Milli Vanilli

wHATcOLOR · 03-31-2020, 03:05 AM

the first tape i ever got was milli vanilli.

i especially loved I'm Gonna Miss You and of course Girl You Know It's True. Blame It On The Rain too.

if I had to pick one today that I enjoy the most, I think it'd be I'm Gonna Miss You

i was pretty sad when the scandal broke and they got torn apart, i hardly understood it at the time, i was 10 at the time

they were basically broke kids and they were offered a lot of money and the chance for fame, etc. and then they became scapegoats and everyone dumped on them, had their grammy taken away, and eventually rob spiraled and ended up dying.

i recently read a youtube comment to the effect of how they just did their thing in the wrong era. lipsyncing, autotune, etc. - not really a big deal today. ahead of their time, if you will.

i do have to agree that i don't think this would really register as a terrible thing today, at least not nearly to the same degree. particularly if everyone involved were good with it going in

what a bummer this all is. here's a recent video of fab performing blame it on the rain, he can clearly sing. i found this video quite heartening, like he's reclaiming this and owning it and bringing positivity. i really wish rob could be a part of it and know they are still loved by many, many people. i got love for everyone here, the front men, the actual singers, it's just good music and no one needed to get ripped up because of it

i remember listening to it in my room, 1990, those sweet synths and beats, cool texture to the vocals, catchy melodies.. man, the whole world was exciting. this was the shit!!

who else here enjoys the sonic stylings of Milli Vanilli?

i love you Milli Vanilli!! i stand by it! these songs slap

vixnix · 03-31-2020, 05:29 AM

Weird - we do quizzes as a family at the moment, at the dinner table, and there was a question about Milli Vanilli today.

My husband and I explained it to our kids, and the 14 year old reacted how you’d expect, given the changes you mention - so what, doesn’t everyone do that?

I wasn’t cool enough to listen to milli vanilli or pop radio. But I remember feeling sad then...and I remember the horrid punching-down glee of all the rich white kids at my school, laughing at them.

FlamingGlobes · 03-31-2020, 06:18 AM

Look in my eyes, what do you see?
I'm the cult of Milli Vanilli.

FlamingGlobes · 03-31-2020, 06:20 AM

My only memory of this was coming home from Washington state at the end of summer '89 after an extended visit with my father. Riding home from the airport in the car with my mother, she put in this tape and I was forever altered.

The world had changed while I was gone. I can draw a distinct separation between the two eras of my life: pre-Milli Vanilli and post-Milli Vanilli.

FlamingGlobes · 03-31-2020, 06:22 AM

Guys, the original TMNT movie came out 30 years ago yesterday! To quote Raph: DAAAAMMMMMN!

FlamingGlobes · 03-31-2020, 06:23 AM

smashingjj · 03-31-2020, 07:03 AM

aids is a terrible disease

FlamingGlobes · 03-31-2020, 07:22 AM

Which Turtle had AIDS?!

smashingjj · 03-31-2020, 07:25 AM

in those days, everyone had aids

smashingjj · 03-31-2020, 08:07 AM

remember Freddie Mercury? Aids. Whitney Houston? Aids. George Michael? Aids. Boy George? Aids.

Syd Barrett? Paul McCartney? Olivia Newton-John? Jonathan Melvoin? Wendy and Lisa Melvoin? Billy Corgan? Billy Idol? Billy Ocean? Billie Ray Cyrus? Billie Holiday? Billy "Prince" Bonnie? Billy Withers? Billy Reznor? Billy Wretzky? Billy Travolta? Former president Billy Reagan?

Aids. Aidsaidsaids. Adiisdids. Adidas. Aid.s Ysem. Sida. DIais. Diaf. As. A.

FlamingGlobes · 03-31-2020, 08:23 AM

It's a rare condition, this day and age,
to read any good news when you've been diagnosed with AIDS.
Love and tradition of the grand design,
some people with AIDS say it's even harder to find.

Well then there must be some magic clue inside these gentle AIDS
Cause all I see is a tower of AIDS
TMNT pasta burstin' out of every seam.

As days go by,
we're gonna fill our house with AIDS.
The moon may cry,
we're gonna smother the AIDS with tenderness.

When days go by,
there's room for you,
room for AIDS,
for gentle hearts an opportunity.

As days go by,
it's the bigger AIDS of the family.

topleybird · 03-31-2020, 09:41 AM

I remember they performed on some awards ceremony and during the song they went to opposite ends of the stage, then ran at each other and did a flying body bump

They may have been trying to make this their signature move, as you can see a very abbreviated version of it toward the start of the "Girl You Know It's True" video

At the time this was as cool as it was possible to get, in my eyes

FoolofaTook · 03-31-2020, 09:50 AM

wow you guys are really bottoming out

topleybird · 03-31-2020, 10:47 AM

I also remember them guest starring as themselves on short-lived (but beloved by me at the time) sitcom "Sister Kate"

After the scandal broke, my first thought was that the people working on this show must have known the secret, because I was but a child and didn't know how tv works

Joey Goldberg · 03-31-2020, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

wow you guys are really bottoming out

yeah, why have a little fun w/ the Vanilli boys when we could just listen to the same 2 bands endlessly & take comments like "You just wanted to be a Greenwood" seriously

a mystery for the ages!

FoolofaTook · 03-31-2020, 10:54 AM

I listen to three bands, bruh.

Only God can judge me.

Joey Goldberg · 03-31-2020, 10:59 AM

oh that's right, i forgot about your quiet but very potent Oasis fandom

Joey Goldberg · 03-31-2020, 10:59 AM

u doin' some Be Here Now + walmart wine tonight, my dude?

FoolofaTook · 03-31-2020, 11:42 AM

Nah I'm feelin' in a Celine Dion mood.

The first album I ever bought was the Falling Into You cassette tape.

FoolofaTook · 03-31-2020, 11:43 AM

The shame lingers still.

smashingjj · 03-31-2020, 11:58 AM

I remember liking those hit songs too, way back when.

smashingjj · 03-31-2020, 11:58 AM

My younger self already apologized to the current me so it's fine.

FoolofaTook · 03-31-2020, 12:06 PM

Of course it's fine for you, having never ascended to the apex of music listening that is B O R I S.

What do you know? Nothing.

Joey Goldberg · 03-31-2020, 12:29 PM

holy shit

Joey Goldberg · 03-31-2020, 12:34 PM

well so long as we're on the subject of 80s hits, i'm all about this 1

FoolofaTook · 03-31-2020, 01:47 PM

topleybird · 03-31-2020, 02:17 PM

Well, this was shaping up to be a nice little walk down memory lane, but I guess that didn't sit right with a couple folks

FlamingGlobes · 03-31-2020, 02:54 PM

Yeah, Took wtf man

FoolofaTook · 03-31-2020, 03:00 PM

topleybird · 03-31-2020, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlamingGlobes

Guys, the original TMNT movie came out 30 years ago yesterday! To quote Raph: DAAAAMMMMMN!

03-31-2020, 03:05 AM	#1
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 47,245	Milli Vanilli the first tape i ever got was milli vanilli. i especially loved I'm Gonna Miss You and of course Girl You Know It's True. Blame It On The Rain too. if I had to pick one today that I enjoy the most, I think it'd be I'm Gonna Miss You i was pretty sad when the scandal broke and they got torn apart, i hardly understood it at the time, i was 10 at the time they were basically broke kids and they were offered a lot of money and the chance for fame, etc. and then they became scapegoats and everyone dumped on them, had their grammy taken away, and eventually rob spiraled and ended up dying. i recently read a youtube comment to the effect of how they just did their thing in the wrong era. lipsyncing, autotune, etc. - not really a big deal today. ahead of their time, if you will. i do have to agree that i don't think this would really register as a terrible thing today, at least not nearly to the same degree. particularly if everyone involved were good with it going in what a bummer this all is. here's a recent video of fab performing blame it on the rain, he can clearly sing. i found this video quite heartening, like he's reclaiming this and owning it and bringing positivity. i really wish rob could be a part of it and know they are still loved by many, many people. i got love for everyone here, the front men, the actual singers, it's just good music and no one needed to get ripped up because of it i remember listening to it in my room, 1990, those sweet synths and beats, cool texture to the vocals, catchy melodies.. man, the whole world was exciting. this was the shit!! who else here enjoys the sonic stylings of Milli Vanilli? i love you Milli Vanilli!! i stand by it! these songs slap

03-31-2020, 03:00 PM	#29
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	wat

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03-31-2020, 05:29 AM	#2
vixnix Socialphobic Location: we are champions, bathed in the heat of a thousand flame wars in the grim future of the internet there is only netphoria Posts: 12,467	Weird - we do quizzes as a family at the moment, at the dinner table, and there was a question about Milli Vanilli today. My husband and I explained it to our kids, and the 14 year old reacted how you’d expect, given the changes you mention - so what, doesn’t everyone do that? I wasn’t cool enough to listen to milli vanilli or pop radio. But I remember feeling sad then...and I remember the horrid punching-down glee of all the rich white kids at my school, laughing at them.

03-31-2020, 06:18 AM	#3
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679	Look in my eyes, what do you see? I'm the cult of Milli Vanilli.

03-31-2020, 06:20 AM	#4
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679	My only memory of this was coming home from Washington state at the end of summer '89 after an extended visit with my father. Riding home from the airport in the car with my mother, she put in this tape and I was forever altered. The world had changed while I was gone. I can draw a distinct separation between the two eras of my life: pre-Milli Vanilli and post-Milli Vanilli.

03-31-2020, 06:22 AM	#5
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679	Guys, the original TMNT movie came out 30 years ago yesterday! To quote Raph: DAAAAMMMMMN!

03-31-2020, 06:23 AM	#6
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679

03-31-2020, 07:03 AM	#7
smashingjj real estate cowboy Location: if Monsanto and Purdue Pharma had a baby Posts: 36,902	aids is a terrible disease

03-31-2020, 07:22 AM	#8
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679	Which Turtle had AIDS?!

03-31-2020, 07:25 AM	#9
smashingjj real estate cowboy Location: if Monsanto and Purdue Pharma had a baby Posts: 36,902	in those days, everyone had aids

03-31-2020, 08:07 AM	#10
smashingjj real estate cowboy Location: if Monsanto and Purdue Pharma had a baby Posts: 36,902	remember Freddie Mercury? Aids. Whitney Houston? Aids. George Michael? Aids. Boy George? Aids. Syd Barrett? Paul McCartney? Olivia Newton-John? Jonathan Melvoin? Wendy and Lisa Melvoin? Billy Corgan? Billy Idol? Billy Ocean? Billie Ray Cyrus? Billie Holiday? Billy "Prince" Bonnie? Billy Withers? Billy Reznor? Billy Wretzky? Billy Travolta? Former president Billy Reagan? Aids. Aidsaidsaids. Adiisdids. Adidas. Aid.s Ysem. Sida. DIais. Diaf. As. A.

03-31-2020, 08:23 AM	#11
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679	It's a rare condition, this day and age, to read any good news when you've been diagnosed with AIDS. Love and tradition of the grand design, some people with AIDS say it's even harder to find. Well then there must be some magic clue inside these gentle AIDS Cause all I see is a tower of AIDS TMNT pasta burstin' out of every seam. As days go by, we're gonna fill our house with AIDS. The moon may cry, we're gonna smother the AIDS with tenderness. When days go by, there's room for you, room for AIDS, for gentle hearts an opportunity. As days go by, it's the bigger AIDS of the family.

03-31-2020, 09:41 AM	#12
topleybird Janis Jopleybird Location: Let me see you do the booty hop. And now make the booty stop. Now drop, and do the booty wop. Posts: 6,569	I remember they performed on some awards ceremony and during the song they went to opposite ends of the stage, then ran at each other and did a flying body bump They may have been trying to make this their signature move, as you can see a very abbreviated version of it toward the start of the "Girl You Know It's True" video At the time this was as cool as it was possible to get, in my eyes

03-31-2020, 09:50 AM	#13
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	wow you guys are really bottoming out

03-31-2020, 10:47 AM	#14
topleybird Janis Jopleybird Location: Let me see you do the booty hop. And now make the booty stop. Now drop, and do the booty wop. Posts: 6,569	I also remember them guest starring as themselves on short-lived (but beloved by me at the time) sitcom "Sister Kate" After the scandal broke, my first thought was that the people working on this show must have known the secret, because I was but a child and didn't know how tv works

03-31-2020, 10:54 AM	#16
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	I listen to three bands, bruh. Only God can judge me.

03-31-2020, 10:59 AM	#17
Joey Goldberg Minion of Satan Location: andy dick NAKED Posts: 8,223	oh that's right, i forgot about your quiet but very potent Oasis fandom

03-31-2020, 11:42 AM	#19
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	Nah I'm feelin' in a Celine Dion mood. The first album I ever bought was the Falling Into You cassette tape.

03-31-2020, 11:43 AM	#20
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	The shame lingers still.

03-31-2020, 11:58 AM	#21
smashingjj real estate cowboy Location: if Monsanto and Purdue Pharma had a baby Posts: 36,902	I remember liking those hit songs too, way back when.

03-31-2020, 12:06 PM	#23
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	Of course it's fine for you, having never ascended to the apex of music listening that is B O R I S. What do you know? Nothing.

03-31-2020, 12:29 PM	#24
Joey Goldberg Minion of Satan Location: andy dick NAKED Posts: 8,223	holy shit

03-31-2020, 12:34 PM	#25
Joey Goldberg Minion of Satan Location: andy dick NAKED Posts: 8,223	well so long as we're on the subject of 80s hits, i'm all about this 1

03-31-2020, 01:47 PM	#26
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218

03-31-2020, 02:17 PM	#27
topleybird Janis Jopleybird Location: Let me see you do the booty hop. And now make the booty stop. Now drop, and do the booty wop. Posts: 6,569	Well, this was shaping up to be a nice little walk down memory lane, but I guess that didn't sit right with a couple folks

03-31-2020, 02:54 PM	#28
FlamingGlobes Socialphobic Location: I’ve been trying to move to the Nordic countries for 5 years but the cost is astronomical to become an expatriate Posts: 14,679	Yeah, Took wtf man