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Years & Years AND TOVE LO — 'Desire'

  • March 3, 2016
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IS THERE ANYTHING MORE EXQUISITE than a new version of a song involving a surprise guest vocalist on the second verse? There's a lot of it around at the moment.

  • Sia and David Guetta's 'Bang My Head' — BANG there's Fetty Wap.
  • Zara Larrson's 'Lush Life' — CRASH there's Tinie Tempah.
  • Sia (again) with 'Cheap Thrills' — WALLOP there's Sean Paul and yes fair enough he was in the middle eight rather than the second verse but you get the idea.

Anyway Years & Years are taking 'Desire' for a second trot round the paddock and this time they've roped in Tove Lo.

As crow­barred-in Polydor labelmate duets go this is something of a triumph. But then you think "oh hang on don't Years & Years also share a label with Carly Rae Jepsen" and you feel a bit pensive. Still — good work everyone.

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