Favourite One Hit Wonders

jaspercabbage · Friday at 10:00 PM

COYBL25 said:

Remember reading at the time that the song 'Real Gone Kid' by Deacon Blue was about her. A visit to Wikipedia confirms that my memory hasn't completely given up the ghost.

goldfinchmule · Friday at 10:02 PM

Monty pythons flying circus..Always look on the bright side of life.

Gwladys St. Glory · Friday at 10:04 PM

playing on the accusation of similar music.

Bedfordblue · Friday at 10:18 PM

Closing Time by Semisonic

COYBL25 · Friday at 10:19 PM

summerisle said:

Nah.

I Ran So Far Away, Space Age Love Song and the More You Live , where hits in the UK.

Massive in the States too.

Gwladys St. Glory · Friday at 10:27 PM

Only saved from being a Top 10 contender by 'Don't You Want Me'

COYBL25 · Friday at 10:31 PM

Gwladys St. Glory said:
Only saved from being a Top 10 contender by 'Don't You Want Me'

The Human League does soul.

You can almost hear Alexander O’Neil singing that.

They had lots of other hits too.

Bedfordblue · Friday at 10:33 PM

Baltimora - Tarzan Boy

summerisle · Friday at 10:35 PM

COYBL25 said:
Nah.

I Ran So Far Away, Space Age Love Song and the More You Live , where hits in the UK.

Massive in the States too.

Not top ten, which was the criterion. They only had one top ten hit.

Gwladys St. Glory · Friday at 10:36 PM

COYBL25 said:
The Human League does soul.

You can almost hear Alexander O’Neil singing that.

They had lots of other hits too.

Nothing hit the worldwide appeal of the two I mentioned, IMO. Like I said though, shouldn't be here because of 'Don't You Want Me'. Just here to throw tit grenades...