The song representing the United Kingdom premiered on 6th March with the song's release on streaming platforms, the video premiere on youtube and the first play on BBC Radio 2. A few weeks before, the BBC announced the name of their act and that the song would also be internally selected. Going to Vienna is Look Mum No Computer performing "Eins, zwei, drei" (One, two, three)
The story arc of the video sees Sam Battle (the man behind the act name) shun office life to turn a Mini Metro into a a plane and attempts to fly it across the English Channel. Also seen are many of Sam's musical inventions and Sam plays the part of 'eccentric English scientist' very well although this describes him in real life quite well. The song is highly electronic and Sam's vocals gives the song a Johnny Rotten/Gorillaz style edge. The text - full of British cultural touchstones, idioms and sayings - talks about escaping the humdrum; making and taking the most out of life and trying to do something you love. Although it has a German title, the rest of the song is in English. Midnight Gold from Georgia is probably the nearest we have had like this at Eurovision although chart acts like Digitalism and Everything Everything are also near the mark.
The response to the song has been warm and welcome; pleased that the UK are sending something with character and a positive British identity. Currently, it is actually 10s too long so I am intrigued to see the solution. "Eins, zwei, drei" is catchy and has a shouty chorus that would go down well with the locals in Austria and other Germanic countries, but I wonder how eclectic it could've been without the added ESC songwriters to 'tame' it. Let's hope the unusual contraptions and embroidered overalls make it Vienna!
ARTIST - Look Mum No Computer
SONG – Eins, zwei, drei
WRITING/PRODUCTION CREDITS – Julie Aagaard, Sam Battle, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, Thomas Stengaard
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