FabSwingers.com forum: 80s One hit wonders

By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

There's certainly plenty to choose from.

One of my favourites is 'It's My Party' by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin (1981)

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By *ngel-ishandtheswingersCouple
15 weeks ago

Colchester

Spagna - Call me

Sigue sigue sputnik - love missile f1-11

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Spagna - Call me

Sigue sigue sputnik - love missile f1-11"

Love Spagna.

Sigue Sigue Sputnik also did '21st Century Boy'

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By *weetkitten65Woman
15 weeks ago

Halifax

Oh Superman by Laurie Anderson....

Ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ahah,...etc

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By *till gameMan
15 weeks ago

two doors down

Shaddup ya face - joe dolce

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
15 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon

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By *allySlinkyWoman
15 weeks ago

Leeds

"There's certainly plenty to choose from.

One of my favourites is 'It's My Party' by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin (1981)"

Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone

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By *iker JackMan
15 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

99 luftballons or 99 red balloons by Nena

First woman I saw hairy armpits on in her video

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
15 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

The Vapors = Turning Japanese

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By *allySlinkyWoman
15 weeks ago

Leeds

Falco - Rock me Amadeus

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
15 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

Neneh Cherry = Buffalo Stance

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By *am882Man
15 weeks ago

Northampton

Come on Eileen!

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By *cotscock69Man
15 weeks ago

Loanhead

My Favourite waste of time....Owen paul

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By *cotscock69Man
15 weeks ago

Loanhead

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By *zeroMan
15 weeks ago

Glasgow

Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder

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By *alandNitaCouple
15 weeks ago

Scunthorpe

"Come on Eileen!"

Far from being One Hit Wonders, Dexys Midnight Runners had 9 UK Top 40 singles, including Geno, Jackie Wilson Says, and Because of You

Cal

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By *alandNitaCouple
15 weeks ago

Scunthorpe

My offerings are:

Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby Mc Ferrin

The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

Rip it up and start again - Orange Juice

The Future's so Bright, I've gotta wear Shades - Timbuktu 3

Cal

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By *alandNitaCouple
15 weeks ago

Scunthorpe

"Neneh Cherry = Buffalo Stance"

I preferred her song "Man Child"

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By *iker JackMan
15 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

Life is life - Opus

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By *till gameMan
15 weeks ago

two doors down

Japanese boy - aneka aka - Mary sandeman

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By *avexxMan
15 weeks ago

cheshire

fiction factory,, feels like heaven,, great song thow

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By (user no longer on site)
15 weeks ago

MARRS, Pump up the volume

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By (user no longer on site)
15 weeks ago

Nu shooz, I can’t wait

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Oh Superman by Laurie Anderson....

Ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ahah,...etc"

Love that one....around 9 mins long!

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

'Twilight Café' by Susan Fassbender.

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Come on Eileen!

Far from being One Hit Wonders, Dexys Midnight Runners had 9 UK Top 40 singles, including Geno, Jackie Wilson Says, and Because of You

Cal"

Yeah they had quite a few.

'Celtic Soul Brothers' is another favourite of mine.

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By *ets_Wank_TogetherMan
15 weeks ago

Wigan

I think some people are mistaking bands or artists who just happen to have a very well known song with being one hit wonders.

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"I think some people are mistaking bands or artists who just happen to have a very well known song with being one hit wonders. "

Another typical example of that is 'You Spin Me Round' by Dead or Alive.....This is the only one people tend to remember, although they had many hits!

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
15 weeks ago

Central

"I think some people are mistaking bands or artists who just happen to have a very well known song with being one hit wonders. "

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By *B69Woman
15 weeks ago

Wiltshire

C’est la Vie - Robbie Nevil

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"C’est la Vie - Robbie Nevil "

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

'No Memory' by Scarlet Fantastic.

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By *ayw37Man
15 weeks ago

Basingstoke

"Falco - Rock me Amadeus"

He did have a follow up with Vienna Calling

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Falco - Rock me Amadeus

He did have a follow up with Vienna Calling"

They also did 'Der Kommissar' in 1982 which was covered by AFTER THE FIRE a year later.....neither was a big hit though.

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By (user no longer on site)
15 weeks ago

Fiction factory... Feels like heaven

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By *avexxMan
15 weeks ago

cheshire

"Fiction factory... Feels like heaven "
,,, great song

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By *luvnylonstockingsTV/TS
15 weeks ago

portsmouth

That was a hit by three different artists

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By *luvnylonstockingsTV/TS
15 weeks ago

portsmouth

Geno,Jackie Wilson says there there my dear,hardly a one hit wonder

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By *till gameMan
15 weeks ago

two doors down

Funky town - pseudo echo

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
15 weeks ago

Darlington

Strawberry Switchblade since yesterday

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By *weetkitten65Woman
15 weeks ago

Halifax

"Oh Superman by Laurie Anderson....

Ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ahah,...etc

Love that one....around 9 mins long!"

Lol....nearly as bad as the Crazy Frog

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
15 weeks ago

Darlington

Were Trio who did Da Da Da a OHW?

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By *aizyWoman
15 weeks ago

west midlands

Oh Mickey, you're so fine , you're so fine, you blow my mind, hey Mickey, hey Mickey

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By *ayRyuMan
15 weeks ago

Harrogate

Hollywood beyond - colour of money

Heard it on radio other day, first time since I was young.

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By *till gameMan
15 weeks ago

two doors down

First time - robin beck

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
15 weeks ago

Sussex

Mobiles', Drowning in Berlin

Swimming with Sharks, Careless Love.

Freshest, Keeping the dream alive

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
15 weeks ago

Sussex

"Mobiles', Drowning in Berlin

Swimming with Sharks, Careless Love.

Freshest, Keeping the dream alive"

* Freiheit

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By (user no longer on site)
15 weeks ago

This is deffo a one hit in a lifetime Renee and Renato-Save Your Love

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By *alandNitaCouple
15 weeks ago

Scunthorpe

"Oh Superman by Laurie Anderson....

Ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ahah,...etc

Love that one....around 9 mins long!

Lol....nearly as bad as the Crazy Frog

Crazy Frog was actually a "reworking" of Axel-F by Harold Faltermeyer... this is almost certainly an 80s One Hit Wonder

Cal

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By *olfandtazCouple
15 weeks ago

Bristol

Star trekking!

Yep, there's klingons on the starboard bow, scrape them off Jim!

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By *ayRyuMan
15 weeks ago

Harrogate

"Star trekking!

Yep, there's klingons on the starboard bow, scrape them off Jim!"

Haha the Firm. That song was bonkers

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By *till gameMan
15 weeks ago

two doors down

"Oh Mickey, you're so fine , you're so fine, you blow my mind, hey Mickey, hey Mickey"

Nice Pom Pom action 😜

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By *ssexmale69Man
15 weeks ago

Canvey Island

Love is Contagious by Taja Sevelle

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By *till gameMan
15 weeks ago

two doors down

No one quite like grandma- st Winifred’s school choir

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By *elisandre300Woman
15 weeks ago

dontbefuckingnosey

Male stripper by man 2 man

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By *teveAndHisMagicPicklenicMan
15 weeks ago

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By *teveAndHisMagicPicklenicMan
15 weeks ago

Ends

Do you guys like actually remember the 80s 👀

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By (user no longer on site)
15 weeks ago

Tiffany.

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By *ackformore100Man
15 weeks ago

Tin town

Imagination.. Belouis some

The greatest one hit ever though.

There she goes... The la's

The farm.. groovy train

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By *till gameMan
15 weeks ago

two doors down

Echo beach - Martha and the muffins

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By *ackformore100Man
15 weeks ago

Tin town

Then jericho... The motive

The soup dragons... I'm free

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By *ackformore100Man
15 weeks ago

Tin town

World party... Ship of fools

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By *ackformore100Man
15 weeks ago

Tin town

"Do you guys like actually remember the 80s 👀"

Like it was 40 years ago steve

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
15 weeks ago

Lanson

I see people still struggle with what a one hit wonder is..

....and don't get me started on the Muppets suggesting songs from the wrong decade....

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By *ife NinjaMan
15 weeks ago

Dunfermline

Paul Hardcastle - 19

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By *ayw37Man
15 weeks ago

Basingstoke

"Male stripper by man 2 man

Still got my 12" vinyl of this

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By *rettCoolMan
15 weeks ago

Dunfermline

Dream to sleep

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By *ayw37Man
15 weeks ago

Basingstoke

Haysi Fantayzee 'John Wayne is big leggy'

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By *rettCoolMan
15 weeks ago

Dunfermline

Sorry by H2o

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By *teveAndHisMagicPicklenicMan
15 weeks ago

Ends

"Do you guys like actually remember the 80s 👀

Like it was 40 years ago steve"

😂😂😂😂

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Imagination.. Belouis some

The greatest one hit ever though.

There she goes... The la's

The farm.. groovy train"

Belouis Some also did 'Some People'

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Paul Hardcastle - 19

He also did 'Wizard' which became the theme to "Top Of The Pops"

Then there was 'Don't Waste My Time'

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Haysi Fantayzee 'John Wayne is big leggy'"

They also did 'Shiny Shiny'

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By *ife NinjaMan
15 weeks ago

Dunfermline

"Paul Hardcastle - 19

He also did 'Wizard' which became the theme to "Top Of The Pops"

Then there was 'Don't Waste My Time'"

I have Don't Waste my Time on my YouTube playlist

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By *elix SightedMan
15 weeks ago

Cloud 8

Someone will probably tell me this isn’t a one hit wonder, but…

Live it up - mental as anything. Always reminds me of crocodile dundee, a film I loved.

Honourable mention to the safety dance.

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By *ife NinjaMan
15 weeks ago

Dunfermline

"Someone will probably tell me this isn’t a one hit wonder, but…

Live it up - mental as anything. Always reminds me of crocodile dundee, a film I loved.

Honourable mention to the safety dance."

Mental as Anything.....I can't recall anything else

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By *orlandaMan
15 weeks ago

Norwich

Sly fox - let's go all the way.

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

'Together we are beautiful' by Fern Kinney.

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By *hilloutMan
15 weeks ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

David Hartman - I can dream about you

Great track 😁

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By *weetkitten65Woman
15 weeks ago

Halifax

"Haysi Fantayzee 'John Wayne is big leggy'"

They also had a hit with "Shiny Shiny " I think.

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"David Hartman - I can dream about you

Great track 😁"

I think this was the only hit he had in the 80s.

He also did 'Instant Replay' in 1978.

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Haysi Fantayzee 'John Wayne is big leggy'

They also had a hit with "Shiny Shiny " I think.

That's right.

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By *istalloverCouple
15 weeks ago

Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance

Typically Tropical

Wooooooooòooow were going to barbados

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By *erfHerder74Man
15 weeks ago

Greenock

A lot of these songs are not one hit wonders

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By *yzykMan
15 weeks ago

Stirlingshire

"A lot of these songs are not one hit wonders "

Or from the 80s

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
15 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Typically Tropical

Wooooooooòooow were going to barbados

That was from the 70s....Good song nonetheless.

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By *tubbsy85Woman
15 weeks ago

ipswich

Glenn medeiros. In my opinion, the 2nd greatest love song of the 80s.

Nothing's gonna change my love for you

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By *ornucopiaMan
15 weeks ago

Bexley

"There's certainly plenty to choose from.

One of my favourites is 'It's My Party' by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin (1981)

Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone"

Floating down the river with a knot in it?

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By *yzykMan
15 weeks ago

Stirlingshire

"Glenn medeiros. In my opinion, the 2nd greatest love song of the 80s.

Nothing's gonna change my love for you "

What's the first?

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By *ssexmale69Man
15 weeks ago

Canvey Island

Lil Louis - French Kiss

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By *aizyWoman
15 weeks ago

west midlands

Black Betty-Ram Jam

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By *ripfillMan
15 weeks ago

havant

Sugar sugar … the achies

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By *ngel-ishandtheswingersCouple
15 weeks ago

Colchester

Cruel summer 🤣🤣

I'm too lazy to move for the remote! I need to sort my shit out!!!

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By *oungAtHeartCurvyCoupleCouple
14 weeks ago

Glasgow

Sabrina summertime love

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By *orksRockerMan
14 weeks ago

Bradford

Goo goo dolls - Iris

https://youtu.be/NdYWuo9OFAw?si=Dk1AOkE1g1rd-XFl

The adventures - Broken Land

https://youtu.be/WFsg2cXSOgQ?si=SLD1TqL8ZgIwIFZK

Judie Tzuke - Stay with me til dawn

https://youtu.be/0Q41KukGopk?si=FkIWhpP4QnbJNYO7

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By *asepaul71Man
14 weeks ago

Buxton

Tiffany - I think we're alone now, had such a massive crush on her

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
14 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Sabrina summertime love "

I cwrtainly remember the music video for that.....those nips!

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By *orlandaMan
14 weeks ago

Norwich

Department S - Is Vic there?

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
14 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Department S - Is Vic there?"

Believe it or not, my name happens to be Jason King too....He was the guy who worked for Department S in the detective series.

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By (user no longer on site)
14 weeks ago

"Shaddup ya face - joe dolce "
that shite song kept Vienna reaching no 1

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
14 weeks ago

Huddersfield

"Shaddup ya face - joe dolce that shite song kept Vienna reaching no 1"

Absolutely!

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By (user no longer on site)
14 weeks ago

The weather girls

It's raining men

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By *NGthe2ndWoman
14 weeks ago

Here and there

The promise you made - Cock Robin

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By *NGthe2ndWoman
14 weeks ago

Here and there

Let's go all the way - Sly Fox

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By *ogerroger69Man
14 weeks ago

West Yorks

Glen madeiros!

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By *unner6969Man
14 weeks ago

Bucks/London/Oxford

The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture of You

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By *NGthe2ndWoman
14 weeks ago

Here and there

Dolce Vita - Ryan Paris

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By *NGthe2ndWoman
14 weeks ago

Here and there

Im Nin Alu - Ofra Haza

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By *ayKay73 OP Man
14 weeks ago

Huddersfield

'Radio Africa' by Latin Quarter.

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
14 weeks ago

Sussex

Did Monsoon have a hit before or after

Ever So Lonely. ?

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By *herry delightWoman
14 weeks ago

Ilfracombe

Nena, "99 Luftballons

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By *alandNitaCouple
14 weeks ago

Scunthorpe

Camouflage - Stan Ridgeway

https://youtu.be/ZFYxCIr-Byo?si=joRzfMbvHuhRwaaV

Cal

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By *naswingdressWoman
14 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Someone will probably tell me this isn’t a one hit wonder, but…

Live it up - mental as anything. Always reminds me of crocodile dundee, a film I loved.

Honourable mention to the safety dance."

I didn't know Mental as Anything made it out of Australia!

Try "If You Leave Me Can I Come Too"

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By (user no longer on site)
14 weeks ago

The Farm-groovy train

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By *alandNitaCouple
14 weeks ago

Scunthorpe

"The Farm-groovy train"

The Farm were more 90s than 80s... and their Biggest hit was All Together Now

Cal

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
12 weeks ago

Sussex

Blue Emotion by Fiat Lux

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By *ewbootsandpanties99Man
12 weeks ago

Darkest South East Surrey

Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star To Fall. An absolute classic.

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