Scott’s Eurovision campaign had reached Iceland
Scott was taking his self-appointed role as head of marketing for the UK’s Eurovision entry increasingly seriously.
The target this time was Iceland.
The programme had previously contacted the Icelandic Phallological Museum and asked whether it would help promote Sam Ryder by using “Spaceman” as its telephone hold music.
They called back to check.
The song was indeed playing.
Scott treated that as proof the campaign was working: one extremely niche Icelandic tourist attraction had now been converted to Team Sam.
The museum had even raised the possibility of adding a cast from Sam to its collection, an offer Scott was delighted to relay to him.
Sam Ryder arrived in the studio
Sam joined Scott and Chris as Eurovision excitement continued to build.
The transcript repeatedly mishears his name as Shayne Ward, but the conversation is unmistakably with Sam Ryder and about “Spaceman”.
Scott explained the latest promotional efforts and assured Sam that Britain was finally taking the contest seriously.
Then came a challenge which had nothing to do with conventional Eurovision preparation.
Spaceman met Måneskin
For Your Lyrics Different Song, Sam had to sing the lyrics of “Spaceman” over a completely different backing track.
The chosen song was Måneskin’s “I Wanna Be Your Slave”.
Sam admitted the task was surprisingly difficult because his brain knew the “Spaceman” melody too well.
Scott compared it to trying to pat your head while rubbing your stomach.
Once Sam began, however, the vocals worked far better than they had any right to.
Scott and Chris were stunned by the power of his voice and warned him to back away from the microphone when he reached the biggest notes.
The result became one of the clearest demonstrations yet of why they believed the UK might actually have a chance that year.
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