I got my Melodifestivalen 2006 CD in the post last week and, as you can imagine, I’ve been listening to it quite a lot since and even less surprising is the fact that I keep returning to track 1 on CD 2 – Temple of Love by BWO. And it’s only during this BWO listenathon that I’ve realised truly how much it deserves to have won Melodifestivalen, not only cos it’s a brilliant song but because the lyrics are perfect for Eurovision. Below are the lyrics (in italics) and my explanation of their relevance:
Want love from the Eurovision audience oh oh oh oh
We all need love oh oh oh oh
We all want love oh oh oh oh
Get it right ie. vote for Sweden in the heat of the night (it’s hot in Greece)
Bass is thumping, crowd is jumping
Shake your body, the beats of the ace Euro entries keep on pumping
I’m excited, candyguided (made up word to fill Eurovision nonsense quota)
On the floor when we all dance united – until the tactical voting starts anyway
Thunder rolls from the heavens above
When we enter the gates to the temple of love (references to ancient Greek religion and architecture)
Want love oh oh oh oh
We all need love oh oh oh oh
We all want love oh oh oh oh
Get it right in the heat of the night
We all want love oh oh oh oh
We all need love oh oh oh oh
We all want love oh oh oh oh
Get it right in the heat of the night
I’m on fire take me higher on the score board
Drown my heart in a pool of desire to win
Keep on shining intertwining
Feel aligned through the chemistry binding
Thunder rolls from the heavens above
When we enter the gates to the temple of love
Want love oh oh oh oh
We all need love oh oh oh oh
We all want love oh oh oh oh
Get it right in the heat of the night
Walk the rope in the temple of sin (pop music is probably considered a sin somewhere in Europe)
Keep an eye on the records I spin at the groovy Eurovision after-party
Through the gates to the temple of love
Where the DJ (Terry Wogan?) comes crashing
From the heavens above
Want love oh oh oh oh
We all need love oh oh oh oh
We all want love oh oh oh oh
Get it right in the heat of the night
We all want love oh oh oh oh
We all need love oh oh oh oh
We all want love oh oh oh oh
Get it right in the heat of the night
See, it’s so wrong that it didn’t win! But BWO win overall, cos Temple of Love has become their first ever no.1 single. Well done you crazy ace Swedes!