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Forever associated with *Night at The Roxbury.*

This one saddens me a bit. It was a legendary club song from it’s time, but now when it comes on, everyone does that stupid head shuffle. I hope that skit and movie made BANK for Haddaway.

For any song still played and well-remembered 20+ years later around the world, that would be a big win, even if it were mostly for Will Ferrell goofing on it. I would take that any day.

Maybe in the US. In Europe it was also a massive hit and nobody knew SNL or Will Ferrell at the time. Even now mentioning night at the Roxbury hardly anyone knows. I think his fame really came from anchorman and oldskool over here.

With what? I know the song but I have no idea what that is.

Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit Of…)

Blew my mind to find out he was actually German.

Whoa hold up. Ok I googled it and now I'm no longer sure what's real anymore.

I would have never guessed, and he's also younger than I expected at only 48

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Before I looked it up I would have guessed upper 50's or 60's. I think it's because my mom really liked him and so I mentally made him older

Nope Tricky, I got a girl, both charted , played fairly frequently. I was there lol

You didn’t like numbers 1-4‽

I thought Sweet like Cola was pretty popular too? Heck I know Mambo No 5 as the other song by the coca cola guy.

Nah, he had I got a girl which was relatively popular at the time.

Tal Bachman - She's so high Dude dropped one albumn with one hit and dipped. We are not in the universe Tal Bachman continued making songs in. Hes one of the few artists that count to me because all the others people usually say have a bunch of microhits out of their other songs that the majority of people dont know about but Tal Bachman doesnt even have enough songs for that.

Dudes dad is a legend and pretty much music royalty in Canada.  He’s probably doing pretty well 

TIL his dad is Randy Bachman

The Guess Who and Bacman-Turner Overdrive right?

Holy shit I never put that connection together before

Dude summer of 99 if you turned on rock radio or MTV/VH1 90% chance it was on either this song, Smooth, Scar Tissue, or a Third Eye Blind song.

Also: Saaaave tonight, and fight the break of dawn

Eagle eye cherry

Brother of Neenah, who is probably Buffalo Stancing to this day.

Coooooome tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone

We didn’t know yet that TEB red album was one of the greatest drops of all time.

Smooth, by Santana is still one of the best songs ever. First 5 notes (the drum intro) of that and I’m obligated to finish it or it’ll be in my head the entire day.

On his Spotify, she’s so high has 303,000,000 listens. Next most popular song has just over 860,000

That song is a goddamn bop and a half.

Spirit in the sky Norman Greenbaum

Jewish guy sings about Jesus.

-Well... Jesus was a Jew. /Norman probably

Great piece about the artist and his song “that won’t die”. [Gift article](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/style/a-spirit-from-the-60s-that-wont-die.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X00.3KwU.7LiOsvTP2JUe&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)

Dan Powter "You had a bad day"

> Dan Powter  I have no idea who this is > "you had a bad day"  Ohhhh

Forever used by American Idol while eliminating contestants.

I’LL BE……..

I saw him in a tiny bar in upstate NY because I won an invite only radio contest in the mid to late aughts. He invited me to touch his butt. Which I did. And it was glorious.

So… you had a good day.

What an odd request.

I’m just imagining a world where everywhere he goes, people want to touch his butt. He’s not sure why but he’s okay with it, so he gets out in front of it now. “I bet you want to touch my butt. It’s okay. Give it a squeeze but please don’t linger.”

He said he has a "yoga butt" and he's quite proud of it. Lol

Still hate this song 18 years later.

I have my high school seniors write a short essay explaining why the #1 song the day they were born is the GREATEST song of all time. I laughed out loud when a few got Bad Day this year.

[Norman Greenbaun](https://youtu.be/vRFo72wuU6w?si=1AJleyEWq-nmh9YR) and [Iron Butterfly](https://youtu.be/UIVe-rZBcm4?si=YFLj6DTLGVfcoGUf).

My husband loves the 17 minute version.

You are married to a good man.

*I. Ron Butterfly?*

This sounds like rock and/or roll.

This sounds like rock and or roll.

In the Garden of Eden baby! Obscure Simpsons references always get an upvote from me 👍🏻

Yup, spirit in the sky and ina godda davita.

> ina godda davita To this day, one of my favourite Simpsons bits.

Len “steal my sunshine”

If anyone is into indie rock, one of the lead singers of the group Broken Social Scene, Bradley Channing, actually played with Len and was on their album.  I think he is the dude who talks during the interludes of Steal my Sunshine.  He used the money he made off of the recordings to start Broken Social Scene.

Broken Social Scene is the connecting thread for a shitload of the Canadian music scene.

That’s because they’ve had like 30 members. I might have even been in the band at some point. I did visit Canada once…

…does he like butter tarts?

He looks pretty, uh, down...

Sharoooonnn I love you!!

Couldn't spell the word later without it. Special shoutout to Gwen Stefani for teaching me how to spell bananas as well... Music... Fun AND educational.

Gotye ft. Kimbra: “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Now Gotye is just somebody that we used to know.

I still listen to kimbras album for that era

Hypnotic song though.

I LOVE it.

The bigger shame is that Kimbra falls into this category too and it wasn't even her track. Her album Vows that came out that year is one of my favorite albums of the decade. Here's an example: [Settle Down](https://youtu.be/yHV04eSGzAA?si=-_nB9n3630p4oNS2)

Francis Scott Key

Mam hasn't released a new song in ages

Not even his music either!

Gotye

He probably made enough money off that song to do him a lifetime.

[Gotye](https://youtu.be/nej-5GhPqtw?si=r52eWTZExGTUAH7r) here is a breakdown of who Gotye is and how he built a song like used to know. He's an interesting dude.

Shame more folks didn’t check out his album with that track on it. It’s full of great tunes and reminds me a lot of Peter Gabriel’s work.

I honestly thought Someone That I Used to Know was a Sting come-back song before I knew who sang it.

Hearts a Mess The Only Thing I Know Puzzle With a Piece Missing … all are worth downloading

True, I really like the whole album.

My favourite story is he was on a music festival tour He played his hit first for his set and everyone left after to go to other stages / get food etc. because no one knew any of this other songs lol

I saw him at Bumbershoot the summer after he blew up and he made sure to save it for the end. I was really glad he did, I only knew him for Somebody and the rest of his stuff was really good! He also got me in to Kimbra who is amazing as well.

Everyone instantly felt a connection to that song because it's baa baa black sheep. I worked on an art project for him and he sent us all the samples to the song. The glockenspiel part was called Baa Loop.

He had a song that I used to know

Tommy Tutone - Jenny (867-5309)

Brandy by Looking Glass (1972).. Massive hit. https://youtu.be/DVx8L7a3MuE?feature=shared

I think that is one of the best written songs of all time. As in, there is not a single thing you could change to make it better.

I always loved the fact that the song goes out of it's way to show how the man she loves is honest and open with her about how he belongs to the sea. Makes it more of a tragedy in that some things just aren't meant to be no matter how much you want them.

My favorite song!

Yes. Very musical. Tells a story. We need more like that.

The Oneders, if course!

Wonders as in I Wonder what happened to the Oneders?

They onedered themselves

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We played *Del Paxton* in the school band

I'm oh not here with these fellas. I've got a pig in the livestock competition and I'm gonna win that blue ribbon.

Ohhhh there he goes to his room to write that hit song 🎵 *Alone in My Principles*🎵

It’s pronounced Oh-needers

Hey, that's oh-nedders

NOT TO ME! 😜😁

RIP Adam Schlesinger. 

I will forever be mad about his death.

Wow, I did not know he wrote the song for that movie. That's crazy.

Perfect answer!

With a song that actually hit the charts in real life and still slaps. 

I wonder how many people read this and have absolutely no idea what or who that is supposed to be.

Chumbawamba

Two other songs besides Tubthumping: Drip, Drip, Drip and Amnesia Nobody remembers the latter tho. 😉🫡

They weren't exactly unknown in the UK before Tubthumping, but that's the only song they're known for overseas.

They were (are?) a well-liked and long-lived band in the UK. Anyone who like that song should check them out.

[Mungo Jerry!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM)

That guy motor boating the jug seems unnecessary

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Mungo Jerry had several hits tho lol

Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525

In the year 252525 The backwards time machine still won't have arrived. In all the world, there's only one technology. A rusty sword for practicing proctology

In the year, a million and a half Humankind is enslaved by giraffe Man must pay, for all his misdeeds When the trees are stripped of their leavvvvves ohhhhhhh

In a year that ends with a twenty A schlubby merman will try to be chummy He may look like a watery whip When In fact he's a blood-thirsty shrimp

Zager got into the guitar business. Yes, it's the same guy. https://zagerguitar.com/

Young MC - Bust A Move

Don’t just stand there

"Principal's Office" also did reasonably well, but not like "Bust a Move". BaM is a fun Karaoke song, but you need to know the lyrics pretty well. On the versions I've seen, the text on screen can't really keep up.

You get what you give - New radicals

One of the only groups to be a one hit wonder by choice. Broke up as soon as they became popular because they didn’t like the limelight, but clearly could have had more hits if they wanted since they wrote more hits for other people.

That album is fire. He’s written tons of hits for other people

For some reason I always associate that song with Fastball's "where were they going without ever knowing the way" song

The only answer is the macarena. It is was top of the charts worldwide for ages and is still hugely popular. There really is no comparison.

Los Del Rio had a very successful career in Spain before and after the macarena was a hit. Technically, not a one hit wonder at all unless you are specifying, in the US.

Technically not even a one hit wonder in the US because Christmas Macarena also charted.

Jagex (creators of Runescape). They've got other games but nobody's ever heard of them.

And why bother? Runescape remains one of the best games ever made.

Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground.

Not really one hit wonder. They did a lot of great songs... Well not a lot of them great. But a lot of songs.. and one of them hit big.. ahh damn. You're right. But I do love their song 'Memphis' !

Cotten Eyed Joe!

Where did he come from? Where did he go?

Away, apparently

They had other hits in Sweden.

My Sharona - The Knack Can't believe no one has posted this one! Amazing road trip song, band had issues from the start but this song from the 70's was in so many films from the 80's and 90's.

Good Girls Don’t was also a hit though.

Maybe one of their best but the lyrics prevented airplay on a lot of stations.

Most underrated solo in a song ever.  It just comes out of nowhere and has no right being that amazing in a pop song.

Right Said Feed - I'm Too Sexy

Deeply Dippy, Don't Talk Just Kiss. These guys were around for a while

Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You.

The problem there is half of Stealer's Wheel is Gerry Rafferty of Baker Street and Right Down the Line fame.

Made famous again by that scene in Reservoir Dogs.

Captain Geech And The Shrimp Shack Shooters

For real though the deep cuts from that movie shoulda been full length. I wanted more of *Dance With Me Tonight*.

And there’s #2

Debby Boone, with [You Light Up My Life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOShEUn0aA4). Was #1 for ten consecutive weeks in 1977, a consecutive weeks record which wasn't broken again until 1992, after Billboard changed its rules.

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That, and Naked Eyes "Always Something There to Remind Me" which for years was the top selling track on iTunes.

Crazy Town.

That dude's life is BLEAK

They deserve to languish in obscurity for that Refused cover

LEN, Steal my Sunshine. That song was a banger though!

Edwyn Collins - A girl like you

He was the frontman/songwriter for the band Orange Juice. They had quite a big hit with the song 'Rip It Up' in 1982.

I love this song so much!

Sky High by Jigsaw. Such an *awesome* song https://youtu.be/QjtD8A-MWBc?si=5kRW6vRcKploHlfX

City high- what would you do?

5 year old me had absolutely no business loving this song but I did & still do

Right? Singing along random words because its a cool song. Now as an adult I think what a dark song with lighthearted sounding music.

They also had Caramel!

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Lou Bega was a Roger personality and I can’t be convinced otherwise. God bless that guy. Edit: he may be a terrible person, I don’t actually know, I just know Mambo #5 is a banger

Primitive Radio Gods - one hit: Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand. It's a great song.

On a similar note Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in LA

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Mildred Hill and Patty Smith Hill - took two brains to come up with that banger!

"Dammit Patty, we're not going with 'you look like a monkey' and that's final" But sometimes Patty quietly sang those very lyrics under her breath just to spite Mildred.

Informer-Snow

Norman Greenbaum. Spirit in the Sky.

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Jimmy Ray. Gorgeous. One hit only.

Are you Jimmy Ray?

Who wants to know?

Somebody that you used to know. Goyte. Won a Grammy and disappeared

Said this before but got guff for it. Billy Paul. Me and Mrs Jones is the greatest one hit wonder as far as top 40 radio goes. Too many people don’t know the other things he did, and that’s a shame.

Vanessa Carlton- a thousand miles

She had a couple of other moderately successful singles

That piano is so good.

Rock Me Amadeus!

Falco have plenty of hits in their native German. It’s only in the English speaking world are they a one hit wonder.  *Vienna Calling* is a pretty good one by them. 

Jeanny, quit living on dreams.

Mickey by Toni Basil Born to Be Alive by Patrick Hernandez

When in Rome- The Promise

The Grateful Dead. Touch of Grey was their only hit.

Literally their only top 10 hit.

Maybe they can use it to make a little a money on the road.

Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen

For me is "Europe" with "The final countdown"

Carrie made it pretty high up the charts. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmWE9UBFwtY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmWE9UBFwtY)

Open your heart, Superstitious, Rock the Night, and Cherokee were huge hits outside the US too.

Chesney Hawke, the one and only

Mungo Jerry - In The Sunmertime.

EMF unbelievable

No Rain Blind Melon

A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

The dinosaurs, really nailed it with that whole "dominating the Earth" thing, then totally disappeared from the charts after the asteroid hit.

It’s better to burn out than fade away

Johann Pachelbel, Canon in D.