Yet another great single from The Spice Girls.They had a string of hits from 1997 to 2000.Its amazing how many hits they had in such a short period of time.This is another i often listen to.They weren't around for very long,but they did produce some classic songs.
Spice Girls put out a great single with goodbye in 1998.
There first song recorded after Geri Halliwell left the group.
#1 in the UK and a few other tracks on this single.
Christmas Wrapping And a few live cuts from there wembley stadium concert.
Sisters (are doing it for themselves) Performed by Mel.B & Melanie C
And We Are Family. Like to see that concert released as a cd / dvd set.
Released in late 1998 following the departure of Honey Mustard, I mean Ginger, the Spiceys became a quartet consisting of Coriander, Marjoram, Cinnamon, and Cayenne... I mean Scary, Sporty, Baby, and Posh. They managed to release a string-laden ballad in the interim, "Goodbye," which wasn't a song thumbing their collective noses at their departed comrade, otherwise it would've been "Goodbye, Good Riddance, Ginger-Smeg," but no, it's about the inevitable leaving of the nest of a child grown up, with kindly parental advice and assurance. The style recalls "2 Become 1" with the lush strings, and stands as one of their more notable songs. This song was also included on what looks their swansong, Forever, which is the musical equivalent of putting a rose in a field of daisies.
The upbeat "Christmas Wrapping," complete with the usual Stannard/Rowe pop, also has prominent guitars and brass section (trumpet, trombone, sax) horns making a funky beat. The song actually has the main reasons for singing "Merry X-mas, Merry X-mas, but I think I'll miss this one this year," simply wanting to stay at home and relax on one's own after a busy schedule of touring and obligations.
The next two songs were taken from their Live At Wembley tour and are cover songs, which given their Girl Power schtick, I expected them to cover. They do a satisfactory job of doing Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin's "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves." Now there's a song whose performance may be simply done for promoting their agenda, but may have a hidden agenda in telling Geri they don't need her. If so, that's mean, as Geri was the most spirited of the bunch. The guitars are quite fierce though, and both Mels have dominant vocal chores here.
How many groups have covered Sister Sledge's "We Are Family"? The Spiceys join the ranks of Ebony Vibe Everlasting and Babes In Toyland in doing this solidarity of sorority song. Again, "I got all my sisters with me" might imply that those sisters don't include a certain ginger-haired one who left.
This EP is their last stab at greatness, but with the full-length followup to Spiceworld, the full implications of ginger taken out of the allspice mixture would be sadly realized.
This cd is really great... I love the song GoodBye, because I think that they wrote this song for Geri Halliwell, the ex-Spice Girl... I love the Spice Girls so any work they do I think is great... that's why I gave them a 5 because I really think that they did great and they look great on the front cover! I have this cd, and I love to listen to it!!!!
I really love the Spice Girls. It's too bad Geri quit, but I can't wait to hear her new cd: Schizophonic. Goodbye is a beautiful song. It's sad, too. I like the Sisters song and We Are Family, too. The x-mas song is really funny! --Abbey
