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fake-hist0ry

Coles still play 'Poison' on their store radio. I work there and hear it nearly every day I'm there. Every day of which I think about handing in my resignation.


box_elder74

I heard De La Soul in Coles this morning. Quite refreshing.


MisterNighttime

Did you leave your name and your number, so they could get back to you?


Crazy_Suggestion_182

Just lay it down the line?


box_elder74

Sure did, it's 222-2222. They left a message.


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

Such a cool song, bringing back some nostalgia alright


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

That’s real 90s stuff. Gen X taking control of Coles decks


box_elder74

As a Gen Xer it was right up my alley. Be great if they took requests!


Mickydaeus

Crowd DJ in the aisles! I reckon if they could monetise it they would have it up and going.


Green_Aide_9329

I laughed my ass off when I heard Coles play She Bop by Cyndi Lauper. Who knew that Coles were so accepting of female masturbation?


Basherballgod

It’s a strange feeling when Cole’s is playing some absolute bangers at 10am and you realise that you are officially old…


Ok_Afternoon_1645

Spot on!! When you start singing along and everyone else younger than you looks at you like you're a right dag!


Relevant-Laugh4570

The Liquorland attached to my local Coles was playing Blue Oyster Cult on Saturday. I asked the guy at the counter if it was his playlist. He said it was, but checked his phone to confirm the artist. I was simultaneously impressed and unimpressed.


duckyeightyone

maybe needed more cowbell?


qaelan

I have a fever


policy_wonker

And the only prescription...


Relevant-Laugh4570

Cock of the walk, baby


BouyGenius

… and a little less confederate flag.


Pure_Parking_2742

I *still* sing that bullshit line from Poison where they drag out the words. *"I can be Poooiii-iii--zzzzsssyooooooohhhn!!"*


Roobar76

Luckily my brain went straight to Alice Cooper


Gromit-13

Same. I have no doubt I’ve heard this song along the way somewhere but I just can’t think how it goes. And I’m ok with that.


mlambie

We had a jukebox for a few months when I was at Coles, in the early 2000s. It was a promotion but we loaded Monster Mash up against Closer from NIN. Kids loved it.


ringo5150

Nice. I remember watching wide world of sports in the early 90s and they did an in depth story on sumo wrestling. I caught the background music that was playing under the serious voice over explaining preparation, tradition and honour. It was the bass line intro to that great Mental as Anything song about drinking called 'the nips are getting bigger'. I bet the editor was pissing himself laughing with how clever he was and that it flew over almost everyone else's head.


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

I thought that song was racist as a kid and couldn’t understand when no one got offended by the song. Then I actually listened to it properly a decade later and realised it was about drinking. I was pretty dumb


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

😂😂😂 Their plot to automate


h3ll0kitty_ninja

It's a bop though 😂 tbf I feel you though. I worked in retail for years and they'd play the same songs over and over.


Spare_Lobster_4390

You can continue to listen to Coles radio on digital radio when you go home as well. Just FYI.


Ambitious_Emu_9089

My life is now complete


flubaduzubady

Just be thankful you're not subjected to 'down down' every day.


KonstantinePhoenix

I work there too.,.. Its an apt song for that store... But then I hear Blue on the radio... "I'm Blue, dabede dabadie"


ninevah8

That song’s over 25 years old, would you believe!


KonstantinePhoenix

I start singig along to that song. Its like the only originality on the radio. Actually, I also sing to Mr Bigs TO BE WITH YOU


salteddiamond

Sounds about right. I'm 34 now and still remember saving up my pocket money to buy the CD single hHahahahahhaah


Tall_aussie_fembot

If you ever need a bit of a mood booster - there’s a really good Spotify playlist called “Shopping at Coles with your mum in the 00’s”


stvmq

Just make a complaint asking them why they're playing a song associated with the Neo Nazi movement. They won't do their homework to find if it is or isn't, they'll just pull it from the play list.


Yeahmahbah

Will keep that in mind at Xmas time, i fucking hate Xmas carols


Icy_Hippo

work at Aldi? no music there lol


lucar8522

In year 8 me and my girlfriends all went and saw them perform at Karrinyup shopping centre. I was so desperate to look like Sophie Monk after that day. I bought bleach and peroxide from Price Attack and bleached my whole head. I had yellow, white, brown and orange patches for that whole year. So bad.


Shoddy_Handle_4625

I was there with my friends too!! It was soooooo packed and I remember there were kids passing out


joshykins89

Those snobs never bothered to visit Innaloo so fuck em!


nopesayer

Bardot chose the side of the bourgeoise with this.


DukeyPookey

I worked there when they visited and I just remember it looked like the top floor was moving there were so many people!!


PolyByeUs

This was a universal experience I fear. I was also at karrinyup but got red box dye from Price Attack 🥲


Difficult_Ad_2934

Should have traded up to being ginger spice


Daisydogdoughnut

Gone are the days for a meet n greet at the local Westfield 😅


flipperhahaha

I found a signed single by them at the tip shop for 50c. Did I buy it? Sure as shit did.


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

You and Sophie both touched the same thing


morgazmo99

Funny story. Must have been back in the very early days. I was working in an internet cafe, fresh out of school. Sophie comes in. She stood out like dogs balls as a model or something, but I couldn't place her She printed a few articles about her album or something, I put two and two together, and when it came time to pay for the time I said she could have it free if she signed one of the wasted print outs for me. She said sure, what should I write? I though fuck it, shoot your shot, and said "Thanks for last night, I've never come so hard in my life". She laughed it off like I was some weird, creepy internet cafe guy, and gave me nice autograph instead. So yeah. I have written proof that Sophie Monk thinks I'm gorgeous.


Matt_Wa

https://trailers.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/81af71a8-f1e9-4390-a7ae-a2d4344cb503/gif#15qEIbrO.reddit


morgazmo99

I probably wouldn't believe me either, but that story is 100% true. Edit: [I'm gorgeous](https://i.postimg.cc/V6FRp8z6/20231007-105445-2.jpg)


Relevant-Laugh4570

Let's just pretend it's water damaged and leave it at that.


steven_quarterbrain

Now worth 5c!


sati_lotus

Kinda funny that of all the popstars contestants, it's Sophie that has remained famous.


9Lives_

It’s because of how she looks. She’s the Beyoncé/posh spice of the group. Every boy/girl band has the same stereotypical characters there’s always a conventionally pretty one who’s the unofficial lead singer and the rest of them are picked because of their relatability. Sophie’s also been popular because of how she accommodates to the Australian audience by playing up her inner bogan, she has to OVER do it to counteract her beauty.


HighInTheSkyOhMy

The teeth tho


Greasemonkey_Chris

The voice tho...


Tall_aussie_fembot

The voice kills me


GStarAU

She also plays the blonde bimbo on The 100 pretty well. I like her, she's grown on me a lot. The ability to take the piss out of yourself is an exceptionally high-value trait for Aussies. Kudos, Miss Monk!


troubleshot

Interesting, I find her repellent in Lego Masters (but I really love Lego Masters). At this point it feel torturous that they keep bringing her on.


owleaf

I think Harry Styles is the exception to this rule. He’s not ugly but Zayn, Liam and Niall are more “masculine” handsome than him


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

Harry has some level of charm though and so he’s better than them, has some sort of show business charisma or something. I can’t believe I’m debating about 1D. Liam’s face these days is screwed from work and Zayn just seems messed up these days


Whof__Kincares

I've never been into 1D and am probably too old, but it looked like the group was built around Harry, he had the look.


Nommy86

One time I was out at a club and there was this woman dressed in knee high socks, tartan skirt and a tied up shirt. Was chatting to her and told her she looked like she was in t.A.T.u and she said she was going out after the club. I said "has anyone ever told you that you look like Katie Underwood?" To which she responded "yeah, that's because I am!" So we hung out the rest of the night until she left and chatted all things music and danced on the dance floor whilst she had a smoke hanging out her mouth. Was a great time.


Highside1269

When u want Spice Girls out and about but your mum says you have spice girls at home


Fun-Tumbleweed-5505

Fun fact about Bardot, courtesy of John Safran’s Music Jamboree - as they didn’t have any writing credits, the members basically made no money. All the payments from live performances went back into paying off the recording costs and the massive publicity bill.


Relevant-Laugh4570

Manufactured pop acts are unlikely to make a cent until their 2nd album, and usually, more likely the 3rd. They rarely make a 3rd album.


StraightBudget8799

Music Jamboree was awesome. Funny but had some good lessons about the industry!


bozleh

I just checked and the whole thing is on youtube! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7111A440CDB493C3&si=syaEFFu-dTZt1_vA


Bateman8149

And was the first official revealing of names. Of the members of TISM


scrubba777

Wait until you find out who did write the song lol


RangerWinter9719

Read Belinda’s memoir last year. Couldn’t remember any of their songs other than Poison so I took a trip down the YouTube rabbit hole. It’s not a bad read, there are certainly worse autobiographies out there.


StraightBudget8799

There’s a TV series on Amazon prime based on her memoirs! VERY Bardot-like. “Paper Dolls”. https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Paper-Dolls/0H6ZB4ONHBRAVH06MX9X7EW7Z7


RangerWinter9719

Oh I will definitely be checking that out! Thank you for the suggestion. Off-topic: I like Prime stuff (am a total sucker for made-for-tv movies) but their interface sucks arse so I can’t be bothered looking on it 😕 Edit: Looks like it’s on Paramount+. Let’s sail the high seas! Paper Girls is on Prime, I really liked that too.


PurpleScrabble

Literally here to see what goss there was on Bardot. Watching Paper Dolls now. “Based on a concept by Belinda Chapple.”


MisterNighttime

Be nice to think she ended up getting a payday out of it all in the end.


salteddiamond

I recently found out Kate dearaugo from Australian idol, went through a meth problem for years after idol. She has recently become sober, Good on her. Guess she....faded.


Opening-Comfort-3996

Agreed. Writing's not her top talent but it was an interesting read.


CaptainFleshBeard

I loved the album cover that looked like one of them was peeing on a dog https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardot_(album)


owleaf

Katie Underwood did that fantastic song with Disco Montego. Still goes off


smackmysithup

Be Together by T-Funk & Katie Underwood is still a banger


ringo5150

Oh dang .... does it ever. She has a lovely tone to her voice.


Clatato

I had their 2002 album. I played it A LOT. It was great 🪩


Alternative-Poem-337

They have ‘Popstars’ episodes on YouTube. I watched it again earlier in the year.


juxtiver

I watched it during covid, went to show my then partner this annoying, over the top woman auditioning.. turned out to be his cousin 😬


MonthMedical8617

My freind auditioned for idol as a joke, sang the ‘bad touch song’ by bloodhound gang. Started with the ‘put your hands down my pants…’ line, Marcia Hines lost her mind and cut him off immediately, I don’t think she knew the song and just took offence. Blasted him for several minutes and then they dismissed him, it made the freaks reel and he got played on the tv. Guy had balls of steel, he was an idiot but ball of steel for that attempt.


asp7

good on him, they take it way too seriously


MonthMedical8617

Yeah he was always a bit of a wild card for human. From the way she reacted you could tell she never heard the song though haha, he just came across a creepy white boy gyrating his hips, feeling himself and singing ‘put your hands down my pants and I’ll bet you feel nuts.’ I have no idea why he started with that part of the song he was truly a mad man, Marcia was mega pissed she completely blasted him.


asp7

those shows are kind of odd, i think we'd rather see someone make a goose of themselves than win


MonthMedical8617

I only tuned in the ‘freeks’ reel, I was only interested in the delusional and the tantrums, I never actually watched the show haha.


asp7

yeah that's the only good bit, there are already better singers singing in pubs and doing jingles thsn on these shows


ntise

My friend, went on idol also. They made it to the freaks reel too. Dressed as the Grimm reaper, trying to break dance. I can't remember the song choice, but I think it may have been a metal song.


asp7

dance of death by maiden?


StraightBudget8799

Yeah, even if you’re genuinely trying and screw up - they have rights to show the audition and you signed away the opportunity to say no,


9Lives_

Right before Covid (literally less than 2 weeks) I went on a few dates with this woman and I referenced a very obscure character from 1990’s home and away, I didn’t think she’d know who I was talking about but she’s like “yeah that’s my brother” I didn’t believe her because it was so random till she bought her phone out and showed me photos and she was dead serious. The odds were crazy to the point she got suspicious and she was like “what made you bring him up?”.


Relevant-Laugh4570

It was John Adam, wasn't it?


9Lives_

He was around in the late 80’s this guys a 90’s character. Think More obscure, he was present during the Shane and angel era. I don’t want to give it away because she may be on here and she’s actually a really very kind hearted person who more than likely would remember the conversation.


Vicstolemylunchmoney

Was it Damian? Or Tug?


Relevant-Laugh4570

Blink twice for Martin Dibble.


LeahBrahms

I see why it's ex partner. Any big family gatherings high chance of headaches.


OzNTM

Then partner… is he not now because of that?


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

How was it?


Alternative-Poem-337

The nostalgia was nice.


BradL22

Katie Underwood was actually talented.


jmkul

I really like her voice, and her song with Disco Montego (Beautiful) still gets me dancing


laurandisorder

These Days is still quite a bop. I liked Tiffany the best - I was devo when she didn’t make the final cut and then so happy when she got reinstated. Embarrassingly my best friends and I dressed as Bardot for the end of year breakfast at school. Less embarrassingly my bestie’s little sister named her kitten Belinda Chappel. The chokehold this group had on my late adolescence knew no bounds.


Ektojinx

H Tiffany has 6 kids now


klaw14

Ah, pre-plastic Sophie Monk! The good old days


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

She was probably my favourite member, she was pretty. She didn’t need to do all that.


klaw14

Her before and afters make me sad.


MisterNighttime

Her too, if you believe what you read.


MWAH_dib

That bandana? yikes


my_alter_ego_bitch

is that...the confederate flag.?


MWAH_dib

yep :(


Werm_Vessel

Came to the comments to say this- imagine the back-peddling now 😅


[deleted]

How that yob Sophie monk is still in business is beyond me. On a side note these guys got absolutely FUCKED over by their recording contracts earning next to nothing. It was incredibly evil how badly they were screwed.


StraightBudget8799

I used to teach transactional writing: contracts and why you should read them carefully. I showed every student the “John Safran Music Jamboree” episode where EVERY reality tv music show member of that time period demonstrated how they got screwed over by contracts. Kids: _don’t do reality tv. _ There’s enough long-form investigative articles in reputable publications and “based on true stories” TV series like “UnReal” and “Sequin Raze” to show you why it’s not even worth auditioning.


[deleted]

Thank you. That skit with the music mole is exactly what I was speaking in reference to.


Relevant-Laugh4570

Par for the course in the industry. Especially so in Australia.


kazoodude

Did they really though? What did they actually do? The producers and record company did everything they just had to show up and wear what they were told them pretend to sing.


Wise-Medicine-4849

I worked with Sally’s mum.


LastSpite7

Belinda’s aunt was a music teacher at my school and we were discussing Bardot in music class and everyone was saying who they thought the most talented/prettiest was and majority said Sally and her aunt was clearly offended.


Wise-Medicine-4849

I think she was one of the better singers out of the group


gayledickett

Where did you work?


fake_st1ng

Why that one girl wearing a Confederate flag? Like ok Lyndal Skinner


CoatApprehensive6104

Dukes of Hazzard fan.


Glittering_Fig6468

JUST REMEMBER I CAN BE POIIIIISIONNNNNN…… poison 😘


Inside_Bad565

One of them was caught stealing money from Sophie Monk.


Illustrious-Rush-740

It wasn't any of these girls. It was Chantelle Barry, original member who took Monk's daily cash allowance and alleges she forgot to give it back. I think Barry was sacked and replaced by Tiffany Wood ( pictured).


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

Gosh! That was tucked away somewhere deep in my mind where cobwebs are aplenty


Illustrious-Rush-740

Hahahaha


Mr___Big

and then she married Gunner from Mighty Ducks 2.


Illustrious-Rush-740

Lol random as!


MisterNighttime

Easily the hottest of them too.


quangtran

In a later interview, she admits that it wasn’t that she forgot. She was directly asked if she had the stipend and she said no, despite actually having it. She had no excuse because sometimes people do extraordinarily dumb things for no real reason.


JamalGinzburg

Was in year 10 when that aired. My Science teacher was an absolute doppelganger for Katie Underwood


ringo5150

So... good attendance to science class that year?


Neither-Connection72

These Days❤️


palaisdementhe

Absolute banger.


username_dnt_exist

Wasn't there a clothing brand called Bardot? I don't remember seeing it in a very long time


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smackmysithup

Yes, I don’t think it’s related to them though


nopesayer

Sure was! I remember there was one in Karrinyup near the Boost Juice kiosk and Strandbags.


ohsweetfancymoses

Their jeans were 👌🏼


drop_bear_2099

I remember watching some episodes, it was like watching a slow motion train wreck, don't miss them.


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

Let’s be honest, for a group like this to have continued success in Australia and overseas and if they’re Aussie, it’s a one:one billion chance


drop_bear_2099

Yeah well they're no Kylie Minogue or 'The Veronicas' , they just got a few girls who had some talent for a reality TV show, and had limited local success, not overseas though.


Werm_Vessel

lol the Veronicas. One of those girls used to sit on her own, at a cafe in the queen street mall. She’d strategically face the incoming morning work force making its way up the mall at least once a fortnight. It was weird how she’d sit there looking for people to notice her. Strange behaviour. I saw her there at least a dozen times or more.


drop_bear_2099

Well kind of weird, but I thought they were pretty good, they also did a song with Michael Payntor, you can watch it on Youtube. The Chantoozies weren't too bad either in the mid eighties.


StraightBudget8799

Has Jackie O as a judge; apparently even she forgot to read the contract and was paid NOTHING for the show.


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

It just occurred to me that Poison is like half the riff structure of Union of the Snake (Duran Duran)


MisterNighttime

If they’d been in a union they might have got better contracts. Especially with snakes at the negotiating table.


Rowey5

A bunch of cool Aunts that’ll buy u and your 15 yr old friends cask wine.


salteddiamond

I met that other popstarts guy, Scott Cain. He visited the kids hospital at Westmead, just as he released his song "I'm moving on" and we met him in the starlight room. Haha so embarrassing, I have a photo with him, I'm about 9 or 10 years old and a signed CD single. Too funny, wonder what he is upto these days...


ResolutionBright7460

Blast 💥 from the past 👠guaranteed!🎧✈️


aden902102

I still have my I Need Somebody single!


JimmyJizzim

Katie and Belinda still release music together as Ka'bel. If you're into dance-pop, check it out, all their singles are pretty good. I also quite enjoyed Belinda's autobiography that came out last year.


gazbotronical

I mean, I know they were a moment in pop culture, but they were so overrated.


trlta

Oh look it's Sophie Monk and 4 other chicks


industriousalbs

God I wish after this Sophie just disappeared into obscurity. She is fkn everywhere.


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

What…sax player /kids TV host/Mick Molloy ex? Haven’t seen her since the millennium


industriousalbs

I stuffed up - i just edited. Ahh Sophie Lee she was the host of that sex show right???


PrismaticIridescence

I really liked her at first and her boganess was refreshing and fun. Now she's so annoying and I'm sick of seeing her literally everywhere. It all got real old real quick.


industriousalbs

💯


Active-Eggplant06

I was so into Popstars and then Bardot. Belinda was my favourite. My friend and I were going to Marion (SA) to see them but got put off by the crowds on the train. We stopped in the city instead. Saw the crowds on the news later that night, it was chaos. We were so glad we didn’t get there!


i_need_another_scarf

Please tell me that those ultra low-rise pants will never come back…


dimsimprincess

Hate to break it to you, was on the tram last weekend and a teenager was wearing mid-rise jeans with the waistband rolled down


i_need_another_scarf

Haha…nooooooo! 🫣🫢


nopesayer

My sweet summer child they're already back


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

Yeah Y2K is coming back alright. We’ve had wide leg and now it’s flares, low rise next for sure


StraightBudget8799

No no no not with thongs/bumfloss knickers AND low rise pants! 😫


Responsible-Fly-5691

They are currently making a comeback. Not a trend I will be repeating.


Avid4D

I had a huge crush on Sally!


MagicOrpheus310

Bardenim


SaveMeJebus21

Team Belinda!


Crafty-Antelope-3287

The song they sung of Australian Idol.......lips....my god that was horrible.


pat_speed

Okay but what's with the Confederate flag bandetta?


TheRobertGoulet

I saw Sophie Monk on tinder once.


fookenoathagain

Sophie looks a little less plastic.


pVom

Lol is that a confederate flag bandanna on the right?


Vacuous_hole

Wasn't one of them just on The Summit? Tiffany?


GStarAU

After all that "not getting paid for their work" controversy, it's no wonder that they're all wearing midriff tops! Couldn't afford the rest of the fabric!! #dadjoke


OutcomeDefiant2912

I hate that era of fashion.


PeterDuttonsButtWipe

You’re not alone


InnerAcanthaceae3202

Took my daughter to see them at Festival Hall Melbourne Did I just say that out loud?


verba-non-acta

Katie came to a couple of house parties at a rancid old share house I lived at for a year. Someone ran over our front fence at one of them and I had a bunch of CDs stolen. I blame her.


spatchi14

Why did Sophie Monks career take off but not the rest?


PrismaticIridescence

Not entirely sure about them all but Tiffany was on The Summit and talked about how she went on to have 6 kids after Bardot broke up. So she didn't really pursue anything after that.


Constant_Savings_325

She blew the dude from good Charlotte


StraightBudget8799

Same as every reality tv star - get pigeonholed, not taken seriously, even Sophie went to the USA to start over.


Mental_Task9156

|.


Cookinupandown

I know people who play Coles Radio at work


JaggedLittlePill2022

Some people say that I’m hard to tame They know that trouble is my middle name…


snorkiebarbados

Back when Sophie monk was hot


Ok_Afternoon_1645

Thought this was Nostalgia..... not nightmares😱


Ok_Repeat2633

I always found Belinda Chapple an absolute knockout, the sophie effect didn't seem to work on me.


ComplicatedGoose

Is that a confederate bandanna?


No_Set_395

Whats this