Spice Up Your Life: Mission Accomplished
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by Nicole
The Daily Mantra indulged in one of our guilty pleasures, hitting the Spice Girlsconcert at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles last night. It didn't escape our notice that the cheeky quintet had a dig at our dufus leader of the not-so-free world when they flashed up the words "Mission Accomplished" on their above stage video screen at the end of their final song "Spice Up Your Life." Certainly it can be argued that while Bush & Co. have failed miserably in bringing democracy to certain corners of the globe, Posh, Baby, Scary, Sporty and Ginger have succeeded in bringing their flavor to Spiceworld.
Posh may not be the best singer, Sporty may not have Posh's looks (but makes up for it with a voice that beats the rest), and Baby may have been carrying a few extra pounds of post-pregnancy fat but sang and danced like she didn't care (so neither did we). And that's the point. Instead of being a ubiquitous homogenized group, they celebrate their individuality, each bringing what they can to the table to create something very unique. It was refreshing to see a performance that didn't pimp the bump n' grind (Scary Mel B may have got saucy once or twice, but she wasn't baring her crotch like Beyoncé) or pander to the unhealthy consumerist bling-bling thing. They delivered a warm-hearted, family-friendly (honoring their kids and mom's with a cute video montage during "Mama"), well produced, fun-packed show. "People of the world, Spice up your life." Indeed.
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The Daily Mantra indulged in one of our guilty pleasures, hitting the Spice Girlsconcert at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles last night. It didn't escape our notice that the cheeky quintet had a dig at our dufus leader of the not-so-free world when they flashed up the words "Mission Accomplished" on their above stage video screen at the end of their final song "Spice Up Your Life." Certainly it can be argued that while Bush & Co. have failed miserably in bringing democracy to certain corners of the globe, Posh, Baby, Scary, Sporty and Ginger have succeeded in bringing their flavor to Spiceworld.
Posh may not be the best singer, Sporty may not have Posh's looks (but makes up for it with a voice that beats the rest), and Baby may have been carrying a few extra pounds of post-pregnancy fat but sang and danced like she didn't care (so neither did we). And that's the point. Instead of being a ubiquitous homogenized group, they celebrate their individuality, each bringing what they can to the table to create something very unique. It was refreshing to see a performance that didn't pimp the bump n' grind (Scary Mel B may have got saucy once or twice, but she wasn't baring her crotch like Beyoncé) or pander to the unhealthy consumerist bling-bling thing. They delivered a warm-hearted, family-friendly (honoring their kids and mom's with a cute video montage during "Mama"), well produced, fun-packed show. "People of the world, Spice up your life." Indeed.
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