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Old 13-08-2011, 20:48
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How about those from the Motown era aswell
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Old 13-08-2011, 20:51
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For people like me who grew up in the 90s, you can't have a thread about girl groups without the mighty Brownstone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=5LGiqArSDlc


this is what you call real harmonizing. I still hope for another album from them but I doubt it will ever happen
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Old 13-08-2011, 20:52
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The Saturdays just seem to get worse with every ****ing single. They peaked with their first album and will never do anything better.
I think not imo they have gotten stronger and stronger with every new single.

Higher, Notorious & All Fired Up aka their latest 3 singles are all all kinds of fabulous.
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Old 13-08-2011, 20:55
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I think not imo they have gotten stronger and stronger with every new single.

Higher, Notorious & All Fired Up aka their latest 3 singles are all all kinds of fabulous.
in fairness. i have to agree. they are getting better! they last three singles are proof of that.
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Old 13-08-2011, 21:39
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Heart - Ann and Nancy Wilson - have always been my favourite 'girl band', in fact one of my favourite bands anyway.

They've had lots of great songs - Crazy On You, Barracuda, Alone, Magic Man.
I love Heart. I much prefer their rockier music in the 70s than their power ballads, although that note Ann hits in Alone gives me chills every time. She is my favourite singer of all time. I also like Mistral Wind, Straight On and Allies.

How about the Go-Go's ?
Oh yes I like them. Vacation, We Got The Beat, Head Over Heels and Our Lips Are Sealed are great songs. I really like Belinda Carlisle's solo stuff as well.

Also love Bananarama. They had some great songs like Cruel Summer, King of the Jungle, Shy Boy and Robert De Niro's Waiting.
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Old 14-08-2011, 21:59
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Girls Aloud, Bananarama, The Saturdays, Spice Girls, Atomic Kitten ....

There's been quite a few girl groups over the years including the ones I've just mentioned. So which girl groups or songs of theirs do you like? Are there any girl groups (or their songs) not mentioned above that you like?

I personally like Girls Aloud (some fun feel-good pop songs) including 'Can't Speak French', 'Sound of the Underground', 'Rolling Back The Rivers in Time' and 'Call the Shots' and many more.

I like the following songs by The Saturdays which are 'Up', 'Forever is Over' and 'Issues'.

Although The Spice Girls were of course very successful, I just never took to any of their songs at the time and still can't get into any of them. Atomic Kitten have never really appealed to me either.

I also think Bananarama have had a string of fab songs too such as 'Robert de Niro's Waiting', 'Shy Boy', 'Cruel Summer', 'Really Saying Something' and a couple more.

I'll also give a mention to Bangles but I'd say they're more of a band than girl group. 'If She Knew What She Wants' is my fave of theirs.

Funnily enough I've never taken to any of the 'boy bands' that have been around. I do tend to go for male vocals though but in the sense of solo singers and bands.
Of the ones you mention I like Bananarama and the Saturdays best. Before Higher, my fave Sats single apart from Issues, I agreed with your top 3 Sats songs!

The Bangles' Walk Like an Egyptian is my fave song from the whole of the 80s and, apart possibly from the Velvelettes' Needle in a Haystack, is my fave song by a girl band of all-time.

The Supremes were quite good, not so much for Baby Love, but for The Happening and You Keep Me Hanging On.

From about 10 years ago were Bellefire, best known for Perfect Bliss and their cover of U2's All I Want is You, which met with The Edge's approval!
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Old 14-08-2011, 23:44
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I Personally think that the saturdays are the best british girl band we have ever had. just my opinion but there music is amazing, there acoustic stuff is amazing !! Gotta love a bit of pcd , destinys child , eternal , sugababes. The only girlband i genuinely dislike are girls aloud !!
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Old 04-03-2012, 17:57
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The 411. On My Knees, and Dumb were tunes. I miss 2004
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Old 04-03-2012, 18:00
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The Saturdays, Spice Girls and Sugababes (before Jade joined) are my favourite girl groups.

Love some of the older stuff from the likes of Bananarama, The Supremes etc too.
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Old 04-03-2012, 18:31
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Girls Aloud fans seem to forget that the Sugababes have sold MORE albums than them.

As for Saturdays. One cant help but laugh at their dire album sales over the years...What a joke of a band. Nice songs though.
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Old 04-03-2012, 18:32
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Still love The Bangles
Me too. And Susanna is still a fox!
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Old 04-03-2012, 18:36
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Eternal were the only UK girl group i ever really rated... and the one group that i thought could be mentioned along with the better US groups... SWV, En Vogue, Jade, Brownstone... there were some greats in the 90's
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Old 04-03-2012, 18:39
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The Saturdays, Mis Teeq
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Old 04-03-2012, 18:40
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I generally don't like girl groups anymore. I liked Spice Girls when I was younger, but the only girl groups to grab me after that were Destiny's Child and Sugababes (1.0-2.0). I kind of liked All Saints but wouldn't say I was a big fan - just liked some of their songs.
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Old 04-03-2012, 18:41
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The Saturdays, Spice Girls and Sugababes (before Jade joined) are my favourite girl groups.

Love some of the older stuff from the likes of Bananarama, The Supremes etc too.
I forgot Girls Aloud. Tangled Up and Out of Control are brilliant albums. I only really came to like them when Tangled Up came out.
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Old 04-03-2012, 18:43
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Girls Aloud fans seem to forget that the Sugababes have sold MORE albums than them.

As for Saturdays. One cant help but laugh at their dire album sales over the years...What a joke of a band. Nice songs though.
its difficult to forget. at least today anyway. since you have posted this information in two threads.
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Old 04-03-2012, 18:49
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All Saint! Original, Sassy, Talented! Need i say more! Top 3 Best selling albums in the UK with the Spice Girls and the best selling song with Never Ever by a girl group with the Spice Girls
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Old 04-03-2012, 19:13
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I love girl bands! Here's the ones I like/did like:

The Saturdays
Sugababes
Spice Girls
Atomic Kitten
Girls Aloud (mostly the singles, though I listened to some of their album tracks and they're good)
The Pussycat Dolls
Girlicious
Mis-Teeq
Destiny's Child
Girls Can't Catch (shame they split up - I was really looking forward to their album )
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Old 04-03-2012, 19:29
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Girls Can't Catch (shame they split up - I was really looking forward to their album )
You've just jogged my memory!! They really should've got more recognition as Keep Your Head Up and Echo were really good songs.
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Old 04-03-2012, 19:40
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Best girl groups IMO in no order:

TLC
Eternal
Bananarama
Sugababes- esp Keisha, Mutya & Heidi (version 2.0?)
SWV
702
Spice Girls
All Saints
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Old 04-03-2012, 20:44
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The Runaways or The Slits. Tough choice. Rock v Punk. Joan Jett v Ari Up. I'll go for The Runaways.
But I do like a bit of DC.
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Old 04-03-2012, 22:29
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I enjoyed the documentary on girl groups on BBC2 last night. They featured most of the ones I liked but omitted the Bellestars and Bellefire, and Heart come to think of it. Mind you, Tameside Radio featured the Bellestars on The Show that Time Forgot this lunchtime.

Regarding TOTP2, I'd have much preferred the Bangles shown performing Walk Like an Egyptian to Manic Monday. I was encouraged by the good ending with the Saturdays and their 4th best single, Forever is Over.
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Old 04-03-2012, 23:00
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I am a big girl group fan. My favourite groups are:
Girls Aloud
Spice Girls
Sugababes (I actually like all versions of the band)
Eternal
All Saints
Atomic Kitten
Alisha's Attic (not really a group but a duo made up of 2 sisters but I used to really love their music)
The Saturdays
Destiny's Child
Honeyz
En Vogue
PussyCat Dolls

When I was a lot younger I also liked Cleopatra and B*witched, but have outgrown them now.
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Old 04-03-2012, 23:03
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My favourite girlband of all time are the Sugababes, and i like EVERY version of the group personally, they all bring something different, whether it be the look, the voice, and the moves.
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Old 04-03-2012, 23:07
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Banarama were my favorite girl group. It was just a pity they couldn't really sing as they were years ahead of their time and even Madonna nicked their early 'look'

http://www.pure80spop.co.uk/Images/p...ananarama2.jpg

Everything was done on the cheap. If they'd had the investment and have put on shows like the Spice Girls they'd have been massive.
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