Boardsies Greatest One Hit Wonder Song - Live Thread

Zaph

Here are my picks:

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
The Primitives – Crash
The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
Nena – 99 Luftballons

I was pleasantly surprised that Turning Japanese had a couple of other nominations. This is the rest of my shortlist:

Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag
Carl Douglas – King Fu Fighting
The Surfaris – Wipeout
? and the Mysterians – 96 Tears
Ram Jam – Black Betty
Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
House of Pain – Jump Around

Irish Aris

These are mine - I went all out 80's

Swing Out Sister-Breakout
Robbie Nevil-C'est La Vie
Cutting Crew- I just Died In Your Arms Tonight
A Flock of Seagulls- I Ran (So Far Away)
Toni Basil-Mickey

Necro

Hee Hee

My noms

O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Eiffel 65 - Blue
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Los Del Rio - Macarena

Guilty as charged

Started with

Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats

Deep blue something - Breakfast at Tiffanys

99 luftballons - Nena

Somebody I used to know - Gotye

Kung Fu fighting - Carl douglas

then did

sub in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be

for breakfast at tiffanys please

then did as i can never make up my mind

replace

Somebody I used to know - Gotye

With

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping



then forgot my enteries as i think i voted against some of them

Sheridan81

Chris Isaak-Wicked Game
Kansas-Dust In The Wind
Mark Owen-Clementine
Marcy Playground-Sex And Candy
The Vapors-Turning Japanese
































Blue Oyster Cult-Don't Fear The Reaper:cool:

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Mine were...

Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Crazytown - Butterfly
Tal Bachman - She's So High
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know

Tell me how

Would be possible to allocate a point for each round in which your nominations progressed to give a cumulative score for all your nominations.

Thus would determine who was the best judge of the best one hit wonders.

Would need to know where each one exited from official source of course...

quickbeam

Tell me how wrote: »

Would be possible to allocate a point for each round in which your nominations progressed to give a cumulative score for all your nominations.

Thus would determine who was the best judge of the best one hit wonders.

Would need to know where each one exited from official source of course...

Knock yourself out:

Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis Round 2
Lou Bega - Mambo No.5 Round 1
Bran Van 3000 - Drinking In LA Round 1
The La's - There She Goes Round 3
Big Mountain - Baby I love Your Way Round 2
Five For Fighting - Superman It's Not easy Round 1
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight Semi Final
Gerardo - Rico Suave Round 1
Modern Talking - Brother Louie Round 1
Divinyls - I Touch Myself Round 4
Eric Idle - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life Round 2
Jane Weidlin - Rush Hour Round 1
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight Round 2
Olive - You're Not Alone Round 1
Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain Round 1
The Vapors - Turning Japanese Round 3
Scorpions - Wind of Change Round 1
Touch and Go - Would you? Round 2
Toni Basil - Mickey Round 1
Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star Round 3
Mark Owen - Clementine Round 1
Rubber Bandits - Horse Outside Round 2
Talk Talk - It's My Life Round 1
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart Quarter Final
Truth Hurts - Addictive Round 1
Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me Round 4
Robin Beck - First Time Round 1
Crazytown - Butterfly Round 2
Damien Rice - Cannonball Round 2
Kansas - Dust In The Wind Round 1
Maria McKey - Show Me Heaven Round 3
Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air Round 1
Afroman - Because I Got High Round 1
The Firm - Star Trekkin' Round 3
Gotye - somebody that I used to know Round 1
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart Round 2
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance Quarter Final
Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow Round 1
Len - Steal My Sunshine Round 2
Anúna and the RTConcert Orchestra - Riverdance Round 1
Eddie Cooley & The Dimples - Priscilla Round 1
Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy Round 2
Berlin - Take My Breath Away Round 4
Michael Sembello - Maniac Round 1
Hazen Dean - Who's Leaving Who Round 1
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby Round 2
The Archies - Sugar Sugar Round 1
Los Del Rio - Macarena Round 3
The 5th Dimension - Let the Sunshine In Round 1
Run DMC v Jason Nevin - It's Like That Round 2
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's Round 3
Phil Oakley - Together in Electric Dreams Round 1
Chesney Hawkes - You and Only Round 1
The Primitives - Crash Round 4
Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha Round 1
Eiffel 65 - Blue Round 2
Snow - Informer Round 1
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning Round 2
Gerry Raferty - Baker Street Final
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats Round 1
O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei Round 3
Babylon Zoo - Spaceman Round 1
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran Round 2
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah Round 1
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Round 1
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag Round 4
Mr President - Coco Jamboo Round 2
Meredith Brooks - Bitch Round 1
John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire Round 1
4 Non-Blondes - What's Up Round 2
Charles and Eddy - Would I Lie To You Round 3
Randy van Warmer - Just When I Needed You Most Round 1
Europe - The Final Countdown Round 2
Gary Jules and Michael Andrews - Mad World Round 1
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper Winner
Semisonic - Closing Time Round 1
Kung Fu fighting - Carl Douglas Round 1
Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall Round 3
Swing Out Sister - Breakout Round 2
Chaz and Dave - Snooker loopy Round 1
Dario G - Sunchyme Round 2
Jennifer Paige - Crush Round 1
The Bluebells - Young at Heart Round 1
Suzanne Vega - Luka Round 3
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride Round 2
Flying Pickets - Only You Round 1
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie Round 1
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game Quarter Final
OMC - How Bizarre Round 3
Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie Round 1
Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmmmm Round 1
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Round 2
Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love Round 1
The New Radicals - You Get What You Give Round 4
Climie Fisher - Love Changes Everything Round 1
Glenn Mederios - Nothings Gonna change my love for you Round 2
The J. Geils Band - Centerfold Round 3
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town Round 1
LFO - Summer Girls Round 1
Sugar Ray - Every Morning Round 2
Cutting Crew - I just Died In Your Arms Tonight Round 2
The Proclaimers - 500 miles Round 1
Nena - 99 Luftballons Semi Final
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah Round 1
Stone sour - bother Round 1
Seether - broken Round 2
Glorious - Andreas Johnson Round 3
House Of Pain - Jump Around Round 1
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping Round 4
Yello - oh yeah Round 1
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet Round 2
Aloe black - I Need A Dollar Round 1
The Calling - Wherever You will Go Round 2
Shawn Mullins - Lullaby Round 1
Tom Robinson Band - 2‐4‐6‐8 Motorway Round 3
Unkle Kracker - Follow Me Round 1
The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love Quarter Final
O Town - All Or Nothing Round 1
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie Round 2
Tal Bachman - She's So High Round 1
Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? Round 4
Macy Gray - I Try Round 1
Republica - Ready To Go Round 2
Tatu - All The Things She Said Round 1
Godley and Creme - Cry Round 1
Dee-Lite-Groove Is In The Heart Round 3
Furniture - You Must Be Out Of Your Brilliant Mind Round 2
The Bluetones - Slight return Round 1

My five were:

Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance :cool:
Olive - You're Not Alone
Meredith Brooks - Bitch
Len - Steal My Sunshine
Truth Hurts - Addictive (this one was admittedly a bit of a leftfield choice; was trying to think of something I like that I thought nobody else would submit, unaware of how many "obvious" ones weren't as obvious as I thought! )

Edit: Oh and I gave Save Tonight as my first "backup" choice, in case any of the other five didn't fulfil the criteria. I missed the announcement about the sixth choice though so I didn't officially submit it as such....but I may as well claim it as my sixth choice now anyway, considering how well it did!

quickbeam

quickbeam wrote: »

Knock yourself out:

I score 10 points. But as I only submitted 5 songs where others submitted 6, maybe a better indication would be the average, which is 2 for me.

Zaph

quickbeam wrote: »

I score 10 points. But as I only submitted 5 songs where others submitted 6, maybe a better indication would be the average, which is 2 for me.

6 songs, 20 points, average 3.33

Tell me how

My submissions.

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah - Round 1
Jennifer Paige - Crush - Round 1
Chesney Hawkes - The one and only - Round 1
Dario G - Sunchyme - Round 2
Mr President - Coco Jamboo - Round 2

Total 7 / Average 1.4 (:(:eek::(:eek:)

Even worse, I thought I had nominated Charles and Eddy as I had forgotten my actual entrants.

Rikand

Kinda glad I checked out after round 4. Dont fear the reaper winning /groan

Irish Aris

Tell me how wrote: »

My submissions.

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah - Round 1
Jennifer Paige - Crush - Round 1
Chesney Hawkes - The one and only - Round 1
Dario G - Sunchyme - Round 2
Mr President - Coco Jamboo - Round 2

Total 7 / Average 1.4 (:(:eek::(:eek:)

Even worse, I thought I had nominated Charles and Eddy as I had forgotten my actual entrants.

I only did marginally better, 8 points, 3 songs made it to round 2

5 points for Safety Dance,
2 for Steal My Sunshine,
1 each for Addictive, Bitch and You're Not Alone.

10 points in total, average score of 2 points per song.

But if I include Save Tonight as my sixth choice (which it effectively was, just not officially) I get a more impressive 16 points and average score of 2.67 per song. ^_^

Sheridan81

I think my total was 20.

Average 3.33.

I suppose it's a bit insulting to describe Blue Oyster Cult as a OHW but they fit the criteria set down.

Can't believe nobody nominated Your Woman by White Town or Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden! Two great songs.

Irish Aris

Sheridan81 wrote: »

I think my total was 20.

Average 3.33.

I suppose it's a bit insulting to describe Blue Oyster Cult as a OHW but they fit the criteria set down.

Can't believe nobody nominated Your Woman by White Town or Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden! Two great songs.

Good songs, both of them.

The one I regret not nominating was Tasmin Archer's Sleeping Satellite.
Her album is one of my favourite of all times!

Spook_ie

My noms

1 Because I Got High – Afroman (2001) 1 point

2 Macarena – Los Del Rio (1996) 3 points

3 Mickey – Toni Basil (1982) 1 point

4 Rico Suave – Gerardo (1990) 1 point

5 I Touch Myself – Divinyls (1991) 4 points

And the winner that didn't get out of R1 ( y'bleedin heathens on here )

Riverdance by Anúna and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, No. 1 for 18 weeks after the Eurovision 1 point


11 points average 1.833...

Sheridan81

Gerardo rules.

For what it's worth, I think he's the true winner of this comp.

Riiiiiiicooooooo

Suuuuaaaavvvve

Thanks spook.

sKeith

Anúna and the RTConcert Orchestra - Riverdance Round 1
Chaz and Dave - Snooker loopy Round 1
The Firm - Star Trekkin' Round 3
The 5th Dimension - Let the Sunshine In Round 1
Yello - oh yeah Round 1
Eric Idle - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life Round 2
Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow Round 1

score 10, average 1.43, max 3

quickbeam

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