Why is that Willa Ford woman parodying Britney Spears voice? Having Britney sing like a toddler is bad enough.

 

I wouldn't be shocked if Victoria heard it and decided she wanted that 'statement' song that she was more than just the quiet posh one.

I do wonder if the song even worked on that level. This has likely been raised before but would anyone have considered the 27 year old married mum-of-one Victoria to be innocent? The song seemed juvenile for her.

 

If Willa Ford recorded it before 22nd Jan 2001 she would have been 19, after she’d have been 20. The song feels like it makes more sense for someone at the beginning of her womanhood.

I do wonder if the song even worked on that level. This has likely been raised before but would anyone have considered the 27 year old married mum-of-one Victoria to be innocent? The song seemed juvenile for her.

 

If Willa Ford recorded it before 22nd Jan 2001 she would have been 19, after she’d have been 20. The song feels like it makes more sense for someone at the beginning of her womanhood.

 

 

Totally this. It was just a stupid choice all round, can you imagine if she recorded something like Love don't cost a thing by J Lo which was released around the same time, her career could have been so different.

 

Did Victoria not have a writing credit on this song? If so it was clearly an "I'll record this if you put my name on it" :blink: Then again she is nowhere to be seen on the Beyonce recording of Resentment which she had a writing credit on did she not?

 

Victoria didn't have a writing credit for Not Such an Innocent Girl! She also didn't have any writing credits on the songs that were included on the 'The Réal Beckhams' DVD.

 

It's been so long since I heard either Victoria's or Beyoncé's version of Resentment but according to Wikipedia Beyoncé's version features additional lyrics and "an arrangement composed by the singer herself" (although Beyoncé is definitely guilty of adding her name to other songs she had no part in, maybe this particular song isn't one of them).

 

Do we know if Victoria ever acknowledged Beyoncé recording the song? I'm going to assume she didn't!

 

It would have been a good call for Victoria to have a song with the same vibe as Love Don't Cost a Thing, I like that idea! That Kind of Girl kind of goes in that direction "Don't care bout your money or the car that you drive / Cos' my affection ain't something you can buy". I'm not hugely into that song but maybe if the song had been given a faster tempo it could have worked as a single.

 

I do think NSAIG is one of the catchiest songs on that album so I see why they chose it, but I think I Wish and Like That are stronger songs!

Midnight Fantasy though!!

Wow, that is really bad! 😳

There's also a video of Willa performing the song on Youtube of Willa performing the song back in 2000... yikes

Victoria didn't have a writing credit for Not Such an Innocent Girl! She also didn't have any writing credits on the songs that were included on the 'The Réal Beckhams' DVD.

 

It's been so long since I heard either Victoria's or Beyoncé's version of Resentment but according to Wikipedia Beyoncé's version features additional lyrics and "an arrangement composed by the singer herself" (although Beyoncé is definitely guilty of adding her name to other songs she had no part in, maybe this particular song isn't one of them).

 

Do we know if Victoria ever acknowledged Beyoncé recording the song? I'm going to assume she didn't!

 

It would have been a good call for Victoria to have a song with the same vibe as Love Don't Cost a Thing, I like that idea! That Kind of Girl kind of goes in that direction "Don't care bout your money or the car that you drive / Cos' my affection ain't something you can buy". I'm not hugely into that song but maybe if the song had been given a faster tempo it could have worked as a single.

 

I do think NSAIG is one of the catchiest songs on that album so I see why they chose it, but I think I Wish and Like That are stronger songs!

 

 

Victoria also reportedly passed on Umbrella which was a massive hit for Rihanna :P

 

But truthfully, NSAIG has grown on me, but it was totally the wrong song to launch her solo career with, when there were so much better songs. Like That is a truly great song, a potential hit right there. Same with Midnight Fantasy and No Trix, No Games...

 

Don't think Beyonce ever mentioned Victoria in relation to that song though, but it will forever be the case that Beyonce recorded a cover of what is technically a Victoria Beckham song

 

 

 

:teresa:

Victoria also reportedly passed on Umbrella which was a massive hit for Rihanna :P

 

 

Wait, what? Wasn't Umbrella in 2007 or something? I seem to remember it being out same year as Spice Girls reunion? She had given up on solo music by that point hadn't she?

Wait, what? Wasn't Umbrella in 2007 or something? I seem to remember it being out same year as Spice Girls reunion? She had given up on solo music by that point hadn't she?

 

It's a joke since Umbrella was passed around to half the industry before landing with Rihanna.

It's a joke since Umbrella was passed around to half the industry before landing with Rihanna.

 

I didn’t know that, who else was offered it? Bet they were all sick watching it stay at number one forever!

 

Willa was performing the song back in 2000 apparently lol

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Willa was performing the song back in 2000 apparently lol

 

How lazy of her

I didn’t know that, who else was offered it? Bet they were all sick watching it stay at number one forever!

 

Britney was defo offered it.

Britney was defo offered it.

 

Mary J Blige and Taio Cruz were also sent it.

 

Ultimately, I think we all can agree it went to the best artist to properly bring it to life. Britney was a mess at the time, can't imagine it as a male vocal track and who knows what Mary J would've done with it? Rihanna properly brought the pop factor to it and could also handle promoting it properly.

Mary J Blige and Taio Cruz were also sent it.

 

Ultimately, I think we all can agree it went to the best artist to properly bring it to life. Britney was a mess at the time, can't imagine it as a male vocal track and who knows what Mary J would've done with it? Rihanna properly brought the pop factor to it and could also handle promoting it properly.

 

 

I could see Britney sounding great on it and it suiting her to a tee to be fair.

I think also sometimes, these tracks in demo/embryonic form can sound vastly different to the versions we come to know.

I think also sometimes, these tracks in demo/embryonic form can sound vastly different to the versions we come to know.

 

Yeah absolutely. Dannii had an early version of Believe played to her, but it was without the vocoder effects and different from what became Cher's version, so she passed it over. Mary J Blige definitively pulled Umbrella into a more R&B/soul direction.

 

Then again you also have the Willa/Victoria situation where it's the same track down to adlibs.

^ that is a rumour about Believe and totally not true!

 

She also denied being given Lola’s Theme!

 

Dannii confirmed herself in a podcast!

 

Interesting :teresa: VB was a great album but it was doomed to fail though, sadly