This goo was worth a point in November 2023.

publication date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 (part of November 2023)

category: Music

clue: The scandal seems silly today, but he and his late partner got a chilly reception after their music, which was not rockabilly, was exposed as a well-planned fake (ie. not made willy-nilly). They were stripped of their Grammy involuntarily, and their comeback attempt was about as popular as streptobacilli.

explanation: Morvan performed in Milli Vanilli with Rob Pilatus. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates


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