Not Just A Barbie Band: The Aqua Rankdown | Due June 25th

[Az Paynter]

It's Barbie's world, and we're just living in it; so as we await that song's imminent comeback into the zeitgeist it seems like the right time for a pool party - so I present to you the official Aqua artist rankdown!

The little Scandinavian band that could has been through a lot of ups and downs since they formed almost 30(!) years ago, from their initial jaunt as Joyspeed - the one-flop wonders attempting to flip a children's rhyme into a pop hit - to rebranding as the zany cartoon-y Europop band we all know. Splitting up, reforming, losing a member (after founding member Claus Norreen took his leave in 2016), and to this day continuing to record and release music as a trio.

But it always comes back around to 'Barbie Girl', doesn't it?

Well here's to showcasing that Aqua is (as they put it in the music video for 'Bumble Bees') not just a Barbie band; this 25-song retrospective features all of their single releases (including region-specific singles) plus a few album tracks from 'Aquarius' and 'Megalomania' thrown in for good measure (and added representation for those two albums since you can count the number of 'Aquarium' non-singles on one hand).

Standard house-keeping:
- Please rank all 25 songs from 1-25 (with #1 being your favourite and #25 being your least favourite).
- It's fine to base your rankings on remixes; just let me know with your list what (if any) remix you're ranking so I can highlight it in reveals.
- PM your rankings to me (@/azrieldrake). Numbered lists are a bit easier to read but this is not essential.
- Speak up if you notice any errors! There weren't, but thank you.
- Deadline is currently set at the end of June 25th, 2023.

THE SONGS:
Roses Are Red
My Oh My
Barbie Girl
Doctor Jones
Lollipop (Candyman)
Turn Back Time
Good Morning Sunshine
Didn't I
Cartoon Heroes
Around The World
Bumble Bees
We Belong To The Sea
Freaky Friday
Halloween
Aquarius
Back To The 80's
My Mamma Said
Spin Me A Christmas
How R U Doin?
Playmate To Jesus
Like A Robot
Viva Las Vegas
Come N' Get It
Rookie
I Am What I Am

PLAYLIST:


PARTICIPANTS:
1. Az Paynter

DUE DATE: June 25th, 2023

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[CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker]

Is it cool to rank mixes of songs instead of the originals? Hopefully I phrased that right, brain is still waking up here

[Az Paynter]

That shouldn't be too much of an issue; some of Aqua's remixes can be quite dubby and removed from the original versions (and that has resulted in some great versions lol) so I'll adopt what Shooter is doing with the OHW games; let me know when submitting what version you're ranking so I can highlight it in reveals.

[bat1990]

Ooooh! I am in for this - some of their songs still pop into my head without warning like the line "In the kitchen where I'm cooking what is good for me, spices from the globe"