This guilty pleasure is the newest. I found this song on another web site today. From what I understand it has been a big hit all across Europe. It does have that Eurovision/Europop feel.
Speaking of Europe, growing up here in the colonies we were meant to feel culturally insignificant. We had no culture, no great artists, composers, writers, etc. I believed in the cultural superiority of Europe for most of my life, until one day while on vacation in England, I sat down with my cousins and watched the Eurovision contest. It is rare that you see Eurovision in Canada, and I am sure they are trying to hide it from us.
Eurovision is supposed to showcase the best of European musical culture. Each country puts forward their best singer/song and countries vote. First off, Europe's best is nothing but pop trash. Seriously, there was a transvestite trio from turkey; some singer from Estonia dressed like Xena the Warrior Princess, surrounded by dancing cavemen; Finland has been represented by a singing Klingon surrounded by a supporting cast of Star Trek castoff aliens; and a personal favourite, the break dancers from Belarus.
Secondly, the voting is hilarious. Each country can't vote for their entry, so you get Latvia giving 12 points to Estonia, and Estonia giving 12 points to Latvia, and nobody giving points to England or France. So much for a new united Europe.
It was all enough to shatter any notion of European cultural superiority. However, in its defence, the music is kinda catchy, and the Eurovision contest did give us ABBA.
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