Those pallets are called Eurolava in Finland, but lava also means a stage, so Käärijä is performing on Euro(vision) stage. It is word play that Finns understand. 😅 Also the pallets form the boxing ring used in the music video.
When the dancers were in a leash he was trying to control his more outgoing and open side which wants to go dancing. When the dancers go in to the ring, that symbolizes the moment when pina coladas kick in and his other side is taking over, literally fighting his more reserved side. When the song changes his more outgoing side has won and he is let loose and hitting the dance floor. This isn't a joke song and there is a story to the song and it's so well backed up by the choreography.
I think, although you didn't understand the lyrics, you kinda got the message, which shows how ingenius this song is. I see many people in the comments have already explained the meaning of the lyrics, but I just wanted to add my thoughts. You mentioned how out of place the cha cha dancers looked - and in the beginning, this hard rock tough guy is trying to loosen up and rid himself of the restraints of what a manly man is. He's socially awkward, and feels out of place. He is in a battle with himself (hence the wrestling ring) and his softer side. After drinking the piña coladas, he is able to shed the role of a tough guy, and finds the courage to hit the dancefloor. He doesn't know the correct steps for cha cha, but he feels free to be himself and enjoy dancing in his own style. 💚
@@nineteenfortyeight6762 Well. Not really I think. Its just that many finns are like that. Anxious and having difficulties to relax. Many of us find this side of ourselves after a few drinks.
@@nineteenfortyeight6762 If you take the words literally, you might get the impression of it being supportive of alcohol consumption. Not all people who drink alcohol are alcoholists. Many people drink alcohol over the weekend. I personally take the lyrics as a metaphore for finding the courage and self-confidence to be yourself and enjoy life. Don't limit yourself from being yourself just because you aren't perfect. Or in short, you are amazing just the way you are.
Watching people react to this has been one of my favourite parts of this Eurovision season. Pure Eurovision joy. Gutted I didn’t manage to get a ticket and see this in person.
Every aspect of this song/performance is so deliberate, and I am totally here for it. Loved it on the first listen, and it just keeps getting better and more fun. I hope you like the meaning of the lyrics! My #2 this year, and I would LOVE to see this win the whole competition!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
@@AnAmericanInDenmark And to add, I'd love 'straya to win the EUROvision, and I wouldn't mind at all if this year's song did it. "Australia wins the eurovision song contest" is too deliciously "the Onion" type headline, if nothing else.
@@clebekki1645 Given the lukewarm reception overall to Voyager by ESC fans so far, I don't see them winning this year. But they will def. kill it being the closer of Semi #2, which I cannot wait to see!
The song is about social anxiety, being free from gender and normative expectations like being a “true man”. In the first part of the song he is an angry and shy man after a hard week and he wants to dance even though he doesn't know how and on the other hand he can't because he is expected to be “hard man”. ChaChaCha ballroom dancers are the same: they have to respect traditional dance regulations including that they have to "(fake)smile" all the time and he controls them with the red ribbons just like the norms, authoritarian society or people's prejudices. But after having some piña coladas the his mind opens little by little and he has more confidence in himself even though he didn't know how to dance. So in the last part of the song he and the dancers become free without regulations and expectations of the other people and can be as they are! That's why the song is happy in the end! Well: to dance and to be as we are - we don't have to do and be as the authoritarians say or the people with prejudices. That's why this song is super smart and favorite to win! And it takes metal -> rap -> edm into the song. It is a total journey with lyrics and music! And if you listen well to the live version of the national final, the public is singing "cha cha cha cha cha cha cha" and dancing with him all the time: there is a point of "wow" and especially in the public. And that will surely multiply on the stage with the public in Liverpool! Cha Cha Cha 💚💚💚 It's crazy - it's party💃🕺💃🕺💃
NO it isn't, Käärija said himself it is about partying. It is about Finns who are shy and only come out after drinking and partying. Cha Cha Cha (English translation) Artist: Käärijä Song: Cha Cha Cha Translations: English #1+22 more English translationA A Cha Cha Cha Versions: #1#2 This exhausting week and many long days are behind There's only bar and piña colada on my mind There is some time for a few, the night is still youngish3 This icy shell is something I have to demolish Holding on the drinks with both hands tied on them like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha No, there's no tomorrow when I grab a pint tightly like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha No, wanna mess my head up and free my mind of fear like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, no And I stay on this seat until I have to climb off it like a... A couple piña coladas I have devoured Yet the expression I have on my face is sour Yeah yeah ye ye yeh There is some time for a few, the night is still youngish This icy shell is something I have to demolish The floor is calling me when I'm no longer so frozen Like a cha cha cha I am approachin' Holding on the drinks with both hands tied on them like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha No, there's no tomorrow when I grab a pint tightly like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha No, wanna mess my head up and free my mind of fear like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, no And I stay on this seat until I have to climb off it like a... I head towards dance floor like a cha cha cha And this world ain't making me scared no more Like a cha cha cha when champagne all over myself I pour Cha cha cha one eye keeps turning crossed too far And talking is so hard when this different side of me does its part Cha cha cha I don't usually go and drop my guard, not me But now I am that guy, now I am that guy I head towards dance floor like a cha cha cha And this world ain't making me scared no more Like a cha cha cha when champagne all over myself I pour Like a cha cha cha Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha aa-aah Like a cha cha cha Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha
@@pamelakilponen3682 That is literal text but he has also explained in the interviews that his text has got more broader and deeper meaning: social anxiety and being free from the expectations. Piña colada and champagne in the song are just metaphors to loose up and party even one can’t dance or is prohibited to dance my norms. And that you don’t need alcohol to party. Life is the party and you own it with green finger nail polish! 🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃💚💚💚
/r/Eurovision recently concluded the first top 37 rankings, and this song came in first by a MILE. And I totally get why. It's in my top 5 too and I would not be surprised to see it competing for the win in May.
The winner will either be Sweden or Finnland this year. No other country comes close to those two. Sweden will win the jury voting with Finnland winning the televote.
I see what will be the challenge is this: it is a better/more clever song than Tattoo, but Loreen's voice power and emotive performance will be the giant hurdel to overcome. It is amazing that those two will be duking it out... will a 3rd song managed to squeak in between them as they are bloodying each other?
It is not much deep song but it is far from joke song. being socialy awkvard is serous problem for those ppl and he is singing about that. I find video much better to understand what is song about, but this live is epic and much much better for ESC. Pure energy
I have to compliment the choreography of this song. It's amazing. Let me explain this. Yes Käärijä's dance moves, outfit and gestures are very camp on purpose and professional dancers are brilliant. Like many people have mentioned in earlier comments, this song is about social awkwardness and letting self regard loose after a few drinks. Suddenly a shy person is not afraid of a dance floor anymore but decides to have fun feeling great and being on top of the world. I bet everyone has seen that "hulk dance" in night clubs. Yes the message is: It's crazy, it's party, it's Fun. For everyone....come as you are and don't compare yourself with others.
There is a official video with English lyrics. It's about wanting to let go after a hard week but only after a few pina coladas goes to the dance floor and being free...he is a rapper and known as the shirtless rapper, so the sleeves costume has to do with that. The song is both lyrically and musically genius. The pallets has to do that in Finnish pallet is called "lava" and that also means stage in english, so he is kind of performing in and on the eurostage, eurolava, so to say, something the Finn's know.
@@MyrtleP it will be quite chaos 😅 I've seen some videos where he was speaking in Finnish, English and Swedish all together 😂 but he is so lovely so I'm sure people will love him anyway 👍🏻
I see the song as a moment in every person who wants to have fun, something that is not suitable for a normal person, something that is out of the box, and who wants to provoke society a little, but then goes back to normal behavior, that's when the song calms down . Cha cha cha is, in my opinion, just a sung word choice which works very well and can be sung by anyone, regardless of language background..
I have a fun story about this song. Yle our national broadcaster releases the songs at midnigth at local time so I went to bed at 9 pm and had an alarm go of at 11.55pm. When they released this song I laught the hole way trough the song and I listed to it for an hour. Then the reactions started coming. After couple of hours I went back to bed to sleep. All my brain was going was cha cha cha. I was so tired at work the next day and all I could think of was hope he wins the national selection because other wise I did this for nothing 🤣. Love your reactions! Its so refreshing that you tell what you think and you all have good insite on ESC and what it is all about.
First of all, this was not initially my favourite song. I am very into metal, EDM, synth sounds etc. but what kind of put me off was the lyrics. I interpreted the song as an anthem of drinking alcohol in the beginning and I thought it is the message that will ruin it's path. So I did not consider even the winner of Finnish UMK. When I saw the song live on stage, everything just found the right place. It is not about drinking, but it is about dancing, and letting yourself be free from worries and everyday stress for a little moment. When I first would have interpreted that in the end the "storyteller, me" will pass out of drinking, he actually passes out of dancing. The lyrics (the story) itself is split into two halves. So is the song as well: you see the mood change from the beginning to the end, as the story changes. So actually I think, while the song has been written, these guys have actually already thought about what it is gonna look like on stage. From a stiff, stressed, worrysome guy to the one, that has sipped a few pina coladas and has enough courage to hit the dance floor, where he has wanted to go, and not worry about how his dancing looks like, how he looks like with his weird costume, and eventually he owns the stage and even the professional dancers start dancing the same weird dance style. But story goes: he has a rough week at work. Now he only thinks about loosening up by drinking a few and then hitting the dancefloor. However, she is not self-confident enough to just to hit the floor, so he sips a few more, and slowly he starts to feel, soon it is the time ("niinku cha cha cha, mä oon jo tulossa...", I'm coming). And when he has had enough, the stage opens (pallets, that are in Finnish called "eurolava", and again that translated to English: "Euro stage") for the dancing part. And the weirdness can begin or continue. I do not think it is a song that would stand out on my taste. I am a fan of even rougher sound. So I was hoping that the beginning, the stiff sound would have somehow altered to even more aggressive, but in the end, the song is a good mood song, something to dance with, and not something you can just bang your head against the wall with. But after I have understood how cleverly it is structured and how the performance have been thought through, I applaud to that performance. The live performance is better than the video, and the video ain't that bad either in the end. As I am a Finn, I will not say a word whether it can win. I have a tendency to be a little bit pessimistic about Finnish chances in Eurovision. And even when Lordi won, I was not a big fan of the song, and the win was more a shock to me, than a reason to celebrate. There is a saying: "The hell will freeze over before Finland wins the Eurovision." We have already won once, but I am kind of still thinking, it needs a miracle of some sort to be at the top. I did like Blind Channel a few years back. The Rasmus was a mistake, but right now, I think Käärijä was actually in the tough UMK competion eventually the only ESC worthy choice.
The tongue is the gesture of respect to Till Lindemann from German Industrial metal band Rammstein, I assume, bc Käärijä is a fanboy. The outfit is a part of a Mexican wrestling costume (watch the MV). Anyways: Cha Cha Cha is a gem! 💚🥳💃🕺💃#itscrazyitsparty
He looks in the costume like Hulk for me , angry Hulk at the beginning who loosens up at the end I will vote many times for this song because I want that Käärij wins, I want that he is happy because he makes me with this song happy
Tongue thing in metal is done on purpose. It's supposed to make some people feel disturbed and little uncomfortable. It's such a norm these days in metal that I didn't even pay attention to it. lol
the meaning is about finnish people being introverts and after an hard week they can enjoy some drinks and breaking the ice shell on him and the was doing that funny dancing was when the ice was broken
Finns (and especially Finnish men) are quiet and reserved but hard working. The pallets indicate working with wood, so a carpenter maybe. He says at the start it has been a long hard week but now all he wants is to hit the bar and go dancing. But he needs to come out of his icy shell. Cha Cha Cha here is symbolic. His 💚 costume is also symbolic. It is the pupa in which he is "in hiding". The whole song is about him transitioning to the dance stage after lubricating his mental lock with beers and Pina Colada. The repetitive monotony of work is reflected in the electro beat and tough lyrics. But he does finally hit the dance stage and the music style is now Finnish pop. Eventually he is pouring champagne over himself. The caterpillar or centipede is another transition. At the end we see him sawing. If the week was exhausting the weekend was even more exhausting. He collapses at the end!
It's not a string of random words. He, of course sings, in Finnish. The lyrics are about a guy having fun after a hard week. He has a few drinks and turns into a party animal. This is a fun party song. Käärijä is a funny and nice guy. The song doesn't represent a particular known genre but a mixture of them.
I wouldn't call it profound, it's a simplish party song, buuut, there's a lot of interesting stuff going on in the details. On one hand it kind of is just a song about getting drunk to relax and have fun at a club... buuuut really it's more about letting go of social anxiety and stress in general. It's really more about why people drink than drinking as such. It makes you go "okay I do drink to relax, but maybe it's not great that I need to do that? Maybe it's not bad either?" Because the guy in the early parts of the song so clearly isn't happy about needing to drink, but then again it does work, so..? Then, when you combine the text with the music and staging, there's clearly additional subtext about masculinity and the ridiculousness of needing to look like a tough manly man, (but without being mean about it). That's something I really love about the song. Oh and the part where the song switches from harsh metal/EDM to campy pop music is also the point in the lyrics when the main character finally let's loose and "isn't afraid of the world anymore", and in the music video there's also a costume change to a campy white outfit with kind of a girly white wig. Then when you combine that genre switch with the subtext about masculinity and toughness and suddenly that's a whole commentary on the relationship of music and gender right there. I think it's a great example of what pop music can be at it's best; on one level it's a simple fun story about having fun, catchy and silly, but the attention to detail and nuance gives this just enough depth that it becomes interesting to think about and analyze, and very far from superfluous. You could easily write a whole paper on all the things going on here, but you can also influence a lot people with stuff like this because at its core it still IS an easy to understand, simple, relatable story about letting go of stress and anxiety. If you understand Finnish that is. If you don't, it's still an absolute blast because it just bangs so hard ❤
IMO, everything you said makes it actually profound :) quite thought provoking - certainly made me think about my own choices. And fun on top of that. Excellent job for Finland, and you have my Serbian vote in the semi, there's no doubt about it :)
@@igortirkajla8042 Well, it's not like there's an objective definition of what is "profound" 😄 Serbia has a great song this year too btw, probably going to get a vote from me.
Amo l'Italia! Studio la lingua italiana da luglio 2022, voglio sapere il testo di "Zitti e buoni" senza aiuto, senza testi, ma non sono ancora bene per fare cosi. Ma un giorno, sono certo! Btw, in Finnish, Italy is "Italia", as it should be!
"Suomi" is so old word even us finns are not sure where it comes from, there are many theories though. But it's been and always will be Suomi always for us 😁
There's been at least two languages in area of modern Finland after the ice age and before Finnish, they are both lost in time, but echoes of them are still present in names of many places around here. Suomi might be one of them.
You are right, this is art, and the lyrics and even the stage setup has clever hidden meanings as has been explained in the comments. The best part in my opinion is that even Finnish speakers have different interpretations of the meaning of the lyrics, it can be just a party song, but it can also have a deeper meaning. I really love that this song is representing Finland this year, and I really love the artist, who was until eurovision also quite unknown even in Finland. They have this way of being silly and stupid while at the same time he is genius. ❤️❤️❤️
Finally! I was thinking that out of four of you, Maia is probably the one who doesn’t buy this, but I was wrong, she was so hyped! As you for sure by now know, there is a boxing ring in the music video, so good thinking. Whole Finland is so into this song, can’t wait Liverpool! P.S. Perfect pronounciation of Käärijä, Bekah P.P.S. It is Finlandia in Spanish for example. And there is Finlandia vodka which is quite famous.
It's about social anxiety (self controlled people in modern work life). Having few Pina coladas to get over it and go dancing (the last part of the song) :)
The message. He is this cool persona, he has a typical Finnish social tuogh guy attitude that prohibits him from letting loose and just having fun, so he have to drink to be able to let go and just have fun and enjoy him self and dance his heart out, so the second part of the song he is drunk enough to dance and get out of his tough guy attitude.
Been binge watching Käärijä reactions on youtube lately and this one was very fun to watch! You have a great channel, much love from Finland! Also, Maia is awesome
They call him Mr. Cha Cha Cha and he's rocking the stage! I love the colors, the sounds, all the surprises. A unique entry and in my top 3. Perfect 3 min song to brush your teeth to!
Another tip regarding the message... The "red dancers" represent alcohol, and the long ties between the singer and the dancers show how a few drinks make this man overcome his shynes, and step on the dancefloor. To have fun! There's other meta, easter eggs etc. 😊
Interesting - my interpretation has been that the dancers are his emotions, also fears. He tries to keep them under control, they pull him in different directions. Until he lets go of them and relaxes, at last, after a few Pina Coladas.
It took me a minute but I decided that I like it now. In my top 10. Very entertaining, will qualify with ease and do very well in the final unless the juries bury it - but I don’t think they will. Love the manic dancers - he HAS to bring them. Will it win? It’s certainly possible but I think it’s too early to call. Should be top 5 though.
This exhausting week and many long days are behind There's only bar and piña colada on my mind There is some time for a few, the night is still youngish This icy shell is something I have to demolish Holding on the drinks with both hands tied on them like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha No, there's no tomorrow when I grab a pint tightly like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha No, wanna mess my head up and free my mind of fear like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, no And I stay on this seat until I have to climb off it like a... A couple piña coladas I have devoured Yet the expression I have on my face is sour Yeah yeah ye ye yeh There is some time for a few, the night is still youngish This icy shell is something I have to demolish The floor is calling me when I'm no longer so frozen Like a cha cha cha I am approachin' Holding on the drinks with both hands tied on them like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha No, there's no tomorrow when I grab a pint tightly like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha No, wanna mess my head up and free my mind of fear like a Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, no And I stay on this seat until I have to climb off it like a... I head towards dance floor like a cha cha cha And this world ain't making me scared no more Like a cha cha cha when champagne all over myself I pour Cha cha cha one eye keeps turning crossed too far And talking is so hard when this different side of me does its part Cha cha cha I don't usually go and drop my guard, not me But now I am that guy, now I am that guy I head towards dance floor like a cha cha cha And this world ain't making me scared no more Like a cha cha cha when champagne all over myself I pour Like a cha cha cha Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha aa-aah Like a cha cha cha Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha
As a Finn I've been accustomed to our performers getting zero points (or very few) and I've actually been looking forward each year for that embarrassment, but I don't think that'll happen this time. It'll be very strange, but I'm sure we'll get back at sucking next year onwards.
@@ZakhadWOW Blind Channel was great but The Rasmus was totally forgettable for me, which is especially disappointing because I really love some of their old songs. They didn't do great in the competition either when you look at the scores.
I lolled at "it probably has a profound intelligent meaning" 😆 But actually - the lyrics are kinda jokey, he's basically singing about drinking himself senseless - BUT the message IS meaningful. It's about the debilitating shyness of (Finnish) men, how they dare to DANCE only when drunk. The message is encouraging to let go and have fun. It's a sarcastic take, but I feel the point is we should be able to dance and relax without drinking ourselves senseless. Although, I have no doubt 95% of atleast Finns miss the sarcasm and just drink themselves senseless to the song and then bounce around the dance floor. How I would describe the song is that it is a humorous song, but not a joke song. And it has actual artistic value too, I think, I mean it's a good song even if you understand nothing of the words.
So the song is about a man that goes to bar to have some fun after rough week at work. It also criticize toxic masculinity, as drinking is main way for men in Finland to relax and be "themselves"
Yes, there are at least 230 million people who call it "Finlandia" (spelled "Finlândia"), since that's how the name of the country is pronounced in Portuguese!
Cha Cha Cha won the audience vote by a milestone, while the judges votes awarded the prize finally to its antithesis - another emotive, beautiful, powerful song loaded with symbolism and modern dance that is Loreen's winner. By contrast Cha Cha Cha takes the absolute piss out of the message and the symbolism that so dominates pop these days -it's so camp it takes the piss out of camp. THIS IS ART
This could win depends how the jury votes…. It’s very catchy will be very well received in Liverpool but it is only the second half of the song that’s actually catchy. It’s defo one of my top 3 and Sweden isn’t in my top three 😀
If the song manages to provoke a discussion as to the ironies and bluffs inherent in the creation of 'art' then I guess that bestows at least a smidgen of validity upon it.
