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Forever: Why The Spice Girls’ Much-Maligned Third Album Deserves Its Flowers 25 Years LaterThe Legacy Forever Truly Deserves Nice review of Forever and its legacy: https://www.theaureview.com/music/forever-25-years-later/

Viva Forever 91,239 streams yesterday 94,877 streams today, it's quite healthy and steady Who Do You Think You Are 45,396 streams yesterday 41,305 streams today For reference, 2 Become 1 did 85,084 streams today. We could maybe see Viva Forever go further up to #4 if it continues to do these numbers

Nice! That's an incredible Top5, just top quality songs!! We should know soon how many daily it is still doing soon It did 90k in the last 25hour update, so it is slowly going down to its normal daily streams I guess Holler should be in the Top10!

Is the Spice Up Your Xmas! EP/Playlist worth of including? I feel like I am clutching at straws here but damn....

Don't think so hun, but would love it if so

oh noooo you got me there, I didnt check and asumed it was the second week, what will I do now?... go play Sweat and get a life will you?

Why are you coming for me with such an obsessive take about Sweat? Chill out First, *I* didn't predict anything. I said a member on Spice Circle mentioned that amount about Sweat's second week, which you've been pissy about ever since even though other members even called you out. I used the 300 copies as a throaway comment, actually. Now please, go back to the Sweat thread and have fun over there. I don't like rude or pissy jfc

Nice! Viva Forever did a big jump these last week too! Hope it continues to stream well because it deserves the world. It should be their main ballad to be honest, it is miles better than 2 Become 1

probably around 300 sales but nonetheless, good to see it on the charts again I hope it becomes a classic at the level of Wannabe and Stop! somehow it feels criminally underrated by everyone but when people listen to it, they always say how much of a great song it is!

nice!! I wonder if the streams also jumped more than usual? Gosh, Viva Forever deserves the world... it should be constantly on the charts

hope you are having fun! Are you having fun? Are you having fun??? Are you having fuuunnn???? Are you having fun???? *hint hint*

Lets give it to the 23rd of December? Would that be a good compromise? I might need a distraction for the Christmas period this year lol and it would give you some extra time?

hhhmmmm West End Wilma, one of the top West End blogs has put out this post today. Are they hinting at a stage-show return? That would be WILD as f***, though many shows that flopped on the West End did went on to do good numbers on tour and some even returned to the West End due to touring success, so I wouldnt put past it... I do hope they would change the story and script though.. that 2 Become 1 scene was criminal! Source: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069815801977 This week, Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, sparked rumours she may finally be ready to get back on stage with the other girls, by posting a video online, of her singing the girl band's hit song Viva Forever, accompanied by her son on guitar. This made me think back to the musical Viva Forever which ran in London's West End briefly from 27 November 2012 - 29 June 2013. Produced by Mamma Mia's Judy Cramer, written by comedian Jennifer Saunders and using the back catalogue of the Spice Girls, critics hated it and it only lasted six months. Maybe it's time to bring it back for a UK Tour? I am hearing some very exciting rumours about what the five girls are up to and if its anything like what I think, you'll wannabe there!

It's #14 now!!

I wish I could buy it again on iTunes!!!

A sing-a-long by Victoria with her child, in her living room, alone has online fans and press going crazy about this, and Viva Forever and the GH are back on iTunes charts around the world Viva Forever #5 Saudi Arabia #14 France #24 United Kingdom #57 Ireland #66 Spain #123 Australia #132 Canada #138 Indonesia #198 Switzerland Album: Greatest Hits #21 Czech Republic #21 Lithuania #43 Chile #57 United Kingdom #142 Canada Yep, they could totally get back properly in the charts if they wanted to...

if you need a bit more, time thats totally fine! Should I extend the voting period to like end of the year? And we can start the year fresh with a forum rate :)

Don't let that stop you please: Strong Enough | Listen Likely Stories aka C U Next Tuesday | Leaked in 2021 | Listen Sugar & Spice | leaked | Listen Melody of Life | leaked | Listen

where did I slander those songs????????????? Victoria shines in those, but sadly not in this one!

Happy anniversary to Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) the most bittersweet of all Spice Girls singles Released as the lead (and only) single to promote their long-awaited for Greatest Hits, it is a ballad that really tried to reach the highs of their previous ballads but never quite manages to get anywhere. The instrumental is lovely, but it never quite goes anywhere and they sound disjointed over it. Mel C and Victoria's verses after the first chorus sound out of place and copy+pasted in, and Victoria leading the second part of the chorus doesn't sound good at all (sorry Vicky...)... Mel B having no verse, is awful. She should have been given some of Victoria's parts imo... Further to this, that bast*rd video... I don't even want to talk about it. I think it is bittersweet because it could have been so much better and it just sounded and looked undercooked. A sort of 'this will do' type of approach, where they were all recording in separate countries (literally Emma, Geri and Mel C in UK and Vic and Mel B in LA), and were clearly just trying to badly replicate a formula of their old sound. Plus, they were clearly trying to make Victoria the main centerpiece both in the video and the song itself, and it just doesnt work because Victoria is QUEEN of Harmonies and she always delivers on a good bridge (Viva Forever, Goodbye) but to lead the chorus? Crazy! The live version sounds a million times better, even if Victoria struggles with her parts (as usual)... the rockier elements were so welcomed and provided a much better production to the song, elevating it to a much needed high! Bittersweet also because they barely promoted it, aside from a MIMED performance on Children in Need (video-ed in from LA....) and a couple of interviews. That, coupled with a strange and downright stupid release strategy (digital single first, Greatest Hits following week, and only then the physical single), it meant it was one of the biggest flops of Children in Need ever and their worst performing song to this day. Still, I find myself enjoying it from time to time. It has a lovely sentiment but it's all a bit meh...

it is such a gorgeous song! I personally think it is up there with Too Much and Goodbye

Thats not as bad I thought it would be tbh... good for them I guess

in all fairness, I think both are trash but at least Song for Her as a proper melody and hook, whereas Do It gets on my nerves

Here are mine, to kick things off: 1. Bumper To Bumper 07 2. Take Me Home 10 3. Love Thing 09 4. Last Time Lover 07 5. Something Kinda Funny 07 6. Naked 10 7. If You Can't Dance 10 8. One Of These Girls 05 9. Sleigh Ride 06 10. Baby Come Round 05 11. Step To Me 10 12. Move Over 10 13. Spice Invaders 10 (lol I love it!) 14. Saturday Night Divas 08 15. Never Give Up On The Good Times 10 16. Do It 03 17. Denying 09 18. The Lady Is a Vamp 06 19. Outer Space Girls 04 20. Walk Of Life 07 21. My Strongest Suit 09 22. Christmas Wrapping 06 23. Tell Me Why 10 24. Right Back At Ya 06 25. Get Down With Me 08 26. Wasting My Time 10 27. Weekend Love 07 28. Time Goes By 07 29. If You Wanna Have Some Fun 11 30. Oxygen 10 31. Voodoo 03 32. Feed Your Love 07 33. Song for Her 05 34. A Day In Your Life 07 35. Right Back At Ya (original pop mix) 10 36. Pain Proof 06 (i can see why it was scrapped lol its a bit naff) 37. Give You What You Want / If It's Loving On Your Mind 06 (i can see why it was scrapped lol it sounds like a FIVE song!) 38. Strong Enough 05 (a bit too sacarine for my taste) 39. Likely Stories aka C U Next Tuesday 07 40. Sugar & Spice 08 41. Melody of Life 08

OK girlies, it is time!! now that the Forever25 era is over (lol), we are back in the swamp of no-Spice Girls news/releases etc... So until the next Mel C hint of Victoria joining a tour... I figured it would be nice to look into the overall Spice Girls album tracks across all three albums, and include the b-sides too (and even that bast*rd Voodoo!!). No singles, only the album tracks and songs that were used for promo like Move Over, Step To Me, Strongest Suit, If You Wanna Have Some Fun, Tell Me Why and Weekend Love (all of them were used as promo but never made official singles). No songs like 'How Does It Feel' or 'It's Only Rock'n'Roll', and sadly no 'Spice Chat 2 - It's Time To Say Goodbye' either.... No live tracks either! This is just for studio tracks. Sorry Ain't No Stopping Us Now and We Are Family but you're OUT! Same for the demos on Spice25 - out of all the demos, only Feed Your Love makes it as it is technically an new album track as well and provided a different position than all the other demos. BUT HOLD!!! A TWIST! I have included the following LEAKED songs, since we have them available online and they are 'finished' enough to be in contention with the rest of the released songs: 1- Song for Her 2- A Day In Your Life 3- Pain Proof 4- Right Back At Ya (POP) 5- Give You What You Want / If It's Loving On Your Mind 6- Strong Enough 7- Likely Stories (C U Next Tuesday) 8- Sugar & Spice 9- Melody of Life LET'S GET MESSY!! Some rules: Votes go from 0 to 10 with only ONE vote for 11 being allowed You have to vote for every song listed below. I would suggest spending some time listening to them first. List your ratings below, no private messaging please No -1 votes or lower. No votes of 12 or more. If you do, your rate will be automatically reduced/lifted to the nearest highest/lowest possible number. DEADLINE: You have until the 23rd of December to do this! Songs in contention: 1. Bumper To Bumper 2. Take Me Home 3. Love Thing 4. Last Time Lover 5. Something Kinda Funny 6. Naked 7. If You Can't Dance 8. One Of These Girls 9. Sleigh Ride 10. Baby Come Round 11. Step To Me 12. Move Over 13. Spice Invaders 14. Saturday Night Divas 15. Never Give Up On The Good Times 16. Do It 17. Denying 18. The Lady Is a Vamp 19. Outter Space Girls 20. Walk Of Life 21. My Strongest Suit 22. Christmas Wrapping 23. Tell Me Why 24. Right Back At Ya 25. Get Down With Me 26. Wasting My Time 27. Weekend Love 28. Time Goes By 29. If You Wanna Have Some Fun 30. Oxygen 31. Voodoo 32. Feed Your Love 33. Song for Her 34. A Day In Your Life 35. Right Back At Ya (original pop mix) 36. Pain Proof 37. Give You What You Want / If It's Loving On Your Mind 38. Strong Enough 39. Likely Stories aka C U Next Tuesday 40. Sugar & Spice 41. Melody of Life Let's go girlies!! LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!!!