# What are your favorite one-hit wonders? (gathering nominations for a possible poll) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602 "2018-09-19T21:14:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/101 "2018-09-21T08:03:12Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > The following Dopers still have nominations or seconds to give (for various reasons) if desired: > > […] > Psychonaut – 2 What reason would that be in my case? Two of my five entries have been somehow disqualified? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/102 "2018-09-21T09:40:19Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > What reason would that be in my case? Two of my five entries have been somehow disqualified? Whoops, only one of yours has been disqualified. You seconded Hocus Pocus after it had already received a second. You still have 1 submission left. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/103 "2018-09-21T09:49:30Z")
> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > “Pepino the Italian Mouse” charted at #5 in 1962 for Lou Monte. Probably drove my parents crazy playing that, and the flip side “What did Washington say when he crossed the Delaware?” on my little mono record player. > Let me take your suggestion for **Midnight Oil** Beds are Burnin’. Didn’t necessarily think Midnight Oil was a OHW. Removed Lou Monte. FoisGrasIsEvil has another selection available. Midnight Oil noted. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/104 "2018-09-21T09:52:26Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > My seconds > > Looking Glass - Brandy > > Tommy Tuton 867-5309/Jenny > > Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight > > Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music > > That’s 5 total including my nominated Drift Away **ace** , these have all been seconded except Funky Music. You still have 3 to give. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/105 "2018-09-21T10:11:55Z")
The Swingers - [Counting The Beat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p72Z1D1oKbw) Player One - [Space Invaders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2lGJMrUUHw) Propellerheads - [History Repeating](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzLT6_TQmq8) Ray Parker Jr - [Ghostbusters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMQ3xPBEA80) Gnarls Barkley - [Crazy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVih2KtzIDU) ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/106 "2018-09-21T10:29:53Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Whoops, only one of yours has been disqualified. You seconded Hocus Pocus after it had already received a second. > > You still have 1 submission left. Well, then, in hopes of seeing the irony of two hit singles by the same artist in your poll of one-hit wonders, I will nominate [“Pop Goes the World”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zUUtf7gOe8) by Men Without Hats (US #20). Someone please second this. 🙂 Or is this as a good enough reason for you to yank the inferior “Safety Dance” from the poll, then? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/107 "2018-09-21T12:01:15Z")
Though they had other hits in Europe, I have to mention one of my faves, [Mouth and MacNeal “How Do You Do”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNMKZ90jtA) ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/108 "2018-09-21T13:34:48Z")
I’ll second Buffalo Stance! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/109 "2018-09-21T13:47:31Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > Well, then, in hopes of seeing the irony of two hit singles by the same artist in your poll of one-hit wonders, I will nominate [“Pop Goes the World”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zUUtf7gOe8) by Men Without Hats (US #20). Someone please second this. 🙂 > > Or is this as a good enough reason for you to yank the inferior “Safety Dance” from the poll, then? Oh, I missed that one. Yeah, Men Without Hats can’t be a one-hit wonder. Both those songs were pretty big (and when I was growing up “Pop Goes the World” was actually the first song I associated with them, as I was of prime music-listening age [12] at the time and I even remember listening to a SIDplayer version of it on the Commodore 64.) That said, “Safety Dance” is clearly the better song. (So good, I even wound up buying _Rhythm of Youth_ a few years back. It’s actually a very solid album with a lot of fun tunes on it if you’re into 80s synth pop. I’d give it 4 of 5 stars. I never got around to the "_Pop Goes the World_ album, though.) ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/110 "2018-09-21T14:04:39Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > … I never got around to the "_Pop Goes the World_ album, though.) That’s one of my favorite whole-albums of not just MwoH, but of the whole 80s. It’s a gem of a theme/concept album (that was already becoming a forgotten art form by then) with really great momentum-holding tracks throughout. It may be pop heresy to suggest this, but I’d happily put it on my concept album shelf next to Ziggy Stardust and Thick as a Brick. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/111 "2018-09-21T14:05:19Z")
“Radar Love” - Golden Earing Though I don’t think they would be considered a one hit wonder in Europe. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/112 "2018-09-21T14:24:50Z")
[Golden Earring also had Twilight Zone.](https://www.billboard.com/music/golden-earring) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/113 "2018-09-21T14:30:47Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > That’s one of my favorite whole-albums of not just MwoH, but of the whole 80s. It’s a gem of a theme/concept album (that was already becoming a forgotten art form by then) with really great momentum-holding tracks throughout. It may be pop heresy to suggest this, but I’d happily put it on my concept album shelf next to Ziggy Stardust and Thick as a Brick. Hmmm…I’ll have to check it out. I never liked the sound of “Pop Goes the World” (but did the obnoxiously early-80s-sounding "Safety Dance, " go figure), so my exploration of that era of Men Without Hats ended there. But I do like my 80s synth pop, so I’ll check it out. I’m just reading through a description of the album. Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull plays flute on a track on it?! That is out of left field for me! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/114 "2018-09-21T14:58:42Z")
Since I have one more, I will nominate Sir Mix-A-Lot: Baby Got Back ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/115 "2018-09-21T17:21:38Z")
Ray Parker, Jr., also had a big hit with, “The Other Woman,” post-Ghostbusters. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/116 "2018-09-21T20:02:25Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Barry McGuire - [Eve of Destruction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfZVu0alU0I) > Shocking Blue (in the US, anyway) - [Venus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEhQugz-Ew) Lobbying for seconds… ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/117 "2018-09-21T20:26:32Z")
I used my five already, but if anyone’s looking for something to nominate, I just thought of “Brother Louie” by Stories. Great song. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/118 "2018-09-21T20:30:40Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Lobbying for seconds… Barry McGuire was also the lead singer for The New Christy Minstrels, who had several charted songs. ---
**Author:** ![Reindeer\_Flotilla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reindeer_flotilla/32/3024_2.png) [@Reindeer\_Flotilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reindeer_Flotilla)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/119 "2018-09-21T20:43:58Z")
Diesel - [Sausalito Summer Nights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C60kcAzmbAU) Lots of airplay in the early 80’s, peaked at #25 on Billboard. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602/120 "2018-09-21T21:14:09Z")
Sweet City Woman by the Stampeders Great song, I seconded. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-one-hit-wonders-gathering-nominations-for-a-possible-poll/821602.md?page=7)