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I wasn’t expecting to get emotional over a song named after a Big Brother host, but here we are. Wet Leg’s latest single “davina mccall” got me, and I’m still wondering how they managed to turn such a quirky concept into something quite moving. It was produced by Dan Carey, features on the “Moisturizer” and is out now!
Song Analysis (davina mccall Review)
The track opens with those now-famous words, and immediately you know this isn’t the same band that gave us “Chaise Longue.” This is Wet Leg showing a raw vulnerability in a way I’ve never heard before. Rhian Teasdale vocals are more stripped down, almost fragile, as she croons about the kind of devotion that makes you want to pick someone up from train stations and weather any storm together.
The reference to Davina McCall’s catchphrase could have been pure novelty, but instead it becomes this perfect metaphor for wanting to rescue someone you love deeply. The production feels deliberately restrained compared to their earlier work. Where “Chaise Longue” was all jagged around the edges and consisted of controlled chaos, “davina mccall” breathes with space and warmth. The guitars shimmer rather than slash, and the rhythm section provides a gentle pulse that mirrors a heartbeat. It’s the sound of a band that’s learned when to pull back and let the song speak for itself.
Wet Leg – “davina mccall” Lyrics (davina mccall Review)
Intro
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Verse 1
I’ll be your Davina, I’m coming to get you
Fetch you from the station, never gonna let you go
It’s that kind of love
Sipping on Ribena, fuck that Coca-Cola
Ask me if I love you, baby, you already know
It’s that kind of love
Refrain
Days end too soon
When I’m with you
To be with you is but a
Verse 2
Dream about us taking holidays together
We won’t even care if we get shitty weather
Oh-oh, ’cause you’re like the sun
Days turn to months and months into years
We’re growing with the pain, we dry each other’s tears
You know, you’re my sweet baby angel
Chorus
You know that I would
Do anything for you
It’s like a dream come true
Every day is spent trying to say something to make you smile
Post-Chorus
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Verse 3
I’ll be your Shakira, whenever, wherever
You know I’ll come sailing through the stormy weather
Oh-oh, it’s that kind of love
Never will I leave you stranded on an island
You know I would hold you tighter than a python
Oh-oh, it’s that kind of love
Refrain
Dreams end too soon
When I’m with you
I’d go to hell and back just
Chorus
To spend an hour with you
Just say and I’ll come through
It’s kinda cold on Earth anyway
When you’re not around
Outro
That’s life (At night, I’m staring at the ceiling)
That’s love (Thinking about you, am I dreaming?)
If you are a dream, then I don’t ever wanna wake up
That’s life (I don’t know how to stop this feeling)
My love (Oh, I’m in love, you best believe it)
If this is a dream, then I don’t ever wanna wake up
Meaning (My Opinion) (Survive Review)
Rhian speaks about devoted love through playful pop culture references that somehow make the emotions feel more genuine rather than less. By comparing herself to figures like Davina McCall and Shakira, she creates a framework for expressing the lengths she’d go to for her partner. The Davina McCall reference, with its “I’m coming to get you” catchphrase, becomes a metaphor for rescue and it is really clever given it was Davina’s popular phrase while hosting Big Brother.
What makes these lyrics effective to me though is how they balance grand romantic gestures with intimate and everyday moments. Moreover, the song moves between fantasies of weathering storms together and simple acts like picking someone up from a train station. Also, there is a recurring theme of time passing too quickly when you’re with someone you love, this paired with the fear that such happiness might be too good to be true captures that vulnerable feeling of being so content that you worry it can’t last.
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