VH1's Number One One Hit Wonder of the 1980s Was This Song

[Yavin4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLHUThBib8

Lord, I hated the 80s.

[WCGreen]

1. Come on, that was a catchy song...

[Bucky]

29. And really, shouldn't "the best song of the 80s" be from a one hit wonder band?

[MrSlayer]

2. Safety Dance should have been number one.

The 80's were great, even the crappy pop was 1000% times better than the garbage out today.

[mykpart]

3. Debby Boone in the 70s.

Did she ever sing another song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxo0lsJnx-U

[a kennedy]

4. now you can check the #1 hit on the day you were born

http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInhistory/selectMonth.htm and oh my gawd, here's my #1 song......."Good night Irene" :wow: :wow: :wow:

[Mad_Dem_X]

9. "Hey Jude" - Yessss!

[Rhiannon12866]

19. Do you two realize that you share a birthday?!

Same day, different year... I noticed because it's my birthday, too. :wow:

October 11th, right? Though I'm born between the two of you, "You Belong to Me..." Awwwww. :-)

I've only ever met one other person that shared my birthday and it's not the same year, either. Eleanor Roosevelt was also born on this day. Happy birthday to all of us! :party::hi:

[Jamastiene]

12. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by The Carpenters

That was number 1 when I was born. Good! :thumbsup:

[jmm]

16. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer

My due date was "Babe" by Styx.

[Arugula Latte]

24. "Babe" is probably in my top five LEAST favorite songs of all time.

Gawd how I hate that piece of dreck. x(

[dysfunctional press]

21. 'calcutta' by lawrence welk.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

22. The "Third Man" Theme

from the movie that starred Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten.

[nomorenomore08]

23. October 14, 1984: "I Just Called to Say I Love You"

Aw, goddamnit, why??? :grr:

[gmoney]

27. "Easier Said than Done" by The Essex

Didn't recognize it by the group name, but its one you'd recognize... I'd always assumed it was the Vandellas or someone like that.

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

Weird thing, the group was a bunch of active duty Marines, which I guess made it hard to tour and cash in. Wikipedia reports a rumor that the song was recorded in 20 minutes.

[TZ]

5. I love that song

I love 80s pop music

[Deja Q]

6. New wave voice, disco backing music.

I am going to have nightmares tonight, thank you so much! :cry:

[johnnie]

7. The 80s were terrible

I throw up in my mouth a little each time I think about the music of the 80s. Ok, maybe there were 3 or 4 good albums that came out then, but that's about it.

[Jamastiene]

11. Not to mention the big hair and horrible

fashion. :puke:

[Yavin4]

17. And Ronald Reagan Is President

Ugggghhh!!

[Jamastiene]

20. And spandex

Hairy stringy men in spandex with bad bad makeup jobs. :puke:

[Mad_Dem_X]

8. Aww, I like that song! LOL

It's very catchy, unlike a lot of crap from the 80's.

[Jamastiene]

10. I'm so glad the 80s are over.

Can't wait until they quit playing 80s shit. That day cannot possibly come soon enough. It's kind of hard to miss something that won't stay away. x(

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. This song:

http://www.youtube.com/v/FOA4ixV-3jU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1

any other suggestion is Epic Fail.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. I might consider this one to be a close second:

http://www.youtube.com/v/bw2o_Go4QWI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1

[Tuesday Afternoon]

15. for your consideration --

http://www.youtube.com/v/CmR65FHcJ6s&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1

[dana_b]

18. LOL

as a child of the 80s it's hard not to love that song. Them, Duran Duran, A-Ha, Kajagoogoo, even some old hair metal(no Culture Club though - ew).

[hellbound-liberal]

25. And yet the 80s produced this song which would have been great in any decade!

Don't Dream Its Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgihOCZ-lnE

There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
Theres a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But youll never see the end of the road
While youre travelling with me

Hey now, hey now
Dont dream its over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they wont win

Now Im towing my car, theres a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion but theres no proof
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the t.v. page

Hey now, hey now
Dont dream its over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they wont win

Now Im walking again to the beat of a drum
And Im counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief

Hey now, hey now
Dont dream its over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
Dont ever let them win

[gmoney]

26. Well, they actually hung on for a while in the UK...

I'd say a TRUE one hit wonder would be a band that had their hit, then vaporized like, say, The Vapors?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1kweo_the-vapors-turning-japanese_creation

Warning: video features left-handed bass player

[Bucky]

28. is this a rickroll?

[MadBadger]

30. I LOVE This song.

[UTUSN]

31. Well THAT sucked, but that was the point. n.t

[Brother Buzz]

32. Where was I in the eighties? I never ever heard that song before

I can't say it's a bad song, it just lacks soul. Kinda like Shrub*; a mile wide and an inch deep.