Tim: Hang on – not, that Scarlett Johansson?
Tom: Yes, that Scarlett Johansson.
Tom: Did I have low expectations, or is this a really good pop song?
Tim: Both, I think – certainly better than I ever imagined it would be, given what previous Hollywood A-listers have given us.
Tom: I mean, it’s a little retro, and it’s a bit Radio 2, but there’s a lot of really good influences that have been pulled together into this — a bit of Fleetwood Mac, maybe a bit of REM.
Tim: And put together in a really good way.
Tom: Shame about the low-effort middle eight and final chorus: there’s a lot of opportunities missed there. Even a simple ‘shift the main melody to the harmony for a couple of notes’ would’ve been better.
Tim: Yes – my one moan was that about three minutes in I was thinking “so, anything new going to happen here?”
Tom: Still: not complaining. This is actually a really nice track.