“I’ll pick you up when you’re down / Be there when no one’s around / When you’re in a familiar places / Count on me through life’s changes,” Leona starts off in a repetitive, monotonous up-and-down pattern. Thankfully the song continues and builds from there, and the chorus provides a euphoric thrill. But altogether, it sounds like a bastardized version of Alexis Jordan’s “Happiness”. (Guess what! Not a coincidence — both songs had the same writer.)
The song hasn’t even been out for a day, and there’s already some controversy. UK label Ministry of Sound is claiming Leona’s song is a rip-off of the piano-assisted dance song “Penguin” by their artist Avicii, a Swedish DJ.
