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If you’re anything like us – though with any luck, you’re less cynical – you heard the news about the Spice Girls reforming and your first thought, after the obligatory “Why?”, was something along the lines of “Hey, I’d reform too if the price was right.” And the price is most definitely right, with each Girl bringing home $20 million for participating. That seemed a rather exorbitant paycheck for: a) a band like the Spice Girls, and b) what was at the time only a seven-city tour. The tour promoters, however, clearly knew what they were doing, because several dates on the band’s tour, which is now headed for Australia, South Africa, Argentina and China, sold out in 18 minutes. Eighteen minutes? Really? Are we missing something? Clearly, we were. The video. The Girls are releasing a hits album November 20, and the video for the first single, “Headlines (Friendship Never Ends),” is, um, very revealing. For example, it reveals that the Girls are actually hotter now than they were at their peak, and that Ginger Spice is ripped, baby! It doesn’t reveal much in the way of poignant songwriting, but the song isn’t what we would call terrible, either. To be honest, we weren’t paying much attention to the song. We were more interested in when Posh’s eyes flash red and she beats Sporty to death, mistaking her for Sarah Connor. And speaking of Sporty, is it just us, or does she look completely different, like ‘secretly replaced’ different? Must be the teeth. Oh, and we haven’t even gotten to the best part about the Spice Girls tour: they’re going to get naked onstage. Now that is something with a definite awesomeness problem. Quicktime Windows Media
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I kinda agree, D-Med.
The video is, wow. I might be getting old, however. I wonder will the average 18 or 20-year-old dude laugh at me for saying “wow?” at these gals, one of whom had pictures in Playboy that by now are 20 years vintage?
Here’s where I split with you: I think your ears were blinded by all that exposed flesh. The song is bad beyond bad. Not like we need (or want, what we really really want) it to be good (see Pussycat Dolls), I’m just saying it ranks right up there in Tiffany-land.
Where they singing. I wasn’t listening. What the Hell?