Top 20 Cheesiest One Hit Wonders of the 1980s

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Top 20 Cheesiest One Hit Wonders of the 1980s

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These songs aren't bad, they're just a little over-the-top. For this list, we’ll be looking at extremely corny and melodramatic hit songs released in the 80s that marked the peak of the band/artist’s career. Our countdown includes “I Want Candy”, “Bette Davis Eyes”, “Pac-Man Fever”, “Come On Eileen”, “It’s Raining Men”, and more! Which of these cheesy one-hit wonders do you still listen to today? Let us know in the comments.
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@WatchMojo 2 жыл бұрын

Which of these cheesy one-hit wonders do you still listen to today? Let us know in the comments. Check out our featured song: "Blackbird" by Spells And Curses! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eKqiY72hvrCmZ5c.html

@midnite_rambler 2 жыл бұрын

That featured song is really, really bad. Y'all need to get better feature songs.

@duncan3998 2 жыл бұрын

The only cheesiest thing here is Mojo's taste for music

@yosoyringodesanantonio8405 2 жыл бұрын

Devo Whip it And the rest of them

@cherchikatilo3032 2 жыл бұрын

Men W/Hats- Safety Dance & She’s A Maniac

@nohandle1028 Ай бұрын

I still listen to almost all of them!

@gorgophontes 2 жыл бұрын

Nena may have never been heard from again in the US, but in Germany (and other European countries) she's had a long and successful career.

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

She's a successful actor there too.

@HickSquatch 2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!! I enjoy her music more now. She is still a wonderful performer and a beautiful Lady. Her music has just gotten better!!

@devinhyde1139 2 жыл бұрын

didn't she write a children's book as well?

@violindylan 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, she has also become a big supporter of the anti-vaxxers and conspiracy believers

@JetPackDino Жыл бұрын

That's lovely! I don't know why, but it makes me happy to hear it

@anthonyhind1308 2 жыл бұрын

I Melt With You is hardly "cheesy".Still sounds great.

@caracticusthirdaisi2986 2 жыл бұрын

"Hands Across the Sea" is also a great song.

@anthonyhind1308 2 жыл бұрын

@@caracticusthirdaisi2986 it is indeed.I still have Ricochet Days on vinyl.

@rikkilleen3169 2 жыл бұрын

"I Melt With You" The best cheese is melted.

@donnakubiski5572 Жыл бұрын

I think being in the soundtrack for the movie "Valley Girl" helped it along also which is something they didn't mention.

@vanapirarayne738 9 күн бұрын

Until you realize they are just talking about a couple "coming" together. 😂😂😂. Makes the Hershey commercials seem weird now.

@tmr9069 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I was an 80's kid! This list brought back a ton of memories. Especially remembering running home from the school bus, turning on MTV to watch the daily top 10 videos. Back when MTV actually played music videos!

@paulienuti8031 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a 90s a kid but I Love 80s Music

@camecex 2 жыл бұрын

80's were the best decade for music

@jimb.7523 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulienuti8031 Same here. My dad had a VHS of some music videos he recorded off MTV and VH-1 - thus began my love affair with 80s music.

@marialemos1495 2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@martinmalcolm2747 2 жыл бұрын

You mean to say MTV use to play songs wow mind blown 🤯

@keemie4040 2 жыл бұрын

As a baby born in the late 70's growing up in the 80's I would say that that was the best time for music. Music was really and the pure talent can't be matched ever!!!

@Ras137 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone: "The time I grew in up had the BEST music, unlike these no talent hacks of today."

@frasermackenzie7275 2 жыл бұрын

I too was a 70's baby, but for me 80's music was too squeaky clean, AM radio friendly garbage. For me it was the 90's dance club/techo/trance and the hard dirty grunge that spoke with me.

@catherinewilliams9680 2 жыл бұрын

As a Nixon baby, I remember in one year, acts from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s all had top 40 hits. That no longer happens anymore. When was the last time a Cover hit the top 10

@aclstudios 2 жыл бұрын

@@catherinewilliams9680 Nobody wants covers anymore (although a lot of songs use heavy samples).

@DebiG1057 Жыл бұрын

I was born in the 50's and believe me, the 60's and 70's were much better.

@GrinderCB 2 жыл бұрын

"Puttin' On The Ritz" was already being used a lot in movies and TV at the time. Gene Wilder and the Peter Boyle did the song in "Young Frankenstein" in the 70's

@Vesper1205 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! When he does the dance number with the monster. 🤣

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

@@Vesper1205 Puttin' on the riiiiiiitz!

@juliemcarthur3004 2 жыл бұрын

Love pac man fever

@VicGeorge2K6 2 жыл бұрын

Martha Wash of the Weather Girls would later lend her vocals to C & C Music Factory's songs like "Everybody Dance Now".

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

Of course, whoever was in charge of the video replaced her with an anorexic model lip-syncing. 🙄

@PHSDM104 2 жыл бұрын

Also, "Everybody Everybody" and "Strike It Up" by Black Box. All of those songs had a slimmer model lipsyncing in the videos.

@Leatherargento 18 күн бұрын

Oh, wow! I didn't know that that was the same person!

@LordChristoff 2 жыл бұрын

20. I want candy - Bow Bow Wow 19. 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone 18. The future's so bright, I've got to wear shades - Timbuk 3 17. Betty Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes 16. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo 15. I melt with you - Modern English 14. Tarzan boy - Baltimora 13. I know what boys like - The waitresses 12. The safety dance - Men without hats 11. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner + Garcia 10. Maniac - Michael Sembello 9. Puttin on the Ritz - Taco 8. She blinded me with science - Thomas Dolby 7. Funky Town - Lipps Inc. 6. You spin me (like a record) - Dead or Alive 5. 99 Luftballons - Nena 4. Come on Eileen - Dexy's Runners 3. (I just) died in your arms - Cutting Crew 2. It's raining men - Weather Girls 1. Micky - Tony Basil

@raymondweaver8526 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Turning Japanese

@martyklestadt6766 2 жыл бұрын

@RT-106 Music Some of these may not have technically been one-hit wonders, but for the ones that had other hits, these songs outshined their other(s) (on the charts) by a mile.

@MAJIK0909 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else baffled by the comment/saying referenced in this, "the eyes are the nipples of the face"?!? This was the first time I'd ever heard it and I wish I hadn't. WHO in the world says this?!?

@debbieanne7962 2 жыл бұрын

Come on Eileen and 99 Luftballoons are 2 songs I have on my paylist today. Both awesome

@raymondtitano3819 2 жыл бұрын

Five Honorable Mentions - Charlene's I've Never Been To Me - Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry, Be Happy - Sheriff's When I'm With You - Murray Head's One Night in Bangkok - Stars on 45 Medley

@weirdalfan1980 2 жыл бұрын

The cheesiest one-hit wonders of the 80s are still better than today's music.

@julie.1081 Ай бұрын

Totally! Fer sure!!!

@VideosandMemories-qi4mq 17 күн бұрын

The worst songs from the 80s are better than the biggest hits of today, if you ask me...

@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 2 жыл бұрын

“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” is still one of my 75 most favorite songs in 1980s.

@BobbySacamano 2 жыл бұрын

We get it

@trinaq 2 жыл бұрын

Likewise, it's ridiculously corny, but that's all part of its charm!

@chasehedges6775 2 жыл бұрын

Great song

@JamieAubrey 2 жыл бұрын

Any time i hear this song I have that one image in my head

@caracticusthirdaisi2986 2 жыл бұрын

Give a listen to the "Dead or Alive" compilation "Evolution" and you'll see that You Spin Me Round is only one of their good songs, there are a couple dozen really great songs in their catalogue.

@lenevee4925 2 жыл бұрын

These songs are more catchy than cheesy! I remember coming home from elementary school and watching these videos on MTV. I still sing "too shy" and " come on Eileen" when I'm feeling happy.

@devinhyde1139 2 жыл бұрын

The Waitresses have a Christmas song called "Christmas Wrapping" that still gets airplay every season....I think it might be as big as "I Know What Boys Like"

@RonnieBarzel 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. In his “One-Hit Wonderland” episode on The Waitresses, KZfaqr Todd in the Shadows calls them a band not with one hit but two half-hits.

@nancyf7919 2 жыл бұрын

I love that song.

@Sephiroth766 2 жыл бұрын

What's weird is that I hear the Christmas song far more nowadays yet "I know what boys like" is their biggest hit in terms of the charts which is why they are considered one hit wonder/

@junkiegutterpunk Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I came to the comments to mention this. The Waitresses hit 62 in the US with "I Know What Boys Like" and "Christmas Wrapping" has been in and out of the charts around Christmas a few times.

@GVike Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: the sax player has been playing with Psychedelic Furs for years, and the bassist played with the B-52's at one point.

@darkangel_1978 2 жыл бұрын

The goof where Kajagoogoo was concerned was the band's manager convinced the band, that Limahl was holding them back, and if they dropped him from the band, they would huge. They listened and they were not the huge hit they were told they'd be. Fun fact: Kajagoogoo was discovered by Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes.

@bdchiaccio 2 жыл бұрын

Of course Limahl charted again when he went solo with Neverending Story which became a big sleeper hit in the US.

@spannerturnerMWO Жыл бұрын

Most people don't know that he was kicked out of the band shortly after "Too Shy" became a hit, which is what prompted him to go solo.

@semper440 2 жыл бұрын

Imo "99 Luftballons" feels zero cheesy

@robertvaneersel3741 2 жыл бұрын

Furthermore it is not an international one hit wonder. Nena also scored a hit together with Kim Wilde, a re-release of their hit Irgendwie Irgendwo Irgendwann (Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime).

@coolnegative 2 жыл бұрын

Many of these are neither cheesy nor "wonders." Many of these are true classics and well written songs as evidenced by their staying power.

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

Like a bridge over cheesy wonders, I will lay me down.

@coolnegative 2 жыл бұрын

@@maxshea1829 🤣🤣Luv it!🖤

@EM-fd8xe Жыл бұрын

I agree. This channel has a lot of nerve calling anything else cheesy. Who even uses the word "cheesy" anymore.

@coolnegative Жыл бұрын

@@EM-fd8xe ehhh, I was in some kinda mood that day. I prefer to leave positive feedback. Enough negativity in the world. Appreciate your comment! Glad to know I have some allies out there!👍😁

@MrWebby93 Жыл бұрын

@@EM-fd8xe keep in mind that this is the same channel that made a "Top 10 Cheeses" list.

@cybelemarie7913 2 жыл бұрын

I consider most or all of these songs to be 80s classics.

@HenryFernandoMartinezCopete 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know, but some of these are great tunes, they bring great memories to many of us! It’s a good thing that “cheesy” is just a subjective perception, not a fact…

@christopherfarris6404 2 жыл бұрын

How could you possibly forget to include I Wanna Be a Cowboy, by Boys Don't Cry? That song has cheese written all over it!

@SaxyLament 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of these didn't sound cheesy to me at all. "Ghostbusters" and "Walk the Dinosaur" are what I would call cheesy.

@David_Theisen 6 ай бұрын

I downloaded the Ghostbusters soundtrack on iTunes many years ago!!! LOL

@melissateague3936 2 жыл бұрын

Funky Town was the very first 45 single I ever bought at Peaches record store. My mother said she would treat us kids each to one single of our choice and that is the one I picked. I was only 7!

@robertvaneersel3741 2 жыл бұрын

The video is actually taken from a Dutch tv programma who used dancers. The original video can be found somewhere else on KZfaq.

@steveh8724 2 жыл бұрын

Peaches! Haven't thought about that chain in so many years. What a wonderful place to visit, especially if you'd never been to a large record store. Simply blew my mind back in the day. Too bad I couldn't even afford to buy anything there until I started saving up my lunch money.

@David_Theisen Жыл бұрын

In that video of their performance the audience looked like they did not give a crap for the music!! LOL

@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 2 жыл бұрын

“Bettie Davis Eyes” is a great song in 1981.

@trinaq 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it's such a catchy song, and despite the cheesiness, still gives me the chills!

@feldspar3858 2 жыл бұрын

Song is absolute cringe.

@margaret91 2 жыл бұрын

Dead Or Alive had MORE than a 1 hit wonder. They also had the song "Brand New Lover" among others.

@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348 2 жыл бұрын

“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record).” One of my 225+ most favorite songs of all time. 😁

@feldspar3858 2 жыл бұрын

Says you. 🤮

@Ozzie2191 2 жыл бұрын

I'm disappointed they didn't use the Paul Rudd version!

@krisandersen8695 2 жыл бұрын

Other than "Pac-Man Fever" and "Mickey", I love all of these songs, and I listen to most of them on a fairly regular basis. And, yes, I remember watching all of them on MTV.

@jrebecca0195 2 жыл бұрын

Corrections: The Waitresses also had a hit with the song "Christmas Wrapping." Dead or Alive also had a hit with the song "Brand New Lover." Cutting Crew also had a hit with the song "I've Been In Love Before."

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

The Waitresses also wrote and performed the theme for "Square Pegs." Short-lived, but much loved sit-com from '82-'83. Sarah Jessica Parker, Jamie Gertz, etc.

@jrebecca0195 2 жыл бұрын

@@maxshea1829I remember that sitcom but I never watched it. Very cool!

@ZiggyWalsh Жыл бұрын

The Waitresses also performed the theme to the short-lived CBS series "Square Pegs."

@mudvalve 2 жыл бұрын

All good choices. However, I would like to suggest one as an Honorable Mention. The group Opus came out with a song called “Live is Life”. You have to hear it played along with the original video to grasp the cheesiness. Opus is still creating new music today!

@GVike Жыл бұрын

That was more a hit in Europe

@BigAl1976 2 жыл бұрын

Pac-Man Fever is still a personal favorite after all these years. I got into playing Pac-Man back when I was a lad of 5 in 1981 - I was taking a break from roller skating with my mom and my sister at a roller skating place in San Diego (Dad was deployed overseas with the Navy at the time), Mom gave me a quarter, I played a game of Pac-Man...the rest is history. Still a gamer after 40 years.

@Charlesb88 2 жыл бұрын

While it's true that the band Nena (99 Luftballons) was a one hit wonder internationally, their lead Nena, of which the band was named after, was very successful as solo artist after the band broke up in the late 80's, especially back home in Germany, selling over over 25 million records in her career to date, making her the most successful German pop singer in chart history.

@deadcatthinks6725 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: for the luft balloons video, the soldiers on the army base where the music video was filmed were not too happy with the subject of the lyrics, so they added a little extra "boom" to the background explosions taking the band by surprise which is why you can see them staggering and holding on to each other in the video.

@lloydzeroa.k.aforger6990 2 жыл бұрын

Intimidation, a little bit extreme DYA?

@GrinderCB 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in the 80's so lots of these songs bring back memories. Tommy Tutone played a lot in SoCal where I grew up and his band played at a lot of places there. The song actually caused the music industry (or someone) to ban the use of phone numbers in song lyrics. Lots of people with that number had to change it because they were getting crank calls from kids asking if Jenny was there.

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

Those seven digits still draw "Where's Jenny?" calls to this day!

@cocoaorange1 2 жыл бұрын

That had to be a headache!

@AmericanEnglishman 2 жыл бұрын

Come On, Eileen is a banger and far from cheesy

@martyklestadt6766 2 жыл бұрын

Still my third-favorite song ever!

@victorhernandez8723 2 жыл бұрын

Cheesy does not necessarily mean bad.

@martyklestadt6766 2 жыл бұрын

@@victorhernandez8723 Nope, you're right. It just means over-the-top.

@luv2sail66 2 жыл бұрын

Love this song to this day.

@JetPackDino Жыл бұрын

The video. The overalls. Pure cheese. Although to be fair if we were to judge all the 80's songs by their VIDEOS, then, yes, okay, 99% of songs from the 80's would be considered cheesy, so maybe I'll just have a cup of coffee and reconsider my life.

@Scott_Forsell 2 жыл бұрын

I worked in a convenience store in the summer during high school in 1981. The owner put the pop station on the over head. I heard Bette Davis Eye's several thousand times that summer at work.

@matthewmcallister9354 2 жыл бұрын

the 80's were a weirdly awesome time all around

@chasehedges6775 2 жыл бұрын

I think the mid 2000s were awesome, imo. Sadly though, those times are over

@0zbrian 2 жыл бұрын

@@chasehedges6775 yeah mid 2000s was like the final chapter of 80s-90s style of living, internet killed TV, internet killed going outside at the park with friends, internet killed buying CDs and even video games. I think 2012 for me was when it was all over.

@chasehedges6775 2 жыл бұрын

@@0zbrian After 2015 ended, it was all over

@GVike Жыл бұрын

Right after punk opened up possibilities and before consolidation of the recording and media industries.

@defineboredom 2 жыл бұрын

Disagree about Cutting Crew. While "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" was their only #1 hit, they followed it up with "I've Been in Love Before" as the second single from the album "Broadcast". "I've Been in Love Before" charted at #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. This would hardly make them a "One-Hit Wonder" by any standard.

@donnakubiski5572 Жыл бұрын

I have two of their albums. I still listen to them to this day.

@williamthomas3359 2 жыл бұрын

hey where's the superbowl shuffle by Da 1985 Bears????? or Party all the Time by Eddie Murphy. Those two are the very definition of cheesy 80s tunes.

@davewest7691 2 жыл бұрын

Neither of those were one hit wonders.

@DirtiestDMusic 2 жыл бұрын

"Rock Me Amadeus" also says hello.

@MickeyKnox 2 жыл бұрын

Well, maybe Nena was just a One-Hit-Wonder in the US, but she was huge over here in Germany in the following years with hit after hit after hit

@PrinzPassionsfrucht 2 жыл бұрын

Right, with a career resurgency in the mid 2000's and a career meltdown in 2020 when it came out that she is an antivaxxer.

@francoiswouters3738 2 жыл бұрын

Well i am from the Netherlands and she was pretty big here too. I'm still a huge fan.

@heatherr0420 2 жыл бұрын

And she still putting out hit albums in her native Germany, good stuff if you speak German and want to listen to it

@GVike Жыл бұрын

Same case with A-ha. Heck, Dexys was a TWO HIT wonder in the UK (Geno)

@GrinderCB 2 жыл бұрын

"Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" wouldn't be the first song whose message was misinterpreted. Springsteen's "Born in the USA" for years was seen as a patriotic anthem. Politicians used it in their election campaigns until someone finally had them read the lyrics.

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

YES! Reagan used it for his '84 campaign. I said to myself, "Did they even listen to that song?"

@affliction1979 2 жыл бұрын

Politicians are not known for being intelligent people

@Spiderific 2 жыл бұрын

And they still play it to this day at every 4th of July fireworks celebration. Guess that's what happens when you only listen to the chorus lol 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

@spannerturnerMWO Жыл бұрын

Alphaville's "Forever Young" suffers the same affliction. Kudos to Alphaville and their video's director and producer for showing everyone what the song was really about. My high school used it for graduation, but they made some serious changes to the lyrics...

@luv2sail66 2 жыл бұрын

I have a number of these songs in my music library. Lots of fond memories I still enjoy to this day.

@susanrobinson910 2 жыл бұрын

Ahh, the 80s…when MTV actually played music videos 😂

@arielle8010 Жыл бұрын

I PRAY THAT MTV GOES BACK TO MUSIC VIDEOS, AND STOPS THE STUPID SHOWS FOREVER!!!!!!

@garypamatat3167 3 ай бұрын

Wrong MTV IS STILL PLAYING MUSIC VIDEOS THERE IS MTV U, MTV LIVE AND MTV CLASSIC THEY ARE PLAYING MUSIC VIDEOS RIGHT ON IN 2024. OVER IN THE UK THERE ARE MORE MTV STATIONS MTV CLUB, MTV HITS, MTV BASE MTV CLASSIC

@umberct 2 жыл бұрын

This has been my favorite MoJo experience EVer! Loved all these toons. I feel like I was in my twenties again.

@IloveNZ6389 2 жыл бұрын

Most of these songs are so good, I still listen to them now....great songs will never get old.

@infinitygirlak 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that trip through Jr and Sr High School!

@raymondweaver8526 2 жыл бұрын

HS/College. Safety Dance always makes me think of a buddy from Rutgers

@sandyworkman3025 2 жыл бұрын

This was fun. Not only hearing some of these for the first time in decades but the hair styles and OMG the clothes, LMAO!

@hgodvilla00 2 жыл бұрын

Watch Mojo, the band Cutting Crew was not an 80's one hit wonder band in the U.S. according to the charts. They had a second song that was a hit that has the title, 'I've Been In Love Before', that made it to number 9 in the charts.

@big8dog887 2 жыл бұрын

I can't call Dead or Alive a one-hit wonder. "Brand New Lover" was a very big second hit which got a lot of airplay.

@GVike Жыл бұрын

"Spin" made it to 11 and "Lover" to 15...

@sarahmueller8973 2 жыл бұрын

I love music from the 80's! I still listen to all of these!

@danielchevapravatdumrong1997 2 жыл бұрын

6:54 It’s awesome that Jungle Boy has been keeping this song alive.

@feldspar3858 2 жыл бұрын

Not really.

@Ratt2004 2 жыл бұрын

A whole new generation of fans discovering the song, and singing along to it.

@Beargeek616 2 жыл бұрын

Ah the second British Invasion of the 80s. You guys really should do a top 20 list of the British singers and bands in the 80s.

@kevinlawson1746 Жыл бұрын

Saturday Morning Cartoons, MTV , Big Hair Bands, Video Games everywhere you went , oh yeah good times.

@Mrnovanova 2 жыл бұрын

Those songs are the soundtrack of my youth.😍😍 Loved the video.♥️

@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta ❤️ the ‘80s. 😁

@OverlordZeroULTIMA 2 жыл бұрын

90's baby here, but I drove my friends *nuts* listening to "Spin Me Right Round" in high school. XD There were times in class where we could work while listening to music (with headphones on!) and that was the only song I played, lol. One time, I was feeling down, and one of them sang it to me, since it was the only song they knew I listened to. I still tear up thinking about that.

@trinaq 2 жыл бұрын

I love "Come on Eileen", it's always been my goto Karaoke song, and the fiddles give it a distinct Irish vibe. I always missed half the lyrics, though! 😂🍀

@martyklestadt6766 2 жыл бұрын

Lyrics on that one are tough. I still mangle it even after seeing the lyrics before. Of course, in karaoke, with the lyrics right there, it would be tough to miss.

@art.of.verser 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite karaoke go-to 80s songs: "Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! "Lovesong" by The Cure "Whip It" by Devo "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats 😁😁😁😁😁

@RonnieBarzel 2 жыл бұрын

Bow Wow Wow was Malcolm McLaren’s greatest creation. And while Kajagoogoo never reached the heights of “Too Shy” again, lead singer Limahl (acronym of his name Hamill) had a solo Top 20 hit with the theme to “The Never Ending Story.”

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

I still love that song, "Never Ending Story." Written by Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey. Kajagoogoo was a s big as Duran Duran for six months of 1983. They wanted to be more artsy and progressive than a bubblegum band, but their ambitions exceeded their abiities.

@donaldwilson2620 2 жыл бұрын

I also heard that Boy George was an early member of Bow Wow Wow. He left right before "I Want Candy" became a cult hit.

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

@@donaldwilson2620 He was. Very briefly. Under the name Lieutenant Lush.

@steveh8724 2 жыл бұрын

that would be an anagram for his name, like 'linear bronze' or 'brazer online' for yours.

@waittillfamewtf2385 2 жыл бұрын

🎇 "What a Feeling" (1983) - Irene Cara

@kevinriddell2105 Жыл бұрын

Irene Cara also had a big hit with "Fame"

@waittillfamewtf2385 Жыл бұрын

@@kevinriddell2105 genius

@theresahaines2647 Жыл бұрын

Nothing cheesy about these songs. Most of these songs were and are still popular. I hear a lot of 80’s pop music being played by Penn State students. It just goes to show pop music from the 80’s is the best.

@peter298a 2 жыл бұрын

I was pretty hip in the 80s, but I've never heard that Pac-Man song.

@linda10989 2 жыл бұрын

I dont know about you, but I've also never heard I Know What Boys Like

@ZiggyWalsh Жыл бұрын

Alrught, where is the rock you two were living under? Just kidding.

@dariax6301 2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps some are these are cheesy but still prefer them over the music of today.

@rayceeya8659 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in the 80s and the Cold War was very present. We tested the air raid sirens every day at 12:00. We had supersonic bombers running exercises over my home town. We expected to die in a white hot flash any day. So I love those old 80s synth songs that talk about the end of the world. Kids today don't know how close it was.

@meganwhitehead1338 2 жыл бұрын

The singer for kajagoogoo also sang Neverending Story

@JonnyTainment 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to see one of my favorite cheesy one-hit wonders on this list: Stacey Q for "Two Of Hearts!"

@christopherfarris6404 2 жыл бұрын

TOTALLY!!!

@vandeolkon 2 жыл бұрын

I had that album!

@donnadressler3766 2 жыл бұрын

I used to sing two pop tarts because that's what it sounded like to me lol.

@vandeolkon 2 жыл бұрын

@@donnadressler3766 haha!!

@paulshallbetter1080 Жыл бұрын

Ah! Eight-bit sampler goodness! I-i-i-i-i-i-i-need-you...

@dhsswim11 2 жыл бұрын

#5 I heard the English version of "99 Luftballons" the other day on the radio and thought "Man, this song sucks..." Once I figured out it was the English version, I changed the channel to the original version and felt so much better! xD

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 played the English version "99 Red Balloons."

@martyklestadt6766 2 жыл бұрын

@@maxshea1829 I recall them playing both versions (but only one version each week). One time they even played a version that was part English and part German.

@maxshea1829 2 жыл бұрын

@@martyklestadt6766 It seems the U.S. embraced the German version. I don't know whether people like the English version of Der Kommissar or the German version. ATF v. Falco. After The Fire (The English version) hit #5 on the Hot 100. Falco's version didn't go mainstream in spite of MTV playing his version of Der Kommissar at least once in a while.

@martyklestadt6766 2 жыл бұрын

@@maxshea1829 I personally preferred After The Fire's English version of Der Kommissar, but Falco's German version is good too.

@ZoeBlacktail Жыл бұрын

"(I just) died in your arms" & "You spin me round( like a record)" was two of the songs I started to get to know after I first started to watch videos on KZfaq and become two of my favorite songs after that. And "It´s raining men" was my favorite song before I got to know about youtube; but when I first heard it it was a cover made by Geri Halliwell (my favorite singer from Spice girls) and "Mickey" was also a song I got to know before youtube to but when I first heard it; it was a swedish cover made by Carola. 😃

@robertbarnum1485 2 жыл бұрын

They might be cheesy, but fun to listen to!!!!

@bluecinderella4987 2 жыл бұрын

You mention Taco, but not Falco?

@mudvalve 2 жыл бұрын

Ooo… good call! I didn’t think about Falco! 👍

@dandippel6087 2 жыл бұрын

I have almost every one of those songs on the list on Time Life compilation CDs called Sounds of the 80’s. And most of them are still on my phone. Lol

@rajeerz Жыл бұрын

For some other cheesey 80s one-hit wonders, Jump 'n the Saddle Band "The Curly Shuffle," Raquel Welch "This Girls' Back in Town," Billy Crystal "You Look Marvelous," Billy Vera "At This Moment," Paul Lekakis "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)," Eddie Murphy "Party All the Time," Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew "The Super Bowl Shuffle," Bruce Willis "Respect Yourself," and so many more...

@WrenFaithBridger 2 жыл бұрын

You want REAL cheese? You should have gone for some of the "deep cuts" from MTV's heyday, like "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo, "I Ran (So Far Away") by A Flock of Seagulls, "Love Plus One" by Haircut 100, "Turning Japanese" by the Vapors, and "Talk Talk" by Talk Talk. I graduated high school in 1982, so this was my era. As for me, aside of the Weather Girls, the Waitresses, and Bow Wow Wow, I've got all of the others on my Spotify playlist.

@maestromike91971 Жыл бұрын

I think my many favorite 80s songs were Life in a Northern Town, Steve Winwood songs, A lot of Aerosmith songs, blinded with science, Jenny,Electric Avenue, Don’t worry was 90. 99 Red Balloons . They did a version in English. Come on Eileen , Life InA Norton Town. I’m surprised it hasn’t been mentioned in this videos about that song ,?

@JamesDavis-sh9gh 2 жыл бұрын

867-5309 Jenny is not a cheesy. It's a underrated pop/rock classic.

@recordman33 2 жыл бұрын

Some of these are not one hit wonders. Kim Carnes had 7 top 40 hits.

@Scott_Forsell 2 жыл бұрын

Cheese is in the eye of the of the beholder.

@lloydzeroa.k.aforger6990 2 жыл бұрын

*CHEESE*

@kurtpearson2793 2 жыл бұрын

Song- Big Country Band- Big Country Album -Big Country One Hit

@BobbySacamano 2 жыл бұрын

Bad Company

@anthonyhind1308 2 жыл бұрын

The album was called The Crossing,and they had a lot more than one hit in the UK and Ireland

@kurtpearson2793 2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyhind1308 Really? Wow! I’ve had it wrong! (For a long time!) 👍 I was a kid when it hit my radio-

@raymondweaver8526 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes

@PR8783 2 жыл бұрын

They're are 2 One Hit Wonder Songs from the 80's you should've had on there. "She Drives Me Crazy" from Fine Young Cannibals. That song was epic because of the beat and had amazing cheesy chorus line that everyone remembers. Everyone tries to impersonate the lyrics in the style it was meant to be. Lastly, the other song was "Relax" from Frankie Goes To Hollywood. That song super was cheesy. It did so well here in the States. Even though at the time no here understood the meaning of the song. Until it was then know it was about masturbation. That song had a huge cult following here. I was born in 83' and even though I grew up in the decade late and into the 90's. I still love 80's music.

@midnite_rambler 2 жыл бұрын

Neither were one-hit wonders. Fine Young Cannibals had several songs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood also had Two Tribes.

@PR8783 2 жыл бұрын

@@midnite_rambler I would reply though. That those 2 songs were played more often and may I add. Those are featured more in a lot of 80's compilation albums than there other songs. You mention those band names 9 out 10 time people say the songs I mentioned.

@midnite_rambler 2 жыл бұрын

@@PR8783 Still doesn't make them One-hit wonders. It just makes the two songs you mention their "signature" songs.

@donaldwilson2620 Жыл бұрын

"It's Raining Men" may sound cheesy, but Martha Wash of The Weather Girls still remains one of the greatest, yet underappreciated female vocalists in music.

@GVike Жыл бұрын

Let's not forget the 90's when she was key in various dance hits but didn't have "the image"...

@trinaq 2 жыл бұрын

The 80's really had a thing for having cheery sounding songs that had dark lyrics about the Cold War, as "I Melt with You" and "99 Red Balloons" can attest to.

@chasehedges6775 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, 80s music and early to mid 2000s music is where it’s at

@BobbySacamano 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about those golden oldies

@MickeyKnox 2 жыл бұрын

check out "vamos a la playa" by Righeira

@easybeautybybrandycolorstr2463 2 жыл бұрын

can't forget party like it's 1999 by prince

@martyklestadt6766 2 жыл бұрын

Which of these cheesy one-hit wonders do I still listen to today? ALL OF THEM! But this video showed me the true meaning of some of them that I did not know before.

@SensationalBanana 2 жыл бұрын

Can't say I listen to any of these, but "It's Raining Men" always makes me smile when I hear it.

@devinhyde1139 2 жыл бұрын

It was written by David Letterman's sidekick Paul Schaffer....crazy, huh!

@firstclaw1 Жыл бұрын

One of my favourites is 99 Luftballons, not even because I am German. By the way, I once experienced the Weather Girls live. These ladies have incredible pipes. When there was a short time without power they sang without microphones on in the club. I didn't notice the difference. haha Great voices. Some singers sound live nothing like the studio album, but these ladies can sing!

@GVike Жыл бұрын

One of them, Martha Wash, sang on a few 90s dance tunes but never got credited or appeared on the videos and that was a huge story then. Black Box and C+C Music Factory put a model in her place. I believe Wash sued C+C...

@kelleyk28 Жыл бұрын

She Blinded Me With Science is my favorite 80s song.

@Andrew-vo9tg 2 жыл бұрын

Kim Carnes had several hits and even won a Grammy for her hit from Flash Dance.

@rajeerz Жыл бұрын

Not to mention her two chart hits with Kenny Rogers; "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" and "What About Me" which featured James Ingram

@gemmaazz Жыл бұрын

Kim and Kenny were also in "The New Christy Minstrels" in the 60's.

@spikerussell 2 жыл бұрын

Tarzan Boy = Jungle Boy! Is it just me that found love for that song because of him?

@Katalyste 2 жыл бұрын

"Puttin On The Ritz" reminded me of "Rock Me Amadeus" so I had to listen to that after this list.

@keithegan8035 2 жыл бұрын

I would have thought Devo's Whip it would have been included if not number one with all of the modern meme's about it. lol

@tmduke55221 2 жыл бұрын

I may have heard this once in a roller rink every time I hear Funky Town it takes me back to the roller rink even though I can't skate anymore.

@chheinrich8486 Жыл бұрын

number 6 is my favorite and it will spin me round forever

@QuincyDisneyVegan 2 жыл бұрын

Thomas Dolby also wasn't a One Hit Wonder. He also scored a hit with his song "Europa."

@JBDude52 2 жыл бұрын

Top 3 (In my opinion): 1. Hey Mickey 2. Come on Eileen 3. Funkytown I was going to put Eileen at number 1 because of how catchy it is, but I just had to give Mickey a chance because everyone has been listening to this song, it's annoying by it's repeats, yet it's still decent to feel good when your down, imagine this being the Walt Disney's mascot's theme song.

@ingridcarleton 2 жыл бұрын

This was a fun trip down memory lane.

@curtislindsey1736 2 жыл бұрын

The Waitresses best song is Christmas Wrappings.

@crpb5293 2 жыл бұрын

I graduated HS in 1990, so this list is pretty much the cheesy soundtrack of my youth.

@cocoaorange1 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, class of 85!

@JonnyTainment 2 жыл бұрын

For Come On Eileen, you should have added that clip from the Simpsons from the B-Sharps episode where in a phone call after the Grammys, Lisa says "You even beat out Dexy's Midnight Runners." and Homer responds "We haven't heard the last of them!"

@georgepapa3385 2 жыл бұрын

Think of Geno

@paulshallbetter1080 Жыл бұрын

Sure would love to hear the original lyrics for Sembello's "Maniac" (about a serial killer). BTW, although synth heavy, Sembello had been a MVP studio player for years.