Malcolm Winters - The 21st Century Feminine Mis-Teeq: Girlicious... (Most Certainly)... But Are They Nutritious?

"COME TO THE BACK - VIP - DRINKS ON ME."

Wassup? I'm

Malcolm Winters. 

As you recall from my first appearance

here at Shady's Place a couple years ago,
I'm Neil's brother on the award winning
soap  daytime drama The Young and
The Restless. When it comes to the
ladies, Neil's a little shy and I'm fly.
Neil's buttoned up. I play it loose.
Neil's uptight. I'm clean outta sight.
See what I'm sayin'? As the most
prominent fashion and glamour
photog in Genoa City (I've done
lots of model shoots for Jabot
Cosmetics) I know my way
around a darkroom and

beautiful women. I also
know a thing or two about
music. Quick history lesson:

In the mid

 20th century...

girl groups looked

wholesome, acted

innocent and
sang songs...
"Sincerely."

Girl groups of the 21st century look hot,
act naughty and sing sexy songs.

Then there's my Baby Girl. She's in a class

all by her bad self... see what I'm sayin'?

 Baby Girl  (Penelope Garcia)  

In previous posts on Shady's Place and on the old site,
Shady Dell Music & Memories, Shady Seaweed, Meg Griffin,
AIDA, Riley Blue, Thea Queen, Barry Allen and other hosts
introduced some of the most popular brash and sassy female
recording acts of the millennium including the Pussycat Dolls,
a group from LA, and Sugababes, a group from the UK.
In 2019, I introduced Atomic Kitten.

Today I present two
more 21st century
girl groups, one
from the U.S. and
the other from
the UK. Both
groups have
sizzling hot
images with
recordings
and videos
to match.

They are

Girlicious,

another LA

group formed

by the

creator of

Pussycat

Dolls...

and

Mis-Teeq,

an exciting

London-based

R&B and

hip hop trio.

To beef up their

portfolios, I took

publicity shots

of both groups

and displayed

the pix for

U to C.

GIRLICIOUS

The 2008 reality TV series Pussycat

Dolls Present: Girlicious showcased
fifteen female singers and dancers
competing for spots in a new dance-
pop/R&B girl group to be named
"Girlicious." Chrystina Sayers,
Nichole Cordova, Natalie Mejia
and Tiffanie Anderson made the
final cut and became the original
members of Girlicious. Tiffanie
Anderson left the group in 2009
and the act continued on as a trio.

In their videos,

the gorgeous ladies
of Girlicious pull
no punches. They
get their sexy on!

Take for example the group's
second single. Released in

2008, "Stupid Shit" shot to

number one on the Much-

Music Countdown. The

official video, in which the

sirens prance around in

school girl uniforms and

eventually strip them off,

won the award for the

Most Watched Video
on that site. In short...
these Girlicious gals

make Britney Spears

look like the Singing Nun!

"Stupid Shit" - Girlicious

(Apr./May 2008, highest

chart position #1

Muchmusic.com,

#20 Canada)

"Maniac" was the second single released from Rebuilt, the second and last

Girlicious album recorded after the departure of member Tiffanie Anderson.

The music video for "Maniac" was shot in East LA at the Linda Vista

Community Hospital, a filming location for dozens of horror movies

and other band videos over the years. The Girlicious vid you are

about to watch was declared illegal in 51 states... but became

the most requested and viewed video ever on MTV Brazil!

"Maniac" - Girlicious

(Apr./May 2010, highest chart pos. #74 Canada,

#11 Serbian Top 50)

"Public Image" was the theme of Episode 9 of Pussycat Dolls Present:
Girlicious. In this clip from the show, Chrystina, Tiffanie, Natalie and
Nichole are joined by Charlye Nichols, who was later eliminated,
in a fine performance of the Pussycat Dolls' song "Buttons."

"Buttons" - Girlicious + Charlye Nichols

(2008, live perf. on Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious)

MIS-TEEQ

The British R&B and UK garage girl group Mis-teeq started out as a quartet.

By the time they hit their peak of fame in the early 2000s, they had been
reduced to a trio consisting of lead singer Sabrina Washington, rapper
and songwriter Alesha Dixon and singer Su-Elise Nash.

Mis-teeq enjoyed success in the UK and across Europe, racking up

two top 10 albums and seven top 10 singles in a row. Mis-teeq's

biggest seller of all is the 2003 international hit "Scandalous"

which made the top 3 on the U.S. Dance chart and was

featured, along with the group members, in a series

of television commercials for Coca-Cola.

"Scandalous" - Mis-Teeq

(Apr./May 2003, highest chart pos. #2 UK,

#2 U.S. Dance/#3 Ireland)

Released as a single from Mis-teeq's

debut album Lickin' on Both Sides,

the song "One Night Stand" has two

official music videos, one produced

for UK audiences and the other

released in the U.S. to promote

the album stateside.

"One Night Stand" - Mis-Teeq

(Nov./Dec. 2001, highest cht. pos.

#2 UK Dance & R&B/#5 UK,

#4 U.S. Dance Club)

Two other songs on Mis-teeq's debut Lickin' album, "Roll On" and

"This Is How We Do It," were released as a double A-single in 2002.

One music video was produced to include performances of both songs.

"Roll On"/"This Is How We Do It" - Mis-Teeq

(July/Aug. 2002, highest chart pos. #7 UK/#10 Belgium)

The 21st Century

Feminine Mis-Teeq:

Girlicious... (Most Certainly)...

But Are They Nutritious?

You tell me.

Thanks for joining me for my
second go-around as host here
at Shady's Place. I'm jazzed
to do this again. Even as we
speak my peeps are meeting
with Shady's peeps to see if
we can make that happen, so

stick around. For now this is
Malcolm Winters reminding
you to keep your cool. It's

my golden rule. Later!

D i v e r s i t y D i V e R s I t Y d I v E r S i T y D o n ' t E r a s e i t - E m b r a c e i t

Hey wassup. I'm

Malcolm Winters,

Neil's brother and

Genoa City's top

fashion photographer

on the award winning

TV daytime drama

The Young and

 The Restless.

Today I invited a

few friends over

to Shady's Place

for a celebration

of diversity.

Let's all find out how good it feels to come together
as a party of one. Enjoy the show and I'll get
with you at the end.

I'm Iris West, Central City newspaper reporter, wife of Barry Allen

and co-leader of Team Flash on the television series The Flash.

The Fabsisters, the vocal duo of sisters Lola and Folake from the UK, went from

singing gospel in church and competing in talent shows to performing together at

charity events, open mics and gigs. Their YouTube channel has tens of thousands

of subscribers and their videos have attracted millions of views. To kick-off our

salute to diversity, The Fabsisters will cover a Sam Cooke song that is widely

considered his best composition, an anthem of the Civil Rights Movement

selected for preservation in the Library of Congress and classified by the

National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically

important." Here now are The Fabsisters singing-- "It's been a long

time coming... but I know A Change Is Gonna Come."

"A Change Is Gonna Come" -

Sam Cooke cover by The Fabsisters

My name is Kala Dandekar. I am a university

educated pharmacist and devout Hindu in

Mumbai, India, on the TV series Sense8.

More than ten years ago family and friends,

some young, some old, came together in

Smyrna, Georgia, to form a band called

Foxes and Fossils. Recently the gifted

group covered "Love Is The Answer,"

a Todd Rundgren song released by his

rock band Utopia in 1977, and a chart-

topping hit single for England Dan &

John Ford Coley in 1979. Tears may
come to your eyes as you experience
this wonderful 2020 performance
by Foxes And Fossils!

"Love Is The Answer" - Todd Rundgren/Utopia

cover by Foxes and Fossils

My name is Lito Rodriguez. On Sense8 I am

a closeted Spanish actor living in Mexico City

with my boyfriend. Independence Day is upon

us, and here to sing the patriotic song every

American knows is singer and bandleader

Mike Geier, famous on YouTube in recent

years as Puddles the sad singing clown, an

act he calls Puddles Pity Party. Here now

is Puddles and "America The Beautiful."

"Here's to empathy, progress

and hanging in there. We're

in this together." - Puddles

"America The Beautiful" - Puddles Pity Party

I am Sun Bak on Sense8, daughter of a

powerful Korean businessman and a

rising star of underground kickboxing.

We are traveling around the world in

today's salute to diversity. Here now

is Hindley Street Country Club aka

HSCC - a band based in Adelaide,

 South Australia. They will cover

the chart-topping 1979 hit by the

R&B duo McFadden and Whitehead.

The song, interpreted to be about the

experience of the African American

community, soon became known as

"the new black national anthem."

Here now is HSCC performing

"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now."

"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" - McFadden And Whitehead

cover by The Hindley Street Country Club

"Just because

you look scary

...doesn't mean

you are scary."
—Mona Wu

Hi, I'm Mona Wu, the Chinese delivery girl

and the Time Bureau's expert on magical

creatures on DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

Up next, a special moment that was recently

captured by the camera in Washington, D.C.

 Nine year old figure skater Kaitlyn Saunders

improvised a roller skating performance on

the Black Lives Matter Plaza. Skating to the

Andra Day song “Rise Up,” Kaitlyn expressed

her hope for the future amidst social unrest.

 Kaitlyn explains she wants all people to feel

“free” - the feeling she gets while skating. 

"Rise Up" - Andra Day

June 17, 2020, skating perf. by Kaitlyn Saunders

I'm Nomi Marks from Sense8. Don't

call me Michael. I am a trans woman

hacktivist and blogger living in San

Francisco with my girlfriend. "Nomi"

stands for "Know Me." I am proud to

introduce a talented young woman

named Anne Reburn. Born in Okla-

homa, Anne moved to Los Angeles

and in recent years became a star

on YouTube doing covers as well as

original songs. Anne sings multiple

vocal parts in synced harmony and

plays a variety of instruments.

Recently Anne breathed new life into "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing

(In Perfect Harmony)," the song that was originally the jingle of the 1971
Coca-Cola commercial "Buy the World a Coke." The soft drink reference
was dropped and the song re-recorded by two groups - The New Seekers
and The Hillside Singers and both acts scored major hits with it on both
sides of the pond. Here now is Anne Reburn singing "I'd Like To Teach
The World To Sing." Don't miss her spoken message at the 2:55 mark.

START PLAYING VIDEO

AT 25 SEC. MARK!

"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" - Anne Reburn

Thank you, Anne Reburn, for using your

platform to take a stand against racism,

and thanks to all the guest artists who

appeared on today's special. Can I get

real with you for a minute, my friend?

Peace, love and understanding is what

it's all about. United we stand, divided

we fall. If we don't get it together soon,

we all lose, and there will be no future

for our children and grandchildren.

Please, brothers and sisters, let's all

remember what Dr. King taught us

many years ago: "Darkness cannot

drive out darkness; only light can

do that. Hate cannot drive out hate;

only love can do that." Now for

Nomi Marks, Mona Wu, Sun Bak,

Lito Rodriguez, Kala Dandekar &

Iris West, this is Malcolm Winters.

Thanks for watching and listening.

We conclude our salute to diversity with Broadway United, an all-star
roster of theater artists, singing a classic song and calling for healing
and unity. It's a cover of the famous song written by Michael Jackson
and Lionel Richie and recorded 35 years ago by the supergroup
U.S.A. For Africa, a video that inspired millions of people
in America and all around the globe. Here are today's
stars of Broadway and-- "We Are The World."

"We Are the World" - U.S.A. For Africa

cover by Broadway United

Malcolm Winters Presents Atomic Kitten!

Hi, I'm Malcolm Winters...

Neil's brother on the

award winning soap

daytime drama

The Young and

the Restless.

Neil's buttoned up.

I play it loose.
Neil's uptight.

I'm clean outta sight.
See what I'm sayin'?

 As Genoa City's most prominent fashion and glamour
photographer (I've done lots of model shoots for

Jabot Cosmetics) I know my way around a

darkroom and beautiful women. I also

know a thing or two about hip music.

With that in mind, I'd like to introduce Atomic Kitten, a Brit pop
girl trio from Beatletown, UK, - Liverpool, England, - founded in

1998 by members of OMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.

The girls asked me to take some publicity shots for their portfolio,

and I'll show them to you as I play their best songs and videos.

Atomic Kitten's original classic lineup consisted of Liz McClarnon,

who co-wrote some of their songs, Kerry Katona and Natasha Hamilton.

Their debut studio album Right Now, was released in October 2000.

In 2001 Kerry Katona (above left) announced her pregnancy

and left the group. She was replaced by Jenny Frost.

Natasha Hamilton - Liz McClarnon - Jenny Frost

The pic above shows the new Atomic Kitten lineup with Jenny Frost.

Now that you know the players, it's time for these ladies to entertain you.

Released as a single near the end of
2002, "Be With You," an adaptation of
the ELO song "Last Train to London,"
hit the top 3 on the UK chart, top 5
in Ireland and top 10 in Australia.
"Be With You" was also released
on the special edition of Atomic
Kitten's second album Feels So
Good and on their third album
Ladies Night.

"Be With You" - Atomic Kitten

(Jan./Feb. 2003, highest cht. pos.

#2 UK/#5 Ireland/#6 Hungary,

#10 Australia)

Atomic Kitten gave us some cool

and very capable covers. In late

2003 they released "Ladies Night,"

a single from the album of the
same name. AK's remake of the
1979-80 chart-topping R&B hit
by Kool And The Gang cracked

the top 10 at home in the UK

and performed well in other

parts of Europe.

"Ladies Night" - Atomic Kitten featuring Kool And The Gang

(Dec. 2003/Jan. 2004, highest
chart pos. #8 UK, #2 Belgium,
#6 Hungary)

Atomic Kitten reaped one of their biggest hits with a version of "The Tide Is High,"

originally recorded in 1966 by the Jamaican group The Paragons. Early in 1981

the song was a chart-topping international hit for Debbie Harry and Blondie.

Atomic Kitten's 2002 release with the title "The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)"

rose to the top of the chart in the UK and three other countries and was used in

the opening credits of the 2003 Hilary Duff film The Lizzie McGuire Movie.

"The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)" - Atomic Kitten

(2002, highest chart pos. #1 UK, Ireland, Scotland & New Zealand,

from Sept. 2002 album Feels So Good, OST May 2003

film The Lizzie McGuire Movie)

Founding member Kerry Katona (above right) was still with Atomic Kitten

in 2000 when they recorded "I Want Your Love," a song from the group's

debut album Right Now. "I Want Your Love" reached the UK top 10.

 I guarantee you'll get a BOOM out of this hot number.

"I Want Your Love" - Atomic Kitten

(July/Aug. 2000, highest chart pos. #10 UK)

Kerry Katona (above right) dropped out of Atomic Kitten in 2001 midway
through promoting what would become the group's biggest hit, "Whole Again."

She was replaced by Jenny Frost. The song spent four weeks at the top

of the UK chart and also reached #1 in six other countries. The music

video was re-shot to replace Kerry with Jenny. You can view it here.

The international success of "Whole Again" brought the new lineup of Atomic Kitten

stateside in May of 2001 to shoot a second video to promote the single in the U.S.
The song failed in America, however, because the release coincided with the
September 11 Terror Attacks. In spite of this, "Whole Again" made
Billboard's list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time."
Here's that music video shot in Los Angeles in 2001. 

"Whole Again" (May 2001 U.S. music video) - Atomic Kitten

(single Mar./Apr. 2001, highest chart pos. #1 UK & 6 other countries,

from Aug. 2001 re-release of album Right Now)

When "Whole Again" became

a monster international hit,

Atomic Kitten's debut album

Right Now was remastered and

re-released with Jenny Frost's

vocals replacing those of Kerry

Katona. "Eternal Flame," the

first single to feature new

member Jenny, covers a #1

hit for The Bangles in 1989.

"Eternal Flame" was another

smash for Atomic Kitten,

spending two weeks atop

the UK chart and reaching

#1 in three other countries.

"Eternal Flame" - Atomic Kitten

(Aug./Sept. 2001, highest chart pos. #1 UK, Belgium, Scotland
& New Zealand, from Aug. 2001 reissue of album Right Now)

Atomic Kitten released two versions of

"Right Now," the title song from their

2000 debut album, and each version

has its own promotional video. The

first version of the song is a disco

style number and the original video

features the group's original lineup

of Natasha, Liz and Kerry. Click

here to watch that video.

In 2004 "Right Now" was remixed
and given an updated dance-pop
arrangement. The video features
the post-Kerry Katona lineup of
Natasha, Liz and Jenny. Here's
"Right Now 2004," a song used
on the soundtrack of the 2006
teen fantasy comedy film
Aquamarine.

"Right Now 2004" - Atomic Kitten

(Apr./May 2004, highest chart pos. #8 UK

& Belgium, from 2006 film Aquamarine)

I hope you agree that Atomic Kitten's the bomb...

four exciting and talented zingers... one terrific trio.

Thanks for joining me for my

first hosting stint here at

Shady's Place. I hope we

can do it again someday.

Even as we speak, my

people are meeting with

Shady's people to see if

we can make it happen,

so stay tuned. For now

this is Malcolm Winters

reminding you to keep

your cool. It's my

golden rule. Later!