Members Huntress Posted June 10, 2013 Members Share Posted June 10, 2013 I'm sure you all remember the awful "Macarena" from 1996. What other summer hits do you still like to listen to or have never liked at all? In Europe, we have had annoying summer hits which were popular all across the continent every year. Usually these acts only had one global hit. Some examples: Loona / "Bailando" (1998) http://youtu.be/Yrp7BOipBLc ATC / "Around the World" (2000) http://youtu.be/ck6t1AckeAc Las Ketchup / "The Ketchup Song" (2000) http://youtu.be/h5D5N8TgBFw Two versions of the same song charted at the same time: O-Zone / "Dragostea din tei" (2004) http://youtu.be/Z4xc3dXDE5I Haiduccii / "Dragostea din tei" (2004) http://youtu.be/VE_syWN2L4g I've always liked the Haiduccii version better and still listen to it once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted June 10, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 10, 2013 Some more... Wes / "Alane" (1998) http://youtu.be/kKpRpDIrJJU That one was played so much that year... the video is still wtf for me. Juanes / "La Camisa Negra" (2005) http://youtu.be/kRt2sRyup6A I loathe this one. Monrose / "Hot Summer" (2007) http://youtu.be/GDbUqDGGtl8 Emiliana Torrini / "Jungle Drum" (2009) http://youtu.be/iZ9vkd7Rp-g Alexandra Stan / "Mr. Saxobeat" (2011) http://youtu.be/jKsUMQF6tMg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 10, 2013 Members Share Posted June 10, 2013 Did that annoying Aerosmith song ("Don't Wanna Miss a Thing") come out in the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted June 11, 2013 Members Share Posted June 11, 2013 I think so as it was attached to Armageddon (I think?) which was a Summer blockbuster. I forgot all about ATC. I saw them at a club in Montreal, quite awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted June 11, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2013 ATC... ugh, where to begin. The guys were not attractive, the main singer had such a fake smile, and their music sounded awfully cheap even for Eurodance standards. After "Around the World" they had five more singles charting on the German Top 100, but luckily they disbanded after their second album had flopped. Some more: Kaoma / "Lambada" (1989) This is a classic and timeless tune. http://youtu.be/i8mz9uOvFQA Tarkan / "Simarik" (1998) The first Turkish artist to gain mainstream attention in Europe. http://youtu.be/s0HuEvYNJNk Bellini / "Samba de Janeiro" (1997) http://youtu.be/3h3idmczJZM Outlandish / "Aicha" (2003) http://youtu.be/f0nFTdKlKLw Alizee / "Moi... Lolita" (2001) http://youtu.be/nUh6gYm_1eE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted June 11, 2013 Members Share Posted June 11, 2013 Some big summer hits here in Sweden: 1992: Inner Circle - Sweat (a lalalala long) 2006: Basshunter - Boten Anna 2000: Mel C - I Turn To You 1994: Nordman - Vandraren http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhv_UB-8Lw4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted June 11, 2013 Members Share Posted June 11, 2013 AH I love the dance mix of Northern Sun--that was actually a pretty strong album with a lot of good Rick Nowels writing/producing. I did hear some of ATC's other songs (only the first one was a hit here) and remember them sounding virtually the same. I LOVE Moi...Lolita and both of Alizee's first two albums which of course were written and produced by the brilliant Mylene Farmer and her producer/co-writer Lauent Bouttonant who discovered her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted June 11, 2013 Members Share Posted June 11, 2013 I've never heard Loona's version of "Bailando" before. That song was a monumental summer hit here, but with Paradisio in 1997, and that version is (in my opinion) much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted June 12, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2013 Ah.... "Boten Anna". Yeah, that was a Top 10 hit in Germany as well. Strangely enough, the original Swedish version charted in 2006 and peaked at #9, while the revamped English version charted a year later, but failed to reach the Top 10. I never knew there was another version of "Bailando". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted June 12, 2013 Members Share Posted June 12, 2013 Best summer hit ever- Seriously. Dont test me, SON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted June 12, 2013 Members Share Posted June 12, 2013 I loved this song. It's such a shame that the lead singer died. Mel C's I Turn To You was HUGE the summer it came out. It played at every club I went to on an hourly rotation. People went nuts for it every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted June 12, 2013 Members Share Posted June 12, 2013 Basically anything released for summer 1999 or summer 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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