Favorite One Hit Wonder?

[Micca]

He had a few songs, but would be best known by Baker Street--Gerry Rafferty

 

[goofygirl]

"I Like It Like That"- Blackout Allstars

"Hell"- Squirrel Nut Zippers

"The Politics of Dancing"- Re-flex (from the 80's)

 

[Planogirl]

I may have missed these but what about:

Whip It by Devo
Putting on the Ritz by ?
Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
Hits by Don Johnson and David Soul (remember those?)

I like Take On Me by A-ha the best. It had a great video too.

 

[Stepharoonie!]

The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats

 

[Nagle]

The ultimate "one hit wonder"

My Sharona by the Knack

I also really enjoy True by Spandau Ballet.

John

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Funkytown: Lipps Inc
The Future's So Bright,I Gotta Wear Shades: Timbuk 3
Rock On: Michael Damian
Move Any Moutian: Shamen
Supermodel: RuPaul
Three Little Pigs: Green Jelly
Back For Good: Take That
In the House of Stone and Light: Martin Page

 

[ripleysmom]

Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Also my favorite song of all time.

 

[Robinrs]

Man, did I LOVE Relax, ripleysmom!! Whatever happened to that group???

 

[shep]

Originally posted by Planogirl
I may have missed these but what about:

Whip It by Devo
Putting on the Ritz by ?
Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
Hits by Don Johnson and David Soul (remember those?)

I like Take On Me by A-ha the best. It had a great video too.

Puttin on the Ritz was by Taco
Don Johnson sang Heartbeat
There's also Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer(sp?)
Chariots of Fire theme-Van Galus(i think)
Please Don't Go--KWS
Who Let the Dogs Out--Not sure who did this
MAcarena

 

[shep]

Don't You(Forget about Me)--Simple Minds

One of my other favorite's
If you leave--OMD(Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark)

 

[WDWHound]

I though thought of a few more:

Ariel by Dean Freidman (late 70s)
Last song by Edward Bear (early 70s)
Meet Me On The Corner Down at Joe's Cafe by Peter Noone in his post Hermits days (early 70s)

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Baha Men for Who Let the Dogs Out

 

[Galahad]

Originally posted by WDWHound
I though thought of a few more:

Ariel by Dean Freidman (late 70s)
Last song by Edward Bear (early 70s)
Meet Me On The Corner Down at Joe's Cafe by Peter Noone in his post Hermits days (early 70s)

Wow, Hound! Impressive!

How about:

Mississippi Queen, by Mountain, I think (70's)
Montego Bay, by Bobby Bloom (late 60's)
Green Tamborine - Lemon Pipers (60's)

 

[Trish5768]

Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves

 

[Otto's Doll]

Does anyone remember a song called "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene?

 

[fireplug]

Brandy by Lighthouse

One Tin Soldier Coven

Tubular Bells Michael Oldsfield

Black Betty RamJam

Steve

 

[circus slim]

Sauvecito - Malo
Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
I Ran - Flock of Seagulls
Tomothy - The Buoys
Funky Town - Lipps Inc.
Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
Grazin' in the Grass - Hugh Maskalena (??)
I'm Too Sexy for my Shirt - Right Said Fred
Unbellievable - EMF
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Big Country - Big Country

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Tubular Bells aka the Excorist song

 

[Towncrier]

Beep Beep - The Playmates
Sausalito Summer Night - Diesel
Venus - Shocking Blue
Tighter, Tighter - Alive And Kicking
How Bizarre - OMC (one less than OMD???)

The version of Brandy that I am familiar with was by the group Looking Glass.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Genius of Love: Tom Tom Club
Mexican Radio: Wall of Voodoo
Der Kommissar: After the Fire
Tarzan Boy: Baltimora
I Wanna Be a Cowboy: Boys Don't Cry
Temptation: Corina
Love is on the Way: Saigon Kick
What is Love: Haddaway(aka Roxbury Guys on SNL)
Funky Nassau: The End of the Beginning(also heard on Blues Brothers 2000)
My Maria: B.W Stevenson(also covered by Brooks and Dunn)
Midnight at the Oasis: Maria Muldaur
The Night Chicago Died: Paper Lace