One-hit wonders are a fascinating, since they obviously strike a cord with the public and rise to quick popularity. But as fast as they rise, they fall just as quickly. I love music from the 90's, which had a wide range of styles that came and vanished through the decade, from grunge to ska and many more.

Today I present a list of 5 one-hit wonders from the 90's that are amazing in their own ways, but seems to have been largely forgotten.

#5 Hold You Close - Tara Kemp

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Smooth and incredibly sexy, I still listen to this song on a regular basis. I'm shocked that Tara Kemp never became a big star, since this and other songs from her self-titled album showed the same type of polish and soul -- in addition to her fantastic voice.

#4 Rush - Big Audio Dynamite

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Admittedly a weird song, with a funky guitar-driven riff that carries us through most of the song, leading us to the fun chorus. The lead singer's vocals are very nasal, but it seems to work perfectly with this oddball song. Then just before the 2:00 mark, it becomes a completely different song dominated by a soulful organ solo for about one minute until it comes back to the main song right at the 3:00 mark. Really different, but really cool.

#3 Naked Eye - Luscious Jackson

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This song is hard to categorize, lifting elements from different genres and mashing them together into a cohesive song. The mid 90's saw a lot of experimentation and thankfully it resulted in some great songs like this.

#2 How to Dance - Bingo Boys featuring Princessa

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This song was hugely popular when it dropped, but both it and Bingo Boys seem to have vanished as soon as they arrived. It nails that piano-driven dance track that was really popular in the early 90's better than most, has a crazy video and is really addictive.

#1 A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins

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Appearing in the amazing slice-of-life record store film Empire Records (if you've never seen it, its loaded with a cast of stars early in their career and its a perfect snapshot of teen culture from 1995). The song is dark, moody and incredibly cool. Its the perfect example of a timeless song, as there are elements that hint at when it was released, but I could imagine this song being released in nearly any decade going back to the 60's.

The same songs typically dominate 'one-hit wonders' lists, but lots of amazing stuff just seems to be forgotten entirely. What 90's one-hit wonders do you think deserve more attention? Let's discuss!

"Secret project" update

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On my 1-year Steemit anniversary, I announced a second account I was working on that will allow Steem users to create their own superheroes that will take on a life of their own within Steemit.

Today I'm happy to announce that the account is now active and very soon I'll be posting the announcement. For followers of retro-room, I'll make the announcement here first so my followers will get a sneak peak!

Thanks for reading. As always, upvotes, resteems and comments are appreciated!

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