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Okay so these bitches are blocked, on Santa's naughty list and considering calling the police for crimes against pop.
DA BAWPS R HERE DOE! - Flops, Drops, & Random Bops: A Girl Groups Rate (WINNER <3)
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Okay so these bitches are blocked, on Santa's naughty list and considering calling the police for crimes against pop.
The worst song in the rate is still in, I see.
These can all go now.
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Bellefire not making at least Top 30 is the biggest pop travesty since Geri left the Spice Girls.
Plus side is I now know all the other Bellefire fans on PJ.
I would say I'm now out of this rate but 1) who else will take up my villainous status and 2) there are a few songs left I actually like
Plus side is I now know all the other Bellefire fans on PJ.
I would say I'm now out of this rate but 1) who else will take up my villainous status and 2) there are a few songs left I actually like
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The fact that you didn't give Bellefire 10 has me questioning our friendship.
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The last two are a big no, but thank god somebody's gonna help me torpedo 'Black Heart'!
Oh, and 'Download It' is a total nonentity of a song that's arguably not even bop enough to be here.
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It's about damn time the UK starts taking the hits.
Sounds good to me.
#29. (tie) Clea - Download It - 7.117
Highest: 10 x 4 (@GhettoPrincess, @Shockbox, @Remorque, @Conan)
Lowest: 3 (@JapaneseJesus)
If you're wondering how four 10s managed to make it this far, it's because besides that 3 there was only one 4, a couple of 5s, and the rest sat in that 6-9 range.
Song Charted: #21 UK
It's their debut single and appeared on their debut international album Identity Crisis and then was re-recorded for their UK debut album Trinity without Chloe's vocals. They performed the song on shows such as Top of the Pops. It's clearly their signature song and that showed in this rate.
(8) - Prior to this rate I decided to go through their albums one night and to be honest I found most of it quite boring. This was one of my favorites though, so that's when I knew it had to be in the rate. Little did I know it would climb into the Top 30, so now I feel bad considering some of the songs it managed to beat. The verses can lull you to sleep a bit, but the chorus is as catchy as you like.
Mutya doesn't even want it on Spotify.
(4) - I'd rather not have even streamed it thanks.
Baby Spice points out that it could been a decade late.
(5) - They were a bit late to the internet song party, weren’t they? I totally get why they failed to pull a Liberty X.
Cheryl ones up Baby though, by being the one to bring up classic Britney specifically.
(6) - I love old songs with Internet terminology. Email My Heart vibes.
Siobhan needs to be medevaced from the gutter.
(6) - What kind of porn anthem?
A chorus the snaps you back awake is enough for 6+ points as far as Nicola is concerned.
(6.5) - Amazing chorus and title, but the girls sing the verses like they were put under a sleeping curse. What a shame.
Kelly thinks they were being lazy and should've bought the physical instead.
(6.5) - I enjoyed everything about this apart from the chorus being the words ‘Download It’, it felt like a bit of a cop-out for some reason.
Keisha isn't...far off.
(7) - I still don't really understand what they're on about, but it's decent.
Comments like this make me go "...and this made the Top 30? *eye roll*"
(7) - Oh my gosh the titular hook literally makes me laugh at how stupid it is. Catchy though!!!
Nadine would've preferred another Clea song.
(7) - This technologically savvy jam! I prefer Stuck in the Middle (which is shockingly fantastic for a "rejects" band. Their Hold On Me/Love Revolution moment, or Liberty X's entire career moment)
Heidi is willing to explore their discography further with the name drops.
(8) - not as good as their take on “We don't have to take our clothes off” or “I surrender”
Michelle is...reaching with these connections, but werk.
(8.5) - I wanted Clea to become a thing so badly when they first came out. Despite being a huge fan of Girls Aloud in the end (well from the start) initially I wasn’t so keen on the line-up, and wanted Aimee in the band. What’s interesting about this song is that it’s very early 00s in a cool way, but I could easily see it on the 50 Shades soundtracks. Quite clearly they were years ahead of the mainstream, QUEENS!!!
Per usual, the rest of think the song is a bit top-heavy and Diana thinks the opposite.
(9) - Too bad the chorus isnot as good as the rest, because otherwise this would have been a solid 10. That intro had me shook.
I'm sorry but it's kind of funny to see Normani start losing 10s like the rest of us for a change. Although, she still can't resist shading it all the same.
(10) - My nephew was still a baby when this came out and it was lit the only song that put him to sleep.
*yawn* Mollie mentions another song I probably didn't even finish play #1 for.
(10) - I absolutely loved this at the time and I prefer the original version over the re-recording of it. The Lie still remains their best ever track though.
Frankie climbs the nearest high-rise and preaches to the world.
(10) - This is such a glorious song. It’s sexy, it’s classy and the girls bring their A-game. Gimme those fab ad-libs! A big fat fucking I_CANNOT_USE_REAL_WORDS_PROPERLY_, because I can see all these lesser girls rating the Chloe-less version and that can go suck a dick. Identity Crisis is so fucking underrated.
Sounds good to me.
#29. (tie) Clea - Download It - 7.117
Highest: 10 x 4 (@GhettoPrincess, @Shockbox, @Remorque, @Conan)
Lowest: 3 (@JapaneseJesus)
If you're wondering how four 10s managed to make it this far, it's because besides that 3 there was only one 4, a couple of 5s, and the rest sat in that 6-9 range.
Song Charted: #21 UK
It's their debut single and appeared on their debut international album Identity Crisis and then was re-recorded for their UK debut album Trinity without Chloe's vocals. They performed the song on shows such as Top of the Pops. It's clearly their signature song and that showed in this rate.
(8) - Prior to this rate I decided to go through their albums one night and to be honest I found most of it quite boring. This was one of my favorites though, so that's when I knew it had to be in the rate. Little did I know it would climb into the Top 30, so now I feel bad considering some of the songs it managed to beat. The verses can lull you to sleep a bit, but the chorus is as catchy as you like.
Mutya doesn't even want it on Spotify.
(4) - I'd rather not have even streamed it thanks.
Baby Spice points out that it could been a decade late.
(5) - They were a bit late to the internet song party, weren’t they? I totally get why they failed to pull a Liberty X.
Cheryl ones up Baby though, by being the one to bring up classic Britney specifically.
(6) - I love old songs with Internet terminology. Email My Heart vibes.
Siobhan needs to be medevaced from the gutter.
(6) - What kind of porn anthem?
A chorus the snaps you back awake is enough for 6+ points as far as Nicola is concerned.
(6.5) - Amazing chorus and title, but the girls sing the verses like they were put under a sleeping curse. What a shame.
Kelly thinks they were being lazy and should've bought the physical instead.
(6.5) - I enjoyed everything about this apart from the chorus being the words ‘Download It’, it felt like a bit of a cop-out for some reason.
Keisha isn't...far off.
(7) - I still don't really understand what they're on about, but it's decent.
Comments like this make me go "...and this made the Top 30? *eye roll*"
(7) - Oh my gosh the titular hook literally makes me laugh at how stupid it is. Catchy though!!!
Nadine would've preferred another Clea song.
(7) - This technologically savvy jam! I prefer Stuck in the Middle (which is shockingly fantastic for a "rejects" band. Their Hold On Me/Love Revolution moment, or Liberty X's entire career moment)
Heidi is willing to explore their discography further with the name drops.
(8) - not as good as their take on “We don't have to take our clothes off” or “I surrender”
Michelle is...reaching with these connections, but werk.
(8.5) - I wanted Clea to become a thing so badly when they first came out. Despite being a huge fan of Girls Aloud in the end (well from the start) initially I wasn’t so keen on the line-up, and wanted Aimee in the band. What’s interesting about this song is that it’s very early 00s in a cool way, but I could easily see it on the 50 Shades soundtracks. Quite clearly they were years ahead of the mainstream, QUEENS!!!
Per usual, the rest of think the song is a bit top-heavy and Diana thinks the opposite.
(9) - Too bad the chorus isnot as good as the rest, because otherwise this would have been a solid 10. That intro had me shook.
I'm sorry but it's kind of funny to see Normani start losing 10s like the rest of us for a change. Although, she still can't resist shading it all the same.
(10) - My nephew was still a baby when this came out and it was lit the only song that put him to sleep.
*yawn* Mollie mentions another song I probably didn't even finish play #1 for.
(10) - I absolutely loved this at the time and I prefer the original version over the re-recording of it. The Lie still remains their best ever track though.
Frankie climbs the nearest high-rise and preaches to the world.
(10) - This is such a glorious song. It’s sexy, it’s classy and the girls bring their A-game. Gimme those fab ad-libs! A big fat fucking I_CANNOT_USE_REAL_WORDS_PROPERLY_, because I can see all these lesser girls rating the Chloe-less version and that can go suck a dick. Identity Crisis is so fucking underrated.
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Clea High Scorers
DJHazey (9), @unnameable (9), @Conan (9), @2014 (8.5)
Clea Low Scorers
@Filler (4), @slaybellz (4.25), @eyeline (4.5), @JapaneseJesus (4.75)
DJHazey (9), @unnameable (9), @Conan (9), @2014 (8.5)
Clea Low Scorers
@Filler (4), @slaybellz (4.25), @eyeline (4.5), @JapaneseJesus (4.75)
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Oh but we aren't done with the UK, are we? Now a group is losing their first song. So that means the mighty Mini Viva, Mis-Teeq, or Girls Can't Catch.
Arguments could be made for any of them, but it's going to be a song that I knew was well-loved going in. I've never been a big fan of it and now I regret not just tanking it altogether. Talk about an overscore...
#29. (tie) - Girls Can't Catch - Echo - 7.117
Highest: 10 x 3 (@Reboot, @unnameable, @Conan) <--- At least I thought it was well-loved.
Lowest: 2.5 (@Animalia) 3.5 (@ohdenny)
It's frustrating to watch these "meh" tracks beat out some of the stuff in the #30-#40 part of the countdown, but again besides these two scores we had a few 5s and nothing else low.
Song Charted: #19 UK
The band really is an oddity. My feeling towards this song aside, they really did release two amazing singles as far as what the public thought about them. After releasing "Echo", they toured with the Jonas Brothers and then suddenly were just dropped. If anyone has anymore details about why, I'd love you to share. Apparently their unreleased album was leaked at the time, so if anyone wants to give me a hand with that I'd be appreciative. Interesting fact about the music video is that they lets fans choose an idea and the winner would meet the group on set and get a makeover. I don't know how the winner got that lucky, because the video is honestly very generic.
(6) - I get why I should love a song like this, but I've tried numerous times and it's just not happening. You can keep repeating Echo fifty thousand times and it's never going to sound any less dead to my ears. I also can't get past how it low-key sounds like an "Eggo" waffles commercial. I honestly don't have any explanation for my score, I must have had some small moment with it and/or felt like being nice. As a host I never want to be a low-scorer for any song unless it calls for it. "Echo" just isn't that unpleasant of a sound overall and I always score songs based on their independent merits as a pop song and not against the others in the rate. It's just how my mind works. I thought this would end up being one of my lowest scores, but I surprised myself by not having that occur. I'm very pleased that "Keep Your Head Up" won because I didn't think that was going to happen.
I honestly felt like I would give this the "Darla Score" (a 4). @GhettoPrincess is going to kill me for this nickname.
Ally is just braver than I.
(2.5) - This is… bad.
Kelly might have some words of wisdom on why I wasn't harsh as I expected to be.
(5) - I always really liked their personalities, but this is a dreadfully-written song. They did their best with it.
That's right Mutya, they would reject Top 20 hits. Thanks for your #truth on the matter.
(5) - Practically custom-made to demonstrate the pointlessness of Girls Can't Catch as a pop prospect. It's like it was written specifically to be rejected by The Saturdays.
Going further, Mel correctly places it in their discography for fun.
(6) - A Saturdays album track I would skip.
Posh reckons that all the echoes eventually ran out of steam.
(6) - It’s very anthemic which is awesome, but it feels very... of the time it came out.
No Emma, in fact you should've gone lower to make up for my bad choices.
(6) - Maybe a bit more midtempo than it needs to be… or am I just spoiled for bops here? Hehe, you tell me!
I knew Mollie would be able to hook me up. I'll watch for that PM.
(7) - This was never a big favourite of mine despite it being popular on the forum at the time. Daisy’s vocals are brilliant though. It’s a bit too repetitive. Tracks you should check out from their unreleased album - Alone, Another Day, L.E.S. Artistes and Mind It.
Time killed another one.
(7) - I used to really love this. I’m not as enamoured as I once was sadly. Phoebe’s bits really annoy me, it could just be her voice.
Frankie couldn't be anymore correct.
(7) - The verses aren’t catchy at all and not exactly nicely sung and the chorus was underwhelming at first… Having said that the pre-chorus is the best thing about this song and the actual chorus eventually grew on me. After actually being invested in their first single, the rest just kinda passed my by…
Siobhan is a bit more...calculated about what massive chorus means to her.
(7.5) - That chorus!
This story is first of all ICONIC and also not at all surprising.
(8) - I once had an argument with Daisy on Twitter when she changed her name to Daisy Dance. I told her it was a stupid name and it didn't work for Rosie Ribbons. She wasn't very happy.
Keisha really thinks they got the short end of the stick.
(8.5) - This really deserved to be a hit. Not as slick as *some* three-piece girl groups, but Echo was definitely deserving of a lot more than it got.
Apparently "too much" is somehow a minor thing for Diana.
(9) - I completely forgot about this, so I am having a nostalgic rediscovery here. That chorus is a bit too repetitive.
Nadine was so ready to stan for her life when the rug got pulled out from under her.
(9) - This would have been my immediate 11 years ago. I was obsessed. I remember there being a hot minute when it seemed like this would actually be a hit and then.... nothing. I'm still bitter about it I think! I now prefer Keep Your Head Up and desperately wish we got the album. Mind It would be a surefire 10.
Honestly, Heidi it's past midnight so I'm going to look this name up.
(10) - Love this song, whatever happened to sinister pop Svengali Nathan Jay?
Okay, so I can't completely hate a song that had this kind of impact on Nicola. Thanks for sharing!
(10) - God, this song takes me back. I used to be properly obsessed with these girls for a while, and then I saw a low-quality video of a performance of Echo and it was all I could think of for, like, the next few weeks. The studio version didn’t disappoint either; it’s final chorus that makes it for me. On a more personal level, the song reminds me of a crush who, like the guy in the song, went out of their way to make me feel a bit shit. This song really played a big part in me getting over them and getting my life back on track.
Arguments could be made for any of them, but it's going to be a song that I knew was well-loved going in. I've never been a big fan of it and now I regret not just tanking it altogether. Talk about an overscore...
#29. (tie) - Girls Can't Catch - Echo - 7.117
Highest: 10 x 3 (@Reboot, @unnameable, @Conan) <--- At least I thought it was well-loved.
Lowest: 2.5 (@Animalia) 3.5 (@ohdenny)
It's frustrating to watch these "meh" tracks beat out some of the stuff in the #30-#40 part of the countdown, but again besides these two scores we had a few 5s and nothing else low.
Song Charted: #19 UK
The band really is an oddity. My feeling towards this song aside, they really did release two amazing singles as far as what the public thought about them. After releasing "Echo", they toured with the Jonas Brothers and then suddenly were just dropped. If anyone has anymore details about why, I'd love you to share. Apparently their unreleased album was leaked at the time, so if anyone wants to give me a hand with that I'd be appreciative. Interesting fact about the music video is that they lets fans choose an idea and the winner would meet the group on set and get a makeover. I don't know how the winner got that lucky, because the video is honestly very generic.
(6) - I get why I should love a song like this, but I've tried numerous times and it's just not happening. You can keep repeating Echo fifty thousand times and it's never going to sound any less dead to my ears. I also can't get past how it low-key sounds like an "Eggo" waffles commercial. I honestly don't have any explanation for my score, I must have had some small moment with it and/or felt like being nice. As a host I never want to be a low-scorer for any song unless it calls for it. "Echo" just isn't that unpleasant of a sound overall and I always score songs based on their independent merits as a pop song and not against the others in the rate. It's just how my mind works. I thought this would end up being one of my lowest scores, but I surprised myself by not having that occur. I'm very pleased that "Keep Your Head Up" won because I didn't think that was going to happen.
I honestly felt like I would give this the "Darla Score" (a 4). @GhettoPrincess is going to kill me for this nickname.
Ally is just braver than I.
(2.5) - This is… bad.
Kelly might have some words of wisdom on why I wasn't harsh as I expected to be.
(5) - I always really liked their personalities, but this is a dreadfully-written song. They did their best with it.
That's right Mutya, they would reject Top 20 hits. Thanks for your #truth on the matter.
(5) - Practically custom-made to demonstrate the pointlessness of Girls Can't Catch as a pop prospect. It's like it was written specifically to be rejected by The Saturdays.
Going further, Mel correctly places it in their discography for fun.
(6) - A Saturdays album track I would skip.
Posh reckons that all the echoes eventually ran out of steam.
(6) - It’s very anthemic which is awesome, but it feels very... of the time it came out.
No Emma, in fact you should've gone lower to make up for my bad choices.
(6) - Maybe a bit more midtempo than it needs to be… or am I just spoiled for bops here? Hehe, you tell me!
I knew Mollie would be able to hook me up. I'll watch for that PM.
(7) - This was never a big favourite of mine despite it being popular on the forum at the time. Daisy’s vocals are brilliant though. It’s a bit too repetitive. Tracks you should check out from their unreleased album - Alone, Another Day, L.E.S. Artistes and Mind It.
Time killed another one.
(7) - I used to really love this. I’m not as enamoured as I once was sadly. Phoebe’s bits really annoy me, it could just be her voice.
Frankie couldn't be anymore correct.
(7) - The verses aren’t catchy at all and not exactly nicely sung and the chorus was underwhelming at first… Having said that the pre-chorus is the best thing about this song and the actual chorus eventually grew on me. After actually being invested in their first single, the rest just kinda passed my by…
Siobhan is a bit more...calculated about what massive chorus means to her.
(7.5) - That chorus!
This story is first of all ICONIC and also not at all surprising.
(8) - I once had an argument with Daisy on Twitter when she changed her name to Daisy Dance. I told her it was a stupid name and it didn't work for Rosie Ribbons. She wasn't very happy.
Keisha really thinks they got the short end of the stick.
(8.5) - This really deserved to be a hit. Not as slick as *some* three-piece girl groups, but Echo was definitely deserving of a lot more than it got.
Apparently "too much" is somehow a minor thing for Diana.
(9) - I completely forgot about this, so I am having a nostalgic rediscovery here. That chorus is a bit too repetitive.
Nadine was so ready to stan for her life when the rug got pulled out from under her.
(9) - This would have been my immediate 11 years ago. I was obsessed. I remember there being a hot minute when it seemed like this would actually be a hit and then.... nothing. I'm still bitter about it I think! I now prefer Keep Your Head Up and desperately wish we got the album. Mind It would be a surefire 10.
Honestly, Heidi it's past midnight so I'm going to look this name up.
(10) - Love this song, whatever happened to sinister pop Svengali Nathan Jay?
Okay, so I can't completely hate a song that had this kind of impact on Nicola. Thanks for sharing!
(10) - God, this song takes me back. I used to be properly obsessed with these girls for a while, and then I saw a low-quality video of a performance of Echo and it was all I could think of for, like, the next few weeks. The studio version didn’t disappoint either; it’s final chorus that makes it for me. On a more personal level, the song reminds me of a crush who, like the guy in the song, went out of their way to make me feel a bit shit. This song really played a big part in me getting over them and getting my life back on track.
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I love that @DJHazey is low key raging at some of my low scores so keeps coming for me. DJRagey.
Clea's debut album is really good but I can see why they didn't work out. There is a definite lack of star quality. Same goes for Girls Can't Catch. Continuing on from Daisy comment. She told me that her dad's last name was Dance and that she had taken it as he was dead. And then she apologised because she felt bad for trying to make me feel bad. I didn't feel bad because it's still a stupid name.
Clea's debut album is really good but I can see why they didn't work out. There is a definite lack of star quality. Same goes for Girls Can't Catch. Continuing on from Daisy comment. She told me that her dad's last name was Dance and that she had taken it as he was dead. And then she apologised because she felt bad for trying to make me feel bad. I didn't feel bad because it's still a stupid name.
Yes, the fucker is finally gone! Hate Echo. It wasn't my lowest scorer because I liked GCC, but it's an appallingly-written song. I remember them performing it on Loose Women and flopping on their arse.
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Oh wow at Echo leaving.
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Best thing Clea ever did.
All the Girls Can't Catch tracks I mentioned.
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So it's Sunday morning (well, afternoon) and I turned down a brunch invitation because I'm honestly that tired and now I wish I had waffles. Thanks a lot, Hazey!
Anyway, I approve of these results, and the junkyard croquet song can go too.