For all its brisk, brightly glowing hooks, "Don't Stop Now" is no throwaway, as Finn searches for inspiration ("Give me something I can write about") when he's not clinging to any emotional investment he can find ("Give me something I can cry about").
More probably, he considered it time to heed the cry of the europhiles that in order for their cause to prosper Mr Blair needed to give some extra sign of enthusiasm, before he enters the next election and no matter how long afterwards he intends to defer a referendum.