Boardsies Greatest One Hit Wonder Song - Live Thread

super_furry · 15-11-2019 02:42PM

Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight

Gotye - somebody that I used to know
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Big Mountain - Baby I love Your Way

Kolido · 15-11-2019 02:42PM

R1 Match 60

The Archies - Sugar Sugar

Released 1969
Peaked US 1/UK 1

VS

Los Del Rio - Macarena

Released 1995
Peaked US 1/UK 2

R1 Match 61

Climie Fisher - Love Changes Everything

Released 1987
Peaked US 23/UK 2

VS

Glenn Mederios - Nothings Gonna change my love for you

Released 1987
Peaked US 12/UK1

R1 Match 62

John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire

Released 1984
Peaked US 1/UK 6

VS

4 Non-Blondes - What's Up

Released 1993
Peaked US 14/UK 2

R1 Match 63

The Kingsmen - Louie Louie

Released 1963
Peaked US 2/UK NA

VS

Chris Isaak - Wicked Game.

Released 1989
Peaked US 6/UK 10

R1 Match 64

Gerry Raferty - Baker Street

Released 1978
Peaked US 2/UK 3

VS

Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats

Released 2006
Peaked US NA/UK 9

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 15-11-2019 02:49PM

Macarena - because it's the dance that swept the planet and who doesn't love it?

Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You - I prefer it slightly more, but neither song wow me to be honest.

St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) - this was a really tough one because they're two that made my longlist for nominations and both class, but because it's the title song of a Brat Pack movie, St. Elmo's Fire gets it.

Wicked Game - another tough choice, but there's just something so enchanting about Wicked Game.

Baker Street - as much as I'm a fan of Heartbeats, it just can't compete with Baker Street which is an absolute classic.

Spook_ie · 15-11-2019 02:51PM

Kolido wrote: »

I have 5 matches left to post, it could be in those

My mistake I read last 10 matches as last 10 nominations, as you were lads

Spook_ie · 15-11-2019 02:52PM

Well has to be Macarena anyway now I've nominated it

15-11-2019 02:53PM

Sugar sugar as I can’t stand macerana

Love changes everything. I luv climie fisher

What’s up - perfect kareoke song

Wicked game - one of the best songs ever!

Baker Street - love me some sex, I mean sax

LaFuton · 15-11-2019 02:53PM

greenkeeper - it puts the lotion on its skin

sKeith · 15-11-2019 02:54PM

Chris Isaak - Wicked Game.

brilliant, just brilliant.

Gerry Raferty - Baker Street

brilliant, just brilliant.

Necro · 15-11-2019 02:54PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote:

Sugar sugar as I canâ€™t stand macerana

But you've danced to it in the past I bet

Tomw86 · 15-11-2019 02:54PM

60 - Macarena
61 - Nothings gonna change my love for you
62 - Whats up
63 - Louie Louie
64 - Baker Street

super_furry · 15-11-2019 02:58PM

The Archies - Sugar Sugar - It's the one I actively hate less of the two.
Glenn Mederios - Nothings Gonna change my love for you - Slow dance, erection section standard.
4 Non-Blondes - What's Up - Close one but I give them the edge because the lead singer looks like my aunt.
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie - Two words - Animal. House.
Gerry Raferty - Baker Street - Arguably the best one-hit wonder ever.

15-11-2019 02:59PM

I think I nommed Jose gonalzez but baker field is brilliant a potential winner

15-11-2019 03:01PM

Necro wrote: »

But you've danced to it in the past I bet

Nope. And I like a boogie but I won’t do that.

Nor that just want to dance the night away song either.

Kolido · 15-11-2019 03:01PM

Going to vote myself for Climie Fisher and John Par, 2 songs I'd play regularly, great stuff.

Electric Nitwit · 15-11-2019 03:02PM

Los Del Rio - Macarena
Really tough, as Sugar Sugar is clearly better, but this is the sort of song that defines one hit wonders for me, it has to progress

Glenn Mederios - Nothings Gonna change my love for you
No great love for either to be honest, but this is the more iconic of the two by a whisker

4 Non-Blondes - What's Up
Wanted to nominate it myself but ran out of room

Chris Isaak - Wicked Game.
Has to be, right? It's a classic

Gerry Raferty - Baker Street
My nomination and (I think) a contender to win. Plus, Bob Holness

15-11-2019 03:03PM

#60 - Both great shouts but Macarena wins out for me.

#61 - pass as one of them doesn't ring a bell for me the moment

#62 - What's Up, I both love and loathe it but it's undeniably a classic!

#63 - Wicked Game, an absolutely brilliant song. I wasn't sure if Chris Isaak had other hits or not, otherwise may have nominated it myself.

#64 - Baker Street for that epic sax! Although José Gonzalez's version of Heartbeats is very good I still prefer The Knife's original.

norabattie · 15-11-2019 03:04PM

Can't believe Climie Fisher is against Glenn Madeiros.
Think i'll go with Climie Fisher though.
Hate Chris Isaack song so will go for the Kingsmen.

The rest I don't really care for so abstaining

15-11-2019 03:07PM

Is that them all?

sKeith · 15-11-2019 03:12PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Is that them all?

quickbeam · 15-11-2019 03:14PM

So many to catch up on

Owner of a lonely heart
Centrefold
Sugar Sugar
Baker Street
St Elmos Fire

There’s probably one there I missed?

quickbeam · 15-11-2019 03:15PM

Oh yeah these two too:

Wicked Game
Love Changes Everything

15-11-2019 03:16PM

Did i win? It feels like i won, i probably won alright

15-11-2019 03:16PM

60 - Sugar Sugar. Poppy bubble gummy sweetness

62 - What's Up. I remember hearing this covered by a band in The Roisín Dubh in Galway years and years ago. It reminds me of an amazing time.

63 - Wicked Game. One of my all time favourites. Beautiful.

64 - Heartbeats. I like it better than Baker Street

Oh! I missed one!

Love Changes Everything

15-11-2019 03:16PM

NOOOOO, I want another sixty-four matches.

Only 2 of my 5 nominations made it through, two of the fallen went out to arguably worthier opposition but I will remain bitter over Bitch losing to Coco Jambo. :mad:

Necro · 15-11-2019 03:17PM

Deleted User wrote:

Only 2 of my 5 nominations made it through, two of the fallen went out to arguably worthier opposition but I will remain bitter over Bitch losing to Coco Jambo.

That was a travesty. Bitch is clearly the superior track.

Spook_ie · 15-11-2019 03:17PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Nope. And I like a boogie but I won’t do that.

Nor that just want to dance the night away song either.

I won't do that was a brill record but it doesn't qualify , meatloaf had far more hits than the OP allows for

Kolido · 15-11-2019 03:21PM

That's round 1 almost finished, see you in January for round 2

The Calling - Wherever You will Go 5 Vs 4 Shawn Mullins - Lullaby
The J. Geils Band - Centerfold 5 Vs 4 The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
The Archies - Sugar Sugar 4 Vs 5 Los Del Rio - Macarena
Climie Fisher - Love Changes Everything 4 Vs 4 Glenn Mederios - Nothings Gonna change my love for you

If we could resolve these 4 before then, that would be great

Zaph · 15-11-2019 03:22PM

Match 58

Centrefold. What a classic, wish I'd remembered it for my list.

Match 63

Louie Louie. Possibly the greatest garage classic of the 60s.

TheValeyard · 15-11-2019 03:24PM

R1 Match 60

Los Del Rio - Macarena (classic childhood)

R1 Match 61

Glenn Mederios - Nothings Gonna change my love for you (better than the other one)

R1 Match 62

4 Non-Blondes - What's Up (memories of childhood)

R1 Match 63

The Kingsmen - Louie Louie (what a classic, what a song)

R1 Match 64

Gerry Raferty - Baker Street (its got saxa-ma-phone)

Mam of 4 · 15-11-2019 03:24PM

Sugar Sugar

Love Changes Everything

St Elmos Fire

Louie Louie

Baker Street .

Sorry for short answers , have to keep stopping the car

Boardsies Greatest One Hit Wonder Song - Live Thread

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