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1. John Lennon murdered
I was 3 or 4 when this happened, but have heard a lot about it - deserves to be $1
2. Michael Jackson accused
I'm not sure how "shocking" that is - I think the Elephant Man thing is probably worse...
3. Altamont
First of the great concert riots.
4. Kurt Cobain suicide
OK, that shocked the hell out of me when it happened.
5. Marvin Gaye murdered
By his own dad...
6. Fans trampled at The Who concert in Cincinnati
Don't know much about that one
7. Milli Vanilli Exposed
That's more funny then anything else - what's shocking is that they won a Grammy...
8. Woodstock '99
Oh yeah - nothing quite like white suburban rage.
9. Sinead O'Connor rips Pope
More weird then anything else...
10. Beatles more popular than Jesus
If I remember correctly, that quote was taken completely out of context.
11. Madonna's "Sex"
Was there really a picture of her fucking a dog?
12. Alice Cooper's chicken madness
Don't know the details...
13. Jerry Lee Lewis marries teen cousin
Again, more weird then anything else...
14. Elvis Presley shocks America
Was that the hip thing on the Ed Sullivan show? (aka he could only be shot from the waist up?
15. PMRC hearings
Ah yes - one of the biggest loads of crap of all time. Wonder if that will happen again anytime soon...
16. Sid Vicious charged with murder
Don't know the details...
17. Led Zeppelin shark attack
This was #1 on a Spin magazine list of shocking rock moments - something about Zeppelin using fish in sexual practices...
18. Ozzy Osbourne bites head off dove
I thought it was a bat...
19. Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial disaster
Again, more funny then anything else.
20. Tommy Lee / Pamela Anderson sex video
More wacky hijinks...
21. Death of Elvis Presley
That is, if he's dead...
22. Beach Boys befriend Charles Manson
Wasn't that before the killings?
23. Prince changes name
That was more stupid then anything...
24. Judas Priest on trial
This one had to do with some kids who committed suicide thanks to what people thought were "backwards masked messages"
25. Rick James busted
That was an odd one.
26. Rolling Stones / Marianne Faithfull busted
Was that the chick who had a Mars bar in her pussy?
27. Selena slain
OK, that was shocking...
28. George Michael's bathroom bust
Hilarious
29. James Brown races cops
Hell yeah - The Godfather of Soul kicks ass!
30. Tupac murdered
Oy - rap star violence (yet he still puts out albums nearly every year)
31. Jim Morrison busted
Was this for drugs or for obscenity?
32. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes burns down house
I heard that she was missing - did they ever find her?
33. Al Green gets religion
Hmmm...
34. John and Yoko's "Two Virgins" cover
I know they were naked and doing it on the Double Fantasy cover - how could this one be worse?
35. Ice T's "Cop Killer"
I remember Mr. NRA himself, Charleton Heston coming out against this song...
36. Nikki Sixx cheats death
...which led to "Kickstart My Heart", one of the better Crue tunes.
37. David Bowie's fascist flirtation
Don't know the details on this one...
38. Michael Jackson outbids Paul McCartney
Well, publishing rights are a confusing thing unless you're actually in the industry...
39. Eminem lyric controversy
- led to Eminem's huge CD sales.
40. Van Halen's 1979 tour
Don't know the details...
41. Professor Griff's explosive interview
Was he the guy who said all those anti-white statement?
42. "Rock Around the Clock" riots
People rioted over that?
43. The Go-Go's sex video
I heard Belinda Carlile is posing for Playboy soon...
44. Death of Keith Moon's chauffeur
This beat the death of Keith Moon himself?
45. Courtney Love's press controversy
Which one?
46. Gary Glitter's child porn bust
That was more weird then anything else...
47. Michael Jackson marries Lisa Marie Presley
Ahh, nothing like a sham marriage...
48. Snoop Dogg's murder rap
I actually like Snoop - he has a cool persona.
49. Brian Wilson suffers nervous breakdown
That's what happens when you hang out with Charles Manson...
50. Bob Marley's assassination attempt
Don't know the details...
51. Payola scandal
I read an article saying that this still happens, but in an indirect way.
52. Iggy Pop cuts himself on stage
Don't know the details...
53. Chuck Berry's shocking home videos
Don't know the details...
54. N'Sync break free
Ahh yes - a bunch of kids brought together by a domineering producer start thinking they actually have talent...
55. Curtis Mayfield's tragic accident
Don't know the details...
56. Grace Slick's drunken performance
Sounds interesting.
57. Sly Stone's rock and roll wedding
Don't know...
58. Pamela Des Barres bares all
Don't know...
59. Keith Richard Canadian drug bust
How is this shocking?
60. 2 Live Crew Obscenity Trial
Oh yeah - more fun with fucking with the Constitution...
61. Gloria Estefan's bus accident
Don't recall the details.
62. Black Crowe's cover banned
That was the one where the chick's pubes were showing.
63. Studio 54 busted
I saw the movie based on this - it really sucked.
64. Bill Wyman marries teen
Don't know the details...
65. Death of Michael Hutchence
I've heard conflicting reports.
66. Suge Knight renegotiates with Vanilla Ice
So that's why he's no longer a big star...
67. L7 Tampon assault
Sounds funny...
68. Bobby Darin's family secret
Which is?
69. Lynyrd Skynyrd graves vandalized
Hasn't the same thing happened to Morrison's grave?
70. Red Hot Chili Peppers put a sock on it
Funny shit...
71. Freddie Mercury dies of AIDS
More sad then shocking...
72. Puffy's gun trouble
But he got off scott-free!
73. John Fogerty sued for plagiarizing himself
Must have been a record company thing...
74. Neil Young sued for not sounding enough like himself
When Neil went to Geffen Records during the 80s, he put out a bunch of weird albums (Trans, Everybody's Rocking, Old Ways, etc) which didn't have the classic Neil sound and ended up flopping. Geffen sued Neil cause of this, then Neil agreed to put out a couple of mediocre albums to get out of his contract.
75. Carnie Wilson's surgery webcast
More gross then shocking...
76. "Sgt. Pepper's" the movie
From what I've heard, the movie is absolutely terrible.
77. Cynthia Plastercaster
Huh?
78. Kiss on fire
What?
79. Rick Wakeman's "King Arthur" on ice
Sounds dumb...
80. Axl Rose takes a stage dive
Stage diving is pretty standard - did he land on concrete or something?
81. The Who explode on TV
Don't know the details...
82. Boy George on heroin
That's shocking?
83. Marilyn Manson becomes priest in church of Satan
I thought that was a publicity stunt...
84. Campaign to deport John Lennon
Was that after the "bigger then Jesus" thing?
85. Whitney Houston misses Oscars
More druggy fun...
86. Geto Boy shot in eye
Ouch!
87. Madonna's "Like a Prayer" condemned by church
That was a pretty cool video - was it directed by David "Fight Club" Fincher like many of her other ones?
88. Cat Stevens condemns Rushdie
Guess the Peace Train got derailed...
89. Def Leppard drummer loses arm
Yet the videos were still cool...
90. MC Hammer bankrupt
Yeah, then he imbraced religon...
91. Stevie Wonder's near fatal car accident
Don't know the details...
92. Homeless man impersonates Kiss drummer
Why would anyone want to impersonate Peter Criss?
93. Death of Karen Carpenter
I heard there was a really funny movie made about this using Barbie dolls...
94. Fan struck by lightning
Don't know this one...
95. Gram Parson's corpse kidnapped
Huh?
96. Bjork attacks reporter
She's like 5 feet tall and 100 pounds...
97. Screamin' Jay Hawkins fathers over 50 kids
Damn - those blues guys get around...
98. David Crosby, sperm donor
More gross then anything...
99. Elvis meets Nixon
How is that shocking?
100. Wendy O. Williams arrested for obscenity
Don't know this one...
M_H (who wonders how come Napster missed the cut)
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