4

May appeal to drunks and the under 10s.

It isn't easy to write a serious review of music that is essentially a joke; at least one assumes that this track is a joke – for else there is something even more seriously wrong with the music scene than we gathered when James Blunt got to number one. Musically it is a dreadful rehash for the original Bobby "Boris" Pickett track (itself severely lacking solemnity), with a country – very country – edge including barnyard sound effects as well as excessive fiddling, and a backing track sung over by a man with the vocal ability of your average hobo (after he's downed a 3 litre bottle of cider). It's an evil genetic mutation of 'Cotton Eye Joe' and Steps' '5, 6, 7, 8', contaminated with some OAPs attending a line dancing class.

That said, the original track managed to be catchy and a good party tune, albeit in the cheesiest possible way. Musically, it deserves to have a rating in minus figures, but if you're hosting a work Christmas party or a kid's birthday bash it won't kill the mood, although it's hard to imagine anyone buying this on anything other than a compilation of the 'Part-Tay!!' ilk.