who says cheezy has to be bad welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten cheesiest
one-hit wonders of the 1980s for this
list we’ve chosen acts that were
strongly identified with one extremely
cheesy and successful song during the
1980s we’re not limiting things to acts
that literally only had one hit single
throughout their entire careers but
we’re picking acts that are most known
today for a chosen song also know
singing actors
number ten Baltimore Oh Tarzan boy
if you’ve ever been to an 80s retro
night or tried cool mint Listerine
you’ve heard the song cool serene works
like Miss green tastes like cool mint
with its message about living free and
Tarzan’s familiar refrain as its chorus
it’s catchy er than a cold
that’s why it was a smash with the
Italian Irish band however Baltimore
a-couldn’t managed another hit and so
they disbanded too bad too there are so
many fictional characters to sing about
number 9
taco putting on the Ritz and jumping
when you don’t know where to go – don’t
just bet
another is we were all ready to mock the
band name taco then we found out it’s
actually one dude and that’s his name
putting on the wrist is a Fred Astaire
cover and taco put his stamp on it
if by stamp you mean utterly 80s
synth-pop by is it us or is the song
creepy regardless it was a hit and taco
followed it up with another less
successful cover number 8 Thomas Dolby
she blinded me with science it’s about a
mad scientist who falls in love with his
lab assistant plus it’s got a stuffy
British guy tons of catchy hooks and
lots of synthesizer well it was the 80s
Dolby’s fellow Brits might recognize a
few of his other songs but across the
pond this was his only track to crack
the top 40 you can’t argue that the
song’s cheesy why because science
number seven cutting crew I just died in
your arms
only an 80s synth-pop power ballad has
this much passion speaking of passion
apparently the French used the phrase a
little death as a metaphor for mm
climaxing and that’s what this songs
about go figure
but oddly this number one didn’t cause
nearly as much controversy as other
Tunes on our list however unfortunately
for cutting crew after this song they
suffered a little death of their own and
not in a good way
number six Devo whippet
any song with a whip crack sound is by
definition cheesy even so
DeVos New Wave smash caused a stir due
to its ambiguous lyrics while the band
claims it’s about overcoming adversity
some people think it’s about well
whipping it or S&M or sucking on a
whipped cream can now rip it either way
with their one smash Devo proved songs
don’t need to make sense to crack charts
slab number five the weather girls it’s
raining men finally a song where women
objectify men too bad it was written by
two dudes one of whom was Paul Shaffer
that is absolutely true
anyway settling any questions about the
weather girls Rep as a novelty act the
weather related puns and sound effects
are brought to life in a gloriously
low-budget video
cheesy or not these ladies churned out a
number one that became an anthem in
strip clubs gay bars and everywhere in
between number for lips Inc funky town
this disco holdover is considered one of
the genres last hits and we can’t think
of a song with a more blatant 70s slash
80s vibe written about New York funky
town spent four weeks at the top of the
Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1986
years later it hit charts again when
remade by pseudo echo to sound even more
80s
question our Funkytown and Electric
Avenue near each other then trick I
value number three Frankie Goes to
Hollywood relax
nothing sells records faster than a
scandal when Frankie strutted onto the
scene the BBC was happy to oblige by
banning a song almost for the duration
of its charts day because of homoerotic
and sadomasochistic
imagery in the video and blatantly
sexual lyrics in the song however all
that did was sell tons of Frankie says
relax t-shirts and secure the band’s
place as a one-hit wonder he is a little
song Iowa number 2 Bobby McFerrin don’t
worry be happy don’t worry be happy if
you remember the late 80s you know this
song prompted a catchphrase became an
inescapable phenomenon and won tons o
Grammys that’s because people were blown
away by its upbeat message and the fact
that the song uses no instruments that’s
right that’s only McFerrin voice and
whistling on the track in fact this was
the first acapella song to hit number
one
so McFerrin x’ optimistic philosophy
must work don’t worry it will soon pass
whatever it is number 1 Toni Basil
Mickey
instead of being sung by a Pep Squad
this novelty smash was brought to us by
Toni Basil who seemingly came out of
nowhere to play the cheerleading motif
for all it’s worth
but basil was already a dancer slash
choreographer slash actor with an
impressive resume that included a part
in Easy Rider what’s the matter don’t
you like me so don’t feel too bad she
also created one of the most ear wormy
songs ever and became the quintessential
one-hit wonder
do you agree with our list what song is
your favorite one-hit wonder of the
1980s be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com for more entertaining top
10s
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten cheesiest
one-hit wonders of the 1980s for this
list we’ve chosen acts that were
strongly identified with one extremely
cheesy and successful song during the
1980s we’re not limiting things to acts
that literally only had one hit single
throughout their entire careers but
we’re picking acts that are most known
today for a chosen song also know
singing actors
number ten Baltimore Oh Tarzan boy
if you’ve ever been to an 80s retro
night or tried cool mint Listerine
you’ve heard the song cool serene works
like Miss green tastes like cool mint
with its message about living free and
Tarzan’s familiar refrain as its chorus
it’s catchy er than a cold
that’s why it was a smash with the
Italian Irish band however Baltimore
a-couldn’t managed another hit and so
they disbanded too bad too there are so
many fictional characters to sing about
number 9
taco putting on the Ritz and jumping
when you don’t know where to go – don’t
just bet
another is we were all ready to mock the
band name taco then we found out it’s
actually one dude and that’s his name
putting on the wrist is a Fred Astaire
cover and taco put his stamp on it
if by stamp you mean utterly 80s
synth-pop by is it us or is the song
creepy regardless it was a hit and taco
followed it up with another less
successful cover number 8 Thomas Dolby
she blinded me with science it’s about a
mad scientist who falls in love with his
lab assistant plus it’s got a stuffy
British guy tons of catchy hooks and
lots of synthesizer well it was the 80s
Dolby’s fellow Brits might recognize a
few of his other songs but across the
pond this was his only track to crack
the top 40 you can’t argue that the
song’s cheesy why because science
number seven cutting crew I just died in
your arms
only an 80s synth-pop power ballad has
this much passion speaking of passion
apparently the French used the phrase a
little death as a metaphor for mm
climaxing and that’s what this songs
about go figure
but oddly this number one didn’t cause
nearly as much controversy as other
Tunes on our list however unfortunately
for cutting crew after this song they
suffered a little death of their own and
not in a good way
number six Devo whippet
any song with a whip crack sound is by
definition cheesy even so
DeVos New Wave smash caused a stir due
to its ambiguous lyrics while the band
claims it’s about overcoming adversity
some people think it’s about well
whipping it or S&M or sucking on a
whipped cream can now rip it either way
with their one smash Devo proved songs
don’t need to make sense to crack charts
slab number five the weather girls it’s
raining men finally a song where women
objectify men too bad it was written by
two dudes one of whom was Paul Shaffer
that is absolutely true
anyway settling any questions about the
weather girls Rep as a novelty act the
weather related puns and sound effects
are brought to life in a gloriously
low-budget video
cheesy or not these ladies churned out a
number one that became an anthem in
strip clubs gay bars and everywhere in
between number for lips Inc funky town
this disco holdover is considered one of
the genres last hits and we can’t think
of a song with a more blatant 70s slash
80s vibe written about New York funky
town spent four weeks at the top of the
Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1986
years later it hit charts again when
remade by pseudo echo to sound even more
80s
question our Funkytown and Electric
Avenue near each other then trick I
value number three Frankie Goes to
Hollywood relax
nothing sells records faster than a
scandal when Frankie strutted onto the
scene the BBC was happy to oblige by
banning a song almost for the duration
of its charts day because of homoerotic
and sadomasochistic
imagery in the video and blatantly
sexual lyrics in the song however all
that did was sell tons of Frankie says
relax t-shirts and secure the band’s
place as a one-hit wonder he is a little
song Iowa number 2 Bobby McFerrin don’t
worry be happy don’t worry be happy if
you remember the late 80s you know this
song prompted a catchphrase became an
inescapable phenomenon and won tons o
Grammys that’s because people were blown
away by its upbeat message and the fact
that the song uses no instruments that’s
right that’s only McFerrin voice and
whistling on the track in fact this was
the first acapella song to hit number
one
so McFerrin x’ optimistic philosophy
must work don’t worry it will soon pass
whatever it is number 1 Toni Basil
Mickey
instead of being sung by a Pep Squad
this novelty smash was brought to us by
Toni Basil who seemingly came out of
nowhere to play the cheerleading motif
for all it’s worth
but basil was already a dancer slash
choreographer slash actor with an
impressive resume that included a part
in Easy Rider what’s the matter don’t
you like me so don’t feel too bad she
also created one of the most ear wormy
songs ever and became the quintessential
one-hit wonder
do you agree with our list what song is
your favorite one-hit wonder of the
1980s be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com for more entertaining top
10s
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