Wannabe vs Say You'll Be There

It's the difference between a one-hit and gone, and a "no, we're sticking around".

They really didn't know who their audience was going to be - 1st single has likes about E's and um, faces. Second, unless i'm misreading, is a song about a girl to another girl who's getting a little too emotional, let's say...

Lines, not likes. Although, it's right as well...

wow had never caught the e reference in wannabe! it is very in your face

I guess the girls had a fair bit of creative control and came up with the zig-a-zig-aaah and... also were allowed to choose wannabe as their first single?

Aren't they just referring to themselves by letters? Easy V and all that.

Yes. Yes they are.

Anyway of course Wannabe is great but SYBT is serious relationship, voted for that.

Say You’ll Be There was the first single I ever bought and also still their best song imo, so, obviously.

What is the e reference in Wannabe

“We got G like MC, who likes it on an —
Easy V doesn’t come for free”

lol that’s good, still the inferior song though

Until recently I would have agreed, Say You'll Be There seems melodically superior and... well, more like a proper song

But then I was doing the dishes and Wannabe came on and wow, the energy is just incredible and contagious, pure musical joy

Wannabe more like a sound system jam with a group of mc's fighting over the mic

If you put two and two together
You will see what our friendship is FOUR

also top tier

otoh I often sing the Wannabe lyrics over "Everywhere" instead of the real Fleetwood Mac ones so that's a plus

“We got G like MC, who likes it on an —
Easy V doesn’t come for free”

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The line before:

"We got Em in the place, who likes it in her face.."

Say You'll Be There is the SG's best song, so that

She likes it in your face, not her own!

Ah.

Still, though....

Can I use a Wannabe vote as a proxy for the Orbital song with Mel C on it

Nah but you’ll enjoy this thread

Best Spice Girls solo single 1998-2007

I'd like to have seen a general Spice Girls singles poll so I could procrastinate until the eleventh hour on whether to vote for Wannabe or Viva Forever.

Unlikely development since the solo singles poll is that Victoria does have a No. 1 solo single now ..... on the "Singles Sales" and "Singles Downloads" charts.

Wannabe more like a sound system jam with a group of mc's fighting over the mic

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Wannabe as posse cut!

"Say You'll Be There" easy. I like both but SYBT has a killer beat, a better melody, and most importantly. I'm not burnt out on it

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i don't think i voted but "wannabe" easily. i'm actually surprised by how much "say you'll be there" won

yeah that's quite a margin

I'll agree it's the stronger song but Wannabe is too much fun