I get a little sad because it made me feel old that "It Wasn’t Me" was the song to reference him by and not "Boombastic". I guess it was the bigger hit for him, just not for me 😛
AFXC1
I forget that he served in the Marines sometimes.
zingzing175
Didn’t he also sing Angel? I think it was pretty popular back then.
NeighborStrategy
This should be on /r/oldschoolcelebs, not /r/historyporn
Azalus1
When I hear Shaggy, I always think of the koala yelling shaggy in american dad.
z500
The sound of his voice always makes me think he should be so much bigger
cantbelieveitsnotjes
This is not what I thought he would look like based on how his voice sounds.
SmellMyJeans
He was a Marine? He’s showing his appreciation all across the nation.
ReadingWritingReddit
I recently heard an interview with him from the early 2000s.
He killed in the first Iraq war for the US. He said he spent his time typing in coordinates into a large artillery gun that told the machine where to launch and drop large shells and bombs to kill Iraqis.
It took away a lot of the "Mr. Cool, Ladies’ Man, Lover, Nice Guy" vibe I had of him when I found out that he murdered strangers for money in such a mechanical, disconnected, cold-hearted way like that, just for money.
Can you imagine pushing buttons to kill strangers just because someone payed you to do it?
It’s really disgusting to think about.
rubbarz
My dad, who was in artillery at the time, served with him in the Gulf War. Said he was really chill but his voice that he did in songs was bullshit. Kinda obvious but pretty cool story he has.
thecoach32
great story about how the song came to be a number one hit:
I saw him on a panel show once. He’s really soft-spoken when he’s not singing.
ItsOkImNotALady
Look at that smoulder, Tyra banks would be proud.
Thekiraqueen
I didn’t know that song was about war crimes “it wasn’t me”. Good to know.
haptiK
I love this picture. In 1991 I was in 7th or 8th grade and "Operation Desert Storm" had just started. I remember being in the boys locker room getting ready for basketball practice when I heard the news that we (the united states) had gone to war. I was filled with many emotions. Concern, dread, wonder- it was confusing. I remember coming to school the next day and the teacher talking to us about what was going on and what we could do as students to help. She told us that we should bring with us to school this week things that we thought the soldiers over-seas could use to fill their time and remind them of home. These things would be boxed up and sent to them. I thought footballs would be a great idea so my mother and I went to the toy store and bought a bunch of footballs and i brought them to school that week. Sure enough everything went into boxes and then disappeared. There have been times over the years in my life when I thought back to those footballs. Had they reached the troops? Did they really make it all the way to kuwait or iraq??? Did troops really throw my gifted footballs around? I know there were probably hundreds of thousands of footballs sent overseas during that time, but, it’s fun to think that maybe that football right there in this picture held by our beloved Shaggy is one that i might have sent.
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kesharadesilva
Was it him?
a_esbech
I get a little sad because it made me feel old that "It Wasn’t Me" was the song to reference him by and not "Boombastic". I guess it was the bigger hit for him, just not for me 😛
AFXC1
I forget that he served in the Marines sometimes.
zingzing175
Didn’t he also sing Angel? I think it was pretty popular back then.
NeighborStrategy
This should be on /r/oldschoolcelebs, not /r/historyporn
Azalus1
When I hear Shaggy, I always think of the koala yelling shaggy in american dad.
z500
The sound of his voice always makes me think he should be so much bigger
cantbelieveitsnotjes
This is not what I thought he would look like based on how his voice sounds.
SmellMyJeans
He was a Marine? He’s showing his appreciation all across the nation.
ReadingWritingReddit
I recently heard an interview with him from the early 2000s.
He killed in the first Iraq war for the US. He said he spent his time typing in coordinates into a large artillery gun that told the machine where to launch and drop large shells and bombs to kill Iraqis.
It took away a lot of the "Mr. Cool, Ladies’ Man, Lover, Nice Guy" vibe I had of him when I found out that he murdered strangers for money in such a mechanical, disconnected, cold-hearted way like that, just for money.
Can you imagine pushing buttons to kill strangers just because someone payed you to do it?
It’s really disgusting to think about.
rubbarz
My dad, who was in artillery at the time, served with him in the Gulf War. Said he was really chill but his voice that he did in songs was bullshit. Kinda obvious but pretty cool story he has.
thecoach32
great story about how the song came to be a number one hit:
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https://youtu.be/qNqgWvHa3LQ
boardzeroo
Commited war crime? Wasn’t Me!
Gibbs-
If you haven’t seen his NPR Tiny Desk concert with Sting I highly recommend it
Bytetrue
You guys should ask our president if he values this work😀
chocolatesloth
boombastic was inspired by the sounds of mortars
DefectiveRadio
"When asked about the picture, Shaggy invoked the Shaggy defense."
NotRedditFamous1
Who?
insureventures
History?
Ahvier
Off topic: is ‘it wasn’t me’ a bigger hit/better remembered than ‘mr boombastic’?
OVilebiznessO
If you ask his son Robb bank$ then it was him
TacoBellLavaSauce
I was devasted when I found out his accent was fake
DriveByStoning
They caught me shamming in the barracks.
It wasn’t me.
Half stepping in formation.
It wasn’t me.
Caught sleeping in the rack.
It wasn’t me.
ND on the range.
It wasn’t me.
apbadogs
Could I get a modified version with a red circle around the football? I’m having trouble seeing that…
JCBh9
To be a true playa you got to know how to play
darkwindow73
TIL Shaggy has served our country more than the Trumps
Rafaeliki
He recently did a collaboration album with Sting and it is actually amazing: https://youtu.be/bdneye4pzMw
cdca
I saw him on a panel show once. He’s really soft-spoken when he’s not singing.
ItsOkImNotALady
Look at that smoulder, Tyra banks would be proud.
Thekiraqueen
I didn’t know that song was about war crimes “it wasn’t me”. Good to know.
haptiK
I love this picture. In 1991 I was in 7th or 8th grade and "Operation Desert Storm" had just started. I remember being in the boys locker room getting ready for basketball practice when I heard the news that we (the united states) had gone to war. I was filled with many emotions. Concern, dread, wonder- it was confusing. I remember coming to school the next day and the teacher talking to us about what was going on and what we could do as students to help. She told us that we should bring with us to school this week things that we thought the soldiers over-seas could use to fill their time and remind them of home. These things would be boxed up and sent to them. I thought footballs would be a great idea so my mother and I went to the toy store and bought a bunch of footballs and i brought them to school that week. Sure enough everything went into boxes and then disappeared. There have been times over the years in my life when I thought back to those footballs. Had they reached the troops? Did they really make it all the way to kuwait or iraq??? Did troops really throw my gifted footballs around? I know there were probably hundreds of thousands of footballs sent overseas during that time, but, it’s fun to think that maybe that football right there in this picture held by our beloved Shaggy is one that i might have sent.
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