80's One Hit Wonders

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  1. John Picard

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  2. Zulu Romeo

    Zulu Romeo World Famous Starship Captain Admiral

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    Only this week I was reminded of this minor classic from the late 80s:

    [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vGpdM3qG84[/yt]

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  3. Kira's Mom

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    I can't believe how many of those I remember! I loved "Let's Go All the Way" and "Don't Disturb This Groove".
     
  4. Marc

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    I looked up Toni Basil who did "Mickey" in 1982 after she came up in a discussion with a friend.

    She's 67 this year (23 days younger than my dad) and was 39 when the song came out - couldn't believe it
     
  5. Aragorn

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    When I posted a thread about one hit wonders, there was a lot of blowback because artists have a different number of hits depending on the country. For example, David Hasselhoff has zero hits in the USA, but he's got a few overseas.
     
  6. Zulu Romeo

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    On the other hand, this one actually was a one-hit wonder, it being literally their only single:

    [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfYZ-b3D43w[/yt]

    :cool: :cool: :cool:
     
  7. Mike Farley

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    My friends and I had a minor obsession with that song in high school.
     
  8. rramarr

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    Some parts of Europe still enjoys ukelelian music so it don't take much to get a hit.
     
  9. John Picard

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    Polka music is also big time stuff in central Wisconsin.
     
  10. Chaos Descending

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    ^^^ As well it should be!
     
  11. Flibble

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    Yikes! My husband has Autograph and Honeymoon Suite CD's..... : |
     
  12. Rincewiend

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    I only know 4 of them...
     
  13. Reverend

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    Not sure if it qualifies as a one hit wonder, but I recently rediscovered this old track and was instantly catapulted back to the days of green desktops and white bees.