Good Riddance! (apologies to SG fans)
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Spice Girls
bilgeboybob — 19 years ago(February 06, 2007 05:54 AM)
I remember the first time I saw/heard the Spice Girls. It was on Top of the Pops, it had just been the Glorious Summer of Britpop and I was really beginning to have a little hope for the British Pop scene.
And then they appeared.
I couldn't believe it. It was like some kind of Macabre joke, I honestly though it was a Comedy Sketch. It was like the last 2 years (musically) hadn't happened. Nevertheless, there they were. It was like all the really crass, stupid gobby girls from school (You know the ones, they were pregnant by 15!) had got together and formed a band. They even had a stupid money spinning gimmick in "Girl Power" (Can anybody explain to me it's manifesto? mmmm?)
Luckily they didn't last long, good taste prevailed and they began to fade back into obscurity.
Good-bye and Good Riddance, Spice Girls! I for one have not missed you a bit!
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lolaferrers — 19 years ago(March 17, 2007 06:08 PM)
I think the whole "girl power" thing might've seemed like a gimmick, ut it was a good message for young girls.. It doesn't matter that you hated them, they made little girls feel empowered, made them believe they could do anything strong and positive message.
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bilgeboybob — 18 years ago(May 02, 2007 11:24 AM)
Lolaferrers said
"they made little girls feel empowered, made them believe they could do anything strong and positive message. "
OK then, the Spice Tarts were at their height about 9-10 years ago. Funnily enough I haven't met any twenty something ladies who say that the Spice Girls were a big influence on them as children. Nothing the spice girls had to say was empowering as far as I could see. The words Flash and Pan come to mind
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sockergurl916 — 18 years ago(January 16, 2008 04:19 AM)
well i'm only 13 and they had a huge influence on me when i was a little kid and i remember getting really really mad when geri left and i stopped listening to them and started listening to britney spears, but now that they are having the reunion i'm listening to all my old CDs and i'm a fan again
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ColinChapman — 18 years ago(June 28, 2007 01:12 PM)
Yes the Spice Girls were annoying but as soon as they disappeared it got even worse when the likes of Britney Spears appeared. I mean at least the Spice Girls had catchy songs. Today we have loads of talentless artists and the spice girls seem reasonably talented in comparison.
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shotgun_sullivan — 18 years ago(June 29, 2007 09:20 AM)
And now they've reunited and are going on tour. I bet you're looking forward to that one! I for one, didn't mind them.
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Ithok1 — 18 years ago(July 04, 2007 01:04 PM)
Couldn't stand then when they were popular due to my little sisters constant blasting of the CDs but 10 years later I happen to catch a song and have actually become something of a fan and wouldn't mind catching the new tour.
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garyahampton — 16 years ago(April 06, 2010 05:05 AM)
Yep, their songs were catchy, but catchy in the same way that chlamydia is catchy, and just as painful and embarrassing. They were stb68rangely attractive, until I realised that they weren't five pretty boys in drag straight out of some Berlin burlesque review. And yes they had staying power, like a road works that seems to last for bloody ever. The only difference between their videos and a porno movie is that the porno has better music. And as soon as they'd had a couple of Number Ones (defining the ultimate victory of PR hype over talent, musical skill and, let's be honest, the ability to actually sing) Ginger Spice (I would have said slaggy spice but you wouldn't have known which one I was talking about !) left to pursue her solo career - and what a success that was !
And by the way, it's
why don't you just f#ck the hell
off
? Learn to spell. And if you don't have the grasp of the English language required to articulate your anger, using multiple question marks just looks like juvenile graffiti, and you should confine your opinions to the public lavatory.
"Do you want to go to the toilet, Albert?"