In honour (ahem) of the glorious reformation of The Spice Girls, here’s a rundown of their best 10 solo efforts. Slim pickings admittedly, but a gold star to Bunton (surprisingly), whilst sitting on the naughty step to think about she did is Mel B.
10. I Turn To You / Mel C
Scouse Ibiza screech anthem for the Anfield rave generation
9. I Want You Back / Mel B feat. Missy Elliot
A proto Get UR Freak On, lacking any semblance of a tune, but props that it was the first solo Spice Number 1
8. Bag It Up / Halliwell
Where Geri tries hard for gay diva status with “hilarious” Girl Powder/Power analogy which they hammer incessantly throughout the video. 11/10 for effort, 5/10 for result
7. Never Be The Same Again / Mel C feat Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopez
The Spice Girls did a lot of songs “feat.” someone else, before “feat’ing” was a thing. True visionaries. This is the best of them
6. Crickets Sing for Anamaria / Bunton
I mean, this is just amazingly bonkers from start to finish
5. Northern Star / Mel C
Not a bad effort, nice build to a sweeping chorus. Solid Melanie, solid
4. Let Your Head Go / Victoria
Decent bop and self-deprecating video, proving that Victoria was actually “Self-Aware Spice”
3. Maybe / Bunton
Bunton channels her inner Dusty for this 60’s pastiche, noted for its iconic “hands-on-hips-tottering-about” dance
2. Mi Chico Latino / Halliwell
A not-bad Lidl version of “La Isla Bonita”, complete with Spanish talky bit where Geri is all “Hey chicas! Dos cervezas por favour!”
1. Free Me / Bunton
A pretty decent Nancy Sinatra-styled lost Bond theme. *applauds
