i loved them and I was dissappointed when they were un-covered. I was double-dissappointed when dude killed himself.

I can't believe anyone but young girls ever liked them.

They did that poor imitation of Morris & Jerome dance move that just cracked me up.

I still like and listen to their songs.

mochalox said:

me too.

Adisa said:

Why does everyone hate on Vanilla ice, Milli Vanilli and MC Hammer? I liked all of them and still listen to their stuff sometimes. Vanilla Ice rocks!! ppl always try to act like they werent bumping any of this stuff when it first came out... yea right. And even now I still bump it in my car!

"girl you know it's true! oo, oo, oooo, i love you . . . "

and i loved "blame it on the rain." i still remember the video where they were dancing in their little skin-tight-biker-shorts-lookin'-things, and kickin' at the rain puddles. though i never got their sense of style . . . .

BeautifulOneJem said:

vanilla ice rocked in that turtle movie!!!

ok, i admit it, i'm a nerd . . .

I can do the ninja rap dance lol!

BeautifulOneJem said:

lol!

Yeah, I admit it...I still have it on cassette somewhere.
Doesn't matter who sang them, the songs were catchy.

The ironic thing is that the songs had the hooks to get
radio play, they didn't have to get a couple of "image"
guys to be in the video's. Like someone else said, I didn't
get their sense of style either. Big shoulder padded jackets
over lycra shorts and black work boots and dreds...

JediMaster said:[quote] The first time I ever heard them talk, I KNEW they couldn't be the ones singing. quote]


Ditto.
I was just a young teenager, and I couldn't understand how their accents could be so thick and not carry over into their singing. I kept telling my friends, "somebody else has got to be singing those songs-those dudes can hardly speak english." Nobody believed me, until.....

I'm not old enough to really remember them, but I've heard stories.


Regardless of who was actually doing the singing, I felt sorry for them. Two guys who went along for a shot at fame that no doubt had been done by countless acts before them. Problem is, they got caught. I thought it was sad when I'd heard Rob killed himself.


I actually feel sorry for a good number of pop acts, especially the younger, less-experienced ones. They often have no concept of what they're getting into when Mommy or Daddy signs the contract for them after the initial audition. Every aspect of their life is controlled from there on in. Even adults getting into the entertainment business are often not aware of the full aspects of fame. Amazing in our fame and celebrity-obsessed culture, but true.

Don't believe me? You never wondered why so many child stars and teen idols end up messed up? Why you hear so many stories about depression, drug abuse, criminal activity?

I'm not saying you can blame stupid behaviour entirely on circumstance, but one does have to look at the context. The more I learn about the celebrity "machine" the more I believe it can be a very damaging environment even to a healthy adult, never mind to a child or to someone who has a pre-existing mental illness.
[This message was edited Sun Jul 11 2:12:58 2004 by meow85]
[This message was edited Sun Jul 11 2:13:22 2004 by meow85]

Yes I was sold on Milli Vanilli I still have the cassette. What a shame.
Saw a show on MuchMusic about them and it showed them doing "Girl You Know It's True" and the show goes array when the words and music repeat over and over. Then you knew that they lip synched. I sure felt ripped off like many of you.

i thought Milli Vanilli was great..i cant see how people felt ripped off when they found out rob & fab didnt sing...i mean i bought the album for the songs and not the looks of the artists

the funny thing is Fab can sing very well...you should check out his new songs on his website ..very good

check out his new album http://www.fabricemorvan.com/music/
[This message was edited Mon Jul 12 4:48:29 2004 by Mazerati]

Yeah-Fabrice seems like a cool bloke and he sings quite well! The original voices wern't any better then his average voice really in my book so y did they bother! On a 'behind the music' I saw on VH1- Rob tried singing 4 real and he was terribe I'm afraid! "Land of the free" on The Rob and Fab album (the album they actually sung on) is quite nice though.....

I loved Milli Vanilli's hits, especially "Blame it on the Rain" and "Baby, Don't Forget My Number" I don't understand why they were so vilified. A lot of other groups were fronted by lip syncers, for example Blackbox, C&C Music Factory, and Technotronic. And nowadays it is a given that so many "artists" are *so* helped by the studio, technology and/or back up singers.

Their song "We Can Get it On" from the Rob and Fab album was pretty good. They performed it on Arsenio Hall. "Land of the Free" is ok. The other songs aren't that good though. You can listen to it here. http://www.crapfromthepas...dfablp.htm
[This message was edited Sat Jul 17 23:41:34 2004 by Leelee]

Leelee said:

wow thanks for the link to the album..i have been wanting to hear the whole thing for a long time now...it sounds pretty good....i wonder if Milli Vanilli still would of hit big if they let these 2 guys really sing on the album

I only liked them coz of the beats, No really Honest Really

Hey, I'm still sold on Milli Vanilli!

In a Time magazine interview, Rob Pilatus boasted: "Musically, we are more talented than any Bob Dylan. Musically, we are more talented than Paul McCartney. Mick Jagger, his lines are not clear. He don't know how he should produce a sound. I'm the new modern rock 'n' roll. I'm the new Elvis" WHAT???

WHAT!!???!!--They didn't sing those songs? Next thing you know you'll be telling me the skinny chick in Black Box didn't sing Everybody Everybody (so what if she couldn't speak English)

What scandal?? I can't wait for Milli's next album.

can i just give a shout out to all me buds 4rom New Kids On The Block....

Y's that? What have they got to do with this? No scandel there....they even sang live on their "Step by step" tour (well some of it anyway)