i seem to be forgetting alot of one hit wonders. Help me Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
Safety Dance is from Men Without Hats
Rock me Amadeus is falco.
We are DEVO
Posted by Dorothy (Member # 4879) on :
So i made a Boo Boo... I made the wrong misteak for Safty Dance...
Posted by Dorian Gray (Member # 3150) on :
steak is yummy
Posted by Dorothy (Member # 4879) on :
why is it i get the feeling this place may not work out for me i come in just to rewind and i get nothing but... if i want this i will go to my husband and children grrrrrrrrrrr. i can be nice as well as nasty.
Posted by P.S It's Paul... (Member # 1022) on :
But please don't be nasty... anyone.
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Boom Boom Boom is by Paul Lekakis
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
I wanna be a cowboy is by Boys Dont Cry
Taco's hit was a cover of Puttin On The Ritz
* Actually, even though people call Falco a "one hit wonder" he did have other known songs aside from Rock me Amadeus: Der Komissar and Vienna Calling are two of his lesser known hits (And der Komissar was covered by another great 80s wonder After The Fire!)
Posted by GoldTransAM (Member # 2973) on :
VH-1 did a entire show about one hit wonders with William Shatner hosting.
Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
I saw that one.
Posted by Dorothy (Member # 4879) on :
I WON'T BE NASTY AND FOR THE PERSON WHO TOLD ME WHO SING bOOM bOOM bOOM now i will look for that song on the internet. that song drove my mom nuts also thank for telling me about Falco and I wanna be a Cowboy is another song that drove my mom insane.. P.S paul I won't fight i am not going to I came here to Rewind and remember my good times. I just am upset that some people seem mean... I like people upfront but being i am new at leasted leave me get to no the group first before they have things un-nice to say.. Maybe i am taking them wrong. But at least give me a month or so here to get to know the group...
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
No one is really being all that nasty, but we will correct you so if you are looking for music or movies you will have that appropriate names and artists.
WE are DEVO
Posted by PackardWalsh (Member # 4875) on :
Simple Minds are hardly one hit wonders lol: they're a key early 80s New Wave band, who then went mainstream in the mid 80s before eventually imploding after frontman Jim Kerr began singing about political issues in a faux Irish accent!
I'll nominate DEVICE - HAMGING ON A HEART ATTACK for this thread, although, again, not strictly a one hit wonder, as I think the track WHO SAYS also charted, briefly. They put out a now hard to find (but absolutely excellent), album in a Pop/AOR style circa 1986 and then called it a day.
Posted by PackardWalsh (Member # 4875) on :
Argh, that should be HanNging On A Heart Attack! Whoops
The video for it is great BTW, mmmm, Holly Knight...
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Weird science is by OINGO BOINGO......but I think Dead Man's Party was a hit for them as well.
Dont know who sang The Beat Goes On. I like that one. (Why did I think it was a '70s song???)
Yeah, that Shatner hosted special was goooood!
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
DOROTHY: If you need someone to tell you the artists who did the 70s and 80s hits.........I'm the one!
Posted by Duckie Dale Winton (Member # 3419) on :
I have to agree that Simple Minds were hardly one hit wonders....and neither were Dexys Midnight Runners! Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
"Dead Man's Party" was the song Oingo Boingo was playing live at the party in Back to School.......
Posted by Dorian Gray (Member # 3150) on :
Duckie, Dexys Midnight Runners were one hit wonders stateside
Posted by P.S It's Paul... (Member # 1022) on :
The criteria for One Hit Wonders does vary depending on whether you are from the UK or the US. In the UK, it tends to mean 'someone who has only had one hit'. Over stateside, it means 'someone who has only had one hit that I have heard or can remember...'
Many of our most memorable artists never really made it over in the US - Dexy's and Simple Minds included. We should just feel sorry for them missing out on so much great music..... Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
AND THE BEAT GOES ON...........THE WHISPERS
(Had to do some research to find THAT one!)
Posted by Alien Angel (Member # 4909) on :
I dont see In a Big Country by Big Country on your list. Thats a great song. At least I think that was their only hit. If I'm wrong please tell me.
Posted by Alex_In_Wonderland (Member # 4912) on :
P.S It's Paul,
First time reader here...
But I was under the impression that Don't You Forget About Me was the track that broke Simple Minds in the US in a big way - didn't they start doing stadium gigs ala Depeche Mode?
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