Pete Waterman is rather peeved off at the criticism being levied towards the song he has written for the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. 'That Sounds Good To Me'Â will be sung by British Josh Dubovie but has been branded the worst entry ever by bookies.
Peter old fellow Pop Idol Judge Dr Neil Fox described Pete Waterman's (Of Stock Aitken Waterman)Â end result as "an average song and an average singer".
Mr Waterman did not take kindly to this summary of the song/singer and has decided not to write next years song for the pan European contest claiming that he has been stabbed in the back and questioned Dr Neil's authenticity as a Doctor and ability to write a hit song in a tirade aimed at Dr Fox.
I have listened to the song and I think that Dr Fox's comments are wrong.
The song is not an average song with an average singer. It is an awful song with an average singer.
I feel sorry for Josh Dubovie because he seems like a nice chap but he has to go in front of the camera and represent this country singing a mindless piece of drivel.
I could write a song better than that in my bath whilst drunk and if you want a real competition for song writing I throw down the gauntlet.
Put at my disposal the studio/engineer and I will go head to head with you for the next contest in writing the next song that uses no gimmicky rises in tone.
Here's the song for what it's worth:
I completely agree, the song was complete shite suited to an over-50s cruise liner, not a song contest. I'm actually glad Waterman has decided not to write next years song, I just hope he sticks to the promise.
So Lena won, but I saw that she had to scratch her head to understand English. Why not have pride in her own national language and sing in German !
The hegemony of English should certainly be opposed. Can I ask anyone who supports the cultural identies of individual nations in the Eurovision Song Contest to vote here
thepetitionsite.com/28/bring-back-culture-to-eurovision
The rules should also be changed to enable the introduction of the international language Esperanto.
The use of Esperanto is forbidden at the moment.
Put your money where your big fat mouth is then Richard and write a better song for next year if you think you can do a better job. Idiot.
Already done Richardhenleydavisisa**** 🙂
I wrote it whilst putting my socks on this morning and it already sounds better than That sounds good to me.
But then again if I were to break wind in a cavern it would sound better than Pete Waterman's latest Eurovision offering.
Do you actually think it is a good song?
I love SAW but I have to admit that I'm aware that my calender says 2010 not 1989. The song might have work with another CONTEMPORARY arrangement and/or a CONTEMPORARY mix. I believe Waterman should write the next contest entry too (doing it CONTEMPORARY). I don't believe anybody would let him though.
I also had the impression that Lena has a hard time understanding and speaking English. Listening to her was kind of embarrasing. Even though she just finished her qualification for university studies with most of the times requires an average to excellent knowledge of English. In the press conferences she did show better language knowledge. Not perfect but good enough. She must've been totally overwhelmed earlier being the winner.