Wannabe - Spice Girls (Spice)

"Wannabe" is the first single by the British girl group the Spice Girls. Written by the group members with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session. It was for the group's debut album Spice, released in November 1996. "Wannabe" is an uptempo dance-pop and pop-rap song that incorporates a mix of hip hop and rap. The lyrics, which address the value of female friendship over the heterosexual bond, became an iconic symbol of female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the group's Girl Power philosophy.

Song Title: Wannabe
Group: The Spice Girls
Album: Spice (1996), Track 1

~ Lyrics ~

Ha ha ha ha ha
Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah

If you want my future, forget my past
If you wanna get with me, better make it fast
Now don't go wasting my precious time
Get your act together we could be just fine

I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
(Gotta get with my friends)
Make it last forever, friendship never ends
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is

Oh, what do you think about that
Now you know how I feel
Say, you can handle my love, are you for real
(Are you for real)
I won't be hasty, I'll give you a try
If you really bug me then I'll say goodbye

Yo I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
(Gotta get with my friends)
Make it last forever, friendship never ends
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
(You've got to give)
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is

So, here's a story from A to Z
You wanna get with me, you gotta listen carefully
We got Em in the place who likes it in your face
You got G like MC who likes it on a
Easy V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady
And as for me, ha you'll see

Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
(Gotta get with my friends)
Make it last forever, friendship never ends
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
(You've got to give)
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is

If you wanna be my lover
You gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta
Slam, slam, slam, slam (make it last forever)

Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and zigazig ah
If you wanna be my lover

[sanaxx]

This whole album brings back memories for me. I used to play the album tape over and over on the 90s cassette player in my bedroom in late 1996/early 1997

[Morbidreaper]

i have the best memory with this song. my boyfriend and i were at his house cooking in the kitchen with this song playing. we were just cooking, singing and dancing. i remember singing to this part with him specifically 1:44 . hope to make more memories like that with him. <3

[Natalie-earth]

It's been 23 years and I still know ALL.THE.LYRICS!

[sixteezchild]

OhMyGosh!!! I used to play this to my car pool kids every morning and afternoon for the longest time. They were 6th graders and we had so much fun singing together! Great memories! 🤩🤩🤩

[wendymaduro]

This was my first cd I ever bought. I was 8. memories...

[AnaLucia-pwpg]

As músicas da Spice Full Álbum 96 são lindas adoroooo

[derricklockley]

wannabe my fave spice girls song it has that dance pop hip hop flavor

[nonquintessentialone]

my mom said I couldn't buy this CD as a pre-teen in the 90's because one song on it was named "Naked", and I wasn't allowed to rent Sega Genesis games from Blockbuster that had blood because it was too "graphic" lmmfao I'm sure teens nowadays are protected from violence and porn. Xp




As for you, NO I haven't seen yet?! SLAM SLAM SLAM SLAM

[esther]

They were such a pioneers in so many ways, thanks a

[sevyy]

Ihr bedeutet für mich eine unbeschwerte Zeit❤️ die voller Liebe 😍 und Glück steckte.

[albertoalvarezperez]

Amo esta rola estába en la preparatoria! Las pesas los amores secretos! Enfin

[macwetmore]

I love the spice girls I grow up in the 90’s

[luwiisaah]

Im going nuts with these gals on my 90s.

[itsfunnynotfunnybroyt]

"The Time of no autotune, I love the -imperfection-."

[sebastiansancho]

MAÑANA CELEBRAMOS 24 AÑOS JUNTOS SOBRE SPICE GIRLS Y MAÑANA DE ESTRENO DEL PRIMER DISCO. Sin duda a dar un espíritu. En 1996, tras un éxito. Porque entre ellas tenemos en Los 40 Principales de Cadena SER y Máxima FM de Antena 3 Radio. PARA GRUPO UNIÓN RADIO PARA UN DINERO ESPECIAL PARA BANCO SANTANDER LA PRIMERA MULTINACIONAL BANCARIA ESPAÑOLA.

[TheRedlotusblossom]

i loved both there albums or the first two as thats all i remember and that silly movie where they kissed ailian hand fingers lol eww :)

[Kaabacafe]

anyone still listening in December 2019??

[KeeperofToast]

I'll tell you what I want:

I want to know how my Dad's stand is supposed to work.