Tim: Last year this bloke covered Ai se eu te pego!, a 2008 Brazilian song, and his version got so big (200 million YouTube views big) that he’s done an English version so he can take over the resorts this summer.
Tom: All right, he’s opening with a cheering crowd. It’s a bold statement, but it might be justified.
Tim: And I think that just might happen, because let’s be honest this is great, isn’t it? I am actually typing this in time to the song. Even though that’s slower than usual, I just think that I need to.
Tom: Is it released too early for Ibiza? If it is, then it might still vanish without trace – but if they get a BANGING REMIX of this out at the right time for the clubs, it’s going to take the islands by storm.
Tim: Well, Loca People hit YouTube in February, and I’d reckon that if this song has just one desire, it’s to be this year’s equivalent. And I think it might succeed, because my God, this song makes me want to get up and dance like a total nutjob. I can see it splitting opinions (massively), but I love it. It is energy, it is jump around the room, it is brilliant. And anyone who says otherwise is just plain wrong.
Tom: It’s going to split, because ultimately it’s a pleasant summer pop song being released in – charitably – “early spring”. And he sounds like a laid-back Ricky Martin, which isn’t necessarily a good thing. If it goes big, good for him… but I’m not quite sure it will.
Tim: But…but…I really, really want to sing ‘nothing at all‘ to those four notes that crop up at the end of each line in the accordion bit, and my word that annoys me.