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I'll name a few to get this going...

When in Rome- The Promise
The Blow Monkeys- Digging Your Scene
The Psychedelic Furs- Love My Way
Echo & The Bunnymen- Lips Like Sugar
Al B. Sure!- Nite and Day
Loose Ends- Hangin' On A String
Lindsey Buckingham- Go Insane
Levert- Casanova
General Public- Tenderness
Franke and The Knockouts- Sweetheart

Lindsay Buckingham had a big hit here with "I think I am in trouble". What about bands like .... Big Country, there single Big Country. What about that Pretty in Pink song, "if you leave, I won't cry, I won't waste one single"

Yes, you're right, Buckingham had a hit here as well with 'Trouble' and, of course, he was a key member of Fleetwood Mac for years. I was just trying to include his solo work.

You're thinking of OMD's 'If You Leave' from Pretty in Pink. Good song as well.

That's it, I hope I am not getting senile in my old age, not remembering OMD.

Flock of Seagulls-I ran
Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax
Modern English-Melt with You
Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen
Tommy Tutone-867-5309 Jenny
Taco-Puttin on the Ritz

The 80s, by far, has the best one hit wonders.
Great thread btw Its takin me back to my days of dayglo, jellies, mini skirts and HUGE hair. LMAO

(10-06-2011, 02:36 AM)imsuchawildflower Wrote: [ -> ]Flock of Seagulls-I ran
Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax
Modern English-Melt with You
Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen
Tommy Tutone-867-5309 Jenny
Taco-Puttin on the Ritz

The 80s, by far, has the best one hit wonders.
Great thread btw Its takin me back to my days of dayglo, jellies, mini skirts and HUGE hair. LMAO

Well, the 80's were really the last of days of bands as we know them. I mean, the 90's spawned pop groups like Third Eye Blind, the Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twenty, Hootie & the Blowfish, etc., but the 80's had tons of 'bands' trying to make it.

In the 2000's you still have a few bands making music: Staind, The Script, The Fray, Train, etc., but the majority of pop music now is a single artist (who has songs written for them, not composing them as a complete band would).

Forgot one from the other day:

Haircut 100- Love Plus One

The 90's were pretty good for bands too..
Nirvana,
Stone Temple Pilots, Dave Matthews Band, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden
Candlebox, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine,
Pearl Jam, Weezer, Green Day, Oasis, REM, Alice in Chains, Tool,
Toadies, The Flaming Lips, The White Stripes, Nine Inch Nails,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Wilco,
Counting Crows.....and the list goes on, but thats all I could come up
with that I listened to when my kids were little. LOL

Some recent 80's additions to the IPod:

Der Kommissar- After The Fire
Don't Tell Me Lies- Breathe
Fantasy- Aldo Nova
Flesh For Fantasy- Billy Idol
Forever Young- Alphaville
Forget Me Not- Bad English
Goody Two Shoes- Adam Ant
Heartbreak Beat- Psychedelic Furs
I've Been In Love Before- Cutting Crew
Kiss And Tell- Bryan Ferry
Lessons In Love- Level 42
Never Surrender- Corey Hart
Obsession- Animotion
Right On Track- The Breakfast Club
Shock The Monkey- Peter Gabriel
When Your Heart Is Weak- Cock Robin
Why Can't I Have You- The Cars
Just Got Lucky- JoBoxers
Fight Fire With Fire- Kansas
It's A Mistake- Men At Work
Promises, Promises- Naked Eyes
I Can't Wait- Nu Shooz
Say It Isn't So- The Outfield
What Have I Done To Deserve This- Pet Shop Boys
I Cannot Believe It's True- Phil Collins
Some Like It Hot- Power Station
Don't Get Me Wrong- The Pretenders
Harden My Heart- Quarterflash
Beat Of A Heart- Scandal

imsuchawildflower Wrote:

Your sig line is hilarious.

(10-05-2011, 01:33 AM)Midwest Spy Wrote: [ -> ]I'll name a few to get this going...

The Psychedelic Furs- Love My Way

The Ghost in You - Psychedelic Furs

All my one hit wonders are '60's and '70's.

I must be old.

(12-19-2011, 10:57 PM)cladking Wrote: [ -> ]All my one hit wonders are '60's and '70's.

I must be old.

Please. For all that is sacred and Holy please don't mention Billy, Don't Be a Hero -or- Timothy. Ode to Billy Joe gets a wink and a nod. 96 Tears, Spirit in the Sky and I've Got a Line on You, too.

(12-20-2011, 12:07 AM)Sterling Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-19-2011, 10:57 PM)cladking Wrote: [ -> ]All my one hit wonders are '60's and '70's.

I must be old.

Please. For all that is sacred and Holy please don't mention Billy, Don't Be a Hero -or- Timothy. Ode to Billy Joe gets a wink and a nod. 96 Tears, Spirit in the Sky and I've Got a Line on You, too.

I would never do that.

Iwas thinking more along the line of Patti Smith -Because the Night or (Rhonda hep me) Mouth and McNeil -How Do You Do.

(12-19-2011, 08:42 PM)Smegma Wrote: [ -> ]

imsuchawildflower Wrote:

Your sig line is hilarious.

I can watch it over and over and smile and giggle every time.
Something so wonderful about watching someone faceplant
on a treadmill that gets me going. Probably because I know exactly
how it feels...broken glasses and all.
To this day I refuse to use a treadmill...

They are not a one hit wonder but I used to love The Cars. I wore out that cassette tape in my car! I just heard them on the radio the other day - Best Friends GF. Cranked that all the way up.

My Sharona, The Knack

Thought of you Spy . . . got the 80's playing on the pod . . . shuffle mode.

Here's a few one-hitters (I'm pretty sure they are) submitted for your perusal:

Holiday - The Other Ones
Ship Of Fools - World Party
Welcome to the Boomtown - David and David
Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
I Wanna Be a Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry
The Politics of Dancing - Re-Flex
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Tell Me Why - Bronski Beat
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Don't You Want Me - Human League
Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo
I Got You - Split Enz

Very nice!

First nightclub I ever went to in my life occurred in 1985 in Oslo.

No lie, as I'm standing in the line to get in, there's a super-hot young woman in front of me. In Europe, when you queue up, the line starts to compress and you feel like people are pressing up against you (which can be good or bad depending on your perspective).

Anyway, this line is compacting, we're hardly moving anywhere, and I'm suddenly pressing up very tightly against this gal. I'm looking at my buddy like, "holy shit, I'm right against her ass!" pretty fun if you're 19 years old.

We get inside, and the tune that's blaring??

None other than Tarzan Boy.

Ooohhhh-oooohhhh oooohhh ooohhhh oooh oh oh ooh oh.

Love David & David too.

(12-20-2011, 12:07 AM)Sterling Wrote: [ -> ]Please. For all that is sacred and Holy please don't mention Billy, Don't Be a Hero -or- Timothy. Ode to Billy Joe gets a wink and a nod. 96 Tears, Spirit in the Sky and I've Got a Line on You, too.

Sorry, could not resist