One Hit Wonders

[Rose]

Remember Len's 'Steal My Sunshine' song?

How about Mambo No. 5?

What happened to these songs? More importantly, where the hell are the artists?

There are plenty of songs out there that had their 15 seconds of fame and then died, which ones stick out to you? Know anything about the artists?

Discuss, enjoy, have fun!

[ABoerma]

How about Mambo No. 5?

OMG! A friend of mine had that album and all those songs sounded the same. Quite horrible.

[Darkshine]

The Safety Dance. Sure everyone remembers it and knows it. But what else did Men With Hats come out with? That be it.

[FeelingForeign]

Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting

King of the one hit wonder, com'on I bet as you read the song it'll be stuck in your head for good long while (does anyone not know the lyrics to that song? not all the lyrics but enough to sing along). Apparantly Douglas is now living in Germany running a publishing company.

Depends what you consider a one hit wonder, more than two songs in the top 40, other memorable songs. Or are they bands like the Bahma Boys who just dissappeared after their song (I don't have to tell you the song, you know already - or blocked it out), but there are one hit wonders that keep trying afterwards but barely anyone likes their other stuff or remembers it. It gets more grey when you take into account the bands/artists home country, they may still do well in their home country and no one outside of it hears of them again.

Some people that I would consider one hit wonders but fall into a grey section;
Robbie Williams - Angel (I know he does well with his other songs but thats the only one remember and like)
Uncle Kraker - Follow Me
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (only one I've heard from them but heard it over and over)
Train - Drops of Jupiter
Supergrass - Alright (I like the band, but their other songs haven't really hit it big in the charts)

[leblo64]

M...M...M...My Sharona - The Knack

[lg_alucard]

Right Said Fred - I'm To Sexy
Brownsville Station - Smokin in the Boys Room
Cherry Poppin Daddys - Zoot Zoot Riot
Cutting Crew - Died in Your Arms Tonight
House of Pain - Jump Around
Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel the Noise
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music White Boy
Warrant - Cherry Pie

Go go one hit wonders!

[Shmi]

chumbawamba - tubthumper

[nikita]

Can't believe nobody's said this one yet

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

[Darkshine]

Can't believe nobody's said this one yet

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

Dude, MC Hammer did the song at the end of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie which was badass

ok..so how about Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby..or whatever it was called

[t6dsarah]

MACARENA!

How did no one say this yet? 

[nikita]

Can't believe nobody's said this one yet

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

Dude, MC Hammer did the song at the end of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie which was badass

ok..so how about Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby..or whatever it was called

Ok, so 2 hits then?  It's not like he's known for much else besides "Can't Touch this" and maybe that other song.

Got another one: "Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm

[Darkshine]

Can't believe nobody's said this one yet

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

Dude, MC Hammer did the song at the end of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie which was badass

ok..so how about Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby..or whatever it was called

Ok, so 2 hits then?  It's not like he's known for much else besides "Can't Touch this" and maybe that other song.

Got another one: "Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm

Well, I don't think he IS known for the TMNT song..I just know that he was the one that did it.

Survivor- Eye of the Tiger

[Gabriel006]

You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

hehe, necropost

[Darkshine]

Jump, Jump- Kriss Kross

[Giga Guess]

Crazy Frog - Axel F