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Looks like the venue is being changed to a larger one? 

This will be my first ever MIKA gig and I'm over the moon about it Going to Berlin so I can go with some friends who live there.

Just got my tickets! Too early to book flights but so excited!!!

I think he’s talking about Pose! Billy Porter was amazing in it. 

😱😱😱

Ooooh this sounds like "Let me tell you all" repeatedly

Actually I think he's been working on this. It feels a lot more solid than the other recordings I've seen and some of the words have been changed to make a bit more sense.

I hope it's ok to bring this up, and I would guess that given the global nature of this forum that the nuance of "urban" when referring to music may not be fully understood.

This article might be helpful to understand the history of it, and why the use of it is now discouraged.

A contentious term for quite some time, distaste for the word ‘urban’ has grown again in recent years. After winning the Best Rap Album Grammy Award for his not really rap album ‘Igor’, Tyler, The Creator criticised the use of the term, and also the practice of trying to automatically pigeon-hole black artists into the urban category or one of its sub-genres, even when that makes no sense.

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/republic-stops-using-the-word-urban-to-describe-music/

Additionally, from a music and creative perspective, spoken word and rap are not altogether the same things. Mika is not rapping (he does rhyme a bit, and there is rhythm, but it is more lyrical than percussive, although you may legitimately fight me on the distinction). There is a very rich history of spoken word (and rap!) in pop music. This may be a good starting point (and Mika is mentioned, because he has previously included spoken word in his music).

I do hope it's clear that I don't think anyone here is intending to use the word offensively, and this is just a heads up that it has a history that makes its usage complex.

Edit:

Not only is Mika's own music mentioned, but there is some flailing over Madonna's Gang Bang - I wonder is that part of the original Bang Bang :

 

I like this more and more the more I listen to it. The sound is almost classic 90s. And it definitely ties into a lot of what Mika has said recently about how he learned to slow down during quarantine. I think when you slow down, you can suddenly see the world as kind of ridiculous. Why is everyone racing around like that? 

Lots of imagery about time passing - where does the night go, where do the boys (youth) go,

Run run run run 

Faster than the fading sun

And then we have "we've gotta find a reason" and "justify". 

Good tune. Can't wait for studio version! 

13 hours ago, Prisca said:

Switzerland's representative was announced today: Marius Bear!

 

I like him , I don't know how far he'll get with this ballad, but I really wish he'd finally get the recognition he deserves.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh that's lovely. I haven't heard of him before but that's a lovely song. Simple but compelling. 

Just now, Prisca said:

Then I'm pretty sure that Mika is going to like her outfit.

Is he also a big fan of pyjamas as couture 
 

Ireland! I fully appreciate that she's mostly wearing pyjamas, in truest Irish chic 
 

Still obsessed with I Went To Hell Last Night 

The magic of this song. 
 

I heard the first two lines and I was transported back to exactly the experience Mika describes. A dear friend. Fighting so hard. The anger and the beauty. I’m not a god person but I get this.