# Your favorite one hit wonder **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117 "2011-08-18T04:36:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/61 "2011-08-18T20:09:01Z")
The Proclaimers are one hits? I got to know them when “Make My Heart Fly” was featured on MTV’s 120 Minutes show c.1987. “500 Miles” came out the next year, but didn’t hit until 1993 when it was part of the “Benny and Joon” soundtrack. “On My Way” was a hit after it was part of the “Shrek” soundtrack, wasn’t it? Movies have been very good to the Reed brothers. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/62 "2011-08-18T20:11:55Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > :wally: > > And here I was, for forty-four years, thinking it was “Judy in the sky (with glasses)”. > > Sigh… Well, the title was a parody of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/63 "2011-08-18T20:42:37Z")
_Hot Child In The City_ by Nick Gilder. It was my favorite song in the late 1970’s. When I was like 7 years old and listened avidly to Casey Kasem counting 'em down… ---
**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/64 "2011-08-18T21:00:01Z")
I sped through the thread, and I don’t think anyone mentioned “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies. Wasn’t that the #1 selling single of the entire 1960s? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/65 "2011-08-18T21:13:49Z")
_I’ve been to Paradise But I’ve … Never been to me_ – Charlene ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/66 "2011-08-18T21:18:02Z")
Technically, I think he’s not a one-hit wonder, but I think it’s fair to say that Young MC is only remembered now for the immortal “Bust a Move.” That rap always bugged me, by the way; he spends the whole time complaining, and yet to hear him tell it, women keep throwing themselves at him. ---
**Author:** ![CJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/67 "2011-08-18T21:24:09Z")
“Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss him Goodbye” - Steam (they apparently ran out of it shortly after) [QUOTE=Tom Tildrum] I’ve been to Paradise But I’ve … Never been to me – Charlene [/quote] [shudder]guhuuuuuuuu[/shudder]…that’s what glurge can do. I guess I have to return the favor: \*We had joy, we had fun, We had seasons in the sun, but the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach – Terry Jacks\* Game Over. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/68 "2011-08-18T21:32:44Z")
> [@fjs1fs](#): > > I sped through the thread, and I don’t think anyone mentioned “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies. Wasn’t that the #1 selling single of the entire 1960s? Unfortunately, the Archies were not a one-hit wonder; they also had “Jingle Jangle” (#10), “Bang-Shang-a-Lang” (#22), and “Who’s Your Baby?” (#40). ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/69 "2011-08-18T21:34:56Z")
“Don’t Dream It’s Over”-Crowded House ---
**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:** [August 18, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/70 "2011-08-18T22:06:26Z")
> [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](#): > > [Closing Time](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGytDsqkQY8), by Semisonic. Why, yes, I am a child of the 90s. . . Secret Smile was a bigger hit, here at least. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/71 "2011-08-18T22:07:33Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > “Don’t Dream It’s Over”-Crowded House Was “Weather With You” not a hit there? It was a bigger hit than “Don’t Dream It’s Over” worldwide. ---
**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/72 "2011-08-18T22:12:18Z")
In the year 2525- Zager and Evans. A cheerful little ditty. How do you do- Mouth & MacNeal. Have to look them up yourself but worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Canyon\_Surfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Canyon\_Surfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canyon_Surfer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/73 "2011-08-18T22:29:57Z")
Still one of my all time favourites: Something in The Air by Thunderclap Newman ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/74 "2011-08-19T01:45:18Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > Nitpick: She wasn’t actually a one-hit wonder… she followed up with “Goodbye”, which made it to #13 on the US Billboard charts, and “Temma Harbour”, which squeaked in at #39. Trivia: that’s her doing the wordless singing in “Rachel’s Song” from the Blade Runner soundtrack. One of the most beautiful vocals I’ve ever heard. . ---
**Author:** ![Snake\_Plissken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Snake\_Plissken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snake_Plissken)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/75 "2011-08-19T02:05:05Z")
Climax Blues Band, Couldnt get it Right. Man I loved that tune. Must have been the cowbell. ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/76 "2011-08-19T02:08:29Z")
Although Wiki says they had a top 40 hit predating 867-5309/Jenny, Tommy Tutone comes to mind. Dancing in the moonlight by King Harvest. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/77 "2011-08-19T02:14:44Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [In The Summertime](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc9wIzi96_E) by Mungo Jerry. Only counts as one-hit wonders for the U.S. They had (according to Wikipedia) six top 20 hits in the U.K., including four in the top 5 (two went to #1). ---
**Author:** ![YaraMateo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/58f4c7/32.png) [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/78 "2011-08-19T02:26:00Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > [Seasons in the Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd_Fdly3rX8) - Terry Jacks > > I think it was a huge hit for the kids… a truly wonderful song of hope for the up and comings. Now, I’m thinking of the time Jackie from Roseanne sang this and ran around the studio audience. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/79 "2011-08-19T03:14:36Z")
[Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyIi8-BJAQo) ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117/80 "2011-08-19T03:30:27Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > “Don’t Dream It’s Over”-Crowded House Uhh Something So wrong?? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-one-hit-wonder/593117.md?page=5)