'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

[Red Sea Swimmer]

Thanks.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

The Eighties I remember...

[Red Sea Swimmer]

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.

[Clemenza]

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! :-)

[Red Sea Swimmer]

Split Enz had some great songs.

[expatguy]

Did anyone mention Cheap Trick "The Flame"?

[Red Sea Swimmer]

Not me...

Tracks by Cheap Trick were not in my favourites. Each to his own.

[Clemenza]

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

[Hokie Bird]

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?

[Red Sea Swimmer]

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

[Clemenza]

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.

[Red Sea Swimmer]

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

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

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!

[Red Sea Swimmer]

In a punk vein, the other great bands form the 80's were, The Dead Kennedys and the Sex Pistols,

[Red Sea Swimmer]

Correction "from"

[FreedomPoster]

You should check out this page:

Jenny, Are You There?

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

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...

[Caipirabob]

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

[Red Sea Swimmer]

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.

[Red Sea Swimmer]

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.