Milli Vanilli

Released: November 14, 1988

Songwriter: Helmut Rulofs John Davis Brad Howell Frank Farian

Producer: Frank Farian

We are here today, Mr. Secretary-General
Determined that no such fate shall befall the United Nations
We are determined that the UN
Should succeed and serve the cause of peace for humankind
So, Mr. Secretary-General, we realize that
(Too much monkey business)
Even in this time of hope
The chance of failure is real
(Too much monkey business)
But this knowledge does not discourage us
(Too much monkey business)
It spurs us on
For the stakes are high
(Too much monkey business)
Do we falter and fail now
And bring down upon ourselves the just anger
(Too much monkey business)
Of future generations?
Or do we continue the work of the founders of this institution?

...and that this place, this floor
Shall be truly the world's last battlefield?

I think it's devastating
Really, what's going on
Some people lack in caring
What's wrong or right

I think of homeless people
Who beg for food and money
I know the bottom line
Is something ain't right now

...the chance of failure is real
This knowledge does not discourage us
It spurs us on

Too much monkey business
One has work to do
Too much monkey business
Conquers part of you

...is enshrined and humanity knows war no longer

Milli Vanilli was a German pop/R&B group that rose to fame in the late 1980s. After winning a Grammy for Best New Artist, it was revealed that the two “members” of the group, Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, were frauds. They had not performed any of the music themselves, and had lip-synced all of their performances. Numerous lawsuits were filed after this revelation and their Grammy was revoked, marking the first time a Grammy had ever been rescinded from an artist.

Their debut album, Girl You Know It’s True, went 6x Platinum before being completely deleted from the catalog of Arista Records, making it one of the largest-selling albums ever to be taken out of print.

After the controversy, Milli Vanilli split into two different groups. Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan became Rob & Fab, and released a self-titled album that commercially flopped, selling only around 2,000 copies. The actual studio performers formed The Real Milli Vanilli (also known as Try ‘N’ B to avoid any name recognition), and released an album called The Moment of Truth.

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