Art often mimics life for Britney Spears and ‘I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman’ was a moment where her real-life and pop personas overlapped.
Solid HarmoniE – I Want You To Want Me
Solid HarmoniE lacked the pizzazz of their pop peers, but they had a trump card – ‘I Want You To Want Me’ was penned by none other than Max Martin
Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie – Thank ABBA For The Music
It would take something seismic to let Steps, B*Witched, Billie or Cleopatra onto the Brits stage to perform – and it came in the shape of ABBA.
B*Witched – Jump Down
‘Jump Down’ is a brilliant pop song, but one that seems intent on doing everything it can to avoid looking or sounding like a B*Witched single
Louise – All That Matters
Louise had forged a successful career with politely suggestive pop music – but with ‘All That Matters’ she decided to bare her soul rather than her body.
Billie – Honey To The Bee
‘Honey To The Bee’ rapidly transitions from whimsical daydream to horny gospel breakdown, with almost nowhere else for the song to go but orgasmic meltdown
Hear’Say – Pure and Simple
If “Pure and Simple” had been the climax of a live vote, it would have sent shivers down your spine as the key-change hit and confetti fell from the ceiling
Geri Halliwell – Bag It Up
“Bag It Up” saw Geri Halliwell finalising her divorce from the Spice Girls and defiantly taking the “girl power” moniker with her
B*Witched – Blame It On The Weatherman
“Blame It On The Weatherman” makes much more sense in a post-Girls Aloud world than it did back in 1999.
Gina G – Fresh!
Gina G’s steady transformation from Eurovision to bonafide pop star continued apace with the release of Fresh! – her third single.
*NSYNC – Bye Bye Bye
Driven by events behind the scenes, ‘Bye Bye Bye’ defiantly positioned *NSYNC as survivors and relaunched them as an A-list pop act.
Northern Line – Love On The Northern Line
It was only a matter of time before Northern Line released a song about the London Underground, and it was suitably brilliant.