SingStar ‘90s – Radiohead, R.E.M., The Cure
And, less excitingly, MC Hammer, Wet Wet Wet and New Kids On The Block
SPOnG ‘hearts’ the 1990s so it is with more than a little excitement (and sigh of nostalgia) that we welcome the news that a SingStar '90s game is in the pipeline for PS2 later this summer, the follow up to the recently released SingStar Pop Hits!
New Zealand-based online store, Gameplanet has listed the game down for an August release and also listed the thirty tracks to be included in everyone’s favourite post-pub karaoke title.
The songs listed include indie-pop classics from Radiohead, R.E.M. and The Cure for the boys and some hefty helpings of cheese from New Kids On The Block, MC Hammer, Seal and that Wet Wet Wet song we’ve been trying to forget about for the last ten years.
SPOnG has contacted Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today for confirmation on details and release date on the European version of the game.
Here’s that track-list in full with it's SPOnG rating out of five:
1. Never Ever - All Saints - (2)
2. Barbie Girl - Aqua - (-3)
3. Love Shack - B-52s - (1) (f**k off basically, it's a 5 - Dr Dee)
4. One Week - Barenaked Ladies - (-3) (who the f*****g hell are you)
5. Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus - (-5)
6. Horses - Daryl Braithwaite - (2) (the herbert from Sherbert)
7. Unbelievable - EMF - (4)
8. Here Comes the Hot Stepper - Ini Kamoze - (5)
9. Stay - Lisa Loeb - (-3)
10. You Can't Touch This - MC Hammer (0) (we prefer Rick James, bitch)
11. Bitch - Meredith Brooks - (0)
12. Movin' On Up - M People - (1)
13. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia - (1)
14. Step By Step - New Kids On The Block (-4)
15. Where The Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue (3)
16. Unskinny Bop - Poison - (0)
17. Creep - Radiohead - (1) (they're sooo f*****g special)
18. Everyone Hurts - R.E.M. (1) (they do when they hear this)
19. Only To Be With You - Roachford (0) (poor man's Terence Trent D'Arby)
20. I Want You - Savage Garden (-4) - (the feeling is not mutual)
21. Kiss From A Rose - Seal - (-2) (makes Moby sound almost listenable)
22. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-lot - (4)
23. Wannabe - Spice Girls (4)
24. Two Princes - Spin Doctors - (0)
25. Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic feat. Felly (4)
26. Lovefool - Cardigans (1)
27. Zombie - The Cranberries (0) - (go and marry that Yorke bloke, you misery)
28. Friday I'm In Love - The Cure (3)
29. I Touch Myself - The Divinyls (5) - (Chrissie Amphlet rools)
30. Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet (-5) (no, no, no!)
New Zealand-based online store, Gameplanet has listed the game down for an August release and also listed the thirty tracks to be included in everyone’s favourite post-pub karaoke title.
The songs listed include indie-pop classics from Radiohead, R.E.M. and The Cure for the boys and some hefty helpings of cheese from New Kids On The Block, MC Hammer, Seal and that Wet Wet Wet song we’ve been trying to forget about for the last ten years.
SPOnG has contacted Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today for confirmation on details and release date on the European version of the game.
Here’s that track-list in full with it's SPOnG rating out of five:
1. Never Ever - All Saints - (2)
2. Barbie Girl - Aqua - (-3)
3. Love Shack - B-52s - (1) (f**k off basically, it's a 5 - Dr Dee)
4. One Week - Barenaked Ladies - (-3) (who the f*****g hell are you)
5. Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus - (-5)
6. Horses - Daryl Braithwaite - (2) (the herbert from Sherbert)
7. Unbelievable - EMF - (4)
8. Here Comes the Hot Stepper - Ini Kamoze - (5)
9. Stay - Lisa Loeb - (-3)
10. You Can't Touch This - MC Hammer (0) (we prefer Rick James, bitch)
11. Bitch - Meredith Brooks - (0)
12. Movin' On Up - M People - (1)
13. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia - (1)
14. Step By Step - New Kids On The Block (-4)
15. Where The Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue (3)
16. Unskinny Bop - Poison - (0)
17. Creep - Radiohead - (1) (they're sooo f*****g special)
18. Everyone Hurts - R.E.M. (1) (they do when they hear this)
19. Only To Be With You - Roachford (0) (poor man's Terence Trent D'Arby)
20. I Want You - Savage Garden (-4) - (the feeling is not mutual)
21. Kiss From A Rose - Seal - (-2) (makes Moby sound almost listenable)
22. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-lot - (4)
23. Wannabe - Spice Girls (4)
24. Two Princes - Spin Doctors - (0)
25. Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic feat. Felly (4)
26. Lovefool - Cardigans (1)
27. Zombie - The Cranberries (0) - (go and marry that Yorke bloke, you misery)
28. Friday I'm In Love - The Cure (3)
29. I Touch Myself - The Divinyls (5) - (Chrissie Amphlet rools)
30. Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet (-5) (no, no, no!)
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DoctorDee 29 May 2007 12:33
1/8
And now the offical SPOnG scores:
Where The Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue (5)
Love Shack - B-52s - (4)
Bitch - Meredith Brooks - (4)
Creep - Radiohead - (4)
Friday I'm In Love - The Cure (4)
Wannabe - Spice Girls (4)
Lovefool - Cardigans (4)
Two Princes - Spin Doctors - (3)
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-lot - (3)
Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic feat. Felly (3)
Stay - Lisa Loeb - (3)
Never Ever - All Saints - (3)
I Touch Myself - The Divinyls (3)
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia - (3)
Unskinny Bop - Poison - (3)
Everyone Hurts - R.E.M. (3)
Zombie - The Cranberries (2)
Here Comes the Hot Stepper - Ini Kamoze - (2)
You Can't Touch This - MC Hammer (2)
Movin' On Up - M People - (1)
Unbelievable - EMF - (1)
Kiss From A Rose - Seal - (1)
Only To Be With You - Roachford (0)
One Week - Barenaked Ladies - (-3)
I Want You - Savage Garden (-4)
Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet - (-4)
Step By Step - New Kids On The Block (-4)
Barbie Girl - Aqua - (-5)
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus - (-5)
Horses - Daryl Braithwaite - (???)
Where The Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue (5)
Love Shack - B-52s - (4)
Bitch - Meredith Brooks - (4)
Creep - Radiohead - (4)
Friday I'm In Love - The Cure (4)
Wannabe - Spice Girls (4)
Lovefool - Cardigans (4)
Two Princes - Spin Doctors - (3)
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-lot - (3)
Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic feat. Felly (3)
Stay - Lisa Loeb - (3)
Never Ever - All Saints - (3)
I Touch Myself - The Divinyls (3)
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia - (3)
Unskinny Bop - Poison - (3)
Everyone Hurts - R.E.M. (3)
Zombie - The Cranberries (2)
Here Comes the Hot Stepper - Ini Kamoze - (2)
You Can't Touch This - MC Hammer (2)
Movin' On Up - M People - (1)
Unbelievable - EMF - (1)
Kiss From A Rose - Seal - (1)
Only To Be With You - Roachford (0)
One Week - Barenaked Ladies - (-3)
I Want You - Savage Garden (-4)
Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet - (-4)
Step By Step - New Kids On The Block (-4)
Barbie Girl - Aqua - (-5)
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus - (-5)
Horses - Daryl Braithwaite - (???)
sue_raas 29 May 2007 12:37
2/8
You bastards! You lure me in with the Radioheads and then what happens? You lock the f**king door and give me a mikrophone and i can't leave until ive murdered Barbie Girl. You bastards!
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DoctorDee 29 May 2007 12:41
3/8
Sue Raas wrote:
You bastards! You lure me in with the Radioheads
Let's be 100% clear about this. There's a gun and a single bullet in this box. Once you've murdered Barbie Girl, you are free to go. Alternatively, you can use the bullet on yourself.
Musiquefan 29 May 2007 13:15
4/8
Great news these are fun games. Good to see Savage Garden on there too my personal favourite out of all those listed.
sue_raas 29 May 2007 13:48
5/8
DoctorDee wrote:
Sue Raas wrote:
You bastards! You lure me in with the Radioheads
Let's be 100% clear about this. There's a gun and a single bullet in this box. Once you've murdered Barbie Girl, you are free to go. Alternatively, you can use the bullet on yourself.
Dear Doctor, i have read about you on the Japanese music thread and you don't strike me as the kind of person who would defend a piece of s**t like Barbie Girl. You are a grown man, so explain yourself
DoctorDee 29 May 2007 13:59
6/8
Sue Raas wrote:
Dear Doctor, i have read about you on the Japanese music thread and you don't strike me as the kind of person who would defend a piece of s**t like Barbie Girl. You are a grown man, so explain yourself
I'm not defending Barbie Girl... but my scenario relates to a famous theoretical problem. You are locked in a room witrh Barbie Girl. Imagine if you shot at it and missed, or merely injured it, rather than killing it. You'd merely annoy it. Maybe it would respond by increasing the volume, or putting itself on repeat play. That'sa fate worse than death. Maybe the safest route is to put yourself out of your misery.
sue_raas 29 May 2007 16:07
7/8
DoctorDee wrote:
Sue Raas wrote:
Dear Doctor, i have read about you on the Japanese music thread and you don't strike me as the kind of person who would defend a piece of s**t like Barbie Girl. You are a grown man, so explain yourself
I'm not defending Barbie Girl... but my scenario relates to a famous theoretical problem. You are locked in a room witrh Barbie Girl. Imagine if you shot at it and missed, or merely injured it, rather than killing it. You'd merely annoy it. Maybe it would respond by increasing the volume, or putting itself on repeat play. That'sa fate worse than death. Maybe the safest route is to put yourself out of your misery.
Oh i see. How foolish of me. Have to say though, that theory is a great idea for a videogame. A crappy record/suicidal shooter! I can see it now - 'Single Bullet Theory'. Maybe i'll put my hooters away and get designing.
BTW, Daryl Braithwaite used to be in an Aussie band called Sherbert, famous (in the UK at least) for the late 1970's hit single 'Howzat'
config 9 Jun 2007 21:16
8/8
DoctorDee wrote:
Sue Raas wrote:
Dear Doctor, i have read about you on the Japanese music thread and you don't strike me as the kind of person who would defend a piece of s**t like Barbie Girl. You are a grown man, so explain yourself
I'm not defending Barbie Girl... but my scenario relates to a famous theoretical problem. You are locked in a room witrh Barbie Girl. Imagine if you shot at it and missed, or merely injured it, rather than killing it. You'd merely annoy it. Maybe it would respond by increasing the volume, or putting itself on repeat play. That's a fate worse than death. Maybe the safest route is to put yourself out of your misery.
What if you didn't die, merely injured yourself - perhaps leaving yourself paralysed and unable to stick your fingers in your ears.
Oh, and as you brought this up (Tim, in the pub last night), that Seal track is the worst possible choice from any of his stuff. Popular with the girls, but a dud next to almost all his other stuff (save "Princess" bleh). Killer, Crazy, FLP, Prayer for the Dying would have been a million times better and easier for your Uncle Barry to screamulate after a few tins of Tetleys at your Aunt's 40th birthday party. Roachford were nothing like TTD. Shame there's no TTD on there, but by the 90s he'd gone a bit batshit anyways, Bit like Prince, who's stuff's also noticeable by its absence