Archive for January, 2007

Pussycat Dolls Perform “Buttons” on KillMTV!

pussycat dollsWhat’s the hottest troupe of former Burlesque Dancers tearing up the pop charts? Gotta be the Pussycat Dolls! With special guest Dolls like Christina Aguilera, Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Britney Spears, and Gwen Stefani, the Dolls were a local Los Angeles sensation before they picked up former Eden’s Crush singer Nicole Scherzinger and hit the recording studio to make some fluffy dance-pop magic. Here the Dolls team up with America’s Favorite Pimp, Snoop Dogg, for a rousing rendition of Buttons! Watch the Pussycat Dolls performing Buttons on KillMtv!

Barbie Girl! Aqua performs on KillMTV!

aquaBarbie is a blond all-American girl with an impossible figure and flawless plastic skin. It only makes sense, then, that her unofficial theme song should be an insanely catchy spoof of both Barbie and her feminist detractors performed by a Danish dance-pop group with a brunette singer. Mattel didn’t much like the underlying sexuality of the tune, but since they saddled Barbie with a gay boyfriend, there really wasn’t much of a legal leg to stand on.

Can I Get A Witness? Marvin Gaye on KillMTV!

marvin gayeIt’s the One the Only Marvin Gaye, the first King of Motown! But did you know that Marvin started out at Motown as a studio drummer? It took Berry Gordy a full year to let Marvin sing. I don’t know how you feel about it, but I think the Voice was worth the wait. Here’s a young Marvin Gaye at the Hollywood A Go-Go in 1965 singing his hit Can I Get A Witness. Dig those crazy Go-Go Girls!