Why were the members of TLC called “T-Boz”, “Left Eye” and “Chili”?? Wait, Sinbad discovered a girl band?? Why do we all know someone who did a tap dance to “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”?? No one can really be sure. Berry Gordy is related to WHO?? Technically, not to Beyoncé. You know who IS related? Sister duos Tegan & Sara, The Veronicas, Aly & AJ, Nina Sky, and Cherish are. (Bounce with it, drop with it, lean with it, rock with it!!)
Yes Spice Girls is factually, historically, and scientifically the best-selling girl group of all time, but I barely talk about them because they deserve their own episode. I can’t keep you here all day!! Please note that any and all statistics mentioned here are either kind of accurate or completely wrong. (Sad face, Destiny’s Child and Pussycat Dolls were only mentioned briefly in this ranking, although you know we discuss Nicole Scherzinger’s first act, Eden’s Crush, in further detail.)
We travel around the world and discuss girl bands from the US, Ireland, UK, Scandinavia, and Asia. We also discuss girl groups across rap/hip hop, contemporary R&B, and pop genres. (I forgot to mention rock lol — shoutout to The Donnas, my favorite rock girl band!!)
Also *NSYNC comes up kind of a lot in this episode. Giving JC Chasez more press than his actual publicist did in the early 2000s. I explain a crazy Mandela Effect sensation I experience around him and what it has to do with one of my favorite Disney Channel Original Movies.
So you’ll learn little-known facts about these groups, my predictions for a girlband (or boyband) revival, what needs to change in the music industry before that happens, and how web3 and emerging technology can facilitate that shift. Please note there is SOOOO much nuance here and I wish I could fit it all in a reasonably-timed episode!!
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Episode Transcript
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