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One hit wonder: What song would be the WORST...

to have to play the rest of your life.

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One hit wonder: What song would be the WORST...

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Here is an incomplete list of one hit wonders. Feel free to add anything missing.

Question is, if you were in a band that only ever scored one hit, what would be the worst song to have to play at every event you ever did for the rest of your life?

🎢 Ultimate One-Hit Wonders List (Deep Cuts + Recognizable Hits)

πŸ•°οΈ 1960s
? and the Mysterians β†’ 96 Tears
The Electric Prunes β†’ I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)
The Lemon Pipers β†’ Green Tambourine
The Music Explosion β†’ Little Bit O’ Soul
Zager and Evans β†’ In the Year 2525

🎸 1970s
Norman Greenbaum β†’ Spirit in the Sky
Wild Cherry β†’ Play That Funky Music
Looking Glass β†’ Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
Ram Jam β†’ Black Betty
Starland Vocal Band β†’ Afternoon Delight
Mungo Jerry β†’ In the Summertime
Pilot β†’ Magic
Redbone β†’ Come and Get Your Love

🎹 1980s
Lipps Inc. β†’ Funkytown
Dexys Midnight Runners β†’ Come On Eileen
A-ha β†’ Take On Me
Soft Cell β†’ Tainted Love
Nena β†’ 99 Luftballons
Thomas Dolby β†’ She Blinded Me with Science
Toni Basil β†’ Mickey
Kajagoogoo β†’ Too Shy
Modern English β†’ I Melt With You
Baltimora β†’ Tarzan Boy
After the Fire β†’ Der Kommissar
A Flock of Seagulls β†’ I Ran (So Far Away)

🎧 1990s
Chumbawamba β†’ Tubthumping
Blind Melon β†’ No Rain
Len β†’ Steal My Sunshine
Lou Bega β†’ Mambo No. 5
Eiffel 65 β†’ Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Semisonic β†’ Closing Time
Deep Blue Something β†’ Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Spacehog β†’ In the Meantime
Primitive Radio Gods β†’ Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth…
Harvey Danger β†’ Flagpole Sitta
Marcy Playground β†’ Sex and Candy
The Refreshments β†’ Banditos

πŸ”₯ 2000s
Vanessa Carlton β†’ A Thousand Miles
Wheatus β†’ Teenage Dirtbag
Daniel Powter β†’ Bad Day
Crazy Town β†’ Butterfly
Blu Cantrell β†’ Hit ’Em Up Style (Oops!)
Fountains of Wayne β†’ Stacy’s Mom
Nine Days β†’ Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
SR-71 β†’ Right Now
Trapt β†’ Headstrong
Smile.dk β†’ Butterfly
Orianthi β†’ According to You

🎀 2010s
Gotye β†’ Somebody That I Used to Know
Carly Rae Jepsen β†’ Call Me Maybe
Baauer β†’ Harlem Shake
PSY β†’ Gangnam Style
AWOLNATION β†’ Sail
Portugal. The Man β†’ Feel It Still

⚑ Borderline / Honorable Mentions
The Knack β†’ My Sharona
Golden Earring β†’ Radar Love

Thanks for coming!

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Post by SonorBart »

The Knack and Golden Earring are definitely not Borderline/Honorable mentions because of Good Girls Don't and Twilight Zone. Both got lots of MTV play. I'd like to add Player - Baby Come Back to the 1970's list.

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