Girl, You Know It's True

You can't talk about 1989 without talking about Milli Vanilli whose debut album hit #1 Christmas Week 31 years ago. And for the second time -- it had already reached the top albums spot on September 23.

I'm not going to dwell on their tragic status as the world's most notorious lip-synchers. But I still giggle when I see the video of them on a Club MTV tour and the backing tape kept skipping, "Girl you know it's-Girl you know it's-Girl you know it's..."

Their second time at #1 was driven by single "Blame It On The Rain" which became their third #1 single off of their first disc.

I didn't add any of their hits to my cassingles collection (think more B-52s' "Love Shack" or Soul II Soul's "Back To Life.") But you couldn't deny that Milli Vanilli certainly had their moment.

Like prehistoric fossils, 80s videos preserved fleeting yet beloved moments of pop culture that have since crystallized into pillars of style decades later.

Case in point: Look at their ripped jeans. See kids, there really is nothing new in fashion.

WAIT. Press "pause!" I had the same "baseball" jacket that Fabrice Morvan wore in that video. Like, three years later. But still! I forgot how fashion-forward I was in my early days in New York.

Quick, who wore it best?!

Photo: Holly Henne

Girl, you know it's true.

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