One Hit Wonders

[Benji]

Perhaps the artist is a one hit wonder, perhaps they had other hits but these days they're more known for only one particular song (like Aqua with "Barbie Girl"), I'm looking for those one hit wonder songs that will stick in your head until the next one comes along. Can be pop, rock, rap, country, whatever genre you want. Help appreciated ^_^ So far I personally have...

"Take On Me" by A-Ha

"Barbie Girl" by Aqua

"Wimmin'" by Ashley Hamilton

"Heat of the Moment" by Asia

"You're Gorgeous" by Babybird

"I Don't Like Mondays" by Boomtown Rats

"The One and Only" by Chesney Hawkes

"Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba

"Brim Full of Asha" by Cornershop

"You Spin Me Right Round (Like a Record" by Dead or Alive

"Vindaloo" by Fat Les

"(We Don't Have To) Take Our Clothes Off" by Jermaine Stewart

"United States of Whatever" by Liam Lynch

"Dance The Night Away" by The Mavericks

"Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer

"The JCB Song" by Nizlopi

"How Bizzare" by OMC

"Heaven Is a Halfpipe" by OPM

"Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone

"Voodoo Child" by The Rogue Traders

"Don't Forget About Me" by Simple Minds

"Kiss Me" by Sixpence None The Richer

"Walkie Talkie Man" by Steriogram

"Do It With Madonna" by The Androids

"Dancing In The Moonlight" by Toploader

"It's Just Porn Mom" by Trucks

"Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus

"Bust A Move" by Young MC

[IAceI]

"ooh Rock me Amadeus"

Rock me Amadeus by Falco. Do it.

Edited March 30, 2008 by IAceI

[K]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOU8GIRUd_g

[Future-Shock]

"I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred

"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor

"Mikey" by Toni Basil

"My Sharona" by The Knack

"Turning Japanese" by The Vapors

"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell

"Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies

"They Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats

"MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris

[brenchill]

Babylon Zoo - Space Man

[YI]

Not really just 'ONE HIT WONDERS', I guess......

"Final Countdown" by Europe

"Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC

"I Want You To Want Me" by Cheap Trick

"Maniac" by Michael Sambello

"The Power Of Love" by Huey Lewis & The News

"Kylie" by Akcent

"Heat Of The Moment" by Asia

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics

"Jump" by Van Halen

"King Of The Castle" by The Wamdue Project

"Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners

"Red Red Wine" by UB40

"Castles In The Sky" by Ian Van Dahl

Edited March 30, 2008 by YI

[Blue Rosler]

b*witched - C'est La Vie

Lolly - Hey Mickey

Weather Girls - It's Raining Men

Also Rogue Traders - Watching You rawks.

Shaggy - It Wasn't Me

Sisqo - Thong Song

Reef - Place Your Hands

[YI]

DO YOU REALLY LIKE IT!?! IS IT, IS IT WICKED!?!?!

"Blue" by Eifel 65

"Better Off Alone" by Alice Deejay

"butterfly" by Crazy Town

"Mambo No.5" by Lou Bega

"I Got 5 On It" by Luniz

"Breakfast At Tiffany's" by whoever

"Cars" by Gary Numan

"Mama used To Say" by Junior

Edited March 30, 2008 by YI

[ADG]

'Jump' by Kriss Kross.

[Benji]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOU8GIRUd_g

Ah, someone got the hidden second purpose of this thread!

[Crybaby Bunting]

Babylon Zoo - Space Man

First thing I thought of entering the thread. So awesome

[GhostMachine]

Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry

The Humpty Dance by Digital Underground

In A Big Country by Big Country (Yes, I know they had more hits in the U.K., but they were sadly a one hit wonder here in the U.S., and its a shame what happened to their lead singer)

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo

Send Me An Angel by Real Life

Tarzan Boy by Baltimora

Melt With You by Modern English

I can probably think of a few more, but I don't wanna right now.

And technically, MC Hammer wasn't a one hit wonder; its just that Can't Touch This is his biggest hit, thus the song that's most remembered. He had a couple more, I think. (And quite frankly, Turn This Mutha Out > Can't Touch This) Same thing that happens with A Flock Of Seagulls; everyone remembers I Ran, but forgets all about Space Age Love Song. (Which is funny, because the video for it is the one where Mike Score had the punk Wolverine haircut that's made fun of)

Regarding Falco, its a shame that Der Komissar wasn't a hit in the U.S.; it may be in German, which I don't speak or understand, but I prefer it to After The Fire's cover, and the video was freakin' awesome.

Edited March 30, 2008 by GhostMachine

[Benji]

And technically, MC Hammer wasn't a one hit wonder...

See my comment about Aqua and "Barbie Girl" (Y)

[andrethegiantstopfan]

"Cotten Eye Joe" by Rednex

"Scatman" by Scatman John

"Somewhere in My Heart" by Aztec Camera

"Shot You Down" by Audiobullies

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Besides many that have already been mentioned...

"Didn't You Kill My Brother?" - Alexei Sayle

"Who Let The Dogs Out?" - Baha Men

"Catch My Disease" - Ben Lee

"Don't Fear The Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult

"Run Around" - Blues Traveler

"The Monster Mash" - Bobby Picket

"Rasputin" - Boney M

"Smoking in the Boys' Room" - Brownsville Station

"Wherever You Will Go" - The Calling

"The Devil Went Down To Georgia" - Charlie Daniels Band

"Monkey Bars" - Coney Hatch

"Sunglasses At Night" - Corey Hart

"Oh What A Feeling" - Crowbar

"King For A Day" - Crush

"Whip It" - Devo

"Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners

"Spirit in the Sky" - Doctor and the Medics

"Mama Let Him Play" - Doucette

"Save Tonight" - Eagle Eye Cherry

"All That You Are" - Econoline Crush

"Two Tickets To Paradise" - Eddie Money

"Signs" - Five Man Electrical Band

"Make Me Do Anything You Want" - A Foot In Coldwater

"All Right Now" - Free

"The Breakup Song" - Greg Kihn Band

"Silver Machine" - Hawkwind

"The Reason" - Hoobastank

"Early On Tuesday" - Jesse Cook

"The Middle" - Jimmy Eat World

"Nowhere With You" - Joel Plaskett Emergency

"Switchin' to Glide" - The Kings

"Sunny Days" - Lighthouse

"How Far Is Heaven" - Los Lonely Boys

"Beds are Burning" - Midnight Oil

"Mississippi Queen" - Mountain

"Always Something There To Remind Me" - Naked Eyes

"You Get What You Give" - New Radicals

"Sister Christian" - Night Ranger

"Spirit in the Sky" - Norman Greenbaum

"If You Leave" - OMD

"Eyes of a Stranger" - Payola$

"I'm An Adult Now" - The Pursuit of Happiness

"Black Betty" - Ram Jam

"Somewhere Down The Crazy River" - Robbie Robertson

"The Secrets That You Keep" - The Romantics

"Change Your Mind" - Sister Hazel

"True" - Spandau Ballet

"Home For A Rest" - Spirit of the West

"Green Eyed Lady" - Sugarloaf

"Ballroom Blitz" - The Sweet

"Shout" - Tears for Fears

"The Boys Are Back In Town" - Thin Lizzy

"Hold Me Now" - Thompson Twins

"Not Ready To Go" - The Trews

"Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" - Ultravox

"Everything You Want" - Vertical Horizon

"Mexican Radio" - Wall of Voodoo

"In The Year 2525" - Zager and Evans

I'm done now.

[Guest Ant]

The Mavericks are one of the most successful country/alternative groups since Brookes and Dunn. They aint one hit wonders..they have had like 4 top albums and 3 i think number ones and Dance The Night Away wasnt even one of them

And to add to the list

Wannabe Gangster by Weatus

[Benji]

The Mavericks are one of the most successful country/alternative groups since Brookes and Dunn. They aint one hit wonders..they have had like 4 top albums and 3 i think number ones and Dance The Night Away wasnt even one of them

And to add to the list

Wannabe Gangster by Weatus

In mainstream British culture they're one hit wonders, and Wheatus are WAY more known for "Teenage Dirtbag" and to a lesser degree their cover of Erasure's "Little Respect".

[ADG]

'Saturday Night' by Whigfield. Also I'd say 'Vienna' is a more identifiable song for Ultravox, moreso as it was beaten to number one by 'Shaddupa You Face'

[Nerf]

How the fuck are Van Halen, Hawkwind, Jimmy Eat World, The Sweet and Thin Lizzy one hit wonders?

[YI]

How the fuck are Van Halen, Hawkwind, Jimmy Eat World, The Sweet and Thin Lizzy one hit wonders?

To be fair...he asked for bands 'associated with one song'...and arguably Van Halen and Thin Lizzy are basically solely distinguished these days (on a 'mainstream level') by "Jump" and "The Boys Are Back In Town" respectively. I mean I LOOOVE Van Halen. But whenever I bring them up, I'm basically just met with "Oh the guys who did Jump".

JEW I really don't get, especially seeing as they've had two 'big' singles this year alone.