Tim: You, incorrectly, didn’t think much of Janet’s Melodifestivalen entry, Heartstrings; others apparently did, or at least enough to pay attention to her, as her follow-up is the official single of Stockholm Pride 2013, coming with an appropriately colourful lyric video.
Tom: That is excellent. To the point where I immediately downloaded it after listening through once.
Tim: Crikey.
Tom: It’s that good. It’s a very rare song that makes me do that, but this is that rare song. This is the kind of pop that absolutely, totally, works with my brain.
Tim: High praise there, for what is indeed a lovely lovely song. The lyrics don’t really tell the happiest story, although they sort of do because when a desire is sung like this then let’s be honest it’s going to happen, isn’t it. Janet is going to get her new colours, whatever they may metaphorically be, and then she’s going to parade around with them all and shout about it. Until then, though, she’s just going to make music like this.
Tom: She’s welcome to. Seriously, I don’t think I have any criticisms about this song. This is certainly the best pop song of the year so far — at least to me.
Tim: Powerful, beat heavy, club friendly, and happy. A good chorus that we can all sing along to. A massive closing section that everyone can go crazy to. Basically, music that is FUN.