Here is a reaction video for Eurovision 2023 entry for Finland Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha • Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha ... Lyrics translation eurovisionworld.com/eurovisio...
Finnish people, especially men, are quite shy. This song is about how he's afraid to dance, to let his hair down, although he really wants to do that. But when he gets alcohol he is not afraid to do what he wants, which is to dance and just be carefree.
You made the best interpretation of the song by far. Watched maybe 50 reaction videos, and you are on point on what the song is about. It is about letting loose. From a stiff and serious guy to a playful and passed out from either dancing or drinking. That interpration about drinking is not something that would hit home with me as I do not drink, but letting loose and stop worrying is something we all must do sometimes, whatever the way is. And the beat, transition, first I thought it was weird, but it all happens accordingly with the theme of the song as you interpreted. So, solid performance Mazigaan. :-)
It's not even a dark horse, just a horse. Horses for courses as the English saying goes, an in Liverpool, many will be surprised to find out this is the winning horse. But really one might say it was designed to win at that course.
Don't worry, it all makes sense in the end when you realize NOTHING MAKES SENSE. 😂😂😂💚 (I mean actually there is like twelve layers of meaning through the show and lyrics and even Käärijä's name, but it's better to just relax and enjoy the madness! 🥳)
The dancers are professionals who are e.g. dancing with the stars on the show. If they had considered this performance in any way negative, they would not have started putting the show together. Fortunately, they went along and after getting to know Kääriä, they probably knew that this is not about lowering their professional skills. Great throwing from them too
Love your comment Johanna! Who would NOT want to get on board with this fabulous performance? You’d be crazy not to enjoy Kaarija, and he seems like such a lovely guy during interviews.
Muchas gracias por tu completo análisis sobre el sinificado de las canciones de Eurovisión. Ayuda mucho a ponerlas en contexto. Se agradece el esfuerzo. Thanks a lot!
Your third background, with the colorful buildings, is from Stockholm old town. Just in case you weren't aware of that, as all the other background pictures are from Finland.
Good reaction! You got it right! Käärijä is in another mood than the dancers connected to him with ribbons as he lacks the courage to enter the dance floor. Later, pina colada liberates him from his shyness (opening of the pallets). Weirdly, pallet in Finnish share the word with stage (in Finnish). Pallets being euro-pallets gives euro-stage...
Love those background photos of my hometown 1978-89 Porvoo, 50km from Helsinki, 40,000 inhabitants then and now 50,000. We lived in idyllic (or pictoresque) Old Town. Porvoo (Borgå) founded In 1348 so much older than current capital Helsinki founded In 1500
Love your reaction. And especially the images behind of you. Some where from my original home town of Porvoo and they were good snaps. Thank you. Remember to vote on Tuesday!
Actually, it is quite the opposite. The dancers drag him to the dance floor. I had that to learn that too. The dance choreography makes a lot song of sense when you know about what the song is about. At the beginning there are the standard cha cha cha dancers and at the end the dance like Käärija.
[Verse 1] This exhausting week and the 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 [Chorus] 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 to 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 [Verse 2] A couple piña coladas I have devoured Yet the expression I have on my face is sour Yeah, yeah, ye, ye, yeah 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' [Chorus] 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 to 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, woah [Post-Chorus] 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 [Bridge] 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 [Post-Chorus] 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, aha Like a cha, cha, cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha
