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Top Comments of this video!! :3
Käärijä actually doesn't drink himself at least not that much, more water than anything else. He started to drink alcohol when he became of age but as he had a severe colon disease, it flared up and he almost died in consequence. So after that he has really had to think about the need to drink and our societal need for drunkedness. He tries to convey with this song that you don't need to drink in order to enjoy things as yourself. As a masculine man who also feels like women do, as MEN are thought of being people without need to feel or express them.
It's been really inspiring to see that everyone seems to like the softer side of Käärijä and his IRL antics and open character seems to make everyone love him even more, as a person and as an artist. Nobody seems to think people should be like the first part version. Maybe we are ready to start dancing without piña coladas.
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Finnish language has no gendered pronouns so we also have no gendered drinks. Alcohol is alcohol. 😅
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Metal people are gentle and artistic. The Finnish police statistics clearly show that the specifically metal festivals have the least disorders of all music festivals.
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Now onto Käärijä: This song is exactly what Europe needs in a time of desperation, ongoing war, energy crisis, post-covid and more. The one moment where you can be "That Guy" that Käärijä sings about and forget all the troubles of the world for just 3 minutes. Its like a emotional explosion when the song flips and even the introverts join in and dance and sing their heart out. A well crafted escape from reality, social norms and distraction from our current situation.
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I'm a dad from Finland, and yes I've had to explain "pina colada" and "rata" to my kids. (The latter word means track/route/path/course/range and so forth, and "to be on rata" refers to drinking at bars - to be in the district where the local bars are.) But that's not the point of the song. He wants to destroy his frozen exterior, forget the worries, and let himself loose on the dance floor even for just a bit. In a nutshell, it's the age-old story of a reserved Finnish man. So can confirm what's said here, because I am one.
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You forgot one interesting thing about the stage: They're using euro-pallets. Pallet translates in Finnish to "lava", which also means stage. So he's surrounded by "eurolava", Euro(vision) stage.
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This song especially hits home as a Finn, as there's this pretty depressing and common idea that "Can't have fun without a drink", that you need to be drunk for that shell to open up and "allow" yourself to have fun. I've heard this being talked about, I've seen this in people. Hell, I've even had friends like that. And it's not fun. It's frustrating, making you feel like there's no real trust between you and the "normal" version of others.
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There is so many little things to find out from the whole song and show. Example at the first part the cha cha dancers dance very traditionally and are in singers control. First they are released from this control but still dances traditionally but comes closer the singer. Finally when the pop part starts the dancers also starts to dance freely and silly. I would say that they reflect singers inner thoughts and feelings.
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If we're overthinking it.. I believe the shipping pallet staging is also a Finnish word play...
"Europallet = Eurolava = euro stage > Eurovision stage"
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He is just a regular, lovable Finnish dude, who decided to walk into spotlight one day. He is completely authentic in his art and being. He’s the friendly neighbourhood guy ❤🎉
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This song is perhaps the best storytelling ever in Eurovision! Learning the lyrics only deepens your understanding that the visuals and the synthesizers already told you.
And this is the best analysis I've seen in 2023! It really warms my heart to see that also Americans have deep interested in understanding other cultures ❤
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Finland isn't a country full of introverts. Our culture just pushes the stoic attitude and has a built-in feature where we show respect by not bothering others.
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Wow. I am impressed. I am Finn, and IMO you got the song spot on. You even picked up the gender role/ toxic masculinity thing, which most Finns don't get, maybe because it hits too close home.
Regarding that, hair in Finland isn't similarly strictly gender-coded as in the US: Short hair for women (pixie cut) is very popular (I'd say close to 50% women have short hair), whereas a lot of "rebel" and "rocker" type men have long hair (at least 30 %, maybe even more), BUT everything else about his released, true personality's style is very gender-neutral and borderline coded female; the colours, the slim outline of his outfit, the nail polish and the BANGS (men don't wear bangs, like EVER).
Also, interestingly enough, outside this song, Käärijä as a character seems to be very in touch with his feminine side (he wears tailored clothing, dangly earrings, jewelry and nail polish and has flamboyant style), and when interviewed, Jere/Käärijä is quite soft-spoken and gentle, and clearly has a lot of empathy and emotional intelligence.
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Wow you summarized why finnish people like Cha Cha Cha perfectly. Very well done.
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I'm Finnish, and I don't usually follow Eurovision. My husband played Cha Cha Cha for me right before the national selection competition and on the first listen, I wasn't hugely into it, then the tone shift came in at the end and I was a little more intrigued. I listened to the song a couple of times and watched the music video and when I thought of the lyrics, my immediate understanding was that it was denouncing toxic masculinity, specifically a (very Finnish) aspect of it where men are expected to be stoic and sort of unmoved by anything, happy or sad. I don't know how people can hear it multiple times and think it's simply about partying. Even if they don't understand the lyrics, the shift is enough I think to signal there's something more going on. The hype? Totally deserved.
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Måneskin's win in 2021 brought so much joy because it wasn't an obvious win for Eurovision and was a show of pure talent, charisma and uniting people by music. The song was in Italian (again, not a concession to Eurovision), which was a plus. Käärijä was 2023's EQUIVALENT of Måneskin in terms of specialness, in terms of really standing out, being out of this world charismatic and unique and would have brought exactly the same amount of joy as 2021. Käärijä would have been a win for the heart, whereas Loreen was a win for the brain. It just isn't the same... it doesn't give you the same joy. Maybe we need to ask ourselves what the point of Eurovision really is. With this I am not meaning to diss Loreen, for whom I have a deep respect.
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Finns work hard and party hard. And for many people it's almost unimaginable for any sort of partying to go without hard drinking to break out of their everyday shell of introversion and quietness. People often drink not to enjoy the drink and have a good time in the process, but with a determination to get drunk quickly so they can feel free and uninhibited. As a foreigner in Finland, for me it's a very noticeable trait of the local party culture compared to other places where I've had a chance to observe the night life. Käärijä did a very good job capturing this aspect, probably that's why the level of craze around this song inside the country is so insane, I have not seen the entire Finland following Eurovision closer than an ice hockey championship before.
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Nice job! Couple notes though:
About the staging: The song starts with Käärijä lamenting what a tough and long week he's had. You could interpret the "europalettes" as a symbol for work. They are pretty direct imagery comming from this sort of "men's work" and general manual labor aesthetic. That's not uncommon in popular music here, to sing about regular "nine to five" (or maybe seven to three in this case) instead of the typical luxurious "work hard play hard" type of a thing in a lot of American music for example. For me it isn't only a symbot for breaking free from this introverted cage you've built yourself, but also the contrast between your work life everyday self and your free time self. You have to understand that not only is it a national metastereotype to think of ourselves as withdrawn and reserved, it's also a culturally coded thing. It's considered polite to respect people's personal space both physically and emotionally or socially. It is, in fact, impolite in a lot of situations to be very polite and familiar. The day to day life is where most of it is visible, especially commuting, doing groceries, all that. It actually takes effort to break free from that midset on your time off even in a space where it's allowed and expected. In a sense it's quite a tragic image of us, because for some that does mean heavy consumption of spicy water. But in a more light hearted sense it can just be about that little bit of letting loose.
Also, with nothing but respect, I'd say it would really elavate content like this if you took the time to ask for help pronouncing Finnish words! Finns would love to help you with it, I'm sure. If it's a name, checking an interview where the name is mentioned could be a fast way to check, and even Google translator's "listen" function is useful :)
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Never had a Pina colada until I heard this song. And I used to live in Hawaii for 5 years!
Now play Ja Ja Ding Dong!
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@neconeconeco
1 year ago
in a way, i think Käärijä himself has become a pina colada for some Finnish people. :') it's strangely heartwarming to see this little nation of introverts get their cha cha cha on.
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