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Greatest 80s One Hit Wonder - Rock Edition
YellowSnow
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Greatest 80s One Hit Wonder - Rock Edition 24 votes
"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
20%
5 votes
I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
0%
Take On Me - A Ha
12%
3 votes
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
29%
7 votes
I Melt With You - Modern English
16%
4 votes
Cars - Gary Numan
0%
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
4%
1 vote
Mickey - Toni Basil
4%
1 vote
Keep Your Hands to Yourself - The Georgia Satellites
4%
1 vote
F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...
8%
2 votes
Comments
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I Melt With You - Modern EnglishProbably the most target rich environment
MTV brought out the one hitters -
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
I think the 70s trumps it. You have to break that decade up into early 70s and late 70s.RaceBannon said:Probably the most target rich environment
MTV brought out the one hitters -
I Melt With You - Modern English
OK TrumperYellowSnow said:
I think the 70s trumps it. You have to break that decade up into early 70s and late 70s.RaceBannon said:Probably the most target rich environment
MTV brought out the one hitters -
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
I love the 70s.RaceBannon said:
OK TrumperYellowSnow said:
I think the 70s trumps it. You have to break that decade up into early 70s and late 70s.RaceBannon said:Probably the most target rich environment
MTV brought out the one hitters
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Take On Me - A HaIt's funny. I don't actually feel as though I like this song. It just triggers something pleasant in my brain. Just nostalgia I guess but I've never put a finger on it. Weird.
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F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...My fucking heyday bitches! This decade is loaded with one hitters. You could've broken it up into New Wave, Buttrock, and Pop
https://youtu.be/j8CcTYsMHYU
https://youtu.be/5HI_xFQWiYU
https://youtu.be/6dOwHzCHfgA
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"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy TutoneSo many options! I went with the phone number because you can sing 867 and someone in earshot will respond with 5309.
Also A-Ha was bigger in Europe, plus they did the title track for a bond movie, which wasn't bad. Also I strongly recommend checking out their unplugged album, with unplugged version of Take On Me.
That being said some others from the period:
This one actually caught some random traction last year. Matthew Wilder went on to produce some huge hits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy46iOwWQiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83JR2IoI8k
Kinda:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs
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I Melt With You - Modern EnglishMexican Radio was there in the beginning, but this song defines the late 80’s for me…
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Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Liverpool at the beginning?Fishpo31 said:Mexican Radio was there in the beginning, but this song defines the late 80’s for me…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XdFExsqoC4