On Milli Vanilli, pious critics, and “priggish controversies about authenticity.”

During a concert in Connecticut, for instance, a backing track started to skip at the most inopportune moment, repeating the line “girl you know it—,” “girl you know it—,” “girl you know it—,” over and over. The audience cared not one lick that they were lip-synching, but the malfunction set off a wave of media hysteria about musical integrity.

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