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Go-Going back. (L.A. Stories).


Who better to write and perform the theme song for a show set in the 1980s than the Go-Go's?

The reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb.

Preceded by
"Heart of Glass" by Blondie Billboard Hot 100 number one single
May 5 1979 Succeeded by
"Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer
 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  pop band, known for such anthems as "Vacation" and "We Got the Beat," has composed a song titled "Do It Over" for "Do Over," a sitcom set to debut on the WB network next month.

The show is about a 34-year-old salesman who gets a second chance to go through high school by being transported back in time to his 14-year-old self. The series is set in the early '80s.

Executive producers Warren Littlefield Warren Littlefield is the head of programming for Sony Pictures Television and the former president of NBC Entertainment.

Littlefield was born in Lincoln, NE. Warren graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, and was awarded a BA in Psychology.
, Rick Wiener and Kenny Schwartz approached the Go-Go's about creating the "Do Over" theme.

"The band we felt best epitomized that era was the Go-Go's," Littlefield said in a statement. "My rock n' roll fantasy has been fulfilled ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
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Title Annotation:WB Television Network signs Go-Go's for TV show theme song
Comment:Go-Going back. (L.A. Stories).(WB Television Network signs Go-Go's for TV show theme song)
Author:Belgum, Deborah
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 26, 2002
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