Severin
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Re: Good 80s One Hit Wonders
Aug 12, 2004, 22:20
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Kinda wish I still had that 1st Icicle Works album..get several songs from it in my head from time to time..or when reminded,like above
Never heard anything else by them/McNabb though
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 22:22
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Posted something about Swansway a minute ago. I did actually like it at the time though I haven't heard it in 20 years so I don't know how it sounds now.
Some more comin' atcha!
Obsession by Obsession who were a Human League wannabe band, I believe this was a massive hit stateside - so Jonathan King informed us in his King In America slot on TOTP. He was such a style Guru old JK and when he told us something was gonna be a hit it was. I suppose he had such access to the kids.
Lets Go All The Way by Sly Fox which I think was an attempt at a hip hop record that turned out synth pop.
Just Outside of Heaven by H2O who were like a lower league Blancmange.
A really great 80s one hit wonder was Im In Love With A German Film Star by The Passions who managed to cross Marxism with the New Romantics.
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: Good 80s One Hit Wonders
Aug 12, 2004, 22:22
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I remember the track 'Cauldron of Love' being particularly good.
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Lawrence
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Re: Good 80s One Hit Wonders
Aug 12, 2004, 22:26
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I really hated "Whisper To A Scream", not to mention "Understanding Jane", which is NOFX before NOFX happened...
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Lawrence
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 22:29
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Wang Chung -- didn't they do the theme from Shaft? Nah...
"Let's Go" was pretty cool, and the video had a Gesha giving the finger, which was funny!
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 22:33
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Dance Hall Days was the hit over here. Didn't they get a mention in the second Austin Powers film?
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Lawrence
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 22:35
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Oh yeah, the Dance Hall Days video had someone dressed as a disco mirror ball.
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Good 80s One Hit Wonders
Aug 12, 2004, 22:35
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I can't work out whether you've never heard Understanding Jane or NoFX
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Severin
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Re: Good 80s One Hit Wonders
Aug 12, 2004, 22:37
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I rememebr that track but don't recall what it sound slike..
During the Whisper to a Screm vid I always wondered how they made it through without getting specks of flying leaf in their eyes,unles there's plenty of "Oh fuck,my eyes!" outtake footage
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Good 80s One Hit Wonders
Aug 12, 2004, 22:40
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Yeah, the first album is pretty great. The others are a bit more patchy (but with some really great moments). Another great unsung album. They just seemed to be the wrong generation of Liverpool band to be cool.
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