I knew it from the start you would break my heart
I was an 8th grader living in Germany at the height of the Milli Vanilli craze. They were big worldwide, but the German duo was godlike in Wurzburg. Their music was everywhere, their posters canvased city walls, and every German Frau had a notebook with their shirtless bodies on the cover.
It's a tragedy for me to see, the dream is over
Of course, Milli Vanilli is infamous for being phonies. They lyp synced their songs and the world turned against them. My young German friend was in disbelief, but I told her, "Girl, you know its true." After their fame came crashing down, record stores began to have promotions where you could burn Milli Vanilli cassettes in the parking lot. (Did I just say cassettes?) However, I could not bring myself to destroying my Milli Vanilli cassette, because I liked the music.
And I never will forget the day we met, Girl I'm gonna miss you
Who cares if Rob and Fab were not the real singers if you liked the music? Blame it on the Rain, Baby, Don't Forget my Number, Girl You Know its True, and Girl I'm Gonna Miss you, are defining songs of the 80's. The music of the 80's was amazing. Sandwiched in between the hippie politically driven music of the 70's and the deep thinking, depressing grunge music of the 90's, the 80's music meant nothing. It was just good, fun music to chill too. From Cyndy Lauper, to Huey Lewis, to Milli Vanilli, it was music that pretty much sucked, but it was a breath of fresh air that the world needed.
Like a Honey bee you took the best of me, Now I can't erase those memories
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you are a genius! What a great theme for your blog, 80's and 90's bring me back very good memories. I was devastated when I found out about Milli Vanilli and I tried hating them for a while...but I was in denial I'll always like their song Girl you know it's True!
ReplyDeleteI so loved Milli Vanilli- Oh, who am I kidding I still do. I didn't care they were phonies....I loved the music--- Love your blog.
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I loved Milli Vanilli and I felt so betrayed when I found out about the facade! However, I often wondered why the true singer didn't just keep going? That was good stuff!
ReplyDeleteROFL - cracking up here. Love how you worked in the lyrics of the song so perfectly with the story. And the title of your new blog is awesome. I'm following - can't wait for more laughs!
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Haha, I have Milli Vanilli songs on my IPod!! How cool am I?! And seriously, cassette burning would never catch on as cool as bra burning. Who's the poser now?!
ReplyDeleteWhat a scandal that was....you know it was, right? For young tweens anyway!
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