![]() It is that rare holiday smash which doesn’t hustle its listener. If anything, I like this most for its influence – the enduring post-Whigfield school of plinky-plonk smilecore Eurodance which produced feelgood gems (Ang Lee’s “2 Times”, ATC’s “Around The World”) through the rest of the decade.īut actually “Saturday Night”‘s resistibility is its second fine quality. Not, though, irresistible – I’ve generally been pleased to hear “Saturday Night” and am content that it has made the world a happier place in some small fashion, but I wouldn’t own it, or put it on for fun, or even learn the dance. ![]() Obviously that’s entirely subjective and I expect to be swamped with annoyed Whigophobes in the comments, but for me this record has lucked onto something sweet and primal. How can you tell when something is iconically simple and not just, er, simple? I’d say when it never actually ends up irritating you. The main thing is that it’s one of those iconically simple pop hits, like a “Louie Louie” for the Thomas Cook set. ![]() “Saturday Night” has two big things going for it.
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