While girl groups such as the Spice Girls, Destiny’s Child and Wilson Phillips made their mark on ’90s pop with an intoxicating blend of melancholic melodies and heartbreaking harmonies, a new generation of young women has seized on the hidden strength of those classic maidens of melodrama and infused the tradition with a tough, punky edge. Here’s a set of girl group tunes from then and now for the tough- and tenderhearted alike.
- “Eternal Flame” by The Bangles
- “Our Lips Are Sealed” by The Go-Go’s
- “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child
- “No Scrubs” by TLC
- “Hold On” by Wilson Phillips
- “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes
- “My Boyfriend’s Back” by The Angels
- “Wannabe” by Spice Girls
- “If I Could Change Your Mind” by HAIM
- “Worth It” by Fifth Harmony