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It sounds like a "fan fave that would've bombed as a single" to be honest. And I think Put The Needle On It just explored that sound better. Weirdly, I feel like "Hey! (So What)" could've worked as a single; not because I'm a huge fan of it (I find it borderline annoying), but I think it could've gotten people's attention on radio. "On the Loop" could've at least gotten great remix packages I think.

I think that once Wannabe became a huge hit they probably wielded a lot more power on what they could and wouldn't have to include on their album. It's possible that the label favoured the song (for whatever reason) and tried to push it out there before they were able to take full control.

I've always wondered why more artists doesn't loot more tracks that have been hits in mainland Europe; always seemed like an easy way to find a decent track.

"So we went on Napster..." :lol: It's obvious that Creep was considered as a possible single at one point since they ended up having a bunch of remixes of it; I always assumed they might've felt it was too similar to Put The Needle On It though.

Well, it's clearly a quick cash grab for her + it keeps her in favour with the reality tv producers that are obviously helping with casting all these international versions.

Well, it was April 1996, so I think it's possible that pretty much everything was still in contention at that point since they had no idea how Wannabe was going to perform. It wouldn't surprise me if they didn't put together a proper tracklist until Wannabe proved to be such a huge breakthrough for them - remember, the record label wanted Love Thing; I assume that the original proposed tracklisting might've been a lot more diverse than basically just going with Stannard / Rowe and Absolute (which makes sense - if Wannabe bombed then they'd need to re-group and re-think their strategy).

If it show actual gay relationships, it's going to be a hot mess.

gonna send it 2 radio soon x

Gerita is the thing of solo discussions, unlike Jesy "Bad Thing" Nelson. Spice Girls set the print, will other girl groups follow it? Stay tuned!!!

God dammit Jay, I was like, "I haven't posted in that thread", but suddenly I have. You need Jesus.

Lies "Passion" only in making music that no one is listening to?

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disgesteng flarps

Round Round has the most tiring dance routine

I just remember all the outrage going on at the time, trying to download the og video on Napster etc. This and Hollywood stalling at #2 weren't shockers as such. Disappointments maybe, but with a pulled video and Madonna pussying out? What do you expect.

Yet Gerita wrote Viva Forever. Does anyone who doesn't care about music write that?

But does that mean that they only did music for "fame"? I think you're thinking about it in a very simplistic way and don't understand how much rejection can hurt someone's soul; my sweet Gerita only quit because you all bast*rds stopped buying her music. She didn't want to put her pure and sweet soul into music that nobody enjoyed. It doesn't mean Gerita isn't creatively amazing and will at some point bless us all with more music; it's just that the moment isn't now.

l-t36LO5e7g Only won because of the ceiling, of course!

raXrltg7d60 Full-on dance routines here we come! :w00t:

Free Me wasn't labelled as a flop no; mind you it wasn't labelled as a huge success either. I think it was more like Dannii's Neon Nights if you want a relevant comparison (ie it did ok, all singles were supported by radio, no one died during the making of it etc). Scream and Reason were because they were obviously huge step downs from their previous eras.

What? I don't think they "just wanted to be famous" - they all ultimately worked very hard as a group to get success as the Spice Girls. It's more that most of them don't want to work for very little return. I mean, Siobhan Donaghy quit music after Ghosts bombed and only returned once she could with Sugababes - does that mean she had no passion for her music career at all and all she wanted was some quick fame? Authors that stop writing books because they can't find publishers, are they just secret undercover fame whores who don't care about creating things? Painters who quit because nobody is interested? Most of all, are you claiming Rachel Lester quit shopping her cassettes all around town because she was only interested in fame? (ok ignore that last one)

wow me 2 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Well, Parlophone did release a "Playlist" in 2016, but unfortunately it's digital-only. I wonder why they never bothered to toss out a physical as lesser acts have cheaper supermarket "collections" out there - I'm guessing Gerita is blocking it?

I think it's worth remembering that the names basically came about from a pop magazine at the time, so it wasn't anything they themselves picked out and probably never really felt that much affection towards.

No, not so far. If it ends up doing something on streaming then it'll obviously be a Can't Tame Her situation rather than something that's going to get instant success for her.