Serbia Eurovision 2023 - Music Teacher analyses Samo mi se spava by Luke Black (Reaction) 

You might think this song wouldn't work without the staging, but his lives at the pre parties were awesome. He's very charismatic. Loved Konstrakta last year, love him now. Go Serbia, ❤ from Italy.

The song is about people escaping into digital media such as computer games in order to avoid all problems in actual reality ... and about a desperate need to collectively wake up and get unplugged from digital media that keeps us asleep whilst the actual real world is burning!

Out of all Eurovision songs, only this one stuck with me. I caught myself humming it unknowingly.

Luke is pure art. He is amazing and so talented. ❤ Thank you so much.😊

This is my second behind Finland. It's just so unique and right up my alley

Vi ste motali, premotavali, vraćali da ponovo odslusate i to mi se jako dopalo... Ja ovo slušam više od mesec dana pokušavajući da nađem nešto što mi nije prijalo ali nisam uspela.... Doživljaj je sve jači... 😇 Nadam se da će ih biti sve više koji će shvatiti vrednost i poruku koju je Luka poslao u etar.... 👋👍❤️🇲🇪🍀🦀🇷🇸

Great reaction, thanks. Love from Serbia 🇷🇸

His vocals come through so much better in this version than in the actual Eurovision final.

Luke Black is simply a WORLD CLASS! 🌍 The ESC is OK, but the WORLD is waiting! (PURE ART! 🦞) P. S. In addition, he holds a master's degree in music production l! Your analysis is great!

Truly a brilliant song.

SERBIA MUST BE IN TOP 5

War, hanger, rage...I just want to sleep forever ( playing video games) while the world is on fire. Conscience is sleeping. Wake up, awake. And that that high tone before he is pulling this pipes out, is like some warning tone before bombing

Luke is amazing! 🖤🖤🖤🦞

You are definitely gonna like acoustic version as well.. find it out on Eurovision channel, it’s even more exciting

Thank you for such a wonderful reaction. Greetings from Serbia ❤

Wild one! Thanks

Masterpiece in the locrian mode. My winner 🥇🥇🥇

Serbia in top 5 ❤

Luke ❤❤❤

Luke Black 🦞❤️

To je Luka! Umetnost!❤

Go Lukeeee we looove you❤👑🇷🇸

This is my number one this year.

I tried to have a little break from RU-vid but I had to come and see what you think about this. Not disappointed! This has been my biggest grower this year and it's been steadily climbing towards the top of my list. LOVE this. It's such a mood.

Go Luka go go ❤🏆👑 Serbia ♥️💪🏻

This song really grew on me. I hated it at first, but with each listen I began to appreciate it more.

I can't believe that you have replied this melody so fast😮

Oh, you should definitely watch the acoustic version of this, you'll love it 🙌🏼

Im from Serbia l love his song🎉🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

thanks for likeing cheers from serbia

The best reaction so far. Thank you ❤❤❤

Music art to the max, he is really good...

My absolute favourite to win ! Unfortunately it probably won’t! Luke is pure genius !!!

Ohoohoooo I've been waiting for this one!!! :) I've started typing this before even listening to your reaction. I'm so curious about this. It's my favourite song this year. YES! This is ART! Exactly. His theatrical performance, those vocals, the underlying message, all just wow! So, the song is essentially written during pandemic (mostly) and shutting out all the bad news in the world around you and just wanting to sleep through it all. You NEED to watch what he does with the 'Hello? Game over *******' at the Madrid pre-party. If he is allowed do that at Eurovision he will forever be a Eurovision icon. I was so lucky to see it in Madrid live when he did that. Also, he's the sweetest guy! Luke for the win (it won't happen, but I just want to dream)

It's phrygian scale with major third❤

Браво Лука ♥️💕

Thats Luke! He has great team too. 😇Check it out about team and you will be suprised.😊

Look for Overthinking Eurovision Serbia, best channel for analysing the meaning, just like you analysed the music very well 👍

best song this year

"This is pure art". Absolutely agree. 👍

Love from serbia

This song is impressive

a piece of art :)

Magic song! Goosebumps!

Please check out the Acoustic version. I'm delighted

You know it's good when a music teacher can't sit through it once without trying to play along.

Be sure to check out the acoustic version, it's quite beautiful.

Should react to the acoustic version of the song. Love it!

💤✊🦞 Thanks

Samo mi se spava = I only feel like sleeping

He iz amazing, go Luka volimo te❤

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I love it! Somehow had not heard this one yet (I never check out all of them, just the ones people talk about the most), but will be hearing this many, many more times! The haunting melody, the darkness, his voice.. It kind of sounds like something from a modern vampire movie soundtrack (not Twilight, something classier), but comes with a meaningful message on top. I'd be totally happy if this won!

I LOVE HIS MUSIC! he has other tracks and apparently writes and plays his own music:

One of my favourites! The bass and synth, the overall dark vibe - I love it! Two of my other faves are the ones from Latvia (Sudden Lights) and Slovenia (Joker Out). Maybe you already plan on reacting to those, especially the one from Latvia, if not - would be great! 😊

It's a haunting melody... perfect for the message it sends.

Great reaction!!! 💫👏🏼

"Baby, watch the world on fire. It is all I game to me.. Oh, I don't want to choose my fighter! Who's taking control of me? Hello? (Serbian, whispering) I just want to sleep! (Serbian) Go to sleep!" (probably telling himself). "I just wanna sleep forever! (s-sleep) I like it better when I dream! (Serbian) I wanna sleep forever, (Serbian) while the world is burning. I just wanna close my eyes, and just get it over with! (Serbian) I wanna sleep forever (Serbian) while the world is burning. (Serbian) In the night the endless hours! (Serbian) Devils on my shoulder! (Serbian) I just wanna sleep forever (s-sleep) (Serbian) So that I'll be able to defeat them! Hello? Game over! (Serbian) Go to sleep! I just wanna sleep forever! I like it better when I dream! (Serbian) I wanna sleep forever, (Serbian) while the world is burning. I just wanna close my eyes, and just get it over with! (Serbian) I wanna sleep forever (Serbian) while the world is burning. (Serbian) WAR! HUNGER! WITHOUT HOPE! CONSCIENCE IS SLEEPING, (Serbian) while the world is burning! (Serbian) IT IS THE END! THE DARKNESS LASTS! CONSCIENCE (mind) IS SLEEPING! (Serbian) ...while the world is burning! (Serbian) S-sleep! (Serbian) I just wanna sleep! (Background) Enemy defeated!" Sorry for bugging you, thought you'd like to know what's it about. Thanks for the video! And greetings from Serbia!

Go Serbia! You should be top 5!!! This is visually and melodically hypnotic!

Liked your analysis. You know Jussi Reijonen and his orchestra? Great! Intelligent.

The song is melodically interesting, because the tonal center is in the 5th degree of A harmonic minor. So it's basically E phrygian dominant.

Bravo Luka, sve me dojmilo!

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One of my close friends is Serbian and was actually friends with him when they were both going through their emo phase. Love it. 😄

I kinda like this one. Reminds me a lot of Nine Inch Nails.

When I first heard a clip of this song I thought it was boring but it grew on me the more I heard of it and by the semi final it had become a favourite. I thought it peaked in the final but then you pointed out the melody being in the background and now I love it even more! Yes, even when the melody isn't there I can hear it, it's fascinating.

I LOOOOOOOOOOVE this one. Depending how it goes live, my second place is between Serbia and Austria. I love the industrialness (I made that up) to it. It makes me think of a lot of artists I listen to like Nine Inch Nails or Celldweller or Rabbit Junk or Orgy. It has a really nice "futuristic" sound and feel to it. It's heavy without having guitars or growling 😂 If you combine Luke Black and Voyager you might come out with something like Scandroid with that 80s synth vibe but sometime off in the future in a sci-fi/gamer reality. I might be going to far in that thought. I just think it's fabulous.

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❤😎🖤 this was just amazing - Love it 🖤😎❤️

You would probably enjoy the acoustic Version Luke recorded of this song on the grand piano with violin accompaniment.

I think the key here is the same as in Konstrakta last year: the song is strange and original but it still manages to remain pleasant to the ear. I wouldn't say catchy but enjoyable on several levels. I'm just so sorry Poland chose to send that trash girly number when they could have sent Jan instead. Imagine listening to both Luke and Jan on the ESC stage.

Robbed by the politics Jury in Italy last year,La Serbie should shine in Liverpools by democratic votes .My Parisian Top 5 anyway.🇫🇷😀🇷🇸

This is the point if people get it from the start it will do well. But being a bit strange not everyone could appreciate it.

Wow!

Ala trent reznor

I agree with your comment about Ireland, and I'm from Ireland. I was so upset that Connelly did not win. However, and also annoyed with Wild Youth, they obviously have no idea that Eurovision has changed beyond all recognition and generic songs don't cut it anymore. Was not sure about this when I heard it first, but the music is epic!

Acoustic version - pre party: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R3OzCm3WAIU.html

Your reactions and analysis are by far the best to watch/ hear. Totally agree about this and Konstakta, last year. I don’t know if you did an analysis of Greece last year, Amanda Tjenfjord (Die Together)? I’ll search, but if you didn’t, I’d love to know what you think. Thanks

Luke Black 🦞❤️ is awesome artist., also hi is opera singer. His song is about awakening in a spiritual way. In the end of song he says:" Reason sleeps while the world is burnning" So it is song about collective awakening. A wake up call.

There's some Serbian micro-tones lol. It sounds a bit medieval-like.

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Is anyone else hearing a classic NIN song, or am I the only one?

This song is more like for a bad character in Disney movie. :D It is very artistic. He was simply implying how he is sleepy while world burns. :D

Each end every year I give my word I'm never watching Eurosong contest again, and I still go against my own words... Every year you can simply say who gets exactly how many points and from whom, and the transparency of the political and neighborly "influence" has become something that simply puts the art of many great songs from many countries (Italy, Cyprys, Israel - just to say I'm not talking about only my own country) under a pile of rocks, that many people simply lose interest ine ever participating in similar contests... These are not just my word, these are the words of so many people from different countries who kept calling me for hours on end, asking "OK, what ... why?" Italy was great, Cyprys was great, Israel was great, Albania was great... No politics needed... This is just plain ridiculous.

not because I am Serbian... but we had one of the most ARTist entrance this year. Unfortunately "something" WAS wrong with Luke's voice in the Final performance. But at least WE WERE IN FINAL!

He's a gamer and horror fan! Have you not seen the performance of the droids etc. Very EDM IR TRAP MUSIC. You mean you don't know what he's about!! and what he's lying on is a exploded flower maybe ship!

I feel like there was something wrong with the sound on an actual eurovision show during his performances. I coulb barely hear his voice.

d'you have a personal top 37 list of all contestants of eurovision this year?

Hi Mike! please check Ren "Hi Ren" !

You're gonna love Latvia's entry

I was so confused hearing this for the first time - and am still, a bit. 😅 I really don't like Luke's interpretation and voice - except for those little "ethnic flavors", but the music is so captivating and haunting. It kinda reminds a bit of Bring Me The Horizon.

please listen to his song that was supposed to represent Serbia in 2016...7 years ago!!! and the song is now super futuristic for this time...what did it sound like back then in 2016

Bad Copy of Songs heard many Times in the 90s..