What is your favorite one-hit-wonder band (and their hit)?

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[_testify_]

1. Dexy's Midnight Runners, "Come On Eileen"

I dare you to disagree!

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2. I don't disagree

[u4ic]

It's a tie between that song

and Spiral Staircase's "More Today Than Yesterday".

[Nicole]

3. Coven: One Tin Soldier n/t

[u4ic]

4. Love the song

but prefer the Original Caste version. :hi:

[Floogeldy]

5. I cannot really narrow it down to one . . .

. . . and they may have had another hit.

But the one that comes to mind right now is "Friday On My Mind" by the Easybeats. :)

[YouthInAsia]

6. Flock of Seagulls....."I Ran"

[_testify_]

8. They had a couple of other minor hits

Spaceage Lovesong and Wishing

All 3 great songs!

[YouthInAsia]

9. Wow, I never hear any of them. Oh well.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. The Stains

"The Professionals."

[Floogeldy]

10. And this "hit" was where?

?

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. In the movie

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082639/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxxPUxhZGllcyBhbmQgR2VudGxlbWVuLCB0aGUgRmFidWxvdXMgU3RhaW5zfG14PTIwfGxtPTUwMHxodG1sPTE_;fc=1;ft=4;fm=1

[Whoa_Nelly]

11. Maurice and The Cliches

Singing Soft Core

[SiobhanClancy]

12. Rubicon..

song: "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything", year: 1978

[hholli11]

13. school of fish...three strange days. nt

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15. awesome song.

I love early 90s alternative.

-Ned's Atomic Dustbin
-PIL
-Happy Mondays
-Spin Doctors
-Teenage Fan Club

Ahh, my misspent youth.

[KitchenWitch]

16. Here is a special for you _testify_

MEET THE METS,
MEET THE METS,
Step right up and greet the Mets!
Bring your kiddies,
bring your wife;
Guaranteed to have the time of your life
because the Mets are really sockin’ the ball; knocking those home runs over the wall!
East side,
West side,
everybody’d coming down
to meet the M-E-T-S Mets of New York town!

[_testify_]

18. Opening Day is Monday.

When I was in HS, me and 4 of my buds would all have doctor's excuses on Opening Day. Some of the best days ever for me.

Thanks for the song :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

21. Anytime

I can hardly wait to watch my Twins play! I have tickets to one of the Twins versus Yankmes games.

[fudge stripe cookays]

20. We need to go bowling!

Ned's is one of my favorite bands of all time.

I'll ignore the Spin Doctors, though.

:hi:
fsc

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22. What year did you graduate HS?

I was '94. That music was SO ahead of its time.

[fudge stripe cookays]

23. You're a youngun!

I was '84.

I was in my heavy clubbing days when that stuff was popular, so I saw most of those guys live before they broke up.

fsc

[_testify_]

24. Oh. You were clubbing while I was trying to get drunk on

mouthwash and NyQuil!

[BrotherBuzz]

17. Blues Image

Ride Captain Ride

Seventy-three men sailed up from the San Francisco Bay
Rolled off of their ship, and here's what they had to say
"We're callin' everyone to ride along to another shore
We can laugh our lives away and be free once more"

But no one heard them callin', no one came at all
'Cause they were too busy watchin' those old raindrops fall
As a storm was blowin' out on the peaceful sea
Seventy-three men sailed off to history

Ride, captain ride upon your mystery ship
Be amazed at the friends you have here on your trip
Ride captain ride upon your mystery ship
On your way to a world that others might have missed

(Repeat first two verses)

(Chorus)

Ride, captain ride upon your mystery ship
Be amazed at the friends you have here on your trip

....

Was this song about that pirate, Sir Francis Drake? :shrug:

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19. I am partial to songs about the sea.

-Brandy
-A Pirate Looks at Forty
-Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Did I miss any?

[BrotherBuzz]

25. Here's a few more - minus my fave earworm that I finally lost

Queen - Sail Away Sweet Sister
Queen - Seaside Rendez Vous
Queen - Khashoggi's Ship
Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye
David Gray - Sail Away
Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
Charles Trenet - La Mer
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
The Beatles - Sea of Time
The Beatles - Sea of Hole
The Beatles - Sea of Monsters
Eva Cassidy - Drowning in the Sea of Love
Eva Cassidy - The Water is Wide
Ramsey Lewis - Wade in the Water
Jeff Buckley - Nightmare by the Sea
Led Zeppelin - Down by the Seaside
Morcheeba - Sea
Morcheeba - Moog Island
Morcheeba - Diggin' a Watery Grave
Village People - In the Navy
Seal - Deep Water
Vangelis - West Across the Ocean Sea
Vangelis - Song of the Seas
Vangelis - Islands of the Orient
Vangelis - Aquatic Dance
The Verve - The Sun, The Sea
Genesis - Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats
Genesis - Shipwrecked
The Kinks - Permanent Waves
The Kinks - Misty Water
The Kinks - I'm on an Island
The Kinks - Banana Boat Song
Pearl Jam - Love Boat Captain
AC/DC - Hell or High Water
Beck - See Water
Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
Cake - You Part the Waters
Damien O - Cold Water
De La Soul - Tread Water
Sepultura - Water
U2 - Walk to the Water
Moby - God Moving Over the Face of the Waters
R.E.M. - Beachball
Ramones - Rockaway Beach
Ramones - On the Beach
The Mamas and The Papas - Age of Aquarius
Busta Rhymes - Abandon Ship
The Doors - Ship of Fools
The Doors - The Crystal Ship
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Battle Ships
Scorpions - Ship of Fools
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song
Jake Shimabukuro - Toastman's Wave
Bee Gees - Islands in the Stream
Fatboy Slim - Love Island

[Divine Discontent]

28. Busta Rhymes quote off AOL Thumbs Up or Down voting

"Why the you touchin' me, man? Get the away from me. I hate faggots!" -- Rapper Busta Rhymes Going Off on a Young Gay Fan in Miami Who Touched His Shoulder to Congratulate Him on His New Album

1 of 6 actually give this waste of flesh a thumbs up for this comment!

[Blue Belle]

26. Catrina and the Waves - "Walkin' on Sunshine"

Either that or the Buggles - "Video killed the Radio Star"

[Broken_Hero]

27. Take on Me

by A-ha...still love that song, and their video for it is still one of my top favorites...

[flygal]

41. Oh they're still big over here in Europe

Try and find Lifelines - my favorite song!! I saw them in concert in germany last year and Morten is still smoking hot at 46!!

[Ava]

29. The Wallflowers - One Headlight

[sundog]

30. the church "under the milky way"

they actually weren't a one hit wonder, but the success if that song may have relegated them to that category in some eyes

some of their stuff is sublime

[Capn Sunshine]

32. That song is a place in time for me

Took a job in Texas ( I knew is would be bad but I had NO idea) because of the money and left paradise, AKA San Diego.
On the way towards the CA Border in the middle of the night, a full moon and stars wirling all around, I stopped at the top of a mountain pass and looked back to my beloved San Diego for the last time, and that song was playing. My heart ached like I was leaving life behind, because I knew I would never return. Madeit back to Cali, but just like I knew, not San Diego, and probably never again. :cry:

[sundog]

35. perfect pop eh?

[ghostsofgiants]

46. Love that song.

Starfish is a damn fine album.

[Capn Sunshine]

31. Haircut 100- Favorite Shirts

aka "Boy Meets Girl"

Haven't thought of it since 1984. First thing that popped into my head.

[maveric]

33. Norman Greenbaum. "Spirit in the Sky".

[RebelOne]

48. One of my favorites.

[bertha katzenengel]

34. "Pilot of the Airwaves" 1980 or 1981

pilot of the airwaves
here is my request
you don't have to play it
but I hope you'll do your best
I've been listening to your show on the radio
and you seem like a friend to me

Band or person, I don't know: Charlie Dore (pronounced doe-RAY)

If you -- anyone! -- can find it anywhere, I'll be forever in your debt. It's not the song -- it's the memories it invokes. I can't even remember any other words or any other part of the tune. That's the chorus.

[SKKY]

36. Dream Academy...

Life in a Northern Town. Remember it? "Ah hey ma ma ma run away in the night. Ah hey ma ma ma heeeeeyyyy ahhhh. Life in a Northern Town."

[XemaSab]

37. Looking Glass: Brandy

:woohoo:

[Kat45]

38. The Romantics "What I Like About You"

Great, catchy tune.

[NaturalHigh]

39. Tommy Tutone...

as in 867-5309.

[Ava]

43. that was actually my mom's phone number when she was younger.

they had people all the time calling thinking it was funny.

[NaturalHigh]

55. I bet you got some interesting calls.

[shanti]

40. strawberry alarm clock - incense and peppermints

loved it!!

[rockymountaindem]

42. Led Zeppelin with Stairway to Heaven

I wonder why they never had any other hits, they started out so well.

[RebelOne]

50. They were hardly a one-hit wonder.

They recorded many more. Check it out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin

[rockymountaindem]

54. What a surprise!

I've never heard any of those songs :sarcasm:

[gauguin57]

44. So many, but Paper Lace's "The Night Chicago Died" is right up there!

*ducking to avoid being hit by rotten tomatoes and miscellaneous garbage*

Can't help it, folks. Love that dang song!

"Dancin' in the Moonlight" by King Harvest, too!

[ghostsofgiants]

45. Nada Surf, "Popular"

[RebelOne]

47. Starbuck from the '70s -- "Moonlight Feels Right" n/t

[speedoo]

49. Oh come on people!! The Kingsmen: Louie, Louie.

Nothing else compares.

[Brewman_Jax]

51. King Harvest--Dancing in the Moonlight

awesome intro!

[APPLE314]

52. She was only the farmer's daughter but all the horsemen knew her

S***kickers Unanimous

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

53. Beatles: Ticket to Ride

Don't remember anything else from them after that.

[noonwitch]

56. The Electric Prunes-"I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night"

I always liked that song.