Loreen - Tattoo (2023) [Original Post]
Sweden does it again! There could really only be one winner from this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Loreen brought the same A-game that made Euphoria an anthemic stand-out from the 2012 show, blasting the doors off with another bona fide hit in the same mold. It's not perfect. When you really listen and think about it, it's a little odd to describe "violins playing" as if pitching a scene for a film, instead of simply expressing the genuine feeling that would solicit that type of theatrical treatment -- but lets not worry about it! It works. It sounds fantastic. It fills my chest with the stuff that makes a fella want to fight for something. Does it sound a bit like a snotty four year old talk-crying? Look, it doesn't matter. All I care about is love!
