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Liam.k.
post 7th November 2019, 04:52 PM
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It's 20 years since Spice Girls' Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton went head to head in the battle for #1.

'Lift Me Up' won the race with just shy of 140k whilst 'What I Am' sold 106k to place at #2.

20 years on, which is your favourite?
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Liam.k.
post 7th November 2019, 04:52 PM
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Previous Chart Replays
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Cascada - 'Evacuate the Dancefloor' vs. Michael Jackson - 'Man in the Mirror' (2009)
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Eric Prydz - 'Call On Me' vs. Girls Aloud - 'Love Machine' (2004)
Black Box - 'Ride On Time' vs. Technotronic - 'Pump Up the Jam' (1989)
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post 7th November 2019, 04:58 PM
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I loooove 'Lift Me Up', my favourite Geri song. The Emma song is decent but not a highlight for me.
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Brer
post 7th November 2019, 05:00 PM
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Tin Tin Out by default because I can't recall a single thing about that Geri song. I'd say I've never heard it but I probably have and just don't remember it at all. 'What I Am' is ok but not exactly a timeless classic ~
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post 7th November 2019, 05:09 PM
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I never got how Lift Me Up won; its such a dull song.

What I Am FTW
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Mangø
post 7th November 2019, 05:31 PM
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Yeah 'Lift Me Up' wasn't Geri's best but 'What I Am' was decent.

I imagine 'What I Am' has sold better overall?
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post 7th November 2019, 05:43 PM
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The most iconic single released that week (a new entry at #5) would be my choice:

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post 7th November 2019, 06:07 PM
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'What I Am' by far as 'Lift Me Up' is Geri's worst single for me oops
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post 7th November 2019, 06:15 PM
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I'm team Emma here. 'What I Am' is such a great song and still sounds good today.
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post 7th November 2019, 06:16 PM
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Wait no I forgot about 'Half of Me' which was truly horrendous, so it's not the worst thing she recorded, but still one of her weakest kink.gif
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Jordanlee
post 7th November 2019, 06:17 PM
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Geri wins for me.

That Emma song I always mistake for another song what I can’t recall by name but the chorus goes “what can I do to make you love me” I don’t know why it always reminds me of that.
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post 7th November 2019, 06:17 PM
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QUOTE(blacksquare @ Nov 7 2019, 05:43 PM) *
The most iconic single released that week (a new entry at #5) would be my choice:



Agreed - Such a bip jump.gif
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post 7th November 2019, 06:18 PM
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QUOTE(Jordan Lee @ Nov 7 2019, 06:17 PM) *
Geri wins for me.

That Emma song I always mistake for another song what I can’t recall by name but the chorus goes “what can I do to make you love me” I don’t know why it always reminds me of that.


The Corrs? What Can I Do
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One_For_Sorrow
post 7th November 2019, 06:23 PM
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QUOTE(ElectroBoy @ Nov 7 2019, 06:18 PM) *
The Corrs? What Can I Do


Was about to post that. I was listening to that yesterday, great song.
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post 7th November 2019, 06:24 PM
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QUOTE(WinterFreeze @ Nov 7 2019, 06:23 PM) *
Was about to post that. I was listening to that yesterday, great song.


Tin Tin Out also did a mix of that song too biggrin.gif
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post 7th November 2019, 06:28 PM
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QUOTE(ElectroBoy @ Nov 7 2019, 06:24 PM) *
Tin Tin Out also did a mix of that song too biggrin.gif


Haha so they did.

I think that’s the connection I make between the two.
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Bjork
post 7th November 2019, 06:29 PM
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agree on JLo's track being the best

the Geri song was a non-event of a song, and Tin Tin Out/Emma is just a lifeless silly cover of an amazing original by Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
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ThePensmith
post 7th November 2019, 06:58 PM
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I've already discussed this in some depth over on the Spice Girls AF thread about this battle but yes, 'What I Am' all the way for me (Further reading of my thoughts here).

On a totally seperate note some class new entries in that top 10. Loved the J.Lo, Another Level and Savage Garden tracks (although that Another Level single would prove to be their last as Bobak and Wayne promptly threw hissy fits over Dane getting lead vocals and left. Shame as I feel like they could have been even bigger still. Mark is now working for Lord Sugar of all people!)
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Nina West
post 7th November 2019, 07:03 PM
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Geri - Lift Me Up - ALWAYS biggrin.gif
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post 7th November 2019, 07:06 PM
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The people voting 'Lift Me Up' must surely have no problems with that key change being flatter than a witch's tit.
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