A Track Can Take You Back: Gina G: “Ooh Ahh… Just a Little Bit”

Gina G’s “Ooh Ahh… Just a Little Bit” starts with those familiar synth-keyboard sounds heard often in ‘90s dance music. (To get nostalgic briefly, this song evokes memories of living in San Francisco, visiting the Virgin Megastore, and dancing in clubs south of market [SoMa]). What make this track a standout are the recognizable drums and that relentless galloping synth-bass line. Gina G’s vocal was credible, especially in the bridge: “What can you do for me?/Oh, what can you do?/’Cause I feel/So alive/I feel your love inside.” However, it’s the backing vocal after the bridge that adds a memorable soulful quality: “Just a little bit/Little bit more.” And all these years later, there’s nothing like this song to take me back to the Megastore… for just a little bit, and SoMa… a little bit more.