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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: latina4dubya

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


21 posted on 06/03/2005 11:53:42 PM PDT by AggieCPA (Howdy, Ags!)
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To: freedom44
Did you ever wonder what happened to some of those one-hit wonders like Vanilla Ice, Tommy Tutone and Flock of Seagulls?

No.

22 posted on 06/03/2005 11:54:40 PM PDT by Darkwolf377
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To: freedom44; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Old Sarge; SandyInSeattle; ...
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.]

23 posted on 06/03/2005 11:54:55 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Robert Byrd:He may have 'gone under the water,' but the preacher didn't hold him down long enough.")
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To: freedom44
From "Worster Album Art II"


24 posted on 06/03/2005 11:55:54 PM PDT by martin_fierro (Shirtless at the 7-11)
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To: Burma Jones
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

25 posted on 06/03/2005 11:56:19 PM PDT by MarkL (I've got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL!!!)
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To: AggieCPA
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...

26 posted on 06/03/2005 11:57:09 PM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: martin_fierro

27 posted on 06/03/2005 11:57:30 PM PDT by Petronski (How do you solve a problem like Petronski?)
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To: martin_fierro

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.


28 posted on 06/03/2005 11:57:52 PM PDT by This Just In ("Those are my principles, if you don't like them, I've got others" - Groucho Marx)
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To: freedom44
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...

29 posted on 06/03/2005 11:59:36 PM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: Darkwolf377

LOL.


30 posted on 06/03/2005 11:59:42 PM PDT by This Just In ("Those are my principles, if you don't like them, I've got others" - Groucho Marx)
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To: Darkwolf377
Jenny, Jenny who do i turn to? You give me something I can hold on to. 867-5309
31 posted on 06/04/2005 12:00:16 AM PDT by freedom44
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To: freedom44

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.....


32 posted on 06/04/2005 12:01:13 AM PDT by isom35
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To: MarkL
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.

33 posted on 06/04/2005 12:02:13 AM PDT by Darkwolf377
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To: freedom44

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


34 posted on 06/04/2005 12:02:41 AM PDT by Darkwolf377
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To: Darkwolf377

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


35 posted on 06/04/2005 12:03:25 AM PDT by Petronski (How do you solve a problem like Petronski?)
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To: Slings and Arrows

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


36 posted on 06/04/2005 12:04:02 AM PDT by This Just In ("Those are my principles, if you don't like them, I've got others" - Groucho Marx)
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To: freedom44; Petronski

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

37 posted on 06/04/2005 12:04:14 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Shirtless at the 7-11)
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To: martin_fierro

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


38 posted on 06/04/2005 12:04:43 AM PDT by Petronski (How do you solve a problem like Petronski?)
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To: freedom44

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 ?"


39 posted on 06/04/2005 12:04:49 AM PDT by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: martin_fierro; cyborg

I just love that. Pinging the little lady.


40 posted on 06/04/2005 12:05:20 AM PDT by Petronski (How do you solve a problem like Petronski?)
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