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1997 Classic: The Smashing Pumpkins

Why did “1979” win Hard Rock? Because Billy Corgan’s shaved head was the most recognizable silhouette in music, and the Academy finally figured out which “Alternative” band was which.

Part of the 34 Grammy Jokes: The 1997 “Falling Into You & Odelay” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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@AltaVista_Pro11/18/1998 08:33Best result I ever found on a search engine.
@Pirates_Jack_S11/29/1998 02:41But you have heard of this joke!
@Marla_Singer_Fan06/23/2004 14:10A joke for the end of the world.
@Jackie_Brown_Fan05/03/2002 10:17Smooth joke, very smooth.
@Ed_Edd_n_Eddy08/20/2006 18:14That’s a lot of jawbreakers worth of humor!
@Shagadelic_9706/25/2002 19:54This joke is very shagadelic, man!
@Woman_Yelling_C03/13/2015 21:49The cat is just sitting there laughing!
@Flickr_User_0408/31/2014 09:11A picture is worth a thousand words, but a joke is worth a thousand laughs.
@Habbo_Hotel_Bob02/08/1998 07:07The pool is closed... but the joke archive is open!
@Web_2_0_Fan01/13/2010 02:37This is the future of humor!

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