Pretty self-exlanatory. I want to hear some of the funniest and most ridiculous things done in the music business.

The first one popping into my head is the My Bloody Valentine follow up to Loveless. Every member of the band departs, Island Records dumps about 500,000 pounds into the album before dropping Kevin Shields in 2001, and what is there to show for it? Probably a library of unreleased material that no one will ever hear.

How about Kelly Rowland's priceless knowledge of The Beatles. When asked about her group's breakup and reuniting possibilities, she replied: "You know how the Beatles broke off--they all did their solo projects, and they came back together, and they were even stronger." Simply incredible.

The predicted replacments for the cd, the Minidiscs.

Those long blister packs that cds first were packaged in.

MTV.

- The song "I'm too sexy for my love...I'm too sexy for my cat" thing

- Twisted sisters

- Ashlee Simpson

- Paris Hilton

- Brooke Hogan

Handsome Dickhead Manitoba attempts to sue Dan Snaith for naming his band after a Canadian province, which also happens to be his last name-----and WINS. Manitoba changes name to Caribou.

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic:
Handsome Dickhead Manitoba attempts to sue Dan Snaith for naming his band after a Canadian province, which also happens to be his last name-----and WINS. Manitoba changes name to Caribou.

USA Jr. What can ya do?

In an effort to contribute to the discussion, I'll nominate the 8-track [marketed as a consumer product].

Axl Rose getting slapped by Tommy Hilfiger

Glenn Danzig getting suckerpunched by some asswipe from jock/bro-core band Northside Kings.

R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet."

I could go on......

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Originally posted by jonathanbrisby:
I could go on......

PLease do.

The press conferences of the first full Beatles tour of the US in '64 were pretty ridiculous, samples:

Q: Do the Beatles like Pepsi Cola?
John: No
Paul: We're just good friends

Q: John, how would you describe yourself in one word?
John: "John"

Q: There's a rumour you own a bank in England, is that correct?
John: No, we just borrow from it now and then.

The fact that you can play several of Nickelback's singles right next to one another and they have the nearly the same melody and chord progression. There is a site where someone spliced these songs together with the lyrics from one on top of the music for another and you can almost not tell a difference at all. The result is hilarious. To think that a good majority of Americans actively choose to listen to something that obviously derivative is also endlessly humorous.

Out-of-control pitch correction on newer pop albums.

The bassline in Ginuwine's "Pony." That in itself is one of the most ridiculous moments in music. Just listen to that low end hiccup.

Fennesz covers of "Paint it Black" and "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" being recognized by the relevant mechanical and publishing rights societies as being so far removed the originals that they should be considered as homages written by Christian Fennesz instead of cover versions.

The pussy cat dolls

The funny thing is their new single is called "I don't need a man"... going by

a) the way they dance in their video clips

b) the previous titles of their songs

c) their previous occupations

I find that confusing

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The bassline in Ginuwine's "Pony." That in itself is one of the most ridiculous moments in music. Just listen to that low end hiccup.

That's hillarious. Good one, jonathan.

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Originally posted by jonathanbrisby:
The fact that you can play several of Nickelback's singles right next to one another and they have the nearly the same melody and chord progression. There is a site where someone spliced these songs together with the lyrics from one on top of the music for another and you can almost not tell a difference at all. The result is hilarious. To think that a good majority of Americans actively choose to listen to something that obviously derivative is also endlessly humorous.

Oh, How You Remind Me of Someday is a great song. I like that spliced version of the song much better than any of the songs by themselves!

I have to nominate this as well:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jMVP86MuxsY

I love The Boss, but my god this video has got to be embarrasing for him now.

I liked when Fergie pissed in her pants. Embarassing for her, but hilarious for us.

Rosanne Barr singing the Star Mangled Banner

I think Sunburned Hand of the Man shows are pretty ridiculous, but I'm sure some here will disagree.

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Originally posted by Musicalifragilistic:
I liked when Fergie pissed in her pants. Embarassing for her, but hilarious for us.

So quick to judge Musicalifragilistic...Who among us hasn't publicly pissed themselves?

Maybe I'm being too obvious, but you've got to recognize Billy Squire's Rock Me Tonite video.

Any way you look at it, the 80's was a shitty decade. Fucking Ronald Reagan was president. And Thatcher in England. Latin Americans were slaughtered by the hundred-thousands by US-led forces. I can't say there wasn't any good music because I haven't listened to enough 80's music, but I do know that there was a whole lot of bad music.

*Sigh*

The hidden track on Probot's self titled album.