‘80s pop group The Jets

Ugliest motherfuckers ever to be put in a music video.

I think I've got a Crush on You r1.

The lead singer in this hit of theirs was kind of cute.

Fuck off R2. Seriously. Take your shit stirring somewhere else. Fucking snowflake.

What happened to them? They did have loads of hits and were on the radio a lot. I totally forgot, until today.

Did they have a ton of hits though? I only remember Crush on You and Rocket 2 U.

They were like a Polynesian version of the DeBarge family.

Weren't they Prince protegés?

The Sharks were better dancers.

r1 r4 I knew there was something special about you. The charm just ooozes, like a festering wound.

You Got It All was their biggest hit. Very ugly but I love their songs “Curiosity” and “Sending All My Love”.

Loved this group. They filed for bankruptcy. Still play Vegas sometimes. I had a dog in college named after one of the members!

Where in Vegas? Nobody would recognize them nowadays.

They were easily my favorite Samoan family band of the 1980s...

R2, yeah, the lead singer on "Rocket 2 U" was a cutie!

Moana Wolfgramm - what a name!

I thought they were hawaiian.

Weren’t they from Tonga? If there were 18 of them that’s a sizable segment of the Tongalese population.

Lead singer Elizabeth was 12 when they recorded You Got it All. Fucking 12! And 14 in the video!

Two of the sibs were adopted. One of them was the hot redhead Gene, who changed his surname to “Hunt” and left the group to form the duo Boys Club, who were referred to as the Minneapolis version of WHAM! They had a minor hit with “I Remember Holding You”.

12? She looks older. Maybe they mature young in Tonga. She looks marrying age

I thought “Make It Real” was pretty, if not for the singers plaintive lead vocal.

I mean, if ONLY for the singers lead vocal

I loved “Crush on You” and “Rocket 2 U.”

And Rolling Stone used to ask music stars for their favorite song of the year for the year-end issue; Nancy Wilson of Heart picked The Jets’ “Private Number” as her favorite song of 1986. Which shocked me so much, That I still remember it...

They had hit after hit. With the exception of “Curiosity" and “Private Number”, every single they released from 1985-1988 was a top 20 (“Crush on You”, "Private Number”, "You Got It All”, "Cross My Broken Heart", "I Do You”, "Rocket 2 U", and “Make It Real"). “I Do You” was the only one to miss the top 10.

[quote]Nancy Wilson of Heart picked The Jets’ “Private Number” as her favorite song of 1986.

That’s so cool.

I really enjoyed them at the time. I thought the boys were really cute.

It’s cool that Nancy Wilson gushed over a forgotten band? Lmao!

They weren’t forgotten at the time, Rose.

No bitch but they were forgotten as soon as 1989 came in.

R27, It's cool that Nancy Wilson had a response that was not your typical "cool" answer.

It was not a good idea to name your band after an nfl team

I liked them.

They weren't my kind of music, but they were pretty big back in the day.

Fun fact, Haini was the singer on the Duck Tales theme

[quote]It was not a good idea to name your band after an nfl team

They derived their name from Elton’s “Bennie and the Jets”.

The also sang the CHIP AND DALE RESCUE RANGER theme song

With so many in their group, they probably ended up with a small net worth over time, since they had to divide profits.

[quote]No bitch but they were forgotten as soon as 1989 came in.

But Nancy’s statement was made in 1986, not 1989. This is not rocket science.

Another fun fact - You got it all was written by Rupert Holmes who wrote the Pina Colada song.

There was a Filipino family in my church, 6 girls and one boy who were going to be the next Jets, dontchaknow. They didn't have any original songs or original dances so they just imitated that Rocket 2 U video. And they didn't have costumes either. And they only practiced like three times. Then two or three of the girls got pregnant.

So, sadly, there was no next Jets band coming out of that family.

Another fun fact: Boy George wrote "Look, No Strings," the non-album B-side of their "Private Number" single.

Did they R35? I always thought it was from 'Jet' magazine.

Did they have AIDS?

“Cross My Broken Heart” from Beverly Hills Cop II

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R45 what a horrible cheap video

They are Mormons. I'm not sure why so many Pacific Islanders are drawn to that religion.

[quote]cheap video

But the song is beautiful.

The video for I Do You was filmed at the famous First Avenue club in Minneapolis (Prince’s stomping ground seen in Purple Rain).

I bought into that entire genre, hook ,line and sinker! Life seemed carefree at the time, even though I was poor as a church mouse.

“Rocket 2 U” Soul Train Line (Rosie Perez @1:25)

Ugly family!

Aw. r45, that is a beautiful song, I remember them now . Still a cheap video.

Cheap video or not, the song is gorgeous.

I read somewhere that some of them still perform together but mostly gospel.

r47 I think the Mormons got to Them first lol and that’s basically it.