Tim: Let’s pretend yesterday never happened, and go back to the pleasing sounds of beachy summer summer.
Tim: I know we don’t normally go with live performances, but this one’s good and actually fairly similar to the studio version so it’s fine.
Tom: “Fine”?
Tim: Not only is it fine, in fact, it’s great. It has all of the necessary bits for a balearic dance tune, right down to the foreign in the chorus.
Tom: I was about to call you on using the word ‘foreign’, and then I realised I wasn’t immediately sure what language it was either. It does say something that most of the pop stars from non-English-speaking countries still sing at least partly in English, though.
Tim: Yes, though it’s worth remembering that Oscar is Swedish rather than anywhere Mediterranean. I’m not particularly sold on the slightly grouchy breakdown, which almost breaks the track a little bit, but that aside it’s pretty great. Oh, and since you mentioned it, it’s Italian for ‘Dancing With Me’.
Tom: Italian. Got it.