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  1. holdingyourdrink
    HOW could I have missed that. Him being a 1.93m tall human discoball and everything.
  2. holdingyourdrink
    That’s so sad, for me the reason to not watch it on Dutch tv and wait for the replay. Which is usually provided within the hour here on the forum THANK YOU to everyone who posted their recordings and replays! I loved it. That suit was a perfect choice and I loved how he dressed up all the kids with a flower suit in all colours. I also loved how the children formed a heart at the end and he was sitting on his piano. Putting the emphasis on the children and on love and unity.
  3. holdingyourdrink
    It‘s not appealing to go anyways, as I stated above But anything for our poptart, right?
  4. holdingyourdrink
    This is a perfect sum up we were however offered the sandwich before recording and had to finish it before entering the studio, so it was more like this: Stuff the manky sandwich in the cold outside, so we can lock you in a room for 6 hours without toilet and water!
  5. holdingyourdrink
    Sinister? Hahah! I like it already I‘ve heard it’s a smaller studio?
  6. holdingyourdrink
    I went to the recording of the final in 2021 (right before the philharmonic concerts) and this is very accurate. Although the recording was „only“ from 18.00 until midnight back then. We weren’t offered anything to drink nor was it possible to have a bathroom break, because they were filming continuously. They did offer the sandwich though.
  7. holdingyourdrink
    This man and his obsession with „food“
  8. holdingyourdrink
    Seems like this is the version they are going to perform at the rugby finals. Would’ve been even cooler if they had waited with releasing this video and included material from the actual performance, to give it more power.
  9. holdingyourdrink
    No, but I cannot tell you who it is otherwise
  10. holdingyourdrink
    Hmm I’ve actually been looking into Calypso dance, there doesn’t seem to be a consensus. This above sounds more slow. Whereas the Calypso dance from Trinidad seems to be very fast paced. Since Mika’s song is more slow paced, above description fits better. Still as a former dancer; I would love to know how it’s danced!!
  11. holdingyourdrink
    This sounds familiar Thank you @camille*for your hard work to translate the interview!! I only got 50% of what he said, so I’m very grateful for this translated transcript ❤️
  12. holdingyourdrink
    I love how much my French vocabulary expands with each Mika song
  13. holdingyourdrink
    HE SINGS THE F WORD! It’s official
  14. holdingyourdrink
    But what if it is not about the world (and we just interpreted wayyyy too much into it), but just about him and his perspective? The Riffx interview actually confirms it. I personally don’t see anything wrong with it. I mean, he’s right, we should take it with more lightness, whatever we are facing.
  15. holdingyourdrink
    Look at us trying to interpret the depth of psychology and symbolism for this song. And it’s really just and only about making love
  16. holdingyourdrink
    I actually think he IS acknowledging the times. It doesn’t matter what label you put on it (just like he doesn’t define the sex nor the sexuality of the protagonists). Also I think he is very aware of the political situation and is therefore answering in the way he knows best. A way which will rather provoke empathy than divide or polarization: he makes a statement with his art. Exactly, this is what I think too. We all have our own apocalypses. Some are global, some are very personal.
  17. holdingyourdrink
    I wonder, is it not addressed? I personally think, seeing the lyrics. Apocalypse could refer to an awaiting disaster, or the buildup of complete euphoria. He leaves it open and we can choose ourselves which one it is. Either way, it’s a big big bang! And I think there will be a song that will suggest that. And if it won’t: he will do so in the upcoming tour. Just to leave it like that is incredibly dissatisfying. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if he would leave us hanging with the answer and figure out for ourselves what we think is the Apocalypse.
  18. holdingyourdrink
    I’ve never seen this interview before! Thank you. And yes, he did exactly what he said here.
  19. holdingyourdrink
    Yes! This! Thank you for wording it so perfectly.
  20. holdingyourdrink
    I agree, that being said: isn’t this the most poetic way to fight oppression and make a point? Through art and song? It’s what he always has done - and frankly every artist with him. And then to know that the journey he has taken to get where he is now. To be blatantly direct, to the point, without dancing around it. In a language that is emotionally close to him, that must be incredibly freeing. People who know his background and who can relate to this in any way or form; regardless of sex or sexuality, will maybe also find the courage to be themselves and to take lightness in it. Because it is a light and easy melody. But shouldn’t this topic be light and easy? Yes we fight for our rights to be ourselves, but isn’t it the point to normalize who we are, so we don’t have to fight? And can just be? And just enjoy. I’ve wandered off a bit, but I think it can be interpreted as a powerful statement wrapped in an easy and dreamy melody.
  21. holdingyourdrink
    To be fair; for a non French speaker (like myself) “le beau temps” and “Louboutin” sound the same, especially in song. So “en baisse” and “on b**se” do, too Imagine if it’s hard for French natives to even hear it…we are all lost wouldn’t be surprised that’s exactly the intention!
  22. holdingyourdrink
    Well, there are certainly different levels of appreciation for each of his songs. There are songs of his that I tend to skip (GASP! I know! I’m such a bad fan ), there are songs that just rip my heart open. And then there are songs that are right in between. For me that’s this song. It’s a mellow feel-good-song. Although I do enjoy interpreting Mika’s songs to no end usually. This one being so explicit, it makes it a “oh, heehee! “ song with a “let’s just dance and go with the flow” and “worry about it tomorrow (if there is a tomorrow, in the face of the apocalypse!)”. I kinda agree here with Anna, it’s just feeling no talking, which is basically what the lyrics are , so I guess it fits, haha.
  23. holdingyourdrink
    Because it’s Mika I’m actually very relieved to hear it’s also hard for native French speakers. Then again, I hadn’t expected any different: Mika is a master in keeping it open to interpretation and that is exactly what he did. And it’s provoking, which is also what he is good at. This time not with dark lyrics and happy tunes, but he’s going the path of explicit wording (with still very much double meaning) and mellow tunes. I was not immediately hooked at a first listen, but for some reason I cannot stop listening to it, even if I am fully aware of the lyrics. It’s hypnotizing.
  24. holdingyourdrink
    I am convinced that he knows the double meaning and is enjoying this very much
  25. holdingyourdrink
    It’s a song of resistance, with a flower power kind of feel. That’s how I would describe it. And he is filming the music video for it now!? In the Netherlands!? My Dutch heart goes AAHHHHHHHHH
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