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Last month's 10
Last month, Ben Thompson nominated the 10 Greatest
Publicity Stunts in music. They were:
1 Elvis joining the army
2 The Sex Pistols' boat party
3 Robert Johnson selling his soul
4 Madonna publishing 'Sex'
5 The KLF at the Brit Awards
6 Snoop Dogg's Christmas giving
7 Michael Jackson towing a giant effigy down the
Thames
8 Jarvis Cocker waggling his bottom at Michael Jackson
at the Brits
9 Super Furry Animals buying a tank
10 Justin Timberlake's 'Cry Me A River' video,
referencing Britney
Here are the events that some of you thought should
have made the cut:
What about Elvis Costello busking outside the Sony
Worldwide convention in London in 1976? It was the
idea of Jake Riviera at Stiff, and Elvis got arrested
for making a disturbance. Muggins got asked to get
Elvis out on bail, as Stiff's general manager. Elvis
eventually signed to Sony and the rest, as they say,
is history.
Paul Conroy
by email
` Muggins got asked to get Elvis out on bail,...`
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