Tim: Last Friday X Factor, today Swedish Idol, and this year’s winner, Kevin, a (still active) professional footballer.
Tom: That’s a multi-talented person right there. Just like Gazza.
Tim: You’re probably thinking that this sounds a lot like Avicii’s Wake Me Up, with it’s country-esque verse, lone vocal and than big dance chorus, and you’d be right – it would seem the Idol producers thought that since they’re always accused of being cynical and manipulative of the music industry they might as well go all in, so let’s have something very similar to the biggest hit of year.
Tom: It’s similar in style, but the vocals and production are different enough that it didn’t immediately remind me. It’s not a complete ripoff, but yes, they’re certainly just grabbing onto the coattails of whoever’s currently popular.
Tim: However awful that sort of attitude may be, damn, it does seem to work. Farmhouse music —
Tom: Is… is that like house and garage, only with country? ‘Cos that’s a cracking term, if so.
Tim: Pretty much, yeah and it seem it’s here to stay; whether it’ll become as universal as piano dance was eighteen months back remains to be seen, but I like this. Entirely derivative, and unashamedly so, but it’s a decent enough track to dance to. Of course, it’ll be nowhere near as successful as Avicii what with being six months too late for dancing to, but it’s the thought that counts.