Blame it on the rain - Milli Vanilli

Milli Vanilli were a very interesting singing duo, which had quite a few number one hits in the late eighties and early nineties. Songs like "Blame it on the rain", "Girl you know it's true, "Baby don't forget my number" and "Girl I'm gonna miss you" were very successful.

It is too bad that just a few years after their meteoric success it was discovered that they were not the people behind to vocals being heard. It was revealed that they had used another one's voice to sing and dance to, pretending to sing with their own voice.

Still, the songs they've created still echo in the music hall of fame as some of the number one hits of the late eighties and early nineties.




Blame it on the rain



Baby don't forget my number


See also the article on them at Wikipedia.

The Big Three

Treehugger has an interesting ad about the big three car manufacturers in the US, and the bailout plan.

The ad is satirical, and the design is similar to that which is used by the companies themselves to sell cars.

It's an interesting example of satirical use, in my view. Check it out for yourselves.

edit: the credit in treehugger goes to Buffalobeast.com via Boingboing.net.

Save the Planet - it's the only one with beer

This funny picture tells just why we should try and save the planet, and gives a pretty good reason why we should get our act together.

If you liked that one, you'd probably like this one too, and this one.

Alvin and the Chipmunks

One of the TV shows I remember from when we were young was Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was another one of the cartoons abundant in the late 1980's, and were joined by others, such as Bravestarr, Scooby Doo, Beetlejuice and many more.



link to the movie


The show was about three brothers growing up together and having their own band. Nothing fancy about it, it was pretty simple. Perhaps that is what made it very enjoyable when we were young.