Boardsies Greatest One Hit Wonder Song - Live Thread

Irish Aris

Spook_ie wrote: »

Think you might need to speed read/listen up to match 9

Match 9
Vote The La's - There She Goes, Just my era

Vote The Proclaimers - 500 miles. Hard decision between classics of my era but 500 miles edges it, more people seem to ask me to turn it up when it starts

Haha, very true!! I didn't realise we only had a couple of hours for each match, I am at US at the moment and just starting my day.

Match 9: Also voting for the LA's, really great song.
Match 10: well, Cutting Crew was one of my nominations, so there you go!!

Mam of 4

There She Goes , just because I don't know the other song .

Cutting Crew Died In Your Arms , fond memories with that song !

Electric Nitwit

If my counting is right we've reached a winner in each and are awaiting the return of our esteemed leader Kolido

Electric Nitwit

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

If my counting is right we've reached the wrong winner in each and are awaiting the return of our esteemed leader Kolido

Fyp.

Knocking out Olive and Bran Van 3000 but allowing Deep Blue Something through.....you people are savages.

Electric Nitwit

[Deleted User] wrote: »

...but allowing Deep Blue Something through.....you people are savages.

But I recall, I think, we both kind of liked it...?

ShaneU

Match 9. There she goes. The best one hit wonder and deserves to win this thread!

Match 10. 500 miles, great song to march around to while drunk

Declan A Walsh

Are the Proclaimers not also known for Letter from America? It's certainly my favourite song by them!

- The act must not have had no more than 3 top 20 singles in the UK or US charts (mainstream charts)
- The act must be primarily known for the song entered

According tk there wiki 500 miles was number 1 in 3 different countries on two occasions , ive never even heard of the other song and what other songs made top 20s then those two again doesnt say on wiki there is another

tusk

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Are the Proclaimers not also known for Letter from America? It's certainly my favourite song by them!

- The act must not have had no more than 3 top 20 singles in the UK or US charts (mainstream charts)
- The act must be primarily known for the song entered

Never heard of it. You're just trying to show off

Green&Red

When you goooooooo will you send bach a letter from Americaaaaaa


Classic

Omackeral

Just vote on what's given and stop moaning! OP is doing great work.

Omackeral

While we are all waiting on this to return, why not check out the 80's/90's Nostalgia Tournament I'm running at the moment. Round 1 is just finished but plenty more to go.

Click here to join.

Kolido

The La's and Cutting Crew make the cut. The big hitters, The Proclaimers fall at the first hurdle.

Bran Van 3000 - Drinking In LA 3
Vs
The La's - There She Goes 6

Cutting Crew - I just Died In Your Arms Tonight 6
Vs
The Proclaimers - 500 miles 5

Kolido

R1 Match 11


Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmmmm

Released 1993

Peaked US 4/UK 2


VS


Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Released 2006

Peaked US 2/UK 1

R1 Match 12


Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama

Released 1974

Peaked US 8/UK 31


VS


Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

Released 2000

Peaked US 124/UK 2

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Match 11
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm is an absolute classic and underappreciated masterpiece, so everyone better vote for it!

Match 12
Teenage Dirtbag was one of my nominations and also one of the greatest songs of all-time, and great fun to sing along to.

#11 Despite it being overplayed I'm gonna go with Crazy as the better song of those two, I do like Mmmmm though and won't mind if that wins out.

#12 Gonna do the opposite here and vote for Teenage Dirtbag, because Sweet Home Alabama is just too damn overplayed (plus it sadly reminds me of the abomination that is Kid Rock)

Omackeral

Crash Test Dummies MMM MMM MMM cos it was in Dumb and Dumber, prob my favourite comedy ever.

Wheatus because I unironically love it despite its terribleness. I think they're worthy of a little bit of respect.

Sheridan81

Mmm Mmmm for it's melancholy.

Sweet Home Alabama for it's classic intro.

Zaph

Match 11

Abstain, dislike both songs equally

Match 12

Sweet Home Alabama, seeing as it was one of my nominations. That said, Teenage Dirtbag very nearly made it onto my list as well and I'd probably have chosen it over anything else I didn't nominate.

Electric Nitwit

Crazy - I nominated it so have to, but MmmMmmMmm nearly cracked me!

Teenage Dirtbag - I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden baby! I hate Sweet Home Alabama, the only good thing about it is Kid Rock's homage

Zaph

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

I hate Sweet Home Alabama, the only good thing about it is Kid Rock's homage

It's times like this that I wish I still had the power to siteban people :mad:

Electric Nitwit

Zaph wrote: »

It's times like this that I wish I still had the power to siteban people :mad:

Ha ha, it's only because I threw it into a walrus, I'm well aware of how terrible it actually is

quickbeam

Crazy because it's the better song and I don't like Mmmm Mmmm

Sweet Home Alabama because it's class.

quickbeam

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

the only good thing about it is Kid Rock's homage

That's the absolute worst thing about it!!!!

Zaph

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Ha ha, it's only because I threw it into a walrus, I'm well aware of how terrible it actually is

It has the remarkable ability to destroy two classic songs at the same time. Dammit, Werewolves of London would have been a great shout for this competition.

Necro

Crash Test Dummies cos they aren't crazy and mumble excellently.

Teenage Dirtbag cos I also nominated it and it's no Simple Man which is the superior Lynryd Skynryd track

Ficheall

#11 Crazy (because of Don Ross' cover)
#12 Teenage Dirtbag (because of Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's cover)

sKeith

crazy - think its the better of the two

skynard - classic tune.

tusk

Crazy. because it's a beauty of a tune.

Skynard because the guitar is iconic

Kolido

Gnarls Barkley and Wheetus make it through, you crazy teenage dirtbags

Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmmmm 4
Vs
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 6

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama 3
Vs
Wheetus - Teenage Dirtbag 6

Necro

Hahaha say goodbye Skynryd!!!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Kolido wrote: »

Gnarls Barkley and Wheetus make it through, you crazy teenage dirtbags

Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmmmm 4
Vs
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 6

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama 3
Vs
Wheetus - Teenage Dirtbag 6

Can't believe Gnarls Barkley got voted through over Crash Test Dummies, you absolute heathens... :rolleyes:

Necro

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote:

Can't believe Gnarls Barkley got voted through over Crash Test Dummies, you absolute heathens...

I believe we have a duty to vote against it in every round it appears in.

Abomination of a track

Electric Nitwit

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Can't believe Gnarls Barkley got voted through over Crash Test Dummies, you absolute heathens... :rolleyes:

Can't believe Wheatus got voted through over Lynyrd Skynyrd, you absolute beauties...

Zaph

Necro wrote: »

Hahaha say goodbye Skynryd!!!

THE LIST
Electric Nitwit
Necro

Kolido

R1 Match 13


The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love

Released 1978

Peaked US NA/UK 12


VS


O Town - All Or Nothing

Released 2001

Peaked US 3/UK 4

R1 Match 14


Scorpions - Wind of Change

Released 1991

Peaked US 4/UK 2


VS


Touch and Go - Would you?

Released 1998

Peaked US NA/UK 3

Electric Nitwit

Zaph wrote: »

THE LIST
Electric Nitwit
Necro

Whoo-hoo, making a list, checking it twice?
What do we get?

quickbeam

No opinion on first one.

Winds of Change though - great song. And I nominated it, so I'd better vote for it.

Zaph

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Whoo-hoo, making a list, checking it twice?
What do we get?

It's a surprise

Necro

All Or Nothing.

What a bloody tune kudos to whoever nominated that. Can't believe I forgot it.


And I guess..

Would You...

Cos I probably would.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Match 13
Ever Fallen In Love because it's class, and Liquid Dreams was a far better O-Zone song.

Match 14
Would You? for that funky hook, and also Rock You Like a Hurricane is easily the best known Scorpions song.

Necro

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote:

Match 13 Ever Fallen In Love because it's class, and Liquid Dreams was a far better O-Zone song.

Are you like..

My musical soulmate :eek:

Zaph

Match 13

Ever Fallen in Love. Absolute classic punk track, hard to figure out why they didn't have a load more hits after this one.

Match 14

No opinion

Zaph

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Rock You Like a Hurricane is easily the best known Scorpions song.

Agreed, and a much better one at that. I would have voted for it if it had been nominated instead.

Tammy!

Buzzcocks! Love that song!!

I'll go for Wind of Change. It was on a rock anthems cd we had growing up that you could play from start to finish without skipping. We loved that cd ❤️

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Necro wrote: »

Are you like..

My musical soulmate :eek:

It's starting to look like I just might be.

Tell me how

R1 Match 14
Scorpions - Wind of Change
Released 1991
Peaked US 4/UK 2
VS
Touch and Go - Would you?
Released 1998
Peaked US NA/UK 3

Wind of Change. Every 8th song on Atlantic 252 for a period in 1992 iirc.

#13 Ever Fallen In Love... Because that other one is just...no. Did Westlife cover it? I Would have said it was a Westlife song, but either way it's not good.

#14 Would You. Another absolure CHOON I'm sorry I didn't think of myself! Winds Of Change is just a bit meh.

Necro

Deleted User wrote:

#13 Ever Fallen In Love... Because that other one is just...no. Did Westlife cover it? I Would have said it was a Westlife song, but either way it's not good.

They actually did on The Love Album :pac:


I feel I may have said too much

Sheridan81

The Buzzcocks-Ever Fallen In Love

Because the other song sounds like boyband rubbish.

Touch and Go-Would You Go To Bed With Me.

Because of the sax/trumpet or whatever it is in the chorus.