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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Spice Girls _ Geri Halliwell - 'Half of Me'
Posted by: Nick F1 6th September 2013, 08:51 AM
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Posted by: Lukuzz 6th September 2013, 09:12 AM
FINALLY! Hope she actually releases it and releases an album over here!
Posted by: pippa 6th September 2013, 10:52 AM
Im sure her fans will welcome new music from her, but i can see a massive massive flop for her.
Posted by: Simon. 6th September 2013, 06:12 PM
SO EXCITED 
Posted by: Silver Rocket 6th September 2013, 06:19 PM
Oh goodness. 
Posted by: Liаm 6th September 2013, 06:45 PM
She's a judge on Australia's Got Talent at the moment, so she's probably got potential to do pretty well over there!
Posted by: d__ 7th September 2013, 10:32 AM
She's gonna be a flop.
Posted by: slowdown73 8th September 2013, 05:27 PM
I reckon she will flop big time...
Posted by: Spiral 9th September 2013, 07:35 PM
MY BODY IS READY!
Posted by: Jạy 1st October 2013, 11:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKhT3iBhYYc
'Half Of Me' can be heard from 8:05 in the above video. Out of all the songs she performed on this night, unfortunately her vocals were the shakiest while doing the new single!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP5E81Gljss
1) Back in Business
2) Look at Me
3) Half of Me
4) I Got a Name
5) It's Raining Men
Posted by: AlexRange 2nd October 2013, 06:08 AM
Two impotant songs will be released in the short period of time.
Who will get the next # 1 in my personal chart ? Geri or Heidi ?
Posted by: Queenderella 2nd October 2013, 07:05 AM
I'm already seeing The Guardian running this as a front page news.
Posted by: Lukuzz 2nd October 2013, 02:28 PM
I need to hear a studio version of this as she isn't the best live, but its sounding alright!
Posted by: Simon. 3rd October 2013, 11:42 AM
I think it sounds pretty promising, any idea when the studio version will premiere?
Posted by: Jạy 3rd October 2013, 11:50 AM
It's going to receive its first radio play in Australia today! 
Posted by: Jạy 25th October 2013, 11:30 PM
Posted by: Silver Rocket 25th October 2013, 11:32 PM
It's a giant MESS. Glorious. 
Posted by: Red Blooded Man 26th October 2013, 06:44 AM
Not as bad as I expected.
Posted by: AlexRange 26th October 2013, 09:17 AM
The Queen Of Pop is back
Posted by: Lukuzz 26th October 2013, 09:21 AM
I normally love every thing that Geri does and I'm quite biased towards anything Spice Girls related, but it really isn't great, the lyrics are so cheesy and her vocals are bad, they could have at least auto tuned the recorded version a bit more
Posted by: Regina 26th October 2013, 11:00 AM
"I gave you the finger, you took me to dinner" LYRICS OF 2013.
Posted by: Luciano 27th October 2013, 02:41 PM
I always imagine this song going "This is the half of me that you never gonna ever take away from me, no!".
Posted by: Liаm 27th October 2013, 02:44 PM
This is so hilariously bad, I love it
Posted by: Spiral 27th October 2013, 11:17 PM
I like the studio version. But it's not camp Geri 
Posted by: Oliver 28th October 2013, 10:11 PM
Official Video
Posted by: Ne Plus Ultra 28th October 2013, 10:44 PM
VIDEO OF THE DECADE.
Posted by: jay727 28th October 2013, 11:13 PM
Posted by: Silver Rocket 28th October 2013, 11:18 PM
I watched it in full earlier, I felt like my eyes and ears needed rinsing with bleach.
Posted by: يعقو 28th October 2013, 11:21 PM
f***ing hell, when all thing are considered
Posted by: Umi 28th October 2013, 11:52 PM
The video reminds me far too much of 'I Like Your Smile' 
Posted by: Simon. 29th October 2013, 10:06 AM
So annoying that I love her much and I can't really stand the song or the video.
Posted by: Aphrodite 29th October 2013, 10:42 PM
Very very weak song and one hell of a cheap video.
Posted by: jay727 31st October 2013, 10:35 PM
Reflects the person then!!
Posted by: AlexRange 1st November 2013, 09:42 AM
This song could be the another huge hit for Katy Perry. 
Awful video, but the most her videos were bad (exclude "Desire" and "Lift Me Up")
I love this single. Not such classic as "Desire" and "Calling", but still good.
Posted by: Silver Rocket 1st November 2013, 11:25 AM
I think you mean Rebecca Black. You got confused with the co-star of the 'Last Friday Night' video.
Posted by: Jonjo 4th November 2013, 05:40 AM
Oh dear. Just got round to listening to this and it's awful. I wasn't expecting anything good anyway, but this is worse than I imagined. It's a shame really as the melody kinda reminds me of Hilary Duff's 'Beat Of My Heart' (which I shamefully adore! 
).
Posted by: Jạy 4th November 2013, 02:44 PM
This reached #281 in Australia, with just 393 copies sold!
Posted by: Calum Sandé 4th November 2013, 02:45 PM
Digital Spy have a whole article on this about how much of a flop it is. Not surprising.
Posted by: *Rob* 4th November 2013, 02:56 PM
I like it 
nothing on Lift me Up or Calling though 
Posted by: Silver Rocket 4th November 2013, 02:58 PM
How Melanie Brown of her.
Posted by: AlexRange 4th November 2013, 03:22 PM
But Pitbull & Kesha in top 5. Tasteless Australians.
Posted by: Jade 4th November 2013, 05:48 PM
Is she trying to make that "dance routine" a thing?!
Pretty awful, which is a shame as she has quite a few great songs.
Posted by: Liаm 5th November 2013, 12:28 AM
I didn't expect it to smash or anything, but Jesus you'd think being on a big show like AGT she'd be able to managed a few more than 393 copies - even if she didn't perform or whatever. Ah well, it's not exactly a great song... I actually do quite like it for the laughable factor though...
Posted by: jay727 11th November 2013, 10:38 PM
Lol just seen the awful performance in Oz looool
Posted by: Escapar82 18th November 2013, 09:10 PM
I like her new song (especially the sound of trumpets) but #281 is the definition of failure..Why she released a song in Australia when she has more fans in U.k...???
Nevertheless, i wouldn't want her to have a fifth No.1 in U.k when Leona has only 3 No1.s..The vocal skills between them have a gap like the Marianas Trench..
Posted by: Simon. 19th November 2013, 11:35 PM
Nevertheless, i wouldn't want her to have a fifth No.1 in U.k when Leona has only 3 No1.s..The vocal skills between them have a gap like the Marianas Trench..
Voice perhaps not, but personality wise... I'd rather a huge personality with stand out classics hold the record than a reality winner with two of the number ones being covers.
Posted by: Escapar82 19th November 2013, 11:54 PM
I have heard a lot of times about Leona and her personality. I have watched some of her reviews and i think that she has personality. She seems that she is more educated than Geri too. I don't want to blame Geri because i like her as a pop artist but i think that she is an average British female singer. She hasn't one big song, her material is not memorable and her style is too backlash. On the other hand, everyone knows "Bleeding Love (even the stones), her songs are big/groundbreaking ballads and her style is always elegant. If Leona was a singer from my country, I would be very proud of her..I wouldn't say the same for Geri..
Posted by: d__ 20th November 2013, 01:24 AM
You've shot yourself in the foot with your argument, as Geri's biggest solo hit (the one everyone probably remembers) was a cover.
Posted by: Silver Rocket 20th November 2013, 08:52 AM
It was also the worst thing she EVER did (marginally worse than this).
'Look At Me' and 'Bag It Up' are stone cold classics. 
Posted by: Jạy 20th November 2013, 02:16 PM
My Geri rank:
1. Mi Chico Latino
2. Look At Me
3. Bag It Up
4. Ride It
5. It's Raining Men
6. Lift Me Up
7. Desire
8. Scream If You Wanna Go Faster
9. Calling
10. Half Of Me
I was massively into Geri during her first album era. However, her second album really disappointed me. It didn't surprise me at the time when 'SIYWGF' and 'C' both missed the Top 5.
She won me over again with 'RI' and 'D', but I loathe the 'Passion' album these singles are taken from. The only other noteworthy song on there is 'Love Never Loved Me'.
Posted by: Silver Rocket 20th November 2013, 02:43 PM
I agree, I really loved 'Desire' and 'Love Never Loved Me' but the album itself was truly poor.
Posted by: AlexRange 20th November 2013, 06:46 PM
From 3 masterpieces "Passion" was her best album with very mature sound. "Passion" and "Desire"
"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" is perfect album with very wrong singles choice, include godawful "It's Raining Man" (Her worst song ever)
"Circles Round The Moon", "Streigth Of A Woman", "I Was Made That Way" should be the singles with "Calling".
'Schizophonic" was the first album, which I bought in my life.
She was/is/always will be the best pop singer.
Posted by: Regina 20th November 2013, 06:57 PM
You must have led a sheltered life.
Posted by: d__ 20th November 2013, 07:51 PM
"Bag It Up" is the gayest thing I've ever seen...
Posted by: Lukuzz 20th November 2013, 08:26 PM
Geri Rank:
1. Lift Me Up
2. Look At Me
3. Mi Chico Latino
4. Ride It
5. Calling
6. Desire
7. Bag It Up
8. It's Raining Men
9. Scream If You Wanna Go Faster
10. Half Of Me
Half Of Me really is terrible
Posted by: Jonjo 20th November 2013, 08:58 PM
01. 'Lift Me Up'
02. 'Mi Chico Latino'
---
Everything else. (VOMIT)
Posted by: Silver Rocket 20th November 2013, 09:03 PM
Totally rediscovered the beaut that was 'Love Never Loved Me'.
Could have been a hit single for her in 2002 (right place, right time etc)
Posted by: d__ 20th November 2013, 11:46 PM
^^
Very true. I don't get how "Desire" did badly. It was her best song at that point.
Posted by: AlexRange 21st November 2013, 06:36 AM
Agree
My Geri's singles rate :
1. Desire
2. Calling
3. Look At Me
4. Half Of Me
5. Lift Me Up
6. Mi Chico Latino
7. Scream If You Wanna Go Faster
8. Bag It Up
9. Ride It
10. It's Raining Man
Posted by: AlexRange 24th November 2013, 05:46 PM
Is it true ? She wrote in her blog about # 94 position in Australia.
Posted by: Spiral 24th November 2013, 06:02 PM
Schizophonic is still superb album!
Posted by: Jade 24th November 2013, 06:07 PM
Geri rank:
1. Mi Chico Latino
2. Calling
3. Look At Me
4. Scream If You Wanna Go Faster
5. Bag It Up
6. It's Raining Men
7. Desire
8. Lift Me Up
9. Ride It
10. Half Of Me
Posted by: Atonement 24th November 2013, 06:20 PM
'Half of Me' is not that bad actually, it's just a tad boring. It's the kind of cheesy pop that you won't score a hit with nowadays unfortunately for her. Although #284 or something is extremely low.
Posted by: AlexRange 24th November 2013, 07:18 PM
From Geri's blog :
...
Thanks to the 393 people – who made my song 94 – I wont forget this magic number.
Posted by: *Tim 24th November 2013, 07:20 PM
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/geri-halliwells-comeback-single-sells-just-393-copies-in-australia/story-e6frfn09-1226752800940
By comparison X Factor winner Dami Im sold 44,025 copies of her single Alive to top the Australian singles chart last week.
The former Spice Girl signed with Sony Australia to try and relaunch her musical career off the back of judging on Channel 9's Australia's Got Talent.
Half of Me was written with Sydney's DNA Songs, who have penned hits for Jessica Mauboy, Timomatic and ironically Dami Im's Alive.
However a bold choice by Halliwell to sing live on the NRL Footy Show last month to launch Half of Me saw the resulting footage go viral - in the worst possible way.
Clips of Halliwell's performance and her most certainly not-mimed vocals were mocked internationally.
Posted by: AlexRange 24th November 2013, 07:28 PM
It means, that Geri is a liar
Posted by: Jạy 24th November 2013, 11:47 PM
Liar is a bit strong - perhaps just misinformed?
I heard that she released her song a day too early for the Australian charts, so she lost her first day sales, effectively?
Posted by: Atonement 2nd December 2013, 01:09 PM
Someone check me into rehab 'cause I'm actually addicted to this song now and I'm not sure why.
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