Tim: We all know the original; let’s have a cover that promises, from the outset, to be predictable in a lovely way.
Tom: Bloody hell, Tim, what is it with you and songs from adverts? Admittedly this one isn’t written about the product itself, but I do worry about you sometimes. Anyway. Yes. Predictable?
Tim: Wait – did I say predictable? Damn. Because what I was going for was, well, we have the well-known and loud original and a very calm start, so this is going to be a builder, right?
Tom: I was really hoping it would.
Tim: A bit like when Leona Lewis did Snow Patrol (yes, all of them at once HAHAHAHAHAHA!).
Tom: Classy.
Tim: Thank you very much. We’re going to start sweet and tinkly, let’s have a guitar backing for the first chorus, and then some gentle drums as well for the rest of it. Hell, for the middle eight we could even introduce a string ensemble!
Tom: This would have been lovely. Euphoric finale, lighters in the air. Instead…
Tim: No. It’s just dull. Despite her great soaring voice, which does deserve a mention as it is fantastic, it’s just dull. Dull, dull, dull; reminiscent of tea, in fact, which is, appropriately enough, where this song first appeared.
Tom: Absolutely – I’m not complaining about the singer, just about the production.