Svampsoppa

 Hello @Gintare!  A beautiful introduction.

Hi! 

Hi @willprest!   Nice to meet you! Art history sounds interesting. I've actually learnt accidentally some Italian lately. 

Arvostelen (enimmäkseen köykäisiä) imitaatioita ja parodioita omaksi ilokseni 

1. "5/10"

Imitaattori venytteli sanoja turhanpäiväisesti ja jankutti kummallisesti "Grace Kelly". Herttainen joka tapauksessa.

2. "7/10"

En tiedä tarkalleen, mitä tuossa sanotaan, mutta nauratti silti. Parasta on kertojan amerikanenglannin r-kirjaimet.

3. "4/10"

Onko tuo "hupiukko" tullut jostain etelänlomalta viuhkoineen? Kappas vaan, Suomi mainittu!

4. 6/10

Taas tämä sama ukko itseriittoisena ja pöyhkeänä Mikana. Kamera heiluu, mutta autossa on hyvä laulaa.

5. "9/10"

Tämä, oikea Mikan kaksoisolento, osaa laulaa erinomaisesti. Hauska, mutta se lopun pieruhuumori ei uppoa.

5. "7/10"

"Whaooo" kuinka leuhka ja suurieleinen ilmestys. Hieno puku ja esitys. 

6. "5/10"

Hyvä, joku yleisöstä sanoi "ei". En oikein ymmärtänyt, mutta hyvin hän lauloi. Sähköurut on paras asia tässä.

7. "9/10"

Paras jäljitelmä, jonka olen kuullut Mikan äänestä. Vähän pöhkö narri tällä kertaa.

8. "5/10"

Sellainen terhakka diiva Ranskassa. 

9. "6/10"

Syvällinen ja asiallinen tarina. Paremmin imitoitu kuin edellinen.

Hi Chiara!  

14 hours ago, apocalypsecalypso said:

Now I can only say that I love him so much and he saved me even from somewhat sad periods with his songs full of color.

Yeah, his songs surely have some magic. Big hugs to you. 

15 hours ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

And another teaser. This time with Mika as a star 

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2xcljZqmG6/

 

 

 

They seem to be much more intimate than Finnish coaches. Which is good. Lovely five!

Hi Arianne! Nice to meet you.  

Monologit tulille. Nämä tallenteet ilmestyivät Youtube-syötteeseeni. Päätin bumpata ja dumpata tätä ketjua roskasisällölläni. Luulenpa, ettei kukaan muukaan tätä videota tekisi.

Lähde: https://youtube.com/@Rosel13

Svampsoppa kiittää ja kuittaa (sekä odottelee postipakettia, jonka hänelle soivat jalot sukulaiset. Tuhannet kiitokset heille.

@Péhl Tamás Can you just hear the higher key? wow I noticed it when I tried to play along. 

But the reason???? Maybe Mika and the band thought (the same as you did) that the higher version sounds better.

25 minutes ago, Hero said:

Ooh, this could be a cryer for the topic. Does anyone else hear a little Le Coeur Holiday there? 

 

 

Maybe it has some similarities with the melody of Le Coeur Holiday. This song sounds so sweet. It's uplifting and calm at the same time. 

45 minutes ago, CharlotteL said:

I do wonder how much of it he wrote himself as he's only mentioned second as author on Spotify...

It seems like he's quite often mentioned second or third on Spotify. But has that much to do with it who has written the song the most?

3 hours ago, crazyaboutmika said:

Tonight at midnight   I can't wait to hear it 

Is it UTC+0 time? (Staying awake will be worth it, anyway.)

@TinyLove_CJ

I was thinking your story out loud. And my mother gave me her answer in one second: Freddie Mercury. Hahahahaha.

17 hours ago, mellody said:

It's interesting, when I first looked at the cover, I thought, "oh, ok.", as in, yeah, looks nice, but it doesn't touch me. It doesn't inspire me or tell a story. So it's good to read all your interpretations, because with that, suddenly a whole universe of stories opens up, that I couldn't see at first. Some of which I can see now too in the cover, others not so much, but they still might give me more ideas.

I had slightly same notions. At first I thought that the album cover looks quite empty. Life In Cartoon Motion and The Boy Who Know Too Much have a million of details and very strong colors that captures attention. But then I realized that the abstract appearance is a way more open to interpretations. I am curious about the meaning behind the "melting" logo.

Spirituality and self-awareness were subjects/things that came first to my mind. I've got feeling that the mainstay is life. And it's of course a big subject. His life experience has naturally broadened his perspective of thinking and feeling. It's great to see how Mika's mother has still a big influence (probably some kind changed too) to his work. 

The strongest feel that conveys for me from this art is a peace of mind. The colors are soft and gentle. I like these elements of nature including clouds, flowers, sun, sky and beach/ground.

On 10/17/2023 at 11:47 PM, Hero said:

In some ways I'm reminded again of Le Petit Prince, alone on his little world, seeking to comprehend the universe

So beautiful point! That book has deep philosophical cogitation, but it can be taken very frivolously. 

Another funny Finland reference. 

Estonian interview, Lauluvaljak Festival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDbQIom_EyY

(Nostattelen täällä kansallistunnettani mukavilla videonpätkillä.) 

Wow, there's nothing to complain about his pronunciation "Käännä kielelle suomi." = Translate in Finnish. 

And finally I found out whose phone that was. 

Live. Zürich. 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo0VKHZyShQ 

Hi @Divera Zilvania (again)! I hope you have a good time here. You said you found Mika from Youtube. It's a good place to discover things. 

But when it comes to Mika, I bet this web site is better.

 @ TinyLove_CJ thank you for posting that thread. How haven't I found it yet. I'm utterly thankful.

@Divera Zilvania

Hi Diana! I'm a new member (and Mika fan) here too. Better late than never is a good point of view. Hopefully you have joy with this place and with Mika's music. It's great that there's many Mika fans in Indonesia. And i hope that Mika will do a gig in Indonesia again. You could release your introduction as a new topic, so it will be easier to others to find and greet you. (This is a thread of another introduction, I guess, because I got a notification.)

- Saimi

thanks

I can't recognize Mika's voice from the pre-chorus and chorus of the song (except some harmonies). YouTube info says that there's a backing vocalist Jack Milas. Could he have been the leading vocalist of those parts. Or there's a possibility that the electronic sound and very soft kind of singing makes the voice harder to identify. 

And I'm confused because in the acoustic version the voice sounds the same and absolutely Mika's at the same time. What do you think?

1 hour ago, Bren said:

Hi Saimi! 

Welcome here . I live in Sweden. Have you enjoyed a nice svampsoppa lately? 

 

Nej! Det har jag inte, kanske jag skulle.

1 hour ago, CharlotteL said:

Hello and welcome to the MFC!
I admire your fascination with music and your willingness to discover all kinds of different music.

Here's a video I took in Colmar last year, I thought you might like it because of your comment about his vocal range. I love the way he randomly jumps down and then back up an octave

 

 

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That's cool

(Well at first I must make excuses about my English skills.) I’ve been sneaking around on this website long enough. I made a bet: if someone had made an introduction, so will I (thank you Franzi).

Hey! I’m Saimi from (Pirkanmaa) Finland. I’m 15 years old and I go to upper secondary school. I live in the countryside. Some facts about me: My personality type is INFJ. I like the Swedish language (also the country). I like to play guitar. I cycle around a lot.

I’d like to work in humanitarian aid.

I started listening to music at the age 13. At first I appreciated only hit songs. I made a (70 h+) playlist that included popular music and every song that I knew I knew. I picked Grace Kelly (which I didn’t know) and Lollipop (I knew it for some reason). I really liked the colourful artwork of the album cover. I forgot the account and the playlist disappeared. 

Later I kept hanging mostly the decade between the 60s and the 70s and I listened to folk, progressive, psychedelic, soul, blues, vaudeville… (The bad thing about listening to old music is that those artists don’t often release new music and the internet doesn’t have that much discussion about songs. Some artists have been named as legends, some others are forgotten and the content about them is nonexistent. But it’s not about which artist is bad or underrated I think it’s more about what influential people appreciate and what become popular. The corruption of music.) So without exploration many talented musicians may not be found (especially non-English speakers). 

Mika is not very well known in Finland. However, last spring one of my classmates sang the “relax, take it easy” -line in English class. I searched for the song and so I picked the mood lifter of summer vacation. In June I worked at a nursery garden and kept myself busy…

…Then I messed up my sleep pattern. I spent my nights listening to music. Summer nights have something magical that makes my creativity go to the next level. However I had to respect the silence, which is bleak while listening to music. (I’m singing and making descriptive interpretations all the time.) Of course I climbed out the window and walked around singing songs. (NB! I LIVE IN THE RURAL AREA, so I’m not that crazy) I got to the van and kept on singing. I took a deep dive of live videos of Mika and got very impressed. I like his sense of humour and his humility. I still curse his vocal range.

I have enjoyed the subtitled videos and reading song discussions. Thank you! I really hope that I will join the conversation. -Courage-

Thank you!

• Saimi 

PS. Please correct me (or Google Translate) if I'm saying things wrong.