Boardsies Greatest One Hit Wonder Song - Live Thread

quickbeam

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

OHWs again? If so I'm ready...


Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Joe Dulce - Shaddap Your Face

My two favs from that list. Two very different songs.

Are you gonna try host one Declan?

Kolido

quickbeam wrote: »

Great song in fairness. Good work Kol.

So what got nominated? What were the seeds? What were the wildcards? I want stats

Number of nominations in brackets

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (3)
The Vapors - Turning Japanese (3)
Nena - 99 luftballons (2)
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (2)
Cutting Crew - I just Died In Your Arms Tonight (2)
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's (2)
Gotye - somebody that I used to know (2)
Los Del Rio - Macarena (2)
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats (2)
The La's - There She Goes (2)
Chesney Hawkes - You and Only (2)
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag (2)
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game. (2)
Toni Basil - Mickey (2)
The New Radicals - You Get What You Give (2)
Afroman - Because I Got High
Aloe black - I need a dollar
Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
Blue Oyster Cult-Don't Fear The Reaper
Bran Van 3000 - Drinking In LA
Charles and Eddy - Would I Lie To You
Chaz and Dave - Snooker loopy
Divinyls - I Touch Myself
Eddie Cooley & The Dimples - Priscilla
Eiffel 65 - Blue
Furniture - You Must Be Out Of Your Brilliant Mind
Gary Jules and Michael Andrews - Mad World
Gerardo - Rico Suave
Gerry Raferty - Baker Street
Glenn Mederios - Nothings Gonna change my love for you
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Kansas-Dust In The Wind
Kung Fu fighting - Carl douglas
Len - Steal My Sunshine
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
Lou Bega - Mambo No.5
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis
Marcy Playground-Sex And Candy
Mark Owen-Clementine
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
Meredith Brooks - Bitch
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Modern Talking - Brother Louie
Olive - You're Not Alone
O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
Peter Sarsted - Where do you go to, my lovely
Randy van Warmer - Just When I Needed You Most
Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
Robin Beck - First Time
Rubber bandits - horse outside
Scorpions - Wind of Change
Seether - broken
Shawn Mullins - Lullaby
Stone sour - bother
Swing Out Sister - Breakout
The Archies - Sugar Sugar
The Bluebells - Young at Heart
The Bluetones - Slight return
The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love
The Firm - Star Trekkin'
The J. Geils Band - Centerfold
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
The Primitives – Crash
The Proclaimers - 500 miles
Tom Robinson Band - 2‐4‐6‐8 Motorway
Truth Hurts - Addictive
Yello - oh yeah
Europe - The Final Countdown
Climie Fisher - Love Changes Everything
John Waite - Missing You
Unkle Kracker - Follow Me
Sugar Ray - Every Morning
Touch and Go - Would you?
Semisonic Closing time
Eric Idle - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow
Tal Bachman - She's So High
Crazytown - Butterfly
Dee-Lite-Groove Is In The Heart
Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air
Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
Godley and Creme - Cry
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Anúna and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra - Riverdance
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Jennifer Paige - Crush
Dario G - Sunchyme
Mr President - Coco Jamboo
Glorious - Andreas Johnson
Alannah Myles - Black velvet
5th dimension - let the sunshine in

WildCards

Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha
Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
4 Non-Blondes - What's Up
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Snow - Informer
Phil Oakley - Together in Electric Dreams
Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain
Michael Sembello – Maniac
The Calling - Wherever You will Go
Republica – Ready To Go
Big Mountain - Baby I love Your Way
Macy Gray – I Try
Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
Crash Test Dummies - Mmmmmmm
House Of Pain - Jump Around
OMC - How Bizarre
Flying Pickets - Only You
Run DMC v Jason Nevin - It's Like That
Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love
John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire
Damien Rice - Cannonball
Five For Fighting - Superman It's Not easy
Jane Weidlin - Rush Hour
Hazen Dean - Who's Leaving Who
LFO - Summer Girls
O Town - All Or Nothing
Tatu - All The Things She Said
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Maria McKey - Show Me Heaven
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
Talk Talk - It's My Life
Suzanne Vega - Luka

Irish Aris

Thank you very much Kolido!!!

Electric Nitwit

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

OHWs again? If so I'm ready...

Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It?
Stiltskin - Inside
Mr Oizo - Flat Beat
DJ Ötzi - Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)
Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Idina Menzel - Let It Go
Kris Kross - Jump
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
The Knack - My Sharona
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
Lisa Loeb - Stay
Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends
White Town - Your Woman
Babybird - You're Gorgeous
Anita Ward - Ring my Bell
Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
Fountains of Wayne - Stacey's Mom
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
The Bravery - Honest Mistake
The Fray - How To Save A Life
Mike Flowers Pops - Wonderwall
Joe Dulce - Shaddap Your Face
Wannadies - You and Me Song
Caesars - Jerk It Out
MARRS - Pump Up The Volume
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je t'aime
All 4 One - I Swear
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo!
McAlmont & Butler - Yes
James Bay - Hold Back The River
Drenchill - Freed From Desire
Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy
Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour

I would have nominated Your Woman if I didn't think it had already been nominated.

I did think of You're Gorgeous, Ring My Bell, Stay, Je T'aime... and Everybody's Free To wear Sunscreen after the event, would have been happy to see any of those submitted. And Sex on the Beach too!

A few more that may have qualified:
Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever (still gets quite a bit of radio play)

Fiona Apple - Criminal (she has a lot of great songs but this was her only hit in the US)

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (awesome guilty pleasure)

Tweet - Oops, Oh My (because two songs about masturbation just wasn't enough!)

And just for lolz: Doop - Doop.

Can You Dig It, You and Me Song and An Honest Mistake are great shouts, had forgotten about them.

Very surprised nobody went for My Sharona or Don't Stop Believing (though I hate the latter so that's a good thing!)

Electric Nitwit

Kolido wrote: »

Blue Oyster Cult-Don't Fear The Reaper
Gerry Raferty - Baker Street

Wow, the two finalists only had one nomination each!

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (awesome guilty pleasure)

Great tune!

[Deleted User] wrote: »

And just for lolz: Doop - Doop.

Ha ha, I did think of that but thought people would look at me funny

Necro

Deleted User wrote:

Very surprised nobody went for My Sharona or Don't Stop Believing (though I hate the latter so that's a good thing!)

I'm glad Journey didnt make the cut as it might have walked it and I'd have another reason to hate it, it's just soooooo overplayed.

Gimme Macarena any day, at least you only here that nowadays when you're half cut!

Irish Aris

Nice to see that 3 of my 5 nominations (Cutting Crew, A Flock of Seagulls and Toni Basil) were also nominated by someone else!!!

Spook_ie

Great competition Kolido, wish I'd been around more for some of the votes, though once Riverdance was knocked out it lost all meaning to me

Declan A Walsh

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Are you gonna try host one Declan?

If I was doing this lark full-time, I would consider it. But I have to work and do my life stuff!

Necro wrote: »

I'm glad Journey didnt make the cut as it might have walked it and I'd have another reason to hate it, it's just soooooo overplayed.

Gimme Macarena any day, at least you only here that nowadays when you're half cut!

Journey have had a number of hits, particularly in the US. I can't stand Don't Stop Believing, but I really like Who's Crying Now. Another song I have heard played on Radio Nova, in particular, is Anyway You Want It. They were around before and after singer Steve Perry, but it was mainly during his tenure that they had hit singles.

As I say, I would not be in a position to host such an exercise. My suggestion for what it's worth is an act who only had one Top 40 hit in the UK OR one Top 50 hit in the US. Remember it's a big deal to reach the "Hot 100" in the States. So in my scenario, they could be a OHW in either country.

Electric Nitwit

Irish Aris wrote: »

For the final I will vote for Don't Fear The Reaper, because I liked teh cover version that Apollo 440 did in the 90's

I'd never heard this, and I loved Apollo 440 back in the day. Just listened now and, well, it's terrible... but I love it

Edit, I thought it had finished but it's still going. It's getting better and better!

Tammy!

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I would have nominated Your Woman if I didn't think it had already been nominated.

I did think of You're Gorgeous)

I love You're Gorgeous. I had it on single and the second song was another slightly tweaked version called You're Gorgeous Too. Could never find it on youtube but just found it there!! I think it's such a nice version, makes you appreciate the original...

Zaph

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Very surprised nobody went for My Sharona or Don't Stop Believing (though I hate the latter so that's a good thing!)

I considered My Sharona, but I had too many others ahead of it. Journey had a heap of hits in the US so they wouldn't have qualified.

Thanks again for running a great game Kolido, I really enjoyed it.

Kolido

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

If I was doing this lark full-time, I would consider it. But I have to work and do my life stuff!



Journey have had a number of hits, particularly in the US. I can't stand Don't Stop Believing, but I really like Who's Crying Now. Another song I have heard played on Radio Nova, in particular, is Anyway You Want It. They were around before and after singer Steve Perry, but it was mainly during his tenure that they had hit singles.

As I say, I would not be in a position to host such an exercise. My suggestion for what it's worth is an act who only had one Top 40 hit in the UK OR one Top 50 hit in the US. Remember it's a big deal to reach the "Hot 100" in the States. So in my scenario, they could be a OHW in either country.

I had thought of this after we started and in hindsight might have been a better idea. Finding a genuine ohw in both countries is difficult, in either country would have been much easier.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Irish Aris wrote: »

Nice to see that 3 of my 5 nominations (Cutting Crew, A Flock of Seagulls and Toni Basil) were also nominated by someone else!!!

We must have silimar enough tastes - I was the other Cutting Crew and Flock of Seagulls nominator...

Declan A Walsh

Irish Aris wrote: »

Nice to see that 3 of my 5 nominations (Cutting Crew, A Flock of Seagulls and Toni Basil) were also nominated by someone else!!!

If it had been based on only one hit in the Top 40, Cutting Crew and A Flock of Seagulls would not have been eligible! Incidentally, I always associated Cutting Crew with two songs anyway, the other being Been In Love Before. Also, but irrelevant, A Flock of Seagulls' I Ran was a big hit in the US, but only got to #43 in the UK. Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You) was their biggest UK hit, reaching #10, and does get a bit of airplay.

I Ran was a song I didn't know before the contest - I only knew Flock of Seagulls as a haircut! That and Crash by the Primitives were my favourite "discoveries" from this thread.

Irish Aris

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

If it had been based on only one hit in the Top 40, Cutting Crew and A Flock of Seagulls would not have been eligible! Incidentally, I always associated Cutting Crew with two songs anyway, the other being Been In Love Before. Also, but irrelevant, A Flock of Seagulls' I Ran was a big hit in the US, but only got to #43 in the UK. Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You) was their biggest UK hit, reaching #10, and does get a bit of airplay.

good point. In some cases I had to google artists and make sure that they met the criteria that Kolido set. One of the songs that came to my head was Neneh Cherry's Buffalo Stance but I instinctively new that it was borderline - and it was, she had 4 or 5 top hits.
As for A Flock of Seagulls, both great songs. I just checked the PM I sent to Kolido and I mentioned both songs and that I would be ok with either of them. I guess since LeVar Burton also nominated I ran it made more sense to have only one song from them.

Declan A Walsh

Irish Aris wrote: »

good point. In some cases I had to google artists and make sure that they met the criteria that Kolido set. One of the songs that came to my head was Neneh Cherry's Buffalo Stance but I instinctively new that it was borderline - and it was, she had 4 or 5 top hits.
As for A Flock of Seagulls, both great songs. I just checked the PM I sent to Kolido and I mentioned both songs and that I would be ok with either of them. I guess since LeVar Burton also nominated I ran it made more sense to have only one song from them.

One of the rules for this thread was that the artist is particularly associated with one song!

quickbeam

Anyone wanna admit to their noms? These were mine. I couldn't think of a sixth in time once the number was increased from five:

Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis
Scorpions - Wind of Change
The Bluebells - Young at Heart
The J. Geils Band - Centerfold
Tom Robinson Band - 2‐4‐6‐8 Motorway

The find of the competition for me was The Safety Dance. Of course I'd heard of it before, but I'd never given it much attention. I now think it's brilliant, the video is a hoot, and I've the hots for the lead singer, who even still continues to look pretty good - yes, I Googled.

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.