ONE HIT WONDERS!

Those artists that may have released more than 1 single but will only ever be remembered for the ONE song that was an instant classic.

My 3 have to be :

1) Joe Public - Live & Learn
2) A.K.A. - Warning
3) Goodfellas - Suga Honey Ice Tea

Absolute classics!

OK, who's next ?

Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire
The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine
Lipps Inc. - Funkytown

Ridin' High-FazeO
Thinking About You-Timex Social Club
Blowin' My Mind-Solo

Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
Stacey Q. - 2 of Hearts
T'Pau - Heart and Soul

Scary late '80s pop crap, AWWW YEAH

M - Pop Muzik
Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

and 3 more for free

The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Patrick Hernandez - Born to be Alive
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell

All of them from 1979: the year I started buying singles

My, I feel old now

"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"/Digable Planets
"Smiling Faces"/Undisputed Truth
"Genius of Love"/Tom Tom Club

Don't Wanna Fall in Love - Jane Child
Centipede - Rebbie Jackson

***"Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward (1979)---yeah,it's a silly,cheesy song but charming nonetheless.And in 1979,it was one of the catchiest jams on the radio.

***"I Need A Freak" by Sexual Harrassment (1983)---became a huge underground club hit.These guys were unabashed Prince clones,but this song was kickin'.

***"Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck (1976)---irresistible pop gem from the mid-70s

"Luchini" - Camp Lo
"Try Me Out" - Lee Marrow featuring Charme

Friday Night- Johnny Kemp

Ain't nothing going on but the rent- Gwenite Gurthie

Ain't that type of hype- Full Force

Anxiety said:

Unfortunately they were more than one hit wonders in the UK.

PANDURITO said:

LOL...oh yeah,I remember that one!

"talk about...pop music...talk about... pop music"


one of the cheesiest songs of all-time

Anxiety said:

Come on everybody,let's sing it together now...

"I got this feeling that you're going to stay
I never knew that it could happen this way
Before I met you I was falling apart
But now at last I really know that we are

Two Of Hearts,two hearts that beat as one
Two Of Hearts,I need you,I need you!
Two Of Hearts,two hearts that beat as one
Two Of Hearts,come on,come on

Murray Head -- "One Night In Bangkok"
Falco -- "Rock Me Amadeus"
Nikki French -- "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" (yes, the original is better, but it's my all-time favorite song, and i'm sorry but i loved the dance version too)
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PANDURITO said:

Oy, how dare ya! The Boomtown Rats were not one hit wonders. You're forgetting about Mary of the 4th form, I never loved Eva Braun, Rat Trap, Looking after no. 1, Someone's looking at you, Joey's on the street again, Like clockwork, Banana Republic, Dave...

Amii Stewart had another hit with Light my Fire.

Buggles was Trevor Horn who's had hits under other guises (Art of Noise is the only one that springs to mind). He also had hits as producer/collaborator with FGTH, Dollar, Simple Minds, Spandeau Ballet, Propaganda, ABC, Malcolm McLaren, Pet Shop Boys... the list is endless.

Also, (from other posts) T'pau had hits with China in your hand, Bridge of Spies, Valentine, Sex Talk.

You feel old? - Spare a thought for me, I feel old and very sad, I remember all this useless rubbish but I couldn't tell you what I did yesterday.

DigitalLisa said:

Ooh,I'm not entirely sure I'd consider Full Force to be a one-hit wonder

"Alice (I Want You Just For Me)" (1984)
"Unselfish Lover" (1984)
"Temporary Love Thang" (1986)
"Unfaithful" (1986)
"Old Flames Never Die" (1986)
"Love Is For Suckas" (1987)
"All In My Mind" (1987)


And many of the Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam singles featured Full Force,as well.

DavidEye said:

I didn't know they had any solo hits. I liked the song they did with Samantha Fox, but was there single, called "All I Wanna Do".

And right now my favorite one hit wonder is Cheri's "Murphy's Law" along with D-Train "You're the One For Me", which are both on this great Billboard collection of big dance hits from 1982. I have one from 1983 as well that has a bunch of bigger hits by bigger artists like Donna Summer's "She Works Hard..." and Shannon's "Let the Music Play" but the 1982 one is more fun.
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AsylumUtopia said:

And Trevor Horn did a lot of work on Cher's "It's A Man's World" album and also still works with Seal, prehaps his biggest success story considering the amount of albums.

Luchini" - Camp Lo (good call, Vamp!)
"True" -- Spandau Ballet
"Float On" -- The Floaters

VinnyM27 said:

My D-Train jam was "Something's On Your Mind" (1984).

Keeping with the subject at hand:

Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy"
Double - "Captain Of Her Heart"
Connie - "Funky Little Beat"

DigitalLisa said:

Full Force...one hit wonders? I loved "Alice" and didn't they write hits for Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam? (We are talking about the kings of the jheri curl, right?)

Suzy Lane--Harmony
Lucas--Lucas with the Lid Off
Lady of Rage--Afro Puffs

VinnyM27 said:

Samantha Fox had two hits produced by Full Force: "Naughty Girls Need Love Too" and "I Wanna Have Some Fun".In the 80s,Full Force produced songs for many artists...


"Thanks For My Child" by Cheryl Pepsi Riley (1988)
"I'm Real" by James Brown (1988)
"You're Gonna Get Rocked" by LaToya Jackson (1988)
"Why Don't You Come Home" by Ex-Girlfriend (1991)
"Roxanne,Roxanne" by UTFO (1984)


And this is in addition to all of those huge hits by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam,which they usually appeared on...

"I Wonder If I Take You Home" (1985)
"Can You Feel The Beat" (1985)
"All Cried Out" (1985)
"Head To Toe" (1987)
"Lost In Emotion" (1987)
"Someone To Love Me For Me" (1987)
"Everything Will B-Fine" (1987)
"Little Jackie Wants To Be A Star" (1989)
"Just Get It Together" (1989)
"Kiss Away Your Tears" (1989)


And they recorded several albums of their own,the best being 1987's 'Guess Who's Comin' To The Crib?' album.

DavidEye said:

Right. Full Force was one of the best teams in the eighties (they had a few boy band hits in the late ninties too, but seem to be gone again) They had a bunch of good tracks with Sam, including those big hits of hers but "All I Wanna Do" was there single and she was featured on it. Does anyone know this one? I downloaded it. Wonder if it was a hit or not.

todd305 said:

Never heard that one. Do they have a good collection out that anyone can recommend. That song drives me nuts it so good.

Kiss - Prince
Eleanor Rigby - the Beatles
U were always on my mind - Elvis

Do Anything - Natural Selection

Hottie Boomalattie - Forgot his damn name already...

At Night I Pray - Wild Orchid

todd305 said:

Wow! I almost forgot about that jam! When you think of D-Train it's "You're the One For Me" that first comes to mind.

Jimi Hendrix is my favorite one hit wonder...

(for those of u who think i am full of shit, "All Along The Watchtower" was his only charting hit)...

I saw it on VH-1... It HAS to be true!!!

Gun - "Word Up"
Shakespeare´s Sister - "Stay"
Ray Parker Jr. - "Ghostbusters"