Nessaja

I finally received mine today as well. 

Fortunately in excellent condition - no dents, damages, scratches, etc.

It's kind of cool that now I have both Edition's

1st Edition (No.351) bought in Strasbourg &

2nd Edition (No.1049) bought online.

Here it is 

Fortunately my VPN  worked fine

The part about The Piano from today's Good Morning Britain.

I was able to record it

Here is the part where they talk about The Piano

Hello,

I was also able to record it this morning.

Thank you so much for the pictures of the "making-of". And for this fantastic cake - it turned out really great. So well done @MFC_Hasi & @Statue_of_Liberty 
I particularly loved the detail that you wrote "Apocalypso" in Greek letters on the temple-like architecture.

21 hours ago, Nessaja said:

 

........ I'm posting our videos and pictures here for those who couldn't be there or were further away, because I always think it's really great to get to see videos and pictures from all the other concerts.... 

 

 I just found a few more short videos, which might be worth sharing (as I'm still very much in love with this concert) 

I loved this part in Big Girls with Max singing briefly....

Even though it's been already a few days since the concert in AFAS Live, but anyway here are a few words and thoughts from my side.

I totally enjoyed this evening and the concert from the first to the last second.

It was only the third time for me that I was able to experience Mika live and this time it was something very special for me as I somehow managed to suddenly find myself standing in row 2 and being one of the Enfants Terribles . We were standing  right behind the girls who had organized this unbelievably great fanaction during Talk about you, I think. Thank you again for it @MissBiscuit – that was so cool.

By the way, the sound was great where we were standing - I've read that many people complained about it - but I thought it was really good.

For me, this evening was just an absolute blast all round, as I said, to experience Mika so close for 2 hours was incredible. I've only ever experienced it from further away. The advantage of sitting further away is clearly that you can see the stage set in its entirety better, which was definitely great to expierence in Strasbourg. But it was great to see all Mika's facial expressions and gestures this time. This may sound stupid to those of you who have experienced this already many many times, but it really impressed me that evening.

This might sound a bit stupid as well, but what was also a small highlight for me was that Andy stood right in front of the barrier to get Adam just before the concert started. I love his podcast so much that I thought it was super cool that he was suddenly standing 2 meters in front of us in person.

I personally liked the setlist very much as well (of course I wouldn't have minded a few of the French songs) - but I liked hearing Billy Brown and Good Guys live. And I especially loved the fact that my absolute favorite song - Origin of love - was played. I had hoped for that so much and Mika made me very happy that evening.

All in all, the evening was an absolutely brilliant experience for me and my mother, who I was there with. And even though we decided beforehand that we wouldn't film, but rather enjoy the concert, we ended up filming quite a lot . I'm posting our videos and pictures here for those who couldn't be there or were further away, because I always think it's really great to get to see videos and pictures from all the other concerts.... 

Unfortunately I will not be in Berlin for the concert, but of course I'm in for the gift.

@mellody I've send you the money via Paypal including the name for the card. 

1 minute ago, holdingyourdrink said:

They did, my friends said they paid 50 euros in Strasbourg. 

I can confirm - I paid 50€ as well on Sunday in Strasbourg.

This concert in Strasbourg was just fantastic, great and mindblowing. Mika was simply phenomenal, considering the circumstances.  Sure, you could hear at one point or another that he was still sick and his voice wasn't at 100% , but he completely made up for it with his energy and dedication. 
I didn't take many videos or photos because I just wanted to dance and party and enjoy the moment. But the best moment of the evening for me had to be captured on video of course - when he climbed over the chairs exactly where we were sitting and then sat on the railing for almost 2 minutes more or less right in front of us. 

It was an incredible evening at the "Club Apocalypso" 🌈🔥

I'm already looking forward to the next concert in Amsterdam  

54 minutes ago, mellody said:

 

Same, I can only click on the bundles.

 

I love those photos!  The T-Shirt is so pretty, I'm gonna buy that when I have more money again. And love that Mika let his hair grow longer!

4 minutes ago, jajinka5 said:

It works, but I had to use VPN.....France

It worked for me too now - even without the VPN.

1 hour ago, crazyaboutmika said:

I can't do the tech work by myself sorry but I have started a writen translation of the interview with Bernard Montiel because it is really very interesting and I love what Mika says. I have done six minutes since last night but I will update this post as I go on translating.

 

 

Une heure avec Mika (-> 10 minutes to be continued)

 

https://youtu.be/FKGFELRCUpk?si=CkhtyJZpqwfirHEl

BM: Hello. Happy new year to all. Tonight I have an exceptional guess. I had to start the year 2024 with an exceptional guest. He is a pop star everyone loves: Hello Mika
Mika: Hello and happy holiday season to all and to you Bernard.
BM: That's sweet of you. Happy holiday season to you too. Can I ask you what you did during your holidays?
Mika: Well a huge nothing at all That's true. For me the holiday season is all those things and what I love is going shopping to cook
BM: Really?
Mika: Yes but what I love is that I can take the time to go shopping. Getting up early two or three days to go shopping and even if there are many people and everyone is doing the same thing so as to get ready I find I find that beautiful. I like to go to shops that sell a bit of everything like mugs, buttons and pins and stuff like that and I stay home and I cook.i was in the US. I was home in the US and all my family comes [each year]. We always all all get together. And the family evolves, people get married and what is great is that we always get all together and now in laws are joining so it's the evolution of a family. It's very beautiful to witness.
BM: It must have been very nice. We're very happy you're here. Again best wishes for everyone listening to RFM. Thanks for listening to us. Mika is our first guest in 2024. It makes us very happy. Sixth album: Que ta tête fleurisse toujours. We are going to talk about it of course and about the tour too. Mika is our guest. We start now with a new single from this album: C'est la vie. 
Mika: C'est la vie. I don't know [why] it seems appropriate for the new year
BM: Yes indeed. Mika is our first guest in 2024. I always love it when you come here. There is always this human warmth and cool feeling emanating. It seems to me that you are more and more yourself and that you are getting closer to your real self, of who you really are after everything you've been through.
Mika: I think it is easier to be yourself. I realized it is maybe the best way to age.
BM: I was lovely to say that.
Mika: Yeah, it is the best and happier way [to age] too and I hope to be able to go on this way and also this also helps when things get rough, when things or situations get complicated, when something doesn't work. If you are that way you can stay cool and adapt yourself, you can find solutions. And you always have to find solutions, that is, you can be sure that bad things will happen and good ones too but you always have to find solutions.
BM: What is for sure is that in this album (which is your first album in French by the way) you give a lot of yourself in my opinion, you sing about love, about your dreams, about sorrows. It is very moving. You give even more to your listeners. I find that very moving. And the melodies are often pop and cheerful which is the fun thing with you and you deal with serious, deep things. I find your album is extremely overwhelming.
Mika: It's nice of you to say this. I think maybe French [language] helped me.
BM: Was it easier in French than in English?
Mika: At first it was more difficult because I was complexed about my French. I can speak well in French
BM: Yes of course.
Mika: Writing is different. I don't read in French or very little.
BM: Is is better to sing about love in French?
Mika: I believe so yes. In French You can express yourself, sing about love with more freedom in a more sensual way and you can write in a more carnal way without becoming vulgar. You can not say the same things in English it's impossible and as for me I don't  feel frustrated about French being a bit more difficult to sing in, it's just a matter of adapting yourself.
BM: It is funny like for example when you say: "without being vulgar" I know what you're thinking about. You're thinking about Apocalypse Calypso. Right?
Mika: Yes exactly.
BM: I was sure you were thinking about it.
Mika: Exactly
BM: Because that is something, really something "We burn, the embers, a buble, we f♡♡♡ In French it's ok
Mika: ta peau, ma peau, ma main dans ton dos c'est vraiment
BM: Mais en anglais ça donnerait quoi?
Mika:  tes fesses, cette danse  
BM: Yes this (laughing)
Mika: But when you hear it, it's filled with beauty 
BM: Yes it's filled with beauty in French
Mika: And I could never do that in English. But can you imagine that in English? My hand, your as♡ 
BM: Your as♡ yes
Mika: And I'm not going to say more because we are not allowed to.
BM: Yes we can.
Mika: A bubble, we f♡♡♡ it's awful
BM: It's awful
Mika: A crap song [in English] but in French there is a possibility to express this. I don't know why. So now I"m going to ask you a question.
BM: Ok
Mika: You might know because you master French culture language much better. Why is it that way?
Why can't I say that in English?
BM: Because French [language] is something that's romantic, French [has always been romantic in its words, in the way people act, that's the reason why we, for example Paris is known as the most  romantic city in the world. And we also have so many different words to express the same thing as well that so maybe in English speaking countries maybe it is more brutal. 
Mika: Well perhaps that's the reason why. What you're saying rmake me think of something
 Now that you said it I almost get the feeling that many of the words related to  sensuality or  or sexuality  are used or turned into a violent thing into English, like an assault. "On baise"[ We f♡♡♡] is beautiful. Even the sound of it: "On baise" [We f♡♡♡] 

In English it is used in a violent way but if you really think about what it is, that's a bad use of it
BM: And I have to say I really love the next line "En faisant l'amour on résiste" [While making love we resist] I like it a lot "En faisant l'amour on résiste"
Mika: Sweet resistance. 
BM: Yes.
Mika: I really have this thing about sweet resistance and I believe you have to find your own political commitment. 
BM: Mika is our guest. Life by Des'ree. You are listening to RFM. Our first guest in 2024 is Mika.
Mika: We have to talk about the lyrics of Life by Des'ree. 
BM: Yes
Mika: Life oh life, life oh life, I don't want to see a ghost, I'd rather have a piece of toast and watch the evening news. Can I translate it for you?
BM: Yes, please do.
Mika: That woman is a genius. Je ne veux pas voir un fantôme, c'est quelque chose qui me fait peur, je préfère manger un morceau de toast et regarder le JT du soir. Life oh life. La vie, la vie, la vie.
BM: But it's a song for dancing.
Mika: No, you can really tell yourself it is so simple and stupid but that's not the case at all. It makes sense. I love that song.(Mika hums the chorus)
BM: Que ta tête fleurisse toujours is Mika's first album in French, it is introspective and you sing about love. Expressing yourself in French means giving up the reflexes you have when you write in English.
Mika: Yes. Automatism that develop when writing in English.
BM: So you found a new way to write
Mika: Yes. 
BM: to express things.
Mika: Yes I always say writing and composing means you need to allow yourself to create words associations in a manner in a very free way without thinking too much about the consequences or the meaning; chaos, those molecules putting themselves together which can create something new. And you need to let go somehow to get into that spirit for writing. Free association. And sometimes during your carreer and also in life it is not always simple. David Bowie and David Burn both used the same way not to get writers' block if unable to get into that spirit. Do you know how? By writing about what crossed their mind, about what they saw around them [on a piece of paper] then Bowie would cut out each single word, mixed all the pieces of paper then he would put the words together randomly, read the sentences and then wrote songs based on them. He would force this free association by creating the chaos and provoke creativity. Beautiful isn't it?
BM: Yes that's awesome. Thank you I didn't know about this and it's really interesting. Mika is our guest. If I say "Elle me dit" it was in The Origin of Love.
Mika: Yes. It was my third album
BM: Third album in 2012.
Mika: Yes. Everyone was afraid of this album.
BM: It was a very good album.
Mika: Yes but at the beginning everyone was afraid because they told themselves it was too much because I had this vision of an electro symphonic album, symphonic electro and with lots of prod and they were afraid that it was going to connect. And it's an album which found its place little by little and there was Underwater on that album, there was Popular Song with Ariana Grande. There were lots of things and it took a while for this album to find its place but now it has.
BM: It found its place.
Mika: Yes most of all in my live shows. Its songs stay in my setlist.
BM:I want to say that I saw you at the Accord Arena where you'll be again on March 25th this year. We are so happy to be able to see you there again. Elle me dit.With Fanny Ardant in the music video, you are the only one who could make such a thing happen.

'(To be continued) 

 

 I started this video below with English subtitles yesterday, just finished it and thought I'd share it with you. Maybe some of you will enjoy it.   I hope you can overlook any typos, punctuation errors, etc. - I thought the main thing is that the non-french speaking ones understand the interview. Hope you enjoy it.  

Exactly - I listened to it live. But unfortunately I wasn't able to record it. 

I just checked on the Website for the reply as well, but there's nothing there yet. Maybe tomorrow as @mellody said. I will check again tomorrow and if I'll find the link, I will share it.

Short summary of this radio  interview on RTL 2 today (11 am -12pm)  from the program Un Monde Meilleur:

They talked about harassment at school and the different types of harassment.
They discussed how social media and direct massages made it worse. Mika said that he still receives DMs with offensive and hurtful content even today from time to time. And even today, at 40 years old, it hurts him what he has to read there, and he admitted that if it hurts him that much, imagine the impact it has on a child or teenager.

They then discussed Mika's own story and his experience of bullying and what happened to him at that Lycee in London.
They talked about the teacher who bullied him, what she did to him and that he did everything - stopped doing his homework, stopped talking etc. - to disappear and become invisible to her so she would leave him alone.

They talked about how the solution for him was music and his mother getting him into music. And that he was able to create a better world for himself through music.
Next Brigitte Macron's initiative against bullying in schools  was the topic and how talking about it in front of these kids unblocked him and he was able to talk about certain things for the first time .And how important it is to talk about it.

In the last part they talked about a girl in France who is campaigning against harassment on her social media channel and that she has developed a sign to let others know if you are a victim of bullying.


Please fell free to correct or add if I missed something important 

Hello everyone,

I thought that those of you who don't understand French might enjoy the following interview with English subtitles.  

Interview: TF1 in the program Sept à huit from December 17, 2023

Hope you enjoy it 

13 minutes ago, mellody said:

What a touching interview on TF1!   It's about his Mum, his relationship with her, the day of her death and his fears and hopes after that. Be prepared to cry.

https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/sept-a-huit/videos/sept-a-huit-du-dimanche-17-decembre-2023-74939064.html (only works with a proxy for me)

 

 

Absolutely true -  it's very very touching. I love that Interview. At some points you just want to give him a big hug. 

46 minutes ago, virgi said:

 

I can't remember the exact order but it was something like this:

• Love Today
• Origin of Love
• Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)
• Tiny Love
• Relax, Take It Easy
• Overrated
• Good Guys
• Stardust
• Ice Cream
• Rain
• Yo Yo
• Underwater
• Elle me dit
• Happy Ending
• Grace Kelly
• We Are Golden

 

 

I am almost 100% sure about the first 5 and the last 4.

Unfortunately I'm not sure about the rest in the middle - although I think Underwater and Yo Yo came right after each other.

It was something like this:

1. Love Today

2. Origin of love

3. Ice Cream

4. Big Girl (You are Beautiful)

5. Tiny Love

- Rain

- Overrated

- Relax, Take it  easy

- Good guys

- Underwater

- Yo Yo

- Stardust

13. Happy Ending

14. Elle me dit

15. Grace Kelly

16. We are golden