The 90's US One-Hit Wonders Rate: WINNER REVEALED - Goodbye, farewell and amen

[WowWowWowWow]

By the way, is this like some kind of M. Night Shyamalan thing where Gregg Alexander has been @Ironheade's avatar for the long haul and this whole time we should have assumed "You Get What You Give" will take the crown?

 

[yuuurei]

6. GROOVE IS IN THE HEART

it doesn't even make the top 5

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[Mike]

Oh well. I can't see anything other than a Cardigans win now.

 

[2014]

Crush and Lovefool would be the ideal top 2 but I'm so happy You Get What You Give and Bittersweet Symphony are still here, the variety! What Is Love is great but that's the only one I wouldn't really want to win.

 

[Sprockrooster]

At this point I feel like we can expect a male act winning this and it will be a total shock I am here for.

 

[abael]

I'm down for a shock Male victory, just not a Haddaway one. Four of my top six are in the final 5, and I didn't participate in this rate. Maybe voting has been my problem this whole time.

 

[DJHazey]

@WowWowWowWow definitely heard something coming from Northern New England all right. What a beautiful thing to wake up to. This is going to be a good day. We love a flawless Top 5!

 

[berserkboi]

Out of what's left - I am firmly in Team #JusticeForHaddaway! Don't worry - all the others are 10s or close anyway ;)

 

[soratami]

This rate is such a disgrace. Imagine thinking You Get What You Give and Bittersweet Symphony are better than Sleeping Satelitte, Your Woman, Criminal or Groove Is In The Heart.

 

[Auntie Beryl]

Mea culpa.

I also took half a mark off because it's not quite as great as my (few) tens.

For what it's worth, I am amazed Bittersweet Symphony is still in. That's a head scratcher.

 

[DJHazey]

This rate is such a disgrace. Imagine thinking You Get What You Give and Bittersweet Symphony are better than Sleeping Satelitte, Your Woman, Criminal or Groove Is In The Heart.

They're better than everything there, except Criminal gets the slight edge over Bittersweet Symphony.

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That said full disclosure, I gave Lovefool a 9, and the rest a 10. I would like to see New Radicals, Jennifer Paige, and Haddaway in the Top 3. Take a picture of this post as you may never see me having two male vocalists in a Top 3 ever again.

 

[WowWowWowWow]

PS it took a lot of courage for me to post a selfie in this thread, thank you for not judging.

 

[iheartpoptarts]

Poor New Radicals being lumped in with the 'Bittersweet Symphony' song, they're so much more fun than it.

 

[chanex]

I am unequivocally the biggest Deee-lite fan on this forum per the Ultimate Popstar Rate. I saw Kier DJ a few years ago and she still looked flawless. She is a legend and this info about her losing that lawsuit is so sad to hear. Her voice and Dewdrops in the Garden are criminally underrated and this is my jam:



For sure the most iconic song to ever contain the word bittersweet lol.

 

[Mike]

I'm doing the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list, and Deee-Lite's World Clique album is coming up soon. Never heard a single song from it other than Groove Is In The Heart, so interested to hear if it has more to offer.

 

[ModeRed]

I'm doing the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list, and Deee-Lite's World Clique album is coming up soon. Never heard a single song from it other than Groove Is In The Heart, so interested to hear if it has more to offer.

I love that track, but I’m not sure I’ve ever heard another song from that era!

 

[ModeRed]

Just appraising myself of our top five and I have two 10’s, a 7 and a couple of 7.5’s... now that Dee-Lite are gone (too soon, how not top 5??) I’m thinking Lovefool but hoping for a Bittersweet win.

 

[chanex]

I'm doing the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list, and Deee-Lite's World Clique album is coming up soon. Never heard a single song from it other than Groove Is In The Heart, so interested to hear if it has more to offer.

I love that track, but I’m not sure I’ve ever heard another song from that era!

The whole album is SO solid, and my favorite Good Beat was also a single. But in looking for the link I realized I’d never seen the video...I am the original flop stan.

(This video mix is extended and the album mix is more impactful.)

 

[Mike]

I love that track, but I’m not sure I’ve ever heard another song from that era!

When I listened to the album, I recognised Power Of Love as well. It's not as 'out there' an album as I expected but it's a solid listen.

 

[Ironheade]

Amazed that two male-fronted alternative rock songs have made it to the top 5, are you? Well, make that one when we eliminate #5 tomorrow.

So would you guys prefer "Bittersweet Symphony" or "You Get What You Give" to leave next?