Mel B lets cat out of the bag about June gig in Aussie TV interview...
15:03, Saturday, 28 January 2012
The Spice Girls are planning to reunite for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this summer, Mel B appears to have let slip.
Speaking in an interview with an Australian TV station, the former Scary Spice was asked if the girls were going to be getting back together for the London Olympics.
She replied: "Ooh, I think the Queen's Jubilee concert is the event I'd be looking at more closely for that to happen."
But she quickly changed the subject, apparently realising that she wasn't supposed to let on yet.
And when she was off air she apparently told members of the crew: "I am going to be in such strife for saying that. It's all so totally bloody top-secret still."
Mel and her former bandmates Victoria Beckham, Mel C, Emma Bunton and Geri Halliwell are expected to perform at a special event at Buckingham Palace on June 4.
The girls had a successful comeback tour in 2007, but ended up cutting it short due to "family commitments".
Source: MTV
Haven't seen this anywhere on Buzzjack- Is it time to give this up?
This has already been denied by Mel C I believe.
Ah now I feel silly!
Yes Mel C denied they were reforming on "Lorraine" last week. Mind you didn't she deny rumours of the last reunion until the last moment?!
All five Spice Girls will be attending the press conference for the forthcoming musical 'Viva Forever'. It'll be taking place in the early afternoon (26th), and will apparently be held at the St Pancras hotel, where the Spice Girls filmed their debut music video 'Wannabe'.
Official website for the musical: http://www.vivaforeverthemusical.com
This week marks 5 years since the press conference for their reunion tour - can't believe it's been that long already! The last time they were pictured together was in February 2008. Excited to see them together again.
From Christian Vermaak(?)'s Instagram just now. To think I actually visited the old Grand Hotel at St. Pancra's only a few weeks ago when I was in London for the day and got all excited knowing it was THE 'Wannabe' staircase...I'm intrigued if Jennifer Saunders has written the script!
Looking really good! So happy to see them together
The girls talking to ITN about what to expect from the musical...
Love them!
It looks like I'm going to this since the boyfriend is a diehard fan and snapped tickets up straight away. I do love a bit of the Spice Girls so no complaints.
I NEEED to see this, money, location and finding a friend to go with may be difficult though. How long is it planned to be on for atm?
Vicks looks AWFUL. Mel C trying to be Mother Theresa?
The rest look OK I guess... Doubt I'll catch this, good to see them back together though!
So when is this in theatres?
Previews from November 27th to December 10th, official opening night on December 11th, and then a run from then until June 1st 2013! http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/viva-forever/piccadilly-theatre/#performance_tabs=tab_calendar
Various newspapers are reporting that a Spice Girls reunion at the closing ceremony of the Olympics is confirmed!
Victoria was interviewed in Ireland yesterday, and she said this about the girls:
No they aren't performing at the closing ceremony. It will be headlined by Take That, George Michael and The Who
That doesn't mean there won't be other performers though?
Yeah I can't see it happening, a bit too late now. I'm sure they will do something though. Maybe a one off concert near the release of the musical?
Its been all over the news that Poosh spice is performing with the rest of the "girls" ahem,at the Olympic Ceremony.
So it looks like the Olympic performance is likely to happen after all!
Victoria tweeted this this morning:
Shortly after, Geri tweeted "What a lovely day.... I'm smiling.....eeeeee" and tonight Emma has tweeted that hurt cheeks hurt (from smiling?). Mel C is a bit quiet, but Mel B tweeted that she was in London last night.
Oh and Dean Piper is usually reliable and he confirmed it haha.
Ooh! Very, very glad that they'll be performing together again at something like this. They are definitely worthy of being there, whether you loved them or hated them, they are very much one of the most successful and iconic British acts! Really pumped for their performance now. Hopefully it'll be a medley!
SO EXCITED. It's going to be amaaaazing!! So jealous, my housemate is dancing in the Closing Ceremony (when Annie Lennox is performing)
As I've said on Twitter this morning I hope the rumours of them and Take That performing are true...the rumours of One Direction also performing after them not so much. That'd be like finding out you had the clap the morning after.
Mel B just sent the following on Facebook...
EEP! So excited. Then please announce a new reunion tour.
Haha love Posh posting a microphone..its not as if she's going to be singing into it!
At least Mel C is sounding very strong after hearing her on Superstar on ITV.
Take That are definitely performing, they will be doing Rule The World and rumoured 'Never Forget' although Howard has lost his voice according to reports so Gary might have to sing it instead
A few dancers who'll be performing at the ceremony have been excitedly tweeting that they've seen the Spice Girls rehearsing today!
Omg yes <3 So so excited, even if it's just for one performance!
Gonna have to have the mute button handy at the closing ceremony for Take That though.
Potential spoiler:
I won't say what they are performing, but there is a video of the girls rehearsing (audio only) on Digital Spy forums, so go there if you want to know!
I'm so happy they're going to be there, can't wait to see them do Spice Up Your Life!
Literally cannot contain my excitement for this right now, been having a full on Spice Girls day. Fangirling!
I'm incredibly excited to see them!
SPEECHLESS.
Beautiful. It was as if they never split
It wasn't technically the best performance, but it was never going to be considering. It was AMAZING seeing them back next to each other and they were full of energy. One and a half songs was not enough!
TBH, I'm annoyed they didin't get a much bigger set than i expected. I truly believe they should have performed Viva Forever tbh, it would have been a perfect way for there last performance.
it was magical
emma got the gold medal, ok?
Loved it Highlight of the whole ceremony for me, never been about the medals! All about the Spicey reunion
great overall games i thought. from the music to the presentation to the actual athletics
Thought some BJ members might enjoy this...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dlo55bCO1gPerhaps not haha
I loved their Olympics performance...WISH they would tour again!
Three of them met up last night, at Little House Mayfair restaurant.
I wish they'd all be full time Spice Girls again!
It really is amazing how through it all, they maintain that friendship.
Love them.
Spice Girls at the premiere of the Viva Forever! musical.
It's getting really bad reviews. Appaz.
So did We Will Rock You, and that's still going ten years later
It doesn't sound very good though...it's not something that would interest me anyway, as to the age I was in the late 90s (7 when Wannabe came out) the Spice Girls were to me the most irritating thing on the planet, and while there's a couple of their songs I appreciate a bit more now they're not a group who I immediately look to for childhood nostalgia.
ITV1 Documentary tonight. So excited
EEK! Flawless. Cannot wait to see the musical in 14 days!
Argh why do the iTunes charts have to freeze just as the SG album and single is re-charting!
will they even effect iTunes much?
Just announced this morning that it's been axed and closing on June 29th
Terrible shame. I'd been planning to go see it on my birthday this year and only ever heard good things about it but then theatre critics can be an unforgiving lot most of the time which this unfortunately was a victim of.
It's a good show. Such a shame.
How jolly lucky, I'm going to see it in June! My mum bought us tickets for my birthday. Such a shame it's being axed though
I wonder how the people on DenDen are reacting!
But it got VERY bad reviews, so I'm not surprised.
Over on the Popjustice forum, a member called Vasilios opened a topic called http://www.popjustice.com/forum/threads/33099-SPICE-GIRLS-2014, with the first post simply reading "It's coming guys". He's been fairly vague about what exactly is coming, but most are guessing it'll be a tour. Whatever is happening, he says we'll find out about it soon.
vicky b tho...
Emma Mel Geri Melanie coming for your MKS faves...
Can we really trust this random poster though? Anyone can make a post on PJ if they have an account.
He is a good poster on there and would probably not make it up as he would look a bit of a twat and has been on there years!
I dunno... after the flop musical, it may not be a good idea?
How awesome would if be if they released a new studio album called "Reunion Rumours"?
^^
As long as Geri isn't writing hit songs like "Half Of Me"
Would absolutely love this to be true and for it to be a tour! I literally got into them a few months after their 2007/2008 tour ended, my parents went and I've been so jealous ever since!
I wouldn't say that.
I mean the musical was a flop for a number of reasons:
1) Lack of music, its simple. The spice girls have 10 hits. And a musical requires AT LEAST 20. People werent here for random album tracks they hadn't heard in 10+ years.
2) The writing was dreadful and the concept. The musical was a girls night out on a Saturday night (like when me and Eddie went). We got drunk and were plonked in a box. It was fun.
Ideally, had they ventured more into the movie and made it more in that vain, I think it would've lasted longer. The Spice Girls gave us these great characters and they didn't bother using them in a musical about them.
Over on DenDen forums, a user called Mrspice has been sharing some snippets of previously unheard Spice Girls demos! They're from the 1999 third album recording sessions, but they were scrapped in favour of the girls going in an R&B direction, i.e. the 2000 released 'Forever'.
Tracks included in the above video are called 'A Day In Your Life', 'If It's Lovin' On Your Mind', 'Right Back At Ya' (original Pop version) and 'Proof'. I think I'm correct in thinking that all 4 of these tracks were recorded with Eliot Kennedy, the man behind their hit single 'Say You'll Be There'.
It's so interesting to hear these songs, 15 years on from when they were recorded! Fans didn't even know that these particular songs (bar Right Back At Ya) even existed, they were never registered titles. I think it's quite a shame that they didn't stick with the pop sound they were initially going for. 'Right Back At Ya' sounds so much better than the version that is on 'Forever'!
Mrspice has hinted that previously unreleased/demo tracks could be used "in conjunction with their next endeavour". I'll keep my fingers crossed for some anniversary editions of their studio albums!
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Remember the thread "Spice Girls 2014" that was posted on Popjustice a few months ago, which lead to rumours of a reunion being on the cards? Obviously nothing came of that (and the poster of that topic requested that his topic was locked until there was further news on the matter). Anyway, a few days ago he wrote "It's not my fault the Spice 'thing' got pushed back", which still implies that something was going to happen. Curious!
Victoria has pretty much left. Those rumours are all bullshit.
Does anyone find it really weird how "W.O.M.A.N" never materialised.
It's a shame that it was scrapped, considering they performed it on tour! It's the track the fans have longed for for years. However, Mrspice on DenDen said that it never made it past the demo stage, so supposedly there is no finished version of it anyway.
Right Back At Ya sounds so much better!
Proof, Lovin and Right Back At Ya here are the best, One Day is dross.
I don't know what went so wrong with that album, honestly. WHy couldn't they get some good producers/ writers, as the then biggest band in the world, to help with it?
They never really cashed in (the record company) on rarities, unused songs etc.
Some of their unreleased tracks from 1999 finally leaked yesterday! Clips of the songs had surfaced back in July 2014, but here they are in full:
All four songs were recorded in August 1999. 'Right Back At Ya' was remixed in 2000 to become an r'n'b style track for the 'Forever' album, but this is the original pop version.
There's still a few tracks from 1999 sessions which have yet to leak, Stannard/Rowe produced ones. If anyone is interested in the time line of the 'Forever' album recording, then look here: http://forums.denden.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=4023700#p4023700
Interesting to hear what direction they were going for before they decided to focus on the american produced r'n'b tracks!
These sound great really loving Pain Proof and If It's Lovin' On Your Mind, they were better than the new tracks on the Greatest Hits album, maybe if they kept PP and released it as the lead single from Greatest Hits, then it would have done a hell of a lot better, I know it was recorded during the Forever sessions, but it was just a thought.
They had 14 songs recorded already by the end of the 1999 and I reckon they should have released Forever after the Brit Awards performance, instead of going back to Rodney and Fred Jerkins and recording "Tell Me Why", "Get Down With Me", "Time Goes By" and "Wasting My Time" coz they sound like filler tracks anyway and they even re-recorded Right Back At Ya into an R&B song (much better in it's pop form).
They could have at least finished Woman and here's what they had before going to Jerkins =
Stannard/Rowe 2nd August 1999
Woman
Treasure
Go, Go, Go
Overnight
Too Hot
Kennedy/Lever August 16th 1999
Right Back At Ya (Pop version)
A Day In Your Life
If It's Lovin' On Your Mind
Proof
Rodney/Fred Jerkins August 25th 1999 (1st session)
Holler
Let Love Lead The Way
Weekend Love
Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis September 21st 1999
Oxygen
If You Wanna Have Some Fun
If Ya Do
It would be interesting too see what the original tracks are like, I know some of them leaked but they should at least release these in some form.
Does anyone have a copy of these they could send me?! SPICE GIRLS. I hope they do something for their 20th anniversary next year!
Spice Girls to reunite in 2016 - without Victoria Beckham?
The Sun: https://twitter.com/danwootton/status/629396563991793664 | http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/6577927/Viva-FOUR-Ever.html
Oh Vicky please do a one off at Wembley Stadium and film it for dvd release. A four piece Spice Girls isn't going to work look what happened in the Forever era.
I'm not shocked at all that Victoria's sitting out but a Spice reunion is good nonetheless!!
No one really cares for them as a 4-piece. I mean people may give V.B A LOT of flack but they need to be a five for this to work. The Spice Girls are a great part of the past, but that's just it I don't see how they fit in in 2015 (or 2016) I guess nostalgia will sell out a tour but a new single and album needs to be out of the question after the bomb of Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) unless they re-release that in 2016 with the further tag of (of f*** it we hate each other this is about the moneyeh).
Even if all 5 were involved how would this tour be different from their 2007 tour? They have nothing new to add to it, the only difference is this time I could afford to go. However will people be as willing to pay for 80% of The Spice Girls?
Yeah I'd imagine this is simply for a reunion tour to celebrate 20 years rather than with any new material! Headlines showed that the public aren't really here for new songs from them I think, which is fair enough, it's all about nostalgia.
I don't know where these rumours come from. Victoria loves the Spice Girls as much as the rest. Sure. She'd never do it full time but I highly doubt she'd let them do a twenty year thing and not be involved.
With or without Victoria, I don't think it'd matter. They'll still do ridiculously well with the tour. I still haven't seen them live and will definitely be ticking it off this time!
I really hope Victoria is back though! A 20 year celebration wouldn't be right without her tbf.
From someone on DenDen:
Emma just denied it on Heart FM about the girls to reunite the world tour without Victoria!
Edit:
Some of the girls are still teasing on twitter:
Emma Bunton @EmmaBunton
Do I need to put my pigtails in?!?!? twitter.com/melaniecmusic/…
Melanie C @MelanieCmusic
Woke up this morning wondering whether I need to start practising my backflips???!!! 😳
My God Emma and Mel C love a good troll, don't they?
TBH I'd be here for an anniversary thing with or without Victoria. Obviously it'd be nicer if it was all five doing something to mark the release of 'Wannabe', it's iconic and they were all part of its story.
But when you consider the continual public battering she took on the music front even with her solo career, can you really blame Victoria? Because I don't know many people who'd return to that kind of environment when they're more comfortable in other fields.
Take That have proved they can operate on member counts of 80% or 60%. The girls themselves have operated with 80% before. Hell, even McBusted only happened with James and Matt joining McFly.
My point is, they'll make it work, one way or another. If Simon Fuller is involved they'll find a way certainly.
The Spice Girls reunion rumours were trending high on Twitter in many countries, and also on Facebook! Lots of news articles published around the world too. Every time there is a Spice Girls reunion story, it really explodes. I love how much interest there is in them still!
Emma supposedly denied it, however she retweeted this Dan Wootton's tweet: "And a note from me to people saying Emma "denied" story this AM. She didn't. But no official announcement will come until later this year." - so that seems to be a sign that she hasn't actually denied it.
Oh my Gosh. If they do Glasto. I'm going to cry.
Victoria's replacement announced as Soo
Ahahahaha! I forgot about that Soo-gababes video! Someone I was with at uni actually knew the woman who did the voice of Soo in The Sooty Show. Funny old world isn't it?
Today marks 3 years since the Olympics performance!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PArTdhNda7k
Highlight of the whole Olympics for me TBH. And this is coming from someone who successfully avoided them until the closing ceremony!
They came on stage with their taxis and they slayed the whole evening! What a fantastic and iconic performance.
they're starting to ruin my nostalgia for them pls stop
Geri confirming that there have "been talks": http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/geri-halliwell-confirms-spice-girls-6403729 (video in the link)
Mel B and Melanie C on the matter of a Spice Girls reunion:
I'm ready <3
I don't think Victoria has given any direct quotes about it all in recent times. I'd be astonished if she took part in a full-time capacity (such as a tour). I'm quite prepared for a reunion to be a 4 piece, although it would be a bit of a shame considering the point of it would be to celebrate 20 years since 'Wannabe'. We can only wait and see!
Yesterday Victoria's reps denied Victoria is going to join the other girls on the 2016 reunion and today Geri said the following words on BBC Radio 2 "When it's definite we'll announce it together, it will be the four of us"
No surprise i think, still i think it's sad it won't be 5 piece thing.
Victoria knows they were a small band relatively speaking and now would struggle to trouble top40.
Plus there are no plans whatsoever to record any new music... No-one wants that.
Victoria will do it. I'm sure of it.
^ Her representatives denied the story.
That's a real shame but not a surprise.
They suit big events so maybe there will be a performance for the Queen's 90th?
So who do you think/want totake over Victoria,s lines?
I want it like this:
SYBT-Mel C/Geri
2 Become 1- Geri does her verse from the album version.
WDYTYA- Mel B
SUYL- Emma
Too Much- Emma or Mel B
Stop- Mel B
Viva Forever- Geri
Goodbye- Geri
I don't know if they do Forever tracks but I put them here a anyway.
Holler-Geri
LLLTW-Geri
Headlines- Mel B
It's a massive shame for Vicky to not be doing it, but she is still *SO* successful. Touring takes up huge amounts of time and effort, she has no need for the money the way the others probably do.
Her fashion line is so big now,she is a one-woman empire. Yeah, easier to give Geri her LLLTW and Holler lines. Woulda been interesting to have deen which parts she woulda sang in a 5 piece Forever though ...
Can't inagine anyone else having her ikonek lines, especially in Too Much and also her Star Wars reference!!! Who else can sing, And I won't energise! So convincingly??
They are all rich, Victoria richer than the others but they all don't have to complain about money.
I didn't think they're worth anywhere near that, other than Vicky? Not that I thought they were poor, but I've heard Mel B make comments about how Spice Girls reunions would be good money in interviews (this was before her various talent shows of course). I think a tour sum would look very attractive to the four of them anyway. Not that they wouldn't be doing it for enjoyment as well!
Yup, their band was too small so some are quite poor!
Emma even has to work for HeartFM and wasn't Mel B broke at one point??
This is from a article from December 2015:
Emma $30 million
Melanie C: $33 million
Melanie B: $33 million
Geri: $40 million
There was a running gag in the Spice Girls fandom that Mel B was poor in 2003-2005, this was due that she lost a lot money on her ex husband. We never know if this was true but there is the fact Mel grabs every job she can get and works bloody hard. Why Emma works for the radio I don't know I just wishes she would record a new solo album again, her previous albums were amazing especially Free Me.
Wow I had no idea they were worth that much these days, what about Vicky then?
I do remember the jokes about Mel B now working in HMV
Edit - I found an article from 2012 saying VB is 185 million With Emma at the lowest on 15 million. I don't know what Heart FM are paying her to have doubled her worth since then?
Edit AGIAN - Maurince's figures were dollars, oops so she's actually only increased by 5 million.
Victoria's latest instagram hashtag answers any reunion questions #ILoveMySpiceGirls Posh
Victoria (or someone else, if they control social media for her~) hashtagging that is far from conclusive proof that she'll take part in a reunion. Did you overlook her spokesperson's statement?
She can love the Spice Girls, as a thing she remembers fondly from the past. She's very unlikely to drop everything with her business to go on tour, sadly.
also a reunion without vicky b will be embarrassing and I will definitely be front row
Simon Ellis musical director from all previous Spice Girls tours tweeted this a few days ago.
They should reunite for one night at Wembley Stadium, re-create the iconic 1998 gig and have Little Mix support them and dub-it a girl-power special
Little Mix & Girls Aloud could be roped in as both have friends with both.
There was that big 'investigation' piece about David supposedly 'bailing out' Victoria's fashion line in The Sun over weekend to 'save it going under'. I know you have to take everything the likes of them say with a pinch of salt, but is it deliberately being reported about so IF (and I put particular emphasis on IF there) Victoria does join them again it'll be the whole 'She's a failure at fashion' etc?
Today 20 years ago the girls shot the video for Wannabe. They also did record their first tv appearances that week. (MTV&ITV)
got a bit emosh about this earlier
Geri posted this picture on Instagram with the following message:
Iconic. 20 years though.
I had my picture taken on the famous stairs of St Pancra's Grand Hotel that they dance on in the video about four years ago when I was in London for a gig at Water Rats just up the road! (The tiny Italian tour guide wasn't best pleased, mind).
There's a free exhibition happening at the Coliseum in Watford (Geri's hometown) from July 7 - August 7 if anyone's interested. It was on display at Ripley's in Piccadilly Circus last year, it's the largest collection of Spice memorabilia owned by artist Liz West: https://watfordcolosseum.co.uk/online/spiceworld?menu_id=183C3024-5D8D-4A1E-8619-59A68CD4DCAE
OMG *.* I used to email Liz West when I was much younger 'cause I was so in awe of her collection (she actually replied sometimes too!). My hometown is also Watford so I may just have to go to this.
Time to bump this thread again.
It looks like the girls were working together today in a recording studio and a tweet by Elliot Kennedy (Say You"ll Be There,Love Thing,Right Back At Ya) suggests they were working with him. Very exciting news!
Ah! Amazing news *.* Now if they could do something similar to what Meghan has done with 'No', I'll be ALL OVER IT! *.*
Whaaat??
Lady V was apparently not there.
and Mel B is on Lorraine in the morning! Announcement?
They better just be updating vocals
Mel B confirmed on Lorraine she was with some of the girls yesterday.
From today:
Emma ageless beauty *.*
I'm not surprised VB didn't bother to joim them after she revealed they turned off her mic. Geri is a worse singer anyway!!
Elliot Kennedy pretty much confirmed the girls worked with him on a new song the last 2 days.
What he said?
Isn't it 20 years since Spice? Maybe they will reissue the album with new material included.
maybe they're gonna do a new song for the ab fab film? esp cos emma's already involved
OMG here for Ab Fab Spice Girls slayage *.*
Too much nostalgia if they did Ab Fab!!!!!
Their not doing the Ab Fab theme. Doesn't mean they won't be involved ofc.
Regarding a tour:
Mel B: "I can't really say much about that... there's going to be some announcement very, very soon... sooner than you actually all know. I'll let you know."
Regarding what their new music sounds like (interviewer asked whether it'd be a throwback to the 90s, or more 2016):
Mel B: "It's a complete mash-up mix, but it depends with what single we go [with] first. We haven't decided that yet."
Regarding Victoria & Melanie C not taking part:
Mel B: "You know what, Victoria, she's already booming with her fashion industry. Mel C wanted to take a break and focus on her own stuff, but we've always been very supportive of each other."
i want and don't want this in equal measure. gonna be a hot MESS but i will be front row to catch it fly.
The Spice Girls without Mel C is big negative for me as she is the one i like and follow the most. I wish the 3 girls well but im not so sure how this will all go for them. That said, Take That are doing just fine and they are 2 members down. With Take That they were far more established than the Spice Girls (are now) and Take That reformed as four and were only 1 member down when Jason departed.
The Spice Girls without Mel C would be like Take That without Gary Barlow.
I just hope they are committed to making it a success - I don't want a half arsed comeback and dodgy single if they think they can make a quick £. I've been a Spice Boy since the start and have an obscene collection of all things Spice and while I'm excited by this I hope they are all committed to the project.
A new song recorded by the 3 piece Spice Girls (Geri, Emma, Mel B) - 'Song For Her' - has leaked!
Ummmm...
Oh.My.Days.
This is dreadfully amazing. Like Half Of Me levels of amazing.
Oh dear. Doesn't sound very polished so hope it's just an unfinished demo or something
It's quite nice! I expected waaaaay worse actually. Obviously it's no Spice Up Your Life but it's decent.
'I have a ladder in my tights that I'll forever be climbing-
Ohhh dear.
People should tell flopstars and Amy Studt that ladders in tights do not make material for good pop songs!!
Eurovision come early.
Ohhh dear.
"Jump on a bus.. who knows where it's going"
These lyrics are laughable and let's not even start on the vocals, they're lucky Emma held her own after Mel C. Surely this isn't the song that Eliot Kennedy was raving about?
It's not even so bad it's good, they're ruining the Spice Girls legacy
Looks like I'm on my own but I love it!
Rubbish
....i love it
'Life is a river, it's always flowing', 'jump on a bus, don't know where it's going' oh dear oh dear. 'Life is a river' is the cheesiest pseudo-philosophical pap I've ever heard.
It's a bit of fun and very uplifting! It's only a demo and possibly not a song that was ultimately going to be used. I like it a lot for what it is anyway. #teamJakeWild #thisisasongforus x
I can't hear geri singing in the new song which part is her ???
The bits which sound like a worse Mel B. She is teyna copy Mel's vocals sooo it kinda sounds like a duo rather than what used to be a band of five :/
Without the other teo it just lacks that punchy Spice music.
I posted previously that I was worried the whole GEM project was going to be a disaster and I hate to say it but it looks like it is!
The YT channel that uploaded the track 'Song For Her' has been deleted and the girls have gone quiet which makes me think it may have been their comeback track which if so, the fact it has leaked will have totally screwed any plans for the official launch. The same channel also leaked Geri's new album in full.
With Geri pregnant, the song leaked and getting at best a sh!t reaction I kind of hope they just forget about the whole thing.
I have to say though I love the song and I find it funny that people are so caught up on the lyrics, they are cheesy and it's very 1997 but if they had of returned with a song like 'Shout Out To My Ex' they would just have looked like a couple of mums trying to reclaim their youth at a Karoke party on their way back from Asda.
I wouldn't say the general reaction has been that bad! Well, it has been here of course. Reading through Popjustice forum though, it's getting more of a mixed reaction there. Amongst actual Spice Girls fans (see: DenDen) it's been mixed to positive!
'Song For Her' doesn't seem like it's intended to be used any more. Emma Bunton said this a few months ago: "You know, us girls love creating stuff. We went and had a laugh in the studio. It's not a single, it's just we were creating."
The story goes, based on a mixture of insider information and fan theory, is that the song was supposedly intended to be a jingle for a planned reality show that the girls had in mind a while back. That show's concept being, to find replacements for Victoria & Melanie C. It's not properly known whether those replacements were intended to be permanent, or just a "come join us on stage for a one-off performance!" thing. 'Song For Her' lyrics is all about hard-working mums, so it does seem to fit the bill for the rumoured reality show.
Either way, it seems that the idea was firmly put to bed (assuming it was true). Geri said this last month at the Attitude awards: "There's been a lot of talk about replacing Spice Girls members and I wanna share with you there is no way we could ever replace Sporty or Posh. They're one of a kind."
The main reason the song has been deleted off YouTube will be because it's copyrighted material. Seeing as the girls have not launched properly yet, they wouldn't have been ready for a taster to be put out there by illicit means. Especially an unfinished demo track which is most likely scrapped.
Mel B revealed on Australian TV that she's back in the UK next week and will be meeting up with Emma & Geri. She said: “We’ve got a few music ideas, a few songs to record”. Earlier this month Emma & Geri were http://i.imgur.com/IhbNVVa.jpg, so it seems it's still full steam ahead for them, even though Geri's pregnant. For them to be recording more music, six months on from the session that 'Song For Her' came from, seems like a positive sign to me that they've got intentions to actually release music properly (single(s) and/or album, who knows) - fingers crossed! It wasn't all resting on 'Song For Her'.
I'll just be regarding 'Song For Her' as a fun taster, and look forward to when they put out finished music they want to be heard. Assuming they reach that point, these girls can be highly unpredictable!
For reasons unknown, some fans got their hands on 'Song For Her' months ago, and it caused a divide in the fan base because a lot of those fans were teasing & boasting about having it, all the while saying they wouldn't leak it (despite sharing it privately with whoever they wanted to). It was so frustrating. I was happy when it leaked because I was fed up of some of the fan base behaving horribly about it.
I was fully anticipating this to be awful. Can safely say I'm pleasantly surprised by this, strong chorus and whilst Emma sounds flawless, Geri and Mel B sound half decent too. If the album was full of songs like this I'd be here for GEM as a three piece. We are coming to the back end of a year where All Saints have had a critically acclaimed top 3 album and headline tour so this could easily work with the right promo channels!
The lyrics. Omg. So inspirational
There is a banging chorus in there somewhere! The verses though... Emma is literally the one carrying this!
This and that recently leaked Geri album are surprisingly good! I have high hopes!
Serious question: eho would buy a Geri Halliwell album these days??
Lovely performance of 2 Become 1 by Emma, with Robbie Williams! (Click the picture)
http://www.heart.co.uk/on-air/emma-bunton/robbie-williams-emma-bunton-perform-2-become-1/
I wish she'd not abandoned her solo career (it's 10 years to the month since she released her last album 'Life In Mono' ). I honestly prefer her vocals to Melanie C's, even though it's Melanie who is always celebrated as the singer of the group.
radio 1 have been playing this almost daily and i ain't complaining 💕
imagine
annie macs track of the day for a week
That was a beautiful rendition. Emma is sounding brilliant as always and it actually suits Robbies voice!
Or what little voice that showbiz chancer has! Can't sing c an't dance and was the worst of a baad band.
However Emma slaaying it! Also with ropey vocals but ok Shoulda released it and got Xmas no 1.
Or what little voice that showbiz chancer has! Can't sing c an't dance and was the worst of a baad band.
However Emma slaaying it! Also with ropey vocals but ok Shoulda released it and got Xmas no 1.
Oh wow, that performance of 2 Become 1 is sooo nice and Emma is so charming
2 Become 1 was anyway one of my fave Spice Girls song
Geri has Tweeted that she is hosting a new documentary going out next Saturday at 9pm on BBC Two. It's called "Geri's 1990s: My Drive to Freedom", and will focus on the music of that decade including, amongst other things, the Spice Girls. Should be a good watch!
Soo this comeback bombed
What were they thinking!!
It bombed by it collapsing.
So Victoria is doing Carpool Karaoke with James Corden on The Late Late Show in America tonight!
^ I thought that was just for the Mannequin sketch?
Omfg noo way!!
So Happy to be here!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Mel-C-Says-Spice-Girls-Have-Discussed-Return-Of-Musical-VIVA-FOREVER-20170906
Mel C AKA Sporty Spice has told Gay Times that the Spice Girls have discussed a return for their West End jukebox musical Viva Forever!.
"I loved it, too," she said in response to the anger the musical isn't still running. "What happened? What went wrong?
"It was such an exciting time. I started my career in musical theatre. I went to a performing arts college, and for me to work in the West End and then have the Spice Girls musical on the West End was such a thrill.
"It sadly closed after six months, but I think, at some point, yeah - at some point, I think. The music lends itself so well to musical theatre and I just think, at some point, we will.
"It's something we talk about. We'd really love to make that work and for people, not only in London to enjoy it but tour it and take it international. We'd love to do that!"
Viva Forever! was written by Jennifer Saunders and produced by Judy Craymer. It had a short run in the West End, playing from December 2012 to June 2013.
Would you like to see it spice up your life again?
I never got to see it first time around so I'd be interested if it came around again. But I'd be very surprised if this actually happened after it was so critically panned and ceased happening so quickly.
Yes it would be great if we can see Viva Forever again! Hope its come to Australian theatre to relive our childhood memories! But it need to be reworked. Judy Chaymer who created Mamma Mia said in the interview few years ago that she was pretty sure that Viva Forever would rise again at some point.
I saw 'Viva Forever' and enjoyed it, as I think any real fan would.
I felt that it had scope for improvement in sets and costumes, but I think that would come with a profitable run. It just lacked a bit of colour and scale.
But I also thought some of the more lyrically interesting songs were wasted as part of "TV performances". Personally, I'd like to see the TV talent show element played down a bit. It could be more of a background, like in 'Hairspray'. Or it could be changed entirely for another situation that causes the protagonist to grow/move on.
The songs worked really well for emotive themes of coming-of-age, motherhood, romance and friendship.
Everyone should watch 'Goodbye'/'Mama' medley, and the male version of 'Viva Forever' at least once.
(From The Lounge, "Songs You Can't Stand From Artists You Like" thread) -
My problem with 'Holler' is that I find it a much weaker version to what everyone else was doing at the time. Fair enough if the girls wanted to make an R&B record, but I wish it at least sounded true to them. Before their debut, various degrees of rock and hip-hop were dominating the charts. Then comes along 'Wannabe', this loud, in-your-face, pop song that just grabs your shoulders and shakes you silly. I've always considered it has a punk spirit about it because it's just so intense and went completely against what was mainstream. For them to then release what I consider a sub-par Destiny's Child single was a sign of regression, for me. Perhaps there's better songs on the album - I've not actually listened to any Spice Girls albums - but 'Holler' is the song that represents the album and I can see why it may have been responsible for their demise. There were so many other acts doing the same sort of sound but much better, so there was nothing to draw people to their music anymore.
That said, I do agree there were other factors involved such as the girls themselves not being fully invested by the time they got round to releasing. Was there any reasons why there was such a wait for them to release their third album?
Completely agree with you, cripesdude! For me, the most offensive aspect of the Forever album era was its artwork... I can't believe they couldn't come up with something better than it.
Liam, I'd say the main reason for the delay in releasing a third album, was them letting their solo careers get in the way!
They actually started to record third album material in 1998, but all those sessions were scrapped (bar Goodbye). The first half of 1999 saw them have a break from each other, with Mel B & Victoria giving birth earlier that year. Melanie C took the opportunity to record her debut solo album from March to August '99, but the other three girls also spent time in the studio in a solo capacity too. They regrouped in August/September 1999 to start recording together again:
2nd August 1999 - Abbey Road Studios - Stannard/Rowe
1 "Woman"
2 "Treasure"
3 "Go, Go, Go"
4 "Overnight"
5 "Too Hot"
^ All of these tracks remain unreleased and haven't leaked. Woman was performed during the Christmas in Spiceworld 1999 shows, but that was its only outing.
16th August 1999 - Steelworks Studios - Kennedy/Lever
5 "Right Back At Ya"
6 "A Day In Your Life"
7 "Give You What You Want" (Also known as "If It's Lovin' On Your Mind")
8 "Pain Proof"
^ Unreleased, but all leaked in 2015.
25th August 1999 - Whitfield Street Studios - Rodney/Fred Jerkins
9 "Holler"
10 "Let Love Lead The Way"
11 "Weekend Love"
21st September 1999 - Whitfield Street Studios - Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis
12 "Oxygen"
13 "If You Wanna Have Some Fun"
Melanie C properly threw herself into 'Northern Star' album promo after those sessions. They had enough material for an album release, but evidently the girls/the label decided that they weren't very keen on the pop songs from their usual collaborators... so they didn't have enough material.
The Spice Girls only came together for a couple of occasions over the next 6 months. They toured for a couple of weeks in December 1999 ('Christmas in Spiceworld' - where they performed Holler for the first time), and then performed at the Brit Awards in March 2000 (also performing Holler - but their performance of it wasn't televised). They didn't start working on the Forever album again until...
10th April 2000 - Miami - Rodney/Fred Jerkins
14 "Tell Me Why"
15 "Get Down With Me"
16 "Time Goes By"
3 months later, a final session occurred...
17th July 2000 - Whitfield Street Studios - Fred Jerkins
17 "Wasting My Time"
^ Jerkins also re-worked 'Right Back at Ya' with an R&B production and new vocals.
July 2000 is when the Spice Girls finally got to work on properly beginning the era - shooting the videos for Holler & Let Love Lead The Way! They received their radio/video premieres in September 2000, and finally released the single in October, and the album in November.
Interestingly Mel B insisted that the debut album she'd been working on at the same time - Hot - was released in October 2000, colliding with the comeback. Melanie C continued to promote her own album & even embarked on a solo tour throughout the Spice Girls' promotional schedule. Their solo endeavours lead to the US promo being carried out by Emma & Victoria alone, which didn't exactly show a united front & obviously they couldn't perform there. Their US floppage was pretty inevitable!
The lack of commitment wasn't all on Melanie C & Mel B though, they were probably all to blame. Emma worked on her own solo album from July 1999 to October 2000, to eventually release it in April 2001, while Victoria also dabbled with solo recording as early as 1999, through to 2001. Summer 2000 saw her release 'Out of Your Mind', with a very intense promotional schedule!
So really, it was all quite a mess - month long gaps between recording sessions, while they all seemed to prioritise their solo work over getting a move on with the group. The time between Spiceworld & Forever was evidently very busy for them all, but allowing 3 years to pass between group album releases was unwise. I think they really should have pushed to have got it out for Quarter 4 1999 instead.
(Sorry for the essay )
"Overnight" is from the "Spice" Album biff confirmed January 6 2013 Twitter, maybe there are two overnight songs or a reworked version.
Discusses her favourite & least favourite make-up looks from the Spice Girls days. For worst look, she says AMAs but she really means the VMAs in 1997 (because she's referenced this event in the past as their worst make-up look). It's not hard to see why!
Saw a copy of 'Step To Me' in a charity shop today *.* what do you guys think of this song? I really like it, but I remember playing it on plug.dj before and opinion was mixed.
Will this thread turn into a mess like it did on DenDen about the potential reunion?
Lmao, I doubt any thread on BuzzJack could ever hope to achieve that level of messiness.
I do kind of miss that thread, yet at the same time I feel a sense of relief that it's gone too. That thread, via the many fans who posted in it, really kept my hopes for a reunion alive on a near daily basis. Every article posted, every discussion that stemmed from them, provided a glimmer of hope... only for it to come to nothing. For the past month though, I've barely read anything about a reunion/people willing for it to happen... so I've actually started to feel far less bothered about the prospect of it!
Omg guys I have just rediscovered this site I made when I was about 13 the use of Comic Sans on the homepage *____*
http://spicegirlscollection.webs.com/
^ ! Iconic *.*
Omfg love it!! *.*
Also, where is all this spam/ what was it??
^ Those threads have been cleared out, it was a load of spam accounts/posts.
The campaign for Calvin Harris to remix a Spice Girls classic
Calvin Harris is under pressure to remix the Spice Girls classic 2 become 1 after he told another DJ he'd do it if same-sex marriage was legalised in Australia.
Now the law has been changed, people think Calvin should stick to his word. Even Baby Spice Emma Bunton's got involved.
Australian DJ Filip Odzak told Newsbeat: "He shook my hand on the deal. I have been waiting for this pot of gold at the end of this proverbial rainbow for five years!"
He's text Calvin to remind him.
https://twitter.com/FILIP_WithAnF/status/938722762150985728
The pair met during the Stereosonic festival in Sydney back in 2012.
Filip explains: "Calvin did a show and a crew of us came along and hung out in the backstage bar / green room.
"The conversation turned to the topic of wedding songs, I chimed in and said mine would be Spice Girls 2 become 1 and everyone had a giggle.
"Calvin was shocked when we told him that gay marriage wasn't a reality in Australia yet.
"I vividly remember his face, he was in genuine shock.
"I said to him when they finally legalise it you can remix 2 become 1 to celebrate.
"He 100% would have thought it was a laugh, and lets be honest, it's a one in a million conversation, but he shook my hand on the deal."
Filip wants the song remixed so he can play it at his wedding some day.
"It's a total gay bridal waltz anthem," he tells us.
Even Baby Spice is on board with the idea.
Emma Bunton told Newsbeat: "Let's spice up Calvin Harris! It would be fab for Calvin to remix 2 become 1.
"It's always been my favourite Spice Girls song and next week it will be 21 years since it was released as a single.
"I'm so happy to be celebrating same sex marriage equality in Australia, as a Spice Girl it's something I've been wishing for forever! Love always wins."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/42280454/the-campaign-for-calvin-harris-to-remix-a-spice-girls-classic
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This would be incredibly cool, but I don't think Calvin has acknowledged this yet!
I just hope it doesn't suck LOL
I've only just found out that people have been debating what Vic says in Holler for years. Surely if it is the bit I think it is the line is 'when I walked through that door'.
Lol that's the first time I've heard that particular suggestion, Sammy I think it's generally accepted that it begins "and I won't tell...". Can be heard most clearly here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk0VPJihBxg&t=1m41s although personally I can hear "and I won't tell" in the studio version too. But the two words afterwards are unintelligible to me. It sounds like "nah nah" but this has never satisfied me as an answer because it's nonsensical.
I wish DenDen was still up because recently there was a poll and there were literally over 30 suggestions for what it could be. :')
Im certain it's when I walked in that door.
Fair enough (although she's clearly not singing that)
But she is.
I defy you to listen to this and still think it's what you think it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shs_ltUqAxg&t=1m15s
The link wont play. I'm pretty positive she sings 'when i walked in that door' on xmas in spice world
Merry Christmas, Spice fans!
I wonder what 2018 will hold for Spice Girls fans?
Nothing x
Merry Christmas Ya'll
Melanie C: "I was actually quite surprised at how little time we spent performing.
"There are so many interviews to do, TV shows and then a lot of performances you are miming.
"It's really frustrating as an artist. A lot of people in the music industry have worked their way up and we were successful at this point but we had never done a live show."
(Regarding their first live show in Istanbul) - "There was so much pressure on us, the production was absolutely huge and it was petrifying. That was probably one of the most terrifying nights of my life. Everybody was waiting for it and everyone was waiting for us to fail."
"I think people expected us not to be able to sing live. I think people expected not a lot of the show to be live. It was almost an out of body experience. Nothing can prepare you for that amount of adrenaline."
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From: 'Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider's Guide To The Music Business' - which airs on BBC Four on January 19.
I seem to remember a story about how Mel got pissed off when told they'd be miming Holler at the 2000 EMAs
Also they sound ATROCIOUS on that video a few pages back
Before World War III breaks out, Michael doesn't like Little Mix
Jay, Jonjo, would you say that I am a Little Shits fan??
Spice Girls were a LOT smaller than the media would have us believe - look at their sales compared to the legends of music, or just big American superstars.
Hey everyone
I have just joined Buzzjack forums.
I was previously on DenDen if anyone else use to be on there
Hi welcome! Are you the famous Spice Girls Net from twitter/instagram?
Then quick come to the Victoria B Holler Line Appreciation Thread and side with me!!
Message from Jay: The following quote is from the Reunion thread, but I felt that the replies belonged in General Discussion.
I can't remember a meeting in Feb 2007. I remember the Feb 2003 one at Beckingham Palace. That was a juicy one as it was the first.
^ Crazy to think that was 15 years ago. That event is what got me into posting on DenDen!
Re: February 2007 meeting - Victoria, Geri & Emma met up on 7th Feb '07 at Nobu Restaurant. I guess early discussions may have occurred then! http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-07february2007-london-victoria-beckham-along-with-spice-girls-geri-81693787.html
P.S. Welcome, Spice Girls Net.
In a video backstage for the 2007 tour, Geri said it started with a meeting in Feb
But on the documentary Emma and Geri said they started it the day after Bluebells christening.
I thought the meeting in Feb 2007 was celebrate Emma's pregnancy.
Neighbours the tv show did a 90's special and replaced their theme tune with Wannabe.
Say You’ll Be There seems to on Hearts old songs we’re going to play the shit out of list at the moment.
Should be Hollier/ Let Love Lead The Way
Vote for Spice Girls as most influential British woman/women
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/vote-who-is-britains-most-influential-woman-11274648?__twitter_impression=true
Omg I just looked that top 5 makes me feel sick tbh. They are no way as influential as the people I stated. I mean the Queen, why? I love our monarchy but she is a figurehead nothing more. Same for Diana. Then the three politicians I'd maybe just maybe say Thatcher (even if I am a staunch anti-Tory and think she did more damage than good) but the other two... why what have they actually done?
Out of the current Top 5 I'd rather Diana was #1, based on her humanitarian/charity work.
I'm not taking this poll too seriously though, so I voted for the Spice Girls.
Yeah it isn't like the outcome of the poll will make it fact.
https://twitter.com/SpiceGirlsNet/status/974342078309298176
If any of you would like to retweet and/or like this tweet, that would be great. It's regarding Greatest Hits not being on Spotify. Hoping that if it's clear there's demand for it to be available, then their labels might consider it. A long shot, but worth a try!
https://headlineplanet.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Rita-Charli-LSB.jpg
Rita Ora taking part in Lip Sync Battle - Thursday 29th March!
Why three horns Rita LOL
I'm listening to some of the singles for the Ultimate Girlband rate and it has come apparent just how weak the Forever singles are in comparison to the rest of their discography
A lie, Holler is one of their best moments! x
Holler is one of their best singles ever and the ultimate fan favorite
I love the forever album !!
Absolutely. Had FOREVER been #1 and sold over 10million copies, I bet most fans would be all over that Album. A shame about how it all panned out to be honest but whatever, it is what it is.
Having said that, Let Love Lead The Way was really not on par with their usual ballads. Lyrically it is quite bland, specially in the chorus. But HEY so is Mama and Wannabe, and no-one seems to complain about those
Let Love Lead The Way >>>>
I'll say this for Darkchild...I think his work for the girls was as solid as what he's done for anyone else.
Mel B claimed at the time she felt he handed off the better material to Britney...but I don't agree with that at all. I think his Forever work towers over what he did for Brit.
But Darkchild was never Timbaland/Teddy Riley/Jam n' Lewis in their prime. He was never really up to churning out an album's worth of solid material for anyone. He tended to be best used doing a song or two or three on an artists' album. So. To his credit with Forever...I think he gave the girls two obvious singles in Holler and Tell Me Why...and a third possible single with Weekend Love. Nobody asked me...but I never would've released Let Love Lead the Way as a single. I like the chorus...but find the verses meandering. It's still worthy of the album, though...just like everything else he gave them.
I feel he was genuinely proud of that album too. He continued to talk it up and predict Grammy wins...even after the album had gone down in flames on the charts.
They obviously released LLLTW to cover all basis. Holler was and still is a bit divisive in the fanbase but LLLTW was safe and a good ballad. It is not as good as Goodbye and Viva Forever but Emma's vocals are heaven on it.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/10/we-caught-the-zeitgeist-how-the-spice-girls-revolutionised-pop - A new article by David Sinclair for The Guardian, with new quotes from Melanie & Geri.
Emma has been voted fave Spice Girl by a yougov poll of over 31k Brits.
She scored 37% of the vote
Mel C is second with 23%
Geri third with 19%
Victoria and Mel B are bottom 2 with 12% and 9%
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2018/04/09/9-things-yougov-found-out-about-fans-spice-girls/
Interesting statistics.
Glad to see Melanie come second.
Emma was always the fav in uk I thought . She’s harmless .
Interesting all round. It confirms my thoughts people are interested in Victoria but don't actually like her.
Also no wonder Mel C cant sell records or chart if she skews the oldest fans.
Sammy you are such a ****
I never heard about this poll in advance of the results. I’d have been interested to take part!
LOL I had to share that this just sounds straight out of Spice World (along manta rays and lions that piss on each other)
And I love that it doesn't sound so unexpected coming from Geri <3
Geri Horner teaches us all about gay penguins as she hangs out at the zoo
metro.co.uk/2018/04/10/geri-horner-teaches-us-gay-penguins-hangs-zoo-7455942/
There's a game going on in The Lounge atm to vote for your favourites from the Now! That's What I Call Music series - the current round is editions 31-40 which are filled with loads of Spice songs, thought you guys might be interested - http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=212501
Done *.* Nominated every Spice Girls song listed, obvs
Hey everyone just to let you know that the NOW That's What I Call Music is celebrating 35 years since its first release back in 1983. In July they'll be releasing NOW 100
To celebrate they have created the NOW 100 Music Awards
You can vote for the Spice Girls http://www.nowmusic.com/awards/
BEST SONG OF THE NOW YEARS (Wannabe)
BEST SONG OF THE 90s (Wannabe)
BEST NOW GROUP
Voted
Geri and Melanie C singing 2 Become 1 yesterday
WOW so cute
Nice to see the two of them performing together. They're a bit of an unlikely performing duo. So. Dig it. I realize this wasn't rehearsed...but I do wish Geri had sung a bit more. The only time I can clearly hear her singing is her one album version line.
Side note. Is this the only time "...boys and girls go good together" has been performed?...live OR mimed? I remember video surfacing on the reunion tour of Geri's vocals accidentally being used as backtrack as Victoria sang over it (...an incident that seems even odder now). But I don't *think* "boys and girls go good together" has ever been legitimately performed. A bit interesting Geri sang it all this time later. I would've expected them to just use the same lyrics that have been performed the past 20+ years...just with Geri going low with "take it or leave it" instead of the way Victoria sings it.
Another side note. I prefer the Victoria version's lyrics for its consideration for gay couples...but prefer the way Geri sings that section.
"The Spice Girl Exhibition is at the Business Design Centre, Islington, from 28 July to 20 August, and at the Manchester Central Convention Complex from 24 August to 4 September"
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/26/vast-haul-of-spice-girls-mementos-goes-on-display
https://www.nme.com/blogs/meet-the-spice-girls-super-fan-who-spent-200000-on-merch-2359664
I'd love to go, but I don't think I'll be able to make it unfortunately
I went today I really enjoyed it! Apparently it is touring the U.K. in 18 cities, I imagine Birmingham would be one Jay
Glad you enjoyed it! I'll keep my fingers crossed it comes closer to me. I only went to London last week so can't really justify another trip so soon (even for a Spice Girls related event )
Why does she force people on talent shows to call her Geri Horner?
"Oi phoned my mom and said omg I'm like meeting Geri Horner."
Her mam's reply woulda been: who?!
On DenDen FB page someone have Biff demo of the girls
He/she will share them...
I'm trying to keep positive about that, but I'm absolutely prepared to be let down.
She is famous as Halliwell and her entire discography is Halliwell
It is no different to Cheryl Cole changing her names when she married.
Did she release anythin as Fernandez Vercini?? No. She was still known as Cheryl Cole, even here in the polls, and she was WAY more famous than Geri when she had that name change too
Yeh but she was announced as that on shows so...
I'd still write Geri Halliwell when referencing her singles, she even released Angels in Chains as Geri Halliwell.
Victoria released under the name Beckham instead of Adams too and i don't see you complaining about that.
I've been on a mad Spice binge on my Spotify and YouTube for the last week and a bit ahead of me going to the Spice exhibition in London next weekend. Last night I watched 'An Audience With The Spice Girls' again and it bought back so many memories from when I used to watch our VHS taping of it as kids:
- The first performance of 'Stop'. I remember when this got aired, that was one aspect of the show every one in my primary school was talking about on the Monday, to the point where when it was played at our Christmas disco a few weeks later, myself and most of my friends had the routine down pat!
- Richard Madeley, Brian Conley, Dale Winton et al being dragged out the audience and made to be 'Spice Boys'. That was so funny!
- When Geri and Victoria talk to Saffron Le Bon (Simon's daughter of course). 'Simon, you're a lucky man!'
- The assortment of 90s names in the audience who you hear hide nor hair of nowadays - Sally Gunnell, Jayne Middlemiss, Mystic Meg etc.
- The Luther Vandross duet. I really loved their version of 'Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now'.
I also found the 'behind the scenes' film they did about the show for CITV with Lee Sharpe (again, another 90s name we hear hide nor hear of). Includes a young Carrie Hope Fletcher (Tom's sister and West End star) playing a young Emma Bunton!
An audience with the Spice Girls one of my favourite things they ever did!
I also recorded it and played it on my vhs non-stop. I remember practicing the Stop routine in front of the TV again and again!
I'm currently binge-watching all of the Spice Girls adverts that I can find on YouTube - Friday night goals! It's quite crazy how many sponsorship deals they had.
Victoria dancing to Spice Up Your Life at London Fashion Week:
https://twitter.com/theresnoswater/status/1041493175439900675
Iconic!Now all she needs to do is do that for a few nights at the O2 xox
That was so cute
I'd love to interpret this as some kind of a sign (that she's on board for a reunion). But I'm fairly certain she's just utterly smashed.
If SpiceGirlsNet reads this - I'm so sorry that your Twitter account has been suspended. It was one of my favourite Twitter accounts and I loved and appreciated the amount of effort you put into it daily. I truly hope it gets reinstated...
^ Why has it been suspended though?
"It's some Spice Girls shit man": mentions in popular media
The title is of course from American Vandal (s02e06).
Let's compile a list of their cultural impact here, arrrr
Does anybody remember this?
http://freakyflybry.proboards.com/thread/19243/spice-girls-shut-hear-anymore
I was thinking about it the other day and I couldn't remember what was the story behind this clip.
Sounds fake but I hope they really recored something new at least two or three songs with the new GH and tour .
Has anyone noticed quite a few of the SG Vevo video thumbnails have changed i.e. Wannabe, 2B1, SUYL and Viva Forever.
Oh yeh!
The change for Viva Forever's thumbnail is definitely a major improvement! I wish the Spice Up Your Life one was a shot of all of them, but at least it now shows a couple of the Spice Girls instead of a random extra lol. Wannabe's definitely didn't need changing, but oh well. :')
Victoria talking about how she felt during Return of the Spice Girls tour, in Vogue Australia:
‘I was with Elton John this weekend and I told him, “You’re the reason why I stopped the Spice Girls,”’ she explained. ‘I went to see him in Vegas in doing The Red Piano, where David LaChapelle curated the most incredible show with him, and I remember sitting there very near to the front and looking at him singing those songs he’d sung time after time, year after year, and his passion and his enjoyment was incredible, even after all that time. ‘And a few nights later, I was on stage at Madison Square Garden with the Spice Girls and I thought: “It’s almost like a waste that I’m given this opportunity. I appreciate the time I’ve had with the girls, but I don’t have what Elton can have after all these years.” ‘There was nothing there, other than that my kids were in the audience and I wanted them to see Mummy doing the Spice Girls.’
I suppose if the passion wasn't there for her any more then that's that, but it's a shame she ended up feeling that way.
The Overtones have covered Goodbye on their latest album:
Danilo calendars revealed on Twitter that the Spice Girls' Official 1998 calendar is the company's 12th best selling calendar of all time. Random fact of the day https://twitter.com/CalendarsUK/status/1048935980596514816
That's really cool
Which type of dance did the Spice Girls perform with, in their videos and at their concerts? - Was it contemporary or jazz?
Melanie C and Victoria will BOTH be at the 2018 Global Gift Gala in London this evening.
Melanie will also be performing.
Maybe it's unlikely, but it'd be nice if they were pictured together!
Sporty and Posh
Lovely!
So happy that they are friends still.
There is always so much rumous about how they all hate each other. I think they are grown up women and they can obviously support each other, even when one of them says that she is not up to continuing. That is the essence of the Spice Girls in a nutshell: support women, in whatever capacity they come.
Cute and I'm glad everything is cool between them , Mel B is just childish sometimes but that the way she is LOL
If anyone followed before, I am back on Twitter
Handle is - SpiceGirlsNow
Thank you
Got my childhood Spice Girls collection out of the loft and decided to film it to celebrate the reunion feel free to check it out if you want to!
Your default picture for the video is already filling me with collector's jealousy before I press play! Really looking forward to viewing this, Jade.
Omg Spice Girls PS1 hype x
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: London.
omg aye
UNICEF are holding a raffle to win one of 17 copies of 'Spice' on blue wax vinyl. Entries are £5 each:
https://www.givergy.com/listing/unicef-blue-vinyl/blue-vinyl-spice-girls
Can anyone clarify this article for me?
The Spiceworld Tour grossed $60 million dollars just on the North American leg of the tour, excluding Europe and the Wembley Stadium shows.
Does anyone know why the Spice Girls weren't included in this article and how much this tour grossed in total?
Thank you.
https://www.nancies.org/news/1998/12/1998-year-in-review-top-tours/
^ That's pretty interesting. That article was written during a more snobby time toward music acts targeted at young people...but...yeah...it would appear they just pretended the Spice tour never happened.
I actually don't think that'd be the only inaccuracy. Hanson and the Backstreet Boys were also on tour that year. BSB's tour in particular was pretty extensive. I have no idea how well those two tours did...but I have a hard time believing they didn't do extremely well in 1998. Guess the writer just decided to leave them all out?
I'm going through Geri interviews right now and WHAT THE f*** IS THIS WOMAN TALKING ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME?!?!?
Y'knowwhatImean?
Small question for you all...are any of your younger relatives taking an interest in the girls?
I only ask because I've played their stuff a few times to my niece, who is 8 in January. I've bought her a copy of their greatest hits as part of her birthday. She likes Geri and Emma, and her favourite song is 'Wannabe'
Apparently, the animated movie idea is struggling to take off (even though Victoria is involved): https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8099126/spice-girls-superhero-movie-tv-networks-blow/
That's a shame, as I think an animated superhero movie, which is also girl power based, could be really successful and capture the kids imagination.
Sorry, but it does sound like a half-arsed idea to me, trying to cash in on trends with superhero films. I wouldnt bother if I were them...
Apparently the BH90210 producers were in talks and wanted Spice Girls to sing in the seventh season finale of Beverly Hills, 90210.
Per Jason Priestley's request they got The Cardigans singing Lovefool instead.
Sorry if this has been posted but I just came across this video, which is apparently a "mic feed" of Victoria's that has 'leaked'. Has anybody seen this?
Omg, Queen of flawless live vocals!! *.*
Lmao, this is from one of the 2007 Return of the Spice Girls shows (not sure why the audio has been dubbed onto their 2000 MTV performance which was most definitely mimed). I think it leaked sometime last year?
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Note: The General Discussion now takes place in this thread - http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=206833 - which was originally for discussion about whether or reunion would take place. Now that it is taking place, that thread became more general, so there's no need for this thread any more.
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