The best one hit wonders.

[Bomber Denton]

Please share your favourites with links if possible?

Deus - Little Arithmetics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPsvlDMwbVg

Swansway - Soul Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D0L3vUoy2M

Jilted John - Jilted John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxL9dHStGdM

Soho - Hippy Chick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh6Uaqpm5sg

Soup Dragons - I'm Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVGf3ePIO04

The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkismiXva3M

The Lotus Eaters - First Picture Of You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaZtG-j6njc

[RegMolehusband]

5705 - City Boy - great song great band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SiuhGv10nk

[DavidY]

Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvqjYxeTODY&fea...

[Meeja]

Depends what you mean by "best"...... here are a couple that I would secretly turn up the volume on if they were playing on the radio.....

Driver 67 - Car 67

Renaissance - Northern Lights I have this on my iPod!

Possibly not just one-hit wonders, but a great song anyway.....

Sniff n the Tears - Driver's Seat

[Ace-T]

Of course there are a few web sites totally dedicated to this topic...

http://www.wwwk.co.uk/music/one-hit-wonders/index....

...is one of them.

Trace

[gingerpaul]

Who remembers this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANLySahi3fs

And this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvLDm8821jQ

Edited to add I may have misjudged the aim of this thread!

Edited by gingerpaul on Sunday 12th April 11:43

[Mystic Slippers]

Crash test dummies -mmm mmm mmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79owp_tYp5U&fea...


The ruts - babylons burning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCkNu9OxThc

Cannot remember the group - the theme from twin peaks -im sure it was in the charts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oDuGN6K3VQ

[Dick Dastardly]

Spacehog - In the meantime
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=spacehog+mea...

[Meeja]

Mystic Slippers said:

Cannot remember the group - the theme from twin peaks -im sure it was in the charts

Can't open the link as my PC is running a virus scan and it runs like a turd....

Theme from Twin Peaks was "Falling" by Julie Cruise.

[The Hypno-Toad]

AH HA... The Toads specialist subject!

Got beaten to the punch with Driver 67 but enjoy these;

Apolgises for the poor quality of some of these.

Archies - Sugar Sugar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRYHfFWctTw&fea...

Whigfield - Saturday Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcmBaRAj7FU

Waterfall - Atlantic Ocean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLui_8t2thc

Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY2WxSNuU_8

Department S - Is Vic There?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdpxtnHeMSE

Dream Academy - Life In a Northern Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wLQNrr15sA

Jet - Are You Going To Be My Girl?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdPhjO2AB1I&fea...

Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousnes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9gWA491H4U

Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4feL1lhBidk&fea...

Laurie Anderson - O Superman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7CnwRxEtqI

Michelle Shocked - Anchorage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLhHF_Ei7Dg

Pigbag - Papas Got A Brand New Pigbag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8FXuvuCCxw

Superman Lovers - Starlight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsio3uDnwm4

The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCQ7VLoY7bQ

The ones I couldn't find videos are;
Apache Indian - Boom Shaka laka

Bourgais Tagg - I don't mind at all

Joan Osbourne - One of us

Michael Nesmith - Rio

But the ultimate ones are; (in no particular order)
The Knack - My Sharona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBvayBXKJj4

Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg

M - Pop Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HaAOCGb3bw

Sprit in The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bplEcbzjME

Escape - Rupert Holmes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVdhZwK7cS8

The Vapors - Turning Japanese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRbtFnnjzdI

Enjoy!

edited for clarity

Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Sunday 12th April 14:51

[LikesBikes]

4 Non Blondes - What's up?
Can't find a link to the original video that works

And this!
Not sure if it's a true 1HW but I don't recall anything else by them before or after and its a great excuse to watch the video!

[jimmydiesel]

This is a classic crap song thats haunted me for years http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFacWGBJ_cs&fea...

[jimmydiesel]

oh forgot this little gem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk30a0qsVIk

[anonymous-user]

Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFYxCIr-Byo

Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste of Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eQsQnMmBuk

Nitro Deluxe - Let's get Brutal

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

Krush - House Arrest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61rFY4VPADE

Breathe - Hands to Heaven
(o.k they did have another song but it didn't make the top 40).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61rFY4VPADE

[Mystic Slippers]

Another one from my youth-saw them live at Digbeth civic hall

The Members-sound of the suburbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc6hbiNVfbw

[Ferg]

Mystic Slippers said:

The ruts - babylons burning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCkNu9OxThc

You can't call The Ruts One-Hit-Wonders shirley???
What about:
Something That I Said
Staring At The Rude Boys

[The Hypno-Toad]

jimmydiesel said:

oh forgot this little gem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk30a0qsVIk

As John Lennon once said "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me,". Too true and he was The Walrus..... I could be The Walrus, it still wouldn't change the fact that I don't have a car.

[Ferg]

Mystic Slippers said:

Another one from my youth-saw them live at Digbeth civic hall

The Members-sound of the suburbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc6hbiNVfbw

Oh come on Stuart, these are supposed to be One Hit Wonders......


ETA...

What are we calling a hit here.
Top 40??

Sputnik had at least one other hit with 21st Century Boy and I'm confident Michelle Shocked never troubled the chart......ever.

Edited by Ferg on Sunday 12th April 19:13

[jimmydiesel]

The Hypno-Toad said:

jimmydiesel said:

oh forgot this little gem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk30a0qsVIk

As John Lennon once said "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me,". Too true and he was The Walrus..... I could be The Walrus, it still wouldn't change the fact that I don't have a car.

Sorry Mr Toad, thats gone completly over my head!

[Mystic Slippers]

Ferg said:

Mystic Slippers said:

Another one from my youth-saw them live at Digbeth civic hall

The Members-sound of the suburbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc6hbiNVfbw

Oh come on Stuart, these are supposed to be One Hit Wonders......


ETA...

What are we calling a hit here.
Top 40??

Sputnik had at least one other hit with 21st Century Boy and I'm confident Michelle Shocked never troubled the chart......ever.

Edited by Ferg on Sunday 12th April 19:13