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b"German pop duo Milli Vanilli sold 33 million singles, including three US number ones, but harboured a shameful secret: their vocals were sung by someone else. At a promotional gig in Connecticut on 21st July, 1989, their backing track crashed - and speculation began to mount.\\n\\u201cI knew right then and there, it was the beginning of the end for Milli Vanilli,\\u201d \\u2018singer\\u2019 Rob Pilatus admitted to the Los Angeles Times in November 1990. \\u201cWhen my voice got stuck in the computer and it just kept repeating and repeating, I panicked. I just ran off the stage.\\u2033\\nIn this episode, Olly, Rebecca and Arion reveal how impresario Frank Farian created the band from his Boney M template; ask whether the young men fronting the project took a disproportionate amount of the flack from the public; and consider if \\u2018Girl You Know It\\u2019s True\\u2019 might just be the most popular pop song ever to have a spoken word intro\\u2026\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 The moment the record skipped (VH1 Behind The Music): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiB3GTW-j2o\\n\\u2022 \\u201830 Years Ago, Milli Vanilli Returned Their Best New Artist Grammy; Should They Get the Award Back Now?\\u2019 (Variety, 2020): https://variety.com/2020/music/news/milli-vanilli-grammy-scandal-fab-morvan-1234865697/\\n\\u2022 Frank Farian turns 75 (DW, 2016): https://www.dw.com/en/boney-m-producer-frank-farian-turns-75/a-19406061\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#80s #Music #Discoveries #Technology #White #US #Germany\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"