Tom: “Need You Now” is a good song. It really is.
Tim: Indeed. Story time: I first heard it in an advert for their album before the film Daybreakers, and to be perfectly honest, part of me wishes to this day that I’d been more enthused by that advert, got up and left the cinema to buy it right there and then.
Tom: That took me a second to work out, but I reckon it might be one of the best burns you’ve written in a while.
Tim: Thank you very much.
Tom: Anyway, I always thought the song needed a bit more… well, oomph. Jason Nevins provides.
Tim: Hmm – not sure about that.
Tom: Now here’s an odd thing: this is a track that I’ve liked less and less the more I heard it. The first time I listened, I was dancing in my chair. It went straight on my regular playlist. And then… then it got old.
Tim: See, I’m not sure about that at all. I never did think it needed more, and I think this goes some way towards showing it. It’s alright, and great should I want to dance to the song, but largely unnecessary.
Tom: There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s a competent remix. I’d still love it if it appeared in a club. But that first moment of ‘wow, this is is brilliant’? I think I was wrong.
Tim: Nice to hear you admit it.