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'Hit Me Baby' Brings Back 80s 1-Hit Wonders
NBC10 ^ | 6/04/05 | NBC10

Posted on 06/03/2005 11:12:36 PM PDT by freedom44

Did you ever wonder what happened to some of those one-hit wonders like Vanilla Ice, Tommy Tutone and Flock of Seagulls?

NBC did too, so they are bringing them back in "Hit Me Baby One More Time." What do they look like? What do they sound like?

We tracked down hitmakers from the past to take the stage to perform one more time and you can be the judge.

For three weeks, the former Top Ten artists will perform their trademark hit song along with one of today's current hits. At the end of the night, the live audience votes for their favorites! Watch "Hit Me Baby One More Time," Thursday nights at 9 on NBC 10.

Here is a list of the performers so you don't miss your favorite!

Episode 1: Thursday June 2, 9 p.m.

Arrested Development Tiffany Flock of Seagulls Loverboy Cece Peniston

Episode 2: Thursday June 9

Sophie B. Hawkins Wang Chung Irene Cara Cameo Night Ranger

Episode 3: Thursday June 16

The Motels The Knack Tommy Tutone Vanilla Ice One Band To Be Determined


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 80s; americanfalseidols; better2watchpaintdry; bigcountry; bighair; cockrock; fatdudesinspandex; genx; music
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To: Clemenza

Thanks.


201 posted on 06/04/2005 3:05:16 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: freedom44
The Eighties I remember...




202 posted on 06/04/2005 3:06:30 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (Count Petofi will not be denied!)
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To: Clemenza
Very interesting. Crowded House was an offshoot of the Kiwi band of the 80's, Split Enz.

Not to bring a downer to this thread, but the Drummer of Crowded House, Paul Hester committed suicide a few weeks ago in his home city.

It seems that rock stars are unfortunately overrepresented in the "People who die too young" category.
203 posted on 06/04/2005 3:08:36 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer
My info re: Haircut 100 and Crowded House was wrong. I was thinking of Split Enz. Sorry folks!

Although I am right on everything else! :-)

204 posted on 06/04/2005 3:10:21 AM PDT by Clemenza (The Ice Cream Truck in my Neighborhood Plays Helter Skelter)
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To: Clemenza

Split Enz had some great songs.


205 posted on 06/04/2005 3:11:23 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer

Did anyone mention Cheap Trick "The Flame"?


206 posted on 06/04/2005 3:12:03 AM PDT by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: expatguy
Not me...

Tracks by Cheap Trick were not in my favourites. Each to his own.
207 posted on 06/04/2005 3:14:03 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: expatguy

The Flame was awful. Cheap Trick peaked a few years earlier with Surrender and I Want You to Want Me.


208 posted on 06/04/2005 3:14:49 AM PDT by Clemenza (The Ice Cream Truck in my Neighborhood Plays Helter Skelter)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer

Actually those are from the Haircut 100 classic "Love Plus One." Trust me. It's on my iPod.

By the way, has anybody mentioned Violent Femmes yet?


209 posted on 06/04/2005 3:15:05 AM PDT by Hokie Bird
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To: Hokie Bird

Why can't I get just one ....


210 posted on 06/04/2005 3:16:00 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: GodBlessRonaldReagan
X got into a lot of trouble because of "Johnny Hit and Run." Then they went mersh with "Fourth of July."

Speaking of Husker Du, didn't Bob Mould come out of the closet a few years back or am I thinking of someone else.

211 posted on 06/04/2005 3:16:23 AM PDT by Clemenza (The Ice Cream Truck in my Neighborhood Plays Helter Skelter)
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To: Hokie Bird

Leaving out the Violent Femmes from great 80's bands is like leaving out milk from a sundae.


212 posted on 06/04/2005 3:16:50 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Clemenza

Bob Mould came out of the closet years ago. The (male) drummer from my first band ran off to live with him in Minneapolis - no lie!


213 posted on 06/04/2005 3:19:55 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (Count Petofi will not be denied!)
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To: Hokie Bird
In a punk vein, the other great bands form the 80's were, The Dead Kennedys and the Sex Pistols,
214 posted on 06/04/2005 3:26:07 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer

Correction "from"


215 posted on 06/04/2005 3:26:28 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: freedom44; Darkwolf377; Red Sea Swimmer; dread78645
You should check out this page:

Jenny, Are You There?

216 posted on 06/04/2005 3:29:25 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Official Ruling Class Oligarch Oppressor)
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To: Pro-Bush
Agreed, I kinda feel the same way about Danzig.

Now there is someone who can be legitimately called a troll...

I was backstage at a Danzig show and said: "Wow, he looks like a troll." I was not well recieved for the comment, but the group of rowdy roadie biker fellows I was there with made them kind of nervous so they let well enough alone...

217 posted on 06/04/2005 3:31:59 AM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: martin_fierro

Yikes! I can't quite assemble a coherant thought here, but what's forming is along the lines of British "Class" vs American "Whatever".

218 posted on 06/04/2005 3:38:13 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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To: FreedomPoster
I just had a quick look. Very interesting. I'm sure the guy that wrote the song never knew how much it would have affected various phone company profits.
219 posted on 06/04/2005 3:38:32 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Caipirabob
Adam Ant looks like a History teacher a-la Mr.Chips in that photo, while the guy on the right looks like the Commander of an Alien Glam-Rock Civilization Spaceship just landed on a stage somewhere.
220 posted on 06/04/2005 3:40:42 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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