Krista Siegfrieds – On & Off

“Keep one hand hovering over your Alt+Tab.”

Tim: Finland’s favourite bride-to-be is back with a rather good pop song, presented here for your enjoyment.

Tom: Oh heavens, not her again. Hopefully she’s getting a divorce.

Tim: Well, if her husband sees this video, they may well be headed that way: it’s not technically NSFW, but when they’re On they’re very very On, so you might want to keep one hand hovering over your Alt+Tab.

Tom: I was about to ask if that was a euphemism, but crikey, you’re not kidding.

Tim: Verses: 8/10 – pleasantly tuneful and melodic, with just the right amount of energy for the scenes and settings it’s describing. Chorus: also 8/10 – opposite of the verse, really, with a whole lot of energy but not much in the way of melody.

Tom: I’d rate both of those a little bit lower: that chorus is good, but the “on-and-off” bit just doesn’t work for me.

Tim: Middle eight: 7/10, mostly losing points for that “sh-” which sounds annoying, fools no-one, and since it’s not like you’re realistically going to get any English-speaking radio airplay, why bother?.

Tom: I can forgive them the censorship, but again: it’s just not quite working for me.

Tim: Post-chorus, though: SO MUCH/10, because that “on and off and on and off” is really very good indeed – lyrical genius it might not be, but it’s sure as hell immediately sing-alongable, memorable, and basically the highlight of the song.

Tom: And the trouble is, you’re absolutely right. I can remember it. I don’t want to, but I can remember it, and I suppose I’ve got to give it a few marks for that.