# Songs/Bands that no one seems to remember **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887 "2008-04-18T14:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/61 "2008-04-23T17:11:31Z")
[QUOTE=Christopher] **Toad the Wet Sprocket** [/QUOTE] I saw Toad on their reunion tour about two or three years ago. They were awesome. I’d been catching Glen Phillips’ shows for a while, and they got back together out of the blue. for a tour or two. I often hear “Good Intentions” on the adult easy listening station here in Austin… ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/62 "2008-04-24T00:46:19Z")
[QUOTE=Lucky 13] A few bands from the 80s: Living in a Box Hayzi Fantayzee (sp?) (they sang “Shiny Shiny”) T’Pau (had a minor hit, “Heart and Soul”) Fun Boy 3 Sigue Sigue Sputnik - can’t remember a single song they did, but some kid at my school had a homemade Sigue Sigue Sputnik t-shirt. One from the 90s- The Bingo Boys. They had a song called “Show Me How to Dance”, and before that, “Bring Me Edelweiss.” [/QUOTE] T’Pau had a bigger hit on this side of the world with “China In Your Hand”. Sigue Sigue Sputnik had a hit Love Missile F1-11. They released an album in 2003 to no acclaim whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/63 "2008-04-24T00:55:25Z")
_“This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us”_ by Sparks (The Brothers Mael are still kickin’, and they’ve got a heck of a concert series planned in London this year.) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/64 "2008-04-24T01:19:13Z")
Sparks had a hit in the early 1990s with “When Do I Get To Sing My Way?” ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/65 "2008-04-24T02:30:04Z")
Seven Mary Three was a one-hit wonder in the 90s, as was Primitive Radio Gods. Neither were altogether bad bands. Also, Saigon Kick was pretty decent. From the 80s, I give you When In Rome. You do remember [_The Promise_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_unHjRntc9I), don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/66 "2008-04-24T02:35:02Z")
I have a distinct memory of an early-90s MTV commercial that touted three new bands and their songs. They were: Rage Against the Machine: went on to be one of the world’s biggest and most controversial bands for years, and - unfortunately - helped usher in the whole nu-metal thing. The song was _Freedom_. Us3: a one-hit wonder, but still, their one hit - the jazz-rap hybrid _Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)_ was an enormous hit in 1993 and a pretty cool song. Deep Forest: Nope! I’m guessing the song was _Sweet Lullaby_, but even while the commercial was playing I couldn’t have told you anything about the song. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/67 "2008-04-24T03:01:46Z")
Anyone else remember [The Spys](http://www.imeem.com/bentbrother/music/e_sESt7b/spys_dont_run_my_life/)? I have the LP “Behind Enemy Lines” downstairs in the basement. They might have even had a second one. The other video I remember from MTV (back when the played videos - yes, I’m a crotchedy old bastard and get off my lawn) was for “She Can’t Wait”. It sounds a bit dated to my ears these days. But I’m into a bit more pared down sound. And, believe it or not, these guys are _not_ to be found on YouTube. I remember buying the album, the guy at the record store was like “The Spys?” And he walks over to the import section, like it was some freaky European band, like The Clash or Duran Duran. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/68 "2008-04-24T12:42:42Z")
[QUOTE=Airman Doors, USAF] From the 80s, I give you When In Rome. You do remember [_The Promise_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_unHjRntc9I), don’t you? [/QUOTE] Of course, it was used in the end credits of “Napolean Dynamite” 🙂 The makers of that film were also kind enough to slide Alphaville’s [“Forever Young”](http://youtube.com/watch?v=n7CuJ8cR9sg) into the school dance scene. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/69 "2008-04-24T13:40:33Z")
[QUOTE=bytheway] … When the Heart Rules the Mind This song is by GTR (with Steve Howe & Steve Hackett); you can also see this song on YouTube. … [/QUOTE] GTR also had a song called “The Hunter”. Is it possible the OP has somehow mangled that into a band name? ---
**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:** [April 24, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/70 "2008-04-24T13:43:09Z")
[QUOTE=Jolly Roger] For me the Hooters are kinda local! I grew up in northern Delaware…about 40 minutes from Philly..so I heard the Hooters a lot. They played at a local bar when I swas a kid…The Stone Balloon in newark. (Delaware not NJ…the true newark is in delaware). I always thought the original version of “All you zombies” was a lot better than the one released on their breakout album. [/QUOTE] Back in the day, National Lampoon magazine would print humerous reader-submitted photos. One classic was a marquee from some outdoor venue that showed a double billing. It read like this: ``` JULY 22 SQUEEZE THE HOOTERS ``` ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/71 "2008-04-24T14:06:32Z")
I was going to say **The Squeeze**. Also, **Big Star** and **The Jesus and Mary Chain**. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/72 "2008-04-24T19:43:58Z")
What about [Gin Blossoms](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_Blossoms)? ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/73 "2008-04-24T20:18:49Z")
“Why Me” by Planet P. BTW, a few years ago I bought a used copy of Planet P’s concept double-LP _Pink World_. _Obvious_ attempt to sound like Pink Floyd, both in their trippy, heavily-produced sound, and their Roger Waters-esqe guitar ballads. When I played if for my friend, who is _heavily_ into Floyd/Roger Waters, halfway through she was saying, “Boy, Roger Waters is a genius”. I had to remind her, “No, this is _not_ Roger Waters. Like I said, it’s Planet P”. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/74 "2008-04-25T02:04:46Z")
**Ugly Kid Joe** **Nitzer Ebb** **The Wonder Stuff** **Veruca Salt** **The Stone Roses** **Faith No More** **Ministry** The early nineties were ripe with these bands. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/75 "2008-04-25T02:12:34Z")
[QUOTE=Christopher] I was going to say **The Squeeze**. [/QUOTE] Do you mean Difford/Tilbrook **Squeeze**? If so I’ll have to disagree. Everybody knows “Tempted,” though if you ask them who sang the song, you’ll probably get blank stares. Hip-hop fans: I thought **Awesome Dre and the Hardcore Committee** were great back in the late 80s, and when Detroit blew up I thought they’d get some love. No chance! How about **Animotion**? UK 80s bootwearers **King**? 90s embarrassments **Londonbeat**? **Art of Noise**? **JoBoxers**? Here’s a band that was immensely popular, but they are hardly ever mentioned anymore: **Fine Young Cannibals**. I think most people remember them, but you’d think you’d hear their songs on the radio, or in commercials more. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/76 "2008-04-25T02:24:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Do you mean Difford/Tilbrook Squeeze? If so I’ll have to disagree. Everybody knows “Tempted,” though if you ask them who sang the song, you’ll probably get blank stares. This is a valid point. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/77 "2008-04-25T02:41:59Z")
[QUOTE=Christopher] **Ned’s Atomic Dustbin** [/QUOTE] I remember them – they had two bass players, right? That reminds me of another awesome band no one seems to remember: **Cop Shoot Cop**. For years, they had no guitars – just drums, two basses, and a sampler. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/78 "2008-04-25T07:00:18Z")
**King Crimson**. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887/79 "2008-04-25T14:31:28Z")
[QUOTE=Sam Stone] **King Crimson**. [/QUOTE] No way. _Very_ fervent, active fan base; a steady stream of archival releases and downloads, and the band itself is just coming out of a period of inactivity to try out its new lineup on the road. ---
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[QUOTE=RealityChuck] “White Bird” was a radio staple; I doubt it’s been played at any commercial station in twenty years. [/QUOTE] I just did a search on my local classic rock station (KFOG), and found that they played it less than two weeks ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-bands-that-no-one-seems-to-remember/445887.md?page=5)