Was Miley Cyrus' Performance Really The Most Scandalous VMAs Moment Ever? Vote!

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By:Haley Longman

Aug. 27 2013, Published 2:23 p.m. ET

It's Tuesday, about 36 hours after the VMAs ended on Sunday night, but everyone is still talking about that Miley Cyrus' performance. But why? Sure, it was semi-inappropriate, the grinding was gross, and the vocals certainly weren't VMA-worthy. But honestly, we've seen worse at the Video Music Awards, guys. We've seen worse.

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And we've got the proof! Take a brief look back at some of the VMA's most talked-about performances ever, and then vote below for which one really wins for most scandalous.

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At the very first VMAs in 1984, Madonna set the bar for scandalous with her performance of "Like a Virgin." It was pretty sexual for TV, but also pretty epic.

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Then in 2003, Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera recreated that performance but added a three-way girl-on-girl kiss to top it off. Noone will ever forget this:

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In 2001, Britney Spears performed with a live snake on TV. Animal activists were not happy, but Britney fans were mucho impressed. But honestly? I think the lip-synching was way more inappropriate...

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Another much-discussed performance was Lady Gaga's of "Paparazzi" in 2009. I don't really get what she was going for here but noone would shut up about it for days, so that's gotta mean something.