The song that makes people happy and makes them feel one in joy and pain If you can not love Joost you are not able to love Because he is funny, talented, intelligent, full of energy, brave, vulnerable, innocent and human but most of all he spreads love and he is grateful What a nice boy! Thank you for sharing your comment Have a nice day 🇳🇱💶😎👉🥇🎂🥂🍾👑🙏
@@xsezzwell I am 61 and I have human knowledge being a highly sensitive person myself and a mother I noticed this. Joost has to belief in himself and the fact that he is good enough. Critics can be hard but young people have their own style. Older people may like a certain style like soul or rb and may not like rap music. But when Elvis began they used to criticize him also but the youngsters loved him. And what I see is that they love him and can relate to him. He is very popular. If you want to succeed you have to be authentic and yourself because there is only one you. He wants to win like everyone of them but succes does not change anything it is just a goal. So I think he just has to enjoy it all and be in the moment.
The older guy is representing Joost's late father. It doesn't matter where Joost travels or what he's eating, there will always be the pain of missing his parents. Nobody could help him, not even when he paid them. Children should be happy, enjoy their lives, right? What if you're not happy as a kid? Joost's father died when he was 12 and his mother a year later. With this song he he is taking the step to move on with his life. That's the meaning of the fire. Joost shares his fathers wisdom: people invented borders/ boundaries, so you can invent your own world. Father worked as a volunteer with refugees when he was alive. So the song tells us about the pain of grieving but also contains a hopeful message of Europe being a place of freedom and diversity. We are all human beings. Let's come together. Thank you for your reaction! Greetings from Westland, The Netherlands ❤
This song has a deeper meaning. 'Papa' is translated 'dad' in dutch. Joost lost his dad to cancer when he was 12 and his mom a year later because of a cardiac arrest. When he was younger he watched the Eurovision with his parents and said “I’m gonna sing at Eurovision one day”. Joost sings that no matter where he goes or what he eats, he can not escape the pain of this loss. In the end he says goodbye to the pain of his loss by burning the photo, without losing the memory. This song is also an ode to Europe. His dad told him that it’s a world without borders, because borders are invented by humans. And that you can create your own world. The dance break is gabber music - a music style that was invented in the Netherlands, and the sub genre is called happy hardcore. Bringing a personal loss, the feeling of Europe and the dutch culture together; that is art. The lyrics have a lot of layers: Europe let’s come together! It’s now or never! I love you all! Welcome to Europe Stay here until I die Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa Welcome to Europe Stay here until I die Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa Visit my friends in France Or take a long walk to Vienna I want to leave the Netherlands But my passport is gone Fortunately don't need a visa To be with you So take the bus to Poland Or the train to Berlin I have no money for Paris So use my imagination Do you have a euro please Say "merci" and "please" I lost everything Except time So am travelling every day For the world is mine Welcome to Europe Stay here until I die Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa Welcome to Europe Stay here until I die Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Euro-pa-pa-pa Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Eu-ro-pa! Ich bin in Deutschland Aber Ich bin so allein Io sono in Italia but still I feel pain Am running from myself Calling for "help!" all day long Yes I even give people money But there is no one to help me I don't need es-car-gots Don't need fish 'n chips Don't need paella, no I don't even really know what that is Turn on the radio I hear Stromae with "Papaoutai" Won't stop until they say "Yes, yes, he does that very well ey!" Welcome to Europe Stay here until I die Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa Welcome to Europe Stay here until I die Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Euro-pa-pa-pa Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Eu-ro-pa! Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa…. Welcome in Europe boy! At the end of the day We are all human beings My father once told me It's a world without borders I miss you every day Is what I secretly whisper You see dad I listened to you Is what I secretly whisper You see dad I listened to you
The sad outro is a part of its own song, its not featured in the end on the Spotify version of Europapa, so unsure if it will be done live or not... Also very excited to see what the live show will be like!
Thank you for taking this emotional rollercoaster. My recap: You can travel freely in a Europe w/o borders but the pain of the loss of loved ones travels with you. Follow your dreams and make the ones you love proud. Carry the memories with you but also their lessons. Joost is no joke he is a survivor right through the pain to party on the eurovision stage.
Thank you so much for doing this reaction! ❤ And we in the Netherlands are also wellknown about that we are truly honest and say what comes in our head/minds. Then now you know even a bit more of how the Dutchies are 😉
There is actually a a funny movie made called New Kids. Some of the actors were actually dancing in this clip and the guy on the tv is also from New Kids
There are two AWESOME dutch movies in this perticular style: New kids Turbo (2010) and New Kids Nitro (2011) They are very rude movies and a total throwback to 90's Dutch hardcore and Techno culture! I recommend you watch these movies with subtitles or otherwise you won't understand a word they're saying. Also there's more songs like this: Yellow Claw & The Opposites - Thunder, New Kids Featuring Paul Elstak - Turbo, New Kids NITRO DANCE (from the 2nd movie, its epic), The Opposites - Broodje Bakpao ft. Sef, Gers Pardoel, And Mr. Polska - Vlammen (Totally Summer Anthem).
The song is a letter to his parents who died when Joost was still young. His father told him that since humans invented the borders, he could invent the world, his own world. And so he did! The end with the burning picture and house means that it's time to stop grieving about his parents and step into a new phase in his life.
Like the song but is not for eurovision and he can't sing. Also, you can't turn a joke entry into a serious song by adding 10 seconds of sadness to it.
It’s actually a very sad song. It doesn't matter where Joost travels or what he's eating, there will always be the pain of missing his parents. Nobody could help him, not even when he paid them. Children should be happy, enjoy their lives, right? What if you're not happy as a kid? Joost's father died when he was 12 and his mother a year later. With this song he he is taking the step to move on with his life. That's the meaning of the fire. Joost shares his fathers wisdom: people invented borders/ boundaries, so you can invent your own world. Father worked as a volunteer with refugees when he was alive. So the song tells us about the pain of grieving but also contains a hopeful message of Europe being a place of freedom and diversity. He captured this in a catchy happy hardcore song which is brilliant.
@@xsezzJoost said the live performance of Europapa in the finals will be mind blowing and shocking to the world. So, I'm very curious. Joost is not a singer but a story teller. He wrapped his story in a song and he will win, believe me.
