Well my dear Buntonnettes, it is tiiiiiiiime for some Baby Bunton Rate ACTION :yahoo: :w00t:
Who's excited???
Thank you all who voted. It's been a while since the last Emma Bunton rate, in fact it's been way way before even the last Spice reunion or even Baby Bunton's last few releases either :teresa: SO things might have changed quite a bit! Tastes change over time and it is safe to say that Bunton's releases have found a new 'appreciation' from the fandom on BuzzJack :o
It gotta tell you that I am a bit shocked at some of the songs that made it to the top of the list... That Top10 is full of surprises B-) But also some songs have really fallen down people's tastes over the years :huh:
But without further or do, let's start the countdown, shall we? :yahoo:
Emma Bunton MegaRate - The Results
#67 Greatest Day (England's 2014 Official World Cup Song)
Release year: 2016
Average votes: 2,03
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No surprises here, this song comes last with only an average of 2,03 points ^_^
The song is a reprise of Take That's hit single, and it was led by Gary Barlow and Gary Lineker who gathered a huge amount of (minor) celebrity friends to record it.
Bunton's participation in the song is minimal, with Melanie C also showing up. It was a huge flop, didn't really go anywhere BUT it did give us a moment now infamous in Spice World: the song was produced by Elliott Kennedy, of Say You'll Be There and Love Thing times, and
shows Elliott, Bunton and Mel C hugging and seemingly on great terms. The video also shows Emma and Mel C talking with Elliott Kennedy about the 4 leaked Forever demos (they had leaked not long before this video was released). In that snippet, Emma sings a bit of the song A Day in Your Life and it sounds like it was a moment when Elliott was telling them about how the songs got leaked. The girls have seemingly fallen out with Elliott since, after the work he did with them as GEM leaked as well a few years later... Awkward :teresa:
#66 Sometimes
From album: Chicken Shed
Release year: 2003
Average votes: 2,84
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At 66, we get what is perhaps Emma's song that is the least liked, ever. With only 2,84 average of votes, and meandering lyrics, it was panned by pretty much everyone when it was released back in 2003 as part of the Chicken Shed's charity album. Emma has been a patron of the disabled-led charity since becoming a popstar, with a group of children from the charity even turning up to both the Spiceworld Wembley Stadium dates in 1998 to perform Viva Forever with the Spice Girls, and then again in 2008 at the 02 to sing Mama. They also performed at the Royal Albert Hall with Emma for her Christmas 2019 show! It's a relationship that goes beyond 20 years!
Shame about Emma given them probably one of the worst Spice-related songs ever for their album. Perhaps if she had given them one of the Free Me rejects instead, it could have been a better and more successful partnership lol :arrr:
#65 2 Become 1 (featuring Robbie Williams)
From album: My Happy Place
Release year: 2019
Average votes: 3,46
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The very first album track is OUT OUT!!! With only 3,46 average of votes from the BuzzJack huns, it is at the same time the most maligned cover, album track and duet of her career, by a clear mile :unsure:
Not quite sure what Emma was thinking when she invited Robbie to join her to duet on what is essentially one of the most iconic Spice Girls songs ever. The fans rejected it straight away upon its release, with the production seemingly flat and Robbie's voice really not suiting the song at all. Plus, he is not necessarily someone whom the Spice-fans like, due to his history of being a mean bitch to both Mel C and Gerita Halliwell over the years. Heck, even Mel B confronted him back at the Brit Awards 2000, which saw him hide away from her (this was mentioned in Mel B's book Catch A Fire!). Where's the sisterhood BabyBunton?? :angry:
It all started when Robbie invited Emma to join him at one of his HeartFM gigs back in late 2016 to sing that song.
. Of course, it is fun for a throwback at a random live gig like that and it was a cute moment. But then BabyBunton had to go and invite Robbie to record his part and ruined this classic! Robbie later mentioned that he recorded it at his house in LA, so they were'nt even in the studio together.
Such a classic song, which is not even just one of the most iconic Spice Girls songs, but one of the most successful singles ever by any artist, and one that helped cement the biggest female band the world has ever seen (and supported their message of Girl Power!!) it felt really reductive to have a bloke like Robbie Williams officially dueting with Emma on her own album... I'm still puzzled today about why this decision was made in the first place, since it is not even a good streaming song...
Another random note is that this was NOT the first time Bunton and Robbie duetted over the years. Back in 2013, she also joined him live for a rendition of Dream a Little Dream of Me :unsure:
Anyway, very strange song this and deservedly OUT!!!
#64 Merry Go-Round
From single: What Took You So Long?
Release year: 2001
Average votes: 4,26
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BuzzJack's least favourite bside is Merry Go-Round with only 4,26 :unsure:
Released as part of What Took You So Long? CD single back in 2001, the song is definitely more on the sugar-pop sound that people were expecting of Emma back at the time, as she developed her sound from her Baby Spice persona following the split of the iconic group early in the year. Alongside Free Up Your Mind, the two b-sides showed a much more child-like Emma than the single's main song itself - and Buntons' biggest hit. That contrast was to mark the style of the A Girl Like Me album itself, which blended bubble gum pop with r'n'b and guitar-lead pop.
Sadly this song is not found on any streaming/downloading platforms still today, as they did not survive the advances of the streaming platforms since the track's release back in the day. Now that Bunton's catalogue is slowly coming back online, maybe one day we will be able to download/stream it?
#63 Here Comes The Sun
From album: My Happy Place
Release year: 2019
Average votes: 4,57
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Another My Happy Place album track and cover bites the dust! :teresa: Refered to by Emma as one of her favourite and most special tracks, it was recorded by Emma and the studio recording includes her children's voices in it as well. Emma also mentioned that the song is really special for her, as it was playing whilst she gave birth to her first born, Beau. Whilst beautifully sang by Emma, it was met a bit with indiference from her fans and critics alike.
Emma later played the song live at her Christmas Show at Royal Albert Hall in 2019 :wub:
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#62 Let Your Baby Show You How To Move
From single: We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight (CD)
Release year: 2001
Average votes: 4,69
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Another b-sides leaves the competition :mellow: LYBSYHTM was another bubble-gum pop moment from Emma back in 2001. Personally I much prefer it to A Girl Like Me (song) and would have been better as the standout bubble-gum pop song on the album... but alas, it was relegated to a b-side of what was, at the time, Emma's biggest flop single.
Quite an innofensive song, it is one of Emma's least streamed songs, and one of the most forgotten overall. HOWEVER, it is the b-side that has been on streaming plarforms for the longest time <_<
#61 I Don't Know (Damage featuring Emma Bunton)
From album: Since You've Been Gone (Damage)
Release year: 2001
Average votes: 4,73
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Emma's first duet with her partner, the f***ing so-hot-please-damage-me-daddy Jade Jones, was actually released as part of Damage's album back in 2001 and whilst it was not released as a single, it was quite well know for its time. Emma showed up in a variety of Damage live gigs over the years to perform the song as well.
and you can tell how loved up the two are! The song was quite r'n'b which matched the Spice Girls Forever sounds of the time, as well as what was popular in UK music of the early 2000s era.
However, it is not very well regarded by the fans, and sadly, it didn't manage to enter the Top60 of songs here! :( Maybe it was for the best that it wasn't a single in the end, though I could see it as a small UK hit back in 2001 if it had been released. Both Damage and Emma were still hot property back then in the charts, so it could have fared quite well!
Aaaaaand that's it for the first few entries! Next, we will go into the Top60 of Bunton's discography.
What do you think so far? Do these match your expectations? And what do you think of these songs? Are they deservedly out, or do we need to start a #JusticeFor type of campaign within the fandom?? :teresa: