Spice Girls To this day, he is considered one of the most iconic bands of the 90s. The group included: Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Rebell, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. The band became famous for such hits as “Wannabe”, “Spice Up Your Life” or “Stop”, selling over 100 million records around the world and propagating the slogan “Girl Power”.
Spice Girls censored after 28 years. A surprising decision of the label
In 1997, Spice Girls released their second album “Spiceworld”. The first single promoting the album was the song “Spice Up Your Life” released in the same year. The song, kept in the rhythms of Latin pop, was written by the group members in cooperation with producers Richard Stannard and Matt Row. The song quickly became a hit and since its premiere regularly guests in radio stations. Recently, surprising information appeared in foreign media. According to “The Sun”, 28 years after the premiere, the song is currently broadcast on British radio stations in the assessed version. The reason is a fragment of the text, which was considered controversial – in the new version played, among others The word “yellow” from the phrase “yellow man in timbuktu. Color for both me and you.” (Yellow man in a timbuk. Color for me and you). Interestingly, discussions about the aforementioned fragment of the group's hit have appeared in the media for several years. In 2019, its change was considered to “Happy Man in Timbuktu” during the Spice Girls concert tour, but the band finally decided to make the original version. In an interview with “The Sun”, the BBC Radio 2 representative emphasized that the station is not responsible for editing the song, because its assessed version was delivered by the label.
Spice Girls will come back to the stage? Rumors about the return have been circulating for a long time
Speculations have been emerging for years about the reunification of Spice Girls. In April 2024, members of the band unexpectedly performed during the birth of Victoria Beckham, performing the song “Stop”. Recently, in an interview with “The Jimmy & Nath Show” on Australian Radio 2Day FM, Melanie C revealed that the group thoughts about the proper celebration of the upcoming anniversary of their debut single. It will be 30 years next year since the release of “Wannabe”. – We have to do something special. Of course, I can't reveal too many details, but we are talking. Maybe it will be possible to organize a global concert tour! she revealed mysteriously. Interestingly, Melanie C is not the only member of the famous group who revealed the team's return plans. Melanie B also mentioned the jubilee plans in an interview with Rebecca Judd in Apple Music 1. – We must do something that will be worthy of this anniversary (…). We feel that if we are to prepare something, we must start planning now to get everything to the last button. Keep your fingers crossed – the artist revealed.