krysady Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 Well, Mika as a squirrel is nice... the story it's sad, but I like it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Mousetrap said: Poor squirrel It's really not what I need these days. This video makes me want to cry. To cry about cartoon squirrel. Why this story has to be so sad? You wanted to cry? I was crying like a baby!!!! Hopefully I had my Lotus tissues I don't like watching the cartoons like "Lion King" or "Bambi" because they make me cry. This time Mika made this! But on the other hand it's about life, frienship, death and.... maybe about reincarnation or spiritual journey??? Edited September 10, 2020 by Anna Ko Kolkowska 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 27 minutes ago, giraffeandy said: So beautiful! 💓 the message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousetrap Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said: You wanted to cry? I was crying like a baby!!!! Hopefully I had my Lotus tissues I managed to hold tears perhaps that's why I feel myself so sad. 13 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said: I don't like watching the cartoons like "Lion King" or "Bambi" because they make me cry. This time Mika made this! But on the other hand it's about life, frienship, death and.... maybe about reincarnation or spiritual journey??? I didn't watch "Lion King" and "Bambi" And I'd prefer this cartoon to be only about life and friendship. I have enough deaths around me in real life for the last couple of years. Well, I know it's just a cartoon, but it's not the kind of emotions I want to get from Mika and his music at the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mousetrap said: I know it's just a cartoon, but it's not the kind of emotions I want to get from Mika and his music at the moment. You know that Mika means happiness mixed with sadness, otherwise is not Mika 7 minutes ago, Mousetrap said: I have enough deaths around me in real life for the last couple of years. I'm sorry for you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyLove_CJ Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 The animation is absolutely beautiful! I cried too 😭, it's not just that it's a cartoon squirrel, (which does remind of animated films which also make me cry, Lion King being one of them) it's the emotion behind it. The timid soft panther at the beginning, becoming friends and protecting the squirrel and then the savagery of being a big cat comes out, but unintentionally hurting the squirrel, then the cat feels guilt and continues to mourn. It's relatable to real life, at least to me, that's why I found it so emotional. 😔 I really want to do fan art of the video and I would also love to know the names of the artists and animators, they deserve so much credit! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carafon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 9/8/2020 at 1:19 AM, crazyaboutmika said: So I translated the lyrics into English Le coeur holiday English translation See those rivers under my eyes My prayers to those Gods I have never seen a winter, such a cold winter Never seen hell, from so close Come on, move your body to the right and to the left Come on, twist yourself We are not automatons Come on, dance, dance at whatever cost, we don't need, we don't need doubts Come on, move, don't stay in your bed What are you saying? You already said all that stuff Turn on any music, any song. Come on, turn it up, there are too many things in our heads, too many nights without advice Keep celebrating in your heart, keep your heart on holidays We are fine anywhere, this is what the sun is Keep celebrating in your heart, keep your heart on holidays And when you fall down on your knees, keep your heart on holidays And if life drives you crazy, even without the sun Keep your heart high, keep celebrating in your heart With you, no matter where , in Miami or Marseille Keep your heart high, keep your heart on holidays With you, no matter where , in Miami or Marseille Keep your heart high, keep your heart on holidays And when you fall down on your knees, keep your heart on holidays And if life drives you crazy, even without the sun Keep your heart high, keep celebrating in your heart Anne , you forgot Soprano's solo line ( See this thunder in my voice , this rage about what...) And I'm not sure if "mets n'importe quoi, n'importe quelle chanson " is only about music in the first part. Don't know how to translate it properly but for me it also could be to wear a dress 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carafon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 55 minutes ago, TinyLove_CJ said: The animation is absolutely beautiful! I cried too 😭, it's not just that it's a cartoon squirrel, (which does remind of animated films which also make me cry, Lion King being one of them) it's the emotion behind it. The timid soft panther at the beginning, becoming friends and protecting the squirrel and then the savagery of being a big cat comes out, but unintentionally hurting the squirrel, then the cat feels guilt and continues to mourn. I rather understand that the panther tried to protect the squarel from the bad creatures and failed , but your interpretation may be good too ( Just don't want to admit it coz the panther looks too much like one of my sweet cats ) Edited September 10, 2020 by carafon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, carafon said: Don't know how to translate it properly but for me it also could be to wear a dress Yes, it's not very clear in French. I prefere to put both: put anything on you, play any song you want. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, carafon said: I rather understand that the panther tried to protect the squarel from the bad creatures and failed , I see it the same way. Panther wanted to protect the squirrel but it failed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlelady Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I really love the video and the messages, it reminds me to The lion king. a wonderful, bittersweet thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenagedreamer98 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 The video reminds me of Lion King too, and the animators are really talented. I liked the part at the end when Mika and Soprano dance together. Mika as a squirrel was cute but very random! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 hours ago, TinyLove_CJ said: The animation is absolutely beautiful! I cried too 😭, it's not just that it's a cartoon squirrel, (which does remind of animated films which also make me cry, Lion King being one of them) it's the emotion behind it. The timid soft panther at the beginning, becoming friends and protecting the squirrel and then the savagery of being a big cat comes out, but unintentionally hurting the squirrel, then the cat feels guilt and continues to mourn. It's relatable to real life, at least to me, that's why I found it so emotional. 😔 54 minutes ago, teenagedreamer98 said: The video reminds me of Lion King too, and the animators are really talented. I liked the part at the end when Mika and Soprano dance together. I really liked it! I'm a big fan of animation, especially when it's done in a beautiful way as it is in this particular video. and I've also been touched by the story itself! Of course it's always nice to have a video with Mika as real person, but this one is very special tho and I'm not disappointed at all! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miknikel Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, Starlight said: I really liked it! I'm a big fan of animation, especially when it's done in a beautiful way as it is in this particular video. and I've also been touched by the story itself! Of course it's always nice to have a video with Mika as real person, but this one is very special tho and I'm not disappointed at all! It's fun, because I'm not much more than that in the way of entertainment. But this one has something both tender and cruel and I like this side. The only thing I could regret is not seeing the warm smiles of Sopra and Mika....... Maybe, one day, on stage ........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 hours ago, TinyLove_CJ said: unintentionally hurting the squirrel, That's also an interesting interpretation. I also had thought that the squirrel was killed by the monsters, and the panther tried to defend it, but it could be this way too. First of all, I LOVE the drawings and animation, it's such a beautiful video! And I suppose the reference to Lion King is intentional, in one scene there even is a rock that looks like the one from Lion King. At first I thought the panther would represent Mika, as he looks a bit depressed at the beginning, when Mika sings the words about feeling depressed. But in the end they made it clear that Mika is the squirrel and Soprano the panther. Can I just fangurl a bit about this cartoon version of Mika and their little dance?! That's awesome! About the story, I love the beginning, where the panther seems depressed and hesitant, and through meeting the squirrel, he gets to live adventures, enjoy life... I'd say that's what we can hear in the lyrics. Just that it all goes bad in the end, the adventures lead to fight and death. The panther can't save the squirrel, although he's so much bigger and stronger and fights like a maniac. In a way I had expected a dark side to this story, despite the cute previews - it's typical for Mika. But I had hoped it wouldn't be *that* dramatic. With the last tour, I had somehow thought that Mika had left these things behind. No skulls on stage, but sunshine and a rainbow, a pink piano and a giant heart. Sure, he still told stories about Cinderella getting divorced, but he also said things like "you're my reward for all the sh*tty Valentine's days of my life!". Rather turning sadness into beauty, than adding sad things to make the beautiful things more dark. Like he said after the performance in Verona, for the Beirut gig he wants to create something beautiful, as there's enough bad things in the world. And here, where the song speaks about keeping a holiday feeling in your heart to fight the sadness, the video can be interpreted to say "but it's not worth it, if you start enjoying life, you'll just get hurt". Maybe that's his state of mind though, or was at some point in the last few months, when he had the idea for this video. Ha, well I certainly can't complain that the video isn't deep enough. 😅 Anyway, I love it, and if just because of the awesome animations and Cartoon Mika shaking his hips. As for the story, for now I'm ok with it, but I'll see how my mood about it will develop. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miknikel Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Indeed, the door is open to many interpretations. Mine is very similar to yours @mellody 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Lyrics with translation from the description under the Youtube video (tho I can already tell with my limited French knowledge that the translation isn't more correct than what MFCers have posted here, because sans le soleil means without the sun, not under the sun. 😅): MIKA : Vois ces rivières / Look at this tears Sous mes yeux / in my eyes Mes prières / those prayers À ces Dieux / to those gods J’ai pas vu d’hiver / Never saw winter D’hiver aussi froid / a so cold winter Jamais l’enfer / never saw hell D’aussi bas / from down SOPRANO Allez bouge ton corps, à la gauche et à la droite (so move our body on the left and on the right) Allez on se tord, on n’est pas des automates (so move you are not automatas) Allez viens danser, danser coûte que coûte (come and dance whatever it takes) On n’a pas besoin, pas besoin de doutes ( we don’t need, really don’t need your doubts) Allez secoue-toi, reste pas là dans ton lit (so go get up / don’t stay in your bed) Qu’est-ce que tu racontes, tout ça tu l’as déjà dit (what’s your excuses ? u alreayd mentionned them) Mets n’importe quoi, n’importe quelle chanson Allez monte le son (put whatever on / whatever song / pump up the volume) ENSEMBLE Y’a trop de choses dans nos têtes / too much in our heads) De nuits sans conseils (night without answers) Garde le cœur en fête (keep your heart on fire) Le cœur holiday (your heart on holiday) On est bien n’importe où (we re so well wherever we are) C’est ça le soleil (that s the sun) Garde le cœur debout (keep your heart up) Le cœur holiday (your heart on holiday) Et quand tu tombes à genoux (and when you fall) Garde le cœur en fête (keep your heart on fire) Garde le cœur debout (keep your heart up) Garde le cœur Holiday (your heart on holiday) Et si la vie te rend fou (if life drive you crazy) Même sans le soleil (even under the sun) Garde le coeur debout (keep your heart up) Garde le coeur Holiday (your heart on holiday) SOPRANO Vois ces orages (look at the storms) Dans ma voix (in my voice) Qui font rage (i m in rage) Contre quoi ? (for what ?) MIKA Allez bouge ton corps, à la gauche et à la droite Allez on se tord, on n’est pas des automates Allez viens danser, danser coûte que coûte On n’a pas besoin, pas besoin de doutes Allez secoue-toi, reste pas là dans ton lit Qu’est-ce que tu racontes, tout ça tu l’as déjà dit Mets n’importe quoi, n’importe quelle chanson Allez monte le son ! Y’a trop de choses dans nos têtes De nuits sans conseils Garde le cœur en fête Le cœur holiday On est bien n’importe où C’est ça le soleil Garde le cœur debout Le cœur holiday Et quand tu tombes à genoux Garde le cœur en fête Garde le cœur debout Garde le cœur Holiday Et si la vie te rend fou Même sans le soleil Garde le cœur debout Garde le cœur Holiday Avec toi n’importe où (with you whereever) Miami ou Marseille (Miami or Marseille) Garde le cœur debout Le cœur Holiday Avec toi n’importe où Miami ou Marseille Garde le cœur debout Le cœur Holiday Et quand tu tombes à genoux Garde le cœur en fête Garde le cœur debout Garde le cœur Holiday Et si la vie te rend fou Même sans le soleil Garde le cœur debout Garde le cœur Holiday La la la la la la la la la Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyLove_CJ Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Do you know what would be awesome? Panther and squirrel plushies. The squirrel could be holding a little pear (I think it's a pear?) and when you press it the chorus of the song plays! Please if there is a tiny chance that someone from Mika's team sees this, please make it happen! I could actually make small plushies myself, I've got everything I would need... Well a little extra time would be nice if I wasn't so busy 😅 Realistically it would take me around 2 months to make one of both the panther and the squirrel, Mhmm... 🤔 I'll think about it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdingyourdrink Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Very much a fan of this style of illustration, with an unexpected sad story and accompanied by a happy tune: it’s Mika 2.0! Or Mika 2020? Don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of his sister’s work, but I like how he is venturing different styles in both music and illustration/animation style. Maybe the current pandemic and personal circumstances forced him to do so, but I’m not sad about it. Or maybe it was just a one time thing 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyLove_CJ Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Y'all comparing the Le Coeur Holiday video to The Lion King and forgetting a Disney movie that actually has a panther in it, smh 😛 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Actually the squirrel reminds me of Scrat from the Ice Age films 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, carafon said: Anne , you forgot Soprano's solo line ( See this thunder in my voice , this rage about what...) And I'm not sure if "mets n'importe quoi, n'importe quelle chanson " is only about music in the first part. Don't know how to translate it properly but for me it also could be to wear a dress Thank you I will fix that. Poor Soprano I only care about Mika The only way to know for sure about "n'importe quoi" is to ask him actually Edited September 11, 2020 by crazyaboutmika 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, silver said: Actually the squirrel reminds me of Scrat from the Ice Age films That was my first thought as well I had no idea that squirrels eat pears, till now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 14 hours ago, TinyLove_CJ said: Do you know what would be awesome? Panther and squirrel plushies. The squirrel could be holding a little pear (I think it's a pear?) and when you press it the chorus of the song plays! Please if there is a tiny chance that someone from Mika's team sees this, please make it happen! I could actually make small plushies myself, I've got everything I would need... Well a little extra time would be nice if I wasn't so busy 😅 Realistically it would take me around 2 months to make one of both the panther and the squirrel, Mhmm... 🤔 I'll think about it. That is a fantastic idea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 The video made me cry But it is lovely I just wished for a happier ending... But the song does that to me too. It both cheers me up and makes me want to cry. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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