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Old 12-02-2012, 09:59 AM   #1
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Songs: One Hit Wonders

Here's a music theme I haven't seen yet. Post your favorite one hit wonders. I remember this song
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I win a trivia contest for naming the movue that uses this song for its theme.
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Some were one hit wonders for a reason...

I managed to watch 33 seconds of that then had to quit.
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One Hit Wonder Central - one hit wonders music of the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's

Top One-Hit Wonders - One-hit wonders from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s
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I managed to watch 33 seconds of that then had to quit.
It's #12 on VH1's Greatest One Hit Wonders.
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There are (by chance) 100 songs on my iTunes playlist named 'One Hit Wonders'...but I'll spare you all that and just pick one somewhat at random that always made me chuckle. (song really starts at about 0:50)

Some of the ones above are also on my One Hit Wonder playlist, some not...


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Loved this one back in the day.

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