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Vanilla Ice on SNL

January 18th 2007 18:08

Vanilla Ice wearing a ridiculous American Flag leather jacket

Ah, looking back, it's easy to see our folly. Or our cultural slips in trends and fashion. In the 90s, it was 'hip' to look down on the 80s, with the big hair and glam rock.

Now, of course, the 80s are huge, and we can finally look at the 90s with disgust.

I mean real DISGUST. Nauseating, even.

Perhaps the worst offender, or the most hapless victim, depending on your point of view, was Vanilla Ice, white rapper extraordinaire. I've picked on him before, covering his cult classic movie, Cool As Ice. Since being used as a dirty sock for the creative ejaculations of the recording industry, Mr. Ice has tried to reinvent himself according to trends.

He tried rap metal. And celebrity boxing.

No matter what he does in the present, or the future, we'll always have his performance on SNL to remember the good ol' days.

It's all bad. The dancing is ludicrous, the outfits unbelievable. I imagine this was the 'hip hop' image back then, but for the love of Buddha, track suits? You are not De La Soul.

In fact, it's so bad that Jim Carrey gave he performance of a lifetime doing a Vanilla Ice parody:

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Comment by Adele

January 18th 2007 20:31

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Poor 'Nilla. He was doing so well for a while and then everyone just bailed on him. He's just as talented (or untalented) as he was when he was famous.

Comment by Cibbuano

January 18th 2007 21:24

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well, society despises those who pose, I think.

Plus, he was committed to selling out.

Comment by Stanley

January 18th 2007 22:51

ah the beauty of being too young to remember the ice man. however he is in the latest series of the surreal life which has has been celebs in a big brother style house which i find hypnotically compelling.

Comment by JohnDoe

January 19th 2007 00:19

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yep, he really was the original Enimen.....frightening that he inspired a whole new generation of honkys to rhyme....let alone the ripping of of the Queen/Bowie gem Under Pressure, I wonder if they made money from every record sold.

Love the Carrey send up, was that on In living Colour?

Comment by Cibbuano

January 19th 2007 02:42

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John, I remember that the Vanilla Ice song drew lawsuits from Bowie and Queen... after that, all hip hop songs came under pressure to license the samples they used...

yeah, from In Living Colour...

Stan, you're lucky that you're too young!

Comment by KylieW

January 19th 2007 03:47

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How can you all diss The Ice?? hehe, that is bloody funny. I particularly like the dance move where they all hump the floor. That's way cool.

Ice Ice Baby is a bloody catchy song though.

The Jim Carey send up may well be the funniest thing Jim's ever done.

Comment by JohnDoe

January 19th 2007 03:52

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Everything Jim Carrey did on In Living Colour is funny, its just his films that arent......though Eternal Sunshine rules but thats because hes not trying to make us laugh..

Comment by Miswanderlust

January 19th 2007 03:56

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I was a kindergarten teacher during Ice's hey day. I taught my students the long "i" sound. Very hypnotic. very popular with the parents too! Thanks for sharing the video! Hilarious!

Comment by DuskDevi

January 19th 2007 03:59

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Oh come on now....

Robert Van Winkle was cool....so cool he was in Madonna's vanilla 'Sex' book....he was obviously under pressure to perform...after 8 months, he was put on ice, ice baby...

The fact that I know this stuff makes me very very sad.
...in manner not in matter....and really shows my age.

Missy Elliot dresses in tracksuits.
...de la Foul.

Comment by Cibbuano

January 19th 2007 04:05

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dusk, you know a lot of scary non-rugby stuff...

miswanderlust, teaching children anything about Vanilla Ice should be discouraged!

John, I'm very fond of Carrey's early comedy stuff. Now when I watch Ace Ventura, I can't get over how strange an actor he is...

kylie, we all know you've got a soft spot for Van Winkle!

Comment by KylieW

January 19th 2007 04:13

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Dusk - there are no limits to the amount of "stuff" you know is there!!! I'm impressed.

Comment by DuskDevi

January 19th 2007 04:32

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Cibby...

I know a lot of scary Rugby stuff too...for instance Stephen Larkham's inside leg measu...kidding!...of course I don't know that...wish I did....

KW....

Tis fact that I studied law and cannot remember a thing
Tis friction that I can remember "stuff"* like this
...go figure.
Should have drank Black Russians during lectures instead of doing a Rap van Winkle!! Pun so intended.

Dusk

*polite word for shit but I didn't want to swear...

Comment by Cibbuano

January 19th 2007 04:43

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dusk, thank you so much for being polite. I would be very offended if the word 'shit' was used on my 'shitty' post.

Comment by DuskDevi

January 19th 2007 04:51

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You're welcome Cibby.
I like to do my best to Forward the moral code of impropriety....

You know how it is...it's a Rugby thing.
Always be polite to the ref;
"F**k you....Sir"

Comment by Adrian

January 19th 2007 05:48

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I admire the guy's energy.

Some nice floor humping there.

Word to your mother Cibby, whatever that means.

Comment by Joe Blogg

January 19th 2007 21:11

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Heehehe,
I reckon the ultimate fashion statement of the 90's was the Commodore!

Comment by postmoderncritic

January 21st 2007 18:51

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Comment by Cibbuano

January 21st 2007 22:16

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PM, I don't remember... the urban legend is that Suge Knight held him by the ankles from his hotel balcony until Ice agreed to pay him royalties.

Joe, the Commodore? The car? The band?

Adrian, was floor humping ever in fashion?

duskdevi, being polite to the ref is for the backs. They've certainly got enough time to say flowery words while we're scrummaging...