Months ago, before Britney Houston had us all in stitches with her Pussycat Dolls parody, she was giving me dancing lessons ... sort of!
You see, back in February, (while I was pulling "American Idol" and "Project Runway" double duty,) my buddy Christopher Smith and I had the opportunity to develop and pilot a bunch of ideas for MTV News. One idea that we were super-excited about was called "The Newsical," where the MTV Newsroom would explode into an over-the-top musical number. I wrote a song and we began storyboarding. But we knew nothing about choreography or dancing (or, as some might argue, singing). So we put Britney Houston and her amazing, hard-working cohorts to work. Their job? Fill the frame with Broadway-style choreography, and help make us MTV Newsies look like triple-threats.
While the pilot ultimately never got picked up, and while the lyrics now refer to stories that are months old (and long forgotten ... Yoko Ono dropped a lawsuit? Huh?), we still hold a special place in our hearts for the Newsical and thought we'd share it with you all anyway. Keep your eyes peeled for a Britney Houston cameo (or three)!
Check out the lyrics after the jump. And bragging rights go to the first commenter who correctly guesses which week I'm singing about.