This is actually one of the first rates i've done without having to look up thing's on youtube.

No. I know every song except one, which means it can't actually be that good.

No. I know every song except one, which means it can't actually be that good.

 

How could you possibly even know that without hearing it?

Well if it was any good, why wouldn't I remember it?

I don't know, maybe at the age of 7 you didn't follow the music scene as closely or something?

Indeed, I didn't. But I remember the singles that are just as old ;)

It's not my favourite single of theirs by a long shot, so I'm not specifically defending it, but you are very very narrow minded.

Narrow minded? There is ONE song that I don't know, and it obviously can't be as good, otherwise I would know it

Rich & Theo - seriously, 'The Promise' as their best single? :mellow:

 

Yes. It strayed away from the formula used on most of their singles and showed a different side to both the girls and Xenomania. Truly great song which really elevated them to the next level of fame, it was #1 in my personal chart for 6 weeks! Really anthemic in my opinion. Like somebody else said, it deserves all the success it got and I'm glad it finally took them back to #1 without being a charity/reality song, but just because it was a great, really accessible crossover pop song. Call The Shots and The Promise helped the girls to become radio staples too. Pre-2007 commercial radio wouldn't touch them but now one of those two is always on. Two really enduring 'classic' singles and if you asked 100 people on the street to name their favourite GA song I'm certain that a large proportion would say The Promise. I'm really shocked at the hate for it here, it was top class for me, Sarah 'Here I am...walking primrose' :wub: and the Nicola/Nadine bridge were great in particular.

 

On a separate note, Life Got Cold is great! Probably their least remembered single as it came early on and disappeared quickly from public view but it's classic early 00's pop for me.

The verses were ok, but I hate the chorus.

Sound Of The Underground ~ 09

No Good Advice ~ 07

Life Got Cold ~ 08

Jump ~ 08

The Show ~ 07

Love Machine ~ 09

I'll Stand By You ~ 08

Wake Me Up ~ 07

Long Hot Summer ~ 07

Biology ~ 09

See The Day ~ 08

Whole Lotta History ~ 10

Something Kinda Ooooh ~ 10

I Think We're Alone Now ~ 05

Walk This Way (vs. Sugababes) ~ 07

Sexy! No No No... ~ 10

Call The Shots ~ 10

Can't Speak French ~ 08

The Promise ~ 10

The Loving Kind ~ 08

Untouchable ~ 10

Edited September 11, 201014 yr by Frank!

Sound Of The Underground - 9

No Good Advice - 6

Life Got Cold ~ 8

Jump ~ 6

The Show ~ 7

Love Machine ~ 5

I'll Stand By You ~ 8

Wake Me Up ~ 6

Long Hot Summer ~ 4

Biology ~ 7

See The Day ~ 3

Whole Lotta History ~ 9

Something Kinda Ooooh ~ 9

I Think We're Alone Now ~ 5

Walk This Way (vs. Sugababes) ~ 1

Sexy! No No No... ~ 7

Call The Shots ~ 11

Can't Speak French ~ 1

The Promise ~ 8

The Loving Kind ~ 8

Untouchable ~ 10

 

Call The Shots easily ownes it for me, but I think there is something magical about Untouchable and Sound Of The Underground too. Whole Lotta History has personal menaing to me, while I find Something Kinda Oooh and Ill Stand By You very easy on the ear.

I think were alone now is proabley the worst single they have relesed, with Walk this Way and Can't Speak French not far behind.

 

 

10 - sound of the underground - brilliant 1st single

10 - no good advice - great follow up and a perfect way to cement them into the pop industry

09 - life got cold - a personal favourite of mine

07 - jump - slightly overated but still a good pop song

09 - the show - pure genius

10 - love machine - fun and bubbly pop song which is remembered by most fans

08 - i'll stand by you - a great cover version by the girls. shows off their vocals well

10 - wake me up - a great single with a great beat, good way to end an era

07 - long hot summer - great choice for the summer, but doesn't appeal to me in a way the other singles do

10 - biology - amazing pop song which saw the girls go from strength to strength

08 - see the day - another good ballad showing the girls at their best vocally

08 - whole lotta history - slightly underated single. beautiful ballad

10 - something kinda oooh - what can I say, perfect pop song. love it..!!

07 - I think were alone now - not a favourite of mine, but still fun to listen too

08 - walk this way - I believe the girls done a good version of this song considering it wasn't their style

10 - sexy no no no - amazing intro and a great uptempo song which is great to sing and dance too

11 - call the shots - my all time favourite girls aloud single. stunning and beautiful midtempo, should have reached #1

10 - can't speak french - brilliant fun and quirky single

10 - the promise - A deserving number 1 by the girls. the moment they became more noticed

10 - the loving kind - a splendid follow up to the promise. lovely lyrics and beat.

09 - untouchable - another great single. slightly ruined by the radio edit but still amazing

 

As you can see, I believe that they are getting stronger with each album, although the chemistry era singles wise bar biology was a slight dip in their career. Tangled Up is clearly their best album with the most amazing material the girls have ever recoreded.

Edited September 12, 201014 yr by inland16

08 Sound Of The Underground

09 No Good Advice

07 Life Got Cold

09 Jump

08 The Show

09 Love Machine

05 I'll Stand By You

07 Wake Me Up

06 Long Hot Summer

10 Biology

09 See The Day

07 Whole Lotta History

09 Something Kinda Ooooh

05 I Think We're Alone Now

01 Walk This Way (vs. Sugababes)

10 Sexy! No No No...

10 Call The Shots

09 Can't Speak French

09 The Promise

10 The Loving Kind

11 Untouchable :wub:

 

Tangled Up and Out of Control were SO strong single wise :D

07 Sound of the Underground

08 No Good Advice

09 Life Got Cold

06 Jump

08 The Show

07 Love Machine

07 I'll Stand By You

07 Wake Me Up

09 Long Hot Summer

09 Biology

06 See the Day

09 Whole Lotta History

09 Something Kinda Ooooh

02 I Think We're Alone Now

02 Walk This Way

07 Sexy? No No No!

08 Call the Shots

05 Can't Speak French

08 The Promise

09 The Loving Kind

09 Untouchable

Wake Me Up ~ 08 ~ I always see this as the precurser to Something Kinda Oooh for some reason.

 

Me too, because it's very obviously the same style. Both songs have the bitchy rough edge, plus the chorus, verse, chorus, verse, chorus formula. And both have the chorus repeated 2x in one chorus (:P), although, both again, with a slight alteration in the lyrics.

10 Sound of the Underground

05 No Good Advice

09 Life Got Cold

07 Jump

08 The Show

02 Love Machine

05 I'll Stand By You

07 Wake Me Up

04 Long Hot Summer

06 Biology

02 See the Day

11 Whole Lotta History

08 Something Kinda Ooooh

03 I Think We're Alone Now

00 Walk This Way

06 Sexy? No No No!

09 Call the Shots

09 Can't Speak French

-1 The Promise

07 The Loving Kind

07 Untouchable

i never understand how these work

i never understand how these work

Everyone rates the songs out of 10, then the host (me) collects the results and imputs them into an excel spreadsheet file, then once all the results are in, you press the "average" button and sort alphabetically. ;) The winner is at the top and loser at the bottom.

10 Sound Of The Underground - Brilliant song, one of their best IMO.

09 No Good Advice

10 Life Got Cold - I love it, so underrated.

08 Jump

08 The Show

10 Love Machine - Classic pop song.

09 I'll Stand By You

07 Wake Me Up

06 Long Hot Summer

10 Biology - AMAZING! :wub:

04 See The Day - Poor song if you ask me, I was surprised they covered this TBH.

07 Whole Lotta History

10 Something Kinda Ooooh :wub:

05 I Think We're Alone Now

03 Walk This Way - Absolutely awful :puke2:

09 Sexy! No No No...

10 Call The Shots :wub: :wub:

08 Can't Speak French

11 The Promise - My favourite song of theirs, so different for them. :wub: :wub: :wub:

07 The Loving Kind

09 Untouchable