Challenge One-Hit Wonder Challenge

That pop star stuff might be fun at first, but then you'd be stuck with a dead end job. Too bad you can't just do it once and move on.—Phineas Flynn, “Flop Starz”​

Ah, the one-hit wonder! You know them. You love them… Those musical acts who reach the top of the charts just once. Their songs might be strange or silly or sappy, but they’re always insanely catchy...and maybe even inspiring!

So, without further ado, here’s the

One-Hit Wonder Challenge!​

I’ve compiled an entirely unscientific list of songs from 1957 to the present. These acts are one-hit wonders on the United States pop music charts (it’s possible that they have more than one hit in another country or a :different musical genre, though).

How do you play? The rules are as simple as a one-hit wonder’s lyrics!

Bow, Chicka, Bow-Wow, That's what my baby says!​

The Rules
1. Pick a number between 1 and 25. I’ll give you a one-hit wonder and a link to its lyrics. (All songs are TOS compliant).
2. Write a story inspired by your hit. SW and NSWFF are allowed, any era or genre. Remember to keep your story TOS compliant, too.
3. Post a link to your story here and include “One-Hit Wonder Challenge “ in the title.
4. There’s no deadline for writing, and no prize… just fun.

Who do you think we are, some two-bit hacks who will keep writing new songs just because you pay us obscene amounts of cash?!—Phineas​

Good luck, and here’s hoping this will inspire some stories whose appeal is impossible to duplicate!

Index:
1. Stay - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (1960) @Cowgirl Jedi 1701
2.Mambo No. 5-- Lou Bega (1999) @TheRynJedi A Little Bit of You
3. The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley (1958) @Findswoman
4. Teen Angel by Mark Dinning (1960) @devilinthedetails
5. Puttin' On The Ritz - Taco (1983) @RX_Sith included in Picard's Diary
6."Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"--Looking Glass (1972) @AzureAngel2
7. Get A Job - The Silhouettes (1958) @Nehru_Amidala
8. Funkytown — Lipps Inc. (1980) @Mira_Jade: "Keep Me Moving" -
9. Silhouettes—The Rays (1957) @Raissa Baiard : Shadow of a Doubt
10. What Does the Fox Say?—Ylvis (2013) @Briannakin: What Does the Fox Say.
11.: I’m Too Sexy— Right Said Fred (1991) @SiouxFan Warrior Queen, Chapter 2
12. Who Let the Dogs Out? – Baha Men (2000) @Flyboy240 Who Let the Porgs Out?
13. Short People -- Randy Newman (1978) @CosmicDust
14. Gangnam Style—Psy (2012) @It Is Your Destiny
15. Don’t Worry, Be Happy — Bobby McFerrin (1988) @Tekman
16. Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett (1962) @SiouxFan
17. I Wanna Be a Cowboy—Boys Don't Cry (1986) @WarmNyota_SweetAyesha: What I Wanted
18. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)--The Proclaimers (1993) @Vek Talis Buzz Radomeer and the 1000 Miles
19 Bad Day- Daniel Powter (2006) @JediMaster_Jen Better Days Ahead
20. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots (1976) @GregMcP When Howard the Duck Met Jabba the Hutt
21.The Safety Dance— Men Without Hats (1982) @RX_Sith
22. Chantilly Lace—The Big Bopper (1958) @brodiew
23. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"--Steam (1969) @Ewok Poet
24. Do You Love Me—The Contours (1962) @mavjade
25. Tubthumping— Chumbawamba (1997) @earlybird-obi-wan Fighting or not

 

I got number 22.

 

I love so many one-hit wonders! I don't really need another challenge on the plate, but I certainly want one!

Can I have 24 please?

 

And you get: The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley (1958)

 

Another oldie but goodie: Chantilly Lace—The Big Bopper (1958)

 

Looks like oldies all around! (I swear I randomized these!): Do You Love Me—The Contours (1962)

 

Well, I know Mav's song, but not the other two. I like all three so far, though and mine fits like a glove - just what I needed for my epic.

 

@Ewok Poet, would you do the honors of generating a number for me?

 

Sure. It's 9.

 

Yeesss!! I was hoping for an oldie!

Chantilly Lace is a great song, EP! When I was little I 'stole' a tape from my parents called The Immortals of Rock and Roll, so it was Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Elvis, The Big Bopper, etc. and that was one of the songs on it. Man, I miss that tape.

 

Aaand I heard yours through Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers. It's a monstrosity, but it was a great way for us kids to get into so, so, so many early rock and roll to glam rock songs.

 

Oldies all around! Silhouettes—The Rays (1957)

 

Yeah... I don't need another challenge (I'm sure I have a few I've forgotten about but I'm not going to worry about them because it is 2018 and I write what I want).

Anyways #10 please!

 

Yours is definitely not an oldie What Does the Fox Say?—Ylvis (2013)

 

Okay. I totally have an idea

 

the Purple People Eater -- can't wait to find out what that turns into #12 please? to @Raissa Baiard for hosting the hilarity.

 

Get the party started with—Who Let the Dogs Out?" – Baha Men (2000)

 

Hmmm. Don't know what I could do with that so if I could, could I put that back in the pile and select #17? Thanks.

 

@WarmNyota_SweetAyesha, this one’s a bit odd, too : I Wanna Be a Cowboy—Boys Don't Cry (1986)

 

that song I actually remember. Made me go huh? But I think I can find an SW equivalent.

 

Why do I keep doing this to myself? I already have a way too long list of things I want to write. But what the hey, gimme #1.

 

And another oldie but goodie: Stay - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (1960)

 

You get: Funkytown — Lipps Inc. (1980)