Tom: “This song was in Melodifestivalen last year,” writes reader Plupp. “It was the first song on the entire festival last year,” they continue; “…it was placed LAST but was played on loop the entire year on the radio later.”
Tim: I remember this from last year. I also remember why we didn’t do it as a Saturday Reject.
Tom: I’ll say this much, Tim; these are some ridiculous outfits.
Tom: If this placed last, then I’ve got to agree: either it’s an injustice, or there were some incredible other tracks in that heat. Aside from a slightly dodgy middle eight, this sounds like it could come off any Clubland CD. Hmm. I meant that as a compliment, but it didn’t sound like it.
Tim: Well, however complimentary that may have been, I agree with you. And that’s the issue. It’s standard, bang in the middle of the road club music, as opposed to something representative of Sweden. Any Eurovision song should carry a message of ‘this is the music we do’, and this is just a bit too generic for that.
Tom: Whoa, whoa, hold on. And we brought the ‘Dinck?* No wonder we didn’t win.
What I mean is this: it’s a proper CLUB BANGER, and perhaps that makes me like it more that I should. I want to dance to this. Maybe it’s because the backing reminds me of Caravan Palace’s superb Clash, or maybe it’s just a damn good track.
Tim: Oh, it is a damn good track, and a deserved radio mainstay. It’s just not a Eurovision entry. (And FYI, the official nickname is ‘The Hump’, but we’ve already discussed that more than is necessary.)
Tom: Either way, it shouldn’t have been last.
Tim: Probably not. But it’s right that it didn’t win.
2 Comments
Listen to the studio version it so much better.
Something is strange with this performance, bad mixing?
It feels like only the backing track is heard in parts.
Really thankfull for your review. Maybe it would have been placed better if it was not the first song of the year. :O