If that's the best girl band song ever, they must all be trash :lol:

If that's the best girl band song ever, they must all be trash :lol:

 

You know what's trash? This type of comment :rolleyes:

13th March -

 

18 years since the single release of 'Bag It Up'!

 

 

 

Bag It Up was the fourth and final single to be released from Geri Halliwell's debut album Schizophonic.

 

As of March 2015 it had sold over 260,000 copies in the UK, and is certified Silver.

 

It was her third consecutive #1 hit single in the UK!

 

Bag It Up was the only solo Spice song to be performed at the Brit Awards, noted as being raunchy and controversial (it featured a giant pair of inflatable legs!)

All solo Spices should have performed at the Brits.

 

Lol at this getting to no.1 when Loo At Me, Out Of Your Mind and Innocent Girl didn't!

 

This also shows that this type of pop, Spicy music was still popular. Spice Girls should have stuck with this sound + Hollier.

Today's date is 20 years since Stop entered the UK charts at #2. https://twitter.com/bbcmusic/status/974223764438310912 I still remember listening to the chart show and being shocked/disappointed that they weren't #1! (Back then I didn't know about midweeks, and I was only 10 years old, so in my mind the #1 was their rightful position... #2 didn't compute :lol: ).

I love 'Bag It Up', I still hear that in gay bars a lot!

All solo Spices should have performed at the Brits.

 

Lol at this getting to no.1 when Loo At Me, Out Of Your Mind and Innocent Girl didn't!

 

This also shows that this type of pop, Spicy music was still popular. Spice Girls should have stuck with this sound + Hollier.

 

 

Bag it up is far superior to NSAIG... Out of your mind and Look at me I'll give you them alongside When you're gone and Northern star.

Bag it up is far superior to NSAIG... Out of your mind and Look at me I'll give you them alongside When you're gone and Northern star.

 

Today's date is 20 years since Stop entered the UK charts at #2. https://twitter.com/bbcmusic/status/974223764438310912 I still remember listening to the chart show and being shocked/disappointed that they weren't #1! (Back then I didn't know about midweeks, and I was only 10 years old, so in my mind the #1 was their rightful position... #2 didn't compute :lol: ).

 

 

I always thought this was probably quite a contributing factor to Geri's departure. The media really jumped on it, saying the bubble had burst.

 

All their singles reaching the top 2 was still an incredible achievement. Hell, even top 10, is amazing.

 

If not for the backlash, perhaps they would've been around for a bit longer.

 

I always thought this was probably quite a contributing factor to Geri's departure. The media really jumped on it, saying the bubble had burst.

 

All their singles reaching the top 2 was still an incredible achievement. Hell, even top 10, is amazing.

 

If not for the backlash, perhaps they would've been around for a bit longer.

 

 

At the time I was convinced that this was why Geri left... I'm still sure it was a factor in her wanting to stick to the original 2 year plan. I think Geri envisioned them being a bit like Wham 2/3 years of huge success then a big finale going out on top. The other girls obviously wanted to carry on riding the wave of success, which is ironic as they took a break :lol:

At the time I was convinced that this was why Geri left... I'm still sure it was a factor in her wanting to stick to the original 2 year plan. I think Geri envisioned them being a bit like Wham 2/3 years of huge success then a big finale going out on top. The other girls obviously wanted to carry on riding the wave of success, which is ironic as they took a break :lol:

 

Yeh I think you're right. Wham! was definitely Geri's model for success.

 

Her ambition was her greatest asset, but also her Achilles heal. She set such painfully high standards for herself and the band.

 

I'd say 'Stop' is still one of their most well-known songs. Even non-fans know the dance moves.

 

 

Everything about Bag it up was perfection

Yeh I think you're right. Wham! was definitely Geri's model for success.

 

Her ambition was her greatest asset, but also her Achilles heal. She set such painfully high standards for herself and the band.

 

I'd say 'Stop' is still one of their most well-known songs. Even non-fans know the dance moves.

 

 

Easily and ironically I'd say after Wannabe it's their most popular hit despite being one of their lowest selling ones.

I always think Geri left because the group was turning into a proper band. She was the weak link when it came to live concerts and singing live.

 

The other 4 loved that side, the only thing the 4 really did in 1999 was the mini christmas tour.

 

Maturing their sound, being taken more seriously and being a touring band, probably everything Geri wasnt about.

Everything about Bag it up was perfection

 

Definitely it really is that Spice Girls hit that never was and certainly has more Spice about it than Holler ever will.

 

Geri owned it. If they do tour I'd love to see her perform it again.

At the time I was convinced that this was why Geri left... I'm still sure it was a factor in her wanting to stick to the original 2 year plan. I think Geri envisioned them being a bit like Wham 2/3 years of huge success then a big finale going out on top. The other girls obviously wanted to carry on riding the wave of success, which is ironic as they took a break :lol:

 

I've always thought that too!!

 

It's too much of a coincidence really. It was at that exact point she went on auto-pilot.

 

She took a LOT of the band's spice with her.

 

They could easily have recorded Chico Latino or Bag It Up as the Spice Girls. She took the spice.

Oops at me not updating this since March! Here are release anniversaries that have occurred since I last posted (+ 'Reason' which I forgot to mention).

 

Albums

19 years ago - 7th June 1999 - Geri Halliwell - Schizophonic

17 years ago - 16th April 2001 - Emma Bunton - A Girl Like Me

17 years ago - 14th May 2001 - Geri Halliwell - Scream If You Wanna Go Faster

15 years ago - 10th March 2003 - Melanie C - Reason

13 years ago - 11th April 2005 - Melanie C - Beautiful Intentions

13 years ago - 6th June 2005 - Geri Halliwell - Passion

11 years ago - 2nd April 2007 - Melanie C - This Time

 

Singles

20 years ago - 1st June 1998 - Spice Girls (as part of "England United") - (How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World

19 years ago - 10th May 1999 - Geri Halliwell - Look at Me

18 years ago - 20th March 2000 - Melanie C - Never Be the Same Again

17 years ago - 2nd April 2001 - Emma Bunton - What Took You So Long?

17 years ago - 4th June 2001 - Mel B - Lullaby

15 years ago - 26th May 2003 - Emma Bunton - Free Me

15 years ago - 2nd June 2003 - Melanie C - On the Horizon

14 years ago - 31st May 2004 - Emma Bunton - Crickets Sing for Anamaria

13 years ago - 4th April 2005 - Melanie C - Next Best Superstar

13 years ago - 30th May 2005 - Geri Halliwell - Desire

11 years ago - 16th March 2007 - Melanie C - The Moment You Believe

6 years ago - 13th May 2012 - Melanie C - The Night [EP]

1 year ago - 17th March 2017 - Melanie C - Hold On

 

:drama: It's all so long ago! :cry: (Apart from Hold On :kink: )

I always think Geri left because the group was turning into a proper band. She was the weak link when it came to live concerts and singing live.

 

The other 4 loved that side, the only thing the 4 really did in 1999 was the mini christmas tour.

 

Maturing their sound, being taken more seriously and being a touring band, probably everything Geri wasnt about.

 

I completely agree she looked so uncomfortable on stage compared to the rest of them !!

 

More recent anniversaries:

 

13 years ago - 13th June 2005 - Mel B - Today

11 years ago - 18th June 2007 - Melanie C - Carolyna

 

Tomorrow...

 

7 years ago - 24th June 2011 - Melanie C - Rock Me

WOW rock me 7 years holy shit time flies :blink: