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One Hit Wonders. What are your Favorites?

Post with video or audio examples. If you need some help refreshing your memory, check out the lists here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-hit_wonder#Lists_of_greatest_one-hit_wonders
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philipy philipy
 
 July 18, 2009 05:05 PM
I will nominate two fantastic songs by people who probably did have decent careers but are completely unknown to me apart from those songs.

Minnie Riperton does appear on one of the Wikipedia lists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I696OCV_AKQ

Bobby Goldsboro doesn't make the Wikipedia lists, but I think he qualifies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYHEBa6Xx48

It's kind of odd to call people like that "One Hit Wonders" when they were talented and seem to have had a long career with plenty of fans, but just never made the top end of the charts apart from once or twice.

While we're at it let's also throw in a great classical One Hit Wonder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZHw9uyj81g
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soundboy soundboy
 
July 18, 2009 05:22 PM
Great choices Philipy. Props for finding some that were not on the lists. That Minnie has a great voice. Sadly she died at an early age to due breast cancer.

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philipy philipy
 
July 18, 2009 05:30 PM
I didn't have to find them... already loved 'em. :)

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buddawiggi buddawiggi
 
July 18, 2009 05:18 PM
I really liked "Hippychick" by Soho.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn_SRT5scK0

And,
"Turn Up the Radio" by Autograph.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfMT1hhhgZY

And,
"Little Pig, Little Pig" by Green Jello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYwNWHZuT0

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krysstel krysstel
 
July 18, 2009 05:22 PM
Hanson for MMM Bop! It's catchy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tfSqjc_WRY
They were nice young kids, and wrote this themselves. :)

Sung again when they were older:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2610_I066I&feature=related

They have very, very good voices. :) IMHO :)
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http://www.hanson.net


Tags: hanson, hit, mmmbop, music

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chriswinga... chriswinga...
 
July 18, 2009 07:55 PM
What a great topic question!

I'm gonna add probably one the greatest one-hit wonder:
A-Ha's Take on Me

And throw a couple others I am/was a fan of that I'm surprised no one posted yet:
Los del Río — "Macarena"
Soft Cell — "Tainted Love"
Toni Basil — "Mickey"


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defolts defolts
 
July 18, 2009 08:25 PM
"play that funky music " ?Wild Cherry.
"turn the beat around" Vicky Sue Robinson
"buffalo stance" nenah cherry
gary numan "cars"
"get together" the Youngbloods
Lipps, Inc. Funkytown
Benny Mardones Into the Night
Gary Numan Cars
Alive and Kicking Tighter, Tighter
Shocking Blue Venus
The Five Stairsteps O-o-h Child
sniff and the tears Drivers seat.
I could a few more songs on here but these are some of my favorites that also were very popular when they came out.
I will put down one more that charted but did not make it all the way to the top
Wham Bam Shang Alang by Silver, it made the top 40 in late summer 1976 when I was much shorter than I am now. lol
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http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/70s.cfm

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jeffp jeffp
 
July 19, 2009 12:57 AM
Biz Markie - Just A Friend


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krusheasy krusheasy
 
July 19, 2009 01:10 AM
Runaway Train, Soul Asylum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNre5neZ6QI

Rump Shaker, WRECKX-N-EFFECT

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

Freak Like Me, Adina Howard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmW3lh7Npzg

Return of The Mack, Mark Morrison

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

Peaches, Presidents of the United States

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmaF6IOODFc&feature=related

No Rain, Blind Melon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-6Lgc3Fvzw

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modenapsu modenapsu
 
July 19, 2009 06:33 AM
Here is a site with a list of the top 100 (by their methods) One Hit Wonders.
--- It is a fun list to browse through!

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jfinke jfinke
 
July 19, 2009 11:45 AM
"Kung-Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas:


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