Tim: Tom, I have just got back from watching our Eurovision entry (this one) being chosen, and I am FUMING, for a reason I shall return to another time. For now, though, we have this.
Tim: And…it’s dull. Yes, the vocals are there, and she’s got a good howling voice on her, but there’s really just nothing else.
Tom: And as usual, we’re joining the inevitable crowd of countries who’re going to choose a song similar to the one that won last year. If we were the only country sending something like this, we’d stand a chance: but we’ll be buried among twenty other Dull Ballads.
Tim: Right – there is literally nothing memorable in this song. No big moments, no crowning glory out of the middle eight – just a very standard song, running mediocrely throughout its three minutes, and very quickly forgotten. Now don’t get me wrong, I would *love* us to do well – this year more than any other, as if we win then we’ll get to host a European love-in right in the middle of vicious Article 50 negotiations – but I really can’t see much coming from this.
Tim: It’s not actively bad or divisive this year, it’s just… it’s just a song. Good vocals though. Good vocals.
Tom: When she was on the X Factor, she came eighth out of twelve finalists. Mathematically, the equivalent would be about 17th, and to be honest – I think we’ll be lucky to do that well.