They're Back

“That’s when we knew that we properly had to get back together. You never know if that magic is still going to be there. If it’s not going to be as magical as the first time around you don’t really want to do it, do you. The minute we sang together, we looked at each other, and we knew. It just worked.”

— Siobhan Donaghy

“ It was emotional.






”

— Mutya Buena

“It was so special to be excited about hearing our voices together, and being excited about our music. On my days off I’d go home and I’d listen to the tracks. I’d be like, ‘I’m really enjoying this’. I just enjoyed our music.”

— Keisha Buchanan

Mutya Keisha Siobhan

Sugababes - New Year (TOTP 2000)

According to Popjustice the original lineup of Sugababes are working together again.

Subsequent different lineups went on to release songs that still make them the best pop act of the century. They disintegrated in 2008 becoming tacky American overtly sexual bullshit. Keisha left just in time.

Going back to the start would just seem right, if only to reclaim the psyche if not the name of their old group. Their first album came out when they were about 15. They were involved in the songwriting and it was British RNB soul sass, a spirit which largely remained intact through their more poppy moments and line up changes but died when Keisha left.

They can't call themselves Sugababes though unless they're going to sell wrapping paper ribbons.

If this reunion is true I'm excited. Almost OhMyGodTheStoneRosesAreGoingToPlayAgain excited.

Siobhan Donaghy - Twist Of Fate (2003)

Siobhan Donaghy, former Sugababes member, with the second single "Twist of Fate" from the album, "Revolution in me". (VERSION 2)

Every time I revisit this song, I'm struck by just how good it is.  One of my favourite pop songs of of this millennium, if not my absolute favourite, possibly trumping my fave track by Siobhan's former band.

The video's awful, mind.