Nine Great Moments in Backup History (and Two Lowlights)

Who needs the limelight? Not these guys! We’d like to take a moment to recognize the backups of the world. While they may not see the spotlight as often as their counterparts, their time to shine does come once in a while…

“Bad” girl gone good

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It’s true! Sheryl Crow used to be Michael Jackson’s backup singer.

“The Play”

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While he normally gets top billing, Derek Jeter quite literally embraced the backup role in this famous play that saved the Yankees’ season back in 2001, and validated the teachings of Little League coaches across the US.

The backup assumes center stage at the end of “The Dark Knight Rises”

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Is this really a backup, or just a gratuitous Joseph Gordon-Levitt plug? Does it matter?

Jenny, when she was still from the block

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Remember when Jennifer Lopez was a backup dancer on “In Living Color?” Neither do we, but apparently it happened!

Backup in name only

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Let’s not forget NBA champion Manu Ginobili, voted one of the best 6th men of all time

World’s sexiest backup dancers?

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If a picture says 1,000 words, how many words does a GIF say?

The apprentice becomes the master

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Backups emerge as unlikely heroes

Tom Brady wasn’t always the megastar he is today. Before his first Super Bowl win, he was just a humble backup.

Computer meltdown causes term paper angst...

Until it doesn’t!

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Backup saves the day again!

… Not all backups are created equal, though, as these examples will attest

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The less said, the better… Let’s move on!

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Maybe the only backup plan even worse than the previous example… Remember when the IRS announced that its official data backup plan was “filing cabinets?”