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Seneca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 09:20 PM
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One-Hit Wonders of the 80's
Aldo Nova, ladies & gentlemen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GylirgHFqeQ

:rofl:
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 09:33 PM
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1. Real Life
Send Me An Angel
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Tom_Foolery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 10:01 AM
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2. Boys Don't Cry--I Wanna Be A Cowboy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05jcrJw0as
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 10:16 AM
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3. Haircut 100
Edited on Fri Aug-20-10 10:18 AM by Rambis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_msHpEa3_Y


men without talent (hats)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs

The Alarm "the stand"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 10:52 AM
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5. I have Haircut 100's album "Pelican West" -- it's a good album.
There are some good songs on it that never got airplay or MTV play.

I always liked The Alarm, too -- I never considered them "one hit wonders."
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 10:21 AM
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4. Two faves
Edited on Fri Aug-20-10 10:22 AM by Rambis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQYQTFudrqc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSwJ2rjUSdc
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cyberswede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 02:05 PM
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8. Nena!
I bought that Nena album in Germany on a high school trip in 1984. LOL
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 04:28 PM
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14. Kim Wilde "kids in america"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hWZqllm3mQ
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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 04:36 PM
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15. That Trio album is excellent.
I was so happy when I found it on CD.
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piratefish08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 11:50 AM
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6. Petshop Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd_K6Yk4-oE
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 04:50 PM
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18. Hardly a one-hit wonder
They've broken the Billboard Hot 100 in the US several times:

West End Girls (#1)
Opportunities (#10)
It's A Sin (#9)
Always On My Mind (#4)
What Have I Done To Deserve This (#2)

All ten of their albums (not counting remixes, compilations,etc) have charted in the top ten on the British album chart.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 01:29 PM
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7. The ultimate one-hit wonder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOU8GIRUd_g
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 02:58 PM
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11. @#$^*$##$$%
!@#$@#%%&^*$%@#!$#$^%!!!! :grr:




:rofl:
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 03:55 PM
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12. Sorry, couldn't resist
:rofl:
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 03:55 PM
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13. Sorry, couldn't resist
:rofl:
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 04:42 PM
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17. Damn it, as soon as I clicked, I knew...
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carlyhippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 02:06 PM
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9. I had 2 copies of Aldo Nova's cassette ha
the first one was played til worn out, as was the 2nd. :)
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carlyhippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 02:13 PM
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10. oh, there were so many......
MTV made the one-hit wonder a mainstay in music. If the video looked good and the song sucked, it was still a hit, but it was an awesome era in music.....

Heres a couple:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJ9AnNz47Y Video killed the radio star

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMICD3aMZpw I want candy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebu0DDEZEds (I think this one is worse than a rick-roll ha:)
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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 04:42 PM
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16. These were much, much bigger than they needed to be:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL2PlY7tmrg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLHUThBib8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmJ-VWPDM4
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 04:53 PM
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19. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF68OyTlP4E
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 04:57 PM
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20. harden my heart quarterflash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqeKV2UYq1Q&feature=av2e
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Tikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-20-10 05:07 PM
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21. These three stand out in my memory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceY2zAMkCqQ
"The Earthquake Song"....The Little Girls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UII7RA2rIm4
"Funky Poodle".....Wild Horses


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku5sdcnQO4I
"Are You Ready For The Sex Girls"....Gleaming Spires



Tikki
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