“Take On Me” by Aha!
But my favorite is probably “The Way” by Fastball.

Loved "Boom Sha La La Lo" by Hans Poulsen (Australian, 1970) and "San Francisco" by Scott McKenzie c 1967.

(Edited to correct date for Hans Poulsen release)

Wildfire ... Michael Murphy

Thought I'd be clever and go for a song by a group that have only had a single hit here (Australia) ... That makes my selection of "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves a safe pick.

The downside is that by using that criteria I can't pick "Melt With You" by Modern English ... it was never a hit here ....

The biggest one-hit wonder in terms of chart success would be Debby Boone's 'You Light up my life'. She even won best new artist, go figure! But to get back to favorites; My pick would be 'Drivers Seat by Sniff 'n' The Tears about 1979.

Mississippi Queen-Mountain

Just one? There are so many to choose from and you could pick one from each decade and that still wouldn't do them all justice. One that popped into my head is Chilliwack's "My Girl(Gone, Gone, Gone" from 1981.

"Smoking in the Boys' Room" by Brownsville Station.

To an impressionable young lad at school like me, that was such a cool concept! (But it fortunately didn't convince me to take up with the coffin nails) I know they released a few other songs and albums but I don't think any of them got close to the top of the charts.

And to Tezza, Ozzz2002, Tizzabelle & Quogequox: I heard an interview with John Schumann from Redgum a few years ago and he said they were aware at the time of the chronological problem with Frankie, the mine and the moon landing but couldn't find a better way to phrase it. "Caught in the Act" is a great album - especially if you're an old 'lefty'. Some of the songs have dated quite badly, but some are still wonderful.

I saw James Reyne on telly a while ago and he was asked about the line in "The Boys Light Up" which goes "The garden it is dorseted, that lady, she's so corseted." So what is a dorseted garden? It doesn't exist. It doesn't mean a thing. They couldn't find a rhyme for corseted so they made up dorseted.

Doug and the Slugs - The Tomcat Prowl
Thanks everybody,I just got at least a dozen
songs i had forgotten about to put on my Ipod.

"You're Beautiful" James Blunt
He may yet have another but so far I think he qualifies.
An older post listed Don McLean with "American Pie"
"Vincent" ("Starry Starry Night") gets him off the list.

How about one for the over 50 crowd?
"(Just Like)Romeo and Juliet" by The Reflections

I have two favorites and they are both from the 80's and I can still listen to them both over and over.

The first one is: Salt In My Tears by Martin Briley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bi5Oci3m3M


The Second is: Der Kommissar by After the Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guvo7gUdUnE

Would I get chased out of town to actually admitting that I liked 'Ice Ice Baby' by Vanilla Ice? I know all the words and sing when I hear it - usually from my computer playlist rahter than hearing on the radio though!