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@tumblegumdancer
So, um, I tried to set up today's queue, but for some stupid reason it's not letting me add album art to stuff.. .the queue's going to start a bit late today because I do not feel like fighting with this right now. XD I'll glare at it a bit then I'll try again later.
Hääletaja Laul Luci & Ane Munad Vahtu 2002
I do not understand Luci & Ane. Not even a little bit. I've listened to the album a few times, I've watched some music videos, and man, I don't know what to do with these two. I suppose it's worth a shot if you want a taste of the completely messed up side of bubblegum? I don't know what this is about, I don't know what's going on with that album cover... I just don't know, you guys.
Teddybjörnen Fredriksson Poppis Poppis 2000
While I don't typically favor bands who don't sing in English, the only language I know, I do have a weakness for child bands like Poppis. They're just so friggin' cute! This is WAY on the diabetic end of the bubblegum scale, but if you don't mind some sickening cuteness in the form of two little girls singing in Swedish about a teddy bear, you may like this one. It's not the song I'd use to introduce people to Poppis, but hey, it's what popped up on the shuffle.
Body's Poppin'Ch!pz CDX (Ch!pz Dance Xperienz) 2008
Ch!pz started off as a cutesy bubble-pop band like Banaroo, though perhaps aimed a bit younger than Banaroo were. However, by 2008, I suppose they were trying to be more grown up, and to me this album sounds more like something a modern day Disney star would put out. I still like the album! But this didn't work out very well for them... from what I can tell, the album flopped and the label, Grand Slam, ended up dropping the band and cancelling the album that was supposed to follow, "The New Adventures of Ch!pz". The idea of unused Ch!pz's songs sitting in a record exec's closet makes my heart ache.
As for the song itself, I think this is one of the best from the album. If it's not your cup of tea, then the rest of the album probably won't be, either - but still check out their older albums when they pop up. Maybe those will be more to your taste! I love Ch!pz and think every bubblegum fan should try them at least once!
Sister Sister (Happy Mix) Java Sister Sister (Single) 2003
Bubblegum is filled with projects who come out, make a song or two, and then fade into the ether. Java is one of these - a product of SAIFAM, a label who are ALSO notorious for creating projects who make a song or two and then fade into the ether. They're good projects, though! This has always been one of my favorite single-only bubblegum songs.
The melody was later reused by the act Daisy's on their song "Kiss Me Kiss Me". I don't know if the melody was written for "Sister Sister" or if "Sister Sister" took it from someone else.
Java also have a song from the single titled "Happy Groove", but... we'll talk about that when I get to it. It's a boring one, honestly.
Century Tiggy Tiggy 1999
From Tiggy's second album, which wasn't quite as well received as the first, but personally, I still like it. Century isn't a true favorite of mine from Tiggy's catalog, but it's still worth a listen.
Uuh La La Banaroo Fly Away 2007
No requests have come in - no surprise, we're only on our second day - so today, the blog will be run by shuffled playlist! First up is Banaroo. They're more on the pop end of the scale than the dance end, but they still have that sweet, bubbly optimism that draws people in to the genre. Uuh La La has always been a favorite of mine from them.
Butterfly Smile.DK Smile 1998
The song that has likely driven most arcades nuts, since it's the default selection on DDR Extreme machines! I don't think I'd mind hearing this looped, though. I do love Smile.DK, and this song deserves its place as one of their most popular songs. While the album "Smile" had influence from many different cultures, the Japanese influence in "Butterfly" is what stuck and what the band still incorporates in their music to this day.
The song debuted in the original "Dance Dance Revolution", and has made multiple reappearances over the course of the series lifespan. A sped up version, "Upswing Mix", debuted in 3rd Mix.
www.Blonde Girl (Radio Edit) Jenny Rom www.Blonde Girl (Single) 2003
A cute little song about online romance - there's actually a good amount of those in the world of bubblegum dance! Jenny Rom's identity is as of yet unknown - it's possible that multiple vocalists contributed to the project, and rumors have even gone around that the vocalist could be a man with his voice pitched up! But does it matter? The songs are great all the same! This one is probably one of her most popular - the sped up Momo Mix appeared in the video game "DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6th Mix".
Around The World (La La La La La) ATC (A Touch Of Class) Planet Pop/A Touch Of Class 2000
This is an odd case - ATC themselves aren't in the Bubblegum Dancer database, but this song and another that will be posted later are listed in the "trial" section, so hey, I'll say they count! This was one of my very first bubblegum songs, and likely the first one I ever loved, since I was never particularly taken by "Barbie Girl" as a child. Shame on me. Still a cute song!
The cover image I found of this calls the album "A Touch Of Class", but the version I had as a child called the album "Planet Pop". It was the same exact cover otherwise. Weird how that happens.
Fun fact: The song is an English-language cover of the song "Pesenka" by Ruki Vverh. Another bubblegum band, BeFour, would also record an English translation of the song seven years after ATC's take, but BeFour's version, "Magic Melody", has a different set of lyrics.
We Like To Party! Vengaboys The Party Album 1998
AKA "that song that the guy in the Six Flags ad dances to". This is another one everyone knows - I'm starting with all the super popular ones! I'm sure this is up there with Barbie Girl when people think of stupidly catchy 90's music!
Caramelldansen Caramell Supergott 2001
Why on Earth did this, of all Caramell songs, become a fad? It wasn't even a single! But it doesn't matter, it's still catchy as heck. Even if I still can't sing in Swedish...
Sounds a little slow, doesn't it? I won't argue that getting used to the album version after hearing the Speedycake version so often is a bit difficult. But this is the version we had for a few years and it's the one I sort of grew up on!
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Hah, thank you! Word play's always been my thing. I wanted it to be "Tumblrgum Dance", but it wouldn't let me... ah well!
Barbie Girl Aqua Aquarium 1997
Of course we're going to start with the bubblegum song that everyone knows! It's "Barbie Girl"! I'm sure most of our readers have a heavy nostalgia for this one. It's one of the most famous bubblegum songs, and it definitely deserves it! Catchy, silly, and with just a hint of innuendo, this song is everything bubblegum is known for, and likely responsible for the tens of imitators that followed in the decade to come.
