Comments on: Bargain Bin: It’s a Girl Thing, with the right swing http://www.karinski.net/2006/10/09/bargain_bin_its/ Karinski.net - music, radio, london and lots of fun. trixie@karinski.net Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:07:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: doody1 http://www.karinski.net/2006/10/09/bargain_bin_its/comment-page-1/#comment-408 doody1 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:49:58 +0000 http://karinski.y8re.org/archives/2006/10/bargain_bin_its_a_girl_thing_with_the_right_swing.html#comment-408 there was also a band called deluxe, a 5 piece girl band but cant remember what their song was there was also a band called deluxe, a 5 piece girl band but cant remember what their song was

]]> By: Stu http://www.karinski.net/2006/10/09/bargain_bin_its/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Stu Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:46:52 +0000 http://karinski.y8re.org/archives/2006/10/bargain_bin_its_a_girl_thing_with_the_right_swing.html#comment-407 Trixie, Even earlier than The Spice Girls in the early 90s there was a group called Girlfriend, who I now discover through the magic of the wikipedia were Australian... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girlfriend_%28band%29" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girlfriend_%28band%29</a> I seem to have been one of the three people in the country who bought a copy of their debut single 'Take It From Me' (in vinyl 7" - the sleeve became poster) and if memory serves it was even less hardcore than B*witched. One of the group left to have her own solo career and decided that 'Maleria' was a perfectly good name for an album. Nice. Trixie,

Even earlier than The Spice Girls in the early 90s there was a group called Girlfriend, who I now discover through the magic of the wikipedia were Australian…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girlfriend_%28band%29

I seem to have been one of the three people in the country who bought a copy of their debut single ‘Take It From Me’ (in vinyl 7″ – the sleeve became poster) and if memory serves it was even less hardcore than B*witched.

One of the group left to have her own solo career and decided that ‘Maleria’ was a perfectly good name for an album. Nice.

]]> By: Del http://www.karinski.net/2006/10/09/bargain_bin_its/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Del Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:37:07 +0000 http://karinski.y8re.org/archives/2006/10/bargain_bin_its_a_girl_thing_with_the_right_swing.html#comment-406 Great minds think alike, of course. Girl Thing deserve, nay, DEMAND 2 posts. Great video! Wow, Girls@Play. One of them was a cop, one was a cowgirl, one was an airhostess... um... one was a mechanic and one was a business woman. Or a high class hooker. Anyway, they rocked. Not a dry eye in the house when they split... after 1 single. Great minds think alike, of course. Girl Thing deserve, nay, DEMAND 2 posts. Great video!

Wow, Girls@Play. One of them was a cop, one was a cowgirl, one was an airhostess… um… one was a mechanic and one was a business woman. Or a high class hooker. Anyway, they rocked. Not a dry eye in the house when they split… after 1 single.

]]> By: Trixie http://www.karinski.net/2006/10/09/bargain_bin_its/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Trixie Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:56:12 +0000 http://karinski.y8re.org/archives/2006/10/bargain_bin_its_a_girl_thing_with_the_right_swing.html#comment-405 Hmmm I can't say I know a Tweenie's song. Have I dramatically missed out on an amazing piece of pop! Hmmm I can’t say I know a Tweenie’s song. Have I dramatically missed out on an amazing piece of pop!

]]> By: Hugh Anchor http://www.karinski.net/2006/10/09/bargain_bin_its/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Hugh Anchor Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:29:40 +0000 http://karinski.y8re.org/archives/2006/10/bargain_bin_its_a_girl_thing_with_the_right_swing.html#comment-404 You know, I don't know whether I remember that song, or if it just sounds so generically like a lot of stuff from late 90s/early 00s. There's a fairly obvious nod to Billie around 29s (the hook from 'Girlfriend'), and the rap around 16s puts me in mind of nothing more than the Tweenies. That's not necessarily a bad thing -- I still think that the Tweenies were dramatically underrated as a musical force. The first time I heard one of their songs (could have been Number 1 or Best Friends Forever), I was sure it was S Club 7. This was just after Don't Stop Movin'. That's the quality of the tunes and lyrics. Could have done with a little less of the helium influenced singing style, though. Oh, and I'd forgotten that they covered the awesome "Have Fun, Go Mad". I should really track that down. You know, I don’t know whether I remember that song, or if it just sounds so generically like a lot of stuff from late 90s/early 00s. There’s a fairly obvious nod to Billie around 29s (the hook from ‘Girlfriend’), and the rap around 16s puts me in mind of nothing more than the Tweenies.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing — I still think that the Tweenies were dramatically underrated as a musical force. The first time I heard one of their songs (could have been Number 1 or Best Friends Forever), I was sure it was S Club 7. This was just after Don’t Stop Movin’. That’s the quality of the tunes and lyrics. Could have done with a little less of the helium influenced singing style, though.

Oh, and I’d forgotten that they covered the awesome “Have Fun, Go Mad”. I should really track that down.

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