Tim: Tom, I’m looking forward to December, because my word have I got some Christmas Flashbacks for you. But in the meantime, let’s turn the clock back 22½ years, to Sweden’s entry to Eurovision 1994, back in the days of live orchestra and national languages only.
Tom: Thanks for reminding me how long ago 1994 was.
Tom: Blimey, what a voice he’s got! You don’t hear voices like that in pop these days. And all the orchestration is so 90s. I can’t remember ever hearing that before, and I still feel nostalgic.
Tim: Title translates to ‘Stars’, with the titular ones being those that light up the night and power our love. The verses are are bit dull, but oh that chorus really did make me feel all warm and snuggly inside. You might not be able to sing in English, but that sure as hell doesn’t mean you can’t get your message across, and here it just sounds so lovely, doesn’t it?
Tom: Bonus points for the styling too. And yet, his name is the incredibly mundane “Roger”. Roger.
Tim: True, but don’t forget that even now we live in a world where one of the biggest tracks of the year is by a guy called Alan. It’s hard to judge a Eurovision performance from back then now, of course, but I will comment that I’m not keen on her dementor look for the first verse, and quite what’s going on with his hair/carpet dress thing I’ve no idea. But all over it’s lovely.