The Spice Girls music is changing with the times even in retrospect.
Member Emma Bunton announced the girl group changed the lyrics of their 1996 chart-topping song “2 Become 1” to be more LGBTQ-friendly. “We changed the lyrics in a hotel,” she told the Gay Times. “We were travelling and we were like, ‘Absolutely, it needs to be changed.’ We felt like it needed to be more inclusive.”
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“You notice that support – it’s just incredible,” she said of the love and enthusiasm from Spice Girls’ LGBTQ fanbase.
“Thank goodness we’re living at a time where everyone is supporting each other so much more now,” Bunton continued. “I feel so thankful to them – when I write or when I perform, it feels on such a more open, different level. It’s so much more inclusive and special.”
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The original lyrics were “any deal that we endeavour/boys and girls feel good together” and have since been changed to “once again if we endeavour/love will bring us back together.”
The Spice Girls announced plans to reunite in 2019 for a UK stadium tour. Additional dates have been added to the schedule thanks to high ticket demand.
