Tim: One of our favourite artists of the past year is back with the English version of the lead track off her next album; I’ll think you’ll find it worth your time.
Tom: Oh, that surprised me when it kicked in.
Tim: Interesting, this – heck of a chorus, but to be honest not a lot else, or at least that’s what I’m left thinking after hearing it a couple of times. The verses are obviously there, sure, but seem very much there just to get from one chorus to the next, and I’m not sure whether I like that at all.
Tom: Agreed. Genius struck while composing the chorus — and that middle-eight as well, that heartbeat is just brilliant — but the verses just aren’t there. Fortunately, they don’t stick around for too long.
Tim: It’s almost a let down, really – this has the exact same writers behind it as Survivor, and that was really just in a different league. I might be being too negative, though, as I think I’m holding her to higher standards than I would others; after all, that is very much a Good Chorus, it’s just…oh, you could do so much better.
Tom: It’s three-quarters of the way there. The verses are the other quarter.