EPISODE · Sep 24, 2023 · 2H 5M
Grab Bag: One-hit Wonders
from Tonight's Musical Guest, Today · host Tonight's Musical Guest, Today
We're grabbing a bag, shaking it up, and pulling out some clips this week. It's our first ever GRAB BAG episode on famous one-hit wonders!Alex and Jon walk 500 miles with the Proclaimers on Letterman before watching a wild performance by Sir-Mix-a-Lot on Arsenio featuring a giant on-stage ass. The Toadies play their seminal grunge 2.0 hit on The Jon Stewart Show and the guys discuss the anarcho-punk background of Chumbawumba. Harvey Danger comes and goes like a shooting star in the night. New Radicals perform for-and with-an audience of children on All That. And Gnarls Barkley blows the roof off on Letterman.Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by the Proclaimers, 3/21/89 on Late Night with David LettermanBaby Got Back by Sir-Mix-a-Lot, 6/19/92 on The Arsenio Hall ShowPossum Kingdom by The Toadies, 3/2/95 on The Jon Stewart ShowTubthumping by Chumbawumba, 1/14/98 on The Tonight Show with Jay LenoFlagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger, 8/11/98 on The Late Show with David LettermanYou Get What You Give by New Radicals, 10/2/99 on All ThatCrazy by Gnarls Barkley, 8/14/06 on The Late Show with David Letterman
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Grab Bag: One-hit Wonders
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