Spice Girls (including solo careers)

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platobird - 28.06.2007, 15:22
Spice Girls (including solo careers)
OMG our worst fears are coming true! :shock: Here's a news item:

LONDON - The Spice Girls announced Thursday they are reuniting for an upcoming tour. Talk of a reunion had swirled for weeks — boosted by Sporty Spice herself — and the vivacious five had been expected to make "an announcement to the world." :fight:

These girls are still in their thirties, and somehow I feel that ABBA will not follow their example. :cry:

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MammaMia512 - 28.06.2007, 19:39

No! Not them again! :wrath:


Sorry for all you Spice Girls supporters, but they've always made me sick to my stomach. :puke:

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Maxi-saxi - 29.06.2007, 05:33

MammaMia512 wrote: No! Not them again! :wrath:


Sorry for all you Spice Girls supporters, but they've always made me sick to my stomach. :puke:

Good God I can only agree with everyone here and say
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

surely there must be laws against this,


Well if there isn't there should be!!!

Maxi-saxi

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DancingQueen - 29.06.2007, 09:23

I wonder if they are any people who do want the Spice Girls to be on stage again. I mean, ABBA is often descripted as 'wrong' with the weird looking clothes from their first years, but the Spice Girls came with the same boots and even later.

:confused:

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abbascots - 29.06.2007, 10:09

Thankyou Andrea for the link!
Johnsteven

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Anonymous - 29.06.2007, 15:38

Yeah your right Andrea they all need the money!
Well time will tell, rubbish reunion or good reunion.
Me I wish they weren't bothering.

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platobird - 29.06.2007, 18:20

Bobbysbrother wrote: Hehe, great news! Ok, again....its all about money....they have bills to pay and kids to raise...
Heres the video of them talking about the reunion:
Thanks for the video Andrea.

This reunion sounds like a "girl" thing, and I don't think they need the money. (Did they get a $1B offer?) They are all probably having a mid-life crisis, although they're a bit young. I don't expect any good music to come from the tour. :evil: The music's not important if they're just taking a holiday from life.

Now we can wonder what would have happened if ABBA had reunited after 10 years. :sob:

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aggagagga - 29.06.2007, 23:57

Which ABBA songs would you like them to cover on the new album?
haha Just kidding. Sorry for the nightmares.

Doug

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DancingQueen - 30.06.2007, 18:33

drimnagh wrote: Never mind Spice Girls covering ABBA!

:wrath: Never.




:innocent: No offence, but my time as a Spice Girlie is over.

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drimnagh - 01.07.2007, 13:51

DQ, your time as a 'Spice Girlie' may be over but maybe someone should tell 'The Spice Girls' that their time was/is 'up' :dead: and that they are no longer 'girls' themselves! :shock: :D LOL

-J

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Joe - 02.07.2007, 17:38

They are already arguing about how to share the money, so let's wait and see. I think Victoria should be paid in steaks only.

Joachim

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artemis - 03.07.2007, 14:49

its not a bad idea as they were actually the biggest british girl group of the 90's. however, while they entertained me as a kid, i don't want to see them reunite now. they did a couple of fairly good songs but on general, i don't take them seriously. i hate victoria btw, she looks so plastic its unbelievable. mel c is actually the best singer and the most successful music career-wise out of all of them, i have some of her solo stuff. mel b is now famous becuase of the eddie murphy paternity 'accident', victoria has failed in everything but riding on the back of her husband's success, geri didn't do that well and emma isn't much more than 'cute'

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drimnagh - 04.07.2007, 12:32

There's no question of Mel B ever reaching Frida's vocal standards; I simply meant that bit at the end of 'Viva Forever' where Mel B goes down, deep down, and I wouldn't mind hearing Frida do something similar, that's all. :wink:

-J

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MarryMeAgnetha - 06.07.2007, 00:27

I'm not a huge Spice Girls fan, but credit where credit is due. For one thing, they were not just interchangeable paper dolls put up to sing the songs given them. To my immense surprise, they actually wrote or co-wrote much of their material. They should get some credit for that.

Once in a moment of boredom, I actually went to see their movie. It was no Citizen Kane of course, but (also to my immense surprise) I found myself laughing from time to time. (Yes, I mean in the way that the filmmakers intended, OK?)

Bottom line for me is: they're reasonably good singers. I liked some of their songs. But let's face it, they were predicated on a gimmick. No matter how good or bad their music would prove to be, their flashy, upbeat appearance and energy appealed to little girls who wanted to be as pretty, famous, energetic, and fun as the Spice Girls seemed to be. I'm pretty sure that's what Simon Cowell had in mind anyway when he put the group together.

--Daniel

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Maxi-saxi - 06.07.2007, 02:57

aggagagga wrote: Which ABBA songs would you like them to cover on the new album?
haha Just kidding. Sorry for the nightmares.

Doug

Please I beg you DON"T even go there. The thought of even mentioning ABBA and The spice Girls together in a sentence is enough to make me
wanna :puke: :puke:

Maxi-saxi

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MMM - 06.07.2007, 07:50

aggagagga wrote: Which ABBA songs would you like them to cover on the new album?
haha Just kidding. Sorry for the nightmares.

Doug

:shock: That's NOT funny :shock: . Oh wait...yeah it is :) But only so long as it never, never really happens. Fortunately, since I seriously doubt that B & B have the same kind of admiration for these ummm...artists...as they do for Madonna, I'm not going to lose any sleep over this scenario.

Regards

MMM

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Fire&Ice - 06.07.2007, 12:42

You call Emma ok? :shock:

Gosh, that one appeared to me to be the most boring and most talentless of all Spices (with the exception of Posh.. :P ) , with that dumb hairstyle of hers... The odd one out.

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Fire&Ice - 06.07.2007, 16:34

She could be professionally trained, but that didn't help her much.. she was always so pale and unimpressionable. :roll:

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platobird - 06.07.2007, 17:44

Joe wrote: I actually like Mel C.'s solo stuff...
Naw, not for me. If I have to choose, I'll pick Emma (I prefer blondes). :D

There has to be a lot of money driving this reunion, and I expect it includes TV contracts. I won't pay to see the Spice Girls in Concert (and fight the crowds of screaming teenagers), but I'd be anxious to check out their act on TV. Not just for the music, but to see what they wrap around it. However, I'm prepared for it to be complete nonsense. :wink:

I sincerely doubt they'll cover an ABBA tune, although Emma and Melanie C could be A & A-F. :lol: Let's see, Posh could be Björn, but would Ginger or Scary be Benny?? :rotfl2:

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merton - 06.07.2007, 22:52

I liked some Spice Girl tracks especially Spice Up Your Life, but individually there are real question marks about the actual talent of the girls. I'm just not sure how serious the music business is to them. Could one say for example that Geri truly wants to be singer or is she just playing at it for the fame and money? I really like the Italian titled song she did, can't remember the name of it now, but it's a GUILTY PLEASURE song for me because part of me thinks, she is has been propped up with vocal so much help to make her sound good that if you took away the foundations, she would fall apart talent-wise.

Likewise she did an annoying cover of It's Raining Men, how hard would that have been to concoct?

Sorry if I am being cruel and upsetting anyone over this, but to me musical integrity is important, if an artist is just doing something for the fame and money, then I go off them pretty quick.

As for the reunion tour, it's got to be money-driven. None of them have shown much interest in their musical careers and driving them forward internationally that I can recall.

I thank God that Abba didn't reuninte for that money offer. I would have lost all respect for them unless they were genuinely wanting to give the fans something back and enhance their own enjoyment of life.

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aggie-fan - 07.07.2007, 00:29

well people. lets see here. the most famous and the one that did the best for solo is in fact not emma or mel c. its geri. she got 4 number 1 hits in the UK. one number 2, and her last single (2004) "ride it" got to number 4. in 1999 she became a goodwill ambassedor. she made 2 yoga videos which sold tons, and she wrote 2 novels. she sold the most expensive peice of clotheing (her 1997 tour outfit. the british flag one. and is in the guinness world records for doing so.) she also was in 4 different television shows. example. sex and the city.
and yes gay guys like the spice girls. geri infact made a song called G.A.Y for the pride day. she loves gay guys and says "i feel like a gay man trapped in a womans body"

Spice girls solo number 1 hits. (british)
Geri got 4, number 1's
mel C got 2, number 1's.
Mel B got 1, number 1
Emma got 1, number 1
victoria got 0, number 1's

and people saying they are no good lets look at it this way then.
British number 1 hits
agnetha got 0, number 1's
frida got 0, number 1's

so yeah... thats just comparing the two bands. (i like abba (agnetha) better tho)

i grew up with spice girls since my childhood was in the 1990's so yes they were the biggest thing ever for me. that is why im trying to defend one of my favourite bands. i hope some of that info can show you that they must have some talent to be able to get a number 1 hit outside of the spice girls.

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aggie-fan - 07.07.2007, 00:42

im not trying to sound like a know it all (b****) hahahaha. but i know some spice girl (mostly geri) information. so im just here to tell you the real facts... and im just trying to help not sound annoying or anything like that.

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MMM - 07.07.2007, 09:16

merton wrote: I thank God that Abba didn't reuninte for that money offer. I would have lost all respect for them unless they were genuinely wanting to give the fans something back and enhance their own enjoyment of life.

You know, it is interesting. Back in the days of the "other" ABBA site, the subject of an ABBA reunion would often pop up. Some fans would post wistful messages expressing how they longed for such a reunion, while others would be more, umm, demanding. Still, for the most part, even the most unreasonable fan (you know the ones, those who would claim that ABBA "owed" fans a reunion) rarely took them to task for refusing that money offer. Sure, the occasional person would say that if they didn't want the $$ they should still reunite and give it to charity (which was a roundabout way of saying the "they owe us" thing) but for the most part people were okay about them turning the money down. So, it seems that many feel as Merton expressed above. I didn't really follow the Spice Girls phenomenon back in their heyday, though of course, I couldn't ignore it, but I seem to recall that respect was not something they got a lot of at that time. I think some felt their positive message (girl power, wasn't it?) was deserving of some respect, but I'm not sure they really got across what that was supposed to mean. Most of the attention they received seemed to be about their antics or their outfits. Yes, they sold a lot of product, but it seemed at the time that a lot of that (not all, of course) was due to pre-teen girls having more buying power than ever before. So, one can't help but wonder if there would be any respect for them now, since it appears so apparent that their reunion is all about money. Maybe that's not a fair observation, since pretty much all I know about it is what I've read here. It will be interesting to see if they can "recapture" any degree of success, or if they will be merely a curiosity to all but their diehard fans.

Meanwhile, as time passes ABBA seems to gain more and more respect, not just for turning down a reunion for money, but for the now apparent timelessness of their music. Much as I loved their music from the start, I never expected this to be the case.

Regards

MMM

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aggie-fan - 07.07.2007, 10:22

well i know they are doing it just for the money.. and its because none of their latest solo acts are doing any good. lol see i can still agree with you guys on that part. and i dont think the tour will be very good. ( i just have a feeling it will be a flop... like their last album) haha

but i find it kinda interesting that they are going to be using their 1997 costumes for this tour. kinda like when abba did that in 1980 or 81? (i cant remember the year lol) when they put on their old waterloo costumes.


aggie-fan

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Fire&Ice - 07.07.2007, 11:54

merton wrote: why Victoria Beckman for example would suddenly want to subject herself to a singing tour when she seems more interested in appearing before cameras....But the official line is that they want to do it for their fans and want to spend some time together.

That sounds quite reasonable to me even if not every single reason (read: money) is not mentioned. As for Victoria, I think she is the only Spice who is really not doing it for money, but exactly for what you said Merton: appearing before cameras! Her husband David Beckham, being a top soccer player is certainly loaded. She must be feeling bored and maybe she misses singing ( :lol: :lol: :lol: - Posh and singing??)

merton wrote: As for Geri's It's Raining Men. Having been brought up on the original Weather Girls' version, I can't get interested in the cover version which stripped the soul and sassiness out of it completely, whether it was a huge hit or not. As for porno movie connotations, wasn't it used in the movie Bridget Jones' Diary, quite a respectable movie!

Yes, Weather Girl, not Weather Report! :D Well, of course the original is always better than the cover of course. Has any ABBA cover been made that is better than the original? No way. The only exception being Frida's cover of Life on Mars (and I know not everybody is going to agree with this one as well.. 8) ). As for the soul and sassiness, I just don't know. Both versions appear all right to me, to be honest. And the original also sounds very much like taken out from a porno film. That's why I was surprised at such a statement by Weather Girl.

By the way, which version was used in BJ Diary?

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drimnagh - 07.07.2007, 12:46

Geri's version was used in BJD. And you simply can't compare the wonderful Marsha Wash with the likes of Geri Halliwell! There's is no comparison- they (Weather Girls) belted it out like pro's whereas Geri's version was antiseptic and soulless. Plus she looked like a head on a stick in the video due to her eating disorder, poor lamb! NOT a good look.

-J

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merton - 07.07.2007, 23:22

I'll definitely be interested in how the reunion goes and what reaction they get. Not sure I want to be in the dressing room though, could be dodging the flying hairbrushes. :D

OK, sorry, more forgiveness required. That was a sexist comment. :oops:

Long live Martha Wash.

:arrow: :wink:

Thanks for the topic Platobird.

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platobird - 08.07.2007, 18:43

It seems all we can do now is wait for the next shoe to drop - or to fly across the dressing room. :lol: I'm sure there'll be some press coverage when they start the tour. (I'll check out the costume coverage; watching for them to surpass Frida's tour shorts.) :D

Fire&Ice wrote: I never cared for the song or Weather Girls. Belting or not, not my cup of tea.
Here's Geri Raining Men. (The clouds are courtesy of Texas)


Waddya think Ivana, is she selling good music here? For sure she's not selling tea. :lol:

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abbagav - 15.07.2007, 22:15

I can't understand the need for a reunion to be honest - they've only been away for 6 years - at least Take That had the decency to wait for 10 years before bothering us again!

I liked the Spice Girls at the time..ish. I bought the albums but only liked the singles really - nothing special. HOWEVER! Emma Bunton's album 'Free Me' is just amazing - one of my all-time favourites which is something I never thought I'd say!

Couldn't give two hoots about the rest of the silly bitches.

abbagav

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Clock_With_Lemon - 19.07.2007, 07:31

I Liked the Spice Girls when I was 8 years old, But I think they "Jumped-The-Shark" years ago, and too much has changed for them to come back. So, My reaction to the reunion is simple: Nooooooooooooooo!

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johnny59 - 19.07.2007, 14:02

merton wrote: I still prefer the sheer class of Agnetha and Frida in this respect.

Oh YES :!:

Me too :!:

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Anonymous - 25.07.2007, 14:51

Haven't heard anything about the Spice Girls in the last few days, keep your fingers crossed preharps they've changed their minds :lol:

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aggie-fan - 04.08.2007, 02:29

you guys haven't heard anything from them in days????

wow, so i was sitting at the hospital.. my grandpa's in there. anywho. so i had plenty of time to read magazines. and yeah, i counted how many times the spice girls (or pics of them solo) and yeah. 1 mag, posh was in there 6 different times, geri was in there 2 times and scary once. i read 4 other magazines. and i counted how many times they were in all 4 magz. posh 11 times, geri 5 times, scary once and the other two weren't in them... and even the news papers around here are talking about them. maybe its just canada, but so many people want to see them back together.

AND AND the spice girls are coming to CANADA!! yay! to BC tho... so i might just get tickets to see them in USA instead. i cant wait!

aggie-fan

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platobird - 07.12.2007, 20:57

The reviews are in for the Spice Girls concert this week in San Jose, California. I originally said I would go if they appeared locally, then after I saw the ticket prices, I decided there's better ways to spend my money. I think I'm both happy and sad about my choice. 8)

First, the headline in my local paper for the review is: "Spice Girls Perfect Recipe for Fun 'n Frivolous Pop". (Maybe I should post this in the food topic. :lol: ) In any event, Frivolous Pop is not what I like to hear. :roll:

Posh wore a gorgeous tight-fitting gold pant-and-corset outfit, while Baby wore a cute short dress; and Ginger rocked a sexy, even shorter hemline. Scary and Sporty weren't nearly as successful wardrobewise. The former wore a reptilian-patterened jumpsuit, and the latter was in a spacy workout suit that seem straight out of the Battlestar Galactia closet. OMG :tongue:

They started the show 40 minutes late, and after a few songs, according to the article they "used up a goodly portion of their best material (their songbook isn't what one would call deep)." Continuing, "Scary ... was more than a bit frightening as she tried to handle a solo version of Lenny Kravitz's Are You Gonna Go My Way." Next, "Ginger brought down the house with ... It's Raining Men." Finally, they sang "Wannabe" complete with a vocal flub by Scary. :shock:

So I'm not disappointed I missed the show that was on the stage. However, apparently there was another show to see. That is, the review begins with this: "The young, mostly female crowd came dressed for the occasion, wearing the type of mico-dresses and micro-shorts the might make a parent faint." That's a show I'd pay to see. :boogie:

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DayBeforeUCame - 02.02.2008, 16:35

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7223629.stm

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aggie-fan - 04.02.2008, 07:35

public lost interest?? i dont think so. i went all the way from saskatoon saskachewan, to montreal quebec, just to see them. their concert was sold out the first day they were on sale, and well the concert was more then awesome. the whole crowd went crazy for the spice girls, and their concert was the best i have seen and i have seen many different artists. (and no the spice girls aren't my favourite) they were the typical diva's tho. only 2 hours late for the show. but it was well worth the wait, and it was well worth the money to see them (tickets, hotel and plane cost around $2000.00 can.)

so about the public losing interest.. i beg to differ.

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jacko10 - 04.02.2008, 12:39

Lost Interest? sorry I never had any in the first Place
I had a public house when they were in their heyday, the first album came out and I and others got fed up with listening to it.
so I put two pints pots on the bar with notes saying ''spice girls next album to go on Juke box'' and one with ''No Spicegirls on Juke box'' and asked People to donate to the local hopice for cancer Patients

The No spice girls pint Pot won hands down, However the Local Hospice was £375.00 better off

sound terrible but a good way to raise money for charity

Jack

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Carribean - 04.02.2008, 15:18

What is your point Lisa?

We already know you think the Spice Girls are crap and you already know some members here are big fans.

I myself do not care for them either and so I do not feel the need to discuss them. You however even start a topic about them so I guess you feel the need to rub it in.

Personally I think that this is not necessary.

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Maxi-saxi - 05.02.2008, 08:35

It was on our New over here On One of the Major Channels and the reason given by a so called insider & Others was lack of ticket sales.


Maxi-saxi

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Joe_Bear - 06.02.2008, 08:00

ABBAnator wrote:
Come to think of it, I'd be hard pressed to come up with that kind of "disposable" income even today. $2000. for a couple hours of entertainment? I hope they came to your home and threw YOU a party after, for that kind of cash! :lol:

Bruce

I can imagine you dressing up as a Spice Girl - I think if you wore a blonde wig you could look like Ginger Spice! :rotfl2: I'm just joking around :innocent:

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Joe_Bear - 07.02.2008, 04:33

ABBAnator wrote:

Sorry to say, JB, I don't know what Ginger Spice looks like (Spice Girls were after my time :wink: ), but if she looks anything like me with a blonde wig, I can only feel very sorry for the poor woman! :lol:

Bruce




OK so you don't know who Ginger Spice is!? (that didn't go over well - I think I hear crickets!)
I always thought you look a little like Bjorn. Maybe you could put on a wig, play piano like Benny and sing a Frida song and be all four members at once! :rotfl2:



I'm only trying to help you get that $2,000. :eyebrows:
I have a suspicious feeling you are going to fire me as your agent. :( :(

Joe B.

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johnny59 - 08.02.2008, 10:56

Mr. Bear? Are you well? Everything's ok? What about your daily medication?

Worried Johnny

:rotfl2:

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johnny59 - 08.02.2008, 23:42

Joe_Bear wrote: I was just teasing ABBAnator because of his response to Aggie-fan.

Oh. I see.

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Christina - 10.02.2008, 11:50

Carribean wrote: What is your point Lisa?

We already know you think the Spice Girls are crap and you already know some members here are big fans.

I myself do not care for them either and so I do not feel the need to discuss them. You however even start a topic about them so I guess you feel the need to rub it in.

Personally I think that this is not necessary.

Thank you for that post, that's my opinion too.
If you don't like them don't just talk about them.
And well...I haven't heard a word about ABBA spoken in the media here too...does anyone care?

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Arrival57 - 02.03.2008, 18:22

jacko10 wrote: Arrival57 wrote: jacko10 wrote: Lost Interest? sorry I never had any in the first Place
I had a public house when they were in their heyday, the first album came out and I and others got fed up with listening to it.
so I put two pints pots on the bar with notes saying ''spice girls next album to go on Juke box'' and one with ''No Spicegirls on Juke box'' and asked People to donate to the local hopice for cancer Patients

The No spice girls pint Pot won hands down, However the Local Hospice was £375.00 better off

sound terrible but a good way to raise money for charity

Jack

Nice one Jack,At least something Good came out of something Bad,
We find that at the Pavilions when there's bad ticket sales, shows get postponed or cancelled and other excuses get used to con the public,
Anyway once they've made their pot of gold they'll be off again. :wink:

Stu :frida:

Stu the money went to St Lukes Hospice in Dear Old Plymouth so some good came out of the spice girls

Jack

Thanks Jack, that's Good to know. :D

Stu :frida:

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Toni - 21.08.2009, 14:41

Here is Gery's great solo song: "Calling".

Link

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dizzymoe33 - 13.07.2012, 21:55
Spice Girls to cover "I Know Him So Well"...
JULY 12: I KNOW HIM SO WELL
Former Spice Girls stars Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm have recorded I KNOW HIM SO WELL for the latterŽs coming album STAGES.

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drimnagh - 13.07.2012, 22:24

The mind boggles.

Mind you, Melanie C is a top gal, my favourite- so down to earth and friendly.

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Seanie(: - 13.07.2012, 23:11

Oh no. Mel C overdoes it with her voice and Emma well, she's sweet but I don't think she could pull the song off.

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Seanie(: - 13.07.2012, 23:56

No doubt she can sing but her voice just grates on me.

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Fire&Ice - 14.07.2012, 11:09

I read on Yahoo (I think) that SG want to make a musical of their songs - kind of reminiscent, don't you think? :lol:

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wickedyeah - 14.07.2012, 15:28

It launched the other day... my former boss was in the front row and gave me her goodie bag. And yes, Jennifer Saunders has written it and Judy Craymer's producing it. It opens at the Piccadilly in December and I am totally going.

I still love the Spice Girls. My brother and I were obsessed back in the day and when we went to see them at the O2, we both cried real tears.

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onlyabba4me - 14.07.2012, 20:34

The Spice Girls Musical won't last long. ABBA have far more well
known Songs - hence the success of 'Mamma Mia!'.

The Spice Girls Musical will go the same way as 'Daddy Cool', the
Boney M Musical.

In London 'Daddy Cool' lasted from September 2006 to February 2007.
In Berlin, only from from April to July 2007.

I can't see the Spice Girls Musical being much more successful. Their
Songs have been around since 1996, & I only know about 12 of them.
Even though I have heard their Album Tracks many times.

They just don't have the 'ABBA Sparkle', I'm afraid.....

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ellielovesabba - 14.07.2012, 23:31

^^^ I think it's coz she had cancer

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wickedyeah - 15.07.2012, 02:25

I don't have high hopes really, but I think that with such a high profile launch and the associated big names wholeheartedly getting behind it (which didn't happen with Daddy Cool or the Blondie musical), its first booking period at least should be a pretty good one. I understand it's already impossible to get decent seats for Fridays or Saturdays.

But, alas, I don't think it has staying power. I already have a bet with a friend that when ticket sales start to dwindle, either Mel C or Emma will end up actually appearing in it. There's a company I've never heard of doing the marketing for it, which can only be a good thing. AKA used to market shows at the Piccadilly and they have been notorious for flogging dead horses there (Grease and Guys & Dolls are recent examples).

Wow, that was a really boring post. My sincerest apologies.

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SAS737 - 15.07.2012, 09:43

Mel C a singer? she also has started talking very posh...
fingernails on a blackboard springs to mind....and having met one of them through work let me tell you one of them knows a few choice phrases and is far from upmarket...money can't buy class :wink:

Re: Spice Girls (including solo careers)

billydog - 15.07.2012, 10:53

It will be interesting to see if the musical proves popular, I would imagine the "girls" still have a fairly large fanbase and I liked a good few of their singles. There were a couple of decent solo tracks after the band disintegrated but, I have to say, I don't find any of them particularly interesting as people and I don't think their personalities are that attractive TBH.

S

Re: Spice Girls (including solo careers)

drimnagh - 15.07.2012, 15:17

^^For what it's worth, I absolutely agree with you, I really do. Utter rubbish in the main.. and don't get me started on so-called 'Girl Power'! :x

Having said that, I may not really be a fan of the music.. but I liked Viva Forever a lot and I really do like Mel C. She just seems grounded and not 'up herself', if you know what I mean. I don't want to get into a 'let's slag The Spice Girls off' rant but I truly believe 'Posh' to be devoid of any talent whatsover (she can pout, wear clothes and, to be fair, she IS funny and self deprecating), Emma is just well, 'fluffy' and I have no real opinion of her either way, Geri- oh God, where do I start? I'd best not. Same with Mel B- she gives me a headache just listening to her voice.

Basically, I think there's not a great deal of actual, real talent in any of them- they just got lucky. But I do like Mel C- she seems lovely. And she has some talent, at least.

Re: Spice Girls (including solo careers)

drimnagh - 15.07.2012, 21:49

^^^ I :agree: with all that you just said.

Re: Spice Girls (including solo careers)

RJSChess - 23.07.2012, 22:38

If ONLY Frida had recorded an album of show songs like this! It would have become a classic among all musical fans! She would have brought such interesting depths and vocals to these great songs - in my dreams only :o(

Re: Spice Girls (including solo careers)

Joe - 24.07.2012, 04:38

Threads merged.