History Series / BehindTheMusic

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Discussed InUniverse during the Milli Vanilli episode where Rob and Fab were both shocked and touched to learn that they were household names throughout the world, particularly in Africa (and showcased several beautiful photographs of the men posing in nature and with fans).

* AmicableExes: Although the show featured several aversions, plenty of former relations were of this, including [[Music/{{Blondie}} Deborah Harry and her former long-term boyfriend Chris Stein]] (to the point that she's the godmother to his two daughters) and (in spite rumors to the contrary) Music/BobbyBrown and Music/WhitneyHouston.

* ContentWarning: Even with several episodes featuring subjects that deserve such warnings, only two episodes actually included it: the Music/TedNugent episode (likely due to his radical views, affinity for guns and discussion of his ''many'' sexual escapades) and Music/{{Pantera}} episode (due to including the heavily edited video of Dimebag Darrell's murder).

** Vanilla Ice's 1994 album, ''Mind Blowin''', was outright stated to be this, making references to drug use and violence, which was reflective of his own real-life mood.

* SurvivorsGuilt: In the Music/{{Selena}} episode, her father says that he wishes her murderer Yolanda Saldivar--the former manager of her clothing boutique--had killed ''him'' instead of his daughter, since he was the one who had fired her.

** Music/BobbyBrown was the most successful, if not infamous, member of Music/NewEdition (although Johnny Gill and Music/BellBivDevoe had pretty successful careers themselves minus even a third of the controversy that he generated).

* UpdatedRerelease: ''Behind The Music Remastered'' was an updated version from the originally aired episode to include new happenings (who passed away, who made a comeback, who got married, etc.)

* SurvivorsGuilt: In the Music/{{Selena}} episode, her father openly wonders why her murderer--the president of her fan club--didn't kill ''him'' since he was more closely involved with Selena's business dealings while she performed.

** Defied in Cher's case: when delivering her tearful eulogy of Music/SonnyBono at his funeral, she admitted to her sister that she had to lock her knees together to keep herself from fainting, which is ''not'' recommended, either (as doing so for too long will cause blood to rush to your head and make you more likely to collapse).

* BreakupBreakout: Plenty of times, one or several members of a recording group have had a successful career after either leaving the band or its disbandment altogether.

* ThatSyncingFeeling: [[ForegoneConclusion You know exactly who.]] When they were in concert and the [[RepetitiveAudioGlitch skip happened,]] they first tried to play along at first only to then [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere run offstage.]] Aftet being ordered to go back on, they continued. And while the fans and their friend, music presenter Downtown Julie Brown, didn't care and still enjoyed their music, the critics began to get suspicious and it marked the beginning of the end of their careers.

** Music/BobbyBrown was the most successful, if not infamous, member of Music/NewEdition (although Johnny Gill and Music/BelBivDevoe had pretty successful careers themselves minus even a third of the controversy that he generated).

** Music/BobbyBrown was the most successful, if not infamous, member of Music/NewEdition (although Johnny Gill and Bel Biv Devoe had pretty successful careers themselves minus even a third of the controversy that he generated).
** Of Music/TheGogos, while Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey have tried their hands at individual careers, with the latter going on to have a respectable career as a songwriter for other artists, the breakout artist of the group was Music/BelindaCarlisle.

See also Creator/{{MTV}}'s ''Driven'' and ''[=BIOrhythm=]'' and [=TVOne=]'s ''Unsung'', three later shows that would [[FollowTheLeader closely follow this show's format.]]

* ThatSyncingFeeling: [[ForegoneConclusion You know exactly who.]] When they were in concert and the [[RepetitiveAudioGlitch skip happened,]] they first tried to play along at first only to then [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere run offstage.]] Aftet being ordered to go back on, they continued. And while the fans and their friend, music presenter Downtown Julie Brown, didn't care and still enjoyed their music, the critics began to get suspicious and it marked the beginning of their careers.

* DysfunctionJunction: Often during episodes featuring bands, the professional and personal strife among its members leads to either a breakup or a [[CreatorBreakdown decline in their popularity/talent]], if not both. Notable examples include Music/TheGoGos (involving drugs, debauchery and fighting/jealousy among its members), Music/TheMamasAndThePapas (involving in-band relationships that ended messily, depression and death) and Music/FleetwoodMac [[UpToEleven (all of the above).]]