Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6th August, 1972 in Watford, Hertf… Read Full Bio ↴Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6th August, 1972 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom) is an English pop singer-songwriter, television personality, writer, actress and UNICEF ambassador. In early 90's she was the hostess of a Turkish game show Seç Bakalım (Let's Make A Deal). She became famous in the late 1990s (under the nickname of "Ginger Spice") as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls.

As a part of the Spice Girls, Geri released two studio albums, Spice (1996) and Spiceworld (1997) (sales combined are around thirty-five million), a box-office hit film, Spiceworld:The Movie (1997), and performed with the group on the early leg of The Spiceworld Tour (1998).

On May 30, 1998, just before the end of the European tour, Halliwell left the Spice Girls to pursue a solo career. The first official confirmation was an announcement to the media by her solicitor on 31st May.

In 1999, Halliwell released her debut solo album Schizophonic, with lead single "Look at Me". The single reached number two in the UK, going on to sell over 1 million copies worldwide. Further singles from the album, "Mi Chico Latino" and "Lift Me Up", became UK number ones with the latter outselling Halliwell's former bandmate Emma Bunton. The fourth single, "Bag It Up", also reached number one.

In 2001 Halliwell followed up with her second album, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster. It also included her cover version of the Weather Girls' 1983 hit, "It's Raining Men", used on the Bridget Jones's Diary film soundtrack. The song became a huge hit, selling over 4 million copies worldwide, in the United World Chart it hit number two (behind "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink) based on Sales, Airplay and Votes, it became the second best selling single of 2001. The follow-up singles were "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" (number eight) and "Calling" (number seven).

In late 2004, Halliwell made a return to music with the single "Ride It", which reached no. 4 on the UK charts and no. 1 on the dance charts. This was the first single from her third album, Passion, which was at that stage slated for a spring release after a second single. Eventually a new single, "Desire", was released on May 30, 2005. After the release of Passion she stated that she had no plans to continue with her solo singing career.

On April 12, 2007, it was announced that Halliwell had signed a six book deal with Macmillan Children's Books. The books are set to feature nine year old Ugenia Lavender, Halliwell's own creation. In the stories, Ugenia will be accompanied by characters loosely based on Halliwell's celebrity friends, including Victoria Beckham and Gordon Ramsey. The books are scheduled to be released in May, 2008.

On June 28, 2007, Halliwell announced she was joining her former colleagues for "The Return of the Spice Girls", a global tour that would see all five original members of the Spice Girls together on stage for the first time since Halliwell walked out mid-tour in 1998. Part of the setlist of the reunion tour features Halliwell performing solo, singing her hit single 'It's Raining Men'. On 1 February 2008, it was announced that due to personal and family commitments their tour would come to an end in Toronto on 26 February 2008, meaning that tour dates in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires were cancelled.

In 2010, Halliwell, announced through her official website she was back in the studio and recording.
In February 2012, Halliwell announced that the fourth album was being mastered. In August 2012, she reunited with the Spice Girls to perform at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in London. In 2010, Halliwell stood in for Dannii Minogue as a guest judge on The X Factor at the Glasgow auditions alongside Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole, and she returned again in 2012 as a guest judge at the Liverpool auditions alongside Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos. In October 2012, Halliwell made her first solo performance in seven years at the Breast Cancer Care, debutting a new track, called "Phenomenal Woman". In January 2013, Halliwell claimed that she had decided to shelve the album that was ready and continue writing and recording, moving in a different style direction. In March 2013, a demo version of a song titled "Putting On The Bling" from the old recording sessions was leaked. In April 2013, the Nine Network announced that she would become the fourth judge on Australia's Got Talent.

On 5 September 2013, it was confirmed by Channel 9's NRL Footy Show (one of the longest running shows in Australia) that Geri Halliwell would be performing a world exclusive of "Half of Me", her first solo single in nearly eight years, at its Grand Final Show. The performance took place on 3 October 2013, exactly one year after her last exhibition with new material at the Breast Cancer Care Show. On 12 September 2013, it was announced that the song "Half of Me" would be released exclusively in Australia, as part of a new deal with Sony Music Australia. The single was released on 25 October 2013 and reached a dismal number 281 in the Australian charts. Halliwell then took to her official blog to write about her upsetting experience back in the music business and hinted of possibly retiring for good. On the grand final of Australia's Got Talent, she performed an acoustic version of the Spice Girl's hit single Wannabe.

These Boots Are Made For Walking
Geri Halliwell Lyrics

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You keep saying
You've got something for me
Something you call love
But confess
You've messing
Where you shouldn't have been messing
Now someone else is getting all of your best

These boots are made for walking
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep lying
When you outta be truthing
You keep losing
When you outta not bet
You keep saming
When you outta be changing
What's right is right
But you ain't been right yet

These boots are made for walking
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep playing where you shouldn't be playing
You keep thinking that you'll never get burnt
I've just found me a brand new box of matches
And what it knows you ain't had time to learn

These boots are made for walking
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

Are you ready, boots?
Start walking

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Geri Halliwell's song "These Boots Are Made for Walking" are about a woman who is tired of her man's cheating and lying ways. The woman warns her man that she knows about his infidelity and how he's been messing around with someone else. She confronts him about it, but he continues to lie to her. The woman warns her man that she's done with his lies and betrayal, and that her boots are made for walking, implying that she's ready to leave him behind.

The song has a strong and assertive tone that empowers women to stand up for themselves and not tolerate cheating in a relationship. The chorus repeats the phrase "these boots are made for walking" as a way of reaffirming the woman's resolve to leave her cheating man behind.

The lyrics also touch upon the theme of truth and honesty, warning the man that he should be truthful with her instead of continuing to lie. The woman is depicted as strong, confident, and independent, making a choice to leave a bad relationship and find someone who appreciates and respects her.

Overall, "These Boots Are Made for Walking" is a feminist anthem that celebrates strong and independent women who refuse to be mistreated in a relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

You keep saying
You repeatedly claim

You've got something for me
You possess something I should have

Something you call love
A feeling you describe as love

But confess
Tell the truth

You've messing
You've been unfaithful

Where you shouldn't have been messing
In a place where you shouldn't have

Now someone else is getting all of your best
Now someone else is getting your love and attention

These boots are made for walking
These boots are intended for walking

And that's just what they'll do
And that's how they'll be used

One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
One day I will be in control of this situation

You keep lying
You keep dishonestly communicating