ONE HIT WONDERLAND: “Give It to You” by Jordan Knight
New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits, but their frontman Jordan Knight only had one when he tried to go solo…
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@nv52895
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
if you gave us a one hit wonderland on this, does that mean we can get a one hit wonderland episode on what's left on me by nick lashey (the lead singer of 98°) and cake by the ocean by dnce (y'all remember that short lived pop group by joe jonas)?
i mean, i remember you had the latter on your best of 2016 list but i think it'll be interesting seeing an episode on the short lived pop group.
@RoseThePhoenix
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
Not that I expect anyone to care, but nsync talking about "dirty pop" was pretty clearly referencing pop music being a guilty pleasure, not about how sexual it was. I've seen a few people make this mistake and it's weird to me how this gets missed in the context of the rest of the lyrics.
@mikasablackerman6776
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
This was my jam. I had no idea what he was gonna “give” to her.
@theseanwardshow
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
I know that when im going to a carnival on a beautiful summer's day i like to wear a thick cable knit sweater up to my chin
@monopoman
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
As someone that lived through that era of New Kids they were beyond big, crap you could argue they were bigger than any boy band since. New Kids influenced boy bands for decades, and had tons of fans back then.
@insightworld422
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
I would say from his Surreal Life appearance I think most of his issue was he had the talent but seemed to be a bit of a recluse other than having a couple of close friends IE Nick Carter and Donny Wahlberg
@insightworld422
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
I would say from his Surreal Life appearance I think most of his issue was he had the talent but seemed to be a bit of a recluse other than having a couple of close friends IE Nick Carter and Donny Wahlberg
@LilBrownieD
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
I randomly sing this to myself all the time 😅😅
@g7924
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
This was my jam tbh I think I had to get one of those NOW compilations to listen to it lmao
@stuffedninja1337
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
3:10 – How does Donnie Wahlberg look 40 at that age
HOW
(To be fair, clockwise from far left they look 35, 12, 40, 17, and 22.)
@periwinkleadidas
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
This is my first fucking time hearing this song and this chorus is fucking incredible to ME. IM SORRY. ahead of its time come on dnb revival
@jewelqueen5949
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
This is eooo good!!!
@polarnaut9645
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
15:10 I'm forever going to remember him as the basket case in tighty whities who shot Bruce Willis.
@polarnaut9645
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
14:35 Or maybe he made enough bank off of NKOTB that he was like, "Meh. I don't really need to work that hard "
@michaelsilver253
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
I think Todd and I were born within a month of each other. Every time relevant touchstone in this was the same for me- New Kids on the Block is literally the first pop group I ever heard of, I was in kindergarten haha
@michaelsilver253
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
N*SYNC IS SO GHEY LOL
…I was there, 2000 years ago…
@robertholston4708
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
It has been 7 and a half years since this was uploaded, I think it is time to look at Joey MacIntyre's solo career.
@HarukoJisan
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
The "circus" music gives me huge Runescape vibes
@GaiaGreen3
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
"Making it sad misses the point" is also how I feel about the Sleep Token cover of "Hey Ya"
@ombrenightcores
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
The worst slowed-down version of a song I’ve ever heard was… no joke… Hey Ya. Somebody slowed down a song to bring out the lyrics that has the line “you don’t want to hear me, you just wanna dance,”. How can we dance if we’re being forced to hear the lyrics?????
@KingfisherTalkingPictures
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
I was at a cattle call for the film, Howard, the Duck, and the woman I was hanging out with won Thomas Dolby‘s briefcase. He was incredibly nice. Over the years, his work influenced the steampunk community. He picked up that whole retro Science vibe before anyone else. And of course blinded by Science is the flipside of blinded by love that sappy music has been singing forever.
@kgldude
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
Todd: "Shut up, you love it."
Me: "Nobody love Hanging Tough, Todd."
@janettewong9900
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
3:13 it was only stupid because this song + choreography was them gentrifying Morris Day and The Time’s “Jungle Love”
@boredincan
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
We need to know more about Todd's childhood. You weren't allowed to listen to pop music because you were six? Said like this is a normal, everyday occurrence
@meowtherainbowx4163
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
Jordan Knight's overall mistake was making legacy artist moves when he should've been trying to act more like a newcomer. Joining a reality show is usually how you maintain relevance when people know your name but aren't that interested in your new releases. Making tons of covers is what you do when you have an established style but not a lot of new ideas. You don't normally do these things if you're in your hit-making years.
Jordan Knight was in a position where he could be perceived as a hot new artist whose name you happen to know or a washed-up ex-boy band member. We know which way he went, unfortunately.
@SouperSharked9000
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
The fuck is that steel drum remix at the end?
@DestinyKiller
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
My best friend would have thrown hands with you back in the day for calling Danny the one no one liked
@jasonstouder
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
The band WAX had a MTV hit in 1995 then disappeared. where are they?
@BillAdams-fb3jm
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
hahaha I didn't think I had ever heard this song until the second 12:13 hit in this video. Then I realized it held the dubious distinction of being the worst blanket dance number in recorded history.
@bernarddoherty2303
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
My Morning Jacket does an excellent I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man
@Majikminded
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
Your parents bought you up right,NO BSB for you ! Get out the early Prince ! The Funk is real.
@jovanreid6782
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
I couldn't believe what Jordan Knight did with that Prince song either LOL 😂
@peterhoeller7811
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
"I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" is also one of my favorite Prince songs!!
@jayhimek3
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
"NSync are all gay!" Oh well Todd, you were only wrong four times there. 👀
@JoeMacMadness
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
What a wild take. Jordan’s self-titled album is phenomenal. Separate Ways is one of my favorite songs of all time. And in his “Love Songs” album, his version of “Tender Love” is quite possibly better than the original. Jordan’s massive anxiety and battle with alcoholism really did hold him back. But vocally, he is phenomenal
@lsimon343
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
Justin Timberlake had the career that Jordan wanted
@leoneldelarosa814
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
I JUST FOUND OUT CARSON WAS TALKING TO RAMMSTEIN'S "SEHNSUCHT" DURING THAT TRL CLIP, HOLY SHIT
@hiimemily
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
I'm sorry, did you say that Robin Thicke's "Give It 2 U" is better than this song? Hard disagree.
@usaturnuranus
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
What's not to like? Man, I'm an old prog rock snob head but I dig this jam! Ya got a totally infectious beat, very cool synth tones, crazy energy levels, tongue in cheek lyrics and visuals, nods to the gods of 80s Japanese tech, yeah, TD knew how to craft a killer pop song.
@rse1113
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
“Hey Todd, how many New Kids on the Block song puns do you think you can make in one video?
“Yes.”
@brdarlin
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
i remember the music video more than the song for whatever reason
@yensid4294
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
Now I remember why I purposely chose to ignore pop/mainstream music from the very late 90s thru the early oughts. Not saying these people aren't talented, I just wasn't in their demographic as a middle-aged adult with no kids
@theneonchimpchannel9095
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
His solo stuff all seems to have that same, odd, slightly out of time crunching sound that's on Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River". I have no idea what it is or why someone thought that sounded good, but obviously someone did as they did it again for JT. It kinda sounds like someone was eating crisps in the studio and standing right next to a microphone so you can hear the saliva. It's worse on the JT song. Maybe it's badly recorded beatboxing?
@Dedfaction
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
Shot, its Sgt Lipton!
@Speccy94
July 31, 2025 at 3:17 am
"They were called Nick & Knight – why?"
Clearly they were fans of the greatest England ODI opening batter of the 90s Nick Knight
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