October 23, 200816 yr Author Well I was like 6/7 at the time it was out so :wub: Haha, well we all KNOW they'd love it, so it'd be a completely pointless exercise putting it in Pop... at least you get more varied opinions in here.
October 25, 200816 yr Actually this thread could be turned into a acts you thought were $hit, but made one (or two) really good singles (like Aqua - Turn Back Time). Its good but I dont think its anywhere near their best offering. I liked them for being cheesy and revelling in it. My favs are still Cartoon Heroes, Around The World, My Oh My and Doctor Jones :D at least someone gets the idea - Aqua were fun! Aqua (at least when they first came out) were brilliant and Barbie Girl (unlike Sugababes Girls) still sounds great after soooo many repeated plays - even though the basic production sans vocals may have been heavily influenced by the Todd Terry remix of EBTG's Missing...a record which may have also been a fave of Frank Farian as you can see the influence heavily in his No Mercy project....while Aqua may have been ripped off wholesale by ToyBox and Daze but to close to call... uADgHFntj4I No Mercy - Please Don't Go Yt-KMPvgKPo No Mercy - Where Do You Go WY8kxbaIDmg Daze - Tamagochi dswjG_rTBEM Everything But The Girl - Missing (original) 1zfXaMCJUso Everything But The Girl - Missing Todd Terry Mix KcJAlGByg98 Everything But The Girl - Rollercoaster and seeing that Missing works well in mixed and unmixed version i think barbie girl would be intersting if it was re-recorded in a style more similar to ebtg's rollercoaster - i think it would work very well - and would bring out the great melody thats burried under the great dollop of cheese! However in comparision Daze and Toybox were not as good as Aqua...tho liked the Cartoons who should have got to number 1 in the UK with which doctor NOT AS GOOD AS AQUA 9kld18pWQdI Witch Doctor - Alvin & The Chipmunks (why try to make it sound like the new Michael Jackson single?!?!?! i hope Ross Bagdasarian Snr is turning in his grave of what they've done to his creations!!!!) mYdk89hMyss Tarzan and Jane - Toybox zs8UcjLJHx8 Daze - Superhero AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN AQUA EevTBq01QYY David Seville - Witch Doctor TPIjX53JRaE Cartoons - Aisy Waisy BtwSxi9BGIU :cheer: :dance: :cheer: :yahoo: Whigfield - Think Of You :cheer: :dance: :cheer: :yahoo: (must better than Saturday Night imo) 9L9QLoQYHmU Everything But The Girl - Wrong (tho Single is probs their best record ever)
October 25, 200816 yr Its good but I dont think its anywhere near their best offering. I liked them for being cheesy and revelling in it. My favs are still Cartoon Heroes, Around The World, My Oh My and Doctor Jones :D at least someone gets the idea - Aqua were fun! Aqua (at least when they first came out) were brilliant and Barbie Girl (unlike Sugababes Girls) still sounds great after soooo many repeated plays - even though the basic production sans vocals may have been heavily influenced by the Todd Terry remix of EBTG's Missing...a record which may have also been a fave of Frank Farian as you can see the influence heavily in his No Mercy project....while Aqua may have been ripped off wholesale by ToyBox and Daze but to close to call... uADgHFntj4I No Mercy - Please Don't Go Yt-KMPvgKPo No Mercy - Where Do You Go WY8kxbaIDmg Daze - Tamagochi dswjG_rTBEM Everything But The Girl - Missing (original) 1zfXaMCJUso Everything But The Girl - Missing Todd Terry Mix KcJAlGByg98 Everything But The Girl - Rollercoaster and seeing that Missing works well in mixed and unmixed version i think barbie girl would be intersting if it was re-recorded in a style more similar to ebtg's rollercoaster - i think it would work very well - and would bring out the great melody thats burried under the great dollop of cheese! However in comparision Daze and Toybox were not as good as Aqua...tho liked the Cartoons who should have got to number 1 in the UK with which doctor NOT AS GOOD AS AQUA 9kld18pWQdI Witch Doctor - Alvin & The Chipmunks (why try to make it sound like the new Michael Jackson single?!?!?! i hope Ross Bagdasarian Snr is turning in his grave of what they've done to his creations!!!!) mYdk89hMyss Tarzan and Jane - Toybox zs8UcjLJHx8 Daze - Superhero AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN AQUA EevTBq01QYY David Seville - Witch Doctor TPIjX53JRaE Cartoons - Aisy Waisy BtwSxi9BGIU :cheer: :dance: :cheer: :yahoo: Whigfield - Think Of You :cheer: :dance: :cheer: :yahoo: (must better than Saturday Night imo) 9L9QLoQYHmU Everything But The Girl - Wrong (tho Single is probs their best record ever) wtf is this all about?... do you honestly think anybody is going to listen to that lot?.. try being more concise and to the point, because i dont think anybody knows what planet you are on! :)
October 25, 200816 yr wtf is this all about?... do you honestly think anybody is going to listen to that lot?.. and now im annoyed... as i dont see this criticsm being put towards people in like best of 1984 thread...but then again maybe you are being very hypocritical - if its music you like its alright to post threads will many videos in it...but if its music you dont like (and also because i am an easy target) you pull me up on the fact.... if each thread is only to have one youtube video in it for reference it has to go for everyone - you included... i will agree to that...if not you have no reason to complain..and esp when there is an argument in that thread - not just random endless top tens....and lists about the 1980s (or is that all people can handle in here...?)
October 25, 200816 yr and now im annoyed... as i dont see this criticsm being put towards people in like best of 1984 thread...but then again maybe you are being very hypocritical - if its music you like its alright to post threads will many videos in it...but if its music you dont like (and also because i am an easy target) you pull me up on the fact.... if each thread is only to have one youtube video in it for reference it has to go for everyone - you included... i will agree to that...if not you have no reason to complain..and esp when there is an argument in that thread - not just random endless top tens....and lists about the 1980s (or is that all people can handle in here...?) because they are 'on theme'... you post totally bizarre unconnected vids that no one understands... it has NOTHING to do with what music i like and dont...do you honestly think i LIKE most of the vids posted here?.. just seen your thread in 'indie' re- the killers. now THAT is exactly what i mean, thats what you should do... concise, to the point, focused, ...
October 25, 200816 yr and now im annoyed... Welcome to my world, i get annoyed when i find half a page is full of what can only be described as off topic $h!tE!
November 1, 200816 yr Welcome to my world, i get annoyed when i find half a page is full of what can only be described as off topic $h!tE! yeah but all of you think the topic thats being discussed (aqua) in the first place is $h!te - so your like so totally prejudiced in the first place
November 1, 200816 yr yeah but all of you think the topic thats being discussed (aqua) in the first place is $h!te - so your like so totally prejudiced in the first place how is that being prejudice :huh: yeah the topic to begin with is $h!t, but many other threads that you've just posted absolute $h!te on aren't.
November 1, 200816 yr WTF. That just about sums him up :( As for Turn Back Time - excellent song buy Aqua. They were a good fun pop band, but Turn Back Time was a really good song in its own right. Mushy - yes, I would prefer to play silly games in the Lounge LOL
November 2, 200816 yr I'm surprised Toy Box and Daze didnt make it in the UK, they were much bigger than Cartoons in Europe.
November 8, 200816 yr My honest opinion of Aqua? f***ing fantastic. Thing is, yes they were cheesy, but they were hugely tounge in cheek and pretty subversive. Who else ever would have thought of taking the favourite toy of 8 year old girls, and parodying her status and origins, and camping it up to the max? Both of their albums are superb, and although I love the poppy, cheesy songs, it's songs like Turn Back Time and Aquarius (the title track of their second LP that prove that they knew their way around a quality pop melody. Lene had a pretty good voice too, and obviously some latent songwriting talent (see Here We Go and No Good Advice by Girls Aloud). I just wish they'd released Freaky Friday as a single. Especially the Eiffel 65 remix :wub:
November 8, 200816 yr I'm surprised Toy Box and Daze didnt make it in the UK, they were much bigger than Cartoons in Europe. Well I was hugely into Europop at the time (what do I mean was?) so I know both had a go. Toy-Box got to #41 with Best Friend, Daze had two UK singles (Superhero and Tamagotchi, which was renamed Together Forever (The Cyber Pet Song) here, and I have a Japanese press of the album, where it's retitled and resung as Takanuchi!) which totally fllopped, and Hit N Hide's Space Invaders was released here too, but again flopped. Think that was about it... Oh, and there was Little Trees - Help I'm A Fish :lol: Moyp7-shOOU Though that might be the version by Creamy, it's very confusing... Edited November 8, 200816 yr by TomKay
November 8, 200816 yr Its good but I dont think its anywhere near their best offering. I liked them for being cheesy and revelling in it. My favs are still Cartoon Heroes, Around The World, My Oh My and Doctor Jones :D You're not on your own ^_^ 'My Oh My' is my fave :wub: But all the others you have named are great too! :heart: 'Turn Back Time' I love it! And to think they have a 'Best Of' album soon :kink:
November 8, 200816 yr And to think they have a 'Best Of' album soon :kink: Supposedly. They announced getting back together over a year ago now, and it doesn't seem like they've made any announcement on new releases. Two new songs can be heard on YouTube though: Back To The 80's and Shakin' Stevens Is A Superstar. Pretty good :)
November 8, 200816 yr I liked Turn Back Time (and still do), thou my fav Aqua track still is Roses Are Red. And of all the Danish dance-pop tracks that were around back then I did like Daze's Superhero the most, that still is a very catchy track IMO.
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