cars" by Gary Numan (1980)
20."She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby (1983)
19."In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida " by Iron Butterfly (1968)
18."Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor (1990)
17."We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister (1984)
16."Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang (1980)
"Kosher Delight" ? - something like that. It's on one of the old Dr.
Demento compilations.
15."96 Tears" by ? And The Mysterians (1966)
14."Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite (1990)
13."The Hustle" by Van McCoy (1975)
12."Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot (1994)
- "My Doctor's A Quack" by Sudden Death
- "Baby Got Brak" by The Great Luke Ski
11."You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (1977)
10."99 Luftballoons" by Nena (1984)
- "99 Dead Baboons" by Tim Cavanagh
9."Rico Suave" by Gerardo (1991)
- "Taco Grande" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
8."Take On Me" by A-Ha (1985)
7."Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice (1991)
- "Dice Dice Baby" by Sudden Death
- "Rice Rice Baby" by ?
- "S.S. Minnow" by Mike Toomey
6."Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men (2000)
- "Who Let The Frog Out" by The Great Luke Ski
5."Mickey" by Toni Basil (1982)
- "Ricky" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
4."I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred (1992)
- wasn't there a parody of this sung by an Emler Fudd impersonator?
3."Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners (1983)
2."Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (1982)
1."The Macarena" by Los Del Rio
- "Cornholio" by The Great Luke Ski
- "Janet Reno" by Tim Cavanagh
I thought I'd be able to think of more. Oh well. Fill in the blanks!
->Later.....Spice
Gary Flinn
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19."In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida " by Iron Butterfly (1968)
Bart Simpson's performance of that song on a church organ was aired on Dr.
D. The clueless pastor mentioned the song as "In The Garden Of Eden" by I.
Ron Butterfly.
-Ghastly Gary sez STAY
DEMENTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blairsteph27
The Credibility Gap did a parody of this called "The Night the Lights Stayed On
in Pittsburgh"
57. "Smokin' In The Boys Room" by Brownsville Station (1973)
Tim Cavanagh did a parody of this called "Smokin' In My Mom's Womb"
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
ZeeOhSix (Z06)
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> 4."I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred (1992)
Found one! (Thanks Gary!)
- "I'm Too Chubby" by John Mammoser
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>Just for kicks, how many of VH-1's top 100 one hit wonders have been
>parodied? Here's the whole list, and the parodies that I know of (or at
>least can think of off the top of my head).
I couldn't think of any parodies you didn't already list (and boy did
some of those bring back memories... now I'll have "99 Dead Babboons"
running through my head all day!) but was surprised to see how many
of these were improved by the musical genius that is Marty Kaniger
and the rest of Big Daddy:
>83."The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats (1983)
In the Big Daddy motif, this is performed in the style of Chubby
Checker doing "The Twist".
>46."Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin (1988)
- as Sam Cooke doing "Twisting the Night Away"
>24."Whip It" by Devo (1980)
Never could figure out who the Big Daddy version is supposed to be by,
but it's my least favorite - I could hardly tell it from the original!
>7."Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice (1991)
- as Chuck Berry doing "Johnny B. Goode"
Ahhh, those were the days. "No, it's not a La-Z-Boy, can't you see...
it's a dead babboon!"
While I'm on a rant...
>79."Puttin' On The Ritz" by Taco (1983)
Can I assume this bears no resemblance whatsoever to the Fred
Astaire version? The mind boggles.
> - "500 Miles" by The Complainers
Ditto re: Peter, Paul, and Mary (and the Highwaymen, and every other
folk rock Dylan wannabe...)
> 28."It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock (1988)
Ditto re: Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell
Peter B. Steiger
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In article <B906BE08.707E%sp...@suddendeath.org>, Devo Spice
<sp...@suddendeath.org> wrote:
> Just for kicks, how many of VH-1's top 100 one hit wonders have been
> parodied? Here's the whole list, and the parodies that I know of (or at
> least can think of off the top of my head).
>
> 88."Barbie Girl" by Aqua (1987)
> - Here's another one I thought I remembered hearing one for.
I've seen "Ugly Girl" and a web search turned up plenty of other
parodies ("Intern Girl", "Bimbo Girl", etc.) but Aqua shouldn't count
as a One Hit Wonder because the had another top-ten song: "Turn Back
Time". I don't know if it counts as a parody bacause I don't undersand
the lyrics but there is a Hebrew verson of Barbie Girl out on the net.
> 79."Puttin' On The Ritz" by Taco (1983)
Performed by Dr. F. and the monster in the movie "Young
Frankenstein". They didn't change the words so I guess that isn't
really a parody.
Wayne S Garmil
Adding some I know of...
>VH-1 has the entire list posted on their site along with sound clips.
>
>100."Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (1974)
Mulan already was a parody of this :)
>91."Electric Avenue" by Eddie Grant (1983)
> - "Flatbush Avenure" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
I never heard of this Weird Al parody. Is it one of his unreleased
song (like "It's All Billy Joel To Me")?
>88."Barbie Girl" by Aqua (1987)
> - Here's another one I thought I remembered hearing one for.
Ugly Girl by Killerspam (same person who did "My Girlfriend is
Inflatable")
>79."Puttin' On The Ritz" by Taco (1983)
I know there was a parody of this one, something about "popping all my
zits".
>66."Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega (1999)
> - I saw a flash animation about a Chinese restaurant called "Combo
>Number 5".
> - "Heart Attack No. 5" by John Mammoser
"Bimbo No. 5" by (I think) Bob Rivers (as Bubba Clinton)
>57. "Smokin' In The Boys Room" by
>Brownsville Station (1973)
I know I heard a "Smoking in the Girls Room" parody many (more than
10) years ago, no idea who did the song.
>53."Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell (1984)
Again, I remember hearing a parody of this one back in the late 80's.
>51."I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers (1995)
> - "500 Miles" by The Complainers
"500 Hats" by Tom Smith (unless I'm thinking of a different song that
is being parodied there)
>50."I Touch Myself" by The Divinyls (1991)
No parody needed, it speaks for itself :)
>47."Rock & Roll, Pt. 2" by Gary Glitter (1972)
"Doctorin' the Tardis" by the Timelords/KLF
>24."Whip It" by Devo (1980)
For some reason, I'm thinking Weird Al here. I know he did a style
parody (Dare to be Stupid), but he may have done a specific parody to
this song as well.
>21."Cars" by Gary Numan (1980)
"Bars" by I have no clue, but I've heard it a few times on Dr D.
>19."In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida " by Iron Butterfly (1968)
Well, there is the Springfiled version....
>4."I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred (1992)
> - wasn't there a parody of this sung by an Emler Fudd impersonator?
Well, there was Robin Williams doing Elmer Fudd singing "Fire". Is
that what you are remembering?
Wayne
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47."Rock & Roll, Pt. 2" by Gary Glitter (1972)
Parodied on "Doctorin' The Tartus" by The Timelords. I would love to hear
that at a sporting event. That'll get the Doctor Who fans cheering!
Chris/Power Salad
Garmil) wrote:
>>21."Cars" by Gary Numan (1980)
>"Bars" by I have no clue, but I've heard it a few times on Dr D.
Not sure if it's already been in this thread, but I also remember one
called "Boats" - her in my boat, I can (lock up the oars)? I
can.............I can sell all my whores - in Boats
something like that
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> 46."Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin (1988)
> - I know there are a couple for this one.
Worry - The Kinsey Sicks
> 34."Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band (1976)
Cuzins In A Fight - Lurlene The Trailer Court Queen
> 27."Pop Musik" by M (1979)
Wop Music - Tim Curry
> 24."Whip It" by Devo (1980)
some Christmas song (?)
> 23."Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba (1997)
> - "My Pants Go Down" by The Capital Steps
I Hate This Song - John Mammoser
> 22."Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry (1976)
Play That Filky Music - Power Salad, and Chris/Power Salad didn't even mention that one.
> 15."96 Tears" by ? And The Mysterians (1966)
1966, was it? Good tune and not from the 50's. That restores my belief that the 50's
were uncool.
96 Tears could be the base of a parody about the junk available at The 99 Cent Store.
> 7."Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice (1991)
> - "Dice Dice Baby" by Sudden Death
> - "Rice Rice Baby" by ?
> - "S.S. Minnow" by Mike Toomey
Vice Vice Baby - Paul Shanklin
Ice Age Baby - Gabe Green
> 6."Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men (2000)
> - "Who Let The Frog Out" by The Great Luke Ski
Who Let The Elves Out - John Mammoser
> "No, it's not a La-Z-Boy, can't you see it's a dead babboon!"
Apes are clashing with my drapes. Please help.
Whatinthe
MadTV did one called "Droop! There it is!" (sung by old people in a retirment
home)
>57. "Smokin' In The Boys Room" by
>Brownsville Station (1973)
Does Motley Crue's version count as a parody?!..
>30."Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks (1974)
It's not a parody, but Too Much Joy does a great cover of this song.
> - "Rice Rice Baby" by ?
I think that's by Mark Jonathan Davis.. (You might know him better as Richard
Cheese these days) if it's not him, it's the "Iceman", i'm almost sure.. never
heard it, but i seen it listed some where on his site I think.
>4."I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred (1992)
> - wasn't there a parody of this sung by an Emler Fudd impersonator?
I wrote one of this called "I'm Too Whaskly (for my wabbit) and if i knew Mark
McCollum's address then i would have sent him the song, it would have been
perfect for him.
I would have thought there's more than that too.. then again when VH1 makes up
these lists, they are so arbitrary as if there's no basis for their rankings..
as if they just pick the first 100 songs they can think off that fit the
category.
96 Tears? #15?
Stumblin In? Got To Be Real? Me & Mrs. Jones? there's a few i have never heard
of.. and maybe i just don't recognize them by their titles, but that should be
enough to keep them out of the top 100...
- Sam
R H Draney
> Just for kicks, how many of VH-1's top 100 one hit wonders have
> been parodied? Here's the whole list, and the parodies that I
> know of (or at least can think of off the top of my head).
Most of the ones I thought of have been mentioned by others, but
here's a few more....
> 95."Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley (1968)
"Harper Valley PTA (Later The Same Day)" by Sheb Wooley...it's on a
tape I picked up at Walgreen's called "Twenty Greatest Hits of 1968",
which suggests a different definition of "hits" than the one I
normally use....
> 79."Puttin' On The Ritz" by Taco (1983)
You haven't lived until you've checked out the version of this at
www.dictionaraoke.org..."Take On Me" and "Barbie Girl" get the
treatment too....
> 37."I Melt With You" by Modern English (1982)
Mentioned prominently in "Hell Is A Disco" by Wammo, played just a
couple of weeks ago by Dr D...(first time I ever got to see what my
favorite Phoenix DJ looked like, she was interviewing Modern English
on the release of their *second* single; I may still have the video
around here somewhere)....
> 36."Turning Japanese" by The Vapors (1980)
"Turning Kakujin" by J K Yakamoto, played *once* on the February 8th,
1981 show....
> 6."Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men (2000)
> - "Who Let The Frog Out" by The Great Luke Ski
I *really* wanted to do a country version called "Who Let the Pigs
Out" with snorting in place of the woofing, but the idea seems kind of
derivative now....
Was kind of disappointed to find that Jill Sobule didn't make the
list...I may *never* find a copy of the video for "I Kissed A Girl" at
the rate things are going....r
Rob Killam
>100."Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (1974)
This has been played on Dr. Demento. Don't know about
any parodies, though.
>99."No Rain" by Blind Melon (1993)
Bob Rivers did a parody of this about singer Shannon Hoon.
Don't recall the title exactly, but probably "In Pain"
>97."Whoomp! There It Is" by Tag Team (1993)
> - I did one, but I never released it so I won't count it.
Shadd-Rapp "Shoot 'Dere It Is"
>96."I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow (1982)
This is too easy a melody for there not to be several parodies.
>80."Cum On Feel The Noize" by Quiet Riot (1983)
Was this their only hit? I thought "Metal Health" placed on
the charts. "Ozzy Fudd - Wabbit Slayer" is similar to "Metal Health"
>
>77."What I Am" by Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians (1989)
I'm pretty sure Bob Rivers has parodied this one, too.
>75."I've Never Been To Me" by Charlene (1982)
"I've Been To Me (And It's No Thrill)" - Joy Grdnic/Richard Levinson
>57. "Smokin' In The Boys Room" by Brownsville Station (1973)
Two by Bob Rivers that I think parody this song (I haven't heard them
"Women in the Locker Room"
"Gropin' in the Classroom"
>47."Rock & Roll, Pt. 2" by Gary Glitter (1972)
Several People have mentioned the Timelords "Doctorin' the Tardis"
>36."Turning Japanese" by The Vapors (1980)
"Baseball Is Turning Japanese" - Bob Rivers
>31."Unbelievable" by EMF (1983)
used by "Weird Al" Yankovic in one of his Polka Medleys
>24."Whip It" by Devo (1980)
"Cane It Good" - Bob Rivers
>21."Cars" by Gary Numan (1980)
Parodied in "Bra Size 45" by Ivor Biggun
>15."96 Tears" by ? And The Mysterians (1966)
"96 Beers" - Bob Rivers
I'm sure I've missed a few as well.
Dementedly yours,
Rob
Tony Rice
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> You haven't lived until you've checked out the version of this at
> www.dictionaraoke.org..."Take On Me" and "Barbie Girl" get the
> treatment too....
Has Dr.D had any of the tracks from Dictionaraoke.com on?
Devo Spice
>
> I never heard of this Weird Al parody. Is it one of his unreleased
> song (like "It's All Billy Joel To Me")?
Yeah. I think it was in an early version of the Food Medley.
>> 88."Barbie Girl" by Aqua (1987)
>> - Here's another one I thought I remembered hearing one for.
>
> Ugly Girl by Killerspam (same person who did "My Girlfriend is
> Inflatable")
OK, that's John Mammoser.
>> 24."Whip It" by Devo (1980)
>
> For some reason, I'm thinking Weird Al here. I know he did a style
> parody (Dare to be Stupid), but he may have done a specific parody to
> this song as well.
Not that I know of. But it's possible.
>> 4."I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred (1992)
>> - wasn't there a parody of this sung by an Emler Fudd impersonator?
>
> Well, there was Robin Williams doing Elmer Fudd singing "Fire". Is
> that what you are remembering?
No. I've heard that one. I'm pretty sure there was a line that went
something like "I'm too sexy for the wabbit, dat scwewy scwewy wabbit." But
I can't remember where I heard it.
->Later.....Spice
R H Draney
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> Has Dr.D had any of the tracks from Dictionaraoke.com on?
"I Feel Good" and "We Like Repartee", in the weeks surrounding Labor
Day last year...there may have been others....r
Tony Goldmark
> Never could figure out who the Big Daddy version is supposed to be by,
> but it's my least favorite - I could hardly tell it from the original!
It's done in the style of the Four Preps, or the Four Freshmen.
I am a HUGE Big Daddy fan. Glad to see there's mroe here!
Tony Goldmark
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He also played their version of "Boom Boom."
Tony Goldmark
> 96."I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow (1982)
I Want Candy - The Simpsons' Smile-Time Variety Hour (This was on a Simpsons
soundtrack album, so it counts)
> 91."Electric Avenue" by Eddie Grant (1983)
> - "Flatbush Avenure" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Fairfax Avenue - Oy George & the Kosher Club
> 89."Achy, Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus (1992)
> - "Achy, Breaky Song" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Telley Taley Heart - Tom Smith
> 79."Puttin' On The Ritz" by Taco (1983)
Puten on a Blitz - The Capitol Steps
(okay, a parody of the original song; IMO it still counts)
> 41."Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1985)
Ex-Lax - John Cougar Mammoser
> 35."Bitch" by Meredith Brooks (1997)
(Blair) Witch - Raymond & Scum
Sonuva - Tom Smith
> 22."Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry (1976)
Play That Country Music, Cowboy - Chuck Wagon & the Wheels
> 6."Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men (2000)
> - "Who Let The Frog Out" by The Great Luke Ski
Moron - The Stools
> 4."I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred (1992)
> - wasn't there a parody of this sung by an Emler Fudd impersonator?
Wight Said Fudd - Grant & Smoke
> 1."The Macarena" by Los Del Rio
> - "Cornholio" by The Great Luke Ski
> - "Janet Reno" by Tim Cavanagh
Yabba Dabba Do-A - John Cougar Mammoser
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> In article <B906BE08.707E%sp...@suddendeath.org>, Devo Spice
> <sp...@suddendeath.org> wrote:
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> > Just for kicks, how many of VH-1's top 100 one hit wonders have been
> > parodied? Here's the whole list, and the parodies that I know of (or at
> > least can think of off the top of my head).
> >
> > 88."Barbie Girl" by Aqua (1987)
> > - Here's another one I thought I remembered hearing one for.
>
> I've seen "Ugly Girl" and a web search turned up plenty of other
> parodies ("Intern Girl", "Bimbo Girl", etc.) but Aqua shouldn't count
> as a One Hit Wonder because the had another top-ten song: "Turn Back
> Time". I don't know if it counts as a parody bacause I don't undersand
> the lyrics but there is a Hebrew verson of Barbie Girl out on the net.
"Jersey Girl" was a popular parody in the metro-NY area for a while...
R H Draney
news:cQzE8.482$Vq6....@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net:
>> 1."The Macarena" by Los Del Rio
>> - "Cornholio" by The Great Luke Ski
>> - "Janet Reno" by Tim Cavanagh
>
> Yabba Dabba Do-A - John Cougar Mammoser
I can't believe I forgot:
"Hey, Macadamia!" by Yakko, Wakko and Dot (the Animaniacs)...the
accompanying video features the entire supporting cast, right down to
Chicken Boo and Hello Nurse...and the lyrics play heavily on the "nut"
reference in the title....r
Jeff Morris
>Devo Spice <sp...@suddendeath.org> wrote:
>
>>91."Electric Avenue" by Eddie Grant (1983)
>> - "Flatbush Avenure" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
>
>I never heard of this Weird Al parody. Is it one of his unreleased
>song (like "It's All Billy Joel To Me")?
Yes, he performed it live during the food medley 1983-1984.
>>21."Cars" by Gary Numan (1980)
>
>"Bars" by I have no clue, but I've heard it a few times on Dr D.
"Bars" by Beery Newman & Pubway Army
Jeff Morris
>89."Achy, Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus (1992)
> - "Achy, Breaky Song" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Also "Itchy Twitchy Spot" by Run C&W.
>46."Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin (1988)
> - I know there are a couple for this one.
Another parody that no one else has mentioned of this one is:
Go Shopping - Mandi Segal w/ Schtillson & Govatinberg
>15."96 Tears" by ? And The Mysterians (1966)
I think someone mentioned John Mammoser's "96 Beers", but there was also
another song by the same title Dr. Demento played many years earlier, by
J.J. & The WRIF Morning Crew w/ Dick the Bruiser on vocals
>12."Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot (1994)
Also "Baby Got Gas" which I heard on a Louisville radio station back in 1992,
but I never found out who did it.
>11."You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (1977)
Al used to do a cover of this live in a new wave style, but again I don't
know if that qualifies as a parody. What does, however, is "You Write Up
My Wife" by The Capitol Steps.
Someone already pointed out that some of these acts have had more than one
top 40 hit, and many of them have had multiple hot 100 hits, so I don't know
what their criteria is for calling someone a "one hit wonder". Also, they
mostly seem to be doing 1970 and afterwards, but they did list one from the
60s. Then why in the world did they not list the #1 one-hit wonder of all
time: "In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" by Zager & Evans? They had
a #1 hit for six weeks, and then were never seen on the charts again (except
for "Mr. Turnkey" which bubbled under the hot 100 shortly afterwards. That
is quite an amazing chart statistic, and there is no way that song should be
left out of a one-hit wonders countdown.
Mary Creasey
Jeff Morris <jbmo...@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote in message
news:ac0klv$7mb$2...@wilson.uits.indiana.edu...
> Devo Spice <sp...@suddendeath.org> wrote:
> >89."Achy, Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus (1992)
> > - "Achy, Breaky Song" by "Weird Al" Yankovic
>
> Also "Itchy Twitchy Spot" by Run C&W.
"Telley, Taley Heart" by Tom Smith (a retelling of a Poe story)
Mary the Filker
Devo Spice
> top 40 hit, and many of them have had multiple hot 100 hits, so I don't know
> what their criteria is for calling someone a "one hit wonder".
Someone on Opie and Anthony called in last week and said that the criteria
for a "one hit wonder" is someone who has had only one song in the top 10.
I don't know whether that's supposed to be the popular definition, or if
that's what VH1 was using. I don't even know if the guy was right, but I
thought I'd throw it out there.
> Also, they
> mostly seem to be doing 1970 and afterwards, but they did list one from the
> 60s. Then why in the world did they not list the #1 one-hit wonder of all
> time: "In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" by Zager & Evans?
Beats me.
->Later.....Spice
ZeeOhSix (Z06)
- Gary
R H Draney
news:ac0klv$7mb$2...@wilson.uits.indiana.edu:
> Someone already pointed out that some of these acts have had more
> than one top 40 hit, and many of them have had multiple hot 100
> hits, so I don't know what their criteria is for calling someone a
> "one hit wonder". Also, they mostly seem to be doing 1970 and
> afterwards, but they did list one from the 60s. Then why in the
> world did they not list the #1 one-hit wonder of all time: "In The
> Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" by Zager & Evans? They had a #1
> hit for six weeks, and then were never seen on the charts again
> (except for "Mr. Turnkey" which bubbled under the hot 100 shortly
> afterwards. That is quite an amazing chart statistic, and there
> is no way that song should be left out of a one-hit wonders
> countdown.
They listed *two* from the sixties, or did you miss "Harper Valley
PTA?"....
Anyway, for completely unrelated reasons last year, I was looking for
one-hit wonders by *my* definition, which was this:
(1) one single that got to #1....
(2) no other songs in the top 40 either before or after....
(3) delete the sneaky ones where the leader of a hitmaking group had
one hit as a solo, or where a group changed its name mid-career....
(4) start after Elvis's first #1 (before that too much Patti Page-
style pop)...others might want to choose a different starting point
(Bill Haley or Woodstock?)....
(5) stop at 1999 since some who had only one hit before that might
just be waiting to strike again....
Here's the list that I came up with:
56.06.16 "The Wayward Wind" Gogi Grant
58.06.09 "The Purple People Eater" Sheb Wooley
58.08.18 "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" Domenico Modugno
58.08.25 "Little Star" The Elegants
58.12.01 "To Know Him Is To Love Him" The Teddy Bears
60.02.08 "Teen Angel" Mark Dinning
60.07.11 "Alley-Oop" Hollywood Argyles
60.10.10 "Mr. Custer" Larry Verne
60.11.21 "Stay" Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
61.05.22 "Mother-in-Law" Ernie K-Doe
62.03.10 "Hey! Baby" Bruce Channel
62.05.26 "Stranger on the Shore" Mr. Acker Bilk
62.07.07 "The Stripper" David Rose & His Orchestra
62.11.22 "Telstar" The Tornadoes
63.06.15 "Sukiyaki" Kyu Sakamoto
63.12.07 "Dominique" The Singing Nun
64.12.05 "Ringo" Lorne Greene
65.09.25 "Eve of Destruction" Barry McGuire
66.12.03 "Winchester Cathedral" The New Vaudeville Band
68.01.20 "Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)"
John Fred & His Playboy Band
68.02.03 "Green Tambourine" The Lemon Pipers
68.02.10 "Love is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)"
Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra
68.07.20 "Grazing in the Grass" Hugh Masekela
68.09.21 "Harper Valley P.T.A." Jeannie C. Riley
69.07.12 "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" Zager & Evans
69.12.06 "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" Steam
70.02.07 "Venus" The Shocking Blue
73.04.07 "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" Vicki Lawrence
73.08.25 "Brother Louie" Stories
74.08.17 "The Night Chicago Died" Paper Lace
74.11.23 "I Can Help" Billy Swan
74.12.07 "Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas
75.04.05 "Lovin' You" Minnie Riperton
76.07.10 "Afternoon Delight" Starland Vocal Band
76.09.18 "Play That Funky Music" Wild Cherry
76.10.09 "A Fifth of Beethoven" Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
76.10.16 "Disco Duck (Part 1)" Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
77.04.16 "Don't Give Up On Us" David Soul
77.07.02 "Gonna Fly Now (Theme from 'Rocky')"
Bill Conti & His Orchestra
77.07.09 "Undercover Angel" Alan O'Day
77.10.15 "You Light Up My Life" Debby Boone
78.10.28 "Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder
79.04.21 "Knock on Wood" Amii Stewart
79.06.30 "Ring My Bell" Anita Ward
79.11.03 "Pop Muzik" M
80.05.31 "Funkytown" Lipps, Inc.
82.05.08 "Chariots of Fire" Vangelis
82.12.11 "Mickey" Toni Basil
83.04.23 "Come On Eileen" Dexy's Midnight Runners
85.04.13 "We Are the World" USA for Africa
85.11.09 "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer
87.01.17 "Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott
89.02.04 "When I'm With You" Sheriff
90.04.21 "Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinead O'Connor
92.02.08 "I'm Too Sexy" Right Said Fred
92.07.04 "Baby Got Back" Sir Mix-A-Lot
92.11.14 "How Do You Talk to An Angel" The Heights
94.12.17 "Here Comes the Hotstepper" Ini Kamoze
97.05.24 "Mmmbop" Hanson
98.??.?? "Lately" Divine
If you assume that VH1 started in mid-1968, they did a pretty decent
job of covering the latter part of this list, although there are a few
significant absences...the Steam, Paper Lace, and Alan O'Day
singles would have fit right into the Shatner-induced cheese
atmosphere...and of course to get a hundred they had to include a
bunch that were never number one (Bow Wow Wow and The
Waitresses?...why not Frank Zappa for "Valley Girl"?)...the criterion
was probably "what do we have in the way of interesting video and some
enticing background info?"...
One nice thing about the special...it's not often that you get to hear
the names Chumbawumba and Kajagoogoo mentioned in such
proximity...just wish they'd managed to work in Chilliwack....r
Tim Ryan
> >15."96 Tears" by ? And The Mysterians (1966)
>
> I think someone mentioned John Mammoser's "96 Beers", but there was also
> another song by the same title Dr. Demento played many years earlier, by
> J.J. & The WRIF Morning Crew w/ Dick the Bruiser on vocals
>
> >11."You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone (1977)
>
> Al used to do a cover of this live in a new wave style, but again I don't
> know if that qualifies as a parody. What does, however, is "You Write Up
> My Wife" by The Capitol Steps.
Wife" in his country Ben Colder personality; also.
>
Tim Ryan
"R H Draney" wrote ...
> If you assume that VH1 started in mid-1968, they did a pretty decent
> job of covering the latter part of this list, although there are a few
> significant absences...the Steam, Paper Lace, and Alan O'Day
> singles would have fit right into the Shatner-induced cheese
> atmosphere...and of course to get a hundred they had to include a
> bunch that were never number one (Bow Wow Wow and The
> Waitresses?...why not Frank Zappa for "Valley Girl"?)...the criterion
> was probably "what do we have in the way of interesting video and some
> enticing background info?"...
>
> One nice thing about the special...it's not often that you get to hear
> the names Chumbawumba and Kajagoogoo mentioned in such
> proximity...just wish they'd managed to work in Chilliwack....r
-Tim Ryan
>
Eric The Half A Bee
>
> >12."Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot (1994)
>
> Also "Baby Got Gas" which I heard on a Louisville radio station back in 1992,
It's on THE BEST OF THE Z-MORNING ZOO VOLUME VIII: THE LIME GREEN ALBUM, from New York
City.
> Also, they
> mostly seem to be doing 1970 and afterwards, but they did list one from the
> 60s. Then why in the world did they not list the #1 one-hit wonder of all
> time: "In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" by Zager & Evans?
Those bastards!
-------------------
I invented sampling. Those other acts copied my idea.
Chris/Power Salad
wrote:
>Or Wadsworth Mansion. Who remember's Sweet Mary by Wadsworth Mansion?
Sweet Mary I'm comin home
Comin home to you
Great record. Gotta find that one in the 45 stacks......
hrm, demented content - Doh, not this time!!!
Jeff Morris
>> Someone already pointed out that some of these acts have had more than one
>> top 40 hit, and many of them have had multiple hot 100 hits, so I don't know
>> what their criteria is for calling someone a "one hit wonder".
>
>Someone on Opie and Anthony called in last week and said that the criteria
>for a "one hit wonder" is someone who has had only one song in the top 10.
Well, they certainly weren't using that definition. Many of the artists
they listed never even had a top ten hit. For instance:
"No Rain" by Blind Melon peaked at #20
"I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow peaked at #62
"What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes peaked at #14
At least, these were their peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,
which I always consider to be the definitive source for information like
this, but there are many other charts.
Shalom Septimus
wrote:
>88."Barbie Girl" by Aqua (1987)
> - Here's another one I thought I remembered hearing one for.
Ome Henk, "Neem Een Ander In De Maling". Anybody here speak Dutch?
--
Shalom
Elvis
"Shalom Septimus" <drug...@p0b0x.c0m> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 May 2002 13:13:44 -0400, Devo Spice <sp...@suddendeath.org>
> wrote:
>
> >88."Barbie Girl" by Aqua (1987)
> > - Here's another one I thought I remembered hearing one for.
>
There's a parody called "Jersey Girl" by the DJs on WPLJ in New York.
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Shalom Septimus
wrote:
>66."Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega (1999)
> - I saw a flash animation about a Chinese restaurant called "Combo
>Number 5".
> - "Heart Attack No. 5" by John Mammoser
How about "Mambo Nr. 6" by the Comedian Harmonists?