Wannabe by the Spice Girls is 25: Did we ever find out what Zigga Zig Ah was all about?

How one band made us all feel like we could carry off platform runners and belly tops 
Wannabe by the Spice Girls is 25: Did we ever find out what Zigga Zig Ah was all about?

The Spice Girls were the perfect antidote to an influx of boy bands. Picture: PA

Thu, 08 Jul, 2021 - 13:40
Ciara McDonnell

It is 25 years since it was unleashed onto the world, but I can still perform the entire dance routine to Wannabe by the Spice Girls. I have to take rests in between the verses, but the enthusiasm is still there.

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