Dark Moments in Music History (Part I)
August 16, 1969: At a party for her 11th birthday, Madonna Louise Ciccone is strangely unfazed when Vinny Martello stuffs two ice cream cones down the front of her dress.
July 18, 1966: "Let's let Ringo sing one. No harm in that, is there?"
September 22, 1968: Baffled by audiences' lack of enthusiasm about a deaf, dumb and blind shuffleboard champ, Pete Townshend heads dejectedly down to the corner pub.
June 3, 1958: In an attempt to impress his piano teacher, young Barry Manilow changes keys in the middle of his rendition of "Heart & Soul" -- three times.
May 4, 1956: In Toronto, Neil Young's tonsillectomy causes no damage to his larynx, thereby not robbing him of his voice.
August 12, 1986: "Congratulations Mr. Hanson -- it's another boy!"
July 29, 1974: "Soup or sandwich today, Ms. Cass?"
September 6, 1977: Due to a misprint on his high school schedule, Kenny G. attends "Sax Education" class.
and the Number 1 Dark Moment in Music History...
March 30, 1968: An alien craft leaves a baby on the doorstep of the Dion farm just outside of Montreal, Canada.
Dark Moments in Music History (Part II)
July 16, 1993: Shaquille O'Neal skips free-throw drills to record his first rap album.
October 1, 1978: Michael Jackson takes in Peter Pan on Broadway and thinks how cool it would be to look more like Sandy Duncan.
January 6, 1995: Art Garfunkel gets three fewer hits than David Crosby on eBay when "celebrity musician sperm" is entered in the search box.
August 15, 1953: Future songwriter Jimmy Webb forgets his slice of birthday cake outside. Moments later, it begins to rain.
June 7, 1966: "Hey, Mates, I'd like you to meet my new girlfriend, Yoko."
October 31, 1975: At a costume party in Greenwich Village, a soldier, an Indian, a biker, a construction worker, a cop and a cowboy all decide, "This is too much fun to do just once a year!"
November 17, 1984: "Don't worry, Mr. Dylan, the novocaine will wear off *LONG* before your recording session."
September 8, 1949: In Bavaria, Richard Strauss dies.
September 8, 1949: In Greece, Milos Muzak is born.
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