NOW That's What I Call Music! Collab with Behind Green Eyes Part 2 #BEDM

My second post in the NOW collaboration with Sharon from Behind Green Eyes (you can check out her second post here). This time around I'm doing NOW 47. I picked it partly because I read a song from it the other day and it reminded me of this particular compilation. NOW 47 was released November 2000, so I definitely got it for Christmas! I had just turned 13 and was in first year of secondary school, still living in a tiny 3 bedroom cottage that had 7 people crammed in, soon to be 8! And it actually snowed that Christmas!

NOW 47 contains 10 UK Number 1s, which is quite impressive. Again, looking at the track listings, I seem to have preferred Disc One over Disc Two.

Rock DJ- Robbie Williams (Disc One)

Disc One, track one! I was a big Robbie fan and really loved the song. It's still a great song to listen to but the video turns very weird towards the end.

Lady (Hear Me Tonight)- Modjo (Disc One)

Lady (Hear Me Tonight) is from French house duo Modjo. I love the funky vibe of the song, which is mainly due to the guitar sample from Soup For One by Chic. 13 years later and another French duo along with the help of Nile Rodgers hit the number one spot (I'm talking of course about Daft Punk and Get Lucky). It's kinda cool to see that my love of that song and type of music probably started by liking a song like Lady (Hear Me Tonight).

I Turn to You- Melanie C (Disc Two)

I always think I don't like dance music but when I go through the NOW CDs, there's always some dance hits that I love. And this is no exception. I still love to listen and dance to this one, I love the energy! This NOW has a song from Spice Girls (Holler) and three solo songs (I Turn to You by Melanie C, Out of Your Mind by True Steppers and Dane Bowers ft Victoria Beckham and Tell Me by Melanie B).

Body II Body- Samantha Mumba (Disc One)

Like many Irish girls my age, I was a massive Samantha Mumba fan. Just listening to this one now makes me want to go listen to all her songs. Body II Body samples Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie. Gotta Tell You is probably my fave song by Samantha Mumba but this follows in second. Though like many Irish people, listening to this song probably reminds you of that car safety ad. While those ads are effective they ruin the songs associated with them!

Body Groove- Architects (Disc One)

This is the song I heard last week that reminded me of this particular NOW CD. It makes me want to listen to all the garage songs I loved around this time!

7 Days- Craig David (Disc One)

You can't mentioned UK garage and RnB and not mention Craig David! Though my favourites by him are What's Your Flava? and Women Trouble by Artful Dodger, which he features in. This one is still a solid track though.

Kids- Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue (Disc One)

Another Robbie song on the same disc! Just shows how popular he was back in the day. This is his duet with Kylie Minogue, who I started to like when Spinning Around came out (I bought the single if I recall correctly!). This song is pretty raunchy! I think I knew it at the time but looking back I probably didn't fully realize it. This song works so well though as Robbie and Kylie have such fantastic chemistry.

Can't Fight the Moonlight- LeAnn Rimes (Disc One)

This song is from Coyote Ugly, which I didn't see at the time it came out but saw it a few years later. My current self appreciates Tyra Banks being in it and I want to rewatch it again because of her! The song is great to belt along to, I still remember the words!

It's Gonna Be Me- N SYNC (Disc One)

I almost typed It's Gonna Be May when typing out the name of the song! I don't remember being a massive N SYNC fan back in the day but I did enjoy some of their songs. I think I appreciate their music more now actually! This video is fun but a bit weird too. Though we do get to enjoy some classic ramen haired Justin.

I'm Outta Love- Anastacia (Disc One)

I saved probably my favourite til last! Though that is a hard choice considering there are loads of songs I love. I love the music, I love Anastacia's voice and I love singing along! I like to think I can sing like Anastacia but let's get real, I definitely can not! It's my favourite song by her as well.

There are others from the CD that I enjoy, like Pure Shores by All Saints, but I've decided to leave it at 10 songs from today. I'll of course post a link to Sharon's post later on, I'm really looking forward to her one! Any of these bring back memories? Would you have picked other songs from NOW 47 as your favourite? Let me know in the comments below!

NOW That's What I Call Music! Collab with Behind Green Eyes Part 1

I love doing nostalgic posts. And one of the best things about them is the fact that Sharon from Behind Green Eyes and I will end up just gushing about all the memories associated with the post. So when I thought of doing a series based off looking at the older NOW That’s What I Call Music CDs and picking my favourite songs from that list, I immediately thought of Sharon and how fun it could be to do some collabs together. Her post should be out today as well and I'll link it when it's out  HERE IT IS!. We both went through our lists of the CDs that we owned and discovered that NONE of them overlapped!! Crazy but true. So today I'm starting with the first NOW compilation I owned, NOW 36. I was 9 when I owned this and it was the 3rd CD I ever owned!

NOW 36 released was 24th March 1997 and included 8 songs that hit the Number 1 Spot in the UK Music Charts. Disc one has a lot of pop and r'n'b songs while disc two is more of a mix of indie and dance (oh and Ant and Dec). I tended to stick more to disc one, it was more my taste at that age! Anyway onwards to the songs that have stuck with me over the years.

Virtual Insanity- Jamiroquai (Disc One)

This song definitely started my love affair with Jamiroquai, though it was another one of their songs on a NOW compilation that sealed that love (oooh, foreshadowing). I'm going through a Jamiroquai phase at the moment and I think listening to this song brought on the idea for this blog series. Plus, the video is super cool too.

I Can Make You Feel Good- Kavana (Disc One)

Oh I used to love this song so much! And how much of a heart throb was Kavana back in the day? *Swoon* I used to have posters of him on my wall! I still enjoy this song, but the video is pure cringe.

Breathe- The Prodigy (Disc Two)

Finally venturing over to the edgier Disc Two! I think I did listen to this on occasion, or maybe I'm just trying to make 9 year old me cooler than she was. Whatever the case, I do like this song now, though when they say 'Exhale', it sounds like 'Egg Sale' to me. Give it a listen and see if you agree.

Don't Speak- No Doubt (Disc One)

I looove this song, it's so emotionally charged. It's a great one to belt along to at the top of your voice.

Natural- Peter Andre (Disc One)

Even though Peter shared poster space on my wall with Kavana and I know I did listen to this song, it hasn't really stuck with me that much. I think I was more of a Mysterious Girl fan! The video above is hilarious though, why is he dancing in an airplane hangar?! And that hair, how was it ever a good idea?

Mama- Spice Girls (Disc One)

I add this song not because I liked it at the time, but because it was a double A Sided single, along with Who Do You Think You Are? and as a massive Spice Girl fan, I was always so annoyed that this was the one on the CD and not WDYTYA as I MUCH preferred it. I could probably appreciate Mama and the sentiment behind it now than I could at 9 years old. Still doesn't top WDYTYA, which made an appearance on NOW 37 instead. Dammnit!

That it's for this one! I probably listened to more of them when I was younger but they just have stuck with me that much. I should give Disc Two a listen actually and see if I prefer it now that my tastes have broadened a bit. 

The other NOW CDs I owned were 44, 45, 47, 49, 50 and 51. I don't know if I'll do a post for all of them, but if there's any one you'd like to see in a post (to compare and contract our picks) then let me know below. Or better yet, join in and do a post too if you think you'd enjoy it!