'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

[latina4dubya]

i loved The Thompson Twins... "In the Name of Love," "Lies, lies, lies, yeah," "Love On Your Side," "Hold Me Now," "Doctor, Doctor!" all good songs...

[latina4dubya]

just thought of another one-hit wonder, although i'm not sure how big a hit this song was--but it was very popular with my crowd at the time: "All Night Thing," by The Fatback Band. and does anyone remember who sang, "Wide Receiver"? (these are dance tunes.)

[ViLaLuz]

•"Switching To Glide" by the Kings

That is one of my favorites.

[rond]

It's two, two, TWO songs in one!

[ViLaLuz]

Nothing matters but the weekend from a Tuesday point of view. Like a kettle in the kitchen, I feel the steam begin to brew.

[rond]

Everybody gets the no-no

Hear it ringing in they ears

Lots of ways that you can go GO!

Look around NO disappears ...

I remember playing that vinyl at a radio station in little-bitty Brookfield, Mo., and thinking, "Man, this band's going far." Such astute judgment -- paired with the belief that "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John was a terrible song that would go nowhere -- explains why I'm not a station music director.

[Darkwolf377]

Noooooooooooooooo! Stop it!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

[MikefromOhio]

WHERE IS METAL CHURCH!!!!???????

[technochick99]

btw - I am not ashamed to say that in my youth I thought Adam Ant was one beautiful man.

Ditto to that.

[ViLaLuz]

"I remember playing that vinyl at a radio station in little-bitty Brookfield, Mo., and thinking, "Man, this band's going far." Such astute judgment -- paired with the belief that "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John was a terrible song that would go nowhere -- explains why I'm not a station music director."

I thought the same thing. Just goes to show what what popular garbage the public will choose over something with substance.

I've still got the original vinyl, too.

[NY Attitude]

And of course a very memorable song by the D'Vinyl's

[freepatriot32]

ping

[Riverman94610]

Mille Jackson?Her best line from her repetoire is"My old man came home and asked me to fix him a hot fish dinner.So I slid down the bannister"!
Millie is RAW.

[Petronski]

I did't know she was a comedienne.


That's funny stuff, and yes, if she slid down the bannister, she might well be very raw.

[Riverman94610]

Nope!It was 1975 when Ace released How Long.
I had a courier job for Computax Corp.that Spring and heard that song OVER and OVER on my runs from the City to Santa Rosa every morning.

[Riverman94610]

Walking in the Rain was by the Ronettes from 1964.

[Riverman94610]

Freedom,All Night Thing was by The Invisible Man's Band from Spring,1980.
Michael Henderson did Wide Receiver as well as doing a great rendition of the Dramatic's hit,Be My Girl.

[NewLand]

"How Long" by Ace was in 1975

You guys were right, and I stand corrected.

[NewLand]

You were right on Ace...and I knew that was Paul Carrack...

[Nexus6]

The Cocteau Twins - one of my favorite "no hit" wonders of the 80's.