re: Best one hit wonder from 80s

Posted by TheRoarRestoredInBR

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 4:45 pm to RockAndRollDetective

In my Utopian world, Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' goes to the top of the charts..and stayed there for 7 weeks..

Plimsouls perfect pop song 'A Million Miles Away" does the same for 11 weeks..

Joe Strummer, Paul Westerberg, Josh Rouse, Sturgill Simpson, etc..have more YouTube hits than Justin Bieber..

It's a beautiful world I tell ya..

Posted by SCR

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 5:21 pm to ellunchboxo

Something About You . Level 42

Posted by Mr Personality

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 5:27 pm to LooseCannon22282

A-ha has sold over 100 million records

This post was edited on 6/12/16 at 5:29 pm

Posted by TheRoarRestoredInBR

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 5:37 pm to SCR

Level 42's 'Lessons In Love'(my fav song of theirs) reached #12 on Billboard 100, just five slots lower than 'Something About You' charted.

This post was edited on 6/12/16 at 5:42 pm

Posted by Coach72

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 5:40 pm to AjaxFury

Posted by BunkieWrench

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 5:46 pm to RockAndRollDetective

quote:
Love And Rockets also had "No New Tale To Tell" and "Ball Of Confusion". They were less successful than "So Alive" but it still excludes them from being in this category

"So Alive" made it to #3 on Billboard, and "No Big Deal" peaked at #82. The other songs you mentioned didn't chart at all (according to my brief research).

I had forgotten about "No New Tale to Tell"...I will retract L&R from my OHW list.

Posted by RockAndRollDetective

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 6:10 pm to BunkieWrench

Right, going strictly by chart data is deceptive. I don't even remember "No Big Deal". I'm guessing it was the follow up single to the big hit?

Posted by BunkieWrench

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 6:26 pm to RockAndRollDetective

Yep, sure was. As soon as I read the title, I remembered that I liked that song too...just forgot about it.

Posted by Bunk Moreland

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 7:17 pm to AjaxFury

I realize that Weller has had a good career outside of Style Council, but I'd go with My Ever Changing Moods.
LINK

Posted by Ray Penpillage

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 9:35 pm to AjaxFury

Michael Penn - No Myth

Posted by SirPsychoSexy

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Posted on 6/12/16 at 10:46 pm to Ray Penpillage

Information society - pure energy
Emf - unbelievable
Johnny hates jazz - shattered dreams

Posted by Vandyrone

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Posted on 6/13/16 at 8:24 am to AjaxFury

Major Tom - Peter Schilling

Words cannot do justice to describe this German TV performance of the German version of Major Tom. The Germans took the 80s TV lip-syncing, over-producing trend and took it to a whole new level.

Major Tom (German) - Peter Schilling

Posted by Cdawg

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Posted on 6/13/16 at 10:31 am to Vandyrone

I think that performance inspired the fraternity skit of the tri lambs in Revenge of the Nerds.

Does that song remind you of 80's clubs in Houston? It does me.

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