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FReeper Canteen ~ One Hit Wonders (Voter Thread) ~ Do You Have A Favorite? ~ 13AUG2005
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Posted on 08/12/2005 6:49:37 PM PDT by MoJo2001
One Hit Wonders (Voter Thread) |
Welcome To The Canteen Music Dedication!! In our continued effort to bring music themes that you want, we continue this week with our Canteen voted thread of One Hit Wonders!This list was compiled from various sources. Some of you may disagree with an artist showing up in our One Hit Wonders list, but that's okay. We're not here to state that we are the authority on such matters. We're here to enjoy some music from popular artist (although, not popular for long) of their respective music eras. There are many artists/songs that are considered One Hit Wonders. However, we don't have all day and night to list them. We've gotta sleep now and again! Hehehe! We enjoy feedback. If you have requests, please ping laurenmarlowe on the thread or via FReepmail. As always, we greatly appreciate the opportunity to entertain our Troops, Veterans, and their family members. Enjoy!
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Artist |
Song |
Artist |
Song |
Modern English *MoJo could've sworn they had another hit, but VH1 thinks otherwise. Oh well! Anyone else remember Nicholas Cage in "Valley Girl" and this song? |
Melt With You |
Murray Head |
One Night In Bangkok |
Real Life *There was a white horse a chick and that's all remember about the video to this song! |
Send Me An Angel |
Rick Astley *Who was lamer? Rick or his brother Jon? LOL! |
Never Gonna Give You Up |
Scritti Politti *Another great song to annoy the parental units on a long road trip! |
Perfect Way |
Soft Cell *How MoJo misses the 80s! What a great song! |
Tainted Love |
T'Pau |
Heart and Soul |
Terrence Trent Darby *Whatever happened to him? |
Wishing Well |
Thomas Dolby *A song that makes almost every 80s collection. |
She Blinded Me With Me Science |
The Belle Stars *Song made popular thanks to "Rain Man". Remember that movie? Remake of the Dixie Cups! |
Iko Iko |
Timex Social Club *This group was created from members of Club Noveau. Both groups experienced One Hit Wonders! |
Rumors |
Tom Cochran |
Life Is A Highway |
Tommy Shaw *From Styx to Solo Artist to Damn Yankees with Ted Nugent |
Girls With Guns |
Kajagoogoo *Stunned that Big Apple wasn't considered a hit! |
Too Shy |
Trio *Volkswagen commercial made this song a hit! |
Da Da Da |
Wall Of Voodoo |
Mexican Radio |
When In Rome *What does MoJo remember about these guys? They were cute! Hehe! |
The Promise |
Yello *Ferris Bueller's Day Off and this song! Oh YEAH! |
OH YEAH |
Alana Davis *If you ever have a chance, listen to her entire CD. What an incredible voice and range! |
32 Flavors |
Billie Meyers |
Kiss The Rain |
Chumbawumba *Um, very British! How about that? |
Tubthumping |
Del Amitri *Um, MoJo thinks there was a shopping cart in this video. Maybe not! |
Roll With Me |
Des'ree *Loved this song until they used it in Promos for "Good Morning America". Nothing like killing a song! |
Gotta Be |
Sir Mix A Lot *This song caused great distress to the NOW chicks. Meanwhile, the rest of us loved it. Old School Rap! |
Baby Got Back |
Right Said Fred *These dudes were strange, but a bumping overplayed song! |
I'm Too Sexy |
Billy Ray Cyrus *MoJo disagrees with VH1 on this one. After all, the song "Some Gave All" was awesome! |
Achy Breaky Heart |
Joe Public *One of those songs MoJo was sleepwalking through in the 90s. |
Live and Learn |
Lisa Loeb *MoJo kind of disagrees with this one as well, but oh well! |
Stay |
Tag Team *90s Hip Hop/Rap |
Whoomp! There It Is |
Gabrielle |
Dreams |
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To: MoJo2001
The La's - There She Goes
To: MoJo2001
The greatest one-hit-wonder of them all,
SUKIYAKI by Kyu Sakamoto
yeargh!!
142
posted on
08/12/2005 7:47:25 PM PDT
by
Fudd Fan
(fiat voluntas Tua)
To: Smartass
The prayer is just beautiful, SA!...as usual, you touched my heart with the words you chose!
143
posted on
08/12/2005 7:48:16 PM PDT
by
luvie
(A BAD DAY FOR THE DIMS IS A GOOD DAY FOR THE COUNTRY!!!!!! GO BOLTON-CLEAN HOUSE AT THE UN!!! :o))
To: barker; laurenmarlowe; All
144
posted on
08/12/2005 7:48:51 PM PDT
by
Drumbo
("Of course I have an attitude, I spent my life beating things for a living." - Drumbo Thunder)
To: tet68; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; HiJinx; Radix; Spotsy; Diva Betsy Ross; ...
DJ SUNSHINE!
Music for our Troops, Veterans, and their families!!
Canteen Music Requests Incoming!
(Please support the artists below!)
If you would like to be added/removed from the
Canteen Music Ping List, please
FReepmail MoJo2001 or Kathy In Alaska
The Chips~Rubber Biscuit
Genre: From The Brlue Brothers
Suitable for MA and kids: YES!
*** Please ping laurenmarlowe to any song requests
made on the thread. Thank you! ***
To: MoJo2001
Oh WOW!! That is so much better!!! Thanks so much for posting that!! I've always liked that song and was bummed I couldn't find a better version of it to play!
You guys are the greatest!
146
posted on
08/12/2005 7:50:20 PM PDT
by
Zacs Mom
(Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
To: acad1228
Thanks, acad, for today's daily dose o' da blues.
147
posted on
08/12/2005 7:50:30 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: Zacs Mom
Our usefulness can sometimes be astounding. Glad you got a version of a song you like!!
Don't be such a stranger. We're here everyday!! And of course, we have a music dedication every Saturday.
148
posted on
08/12/2005 7:51:44 PM PDT
by
MoJo2001
(www.proudpatriots.org (Support Our Troops)....12)
To: MoJo2001
"Just Like Romeo and Juliet" by The Reflections, "Looking for an Echo" by Kenny Vance and the Planetones
149
posted on
08/12/2005 7:52:35 PM PDT
by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: MoJo2001; LUV W
LOL! Phil is close... it's Phil Phillips!
The Honeydrippers are one hit wonders - and they aren't at all. That was the name Robert Plant, of Led Zeppelin fame, chose for himself when he recorded an album of his favorite older musci.
150
posted on
08/12/2005 7:52:48 PM PDT
by
I still care
(America is not the problem - it is the solution..)
To: All
To: Sir Francis Dashwood
My Kinda Lover
Stroke Me
In The Dark
All Night Long
152
posted on
08/12/2005 7:53:23 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(Everyone brings joy into a room. Some when they enter. Others when they leave)
To: I still care; MoJo2001
Thanks for your request! I'll play for you shortly!
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; MoJo2001; Fawnn; HiJinx; Radix; Spotsy; Diva Betsy Ross; The Sailor; ...
DJ SUNSHINE!
Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
Canteen Music Requests
Incoming!
(Please support the artists below!)
If you would like to be added/removed from the
Canteen Music Ping List, please
FReepmail MoJo2001 or Kathy In Alaska
Brad Paisley ~ I Wish You'd Stay
Brenda Lee ~ Sweet Nothin's
Genre: Country/Classic Rock & Roll
*** Please ping laurenmarlowe to any song requests
made on the thread. Thank you! ***
154
posted on
08/12/2005 7:54:03 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: Mark In Columbus; MoJo2001
Evening, thanks for your song request! I'll post for you here in a bit!
To: I still care
Thank you! My hubby couldn't believe he could be wrong on this one! LOL! He feels much better now! :o)
156
posted on
08/12/2005 7:55:07 PM PDT
by
luvie
(A BAD DAY FOR THE DIMS IS A GOOD DAY FOR THE COUNTRY!!!!!! GO BOLTON-CLEAN HOUSE AT THE UN!!! :o))
To: Drumbo
Many thanks. You're fast tonight.
157
posted on
08/12/2005 7:55:15 PM PDT
by
barker
(If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence try ordering somebody else's dog around.)
To: PzLdr
Good evening, and thanks for your request! I'll get loaded and post for you here in a bit!
To: Drumbo
Speaking of Lindsey Buckingham (Wow, was he ever adorable back in the '80s), I would love to hear his "Trouble" or even "Chuck E's in Love" by Rickie Lee Jones.
I just discovered this is mp3 format. It took me a year to get my CD burner to work, so about this time next year, I'll be pinging y'all back and saying "THANK YOU, THANK YOU!"
LOL!
159
posted on
08/12/2005 7:55:41 PM PDT
by
mabelkitty
(Lurk forever, but once you post, your newbness shines like a new pair of shoes.)
To: All
That Thing You Do
~ The Wonders ~
From the soundtrack to the Tom Hanks-written and directed movie about a fictional rock & roll band from Erie, Pennsylvania who luck into their one and only hit record in 1964, this title track reached # 21 on real-life Billboard Charts in 1996! Both the movie and the song are favorites of mine.
Lies
~ The Knickerbockers ~
In early 1966, the Knickerbockers hit the Top 20 with "Lies," the best and most accurate early Beatle imitation ever recorded; the lead vocals were a dead ringer for John Lennon and the whole production could have fit in snugly on the second side of A Hard Day's Night. Actually a frat rock band from New Jersey who didn't write much of their own material, they never made anything else as successful. A couple decent follow-ups "One Track Mind" and the similarly mock-British Invasion "High on Love" were small regional hits, but their albums were even blander than many of the era's other one-shot artists. Drummer and singer Jimmy Walker briefly replaced Bill Medley in the Righteous Brothers.
The classic structure and the distinctive "bridge" section ("Someday you're gonna be lonely") seems to my ear to be the note-for-note inspiration for "That Thing You Do" by The Wonders and the Knickerbockers story could be the prototype of the movie.
160
posted on
08/12/2005 7:55:47 PM PDT
by
Drumbo
("Of course I have an attitude, I spent my life beating things for a living." - Drumbo Thunder)
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