Tim: I’d write an introduction, but you’re probably already fixated on those two massive things in the video below.
Tom: Hey, I resent that.
Tim: That’s fine by me, but I don’t see you denying it.
Tim: So it’s a new Shirley Clamp track! The first in ages, and it’s…well, it’s alright but it’s not as good as it could be, is it?
Tom: What’s it missing, then? This seems pretty good, as middle-of-the-road Europop goes.
Tim: Where’s the massive closing chorus? Where’s the key change? Where, basically, is the Shirley Clamp who gave the world Min Kärlek? (and yes I know that doesn’t actually have a middle eight and so doesn’t quite work here but you know what I mean so shush)
Tom: You were expecting schlager, and you got a regular pop track. If other artists had brought this out, it’d be “hey, that’s not bad”, but… it’s not other artists.
Tim: I suppose that’s not entirely fair – music’s changed a bit, and this is more of a dance-pop number than pure schlager, but sometimes people should stick to what they do, because otherwise people like me get disappointed, and I WANT A NEW SONG WITH A BIG KEY CHANGE.
On the plus side, though, as of tomorrow there’s only a fortnight until the big Eurovision selection processes start to get going, so it’s ALL OKAY I SUPPOSE.