Tim: 15th November, Tom, a date that should be in your diary – the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest!
Tom: That is so not going in my diary.
Tim: Here’s Sweden’s entry (as I’ve a feeling you won’t be worried about spoilers for this).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8K365ADCiw
Tim: Yes, it’s clearly a song by a kid, and it probably isn’t too worried about taking itself too seriously.
Tom: That’s true. Which is for the best, because apart from that build into the chorus — and yes, that key change — I’m not that fond of it.
Tim: Nonetheless, it’s a damn good track, and one that’s substantially better than a lot of entries to proper Eurovision, though I’m aware I might just think that because it’s one of the cheesiest dance tunes that I’ve heard this side of 2004.
Tom: I’ll agree that there are much worse entries in Eurovision, but it seems to have brought the style of 2004 without all of the energy that went with it. It’s not bad, I guess, but the build never seems to turn into a proper chorus. That might be the fact it’s a kid singing it, and not someone with a more powerful voice.
Tim: Well, who cares? It’s a great dance track, and it has a key change, so who needs more than that?
If you’re wondering about our place in the JESC (I’m not typing it all out), well, we competed in 2003, when Tom Morley came third; in 2004, when Cory Spedding came second; and in 2005, when Joni Fuller came fourteenth. We didn’t return after that.
Tom: I’m guessing the viewing figures didn’t justify the expense. I’m not surprised.