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I never suggested a song for reaction, but im REALLY curious what you think about rising finnish rap star IBE. The song "IBE - DIIPIMPÄÄ" tells a story about a guy who has it all together but he would like to tell you something deeper. I dont listen rap music often but this is some hot stuff! (Diipimpää means "more deep" or "deeper" tai jotai sinne päin...)

not a rap fan but very tight song!

its actually very easy.. please take care of your waste :)

A leftie wannabe hopper, nevermind paleface

Lyrics: When the welfare state is created in Helsinki Wage slaves are imported from Tallinn Hurray huh-hah-hey, wherever they can get them for the cheapest price Because that's how we make Helsinki a Shangri-La Let's dispose of bats and other parasites Warehouses in front of the parliament building are in flames Hallelujah-hey, screams zero tolerance Guard companies are celebrating and FPS (Finnish Protection Service (known for project against graffiti)) The flag of recession is waving over society Security cameras create an atmosphere of fear Hurray huh-hah-hey, patronizing predominance Lock-up sticker gluers and house squatters Why does everyone know Johanna agricultural Tukiainen? (useless celebrity) Just like the homeless Romanian of the three blacksmiths Hallelujah-hey, to the vanities It's The Seiska (gossip magazine), Idols and MTV Teenypoppers with credit cards, huge loans Deceased Veikko Hursti (Finnish philanthropist) has already fallen into oblivion Hurray huh-hah-hey, throw it away and buy a new one Visa, quick loan, payment request, delinquent payments And in the spring, the homeless are melted from the ice You can go for a break, but you can't go to rehab (better play on words in Finnish) Hallelujah-hey, Finland's drug policy Diazepam, Pervitin, Subutex and Sunday Kurtse plus Puonti and Pynnönen and Piippo (names) City of Lahti, Hemohes (Finnish trade name for Hydroxyethyl starch) and skiing come to mind Hurray huh-hah-hey, tipster man's whiskey bottle It's a fake purchase, a rat and KRP (KRP=National Bureau of Investigation of Finland) Our country's immigration policy shooting in its own foot If Timo Soini's (Finnish populist politician at the time of the song) traumas guarantee a lively vote Hurray huh-hah-hey, right-wing populists Halme, Halla-Aho, Jörg Haider, Ku Klux Klan Went haywire AD/HD Institute brain email When Pekka-Eric Auvinen (school shooter) bought his .22 (SIG Sauer Mosquito) Hurray huh-hah-hey, to Holmlund's shotguns Matti from Kauhajoki slaughtered more than 10 (school shooter also) When the welfare state is created in Helsinki Wage slaves are imported from Tallinn Hurray huh-hah-hey, wherever they can get them for the cheapest price Because that's how we make Helsinki a Shangri-La

If you are interested where he picked the melody from, it's from "mannakorven mailla" recorded by the famous Tapio Rautavaara.

i studied to be chef at 90's. never been in fancy restaurant.

Great job! So important! 💚

mmmm....salmiakki. Beginners should start with something like Sirkus Aakkoset. They're mild and builds up your tolerance level :D

Suffeli Puffi is like popcorn. First you take like one or two at a time and a minute later you're shoving whole handfuls in your mouth 😄

Thank you, great research and an important topic and message, I think you're going some great direction here! Crazy to think Finns started recycling right away to some extent when mass produced package become a thing. The top5 most satisfying things for me in Finnish recycling - 5) to give away new clothes you never wore 4) to see the guys empty the containers in front of my house weekly and know that deep down this society is caring 3) to get empty recycling bags in my house when I take a short walk to the containers 2) to throw glass jars and bottles in the container and hear it hit other glass or even shatter 1) to collect all my mail paper for a year and once a year have the pleasure of throwing a whole year of newspapers, magazines, envelopes and such away

you really nail it with your comments. Do you know how right you are!!!

Paper and cardboard recycling has been since the 60´s or even before that.

As a finn I love your comment about Finland being The happiest country in the world. Wonder where they get The statistics from. Maybe only The small City and ural area residents vote on that shit, there its peaceful..

And dude, you love smashing glass.. then having just a bit too much fun and almost fucking up.. That is the most relatable thing i've seen on this channel. Too bad i don't have the same joy, our glass recycling is just a bin and it makes HUGE sound, well above 130dB when you throw stuff in it. You have to wear ear protection. I love the one they have at recycling center, small opening and deep well so noise is not a problem but it is still fun, and that got me thinking: why isn't it made deliberately fun, it would cost nothing but it would make recycling... fun. At the moment i dread recycling glass, it is so unpleasant in this particular apartment complex.

That's a lot of glass to recycle in one go! 😳

paleface is a leftist clown.

Dude, you did your research, respect.

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i am glad of you because you react to Finnish music and i am from Finland

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U dont have to understand finnish to react laughin everytime raimo raps

Some of my statements might be off leading or biased, but I'm trying to open why this song is so important part of finnish rap-music, all the while it's not even rap/hiphop song. It's important to understand the musical reference here against what Paleface is performing. First of all, Paleface was one of the first mainstream artists to get recognition for rapping in English back in ~2000. The song "Back to square one" is one fine gem and important piece of Finnish rap history. From my point of view Paleface had all the cards on his hand and could have become one of the most important figures of Finnish rap scene, but he remained true to self and saw that he had more to say through his lyrics and music than just being a newly throned king of Finnish rap. That crown was very quickly passed to other rappers, who became successful pop artists. Paleface has always been political figure and he became frequently seen face on Finnish political left wing, or at least at the events they hosted. He was eager to describe his political views as well, though not being an political extrimist. When he released this song I was baffled: This was an old cuplé-song from 1960-70's! It follows the song and chord structure of songs sung by entertainers of common folk way back, "a man and a guitar", which had Finnish melancholy mixed with sad, satiric and comedic lyrics. The form of these kind of songs usually represented life of common people, as well as they did tell satirical stories about those who had the power... and then, after well over 50 years later, one of the most talented lyricists of Finnish rap and hiphop scene decided to do a song, which was more true to it's origins than original songs were! No one saw that coming and no one had even done anything like this (at least on the level of getting recognition). Even as you couldn't understand the words, you felt the anger he was building up over the the song. For an example, one of the first verses tells "Let's get rid of all the queers and other parasites, the front of parliament is blazing on fire -- Hallelujah hey, screams the 'zero tolerance', while the security companies and the FPS celebrate!". Basically he is telling how common folk (politically on the left side) are being suppressed by political right and capitalism, or how conservative power is suppressing liberals. Beginnings of verse tell something, which is then contradicted by telling how twisted the reality is -- basically it's about how human rights are suppressed by the capitalism, and that's why the "Helsinki Shangri-La" is a joke about ideal Finnish community, which in reality doesn't exists at least for those who don't live it. It's a contradiction to the reality (or imagination) of Finland being the country of happiest people, because not everyone lives the same reality. Yes, it's a left party political and satirical protest song, which mirrors Finnish class struggle. There are those who have everything and live the life, while the others are barely scraping through. The song itself has very little do with rap/hiphop, except for the lyrical mastery of Paleface, which is on the level which rap artists are trying to reach to. Since this song was released Paleface has become more well known as an song writer than that of a rap musician. Personally I cannot remember a single song from him since this one, but he is well known for being a coach for young artists who try to get into the music industry as song writers. He is also still active on music scene.

Like its allready been said, there is a lot of subcontext on the lyrics, and some things only native finnish would understand, but eventhouht I throw the lyrics for the AI to translate and this is what I got. (Hurahuhhah hei is not an actual word, its a chant.) When the welfare state is being created in Helsinki Facade workers are brought in from Tallinn Hurahuhhahhei, from where can we get them the cheapest Because that's how we'll make Helsinki into Shangri-La Bats and other parasites are eradicated Warehouses blaze in front of the Parliament House Hallelujahhei, shouts zero tolerance Celebrating security companies and FPS The flag of regression waves over society Surveillance cameras create an atmosphere of fear Hurahuhhahhei, paternalistic authority Sticker gluers and squatters are thrown into the cell Why does everyone know Johanna "agriculture" Tukiainen Like three homeless Romanians at the Three Smiths Square Hallelujahhei, onto the bonfire of vanities It's the seventh day, idols and MTV Rich girls with credit cards, loads of debt Veikko Hursti, the deceased, has already sunk into oblivion Hurahuhhahhei, throw it away and buy a new one Visa, payday loan, debt collection letter, credit default And in spring, the homeless thaw from the ice For a walk of recovery, but not to recovery Hallelujahhei, Finland's substance abuse policy Pam, pervitin, subutex and Sunday Kurtse, Puonti, Pynnönen, and Piippo Remind us of Lahti, Hemohes, and skiing Hurahuhhahhei, a tip for a man's whiskey bottle It's a sting operation, informant, and KRP Our country's immigration policy shoots itself in the foot If Timo Soini's traumas drive the lively voting Hurahuhhahhei, right-wing populists Halme, Halla-aho, Jyri Haider, Ku Klux Klan AD/HD institute's brain email When Pekka-Eric Auvinen bought his twenty-two Hurahuhhahhei, for Holmlund's shotguns Butchers Kauhajoki's Matti over a dozen When the welfare state is being created in Helsinki Facade workers are brought in from Tallinn Hurahuhhahhei, from where can we get them the cheapest Because that's how we'll make Helsinki into Shangri-La

The green thing among the potatoes is dill, one of the most common spices in Finland. For example, Midsummer traditions include eating young potatoes and dill. Dill, Anathum graveolens, is an annual spice plant belonging to the Apiaceae family, which apparently originated in Greece and was already known in the court of Pharaoh Amenhotep II about 3400 years ago. Dill's one of the closest relatives is anise, but it is also related to parsley, coriander, fennel, celery and carrots.

you do NOT want to know the old name of ''suukko'' ☠

Oh, I love your reactions about Finland and you look good!

You’re supposed to snap the Tupla in half to open it, it makes a pop-sound

Checkout His old Band called "Hoax", too if you can find it.. He's from Hämeenlinna, and a true Finnish Rap legend..

Check out Palefaces Back to square one

ITS ME HERE TY FR REACT

You know Finland has a pretty huge hiphop culture for a country of this size. If you wanted to get into that, there are hundreds and hundreds of artists, with decades of history. Finnish hiphop has been around since early 90s. It's been mainstream, and not as well.. Again there is a lot of history in finnish hiphop.

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It's a political song, like most of his songs. He's a radical leftist.

Fun fact, in sweden they have word for finns living in sweden "finnjävlar" that translates roughly "finnish demons". Couple decades ago lots of finns moved to sweden after work and they liked to drink a lot and caused lots of fights and other kind of trouble there. Also what comes to vikings, there was some finnish vikings too, but when vikings tried to come to Finland they found out that theres not much of things to rob and local people liked to fight so it was not easy profit for them and left finns be.

In the middle of wiping my tears ad pops up😂

Hi i live in finland and i now good music. Music name is mökki tie

The "Raptori - Oi beibi" will make a grown man blush.

React: paleface Aakkosmurha

Shangri-La is a fictional place in Tibet's Kunlun Mountains, described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by English author James Hilton.

Finns are poor people, many can't afford big houses.

Actually good video. Song you were thinkin is mob deeb or from

Love from Finland!🤗♥️ 2006 and 2008~<3 Ps. Waay too much cheek!😭

The Finnish traditional music is genre called Schlager music! "Schlager is a loanword from German (from schlagen, "to hit"). It also came into some other languages (such as Bulgarian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Serbian, Turkish, Russian,[3] Hebrew, and Romanian,[4] for example), where it retained its meaning of a "(musical) hit".

The green balls are pear flavored, not lemon or lime. 😅

If you want to see a song with equally hard to translate lyrics, react to the song: Eppu Normaali - Murheellisten laulujen maa. It is a great song, and it says a lot about finnish people, the culture here, and the tradition of pain and sorrow that has passed on from generation to generation. It's so full of references that not even most finns understand them all.

Helsinki - Shangri-La" is a song that depicts the artist Paleface's personal experiences and views of Helsinki. In the song, he compares the city of Helsinki to the concept of Shangri-La, known as a utopian paradise or a perfect place. In the lyrics, Paleface portrays the diversity of Helsinki and the city's life from various perspectives. He shares his own experiences in the city and the opportunities it offers, but also its downsides and challenges. The song reflects Paleface's love for the city and at the same time, a critical perspective on its societal and cultural aspects. Overall, the song depicts the complex identity of Helsinki and provides listeners with a profound reflection on the essence of the city and its impact on people's lives.