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The UK's Eurovision entry in 1998, which placed them in the Top 3 for the third year running: indeed the contest was in Birmingham following the victory of Katrina & The Waves the previous year. Only Dana International precluded a repeat of the same success again. I'd always had this idea that Eurovision songs were supposed to be written by people from the country represented, but apparently one of the co-writers of this was Scott English, whose 'Brandy' later congealed into the Barry Manilow/Westlife hit 'Mandy'. Perhaps he was granted a special exemption because of his name or something.
Anyway, the song is OK, but has that slightly stilted quality of a lot of Eurovision. Imaani herself (born Melanie Crosdale) puts in a decent performance but unfortunately for her it didn't get her very far; a follow-up single was cancelled although she did guest on a couple of dance tracks thereafter. Of course, it struggles to follow the excitement of somebody speaking Dutch over footage of the Mini factory, but then what wouldn't?
Available on: Original Hits - Dance
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