Let's React! | Go_A - SHUM | Ukraine Eurovision 2021 

12 points if you can guess who can't pronounce Verka Serduchka's name correctly. Spoiler: IT'S ME 🤣😭

Hello from Ukraine and thanx a lot for such a beautiful reaction! As for the band, Go_a, they first formed in 2012, so they are not exactly novices, even though they've been going through quite a few line-up changes since their formation. The four band members of today come from very different and distant parts of Ukraine. Actually, two of them, including the guy playing the Ukrainian flute, sopilka (by the way, he can play more than 30 different instruments!), and the guy with the bass guitar come from the western Ukraine, the singer, Katya Pavlenko, is from an ancient but now not very big town in the north of Ukraine, whereas Taras Shevchenko, the founding member, is from Kyiv. Incidentally Taras shares both name and surname with Ukraine's most prominent XIX century poet, and there's also a famous footballer of the same surname. Katya Pavlenko, the singer, has been engaged in folk music for many years: she sings, she collects folk songs, and she even leads a choir of veterans singing folk. And now about this year's Eurovision entry. Shum means 'noise', but it's also the name of an ancient, pagan times, pra-Slavic deity of forest. When spring comes, he awakens from winter slumber and you begin to hear all kinds of sounds ('noise') in the forest. Our ancestors used to perform special rituals to call spring, to make it come sooner, to awaken Shum. And that's what we actually see - a ritual, a wizardry, a magic rite meant to awaken anybody who needs to be awaken from anything you'd like to be awaken from. From the long winter, the pandemic, the dirty undeclared war our country is still going through because of putin's crazy ambitions, the radiation pollution (there was Chernobyl in the video), etc. You name it. When the ritual begins, we see some strange creatures coming from the forest when hearing the song. I believe, they are smaller forest spirits, mavkas and lisovyks. They take off their drab winter attire and throw it into the fire, symbolising the Sun. And become bright and colorful, exactly like trees in the forest in spring. There's one more symbol here, clear for us, Ukrainians: the bird, the falcon. We regard it as our totemic bird. Sort of. Even our national symbol, the tryzub (trident), is often seen as a falcon taking an attacking dive. And it's simply a beautiful bird, imho :)

The way of singing is called "White Voice", traditional in Eastern European countries. To me this is THE best track in this years Eurovision. Love from the Netherlands ;)

This song is so psychedelic that I can hardly listen to anything else. I keep hitting the replay button on a daily basis ever since I heard it for the first time. For the first time in my life I can empathyze with drug addicts, seriously. Listening to this song I know exactly how high one can feel.

Shum is the ancient Slavic spirit of the forest. Songs were sung to him to wake him up and bring about spring. GO_A cause Shum.

Thank you for your incredible reaction! Greetings from Ukraine! )

Yesssss this is my Ukraine.I love my Ukraine ..

I totally agree - Ukraine is so good! I feel like they're so underrated in general 😞 A total Eurovision beast imo (btw you're so calm in this video I love it hahah)

Ukraine 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏🇺🇦🇺🇦🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 SUPER!!!

White voice is the most beautiful singing technique (at least to me).. its so unique and full of folklore

Україна понад усе! Слава Україні! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

that's what a covid rave party looks like 10/10

I agree with you! Ukraine is the country I think of when talking about ESC. For me, over the years that I have watched, Ukraine has always had contributions that capture me with the song and stage performance that makes me forget that I do not know the language. You have discussed it in previous videos regarding whether the country's contribution songs in its language if it can have a meaning, I think then that Ukraine has managed to create contributions that capture me with the song and the stage performance that enchants me without thinking that I do not know the language. Like your videos a lot!!!

The video was also made near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. That is why hazmat suits and the whole "radioactive" rave; as well as bringing up the pandemic theme, combining with the folk singing.

Вай, так приятно, когда люди из других стран оценивают нашу культуру и артистов так позитивно. Спасибо большое за видео и поддержку.

OMG. I LOVE this soooo much. This is an incredible folk/EDM banger!! Hopefully it will qualify from the extremely competitive semi-final 1. This is one of my biggest favorites at this year's Eurovision! Go A! Go Ukraine!!

The best reaction I've seen for this song.😀 You're so spontaneous and lovely person! Дякую to supporting Ukraine! 🙏🏻❤️

Coolest song review. Thank you and hello from Ukraine.

This is co-o-o-l song 👍🇺🇦✌️💙💛

Great ukrainian elektro Music ❤️

Thank🙏 Дякую🙏

Go A💝💝💝💝💝💝💝BRAVO!!!!!

It's a song that the more you listen to it, the more you like it

Круть!)) 👍

That Mad Max feeling is excellent, hope they can deliver that on stage as well!

Дякуємо за щирі емоції.

Спасибо за реакцию ! Супер! УКРАИНА!!!)

Super reaction!!!

Thank you for your such amazing reaction. love from Ukraine

Thx from Ukraine!)

This spring ritual song-dance is over 1000 years old! Pre-christians period of Ukraine! Shum - Forest in old Slavic language...

Gracias Ucrania.👍👍👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️❤️

Best reaction from dozens I heard before.

So nice reaction) Thank you🙂

Thanks for your reaction 🇺🇦

Да , блин , Украина , Украина, Украина, запомните!

What a banger! it's unique will stand out, great mix of modern and classic, dark horse!

thanks!!! ❤️👏👏👏👏👏🇺🇦

Ukrainian language songs are beautiful 🇺🇦

its been my party song since it came out so damn powerful i love women

Доброго вечора, ми з України!💙💛Glory to Ukraine!

Thanks for the reaction Jaryd:) I love this song more and more, and sinne you askes: I prefer 2021:)

I agree, this song was exactly what Eurovision should be all about. Just experiment with EU languages and genres into something new and amazing sounding.

Україна вперед !Ви найкращі .Молодці .Звучите неперевершено !👍👍👍👍👍💕💕💕♥️♥️♥️♥️😘🥰🥰😘😘

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She is a wild mix of Carrie-Anne Moss and Demi Moore 💚💜💚

🤘🇺🇦🔥

It is funny that you are wearing yellow, so you can easily be part of the video dancing all around with those people.

Дякуємо, здоров'я та Миру Вам 💙💛👍

I think this is this year's dark horse, I will be surprised if they don't make top 5!

Trinity is back, and where she’s supposed to be.

you are such a GEM❤❤❤❤

Heeeeeyyy lots of love from Ukraine!

greetings from Ukraine💙💛 thanks for the video☀️

You're so cute. Sorry, I had to say that. I know, Go_A is not everyone's cup of tea but I'm glad many people like this song. It's really unique

Cool video. I like that you do the retrospective. It's much better than ordinary video reactions.

Super 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Hello and thank you from Ukraine 🇺🇦

thank you

The video is set in Chernobyl. It has a deeper meaning!

Love your reaction, you got it all right! Thank you for your heart! Interesting how people cling in their p[inions despite different countries! P.S. and Yes! There is "Room For Shum!" !!! :)

Welcome! My country best of the best! ( or UK ? ;) my city LVIV colling " littele London" .Please react ONUKA + NAONI "Mega mix" (interval act)

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12:10 This band was formed in 2012.

At 6:14 he truly gets it. 🙏💙

💛💙

👍👍👍🇺🇦

❤🇺🇦

Ukraine loves you back 🥰🇺🇦👋🏻

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12 points VERKA SERDUCHKA - "Make it rain champagne"

Вау

Bedankt voor ukrainse geschidenis in EuroSongContekst.(nl) Het is very authotentieke musicale code for everybody and geest uit oer-time,zit in gen God-Creator - potential en humanity, deep gladness and Love. Mystirk dinamiek hipnotiek Kosmos foor and after Christus. Quality - best in 2021 Eurovision - my thinks. Apart dank you wel voor Solovey- also my favoriet. Дуже вдячнї тобї за твої почуття та реакцїї, зацїкавленнїсть и захопленнїсть культурою України - бажаємо тобї щастя ї здоров:я !!! Спасибї Україна!

Love these episodes! However, just a note, the intro is very loud, though that might just be for me. Keep going, I love this series!!!!

You look great. California

I 😍 that song... I 😍 you! 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️

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The group has been around since at least 2016; I like ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rcipIkESsfk.html very much (anthem style, with the flute/recorder, but not in white voice). This Slavic style of singing was popular in the late 1980s through a Bulgarian Women's Choir, e.g., ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S4iFF79zBJQ.html. Thanks for posting these, Jaryd; also like the ones with you & Rob.

If you love Ukraine you need to view Bald and Bankrupt.

Лайк

And the bird😁

Вітаю друже

Manizha was nice, Go_A were AWESOME. Greetings from Russia.

reminder about chornobil

I have a flute!

check out GO_A version of Dancing Lasha Tumbai, you'll like it)

I share with you exactly the same🔥🔥🔥🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

💋🇺🇦☺☺☺☺

You are wellcome to the elder times before christianity ✌🇺🇦👍

I liked Melovin's performance. Perhaps, I'm into dark songs 😅

Добрый день. Рекомендую Hard Cis.

Pease do react to the original Shum (search "ШУМ"). Or just listen to it it is amazing.

Where did Rob go? :O

There are was the Chernobyl reactor

If you enjoy them, give another group from Ukraine called DhakaBrakha. As to my favorite, all of them, way too hard to choose

Trinity in Chernobyl?

I’m 1million percent in the minority but this is not my cup of tea and I just don’t get it. I can appreciate that many fans do love it though. Ukraine being sandwiched between Azerbaijan and Malta might be a disadvantage. Also considering how much of a blood bath semi 1 is gonna be this could not qualify, whereas more mainstream radio friendly entries that are borderline like Croatia or Ireland could qualify.

This is white voice

I hated both haha! It felt like she was just screaming 😅

ukraine has to qualify, but who knows by the bad music taste of europe... ^^