Who the hell cares what zigazig-hah means? The album is here to tell us what it wants, what it really really wants, starting with "Wannabe." I know very few women in my generation who can't sing the song word for word, down to every last vocal inflection. I love that the song is candy-coated ridiculousness and dishes some solid advice. Dating a guy your friends hate? He's probably not the one for you. Your friends pressuring you to date a guy you don't like? You need some better friends. (The latter lesson came in handy in high school. Thanks, Spice Girls!)
For the next track... let's just talk about the music video.
Why are the Spice Girls striking poses, firing lasers, and kidnapping dudes in a desert? Because of reasons. What does it have to do with the song? Absolutely nothing. How did they get Geri's hair so big? It's the fuuuuuture! Who can break it down at the end like Mel C? No one. I love "Say You'll Be There" and the video is a trip and a half.
The next song, "2 Become 1," wins the coveted title of "#1 song I would nap to, but not, like, in a mean way." It's the relaxing pop ballad of my heart. I wish that this song and "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" could have babies. Also, I had no idea the lyric put it on, put it on referred to condoms until I just looked up this song on Wikipedia. Thanks for the advice, Spice Girls!
The narrator of "Love Thing" just doesn't want to be pushed around in a relationship, man. It also features the immortal line God help the mister who gets between me and my sisters, so I'm having fond flashbacks to college. I don't think this song is as strong as its predecessors, but I don't care as much about lyrical depth when I'm blasting dance music in my dorm to console a heartbroken friend.
"Last Time Lover" has a super embarrassing "rap" section, let's just get that out of the way. But I dare you to get Do ya think I'm really cool and sexy? out of your head for the next three hours. It made working with small children interesting, let me tell you. "Mama" is pure schlock, but hey, mother-daughter relationships don't get enough attention in any form of media. As someone who lived through the traditional mother-daughter conflict, it was nice to know there was understanding waiting for me on the other side.
I think "Who Do You Think You Are" deserves more acclaim. It's super catchy! It tells you how to dance to the song right in the chorus! Swing it shake it move it make it, who do you think you are? Granted, then the dance floor directions become more vague--trust it use it prove it groove it--but oh, Spice Girls, you lead and I will follow.
As we get toward the end of the album, inevitably there is filler. "Something Kinda Funny" is just not that memorable. Sorry, 10-year-old self. "Naked" was probably inappropriate for a fifth-grader, but there was far worse on the radio. As an adult, I appreciate the groove, and there's even a little nuance to the lyrics. I'd rather be hated than pitied indeed.
The album closes with "If U Can't Dance," because nothing is more 90's than spelling "you" with a single letter. The song is dumb. There is an inexplicable Spanish rap. There is a lyric about wanting a guy that looks like Keanu Reeves. At this point, I am clutching my CD to my chest and yelling, "You just don't understand!!!" No, I don't understand, either, but I will follow this CD to the gates of hell.
For the next track... let's just talk about the music video.
Why are the Spice Girls striking poses, firing lasers, and kidnapping dudes in a desert? Because of reasons. What does it have to do with the song? Absolutely nothing. How did they get Geri's hair so big? It's the fuuuuuture! Who can break it down at the end like Mel C? No one. I love "Say You'll Be There" and the video is a trip and a half.
The next song, "2 Become 1," wins the coveted title of "#1 song I would nap to, but not, like, in a mean way." It's the relaxing pop ballad of my heart. I wish that this song and "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" could have babies. Also, I had no idea the lyric put it on, put it on referred to condoms until I just looked up this song on Wikipedia. Thanks for the advice, Spice Girls!
The narrator of "Love Thing" just doesn't want to be pushed around in a relationship, man. It also features the immortal line God help the mister who gets between me and my sisters, so I'm having fond flashbacks to college. I don't think this song is as strong as its predecessors, but I don't care as much about lyrical depth when I'm blasting dance music in my dorm to console a heartbroken friend.
"Last Time Lover" has a super embarrassing "rap" section, let's just get that out of the way. But I dare you to get Do ya think I'm really cool and sexy? out of your head for the next three hours. It made working with small children interesting, let me tell you. "Mama" is pure schlock, but hey, mother-daughter relationships don't get enough attention in any form of media. As someone who lived through the traditional mother-daughter conflict, it was nice to know there was understanding waiting for me on the other side.
I think "Who Do You Think You Are" deserves more acclaim. It's super catchy! It tells you how to dance to the song right in the chorus! Swing it shake it move it make it, who do you think you are? Granted, then the dance floor directions become more vague--trust it use it prove it groove it--but oh, Spice Girls, you lead and I will follow.
As we get toward the end of the album, inevitably there is filler. "Something Kinda Funny" is just not that memorable. Sorry, 10-year-old self. "Naked" was probably inappropriate for a fifth-grader, but there was far worse on the radio. As an adult, I appreciate the groove, and there's even a little nuance to the lyrics. I'd rather be hated than pitied indeed.
The album closes with "If U Can't Dance," because nothing is more 90's than spelling "you" with a single letter. The song is dumb. There is an inexplicable Spanish rap. There is a lyric about wanting a guy that looks like Keanu Reeves. At this point, I am clutching my CD to my chest and yelling, "You just don't understand!!!" No, I don't understand, either, but I will follow this CD to the gates of hell.
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