Memorable one-hit wonders...??

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 27 Jul 2010, 21:08

Caught a show on one of the music channels the other day featuring a selection of one-hit wonders...what ones can you recall? Tasmin Archer with Sleeping Satellite is one i remember well,Chesney Hawkes One & Only,Propaganda-Duel, Nena 99 Red Balloons....

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 27 Jul 2010, 22:07

Would I Lie To You - Charles & Eddie
Your Woman - White Town

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 28 Jul 2010, 01:58

Not ashamed to admit I like the Chesney Hawkes song.

These are also quite good--

Big Mountain - Baby I Love Your Way
Climie Fisher - Love Changes Everything
Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
The Divinyls - I Touch Myself
Shakespeare's Sister - Stay

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 28 Jul 2010, 03:51

Markgway wrote:Not ashamed to admit I like the Chesney Hawkes song.

It rocks. Only sad people think otherwise.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 28 Jul 2010, 08:19

A hairdresser who cut my hair a while ago was adamant she'd never heard it before

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 28 Jul 2010, 17:07

LIES!!!!

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 28 Jul 2010, 17:57

I know, what an ignoramus.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 28 Jul 2010, 18:15

Even I know that song.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 28 Jul 2010, 19:33

Yeah, even Grim!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 28 Jul 2010, 22:23

Informer - Snow
Spaceman - Babylon Zoo

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 28 Jul 2010, 22:33

grim_tales wrote:Spaceman - Babylon Zoo

Haha good one, I'll add Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

hmm and also Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Jul 2010, 00:12

grim_tales wrote:Informer - Snow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icb_tRTnA4g

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Jul 2010, 08:14

Cruel. but funny!
Never seen that clip before.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Jul 2010, 16:03

grim_tales wrote:Informer - Snow

In what country?

. It was a hit here! I've never heard or seen it before.

MC Hammer - You cannot touch this.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Jul 2010, 16:14

It was definitely a hit here. It reached Number Two.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 29 Jul 2010, 18:12

bradavon wrote:MC Hammer - You cannot touch this.

Lol, that sounds like a posh gentleman trying to rap, its title is actually 'U Can't Touch This'

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Jul 2010, 18:15

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Jul 2010, 18:27

That tune is used in The Simpsons for Bart's "I Didn't Do It" song

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 29 Jul 2010, 18:30

Cornershop-Brimful Of Asha

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 29 Jul 2010, 18:47

The Norman Cook remix was the hit version wasnt it? The original is much slower

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 29 Jul 2010, 19:05

saltysam wrote:Propaganda-Duel, ...

Getting nostalgic and looking for this one on youtube i stumbled across a cover by the usually irritatiing Sophie Ellis-Bextor (what happened to her?) i have to say it's a very good cover imo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jODRdi3TyjU

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Jul 2010, 19:38

grim_tales wrote:The Norman Cook remix was the hit version wasnt it? The original is much slower

Yeah, Cook frankly saved the song from oblivion.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Jul 2010, 19:48

gasteropod wrote:Lol, that sounds like a posh gentleman trying to rap, its title is actually 'U Can't Touch This'

Oops

. I cannot fucking stand text speech.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 29 Jul 2010, 19:49

saltysam wrote:Sophie Ellis-Bextor (what happened to her?)

Nothing, she's released a single this month and the previous one was in May.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 29 Jul 2010, 20:23

gasteropod wrote:
saltysam wrote:Sophie Ellis-Bextor (what happened to her?)
Nothing, she's released a single this month and the previous one was in May.

Did it chart?

Bullets 'n' Babes

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