Boardsies Greatest One Hit Wonder Song - Live Thread

Zaph

Zaph wrote: »

I actually had The Breeders' song on my list, but when I checked it only made it as far as #40 in the UK so I wasn't sure it would count. One of my all-time favourite songs.

I took it off my list because it just felt too weird to call them a "one hit wonder" when they have so many great songs, almost like I was insulting them or something.

Definitely still gonna vote for it if someone else picked it though. :P

Zaph

Deleted User wrote: »

Definitely still gonna vote for it if someone else picked it though. :P

Damn right!

Flying Pickets - Only You over Break My Stride but just barely.

Mr President - Coco Jambo because I knew the dance and still do.

Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall is a quintessential cheesy record.

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby Word 2 ya mother!

Kolido

3 acts through from the last matches, still waiting on one, will give till 10am, I will post the next 4 now

Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride 6 Vs 4 Flying Pickets - Only You
Mr President - Coco Jamboo 5 Vs 4 Meredith Brooks - Bitch
Kung Fu fighting - Carl douglas 3 Vs 6 Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
Hazen Dean - Who's Leaving Who 0 Vs 6 Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

Kolido

R1 Match 35


Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis

Released 1991
Peaked US 13/UK 22


VS


Lou Bega - Mambo No.5

Released 1999
Peaked US 3/UK 1

R1 Match 36


Eric Idle - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

Released 1991
Peaked US NA/UK 3


VS


Jane Weidlin - Rush Hour

Released 1988
Peaked US 9/UK 12

R1 Match 37


Nena - 99 luftballons

Released 1983
Peaked US 2/UK 1


VS


Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah

Released 2007
Peaked US 59/UK 36

R1 Match 38


Europe - The Final Countdown

Released 1986
Peaked US 8/UK 1


VS


Gary Jules and Michael Andrews - Mad World

Released 2003
Peaked US NA/UK 1

Squall Leonhart

Mambo no 5.. So much fun

Always look on the brightside of life.. Again, it's fun

Hallelujah.. A classic, but Leonard Cohen a one hit wonder? Good grief!!!!

Mad World beautiful haunting cover of the more brash (still great) Tears for Fears song

Walking in Memphis - only choosing it as I detest mambo no5

Rush hour - ooooooh you send me. Catchy tune and always look on the bright side I’ve heard way too many times.

99 luftballoons - it really is a brilliant song.

The final countdown - brilliant.

Squall Leonhart

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Walking in Memphis - only choosing it as I detest mambo no5

Rush hour - ooooooh you send me. Catchy tune and always look on the bright side I’ve heard way too many times.

99 luftballoons - it really is a brilliant song.

The final countdown - brilliant.

We've just cancelled each others votes out

Kolido

Squall Leonhart wrote: »

Mambo no 5.. So much fun

Always look on the brightside of life.. Again, it's fun

Hallelujah.. A classic, but Leonard Cohen a one hit wonder? Good grief!!!!

Mad World beautiful haunting cover of the more brash (still great) Tears for Fears song

I was surprised also, but according to his wiki page, that's his only song that charted in the UK and US

Necro

Kolido wrote:

Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis

Could vote for either here but I still listen to this song semi regularly whereas Mambo No. 5 I'd listen to probably only if it came on the radio and the switch station button was broken.

Kolido wrote:

Nena - 99 luftballons

Another toughie, don't really mind if the other one goes through but voting this for it's comedic appearance in Scrubs primarily. Someone at a PC link the video!!

Kolido wrote:

Europe - The Final Countdown

I wish I nominated this (only one of mine has come up yet) but kudos to whoever did. Probably even more so than One and Only this is a quintessential OHW and should do well... (waits for it to be knocked out by that depressing sh1te opposite it)

Squall Leonhart

Kolido wrote: »

I was surprised also, but according to his wiki page, that's his only song that charted in the UK and US

Fair enough. Come to think of it, Neil Young probably in similar territory here, heart of gold and harvest moon maybe

Electric Nitwit

Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis
Good little tune that, and I hate Mambo #5

Eric Idle - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Hidden genius, seems like a silly little skit but is really a great song

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
One of my nominations, classic song

Europe - The Final Countdown
Damn you Kol, I nominated Mad World but the Final Countdown is a stone cold classic!

Electric Nitwit

Kolido wrote: »

I was surprised also, but according to his wiki page, that's his only song that charted in the UK and US

And it only just charted!
I felt a little awkward nominating it but it does fit, and it's great

Necro

Electric Nitwit wrote:

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah One of my nominations, classic song

Whatever you do don't tell Rikand :pac:

Match 31 Break my stride - because its a great bouncy song for bouncing to on a bouncy castle

Match 32 - Coco jamboo - my favorite song where the main instrument is a flute fashioned from a coconut

Match 33 Kung fu fighting - possibly the greatest song in the world about kung fu fighting

Match 34 Ice ice baby - a song about ice who doesn't like ice

I may be behind here a little

norabattie

Walking in Memphis - great song
Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour wow what a blast from the past. That was a nice surprise this early in the morning
Nena - 99 Red balloons - only because Hallelujah bores me to be honest
And Europe - Final Countdown - what a song!

Nooooooooo you backstards killed kung fu fighting wtf is wrong with ye, have ye no sense of fun

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Nooooooooo you backstards killed kung fu fighting wtf is wrong with ye, have ye no sense of fun

We should send Phil and Grant to sort em out!

Kolido

Kolido wrote: »

3 acts through from the last matches, still waiting on one, will give till 10am, I will post the next 4 now

Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride 6 Vs 4 Flying Pickets - Only You
Mr President - Coco Jamboo 5 Vs 4 Meredith Brooks - Bitch
Kung Fu fighting - Carl douglas 3 Vs 6 Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
Hazen Dean - Who's Leaving Who 0 Vs 6 Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

You this one is closed, thanks Mick

Mr President - Coco Jamboo 6 Vs 4 Meredith Brooks - Bitch

Match 35 walking in memphis my favorite song about memphis

Match 36 Always look on the bright side, a valuable lesson in astromomy on where someone should observe the moon

Match 37 99 luftballons, are great song to help one learn the german language

Match 38 Mad world, a song I listen to when I need cheering up

Strawberry Milkshake

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

We should send Phil and Grant to sort em out!

Lol must be posted

Mam of 4

Mambo No. 5 , catchy upbeat , makes me smile ,

Rush Hour , ooh great song ,

99 Red Balloons , always makes me think of the Wall coming down ,

The Final Countdown , pure classic

Kolido

Necro wrote: »

I wish I nominated this (only one of mine has come up yet) but kudos to whoever did. Probably even more so than One and Only this is a quintessential OHW and should do well... (waits for it to be knocked out by that depressing sh1te opposite it)

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Europe - The Final Countdown
Damn you Kol, I nominated Mad World but the Final Countdown is a stone cold classic!

Haha...that was my nomination actually, sorry EN

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Mambo No. 5 because it's catchy and fun to sing along to. Also, the trumpet!!!

Always Look On The Bright Side of Life because Monty Python...

99 Luftballons because Ich liebe es und es ist reiner Käse (I love it and its pure cheese).

Mad World because as much as I love Tears For Fears, there's no denying Gary Jules knocked it out of the park with this cover.

Zaph

Match 35

No opinion

Match 36

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, because we are all individuals.

Match 37

99 Luftballons. Tough one this, most of the time of have gone for Leonard Cohen, but I have to pick the one I nominated. A great song, and the German version is so much better than the English one.

Match 34

Mad World. A great version of a song where I really didn't like the original.

quickbeam

Mark Cohn. Great song. I nominated it.

Eric Idle. Catchy and great film.

Leonard Cohen. He’s brilliant.

Gary Jules. Great cover. Great film.

Declan A Walsh

Necro wrote: »

I wish I nominated this (only one of mine has come up yet) but kudos to whoever did. Probably even more so than One and Only this is a quintessential OHW and should do well... (waits for it to be knocked out by that depressing sh1te opposite it)

The Final Countdown by Europe does fulfil the rules for this thread's definition, i.e. no more than 3 Top 20 hits and the act being particularly associated with one song. However, I would not call it "a quintessential OHW", as they did have other hits.
Rock The Night: UK - 12, US -30
Carrie: UK - 22, US - 3 - That was my favourite song by them!
Superstitious: UK -34, US - 31
I'll Cry for You: UK - 28

R1 Match 36
Eric Idle - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
VS
Jane Weidlin - Rush Hour - This gets my vote.

I'm not too bothered about voting for the others, including Leonard Cohen's version of his own song, although I do like some of his songs!

Electric Nitwit

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

...does fulfil the rules for this thread's definition

OK, we get it. You don't like the rules. They're set now though, and it's just a bit of fun on the internet. Maybe let it go now...?

Necro

I've never heard of any of those Europe songs