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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!



 

 

Artist Song Artist Song

Neneh Cherry
*Related to Don Cherry and Eagle Eye Cherry. This song is 1989. 80s Hip Hop/Dance
 
Buffalo Stance Betty Harris
*This song forces one to almost cry at how she sounds singing it.
Cry me a river comes to mind!
Cry To Me

Teddy Bears
*The Shirelles are probably better known for this song.
 
To Know Him Is To Love Him Barry Mann
*Song from 1961
Who Put The Bomp

The Voxpoppers
*From 1958
 
Wishing For Your Love Hollywood Argyles
*From 1960
Alley Oop

The Gentrys
*From 1965
 
Keep On Dancing Amboy Dukes
*From 1968
Journey To The Center Of The Mind

Leapy Lee
*From 1968
 
Little Arrows Four Jacks & A Jill
*From 1968
Master Jack

Terry Jacks
*1974
 
Seasons In The Sun Carl Douglas
*From 1974
Kung Fu Fighting

Rosie & The Originals
*From 1976
 
Angel Baby The Knack
*From 1979
My Sharona

Anita Ward
*From 1979
 
Ring My Bell The Buggles
*From 1979
Video Killed The Radio Star

Amii Stewart
*From 1979
 
Knock On Wood Rupert Holmes
*From 1980
Escape (Pina Colada Song)

Buckner & Garcia
 
Pac Man Fever Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen

The Divinyls
*This song was rereleased in the 1990s.
 
I Touch Myself Falco Rock Me Amadeus

Gary Numan
 
Cars
Greg Kihn Band
*MoJo likes Weird Al Yankovic's parody of this tune!
 
Jeopardy

Harold Faltermeyer
*No Crazy Frog version tonight! WooHoo!!
 
Axel F Johnny Hates Jazz Shattered Dreams

Johnny Kemp
*VH1 obviously forgot about his awesome "Birthday Suit" song, huh?
 
Just Got Paid
Lipps, Inc
*MoJo and sibs annoyed the parents on a family vacation with this song. Who knew parents were so touchy!
 
Funkytown

Matthew Wilder
*A very chippy and happy song!
 
Break My Stride Men Without Hats
*Who remembers the midget from the video?
Safety Dance

 

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

 

Artist Song Artist Song

Craig Mack
*Hip Hop/Rap
 
Flava In Ya Ear Ini Kamoze Here Comes The Hotstepper

Wynona Carr
*A MoJo favorite!
 
Til The Well Runs Dry
Jeannie C. Riley
 
Harper Valley P.T.A

Bobby *Boris* Pickett
*Great song to scare little kids during Halloween!
 
Monster Mash The Contours
*Loved this song in the movie "Dirty Dancing".
Do You Love Me

The Bobbettes
 
Mr. Lee
Essex
 
Easier Said Than Done

Hollywood Flames
*TexasCowboy made an awesome music for our Troops with this song!
 
Buzz Buzz Buzz Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs Sugar Shack

Duice
*Jessica Simpson would love this song!
 
Daisy Dukes
JJ Fad
*Love people that talk fast? You'll love this song!
Old School Rap/Hip Hop
 
Supersonic

Kid Frost
*Latino Hip Hop/Rap
 
La Raza
Master Ace
*hotstreak loved this video because they were at a car show. Hello?
 
Born To Roll

Quad City DJs
*Choo choo train!
90s Hip Hop/Rap
 
Come On Ride The Train Skee Lo
*Rap/Hip Hop
Very funny song!
I Wish

RuPaul
*Okay! MoJo loves this song!
 What can I say?
 
Supermodel The Ad Libs Boy From New York City

Sheb Wooley
 
Purple People Eater The Trashmen Surfin' Bird

The Verve
 
Bittersweet Symphony Til Tuesday Voices Carry

The Kingsmen
 
Louie Louie
Rockwell
*Michael Jackson sings back up.
 
Somebody's Watching Me

Shannon
 
Let The Music Play Tracey Ullman They Don't Know

Peter Shilling
*English version of this song
 
Major Tom Linear Sending All My Love

Vanilla Ice
*There is so much MoJo could say, but I won't.
 
Ice Ice Baby
DMob and Cathy Dennis
*MoJo guesses Diva Betsy Ross could really get down to this song! WooHoo!
 
C'Mon and Get My Love

 

Artist Song Artist Song

Mellow Man Ace
*Bilingual Rapper
 
Mentirosa
(That would be *liar* for the Spanish inept out there like Ma!)
Kyper Tic Tac Toe

Oran *Juice* Jones
*Old School Rap
 
Walking In The Rain Archies
*Hmm...
Sugar Sugar

Guy Mitchell
 
Singing The Blues J. Frank Wilson
*A sad Oldies song!
Last Kiss

Thurston Harris
 
Little Bitty Pretty One EMF Unbelievable

Faith No More
*Not For Ma or Kids
 
Epic
Gerardo
*He was nice to look at! Um, oh the song? Well, it was sort of nice. Hehe!
 
Rico Suave

K7
*Don't click Ma, ok?
 
Come Baby Come
No Mercy
*Another 90s group that was nice to look at! Hehe!
Where did they go?
 
Where Do You Go

Portrait
 
Here We Go Again The Castaways Liar Liar

Wilbert Harrison
*First heard this song in the 80s when Kansas City was hosting the basketball NCAA championships! It stuck with MoJo forever!
 
Kansas City C Note Wait Till I Get Home

 

 


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To: MoJo2001

Thanks for the National Anthem. *sniff* And the Mormon Tabernacle Choir can sing it! Stand tall, stand proud!!


81 posted on 08/12/2005 7:24:59 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: George Smiley; laurenmarlowe

Radar Love" by Golden Earring

Um, George Smiley..shame on you! We were waiting on you to come request it. WooHoo!!

How are you tonight?
Thanks for stopping into the Canteen! Great to see you!!


82 posted on 08/12/2005 7:26:05 PM PDT by MoJo2001 (www.proudpatriots.org (Support Our Troops)....12)
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To: laurenmarlowe

Got home fine. I'm mighty tired of sitting but I'm watching Monk and eating a sandwich and talking to you--Life Is Good! :o)

Glad you had a good day today! What's on for tomorrow? I go in at 10--get off at 3.


83 posted on 08/12/2005 7:26:09 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))
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To: MoJo2001
Here is a bit of a story on Bill Ray Cyrus.

Billy was from northern Kentucky. A former top Guitar player named Dean Porter lived near him. Dean had been the guitar player on the early Little Jimmy Dickens records. Dean had allowed Chet Adkins to stay at his home when Chet was trying to make it in Nashville. Most of the people in Nashville knew Dean quite well. He was very liked and respected.

Dean had a heart attack at age 35 (early 1950s) and retired for several years to his Kentucky farm. But then Chet got Dean the job of running the Gretch Guitar plant. Dean was a guitar crafsman as well as a great player.

After Dean retired from Gretch he just played a few local gigs in southern Ohio and northern Ky for fun. Dean heard Billy Ray on several occasions and introduced him to some people in Nashville.

The result was Achy Breaky Heart. The guy who wrote Achy Breaky Heart had given up on the song. It had been recorded three times before Billy Ray did it and it had never sold enough to pay for a session.

A good buddy of mine (a steel player) thows a picnic gig for wanna bees and never have beens each year. The year before Billy Ray made it he was playing with the rest of us. No one expected him to make it. But Dean thought he had a chance and Dean was right.

There have been many good talents come from Northern Ky and Southern ohio. Johny Paycheck, Connie Smith, Bobby Bare, Gary Adams, Darrel McCall, and Slim Rutter. Slim was the best singer of all... but never even got a recording contract. He passed away a few years ago. I played lead for Slim when I was just a kid. He was great but the majic never happened. Darell is a fantastic singer. He recorded for 3 major lablels and had top management but never made a hit. He is way to old to make it now.

Gary Adams is a fantastic singer.. but had one song get to number 20.. and that was it.

Connie, Johnny and Bobby all made it. Bobby and Connie made it quikly.. It took Johnny nine years in Nashville to get a hit.

It took Paycheck three names, Donnie Lytle, Donny Young, and Johnny Paycheck before he made a hit.

Paycheck did try to help other people get a start. He always introduced those of us from Southern Ohio as one of his relatives. As screwed up as Donny was, I never figured that was much help.. But Donny must have thought it was.

Someone once asked me If I was really related to Donny.. I replied, "Only by Divorce." The guy had likely heard "Only by marriage" but I don't think he had heard "Only by Divorce" before.

84 posted on 08/12/2005 7:26:11 PM PDT by Common Tator
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To: MoJo2001

Hey Canteen Dee Jays, I see that you put my theme song up as a one hit wonder song. Wasn't there are a part 2 or sequel to the I am too sexy song? I seem to remember so.


85 posted on 08/12/2005 7:26:25 PM PDT by Radix (I was looking for a Tag Line when I found this one!)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; MeekOneGOP; potlatch; ntnychik; devolve; Happy2BMe; Boazo; OXENinFLA; ...

86 posted on 08/12/2005 7:26:35 PM PDT by Smartass (Si vis pacem, para bellum - Por el dedo de Dios se escribió)
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To: MoJo2001

"Let Me Go, Lover" - Joan Weber, 1955


87 posted on 08/12/2005 7:27:21 PM PDT by Salvey (ancest)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood

Welcome to the Canteen, Sir Francis Dashwood. Enjoy the music.


88 posted on 08/12/2005 7:27:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; HiJinx; Radix; Spotsy; Diva Betsy Ross; ...



DJ SUNSHINE!

If you'd like to be added/removed from the Canteen Music Ping list,
please FReepmail MoJo2001 or Kathy In Alaska.
This is a HIGH VOLUME PING LIST!!
Please ping laurenmarlowe to any song requests on the thread!
Thank you!!

The Honeydrippers

Sea Of Love

Sidenote:
For LUV W and her hubby!
This group was fronted by Robert Plant

***PLEASE ping laurenmarlowe to any requests on the thread***
Thank you!
 

89 posted on 08/12/2005 7:28:10 PM PDT by MoJo2001 (www.proudpatriots.org (Support Our Troops)....12)
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To: MoJo2001

Scott McKenzie
San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)

{I still laugh when I hear this one. Must have been better after a couple of doobies, snicker, snicker)


90 posted on 08/12/2005 7:28:15 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s......you weren't really there.)
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To: All
Breakfast At Tiffany's
~ Deep Blue Something ~


Reaching the Top Five at the end of 1995 this well-crafted pop song was in contrast to the group's self-image. These guys from North Texas State considered themselves an alternative band with gothic elements and this early song was a departure. The quartet consisted of Todd Pipes (vocals/bass), his brother Toby (guitar/ vocals), Kirk Tatom (guitar), and John Kirtland (drums). They toured Texas after graduating the University of North Texas, then settled down and began "real life" since their musical career was in doubt.

When this song began to get radio play, Todd Pipes was eventually fired from his job as an English teacher at a private Christian school because parents complained that their children were being educated by a rock & roller. Disillusioned, they didn't get around to recording a follow-up until 2001, by which time their star had passed them by.




91 posted on 08/12/2005 7:28:33 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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To: MoJo2001

Would Ninety Nine Tears by Question Mark qualify?


92 posted on 08/12/2005 7:29:08 PM PDT by Gosh I love this neighborhood
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To: MoJo2001

Eating now. Sugar not allowed. Sleep....could you give me a definition? How about you?


93 posted on 08/12/2005 7:29:09 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: Radix

You are indeed too sexy!!
It's the shades!! Yep! LOL!
Hmmm...I'll have to check!
*HUGS*


94 posted on 08/12/2005 7:29:20 PM PDT by MoJo2001 (www.proudpatriots.org (Support Our Troops)....12)
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To: Smartass

What a great nighttime picture! Hi--welcome back!


95 posted on 08/12/2005 7:29:25 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))
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To: CVA_60; Drumbo

Dad, this one's for you!


96 posted on 08/12/2005 7:29:35 PM PDT by NYTexan
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To: MoJo2001

I hope so too, MoJo. I often wonder how much the soldiers get to be here. They are truly heroes!!!!!!

I also appreciate the huge sacrafices all of you "dependents" make for us, too! Sometimes holding down the fort is just as hard--in its own way--as takin' care of the bad guys. It's a good thing women are good at multi-tasking 'cause when Daddy's away, Mamma does ALL of the home stuff.

It takes two great partners to make a military family!


97 posted on 08/12/2005 7:29:51 PM PDT by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: laurenmarlowe

A music thread ? I'm here !


98 posted on 08/12/2005 7:29:52 PM PDT by John Lenin (Hillary Clinton =RAT Titantic)
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To: MoJo2001; George Smiley

Evening George Smiley! I'll get your song posted here in a bit! Thanks for your request!


99 posted on 08/12/2005 7:30:00 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: MoJo2001; George Smiley
Actually they are 2 hit wonders.. The Twilight Zone also scored big..
100 posted on 08/12/2005 7:30:07 PM PDT by GoldStarBrother (Don't Give Up Hope Moses Was A Basket Case Also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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