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"  It&amp;#039;s been eight long years since Mel B released music. That is, eight years, three months and six days for the truly fervent Spice Girls fans who&amp;#039;ve been counting. She&amp;#039;s filled the time hosting and/or judging a plethora of reality competitions, including The X Factor Australia, Miss Universe, the wonderfully-titled Dance Your Ass Off \u2014 as well as her current gig on America&amp;#039;s Got Talent. (And let&amp;#039;s not forget her stint on Dancing With The Stars either.) But, somehow, she&amp;#039;s found time to sneak back into the studio too! You&amp;#039;ve got to admire that work ethic. New solo single &amp;quot;For Once In My Life&amp;quot; apparently represents, &amp;quot;a whole bunch of emotions, from not being able to release new music to not having the confidence, but [I&amp;#039;ve now] come full circle and I am ready to release something that is really fun and I&amp;#039;m proud of.&amp;quot; The song&amp;#039;s opening lyrics basically say just that, with talk of &amp;quot;dark shadows&amp;quot; and fearfulness \u2014 while in the accompanying video, corporate lady Mel B decides not to go to work after all and throws down her office-appropriate earrings before getting WILD. Dare I say, getting SPICY? She then spends most of the video wandering through what appears to be the set of Desperate Housewives&amp;#039; Wysteria Lane, gradually undressing and then having a house party. In conclusion: a solid effort, but needs more Bree van de Kamp.      Photo: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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