Eurovision has thrown up some surprisingly decent pop tunes the over the last few years. Despite cynics best efforts at deriding it, the contest has come a long way since the days of ‘Boom Bang-A-Bang’. Most entries these days are uplifting true pop songs, three minutes in length, and very commercial sounding. Take this uplifting pop/dance track from Sweden’s Jenny Silver.
A 2011 entrant in the annual Swedish final selection show Melodifestivalen, ‘Something In Your Eyes’ has hooks seemingly inspired by ABBA’s 1979 disco phase, and could easily have been written by super Swedes Benny and Björn. Jenny Silver even resembles a fresher, younger Frida. It’s not surprising she didn’t win and Eric Saade took victory, as her stage show paled in comparison, and that’s as much a part of the contest now as the songs themselves. But, you could argue her song was arguably better – a true modern Swedish pop classic.
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