i’ve never really big a huge fan of boy bands. not that i felt it was too gay for me — i saw the spice girls live in concert, for god’s sake — they just never put out songs that tickled my fancy. yes, i did enjoy a few of *n sync’s later singles (”pop” is amazing!!), but other than that i never understood the craze.
then take that, minus original member robbie williams, made a comeback in their native britain. the only song america ever heard from them was way back in 1996. “back for good” was released shortly before robbie ditched the group and went solo. after nearly a decade of the others trying it alone (with minimal success), they reunited and completely exploded. for the second time.
anyway, i’m only slightly ashamed, because their new tunes are actually pretty good. i guess there will always be a stigma attached to “boy bands,” at least for our generation. thank you, backstreet boys.
so here’s take that’s latest video, “rule the world,” which appeared over the closing credits of stardust (that michelle pfeiffer fantasy flick that sort of fizzled at the box office this past summer). the clip isn’t that exciting, but it’s very catchy and if you haven’t heard these guys in a while, it’ll give you a good idea as to what they’ve been up to. as an added bonus i’ve also included last year’s “shine,” my personal favorite, after the jump.
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