SPICE GIRLS - FIRST APPEARANCE ON TOP OF THE POPS IN 1996 (WANNABE)

Spice Girls performing on Top of the Pops for the first time in July 1996 with Wannabe.

[@IndustrialCake]

I cannot describe the magic I felt from this group as a kid. They really just brought so much joy and fantasy and inspiration to my childhood. EVERY kid loved them. We all had our little dance routines, we all had our favorite Spice Girl, we all had our favorite tracks. I used to draw Sporty's arm tattoo on myself and I wanted a tongue ring like Scary SO BADLY. You just had to be there.

[@bootsforemmett3674]

I don’t care. I love them. They brought so much joy to the ‘90s- and beyond!

[@mandgoggs]

Look at how much fun they're having! Popstars these days take themselves way too seriously. The fun has gone out of it.

[@Joke9972]

+Amanda G It was already like that by '96. The eighties had ruined a lot.

[@AR1GAT0]

I am responding to this 5 years later, and yes, now kids are even critical of themselves. There is lack of innocent fun and happy times

[@weezydee4452]

How much do I wish it was summer 96...lots 😭💖

[@Tweezy786]

Truly the best girl group ever!

[@cuteONE22]

Tweezy786 this concept doesn’t exist because women get jealous and can’t get along for a long time like ALL female groups and bands

[@billypowell6548]

Պ

[@chrisbickley]

Its not just me then lol

[@James-hh1lq]

Manufactureed bullshit

[@James-hh1lq]

@Coffee Addict hardworking my ass they get there songs written for them could read music let alone play a instrument. Metal jazz blues classical is real music .end of discussion.

[@ValyHxM]

I remember when I was 13, the first time I saw the video of Wannabe on MTV.... I immediately became a huge fan.. Thank you Spice Girls, to have been the sunshine of my dark and painful teenage years... So much sweet memories... I wish we were in 1996 again....

[@noemistephanie93]

20 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, WANNABE CAME OUT!!!! OMG!!! WOW!!! time goes by so quickly!!!

[@pepeclavito9923]

now read your comment 7 years ago,,heheheh..time time time....

[@Scripture-Man]

Brilliant, I love them. Everything about this group was perfect, not least the choreography and directing. Wish we had this kind of act today in the UK.

[@Capibaracapibara1992]

this is part of the UK history

[@bonneannee334]

OASK LOUBNA DANANE VIOLETTA4EVER

[@bonneannee334]

Manuel Monge MERCREDI 21 MARS LOUBNA

[@CSM100MK2]

I'm sad for your take on "history"

[@RRADOMAL]

Bruno Fettucini he means pop culture

[@SimpleWorld08]

@@CSM100MK2 Dumbass.

[@redrocks1983]

MEL C & MEL B...SO 🔥 AND SO TALENTED...❤

[@PaulieMichael]

I’d give an organ to go back in time and be in the audience.

[@michaelmonkhouse3036]

You wouldn't enjoy it as much then.

[@NghtHwkk]

You might be dead in the crowd as you gave an organ away.

[@gumpy6299]

Just to watch them lip sync?

[@user-cj8dl6uz2n]

I was there and none of us knew who they were…

[@eduardovalentimneto452]

Five beautiful ladies.

[@jessietipping1299]

The spice girls are full of energy I love them uh

[@AR1GAT0]

Here during Covid19, 2020. I love them!

[@filipzawistowski4390]

This is how my childhood started.

[@shanitrahan9904]

Spice Girls they're rocked the house on that stage I love it when mel C did a back flip that's was so cool

[@ivylovestatuanna8684]

Omg 1996 i was 10 years old and when i've heard this song on the radio i've become a fan of them. Every girls in class wanted to be them lol. So many memories

[@roxannegilbertson1143]

So was I

[@stacey-qo6bc]

I was also 10.... 86 babies lol. 😛

[@ivylovestatuanna8684]

@@stacey-qo6bc I was listening this song on my Walkman and dancing in my room 😁😍 I remember having their first album on the cassette hehe😋 I still listen them for the nostalgia but I will always remember them as my fave girl band from the 90s. And cool we are same age then

[@stacey-qo6bc]

@@ivylovestatuanna8684definitely, were you part of the official Spice Girls fan club aswell back then. I remember getting a jam packed envelope every month, with stuff like unseen photos, posters, and priority presale for their concerts etc. 😁

[@ivylovestatuanna8684]

@@stacey-qo6bc my old room was with Spice Girls with so many posters 😁 I also had cds the movie on VHS and few T Shirts. I still have them somewhere. I loved their movie so much. I might rewatch soon lol 😁😍

[@johnodwyer80]

Mel C brilliant as always.

[@AnthonyNiroshan]

What a time to be alive!!!

[@adisajakupovic6184]

ICONIC

[@babyringo3721]

Victoria looks amazing

[@susanwaugh9711]

Yeah that’s all she’s good for

[@yusrikhldn5273]

Im from malaysia - still remembers the first TIME ever i heard wannabe & spice girls in the radio (Uk chart or something) it was an afternoon i was on my bed in my dormitory (boarding high school) and WOW the music brings so much fun energy in it!! That was a magical moment!!

[@dianatorralbo7690]

They were fun! And its for real. They are having fun and their energy is contagious!

[@redrocks1983]

This is GEN-X baby! Best Artists ever...

[@kartgal]

There are few things in life that I loved more than the spice girls.

[@jsndve]

A bop that will stand the test of time.

[@fractalign]

Hard to believe this was only 1996, it seems like a lifetime ago !

[@bgcrp2005]

It was that was 23 years ago

[@yuhhh_boi...efrain3265]

Best girl band ever

[@iykeharrison9161]

Mel B owned this song period

[@fabriziogritti6296]

Bellissime donne che erano le Spice GIrls 🥰😘😍🥰😘

[@danieloconnell6722]

This is still massive hit even now

[@inebell3945]

ginger spice wrote this song ❤

[@anthonynettleton2089]

After hearing there coming back I find myself here lol 2018 and there on tour 2019 I definitely going who else

[@romycontreras527]

Sporty 😍

[@maaarfer]

I remember watching this back in 1996 like it was just yesterday. I thought Mel B's hair was amazing and I wanted to be just like them.

[@mojojojojowhitequeen1614]

My first son was born when this was no 1 in the top 40 charts good memories hes 22 now august 8 1996 birthday 😎😎

[@Texaslawhorn]

Fun birth song!

[@crazymofozo295]

i was born a year after this and i absolutely love this song

[@TT-rx8hm]

I was working in ibiza in 96 and I was having a drink in flamingo bar 3am and this come on the telly above the bar... Lol... If anything it brings back amazing memories

[@Serena.plenasagaz]

Geri I Love you ❤

[@SashGirl34]

I was only eight years old when the Spice Girls made their debut...gosh its been that long...

[@noemistephanie93]

lol i was 3 but i do remember seeing their pictures and how big they were back in the day!

[@rockerdrake]

I was seven but whoa, my whole school was dancing to their songs, the kids in my class having arguments on whose is each one of them, they hit everybody so hard. I bought all the magazines with their covers and so on and so on...crazy times

[@theytrebel]

Easily explained - although this is their first performance being shown, this broadcast was aired some years later on the last Top of the Pops show.

[@BSBSPSensGirl88]

theytrebel so that explains why they said they’d already sold 53 million albums in 1996, haha.

[@JustinajustinaJustina]

The best band girls in the world and forever no one band girls can replace those spice girls.

[@BrokeNerfing]

They sound just like the record! Amazing!

[@carloscupo6477]

Playback

[@chantalfinn6173]

All artist did it on TOTP, show's policy

[@stacey-qo6bc]

It's mimed hun, not live.

[@musicislife.2602]

​@@chantalfinn6173I don't think lipsynching is a policy on TOTP because Mel C as a solo artist sung live on it

[@Popper818]

A testament to their brilliant performance skills. They don't make 'em like that any more. Bravo

[@philbecker4676]

I very distinctly remember watching this on TV at the time. I would have been 8. Insane. I remember drawing pictures at school of Geri in that green dress.

[@GreenBananaz]

Wow the nostalgia!!!

[@wanttobeinnorway]

I m in love this girl group until now 208

[@kodakexpressmorrinsville2383]

wow mel c's back flip..

[@eyeseeyou3322]

2:22 pure UK harmonious sound🤯

[@carolinaacevedovalencia6032]

Girl power 💪❤

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Memories

[@angiecarey5570]

All of their faces say, “We’re on Top of the Pops!!!” ☺️

[@barryxf]

Great song - thanks for posting. :)

[@Lambhead8419]

Remember seeing this 👌

[@chrisdeary]

This is a flashback to their first studio appearance, though they first appeared via satellite from Japan when the single first entered the charts at number 3.

[@JasonPike-t6s]

Summer fun

[@vadjulawakaru]

if totp still airing ( on telly) lm would probably see in here singing the stme song

[@MsBananasmel]

I was 18...I wish I was 18 again and it was 1996.

[@galegorgeous8857]

Wasn't their first performance on TOTP the Japan one?

[@gregajk]

Crazy to think they thought: okay, this will be broadcasted once or twice...Maybe a a few VHS tape recordings... and 27 years later milions can still see it any moment of their lives... 🙃

[@eggomlette9651]

Omg I rem this

[@kisetsuno]

good old days . . .

[@elibredi]

Quien iva a saber que se comvertirian el mejor grupo femenino de todos los tiempos

[@Alba_1108]

Wasn’t their first appearance on TOTP in Japan?

[@wisconsinrebelhomes7587]

That 90s Show

[@fabulosot]

🔝 and blessings of success 👏🏽 actually, their ⭐ STARDOM✨ their status of being famous girl band and exceptionally talented performers to the world of the pop music entertainment 🎶🎼🔂🧝‍♀️🎙️🎚️🎛️🎧📻📺📡💻📳📲

[@katbagley3214]

I'm showing my flipping age now because i remember watching this!

[@BELTERFAN]

@ValyHxM I think they were the sunshine of many dark teenage years.

[@ruthtait9440]

Gurl powa

[@Porch.monkey.slayer]

Dear ol’ Spice Girls… awww no drama, no trying to get in the media like the awful Girls aloud etc.. loved them !!

[@champflowahbomb7630]

Baby spice my fave, with a close second of Scary. Mel b is awesome. Not sure why everyone says gerri made the group what it is.

[@jessietipping1299]

1:34-1:36

[@Mimigoss]

Because Geri was the eldest and the "bossy" one about management. She gave her energy to motivate all 5 during the time they were together.

[@Martin-bh9oq]

imagine saying in 1996 about rolling stones "1963 and they are still touring" now it's 2023 :D

[@allknowingoracle3277]

Geris long green dress with the slits was 😍

[@ben_jamin160]

never see s girl group like this again like atitude and catchy songs

[@gorfsixtyfour4030]

This isn’t their first appearance on TOTP. Their first one was filmed whilst in Japan

[@RaquelSlasher]

A talented playback.

[@tal3265]

Mel B 😎😍😍

[@Joshieyspicex]

First appearance on TOTP in the UK ;)

[@markgreet3543]

Did they do it again when they were dancing on the stairs that was the following week ??

[@sotelio5775]

How sing and dance same time ☝️☝️☝️

[@jessietipping2389]

2:19 Geri is being rather feisty with Victoria

[@altimes1]

demais

[@stacey-qo6bc]

When I was younger I always thought Top of the Pops were always live performances, recently learnt no they weren't lol. Love The Spice Girls, but this performance was definitely mimed.

[@hennyson7421]

why victoria didn't had her solo part on this debut?

[@sebastianvalencic]

cos she actually has a beutiful voice hahaha

[@lagerhound]

She wasn't a great singer, sometimes her microphone used to be turned off during concerts. But she has played her cards remarkably well and ended up being the most successful one.

[@hennyson7421]

really?..but the fact that she started with having a musical/theatrical background, i think she could have been the one with the amazing voice. i just watch some documentaries about them.

[@xxxTIN0xxx]

Cause she missed the writing session. Apart from the chorus she sings back-up to Mel C's line "are you for real" at 01:32.

[@lagerhound]

She also wasn’t the most talented vocalist of the group, but fair play to her in the end she has been the most successful, she played her cards remarkably well.

[@Peterrdee]

Posh: are you for real. My exact reaction when I figured out that’s her only vocal in this song lmao 😂

[@KaligulRomanov-uq2ox]

she's had 2,763. what are you, 3? "fahr." hi, it's a chloe goopie ryane.

[@crimsonclover5399]

... and the rest is history

[@NickSamon]

Wait. Are you sure this was in 2 August 1996- Wait. I see.. July 1996. Could be an error.

[@lifesprototype]

*LIP*-to the-*SYNC!*

[@paulinogavilan965]

It's the Top Of The Pops ridicolous requirement, not the girls' fault. Search for Spice Girls acapella here in KZbin if you want to see them sing live.

[@kathypryor937]

still first album

[@924-j1f]

me too...

[@kevinhenderson2019]

Hairy Spice was my fav in the ch5 opening show and then the scary not sure why she was..... It'll kick jen kick

[@paulhunter123]

damb i was 16 then im 34 now whats happerned

[@jessietipping2389]

0:54 get your act together we can be just fine

[@jessietipping2389]

0:55

[@Pearlsky2023]

They didn’t give any line to Victoria !

[@Mimigoss]

Because she wasn't there the day of recording that song, she had to attend a family event

[@jessietipping1299]

2:55-2:57

[@peteradaniel]

Miming as usual

[@jessietipping1299]

3:00

[@jessietipping1299]

2:54

[@jaggass]

The Spice Girls did actually co write many of their own songs.

[@LottieLongLegs]

Technically it wasn't their first appearance - that was via satellite.

[@jessietipping2389]

0:53

[@jessietipping2389]

1:34 Are ya for real ❤❤❤❤❤