Girls Aloud’s “The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits” was almost their goodbye. Instead, it reset their career. In this honest review, Chris and Chantel Nicole go track by track through every new song from the era: “Something Kind of Oooh”, “Money”, “I Think We’re Alone Now”, and the Comic Relief charity single “Walk This Way” with the Sugababes.
First up is the album cover, which gets roasted for its Picnik-sticker energy and an Irish flag that may actually be the flag of Ivory Coast. After that, the hosts get into the production, the vocals, the music videos and the live performances. Topics include Kimberley Walsh’s iconic spoken line and how it evolved from TV to The Girls Aloud Show, the “party map” lyric debate, the three alternate endings in the “I Think We’re Alone Now” heist video, the rushed album version versus the single mix, and the Keisha and Nadine Coyle ad-lib battle that saves “Walk This Way”.
Timestamps:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:33 - Album Info
- 1:18 - The Album Cover
- 4:44 - “Something Kinda Ooooh”
- 15:35 - “Money”
- 20:30 - “I Think We’re Alone Now”
- 31:00 - “Walk This Way” (vs. Sugababes)
- 42:04 - Cut or Keep
- 42:38 - Overall Thoughts & Final Rating
- References:
“Something Kinda Ooooh” MV https://youtu.be/Wy3SV2fvoG8?si=SN-a0CZ5MdThEiLu - “Something Kinda Ooooh” Live at TOTP https://youtu.be/Txwo7EIyXhI?si=kIhYKINTphRe_nDRc
- “Something Kinda Ooooh” Live at Tangled Up Tour 2008 https://youtu.be/CLrxduB2mo8?si=wZ-FZP2lvQ3OkpRX
- “Something Kinda Ooooh” Live at Out Of Control Tour 2009 https://youtu.be/1M35WyeciSY?si=ML_QTi10Ly3McG7e
- “Something Kinda Ooooh” Live at The Girls Aloud Show 2024 https://youtu.be/vMLme6Nd-sA?si=_VV-6yBA-wwXLyIl
- “Money” Fancam from the Greatest Hits Tour 2007 (@monispice) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3K9MVRRK6M
- Tommy James & The Shondells - “I Think We’re Alone Now” https://youtu.be/hFWhTqLSVzE?si=zn-UQJNszpsIy8r_
- Tiffany - “I Think We’re Alone Now” MV https://youtu.be/w6Q3mHyzn78?si=OEntjlhjTY_we1NH
- “I Think We’re Alone Now” MV https://youtu.be/WjpbcsttFyM?si=_vpD8CKgnR79nFvd
- “I Think We’re Alone Now” MV (Kimberley Ending): https://youtu.be/lvMM72RFfv8?si=I2VTHdNKlkgmSNGA
- “I Think We’re Alone Now” MV (Tied Up Ending): https://youtu.be/sZfKxc6MHQU?si=ANzvitUeg6kaP6QY
- “I Think We’re Alone Now” MV (Cash Ending): https://youtu.be/xyopYnekTaA?si=C-pYQt8YGfPtTmn8
- “I Think We’re Alone Now” Live at Strictly Come Dancing https://youtu.be/dABj425y2mo?si=x9QFRZPTCMMsU7FU
- “I Think We’re Alone Now” Fancam from the Greatest Hits Tour 2007 (@monispice) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaoD4UGFkBQ
- Run DMC vs Aerosmith - “Walk This Way” MV https://youtu.be/4B_UYYPb-Gk?si=FAGAKqx4C7LuNLhx
- “Walk This Way” vs Sugababes MV https://youtu.be/1Jvrjd8DI-c?si=rAVsdgt0JNrfnD6Z
- “Walk This Way” vs Sugababes Live at Fame Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW3qi4EYxxA
- “Walk This Way” vs Sugababes Live at Comic Relief https://youtu.be/UoTONmgn7uM?si=E1hvrnFT7x-2K103
00:00:00 --> 00:00:01 I've got till three o'clock.
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00:00:06 --> 00:00:12 This is CCTV, the nonstop pop show where we provide our unfiltered, honest opinions on global pop music.
00:00:12 --> 00:00:15 And we realize that we skipped the sound of Girls Aloud era.
00:00:15 --> 00:00:17 So here we are doing it.
00:00:17 --> 00:00:19 It's never too late to celebrate Girls Aloud.
00:00:20 --> 00:00:24 To be fair, to be fair, they kind of just tacked on these tracks of the Chemistry Deluxe as well.
00:00:24 --> 00:00:28 So they didn't really, you know, give it the same attention either.
00:00:30 --> 00:00:31 Here we are.
00:00:31 --> 00:00:31 It was them.
00:00:33 --> 00:00:39 Okay, so The Sound of Girls Aloud, The Greatest Hits, was the group's first hits collection released in October 2006.
00:00:40 --> 00:00:50 And while this seemed like it was going to be the group's goodbye, instead, it was a career reset because Something Kind of Ooh, the lead single performed extremely well.
00:00:50 --> 00:00:57 The Greatest Hits album hit number one on the UK albums chart, and it was eventually certified four times platinum.
00:00:58 --> 00:01:03 So let's dive into the production, the vocals, the visuals, performances of the new songs that we got with this era.
00:01:03 --> 00:01:05 And then we will drop our individual ratings.
00:01:06 --> 00:01:07 And we want to hear yours, too.
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00:01:09 --> 00:01:09 But be warned.
00:01:10 --> 00:01:12 Viewer discretion is advised.
00:01:12 --> 00:01:14 Your fave will be criticized.
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00:01:18 --> 00:01:25 Alright guys, before we get into the music, we're going to talk about the visual of Girls Allowed Greatest Hits album cover.
00:01:26 --> 00:01:27 Now, it's interesting.
00:01:27 --> 00:01:28 We've got the silhouette.
00:01:28 --> 00:01:30 We have the Union Jack.
00:01:30 --> 00:01:32 We have the flag for Ireland.
00:01:32 --> 00:01:33 A tambourine.
00:01:33 --> 00:01:34 What does it all mean?
00:01:35 --> 00:01:35 What's it?
00:01:37 --> 00:01:38 It's like absolutely nothing.
00:01:38 --> 00:01:39 We thought this was the last album.
00:01:40 --> 00:01:43 Yeah, well, so we had set this for Tangled Up.
00:01:43 --> 00:01:54 And so fans, correct me if I'm wrong here, but I believe there was apparently some research done where they said if the girls were on the cover that they would get less sales.
00:01:54 --> 00:01:57 So they wanted to do something kind of more timeless for their greatest hits album.
00:01:58 --> 00:01:59 Which I don't hate.
00:02:00 --> 00:02:05 I'm not mad at that because a lot of the big acts, you know, from across time also do the same thing.
00:02:06 --> 00:02:10 One fun fact about this, though, is they actually did the Irish flag wrong.
00:02:10 --> 00:02:15 And the flag included here is actually the Ivory Coast because they switched the orange and green.
00:02:16 --> 00:02:22 So Nadine was not represented properly.
00:02:22 --> 00:02:23 That's ridiculous.
00:02:23 --> 00:02:23 Yeah.
00:02:23 --> 00:02:23 Yeah.
00:02:24 --> 00:02:26 I think I like the concept of it.
00:02:26 --> 00:02:30 Like, I kind of like that it's kind of thrown together a little bit.
00:02:30 --> 00:02:35 However, I wish there were maybe one or two other references to a couple of the other singles.
00:02:35 --> 00:02:39 Because we get No Good Advice, the tambourine and kind of the checkered floor.
00:02:39 --> 00:02:42 We get the mic stands for Sound of the Underground.
00:02:42 --> 00:02:45 We get the show lamps.
00:02:45 --> 00:02:46 Yeah, yeah.
00:02:46 --> 00:02:48 But there's a lot of other imagery, you know, with their hits.
00:02:48 --> 00:02:49 Yeah.
00:02:50 --> 00:03:14 you know i'm not gonna lie to you it's giving like photo bucket editor picnic um you know pic monkey that you know y'all know i'm talking about if you don't you are not on the internet editing photos i i get it i was chronically online yeah um so i know all the apps like blingy lunapick i had no business being on the internet um but yeah it's very like stitched together yeah where you stitch together like the colors are not complimentary yeah
00:03:15 --> 00:03:16 Yeah.
00:03:16 --> 00:03:17 I shouldn't be laughing.
00:03:17 --> 00:03:18 I don't care for the colors on here.
00:03:18 --> 00:03:19 Okay.
00:03:20 --> 00:03:21 And everything just feels like stickered on.
00:03:21 --> 00:03:23 And I don't even know who these silhouettes are.
00:03:23 --> 00:03:24 Like, who are these girls?
00:03:24 --> 00:03:26 Like, we know who they are, obviously.
00:03:26 --> 00:03:27 But like, come on.
00:03:27 --> 00:03:29 I think I'm getting costume silhouettes.
00:03:29 --> 00:03:33 Like, I feel like whoever is the first girl on the G, it might be Cheryl with her little bob in the silver outfit.
00:03:34 --> 00:03:34 I don't know.
00:03:34 --> 00:03:35 You know what I'm saying?
00:03:35 --> 00:03:36 I don't know.
00:03:36 --> 00:03:37 I don't think so.
00:03:37 --> 00:03:39 And then biology on the Ivory Co-star.
00:03:39 --> 00:03:40 Like, I don't know.
00:03:42 --> 00:03:44 Actually, who's who?
00:03:44 --> 00:03:45 Right.
00:03:45 --> 00:03:46 I think that's Nicole in the middle, right?
00:03:47 --> 00:03:52 I think that's Cheryl on her left with the hands on the hips.
00:03:52 --> 00:03:52 Maybe.
00:03:52 --> 00:03:54 Kimberly with the arms up.
00:03:54 --> 00:03:54 Maybe.
00:03:54 --> 00:03:56 But do you see what I mean now?
00:03:56 --> 00:03:57 Like, it's not.
00:03:58 --> 00:03:59 It's giving stickers.
00:03:59 --> 00:04:01 It's giving elements in Canva.
00:04:01 --> 00:04:02 A little bit bootleggy.
00:04:02 --> 00:04:02 Ooh.
00:04:02 --> 00:04:09 Like, I feel like if I saw this, like, in a cheap, you know, secondhand store, I would question potentially if it was real or not.
00:04:11 --> 00:04:33 that's valid like this is a karaoke tape valid yeah however i love the title the sound of girls allowed the greatest hits that's a great title the sound of girls allowed my accent's terrible i'm gonna stop i will say also what's interesting i don't know if it's same on apple music but on spotify they don't even use this cover they put the something kind of single cover instead which is weird
00:04:33 --> 00:04:34 You know what, y'all?
00:04:35 --> 00:04:36 I'm gonna let it go.
00:04:37 --> 00:04:41 But luckily the music is well put together for this cover.
00:04:43 --> 00:04:44 We can talk about that.
00:04:44 --> 00:04:45 We're gonna get started with something kind of ooh.
00:04:45 --> 00:04:52 And it was done by Jodi Lee, Giselle Somerville, Nick Collar, Tim Powell, Brian Higgins, and Miranda Cooper of Xenomania.
00:04:53 --> 00:04:59 And this is the lead single from the album release October 2006, hitting number three in the UK singles chart.
00:05:05 --> 00:05:11 I have so many memories of this song because if you think about where we were, we were coming out of the chemistry era.
00:05:11 --> 00:05:16 We had just had See the Day and a whole lot of history as their previous singles.
00:05:16 --> 00:05:22 The chemistry era was successful, but not extremely successful, right?
00:05:22 --> 00:05:24 We had just seen them on Off the Record.
00:05:26 --> 00:05:29 They seemed a little over it, you know?
00:05:30 --> 00:05:39 And so them coming back with this big electro pop banger was so satisfying because it makes such an impact.
00:05:39 --> 00:05:40 It starts immediately.
00:05:41 --> 00:05:42 I've got to heat it up.
00:05:42 --> 00:05:45 And that's so tension building as well.
00:05:45 --> 00:05:47 And so you're like, ooh, like what is this chorus going to be?
00:05:48 --> 00:05:51 And you get this amazing chorus.
00:05:51 --> 00:05:52 Yeah.
00:05:52 --> 00:05:52 Yeah.
00:05:52 --> 00:05:55 That is just so fun to sing along to.
00:05:55 --> 00:05:59 And the production is this just relentless synth.
00:06:00 --> 00:06:00 Yeah.
00:06:00 --> 00:06:02 That just has so much drive to it.
00:06:04 --> 00:06:08 So yeah, just as a pop song, this is so much fun.
00:06:09 --> 00:06:15 And going into all the different elements of it, I love that there's so much back and forth in the whole thing.
00:06:15 --> 00:06:17 Like you have Nadine and Cheryl going back and forth with the verse.
00:06:18 --> 00:06:20 You've got Nicola and Nadine going back and forth.
00:06:20 --> 00:06:23 You've got Sarah and Nadine going back and forth, right?
00:06:23 --> 00:06:26 Like I love the way that they did the whole thing.
00:06:27 --> 00:06:31 And of course, we have to talk about Kimberly's iconic spoken line.
00:06:32 --> 00:06:32 Yeah.
00:06:33 --> 00:06:34 Oh boy.
00:06:34 --> 00:06:37 I can't believe how sad I feel.
00:06:43 --> 00:06:45 And I think she's fully embraced it now.
00:06:45 --> 00:06:47 It's taken her a little bit of time, you know?
00:06:47 --> 00:06:50 Yeah, she didn't have any lines except that one.
00:06:51 --> 00:06:52 Well, it's iconic.
00:06:53 --> 00:06:53 It is.
00:06:53 --> 00:06:58 Honestly, I feel like every group has like that one member where it's just like, is she getting a line?
00:06:58 --> 00:06:59 But she has something.
00:06:59 --> 00:07:00 She's very pouty.
00:07:01 --> 00:07:03 She gives me like, she's like a ginger spice.
00:07:03 --> 00:07:05 She's like the una of the girl group.
00:07:05 --> 00:07:05 You know what I'm saying?
00:07:05 --> 00:07:10 Like, it's like, you're not really noticing because she isn't loud, but like she's there.
00:07:10 --> 00:07:13 I mean, well, ginger was just, you notice ginger, but you know what I'm saying?
00:07:13 --> 00:07:14 In terms of like the look.
00:07:15 --> 00:07:17 Like pouty, like sultry look.
00:07:17 --> 00:07:18 I love Kim's look.
00:07:18 --> 00:07:20 And her having that line makes the most sense.
00:07:21 --> 00:07:21 Yes.
00:07:22 --> 00:07:24 There's a lot of interesting lines about this in the song.
00:07:24 --> 00:07:30 And I have urgency as a line, as a note, and instantly starting.
00:07:30 --> 00:07:34 This song reminds me so much of motorcycles and supermodels.
00:07:34 --> 00:07:35 It's about something.
00:07:35 --> 00:07:37 And that something's hot to try.
00:07:37 --> 00:07:39 Like there's something kind of, ooh, jumping on my tutu.
00:07:39 --> 00:07:41 I thought they meant tutu, not like tutu skirt.
00:07:42 --> 00:07:43 Like there's, I thought it was another two.
00:07:44 --> 00:07:47 Actually, I believe in the official lyrics, it's toot, toot.
00:07:48 --> 00:07:48 Stop.
00:07:49 --> 00:07:51 Which also makes even less sense.
00:07:51 --> 00:07:54 But then in the dance routine, they're like touching, you know, they're like...
00:07:54 --> 00:07:55 Jumping in my toot, toot.
00:07:56 --> 00:07:57 What happens back there?
00:07:57 --> 00:07:57 Mr.
00:07:57 --> 00:07:58 Butt.
00:07:59 --> 00:08:00 Either way, it's a poofy skirt.
00:08:00 --> 00:08:02 Something's happening under the skirt.
00:08:03 --> 00:08:03 Yeah.
00:08:04 --> 00:08:06 Something kind of ooh is happening under the skirt.
00:08:06 --> 00:08:06 Yeah.
00:08:06 --> 00:08:09 We getting soppy for a, you know.
00:08:09 --> 00:08:09 Yeah.
00:08:10 --> 00:08:10 We're gonna...
00:08:13 --> 00:08:23 and then there is a line shoulda came with a party rap shoulda came with a party rap I was like, because you're rapping?
00:08:25 --> 00:08:31 party map okay, I read on Genius it said rap it's map how do I submit a change to Genius?
00:08:38 --> 00:08:39 Watch someone look like, it's not there.
00:08:39 --> 00:08:40 It was.
00:08:40 --> 00:08:43 I saw an R. Because I was like, is that a party wrap?
00:08:43 --> 00:08:44 Like, I don't know.
00:08:44 --> 00:08:45 Because they still go off.
00:08:45 --> 00:08:47 But party map makes sense.
00:08:47 --> 00:08:48 Yeah, because party map.
00:08:48 --> 00:08:50 So I know where the night will take me.
00:08:50 --> 00:08:51 Chris, this is the choreography.
00:08:51 --> 00:08:52 Y'all need to watch the episode.
00:08:52 --> 00:08:53 Yes, that is the choreography as well.
00:08:55 --> 00:08:56 I love that for you.
00:08:56 --> 00:09:01 But yes, I mean, I feel like for me, this song is probably one of those songs that got Frankenstein together and it works.
00:09:01 --> 00:09:05 Because something about it is just so, here's a hook, here's this, here's that.
00:09:05 --> 00:09:08 I'm like, oh my God, there's a lot going on.
00:09:08 --> 00:09:09 And it's so interesting.
00:09:09 --> 00:09:13 Because even the video, like, I feel like the video does not do the song justice, but it does at the same time.
00:09:13 --> 00:09:17 It's like this weird combination of like, y'all weren't trying, but it's effective.
00:09:18 --> 00:09:20 Like I can think of it.
00:09:20 --> 00:09:24 And I remember when we were doing our first Pop 101 about them.
00:09:24 --> 00:09:28 Y'all, Pop 101 is where we do a deep dive into the whole career of a group or artist.
00:09:29 --> 00:09:31 But yeah, we did Girls Aloud.
00:09:32 --> 00:09:34 And when we got to this, I remember looking at this video back then.
00:09:34 --> 00:09:36 And I was like, oh, they are not dancers.
00:09:36 --> 00:09:37 And you are not having it.
00:09:39 --> 00:09:41 I mean, it was not filmed well.
00:09:42 --> 00:09:42 No, it wasn't.
00:09:42 --> 00:09:51 In their defense, now being really super immersed, and I was a fan of them, but I feel like now having left the country for the first time for them, it's locked.
00:09:51 --> 00:09:53 I am no longer Baby Alouder.
00:09:53 --> 00:09:54 I am the loudest of the louds.
00:09:54 --> 00:10:03 So yes, I do appreciate them putting those bodies to work because they were pumping, giving us eight counts, and hairography, you know?
00:10:03 --> 00:10:05 And like the shimmy in the beginning.
00:10:05 --> 00:10:08 Like, I just, yeah.
00:10:10 --> 00:10:23 it's all so intense yes i mean clearly the label also thought this was the end because they did not have a budget for this music video yeah so you got the led screen
00:10:26 --> 00:10:29 It's just, it just looks so horrible.
00:10:29 --> 00:10:31 I think there's two things that I hate about it.
00:10:31 --> 00:10:31 Okay.
00:10:31 --> 00:10:31 Yeah.
00:10:32 --> 00:10:32 Okay.
00:10:33 --> 00:10:43 The fact that you can just see that the car is on a platform, like they didn't even try to hide the line where the screen ends and the platform begins.
00:10:43 --> 00:10:43 Yeah.
00:10:44 --> 00:10:44 You know?
00:10:45 --> 00:10:50 Then the other part of it is that group dancing is mostly just one static shot.
00:10:50 --> 00:10:51 Yeah.
00:10:51 --> 00:10:57 It's just one wide static shot with no dynamic movement at all.
00:10:57 --> 00:10:58 There's little bits of it.
00:10:58 --> 00:11:01 But for the most part, that's all you get.
00:11:01 --> 00:11:01 They have Zoom.
00:11:02 --> 00:11:04 So it just looks horrible.
00:11:04 --> 00:11:05 It doesn't do them justice.
00:11:05 --> 00:11:08 I will say they were giving.
00:11:08 --> 00:11:09 They did what they could.
00:11:09 --> 00:11:09 Yeah.
00:11:09 --> 00:11:11 I saw it to them for working it.
00:11:11 --> 00:11:11 Like...
00:11:11 --> 00:11:15 I feel like video-wise, I don't ever think of.
00:11:15 --> 00:11:17 So I think when I did see it when we did our pop one, I was not impressed.
00:11:17 --> 00:11:19 I had seen it, the live version.
00:11:19 --> 00:11:20 Right.
00:11:20 --> 00:11:22 I saw it the way you showed me.
00:11:22 --> 00:11:23 Right.
00:11:23 --> 00:11:24 Very intentional.
00:11:24 --> 00:11:25 Yeah.
00:11:25 --> 00:11:26 Okay.
00:11:27 --> 00:11:27 All right.
00:11:27 --> 00:11:29 Now, Michael, past me is vindicated.
00:11:29 --> 00:11:30 It was not me.
00:11:30 --> 00:11:30 Okay?
00:11:31 --> 00:11:31 But yes.
00:11:31 --> 00:11:34 So in the Out of Control Tour, they look so cool.
00:11:34 --> 00:11:34 Oh.
00:11:34 --> 00:11:38 The outfit, the little tight little bra and little capris.
00:11:38 --> 00:11:39 The bongo percussion.
00:11:39 --> 00:11:41 That bongo was going off.
00:11:41 --> 00:11:44 Yes, that percussionist is going off that whole show.
00:11:44 --> 00:11:44 My gosh.
00:11:45 --> 00:11:45 Yes.
00:11:50 --> 00:11:51 Oh my god, we're hitting disco.
00:11:52 --> 00:11:53 And I was like, this is fun.
00:11:54 --> 00:11:56 Like, I've got to rock until you drop.
00:11:56 --> 00:11:59 I feel like the live performance is so involved.
00:11:59 --> 00:12:01 They're going stage left, stage right.
00:12:01 --> 00:12:03 They're doing the little hustle rolls.
00:12:03 --> 00:12:04 They're walking back and forth.
00:12:04 --> 00:12:08 This song does not need that much choreography, but they're giving and they're still singing.
00:12:08 --> 00:12:13 And to hear the evolution now where it's like, when you get to the show and Nicola...
00:12:13 --> 00:12:19 First of all, when she gets to her part, before we get to the show and out of control, she holds down her part.
00:12:19 --> 00:12:21 Because she's like, y'all don't hear me.
00:12:21 --> 00:12:22 I'm mad.
00:12:22 --> 00:12:27 But for the show, now that they've healed their wounds, they hit their harmony together.
00:12:27 --> 00:12:30 And it's just like, I remember when we were together and it happened.
00:12:31 --> 00:12:32 I was in orbit.
00:12:32 --> 00:12:34 I was like, I was gone.
00:12:34 --> 00:12:36 I was like, what the fuck?
00:12:36 --> 00:12:38 I think I looked at you.
00:12:38 --> 00:12:39 I was like...
00:12:41 --> 00:12:47 yeah for bringing me like i love this song not because of that yes literally i can't sing it
00:12:54 --> 00:12:54 Oh, man.
00:12:54 --> 00:12:56 What a fun performance.
00:12:56 --> 00:12:57 I mean, it makes sense.
00:12:57 --> 00:13:00 It often ends their show or ends kind of the main part of their show.
00:13:00 --> 00:13:06 There is, of course, the famous story of The Greatest Hits Tour, which unfortunately wasn't filmed, but they opened the show with it.
00:13:06 --> 00:13:13 And during one of the rehearsals or something, they were coming down on an elevator platform.
00:13:13 --> 00:13:17 And one of the cords snapped.
00:13:17 --> 00:13:22 So they were saying that they were all hanging on to each other, trying not to fall off this thing.
00:13:22 --> 00:13:23 Oh, wow.
00:13:23 --> 00:13:26 If y'all were there, please let us know, because that's something kind of oof.
00:13:26 --> 00:13:28 For sure.
00:13:28 --> 00:13:29 But yeah, really fun dance routine.
00:13:29 --> 00:13:31 Big chest hits.
00:13:31 --> 00:13:32 I love the little booty pops and stuff.
00:13:32 --> 00:13:34 There's good formation changes.
00:13:34 --> 00:13:36 I love a V formation.
00:13:36 --> 00:13:37 Yes, you do.
00:13:37 --> 00:13:38 And they're V for the second episode.
00:13:38 --> 00:13:39 I've got to heat it up.
00:13:39 --> 00:13:42 It's so much fun with the opposite hair flips from each other.
00:13:42 --> 00:13:46 Yeah, I love that so much.
00:13:46 --> 00:13:53 And I think one of the funnest things from the different iterations and watching the evolution is the way Kimberly does her line.
00:13:53 --> 00:14:01 Because you can tell from the initial TV performances, she's a little... She's holding back a little bit, you know?
00:14:01 --> 00:14:03 She's not really feeling it that much.
00:14:09 --> 00:14:14 Then we get the tangled up one where she turns it into this like operatic sung moment.
00:14:15 --> 00:14:17 With like the electric guitar just like going off behind her.
00:14:18 --> 00:14:18 Ridiculous.
00:14:18 --> 00:14:19 I love it though.
00:14:24 --> 00:14:35 And then you skip forward to 2024 with the show, and now she fully understands the campiness of that and how much we love her doing it, and she's fully embraced it.
00:14:35 --> 00:14:35 So I love watching Cam.
00:14:36 --> 00:14:38 It's just another kick in your steel.
00:14:38 --> 00:14:43 Oh, boy, I can't tell you how sad I feel.
00:14:44 --> 00:14:45 Exactly.
00:14:45 --> 00:14:46 Exactly.
00:14:47 --> 00:14:52 If tonight is just another kick in your steel,
00:14:53 --> 00:15:14 again oh man in orbit he does flying oh man i do also love the out of control one for that big intro that they have that they kind of sireny intro where they're like doing this like marching situation to it ah so so good uh yes that show musically i think that that band was just oh my god yeah i think i think yeah i like that one too yeah oh gosh
00:15:15 --> 00:15:16 Yeah, because they had horns and stuff.
00:15:16 --> 00:15:18 They had a much bigger kind of sound there.
00:15:19 --> 00:15:21 But yeah, this goes off live for sure.
00:15:22 --> 00:15:23 Yes.
00:15:23 --> 00:15:28 And this is up there, I think, in one of the best Girls Aloud songs ever.
00:15:28 --> 00:15:29 So I have this as a 10.
00:15:30 --> 00:15:32 Yes, I have it as a 10, 10, too.
00:15:35 --> 00:15:44 Okay, next up is Money, done by Nick Kohler, Lisa Cowling, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, and Tim Powell of Zenomania.
00:15:49 --> 00:15:50 All right.
00:15:50 --> 00:15:52 Give me the dinero.
00:15:53 --> 00:15:53 Okay.
00:15:54 --> 00:15:55 Hear me out louders.
00:15:56 --> 00:15:56 Yeah.
00:15:56 --> 00:15:56 This.
00:15:57 --> 00:16:24 reminds me of like a pop version of the prodigy smack my pitch up i'm saying pitch up on purpose like the like the speedy version the speedy sounds and the big band electronic rock is that that's happening right now the song is messy in the best way like it's giving the bond girls have all joined forces for their own movie yes carly's angels you know the old version would have been awesome with this on the soundtrack um i'll be like i'll be brief
00:16:25 --> 00:16:26 I'll be brief, but excited.
00:16:26 --> 00:16:30 So Cheryl and Nadine, the bridge is...
00:16:30 --> 00:16:32 The bridge, for y'all, is a pre-hook.
00:16:32 --> 00:16:36 Either way, when they have the little harmony moment, I like it a lot.
00:16:36 --> 00:16:41 Like the crash bang up against the table, it goes back to me saying this sounds like the Bond girls.
00:16:42 --> 00:16:43 Okay?
00:16:43 --> 00:16:45 Like they're hitting a lick.
00:16:45 --> 00:16:47 They're setting up a heist.
00:16:48 --> 00:16:48 They have a mark.
00:16:49 --> 00:16:50 I like it.
00:16:50 --> 00:16:52 It doesn't sound like, you know, girls being greedy.
00:16:52 --> 00:16:53 It sounds like, listen...
00:16:53 --> 00:16:54 I'm here for one thing.
00:16:55 --> 00:16:55 Your body and your money.
00:16:56 --> 00:16:57 It's superficial.
00:16:57 --> 00:16:57 Okay?
00:16:58 --> 00:17:00 This movie has a runtime of 90 minutes.
00:17:00 --> 00:17:01 This is not the 2020s.
00:17:01 --> 00:17:03 We don't have two hours dispenser.
00:17:03 --> 00:17:04 Hurry it up.
00:17:07 --> 00:17:11 And then Nicholas Bridge, it sounds innocent and slinky, like perfect.
00:17:11 --> 00:17:12 It's like, I'm not robbing you.
00:17:13 --> 00:17:16 No, you got nothing but your pants on, you know?
00:17:16 --> 00:17:17 I like, I enjoy it.
00:17:18 --> 00:17:20 The ladies are so good at cheeky stuff.
00:17:20 --> 00:17:23 And the way they are as people, this feels believable.
00:17:23 --> 00:17:25 Like the song is so ridiculous.
00:17:26 --> 00:17:26 It is.
00:17:26 --> 00:17:29 But it's believable because I don't, honestly, I don't take them seriously.
00:17:29 --> 00:17:31 But once you're done biology, there's nothing that you can...
00:17:32 --> 00:17:33 Exactly.
00:17:33 --> 00:17:33 You're good.
00:17:33 --> 00:17:34 Yes.
00:17:34 --> 00:17:35 The walls are broken.
00:17:35 --> 00:17:35 Yeah.
00:17:36 --> 00:17:37 It's so interesting thinking about this era.
00:17:37 --> 00:17:45 Like if one day we get to interview like Brian or Miranda or something, I would love to just talk through how they approached each project.
00:17:45 --> 00:17:48 Because I'm curious if they were like, this might be the last one.
00:17:48 --> 00:17:51 We are just doing something crazy.
00:17:51 --> 00:17:51 Yeah.
00:17:51 --> 00:17:56 Like we just want to do something fun and just show the quirkiness that we have.
00:17:56 --> 00:17:57 That's wow.
00:17:57 --> 00:17:58 You know, let's do that.
00:17:58 --> 00:18:04 And I love that for a Greatest Hits album, because I think that's part of what people love Girls Aloud for, is that they were experimental.
00:18:04 --> 00:18:06 They took some risks with their music.
00:18:06 --> 00:18:10 All their songs are kind of a little weird in some way or another.
00:18:11 --> 00:18:12 And so I'm here for it.
00:18:12 --> 00:18:14 Like, the track is so weird.
00:18:15 --> 00:18:19 Like, you get this funky keyboard, there's like this really metallic hard drum.
00:18:19 --> 00:18:20 You get those horns.
00:18:20 --> 00:18:22 There is just a lot going on.
00:18:23 --> 00:18:29 But I think with the storytelling of the lyrics and stuff, and they're really committing to it.
00:18:29 --> 00:18:29 Oh, yeah.
00:18:29 --> 00:18:36 You know, like, and so I think because of that, it just makes the song really fun to listen to.
00:18:36 --> 00:18:39 It's definitely a little messy.
00:18:39 --> 00:18:40 In the mix.
00:18:40 --> 00:18:43 This is not my favorite, I would say, but like, just saying, yeah.
00:18:43 --> 00:18:45 But it just, they're just having fun.
00:18:45 --> 00:18:46 Yeah.
00:18:46 --> 00:18:47 Which I appreciate.
00:18:47 --> 00:18:47 Yeah.
00:18:48 --> 00:19:09 when's the last time you had fun not you but like whoever's listening right um fun i love the live performance like that gorilla sound freaking recording that's on youtube yeah thank you i mean honestly that greatest hits tour with very low budget as well so i can kind of see why they didn't film it there were no screens frustrating it's terrible
00:19:09 --> 00:19:11 If you were there, please leave a comment.
00:19:11 --> 00:19:12 Let us know.
00:19:12 --> 00:19:14 Because we're very curious what the experience was like.
00:19:14 --> 00:19:17 Because it sounds like the M&M's tour with Brittany.
00:19:17 --> 00:19:19 I mean, the footage makes it look fun still.
00:19:19 --> 00:19:20 Because they're good performers, right?
00:19:21 --> 00:19:21 Yes.
00:19:21 --> 00:19:23 I love the Zoom suit commitment to the bit.
00:19:24 --> 00:19:24 You know?
00:19:24 --> 00:19:26 It just reminded me of the mask.
00:19:26 --> 00:19:26 I was here for that.
00:19:26 --> 00:19:27 Like, the whole...
00:19:27 --> 00:19:27 Yes.
00:19:28 --> 00:19:29 It's so silly.
00:19:29 --> 00:19:29 And it's Sarah on the wig.
00:19:30 --> 00:19:30 Sarah's great.
00:19:30 --> 00:19:35 Yeah, I believe this whole section was like a Vegas loungy situation.
00:19:35 --> 00:19:35 I don't know.
00:19:35 --> 00:19:37 I think based off of that, I think we're alone now.
00:19:37 --> 00:19:37 Yeah.
00:19:38 --> 00:20:01 video because you see like big dice and stuff and like tables set up so i think that's what they were going for at the time i will say one thing that i would love to hear properly they also did a reggae version of life got cold on that tour if anyone has a really good recording of that i want to hear it so what do you rate money
00:20:05 --> 00:20:07 Money, money, money.
00:20:07 --> 00:20:08 Ain't it funny?
00:20:08 --> 00:20:09 Eight dollars.
00:20:09 --> 00:20:11 I mean, give it an eight.
00:20:11 --> 00:20:12 Sorry.
00:20:12 --> 00:20:13 I also have it as an eight.
00:20:14 --> 00:20:14 Oh, my God.
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00:20:29 --> 00:20:54 month and the ability to help us pick future episode topics at hion.com slash cctv pops and don't forget to hype this video up i like the stars make it okay next we have i think we're alone now this was written by richie cordell and this version was produced by brian higgins and xenomania and of course this is a cover of i think we're alone now by tommy james and the shondells which was done in 1967 i think we're alone
00:21:00 --> 00:21:03 And of course, made even more famous by Tiffany in 1987.
00:21:10 --> 00:21:16 And so Girls Aloud's version was released in December 2006, peaking at number four in the UK singles chart.
00:21:17 --> 00:21:24 And the story goes that the original plan was to record a cover of What a Feeling from Flashdance for the Greatest Hits album.
00:21:24 --> 00:21:26 But the girls did not agree with this plan.
00:21:27 --> 00:21:30 And Sarah suggested I Think We're Alone Now instead.
00:21:30 --> 00:21:36 And Zenimania had only a few days to produce and mix the track before delivering it for the album release.
00:21:36 --> 00:21:39 And this is why the version on the Greatest Hits album
00:21:40 --> 00:21:41 is quite bare.
00:21:46 --> 00:21:52 So they ended up completely reproducing it, remixing it, and re-recording it for the single release.
00:21:53 --> 00:21:57 And the music video has three alternate endings as well.
00:22:02 --> 00:22:03 Lots of lore to this song.
00:22:03 --> 00:22:05 Yeah, I mean, honestly, what a feeling.
00:22:05 --> 00:22:06 It would have been amazing.
00:22:07 --> 00:22:10 I mean, they did cover it on the chemistry tour, right?
00:22:10 --> 00:22:12 It was Nicola and Kimberly's song.
00:22:13 --> 00:22:15 I wonder if they maybe felt it was too cheesy.
00:22:16 --> 00:22:20 I mean, Jump is kind of cheesy, too, but, like... That's true.
00:22:20 --> 00:22:22 I mean, I think We're Alone Now actually is a little bit cheesy as well.
00:22:22 --> 00:22:23 Oh, God, yes, it is.
00:22:23 --> 00:22:23 Yeah.
00:22:24 --> 00:22:25 Okay, hear me out, right?
00:22:25 --> 00:22:29 Like, it is tough to beat Jump as a cover, but this one is close.
00:22:29 --> 00:22:30 I don't dislike it.
00:22:30 --> 00:22:30 Like, it's cute.
00:22:30 --> 00:22:31 It's fun.
00:22:31 --> 00:22:34 But I feel like... Can you imagine what a feeling?
00:22:34 --> 00:22:35 Like, oh, my gosh.
00:22:35 --> 00:22:37 I mean, Nadine would probably have been on the whole thing.
00:22:39 --> 00:22:40 Sounding amazing.
00:22:41 --> 00:22:43 True, but we are a grope.
00:22:43 --> 00:22:47 Couple albums in now, you know, so.
00:22:47 --> 00:22:49 I'm joking, but I have very little complaints with this one.
00:22:49 --> 00:22:51 I feel like this is very, like, okay.
00:22:51 --> 00:22:54 The production is beefed up and glammed.
00:22:54 --> 00:22:56 The electro pop direction was the right way to go.
00:22:57 --> 00:23:01 The girls were giving strong, clear vocals in those verses.
00:23:01 --> 00:23:01 Oh, yeah.
00:23:01 --> 00:23:03 Children behave!
00:23:03 --> 00:23:04 I was like, you better go.
00:23:05 --> 00:23:05 Wow.
00:23:07 --> 00:23:33 go off okay um the chorus has some nice bgb moments as well so it's like it's there like you can hear them in the original cool cool i think the original track itself it it had moments where the music falls away like i think in the second verse or like i forget but i like the original version with jimmy and them girls that have my names the boys that have my name like in a weird version the shantels um my name is chantelle by the way y'all don't call me chantelle
00:23:34 --> 00:23:41 But yeah, I think it would have been nice if they would have kept Tiffany's, I can feel your heartbeat.
00:23:42 --> 00:23:42 I can change it.
00:23:42 --> 00:23:48 Because they watched Cheryl doing it and then Kimberly kind of wrapping up and be like, I can change your heartbeat.
00:23:49 --> 00:23:50 Oh, yeah, that'd be fun.
00:23:51 --> 00:23:56 Yes, it would have been fun because they have the tones for it.
00:23:56 --> 00:23:59 And not for nothing, Tiffany did a good job with it.
00:23:59 --> 00:24:03 I think whoever produced the Tiffany version made it sound cool.
00:24:04 --> 00:24:04 Yeah.
00:24:04 --> 00:24:07 This one kind of made it sound almost like a teen movie.
00:24:08 --> 00:24:08 Totally.
00:24:09 --> 00:24:10 You know, I don't hate it.
00:24:10 --> 00:24:11 Yeah.
00:24:12 --> 00:24:12 Whatever.
00:24:13 --> 00:24:17 But yeah, I feel like it just went a little bit more like, could have been a little bit darker.
00:24:19 --> 00:24:41 but it's okay yeah i mean it's interesting listening to the original version that they did for the greatest hits album yeah yes it is a bit fair but honestly there are still dynamics there like he did a pretty good job for a couple days it wasn't just a loop that he did like he tried to do what he could you know and then i actually will say i might actually prefer the vocal distribution on the album version more than the single bits yeah
00:24:41 --> 00:24:44 However, the single mix, though, yeah, it sounds great.
00:24:44 --> 00:24:48 Like the big synth they added in, you got these kind of big marching drums in there.
00:24:48 --> 00:24:49 There's a lot of energy.
00:24:50 --> 00:24:52 And yeah, I also have a note about the vocals.
00:24:52 --> 00:24:56 Like Nadine and Sarah especially are belting their faces off.
00:24:58 --> 00:25:00 But yeah, I think it's just the way they did the vocal distribution.
00:25:00 --> 00:25:05 Like they have Kimberly, Cheryl and Nadine all sharing like the last two lines together.
00:25:06 --> 00:25:12 And the way they have to like pass it off to each other is like not the easiest spot to do it.
00:25:12 --> 00:25:12 I don't know.
00:25:12 --> 00:25:14 It was just a bit odd to me.
00:25:15 --> 00:25:18 I will say I wish we got some ad libs or something at the end.
00:25:18 --> 00:25:18 Yes.
00:25:19 --> 00:25:20 Just to kind of amp it up a little bit.
00:25:21 --> 00:25:23 But overall, I think they did a good job as a cover.
00:25:23 --> 00:25:28 I often don't rank this very high in Girls Aloud's discography.
00:25:28 --> 00:25:32 Like, it's usually near the bottom, I would say, if I were to rank all the singles.
00:25:33 --> 00:25:38 But I get that, again, remembering where they were, they didn't think this Greatest Hits album was...
00:25:39 --> 00:25:40 would do much, right?
00:25:40 --> 00:25:44 And they're kind of like, well, let's do another cover because they're safe.
00:25:45 --> 00:25:51 So I understand the situation and I believe Sarah did love this song.
00:25:51 --> 00:25:54 So that's awesome that she got them to change their minds.
00:25:55 --> 00:25:56 I have an idea.
00:25:56 --> 00:25:57 What is it?
00:25:58 --> 00:25:59 I think we're alone now.
00:25:59 --> 00:25:59 Yeah.
00:26:00 --> 00:26:01 That's how it went too.
00:26:03 --> 00:26:04 Okay, so what do you think of the music video?
00:26:05 --> 00:26:06 Oh, yeah.
00:26:06 --> 00:26:09 Now, this is the Bond girl thing.
00:26:09 --> 00:26:10 Now, I don't sound so crazy.
00:26:12 --> 00:26:14 I heard money before I heard this one.
00:26:14 --> 00:26:16 I heard this one, but I didn't watch the video.
00:26:16 --> 00:26:18 But, you know, I was like, oh, it'll be great.
00:26:18 --> 00:26:20 And to see it happen is doable.
00:26:21 --> 00:26:21 Okay.
00:26:21 --> 00:26:23 Yeah, but, like, what's this concept for money?
00:26:24 --> 00:26:25 Like, how weird to have money.
00:26:26 --> 00:26:27 You know, I'm not going to lie to you.
00:26:27 --> 00:26:27 It's weird.
00:26:27 --> 00:26:28 It's so weird.
00:26:28 --> 00:26:29 It's not great.
00:26:29 --> 00:26:31 The gambling, the being scammers thing.
00:26:31 --> 00:26:32 Like, what the heck?
00:26:32 --> 00:26:33 This is the video for money.
00:26:34 --> 00:26:34 Yeah.
00:26:34 --> 00:26:36 8-7 had the wrong backtrack playing.
00:26:36 --> 00:26:36 Playback.
00:26:38 --> 00:26:40 I think we're all f***ing low now.
00:26:40 --> 00:26:41 Yeah.
00:26:41 --> 00:26:42 You know?
00:26:42 --> 00:26:44 The looks were perfect.
00:26:44 --> 00:26:47 I enjoyed everyone's, like, little get up.
00:26:47 --> 00:26:51 Obviously, Kim and Cheryl were wearing, like, the more costume-y kind of things.
00:26:51 --> 00:26:53 The magician and then whatever the heck Kim was supposed to.
00:26:53 --> 00:26:54 I guess she's a bar geek.
00:26:55 --> 00:26:57 Well, she was the one dealing.
00:26:57 --> 00:26:58 She was my dealer.
00:26:58 --> 00:26:58 Yeah.
00:26:58 --> 00:27:04 You can tell I don't go anywhere that's required my money to be sitting.
00:27:04 --> 00:27:05 I don't gamble, y'all.
00:27:05 --> 00:27:09 She was doing something with the people, with the menses.
00:27:09 --> 00:27:11 But yeah, I love the costume.
00:27:11 --> 00:27:18 And also, my queen, Nicola, the way that they like glowed out her face with her makeup, she looked ethereal.
00:27:18 --> 00:27:20 Yeah, she looked like a goddess.
00:27:20 --> 00:27:20 Yes.
00:27:21 --> 00:27:21 Don't get me wrong.
00:27:21 --> 00:27:26 The other girl's amazing too, but I feel like for a really long time, Nicola was getting kind of like the short end of the stick.
00:27:26 --> 00:27:27 It's like, we're the youngest member.
00:27:27 --> 00:27:28 Like, you're just so cute.
00:27:29 --> 00:27:30 Give my baddie her chance.
00:27:31 --> 00:27:31 Give it to her.
00:27:32 --> 00:27:46 um but yes no one looked washed out especially in the civil silver dresses it's not every color looks right on everyone like everyone looks so beautiful um but yes i do appreciate the heist of it all it's fun it just did not matter whatsoever
00:27:47 --> 00:27:48 Right, it didn't match the song at all.
00:27:48 --> 00:27:49 But as a video, really fun.
00:27:49 --> 00:27:53 And especially coming out of something kind of ooh, which was so underwhelming.
00:27:53 --> 00:27:59 Them having this, like, fun, story-driven concept is fun for them.
00:27:59 --> 00:28:01 The acting is so silly.
00:28:01 --> 00:28:03 Like, Nicola's little eyebrow at the camera.
00:28:03 --> 00:28:08 You got Sarah's, like, oh, I don't know, like, where your key went, you know?
00:28:08 --> 00:28:24 Cheryl like running away from the like it's all so silly yeah um and then we did have the alternate endings as well what do you think of all of them them getting away great I love to see the girls I support women's rights and wrongs go ahead
00:28:24 --> 00:28:27 Like the one with them celebrating with the cash on the bed.
00:28:27 --> 00:28:27 Yeah.
00:28:28 --> 00:28:32 That was really funny, especially because Nadine is like doing her best to not get the money on her.
00:28:33 --> 00:28:34 She's making the funniest face.
00:28:34 --> 00:28:35 She does not.
00:28:36 --> 00:28:38 She is like high femme.
00:28:38 --> 00:28:41 Like, you know, I don't wear sneakers.
00:28:41 --> 00:28:44 If I do, like they're like the designer.
00:28:44 --> 00:28:48 You know, the watts, the confetti, the money.
00:28:48 --> 00:28:49 Yes, exactly.
00:28:52 --> 00:28:55 You give me Nadine vibes, like, in the best way, because sometimes you'll be like this.
00:28:55 --> 00:28:57 You know what?
00:28:57 --> 00:28:59 I understand, because you just knock on my bugs.
00:28:59 --> 00:29:00 Or, like, I get it.
00:29:01 --> 00:29:01 I get it.
00:29:02 --> 00:29:03 That's like your spirit.
00:29:03 --> 00:29:04 Oh, man.
00:29:04 --> 00:29:07 But, yes, I will say the most iconic one is the Kimberly one.
00:29:08 --> 00:29:09 Oh, I know.
00:29:09 --> 00:29:10 How scandalous.
00:29:10 --> 00:29:11 How dare she?
00:29:12 --> 00:29:13 Also, her back looks amazing.
00:29:13 --> 00:29:14 I was like, girl.
00:29:15 --> 00:29:16 Kimberly's a stunner.
00:29:16 --> 00:29:17 She's a knockout.
00:29:17 --> 00:29:18 She's a knockout.
00:29:18 --> 00:29:19 We love that.
00:29:19 --> 00:29:20 What was your favorite one?
00:29:21 --> 00:29:23 I would say it is the one with them celebrating with the cash.
00:29:24 --> 00:29:25 I didn't love them being tied up.
00:29:26 --> 00:29:27 No.
00:29:27 --> 00:29:28 Looking like sad.
00:29:29 --> 00:29:30 Not a fan of that.
00:29:30 --> 00:29:31 Yeah.
00:29:31 --> 00:29:32 Them getting caught was kind of funny.
00:29:32 --> 00:29:33 The clothes like dang.
00:29:34 --> 00:29:34 Yeah.
00:29:34 --> 00:29:36 I'm just looking up and just.
00:29:36 --> 00:29:36 That's fine.
00:29:36 --> 00:29:39 That's the funny part.
00:29:39 --> 00:29:41 That's the octave heart.
00:29:41 --> 00:29:42 Moving along.
00:29:42 --> 00:29:42 Oh, man.
00:29:42 --> 00:29:42 Yes.
00:29:42 --> 00:29:44 So performances.
00:29:44 --> 00:29:46 So we didn't get too many performances of the song.
00:29:47 --> 00:29:52 I think the biggest one was the one on Strictly Come Dancing with the professional ballroom dancers.
00:29:52 --> 00:29:52 Yes.
00:29:53 --> 00:29:53 Yeah.
00:29:53 --> 00:29:54 What did you think of that one?
00:29:55 --> 00:29:59 Shout out to them because every time they have to do group dances, it's hard.
00:29:59 --> 00:30:00 It's one thing to do it.
00:30:00 --> 00:30:01 It's just the five of us girls.
00:30:01 --> 00:30:02 High five.
00:30:02 --> 00:30:05 You got to add extra people, the spacing, the timing.
00:30:05 --> 00:30:08 And mind you, sometimes they don't get their lips together, right?
00:30:08 --> 00:30:09 Yeah.
00:30:10 --> 00:30:11 I do appreciate the effort.
00:30:11 --> 00:30:12 And I get it.
00:30:12 --> 00:30:13 You aren't strictly come dancing.
00:30:13 --> 00:30:14 You got to kind of show up.
00:30:14 --> 00:30:16 But I do appreciate the fun of it all.
00:30:16 --> 00:30:18 And I do wish I could have seen it on television.
00:30:18 --> 00:30:19 I feel like no one does that anymore.
00:30:20 --> 00:30:20 It's not fun.
00:30:21 --> 00:30:22 It's just so cute.
00:30:22 --> 00:30:47 yeah and then on tour from like the few clips that i could find yeah like this like cabaret kind of like loungy version yes you know what i'm here for that slow it down yeah you know give it some smacks oh yes yeah they haven't performed it since and i don't blame them because i gave this one a seven it's okay
00:30:48 --> 00:30:49 Yeah, that's fair.
00:30:49 --> 00:30:52 I think given that it's a cover, I think they did a decent job.
00:30:52 --> 00:30:53 So I'll give it an eight.
00:30:53 --> 00:30:58 But it definitely is at the bottom of my Girls Aloud single rankings.
00:31:00 --> 00:31:03 Up next is Walk This Way versus The Single Babes.
00:31:04 --> 00:31:04 Oh.
00:31:05 --> 00:31:11 This was done by Joe Perry and Steven Tyler and produced by Dallas Austin, who has worked with TLC.
00:31:11 --> 00:31:13 If you guys do not remember, this is when I got Tilly pregnant.
00:31:14 --> 00:31:14 So...
00:31:16 --> 00:31:16 That's how they tell the story.
00:31:16 --> 00:31:18 I'm like, they were in love, y'all.
00:31:19 --> 00:31:23 This is a cover of Run DMC's version of Aerosmith's Walk This Way.
00:31:28 --> 00:31:36 And this was not on the Sound of Girls Aloud album, but it is from this era as it was released as the official Comic Relief charity single March 2007.
00:31:36 --> 00:31:42 And this collaboration between Girls Aloud and Shikababes came from Comic Relief co-founder Richard Curtis.
00:31:42 --> 00:31:47 And this song hit number one in the UK, becoming Girls Aloud's third UK number one and the Shikabase fifth.
00:31:48 --> 00:31:56 This music video is a parody of the original Burn DMC and Aerosmith video where the two groups performed it live together twice as well.
00:31:56 --> 00:31:57 So that's kind of fun.
00:32:03 --> 00:32:05 I love the broken wall thing.
00:32:06 --> 00:32:06 It's so fun.
00:32:07 --> 00:32:08 It's cute.
00:32:08 --> 00:32:09 You have these two styles.
00:32:09 --> 00:32:10 I'm sorry, hang on.
00:32:10 --> 00:32:11 That's one thing I remember about this video.
00:32:11 --> 00:32:12 I'm so sorry about the song.
00:32:13 --> 00:32:14 I get a little ahead of myself.
00:32:14 --> 00:32:16 I do like the video.
00:32:16 --> 00:32:20 The song itself, I think it could be the better song for them.
00:32:22 --> 00:32:22 Cheer me out.
00:32:22 --> 00:32:23 Cheer me out.
00:32:23 --> 00:32:24 I don't hate it.
00:32:24 --> 00:32:25 They sound good.
00:32:25 --> 00:32:28 Like, it's the shigababes, and it's girls allowed.
00:32:29 --> 00:32:29 Yeah.
00:32:29 --> 00:32:34 But, like, both groups can harmonize their faces off, and I'm just like, okay, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine.
00:32:35 --> 00:32:35 Yeah.
00:32:36 --> 00:32:39 I believe there were a couple other songs that were floated, like, I think...
00:32:39 --> 00:33:05 blurs girls and boys um you got the love by candy statan as well um yeah i guess they went with walk this way since that original concept was also like a versus situation so they thought it'd be fun to go off of that but i agree i don't love that as the song choice for two iconic girl groups yeah you know um
00:33:06 --> 00:33:10 And Dallas Austin's interesting because obviously he had worked with the Sugar Babes at that point.
00:33:10 --> 00:33:14 But this is the only Girls Aloud single with no Zenomania involved.
00:33:14 --> 00:33:15 Oh, yeah?
00:33:15 --> 00:33:15 Yeah.
00:33:16 --> 00:33:17 So that's interesting.
00:33:17 --> 00:33:21 Like, I wonder if they did go to Zenomania to maybe try their own production just to see what they would do with it.
00:33:22 --> 00:33:24 Because I'm going to be honest.
00:33:24 --> 00:33:25 I'm sorry, Mr. Austin.
00:33:25 --> 00:33:27 I don't love this production.
00:33:28 --> 00:33:28 Yeah.
00:33:29 --> 00:33:33 I mean, it's not, no offense, it's not like it's like reinventing the wheel.
00:33:33 --> 00:33:35 And I think it was on purpose, right?
00:33:35 --> 00:33:38 But like, there's something that's just like, okay, about it.
00:33:39 --> 00:33:42 I think it's almost too polished.
00:33:42 --> 00:33:44 And I get that it's because it's a pop song, maybe.
00:33:44 --> 00:33:54 But when you have all these electric guitars, but you've kind of cut out all the static and like kind of the raw aspects of it.
00:33:54 --> 00:33:54 I don't know.
00:33:54 --> 00:33:56 It just feels a little cold, maybe.
00:33:57 --> 00:33:58 Oh, life got cold.
00:33:58 --> 00:34:00 I don't know.
00:34:00 --> 00:34:02 Like, I think it could have used a bit more of an edge.
00:34:02 --> 00:34:10 Like, either, you know, he's like an R&B guy, like, put some kind of R&B sensibility into it or make it more electro to kind of match girls loud.
00:34:10 --> 00:34:10 Like, I don't know.
00:34:10 --> 00:34:11 Like, I feel like,
00:34:12 --> 00:34:13 there could have been something done there.
00:34:13 --> 00:34:14 Yes.
00:34:14 --> 00:34:16 But, you know, it's a charity single.
00:34:16 --> 00:34:19 You know, it was cool to have the two groups together.
00:34:19 --> 00:34:23 I like Cheryl and Amel going back and forth in the talky bits.
00:34:24 --> 00:34:25 I like the mix on the chorus.
00:34:25 --> 00:34:29 You know, it does sound like a big gang of girls with all the layers and the octaves and everything.
00:34:29 --> 00:34:29 Yeah.
00:34:29 --> 00:34:31 Yes, they sound so good on this.
00:34:31 --> 00:34:33 Like, I will never take that away from them.
00:34:33 --> 00:34:33 Yeah.
00:34:33 --> 00:34:34 Everyone's singing.
00:34:34 --> 00:34:35 No one was just like...
00:34:35 --> 00:34:36 Yes.
00:34:36 --> 00:34:40 Walk this way, and the key's in the middle, and the... Yeah, okay.
00:34:40 --> 00:34:41 Kiss me.
00:34:41 --> 00:34:42 Like, you know, it's funny.
00:34:42 --> 00:34:52 Yeah, I mean, I will say with the kind of the talky rap for the third verse, I get that they were kind of going for the too cool for school kind of thing, you know, with the way they executed it.
00:34:53 --> 00:34:55 But because when they perform it live, they're like...
00:34:56 --> 00:35:25 seesaw singing with the boys you know it's just more fun so i i almost wish the recorded one was was a little cheekier but i get that they were kind of going for the kind of you know nonchalant kind of thing the cool yeah but i will say for me just as a fan of both groups the best part for me is definitely just having keisha and nadine doing ad-lib battles all over those last courses oh my god yes this is what saves the song yeah where i'm just like okay i don't hate this you're right yes
00:35:26 --> 00:35:27 Yeah.
00:35:27 --> 00:35:28 The music video.
00:35:28 --> 00:35:29 What did you think?
00:35:29 --> 00:35:35 Again, I kind of got ahead of myself, but it's me against the music.
00:35:35 --> 00:35:37 It's obviously freaking run DMC, whatever.
00:35:37 --> 00:35:38 But I love hot girls and walls.
00:35:39 --> 00:35:41 OK, walls over balls all day.
00:35:43 --> 00:35:49 OK. Can I just say like Sarah, we did like a pop off where we did their solo tracks.
00:35:49 --> 00:35:51 When she's in her rock bag, she's so hot.
00:35:51 --> 00:35:55 Like, they all look really good, don't get me wrong, but, like, this is, like, Sarah's bag.
00:35:55 --> 00:35:56 You know what I'm saying?
00:35:56 --> 00:35:57 So, like, I love the way she looked.
00:35:57 --> 00:35:58 I love the outfit.
00:35:59 --> 00:36:03 I love how grungy, like, the rooms looked and how glam that they were.
00:36:03 --> 00:36:05 I feel like it's just a sign of the times.
00:36:05 --> 00:36:08 Like, this whole video is just very, like, sign of the times in terms of the fashion.
00:36:08 --> 00:36:11 But I do appreciate how, like, fierce everyone looked.
00:36:11 --> 00:36:13 And one more thing I do appreciate, too...
00:36:14 --> 00:36:17 No one was trying to outdo the other person.
00:36:17 --> 00:36:18 Like other girls.
00:36:18 --> 00:36:19 You know, I think that's so important.
00:36:19 --> 00:36:25 Like you don't, I don't think people realize it can happen where it's like, even Amel, the new girl on the block.
00:36:26 --> 00:36:30 Like, yeah, maybe she did the whole like, you know, whatever.
00:36:30 --> 00:36:31 But like, it's.
00:36:31 --> 00:36:55 that was before i mean that was after this that's what i'm that's what i'm saying no whoa whoa so it didn't happen yet oh wow yeah it didn't happen yet she was quite new at this point still yeah exactly she didn't she didn't get to her point to do about her about you now then excuse me but like she's kind of like the new kill on the block and she holds her own against all these very long established women like it's the sugar babes fits honey it's our fifth you know like so it's
00:36:56 --> 00:37:00 I do appreciate the star quality in all of this.
00:37:00 --> 00:37:03 I think overall, I think I like the idea of all this together.
00:37:03 --> 00:37:06 I just feel like the song is okay for them.
00:37:06 --> 00:37:07 They handled it though, for sure.
00:37:07 --> 00:37:08 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:37:08 --> 00:37:09 Yeah, I think it's fun.
00:37:09 --> 00:37:13 I like that it's a parody of the original Run-DMC Aerosmith situation.
00:37:13 --> 00:37:13 Mm-hmm.
00:37:15 --> 00:37:19 I kind of wish it wasn't all so muted in terms of color, though.
00:37:19 --> 00:37:23 Like, it would have been fun if, like, one of them was in a red room and the other one was in a blue room.
00:37:23 --> 00:37:27 You know, like, just to, like, really keep the contrast and kind of give us something there.
00:37:28 --> 00:37:30 And even the styling is all quite muted as well.
00:37:30 --> 00:37:32 You know, it's, like, all tans and grays and blacks.
00:37:32 --> 00:37:33 Yeah, wow.
00:37:33 --> 00:37:33 Yeah.
00:37:33 --> 00:37:34 Yeah.
00:37:34 --> 00:37:45 I will say, just because I know this, you can tell Nadine and Sarah filmed on a separate day from the other three because the lighting is off.
00:37:45 --> 00:37:47 The lighting is just different.
00:37:48 --> 00:37:49 But they did a good job overall.
00:37:49 --> 00:37:52 If you're not watching too closely, you won't notice it, I guess.
00:37:52 --> 00:37:54 That's hysterical, actually.
00:37:54 --> 00:38:01 The end is so funny with the two runways, though, because it's supposed to kind of be this like dance battle situation and girls a lot are giving.
00:38:01 --> 00:38:09 They're like, they're like, you know, they're like hitting things and jump and the babies are just like walk, walk, walk, hit, walk, walk, walk, hit.
00:38:09 --> 00:38:10 That's perfect.
00:38:10 --> 00:38:11 That represents the group so well.
00:38:13 --> 00:38:13 So funny.
00:38:13 --> 00:38:15 That's so funny, actually.
00:38:15 --> 00:38:16 But you know what?
00:38:16 --> 00:38:17 Keep it real.
00:38:17 --> 00:38:17 So, so funny.
00:38:17 --> 00:38:18 Stay honest to yourself.
00:38:19 --> 00:38:19 Yes.
00:38:20 --> 00:38:20 Exactly.
00:38:21 --> 00:38:21 Oh, man.
00:38:21 --> 00:38:23 And we did get two live performances.
00:38:24 --> 00:38:24 Yes.
00:38:25 --> 00:38:25 Yes.
00:38:25 --> 00:38:26 What did you think?
00:38:26 --> 00:38:28 I think you showed me them before.
00:38:28 --> 00:38:28 Yeah.
00:38:28 --> 00:38:30 I think you showed me them before.
00:38:30 --> 00:38:33 I mean... You know...
00:38:34 --> 00:38:35 Like you said, people aren't dancers.
00:38:35 --> 00:38:36 Some people are.
00:38:37 --> 00:38:39 But, you know, I appreciate the movement.
00:38:40 --> 00:38:43 I appreciate the effort.
00:38:43 --> 00:38:49 I just... Everyone can do what everyone can do when everyone can do it.
00:38:49 --> 00:38:52 That's all I'll say about that.
00:38:52 --> 00:38:53 I just love the way they sound.
00:38:53 --> 00:38:53 It's okay.
00:38:53 --> 00:38:55 Like, I was not, like, super impressed with anything.
00:38:55 --> 00:38:59 Like, it's just everyone's doing what they can do when they can do it.
00:38:59 --> 00:39:00 You know?
00:39:00 --> 00:39:01 Like, it wasn't, like...
00:39:02 --> 00:39:05 you know, walk this kid in an eight-count, you know what I'm saying?
00:39:05 --> 00:39:06 It wasn't that.
00:39:06 --> 00:39:07 And I don't think I need it.
00:39:07 --> 00:39:10 It was more just like you're enjoying the essence of the women together.
00:39:11 --> 00:39:11 Yeah.
00:39:11 --> 00:39:14 No, I think the biggest thing actually is I wish there was more interaction.
00:39:15 --> 00:39:16 Yeah, I know.
00:39:16 --> 00:39:17 I just, I'm trying to be mean.
00:39:17 --> 00:39:18 I don't want to be shady.
00:39:18 --> 00:39:22 But it wasn't like, I'm not impressed by the live performance.
00:39:22 --> 00:39:22 I'm sorry, guys.
00:39:23 --> 00:39:24 You don't need to apologize for your opinion.
00:39:25 --> 00:39:28 I mean, I think you can tell that the girls didn't all rehearse together, right?
00:39:29 --> 00:39:29 Yeah.
00:39:29 --> 00:39:29 Like,
00:39:30 --> 00:39:33 I wish there was more interaction actually between the two groups.
00:39:33 --> 00:39:37 Like I think the, the fame Academy performance, there's definitely some awkwardness there.
00:39:37 --> 00:39:38 Like everyone's kind of holding back a little bit.
00:39:38 --> 00:39:41 They're almost kind of scared to interact a little bit.
00:39:41 --> 00:39:43 They're a lot looser in the comic relief performance.
00:39:43 --> 00:39:49 Like you get Cheryl and Amel kind of looking at each other and giving the eyebrows and then they'd be like back to back at the end.
00:39:49 --> 00:39:49 Yeah.
00:39:49 --> 00:39:50 Like,
00:39:50 --> 00:39:52 You do have Nadine staring right at Keisha.
00:39:52 --> 00:39:54 She's like doing one of the lines there.
00:39:55 --> 00:40:01 And then Sarah, Nicola, and Amel are all a lot looser with the rap and cheekier with their delivery with that as well.
00:40:01 --> 00:40:07 So I feel like if you gave them just a couple more days of rehearsal just to be comfortable with each other, I think it would have been a lot better.
00:40:07 --> 00:40:10 Because I think you can tell they're like...
00:40:10 --> 00:40:11 Doing what they can do.
00:40:11 --> 00:40:12 Separated.
00:40:12 --> 00:40:16 And it's like, I feel like they could have interacted a bit more.
00:40:16 --> 00:40:19 Like if you had Keisha and Nadine actually coming forward and actually just like having fun together...
00:40:19 --> 00:40:23 Like Nadine and Sarah did back, you know, in their solo performances.
00:40:23 --> 00:40:23 Yeah.
00:40:24 --> 00:40:27 I think that that would have been more fun.
00:40:27 --> 00:40:29 But again, it's just awesome seeing them all together.
00:40:29 --> 00:40:40 Like it's very rare that you would get two of the biggest girl groups at the time coming together to perform live and singing together and have a song together.
00:40:40 --> 00:41:05 um so girls allowed did perform it solo as well on the greatest hits tour as well as on the tangled up tour as a medley with wake me up yes awesome performance they are giving in these performances there's so much energy in it yeah and cheryl getting a mel's rap and giving it everything is amazing rap she does
00:41:06 --> 00:41:06 We love her.
00:41:07 --> 00:41:08 We love Shessa.
00:41:08 --> 00:41:08 Yes.
00:41:08 --> 00:41:10 And then Sarah taking over the other ad-libs.
00:41:10 --> 00:41:15 So Nadine and Sarah can have their own moment while the other three are dancing in the middle.
00:41:15 --> 00:41:18 But it's one of those things where I'm like, they did what they could do when they could do it.
00:41:18 --> 00:41:22 Like I was trying, it was giving like, it didn't get better.
00:41:22 --> 00:41:26 But when they were alone, it's just in comparison, honestly, because you can rehearse with your girls.
00:41:26 --> 00:41:26 Yeah.
00:41:27 --> 00:41:29 I think it's just them doing it alone just takes the cake for me.
00:41:30 --> 00:41:30 Yeah.
00:41:30 --> 00:41:31 I agree with that.
00:41:31 --> 00:41:31 Yeah.
00:41:32 --> 00:41:32 Yeah.
00:41:33 --> 00:41:34 Okay, so what do you rate Walk This Way?
00:41:35 --> 00:41:38 So I like this a little bit more than I think we're alone now.
00:41:38 --> 00:41:41 So this deserves a better score.
00:41:41 --> 00:41:43 So I'm going to give it a 7.5.
00:41:43 --> 00:41:43 Okay.
00:41:44 --> 00:41:45 Nice.
00:41:45 --> 00:41:46 I'll give it an eight.
00:41:47 --> 00:41:49 I think for what it was, it's fine.
00:41:51 --> 00:41:54 Okay, so there are a couple B-sides from this era.
00:41:54 --> 00:42:00 So if you want to hear us talk about those, you'll have to join us over at patreon.com slash cctvpass.
00:42:00 --> 00:42:04 But for now, those are the four main songs from the Sound of Girls Loud era.
00:42:04 --> 00:42:05 So let's do our Cut or Keep.
00:42:06 --> 00:42:06 Oh, yes.
00:42:06 --> 00:42:09 The song I would cut is I Think We're Alone Now.
00:42:09 --> 00:42:11 I don't care about that.
00:42:11 --> 00:42:13 No offense to her, but she does just not
00:42:14 --> 00:42:15 Sarah, love you.
00:42:15 --> 00:42:17 But this one is not great, babe.
00:42:17 --> 00:42:18 It's not great.
00:42:18 --> 00:42:20 I have to agree with you on that one.
00:42:20 --> 00:42:22 And my keep has to be something kind of ooh.
00:42:24 --> 00:42:24 Oh, yeah.
00:42:24 --> 00:42:25 Yeah.
00:42:25 --> 00:42:27 I mean, okay, I'm stuttering.
00:42:27 --> 00:42:31 But if this was an album, y'all, we would have a lot more to kind of play with.
00:42:31 --> 00:42:32 But yes, something kind of ooh.
00:42:32 --> 00:42:33 It's not the kind of ooh.
00:42:33 --> 00:42:34 It just has to stay honest.
00:42:34 --> 00:42:36 We can't like, oh, get rid of the song.
00:42:36 --> 00:42:36 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:42:37 --> 00:42:37 Exactly.
00:42:38 --> 00:42:38 Oh, man.
00:42:38 --> 00:42:39 So overall thoughts.
00:42:40 --> 00:42:41 Again, this was just a super fun song.
00:42:42 --> 00:43:08 era to be a fan i think it's interesting for you kind of coming in because you know they kept going you know like you kind of saw what happened and they had more hits they had 10 you know after that um and they've you know been releasing these deluxe versions so um it's i think you probably probably have a different perspective than for me but for me i think i really thought this was the end and so i think i remember watching all these performances and stuff and just kind of
00:43:09 --> 00:43:11 anticipating that, you know?
00:43:11 --> 00:43:20 And then when the Greatest Hits Tour got announced and they kept adding dates and, like, the demand was higher than it was before and it was like, oh, wait, there, like, might be some legs here.
00:43:21 --> 00:43:24 You know, so like it was just an exciting time to be a fan.
00:43:24 --> 00:43:28 And I think with the Greatest Hits Collection, it's a solid album.
00:43:28 --> 00:43:30 Like their singles run is so good.
00:43:31 --> 00:43:39 And they gave us some fun B-sides and exclusives at the time as well that, of course, you know, have now since ended up on their respective, you know, albums, these deluxe albums.
00:43:40 --> 00:43:41 But it was an awesome era to be a fan.
00:43:42 --> 00:43:44 So just for all of that, I will give the whole thing a nine.
00:43:45 --> 00:43:47 Oh, see now we're going through everything.
00:43:47 --> 00:43:49 Now I got to think because I don't want to make him a premature 10.
00:43:49 --> 00:43:50 I haven't given a 10 to them yet.
00:43:51 --> 00:43:54 So I think I'll match you with a nine because I feel like I don't know if 10 is it for me.
00:43:54 --> 00:43:55 I think Tangled might be her.
00:43:55 --> 00:43:58 I think Tangled might be her because I'm thinking about it.
00:43:58 --> 00:44:00 The 10 era was like, oh, we have to do that one.
00:44:00 --> 00:44:02 I have to get a gold dress.
00:44:02 --> 00:44:03 I have to get a gold dress for the promise.
00:44:04 --> 00:44:08 Louders, what do you all think of the songs that we got from the Sound of Girls Aloud era?
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00:44:09 --> 00:44:11 Tell us what other artists or albums you want us to review next.
00:44:12 --> 00:44:16 We have done all the Girls Aloud albums up till this point, up till Tangled Up.
00:44:16 --> 00:44:19 We are waiting for the deluxe of Out of Control to do that.
00:44:19 --> 00:44:20 So stay tuned.
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