Eurovision 2019 ‘You Decide’ Songs Revealed, And We Have Some Thoughts
In a nutshell? Don’t be fooled by the Ed Sheeran/James Arthur/insert-any-other-interchangeable-white-man-with-guitar-sounding introduction, the chorus is much more pop, putting us in mind of a Westlife ballad (a band whose comeback single, incidentally, was written by Ed Sheeran).
How ridiculous is it? It’s a pretty by-the-numbers singer/songwriter affair, but there is a gospel choir and a key change, so it’s not totally without smirk-worthy moments.
How would it do at Eurovision? Cheesy ballads haven’t done all that well in the last few years (last year’s winner, lest we forget, was a high-energy tune that featured chicken beat-boxing and lyrical nods to ‘Pokémon’, Barbie and ‘Wonder Woman’), with recent history suggesting if you’re going to win with a slow tune, it needs to have an arty edge to it. But it’s rare that two consecutive winners sound alike too, so maybe it’s time for a Eurovision resurgence of this type of track.
Oh, and have we seen him somewhere before? Michael was actually the winner of the BBC’s quirky singing contest, ‘All Together Now’, last year.