What are your favorite one-hit wonders?

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:00 am

What are your favorite one-hit wonders?
Here are some of mine:

"Send Me an Angel"--Real Life (very haunting)
"Spirit in the Sky"--Norman Greenbaum
"You Only Get What You Give"--The New Radicals
"Groove is in the Heart"--Deeee-Lite (they lost their way on their second album, though)

Postby **KBMaster** » Sat May 13, 2006 5:19 am

Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon (I'm pretty sure this is a one hit wonder, I've never heard anything else by them)

Postby **MomoAdachi** » Sat May 13, 2006 10:50 am

-"You Only Get What You Give"-New Radicals
-"99 Luftballons"-Nena
-"Closing Time"-Semisonic(is that considered a one-hit wonder?)
-"Somebody's Watching Me"-Rockwell

Postby **the_lizardqueen** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:11 am

Story of a Girl - Nine Days
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

I'm not sure that the Verve really counts, since I believe they continued to be fairly big in Europe. But I haven't seen any chart action over here in North America ever since :/

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:42 am

the_lizardqueen wrote:Story of a Girl - Nine Days
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

I'm not sure that the Verve really counts, since I believe they continued to be fairly big in Europe. But I haven't seen any chart action over here in North America ever since :/

The Spin Doctors have quite a few hits, btw. So, they don't count.

Postby **Steeltemplar** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:22 pm

"Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats. Classic

Postby **MomoAdachi** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:55 pm

Oh, Bittersweet Symphony! I love that song too! I loved how it was used in the movie "Cruel Intentions".

Postby **Tenshi no Ai** » Sat May 13, 2006 1:02 pm

Steeltemplar wrote:"Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats. Classic

That was a one-hit wonder? Yes... it is a classic (ever since I saw Bio Dome that is^^) Hmm... I know on tv there's a show often on called "One-Hit Wonders" and seen it a couples times, but I'm always suprised with what was a one-hit and songs I thought were a one-hit actually had other hits :/

Postby **Steeltemplar** » Sat May 13, 2006 2:14 pm

Tenshi no Ai wrote:That was a one-hit wonder? Yes... it is a classic (ever since I saw Bio Dome that is^^) Hmm... I know on tv there's a show often on called "One-Hit Wonders" and seen it a couples times, but I'm always suprised with what was a one-hit and songs I thought were a one-hit actually had other hits :/

I think that Men Without Hats had a second but much lesser hit with "Pop Goes The World". Nothing really reached the level of "Safety Dance" from what I can see on All Music Guide.

I am reminded of a humorous quote:

"You know, that dance wasn't as safe as they said it was..." - Fry from Futurama

Postby **Rogie** » Sat May 13, 2006 2:35 pm

"Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves.

Postby **Kkun** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:25 pm

"How Bizarre" - OMC
"I Believe In A Thing Called Love" - The Darkness

Postby **Sakaki Onsei** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:17 pm

"In The House of Stone And Light" - Martin Page
"Hold On" - Ian Gomm

Postby **Tommy** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:41 pm

This song definately stood out:

"Smells like Teen Spirit"- Nirvana

Website · Postby **beau99** » Mon May 15, 2006 2:18 pm

rocklobster wrote:[*]"You Only Get What You Give"--The New Radicals

They also had a top 20 hit with "Someday We'll Know".

KBMaster wrote:Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon (I'm pretty sure this is a one hit wonder, I've never heard anything else by them)

"You're a God", and to a lesser extent, "I'm Still Here" were also hits.

MomoAdachi wrote:-"99 Luftballons"-Nena

They're still huge in Germany.

Postby **Scarecrow** » Mon May 15, 2006 4:30 pm

Sweet Dreams (are made of this)- Eurythmics
Down Under- Men at Work
Flashdance! What a Feeling- Irene Cara (yes I know she had Fame too so shes a two hit wonder but still)
Some Like it Hot- Power Station
Barbie Girl- Aqua (what?)

Yes I love good ol cheesy 80s pop music

Lots of good one hit wonders in the 80s. Aqua isn't 80s but Barbie Girl is very 80ish.

Postby **Steeltemplar** » Tue May 16, 2006 7:55 am

Tom Dincht wrote:This song definately stood out:

"Smells like Teen Spirit"- Nirvana

Given your age, I understand how you might not have realized this, however, Nirvana was decidedly not a one-hit wonder band. They were easily the most popular and influential grunge band of the early 90's. And they still have a following now.

Though "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is indeed an awesome song

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:58 pm

Scarecrow wrote:Sweet Dreams (are made of this)- Eurythmics
Down Under- Men at Work
Flashdance! What a Feeling- Irene Cara (yes I know she had Fame too so shes a two hit wonder but still)
Some Like it Hot- Power Station
Barbie Girl- Aqua (what?)

Yes I love good ol cheesy 80s pop music Lots of good one hit wonders in the 80s. Aqua isn't 80s but Barbie Girl is very 80ish.

Except for Aqua, everyone on your list is not a one-hit wonder. Sorry.

Postby **Scarecrow** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:51 pm

Actually... well I know I said Irene Cara wasn't but she was close enough. She was a two hit wonder along with Power Station. Although Power Stations second hit was just a cover so that doesn't count. So close enough...

Or do we need a thread for two hit wonders?

(and if you say either of those are not a two hit wonder... :banned:

)

Men at Work... forgot about Who Can it Be Now and Overkill. And yea really the Eurythmics arent really a one hit wonder at all and I was gonna take em off but whatever. They are a one hit wonder IMO though since that was the only song I liked of theirs

Postby **GrubbTheFragger** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:59 pm

Lifehouse: hanging by a moment

while they are not a one hit wonder in the christian music scene they are a one hit wonder in the secular scene. At least it think they are correct me if i am wrong

Website · Postby **beau99** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:14 pm

GrubbTheFragger wrote:Lifehouse: hanging by a moment

while they are not a one hit wonder in the christian music scene they are a one hit wonder in the secular scene. At least it think they are correct me if i am wrong

"You and Me" was a hit.

Postby **GrubbTheFragger** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:24 am

beau99 wrote:"You and Me" was a hit.

oh ok i didn't relise that became a hit

Postby **Tenshi no Ai** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:36 am

rocklobster wrote:Except for Aqua, everyone on your list is not a one-hit wonder. Sorry.

I'm pretty sure they had other hits too... I'm sure I saw a scene from some music videos like Dr. Jones and Cartoon Heros. And well, Cartoon Heros also shows up on DDR so it must be a hit of some kind^^

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