May 13, 2005
FLASH IN THE PAN ROCKER BABES OF THE EIGHTIES - ONE HIT WONDER DIVISION
The Colossus made mention of Katrina and the Waves in a yip to Wednesday's post on Cyndi Lauper. A little Internet research turned up, well, very little. Usually, when I conduct research for this award-winning series, I can count on hitting a few fan sites that border on stalking. This time, zero. At least she did not resort to any of the usual acts of desperation that many resort to when they feel their fifteen minutes of fame slipping away. Think kind thoughts of Katrina whenever you hear Walking on Sunshine.
Posted by LMC at May 13, 2005 07:31 AMAnd what about Nina (99 balloons)?
Posted by: LB buddy at May 13, 2005 08:46 AMJust for giggles I did a quick search and found this: http://www.katrinasweb.net/ .
She's still around and doesn't appear to have jumped the shark.
Posted by: Harry at May 13, 2005 09:47 AMI think someone (the Llamas, Gordo, Rusty, or someone) did a recent Nina update -- seems she has actually has had quite the career in places where David Hasselhoff is big. None of her later works crossed over into the Anglosphere, though.
Surprising on the lack of Katrina and the Waves web-stalker sites. I'd have thought for sure there'd be something.
Here's another obscure one for you: 'Til Tuesday. One hit wonder band, famous for "Voices Carry" in 1985.
http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/artists/tiltuesday.htm
I thought the lead singer was hot. Back in the day, I even briefly dated a girl in college who had kind of the same look going on.
In further stalking, it appears the lead singer went solo. Aimee Mann. Still looks great.
http://www.aimeemann.com/home.html
Colussus-good linkage. Aimee looks like she is aging gracefully.
Posted by: LMC at May 13, 2005 10:37 AMAimee Mann was a guest singer on one of my [now] favorite Rush songs, "Time Stand Still." Nice voice. There, TexasBestGrok's obligatory reference to Rush music at least once a month continues...
Posted by: JohnL at May 13, 2005 10:48 AMAnd just this month, Aimee Mann released her latest CD, The Forgotten Arm, so she's got that going for her, which is nice.
Posted by: Ed Flinn at May 13, 2005 02:26 PMEdie Brickell(sp?)?
Posted by: LB buddy at May 13, 2005 03:00 PM'Til Tuesday - yup, one of the major One-Hit Wonders of the eighties.
Another of my favorites (guys, not babes): Modern English, as in "I Melt With You". They actually tried to revive their fortunes in the 90s by releasing, wait for it, a new version of "I Melt With You."
Somebody stop the world ...
Posted by: Asher Abrams at May 13, 2005 03:07 PMLast I heard, Edie Brickell was married to Paul Simon.
Posted by: RobertJ at May 13, 2005 03:36 PMAsher,
As LMC could tell you, though, there is a babe tie-in with "I'll Melt With You". It is the love theme of the movie "Valley Girl", featuring 80s Flash in the Pan Actress Deborah Foreman (and a young Nick Cage).
And thus we come full circle . . .
Posted by: The Colossus at May 13, 2005 03:54 PMCredit where due: It was our pal Tee Bee who started the Luftballon Revival meme.
Posted by: Robert the LB at May 14, 2005 04:39 PM
