Mahmood - "Soldi" | REACTION (Eurovision Italy 2019) 

Italy 12 points from Australia - Ciao Italia - 💵💵👏🏼👏🏼 - Mahmood ❤️

Italians want to bring the cup home this year

Once again Italy is sending a high quality song to the ESC. Everything about it is brilliant. Music, Lyrics - although it is not an easy listening song, it still is memorable. He is a good singer, too - partially his voice sounds like the young Eros Ramazotti. Perfect choice, Italy. And the song is only about 15 seconds above the allowed duration. Shouldn't be a problem, cutting this to 3 Minutes without destroying the song. 12 points

Hi Matt from Italy, great reaction😉, the live version from Sanremo is even better because the orchestra claps their hands with Mahmood and it's so cool

i recommend you watch his performance at san remo with live orchestra and his videoclip as well.. I love italy, 3rd year in a row..

I'm italian and i hope so much He's going to eurovision.

Love this song💕 Mahmood is a great singer. I have goosebumps. Greetings from a half Italian in Norway. 🇮🇹🏆💕

I've been listening to this song nonstop for almost a week now. I feared Italy would send one of those spoken-words songs presented at this year's Sanremo, but they decided to go for victory instead - thank you Italy, 12 points from Denmark!

C'é qualche italiano???

No worries! He confirmed his participation to ESC with "soldi" just few minutes ago in his Instagram profile

Italy good job you are the only ones of the big 5 that is trying to send quality Good luck from the Netherlands

*clap 👏🏼 clap 👏🏼*

It is official Alessandro Mahmood has confirmed to represent Italy to Tel Aviv this year and I really hope he comes back home with victory this time...bloody hell !!! :-)

This song is amazing. Strong concept, absolutely SICK beat, charismatic singer in an odd new way, interesting sound and a very modern appeal. I think we just had the this-is-the-winner moment of this year, it`s gonna be very very hard to top this. I`m with italy all the way

OMG Matt, this song is way superior to the usual Eurovision song standards. He will BURN the Tel Aviv stage with this Italian-Arabic combo and WIN. Congrats Italy, #Rome2020

I`m Israeli and totally obsessed with this song and will be more than devastated if he doesn`t get to represent Italy here in ESC. This is by far the best song of any of those I`ve heard up to now. I`ve downloaded it on Spotify and I sooooooooo want this to be part of ESC. It will be such a shame if he is forced out by politicians who neither know nor care anything about Eurovision and music.

King mahmood the 1👑 Love the song so much!

Watch the live performance at Sanremo with the orchestra where everyone is clapping his hands

I thought I was the only one who like the song before it was chosen but now it seems to be the new favourite out of the songs so far instead of La Venda.

Hi Matt, you should know that our entries always have a deep meaning, and "Soldi" is not exception to the rule. The song is not about money in itself but, as others have commented, about Mahmood's actual lost relation with his alcohol-addicted father ("he drinks champagne during Ramadan..."). The two lines in arabic are reminiscent of the words that Mahmood's father was used to say to him... You never fail to recognize the value in italian songs (like last year's "Non mi avete fatto niente") and so I hope this is a sign that we could fare well in Tel Aviv.

His father is Egyptian ,his mother is Italian and he lives in Milan where he is born.He is just great!

Disclaimer: This video was recorded prior to the interviews he has given where he indicated he may not go to Eurovision, let's wait and see. EDIT Feb 12th: So he is now going so you can disregard this disclaimer...

The orchestra video from San Remo is even better it really bring it all to life and pulls all those emotions together. I don't speak Italian but this song just made me sad,angry,happy, confused an uplifted at the same time. He really hope he sings this in Italian this song is prime example that songs can be sung in there own native language and still have a strong and powerful affect.

Mamhood, the singer who participates for Italy, was born in Italy to Egyptian father and Italian mother. The song with which he participates with the title "Money" is dedicated to his father who is an alcoholic and left home but always came back from the family, tormenting he and his mother looking for "money" to buy alcohol

The song is about his father abandoning his mother and him when he was a child, and then coming back after his success solely to ask for money. The words in Arabic (something like “come here, my beloved little child”) are a sentence he recalls his father saying to him in the language. I‘m glad you like it :)

Italy is my 2019 winner 🇮🇹❤️ 12 points from Portugal 🇵🇹

I just fell in love with the song more after figuring out the lyrics. It’s so deep and I’m wishing all the best to Italy. deserves to win. 🤟❤️

You are one the few people making reaction videos who knows San Remo Italian Songs Festival it is not just Italy Preliminary Rounds for Eurovision Contest. My compliments! 😎

ROMA 2020!!!

I loved you reaction especially your dance moves😂😂😂 P.S. I’m from Italy, so great Mahmood!

Thank you so much from Italy!!! So lovely

He confirmed.. He is Italy's entry 🇮🇹❤️

I love it. And as much I would of loved Il Volo to come through, this song stands out as you said had that arabic feel with an italian twist. I see this in the top 5 or top 10.

This song is amazing. I understand it's the time of the year when people will start spitting on it because it's cool but I don't care. I love this song since the first time I heard it. I enjoyed many songs from Sanremo but this one was always the one I could see do GREAT for the ESC. I truly thought Cristicchi would have won Sanremo (I'll always say this song is pure piece of art and heart) but Mahmood would go to the ESC. Mahmood winning oh gosh THANK THE ROMAN GODS! I'm freaking French and I'm so excited for Italy, it's weird, I'm more excited for them than for us. (I hope for the best for us). Mahmood has everything, a cool song, an amazing voice live, he's got that magnetic look, you can't ignore him, the originality and that freaking bridge in Arabic/Italian, arrr, for this whole season I keep asking for a song with a bridge that can bring something a little different and HE'S GOT IT! Aaaaah, Italy it's a 10/10 for me. It's my opinion, I get for other people it might not work but this song is perfect for the ESC and it freaking deserves to be in the top 5 if it doesn't win. I know we don't have the entire list of songs for the ESC 2019, something better might arrive at the moment it's my number 1 with an enormous gap before my second (Spain).

Glad you've liked it! Italy has a good chance with this one

He is a real gem! the best song so far, such a unique artist and so touching lyrics... too pity he gets so much hate in Italy from bigots on social media, they curse him because of his ethnic and sexuality, i hope he will not withdraw, he deserves to go to Eurovision , we need him in Tel Aviv, so many eurofans around the Europe love and support Alessandro:)

Italy!!!!

He's singing about his father who left him when he was 6 and tried to enter his life again when he became famous

The last few years (pretty much since their comeback) i'm not a big fan of Italy (except 2012 and 2015). However this is really good. The lyrics makes the song so much better too. It's sad how many people will skip past the lyrics. It will be very sad if he doesn't go to Eurovision because this song wouldn't be the same without him and i for once liked italian entry... God i hope he decided to go to esc.

Guys he just confirmed : he's going to Eurovision 🎉🎉🇮🇹🇮🇹❤️❤️

the song talks about the relation with his father and the feeling of abandonment his has, especially since he only comes back asking for money. Hope he goes to Eurovision!

Matt: "ok.... I'm sold!" Me : " no. You're soldI"

Volevi soooldii soooldii💸💸 👏 👏 Bravo Alessandro!

Your reaction is precious. It confirms my thoughts that this is indeed the best song I've ever heard so far. Definitely a winner. Unless something surprises us in the coming days as the nationals are still being held.

Really hope these rumours aren't true, his song would do well at ESC I think. Would be a shame if he didn't go. P.S. 👏🏽👏🏽

I’M IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG OMGGGG 😍

He is italian, his mother is from Sardegna and his father from Egypt. His actual name is Alessandro (Mahmoud is the last name). The song is about his father who left he and his mother alone when he was only a child, then he came back several times just to ask for SOLDI, losing completely his dignity. Have fun in Rome! 😁

SONG EXPLANATION from Pier Francesco Costa " First of all, Mahmood is born in Milan: his mother's from Sardinia, whereas his father has got Egyptian origins. The song talks about this last figure in a generally negative way, because Alessandro's father left the family when his son was still a little child. As he pointed out in a previous song, "Gioventù Bruciata", this man travelled around the world and had several other relationships and children (in fact, the introductive line of that track says: "What do they know of the violence that is closed within the walls of four marriages?"). But one day, suddendly he came back: this is the start point of "Soldi". In the first line, in fact, Alessandro seems to remember the mix of rage and fear that his mother felt by seeing her former partner again and reflects about a funny fact: this man didn't represent the classic model of Muslim man, as he "drank champagne while he was in Ramadan". Then, Alessandro shares his personal experience: his father looked like he desired to reunite the family, even by treating his son with confidence (as the Arab line, "Waladi Waladi Habibi Ta'aleena", that is, "Sweet boy, my sweet boy", underlines). But all those words ended up being a lie, as Mahmood points out in the Pre-Chorus and the chorus: "It's difficult to live in the world/When you lose your pride/Just in a second I've realised that, from me/You only want some money, money/Like I had had some money, money/Before, you talked to me until the night, night/You asked me 'How are things, how are things, how are things?'/Now, how are things? How are things? How are things?". So, the only purpose of Alessandro's father was obtaining money from his previous family in order to maintain his current one or doing his personal affairs. That's probably the reason why the song has a dark and syncopated tone. I like the fact you have been very balanced in expressing your opinions, but I have to say that I found the theme of this song more original that the ones by Ultimo and Il Volo, which were respectively based on the struggles we could have with the missing good times of a broken relationship and on the comparison between love and music. These two themes have been elaborated very well, but many artists have proposed them during the years... Moreover, no one in Italy had thought about the opportunity of put a hard story in his/her own family in a rather-pop song, yet... 😅 "

E poi ci sono io che sono italiano XD hello my friend I'm Italian good job

THIS needs to go to eurovision, hopefully it all works out

The Song talks about the difficult relationship between him and his father. The Singer Is italian and his father cames from Africa.

This song is too good for Eurovision. If he sings in English (he can) this song could sell very well worldwide.

He has just confirmed that he will represent Italy XDDD OMG I feel so relieved

I suggest that you listen to his song in Sanremo Giovani 2016 called "Dimentica". It's powerful and you can appreciate the beauty of his voice even better 🙂

Yep! ..he also sings a small verse in Arabic, his name is Alessandro and is born in Italy to an Italian mother and an Egyptian father!

Hi, little correction: it's not "giovanni" (as the Italian male name) but it's "gióvani" with the closed accent on the "o" and just one "n"

Amazing Song!!!! A song with a strong meaning. Great singer, hot guy, lovely rythm! He has it all!!!!

uuuhhh i just loved this song! even though many countries haven't picked their songs yet i think that Italy might be the winner this year.

This year, After the theft in 2019, the trophy is back where it deserved to be: in Italy.

Winner alert 👏

I’m glad you like it

It's confirmed: Mahmood will represent Italy

I love this song👏👏👏🎵😍

I was waiting for the reaction of my favourite ESC channel . If you watch the live version and read the English text you will like it even more . ❤❤❤🇮🇹

One of my favorites very good job Italy love from the netherlands😘

2018: Merci, merci 2019: Soldi, soldi

*He's my favourite !🧡*

The lyrics speak about the relationship between his father and his life in the periphery. He speaks about his father who was always absent and that he wanted just one thing: soldi. This song isn't so superficial.

Hello there. I didn't watch the whole Sanremo contest but I keep listening this song on repeat since last week and can't get enough of it. If you want to understand the lyrics better see the video with lyrics version (I think you've already done that tho'). I did that and loved the song much more. I really enjoyed your reaction video and this would be the first time I'm sending you a comment. You are very objective and you seem to blend with this song's emotions. I like you and I wish you good luck in everything you do! Fingers crossed for Italy on the big ESC, since I first listened this song I am #teamItaly. Greetings from Romania! :*

Vote him.....oh my goodness....he is so shy....and his music is very very very great...

I'm really glad you like it! Your reactions are Always kind and honest, really appreciate that

Stupenda! Amazing! Mahmood go, go, go and win! 🙂

mi fa molto piacere vedere che il nostro cantante ti è piaciuto,votaci all'eurovision!Ciaooooo dall'Italia

Everbody will know how to say Soldi and Come va after this song!!

I believe he is singing about the strained relationship with his father who was absent from his life, and about his mother raising him by herself.

Hey man, I'd like to point out two things. First "gioventu bruciata" is the song that he took to Sanremo Giovani and he actually won last year with that song Sanremo young. Second, it's not entirely about money, it's about he's dad who left when he was young, and he called him asking "how you do, how you do, how you do" (come va, come va, come va) but you wanted only Money money money. The arabic part says, Waladi Waladi Habibi Ta'aleena. Son, my son, come here. (he stated in an interview that his is one of the few memory of he's dad and arabic language). Such a deep meaning to this song, I hope eurovision won't misjudge and think it's all about SOLDI SOLDIIIIII

He has just confirmed on his instagram page, more or less 5 hous ago, that will represent Italy at ESC. I hardly wait !!

English translation It’s really hot down in the suburbs Mum don’t worry I’m on my way home You will be upset by a liar It looked like love to you, it was something else He’s drinking champagne during Ramadan On tv they are airing Jackie Chan He’s smoking shisha and asks me how I’m doing He asks me how I’m doing, doing, doing You already know how things are going, going, going I think faster to try to figure out If you’re going to fool me tomorrow I have no time to clear things up ‘Cause I finally found out what you are It hurts to be alive When you lose your pride You leave home out of the blue You, tell me if You only cared for the money, money As if you had any money, money Tell me whether you miss me or you don’t give a damn You used to ask me how I was doing, doing, doing Now how are things going, going, going What you’re supposed to say you haven’t said yet Betrayal is a bullet in your chest Keep all the compassion to yourself You keep lyin’ at home but you know she knows Sittin’ there she’ll be asking me Asking me how I’m doing, doing, doing You already know how things are going, going, going I think faster to try to figure out If you’re going to fool me tomorrow I have no time to clear things up ‘Cause I finally found out what you are It hurts to be alive When you lose your pride I figured it out in one second That you, from me You only wanted money, money As if I had any money, money Before you would talk to me till late You used to ask me how I’m doing, doing, doing Now how are things going, going, going My son, my son, darling, come over here You used to tell me while playing with me looking proud My son, my son, darling, it seemed real the desire, the desire to bring things back to what they were I didn’t ask for your money It hurts to be alive When you lose your pride You leave home out of the blue You, tell me if You only wanted money, money As if I had any money, money You leave the city without anybody knowing Yesterday you were here, where are you now, dad? You ask me how I’m doing, doing, doing You already know how things are going, going, going

Nooo la reazione delgi americani quando ascoltano le canzoni italiane e incredibile

Sorry to be off topic but... WHAT A CUTE CAT YOU HAVE THERE!!! 😍 Schöne Grüße aus Deutschland. 😀

Soldi is now the more streamed ESC song ever.

Damn you nailed it. I was blown away with the complexities of the song.

Un degno rappresentante: qualità e adatto all'Eurovision.

The lyrics are depper than you could expect. In the song he talks about the moment when his dad left him and his mother alone. Money has changed their family ralationship, since his father came back only to get money.

I LOVE MAHMOOD😏🇮🇹

He will go to Eurovision...He confirmed his partecipation on Instagram...In the last post...I'm so happy💪

I am italian, I like Mahmood so much 😋. I hope he's gonna win the Eurovision!!😎

The song is about a father that didn't made the right thing with his son. A farther that hadn't respect for his family and his religion.

His father is egiptian, but he is grown only with his italian mather. 😘

Is nice!!!, I listen Kobi with “Fuego” and then listen Mohamed from Italy and are really nice with the same touch of ours origens....is emotional listen two singers who know when lost someone special in our life....some day we can listen singers of all the countrys make something toughther....without religion, without problems....maby I’m a dreamer... Best wishes Italy from Israel!!!

Wow, I’ve really liked your new reaction! Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹

4:58 I'm SOLD-i 😂

Hello Matt, It was the best song. Since he was a newcomer, public did not voted for him. They have voted Ultimo who is last years newcomer. However, if they wont let him go, Italy could not win the trophy

In Italy he wasn't really 'understood' if I can say that. Right now in our country we have some immigration issues, and this song, this artist is wrongfully put in between (not that it matters, but he's 100% Italian). I hope that Mahmood can have his revenge on that. He is strong, he has a beautiful voice, and this song is so powerful. Good luck to him.

Italy - Lyrics Money - "Soldi" It’s really hot down in the suburbs Mum don’t worry I’m on my way home You will be upset by a liar It looked like love to you, it was something else He’s drinking champagne during Ramadan On tv they are airing Jackie Chan He’s smoking shisha and asks me how I’m doing He asks me how I’m doing, doing, doing You already know how things are going, going, going I think faster to try to figure out If you’re going to fool me tomorrow I have no time to clear things up ‘Cause I finally found out what you are It hurts to be alive When you lose your pride You leave home out of the blue You, tell me if You only cared for the money, money As if you had any money, money Tell me whether you miss me or you don’t give a damn You used to ask me how I was doing, doing, doing Now how are things going, going, going What you’re supposed to say you haven’t said yet Betrayal is a bullet in your chest Keep all the compassion to yourself You keep lyin’ at home but you know she knows Sittin’ there she’ll be asking me Asking me how I’m doing, doing, doing You already know how things are going, going, going I think faster to try to figure out If you’re going to fool me tomorrow I have no time to clear things up ‘Cause I finally found out what you are It hurts to be alive When you lose your pride I figured it out in one second That you, from me You only wanted money, money As if I had any money, money Before you would talk to me till late You used to ask me how I’m doing, doing, doing Now how are things going, going, going My son, my son, darling, come over here You used to tell me while playing with me looking proud My son, my son, darling, it seemed real the desire, the desire to bring things back to what they were I didn’t ask for your money It hurts to be alive When you lose your pride You leave home out of the blue You, tell me if You only wanted money, money As if I had any money, money You leave the city without anybody knowing Yesterday you were here, where are you now, dad? You ask me how I’m doing, doing, doing You already know how things are going, going, going

italyyyyyy❤❤❤❤🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

Grazie mille per i tuoi commenti, We hope Italy will win the contest this year, we have a faboulous song to share with everybody in Tel Aviv, ciaoooooooooooooooo

Italy winner !! 💜💜💜 👍👍👍

Matt, finally we agree on one of the songs selected for Eurovision, yay! ;)). (Well, Montenegro's choice doesn't really count, pretty much everyone agrees on that). There is still hope! 😂😂😂. Just teasing you, you're still my favorite :)

What about your ancestors: the Saxons and the Normans? Obviously the Normans were not-so-English (not mentioning that they spoke French)... or were they?