Songtest the 98th: One-Hit Wonders
Songtest the 98th: One-Hit Wonders
SONGTEST #98 TIME
ONE-HIT WONDERS
Yes apparently National One-Hit Wonder Day is an actual thing and it's in September but hey, I got pressed into service as the 4th place "winner" of the last songtest so what exactly do you expect? Also looks like I only get a chance to host these things about once every 18 months so I'm not gonna wait till the calendar falls into place or anything.
So yes, I will be your humble host for today's Songtest and am throwing the doors open to any of your varied opinions of One-Hit Wonder bands or artists! I will be fairly lax in considering what denotes "One Hit", so don't feel you need to go by the vaguely defined versions or lists, although you're certainly free to use them as guidelines.
So basically, any artist known mostly exclusively for one song, or one album, or one year is fine. Artists who are one-hit wonders in your vast and varied homelands but had success elsewhere will probably be fine. Submitting Jimi Hendrix and saying "WELL TECHNICALLY HE ONLY HAD ONE TOP-40 SONG" is not fine and I will yell at you and ask you to choose something else pretty please?
All the normal rules follow, as I blithely note that we still talk about likely semi-final rounds even though it looks like it's been just straight to finals recently:
Will be taking submissions up to, oh let's say 11:59 PM Thursday February 3rdish. Songtest will then commence over the weekend so no excuses for not voting!
Send me submissions or votes on board via PM or on Chat
Entrants:
1) DN
2) AnimeNerd
3) Riki
4) Slam
5) Laurels
6) Toben
7) Rugga
8) Mara
9) pan
10) Zee
11) RC
Maeve Exley
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
Ready to fade into obscurity.
Submissions extended for a day and a bit since I'll be busy tomorrow and for more hopeful entrants!
New deadline Saturday February 5th oh about 12:00 PM-ish.
New deadline Saturday February 5th oh about 12:00 PM-ish.
Maeve Exley
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
Round 1/Final Round/Whichever You Want to Define It!
12- Song Name
10- ...
8- ...
7- ...
6- ...
5- ...
4- ...
3- ...
2- ...
1- ...
With 12 being your favorite song, 10 being your second favorite, and so on. It's all fairly obvious really. Public votes count for half. Please remember to ping me at DN if you post public votes in Discord.
Votes by board PM or Discord are both perfectly acceptable, just message me on either! If you do not vote, you will be disqualified.
The round will last for, uh, is three and a half days OK? Sure, let's say that. Until Tuesday February 8th roughly 9:30 PM EST. Please be sure to get your votes in before then.
And then this songtest will no doubt be quickly forgotten!
We Have 11 People which is just enough to use up all the votes hurray:
1) DN
2) AnimeNerd
3) Riki
4) Slam
5) Laurels
6) Toben
7) Rugga
8) Mara
9) pan
10) Zee
11) RC
1) DN
2) AnimeNerd
3) Riki
4) Slam
5) Laurels
6) Toben
7) Rugga
8) Mara
9) pan
10) Zee
11) RC
With the following songs in random order:
Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Dragonforce - Through The Fire And Flames
Toni Basil - Hey Mickey
Nine Days - Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
Lauryn Hill - Doo-Wop (That Thing)
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes - Home
Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Asereje)
Rick Dees - Disco Duck
Please send in your top ten songs in the following format:Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Dragonforce - Through The Fire And Flames
Toni Basil - Hey Mickey
Nine Days - Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
Lauryn Hill - Doo-Wop (That Thing)
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes - Home
Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Asereje)
Rick Dees - Disco Duck
12- Song Name
10- ...
8- ...
7- ...
6- ...
5- ...
4- ...
3- ...
2- ...
1- ...
With 12 being your favorite song, 10 being your second favorite, and so on. It's all fairly obvious really. Public votes count for half. Please remember to ping me at DN if you post public votes in Discord.
Votes by board PM or Discord are both perfectly acceptable, just message me on either! If you do not vote, you will be disqualified.
The round will last for, uh, is three and a half days OK? Sure, let's say that. Until Tuesday February 8th roughly 9:30 PM EST. Please be sure to get your votes in before then.
And then this songtest will no doubt be quickly forgotten!
Maeve Exley
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
THE RESULTS ARE IN
This was somehow the top search in Google Images for "one hit wonder stock photo"
Fits perfectly! Let's get our results out:
This was somehow the top search in Google Images for "one hit wonder stock photo"
Fits perfectly! Let's get our results out:
Maeve Exley
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
THESE ARE EASIER WHEN THEY'RE SHORTER REALLY
Alright stock images, don't fail me again. Let's see what art you have for one-hit wonder clip art
You have failed me.
Alright stock images, don't fail me again. Let's see what art you have for one-hit wonder clip art
You have failed me.
Maeve Exley
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
OUR FINAL FIVE
Now we're talking.
Which means.......
The exciting conclusion soon!
Now we're talking.
Which means.......
The exciting conclusion soon!
Maeve Exley
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
THE WINNER REVEALED
Let's finish this off and clear out the stage.
Why are you asking me?!
We are down to:
Dragonforce - Through The Fire And Flames, submitted by pan
Soft Cell - Tainted Love, submitted by Laurels
In second place.....
Which means our winner
With pretty much a wire-to-wire stomping of the competition
Is!
Congratulations to Laurels, who can choose to host the next one or pass it down the line!
Let's finish this off and clear out the stage.
Why are you asking me?!
We are down to:
Dragonforce - Through The Fire And Flames, submitted by pan
Soft Cell - Tainted Love, submitted by Laurels
In second place.....
Which means our winner
With pretty much a wire-to-wire stomping of the competition
Is!
Congratulations to Laurels, who can choose to host the next one or pass it down the line!
Maeve Exley
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED
Jace Perlmutter
Elias Valdivia
Always Remembered:
v8!
G123 - Fey Zelenka-Morrison - DECEASED Well So Could Anyone
v7!
G080 - Nikki Nelson-Kelly - DECEASED Castles Fall in the Sand
v6!
B029: Aiden Slattery - DECEASED Get Off the Floor
G058: Kaitlyn Greene - DECEASED She Knew She'd Found Freedom
v5!
G038: Deanna Hull - DECEASED From Sea to Sky
B023: Jesse Jennings - DECEASED From Vision to Glory
v4!
G077: Andrea Raymer - ALIVE
B022: Imraan Al-Hariq - DECEASED
B006: Ricky Fortino - DECEASED
G036: Carly Jean Dooley - DECEASED
v3!
G045 - Eris Marquis - DECEASED
B104 - Jonathan Lancer - DECEASED