September 19, 2001     

The Top 9 VH-1 “Behind the
Music” Scenes We’d Like to See

9> “And when we come back, we visit the video store where the
members of New Kids on the Block work as clerks…”

8> Keith Richards finally disintegrating into a dusty pile of
illegal narcotics.

7> “Tune in tomorrow night, when we conclude our eleven-part
series on The Bay City Rollers’ Polka Years.”

6> “When we return, more posturing from a semi-repentant has-been
who snorted more coke money in one night than you’ll ever make
in a year.”

5> The investigation into Firestone reveals their faulty tires
have been made mostly out of recycled John Popper.

4> “Coming up… Barney’s long, dark journey into a drug-induced
Paleozoic hell.”

3> Phil Collins, apologizing, for all of it.

2> “Up next… Christina Aguilera consummates her ’special
arrangement’ for success… {sound: Aguilera 01:02:37 “…so
I was all like, Prince of Darkness? Yeah, okay, whatever…”
01:02:40} …when Behind the Music continues.”

and the Number 1 VH-1 “Behind the Music” Scene We’d Like to
See…

1> “Searching for her own musical style, Yoko remembered the
wonderful sound her cat made when it was in heat.”

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Credits:

Selected from 30 submissions from 11 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 1 (3rd #1!)
Whit Watson, West Hartford, CT — 2, 4
Will Middelaer, New Britain, CT — 3 (Rookie!)
Dave Berman, San Francisco, CA — 5
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 6
Andy Grosser, San Francisco, CA — 7
Geoff Brown, Ann Arbor, MI — 8, 9
Jeff Scherer, Brooklyn, NY — Topic
Bill Martin, Los Angeles, CA — Banner Tag
Jeff Conner, San Jose, CA — RU list name
Jeffrey Anbinder, New York, NY — Maestro