UK 2010 - That Sounds Good to Me

Well, this was bound to happen. The Brits have been floundering in the ESC for years - no wonder since the contest has such a tiny fanbase there, relatively speaking - but last year they hit upon one solution. Get an already very established composer to write the song, then find some unknown kid to perform it (cheaper that way). This actually worked really well for them last year, they ended up placing 5th, which for the UK these days is an amazing result. So this year - different songwriters, but same formula. And like I said, this was bound to happen - Stock Aitken Waterman in the ESC ... !! :-D

Well, almost, anyway. Matt Aitken's not really a bigwig in the music business these days anymore. But Mike Stock and Pete Waterman are the brains ... if that's the word I want ... behind this year's UK entry. Which is ... hmm ...

It's totally SAW, I've got to say that. The kind of thing you might peg as theirs even if you didn't know it. But is that a good thing? I'm really not sure. This song isn't bad, as such, it's just ... it's boring. I'm not sure how they think this song will stand out? It's a totally standard pop song, quality craftsmanship, but there's nothing that makes it shine in a crowd. And this will definitely be a crowd. I'm not at all convinced that this will be noticed much by anyone. Maybe those in my generation who remember the 80s ;-) because this song definitely feels dated. Even the performance. Those girls have got to lose those T-shirts. Ick.

Well, judge for yourselves. This is Josh Dubovie performing That Sounds Good to Me by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, who will be competing for the United Kingdom on Saturday, May 29th. The UK is also in the Big Four and thus go straight to the final. That will definitely be to the disadvantage of this song.



Lyrics here.

In related news, the Brits - as I'm sure you know, my well-informed readers!! - have an election coming up. Pat Condell made a video about it, here. I love Pat Condell.