80's one-hit wonders?
James A. Gardner
I don't know what you've got so far, but here are some:
867-5309 (Jenny Jenny) by Tommy Tutone
Turning Japanese by the Vapors
Switching To Glide by (I dunno)
Girls by Dwight Twilley (who did a lot of other, better songs)
More later . . .
:W
Alex Fung
WALKOWICZ, JOSHUA PETER <jpw...@zeus.tamu.edu> wrote:
>In article <chPJRPG00...@andrew.cmu.edu>, Jay L Gordon <jg...@andrew.cmu.edu> writes...
>>Send me any 80s one-hit wonder recollection & maybe I'll post a list!
>>My friends and I would be escpecially grateful. We've been playing 80s
>>rock trivia & are trying to dredge up more.
>>
> Here are some that I thought of. Some might not be considered
>one hit wonders but they were from the eighties.
Most of these are good selections, but some could be argued as not being
one-hit wonders to a great extent:
> Safety Dance Men Without Hats
They also had "Pop Goes The World", which was a decent sized hit.
> Obsession Animotion
They also did "Room To Move" which went Top 10 in 1989, and "Calling It
Love".
> Naughty,Naughty John Parr
Also had a massive hit with "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" in 1985 (or
was it 1986?)
> Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood
From the same album, "Two Tribes", "The Power Of Love", etc.
This is not meant as a flame, BTW, but the magnitude of some of the other
songs by these artists might make them invalid for being called one-hit
wonders.
>By the way there was a song, I think by Dead or Alive about a
>record spinning round and around, do you remember that one?
That's the #1 single "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)", from
the Youthquake album in 1985 (or was it 1986?). They also had "Come
Home With Me Baby" in 1989, though (or was it 1990?), so they might
not qualify as a one-hit wonder.
Alex (fu...@ecf.toronto.edu) | "Unlike you, I'm tolerant of weirdness."
| - Jennifer Jason Leigh, 'Crooked Hearts'
>
>
Elson Trinidad
>In article <chPJRPG00...@andrew.cmu.edu>, Jay L Gordon <jg...@andrew.cmu.edu> writes...
>>Send me any 80s one-hit wonder recollection & maybe I'll post a list!
>>My friends and I would be escpecially grateful. We've been playing 80s
>>rock trivia & are trying to dredge up more.
>
> Here are some that I thought of. Some might not be considered
>the final list when you are done because I've been making my own for
>awhile now!
Well, the following did have more than one hit:
> Don't You Want Me Human League
In 1987, they also had a hit with "Human"
> One Thing Leads To... Fixx
That same album ("Reach The Beach") also had "Saved By Zero,"
which became a hit before "One Thing..."
> Naughty,Naughty John Parr
I believe he also had a hit in '86 with "St. Elmo's Fire"
(not to be confused with the instrumental by David Foster).
> Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"Two Tribes" was a big hit too.
> ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant (classic!)
He also hit in '84 with "Romancing The Stone."
> Always Something There.. Naked Eyes
Remember "Promises, Promises?"
> Children of the Sun Billy Thorpe
(I don't remember hearing this one...)
>That's all I have right now, I'll type some more in later,
>By the way there was a song, I think by Dead or Alive about a
>record spinning round and around, do you remember that one?
"You Spin Me 'Round" by Dead or Alive. They had other hits, but
I guess they might be considered 1HWs as the other songs didn't fare as big.
Oh, I know another one hit wonder from the 80s!
"We Are The World" by USA For Africa.
I understand they broke up after the song was recorded. :)
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I got one -- Heart and Soul by T`Pau.
Wonko the Sane
>In article <chPJRPG00...@andrew.cmu.edu>, Jay L Gordon <jg...@andrew.cmu.edu> writes...
>>Send me any 80s one-hit wonder recollection & maybe I'll post a list!
>>My friends and I would be escpecially grateful. We've been playing 80s
>>rock trivia & are trying to dredge up more.
>>
>>
> Here are some that I thought of. Some might not be considered
>one hit wonders but they were from the eighties. Make sure you post
>the final list when you are done because I've been making my own for
>awhile now!
> Safety Dance Men Without Hats
> Come On Eilleen Dexy's Midnight Runners
> Obsession Animotion
> Don't You Want Me Human League
> One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
> Steal Away Robbie Dupree
> Final Countdown Europe
> My Sharona Knack (1979)
> One Thing Leads To... Fixx
> Naughty,Naughty John Parr
> Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood
> She Blinded Me w/sci. Thomas Dolby
> Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
> 867-5309 Tommy Tutone
> Cars Gary Numan
> ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant (classic!)
> Somebody Watching Me Rockwell
> Always Something There.. Naked Eyes
> Voices Carry Til Tuesday
> Tainted Love Soft Cell
> Children of the Sun Billy Thorpe
> Melt With You Modern English
> Our Loves in Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band
> DER KOMMISAR AFTER THE FIRE? (classic!)
>That's all I have right now, I'll type some more in later,
>By the way there was a song, I think by Dead or Alive about a
>record spinning round and around, do you remember that one?
Yeah, it was called "You Spin Me Round." Cool song.
A few of the above can't totally be considered to be one-hit wonders, since
the groups did in fact have other (in some occasions, bigger) hits:
Men Without Hats--Pop Goes the World (not big, but had some MTV airplay)
Human League--I'm Only Human
John Parr--Man In Motion (Theme to St. Elmo's Fire)--great song!
Frankie Goes to Hollywood--Two Tribes
'til Tuesday--didn't have another hit, but lead singer Aimee Mann just came
out with a fairly popular album (Whatever) last year, and also sang on
Rush's "Time Stand Still"
A few others:
A Flock of Seagulls--I Ran
Split Enz--I Got You
The Buggles--Video Killed the Radio Star (MTV's first video)
The Tubes--She's a Beauty
Oingo Boingo--Weird Science
The Waitresses--I Know What Boys Like
Wall of Voodoo--Mexican Radio
Nena--99 Luftballons (99 Red Balloons is really the same song)
Cutting Crew--(I Just) Died In Your Arms
Tim Buk 3--I Gotta Wear Shades
There's gotta be a bunch more, but hey, we've got quite a list going
already!
Jeremy
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Matthew Brown
867-5309/Jenny -- Tommy Tutone
Matthew Brown <mcb...@cs1.presby.edu>
Matthew Brown
Thomas Dolby-- She Blinded Me With Science
Sheriff (now Alias, at least the lead singer)-- When I'm With You
Romantics-- Talking In Your Sleep
The Babys (lead singer w/Air Supply now, I believe)-- Every Time I Think
Of You
How are those??
Matthew Brown
(mcb...@cs1.presby.edu)
Presbyterian College
Shawn M. Ledbetter
Elson Trinidad <etri...@aludra.usc.edu> wrote:
>In article <25FEB199...@zeus.tamu.edu> jpw...@zeus.tamu.edu (WALKOWICZ, JOSHUA PETER) writes:
>>In article <chPJRPG00...@andrew.cmu.edu>, Jay L Gordon <jg...@andrew.cmu.edu> writes...
>>>Send me any 80s one-hit wonder recollection & maybe I'll post a list!
>>>My friends and I would be escpecially grateful. We've been playing 80s
>>>rock trivia & are trying to dredge up more.
>
> "We Are The World" by USA For Africa.
>
> I understand they broke up after the song was recorded. :)
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Rajesh Prabhu
I've seen several messages on this thread now, and it seems to me that
one needs to qualify the "One-hit wonder" status with a place ...
Because several names in the original list may have been one-hit wonders
here in the US, but I remember them having numerous hit singles and albums
in the UK ... ( Human League, Ultravox, FGTH come to mind )
Also, there probably are "One-album wonders" where the group's made one
successful album and then vanished into obscurity ....
-- Rajesh
(pra...@cs.umass.edu)
Melissa Pellegrin
>In article <1994Feb25.2...@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> js0...@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Wonko the Sane) writes:
>>In <25FEB199...@zeus.tamu.edu> jpw...@zeus.tamu.edu (WALKOWICZ, JOSHUA PETER) writes:
>>
You are mistaken on the following two:
>UltraVox - Dancing with Tears in my Eyes
You have to remember about the following hits:
Vienna
Thin Wall
The Voice
Reap The Wild Wind
>Psychedilic Furs - Pretty in Pink
This band had over this as well:
Love my way
Heartbreak Beat
-- Melissa
mpel...@ponder.csci.unt.edu
David Watson
In a previous article, sram...@fission.intel.com (Steve Ramirez~) says:
>In article <2km0e1$s...@chnews.intel.com> sram...@fission.intel.com (Steve Ramirez~) writes:
>>
>>Roman Holliday - Stand By
>>Hayzee Fantayzee - Shiny Shiny
>>F goes 2 H - Two Tribes
>>Quarterflash - Harden My Heart
>>Romeo Void - I Might Like you Better If We Slept Together
"Never Say Never". Great tune.
>>Nina Hagen - New York New York
>>Lena Lovich - Number One
>>Polecats - Make A Circuit With Me
>>UltraVox - Dancing with Tears in my Eyes
>>Two Tons Of Fun - It's Raining Men
>>Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
What about "Why?"
>>Flying Lizards - Money
>>Psychedilic Furs - Pretty in Pink
What about "Heaven"?
>>Kajagoogoo - Too Shy Shy
>>Fabulous Poodles - Mirror Star
>Just thought of some more
>The Specials - Ghost Town
>Madness - Our House
>Fun Boy Three - Our Lips are Sealed
>Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
>Blotto - I Wanna Be A LifeGuard
What about "Metal Head". Funny as hell. I once played this for two
metalheaded girls where I worked and they loved it, quite oblivious to the
fact that the lyrics were taking the piss out of them.
>General Public - Tenderness
>JoBoxers - <ooops>
"Just Got Lucky"
>Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Nite
You're forgetting "Never Surrender" and "Boy in the Box", as well as a
cover of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love With You"
>Spandau Ballet - True
>ABC - I Want to be a Millionaire
"How to Be a Millionaire". What about "The Look of Love" and "Be Near Me"?
>Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
>Howard Jones - Life Can Only Get Better
"Things Can Only Get Better". Also "New Song" and "Life in One Day".
>Julie (not downtown) Brown - Homecoming queen's got a gun
Dave Watson, SHLF ("I grew up in the 80's but I'm all right now.")
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Ashwin S Kabadkar
#
# In a previous article, sram...@fission.intel.com (Steve Ramirez~) says:
#
# >Spandau Ballet - True
# >ABC - I Want to be a Millionaire
#
# "How to Be a Millionaire". What about "The Look of Love" and "Be Near Me"?
#
Yeah. And Spandau Ballet has had many other hits in the UK, such
as Gold, Through the Barricades, and many others. Gold and Through the
Barricades are two great songs.
# >Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
# >Howard Jones - Life Can Only Get Better
#
# "Things Can Only Get Better". Also "New Song" and "Life in One Day".
Oh! Howard Jones has had more hits - Everlasting Love, No One is to Blame
and MANY more. Also Thompson Twins have had at least two more hits
than the one you have listed. I cannot recall them off the top
of my head right now.
Ashwin
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Hugh Betchya
>Send me any 80s one-hit wonder recollection & maybe I'll post a list!
>My friends and I would be escpecially grateful. We've been playing 80s
>rock trivia & are trying to dredge up more.
>
>
You may want to check out your local bookstore's entertainment section for
a book called "One Hit Wonders" which covers 1955-1992. Not sure about
1992, might be a bit before that, but it's a great book, and brings back
alot of songs unheard these days.
Eric
PS - It's put out by Joel Whitburn and company
Elson Trinidad
>Romeo Void - I Might Like you Better If We Slept Together
They also had a hit in '86 with "Girl In Trouble."
>UltraVox - Dancing with Tears in my Eyes
What about "Reap The Wild Wind?"
>Two Tons Of Fun - It's Raining Men
Actually, they were called The Weather Girls. Incidenally, one of them,
named Martha Wash became successful in the '90s by singing for C+C Music
Factory (she sang on "Gonna Make You Sweat") and in her own right as a solo
artist.
>Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
They also had a big hit with "Why"
>Psychedilic Furs - Pretty in Pink
"Love My Way" was a bigger hit for them.
Elson Trinidad
>JoBoxers - <ooops>
"Just Got Lucky"
>Spandau Ballet - True
>ABC - I Want to be a Millionaire
>Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
>Howard Jones - Life Can Only Get Better
No, these groups had many hits as well. Especially Howard Jones and Thompson
Twins.
Spandau Ballet also had a big hit with "Only When You Leave." And ABC had
much more hits: "Poison Arrow," "The Look of Love," "Be Near Me" and "When
Smokey Sings."
Elson Trinidad
>Here's a few more:
>
>Lean On Me--Club Nouveau
>Rumors--Timex Social Club
>Right On Track--Breakfast Club
>The Promise--When In Rome
>I Want To Be A Cowboy--Boy's Don't Cry
>Let's Go All The Way--Sly Fox
>She's Like The Wind--Patrick Swayze
No argument here! Especially the last few, which were one hit wonders in
every sense of the word.
The only exception is Club Nouveau, which also had a hit with "Why You
Trat Me So Bad?" It's not as memorable as "Lean On Me" but I do remember
listening to some countdown show back when WYTMSB was on the charts, and the
announcer said something like, "Now, Club Nouveau is proving to the world that
they're no one hit wonders! Here's "Why You Treat Me So Bad...""
Elson Trinidad
>The Babys (lead singer w/Air Supply now, I believe)-- Every Time I Think
> Of You
It's John Waite, who USED to be with the Babys. He joined Bad English, not
Air Supply!
And the song was called "Missing You."
LorE
Also that "Walk The Dinosaur" song - but I forget who did it.
Lorex
Wonko the Sane
>Pseudo Echo - Funky Town
Actually had another song, "Living in a Dream," which was MTV's Hip Clip for
a bit. Both of these songs were on the soundtrack to the movie "North
Shore."
>Also that "Walk The Dinosaur" song - but I forget who did it.
That was by Was (Not Was). They also had a song called "Knocked Down, Made
Small, Treated Like a Rubber Ball" which got some MTV airplay a few years
earlier. I believe Don Was has been a producer for several Top 40 albums,
too.
Rob Polinsky
In article <1994Feb25.2...@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>,
js0...@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Wonko the Sane) says:
>> Final Countdown Europe
This is by far from a one hit wonder. This song only hit No. 8, while their
followup "Carrie" hit No. 3 Billboard and No. 1 R&R. They then scored with
"Rock The Night" in the 20's...and then their next album spawned
"Superstitious," which was around the upper 20's, low 30's...
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Rob Polinsky
Ramirez~) says:
>Just thought of some more
>Howard Jones - Life Can Only Get Better
I think you mean, "Things Can Only Get Better." Regardless, he followed this
up with the No. 1 smash, "No One Is To Blame."
Rob Polinsky
Brown) says:
>Few more I thought of:
>Thomas Dolby-- She Blinded Me With Science
>Sheriff (now Alias, at least the lead singer)-- When I'm With You
>Romantics-- Talking In Your Sleep
Didn't they sing, "What I Like About You?"
>Matthew Brown
>(mcb...@cs1.presby.edu)
Rob Polinsky
ls0...@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (LorE) says:
>Also that "Walk The Dinosaur" song - but I forget who did it.
Well, that was "Was (Not Was)" (try saying that sentence fast a few times :) )
And, they're not a one hit wonder. They had a followup which did crack the
Top 40. I hated it, so I can't remember what it was, but I know they've
had at least 2 hits.
>Lorex
Robert W. Northcott
the guy says he's been screwing around being all honest and shit about it
and then in the last verse the girl says she screwed around too...
> My Sharona Knack (1979)
The Knack had another, not as big, but another charter in "Good Girls
Don't".
> Naughty,Naughty John Parr
John Parr, I think, was the guy who did the theme to St. Elmo's Fire. k
> Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
a hit duet with Kenny Rogers, Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer. There
was one about howling at the moon or something...
> Our Loves in Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band
to Jeopardy (IMHO).
Bob
Wonko the Sane
>In article <1994Feb25.2...@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>,
>js0...@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Wonko the Sane) says:
>>> Final Countdown Europe
>This is by far from a one hit wonder. This song only hit No. 8, while their
>followup "Carrie" hit No. 3 Billboard and No. 1 R&R. They then scored with
>"Rock The Night" in the 20's...and then their next album spawned
>"Superstitious," which was around the upper 20's, low 30's...
Ummm...not to flame, but could you please be more careful in your
attributions? That was said by the poster before me, not me. BTW, Europe
also had "Cherokee," which got some decent MTV airplay.
Alex Fung
Ashwin S Kabadkar <kaba...@CS.ColoState.EDU> wrote:
># In a previous article, sram...@fission.intel.com (Steve Ramirez~) says:
>#
>
> than the one you have listed. I cannot recall them off the top
> of my head right now.
>
Daddy", "Lay Your Hands On Me", et al.
Euti Kingsang Perry
Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco
Rock me Amadeus - Falco
There's one song I used to like but I can't think of who sang it. It's
called "Whitehorse": "If you wanna ride/don't ride the white horse"
Also, what did Peter Schilling sing? I remember hearing the name but I
can't think of what he sang.
E
Rob Polinsky
<Mosq...@CMU.EDU> says:
>Human League - Fascination
We've already discussed this group...
>Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco
I'm not sure of another one here.
>Rock me Amadeus - Falco
"Vienna Calling" was a hit in the mid #20's, I believe.
>E
Elson Trinidad
>Human League - Fascination
>Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco
>Rock me Amadeus - Falco
>
>There's one song I used to like but I can't think of who sang it. It's
>called "Whitehorse": "If you wanna ride/don't ride the white horse"
It's called "White Horse" by the Dutch group Laid Back. "If you wanna be
rich, you go to be a bitch..."
>Also, what did Peter Schilling sing? I remember hearing the name but I
>can't think of what he sang.
He sang "Major Tom (Coming Home)."
Linda Nelson
By the way, is it available on CD? I have a strange urge to listen to it
again and I really don't go for the original version by Falco.
"I Wanna Be A Cowboy" -- Boys Don't Cry (?)
"Words" -- Missing Persons
"Tainted Love" -- Soft Cell
"Nemesis" -- Shriekback
"Kiss Me" -- Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy
Greg Skinner
> Safety Dance Men Without Hats
They came out with "Pop Goes the World" in 1987.
> Come On Eilleen Dexy's Midnight Runners
They had followups that did not make the Billboard top 40, I believe.
> Obsession Animotion
They followed this up with "Let Him Go" in the summer of 1985, and
four years later had "Room to Move."
> Don't You Want Me Human League
They had plenty of followups: "Keep Feeling Fascination", "Mirror
Man", "Human", etc.
> One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
This wasn't his first. He did "Superstar" (from Jesus Christ,
Superstar) in 1971.
> Steal Away Robbie Dupree
He followed up with "Hot Rod Hearts" later that year (1980).
> Final Countdown Europe
They had plenty of followups: "Carrie", "Superstitious", etc.
> My Sharona Knack (1979)
They had a followup later that year called "Good Girls Don't."
("My Sharona" has been rereleased, btw.)
> One Thing Leads To... Fixx
"Saved by Zero" was the first single from them, earlier that year
(1983). They had several followups, "The Sign of Fire", "Are We
Ourselves", "Secret Separation", etc.
> Naughty,Naughty John Parr
He followed this up with "St Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" later that
year (1985).
> Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood
A previous single was "Two Tribes" which did not hit the Billboard top
40.
> She Blinded Me w/sci. Thomas Dolby
He had followups, for example "Hyperactive", that did not hit the
Billboard top 40.
> Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
She had plenty of followups, besides her first (solo) charted single
came out in 1980. It was a cover of "More Love."
> 867-5309 Tommy Tutone
"Angel Say No" was their first single in 1980.
> Cars Gary Numan
I can't think of anything else by him.
> ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant (classic!)
He did "Romancing the Stone" (from the movie) in 1984. He did other
things previously, for example "Walking on Sunshine" that did not hit
the Billboard top 40.
> Somebody Watching Me Rockwell
He followed that up with "Obscene Phone Caller" later that year
(1984).
> Always Something There.. Naked Eyes
They had followups: "Promises, Promises", "What in the Name of Love",
and "When the Lights Go Out."
> Voices Carry Til Tuesday
They had a followup called "What About Love" in 1986.
> Children of the Sun Billy Thorpe
I don't know this one.
> Tainted Love Soft Cell
> Melt With You Modern English
> DER KOMMISAR AFTER THE FIRE? (classic!)
I can't think of anything else by them.
> Our Loves in Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band
Their first one was "The Breakup Song" from 1981.
>That's all I have right now, I'll type some more in later,
>By the way there was a song, I think by Dead or Alive about a
>record spinning round and around, do you remember that one?
"You Spin Me 'Round Like a Record" from 1985. They followed this up
with "Brand New Lover" (a favorite of mine) in late 1986.
--gregbo
Greg Skinner
>Also that "Walk The Dinosaur" song - but I forget who did it.
Was (Not Was). This wasn't their first; "Spy in the House of Love"
(another favorite of mine) charted a few months earlier.
Ulrich Grepel
About at least a quarter of the names I've seen popping up here were
definateley not one-hit wonders. The fact that YOU don't know another
hit by them doesn't mean that there aren't any other hits by them.
You may post if you liked the original and thought after another success,
else you might as well not have noticed that there is more.
Here's what several people said about one-hit wonders that weren't one-hitters:
Nena: she was one of the biggest acts in the Neue Deutsche Welle, though only
99 Luftballons seems to have made it internationally.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: They already appeared twice in the postings, one
did suggest Two Tribes, another one Relax. And there is much more.
Gary Numan: Since he already won an award for Best British Artist in 1979 he
at least can't qualify as a 80's one-hit-wonder...
A-Ha: More than one big hit, though due to different taste on my side I don't
remember the names
Nina Hagen: ever heard her first widely availlable album (Nina Hagen Band)?
It's full of excellent tracks, and I'd say that for example part of one
song can be heard about once a day on SWF-3 (local radio station), since
they use it as a trailer for years. Oh yes, that album is from 1978.
The fact that this stuff is sung in German may be responsible for
the lack of knowledge about it elsewhere, but again that doesn't
qualify her as a one-hit-wonder.
A lot of others surely don't qualify as 1h-w's, but I'll stop here due to
lack of knowledge. And for the very same reason I won't make other suggestions.
Bye,
Uli
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Steve Wallace guest account
Tres chic! My oldest son bought me the latest Breeders tape for my B-day
and I am in the midst of digging it so much that I popped out to the local
yokul music emporium and grabbed The Pixies "Bossanova" which pales in
comparison (they didn't have the Breeders first disc).
I'm new to this group and haven't checked of yet, but would anyone give
a personal review of the Breeders/Pixies/Throwing muses discography.
a personal review/synopsis of the Pixies/Breeders/Throwing Muses discography?
I've got the 4rth edition of the Trouser Press Record guide (bought it last
week) and haven't got a chance to test it's reviews against my own tastes
(except in the case of Bossanova which T.P says "is a major drag"...not
sure I agree, but I haven't the other discs to compare against).
Wonko the Sane
>I have a few...
>Nu Shooz--from the NW, just like Quarterflashinthepan, and also a 1hitwndr.
> I can't for the life of me remember the song, though, but it had
> cheesy animation in the video...
It was called "I Can't Wait."
>George Harrison--I got my mind set on you. And before you say that
> When we was fab was a hit, you're wrong, although
> I like the song, it wasn't a hit.
>Paul McCartney--No More Lonely Nights (well, and maybe "Press.")
>The Who: Emenance Front
I don't think you can classify these guys as "one-hit wonders." True they
may have only had one in the '80s, but the term (IMHO) refers to groups who
simply had only one hit and then vanished. BTW, McCartney also had "My Brave
Face," and it's spelled "eminence" in the Who song.
>That group that did--Walk Like An Egyptian
The Bangles, but they're definitely not one-hit wonders either. They also
had "Manic Monday" and "Eternal Flame" (which I believe went to #1), among
others.
>Bananarama-venus
They also had a few others, too...I remember "Cruel Summer" and I think they
also did the theme song to the movie "Disorderlies."
>The Timelords: Doctor'in The TARDIS. (I know they had some success as the
>KLF, but that was a different name, and a slightly different sound)
Great song, BTW...I actually heard this one before I had heard Gary
Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part II," the original version of this tune.
Tim Engle
Wonko the Sane
>and that song "cry" that has all of the faces changing into other faces
>on the video...who did that?
Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, who are otherwise known for being great music
video producers. I don't remember exactly which ones they did overall, or if
they're still at it, but I do know that they directed the 19 versions of the
video for "Leave It." by Yes.
Ashwin S Kabadkar
# I have a few...
#
# George Harrison--I got my mind set on you. And before you say that
# When we was fab was a hit, you're wrong, although
# I like the song, it wasn't a hit.
Well, it was in the Top 40. If that's not a HIT, and you are
defining it differently, ok.
# Paul McCartney--No More Lonely Nights (well, and maybe "Press.")
He has many other hits. (!!! How the names escape you when you
need to remember them :)
# Ray Parker Jr.--Ghostbusters
He had another top 40 hit - Girls are always fun, or girls are
more fun, or something like that.
# That group that did--Walk Like An Egyptian
Bangles?? Wow. They had other hits. Hazy Shade of Winter (the remake)
was one of 4 or 5 others they had. Another was Manic Monday.
# Bananarama-venus
They had many others too - Cruel Summer was one.
They have more hits in the UK. I think one was called `Robert De Niro's
waiting' (or something like that).
# good night.
Zzzzz... :)
Ashwin
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Hugh Betchya
[stuff about Thompson Twins deleted]
>They also had stuff like "Doctor! Doctor!", "King For One Day", "Sugar
>Daddy", "Lay Your Hands On Me", et al.
>Alex (fu...@ecf.toronto.edu) | "Unlike you, I'm tolerant of weirdness."
> | - Jennifer Jason Leigh, 'Crooked Hearts'
Didn't they do a song called "Take me Up" ??
Who was that...
hmm..
Eric
Hugh Betchya
Someone mentioned way back there somewhere that ATF made it famous with
"Der Kommissar"... This is true, but do you realize that they were only
famous because they had the chance to redo this song, which was originally
written and performed by Falco?? In German, however. That is why ATF made
it big in the US... it was redone with English lyrics and, well, performed
by them. I have this interesting version on tape of Falco and ATF mixed
together doing the song.
While on the topic of 80's one hit wonders, someone mentioned the song
"Cry"... wasn't there a song by Waterfront called that?
AND one song I can't find the artist for is a song called "Dancin' in
Heaven"... I was looking through used records the other day and saw this
song name on an old 1984 Waterfront album. Is it really them that did it?
Here are a few lyrics from the song:
[sound of ice scraping]
are you ready? Here we go..
Slow, slow. Quick quick slow.
Slow, slow. Quick quick slow.
Countdown, it's the (time for the?) flighttime,
Night stars, shining in my eyes.
Ma says I'm gonna be the first one
To dance (way?) up in the skah-ee-eyes...
Dancin' in Heavin,
I never thought
I'd ever get my feet this far,
Or even (something)...
Been so long I can't remember.. come on you music maniacs, help me!
Eric
Jason P. Milletary
>
>Peter Schilling "Coming Home" He's big in Europe, but not so much here.
>Nu Shooz--from the NW, just like Quarterflashinthepan, and also a 1hitwndr.
> I can't for the life of me remember the song, though, but it had
> cheesy animation in the video...
>David Essex--Rock On.
>Tommy Tutone--867-5309
>George Harrison--I got my mind set on you. And before you say that
> When we was fab was a hit, you're wrong, although
> I like the song, it wasn't a hit.
>Paul McCartney--No More Lonely Nights (well, and maybe "Press.")
Yeah, but these guys did have some big songs in the 70s.
Plus, weren't they in a popular band of the 60s...i forget who though :)
>The Who: Emenance Front
yeah, yeah. Cant really consider groups who were big in other decades though.
>Blood Sweat and Tears--Nuclear Blues (just kidding)
>Ray Parker Jr.--Ghostbusters
>Jelly Bean--whatever it was that he did
>That group that did--Walk Like An Egyptian
The Bangles...hardly one-hit wonders though.
"Manic Monday", "Eternal Flame", the cover of "Hazy Shade of Winter"
were all popular.
--Jason
jm...@andrew.cmu.edu
Euti Kingsang Perry
Salt in my Tears - Martin Briley (?)
I Can Dream about You - Dan Hartman
In a Big Country - Big Country
Electric Blue - Ice House (?)
There's one song I liked but I forget who sings it. It's a girl singer,
it's got really loud drums, and the chorus goes "there's something going
on on on on" and fades out.
Also, who sang the song "Tarzan Boy"? It's now in a Listerine commercial.
And another song, "Modern Day Delilah," I don't remember who sings it.
It had an interesting video, though.
E
Hugh Betchya
"Operator" but I'm not sure.. it had these lyrics:
Operate that body
Operate on me
Operate that body
Take the joy to love me
Operate that body
Operate on me
Take the joy with that body
Take the joy to love me
I called my baby up on the telephone,
I got connected to a freaky phone,
The conversation was strict-ly ???
Said if you don't join the party no more(?)
The operator said this was no mistake,
I've been connected with this fool ??
I hope you're ready to do ??
I'm gonna operate my love tonight.
Operator!
This is an emergency.
Operator!
And so on.. This isn't Rockwell is it?
Eric
Hugh Betchya
Who was that by? Is this a one-hit wonder?
Eric
en...@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
> In article <chPJRPG00...@andrew.cmu.edu>, Jay L Gordon <jg...@andrew.cmu.edu> writes...
>>Send me any 80s one-hit wonder recollection & maybe I'll post a list!
>>My friends and I would be escpecially grateful. We've been playing 80s
>>rock trivia & are trying to dredge up more.
>>
>>
>
>
> Here are some that I thought of. Some might not be considered
> one hit wonders but they were from the eighties. Make sure you post
> the final list when you are done because I've been making my own for
> awhile now!
How do you define one-hit-wonder. A lot of the bands below have had some
more hits, maybe not as big, and a couple of albums. For me, a one hit
wonder is a band who releases one single, which makes a hit, and then
they are never heard of again. Like 'Never Never' by the Assembly (with
Vince Clarke). Or those girls who sang the memorable words "I'd rather
jack (than Fleetwood Mac)", I think Reynold Girls was their name...
Anyway... interesting idea and I'll be interested in reading the result!
/Tomas
> Safety Dance Men Without Hats
> Come On Eilleen Dexy's Midnight Runners
> Obsession Animotion
> Don't You Want Me Human League
> One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
> Steal Away Robbie Dupree
> Final Countdown Europe
> My Sharona Knack (1979)
> One Thing Leads To... Fixx
> Naughty,Naughty John Parr
> Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood
> She Blinded Me w/sci. Thomas Dolby
> Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
> 867-5309 Tommy Tutone
> Cars Gary Numan
> ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant (classic!)
> Somebody Watching Me Rockwell
> Always Something There.. Naked Eyes
> Voices Carry Til Tuesday
> Tainted Love Soft Cell
> Children of the Sun Billy Thorpe
> Melt With You Modern English
> Our Loves in Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band
> DER KOMMISAR AFTER THE FIRE? (classic!)
>
Matt Brockman
>Also, who sang the song "Tarzan Boy"? It's now in a Listerine commercial.
That was Baltimora.
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Rob Polinsky
"Spassvogel" Rickert) says:
>I have a few...
>Peter Schilling "Coming Home" He's big in Europe, but not so much here.
>Nu Shooz--from the NW, just like Quarterflashinthepan, and also a 1hitwndr.
> I can't for the life of me remember the song, though, but it had
> cheesy animation in the video...
"Point Of No Return"...I thought they had another one, but you're probably
right.
>David Essex--Rock On.
>Tommy Tutone--867-5309
>George Harrison--I got my mind set on you. And before you say that
> When we was fab was a hit, you're wrong, although
> I like the song, it wasn't a hit.
"When We Was Fab" was a hit. It was in the mid #30's...
>Paul McCartney--No More Lonely Nights (well, and maybe "Press.")
"My Brave Face" hit a hit in the mid #20's, low #30's...
>That group that did--Walk Like An Egyptian
The Bangles? Ha!
>Bananarama-venus
Bzzz -- thanks for playing :)
>jr
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Heart, I mean.
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Kevin Kwong
Elson Trinidad
>I have a few...
>
>Peter Schilling "Coming Home" He's big in Europe, but not so much here.
>Nu Shooz--from the NW, just like Quarterflashinthepan, and also a 1hitwndr.
> I can't for the life of me remember the song, though, but it had
> cheesy animation in the video...
to be confused with Expose's PONR).
>David Essex--Rock On.
Who's this guy? Although Michael Damien had a hit with "Rock On."
>George Harrison--I got my mind set on you. And before you say that
> When we was fab was a hit, you're wrong, although
> I like the song, it wasn't a hit.
>Paul McCartney--No More Lonely Nights (well, and maybe "Press.")
>The Who: Emenance Front
Whoa, hey...you can't list rock legends as OHWs! Besides, Harrison also hit
in the early 80s with "All Those Years Ago" (tribute to Lennon), and Paul
had many hits, especially his duets with Micheal Jackson. Oh yeah, how about
"Ebony and Ivory"?
And the Who's biggest 80s hit was "You Better, You Bet."
>Ray Parker Jr.--Ghostbusters
In 1981 he had a big hit with "A Woman Needs Love (Just like you do)."
>That group that did--Walk Like An Egyptian
The Bangles, but "Manic Monday," "Hazy Shade of Winter" and other hits
made them famous too.
>Bananarama-venus
Let's see, "Cruel Summer," "Shy Boy," etc...
Elson Trinidad
>and that song "cry" that has all of the faces changing into other faces
>on the video...who did that?
Godley and Creme.
Elson Trinidad
>While on the topic of 80's one hit wonders, someone mentioned the song
>"Cry"... wasn't there a song by Waterfront called that?
Yeah, but Waterfront's "Cry" was a totally different song, with a same title.
>AND one song I can't find the artist for is a song called "Dancin' in
>Heaven"... I was looking through used records the other day and saw this
>song name on an old 1984 Waterfront album. Is it really them that did it?
> Here are a few lyrics from the song:
"Dancing In Heaven," by Cee Farrow.
Elson Trinidad
>What about that song, called "Never Ending Story" ?
>
>Who was that by? Is this a one-hit wonder?
It was sung by Limahl, who was a semi-one hit wonder: He used to sing for a
band called Kajagoogoo, who had a big hit with "Too Shy."
Hugh Betchya
Bonnie Tyler. But she had lots of hits in the 70's. This song was more
or less her last hit. Had the hit "It's a Heartache" in 1978, from the
album of the same name.
Eric
Richard D. Johnson
I have a song to add. Anyone remember "I Eat Cannibal" by Total Coelo?
Also, "Never-ending Story" was the theme to the movie by the same name,
and was by Limahl, the lead singer of Kajagoogoo. I know this doesn't count
as a one-hit wonder, but let's not forget Adam Ant with "Prince Charming,"
"Kings of the Wild Frontier," "Stand and Deliver," "Goody Two Shoes," as
well as many others. Oh yeah, here's one more: "Sign of the Times" by the
Belle Stars.
Does anyone remember a show called MV3? It played videos like the above
and had three hosts (two guys and a blond girl)? I LOVED that show!
I keep thinking of more. " Destination Unknown" by Missing Persons (Dale and
Terry Bozzio). I guess that's it for now.
Christy Johnson
Contact via: john...@hemmingway.rtsg.mot.com
P.S. For any Duranies out there, I can remember duplicating John Taylor's
wardrobe down to the white stripes in the hair...
Nathan Chua
>Heaven"... I was looking through used records the other day and saw this
>song name on an old 1984 Waterfront album. Is it really them that did it?
> Here are a few lyrics from the song:
>
>Eric
>
Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be Bop) - Q-Feel
Originally from the "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" soundtrack,
now popping up in those Best of the 80s discs. :)
--nathan
Stefan Wende
: This was another one hit wonder. Whoever sang Total Eclipse of the
: Heart, I mean.
: Brian Dawson daw...@rpi.edu
Bonnie Tyler a "One Hit Wonder" ? Strange notion ;-)
It was on her album "Faster than the speed of night", produced by
Jim Steinman
--
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Noel Tamayo
Noel Tamayo
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I guess one of the reasons why people think an artist is of one-hit wonder status depends on a couple of things:
1. What part of the world the song/artist was released;
2. Whether it hit Top-40 status, like on those ubiquitous Billboard charts.
3. The type of radio station format on which the song was played the most.
So, it's understandable that, say, Falco, ABC, Thompson Twins are OHW's to the top 40 crowd but not to the Modern Rock or Dance Club crowd. Or that Jason Donovan's a OHW in the US but not the UK.
cheers,
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Rob Polinsky
<Mosq...@CMU.EDU> says:
>Tony Basil - Micky
>Salt in my Tears - Martin Briley (?)
>I Can Dream about You - Dan Hartman
>In a Big Country - Big Country
>Electric Blue - Ice House (?)
Icehouse first hit with "Crazy," which goes, "Well, you gotta be crazy
to want a guy like me. Yeah, you must be out of your mind. You're crazy!"
It hit in the teens, around No. 17 or so.
>Also, who sang the song "Tarzan Boy"? It's now in a Listerine commercial.
Baltimora. Is this a one-hit wonder? They've had the same hit song twice :)
A two-hit one song wonder :)
Rob Polinsky
>Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
I love this song and was wondering if anyone had it on tape and could get me
a copy or trade for something you'd like! If so, e-mail me!
Al Crawford
>
>> UltraVox - Dancing with Tears in my Eyes
>
> What about "Reap The Wild Wind?"
To be honest, I think all the stuff being nominated in this 80s one-hit
wonders thread should in some way be qualified by the poster saying *where*
they were a one-hit wonder. Some of the names I've seen come up in this
thread were pretty big here in the UK, and to pick on one example (the one
quoted above) we find that their UK top 40 chart career looked something
like...
Sleepwalk 29 Jun 80
Vienna 2 Jan 81
All Stood Still 8 May 81
The Thin Wall 14 Aug 81
The Voice 16 Oct 81
Reap The Wild Wind 12 Sep 82
Hymn 11 Nov 82
Visions In Blue 15 Mar 83
We Came To Dance 18 May 83
One Small Day 27 Feb 84
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 3 Mar 84
Lament 22 May 84
Love's Great Adventure 12 Oct 84
Same Old Story 31 Sep 86
All Fall Down 30 Nov 86
...and while I can't remember the exact chart position of last year's
"Vienna" re-release, it definitely went top 20.
So this is one "one-hit wonder" that managed 3 top 10 hits, 9 top 20 hits
and no less than 15 top 40 hits.
The same's true for a number of the artists who've been included in this
thread - the Human League, Howard Jones and the Thompson Twins to name just
three.
The reverse also applies of course - many of the one-hit wonders in the US
that are being listed got *nowhere*, not even achieving a solitary hit, in
the UK.
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Gregory K. Williams
>Just thought of some more
>Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins had lots of hits. "Doctor, Doctor", "Lies"... They have a
greatest hits album out.
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ScottHollen
|> In article <2kq737$1...@gaia.ucs.orst.edu>,
|> Jeremiah "Spassvogel" Rickert <rick...@ucs.orst.edu> wrote:
|> >and that song "cry" that has all of the faces changing into other faces
|> >on the video...who did that?
|> >
|>
|> How about Paul Hardcastle's wonderfully interesting "19"?
|> ^
|
| - oooh...forgot about that one...
btw -- correction to earlier postings...it's "How to be a Zillionaire" by
ABC, isn't it?
ScottHollen
this was by Lamhal (or some spelling to that effect)...he was the former
lead singer of Kajagoogoo ("Too Shy")...I can't believe my brain can
retain such stuff...
Jason P. Milletary
>In message <2kq70p$1...@gaia.ucs.orst.edu>,
> rick...@ucs.orst.edu (Jeremiah "Spassvogel" Rickert) writes:
>>I have a few...
>>
>>Peter Schilling "Coming Home" He's big in Europe, but not so much here.
>>Nu Shooz--from the NW, just like Quarterflashinthepan, and also a 1hitwndr.
>> I can't for the life of me remember the song, though, but it had
>> cheesy animation in the video...
>"Too Good To Be True" I believe it was
What were you thinking...
>
>--Jason
>jm...@andrew.cmu.edu
>
hey, nice name...
--Jason
jm...@andrew.cmu.edu
Elson Trinidad
>So, it's understandable that, say, Falco, ABC, Thompson Twins are OHW's to the top 40 crowd but not to the Modern Rock or Dance Club crowd. Or that Jason Donovan's a OHW in the US but not the UK.
Did Jason Donovan even HAVE a hit in the US?
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compilation CD, "Living In Oblivion," released by EMI, which features some
of the coolest songs from Our Favorite Musical Era... EMI intended to release
"Oblivion" as a set, and so far they have had two volumes out. And yes, the
discs are chock full of one hit wonders!
Here are what the discs include, among others:
Living In Oblivion, Vol. 1: "Too Shy," Kajagoogo
"She Blinded Me With Science," Thomas Dolby
"Turning Japanese," The Vapors
"The Politics of Dancing," Re-Flex
"I Eat Cannibals," Total Coelo
"Shiny, Shiny," Haysi Fantazee
(and more)
Living In Oblivion, Vol 2: "Mickey," Toni Basil
"Just Got Lucky," JoBoxers
"Living In A Box," Living In A Box
"Church of the Poison Mind," Culture Club
"Heart and Soul," T'Pau
(and much more)
Pat Campbell
>In article <25FEB199...@zeus.tamu.edu>,
>WALKOWICZ, JOSHUA PETER <jpw...@zeus.tamu.edu> wrote:
>> Obsession Animotion
>They also did "Room To Move" which went Top 10 in 1989, and "Calling It
>Love".
A little known fact: The group Animotion that had the hit "Obsession" was
indeed a one-hit wonder because the group that did "Room to Move" and
"Calling it Love" was a completely different group with the same name.
The later group was led by Mrs. Richard Marx (her name escapes me at the
moment, but she is a dancer/actress/singer. She was in the Toto's
"Rosanna" video, plus the movies "Flashdance" and "Dirty Dancing" as well
as many of her husband's videos.)
Pat Campbell
camp...@sauron.msfc.nasa.gov
Bruno Fernandes
lists don't mean a rat's ass? They rank right up there with the American
Music Awards (haha what a joke) and the Grammy Awards (gag).
I would say that 90% of all the artists mentioned in this thread have had
other hits in the US alone. As another poster said, just because you
don't know of any other songs by the group...
I didn't catch the original post that started this monster thread. Who
said that Billboard was the sole source for classifying what a hit is or
is not? Soft Cell and Human League did plenty of stuff that was quite
popular here in Canada (for starters).
Many of the things being listed are still very popular (and quite saught
after) today. I'll take anyone's Human League albums right now if people
want to start giving them away (CD prefered). As well as anything
containing "I Melt With You" by Modern English... :)
Some people should definately stop listening to Top40 radio and get some
real musical taste developed.
Bruno
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Bruno Fernandes
She had plenty of hits (well, more than 2) in the 80's as well. I can go
dig up some titles, but I won't bother. Look on the FootLoose soundtrack
for 1 or more alone.
David Gibbs
I just think they are. (They might be late seventies.) (I also
think they qualify as one-hit wonders, though I don't guarantee it.)
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles
"Pop Music" by M
Does Kenny Loggins have any hits other than "FootLoose"?
Was "Rasputin" by Boney M released in the eighties? I think
Boney M had other songs that did well, but not on the pop charts.
For North America pop (but probably not Germany/Europe, and
not dance fans) Falco with "Rock Me Amadeus" probably qualifies.
-David Gibbs
(dag...@qnx.com)
Euti Kingsang Perry
Axel F - Harold Faltemeyer
Miami Vice Theme - Ian Hammer (Jan or Ian?)
What a Feeling - Irene Cara
All I Need - The guy who plays "Frisco" on General Hospital
Let's Hear it for the Boy - Deniece Williams
Dancin' in the Sheets - Shalamar
Shalamar actually had one song I remember that came before Dancin' in
the Sheets, but I forget what it was called. It had a cool video,
though.
What's the song called by Sergio Mendes (I get him mixed up with Sergio
Valente)?
There's also this really good duet that they used to play on Santa
Barbara called Can't We Try. I forget who sings it, though.
E
Flab
-JJ
Elson Trinidad
>Does anyone remember a show called MV3? It played videos like the above
>and had three hosts (two guys and a blond girl)? I LOVED that show!
MV3 was, like awesome! (to put it in 80s terminology).
Was this a nationally syndicated show? I could never tell since I saw it here
in L.A. (Channel 9, formerly KHJ), and it was filmed/produced here. Also
since one of the hosts (the only one whose name I can remember) is
Richard Blade, a local radio personality here in Los Angeles (longtime staple
of KROQ-FM).
MV3 got even better when they cut out the dancing and just showed the videos!
And don't all of you agree that 80s videos are WAY supoerior to 90s videos?
90s videos all fall into 3 categories: 1) People dancing 2) Band performing
or 3) Any video with those damn annoying quick fades! Eugh! It's so annoying!
Elson
Elson Trinidad
>Don't Disturb this Groove - The System
Wait, they had an earlier hit with "You Are In My System."
>What a Feeling - Irene Cara
You don't remember "Fame"?
>All I Need - The guy who plays "Frisco" on General Hospital
Jack Wagner.
>Let's Hear it for the Boy - Deniece Williams
Denice Williams had at least three other big hits in the 80s, though the
titles escape my memory...
>Dancin' in the Sheets - Shalamar
"Dead Giveaway," "Second Time Around," plus more. You do know that Jody
Watley used to be in Shalamar, right?
>There's also this really good duet that they used to play on Santa
>Barbara called Can't We Try. I forget who sings it, though.
I think it was Dan Hill and Vonda Sheppard. And Dan Hill had a big hit in
the 70s with "Sometimes When We Touch."
William Kucharski
jpw...@zeus.tamu.edu (WALKOWICZ, JOSHUA PETER) said the following:
> One Night In Bangkok Murray Head
Actually, Murray "was" a "one hit" artist when _One Night in Bangkok_ came out
(he had a hit in 1973? with the title song from _Jesus Christ Superstar_)
> Naughty,Naughty John Parr
He had a second (bigger?) hit soon after this with _Man in Motion_, the theme
from the movie _St. Elmo's Fire_.
> Our Loves in Jeopardy Greg Kihn Band
Greg Kihn had other successes with _Reunited_ and _The Breakup Song_.
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William Kucharski
sram...@fission.intel.com (Steve Ramirez~) said the following:
>Madness - Our House
While this was their big hit, new wave and early MTV fans will certainly
remember their earlier song, _One Step Beyond_.
>ABC - I Want to be a Millionaire
ABC had many hits; perhaps their biggest were _The Look of Love_ and
_Poison Arrow_.
William Kucharski
lne...@uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Linda Nelson) said the following:
>"Words" -- Missing Persons
"Words" was a relatively minor hit (in the league of another of their songs,
"Mental Hopscotch") compared to their big one, "Destination Unknown."
Noel Tamayo
It was hosted by Richard Blade (is he still a KROQ DJ?), and David Wolper and Karen Scott (hubba-hubba)... BTW, whatever happened to DW and KS?
Wouldn't you know it, the videos that remain vivid in my mind were the ones by those once-deemed "one-hit wonders," (of course, we now know after much discussion that it can be a relative term)...
"Come on Eileen" (those overall-clad fiddlers)...
"99 Luftballoons" (black and white filming save for a red balloon)...
"I Eat Cannibals" (oooh, I never looked at a Hefty bag the same way since)...
Then there's one show up here in the SF bay area that was b4 its time, called "Rock Vision" on channel 26, I think it came out even b4 MTV.
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Hugh Betchya
>Belle Stars.
How about "Iko Iko"? :)
Eric
Alex Fung
Pat Campbell <camp...@sauron.msfc.nasa.gov> wrote:
>fu...@ecf.toronto.edu (Alex Fung) writes:
>>In article <25FEB199...@zeus.tamu.edu>,
>>WALKOWICZ, JOSHUA PETER <jpw...@zeus.tamu.edu> wrote:
>>> Obsession Animotion
>
>>They also did "Room To Move" which went Top 10 in 1989, and "Calling It
>>Love".
>
>A little known fact: The group Animotion that had the hit "Obsession" was
>indeed a one-hit wonder because the group that did "Room to Move" and
>"Calling it Love" was a completely different group with the same name.
It was indeed a different lineup, but then again, the "Obsession" crew of
Animotion also had, as was mentioned, "Let Him Go", off the same album
(_The Language Of Attraction_ seems to be the title which leaps to mind).
>The later group was led by Mrs. Richard Marx (her name escapes me at the
>moment, but she is a dancer/actress/singer. She was in the Toto's
>"Rosanna" video, plus the movies "Flashdance" and "Dirty Dancing" as well
>as many of her husband's videos.)
That's Cynthia Rhodes. I've never seen her in any Marx videos, but I'll
take your word for it, since I don't really pay much attention to his
videos. She was also had the lead female role in "Staying Alive". :)
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Karen McKenna
>What about that song, called "Never Ending Story" ?
>Who was that by? Is this a one-hit wonder?
>Eric
That was by Limahl, ex-lead singer of Kajagoogoo, one of the many male
stars of the 80's who had that silly big-hair look. Definitely a
one-hit wonder, as is Kajagoogoo (although I can't remember what thier
hit was).
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Karen McKenna
>A couple of my personal favorites:
> "Crash", The Primitives
> If only this band had appeared a few years later! The Prims were
>a true college-rock band in the vein of 10,000 Maniacs, with a voluptuous
>blonde lead singer. "Crash", off the _Pure_ LP (I think that was the title)
>remains one of the greatest pop songs ever written, recalling the tough
>girl groups of the '60s ("Shut/shut your mouth/cause I'm not listening
>anyhow/what do you want of me/got no words of sympathy/.../I know I'll get
>messed up too/with you/with youuuuu...."), right down to the angelic refrain
>of "na-na-na, na-na nanana nanana naaaa..../slow down/you're gonna crash"
>repeated into infinity.
Surely not he same Primitives who did a song (name eludes me) -
something about Big Black Nemesis? What a fab song!
> "There She Goes", The La's
> Wasted potential. The La's stormed onto the scene in 1990 with this
>track, and in the buzz surrounding it, several times you could hear the
>words "next" and "Beatles" rather close together. One of the first inklings
>that alternative music was about to take over, even the morons that run
>CHR Radio realized how good it was, and "There She Goes" found itself at
>#42 on the Hot 100 Singles chart! Alas, the boys from Liverpool followed
>it up with a lackluster single called "Timeless Melody" and faded from
>the scene just as quickly as they had appeared.
>
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>In article <johnsnrd.762409048@flounder11> john...@rtsg.mot.com (Richard D. Johnson) writes:
>>Does anyone remember a show called MV3? It played videos like the above
>>and had three hosts (two guys and a blond girl)? I LOVED that show!
>MV3 was, like awesome! (to put it in 80s terminology).
>Was this a nationally syndicated show? I could never tell since I saw it here
>in L.A. (Channel 9, formerly KHJ), and it was filmed/produced here. Also
>since one of the hosts (the only one whose name I can remember) is
>Richard Blade, a local radio personality here in Los Angeles (longtime staple
>of KROQ-FM).
>MV3 got even better when they cut out the dancing and just showed the videos!
>And don't all of you agree that 80s videos are WAY supoerior to 90s videos?
>90s videos all fall into 3 categories: 1) People dancing 2) Band performing
>or 3) Any video with those damn annoying quick fades! Eugh! It's so annoying!
But you've forgotten the great early 90's video cliches
!
1. Silly hats eg 4 non blondes, that woman who did Somewhere.
2. Band performing in an unusual place just to shock you, most commonly
a field.
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I think that was their only hit back in, 1988.
Alex Gitlin
> Bonnie Tyler. But she had lots of hits in the 70's. This song was more
> or less her last hit. Had the hit "It's a Heartache" in 1978, from the
> album of the same name.
However, In Europe it was released as "Natural Force"...
I wonder if Diamond Cut (1979) is any good.
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>
>rick...@ucs.orst.edu (Jeremiah "Spassvogel" Rickert) spake unto the masses, saying:
>
># Ray Parker Jr.--Ghostbusters
>
> He had another top 40 hit - Girls are always fun, or girls are
> more fun, or something like that.
>
He also had "The other woman"
Tom Flower
"Lady in Red" by Chris Deburg (sp?)
Eucher
Pat Riley
>
>I'm surprised noone mentioned "Live is Life" by Opus, they
>were absolutely state of the art in this category.
>
>/Erik
>.
>.
I had thought of it, you just beat me to it :)
Here are some more though:
(***These are according to R&R U.S. charts**)
Sa-Fire--Thinking of You
Bobby McFerrin--Don't Worry, Be Happy
Roger--I Want To Be Your Man
Billy Vera and the Beaters--At This Moment
Gregory Abbott--Shake You Down
Boys Club--I Remember Holding You
Roachford--Cuddly Toy
Synch--Where Are You Now
Ivan Neville--Not Just Another Girl
Nylons--Kiss Him Goodbye
GTR--When The Heart Rules The Mind (**Great Song!!**)
Pat
John Eisenman
(William Kucharski) writes:
|> While reading article <CLvuo...@news.Hawaii.Edu>, I noticed that
|> lne...@uhunix3.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Linda Nelson) said the following:
|> >"Words" -- Missing Persons
|>
|> "Words" was a relatively minor hit (in the league of another of
|> their songs,
|> "Mental Hopscotch") compared to their big one, "Destination
|> Unknown."
Or their biggest -- "Walking in LA". All from the same album.
This thread is pretty ridiculous anyhow.
John Eisenman
Fung) writes:
|> In article <2ktbik$b...@avdms8.msfc.nasa.gov>,
|> Pat Campbell <camp...@sauron.msfc.nasa.gov> wrote:
|> >fu...@ecf.toronto.edu (Alex Fung) writes:
|> >>In article <25FEB199...@zeus.tamu.edu>,
|> >>WALKOWICZ, JOSHUA PETER <jpw...@zeus.tamu.edu> wrote:
|> >>> Obsession Animotion
|> >
|> >>They also did "Room To Move" which went Top 10 in 1989, and
|> "Calling It
|> >>Love".
|> >
|> >A little known fact: The group Animotion that had the hit
|> "Obsession" was
|> >indeed a one-hit wonder because the group that did "Room to Move"
|> and
|> >"Calling it Love" was a completely different group with the same
|> name.
|>
|> It was indeed a different lineup, but then again, the "Obsession"
|> crew of
|> Animotion also had, as was mentioned, "Let Him Go", off the same
|> album
|> (_The Language Of Attraction_ seems to be the title which leaps to
|> mind).
|>
Come on, the only decent song on the album was Obsession -- and I don't
even think they wrote it. In my book, they are a one hit band.
Don't you just hate it when you buy and album and realise too late that
the best song on the album was the one that you already heard as the single?
Euti Kingsang Perry
Actually he also had a song called Autodrive (I think), but I don't
remember if it was a hit.
Scritti Pollitti (?) - A Perfect Way
BTW, what did the Communards sing? The name sounds familiar.
Also, there was an early rap song called Jam On It, but I forget who sang it.
E
John Eisenman
Others, were actually good bands, who for some reason couldn't get past
the one hit.
In addition to the ones that I have seen mentioned:
Wild West -- Escape Club
I Want to Be a CowBoy -- Boys Don't Cry
88 Lines About 44 Women -- The Nails (actually had a decent album)
I Eat Canabal -- Toto Koelo (sp?)
Teenage Enima Nurses -- Killer Pussy
AEIOU and sometimes Y -- EbnOzn
Da Da Da -- Trio (actually had a decent album)
Pop Music -- M
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Ulrich Grepel
> Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco
> Rock me Amadeus - Falco
Falco's biggest hit was Der Kommissar. Then there was Jeannie pt. I and II,
and surely some more others. See Nena for reasons why you don't know them.
> Also, what did Peter Schilling sing? I remember hearing the name but I
> can't think of what he sang.
That was 'Major Tom (voellig losgeloest)', and as far as I remember that really
was his only hit. But I might be wrong.
Bye,
Uli
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Elson Trinidad
>Rockit - Herbie Hancock
>
>Actually he also had a song called Autodrive (I think), but I don't
>remember if it was a hit.
True, "Rockit" was Hancock's only pop hit in the 80s, but he is a jazz
legend, and has also had several hits in the 70s.
>Scritti Pollitti (?) - A Perfect Way
This song was their biggest hit, although they also had hits with "Wood Beez"
and "Boom! There She Was"
>BTW, what did the Communards sing? The name sounds familiar.
The only hit I remember was a cover of "Don't Leave Me This Way"
>Also, there was an early rap song called Jam On It, but I forget who sang it.
It was by a group called Newcleus.
Wikki wikki wikki!
Coleman Jeremiah L
_Neutron_ is the name of the group -- LOOOOONNNGGGG time ago...
used ta have the tape, till it broke...;)
Jeremiah