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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
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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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Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
When I was younger I always thought this was a Pink Floyd song. Kinda sounds like Young Lust.PurpleThrobber said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XdFExsqoC4
Western Washington fags.
I know you're out there.
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Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight RunnersNumber of one hit wonders I like better, but this is the greatest.
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Vision Quest is entirely about young lust.YellowSnow said:
When I was younger I always thought this was a Pink Floyd song. Kinda sounds like Young Lust.PurpleThrobber said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XdFExsqoC4
Western Washington fags.
I know you're out there.
#509
Sporting wood walking up stadium stairs. Rolling around all sweaty.
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F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...I'll always consider The Outfield to be a one hit wonder. They had a couple of other minor hits that nobody fucking remembers (like one song made number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100), but come on, "Your Love" is an 80's anthem, and NOGAF about anything else they ever did.
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"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
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Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Yeah. Glaring omission here. They had a few known tracks but definitely close to one hit territory.Swaye said:I'll always consider The Outfield to be a one hit wonder. They had a couple of other minor hits that nobody fucking remembers (like one song made number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100), but come on, "Your Love" is an 80's anthem, and NOGAF about anything else they ever did.
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"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy TutoneYou're using the term "rock" kind of loosely here...
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Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
“Pop-rock” if you prefer.booker14 said:You're using the term "rock" kind of loosely here...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFVMMCwsss
That's Mrs. Throbber v1.0's name.booker14 said:You're using the term "rock" kind of loosely here...
The channel immediately gets changed when that tune comes on the radio.
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"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy TutoneMovie songs that stuck with me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oomCIXGzsR0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A52--FKUQgU -
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runnerswell we do have to listen to the winner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_i9t7h8AgY -
Mickey - Toni BasilEveryone song listed here is miles better than the 90's stuff. 80's for life.
