One Hit Wonders

[KingOfDreams]

What is Love - Haddaway

Is this the song in the Roxbury Boys SNL skits?

 

[KingOfDreams]

Nada Surf - "Popular". That song was so cool.

Nada Surf has had another hit. "Inside of Love".

 

[Anguissette1979]

Lit - My Own Worst Enemy

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

70's (song - band)

Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
All Right Now - Free
Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
Mr. Bigstuff - Jean Knight
Popcorn - Hot Butter
Bang a Gong (Get it On) - T.Rex
Midnight at the Oasis - Maria Muldaur
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
Black Betty - Ram Jam
You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
Pop Muzik - M
Makin' It - David Naughton

 

[Equint77]

one unfair one hit wonder was the verve for "bitter sweet symphony".

Urban Hymns, No Come Down, A Storm in Heaven are ****ing amazing CD's.

They made much better music than they were given credit for... Amazing Bass lines.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

80's (song - band)

Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
Cars - Gary Numan
Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
Wondering Where the Lions Are - Bruce Cockburn
Whip It - Devo
I want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
Mickey - Tony Basil
I Know What Boys Like - Waitresses
Fantasy - Aldo Nova
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Major Tom - Peter Schilling
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Der Kommissar - After the Fire
In A Big Counter - Big Country
Let the Music Play - Shannon
99 Luftballons - Nena
Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Radioactive - The Firm
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
In My House - Mary Jane Girls
Heart and Soul - T'Pau
It Takes Two - Rob Base and D.J. E-Z Rock
I Melt With You - Modern English
What I Am - Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
Wait For You - Bonham

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

90's (song - band)

Groove is in the Heart - Dee-Lite
No Myth - Michael Penn
I Touch Myself - The Divinyls
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Hippy Chick - SOHO
Deeper Shade of Soul - Urban Dance Squad
Rump Shaker - Wreckx-N-Effect
Baby Got Back - Sir Mixalot
Jump Around - House of Pain
Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe - Whale
I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) - Proclaimers
Whoomp...There It Is - Tag Team
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - The Crash Test Dummies
Macarena - Los Del Rio

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Looks like the 70's and 80's win for O.H.W.'s

 

[Mr Sparkle]

90's (song - band)

Groove is in the Heart - Dee-Lite
No Myth - Michael Penn
I Touch Myself - The Divinyls
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Hippy Chick - SOHO
Deeper Shade of Soul - Urban Dance Squad
Rump Shaker - Wreckx-N-Effect
Baby Got Back - Sir Mixalot
Jump Around - House of Pain
Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe - Whale
I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) - Proclaimers
Whoomp...There It Is - Tag Team
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - The Crash Test Dummies
Macarena - Los Del Rio

whale is actually pretty good.

and hippy chick had a smiths sample WTF?

 

[My vengeance]

Macarena is the mother of all One Hit Wonders.Come on,you know it's true.

 

[Equint77]

Macarena is the mother of all One Hit Wonders.Come on,you know it's true.

that is one of those songs that turned us all into victims.. it was like a musical version of herpes.. it's there with you for life and nothing and no one will ever cure you.

 

[Armand Z Trip]

80's (song - band)

Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
Cars - Gary Numan
Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang
Wondering Where the Lions Are - Bruce Cockburn
Whip It - Devo
I want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
Mickey - Tony Basil
I Know What Boys Like - Waitresses
Fantasy - Aldo Nova
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Major Tom - Peter Schilling
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Der Kommissar - After the Fire
In A Big Counter - Big Country
Let the Music Play - Shannon
99 Luftballons - Nena
Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Radioactive - The Firm
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
In My House - Mary Jane Girls
Heart and Soul - T'Pau
It Takes Two - Rob Base and D.J. E-Z Rock
I Melt With You - Modern English
What I Am - Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
Wait For You - Bonham

Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves, Let's Go All the Way - Sly Fox, Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart, Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jnr., I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

 

[Immortalfire]

Mambo #5 is crap

Maybe, but Combo #5 rules.

 

[AndThePickles]

Here's a few I like:

Mambo # 5 - Lou Bega
Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eifel 65 (more for the video than for the song)
Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
Are You Jimmy Ray? - Jimmy Ray
Closing Time - Semisonic
How Bizarre - OMC
What is Love - Haddaway
Walkin' in Memphis - Mark Cohn

YES! Haha I love that song. Especially while watching Night at the Roxbury.

 

[Equint77]

YES! Haha I love that song. Especially while watching Night at the Roxbury.

I remember NBA on NBC used to play Haddaway's song during player introductions.

Like I wanna hear "what is love" while Jordan approches the court.

 

[AndThePickles]

I remember NBA on NBC used to play Haddaway's song during player introductions.

Like I wanna hear "what is love" while Jordan approches the court.

Heh, wow, don't remember that. That is a really bizarre choice of song.

 

[Equint77]

Heh, wow, don't remember that. That is a really bizarre choice of song.

this was during the 1992-1993 basketball season... I'm sick to have remembered that... but for some reason it sticks with me.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

I remember NBA on NBC used to play Haddaway's song during player introductions.

Like I wanna hear "what is love" while Jordan approches the court.

They played that during NBA promos?

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves, Let's Go All the Way - Sly Fox, Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart, Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jnr., I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Wow, the O.H.W. site I got those from isn't comprehensive enough.

 

[Son Of Logan]

Jenny (867-5309) - Tommy Tunone

...And pretty much half the s*** that Wilhelm pointed out.

 

[Equint77]

They played that during NBA promos?

promos... player introductions.... thank god it was just the tracks and not the vocals in the back.

I'd have nightmares seeing Ewing's face with "baby don't hurt me" in the background.

 

[JewishHobbit]

I think these were one hit wonders, but I'm not a big music guy so I could be wrong:

Primitive Radio Gods - "Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth With Money In My Pocket" (it's either "pocket" or "hand" I don't remember)

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

Hoobastank - The Reason (At least I don't know of another song that made it)

Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm

I'll list this because in America they barely got a hit out, but in Europe they're huge........

Westlife - Flying Without Wings

 

[Calvin]

Good question. Didnt read the first post, just assumed it was just naming one hit wonders.

Hmmm but one that I liked was Four to the Floor by starsailor remix. Not sure how it did in other countries

The only time I've heard that song has been in Layer Cake. I really liked it though.

 

[I_am_budders]

Flagpole Sitta - Harvey DAnger

My favorite OHW song by far.

 

[I_am_budders]

I think these were one hit wonders, but I'm not a big music guy so I could be wrong:

Primitive Radio Gods - "Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth With Money In My Pocket" (it's either "pocket" or "hand" I don't remember)

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

Hoobastank - The Reason (At least I don't know of another song that made it)

Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm

I'll list this because in America they barely got a hit out, but in Europe they're huge........

Westlife - Flying Without Wings

Hoobastank had "Running Away" and "Crawling in the Dark" before "The Reason". They also released "Out of Control" and maybe some more that I was unaware of, just none of those were really "Top 40" oriented songs. They played them all the time on rock stations around here though.