[REACTION!!] Old Rock Radio DJ REACTS to KAARIJA ft. "Cha Cha Cha" 

I am a metal fan and I cought myself singing and headbanging that song. Catchy ass hell👍

People are streaming this like crazy, it's probably the most successful Finnish language song ever, being #9 on Spotify Global, #1 Spotify Viral Global, #1 in many different countries! I'm so proud of our boy he's such a spark of joy ❤

the fact this song didnt win the ESC is a crime 🇫🇮

So, in short the song tells the story of a man who after a long arduous week goes to the bar, has a couple (lots) piña coladas and is finally able to let go of his natural (Finnish) shyness and dance. I am from Finland, love this song and relate so hard, even though I would not regularly listen to this kind of stuff. Käärijä refers to the style as party metal, which I think fits.

When the mood changes in the song, and the "human centipede" comes along, your facial impression was priceless. Five stars out of four.

It's catchy and the performance makes you smile. That's all you need to be a top contender in the Eurovision songcontest.

„Catchy enough?“ That’s definitely the understatement of the century! That damn song is popping up and „playing“ in the back of my head ever since I saw it on Tuesday (today is Friday) I fear I‘ll never get rid of it ever again 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😂

Finland literally embodied eurovision with this song and it's just perfect! They should have won and ai just love how 99% of the people agree lmao

This is the good type of Eurovision song, catchy but also weird, intentionally or unintentionally funny.

This song is one of the top favorites to win The contest. I love this!

Eurovision is a music contest true, but you have to remember it's just as much about the performance and the show as the song itself. You really have to stand out to have a chance and this entry is tailored to do just that.

Another thing. Eurovision is its own beast. It is sometimes political, sometimes dumb and it is just weird and funny show. Here in Finland, Eurovision is huge deal. At first I was not into this song, but I am warming up to it. I think going to party after long work week is universal feeling. I was surprised how serious and sincere your reaction was. Thanks :D Käärijä comes from wrapping or rolling. In finnish when you make much money you "wrap your money". His name comes getting a lot money in casinos I think 😂

You asked, i provided 🙂 I said you never seen or heard anything like this before. Thanks for doing it 🙂 he is singing about going out after a hard week at work to drink Pina coladas and drink until he enters the dance floor he couldn't do without drinking. That happened when the song turned into dance mood. Käärijä is a rapper and he is very good, lyrically amazing, very nice guy, doesn't speak English almost at all. Eurovision Song Contest is about music, not singers, so the thing is to have a cathy song and this is the song where the audience will sing along. He will put Liverpool upside down when he enters the city, he is a funny guy, like he said 'it's crazy it's party.'...💃💃💃this is like he said Party metal 🤘

This is the best euro song. Käärija is soooo talented

Thank you Eric! Well done 😀 This is currently the second favorite in the betting odds.

Well done sir. You certainly know your stuff. He came in second place. And was the studio audience and telephone voters favorite. The audience kept chanting CHA CHA CHA through out the grand final.

When I heard this the first time, I wasn’t impressed.. but now I love it!!! Finland for the win 🥇

Käärijä (speak "Carry ya" as in "i could carry ya"), is a Finnish solo Rapper. It's pretty different from his usual discography, but it shows his love for Rammstein (see his tatoo), and Techno uniting it with Metal and a bit of cheesy 2000s eurodance on top. I would love to see him win the whole contest. Thanks so much for your reaction!

I never thought would see this reaction.

You're closer with that german techno song that you mentioned than you might think. Käärijä has mentioned that Rammstein are one of his favorite bands, and imo you can see that influence. Also, he said in the same interview that Cha Cha Cha was chosen for the lyrics because it was something everyone could sing. Everyone can Cha Cha, which is a smart move with a song contest. You can hear the crowd yelling CHA CHA CHA during those parts along with the song

"What do you want me to do with this?" exactly explains Eurovision in one sentence 😂

I love him. ❤ he's funny dude

I love this!! Kaarija ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Funny you should say “I am that guy” coz the lyrics towards the end say “Today I am that guy, today I am that guy” 😄 I’m sure people have already commented with what the lyrics are about so just saying hello and I really enjoyed your commentary! Greetings from a Finn from New Zealand!

Ok I'm a bit nervous what you are gonna say about this 😅 Edit. I thought it wouldn't be your cup so I didn't recommend this (even though I thought about it)... But you were nice anyway 😉 I don't usually listen rap and my favorite bands are Nightwish and Amorphis (still waiting reaction to them) but this guy hit me hard! When I heard first time I was so confused and didn't know what to think. But at the end of this performance I was smiling 😊 I think this isn't even his best song, he has so many good song. Also he is very charismatic and fun to watch on stage. Much love to Käärijä and let's hope he wins! 🎉

Finland frequently send rock songs of various types to ESC, and sometimes do very well with them. In fact even though ESC is normally for much more mainstream pop, two rock songs have won ESC before: "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi for Finland in 2006, and "Zitti E Buoni" by Måneskin for Italy in 2021. Both great songs and well worth a watch.

I'm an European and to be honest I can say that about 1/3 of the countries sent their BEST song, 1/3 sent a POPULAR (sounding) song and the last... sent what ever is funny or QUIRKY.

And to add background: While Eurovision Song Contest sometimes has songs in it that would work on rock radio, like the winning track by Lordi: Hard Rock Hallelujah that was a very good hard rock song, there's strong camp aspect to it these days and it's a show, not just a song. And then people in all participating countries, dozens of them, vote and every country has equal amount of votes on the scoreboard. This means your song needs to have something that entertains people all around the Europe and is catchy enough that people will remember it out of the dozens of contestants, sometimes with only one of two listens. So like Eric correctly observed, it's quite a different game than songs that have to stay fresh for hundreds of listens.

You have so BRILLIANT radio-voice - P.s. Käärijä is the best.

ERIC...your face expressions....priceless.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I laughed like........🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Made my day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CU tomorrow........

Has tardado en sonreír, pero al fin lo has hecho😍💚💚💚👍👏Kaarija nos hace sonreir con su arte y eso deberia otorgarle el ganar Eurovision😊😘

Hey, I am from Finland and I really can't be embarrased by this. Why should I? I see comments like that and I Wonder why anyone can be ashamed by something that does not involve you? You have nothing to do with the song. Especially when Finland will get it's best placement in ESC since Lordi, especially then you can't be involved at all. ;) I think this reaction was honest, entertaining and had great points. Just catchy enough to win. I like that. I might use it. 😄

I hated this when I first heard it. Now it lives in my brain. Does anyone know the antidote?

Thank Yoy making this video. I liked your way to analyze this Song deeper.

That other song you're thinking of is from Verka Serduchka (a Ukrainian comedian), which placed 2nd in the 2007 Eurovision. Kaarija has stated that Verka was a big influence on him, so you nailed that.

The J in Finnish is pronounced like we pronounce a Y and Finnish always emphasizes the first syllable of a word, so the name should sound something like KAA-ree-yah

😄😂❤👍 What else I can say? Greetings from Finland! (by Nightwish fan since 1998)

I liked this song from the start, thought of it as #10 in my top 10. Now that I'm listening to it in the car on Sirus XM, it's moved up into my top 5, possibly becoming my favorite. The more I hear it, the more I love it.

he ended up getting second place! he won the popular vote by a landslide, but he came second to sweden who was the jury favourite

oh yeah....1,2 Polizei....by Mo-Do. (Fabio Fritelli). thanks fpr the childhood memories 😀

Exactly what I thought when I heard it. I said to myself, it has the quality and all the points to win the contest. Ended second in the end.

Also, the set was built out of Euro pallets, which in finnish is 'eurolava', aka 'euro stage'.

Every few years we come together as a continent and shout Cha Cha Cha.

I like how it brings joy to your face. The competition is huge over here and a great comparison with catchy songs like Macarena. Great wisdom you have and social instinct

😂😂🤘🤘❤YES!!😁 You are so right!! Käärijä...niinku cha cha cha...he will do well in ESC😄 Greetings from Finland 🤗

The lyrics are quite witty, very succinct even for the Finns. The dancers are amazing, I hope he takes them to Liverpool.

Man you had the exact same reaction as me! 🤣 I wanted to hate it so much but the dude won me over! 🤣

First of all. Eurovision song contest is just so crazy. There are two kind of songs that are sent there: pathetic or funny and catchy. This is Finland when we won the very first (and so far last) time. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gAh9NRGNhUU.html This Käärikäs specific piece of "art" tells a story about a shy boy, who has done a hard week at work, goes to a bar, has a few drinks, just lets it go and partys through the night untill he passes out 😂

My DJ-eye noticed you liking the middle part of the song. And you are talking about MO-DO - ein zwei polizei, italian group from 1994, was a big hit in places I played.

After quite a few reaction videos I conclude yours, sir, is the funniest. Complete sequence: 1.- first look, frown in face, stiffness of body 2.- ok lets do this in resignation 3.- wth am I watching 4.- head movement at melodic transition 5.- change of body language 6.- little happy smile at the goofiness that follows 7.- full happy smile after "butterfly" transformation 8.- ok can't control my face must control rest of body so it doesn't join in 9.- "I swear that wasnt me having fun but mere visceral reaction to beats and rythm and blah" 😂😂😂

good reaction. your body said more about the music than the words

To the questions "What is this song about?" Drinking until you break your shell and become a whole different man. So yea.. a very Finnish theme.

Cha Cha Cha has a great chance of winning this year. The song you were looking for is Mo-Do - Eins Zwei Polizei - It reminded me of a different German song - from the early 80's Hubert Kah - “Gigolo”

Man I really REALLY hoped that my reaction would have been the same one as you apparently had in the beginning. I have always talked down on Eurovision and I still do not actively follow that competition.. BUT.. I hate to admit it, this performance was spectacular

Haha, this is great! ⛄🐛

Cha cha cha - with eng translation Rankka viikko ja paljon pitkii päiviä takan Mielenkiintona piña colada ja rata Ilta on vielä nuori ja aikaa kumota Tää jäinen ulkokuori on aika tuhota Pidän kaksin käsin kiinni juomista niinku Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei En mieti huomista ku tartun tuopista niinku Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei Haluun olla sekasin ja vapaa huolista niinku Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei Ja mä jatkan kunnes en enää pysy tuolissa niinku Muutama piña colada on jo takana Silti mul on vielä naamataulu vakava (yeah, yeah, ye-ye-yeah) Ilta on vielä nuori ja aikaa kumota Tää jäinen ulkokuori on aika tuhota Parketti kutsuu mua ku en oo enää lukossa Niinku cha cha cha mä oon tulossa Pidän kaksin käsin kiinni juomista niinku Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei En mieti huomista ku tartun tuopista niinku Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei Haluun olla sekasin ja vapaa huolista niinku Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ei Ja mä jatkan kunnes en enää pysy tuolissa niinku vou Nyt lähden tanssimaan Niinku cha cha cha Enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa Niinku cha cha cha Kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa Cha, cha, cha, toinen silmä jo karsastaa Ja puhe sammaltaa ku tää toinen puoli must vallan saa Cha, cha, cha, en oo arkena tää mies laisinkaan En oo mut tänään oon se mies, tänään oon se mies Nyt lähden tanssimaan Niinku cha cha cha Enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa Niinku cha cha cha Kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa Niinku cha cha cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ahaa Niinku cha cha cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha --- Rough week and many long days behind Fascinating piña colada and track The evening is still young and time to undo This icy outer shell is about to be destroyed I hold on to drinks with both hands like Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no I don't think about tomorrow when I grab the glass like Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no I want to be messed up and free from worries like Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no And I'll continue until I can't stay in the chair anymore like A few piña coladas are already behind me Yet I still have a serious face (yeah, yeah, ye-ye-yeah) The evening is still young and time to undo This icy outer shell is about to be destroyed The dance floor calls me as I'm no longer locked Like cha cha cha, I'm coming I hold on to drinks with both hands like Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no I don't think about tomorrow when I grab the glass like Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no I want to be messed up and free from worries like Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no And I'll continue until I can't stay in the chair anymore like Now I'm going to dance Like cha cha cha And I'm not afraid of this world Like cha cha cha When I pour champagne all over me Cha, cha, cha, one eye already squinting And my speech stutters as the other half takes control Cha, cha, cha, I'm not the same guy on weekdays I'm not, but today I am that guy, today I am that guy Now I'm going to dance Like cha cha cha And I'm not afraid of this world Like cha cha cha When I pour champagne all over me Like cha cha cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, ahaa Like cha cha cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha

In the UK 'Cha' is an informal word for tea. (originally Chinese Chá) So he is singing about tea, tea, tea. 😂

Brilliant stuff,love it! Definitely the winner.🇬🇧❤🇫🇮

it's funny you said "but I'm that guy" at 9:52 because that is what he sings at the end of the bridge, "tänään oon se mies", basically normally I'm shy, but tonight, "I'm that guy" :)

Thanks to who send The link🎉

I love how your facial expressions matched my thoughts when I first heard it too. I think you've summed it up very well!

Cha cha cha cha cha cha chaa!!

I was at a karaoke bar last Friday, on my birthday, and heard this song twice during the night. The singers were part of some theater group having a night out and they were SO entertaining! And the song worked so much better like that than listening it at home or in the car. Käärijä translates to "wrapper" (as in, someone who wraps something). Which I find kinda funny, because he's a rapper. I also hear some Neue Deutsche Härte in there, like Rammstein, especially in the beginning.

Wow, your voice is incredible. Much love from Finland!

Fair play to you - I was actually expecting you to tear it down (which it deserves in other contexts). It's Eurovision and it's perfect for that format. As you say, just catchy enough to win.

Good job 😂 You stayed serious looking longer than most.

Greetings from finland! And keep up good work! Love nightwish

Wow your voice is so familiar and radiophonic

nightwish army checking in, catchy yes! not really one for my playlist , but was fun!

Im not sure if my comment sent a few days ago. But kaarija did his top 5 Eurovision songs of all time that he liked. You really have great musical insight because his favourite was ein zwei drei. So you were right he took influence from that no doubt 👏

Käärijä means something like a roller. He got the nick from his friends for doing online gambling. His favorite band is Rammstein. The pallets on stage refers to a straining job. The dancers symbolizes the alcohol he needs in order to put the workweek behind him and to be able to connect with himself and to have fun on the dance floor. He literately got high on alcohol on the stage and rode with it.

Really liked the analysis

The song made 2nd place in the Eurovision final!

I think you mean MO-DO? Band where I thougt long time Arnold was saying those lyrics😋. Thanks your great reaction, again.

Oh dear. I somehow knew you would have reaction like this. But still, it kinda surprised me 😅

2nd place won the most peoples vote. Judges didn't agree sadly.

Involuntary positive reaction! I thought I would hate that song, but it keeps buzzing in my brain. And it is ok, I hope for the win, as I'm a Finn. Once again, greetings from Helsinki, Finland, and thank You for the reaction! "It's crazy. It's party!"

Great comments. With the laugh and foot-tap. That is a true.

Thanks for this! Excactly, it´s catchy and fun. You wondered about the lyrics. As 99 Luftballons was actually very poetic, it was art, in it´s amazingly talented guitarist-writers surrealistic anti-war lyrics (and a melody + a voice that almost had the whole 80´s in its heart) this is about DRINKING...erm...and having fun, not caring about tomorrow. So two totally different tales and songs BUT the catchiness and - loving life - is there in both songs. This is to me sooo silly, but catchy and a batshit crazy show but it really is the point as well, this is Eurovision. Thank you so much for this video, much appreciated.

Tanks a lot. You remind me of those good old style 70s disc jockeys on Radio Luxembourg. I used to listen that radio channel in summer nights here in Finland when I was a teenager. Those were the most wonderful summers in my life. But where is the Peter Stuyvesant cigarrettes show? 🙂Your reaction to Käärijä's Cha Cha Cha seems to be one of the most real and honest ones and i think you are a good music wizard. Cheers from Finland!

Es el ganador, lo tengo claro desde el mes de Febrero.

I hope this man will react to more Eurovision 2023 songs .....because I like his reaction and voice ♥. Btw. the "Eurovision Song Contest is est. 1956 and still running. The 3 shows (2 semi-finals + 1 grand final) are watched via TV by 188 million people and many more worldwide via stream. The Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la chanson), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner.

It's crazy, it's party!!💪

You have an Offspring record signed in the background and you're giving Finland attention by reacting to this song. I'm a huge Offspring fan and a finn, so you earned yourself a subscriber. By the way as of writing this I haven't even watched the video yet.

Basically it's already the third song of this year's Eurovision Song Contest you reacted to: Lord of the Lost will also participate with "Blood & Glitter" for Germany. ;-)

almost spit my porridge out when you said kärichjä

EPIC!

Believe it or not. for me this song is my ESC 2023 favorite together with the Austrian one. But of course, I am talking about the sog, not the visuals / show. Of course behind my mates from Lord of the Lost with "Blood and Glitter" :-)

WOW!!

In that case, I think you should react to ALL (I believe it's roughly 30-35 songs?) the 2023 entries into the Eurovision contest!

It was Mo-Do with "Eins, Zwei Polizei" :-)

The one thing I thought the entire time was that you were unironically smiling most of the time. That is part of what makes music... music

I love facepalm earlier and the expression on "what do you want me to do with this?!" just.. just embrace it, go with the flow lol. :D We're gonna fcking win! XD

Thanks from🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

The silly dancing got me. Awesome.

Wow😊

Sometimes its better not knowing the meaning of the words. He is a true entertainer. Well done 🎉

It's for sure difficult to pronounce for English speaking person, but I loved the first try "gojira" 😂

You sound like a President

There's a real long lonesome winter in Finland with a lot of Vodka. It explains it