Search: minor hits, forgotten hits, and unsuccessful followups to hit singles

I was just humming "Thirty-Three" by le Smashpumps earlier today, so that. "World In My Eyes" by Depeche also works, and since Nabisco mentioned him earlier today, whatever did happen to Oran 'Juice' Jones, because "The Rain" rooled, mang.

Oh yeah man, New Jack Swing in the hizzouse! Can I hear it for "Just Got Paid" by Johnny Kemp?

What was the name of that Bone Thugz n Harmony song with the new member Powder Bone? Was it "Ghetto Cowboy?" I think it was.

I remember a band called Summercamp that had a minor alt-radio hit in the summer of 1997. I liked that song.

I was surprised people payed attention to Wax's 2 hits in 1995, "California" with Spike Jonze's endlessly brilliant man-on-fire video, and "Who is Next" from the Nike street tennis ad featuring Andre Agassi. Most successful group to ever come out of El Cajon, California.

Heard Tony Toni Tone's "If I Had No Loot" on some early 90's made for TV hip hop comp. Loved that one.

How about a moment of praise for "My Red Hot Car?" I'm still not sick of this song yet, not at all.

Couple more before I hit the hay-

Blow Monkeys "Digging Your Scene"
Loose Ends "Hanging on a String"
Will to Power "Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird"

Fonda Rae, "Over Like a Fat Rat"

Jackie DeShannon, "When You Walk in the Room"
Cindy Williams, "They Talk About Us"
Amelia, "Voodoo Doll"

Girl-pop owns this thread!

Holy shit I forgot the best girl-pop record ever made, Little Eva's "Just a Little Girl."

And The Ronette's "Do I Love You?" belongs here too.

Jody, why did you start this thread just when I was trying to go to bed?!

Because I'm a merciless minx.

Jade - "Don't Walk Away"

Nada Surf "Treehouse"

Oh, and a "Rub You the Right Way" by Mr. Gill.

Everything, ever, by the Lilac Time.
Belly, 'Super-Connected'
Mojave 3, 'Some Kinda Angel'
Sloan, 'I Am the Cancer'

"Mountains" - Prince; it was a hit, but not so huge that everyone wasn't freaking out like I was that it got left off the Hits comps

"Bad Girl" - Madonna; not that big a hit, not nearly as big as "Causing a Commotion" for example, nevermind "Who's that Girl", nevermind "Dress You Up", nevermind "Vogue", so we're talking fifth-tier hit-status and it's relative failure was probably the point when the cw tagged Erotica a disappointment. I'll let JBR fill you in elsewhere on the desperation. The only great Madonna ballad that's not either a love song or a song about her parents?

"A Roller Skating Jam Called Saturdays" - De La Soul; their best single (well, tied with "Buddy"), but the sour "Ring Ring Hey Hey" had burnt away alot of the good will from 3 Feet High and De La Soul Is Dead was (shortterm at least) labeled a dud by the time this single came out.

"Digital Love" - Daft Punk; okay hardly forgotten and strictly a chartbased definition of unsuccessful but I heard "One More Time" like crazy everywhere and the only time I heard this and it wasn't coming from someone's cd player was when it was in the Gap ad. what. the. fuck.

"Anything But Down" - Sheryl Crow; I will be mocked mercilessly for this one, I can't think of a Lucinda Williams song I like more than this.

"Money Don't Matter 2Night" - Prince; it was hit at the time but I haven't heard this song on the radio in ten years.

"In God's Country" - U2; maybe the best song on The Joshua Tree, probably the best single, definitely the best single that doesn't start with the letter W, you'd think with all the U2 on AOR this would pop up occasionally but no. It's popping up in the credits is the best moment in Three Kings not specifically tied to an actor's performance or period-accurate references to Warren Moon. I'm not gonna list two U2 songs (on principle) but I will add that the part of "All I Want Is You" where Van Dyke Parks takes over is really, really nice.

"One Step Up" - Bruce Springsteen; I'm consistently amazed that every song on Tunnel of Love hasn't been remade by a country artist. This one begs for it.

"U Like Pina Coladas" - Da Real One; an anthem for our age.

Shanice - I LOCW YOUR SMILE

and that Martika song

another bad typo

I've heard on Sunday Kim Wilde's "Kids in America". It blew my mind. I almost forgot how much I loved that tune...

Betty Boo - "Hangover"

B-b-but noone's forgotten "Kids in America"!

Again: Shanice - I Love Your Smile

the greatest forgotten song of the first half of the 90s, at least

the key reason for 'dress you up's not-massive stauts
is due mainly to it's video, which was in actual
fact, not a real viseo at all (in europe at least)
but a clippette from the first tour (1984) film.

sorry, it was rubbish
that was my actual point.
it wasn't the song on the vid but
a crummy live sung version.

Diane King 'Shy Guy' (ludicrously catchy, what happened to this woman?)

A-Ha 'The Sun Always Shines On TV' ('Take On Me' gets all the attention but this did better in the UK)

Les Rythmes Digitales 'Sometimes'

Ini Kamoze 'Here Comes The Hotstepper' (not heard this for some time)

Skee-Lo 'Top Of The Stairs' (Better best forgotten perhaps)

Robyn S 'Luv 4 Luv' (too similar to the superior first single to really make a lasting impact, but airplay was plentiful at the time)

Babylon Zoo 'Animal Army' (worth hearing just so you could marvel at how much Jas Mann sounded like Ian Brown at times - not the chorus tho, bleurgh)

EMF 'I Believe' (why would you release a song called 'Unbelievable' then follow it up with an opposing statement'? it was shite anyway)

have we said Partners In Kryme - Undercover yet?

don't remember if it was any good though...

never heard anything else by Partners In Kryme ever!

On Your Own by Peach was the ooziest gateau ever to reach number 69.

Oui 3 'Break From The Old Routine'

Communards 'Comment Te Dire Adieu' - i'm not sure if i really like it tho

i've just discovered Outkast's 'Rosa Parks' as well, its totally great

"Tied Up," Olivia Newton-John
"A Fine Fine Boy," Darlene Love
"That's Where It's At," Sam Cooke
"Talk of the Town," the Pretenders
"Hold On," Rosanne Cash

weren't Partners in Kryme responsible for "T.U.R.T.L.E. Power"?

great, now i've got that stuck in my head...

Beck's "Beercan", a far funkier and funner song than "Loser".

"13th Disciple" by the 5:30
"Annie's Gone" by Redd Kross
"Pearl" by Chapterhouse
"Paradise" by Birdland
"Mama Told Me Not to Come" by the Wolfgang Press
"Crash" by the Primitives

"Androgyny" and "Cherry Lips"-Garbage (album tanked in the US)
"El Scorcho" and "The Good Life"-Weezer (ditto)
"Dandelion"-Rolling Stones (fell between peaks of "Ruby Tuesday" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash")
"One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)"-Bob Dylan (Got lost in the shuffle I guess)
"Time To Kill"-The Band (ditto)

"Too Much Blood" by the Rolling Stones

"Pretty" Mark Beer
"Language" 23 Skidoo (how come this never gets mentioned and everyone goes on about Coup?)
uh, more later...

"All That I Wanted" by Belfegore

Second the hip-hip-hurray for "Mountains," esp. the incredible 12" version.

Also: the Flying Lizards' "Hands 2 Take" (yeah yeah "Money" whatever).

yeah karl! "If I Had No Loot" is one of my favorite songs of all time.

Thanks to VH1 Classic, I don't know WHERE to begin here.

New Edition "Mr. Telephone Man", "Cool It Now"
Alphaville "Big In Japan"
Olivia Newton-John "Soul Kiss"
Stevie Nicks "Stand Back," "Talk To Me"
Queen "Body Language" (a stand-in for the grossly underrated Hot Space album)
Every single by Paul Revere & The Raiders except "Indian Reservation"
Urge Overkill's "The Break"

"I Love Your Smile" is terrific. Pair it with Billy Lawrence's "Happiness".

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