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, my co-worker Rich Sancho produced the track, 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.