Spice Up Your Life!

Last night, the Spice Girls ended their "reunion" tour in Toronto. It was a fabulous show. Musically, Mel C and Emma (Sporty and Baby) showed they had the musical chops, while Geri, Mel B and Victoria (Ginger, Scary and Posh) sang and danced sexily but proved they are better in a group than going out solo.

I have always loved the Spice Girls and I am sad to see them stop recording and performing together. During their peak, the Spice Girls made some of the best pop music of the past 25 years in my opinion. But I think they have the right idea. Last night, Mel C surprised the other girls by performing an impromptu back-flip. She did very well, considering she's well into her 30s. In ten years, if they reunite, Sporty may not be so agile to do such flips. And those "Stop" moves may not look so sharp down the line. Perhaps they want to go out on top. Or maybe, they made enough money from this tour that they simply don't need to do it anymore.

Sure, it was a cash-grab tour, but even when rolling in the dough, the Spice Girls gave their fans everything they wanted in a show: giddy, campy fun with confetti, lights, cute boy dancers and a seemingly endless run of classic pop songs. By popping out $135, fans got what they wanted -- and more. Entering the show, you could have been a stone-cold cynic, but last night the Spice Girls did exactly what they did in 1996-98; they made music fun and for a few hours, let us forget the pain of a troubled world.