We Got Love – Sounds of Oz

Sometimes you hear voices that stay with you. Colin Lillie’s is one of those voices for me. I remember being wowed by him on The Voice a year ago. I’m pretty sure he didn’t get that far, but I never forgot about it. So I’m thrilled to hear some new music in the form of his latest single “We Got Love.”

This is joyful soul-rock, a true celebration of life and getting through the hard times.

“The song is about believing in yourself no matter how life kicks you, if you believe you’re on the right road you can get through anything,” he explained. “Real change is only relevant to the individual because no one really wants to know about the past, only the present. I guess ‘We Got Love’ is also about coming to peace with your past and walking down the new road with confidence.”

“We Got Love” comes from Colin’s forthcoming album, which is set for release near the end of the year. It’s only a matter of time before Colin is the headliner, but until then you can catch him supporting Diesel at the following shows.

2 August 2019 – Commercial Hotel, South Morang (with Diesel)
3 August 2019 – Village Green Hotel, Mulgrave (with Diesel)
8 August 2019 – Mt Pleasant Tavern, Mackay (with Diesel)
9 August 2019 – Kirwan Tavern, Townsville (with Diesel)
10 August 2019 – Edge Hill Tavern, Cairns (with Diesel)
15 August 2019 – Star Hotel, Emerald (with Diesel)
16 August 2019 – Allenstown Hotel, Rockhampton (with Diesel)
17 August 2019 – Harvey Road Tavern, Gladstone (with Diesel)
18 August 2019 – Bay Central Tavern, Harvey Bay (with Diesel)
22 August 2019 – Ramsgate Hotel, Henley Beach (with Diesel)
23 August 2019 – Norwood Hotel, Norwood (with Diesel)
24 August 2019 – Victoria Hotel, O’Halloran Hill (with Diesel)
30 & 31 August 2019 – Brass Monkey, Sydney (with Diesel)

Image used with permission from Footstomp Music

When Jessica Mauboy’s Eurovision entry “We Got Love” hit my inbox, I initially resisted. I take my Eurovison seriously and I typically prefer to hear the songs for the first time in the Eurovision arena. That way my ears are fresh and familiarity doesn’t make me biased.

But curiousity got the better of me, and I figure if I’ve had a listen I might as well share my thoughts. It’s a good song. It’s incredibly catchy, and its positive lyrics are the kind of thing Eurovision eats up. But is it a winning song? That I’m not so sure about.

It’s quite predictable. People will enjoy it, no doubt, but in my opinion it doesn’t have enough quirk to separate it from so many other good Eurovision songs. I think of recent past winners and they typically had something that set what they did apart. This feels like it’s what Eurovision wanted five years ago, but not now. Jess has charisma in spades, but she’ll need to rely on more than charm to get this one over the line.

Anything can happen when we hit Lisbon, but I’m not expecting victory here.

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