The Australian ESC entry is out! Multitalented songster that he is, Guy Sebastian has penned a new song specifically for ESC, reportedly in 48 hours. Given some of the offerings performed in the past, one may suggest that plenty of entries have been prepared in less time.
It’s an upbeat party song that includes many of the features of successful ESC performances. There’s an easy, catchy lyric that non-English speakers can sing along with: “do watcha watcha watcha want”, you can dance to it, it’s a feel good tune that stands out from the crowd and it makes the most of Guy’s voice. In short, it’s a contender!
Australians are a pretty tough audience and pulling down ‘tall poppies’ is as much a national pastime as cricket or swimming, so we don’t praise our own lightly. There is really a chance that we could actually win this thing!