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Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
Post 'em here... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
Nena - 99 Red Balloons ( 99 Luftballons ) You and I in a little toy shop Buy a bag of balloons With the money we've got Set them free at the break of dawn 'Til one by one, they were gone Back at base, bugs in the software Flash the message "Something's out there" Floating in the summer sky 99 red balloons go by 99 red balloons Floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it's red alert There's something here From somewhere else The war machine springs to life Opens up one eager eye Focusing it on the sky Where 99 red balloons go by 99 Decision Street 99 ministers meet To worry, worry, super-scurry Call the troops out in a hurry This is what we've waited for This is it boys, this is war The president is on the line As 99 red balloons go by [Instrumental Interlude] 99 Knights of the airway Ride super-high-tech jet fighters Everyone's a Silverhero Everyone's a Captain Kirk With orders to identify To clarify and classify Scramble in the summer sky As 99 red balloons go by As 99 red balloons go by 99 dreams I have had In every one a red balloon It's all over and I'm standin' pretty In this dust that was a city If I could find a souvenir Just to prove the world was here And here is a red balloon I think of you and let it go ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 US bombs cruisin' overhead There goes my love rocket red Shoot it up.... Shoot it up.... Blaster bomb bomb bomb ahead Multi millions still unfed Amondo teeno givin' Shoot it up.... Shoot it up.... Hold me shake me, I'm all shook up Psycho maniac interblend, shoot it up Now shoot it up Shoot it up Shoot it up Shoot it up.... Teenage crime now fashion's dead Shoot it up There goes my love rocket red Shoot it up Shoot it up Shoot it up Shoot it up Shoot it up Even the 'strange' ones... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Knightmare Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0 |
The Monster Mash Bobby " Boris " Pickett I was working in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster from his slab began to rise And suddenly to my surprise He did the mash He did the monster mash The monster mash It was a graveyard smash He did the mash It caught on in a flash He did the mash He did the monster mash From my laboratory in the castle east To the master bedroom where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes They did the mash They did the monster mash The monster mash It was a graveyard smash They did the mash It caught on in a flash They did the mash They did the monster mash The zombies were having fun The party had just begun The guests included Wolf Man Dracula and his son The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds The coffin-bangers were about to arrive With their vocal group, "The Crypt-Kicker Five" They played the mash They played the monster mash The monster mash It was a graveyard smash They played the mash It caught on in a flash They played the mash They played the monster mash Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring Seems he was troubled by just one thing He opened the lid and shook his fist And said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?" It's now the mash It's now the monster mash The monster mash And it's a graveyard smash It's now the mash It's caught on in a flash It's now the mash It's now the monster mash Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band And my monster mash is the hit of the land For you, the living, this mash was meant too When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you Then you can mash Then you can monster mash The monster mash And do my graveyard smash Then you can mash You'll catch on in a flash Then you can mash Then you can monster mash Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome |
Knightmare Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0 |
Blind Melon No Rain All I can say is that my life is pretty plain I like watchin' the puddles gather rain And all I can do is just pour some tea for two and speak my point of view But it's not sane, It's not sane I just want some one to say to me I'll always be there when you wake Ya know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today So stay with me and I'll have it made And I don't understand why I sleep all day And I start to complain that there's no rain And all I can do is read a book to stay awake And it rips my life away, but it's a great escape escape......escape......escape...... All I can say is that my life is pretty plain ya don't like my point of view ya think I'm insane Its not sane......it's not sane. Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
The Monster Mash I had completely forgotten about that one... Funny stuff... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Knightmare Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0 |
The Monster Mash I found a pretty good site that is just chock FULL of One Hit Wonders...lol Everything from the 50's through 2000. Only one song so far in the 2000's section though. :-) Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34249 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
sorry 99 red balloons wasn´t an one hit wonder. Maybe in the us but not in europe. Because the most songs are in german. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
Saenger Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2452 Credit: 33,281 RAC: 0 |
99 Red Ballons may be counted as one, 99 Luftballons definitely not. It was not even the first Top10 hit afaik, that was Geträumt, and Nena is still producing Top10 hits, was it last year or one before as she sang with Kim carnes? Gruesse vom Saenger For questions about Boinc look in the BOINC-Wiki |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
99 Red Ballons may be counted as one, 99 Luftballons definitely not. I originally posted this song in another thread for its meaning and for its beauty but it was removed... So I came up with this idea and reposted it... It's a beautiful song, written by a beautiful gal, with a beautiful voice... I meant no harm... ;) Nena - 99 Luftballoons It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Bird-Dog Send message Joined: 8 Jun 04 Posts: 121 Credit: 463,173 RAC: 0 |
They're Coming To Take Me Away (ha ha) Remember when you ran away and I got on my knees and begged you not to leave because I'd go berzerk? Well, you left me anyhow and the days got worse and worse and now you see I've gone completely out of my mind. And They're coming to take me away Ha Ha They're coming to take me away ho ho he he ha ha to the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time, and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're coming to take me away ha ha You thought it was joke and so you laughed, you laughed when I had said that losing you would make me flip my lid, right? You know you laughed, I heard you laugh, you laughed, you laughed and laughed and then you left, but now you know I'm utterly mad. And they're coming to take me away Ha Ha They're coming to take me away ho ho he he ha ha To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes They're coming to take me away ha ha... I cooked your food, I cleaned your house, and this is how you paid me back for all my kind unselfish loving deeds. Huh? Well you just wait they'll find you yet, and when they do they'll put you in the ASPCA you mangy mutt. And They're coming to take me away Ha Ha They're coming to take me away ho ho he he ha ha To the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be happy to see those nice men in their clean white coats They're coming to take me away Ha Ha To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle thier thumbs and toes They're coming to take me away Ha Ha Ha Your home the one the bank foreclosed, You cried to me Monogamy is the way we both must live or you'll feel hurt. But, I see, I see there's someone new, your anxious poly-pure-bred coat was even gone at our place while I paid the rent, thanks! And They're coming to take me away Ha Ha They're coming to take me away ho ho he he ha ha To the loony bin with all you can eat perscription drugs like torizine, and lithium, and electric shock and insulin They're coming to take me away Ha Ha |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
Absolutely fantastic song! Andreas Johnson - Glorious Here she comes with the master plan And I'm starting to lose control Here she comes to this trash of man And I'm ready to taste it all... when She's bringing me in Checking me out Making me glorious here she comes like a brand new day belly dancing across the room in the moonlight I watch her sway to her rhythm I'll go as groom... with grace... tonight... She's bringing me in Checking me out Making me glorious... Well here she comes She's bringing me in Checking me out Making me glorious She's bringing me in Turning me on Making me glorious Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
GreggyBee Send message Joined: 9 Mar 01 Posts: 203 Credit: 1,600,521 RAC: 0 |
I Want My Baby Back sounds like 'leader of the pack' Jimmy Cross I want my baby back Gotta have my baby back I miss her oh so much Can’t live without her touch [Spoken] I don’t hardly know where to begin. I remember we were cruising home from the Beatles concert. I’d had such a wonderful evening, sitting there watching my baby screaming, and tearing her hair out, and carrying on. She was so full of life. Then, well, we were about three miles from home when all of a sudden it started to rain. And I do mean rain. I couldn’t hardly see nothing. Well, we kept driving for about another mile when all of a sudden I see this stalled car right smack in front of me. Well, I wasn’t about to slam on the brakes ‘cause I didn’t have none to start with. So I swerved to the left. And what do I seeâ€â€some mushhead on a motorcycle headin’ right at us. And I knew at last me and my baby were about to meet the leader of the… [Crash sounds] …pack Well, when I come to, I looked around And there was the leader And there was the pack And over there was my baby And over there was my baby And way over there was my baby I want my baby back Gotta have my baby back I miss her oh so much Can’t live without her touch [Spoken] It’s been many months now since that fateful night. And you know something, I’ve tried. Believe me, I have tried. But I just can’t make without my baby. So I’ve decided I’m going to have her back one way or another. Oh, baby, I dig you so much. Hot dang, pay dirt. [Digging and creaking] I’ve got my baby back Now, I’ve got my baby back I love her oh so much Can’t live without her touch I’ve got my baby back |
Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8962 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0 |
AWESOME SONG!!! EXISTENTIAL BLUES (Tom "T Bone" Stankus) Tom "T Bone" Stankus Hey, man, what are you really into, huh? The elusive butterfly has just tip-toed past my door. My buddy likes the Yankees; she says "Hey, T-Bone, what's the score?" And I say, "Well, Reggie got 1 in 1 in 3, and 25 is 6 to 4." Is the left-wing really pinko? Colonel Sanders, what a bore! You ask so many questions, what answers should I choose? Is this schizoid paranoia, or just existential blues? The amenities of life have been chasing my soul, And my mind is transcendental, and I'm losing all control, And I'm sinking in the quagmire of illusions and Thoreau, I cry out, "My name is T-Bone!" as a hound dog digs a hole. You ask so many questions, what answers should I choose? Is this Plato's heebie-jeebies, or just existential blues? Sailing, sailing, what is 'lusion? What is tru-ue? Sailing, sailing, over the existential blues. God bless America, and Old Glory too! May she always wave o'er us with the red, white, and existential blues! Hey, ba-ba-de-ba-ba-da-ba-da-da, Ba-de-bom-ba-de-bom--ba-ding-a-ding-ding ding-existential blues. Hey, you can do what you want but lay off my existential blues! My blue suede existential blues! [Spoken:] I was on a quest! To dream the impossible dream. Walking down the road one day, doo-dah, doo-dah, I was walking down the road, I was looking for the truth of life, When I came across all these little people, little people Little people all around me. They looked up at me and said, "Hey, mister, are you tall?" I said, "Yes, I'm tall, but who are you weird little whiners?" And they looked up at me with their big, red, bloodshot eyes and said: We are the lollipop kids, the lollipop kids, The lollipop kids. We are the lollipop kids! And we'd like to welcome you to Munchkinland! I said, "Hey! Hey, weird little whiners, I am on a quest To dream the impossible dream. Walking down the road one day, doo-dah, doo-dah, I said, "Hey kids, I'm looking for the truth of life. Where do I go, who do I see?" They said, "Slow down, mister, in order to find the truth of life, one must see THE WIZARD!" I said, "THE WIZARD? Well, where does this wizard, old wise one, live?" They said, "You see the big, green, glow-in-the-dark house up on the hill?" I said, "Yes, I see the big, green, glow-in-the-dark house up on the hill. There's a big, dark forest between me and the big, green, glow-in-the-dark house up on the hill. And a little old lady on a Hoover vacuum cleaner going 'I'll get you, my little pretty, and your little dog, Toto, too!'. I don't even have a little dog, Toto." Such predicaments, I must forge ahead! To dream the impossible dream. Walking down the road one day, doo-dah, doo-dah. I must find the truth of life. I said, "But you know, kids, I can handle a big, green, glow-in-the- dark house up on the hill, I can handle a darn forest, I can handle the little old lady, But that's a very strange road you're sending me down! I've seen yellow stripes in the middle of a road before, but kids, uh, never quite that wide!" All right, tighten your shorts pilgrim, and sing like da Duke. Follow the yellow brick road (Come on) Follow the yellow brick road (Everybody sing) Follow, follow, follow, follow, Follow the yellow brick road If ever a wonderful wiz there was, The Wizard of Oz is one because, Because, because, because, because, because, Because of the wonderful things he does! La-la-la-la-la-la-la, ha-ha! We're off to see the wizard, The wonderful Wizard of Oz! Wellllll, I got a little bit tired of Walking down the road one day, doo-dah, doo-dah. I got a little bit tired of walking down this old blinding yellow road, So pulled my little tired old body off to a little rest area And lo and behold there's a little field of little red flowers out there, And they, heh, smelled so good. Whoa. I was gettin' pretty tired and they smelled so good, and I Figured, well, I'll just stretch out in this little field of POPPIES! POPPIES! POPPIES! poppies! (Cough) Hey, what a strange dream, man! The little flowers, they smell awfully good, and I was pretty tired. The old wizard's just gonna have to wait, man, because I'm just gonna Stretch out again in the little field of POPPIES! POPPIES! POPPIES! OH GOD! OH GOD! OH GOD! Dorothy! Dorothy! Dorothy! (SNIFFFFFFF) DOROTHY! DOROTHY! DOROTHY! ....confidence in herself, man. Along came this old man in a green El Dorado II, screeched to a halt, A little short man with a big red nose Toking a bottle of Yukon Jack Strolled up to me and said, "Hey, son." I said, "Old man, don't bother me. POPPIES, MMMMMMMMM!" He said, "T-Bone!" I said, "Wait a minute, this old man knows my name, he must be THE WIZARD!" He must be the Wizard, The Wizard of Oz. Why have you come to haunt me? Oh, Wizard of Oz. I said, "Oh, Wizard, old wise one, I have been on a quest To dream the impossible dream Walking down the road one day, doo-dah, doo-dah And I met these little people We are the lollipop kids, the lollipop kids, the lollipop kids, Follow the yellow brick road Follow, follow, follow I got tired POPPIES! POPPIES! Little old man, I've been through hell!" He said, "Hey, son, slow down, relax." I said, "But, wizard, old wise one, I have come so far to find the truth of life!" He says, "Hey, son, slow down, relax." He said, "To tell you the truth, son..." I said, "Wizard, that's what I've come to find is the truth." He said, "No, no, no, son, you've got me all wrong. Heh heh. To tell you the truth, son...uh...how can I tell you this? Uh... I've been in this field of poppies a long time myself, and I've come to find, son, that the only truth in life is right here in this bottle." I said, "Wizard!" He said, "No, truly, son. In fact, I'd rather have this bottle in front of me than A FRONTAL LOBOTOMY!" How profound, Wizard! Some girl with psychic power, she said, "T-Bone, what's your sign?" I blink and answer, "Neon!" I thought I'd blow her mind. She's reading Moby Dick by some fruitcake named Herman, She's chomping on a knockwurst, was the duchess really German? You ask so many questions, what answers should I choose? Is this really Butte, Montana, or just existential blues? Really Butte, Montana? Is this Plato's heebie-jeebies? Is this schizoid paranoia? (Star Trek-like sound effects) La-la-la-la-la-la-la, existential blu-uu-uuuuu-ues! |
Lester Send message Joined: 6 Jun 07 Posts: 414 Credit: 38,111 RAC: 0 |
good night Eileen ? |
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Thunderclap Newman-Something In The Air PROUD TO BE TFFE! |
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