Great forgotten songs

Dudess

There are some great one-off toons that seem to just disappear off the face of the earth. Anyone know or remember I'm in Love With a German Film Star by The Passions from 1981? Cracking!

uncle ernie

you just dont hear Mambo No. 5 enough anymore either

fillmore jive

i suppose all the one-hit wonders are the 'great forgotten songs', but i could never stand that 'mambo no5'

what about a bit of 'how bizzare' by OMC? that was a great number......

Bounty Hunter

Dire Straits- Brothers in arms

nobody seems to know of it tho its a classic

fade2black

Bounty Hunter wrote:

Dire Straits- Brothers in arms

nobody seems to know of it tho its a classic

One of my all time favs. Used to great effect in the west wing at the end of the...1st or 2nd season. Also in Spy Game with Brad Pitt and Rob Redford.

Ruu_Old

uncle ernie wrote:

you just dont hear Mambo No. 5 enough anymore either

Im going to hunt you down.

Dudess

fillmore jive wrote:

i suppose all the one-hit wonders are the 'great forgotten songs', but i could never stand that 'mambo no5'

what about a bit of 'how bizzare' by OMC? that was a great number......

I'm afraid I'm going to have to respond to that by saying "1996 was a vile year for awful one-hit wonders - Breakfast at Tiffany's, Macarena, Lemon Tree" and yes, How Bizarre. Sorry . Also that God-awful You're Gorgeous by Baby Twat. I know it was popular in the indie world (God help us) but would have been treated as a one-hit wonder in the mainstream charts. Horrible stuff.

FillSpectre

Bounty Hunter wrote:

Dire Straits- Brothers in arms

nobody seems to know of it tho its a classic

The released a de-lux version quite recently . All the reviews basically said it dated really baddly and how it sounds quite bad as a result. NIN first album sounds pretty dated to but I still like it but to a new ear it would be dismissed.

Lexxy

Listen to To Be With You (LP Version) by Mr. Big : http://www.napster.com/player/tracks/12064743

this is my jam

Wolverine_1999

The Golden Horde - Friends In Time.. Man that's old now..

Closing Doors

Dudess wrote:

I'm afraid I'm going to have to respond to that by saying "1996 was a vile year for awful one-hit wonders - Breakfast at Tiffany's, Macarena, Lemon Tree" and yes, How Bizarre. Sorry . Also that God-awful You're Gorgeous by Baby Twat. I know it was popular in the indie world (God help us) but would have been treated as a one-hit wonder in the mainstream charts. Horrible stuff.

You forgot about MMMBop! :eek:

What a year it was...:D

odhran

All of that musical gold crammed into one year? Those really were the days...

Dudess

I'm afraid I'm going to have to correct you, Closing Doors. Mmmbop was actually out in '97. I'm afraid I am one of those annoying freaks who remembers exact years. Maybe it was out in the States in '96 but it was definitely out this side of the Atlantic in '97 - March or thereabouts. Yeah I'm a loser - I even remember months. :rolleyes: You were close though! And you're certainly right to think that it's one hell of a horrid, horrid song!

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

I had a deadly song to reminisce about, but I can't remember what it was called.

DeLaBass

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enjoy

Nalz

physcho killer - talking heads

Closing Doors

Dudess wrote:

I'm afraid I'm going to have to correct you, Closing Doors. Mmmbop was actually out in '97. I'm afraid I am one of those annoying freaks who remembers exact years. Maybe it was out in the States in '96 but it was definitely out this side of the Atlantic in '97 - March or thereabouts. Yeah I'm a loser - I even remember months. :rolleyes: You were close though! And you're certainly right to think that it's one hell of a horrid, horrid song!

Silly me

I could have sworn it was out at the same time as How Bizarre, but now that I think about it it was 97...and it wasn't horrid it was a classic

You have so many relationships in this life
Only one or two will last
You're going through all this pain and strife
Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast
And they're gone so fast
So hold on the ones who really care
In the end they'll be the only ones there
When you get old and start losing your hair
Can you tell me who will still care
Can you tell me who will still care
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du
Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose
You can plant any one of those
Keep planting to find out which one grows
It's a secret no one knows
It's a secret no one knows

(repeat chorus)

In an mmm bop they're gone.
In an mmm bop they're not there.
In an mmm bop they're gone.
In an mmm bop they're not there.
Until you lose your hair. but you don't care.

(repeat chorus)

Can you tell me? you say you can but you don't know.
Can you tell me which flower's going to grow?
Can you tell me if it's going to be a daisy or a rose?
Can you tell me which flower's going to grow?
Can you tell me? you say you can but you don't know.

Dudess

DeLaBass wrote:

jona lewie - you'll always find me in the kitchen at parties

Oh yeah, that's class! The First Picture of You by The Lotus Eaters is great as well. As is Don't Call Me Baby by Voice of the Beehive. And remember Rush Hour by Jane Wiedlin? She was in The Go Gos with Belinda Carlisle before that. Brilliant song. I've a bit of a thing for Driving Away From Home by It's Immaterial as well - well parts of it are lame but parts of it are damn good!

Wolverine_1999

Dudess wrote:

Oh yeah, that's class! The First Picture of You by The Lotus Eaters is great as well. As is Don't Call Me Baby by Voice of the Beehive. And remember Rush Hour by Jane Wiedlin? She was in The Go Gos with Belinda Carlisle before that. Brilliant song. I've a bit of a thing for Driving Away From Home by It's Immaterial as well - well parts of it are lame but parts of it are damn good!

"The First Picture of You, The First Picture of Summer" !

Have it on one of my 80's CDs

odhran

DeLaBass wrote:

sons and daughters - dance me in

"Dance Me In" is a great song, but it's hardly a great forgotten song, it was just less well known than others.

Joliegood

Boys, boys, boys ---Sabrina. Well, the video was class !

DeLaBass

odhran wrote:

"Dance Me In" is a great song, but it's hardly a great forgotten song, it was just less well known than others.

i know!

delabass wrote:

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