Joy Behar is the Bass Player on 'The View'

I was thinking about this - there are some great parallels between 'The View' hosts and rock bands.

Joy Behar is clearly the Bass Player - she is akin to Michael Anthony in Van Halen. No matter how many changes to the lead singer they make, she is content to stay out of the spotlight, not ruffle the feathers, and ride the gravy train as long as she can, happy to have a great gig.

Rosie O'Donnell is the lead singer... but not just any lead singer. She is like a Sammy Hagar / Axl Rose hybrid. She's basically the front man who already had a pre-established solo career (Sammy) and was brought in to replace the original lead singer, but ultimately her ego and alpha personality (Axl) caused too much friction, forcing her early departure.

Barbara Walters is like Eddie Van Halen - she doesn't ever quite have the persona to be a true front man, but because she's the founder and heart & soul of the band, her ego always rears its head when one of the lead singers gets too big for the rest of the band - and she squeezes them out.

I'm not sure yet about Elisabeth, Meredith, Lisa, Debbie and Star Jones. Elisabeth is definitely the young, attractive one they brought in to try to stretch out the band's popularity to another generation. I'm not sure who that equates to.