Music historian claims Milli was “way better than” Vanilli

“Without a doubt,” insists Gus Vandersloot, Professor Emeritus of Pop Music at Yale University, “my extensive research shows that Milli was the undeniable wellspring of talent in the band.”

Vandersloot is the preeminent expert on Milli Vanilli, the ill-fated duo of that skyrocketed to fame–and into our hearts–by wrapping up the Eighties with their synchronous dancing and “singing.” After being defrauded as lip-synching hacks, many assumed that both Milli and Vanilli were talentless. Vandersloot disagrees.

“I’ve spent hours poring over footage of their rehearsals, concerts, and video shoots, and one thing is clear–Milli was way better than Vanilli.

“Neither could sing that well, obviously. And honestly, I guess neither could dance. But, I mean, Vanilli was really terrible. It took them five days just to film the video for ‘Blame it on the Rain.’ because of Vanilli.

“Instead of lip synching, he mostly just danced in place. And he’d keep taking breaks to make out with his various girlfriends. The folks making the video didn’t know what to do, so they just filmed it all and put it in the video. Ridiculous.”