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EvaUnit02 on 18/11/2009 at 17:02

Quote Posted by Scots Taffer

And a genuine one: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdyv4YG3Sfo) Crazy Town - Butterfly (Come My Lady)

Oh, fuck you. Just the name of that band and song brings back horrible memories of that being spammed on the radio and TV. :mad: My scorn of rock-rap and nu-metal helped warp me into the jaded, cynical, hateful pessimist that I am today.

Sulphur on 18/11/2009 at 17:09

This is like a 'greatest hits of your childhood' list or something. I'll bite.

I never liked this song too much, but everybody and their aunt loved the fuck out of it - (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCDIt50hRDs) Lemon Tree, Fool's Garden.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hksil-KkebQ) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham! George Michael, back when he was young and pretty and shit! This song was played on TV so many times and SO OFTEN I wanted to puke even though I was probably like 2 years old. Also I'm cheating but who the fuck remembers any other Wham! songs apart from (then) teenage girls?

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNre5neZ6QI&feature=fvst) Runaway Train - Soul Asylum. These guys have like one other hit song, so I guess I'm still cheating, but this is the only one anyone'll remember. It must have won the award for 'most depressing video ever' back then.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6GXV0FNEeI&feature=related) Caravan of Love - The Housemartins. Probably more unheard of than most here, but it's the most dorky yet warmly ridiculous thing I remember seeing on MTV when I was a kid.

Fun fact: one of these dorks went on to become Fatboy Slim. Guess which one!

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4uxIo4t7xM&feature=fvsr) Ghostbusters Theme Song - Ray Parker Jr. As Eurogamer says - Nerny ner-ner ner-ner, nerny-nerny ner-ner-ner! No other introduction required.

Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice. And fuck no I'm not linking to a video of it. Blechh.

I also just saw Brüno. Should I count Milli Vanilli? :laff:

Props to quinch for the Crash Test Dummies song. Loved that one so much back in the day.

Ulukai on 18/11/2009 at 17:13

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The one and only Chesney Hawkes with his one and only hit, "The One and Only", which is actually subtly harmonically interesting.

That song makes me happy. It makes any passengers in my car unhappy. Screw them though, it's my petrol.

Eshaktaar on 18/11/2009 at 17:19

Quote Posted by Sulphur

... but who the fuck remembers any other Wham! songs apart from (then) teenage girls?

Dude, you forgot the annual and inescapable radio-horror that is Last Christmas.

Sulphur on 18/11/2009 at 17:21

Aw fuck, you mean Georgie boy didn't go solo on that one? It was pretty much just him in the video looking estranged and shit.

We got about a month. Don't remind me. :(

EvaUnit02 on 18/11/2009 at 17:22

Quote Posted by Sulphur

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hksil-KkebQ) Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham! George Michael, back when he was young and pretty and shit! This song was played on TV so many times and SO OFTEN I wanted to puke even though I was probably like 2 years old. Also I'm cheating but who the fuck remembers any other Wham! songs apart from (then) teenage girls?

What? Club Tropicana, Last Christmas, etc.

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Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice. And fuck no I'm not linking to a video of it. Blechh.

Huh? NINJA RAP, DUDE.

Sulphur on 18/11/2009 at 17:22

I take it you were a teenage girl, then. :p

EvaUnit02 on 18/11/2009 at 17:25

How did you know?

Sulphur on 18/11/2009 at 17:26

Your forum handle tipped me off.

Matthew on 18/11/2009 at 17:27

Perusing a page listing one-hit wonders in the UK gives me Cornershop and (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz46T7VuihA&feature=related) Brimful of Asha (which needed a Norman Cook kick up the arse to get to Number 1, but anyway).