Post by: smurfboy on May 22, 2006, 11:16:24 pm
A dance version of 'First Time' by Robin Beck has just been released, which got me thinking about one-hit wonders. Which was your favourite?
I was actually a big fan of the original 'First Time', even though it was a hit because of a Coke advert! From the same year (1988) I love 'Voyage Voyage' by Desireless, and 'I Can't Be With You Tonight' by Judy Boucher from the previous year.
Post by: oldspice on May 23, 2006, 08:06:21 am
Oh dear. i will have to go way back to remember any one hit wonders. None of the above means a thing to me! 
Here is a list of the (often highly eccentric) one hit wonders I remember:
Little Arrows (Leepey Lee)
Tiptoe through the Tulips (Tiny Tim)
Something in the Air (Thunderclap Newman)
Have I the Right (Honeycombs)
I should have known better (Jim Diamond)
Happy Talk (Captain Sensible - actually he was the lead singer of The Damned)
Grandma we love you (St Winifred's School Choir)
Seven Tears (Gombay Dance Band??)
Day Trip to Bangor (some farty old folk band)
Matchstick Men and Matchstick Cats & Dogs (Brian and Michael??)
Post by: on May 23, 2006, 08:36:02 am
How about :
Stealer's Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you.
Sherbert - Howzat
Toy Dolls - Nellie the Elephant
Yello - The Race
Clive Dunn - Grandad
Post by: oldspice on May 23, 2006, 08:47:01 am
The most famous one hit wonder of them all:
Sugar Sugar - The Archies
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 23, 2006, 10:12:27 am
I like sugar sugar too, oldspice! My favourites are Buggles "Video killed the radio star" Aneka "Japanese Boy" and Nena "99 Red Balloons"
There was a top 50 one hit wonders show on c4 a few weeks ago. The top 5 was not very good, including things such as Afroman "Beacuse I got high". The winner was Carl Douglas "Kung fu fighting".
Post by: smurfboy on May 23, 2006, 02:15:34 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 23, 2006, 02:26:20 pm
The Minipops covered "Japanese Boy" on one of their albums you know.
Post by: smurfboy on May 23, 2006, 02:33:41 pm
Was it something I said, or done? That made him pack his bags up and run? Could it be my lover is go-one? It's breaking up my happy home...
Post by: minty on May 23, 2006, 03:21:32 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 23, 2006, 03:24:16 pm
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Post by: minty on May 23, 2006, 03:40:16 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on May 23, 2006, 04:39:10 pm
It was 1977 I think - take a look at this ebay auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=48815 20566&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Post by: wjp666 on May 25, 2006, 09:16:40 pm
Post by: Forth Bridges on May 25, 2006, 10:05:12 pm
Buggles "Video killed the radio star, can't be a one hit wornder cas there had>>> another hit THe plastic age, jan 80 no16
NOR:
Afroman "Beacuse I got high cas he had another hit
cas he had another HIt: cazy rap feb 02 got to no:10
so thos two song should NEVER been in that chat! cas thoses two act had more than one hit!
Aneka "Japanese Boy" is a greate song:
some other song tha tnever made it'
chicken song by sittping imagine:
Post by: oldspice on May 26, 2006, 08:16:41 pm