I guess there's a possibility Harry Styles could've been watching Shania on that TOTP episode as a 6-year-old at the time and now she's opening for him on tour!

I watched tonight's TOTP repeats with my parents and my dad said he only just realised the All Saints lyric isn't "take me to my knees" what even

'Pure Shores' blows every other 2000 hit out of the water for me so far, ambient perfection happy it was a multi-week #1 with stellar sales to boot. That and 'Movin' Too Fast' was an elite top 2. <3 glad to relive a period where garage is thriving.

Funny that Oasis and All Saints followed each other around at the top of the chart a couple of times when Liam and Nicole would go on to be an item.

That All Saints track has definitely gone on to become an enduring classic, I remember how massive and universally popular it was at the time!

Christina's follow-up is a lesser 'Genie In a Bottle's, but I like it a bit.

'Cartoon Heroes' just felt like they'd recycled what they did before but nowhere near as good, and by 2000 when they came back with this it all seemed a bit passe and like times had moved on.

'Movin' Too Fast' is spectacular

I don't like that Jamelia song at all. Before she came back in 2003 I kind of just assumed she was a flash in the pan that'd never be heard of again!

Pure Shores a classic chart-topper for me too, and the other highlight is Cartoon Heroes. As a lifelong fan of animated TV and movies and comic books I liked the topic and it's a great record.

A heads up for what is coming soon

Next Friday -7th August from 8.20pm - 10th March 2000 only - 25 minute show as Puff Daddy edited out

14th August from 8.35pm - 17th March 2000 and 24th March 2000 - a Gail Porter double !

21st August - no episodes listed on the provisional schedule due to cricket highlights at 7pm then Prom at 8pm then the retro hour from 9.15pm.

The 25 minute show has the Puff Daddy feat R Kelly - double whammy 😤

Pure Shores <3

All Saints and William Orbit really were a perfect fit for each other and this was a wonderful introduction to their second album. As someone else has already pointed out, it really was a single that you never heard a bad word about, everyone of all age groups seemed to like it or at least appreciate it. I'd go on to prefer their follow up even more but this one is definitely still a 10/10 pop moment.

"Pure Shores" still an absolute classic. In fact in common with much of All Saints' material it has stayed so timeless, and I think that's as much to do with their vocals, harmonies and overall energy as it is William Orbit's production (and on another single of theirs, but we're getting ahead of ourselves here). Either way, deserved number one and for two weeks as well.

That Rebecca Wheatley song. Damn I didn't realise Casualty was that popular to propel one of its stars into the top 10 (twice if you count that "Everlasting Love" monstrosity from two years prior).

Also loved Tom Jones and Stereophonics, Kelis, Jamelia (she looked super young there!) and Artful Dodger. To come after "Re-Rewind" and have a hit almost as ubiquitous with "Movin' Too Fast" 👏🏻

That Stereophonics + Tom Jones collab is one of my favourite songs off Tom's album! What a fun song it is!

5 hours ago, Tylky said:

That Stereophonics + Tom Jones collab is one of my favourite songs off Tom's album! What a fun song it is!

I mentioned it on the 1999 sales thread, but I will repeat it again: "Reload" is actually one of those albums that's been long overdue a vinyl pressing for something like Record Store Day.