The COMPLICATED Legacy Of The Spice Girls | Behind The Jams 💿
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2022
- The Spice Girls defined a generation in the 1990s with their music, message, and style. Yet, they are not often, if ever, discussed amongst the pantheon of pop icons. This video essay details their impact and movement as the best selling girl-group of all time in order to explore why their legacy remains complicated in the minds of many.
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THIS VIDEO ACTS AS EPISODE 1 OF A MULTI-PART ESSAY SERIES CHRONICLING THE SPICE GIRLS’ CAREER AS A GROUP, THEIR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND MUSICAL LEGACY.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:55 The Early Days
12:02 Wannabe and the Release of SPICE
19:27 Spice Mania and the Rise of Girl Power
26:19 Spice World (Figuratively and Literally)
38:28 Goodbye
49:36 Forever
57:58 Conclusion
Behind The Jams, with CiCi Taylor, is a 90s & 2000s era pop culture commentary and analysis channel, specializing in video essays with a musical twist.
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The most amazing thing is that they legit did all of this in the span of 1.5 years.
Most definitely!
And still the biggest selling girl group in the world. I often have to remind folk how it all happened in just under 2 years. I find it hard to believe myself.
I counted they have been working hard since 1995 until the early 2000s
As a life long Spice fan - age 11 through current age of 37- this is definitely one of the best documentaries and one I’d definitely recommend to anyone wanting to revisit the era or interested in the nostalgia of Spice. And Editing on point! Loved your story delvelopment with notes to “pin” this fact for later”. Well constructed!! You got my sub! 💯 ✌🏼☮️
That means so much. Thank you for the support. ❤️
I'm 35, right there with you.
Beautiful SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE legacy!!!
feminine energy power (+X) means LOVE ENERGY POWER. That's the GIRL/GIRLIE/FEMININE power they helped us to understand. The power of LOVE and how LOVE created the world we live in.
im 38, so yeah we are so lucky and priviledge to experience that generation no matter what raise u r
I didn’t realize Spice Girls were songwriters on their albums for so long because of all the men who would just go on TV and say they weren’t.
Crazy how the media can control the narrative like that.
The magic of the Spice Girls can never be recreated or duplicated. They captured the essence of an era and while a lot of people didn't take them seriously, they were more powerful and impactful than anyone can imagine.
I didn’t grow up w the spice girls but their cultural significance is undeniable. Becoming the best selling girl group in such a short amount of time is iconic within itself. My favorite thing about the group has always been the distinct different looks and personalities. I always prefer this (similar to tlc) than groups who have the supreme effect w just one artist as the main focus. Love the fun, friendship and empowerment aspects they promote most of all 🥹
Most definitely. “Pick you favorite member” was a huge part of their image.
@@behindthejams You could play the Spice Girls or go dressed as them with your friends without much arguing that somebody got the better part :)
They were a political movement. None of these pop acts these days, can recreate the same level of success. It wasn't just the music, was the attitude, they were loud, outspoken and girls next door
Today we have Billie the emitter of eternal sadness Eillish.
@@mrfake675 So what? Can't she do that as well?
Absolutely - I was 11 when they came out and I was obsessed with them! Not just the music but the Girl Power and the fashion and the fun!!!
I still listen to the spice girls now as if they’re current. Their music is timeless, which is why they’re is such a huge demand for more reunions and new music to this day
This is the best Spice retrospective I've ever seen and, as a fan since 1996, that's saying a lot. Congrats and thank you!
Thank you so much! That means so much.
Spice World the movie is such an underrated camp classic, I still rewatch it every few years
Its unfortunate that its not available to stream or even buy anywhere. You have to have a physical copy in most cases.
I have it on dvd i even had a spice girls game on ps1 lool
I have loved the Spice Girls since they came out, and have followed their career. You did a great job, and did their legacy justice. So many people write them off as a manufactured group, but I always say they were actually womanfactured. They knew what they wanted and they went out and got it, and empowered a whole generation to do the same. Well done x
Thank you very much. I’m so glad to have celebrated their impact with care.
We wanted female role models who were not ‘heroin chic’ and these girls came along and told us we can be who we are
This is such a good break down of the overall Spice Girls History.
You did an amazing job!
The newer generation might forget but the girls in their heyday were as big as Michael Jackson and Madonna.
They had the same type of Mega impact.
I haven’t seen any obsessive worldwide mania over any other music band since them.
I hate when people put them in the pop bubblegum category.
They made such good smart classic pop songs with urban flavor.
Especially the ‘Spice’ album.
Songs like ‘Something Kinda Funny’ and ‘If U Can’t Dance’ are so underrated.
They have that perfect combination of 90’s pop and hiphop beat that still sounds fresh today.
Thank you so much! And you're right. They made great music that quite frankly sounds like it could have been released recently. Especially with the 90s resurgence happening.
I do think they've paved the way for Hanson, the Backstreet boys, N' Sync, Britney Spears & Christina Aguilera to have success, especially in America. Teen Pop became big again in 1997 thanks to them.
100%. Teen pop, and hell even pop music in general, was almost non-existent on the US charts at the time that the Spice Girls took off. If you look at the charts at the time, it was full of hip-hop, rock, R&B, and even house, but very little pop music was crossing over at the time. Then "Wannabe" takes off and you start seeing huge pop hits like MMMBop, Backstreet's Back, Barbie Girl, Tearin' Up My Heart, etc. and the whole landscape changes. They paved the way for practically an entire genre to make a huge return to the charts after years of dormancy, and who's to say if the Britney Spears phenomenon would've happened without them. They really do not get their dues for having a legitimately huge impact on the music industry. Hopefully they get their recognition someday
The supremes, the Osmonds, the Jackson 5, the archies, the beatles 50's and the 60's and 70's New edition, New kids the 80s. Bubble pop has always gone in and out of fashion.
Just wow, I can't even imagine the amount of time and work that went into making this. As a life long spice girls fan this doc brought me so much joy, and is probably one of the best biopic pieces I've seen on the Spice Girls. The hard work and love you put into making this is evident. Seriously, kudos and thank you for making this series.
Thank you so much!!! ❤️
I was 13 in 1997 when the Spice Girls hit the US, I will never forget seeing the mv for 'Wannabe'. Immediate obsession - I begged my parents relentlessly and nearly cried every time I saw the video/heard the song because I wanted the album so badly. I'll never forget when they finally bought me the tape, and even let me listen to it in the car on the way home. Every song was amazing, and there was a decent amount of variety within the album. I still remember the album artwork, which for anyone who remembers tapes will surely remember that album artwork for cassettes just wasn't in the best format (especially compared to records or CDs) - still I loved it, the girls were so beautiful and their style was iconic even at the time.
This obsession lasted the duration of Jr. High for me, I bought and loved Spiceworld the album and Spice World the movie. I remember anyone who was a fan always 'was' one of the Spice Girls in their friend group or even just individually; I was always Baby Spice and was obsessed with platform boots and baby doll dresses. I even wore my hair in the half part mini pigtails - of course including the most obnoxious little-kid ponytail holders. I remember being the driving force behind the creation of a coordinated dance routine to 'Spice Up Your Life' amongst all of my friends, and practicing it for hours during any slumber party or visit to a friend's house. I even practiced English slang because I would buy any magazine that featured the Spice Girls, and once found an article that listed a bunch of English slang and what each word meant. I felt SO cool in my tiny town of 2,000 people.
Like you said, it was definitely a moment in pop culture that 'you just had to be there' to really fully grasp just how huge they truly were. The Girl Power message was powerful, and the consistent theme in all of their songs: female unity, strength and support that didn't require the approval of males, was unique and presented in a way that was fun and accessible.
Thank you for this video! So much nostalgia, and I am forever grateful for the influence the Spice Girls had on some really important years in my development.
This triggered a memory of grade 2. I "auditioned" for the spice girls group in my grade. I was rejected because i panicked and just repeated the same move several times. I cried on the side of the playground 😂
Thank you for watching and thank you for sharing!
@@illrawb Oh no!!! I would have been devastated as well. I'm sure it didn't look as bad as you thought, but that doesn't take away the sting of the memory. I'm sorry that happened! I'm sure you were adorable in your tryout. :)
Wow I'm having memories too! I remember taking my portable radio in the backyard and creating choreographies to the Spice Girls with my best friend. Everyone wanted to be Baby Spice 😂 but my friend was blonder than me, so I let her have Baby and I was Sporty Spice! It's such a different world now!
This is great for a first UA-cam video. Straight into the content, no calls to action, entertaining and informative. That's rare on this platform these days. Can't wait to see what you do next!
Crazy enough, Ive done UA-cam before, but as with anything, you learn what works and what doesn’t.
Thank you for watching!!!
As a massive Spice fan this is very well done! Very detailed and just a fun ride all the way through 👍🙂
Thank you so much. Im so glad you enjoyed it!
Didn't grow up with them but i feel like their charisma and personality + good music is what made them so popular so fast. From all the interviews ive watched of them..
I was so obsessed I taped that 60 minutes interview, and every video, concert, clip
This makes me so nostalgic, these girls were more than a band to me and hold a very special place in my heart
As an outcast teenager they helped me through a lot
I think someone said it in a how girl power changed britain: it took five women to make one woman's voice heard. The positive impact the spice girls have had changed the world for the better, no matter how much many men and some women tried to put them down.
So well put together, thank you for taking the time to put this together. I can’t imagine how much time this took to create. As a Spice Girls fan, you’ve taught me loads of things I never knew. Thank you 🙏
Thank you so much! 7 1/2 months of research, writing, and production in order to avoid burnout. Im so glad that it paid off :)
Such thorough research has been done for this. I was quite young when The Spice Girls debuted, so this brings a sense of nostalgia to me.
Thank you!
How I wish I could go back to the first time I heard their music 😭 ❤ love them
had to subscribe! i was thinking about how i growing up i had only known the song wannabe (because i was a huge chicken little fan lmao) and wanted to get to know this group. i had no idea just how big they were! thank you for this, clearly a lot of hard work and research was done! i can’t wait to see what you put out next.
OMG! You just made my night. Thank you so much!
the spice girls are brilliant. They've managed to be around from 96-98 and have such a profound legacy within pop culture.
Loved this. Thank for posting this video. Spice Girls were amazing. My daughter is 9yrs old and she even loves their songs today. I was so happy to see Mel B. and Emma on The Circle on Netflix. They are everything and just seem so down to earth.
Thank you for watching! And i haven’t seen The Circle. I’ll have to check that out.
@@behindthejams Yes please do. They were on season 4 for a few episodes.
Brilliant documentary. I enjoyed watching every second. I hope continue making vids like this ❤
Thank you very much. I’ll always give it my best.
This was really good! Thank you for putting it together xx
Thank you for watching!
Wonderful video, great job!
You really did a WONDERFUL Job on this documentary. You picked up all the various cultures, trends, that were circling at the time. Thank you.
Thank you for watching!!!
I am so sad that we will never have a girl group so polarizing while being themselves! They were amazing women and I love them so much! I was a fan when I was 8 or 9..YEARS too late but I hope their impact will forever last!
Excellent video, it brought back so many memories and nostalgia. I remember being in small town New Zealand in 1998 and my mum coming into my bedroom to break it to 7 year old me that Geri had left the Spice Girls. I wept on my bed underneath the massive Spice Girls poster asking "why why why" to it for an hour or so. I have better priorities now.
Thank you so much! And we were all crushed as kids lol. What a time.
Great video, loved the archive videos that you just let play. I also didn’t know they wrote their songs. In the late 90s, my friends and I would dance to the Spice Girls and film ourselves. We all our roles, some more fitting than others haha. I was baby spice just cause I was the blonde one of the group!
That’s awesome lol. Thanks for watching. Im glad you enjoyed it!
Thus was so well done! I learned a lot and it was great to get a better understanding of their impact
Im so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!!!
I love a good deep dive. It's hard to find creators who know how to make a well documented and edited timeline with clips and so on
Glad my film degree is working out lol. Thanks for watching!
Love the documentary you made!!! You did it justice ❤️
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.
My 10 year old self was a massive superfan of the spice girls 🎊 and because they was English and Iam and Mel-B being a women of colour I felt like they was soo relatable.This docu was amazing to watch especially the footage and adverts...soo much nostalgia for my 37 years young self who still has the spice album I brought and still listens to there songs today👍💜 I was lucky enough to see the girls backstage for rehearsals for 2012 Olympics. They seemed soo sweet🤎
Just now discovered your channel with this video, and this is such an awesome look back at them, bringing up many good points I hadn't thought about but make complete sense! Will definitely check out more of your stuff, especially if there are more Spice Girls videos involved. ✌😁
Thank you and welcome! Plenty more Spice videos to come in the future for sure.
Great doc! Can't wait to see what you tackle next!
Thank you so much!
One of the BEST 'docos' on the girls!
If you needed to show anyone the impact and their journey, you would show them this.
Thank you for your hard work AND your opinions, loved hearing them 💖
Thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it!!!
Just discovered your channel - lucky me! Loved your commentary and insight into the lovely Spice Ladies. 😍
Welcome! Thank you for watching!
You’re analysis of the Spice Girls phenomenon is spot on. Great documentary. Thanks for making it.
Thank you so much!!! I greatly appreciate you watching.
This is an amazing doc. Thank you for covering one of my favorite groups🔥🔥🔥
I can't wait to see more of your videos, especially if you cover artists/groups from the 90s/2000s that never really made it to the social media era. If The Spice Girls, for example, had the social media hype during the 90s, I could only imagine how much BIGGER they would be, even now as they are already one of the most well known groups in history to date! 😁 Keep up this amazing work.
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it!
You had me at SNICK
😂👌
But honestly very well done. A respectful showcase of a moment in music culture history that should be highlighted for accomplishments that the group had an impact on.
Who doesn’t love classic Nickelodeon lol. Thank you!!!
Great video!
I am a lifelong fan of the Spice girls since day one when I was 11 years old. For a girl coming from a small country outside the UK and US they were living goddesses - have collected all the memorablia I could put my hands on and have kept it to this day still (switching houses four times since I started). One of the highlights of my life so far is finally seeing them live in 2019 at Wembley - I just couldn’t believe it was actually happening.
To me those five forces of nature were, are and will forever be legends!
Thank you for the wonderful documentary, you did their legacy justice ❤
Thank you! That means so much. I'm also jealous that you saw them at Wembley lol.
They are now a part of 90s pop history, which must be a nice place to be, as so many people likely still have fond memories of them.
I want to say that @BTJ, you did an awesome job putting this documentary, and an important one, together. Thanks for all your obvious hard work and sharing this. This channel is surely going places, that's for sure. Watch the view count go up!!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that.
This was so well done, and your voice is so metered, but friendly and calming - I'm subbed!
Awww thank you so much!!!
Great summary! I enjoyed this. Thank you 😁
Thank you! Im so glad you enjoyed it!
As a lifelong Spice Girls fan, this is the best informative film I have seen✌🏻🇬🇧🎶💖🐾
OMG Thanks so much!!!
Very impressive and entertaining documentary keep it up!
Absolutely wonderful piece you have done here as a 40 YO super fan from day 1 who has read & watched hundred of pieces on the group, this was a very solid documentary! P.S - A small correction, it was “Love Thing” the label tried to fight for as the debut single over Wannabe, not Say You’ll Be There.
Thank you so much! Also, I don’t doubt that “Love Thing” was preferred as well but in the liner notes for the 25th anniversary edition of the SPICE album (Apple Music version), Mel C gave commentary for each track and said that there were execs that wanted “Say You’ll Be There” as the first single.
This is incredible! Wonderfully edited and narrated. Filled the Behind The Music shaped hole in my heart.
Thank you so much. Behind The Music is one of my inspirations.
I came across this video on Reddit and I’m excited to watch this and eat my dinner 🎉🎉🎉I love me some spice girls content
I hope you enjoy it!
love this, thank you
Subscribed and anxiously awaiting the follow up!
Thank you and Welcome!!!
damn you went innn on this ! amazing work
Awww thank you so much!!!
Orange Shirt is a knob. Great video!
Spice Girls were and forever will be iconic. Within 2 years they achieved the success a lot of bands can only dream about. I loved them being everywhere. That’s not greedy - that’s squeezing your 5 minutes of fame to the max. I hope they will record another album. Even without Victoria.
I had to subscribe, but I'm turning 33 and have been a fan of them since I was 7. Thinking about all the times I've blasted their music, watch their videos and Spice World, and the times where my friends and I would play Spice Girls, I always got to play Scary Spice (she's my favorite) just makes me emotional. They made me believe that I could do/be anything I wanted as a little girl, and my biggest regret is not seeing them on their reunion tour. If one day they tour again, I'm going. I just wish I could thank them for all they have done for me, and how important they were to me when I was little
That is so great!!! And I hope they are able to reunite for a world tour one day. Thank you for watching!
Amazing video!
Thank you!!!
Great video essay!
Thank you!
I am the same age as the spice girls and I was a huge fun of them. This is the best documentary about the Spice Girls!
Thank you so much!!!
This is a brilliant watch ❤
Thank you so much!!!
as kids it was exciting seeing them everywhere- way before we had the internet in our homes- i dunno i was never a super fan or whatever but they certainly captured the 90s experience. some of those songs were great and spice world video is amazing, real fifth element vibes
A different world indeed.
this video is so good and well researched, well done!!
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
I adore them. I just wish they hadn't given Mel B the name of "Scary"...
A family member had recorded one of their concerts onto a VHS tape for me... I cannot tell you how many times I played that tape while having moved the coffee table out of the way, laying a blanket down for my stage and putting on a performance alongside the girls. I can't believe they were around for such little time. It felt like 5+ years'
AMAZINGGGGGG thank you ❤
Thank you for watching! ❤️
Great documentary!!!!! 👏🏿
Thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video 👏
Thank you very much!
Brilliant! 😍
Holler is still a bop af
It is!!!
Lol @ jealousy in the interview at around 34:00
I have to add a point to your thorough analysis no-one seems to point out: They have a very limited song catalog.
Realistically speaking they only have their first two albums to go back to whenever they reunite, and out of those, they can only focus on singles and some additional well-known songs.
It is not enough to carry an on-going need for them other than nostalgia. Fans will always be there, yes, but there's only so much juice they can squeeze out if they want to reunite over and over.
Excellent point. You’re right! But it then begs the question as to why they haven’t made new music to perform alongside the hits.
Without going into too much detail (in order to preserve future videos) I think there’s more behind the scenes that the fans aren’t privy to. I think there’s still “bad blood” that prevents them from really getting back together.
If Geri leaving was the coffin, then Mel C’s awful brassy blonde haircut was the nail. (Awesome job on the video, btw!)
Thank you!!! And i was never a fan of that hairstyle myself lol.
Amazing video🥇🎵👍
Thank you!!!
Great video
To me, these girls will always be the gold standard to forming large girl groups. Each girl was an individual, with their own distinct voice, style, and personality, yet gelled together and harmonised very well. Each girl was a pillar and that is why it was not functional for the girls to go on after members left. No body else could be a spice girl. The opposite to groups like Fifth Harmony where you really couldn't tell one girl apart from the other, each looking interchangeable and replaceable.
Love this!
Subscribed 😊
firing Simon was the first huge Mistake. Geri Leaving was the icing on the cake. But they still had the ability to sell out Stadiums for years to come
I disagree. Simon was running them into the ground with an exhausting schedule and dividing them. Getting rid of him brought them closer together again.
@@samvilamarim2478 Simon had a plan though.. they would’ve gotten a slight break after the tour and an extended break after the 3rd album. He was only trying to make sure they solicited their position and set a lot of things in stone. If they would’ve just stuck it out they would’ve had all the breaks they could ever want and an even longer legacy, even though their current legacy isn’t too shabby, but they definitely had another 2/3 solid albums in them. Everyone just needed to be on the same page.
@@JS-ix6hr Girl parents urge him to give them a break. Geri wanted to be leader with rest be her as sidekicks but when she didn't get what want become depressed and left the band
Thanks you for this
Thank you for watching!
I love this, what a time! Lots of my friends who were too cool for the spice girls kinda jumped on board when baby started doing absolutely fabulous. The bindi wearing in a night out, the freedom, the 90s were fantastic and these girls made the time
So true!
Wooow Thank You very much
Loved em when I was 8 yrs old ..I'm 34 now n still love them just as much ...me n my bestfriend when we were lil girls would dress up as spice girls and put on lil shows for my sisters n cousins lol ...we would get my gramma to but us a disposable camera and dress up n try to copy their poses n do photo shoots lmao..die hard fans ...had the dolls the t shirts the stickers outta the gums n lollipops ...we once got in so much trouble for drawing a huge mural of the spice girls on my childhood best friends bdrm wall ...floor to ceiling big mural ....lol...they were and are great role models to spread the word of bein a strong woman and build friendships with other females ...they are the poster faces for "GIRL POWER" that's for sure
I bet that mural was a sight to see lol
It felt like they've been doing it for decades. I was in elementary school then and I was saddened by the news.
So so thankful I saw them as a 5 piece during their 2007/8 tour 🙏🙏🙏 I was devastated as a teen when I couldn’t get tickets on their first world tour, but by the time they got to The US / Canada, Geri had already left. 😂 Enjoyed every minute of this video, thanks for taking us back💛There was a lot of footage that I had never seen before, like where they were doing a bedroom tour in their old house. Definitely gives you a better perspective of where they came from and how much they accomplished in such a short amount of time 🤯 Look forward to seeing more if your videos!!!💛💛💛
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!!! And Geri not showing up in 07/08 is hilarious lol.
Did anybody notice the guy that was complaining about the music industry being boy band oriented notice how he said when he was describing what he wanted in the group “nice white girls” and the other one said english.
why do you only have 400 subs, your content is great!
Aww thanks so much!!! All in due time.
Also I loooove your accent. 🫶 sending love from the UK thank you for covering my childhood favs
That is so nice. I’m actually really self conscious about my voice so thats really reassuring.
Thank you for the support! ❤️
The Spice Girls burst onto the scene in 1997 with their message "Girl Power!" and my 6 yr. old loved them.
We embraced their music, their style and their message.
Less than 2 years later came the unwed pregnancies as well as the glorification of unwed mothers depicted in the movie Spice World.
What a shame, their message about "Girl Power" became cheap bs.
I loved the Spice Girls - more than any boy band ever!!!! In fact, I generally don't even like pop music - but the Spice Girls are special! Girl Power for ever!
And "hold on to your Knickers girls!" Victoria driving that bus in the movie was fantastic ❤
They are iconic and I have enjoyed watching them grow up and become successful!
love all of their songs
I love these ladies so much!
You literally had to be there
Girl power forever ✌🏾
The little girl who said Geri leaving was letting the whole country down was tripping 😂😂
"Kids will get fed up and move into the next big thing"
Well, those kids are still here almost 30 years later.
Right on!
From where I see it, Geri leaving when she did, saved the group's legacy. They left the fans wanting more instead of tired of the over exposure. The generations that follow, were/are curious.
And on their own, they are still around, doing their thing. It's really fascinating.
Oh mah gah! BEST NEW CONTENT FR FR! Gobbled tf up! please don’t starve us between meals! Num num num num
(Esthetic on point! Narration is perfect! MTV VJ realness)
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33:32 it’s crazy, because these days all the artists are expected to expand and have pizzas and perfume lines and make up lines not just music
I feel like if they had a 1999 album as a sonic bridge from the poppier albums to R&B, Forever probably would’ve gone down a bit better. Think Spice but with a bit more edge.
I never thought about it like that. Great point!
Hi! This is a great documentary. It has had to take weeks to create! Can you please turn on the subtitles so also non-natives can enjoy the doc to the fullest? Sometimes I've struggled to understand everything they said. Thank you.
Thank you! I will look into the subtitles.