# Favorite One-Hit Wonder **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 4, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831 "2003-08-04T04:11:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/41 "2003-08-04T18:01:51Z")
_Relax_, by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. VH-1 did a series of shows on one-hit wonders a few months back. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/42 "2003-08-04T18:52:05Z")
Two tribes by FGTH was just as big - in Europe at least. Then again, from my perspective Barry Manilow is a one-hit wonder as he only charted in Holland wiith Copacabana… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Homer\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@Homer\_J](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/43 "2003-08-04T18:52:24Z")
turning japanese - the vapours ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/44 "2003-08-04T18:53:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mockingbird \* > \*\*I’m well aware of it as well as Tim Rice’s involvement. > > It blows. \*\* You may dislike it, but as Annie X-mas pointed out, Murray Head was the credited artist and it was a hit. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/45 "2003-08-04T20:30:12Z")
What \*\* BwanaBob \*\* said. It was also the start of the Andrew Lloyd Webber empire. ---
**Author:** ![Pastor\_of\_Muppets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@Pastor\_of\_Muppets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pastor_of_Muppets)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/46 "2003-08-04T21:03:34Z")
_Rico Suave_ - **Gerardo** _The Humpty Dance_ - **Digital Underground** _Bust A Move_ - **Young MC** _Jump Around_ - **House of Pain** _Take On Me_ - **a-ha** _Tainted Love_ - **Soft Cell** _I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)_ - **The Proclaimers** But the absolute coolest and/or most bizarre example may be _True_ by **Spandau Ballet**. Great, great song. Everyone assumes that it’s a love song (logical given the melody and the title), but have you listened to the words on this song. It makes no frigging sense. At all. Nobosy cares though. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/47 "2003-08-04T21:47:13Z")
Undercover angel- Alan 'o Day ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/48 "2003-08-04T22:06:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BwanaBob \* > \*\*You may dislike it, but as Annie X-mas pointed out, Murray Head > was the credited artist and it was a hit. \*\* It charted in the way ONIB did? It was an international hit? ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/49 "2003-08-04T22:14:46Z")
Sunny by Bobby Hebb ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/50 "2003-08-04T22:17:04Z")
The single of the song _Jesus Christ Superstar_ was credited to “Murray Head With The Trinidad Singers.” It debuted on the _Billboard_ Top 40 chart on 8 May 1971, topped out at #14, and stayed on the chart for a total of 8 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/51 "2003-08-04T22:25:15Z")
I’ll second Dream Academy’s “Life In A Northern Town,” and add: “The Salt In My Tears” by Martin Briley ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/52 "2003-08-04T22:27:09Z")
Dream Academy had another Top 40 hit with _The Love Parade_ the same year. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/53 "2003-08-04T22:44:18Z")
Mine was mentioned already: _Green-Eyed Lady_ by **Sugarloaf**. To me, the long (normal) version isn’t long enough. ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/54 "2003-08-04T22:52:46Z")
Can’t believe I’m the only one who likes that song: **Ah Leah** by Donnie Iris ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/55 "2003-08-04T22:53:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Labdad \* > \*\*Hands down, it’s _96 Tears_ by ? and the Mysterians! \*\* OOOO!!! Second that! ---
**Author:** ![MemoryGongs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@MemoryGongs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MemoryGongs)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/56 "2003-08-04T23:00:14Z")
Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe - Whale rawk on ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/57 "2003-08-04T23:11:32Z")
My favorite one hit wonder: **Driver’s Seat - Sniff’n’ the Tears - 1979** * * * **zeldar** - Gilbert O’Sullivan had a 3rd hit - “Get Down” - told you once before and I won’t tell you know more Get Down, etc **RealityChuck** - Spirit was an unbelievably talented and equally underated rock group. I could never understand why they never hit the big time. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/58 "2003-08-05T01:30:18Z")
**Looking Glass** (mentioned earlier for the song _Brandy_) had another minor hit the same year with _Jimmy Loves Mary Anne_. How about _Popcorn_ by **Hot Butter**? ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/59 "2003-08-05T01:37:16Z")
“Too Shy” by Kajagoogoo popped into my head when I read the thread title, and so did that guy’s haircut. “Mexican Radio” Wall of Voodoo ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-one-hit-wonder/192831/60 "2003-08-05T01:39:45Z")
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