The older kids are in bed, so Kerri and I are indulging in a trip down memory lane. We’re unashamed children of the 80′s. We missed it last week, so this is a nice treat.
Tonight’s Performers: Original Hit Performed: Cover Performed (iTMS links embedded when available)
The Knack : My Sharona
: Are You Gonna Be My Girl? by Jet
Haddaway :What Is Love?
: Toxic by Britney Spears
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny: All the Small Things by Blink 182
The Motels: Only the Lonely : Don’t Know Why by Norah Jones
Vanilla Ice : Ice Ice Baby
: Survivor by Destiny’s Child
While the studio audience it voting I’ll weigh in with this thought: I’m pretty sure the majority of the audience and the host only know the original hits from VH1 flashback shows.
Tonight’s Winner: Vanilla Ice (by a mile) $20K will be donated to Make a Wish Foundation
He’s a lot harder and edgier than back in the day, and his reprisal of Survivor was entirely his own. (The other covers all seemed pretty faithful to the originals, though I am not familiar enough with Toxic and Don’t Know Why to be certain.) I certainly enjoyed his performances and am not ashamed to admit I was a fan back in the day.
