GREECE EUROVISION 2022 - REACTING TO AMANDA TENFJORD ‘DIE TOGETHER’ (FIRST LISTEN…WOW)
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- Hi guys, and welcome back to my channel! If you’re new here, my name’s Rachel, and I’m a huge Eurovision fan as well as a musician. In todays video, I reacted to Greece’s entry for Eurovision 2022: ‘Die Together’ by Amanda Tenfjord.
Greece, after coming top ten last year, in my mind could only get better. And they did.
WOWWWW
That is certainly a fabulous way to open a song, with an Imogen heap style vocoder line, subtle and sweet with very ASMR-like dynamics and depth of sound. Amanda’s vocal is close to perfection.
The way the other instruments slowly creep in and fill out the sound without you even noticing is smart, because you’re so focused on the vocals.
The subject matter of the song is also painful to. I very nearly cried at the start and that takes a lot.
Well done Greece for selecting this song - it’s experimental but also on the right side of accessible so it’s sure to do well. The only one tiny criticism I had was the drum beat of the second chorus, which was just a little on the generic side. But other more experimental and surprising parts of the song make up for that. Incredible!
Initial Score: 9/10
Intro 00:00
Reaction 01:15
Thoughts and Comments 06:37
Outro 08:31
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#Greece #DieTogether #Eurovision2022 - Zábava
You look like sisters, it's incredible how much you two look like each other 😱 I can see your mediterranean roots more now
Greek and Maltese - maybe Amanda is my Cousin. I see the resemblance 😂😍
@@ThePeaceAround whaaaat??? youre Greek and Maltese?? No wonder why you were an instant subscription for me, something i almost never do!!
In certain photos, Amanda has a VERY Scandinavian look, which is hardly surprising given her Norwegian mother :-)
Eurovision fans, thank you so much for loving and supporting Greece and Amanda this year. 🙏🤩
I will vote for Greece and I will hope Amanda will win over my country Italy lol HAHA
@@esc.proudness ohhhh Amicaaaa 🤩🤩
The song is incredible. A pure masterpiece I dare to say. She's gonna nail it. I'm beyond excited actually. Go greeceeeeee🇬🇷
Lets also talk about how relatable that song can be, it speaks to many people! It kinda matches the atmosphere in 2022, sadness but also dynamics. It's my favourite entry of this year ✨
Potential winner for me
ALSO….That middle 8 is so strong, the tenderness of the vocal…that is something to pay attention to 😍
Waoooo Rachel looks like your sister, ahahahaha she looks crazy like you. Is your voice so beautiful?
The Song Is flat does not convey emotions, It lacks passion. 🇮🇹🇬🇧☮️
Will you be reacting to Australia's entry? Sheldon's Not the Same ?
well...Greece actually had tried a bit of indie pop with Better Love in 2019.
It's my favorite part of the song!!
Wonderful melody but the lyrics about suicide, dying together in certain people might be dangerous
Winner
You are my favorite you tuber about Eurovision. Professional , polite and super respectful towards the artists
I love that you look into things from a more technical musicians pov! Cause that one chord also immediatly stuck out to me in the chorus as well, sounds so good. Honestly this is a real contender for the win!
That chord is great isn’t it!
I came here to check another reaction for the Greek song. Compliments. I watched more than 20 reaction videos so far and this is the best and not because of your nice words for our song. Your videos have quality and a professional honest opinion and this what makes the difference. Compliments once again.
Το έχω δει πάνω από 20 φορές. Είναι υπέροχη. Οι αντιδράσεις της. Οι γνώσεις της. Η χαρά της. Έκανα εγγραφή στο κανάλι της γιατί μου έβγαλε κάτι πολυ θετικό σαν άνθρωπος
@@mikekaralis1020 πρέπει να είναι απίστευτη μουσικός-εγώ για να πιάσω όλα αυτά που σημείωσε με την πρώτη έπρεπε να το ακούσω τουλάχιστον 3 φορές.
This song is so stunning, definitely an easy top 10 in Turin! So excited to see this live on stage - interestingly I love the drum beat ending but I see what you mean 😂
Yes but the lyrics6in young people talking about suicide and dying together... Be careful with that please!
There is soooooo much irony and drama going on in this song, and I am here for it ! I especially love how the meaning of the lyrics is established in one line and bitterly undercut in the next, then veers into delusion in the chorus
My favorite for this year
Is that you singing for Greece, Rachel?(!) Agree completely, it's a lovely song.....best entry from them in years
"Die Together" is an emotional ballad written by Amanda herself together with Bjørn Helge Gammelsæter.
Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord lives in Norway and is of Greek heritage. She was born in Ioannina in Greece and moved to Tenfjord in Norway with her family at the age of 3.🇬🇷💙
Το καταλάβαμε και οι ξένοι το ίδιο.
Λυσσαρες.
I LOVEDDDD YOUR REACTION 😍😍😍😍 and yes you do look like her kinda😂❤️
This should win!!! Wow!!
So beautiful voice.
Glad you liked our song Rachel. I see it as one of the best Greek entries ever. Also, great wallpaper ❤️
The first minute is great , so indie and modern
Perhaps one of my favourite reactions. It's pretty clear that you know what you're talking about. Thank you very much for your effort and your work. Good luck to everyone! ☺️
Great reaction...I' m so glad you liked my country's entry this year, cause it' s pretty clear that you are a very good musician and you understood the quality of the song really quickly... I'm so happy for that, because I had my doubts especially for the vocoder
Amazing ballad it's a masterpiece song Greece for win 👏
Loving this song more and more as time goes by.
Saw the first rehearsal clip and it has impact on stage. It’s growing into a top 3. Winner?
Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord lives in Norway and is of Greek heritage. She was born in Ioannina in Greece and moved to Tenfjord in Norway with her family at the age of 3.
Greek father...Norwegian mother...musically: Norwegian!
@@estherloudianos9220 At the end she represents her country Greece!
Excellent video!!!! Thank youuuu!!!!
Hi,
Amanda Tenjford just released an unplugged cover of the song, with live choir. Can you do a reaction video for that song too, please?
I love your videos!
I've watched many of your reactions and you are so profesional and sincere! 💙 💙 💙
I love your Maneskin reactions, and I love the fact that you like Amanda's song. Greece for the win this year!
I loved the song ,well arranged, well sung, emotional and apparently so sweet : not exactly "greek" as atmosphere except for the hangin over "tragedy" in the lyrics. A love crisis as in the Italian song with a scandinavian chill in the intro and a greek emotional chorus with a omen of tragic solution.
Very European !😍
6:23 I love that moment too! Technically it does resolve but the resolution is postponed a beat which does the job. And it also goes from the F/A to the F# in the bass which only adds to the tension before resolving, I especially love this in the last chorus where the toms come back in, it creates a beautiful momentum! So many tasty details hidden here and the production is absolutely fantastic too! The jury’s got to appreciate that. Great reaction/review! :)
*12 POINTS 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼*
This is the slow song Malta wishes it had, tbh. I can't say I share your enthusiasm to the same extent, and I do find that any country could have sent this, but it is a VERY solid composition by a charismatic singer, and it should score highly by all means. And your theoretical notes have made me appreciate it a little more, as always, so thanks for that!
Μπράβο σας, dear Mediterranean neighbours!
Oh, and halloumi wrap sounds great right about now... and I've already eaten this evening. Such is the power of Greek food!
@Shalosh Kokhaot I personally don't like either of the two songs, and the selection process was probably corrupt, but it has its strong points, and I'm still glad it has fans such as yourself :)
And you're very welcome, I hadn't seen your message when I wrote this ^^
In 2001 Greece had a song Die for you. That was a 12 point Song for me.
In 2018 she fail to go to final
You skipped the part that In 2005 Greece won the competition.
You also skipped the fact that Greece was in top 10 for 8 years in a row.
@@loreley671 yes and i also skiped
1974
1984
1991
1999
2012
2015
This song is the definition of the word “𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚”. Amanda’s vocals are heavenly amazing and the build-up from bridge to final
chorus is pure art. Plus the fact that the song is not only about love but also related to what’s happening in the world right now (corona virus, war)and shows the pain we all experienced the recent years. This originality can give Greece the chance to 𝐰𝐢𝐧. I’ll am voting for 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞 this year !🇬🇷💙
You are so nice in your analysis!! Well done and thx for your so nice words and for our girl Amanda!! Greece go win ESC!
Great video! Can't wait for your reaction on Serbia's song, sending love♡
Sweet reaction!!!Greetings from Greece!
Thank you,you are so sweet and polite.
What an amazing review. You impressed me with your musical knowledge. Subscribing!
What a great reaction! You made a subscriber out of me
Much love from Greece ❤️ thank youuu
in my Top3 with Italy and Netherlands
Ηello my from greece wow music for my country are you the best youtuber 🇬🇷 ❤
Thank you 😍😍😍
True resemblance to Lorde but the song is really beautiful 🎧❤ Ciao da 🇮🇹
beautifull landscape
Girl, the 1st time going this direction Greece was in 2019 with Katerine Duska.
... oh! bloody hell Hellas
what have you done ...
👋 🏛 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
hello from GREECE
2:24/8:41
Loved your reaction!
This song definitely have my vote. The best song not considering Italy (I'm Italian, I may have a bias on that one) which anyway is close.
My only remark is that... well, that's two years in a row that Greece takes a foreign artist. Yes, I know that both Stefania and Amanda have Greek origin, but both live abroad and the focus of their lives and career is in Netherlands and Norway. Greece isn't Malta or San Marino, it's a medium sized country and I'm sure there is plenty of local artist who would like to represent it.
The song is really lovely but... why She sings in English? I have to assume that Greek is not her native language otherwise is wrong not sing in her mother tongue.
ERT had approached around another 20 Greek singers for eurovision 2022. Then the singers submitted their songs to ERT (almost all of them were based in Greece) and the best song happened to be from Amanda. They didn't choose Amanda because she is based in Norway lol. And in general the Greek diaspora loves Eurovision (see helena paparizou she is from Sweden, Loukas Yorkas (2010) was born and raised in Germany, Kalomira (2008) was born and raised in USA, Sarbel (2007) was born and raised in the UK etc). The Greek diaspora loves Eurovision and they see Eurovision in a more "patriotic" way than the local Greek artists so they are more willing to participate and there is nothing wrong with that.
@@robynho1158 is it obligatory for a country to sing in its native language?
@@linaapla no not obligatory off course. But the Eurovision song contest should celebrate diversity not uniformity. Even The Netherlands have decided to use their own language. I love Amanda song, but we will never know how it could sound in her (I assume) native language.
@@robynho1158 if it was in greek some parts wouldn't make sense at all
Me and you seem to share a similar taste in music Rachel. I also think this song is amazing. My 2nd favourite.
Serbia is my favourite.
I don’t think I’ve seen you review that one so I’ll have to look out for that.
This is how a song should be written.
No cliches here, just purity of heart.
I haven’t done Serbia yet, but I think tomorrow or Sunday :)
@@ThePeaceAround It’s a masterpiece!
I look forward to your review of it Rachel
i love your reviews so much!! you seem so genuine and kind and you explain your opinion so well!!
What a beautiful, calm, soulful presence you have.
I enjoyed your reaction. It is so refreshing to hear the views of someone who has knowledge of music and is such a charming, warm, genuine being.
Hope you keep up the good work and wish you all the best -in general and particularly for that migraine (though I believe some times, things that seem to burden us can also be there to protect or help us in some way).
Great vid!
Thank you very much!!!! You look like Amanda!!! Greetings from Greece!
Your sister is a top singer... masterpiece vocoder lyrics perfect
Just found you. Love you. Totally agree about this song. I can also here an echo of Kate Bush.
Firsssst, Switzerland and Austria is waiting for your reaction
Well Rachel I have seen many reviews but yours is one of the best as you showed a huge knowledge of musical theory. Well done and greetings from 🇬🇷 . By the way, I have also eaten a gyros with Tzatziki today🤣
The island is Symi Greece
This song deffo will get my votes. It really sucks me in.
You said it better even than a critic.Hope it finishes among Top - 5.We shall see...
a very good high quality song !!!!
"Got hair like me" 😂
She definitely looks like you :)
😍
🇬🇷❤️
Basically she looks like you! It's not only the hair!
Thank you so much for your reaction to my country's entry to the ESC this year, but "a huge change of direction for Greece"? Come on love, Greece is... notorious for the huge variety of its song genres in the contest, no other country's entries have ever had the variety of sounds the greek songs do. And this actually reflects the fact that there is absolutely no country in the whole world, where so many different genres of music are produced and cherished other than Greece. Just have a quick look to our entries to the contest and i think you will definitely agree with me. I just need to remind you a quite recent greek eurovision song, and that is "better love" in the year 2019, which was brutally underrated like almost all songs of Greece to this contest, which has unfortunately turned to a platform for promotion of political ideas in a broad sense than rewarding good music. Thank you again and wish you a recovery of your headaches soon!
You look like her 😍
The way you talk reminds me of Marina Diamandis! Not just the accent but your facial expressions as well
Are you reacting to your own video.. You guys look the same. Wow! Great resemblance
An amazing song. A massive pity that couldn’t translate it to the staging.
You are really exceptional musician who truly understood and felt the deeper core of the melody beforehand and what beautiful lady too...
Και πίνω την φραπεδιά μου με τις 23 ζάχαρες και κλάμα η κυρία!!! Αθάνατος Χάρρυ Κλυνν
OT but I really hope that after tomorrow you will be reacting to Cornelia Jakobs for Sweden!
She is from Hellas!
You should change the title to Amanda Tenfjord reacts to Amanda Tenfjord "Die Together" :P
A modern version of the Romeo and Juliet story
Refreshing to see a review like this and happy to see the song left an impression on you :)
I agree with you that the drumbeat, in general, isn't the most interesting on its own. HOWEVER, I really do think it doesn't matter too much here because the drumming is so hard-hitting. Being such a vocal-reliant song, the drumming really isn't focused on for its pattern but instead of just how it fills up the sound-stage. If you'd isolate the drums of the track they'd, sure, not be very engaging rhythmically but they're just so loud and packed with punch and I really think that suits this song so well because it has quite a minimalistic instrumental otherwise. I hope you see where I'm coming from too haha :)
Still, I get your standpoint completely. But to me, it hits JUST right!
Aw thank you :) I see your point. Idk I just would have preferred less snare, and more kick drum to change up the pattern a bit. But it is vocal reliant and that is my favourite element by far of the song 🎵
Listen to Diana Navarro EL PERDÓN. Incredibil artist and performance
First..I hope someone stops ESC this year...second..12 points to Ukraine...but sure 10 to Greece..love from Italy...amazing song🇬🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹
Why do you want to be stopped?
@@kat003 in Europe we have a war..I don't want to sing and dance.. And in my opinion, it's a lack of respect for Ukrainians..
@@fabio6947 We should stop everything then! Every single thing that is considered fun should be stopped.
@@kat003 no...every thing is watched by people soffering ...u can go to cinema..thatre..disco...u can male love..drink..eat...all things ukrainians cannot do..but to show songs and dances in europe while they are fighting..in my opinion..useless...my opinion
@@fabio6947 people were dying last year in israel too...no one said anything. People were and are also dying from coronavirus...
Would this be deemed shoe-gazing, or am I getting my genres mixed up? (Genuine question)
I think it flirts with Shoegaze, especially in the middle 8. :) good spot!
@@ThePeaceAround No, it's not shoegaze.
I'm sorry but since I heard Saudade Saudade last night, I feel every other ballad from this year is a lot steps below and don't hit me.
not gonna lie but at first you where the singer
she looks like you, is your sister😊 its a masterpiece but not for eurovision the people wants grazy music and loud
Rachel, ain't Greece the Caribbean of Europe or what? But obviously with the benefits of being one of the oldest European nation with far superior infrastructure and people alike. Let alone history. Come, live your Myth in Greece!
Irrelevant comment: Hallumi is not a Greek product ;) is. Cypriot
I liked the music but the lyrics were just too much teenage angst, too melodramatical schlager-emo. But the music is really nice. And she sings beautifully too.
Are you sisters or something? :)
…wrote my comment before I seeing another. Everyone asks the same! :)
It's definitely a pretty song but it kind of bores me and I feel bad about that. Maybe just not my type of music. Great breakdown as always! I love your videos ❤️
a beautiful song, yes, but does it have anything Greek on it? Certainly not!
Of course it has everything to do with Greece. Who told you it doesn't? The performer is half Greek. Part of the song is written by Greeks. The video is made by Greeks. The staging is made by Greeks. The clothes they wear are made by Greeks. Most of the production is made by Greeks. What more Greek do you want? An OPA, or a bouzouki? This song is as Greek as it gets and it doesn't need OPAs and bouzoukis.
@@clapiotis but neither the sound nor the lyrics are Greek, the main components of a song
@@triadafillos1 Greek sound is not only bouzouki. Greece has many artists that sing in other music genres as well. And the lyrics are written in English since you are allowed to do that. The song remains Greek even if the lyrics are written in English. I cannot understand why you are insisting on this.
@@clapiotis I insist on this, just because this is my personal opinion and taste. Personally, I prefer songs competing in the ESC which can be instantly related to their country. I like hearing ethnic music tunes or at least the original language. Now this song, although a beautiful song, does not meet my criteria. And I am not wrong on this
Nice, IMO in live it is even more beautiful and could be very catchy
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sometimes songs that are good on audio are not so good life like netherlands. audio is great but when i saw her performing it was not so good. and greece is the same. i liked italy and sweden and portugal so far
Sorry but I don't hook to that one maybe because it's not my style.
I was surprised about your surprise that this wasn't a typical Greek entry. She is Norwegian, with very little Greek influences. Her music style is going to be extremely different, which is probably why they picked her. They realised she had Greek heritage, listened to her back catalogue and asked her. And what would rather do, be selected to go straight to ESC with full creative control of this song, or go through the impossible hell that is Melodi Grand Prix?
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Brain washed with too much religion, aren't we?
For me the song doesn't go anywhere. Pleasant but not exceptional. That's my assessment of it. I don't think this will do well, but who knows?
The music is so beautiful but... Be careful with these lyrics talking about suicide, don't play those words about dying together please
Its symbolic ...Its an hymne for a 100% total love . She wrote it after a break up of a young love affair that it was to exist forever . Nothing else !