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November 2, 2007

New Spice Girls Video - "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"

They're back, and they still believe in the permanence of friendship. Sporty, Posh, Ginger, Scary, and Prego Spice are releasing a greatest hits comp, gigging around the world, and fielding offers from John Travolta to be their tour pilot. "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" is one of two new tracks for the Greatest Hits comp (available in the US exclusively through Victoria's Secret retailers). OK enough with the info you don't care about, and on to the nuggets you do: Gerri's got crazy abs, Baby looks crazy hot, and Posh has crazy robo-boobs and some very risqué lingerie. Actually the whole vid looks like a Victoria's Secret commercial -- hizzah for corporate synergy. And the tune is terrible. Enjoy!


[Photo by Chris Baldwin]

Watch it at todayshow.com.

UPDATE: Now with 100% more YouTube...

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usually i'm all for stereogum posts involving worthless pop diva types, but thats because the sarcasm level is generally of high quality...not so much this time. put in more jokes and then repost.

Posted by: jdubs at 11/02/07 4:32 PM  | Reply
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Like Chris Moyales said on Radio 1, the song is definitely a grower, and once you like it, you're hooked. It's very reminiscent of some of their bigger ballads from the 90's. Mel C's part is very Beatles-esque, easily the highlight of the song. The video is pointless, though. How come only three of them dress up in lingere? And since when have they been about overtly selling sex? Terrible editing as well.

Posted by: Elyse at 11/02/07 4:32 PM  | Reply
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oh man, whoever said we wanted them back? lol

Posted by: adriana - Learn English at 11/02/07 4:39 PM  | Reply
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@ jdubs

How many Spice Girls does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Posted by: scott at 11/02/07 4:45 PM  | Reply
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I've always thought Mel C was Beatles Esq.

Posted by: dannygutters at 11/02/07 6:00 PM  | Reply
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NO. Fewer jokes, please. Many jokes =/= a good post. Quite the opposite. Sometimes it's just nice to get some straightforward news.

Anyway, the song is terrible. The video is pretty terrible. But I've still got to give the Spice Girls some love. They helped to fully activate my 12-year-old libido, way back in '96. For this, they will always be dear to me. And they still look damn smoking today. They just need a better video director.

Posted by: The Other Matthew at 11/02/07 6:16 PM  | Reply
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wow, not much has changed. sporty is still carrying the vocals. and the rest . . . well. they're doing they're doing whatever they do. but I must admit, you could cut glass on Geri's abs . . .

Posted by: t. at 11/03/07 12:07 AM  | Reply
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Aw. Why wasn't Mel C's solo career successful at all?

Posted by: mzz at 11/03/07 12:37 AM  | Reply
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Seriously. It's a chunk of typical, modified, airy pop and 12 seconds of something at least a little better.

Posted by: mzz at 11/03/07 12:55 AM  | Reply
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This video is as cheesy as they come, didn't expect less!

Anyone remembers one of the rumored reasons why Ginger left the group in the first place was because she was fat, then she appeared looking like beef jerky on her "It's Raining Men" cover!!!

Looks like ten years is the required time to make a comeback or celebration. The other day someone at work had "Wannabe" on, like louder than it should be played - louder than a whisper.

Sporty was always my favorite, looks like I wasn't alone.

The fact that their success it's ten years old makes it okay for anyone to admit they didn't entirely hate then back when. They were "popacceptable", at least they were fun. Can't remember more than two tracks right now.

Posted by: denise at 11/03/07 3:12 AM  | Reply
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news alert ! about twenty seconds into this clip, you can see posh smile :O it is not an illusion or trick of the eye, it is real.

p.s. sometimes i want to give mel c a sympathetic hug.

Posted by: Mittins at 11/03/07 5:05 AM  | Reply
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Love the video, love them!! Can't wait to see them Jan2nd!!

Posted by: stuart rain at 11/03/07 6:30 PM  | Reply
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That video needs more clothes and less Victoria.
God, she was the least important one, what's happening to the world!?

P.S.: Girl Power!

Posted by: sol at 11/04/07 4:59 PM  | Reply
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Super Sugary..... The song was a waste of time. The direction of this video totally was disturbing. What a waste of un-forseen talent. Sex doesn't sell in this case. I still need some "Ginger".

Posted by: The Wyld One! at 11/05/07 11:17 AM  | Reply
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bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutal

Posted by: raymi at 11/05/07 1:32 PM  | Reply
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can i watch the video all the websiites are blocked like Youtube and Megavideo. so the videos are blocked how do I get to watch the video and listen to it

Posted by: Chris at 01/16/08 9:49 AM  | Reply
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can I watch the video the website to watch videos are blocked like youtube and megavideos. so can you get a website so that I can watch and listen to it.

Posted by: Chris at 01/16/08 9:52 AM  | Reply
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