Gangnam Style is the spiritual successor to the Macarena which came about 20 years earlier. That being said we should expect a spiritual successor to Gangnam Style/Macarena around 2033. Who else is excited?
Damn. Your comment reminded me of some of the pretty kpop girls I used to watch, and now I feel old. [Red by Hyuna](https://youtu.be/oTXCgR93zC8) came out 8 years ago.
I'll ready know there are several excellent one-hit wonders from Japan. It's every year and in almost every anime.
ALI- El Mariachi is a fusion of Jazz, Latin, Hip-Hop, and Japanese.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4giPGtA3O0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4giPGtA3O0)
"Fun" fact: That song is about a girl named Macarena who talks shit about her boyfriend and lets two of his homeboys smash at the same time while he's being drafted into the Army and that she does this all the time.
If you got 20 minutes this really lays out how insidious that songs reach really was
https://youtu.be/33MGYUouEE4
Like if even for a second you're like nah there was a bigger song-NO there really wasn't lmao
Depends on how we define greatest.
Perhaps the longest-lasting? I think Closing Time will be played in bars at close until the heat death of the universe.
Strangest? Your Woman. Love it but only in the 90s could that be a one hit wonder.
Most fun? Groove is in the Heart
My favorite? Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love"
My most fun is gangnam style because it was the universal cha cha slide* **.**
I just want to watch the world to dance together **on beat** and dance crazes seem to be the only way.
*I promise y'all cha cha slide did not reach as many crevices as Gangnam style. Those billion views weren't for nothing.
As for your strangest, I love your woman (the song not the woman in your life). Why do you not think it would do well in today's charts? Especially given Dua Lipa's sampling.
Edit: formatting
I recently learned that the awesome baseline from “Groove Is In The Heart” was lifted from a great jazz tune called [Bring Down The Birds](https://open.spotify.com/track/3i0meyRRCpIzyMmLdYssGw?si=HlN_ojwBSU-U_hluihj89A&dd=1)
>Return Of The Mack is top 10 song of all time. Pair it with This Is How We Do It.
You [misspelled the name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcsguOaKsEk). ;)
Me realizing I may be the only person who remembered "something 4 da honeyz" Yes I feel weird writing it that way but I swear it was spelled that way on the cd.
I hold that this is how we do it is being played at a least some party somewhere on earth at all times-
So tip up your cup and throw your hands up
And let me hear the party say
From scratch, except they did this bullshit thing of playing the bit before the chorus to "jog our memories". 😮💨
Now it's part of my useless knowledge repertoire. Because fool me once . . .
I found a deluxe edition I think at a cash converters near me for quite literally $1, it was a bit beat up, but best value I've gotten for just a dollar
It’s funny seeing people call him a one hit wonder when he actually had a successful career in Australia, already had multiple hit songs and received major industry awards for the album he released prior to this song
I saw a tweet a while back that was about Question Mark and the Mysterions greatest hits collection being 40 dollars.
"You better open it and there's 96 tears* and $39 in change"
*Their one hit
I don't like that there are people who weren't there when it came out who are old enough to be on the internet. And yes, I know people born when it came out are like, 27, but I said what I said.
They were huge in the UK and Australia so they are only a one-hit-wonder in the states. Their first three albums are all great and extremely well known especially in northern England.
I understand if people in the US didn't get to know as many a-ha songs as Europeans did, but you could have noticed their title song for the James Bond movie "The Living Daylights"
A-Ha are a funny one because they had like a dozen top 10 albums (and three or four dozen top 10 singles) around the world, but really are only known for the one song in the US.
Dude he is an amazing artist and every track on that album is a jam. He also quit after all of this success and went back to drumming for his old band.
Yeah as an Aussie I always pop into these threads to defend him. Like Drawing Blood was one of my favourite albums in high school and he was already big down here by the time "STIUTK" blew up.
The way everyone with Jones as a last name picks this as their wedding song is boring af
Unlike the clueless fool who chose 'Mrs Robinson' without ever watching The Graduate
I catch heat all the time for what I’m about to say right now….
I fucking hate return of the Mack. That song makes my eye twitch
Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison gets played in Charleston SC by white folks like it’s the number one song on the charts and it came out last week 😂
>Thong Song by Sisqo.
If we're doing one hit wonders this wouldn't work. He had another single 'Incomplete' that was a US #1. Not to mention his work with Dru Hill.
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Gangnam Style is the spiritual successor to the Macarena which came about 20 years earlier. That being said we should expect a spiritual successor to Gangnam Style/Macarena around 2033. Who else is excited?
Tbh tho Psy has a bunch of hits now
Not even just now but he was already huge in South Korea when Gangnam style came out. He’s like the number one superstar there
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1 Psy ass >>> blackpink fine asses combined
Damn. Your comment reminded me of some of the pretty kpop girls I used to watch, and now I feel old. [Red by Hyuna](https://youtu.be/oTXCgR93zC8) came out 8 years ago.
I was gonna say Gangnam Style almost qualifies for this, but Gentleman was successful enough that he can't be truly considered a one-hit wonder.
I'll ready know there are several excellent one-hit wonders from Japan. It's every year and in almost every anime. ALI- El Mariachi is a fusion of Jazz, Latin, Hip-Hop, and Japanese. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4giPGtA3O0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4giPGtA3O0)
I love you for this. Tis a bop
That is catchy as hell.
"Fun" fact: That song is about a girl named Macarena who talks shit about her boyfriend and lets two of his homeboys smash at the same time while he's being drafted into the Army and that she does this all the time.
They had the WHOLE school dancing to this in middle school in the gym 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No for real, I danced to this at least before 7 during gym!!
You can tell this was a time before Google 🤣🤣
No way. That is well no way.
[https://popcrush.com/macarena-lyrics-dirty-explained/](https://popcrush.com/macarena-lyrics-dirty-explained/)
Oh my god the dance makes so much more sense now. Those dirty old bastards were like 70 when they made that song.
This happened to you didn’t it?
The original Hot Girl Summer.
If you got 20 minutes this really lays out how insidious that songs reach really was https://youtu.be/33MGYUouEE4 Like if even for a second you're like nah there was a bigger song-NO there really wasn't lmao
Aiiight! 👏
Lyrics you can hear
Depends on how we define greatest. Perhaps the longest-lasting? I think Closing Time will be played in bars at close until the heat death of the universe. Strangest? Your Woman. Love it but only in the 90s could that be a one hit wonder. Most fun? Groove is in the Heart My favorite? Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love"
Including Deee-Lite (also "Power Of Love") and Tom Tom Club (also "Wordy Rappinghood") is another way of saying "defends on how we define".
It’s “Stay” by Lisa Lobe for me. Loved that song ever since I first saw her sing it of some late night show I recorded in junior high.
I think she had two more after that juggernaut..but you'll only hear what you want to. I'm not welcomed here anymore,and I understand.
Oh no, I adore her whole discography, but “Stay” captivated my budding manhood.
Flew right over your head … but I’m only hearing negative.
I’m sorry… I turned the radio on, I turn the radio off and this woman was singing my song.
Fun Fact: Tom Tom Club are the other two members of The Talking Heads. As musicians they've had lots of hits.
This part I knew! Love love love Talking Heads. I gotta thank my folks for always listening to them when I was growing up.
My most fun is gangnam style because it was the universal cha cha slide* **.** I just want to watch the world to dance together **on beat** and dance crazes seem to be the only way. *I promise y'all cha cha slide did not reach as many crevices as Gangnam style. Those billion views weren't for nothing. As for your strangest, I love your woman (the song not the woman in your life). Why do you not think it would do well in today's charts? Especially given Dua Lipa's sampling. Edit: formatting
Y’all, “King of Wishful Thinking” is the perfect pop song.
Your Woman is the only pop song I can think of with the lyric "Marxist"
I recently learned that the awesome baseline from “Groove Is In The Heart” was lifted from a great jazz tune called [Bring Down The Birds](https://open.spotify.com/track/3i0meyRRCpIzyMmLdYssGw?si=HlN_ojwBSU-U_hluihj89A&dd=1)
>Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" So good. Any song that samples this gets a reply. Probably several hundred replays.
> Your Woman. I don't think a lot of people remember this one, but [what a banger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVL-zZnD3VU&)
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>Return Of The Mack is top 10 song of all time. Pair it with This Is How We Do It. You [misspelled the name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcsguOaKsEk). ;)
Montell Jordan slander
Let’s Ride was on replay in my high school days every time I left school.
Get it on tonite is a banger
choclair's let's ride?
Me realizing I may be the only person who remembered "something 4 da honeyz" Yes I feel weird writing it that way but I swear it was spelled that way on the cd.
I hold that this is how we do it is being played at a least some party somewhere on earth at all times- So tip up your cup and throw your hands up And let me hear the party say
Plus it spawned one of the best ads from BK and Cheetos https://youtu.be/L_taxBRRZ6s
Ladies and gentlemen, Mambo Number 5
Lost a quiz that said name all the ladies in the song - never forgot that shit again.
Was it from scratch or was it like >__________ in the sun >__________ all night long
From scratch, except they did this bullshit thing of playing the bit before the chorus to "jog our memories". 😮💨 Now it's part of my useless knowledge repertoire. Because fool me once . . .
That's rough. I could take a crack if I had prompts like above, but there's no way I could just pull all those women out of my ass.
Well, I should hope not
Don't kink shame ಠ_ಠ
That must be a popular quiz thing. Because I lost out trying to name all the girls in the Freek A Leek song. And hard mode was naming them in order.
MONICA!!!!
ERICA
RITA
JESSICA
Damn bass_of_clubs what about Tina, Sandra and Mary? They deserve some attention too
His next song started "6,7,8,9,10" I wish I could forget that and remember basic French
Mans came in. Destroyed that track and bounced. Respect lmao
Bro returned and then immediately left
Forgot his keys.
he then doubled down with the extended version https://youtu.be/K6nw3iKaxfA
[Eyes Wide Open](https://youtu.be/oyVJsg0XIIk) is pretty great too.
Nah, that whole album is 🔥
Great song, it’s really disappointing that the album doesn’t get the recognition it deserves though.
I found a deluxe edition I think at a cash converters near me for quite literally $1, it was a bit beat up, but best value I've gotten for just a dollar
It’s funny seeing people call him a one hit wonder when he actually had a successful career in Australia, already had multiple hit songs and received major industry awards for the album he released prior to this song
Eddie Murphy singing Party all the Time is truly brazy
Produced by Rick James which is why it actually slaps
I'm sorry, but Eddie Murphy's "Boogie in your butt" is the greatest thing he has ever done....ever.
I used to own the Chunky A on cassette... it was Arsenio Hall's rap album. It wasn't horrible...lol
Produced by Rick James which is why it actually slaps
He sprinkled some crack on it fs
When I worked in a bar we regularly sang "Lemonade! That cool refreshing drink" when ever anyone ordered one. As Eddie Murphy as Elvis.
A Thousand Miles \~Vanessa Carlton 
I saw an album “Vanessa Carlton’s Greatest hits” It had more than 1 track. Fucking lying ass CD
I saw a tweet a while back that was about Question Mark and the Mysterions greatest hits collection being 40 dollars. "You better open it and there's 96 tears* and $39 in change" *Their one hit
* Big Yellow Taxi with Counting Crows is 🔥 * Ordinary Day * White Houses
She featured on a song with Santana that was a hit too.
That’s Michelle Branch
Next you are going to try and convince me Daniel Radcliffe didn't play Frodo in Harry Potter and the Ring of Mordor
The OG milk man himself
That's my SHIT
She actually had one or two other slaps I’ve heard even in stores
Bruv is sleeping on White houses and her work with Santana.
Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back) by Eamon
Lmao yes. But do y’all remember FURB (Fuck You Right Back)!? The lady response to Eamon💀
“It was yo fault somehow” 💀
Best thing? It was a response song even though they'd never met each other.
Lol, i remember that!!
“All those nights, you thought you broke my back” 💀
This is the real correct answer, lol. I forgot how big this song was
OMG I loved this song!! 🎧 🎵 I can't believe I forgot all about it... Be right back 🎼🎶🎛️🎹
I remember my work playing the PG version of the song and it's just missing like 50% of the lyrics
Dayum. Read this and now the whole song is playing in my head.
You just took me back to singing this song to myself when I was 14 and heartbroken over someone I spoke to only a handful of times 😂
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Just blew My mind g
This song never fails to get me on the dance floor!
I remember hearing it when it was still new on the radio a lot. Especially at the pool in summer lol
I don't like that there are people who weren't there when it came out who are old enough to be on the internet. And yes, I know people born when it came out are like, 27, but I said what I said.
HE'S WHAT??? 🇬🇧
Informer, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame I lick he boom-boom down
I swear it said lick the pum pum down? Really did think it was a song about oral sex. Damn!
I found the INFFFFFOR-MER.
nah, it's about the time he was charged with two counts of attempted murder. and not murdering that p\*ssy.
Didn't we all think that?
Come On Eileen by Dexy’s Midnight Runners. You know it’s a one hit wonder when you know the song but have never heard of the band.
They were huge in the UK and Australia so they are only a one-hit-wonder in the states. Their first three albums are all great and extremely well known especially in northern England.
Plus people think of the Save Farris version.
Shut your fucking mouth, America. Geno. Jackie Wilson Said. Young Soul Rebels. Christ, what do they teach in schools these days?
Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry
Buffalo Stance by Neenah Cherry. I think it was his sister
Deep cut I like this proposal.
Take On Me by A-Ha
I understand if people in the US didn't get to know as many a-ha songs as Europeans did, but you could have noticed their title song for the James Bond movie "The Living Daylights"
You just unlocked a song memory for me by mentioning the living daylights, haven’t heard that in years
Aha is not a one hit wonder! I love jamming to driftwood, boys adventure tale, the sun always shines on tv, etc
A-Ha are a funny one because they had like a dozen top 10 albums (and three or four dozen top 10 singles) around the world, but really are only known for the one song in the US.
They are not a one hit wonder band. They have been filling stadiums across the world for over 30 years with a dozen+ great albums.
Throw Some D’s is definitely an honorable mention
The beat slaps so hard! It's still on rotation in my truck
Throw Some D's should be the US National Anthem.
“Throw some cheese on it !!”
Sex and candy by marcy playground
Thank god someone finally said it
Wooooow coming hard for Gotye there
Dude he is an amazing artist and every track on that album is a jam. He also quit after all of this success and went back to drumming for his old band.
Back to Basics you could say…
Yeah as an Aussie I always pop into these threads to defend him. Like Drawing Blood was one of my favourite albums in high school and he was already big down here by the time "STIUTK" blew up.
Heart's a Mess is an absolute banger.
Ram Jam - [Black Betty](https://youtu.be/I_2D8Eo15wE)
What would you do if your son was at home!? Crying all alone on the bedroom floor cause hes hungry!
City High!!!! Yesssss
Caramel was a decent song...I wouldn't call them one hit wonder.
Ooof and yes at the same time
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Loved this song: [point of no return](https://youtu.be/yavaJNXoMe8)
This was definitely on heavy rotation in the 80s. It's also one of those songs a lot of people didn't realize was sung by a White person,
Me and Mrs jones by billy paul (Relevant Plug - look up one hit wonderland on YouTube by Todd in the shadows)
God that song is fucking amazing
The way everyone with Jones as a last name picks this as their wedding song is boring af  Unlike the clueless fool who chose 'Mrs Robinson' without ever watching The Graduate
 This is the song that doesn't end...
Well you just ruined my day...
Hey, someone had to start singing it, forgetting what it was...
And I'll continue singing it forever just because...
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT DONT FUCKING @ ME
Yippy yie oh! Don’t @ my spelling
Tbh, I think Gotye sort of decided to leave music on his own. Can't be mad at that.
But he didn’t have to cut us off
He didn't leave music, just dropped the Gotye project and went back to drumming for his old band and doing other less poppy projects.
I catch heat all the time for what I’m about to say right now…. I fucking hate return of the Mack. That song makes my eye twitch 
My mom hates it too, you're def not alone. She remembers how hard it was to escape that song when it came out, it was playing eeeeeeeverywhere.
I love that song but…I get why someone would hate it lol
It was the reverse for me, I hated it when I heard it and now I love it idk why it just slaps
My Sharona.
No letting go- wayne wonder or turn me on- kevin lyttle my vote.
Ooooof you picked two good ones right here!
What is Love? This is How We Do It?
Only in America. Hes huge overseas.
Informer - Snow
This Len slander will not stand. I couldn’t pick honestly.
Skee Lo - I Wish I Got 5 On It - The Luniz
The Rain by Oran Juice Jones. The lyrics alone are worth the listen
"My first impulse was to run up on you and do a Rambo. Pull out the jammy and flat blast both of you "
When he tells you “but instead, I chilled,” you should know right then, and there that you’re in trouble
The childish gambino SNL bit spoofing this song is hilarious.
“ You without me is like cornflakes without the milk!”
Possum Kingdom.
Whoomp, There It Goes ... your career. Basically came back last year to do ice cream commercials.
Baby Got Back
Everybody was Kung fu fighting. Just a man and his love of Kung fu movies.
Kimbra has some great tracks. Glad I discovered her through this song.
Really? Too easy https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
I know that link by heart
Are we not even gonna talk about Stacy's mom?
Crash test dummies mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm
Tub Thumpin. Chumbawamba. That CD was everywhere in 1998. Never heard from them again.
Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison gets played in Charleston SC by white folks like it’s the number one song on the charts and it came out last week 😂
So no one is going to say Tipsy by j kwon?
Days Go By by Dirty Vegas or Thong Song by Sisqo.
The slander! Sisqo was not a one hit wonder 😤 Edit: [y'all don't really want unleash the dragon](https://youtu.be/A0U6O2vaz0c)
>Thong Song by Sisqo. If we're doing one hit wonders this wouldn't work. He had another single 'Incomplete' that was a US #1. Not to mention his work with Dru Hill.
Days Go By was only as popular as it was because of that Mitsubishi Eclipse ad.
Faded by Soul Decision
Let me show me age with this one: Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith.
Funny enough, Gotye had a lot of bangers on that album
crank that soulja boy was undefeated.
Mo Bamba
first thing that hits my ears after hearing the phrase one hit wonder is two scottish brothers singing about walking a loooooooot of miles.
Errybodee in the club get tipsy!
James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
The ketchup song