'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

[AggieCPA]

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

[Darkwolf377]

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

No.

[Slings and Arrows]

80's-musician-mockery ping!
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This-Is-Not-A-Ping-List ping!

[Freepmail me to get on or off this Not-A-Ping-List.]

[martin_fierro]

From "Worster Album Art II"

[MarkL]

Not to nitpick, but Loverboy and Wang Chung were not one-hit wonders. Not defending them, mind you, just that they each had more than one hit

Wang Chung had a number of hits, and they had a number of songs that made it into a bunch of successful movies. In fact they did the soundtrack to the movie "To Live and Die in LA," which IMHO is a pretty awesome movie.

Mark

[latina4dubya]

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

oh, why did i have to check in before i went off to bed? thanks a lot...

[Petronski]

[This Just In]

This is PRECISELY what I'm talking about.

Why must people behave in such a revolting manner?! There is nothing, absolutely nothing alluring, graceful or dignifying about that. It is rather offensive.

Dave and Van Halen created memorable hits, the persona worked then, but no more. It's old, as he is-older. Music doesn't have to end, but the "youthful" image does.

[latina4dubya]

Overkill was alot of peoples fav

i also liked, "It's a Mistake." i remember when, "Who Can It Be Now?" was all the rage... my brother would not stop, or i guess--could not sto--singing it... it was very annoying...

[This Just In]

LOL.

[freedom44]

Jenny, Jenny who do i turn to? You give me something I can hold on to. 867-5309

[isom35]

I bet I know the cause: umbrella guy! he has not been holdng the umbrella properly. I hope jackson fires him and gets a new umbrella guy. maybe jackson could put an ad on monster.com
hmmm.....

[Darkwolf377]

To Live and Die in L.A. looks awesome on DVD. I recall seeing it in the theater and loving how it didn't do all the "buddy cop movie" cliches. There is a moment toward the end--you know what I mean if you've seen it--which is a complete surprise--the audience was really shocked.

The best cop movie until Heat.

[Darkwolf377]

Oh, great, now it's stuck in my head...

[Petronski]

Never saw "To Live and Die in LA" except the bits in the Wang Chung video. But, "Heat" is a great film. Wildly underrated.

[This Just In]

Please pardon my ignorance, but I know there's a joke in that post somewhere.

[martin_fierro]

Not an 80s musical group, but you get my drift.

[Petronski]

I'm very scared. Is that a photoshop? Is it recent? Is he smuggling a baked potato in those "pants?"

[Red Sea Swimmer]

In the city I live in, when that song was out in the 80's they had to disconnect the phone number of the person who had that number and give him another number.

People would ring up and say...

"Hello, is Jenny there ?"

[Petronski]

I just love that. Pinging the little lady.