londonrain
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DA BAWPS R HERE DOE! - Flops, Drops, & Random Bops: A Girl Groups Rate (WINNER <3)
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I was on my phone, but otherwise I couldnot have resisted obviously.
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You five are a #legendsonly crew.
And look at me at the center of it all! I love it.
Poor your plug.dj legacy. And your PJSC legacy. The results are so very random lately!
I feel like the EU bops don't evoke as much nostalgia as the other two categories, so they're getting shafted a bit. *sigh*
londonrain
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This is how I feel about the other two Stockholm Syndrome songs in this rate. Kalabalik is a racket but if you catch me in the right mood I'll happily bop to it. The rap is the nadir of the whole thing, though.
I am offended.
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Another act is leaving us and at this point, I'm considering it a little bit of payback for some of my favs getting crushed lately.
Despite getting an 11, it only grabbed three 10s. So I really have no idea how it got this far, but it's admittedly a classic.
#31. (tie) 3LW - No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) - 7.100
Highest: 11 (@slaybellz) 10 x 3 (@Posh Spears, @2014, @ohdenny)
Lowest: 3 (@Filler) 3.5 x 2 (@phily693, @If You Go)
Song Charted: #6 UK // #23 USA // #5 NZ // #69 USA Year-End (2001)
There is no doubt this is the group's signature song, being the only single to become Top 30 on the Billboard Chart. Though it was released in October 2000, it didn't chart in most places until 2001. The music video spent 27 days on TRL's countdown and involves a story of Kiely finding out her guy is seeing someone else and fallout from that. Kiely's rap in the video is different than on the album.
(7) - Like I didn't really stan for this song back then but hearing it recently (during another plug.DJ sess) gave me a lot of nostalgia. Of course Kiely's opening part will get most of the talk for better or worse, but I've always found it weirdly charming. Overall it's a pleasant track, but something I probably won't listen to much again after this rate. Definitely shouldn't have beaten all of Stockholm Syndrome or Serebro for starters.
Mutya needs a translator for Kiely's part. (or an umbrella)
(3) - What on earth is up with that first girl's voice? She sounds like she's stored up a gobful's worth of phlegm and is refusing to spit.
It was starting to put Michelle to sleep.
(3.5) - It’s so beige and dull. I can’t even bop to this! That rap is decent though.
Heidi is willing to blame someone in the studio and leave Kiley out of it.
(4) - poor use of vocal effects.
Nicola was trying to keep a straight-face.
(5) - The verses are laughably bad.
Something tells me this means it's on the lower tier of Kelly's taste.
(6) - Just my sort of thing.
Mollie's just upset because I told her which member I had a small crush on when I was younger.
(6) - BROKIN’ PROMITHES PROMITHES! PLAYA PLEATHE. Adrienne Bailon annoys me.
It's pretty amazing when Scary Spice explains her revelation and then starts rambling from there. xx
(6) - I only just saw The Cheetah Girls for the first time this week, and I was like “is that 3LW girl?” when Kiely Williams appeared on screen, and then found out that Adrienne Bailon was also “3LW girl”! A true S Club Juniors-The Saturdays / Big Brovaz-Booty Luv experience. Actually, why isn’t Booty Luv in this rate? Some Kinda Rush or Say It would have gotten my 11.
We should've expected this from Ally because if watch closely she's rolling her eyes at the end of "Work from Home".
(6.5) - Oof that big note at the end was a choice.
Nadine walked in and told Ally and Mollie to take several seats.
(7.5) - Keily's lisp and vocals (and personality based on youtube clips from their hey-day) are distracting, but the chorus is lovely. Adrienne is a rather strong singer actually, her middle 8 is top notch.
Just because you were in a band that got along Frankie, doesn't mean you can belittle the flops below you. dddd
(7.5) - Who knows exactly what mess went down behind the scenes of this car crash? Having said that, the song is a bop and a half and takes me right back to the early ‘00s when this kind of girlband was everywhere, but only Destiny’s Child made it… And who told that girl she could rap? Playa pleathe…
Sometimes Siobhan likes to repeat what Frankie says.
(9) - playa pleathe.
Diana waves the stars and stripes while getting her life.
(9) - This is so deliciously American.
Actually, you are first and only. I'll take that $5.
(9) - $5 says somebody references the KFC fight.
Keisha is probably used to the video version when she watched the video countdowns as a teen.
(9) - Ah, the iconic "promitheth, promitheth" song. Oddly the version on Spotify has a different rap from the version I've been listening to all these years, but I'll give it a nine all the same.
I...think this was a new discovery for Posh. If so, what rock were you under?
(10) - Wait. I literally had no idea this group existed. Extreme kii at them singing about being in the 8th grade, oh god. Anyway this song is excellent. Also, The Cheetah Girls should be in this rate. Justice for Strut and So Bring It On.
Short and sweet reasoning from Melanie.
(11) - Had to give this my 11. It's just a classic end of.
Despite getting an 11, it only grabbed three 10s. So I really have no idea how it got this far, but it's admittedly a classic.
#31. (tie) 3LW - No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) - 7.100
Highest: 11 (@slaybellz) 10 x 3 (@Posh Spears, @2014, @ohdenny)
Lowest: 3 (@Filler) 3.5 x 2 (@phily693, @If You Go)
Song Charted: #6 UK // #23 USA // #5 NZ // #69 USA Year-End (2001)
There is no doubt this is the group's signature song, being the only single to become Top 30 on the Billboard Chart. Though it was released in October 2000, it didn't chart in most places until 2001. The music video spent 27 days on TRL's countdown and involves a story of Kiely finding out her guy is seeing someone else and fallout from that. Kiely's rap in the video is different than on the album.
(7) - Like I didn't really stan for this song back then but hearing it recently (during another plug.DJ sess) gave me a lot of nostalgia. Of course Kiely's opening part will get most of the talk for better or worse, but I've always found it weirdly charming. Overall it's a pleasant track, but something I probably won't listen to much again after this rate. Definitely shouldn't have beaten all of Stockholm Syndrome or Serebro for starters.
Mutya needs a translator for Kiely's part. (or an umbrella)
(3) - What on earth is up with that first girl's voice? She sounds like she's stored up a gobful's worth of phlegm and is refusing to spit.
It was starting to put Michelle to sleep.
(3.5) - It’s so beige and dull. I can’t even bop to this! That rap is decent though.
Heidi is willing to blame someone in the studio and leave Kiley out of it.
(4) - poor use of vocal effects.
Nicola was trying to keep a straight-face.
(5) - The verses are laughably bad.
Something tells me this means it's on the lower tier of Kelly's taste.
(6) - Just my sort of thing.
Mollie's just upset because I told her which member I had a small crush on when I was younger.
(6) - BROKIN’ PROMITHES PROMITHES! PLAYA PLEATHE. Adrienne Bailon annoys me.
It's pretty amazing when Scary Spice explains her revelation and then starts rambling from there. xx
(6) - I only just saw The Cheetah Girls for the first time this week, and I was like “is that 3LW girl?” when Kiely Williams appeared on screen, and then found out that Adrienne Bailon was also “3LW girl”! A true S Club Juniors-The Saturdays / Big Brovaz-Booty Luv experience. Actually, why isn’t Booty Luv in this rate? Some Kinda Rush or Say It would have gotten my 11.
We should've expected this from Ally because if watch closely she's rolling her eyes at the end of "Work from Home".
(6.5) - Oof that big note at the end was a choice.
Nadine walked in and told Ally and Mollie to take several seats.
(7.5) - Keily's lisp and vocals (and personality based on youtube clips from their hey-day) are distracting, but the chorus is lovely. Adrienne is a rather strong singer actually, her middle 8 is top notch.
Just because you were in a band that got along Frankie, doesn't mean you can belittle the flops below you. dddd
(7.5) - Who knows exactly what mess went down behind the scenes of this car crash? Having said that, the song is a bop and a half and takes me right back to the early ‘00s when this kind of girlband was everywhere, but only Destiny’s Child made it… And who told that girl she could rap? Playa pleathe…
Sometimes Siobhan likes to repeat what Frankie says.
(9) - playa pleathe.
Diana waves the stars and stripes while getting her life.
(9) - This is so deliciously American.
Actually, you are first and only. I'll take that $5.
(9) - $5 says somebody references the KFC fight.
Keisha is probably used to the video version when she watched the video countdowns as a teen.
(9) - Ah, the iconic "promitheth, promitheth" song. Oddly the version on Spotify has a different rap from the version I've been listening to all these years, but I'll give it a nine all the same.
I...think this was a new discovery for Posh. If so, what rock were you under?
(10) - Wait. I literally had no idea this group existed. Extreme kii at them singing about being in the 8th grade, oh god. Anyway this song is excellent. Also, The Cheetah Girls should be in this rate. Justice for Strut and So Bring It On.
Short and sweet reasoning from Melanie.
(11) - Had to give this my 11. It's just a classic end of.
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3LW High Scorers
@slaybellz (10.5), @Robsolete (9.75), @ohdenny (9.75), @Posh Spears (9.25)
3LW Low Scorers
@Filler (3), @unnameable (3.5), @If You Go (4.25), @Shockbox (4.5), @JapaneseJesus (4.5)
@slaybellz (10.5), @Robsolete (9.75), @ohdenny (9.75), @Posh Spears (9.25)
3LW Low Scorers
@Filler (3), @unnameable (3.5), @If You Go (4.25), @Shockbox (4.5), @JapaneseJesus (4.5)
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A certain someone has been going through this countdown like.
Then has the nerve.
#31. (tie) Bellefire - Say Something Anyway - 7.100
Highest: 10 x 6 (@Shockbox, @tylerc904, @Elysium, @londonrain, @Robsolete, @unnameable)
Lowest: 2 (@slaybellz) 3.5 (@Aester)
Song Charted: #5 Ireland // #26 UK
This was lead single for the groups' comeback as a three-piece and can be found on Spin The Wheel. The song could be heard in a few British sitcoms at the time playing in the background. The video was actually shot in Havana, Cuba of all places.
(8) - This is definitely better than "Perfect Bliss" in my mind. In retrospect an 8 seems right for this, but I could've gone 5 or 6 for PB. It's very hard to deny that "love me love me" opening of the chorus, which reaches for the heights of pure pop bliss.
And Mutya knows exactly where that part came from.
(4) - Okay, you'd like to have released that Cardigans song, but you didn't did you.
Baby was correct here and is not liking what that meant for a lot of our bops.
(5.5) - Something tells me they’re going to be a bit out of place alongside the rest of the EU stuff…
Michelle has one number for the song: 101.
(7.5) - There are songs that you can just tell where they’re going to go and how the chorus will go without even knowing it, this is one of them. A tad predictable.
Diana correctly points out its Aly & AJ realness.
(8) - A perfect sing-a-long. It is giving my a disney-esque midtempo vibe, which is a good thing.
Which is probably why Cheryl said this.
(9) - this is such a guilty pleasure.
Frankie had a similar experience with this group.
(9) - Wait, this is actually much better than their debut single… They lost a girl, but somehow gained a bit of personality in those vocals. Lemme bop to this, while I’m contemplating why these Irish girlbands go for this kind of sound… (Anyone remember Wonderland? ANYONE????)
Ummm, lofty and I mean LOFTY comparisons from Posh. You have to understand you're talking about one of the best albums tracks ever recorded by a pop/rock artist. That's, ever.
(9.5) - This reminds me of “Things I’ll Never Say” by Avril so hello high score. I really like this group from what I’ve seen and can see myself getting into them!
Let me stan for Avril. In fact, Britney's "Selfish" has shuffled at the correct time, ddd.
Keisha instead thinks they were aiming high for someone from their own country.
(10) - Like something The Corrs wished they had done - which is a good thing in my book.
Nadine almost gave this her 11 and made a life long friend out of Normani.
(10) - Probably my personal runner-up. The chorus is pure pop heaven. The album had two equally perfect-pop gems "Damn" and "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do". Fans of this song should really seek those two out.
Speaking of Normani, you have to have respect for the life-defining moment this song provided.
(10) - I can remember coming home from school after a school trip somewhere and this was on The Box. It was one of the happiest moments of my life. My girls were back and killing it with a new song. Bellefire really did deserve to big. Out of all the groups in this rate, they were the ones that had the most opportunities but it just didn't line up for them.
Then has the nerve.
#31. (tie) Bellefire - Say Something Anyway - 7.100
Highest: 10 x 6 (@Shockbox, @tylerc904, @Elysium, @londonrain, @Robsolete, @unnameable)
Lowest: 2 (@slaybellz) 3.5 (@Aester)
Song Charted: #5 Ireland // #26 UK
This was lead single for the groups' comeback as a three-piece and can be found on Spin The Wheel. The song could be heard in a few British sitcoms at the time playing in the background. The video was actually shot in Havana, Cuba of all places.
(8) - This is definitely better than "Perfect Bliss" in my mind. In retrospect an 8 seems right for this, but I could've gone 5 or 6 for PB. It's very hard to deny that "love me love me" opening of the chorus, which reaches for the heights of pure pop bliss.
And Mutya knows exactly where that part came from.
(4) - Okay, you'd like to have released that Cardigans song, but you didn't did you.
Baby was correct here and is not liking what that meant for a lot of our bops.
(5.5) - Something tells me they’re going to be a bit out of place alongside the rest of the EU stuff…
Michelle has one number for the song: 101.
(7.5) - There are songs that you can just tell where they’re going to go and how the chorus will go without even knowing it, this is one of them. A tad predictable.
Diana correctly points out its Aly & AJ realness.
(8) - A perfect sing-a-long. It is giving my a disney-esque midtempo vibe, which is a good thing.
Which is probably why Cheryl said this.
(9) - this is such a guilty pleasure.
Frankie had a similar experience with this group.
(9) - Wait, this is actually much better than their debut single… They lost a girl, but somehow gained a bit of personality in those vocals. Lemme bop to this, while I’m contemplating why these Irish girlbands go for this kind of sound… (Anyone remember Wonderland? ANYONE????)
Ummm, lofty and I mean LOFTY comparisons from Posh. You have to understand you're talking about one of the best albums tracks ever recorded by a pop/rock artist. That's, ever.
(9.5) - This reminds me of “Things I’ll Never Say” by Avril so hello high score. I really like this group from what I’ve seen and can see myself getting into them!
Let me stan for Avril. In fact, Britney's "Selfish" has shuffled at the correct time, ddd.
Keisha instead thinks they were aiming high for someone from their own country.
(10) - Like something The Corrs wished they had done - which is a good thing in my book.
Nadine almost gave this her 11 and made a life long friend out of Normani.
(10) - Probably my personal runner-up. The chorus is pure pop heaven. The album had two equally perfect-pop gems "Damn" and "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do". Fans of this song should really seek those two out.
Speaking of Normani, you have to have respect for the life-defining moment this song provided.
(10) - I can remember coming home from school after a school trip somewhere and this was on The Box. It was one of the happiest moments of my life. My girls were back and killing it with a new song. Bellefire really did deserve to big. Out of all the groups in this rate, they were the ones that had the most opportunities but it just didn't line up for them.
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Bellefire High Scorers
@Shockbox (10.5), @tylerc904 (10), @Robsolete (10), @unnameable (10)
Bellefire Low Scorers
@slaybellz (2), @Filler (3.5), @2014 (3.75)
@Shockbox (10.5), @tylerc904 (10), @Robsolete (10), @unnameable (10)
Bellefire Low Scorers
@slaybellz (2), @Filler (3.5), @2014 (3.75)
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***TOP 30***
(17/26)
[65% of UK || 57% of Top 30]
The 411 - Dumb
Clea - Download It
Girls Can't Catch - Echo
Girls Can't Catch - Keep Your Head Up
Mini Viva - I Wish
Mini Viva - Left My Heart In Tokyo
Mini Viva - One Touch
Mis-Teeq - All I Want
Mis-Teeq - Scandalous
Neon Jungle - Braveheart
Neon Jungle - Louder
Neon Jungle - Trouble
Neon Jungle - Welcome To The Jungle
Precious - Say It Again
Solid Harmonie - I Want You To Want Me
Soundgirl - Don't Know Why
Stooshe - Black Heart
(8/26)
[31% of USA || 27% of Top 30]
Aly & AJ - Potential Breakup Song
BG5 - Scratch
Dream - He Loves U Not
Girlicious - Maniac
GRL - Lighthouse
GRL - Show Me What You Got
GRL - Ugly Heart
GRL - Vacation
(5/26)
[19% of EU || 17% of Top 30 ]
Icona Pop - All Night
Icona Pop - I Love It
M2M - Don't Say You Love Me
Play - Famous
Sweet California - Good Life
(17/26)
[65% of UK || 57% of Top 30]
The 411 - Dumb
Clea - Download It
Girls Can't Catch - Echo
Girls Can't Catch - Keep Your Head Up
Mini Viva - I Wish
Mini Viva - Left My Heart In Tokyo
Mini Viva - One Touch
Mis-Teeq - All I Want
Mis-Teeq - Scandalous
Neon Jungle - Braveheart
Neon Jungle - Louder
Neon Jungle - Trouble
Neon Jungle - Welcome To The Jungle
Precious - Say It Again
Solid Harmonie - I Want You To Want Me
Soundgirl - Don't Know Why
Stooshe - Black Heart
(8/26)
[31% of USA || 27% of Top 30]
Aly & AJ - Potential Breakup Song
BG5 - Scratch
Dream - He Loves U Not
Girlicious - Maniac
GRL - Lighthouse
GRL - Show Me What You Got
GRL - Ugly Heart
GRL - Vacation
(5/26)
[19% of EU || 17% of Top 30 ]
Icona Pop - All Night
Icona Pop - I Love It
M2M - Don't Say You Love Me
Play - Famous
Sweet California - Good Life
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Aww, I love that Bellefire song! It's so breezy.
I have no clue how my 11 has lasted this long but I'll take it. Aside from a few shocking losses, this is going surprisingly well for me!
If we're picking dril tweets for this rate, there's really only one option:
edit: I found a better tweet.
I have no clue how my 11 has lasted this long but I'll take it. Aside from a few shocking losses, this is going surprisingly well for me!
If we're picking dril tweets for this rate, there's really only one option:
edit: I found a better tweet.
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You mentioned it yourself in the last 3LW post. Give me my $5 back!
The Cardigans >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Some of these UK songs are wildly overrated...
londonrain
Staff member
I still prefer I Do to No More, but oh well. Poor 3LW.
Neither of these songs should have gone yet.
However that UK field is looking pretty damn strong. Mis-teeq to win? (A girl can dream of #R&Bjustice...)
Neither of these songs should have gone yet.
However that UK field is looking pretty damn strong. Mis-teeq to win? (A girl can dream of #R&Bjustice...)