FabSwingers.com forum: 80s One Hit Wonders

By *unner4fun OP Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

So, each time I rejoin the site I always post this and each time it throws up a few forgotten classics

I know it's covered quite often so here goes again....

Reynolds Girl..... I'd rather jack

Bobby McFerrin..... Don't worry be happy

Let the cheese fest begin

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By *rmrspumpCouple
over a year ago

narnia

Nina, 99 Red Balloons

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By *Belfast_FellaMan
over a year ago

belfast

Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

Paul Hardcastle - 19 (both of those were about Vietnam, oddly enough)

Goombay Dance Band - seven tears

Tight Fit - the lion sleeps tonight

And arguably the biggest was Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love. One of 3 hits by that name in the same year (the others were by Frankie Goes to Hollywood & Huey Lewis and the News), it was number one for ages, but she never troubled the charts again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

Paul Hardcastle - 19 (both of those were about Vietnam, oddly enough)

Goombay Dance Band - seven tears

Tight Fit - the lion sleeps tonight

My, an oracle of 80s musical trivia

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Adreian Gurvitz...Gonna write a classis

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By *ohnFKMan
over a year ago

Where the Streets Have No Name

Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

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By *unner4fun OP Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

Wendy James, many a teenage boys pin up girl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Falcon- Rock me Amadeus, is a great track.

Although it prob has one if the greatest covers of all time in the Planet of the Apes musical... Dr Zeus Dr Zeus, Dr Zeus.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ONLY CRYING...a brilliant song by a guy called Keith Marshall..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Orange Juice - `Rip It Up`

One of my favs

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Orange Juice - `Rip It Up`

One of my favs"

https://youtu.be/UzPh89tD5pA

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By *unner4fun OP Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

"Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile "

Apologies but I was never a fan of this one

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By *Belfast_FellaMan
over a year ago

belfast

"Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

Paul Hardcastle - 19 (both of those were about Vietnam, oddly enough)

Goombay Dance Band - seven tears

Tight Fit - the lion sleeps tonight

My, an oracle of 80s musical trivia

"
. I'm just old, lol

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Bow Wow Wow

I want candy

Glenn Medeiros

Nothings going to change my love for you

Shalamar

Night to remember ( still remember seeing them on TOTP )

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

First time by Robin Beck.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"First time by Robin Beck. "

Class song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

They had more than one hit though were quite successful and still tour the 80s circuits

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

Wendy James, many a teenage boys pin up girl

And girls

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

Wendy James, many a teenage boys pin up girl

And girls

Saw her at feile . What a weekend. The Trip to Tipp

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By *ohnFKMan
over a year ago

Where the Streets Have No Name

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

They had more than one hit though were quite successful and still tour the 80s circuits "

Yes, she was due to part of Forever Young festival at Palmerstown house this summer

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By *unner4fun OP Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

"First time by Robin Beck. "

I loved the TV advert for this, I think it was coca cola

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"First time by Robin Beck.

I loved the TV advert for this, I think it was coca cola"

Just watched it on youtube when Bo posted the name

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By *ohnFKMan
over a year ago

Where the Streets Have No Name

On a less sexy note..., I sometimes ask Alexa to play Starship.

She usually kicks off with 'we built this city', before 'nothing's gonna stop us now'.

Fuck yeah!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

Wendy James, many a teenage boys pin up girl

And girls

Saw her at feile . What a weekend. The Trip to Tipp

Still have the Feile Tshirt from that year. Must dig it out for a Fab Throwback

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

Wendy James, many a teenage boys pin up girl

And girls

Saw her at feile . What a weekend. The Trip to Tipp

Still have the Feile Tshirt from that year. Must dig it out for a Fab Throwback

Probably have mine somewhere too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shiver me timbers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

They had more than one hit though were quite successful and still tour the 80s circuits

Yes, she was due to part of Forever Young festival at Palmerstown house this summer

Unfortunately she hasn't aged well

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By *r_mrs_studmuffinCouple
over a year ago

narnia

Rick Astley Never going to give you up.

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By *ohnFKMan
over a year ago

Where the Streets Have No Name

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

They had more than one hit though were quite successful and still tour the 80s circuits

Yes, she was due to part of Forever Young festival at Palmerstown house this summer

Unfortunately she hasn't aged well

Your're right. Rock n Roll lifestyle I guess

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By *hris 1000200Man
over a year ago

kells

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By *hris 1000200Man
over a year ago

kells

"Jessie's girl " ,by Rick Springfield

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By *unner4fun OP Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

They had more than one hit though were quite successful and still tour the 80s circuits

Yes, she was due to part of Forever Young festival at Palmerstown house this summer

Unfortunately she hasn't aged well

I've tried to Google her recent pics and can't seem to get any

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By *andlingswingersCouple
over a year ago

Woodbridge

"Nina, 99 Red Balloons "

*sigh* ....

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Centerfold...J Gilds Band

Desert Moon ...Denis DeYoung

Cant beat fab Vinnie on

MTUSA

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By *andlingswingersCouple
over a year ago

Woodbridge

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

I saw her sitting on a pallet in Portobello Road in 1990. I didn't know who she was but she radiated "I'm Someone"!!

Me n Wend... we're like that. (not)

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By *ohnFKMan
over a year ago

Where the Streets Have No Name

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

They had more than one hit though were quite successful and still tour the 80s circuits

Yes, she was due to part of Forever Young festival at Palmerstown house this summer

Unfortunately she hasn't aged well

I've tried to Google her recent pics and can't seem to get any

https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/wendy-james-performs-on-stage-during-feile-music-festival-news-photo/1176041213

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

They had more than one hit though were quite successful and still tour the 80s circuits

Yes, she was due to part of Forever Young festival at Palmerstown house this summer

Unfortunately she hasn't aged well

I've tried to Google her recent pics and can't seem to get any

https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/wendy-james-performs-on-stage-during-feile-music-festival-news-photo/1176041213

She's also on youtube

She actually looks like one of the women that used to be on telly cleaning houses...

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By *unner4fun OP Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

They had more than one hit though were quite successful and still tour the 80s circuits

Yes, she was due to part of Forever Young festival at Palmerstown house this summer

Unfortunately she hasn't aged well

I've tried to Google her recent pics and can't seem to get any

https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/wendy-james-performs-on-stage-during-feile-music-festival-news-photo/1176041213

Oh no, sorry I looked now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

Timbuk 3

Appropriate for the current times we are living in

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By *unner4fun OP Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

"Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

Paul Hardcastle - 19 (both of those were about Vietnam, oddly enough)

Goombay Dance Band - seven tears

Tight Fit - the lion sleeps tonight

Stan Ridgeway and Tight Fit.... Classics

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

Joe dolci...

One of the worst songs in history kept vienna by ultravox off

Number one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bow wow wow

I want candy

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By *ubJesseMan
over a year ago

by the sea

Ultravox - Visions on Blue (when I play this today people still ask who it is , in a good way).

Jim Diamond - I should have known better, someone bought the record and 6 year old me played it incessantly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rockwell - somebody's watching me

Musical youth - pass the dutchie

Ashford and simpson - solid "as my cock"

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By *nigmatic DuoCouple
over a year ago

Portadown

Alannah Myles. "Black Velvet"

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By *nigmatic DuoCouple
over a year ago

Portadown

Pigbag. "Papa's got a brand new pigbag"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rick Astley Never going to give you up.

He had a few hits..cry for help was another of his songs..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Echo Beach. Martha and the Muffins

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By *olongerNewtothis1212Man
over a year ago

Bangor

The coca cola advert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Echo Beach. Martha and the Muffins"

Oh yeah, tune!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Men at Work - Land Down Under

Introduced the term "chunder" to a whole new audience

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By *ol_ieMan
over a year ago

Dublin west

"Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

Paul Hardcastle - 19 (both of those were about Vietnam, oddly enough)

Goombay Dance Band - seven tears

Tight Fit - the lion sleeps tonight

Not technically correct. Her follow up single ring of ice made number 14 in the UK chart and number 1 in South Africa. But many slow sets in the 80s had with Jennifer warbling in the background.

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By *Belfast_FellaMan
over a year ago

belfast

"Men at Work - Land Down Under

Introduced the term "chunder" to a whole new audience"

They did have a couple of hits though - Who Can It Be Now is probably the best-known. Though LDU was far and away the biggest hit, not only number 1 but their only top 10 hit.

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By *ecentguy321Man
over a year ago

nearby

Wang chung - dance hall days

Iv been singing this for the last week for some reason

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By *eddy and legsCouple
over a year ago

the wetlands

Randy vanwarmer

Get your knickers off music

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By *cottybear74Man
over a year ago

kilkenny

"Bow wow wow

I want candy"

Also had wild in the country.

M.a.r.s pump up the volume.

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By *ornycoupledublinCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

Angry anderson Suddenly

John parr man in motion(saint elmos fire)

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By *Belfast_FellaMan
over a year ago

belfast

"Angry anderson Suddenly

John parr man in motion(saint elmos fire)"

Before he had that hit, Angry was the singer in Rose Tattoo, an AC/DC-style Aussie blues-boogie band. When Bon Scott died, he was on the shortlist to replace him.

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By *oo32Man
over a year ago

tipperary

Pass the dutchie

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By *undubguy100Man
over a year ago

Dublin

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

Wendy James, many a teenage boys pin up girl

And girls

Saw her at feile . What a weekend. The Trip to Tipp

I was there too inquisitive....ahhh if id known you were there....lol

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By *undubguy100Man
over a year ago

Dublin

"Rick Astley Never going to give you up.

Nope....Rick Astley had 3 or four top 10 hits...

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By *Belfast_FellaMan
over a year ago

belfast

"Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

Paul Hardcastle - 19 (both of those were about Vietnam, oddly enough)

Goombay Dance Band - seven tears

Tight Fit - the lion sleeps tonight

Not technically correct. Her follow up single ring of ice made number 14 in the UK chart and number 1 in South Africa. But many slow sets in the 80s had with Jennifer warbling in the background. "

Oh, I vaguely recall that now you mention it.

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By *unner4fun OP Man
over a year ago

Belfast-Coleraine

"Angry anderson Suddenly

John parr man in motion(saint elmos fire)"

Man in motion, what a tune

St Elmo's fire the movie was ok also

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By *imon2016Man
over a year ago

Dublin

Dirty Dancing sound track

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By *ebel_LionMan
over a year ago

cork

Everton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've actually made playlist of these during lock down I was that bored (Big big music fan) .. Let me know what ye think..

First Time· Robin Beck

Waiting for a Star to Fall· Boy Meets Girl

I've Never Been to Me · Charlene

Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life · Indeep

Lies· Jonathan Butler

Living On Video · Trans-X

Dexys Midnight Runners “Come on Eileen”

Flock of Seagulls “I Ran (So Far Away)”

A-Ha “Take On Me”

Tommy Tutone “867-5309 / Jenny”

Soft Cell “Tainted Love”

Toni Basil “Mickey”

Modern English “I Melt With You”

Bow Wow Wow “I Want Candy”

Kajagoogoo “Too Shy”

Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Relax”

Gary Numan “Cars”

Animotion “Obsesssion”

Thomas Dolby “She Blinded Me With Science”

Big Country “In A Big Country”

Devo “Whip It”

Nena “99 Luft Balloons”

Men Without Hats “The Safety Dance”

Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock “It Takes Two”

Dead or Alive “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”

Rockwell “Somebody’s Watching Me

Twisted Sister “We’re Not Gonna Take It”

Michael Sembello “Maniac”

Eddy Grant “Electric Avenue”

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians “What I Am”

Musical Youth “Pass the Dutchie”

Cutting Crew “I Just Died In Your Arms”

Stacey Q “Two of Hearts”

Chris DeBurgh “Lady in Red”

Clarence Clemons (and Jackson Browne) “You’re A Friend Of Mine”

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By *anFromMarsMan
over a year ago

North

Boy meets girl, waiting for a star to fall

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chesney Hawks - The one and only

It's all in the title really

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By *Belfast_FellaMan
over a year ago

belfast

"Chesney Hawks - The one and only

It's all in the title really

That was 1991, though

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By *ayKay73Man
13 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

Paul Hardcastle - 19 (both of those were about Vietnam, oddly enough)

Goombay Dance Band - seven tears

Tight Fit - the lion sleeps tonight

Jennifer Rush also did 'Ring Of Ice' which reached #14.

Tight Fit did 'Fantasy Island'

Paul Hardcastle also did 'Don't Waste My Time' and 'Wizard' (which became theme to "Top Of The Pops")

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By *weetpea2000Woman
13 weeks ago

Wexford

"Transvision Vamp - 'Baby I don't Care'

This song (well, video really!!) changed my life!

Saw her last year at FYF..girl crush...she's still got it

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By *weetpea2000Woman
13 weeks ago

Wexford

Since Yesterday- Strawberry Switchblade

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By *hynot2399Couple
13 weeks ago

Sligo

Tenpole Tudor, Swords of a thousand men

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By *adyKarmennTVTV/TS
13 weeks ago

Dublin

"First time by Robin Beck.

I loved the TV advert for this, I think it was coca cola"

My first time ever hearing this was one of the queens in The George early 2000s doing it as a performance and emptied cans of Coke over herself on the stage

Loved it ever since!!

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By *hynot2399Couple
13 weeks ago

Sligo

Men at work, "Land down under"

Although that whole album is good, (Business as usual).

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By *ust M.A.IMan
13 weeks ago

Mullingar

Eddie Murphy - party all the time

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By *oe Cool xxxMan
13 weeks ago

South Dublin

They weren’t a one hit wonder , they had had a few hits and Lead singer went solo and had hits, the band is still touring

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By *arrot_in_a_boxCouple
13 weeks ago

kinda dublin

"Eddie Murphy - party all the time"

Ah,I think you're forgetting his 1982 masterpiece Boogie in your Butt 🕺🍑

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By *ubcouple99Couple
13 weeks ago

dublin

"Eddie Murphy - party all the time

Ah,I think you're forgetting his 1982 masterpiece Boogie in your Butt 🕺🍑"
lean on me by red box

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