'Hit Me Baby' Brings Back 80s 1-Hit Wonders

NBC10 ^ | 6/04/05 | NBC10

[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

[Riverman94610]

Hey,Latina,I am pretty hard to beat on the 1960-1980 pop,soul,disco and R and B period.
I think we all touch a deep chord with the music that was prevalent during our formidable years.Those songs were the orchestrations to our lives and thus will remain entrenched in our conciousnesses forever.

[EmilyGeiger]

I didn't know there was going to be more shows! Thanks for the ping. I heard an old one the cheerleaders liked to dance to. "you dropped the bomb on me" Haven't heard that one in awhile. :)

[Drew68]

From "Worster Album Art II"

That link is hilarious! The Braillettes? I had tears rolling down my face!

[martin_fierro]

Now go and enjoy Part I.

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[sayfer bullets]

Would this classify as obscure?...

A friend of mine and I practically wore this cassette out in 1984.

[RepoGirl]

I'd heard about the freak-out in the bar. He's had a couple weird episodes like that.

sigh... He really DOES look like Groundskeeper Willie these days...

[RockinRight]

Adam Ant wasn't even a one-hit wonder. He had a hit as recently as 1995 with a crappy song called "Wonderful" or something like that.

[RockinRight]

NIGHT RANGER is NOT a one-hit wonder!!! Just because radio stations never play anything besides "Sister Christian" anymore doesn't mean it was their only hit! Remember "Don't Tell Me You Love Me?" What about "You Can Still Rock in America" or "When You Close Your Eyes..." They had a couple more than that as well.

[RockinRight]

It reached #3 in 1985 according to my Billboard Top 40 hits encyclopedia.

[RockinRight]

OMG!! I am NOT the only one that likes Manowar, apparently! Although that is a hideous picture.

[RockinRight]

Metal Church! Hell yeah!!

[ncdrumr]

Sweet! They had one of my favorite drummers.

[MsGail61]

How did the lead singer for the Waitresses die? That's a bummer--I really liked their album.
I heard somewhere it was breast cancer.

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

I'm thinking of "Don't worry, be happy" and I REALLY wish I weren't

Ahh, the power of suggestion.

I've been unable to get 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA out my head until now...

/sigh>

[Pro-Bush]

One Night in Bankok by Murray Head

Wow, that is a blast from the past. Light rock wasn't my thing back then, but I remember that song always getting stuck in my head.

[silent_jonny]

Seven on Wednesday

Does that refer to us on the AI thread :)

[texasflower]

Wow, I guess not!

[jwfiv]

Obscure?

You bet.

They were unknown to me ... until now ... )

[jwfiv]

Another obscure great ... Code Blue's song, Modern Times ... really good stuff.

[MarkL]

The best pop song of the 80s was "In Your Eyes" off of 1986's "So." Period. Has more staying power than any other hit from that decade, and spawned one of the most memorable movie moments of that era.

I don't know that I'd call "In Your Eyes" a "pop" song... I'm not sure that anything PG's ever done really qualifies as "pop."

But it is an amazing song, and it seems to be even more popular today than when it was released... Damn! Is "So" nearly 20 years old? It was one of the first CDs I bought (back then, I listened to LPs!)

Mark