Forgotten hits

[DaFunkyUnit]

Songs that are great, but forgotten. Songs that when you play, someone goes "Oh yea!!! I remember that song!!! It was soooo great...."

Not necessarily oldies, and definetly not the "classics" that are played and mentioned over and over again.

I'll name some esoteric few:

Afrika Bambataa & Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock
Rockwell ft. Michael Jackson - Somebody's Watching Me
Blur - Girls and Boys
Clash - Magnificent Seven
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (from Batman Forever soundtrack)

:D

[Y2J]

Motley Crue - Wild Side
NIN - Ring Finger
Hulk Hogan's theme - I Am A Real American

Those are ones I thought of quickly

[DaFunkyUnit]

White Town - Never be Your Woman

[oblongmelon]

SuperFreak - Rick James
In the Still of the Night- (not sure of author)

[Nanotech9]

Originally posted by Y2J
Motley Crue - Wild Side
NIN - Ring Finger
Hulk Hogan's theme - I Am A Real American

Those are ones I thought of quickly


i listen to wild-side like once a week :D

also maybe Angela, by Motley Crue ( i think - or maybe areosmith - i can NEVER find that for D/L)

[Nanotech9]

and maybe Styx - Sail Away (i hardly EVER hear it.)

[hoey222]

deeper shade of soul
cool like dat
groove is in the heart
humpty dance


funny - i'm more of a rock listener and that's the list i came up with

:hmm:

[zenbooty]

Dexy's Midnight Runners - C'mon Eileen
Katrina And the Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Who sang that song "Kids in America?"
Van Halen - I'll Wait
Madness - One Step Beyond
The Selectors - On My Radio

[DaFunkyUnit]

Originally posted by zenbooty
Dexy's Midnight Runners - C'mon Eileen
Katrina And the Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Who sang that song "Kids in America?"
Van Halen - I'll Wait
Madness - One Step Beyond
The Selectors - On My Radio

d00d, they play "C'mon Eileen" waaayyy toooo much. I do not consider that a "forgotten fave" (since it also was covered by Save Ferris back in '97 i believe?)
"Walking on Sunshine"?!?!?!?!? Are u kidding? That song is freakin' everywhere! They use it in commercials, at parks (well, at Sea World anyways).

Maybe its the fact that half of the radio stations in San Diego play 80s music.... now, watsupwiddat?!?

[DaFunkyUnit]

the Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney collaborations were da shiznit!!!

[pennypinch]

Elton John - Tiny Dancer
The Who - Baba O'Riley (despite it's use in every single goddamn movie trailer going)

[asker]

The Temptations- Papa Was A Rolling Stone
The OJays- Love Train
The System- Don't Disturb This Groove
Bobby Caldwell- What You Won't Do For Love
C+C Music Factory- Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
Rose Royce- Car Wash
Talking Heads- Girlfreind Is Better
Heart- Barracuda
The Police- Roxanne


Wow, there's sooo many more I could name.

[ZrEo0]

Originally posted by Y2J

Hulk Hogan's theme - I Am A Real American


yes!
i love that song, at one campout we listened to it for 6 hours playing sh*t boots(a card game)

[Markel]

Well, my "forgotten hits" goes more back into the late 60's and 70's, things by:

The Moody Blues (just about anything)
Chicago (Transit Authority) - 25 or 6 To 4, Beginnings, Listen, many others
Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel, And When I Die, You've Made Me So Very Happy

[styleee]

Originally posted by oblongmelon

In the Still of the Night- (not sure of author)

itsotn was written by Cole Porter, one of the greatest musical / playwrights of the 20th century. about a bazillion people have covered it. :)

[styleee]

Originally posted by hoey222
deeper shade of soul
cool like dat
groove is in the heart
humpty dance


funny - i'm more of a rock listener and that's the list i came up with

:hmm:

don't forget
joy and pain :cool:

[DaFunkyUnit]

"Just Another Day" by Oingo Boingo. They're the most underrated band there is.

[Devhux]

Originally posted by styleee


don't forget
joy and pain :cool:

I liked that one, along with a bunch of other 80's hip-hop / rap (of which I can't seem to remember another song... LOL)

For my contribution to the list, how about:

- Rock me Amadeus, by Falco.