I'm sorry I haven't been updating this week, I've been very busy. How about I make it up to you by doing five every evening from tomorrow on? That way the winner will be revealed on Sunday already!
Besides Last Goodbye, the second Stargate-produced song in this rate (I know no one really cares but it's about the only interesting thing about this song I can mention) made #3 on the UK charts in May 2002 as the first single to their sophomore album, Feels So Good (named after a leftover from Kylie's Fever sessions she sold to them, her demo should be easily traceable).
I guess they were looking for a song title that truly represents the song? Because it really is ''okay''. 6,5/10.
Featuring slight Motown influences, this third single from the Spiceworld album actually put an end to the girls' iconic #1 streak (which lasted from Wannabe all the way up to Too Much), peaking at #2 in March, 1997. Interestingly enough, this was the last single with Geri in the band, although it wasn't the last to feature her vocals.
It's a good song but admittedly Spice has done better. Maybe it's the Motown thing? 8/10.
This disco-influenced anthem was released as Spice's fourth very single as a double A-side alongside the amazing Mama which sadly stranded at #26 in this rate. This was one of Spice's very first recordings with Absolute alongside Wannabe, but I take it's more known nowadays for its very iconic BRITs performance that year.
Much can be said about this performance (which was voted in 2010 as the most memorable BRITs performance of all-time by the way) but let's just get to the real stuff: GERI'S DRESS.
One of the most iconic moments in recent pop music history. When will your fave have an entire Wikipedia page dedicated to a dress they wore once (well okay Geri still loves to recreate it)? When will your faves' dress be the most expensive dress ever sold at an auction? When will your faves' dress be voted THE MOST ICONIC DRESS OF THE LAST 50 YEARS? When will The Yesterdays EVER IN THEIR miserable **** little lives do anything 0,00001% as iconic and amazing as this? Exactly. NEVER.
Enough about the dress for now. Let's get to the song, which is almost as amazing, I almost forgot! This is one of their best songs. It's unbelievable how good Spice Girls were at making pop music, especially at making all kinds, and uptempo disco/Europop is no exception! Wish I had given this a ten. 9,5/10. (a) Why the **** did no one except for the flawless U4EA give this a 10????)
Being the first ever songs the girls sang together in four years at the time, it was only a natural decision as their comeback single in late 2006. The songs was praised by critics, calling it a very subtle and natural progression from their last album, while also comparing it to Girls Aloud, which brings me to this:
In short, Cheryl (one fifth of Girls Aloud as you all know) responded on the Saints' comeback single:
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Originally posted by Chavyl Coyle oh wait Tweedy
The new All Saints sound just sounds like us. They must have looked at what’s working at the moment and thought we’ll go that way, but the whole reuniting band thing at the moment is driving me insane
(oh how ironic was that last part about ''reuniting band thing'')
Anyway, Mel Blatt brilliantly answered:
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Originally posted by Mel Blatt
Jump (for My Love)' is so where I wanna be. [...] We could only aspire and dream to be like them (Girls Aloud). Hopefully one day we will achieve that. For now, we will have to make do with copying them.
One half of the Appletons added:
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Originally posted by The Appleton one
We all have vaginas. That's about as similar as it gets.
Shaznay further mentioned she thinks Aloud are ''stupid little girls''
Anyway this is a pretty brilliant comeback single. Weird to think it was their last. 9/10.
I really like "It's OK." It's breezy and sweet. I'm glad to see the better Atomic Kitten songs higher on the countdown. I feel like the voters mostly got it right with them.
I've never loved "Stop" as much as most Spice fans, so I was surprised to see it's mediocre reception in this rate. I definitely thought it would do better. It's a great song, but I'm fine with its position.
"Who Do You Think You Are" is fabulous. It should have been a top ten contender. (Aside: Geri's Union Jack dress may be iconic, but that poll is an utter mess.)
"Rock Steady" is a solid comeback single, so it's too bad it never went anywhere for them. ("Chick Fit" is definitely superior, though.) I can hear similarities to Girls Aloud, but the song has All Saints' slight R&B edge, which GA never really did.
Featuring slight Motown influences, this third single from the Spiceworld album actually put an end to the girls' iconic #1 streak (which lasted from Wannabe all the way up to Too Much), peaking at #2 in March, 1997. Interestingly enough, this was the last single with Geri in the band, although it wasn't the last to feature her vocals.
It's a good song but admittedly Spice has done better. Maybe it's the Motown thing? 8/10.
THE Bop of the rate
Geri hitting it when the #1s stopped
This not being Top 3 meaning I should've voted
This second debut single by All Saints (their actual first one being Silver Shadow, released in 1995 with a different line-up), this one proved way more succesful than their first one, hitting #4 on the charts in September, 1997. It was released internationally aswell: as it reached #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 (it was released as the follow-up to Never Ever there).
(bless Mel Blatt her vocals are ATROCIOUS here)
It's okay and it makes a good debut single but it doesn't represent All Saints at all. I had rather seen War Of Nerves in this place. 7/10.
Anyone who thought The Saturdays' last three songs would all make it into the top ten thought wrong clearly! Featuring co-productions from the utterly brilliant Xenomania (notably enough their only production participating in this rate), this dance-influenced club anthem was a pretty big hit for these girls after another one of their flops, Notorious, some 2 years ago. Despite only being 1,000 copies behind some girl named Pixie Lott (where the **** has she gone) in the midweeks, the song stranded at #3.
Nevertheless, the song became a huge fan favourite, and critics unsurprisingly seemed to like it for once, probably because of Xenomania, drawing even more comparisons between them and Girls Aloud.
It's one of the VERY few Saturdays songs I can say I truly like. Why can't these girls make more bangerz like this instead of all the What About Us ft. Sean Paul ********? 9/10.