From learning dances in the clos to practicing for Beat on The Street – these are the songs that played in the background of our childhood. And we still love them all.
1. Barbie Girl
2. Hit Me Baby One More Time
3. My Heart Will Go On
4. Every Spice Girls Song Ever
5. Back for Good
6. Swear It Again
7. C’est La Vie
8. Genie In a Bottle
9. Reach For The Stars
10. Love Me For A Reason
11. Gotta Tell You
So can you imagine dancing around the living room putting on a talent show for your parents and singing these songs at the top of your voice? Well, chances are you have…and this is what they heard:
1. Spice Girls – 2 Become 1
“Be a little bit wiser baby, put it on, put it on”
Promoting safe sex is great and all, don’t get us wrong, but we were singing this to our parents at seven-years-old! *Cringe*
2. Mousse-T – Horny
“I’m horny, I’m horny, horny, horny” …etc
It’s all well and good if you were old enough to understand this wasn’t one you sang into your hairbrush at the top of your lungs, but spare a thought for those of us who were too young to know what “horny” was…
3. O-Town – Liquid Dreams
“Liquid dreams, my Liquid Dreams, Waterfalls and streams, these liquid dreams”
Eww.
4. S Club 7 – S Club Party
“Ghetto boys, make some noise! Hoochie mamas, show your nanas!”
We’re not so sure this is short for “Show you are bananas”…
5. Christina, Lil'Kim, Pink and Mya – Lady Marmalade
"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ce soir)"
It's every parent's dream to hear their child singing "Would you like to sleep with me tonight" in French around the neighbourhood. Especially on the ol' holliers … in France!
6. T-Spoon – Sex on the Beach
"I wanna have sex on the beach"
Oh we knew this one was bad, but it was just so damn catchy…
7. AQUA – Barbie Girl
"Make me walk, make me talk, do whatever you please. I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees"
The entire song is just a little disturbing in terms of male-female relationships actually!
8. The Bloodhound Gang – The Bad Touch
"So put your hands down my pants and I bet you'll feel nuts"
Ah, the charming soundtrack of our childhood…
9. Britney Spears – I'm a Slave 4 u
"Oh baby don't you want to dance up on me … Leaving behind my name and age"
Oh dear, oh dear…
There is no denying that the past few years have been absolutely mental for One Direction as they carved their path to world domination, and it looks like it has taken its toll.
Indeed, the boys have revealed that they may take a little time out before the release of their next original album.
Compose yourselves, fans, it’s not as bad as it might sound.
Speaking in a recent interview with In:Demand, band member Louis said: “We potentially might take a little more time on this record. That’s why they might think we’re going on a break, but we just want to take a little bit more time, that’s all.”
Allaying the panic of their legion of fans everywhere, band mate Zayn added: “We haven’t really got any sort of break in mind at the moment. We just want to get [the next album] out and see what [the fans] think of it.”
With rumours that the boys’ next album is set to be a greatest hits compilation, this will no doubt calm any worried fans out there!
This will be music to musicians’ ears.
A new study has found that a guitar can instantly boost a man’s attractiveness.
Yes, according to research carried out in the UK, a staggering 90 per cent of people surveyed admitted that playing the guitar is one of the sexiest qualities a man can possess.
Cue men everywhere banging down the doors of their local music store.
Among the draws of musically gifted men is the belief that they are ‘good with their hands’, while over half of those surveyed said they were attracted to the ‘whole rock star thing’.
According to the survey, carried out by Internet giant eBay, 57 per cent put the guitar player’s pulling power down to the belief that it demonstrates passion and sensitivity.
Those who took part in the survey also named their top guitar songs of all time, with Jimi Hendrix’s classic All Along the Watchtower voted as the top song to be serenaded with.
We definitely get the lure of the guitar player, but what about the drummer?!
Remember when Beyoncé dropped a secret album and the world went into utter meltdown?
Well, brace yourselves, because word on the street is that she’s about to do it again.
The singer’s fans are convinced that she’s planning to release her next album in a fortnight’s time, and gathering pieces of evidence to prove it.
A supposed track list and “release confirmation” has popped up on social media, boasting collaborations with Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake.
The document states November 14th as the release date for a digital album, with and a four-disc physical version, including a DVD of her ‘On the Run’ tour with husband Jay-Z, following later in the month.
While this could just be a big hoax, it has sent Beyoncé’s fans into excitement overload.
We’re just going to have to wait and see!
We’ll keep you all updated, although you can be sure that the Internet will be blaring this news if and when it is confirmed.
Kylie Jenner is said to be dating Tyga – but if so then what is Jaden Smith’s new video about?!
Well, it would appear that it is very much about Kylie, that much is indisputable!
In the brand new music video, released by the singer yesterday, the two, who were rumoured to be together months ago, can be seen getting very close indeed.
The lyrics seem to tell a different story as Jaden laments: “I hope your man doesn’t get jealous … baby girl I can see underneath all these lies.”
Hmm, it sounds like someone is in love with Kylie – but is it unrequited?!
Perhaps! Kylie is currently in Paris with Tyga, who was once engaged to Kim Kardashian’s good friend, Blac Chyna. The couple have one child together.
Fans of boy band 5 Seconds of Summer are going to be distraught over this sad news.
The guys have just revealed that the lovely Ashton is suffering with appendicitis, meaning that they have had to cancel a string of appearances.
Poor Ashton. This is awful!
Now that there’s a man down, the guys have been forced to pull out of the Radio 1 Teen Awards as well as postponing their forthcoming gigs in Japan.
Taking to their website to break the news, the lads apologised to their legion of fans, promising that they would make it up to them when Ashton was back to full health.
“We are so sorry to everyone that had planned on seeing us,” they wrote, adding, “We were so excited to come see you all and we never want to make any of you sad…We hope you understand!”
Could they please be any cuter?
The guys signed off by saying: “Thanks so much for supporting all we do, we love you. Can’t wait for us four lads [to] get back on the road (minus one band appendix) and rock out with you all again soon!”
We hope Ashton feels better really soon, and that the lads will be back on top form once again.
She had a rough time of it in the media last week, what with her ex falsely claiming that they were married and all, but Iggy Azalea has a big reason to smile today.
Six reasons to smile, actually.
The American Music Award nominations have just been announced, and the singer is leading the way with a staggering six award nods.
Fair play, Iggy!
Among the categories she has been acknowledged in are ‘Artist of the Year’, and ‘Single of the Year’ for Fancy.
This is pretty epic news for Iggy – and what a great way to put that whole marriage/ divorce drama behind her!
Coming up a close second to Iggy are John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams, who all have five nominations each.
Congratulations to all!
The ceremony, which will be aired live on November 23rd, looks set to be an amazing show, with artist Charli XCX confirmed to perform for the first time.
We’ll definitely be tuning in!
So he did only just grace us with his latest album, but we can't deny that we are devastated over this Ed Sheeran news.
The star has revealed that his next album probably won’t be out until 2016.
What?! But that’s two whole years that we’ll have to wait!
While this will come as sad news to Ed’s legion of fans around the world, his reasoning behind the delay is most certainly justified.
Speaking to The Sun, the 23-year-old star admitted that he has not had a break since before signing his record deal, and he’s looking forward to taking some well-deserved time off.
“I haven’t had any time off since before I signed my record deal, and I want some! I’ll do what I enjoy and it won’t feel like work,” he said.
The hard-working singer added that he won’t be bringing out a Christmas single for fear that it would be “overkill”, saying: “If my song came out next year or the year after, when I haven’t released anything for a while, it will be bigger.”
There is no doubt that Ed’s one of the most dedicated musicians out there, so we think we’ll leave him off this time around….but we’ll be counting down the days until the new record is released!
Are we proud or what?
Hozier is fast-becoming the most talked-about talent on the music scene, and last night he achieved yet another amazing milestone by performing on US show Saturday Night Live.
Amazing stuff. Huge congratulations, Hozier!
The Bray native was already celebrating this week, having found out that not only had his album topped the charts, but his Irish tour has also sold out. Wow.
So he must have been feeling confident as he stepped onto the stage last night, and boy, did it show in his performance.
The man has such an incredible talent.
Well done, Hozier. We are delighted for you!
Check out his performance in the video, below.
Adele is clearly very hot property.
While we were all majorly disappointed to learn that we won’t be graced with a new album this year (insert sad face) it looks like there may be some amazing news on the horizon!
According to reports today, the Someone Like You star is in talks to sign a megabucks new record deal with Sony worth a whopping £80 million.
And the best part? The deal would see her given her very own record label AND a tour.
Because companies just hand those out, right? Wrong!
The news comes following rumours of a rift between Adele and her current label, XL Recordings, with claims that they have clashed over the direction of her next album.
Whatever happens, fingers crossed that we won’t have to wait too long for some new material.
So Taylor Swift has just received some amazing news.
The Shake It Off singer has been named as Billboard’s ‘Woman of the Year’ 2014!
This is the second time that Taylor has walked away with the coveted title – talk about world domination!
Taylor is set to be officially honoured with the title at the 9th annual Women in Music Awards event this coming December.
Explaining the reasoning behind their choice of artist – although they’re preaching to the converted, here – Billboard praised Taylor’s incredible talent.
A statement released announcing the news read: “As one of the most influential artists of her generation, Taylor Swift has seen incredible success on the Billboard charts. Over the course of her career, she’s charted 60 entries on the Hot 100 – the most of any female artist since her debut in 2006.”
Wow, that is some amazing achievement.
Taylor is currently in London, where she is gearing up to perform live on this weekend’s X Factor, alongside the wonderful Pharrell Williams. No doubt Taylor will be chatting about her latest achievement tonight, with the singer due to pay a visit to Graham Norton’s chat show.
Congratulations to the lovely Taylor – the title is well and truly deserved!
