THROWBACK THURSDAY: SPICE GIRLS

I mean.....COME ON!! You know you loved Spice Girls. If you were anywhere between the age of 0 and 100 in the late 90s you probably knew all the words to Wannabe by heart....and didn't want to admit it. I happily, loudly admitted it in my best Cockney accent to anyone who would listen. The Spice Girls were put together by a producer in the beginning, but quickly and with plenty of girl power the five ladies took control of their career and their destiny to become the biggest selling girl group of all time. With the release of only three studio albums, Spice Girls have sold over 85 MILLION ALBUMS worldwide. That's insane! And considering they were smart enough to get a writing credit on their songs, these ladies, their kids and their grandkids will all be living quite comfortably. The Girls first 6 singles rocketed to the top of the UK chart and they had 9 #1 singles altogether, including three consecutive coveted Christmas #1's, with just two singles missing the top spot in the UK. WERQ! The ladies have all had various levels of success in solo careers, but very few acts will ever reach the popularity, however brief, of Spice Girls. Here are some of my (and probably your) favorite Spice Girl videos. Throwback Thursday just got spicy!!

HUMPDAY SEXY SONG: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EMMA BUNTON. FREE ME

It's time to get sexy and today we do it by saying happy bday to Baby Spice herself, Emma Bunton. Baby is 39!!! What? That can't be right!!! (#old) Emma has a particularly sexy single that she released a few years ago that will make you wanna get with her friends (see what I did there?) called Free Me. It's like a James Bond theme on Viagra. Is that redundant? The song was released in 2003 and hit #5 on the UK charts and #4, in remix form, on the US Dance charts. Not too bad, Baby. Anyway, Emma looks particularly fetching in this sexy, beach-themed romp. Check out Free Me below and hump your favorite spice today. From your cabinet, not one of the girls, you savage.

HUMPDAY SEXY SONG: FREE ME - EMMA BUNTON

Emma Bunton may be known as Baby Spice, but she grew up real quick with her 2003 hit Free Me. Released in advance of Emma's second album of the same name, Free Me found the former Spice Girl serving up Bond girl sexy with a dash of 60s sass in a sensual, tropical video. Free Me and it's subsequent retro, Mowtown inspired album garnered so much positive attention in the UK, where the single hit #5 and the album hit #7, that it was released in the US and hit #4 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. I absolutely adore this song and the album as a whole, and Free Me is a no-brainer for a Humpday Sexy Song. So if you are in a frozen part of the country like I am, sit back and warm yourself up with the sexy sounds and hot beaches of Free Me by Emma Bunton.

WHO HAD 3 CONSECUTIVE CHRISTMAS #1'S IN THE UK? THE SPICE GIRLS. THAT'S WHO

In the UK it's a big, BIG freakin' deal to have a #1 song on the charts on Christmas. Record sales tend to peak during this time of year, so to be at the top of the charts is some big-ass business. The supreme UK girls group, Spice Girls, were able to achieve this goal not one, not two, but THREE years in a row in the late 90s. Remember the good ol' days when the Scary, Sporty, Posh, Baby and Ginger were everywhere? Well, I thought they were good. SCREW YOU! Anyway, the Girls were nailing it during the late 90s so today, since I'm in a rare holiday spirit, I'm bringing you their three (non-holiday themed of course) #1 singles from 96 (2 Become 1), 97 (Too Much) and 98 (Goodbye). All ballads? You big softies!! Yay!! Girl Power. Happy Holidays!

SONGS THAT SOUND LIKE JAMES BOND THEMES

I love James Bond themes, so when I hear a song that sounds like it would make a perfect opening or closing theme, I usually like that song as well. Here are some songs that have always struck me as perfect for the female-figure, sexy cut-and-paste opening of a Bond film. What do you think? Stick with it until the end on some, because Robbie's has a killer horn-infused ending that will prove my point. OH, also, most of these songs were not singles, so they don't have official videos except for Free Me, which has a sexy video!!! Don't you think Lady Gaga should do the next Bond theme? I'm rambling. Okay, that's all. Listen.
GOLDFRAPP - TIME OUT FROM THE WORLD

FREE ME - EMMA BUNTON

KILLING ME - ROBBIE WILLIAMS

KYLIE MINOGUE - LOVING DAYS