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  1. CharlotteL
    Ohh that would make sense actually!! Well we'll see (maybe)
  2. CharlotteL
    Wait @Hero you DID not manage to kill a spider plant??! I have abandoned mine for months at a time and it's still thriving! Works for European pizza too, can confirm I used to do this every week with the pizza my roommate brought back from work. I miss her...
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    Uh maybe we should make a recipe thread? With all these holidays approaching it might be fun to exchange some traditional (or our own) recipes from our countries for Christmas cookies, mince pies, turkey stuffings,... And I'm just always desperately looking for new things to cook. As long as it doesn't include more sweet (or any) stuff with bacon (surprised we haven't summoned Michelle yet btw)
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    Omg I've recently become an obsessive plant mum too!! And mine all have names as well. I'll get back to you on that to exchange some pics and tips (sadly we're too far away to exchange cuttings). Yeah I like that slogan of the ad of letting your traditions grow. And incorporating things that you maybe didn't think would fit. After my time in Ireland, I introduced my traditionally German family to Christmas crackers and they were a big hit (much more than the mince pies). I cherish those photos of my grandma looking delighted while wearing a paper crown!
  5. CharlotteL
    Had to google who that is tbh. One of the first random facts wikipedia threw at me is that he's dyslexic soo we found at least one similarity. I much prefer our guy though
  6. CharlotteL
    Why did this make me cry?! John Lewis christmas ads always get to me, in the weirdest way possible
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    Ouf that interview was really hard for me to watch. I read up on Lucas' story afterwards and it's absolutely horrifying. He was a 13 year old gay boy who committed suicide after homophobic bullying. This all happened at a middle school, a literal child who hangs themselves, I can't even imagine. Hugs to everyone for whom this has brought back painful memories. And I agree that Mika handled it with so much grace and courage and I love that he's using his platform to speak out about this, makes me really proud!
  8. CharlotteL
    Wasn't the school thing live at 10:30 and in Paris?! That seems impossible unless he's already making use of the AC clones
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    Wow, that was really interesting and I also thought he shared some things he hadn't before or at least in more detail and with a lot of emotion. I think that's exactly how you reach teenagers, by sharing your personal experiences and being clear and honest. I particularly liked how he reminded them to embrace their differences and how having people with different strengths is an asset (some people are good at football, some at music, baking, maths,...). Cause often at these anti bullying events there's a tendency to create an othering in itself by saying "the bullies are the bad guys, the bullied are the victims" which oversimplifies and disregards why kids get bullied or bully in the first place, because they see themselves as part of different group rather than one big, diverse community. He's really good at elevating people without bringing others down!
  10. CharlotteL
    I always want a MFC history lesson! Especially when I question why things are the way they are, that just makes sense... So thanks Nope I have too even though the J is pronounced softly like this in German as well...
  11. CharlotteL
    I found it interesting how he answered the question of whether he considers French his native language with "No" but then immediately adds that he doesn't know what his native language is. And that he doesn't actually like learning languages is kinda surprising but also not when you think about all the interviews where he talks about the nightmare of learning Italian within two months. Really sweet that he's still trying though with Greek!
  12. CharlotteL
    I heard Underwater in a random shoe shop in my city in Austria this week. I've never randomly heard a Mika song other than Grace Kelly or Relax here and certainly none that's not on the first or second album. I got so excited, my friend was very confused Coincidentally I also watched Pitch Perfect 3 yesterday and I didn't know Elle Me Dit was in it!
  13. CharlotteL
    Oh well that renders everything I just said useless
  14. CharlotteL
    I mean that's a rule we / the mods came up with ourselves though (right?). I've also been thinking about asking this in the lyrics discussion. What I'm a bit confused about is "on baise" is fine because it's in French but the literal translation "we f***" needs censoring because it's in English? And for example in popular "sh*t" is censored but the f-slur is spelled out?! All seems a bit arbitrary to me. Which I understand that's what rules are and you have to draw the line somewhere especially if you're in a space that's supposed to be inclusive to people of all ages. But at the same time I think there's also value in being able to quote lyrics as they are and freely discussing songs that are about sex. Now I got entirely distracted by that and forgot what I came here to write about the music video, but basically I like it! I like the contrast between the apocalyptic setting (warehouse dumpster fire) and the beautiful and sparkly clothes, props, etc. Maybe the general message is that we can be and make things beautiful even within a dark or difficult situation. I really liked reading your detailed interpretations of the different characters though.
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    Oh noo it just occurred to me yesterday that it's unclear what he meant. I did assume he meant today at midnight as well but wasn't 100% sure so rushed to finish it yesterday. I should have expressed my doubts here!! You could have played a trumpet solo or something, that would have been amazing!! I'm determined to include your talents one day, if I suggest Billy Brown for a singing project it might have to do with the fact that it has a brass section
  16. CharlotteL
    I just sent mine as well! Of course I had ultimate bad timing and got sick last week. I could still barely sing today (and in tune is debatable) but what can you do, I either had to record it today or not send anything in and I just couldn't accept having learnt those verses for nothing
  17. CharlotteL
    Hahaha well at least we won't be there to hear it so you will either get positive feedback by being included or you're gonna be ignored. As long as you can live with that outcome, I think it's worth giving it a go
  18. CharlotteL
    Gosh I am so in love with all of these outfits!! I particularly love the fact that the older kids seem to be wearing the pink suits. It fits with his whole attitude of "when things get serious you wear pink". In general it's cool that his vision was just "bond inspired suits" for all the children regardless of gender (although I would have expected nothing less from him ofc) but then to further invert stereotypes by not making pink a childish color is just perfect and emphasizes his way of playing with colors. And the band looks very cute in the yellow flowery suits as well and ofc I don't even have to start with our tall disco ball
  19. CharlotteL
    Yeah that's true and I don't know why because it's clearly him singing. But if you're not convinced just by me saying that, that's fair enough
  20. CharlotteL
    Look I can only tell you I clearly hear his voice at the beginning And it's not true that his band is never featured on his studio recordings, Max did some background vocals on ready to call this love and tomorrow, he's credited for it in the description of those videos.
  21. CharlotteL
    Yes you can, in every chorus but especially in the beginning cause Mika is only singing quietly along with the choir. It's him doing the high harmonies, I'm 99% sure. (Only in the kids version I mean, I think in the original Mika sings them himself)
  22. CharlotteL
    There's something really dark about having kids featured on a song about aging and death and other serious topics. I do like it though and kids often are more comfortable discussing these things and really do have this "so what" attitude so it is fitting. And I had to laugh immediately when I clicked on the kids version and the first voice that stands out to me is Max's. Now I'm picturing him hiding in the middle of the kids choir tomorrow
  23. CharlotteL
    Oh I get it I'm a mezzo and love singing that song but my goodness even I can't hit some of those high notes reliably. Won't stop me from trying though But good luck, keep us posted!!
  24. CharlotteL
    I absolutely adore the lyric video. Very unusual for me to not vibe much with the song itself and then be so fascinated by the visuals. But it's just so fun and colorful and makes me understand it more. Like he said in the interview, he wanted to write a romantic song and his type of romance is "playful sensuality" and the visuals underline that so well. He continues to prove that sexuality doesn't have to be dark and mysterious but can just be cute and fun and light.
  25. CharlotteL
    I suspect that the lyrics from youtube music are also just submitted by fans like Spotify lyrics or other platforms. So I think it's also just what some fans understood from listening to the song. Interestingly I didn't even question that and was happy to accept that there are enough things going on in the world for people to be singing about the apocalypse. Someone suggested to me that this song could be about covid times. Makes a lot of sense imo, I mean from the talks about a lockdown baby boom we know that he wasn't the only one who might have spent it in this way But with it being the name of the tour, I think it could refer to several big events that felt apocalyptic to him in the last few years, covid, the loss of a loved one, etc. and that he intentionally leaves it up to everybody to think about their own apocalpyses. And that his goal is less to talk about the events themselves and more about how we deal with these difficult situations. (So Apocalypse as a synonym for Major Life Events if you want it in therapy speak :D)
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