One-Hit Wonders You May Not Know Are Dead

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  • čas přidán 6. 01. 2017
  • You may not know all of their names, but you definitely know their songs-“La Bamba,” “Who Let the Dogs Out,” “Rico Suave,” and so many more. They are the one-hit-wonders-the stars who savored every second of their fifteen minutes of fame, but were unfortunately unable to come up with follow-up hits. Sometimes they’ll have success in other fields altogether, and you’ve surely seen many pop up on reality shows over the years, but a few of them sadly died before their time. Let’s take a look at some of the one-hit wonders you may not know are dead.
    #Musicians #OneHitWonder #Sad
    Pete Burns - Dead or Alive | 0:22
    Rob Pilatus - Milli Vanilli | 1:06
    Pauly Fuemana - OMC | 2:22
    Izora Armstead - Weather Girls | 3:18
    Chrissy Amphlett - Divinyls | 4:09
    Falco
    Kevin MacMichael - Cutting Crew
    Jimmy McShane - Baltimora
    Doug Fieger - The Knack
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  • @eadaii
    @eadaii Před 7 lety +2424

    "And from Adam Sandler's last good movie" The shaaade😂😂

    • @literallyclare3864
      @literallyclare3864 Před 7 lety +2

      Korkor Adaii 😂😭

    • @kyrkosccfc4188
      @kyrkosccfc4188 Před 7 lety +23

      What's sad is his co-star in that movie, Alexis Arquette, also died in 2016.

    • @Moonewitch
      @Moonewitch Před 7 lety +4

      Korkor Adaii I SCREAMED😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @greenrobot5
      @greenrobot5 Před 7 lety +13

      for me his last good movie was The Zohan

    • @Rusty3659
      @Rusty3659 Před 7 lety +36

      There's no such thing as a good Adam Sandler movie.

  • @JakobWidauer
    @JakobWidauer Před 7 lety +97

    I'm sorry but Falco is a LEGEND in Austria and Germany with tons of hit singles and has sold about 60 million records.

    • @flybeep1661
      @flybeep1661 Před 5 lety +1

      Hey, dipshit is this YT a German or Austrian channel? Is german being spoken on this channel? No so shut the hell up, you have no argument.

    • @mathiasvanacker96
      @mathiasvanacker96 Před 5 lety +4

      Fly Beep you must be fun at parties

  • @Dickens58
    @Dickens58 Před 4 lety +8

    Errors: Dead or Alive also charted with Brand New Lover; Milli Vanilli also had Blame It on the Rain among others; Falco also charted with Vienna Calling; and The Knack also had Good Girls Don't. Do Your Homework.

  • @camperben
    @camperben Před 5 lety +301

    Damn...this vid sure pissed off some Falco fans....

  • @daijahanorman9378
    @daijahanorman9378 Před 7 lety +665

    "From Adam sandlers last good movie" . Lmao, I had to rewind that to make sure I heard it right. She came for his life for no reason. 😂

    • @patriciaking8773
      @patriciaking8773 Před 7 lety +12

      Daijaha norman I did the same thing I'm weak 😂

    • @Moonewitch
      @Moonewitch Před 7 lety +10

      Daijaha norman I HOLLERED 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @tonyclaxton93
      @tonyclaxton93 Před 7 lety +34

      Daijaha norman
      And kept talking like she ain't say that shit 😩😩😂😂

    • @Moonewitch
      @Moonewitch Před 7 lety +13

      Damn sure did!!! Just slick!😂😂😂😂😂

    • @bertuswolf7811
      @bertuswolf7811 Před 7 lety

      moonewitch mn

  • @likemyshortsplease
    @likemyshortsplease Před 7 lety +2971

    That's right kids, lip syncing use to end careers.

    • @deerlord2363
      @deerlord2363 Před 7 lety +197

      Too bad it doesn't happen anymore... :(

    • @spongebobsquarepants7837
      @spongebobsquarepants7837 Před 7 lety +103

      Arené Lomax no the 2 who were lip syncing never sung live and couldn't sing at all, that's why is ruined their career.

    • @3ku1
      @3ku1 Před 7 lety +26

      Arené Lomax Bieber and swift are luckey it's not a common practice anymore hahaha

    • @heyo3092
      @heyo3092 Před 7 lety +16

      Arené Lomax actually your wrong. It was more common to lip sync back in the 80's than it is now.

    • @la.5748
      @la.5748 Před 7 lety +13

      It seems to me, that you don't know why it was a scandal.

  • @SweetbutPsycho0o
    @SweetbutPsycho0o Před 4 lety +31

    Saying the Divinyls and Chrissy were one hit wonders makes me sad! They had so many hits here in Australia and she is sadly, sadly missed! Chrissy rocked, RIP

    • @Blackgirlswag86
      @Blackgirlswag86 Před 4 lety +1

      She's basing this video off American hits and not including the rest of the world.

  • @allimaC2408
    @allimaC2408 Před 5 lety +197

    is it just me or is Rob Pilatus was one pretty man

  • @DNiiya
    @DNiiya Před 7 lety +255

    Falco is everything but a one hit wonder. This is so America-centric, unbelievable.

    • @DNiiya
      @DNiiya Před 7 lety +15

      Do some research before you create a list like this.

    • @morbidangel5249
      @morbidangel5249 Před 6 lety +8

      D. Niiya yanks are so ignorant

    • @ShinigamiComplex
      @ShinigamiComplex Před 6 lety +23

      I hate that. You can be wildly successful all over the world, but only chart once in America and all of a sudden you're a "one hit wonder".

    • @iamalive.1255
      @iamalive.1255 Před 6 lety +7

      I'm a Yank but I agree with you. As a member of the Air Force stationed in Germany for two years I discovered David Hasselhoff of all people was a big rock star in Europe. I would have never known that had I not been over there.

    • @amirablue.b186
      @amirablue.b186 Před 6 lety +3

      l I agree with you 100% absolutely and he was so stunning With His stunning features white face black hairs like wow good looking man

  • @facundosolari7701
    @facundosolari7701 Před 6 lety +137

    Milli Vanilli? Seriously? They have 3 number 1 on billboard us hot 100!

    • @miken2213
      @miken2213 Před 4 lety

      till they found out they were fake '' goofball'

    • @mb-yn1lh
      @mb-yn1lh Před 4 lety

      You mean the studio vocalists had three hits, not Pilatus and Morvan.

  • @janesweetman9890
    @janesweetman9890 Před 5 lety +330

    Dead or Alive are not considered a one hit wonder in the UK. They were very popular in the 80s and not just for You Spin Me Round.

    • @rsands9
      @rsands9 Před 4 lety +26

      And in America they had more than one hit too!

    • @Afontanez1962
      @Afontanez1962 Před 4 lety +11

      Brand New Lover

    • @Thisizmyname
      @Thisizmyname Před 4 lety +2

      Here in the US they were just popular for meatspin dot com. Check it out

    • @georgeworley6927
      @georgeworley6927 Před 4 lety +7

      They had at least 7 hits in the UK and at least 3 hits in the USA. Their music was very influential in the Gay Clubs all over the USA and the UK. They do not belong on this list.
      DJ George.

    • @livsstilen
      @livsstilen Před 4 lety +1

      Jane Sweetman true

  • @Always-fd7pk
    @Always-fd7pk Před rokem +3

    Calling Falco a "one hit wonder" is blasphemous. This man's contribution to European pop music in general and his still lasting influence on German speaking artists in particular cannot be overstated. He was a absolute genius and way ahead of his time.

  • @stevecoleman2250
    @stevecoleman2250 Před 7 lety +9

    It's news to us here in Australia to have Chrissie Amphlett and the Divinyls listed in the USA as one hit wonders. Chrissie and the Divinyls were a very important part of the music industry in Australia for close on 40 years, up there with other Aussie Groups as Midnight Oil, AC/DC and INXS.
    Chrissie was a diverse talent, I remember seeing her on stage in Sydney in 1998 playing the part of Judy Garland in the original Aussie stage production of "The Boy from Oz" with Tod Mckendry, a good decade before Hugh Jackson did it on Broadway. Her role only took about 20 minutes of the whole show but she left the audience stunned with her performance and her voice was out of this world. In the early 80s she was every Aussie School boys sexual fanatasy.
    Her death was shock to all of Australia and she sorely missed. But she and the Divinlys were never a one hit wonder in the Land of Oz.

  • @keadaniel6084
    @keadaniel6084 Před 5 lety +114

    Falco😭😭❤️
    He wasn’t a One Hit Wonder!!! He had so many good songs that Charted so high!
    I miss you Falco! Rip🙁❤️

    • @crucialpdenislea1963
      @crucialpdenislea1963 Před 5 lety +1

      Agreed , but there's a difference between having good songs and having hits !

    • @keadaniel6084
      @keadaniel6084 Před 5 lety +2

      Crucial P Denis Lea He had Hits. Many.

    • @brandonmaxwell1866
      @brandonmaxwell1866 Před 5 lety +2

      Vienna calling..

    • @clairvoyantmole8668
      @clairvoyantmole8668 Před 4 lety +1

      @svin Der Kommissar, Rock me Amadeus, Vienna Calling, Jeannie, Coming Home, Mutter der Mann mit dem Koks ist da, Out Of The Dark.

    • @clairvoyantmole8668
      @clairvoyantmole8668 Před 4 lety +2

      @svin Well... the fact that a song that didn't even get mentioned in this list still gets radio-airplay 20 years after its release shows how stupid it was to call Falco a One-Hit-Wonder.

  • @armany02
    @armany02 Před 5 lety +27

    Some of those songs are beautiful that they left behind. RIP!

  • @gimmesometruth9507
    @gimmesometruth9507 Před 4 lety +4

    Chrissie Amplett is still revered as a goddess in her home country. Much loved and never forgotten. All the boys in town.

  • @cherrywhite8885
    @cherrywhite8885 Před 7 lety +78

    Wow that guy from milli vanilli was one gorgeous guy :/

  • @hazeleyes611
    @hazeleyes611 Před 7 lety +127

    I remember the 80s. A fun and beautiful era.

    • @lacjones3334
      @lacjones3334 Před 6 lety +6

      Hazel Eyes wish i could relive it and do it all over again.

    • @TheFerretMan
      @TheFerretMan Před 6 lety +8

      I wish I could have grown up in the 80s

    • @Theteebeutler
      @Theteebeutler Před 6 lety +1

      ekelhaft

    • @lennylenn4009
      @lennylenn4009 Před 6 lety +5

      Hazel Eyes we had the BEST time in the 1980's well for me June of 1984 after I graduated!

    • @tayyc6074
      @tayyc6074 Před 6 lety +3

      Hazel Eyes i wish i was a teen in the 80s..

  • @higgy04
    @higgy04 Před 5 lety +3

    Cutting Crew had three hits. 'I've Been In Love Before' peaked at #9 in 1986 and 'One For The Mockingbird' peaked at #38 in 1987 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts.

  • @darbykat
    @darbykat Před 5 lety +127

    Milli Vanilli was not a "One Hit Wonder." They had several hits on the top 20.

    • @SpearM3064
      @SpearM3064 Před 4 lety +4

      Pilatus and Morvan were *NO* hit wonders. The actual singers were Charles Shaw, John Davis and Brad Howell

    • @t-squared6406
      @t-squared6406 Před 3 lety +2

      Technically,they were a zero hit wonder since it is known it is not their own!It is like a team that cheated and had to forfeit all their wins!!!

    • @Camilavvm868
      @Camilavvm868 Před rokem

      They didn’t sing any songs…

  • @gregholmes6083
    @gregholmes6083 Před 7 lety +9

    Wow, a list of people I actually didn't know were dead (With the exception of Rob from Mili Vanilli). Good job. Great 80's nostalgia for this 90's kid too.

    • @SexyButCurious
      @SexyButCurious Před 7 lety +2

      Greg Holmes Yeah he's the only one I knew about. Didn't know about Pete Burns until last month and he died in October.

  • @mikurino3936
    @mikurino3936 Před 6 lety +418

    Falco was a one-hit wonder??? Are you f****** kidding me??? He's a legend and still the best-selling Austrian singer of all time!!! He had much more than one hit song!

    • @eshamtheunholy2030
      @eshamtheunholy2030 Před 6 lety +15

      Mikurino i am from austria and i agree

    • @preahko
      @preahko Před 6 lety +7

      Gotta love these comments. It's like the Simpsons' "Comic Book Guy" come to life, if he were a pop music nerd.

    • @tupzc24
      @tupzc24 Před 6 lety +6

      I'm from Australia and I agree

    • @galacticgremlin
      @galacticgremlin Před 6 lety +5

      Never heard of him til today. None of his stuff is relevant where I live, either.

    • @annap8
      @annap8 Před 6 lety +7

      Weeaboo Jones wow thats sad

  • @FgFg-jj2eo
    @FgFg-jj2eo Před 4 lety +5

    Mambo Number 5 is my favorite by far, can't stop dancing whenever it's played!

  • @kevinpiacente3456
    @kevinpiacente3456 Před 4 lety +233

    Raise your hand if u know every song on this list

  • @chercurry
    @chercurry Před 7 lety +23

    RIP PETE BURNS💖💖💖💖💖💖✨✨✨✨✨✨✨😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @AliaslsailA
    @AliaslsailA Před 7 lety +306

    Dear US, only because someone doesn't land more than one hit in your country, it doesn't necessarily mean they are "One-Hit Wonders". Falco is a Legend in the german-speaking area.

    • @xXTheoLinuxXx
      @xXTheoLinuxXx Před 7 lety +17

      Not only in the German-speaking area. You could easily find 3 Falco titles in our alltime eighties list (the Netherlands).

    • @etanielbenyehuda7278
      @etanielbenyehuda7278 Před 7 lety +16

      AliaslsailA Correct! USA thinks that the world revolves around it and has the power to define all things. SMH Music fans globally are much more loyal to artistes.

    • @edmundgold8039
      @edmundgold8039 Před 7 lety +1

      you have right

    • @e2sguy
      @e2sguy Před 7 lety +6

      If it wasn't a hit in America it is surely pure crap so no worries

    • @twistedviewlabs
      @twistedviewlabs Před 7 lety +8

      AliaslsailA Der Kommissar was huge here in the states. what are you talking about? i remember that video vividly.

  • @malinda4963
    @malinda4963 Před 5 lety +78

    Omg... Didn't even know some of these ppl are dead

  • @randylalrinsanga3078
    @randylalrinsanga3078 Před 4 lety +1

    Kevin McMichael(Cutting Crew) and Jimmy McShane(Baltimora) gone too soon. Your songs are international treasures and will never get old....ever.

  • @vivianmangal3336
    @vivianmangal3336 Před 7 lety +96

    Milli Villi was not an one hit wonder! Blame it on the rain, Girl you know it's true, Don't forget my number, Girl I'm gonna miss you.

    • @marlonmontelhiggins8570
      @marlonmontelhiggins8570 Před 7 lety +1

      Vivian Mangal - Vanilli*

    • @kyrkosccfc4188
      @kyrkosccfc4188 Před 7 lety +10

      They would have had a nice career, and Rob P. would probably still be alive, if their manager hadn;'t screwed them over and laid all the blame on them.

    • @3ku1
      @3ku1 Před 7 lety

      Vivian Mangal the point of the vid is their biggest hits. The others weren't as big or as known

    • @ladydontekno
      @ladydontekno Před 7 lety +4

      Luke Easton IIRC (I'm on my phone right now and I can't google) Blame It On The Rain, Don't Forget My Number and Girl I'm Gonna Miss You were all top 10 hits. Those songs were hardly obscure.

    • @PureInsanityOfficial
      @PureInsanityOfficial Před 7 lety +4

      Luke Easton - They had three number 1 hits in the U.S. and a number 2 and a number 4. I don't know how they included them in this list.

  • @sophieroskopf3574
    @sophieroskopf3574 Před 7 lety +8

    Falco wasn't a one hit wonder. He had a heated career in Austria and Germany. Look up Jeanny, one of his best songs💕

  • @alphooey
    @alphooey Před 4 lety +141

    Christina Amphlett was a legend. May have only one “hit” in the States but, surprise you’re not the centre of the universe

    • @cristiona22
      @cristiona22 Před 4 lety +14

      Divinyls had quite a few hits here in Australia. Stupid putting Chrissie on this list.

    • @ODN67
      @ODN67 Před 4 lety +15

      I came here to post the same thing. Americans thinking if it didn't happen in America, it didn't happen.
      Divinyls were huge in Australia.

    • @jeffbrislane5782
      @jeffbrislane5782 Před 4 lety +3

      All the boys in town, wayyy better song but not as controversial!

    • @mattgray871
      @mattgray871 Před 4 lety +7

      Pleasure and pain, science fiction, back to the wall, all the boys in town, siren to name a few, they were one of our seminal rock acts in the 80s and 90s just because I touch myself was the one that charted the highest, doesn't mean it was their only hit

    • @alexacolby5187
      @alexacolby5187 Před 4 lety +7

      @@ODN67
      American girl, here. You are so right. I love my country, however, a lot of us do think (not me) America is the center of the universe.

  • @bradw3800
    @bradw3800 Před 4 lety +1

    Shout out from South Africa. Former mobile DJ here. I think you forget that CZcams is international and that posts are not restricted to one country...unless you indicate such. One hit wonders??!!! Milli Vanilli? Falco? Dead or Alive? The Divinyls? Well, they all certainly had more than one hit in South Africa. "Lover Come Back to Me" by Dead or Alive, for example, was an even bigger hit in South Africa than "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". Et cetera et cetera!!

  • @christinej.4404
    @christinej.4404 Před 7 lety +13

    Pete Burns was cool

  • @DayDesiree
    @DayDesiree Před 5 lety +742

    The dragged down manili vanilli got dragged down for lip syncing...when there were SO many people lip syncing then and now

    • @kiara198923
      @kiara198923 Před 5 lety +6

      Exactly!

    • @photographerjonathan
      @photographerjonathan Před 5 lety +142

      they didn't just lip sync live, they didn't even sing the original vocal.

    • @kaberus7565
      @kaberus7565 Před 5 lety +15

      I know this will get flack but I kinda think that was partly due racism...

    • @cellfreezer
      @cellfreezer Před 5 lety +68

      People lip sync when they have to perform live, sure, but Mili Vanili didn't even sang the original song.

    • @bigyikes5958
      @bigyikes5958 Před 5 lety +1

      @@cellfreezer exactly

  • @obsidianwing
    @obsidianwing Před 5 lety +85

    Falco was huge Star in Austria ,also gery popular in germany. He had a lot very great Hits. Not a One Hit wonder

    • @Kelvin5378
      @Kelvin5378 Před 4 lety +1

      He also had lots of songs hit the charts in the USA he never was a one hit wonder

    • @razzmatazz1974
      @razzmatazz1974 Před 4 lety

      im from Argentina and he had several other hits here like Vienna Calling and Jeannie

    • @magnusdude61
      @magnusdude61 Před 4 lety

      man it seems like everyone dies in car accidents in the DR. wasn't there another famous person who died in the exact same way recently?

  • @missmokkori5558
    @missmokkori5558 Před 5 lety +13

    Falco was definitely not a one-hit-wonder ! He was and is still HUGE in his native Austria !

  • @starblomma
    @starblomma Před 7 lety +196

    Falco a one hit wonder???? Are you f*** kidding me? He was an icon!

    • @khalo-ismine9229
      @khalo-ismine9229 Před 7 lety +6

      ParticleFairy bruh :") like how can he be in that list -_'

    • @e2sguy
      @e2sguy Před 7 lety

      ParticleFairy his hit was rock me Amadeus and that's it .. the band after the fire -made der kommisar popular . Falco was a flash in the pan in the USA . Most people under 40 never even heard of him here .

    • @pjarnold1938
      @pjarnold1938 Před 7 lety +1

      I was thinking the same thing!

    • @GreatDarkSpot
      @GreatDarkSpot Před 6 lety +1

      Yeah, even only looking at the US charts, Vienna Calling was a top 20 hit.

    • @adamcairns5875
      @adamcairns5875 Před 6 lety +2

      Who the fuck is falco?

  • @SteeveYT.
    @SteeveYT. Před 6 lety +1521

    Falco is no where near a "one hit wonder" ... wtf ....

    • @boogerboy2420
      @boogerboy2420 Před 6 lety +8

      Steeve 転 CS:GO Hacking RIGHT ?????

    • @Toastkeonig
      @Toastkeonig Před 6 lety +80

      outside of the german speaking countries he is

    • @Trajan2401
      @Trajan2401 Před 6 lety +17

      König des Toasts,no he had 2 big hits,Der Komissar and Rock me Amadeus.

    • @mrm7058
      @mrm7058 Před 6 lety +62

      Don't forget Jeannie - also a hit and a very controversial one at this time.

    • @sikecar534
      @sikecar534 Před 6 lety +40

      At least 3 world hits for Falco.

  • @Eskay1206
    @Eskay1206 Před 4 lety +53

    Chrissy Amphlett was NOT a one hit wonder, She had multiple hits with the Divynls

    • @raymondhardy8468
      @raymondhardy8468 Před 4 lety +3

      Exactly what and insult too Chrissie

    • @mattgray871
      @mattgray871 Před 4 lety +1

      Sure I touch myself was huge internationally, but in Australia they are considered one of our seminal rock bands with plenty of hits, and plenty of these charted in countries like the US and UK

  • @sohobooksunlimited
    @sohobooksunlimited Před 5 lety +2

    Undeniably, All these songs were and are great!!!....Thanks and God bless, R.I.P.!

  • @shannonkiller1834
    @shannonkiller1834 Před 5 lety +221

    I miss
    The 80s

  • @newname9730
    @newname9730 Před 7 lety +226

    Had no idea Pete Burns had died

  • @ninabrowne5727
    @ninabrowne5727 Před 4 lety +47

    The Divinyls were not One Hit Wonders. They were a big part of the Australian Music Scene in the 1980's and 1990's and had numerous hits. RIP Chrissie Amphlett!

    • @nadinewhite993
      @nadinewhite993 Před 4 lety +3

      I saw the Divinyls live in a small pub venue. Chrissie was fierce and wild and like a terrifying lit stick of dynamite onstage. So out there and strong and theatrical.

    • @Trajan2401
      @Trajan2401 Před 3 lety +1

      I liked their song pleasure and pain

  • @jaysomewhereinflyoverterri735

    Thanks for the history! Informative video, very good.

  • @cesardominguez
    @cesardominguez Před 6 lety +107

    How DEPRESSING!!
    I was a kid and they were kids back then!!
    And now they're DEAD!!

  • @melissalove2463
    @melissalove2463 Před 7 lety +12

    CHRISSY AMPHLET A ONE HIT WONDER! My arse that woman was a rock goddess!

    • @sunnysideup1744
      @sunnysideup1744 Před 6 lety +1

      Agreed, she was, and still is(rest in peace Chrissy) a rock goddess in Australia. They even named a street in Melbourne after her. Saw her ( The Divinyls. ) in concert in the late 80's. What a show. Yes, I'm old.

    • @melissalove2463
      @melissalove2463 Před 6 lety

      Lee McDonald yeah true, well they can keep our girl of it! ❤️🇦🇺❤️

  • @leglessinoz
    @leglessinoz Před 4 lety +33

    The Divinyls weren't "one hit wonders" at least not here in Australia.

  • @clairvoyantmole8668
    @clairvoyantmole8668 Před 4 lety +23

    Calling Falco a "One Hit Wonder" is close to blasphemy. He was *extremely* successful in the german speaking countries for many years. Since his lyrics were german, it was extremely unusual for him to have a hit in the US. Calling him a one hit wonder because it was only 1 is very silly.

    • @vanessacarvalho9076
      @vanessacarvalho9076 Před 4 lety

      People loved Falco in Brazil for years. Never a one hit wonder.

    • @donmiller2908
      @donmiller2908 Před 4 lety

      The Title should be changed from "One-Hit Wonders You May Not Know Are Dead" to "One-Hit Wonders You May Not Care Are Dead"

  • @therealrubie9500
    @therealrubie9500 Před 7 lety +29

    For me Falco was not a one-hit wonder. Maybe on the US but in other places he had more than One hit. -Including "Titanic" which is my favorite song, Der Komissar, Jeanny etc. Great video by the way!

    • @SparkleBrighter
      @SparkleBrighter Před 7 lety +3

      The Real Rubie my thought exactly! He was probably known internationally for one or two songs, but he isn't a one hit wonder in the Germany/Austria/Switzerland region :)

    • @therealrubie9500
      @therealrubie9500 Před 7 lety +2

      Yasi Exactly. I forgot that other of he's hits were "The sound of musik" and "Body next to body" (I think, correct me if I am wrong) Glad to met people over here who knows about him. I hope this video make people curious and make them check he's music out. Falco is really underrated on this side of the world

    • @TheBillyKmusic
      @TheBillyKmusic Před 7 lety +2

      "Vienna Calling" was a hit in the US.

    • @ilovetyraandnaomi
      @ilovetyraandnaomi Před 7 lety +1

      The Real Rubie Der Komissar

    • @onetuliptree
      @onetuliptree Před 7 lety +1

      The Real Rubie Der Kommisar

  • @epicbeardface2981
    @epicbeardface2981 Před 7 lety +474

    The Divinyls are not one hit wonders and should not be on this this list. They are a great Australian rock band.

    • @lotus_dream
      @lotus_dream Před 7 lety +6

      epic beardface in america they are..

    • @ladydontekno
      @ladydontekno Před 7 lety +16

      They're a one hit wonder band in the US.

    • @epicbeardface2981
      @epicbeardface2981 Před 7 lety +12

      I'm a pooping unicorn So what that means nothing.

    • @Eskay1206
      @Eskay1206 Před 7 lety +31

      and Elvis is a one hit wonder in Australia

    • @3ku1
      @3ku1 Před 7 lety +1

      epic beardface that hit was his only hit in the states though

  • @mayormike
    @mayormike Před 5 lety +4

    The DiVinyls also had "Ring Me Up" which was featured in "Sixteen Candles". Good song.

  • @Vanirvis
    @Vanirvis Před 5 lety

    Great writing! Love the video

  • @mutigerinky
    @mutigerinky Před 7 lety +67

    To paraphrase from The Princess Bride......."You keep using that phrase one-hit-wonder.....I do not think it means what you think it means." Falco, Milli Vanilli, Cutting Crew, and Dead Or Alive all had multiple Top 20 hits in the USA.....not to mention some of the other artists in other countries.

    • @iamalive.1255
      @iamalive.1255 Před 6 lety +5

      mutigerinky Cutting Crew had a number 9 hit with "I've Been in Love Before".

  • @alisterfolson
    @alisterfolson Před 7 lety +10

    you forgot Johnny Kemp from the hit song Just Got Paid the eighties R&B hit

  • @Romina_Das_Fischstaebchen

    Maybe Falco was one hit wonder in the USA, but not in Austria and Germany... "Der Kommissar" "Wiener Blut" and "Jeanny" were real success. And sadly "Out of the dark", after he passed. Falco, you're one of the greatest artist Ever!

  • @davidpcarroll6080
    @davidpcarroll6080 Před 2 lety +2

    R.I.P to all these amazing singers we will never forget you.

  • @JeremyHolmes
    @JeremyHolmes Před 7 lety +73

    Dead or Alive, Divinyls, and Milli Vanilli had more than 1 hit.

    • @karrtt1234
      @karrtt1234 Před 6 lety +6

      Milli Vanilli had more that one hit in North America 5 top 5's, 3 #1s. The other 2 had one hit, at these the Divinyls had a top 5. Dead or Alive didn't break into the top 10.

    • @jbgood75
      @jbgood75 Před 6 lety +2

      Just because Dead or Alive was not in the Top 10 on the Billboards doesn't mean the song is not considered a hit and the band had more than one song chart. That's the point the original poster is making.

    • @dennisjacks7923
      @dennisjacks7923 Před 6 lety +2

      A hit record is considered the top 40, but even then most people might not remember it, a big hit is the top 10. Most people have heard and do remember those.

    • @jbgood75
      @jbgood75 Před 6 lety +1

      Hog wash, everybody knows You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive and it never reached Top 10 in the US.

    • @Jaden-if4me
      @Jaden-if4me Před 6 lety

      Jeremy Holmes bye

  • @yasserchill1940
    @yasserchill1940 Před 6 lety +72

    They may all RIP

    • @tomggabin5838
      @tomggabin5838 Před 5 lety

      May they...you country bumpkin. Back to the barn!

  • @gigiarmany4332
    @gigiarmany4332 Před 5 lety +749

    FALCO a One hit wonder??? How dare you..he was an Icon.. shut up..

    • @hakan2034
      @hakan2034 Před 4 lety +20

      Yes in the US. Not in Europe.

    • @KruemelmonstersBraut
      @KruemelmonstersBraut Před 4 lety +41

      I feel personally insulted by him being on that list. It's not like Amadeus was the only song of his that was popular in the US ffs

    • @moniquelitjens653
      @moniquelitjens653 Před 4 lety +27

      He was well known in the Netherlands. I like Jeanny very much, very dark song, but so great performed!

    • @deancalvinchallam630
      @deancalvinchallam630 Před 4 lety +3

      You don't know what music is all about

    • @M3thusalhem
      @M3thusalhem Před 4 lety

      @@moniquelitjens653 The most beautiful song of that time....

  • @stargazeronesixseven
    @stargazeronesixseven Před 3 lety

    R.I.P. Thank You So Much for the Catchy & Popular Songs of the 1980~1990s ... May Good God Blessed All of You to a Better World/Realm! ♥️🌷🕯

  • @semihmasat
    @semihmasat Před 7 lety +21

    Falco ? One-Hit Wonder? 2 ? --- Cmon

  • @DarkAphelion
    @DarkAphelion Před 5 lety +307

    1:06...she said "Rob(ert) Pilatus" but the Picture shows Fab(rice) Morvan...you had one job...

    • @diegocriollo3244
      @diegocriollo3244 Před 5 lety +13

      Minas Tirith. I was looking for this comment. I was about to make the same comment.

    • @dermoon
      @dermoon Před 5 lety +26

      Spot on... and also... when did Milli Vanilli become a "one hit wonder"? They had 4 major hits, "Baby don't forget my number", "Blame it on the rain" and "Girl I'm gonna miss you" - "Girl you know it's true" was their first single and biggest hit, but the album sold 14 million copies world wide and 33 million copies of the singles. Not exactly what I would call a one hit wonder....

    • @baconbitsbelcourt4853
      @baconbitsbelcourt4853 Před 5 lety +2

      Blame the producers

    • @alitacornelius3404
      @alitacornelius3404 Před 5 lety

      @@dermoon ,c

    • @karlsmith2570
      @karlsmith2570 Před 5 lety

      Minas Tirith And she rolled a 1

  • @piratetycollectorguy5608
    @piratetycollectorguy5608 Před 4 lety +1

    R.I.P. Pete Burns. We all miss you darling.

  • @mlfitness67
    @mlfitness67 Před 5 lety +5

    Soooo many artists I grew up listening to have passed on.

  • @mapleva
    @mapleva Před 5 lety +75

    Jermaine Stewart also died after his hit " "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"

  • @jasonguevarra8875
    @jasonguevarra8875 Před 7 lety +36

    The only reason I clicked on this is to comment that Milli Vanilli is not a one hit wonder. They had "Girl you know it's true", "Don't Forget my number", and "Girl I'm gonna miss you." Three hits, stupid. Regardless of who is doing the singing. The British reporter even called them "successful" in the piece.

    • @dumbpup
      @dumbpup Před 6 lety +4

      And Blame it on the Rain

    • @thechosen481
      @thechosen481 Před 6 lety +2

      Technically, Milli Vanilli were really no hit wonders considering they never performed the music. And in all honesty, their manager should have been held responsible for their fake careers.

    • @dawni9532
      @dawni9532 Před 6 lety

      And Ma Baker

    • @preahko
      @preahko Před 6 lety

      Gotta love these comments. It's like the Simpsons' "Comic Book Guy" come to life, if he were a pop music nerd.

  • @AdrienneStarr
    @AdrienneStarr Před 5 lety +45

    I love the 80s!!

  • @davidcarter7337
    @davidcarter7337 Před 5 lety +2

    Baltimora is one of my favourite songs ever.... Love it! First heard it in Beverly Hills Ninja!

  • @sparklywarkly89
    @sparklywarkly89 Před 7 lety +13

    And Divinyls were a very successful band in Australia

  • @wassermelonification
    @wassermelonification Před 7 lety +21

    Get your facts straight. Falco is not a 1 hit wonder

  • @dhenderson1810
    @dhenderson1810 Před 4 lety +12

    The Divinyls had a lot of hits in Australia.

  • @gabyhelffhrittz
    @gabyhelffhrittz Před 4 lety +12

    MILLI VANILLI had 5 top 5 in the United States, of which 3 were Number one, definitely nowhere and under no justification can be said that they were One Hit wonders

    • @SpearM3064
      @SpearM3064 Před 4 lety

      Nevertheless, they became a musical joke after it was revealed that they weren't even the singers. Plenty of musicians lip sync to their own songs at a live performance, but they were lip syncing to *someone else's songs.* That's why they had to turn in their Grammy.

  • @Krystinell
    @Krystinell Před 5 lety +241

    Falco: Rock me Amadeus, Jeanny, Out of the Dark, Vienna Calling, Der Kommissar. Pretty lame, Nicki Swift.

    • @karlsmith2570
      @karlsmith2570 Před 5 lety +5

      Terra Gaia Der Kommisar may have originally been a big hit for Falco, but most people remember it as a big hit for After The Fire, who did an English language translation of the song

    • @clairvoyantmole8668
      @clairvoyantmole8668 Před 4 lety +5

      @@danicegewiss862 She could have played much more songs than those 2 - Falco was *huge* in middle Europe for many years. Calling Falco a one Hit Wonder because he had only 1 hit in the USA is like calling "Journey" an unknown band from the 80s because they were never big in Europe.

    • @demitraferles7970
      @demitraferles7970 Před 4 lety +1

      Yes, lame channel all round Nikki. You must be making a lot of money peddling all this unhelpful crap. Sorry, I thought you were genuine. My bad.

    • @demitraferles7970
      @demitraferles7970 Před 4 lety +1

      @svin you are so right! ALL of NikkiSwifts work is stupid. She has a great platform here for truth telling but she chooses to do quite the opposite. Also, she does NO fact checking and deals with topics she knows very little about. Must be making a lot of money!

    • @dhenderson1810
      @dhenderson1810 Před 4 lety

      For years, I thought Falco was singing "Hot Potatoes", not "Amadeus".

  • @guidorehder6802
    @guidorehder6802 Před 7 lety +30

    Falco was not a one-hit wonder. He had four big hits in Europe.

    • @iluvu.6161
      @iluvu.6161 Před 6 lety

      Guido Rehder "in Europe"

    • @user-Abasha
      @user-Abasha Před 6 lety +1

      Guido Rehder. unique voice too

    • @clairvoyantmole8668
      @clairvoyantmole8668 Před 4 lety

      ​@@iluvu.6161 I guess you should include the biggest music market of the world when making a global list.... or just call it "American One Hit Wonders".
      (And before you argue that the USA is the biggest music market: look up "Europe" and check what it is and which countries belong to it.

  • @judeasher706
    @judeasher706 Před 4 lety +407

    Milli vanilli weren’t one hit wonders though, they had like 3 or 4

    • @kaleoy7584
      @kaleoy7584 Před 4 lety +37

      Girl You Know It's True
      Baby Don't Forget My Number
      Girl I'm Going To Miss You
      Blame It On the Rain
      All top 5 in the US charts and 3 of those songs went to Number 1 in the US.

    • @Sakkara1331Midnyte4ever
      @Sakkara1331Midnyte4ever Před 4 lety +10

      I still love those songs!

    • @kaidupre7699
      @kaidupre7699 Před 4 lety +6

      Jude Asher exactly. Milli Vanilli was not a one hit wonder. Sorryyyyy

    • @Banana-lk7tf
      @Banana-lk7tf Před 4 lety +11

      Wow. 4 hit songs off of ONE album and you call that a one hit wonder?? Riiight.

    • @markscarbrough1476
      @markscarbrough1476 Před 4 lety +13

      Someone else wrote and sang the songs, so technically they were a no hit wonder.

  • @whoawhoapop1984
    @whoawhoapop1984 Před 5 lety +12

    Dang ,growing up in the 90s i knew almost all these songs.

  • @lidijaopacic500
    @lidijaopacic500 Před 7 lety +152

    Falco wasn't a one hit wonder

    • @Mr1888888888
      @Mr1888888888 Před 6 lety

      Tako je Lidija,reci ti njima ;P Bezobraznici jedni hehehe

    • @niccage6375
      @niccage6375 Před 6 lety +1

      In america hes a one hit wonder

    • @redneon06
      @redneon06 Před 5 lety

      Lidija Opacic hot potatoes

  • @AthenaGM
    @AthenaGM Před 7 lety +6

    How nostalgic this vid made me. Wow!

  • @cmb2934
    @cmb2934 Před 4 lety +2

    Dead or Alive, Falco and Cutting Crew one hit wonders? Spazzies

  • @AUSSIEGIZMO76
    @AUSSIEGIZMO76 Před 4 lety +8

    How the hell is Chrissy Amphlett a 1 hit wonder?? The Divinyls are all over Ozzy radio waves on rock stations daily!!

  • @EletOfficial
    @EletOfficial Před 5 lety +97

    80s music is the best.

  • @danishmod19
    @danishmod19 Před 5 lety +28

    just read all the comments below....you guys sure are loyal to Falco and a few others mentioned in the vid. That's great!

  • @msmith7892
    @msmith7892 Před 4 lety

    Good info thx!

  • @TampaTec
    @TampaTec Před 4 lety +14

    LOL 3:20 when my son takes a shower I pay this song on his echo dot, also rick roll.

  • @montel111
    @montel111 Před 7 lety +5

    At least 5 of these I did not know were passed. WOW! I just found out HALF of the TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE quartet is deceased also!! wth

  • @existentialcrisis6882
    @existentialcrisis6882 Před 7 lety +73

    After Adam Sandler's last good movie....savage!

  • @Johnny5IzAlive
    @Johnny5IzAlive Před rokem +1

    OMC did have some strange lyrics but the song was based on his life experiences. Also sister “seena” is the woman singing in the music video and chorus. It’s spelled “Sina”.
    RIP Pauly

  • @dmiller5978
    @dmiller5978 Před 5 lety +1

    Damn, love all of these singers/groups!

  • @TheProdigyAccordion
    @TheProdigyAccordion Před 7 lety +231

    1:07, thats not even Rob, thats Fab!

    • @bloodtypena
      @bloodtypena Před 6 lety +16

      Thank you , i was looking for that comment, they shuld do more research

    • @justdiego3284
      @justdiego3284 Před 6 lety +2

      I know

    • @muzikxpress
      @muzikxpress Před 5 lety +5

      Exactly! What a dumb mistake, wow.... BTW, I did an interview with Fab earlier this year, which you can see on my channel now ;-)

    • @easytiger3302
      @easytiger3302 Před 5 lety +1

      Rob sounded pretty good they played those two

  • @alyg9069
    @alyg9069 Před 7 lety +30

    how is "i touch myself" considered 'suggestive' ? Isn't it quite forward...?

    • @georgeplagianos6487
      @georgeplagianos6487 Před 7 lety

      +Warren552011 then it was the mental power of suggestion the turn the song to the song love that song and the devinyl

    • @scotttibus6387
      @scotttibus6387 Před 7 lety

      ass cloww.

  • @partyinternational4406

    RIP - Thank you for the Music, Lessons & Love. Party On!

  • @observer3344
    @observer3344 Před 4 lety +2

    so glad I was a teenager while 80s....!! I remember all those songs

  • @wingysmissus
    @wingysmissus Před 7 lety +18

    The divinyls were far FAR from one hit wonders and I, as a fellow Australian, completely resent that statement. That song is now the song for Breast Cancer as a reminder to women to "touch themselves" as any woman knows she should to detect lumps in her breasts. Chrissy died of breast cancer. I really REALLY am pissed to hear anyone say they were one hit wonders.

  • @johnrondeau1180
    @johnrondeau1180 Před 7 lety +10

    Wow i liked a lot of those songs.

  • @clbernier2
    @clbernier2 Před 5 lety

    Before they were the Weather Girls they were Two Tons O Fun!
    On January 24, 1980, the duo released their debut self-titled album Two Tons of Fun. The album spawned two top-five dance singles: "Earth Can Be Just Like Heaven" and "I Got the Feeling".
    Hardly one hit wonders. Everything else seemed to be so well researched except for this. Yeah, Falco had two hits!

  • @staryeyedsunflower6437
    @staryeyedsunflower6437 Před 4 lety +19

    Dyvinals were absolutely NOT a one hit wonder, they're a very cherished Aussie band, and Chrissy's death was mourned by many of us.

  • @bartman174
    @bartman174 Před 7 lety +23

    Milli Vanilla was not a one hit number. A number one album, a remix album and 5 hit singles 3 of which made number one. Falco had a second hit called Vienna Calling. And did originally write and record Der Kommisar but the hit version was by a group called After The Fire. Cutting Crew had 3 charted songs. The Knack also had 3 charted songs.

  • @SuperzwergTina
    @SuperzwergTina Před 7 lety +17

    One hit wonder and Milli Vanilli - something is wrong....

  • @HEAVYCHEVY409
    @HEAVYCHEVY409 Před 5 lety

    That was a great list of song, im have to add them to my oldies mix lol