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    Heidi’s voice conveys so much emotion. I’ve always loved it too.

     

    Hope she records something as a solo artist, for herself as much as the fans. Her talent deserves to be celebrated.

     

    She always comes across as completely professional, sincere and kind too. A class act.

    Lovely to see Kylie in everyone’s Wrapped. Kylie is my top artist again (top 0.001% fan here).

     

    My year was dominated by Tension II. But there are a few throwbacks mixed in.

     

    1 Tension

    2 Midnight Ride

    3 Edge of Saturday Night

    5 My Oh My (surprised myself with this one)

    9 Vegas High

    13 Kiss Bang Bang

    17 Good As Gone

    21 Lights Camera Action

    25 Someone For Me

    29 Things Can Only Get Better

    33 Hello

    37 Diamonds

    41 Shoulda Left Ya

    45 Taboo

    49 Fine Wine

    53 Padam Padam

    57 Really Don’t Like You

    61 Too Much of a Good Thing

    65 Baby

    69 Dance To The Music

    74 Stars

    78 Cherry Bomb

    82 Closer

    87 Lost Without You

    91 Dance Alone

    95 Shelby 68

    99 Kiss of Life

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    This is a good question.

     

    While I'm also not convinced this story is real...here's my understanding of why the girls could be paid for their story.

     

    The production wouldn't NEED their approval, necessarily. They're in the public eye. It could be made without them. But having the girls' approval would go a long way toward the perceived legitimacy of the project. And perhaps more importantly...it'd go a long way toward the production getting to use the girls' music. A production could up and make a Spice Girls movie...but to get to use the copyrighted music would need the ok of the girls themselves (and some other important parties, I imagine). A few years ago, there was a made-for-TV Aaliyah film that did not get the approval of her estate. So they up and made the film without the ability to use Aaliyah's hits. It wasn't...great. And I do think it'd be very hard to do justice to the Spice Girls' story without the music being involved.

     

    All that said, even films where the stars gave their blessing/got paid haven't always been loved by the artist. I'm reminded of the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got To Do With It. Tina recorded new vocals for use in the film...and gave approval to who would play her. However, when asked about the film...Tina would just say she wished it had more truth. I guess artists could negotiate casting approval or script approval or anything else in these...but ultimately, they probably need to find filmmakers they trust.

    I’d have thought the money to license the music would be paid to the record company though? Not just a round million lump some to each of the girls.

     

    If they were exec producing or, as you say, providing content, I’d be more convinced. But the article suggests they wouldn’t have had to lift a finger.

     

    I just feel like this was written to feed the rift rumours and hate on Geri. Not a fan of that.

    Just been reading on Wikipedia about Impossible Princess' initial release and it says the album sold 20,000 copies in its first two weeks, "ten percent of the expected sales figure."

     

    How can there have been expectation of 200,000 sales in a fortnight for this album when it's predecessor had sold 100,000 in total?

    (I realise it's Wiki, so might not be entirely accurate).

     

    It also says Kylie considered retiring after the album due to bad public and media reaction. I wonder how much she truly contemplated packing it all in... and look at what we (and she) would have missed out on if she had!!

     

    I haven't listened to this album for years so going to give it a spin and see what I think with fresh ears.

    I suspect dropping the album title was a contributing factor to the poor sales. That must’ve hindered the campaign given it ended up with the same title as the previous album. An album track could’ve been chosen as a title track (Limbo, for example). There are some decent options.

     

    The fates seemed to conspire against her with this album. So glad our Kylie is no quitter.

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    WNGST sounds *a bit* like a Spice Girls b-side. It’s kind of awkward that it’s about the girls having her back, but Spice Girls had obviously disintegrated at this point. The temu spice girls backing dancers (soldiering through without much choreography) don’t help on that score either.

     

    So for me, the campaign *slightly* undermined Emma as a solo artist.

     

    Edit: *Realised I sounded a bit too strong in those opinions there.

    The album version of WNGST is a little better. But even that has a bare vocal arrangement that needs filling out with some harmonies.

     

    If the single had to fall in that slot, I’d have gone double a side with Better Be Careful and A World Without You.

     

    It’s a shame Emma couldn’t have released High On Love as a summer single too tbh.

    At the time I thought it was a strange song for them to choose. I would’ve preferred them to do a non-musical song and just bang it on the album anyway. As long as it had a sympathetic sound.

     

    For me, a John Lewis ad cover version would’ve been lovely. Imagine them having a Lily Allen/Slow Moving Millie type moment. Maybe a cover of something like Gravity by Embrace … although Embrace fans would be outraged 😆

    Padam Padam vs. Lights Camera Action

    Hold On to Now vs. Taboo

    Things We Do for Love vs. Someone for Me

    Tension vs. Good as Gone

    One More Time vs. Kiss Bang Bang

    You Still Get Me High vs. Diamonds

    Hands vs. Hello

    Green Light vs. Dance to the Music

    Vegas High vs. Shoulda Left Ya

    10 Out of 10 vs. Edge of Saturday Night

    Story vs. My Oh My

    Love Train vs. Midnight Ride

    Just Imagine vs. Dance Alone

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    I’d be concerned if Kylie left BMG.

     

    Sure. I don’t understand why releases are not always very synced up to maximise chart position on the first week. But I guess there may be manufacture and logistical reasons. And chart positions don’t indicate quality these days.

     

    But other than that, I think they’ve done her absolutely proud. The music has moved in a really organic direction. Kylie is developing more than other artists at a similar stage of their career.