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Radio 1997: Spice Up Your Cache Mystery Cache

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1997.....A year of Britpop and Girl Power....and a great time for the Radio series to cross the pond.....

Toward Biggleswade on the A1:

"Mama / Who Do You Think You Are": A double shot that wasn't released in the US. Did you know Mother's Day is in March in the UK?

"Men In Black": Technically this wasn't released as a US single either, despite involving an American actor in an American movie and getting a lot of American airplay!

"You're Not Alone": Not to be confused with the similarly titled Michael Jackson hit from 1995.

"Too Much": UK Christmas #1...a big deal over there for some reason. Divide by 2

"The Drugs Don't Work": Group better known in America for "Bittersweet Symphony".

"Mmmbop": These kids from Oklahoma hit #1 on both of the Atlantic.

"Your Woman": One of my favorite songs of the decade!

Toward Bath on the M4:

"D'You Know What I Mean?": This group was The Biggest Band In The World....for about ten minutes.

"Spice Up Your Life": Their third appearance in this list...and I didn't even include "Wannabe". Subtract 3

"Beetlebum": More famous in the US for "Song 2" (aka the woo hoo song).

"Block Rockin' Beats": Less a song, more like, uh, a collection of beats.

"I Wanna Be The Only One": This song never made it to the US IIRC.

"Discotheque": From a famous Irish band, although a different sound from their usual. Multiply by 4

"Barbie Girl": Surely you remember this novelty hit. One of the biggest selling European singles in history (yes, really). Subtract 3

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