Tim: A few months ago Vincent (Swiss) brought out Dieser Beat, which was a decent track but in the end we had plenty of other tracks to write about. His new one, though, is absolutely worth it, bringing with it a multitude of surprise elements, so don’t read ahead until you’re through to at least 3:04.
Tom: We’re going all in on the schlager at the minute, aren’t we? Not that I’m complaining.
Tim: Yeah, it’s a bit of fun isn’t it? Key change was slightly predictable, mind, but not entirely a given so that was nice to hear, but where on earth did that guitar come from? Admittedly if you’re making a track four minutes long with a key change only two and a half minutes in you’ve got to have something to keep people listening, and if it’s this or another key change then…well, actually I’m not sure which I’d prefer.
Tom: We got to the key change and I thought ‘blimey, there’s still a minute to go’. This could definitely use the fat trimming off it, although I think I’d remove one of the early verses rather than that guitar solo. I’m all for guitar solos coming back.
Tim: In any case, sure, the song could finish after three minutes and I’m not sure it’d sound the worse for it, but let’s have an extra minute with an electric guitar, why not. The rest of it up to there is all good – he’s reminiscing about the Northern Lights as apparently he used to see them every time he visited his grandparents and now they’re the most beautiful thing in the world. Sweet, right? I don’t know what the actual lyrics say, as they don’t seem to be online anywhere, but they’re probably all ‘you’re absolutely beautiful and you make me think of them’ type, so that’s nice too. What a lovely song.