OK, how great that everyone is now fully capable of diagnosing anyone with psychopathy nowadays. I guess I just need to start name-calling random people that I suspect have that diagnosis with that and then also start wearing adult diaper to appear more my age!😂
I haven't clicked this fast on a notification in a long while. Really glad you all didn't mistake it for a joke entry, cause it really isn't. Also in Poland we're basically coopting this as our national entry because of our NF drama.
This is a superb ‘rock-opera’ anti-war parody with powerful visuals. Tractor is a reference to Belarus president Lukashenko's birthday present to Putin. In the song Putin is described as a "vile little psychopath", the vocalist represents Stalin, and the guy with nuclear rockets has NINLE on his forehead (word play: Nin-Le=Lenin) and is dressed in monk's outfit, like Rasputin. Insertion of a dominant, sinister, dark Lenin, who came way before Putin, points to a much deeper problem. And those TWO nuclear warheads; after all we all know who dropped the A-bombs! At the end of the video, on the nuclear missile, it is written "pajČu", an anagram; "Čupaj"- pull out. Trajna nina nena’ is Croatian song for little kids; ‘Trajna nina armagedon nona’(grandma) speaks for itself. Mama ŠČ is a metaphor for Mother Russia (ŠČ is a letter of the Russian alphabet, also old Croatian Glagolitic). The Cyrillic letter Shch Щ was derived from the Glagolitic (Croatian script) letter Sht Ⱋ. Coincidently, the sum of letters Š and Č gives Z (25+4=29) in Croatian alphabet, and Z is a military symbol used by Russian Federation to mark their military vehicles in Ukraine. The chaotic part of the song represents repeating the same mistakes from history, and not learning anything. It plays Croatian alphabet in reverse: Ž(Ж/Ⰶ), Z(З/Ⰷ), V(В/Ⰲ), U(У/Ⱆ), T(Т/Ⱅ), Š(Ш/Ⱎ), S(С/Ⱄ), R(Р/Ⱃ), P(П/Ⱂ), O(О/Ⱁ), Nj(Њ/Ⱀⰺ), N(Н/Ⱀ), M(М/Ⰿ), Lj(Љ/Ⰾⰺ), L(Л/Ⰾ), K(К/Ⰽ), J(Й/Ⰺ), I(И/Ⰻ), H(Х/Ⱈ), G(Г/Ⰳ), F(Ф/Ⱇ), E(Е/Ⰵ), Đ(Ђ/Ⰼ), Dž(Џ/Ⰴⰶ), D(Д/Ⰴ), Ć(Ћ/Ⱋ), Č(Ч/Ⱍ), C(Ц/Ⱌ), B(Б/Ⰱ), A(А/Ⰰ). Visually, there are a lot of subliminals with multilevel meaning. Crocodile is a terrible drug popular in Russia, that makes people act like zombies. Guys are dressed in military uniforms but in pink and bright colors and are wearing dresses; making fun of all warmongers and military establishments, proponents of chaos. Side image shows roses sticking out of their asses. Preposterous, or superb description of the present time? Main exclamation is ‘mama idem u rat’- mommy I am going to war, a cry against the forced mobilization, and sending young people to kill each other. Are we ever going to learn?!
The alphabet part also seems like a broken record which is how universally how we refer to politicuans who coppy cat previous mistakes. I'm from portugal and even with the linguistic barrier I got it first time I heard it. It's genious and I loved it, in my favs list.
This is the explanation I was looking for. Thank you for your effort putting it all together. Lyrics are quite understandable for the Slavs and many of us in Ukraine appreciate the fact Croatia is sending this particular song to the ESC.
Glad you liked it! I think most of us Croatians are happy and proud with our ESC selection this year- go Mama ŠČ! 🎉🚜🇭🇷 Greetings from a Croatian living in California! ❤
As a Ukrainian, I appreciate the anti-war message of this song. Not only it depicts the insane nature of a “little sneaky psychopath” who launches a war for no reason, but also reaffirms support for Ukraine by televoters in Croatia. That’s beyond music for us 🇭🇷♥️🇺🇦
No surprise that we've all been waiting for your reaction to this one, and you certainly didn't disappoint! Glad you loved it and understood that it is more than just trolling!!! I think it is brilliant, and while it's not the most wonderful song to just listen to, as you noted, it is def. in my top 10, and I totally respect Let 3 for sharing their art with the world this year!! ❤❤
Listen to it a few more time it really grows especially when you get the translation. It is basically a huge, and “just’ Eurovision legal, fuck you to Russia! It’s EPIC :)
It's SO fuckin' weird that so many people don't get that the song is about a psychopathic dictator threatening to use nukes. Are they blind? The singer looks like the queer lovechild of Hitler & Stalin & there's a scary maniac holding 2 nukes right next to him. 😹😹
this is by far my favourite - it s like a mirror of what is happening in Europe.. there s a war..... and my Dear Americans: there s a big fear.... . there re dictators and this... is... an antiwar song...😍😍😍 Croatia can be very proud that both Jury and Televoters voted for this... and this will be the song we will always remember when we speak about Eurovision 2023
This is my text on Croatian Wikipedia about the song -- Mama ŠČ! is a song by the rock-punk group Let 3, which won at Dora 2023 held on February 11, 2023 in Opatija. The song will therefore represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. According to the authors of more than 100 reactions to the song published so far on CZcams, the song is amazing - a spontaneous, organic and compact amalgam of metal-rock, children's (nursery) rhyme, punk, classical opera, psychedelic music, marching, slet (mass games) music, with a concrete reminiscence of chaotic Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, with elements of pop and even dance music. It is already clear that it is the most original song of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, and one of the most original Eurovision songs in general. According to the comments of numerous listeners on CZcams, it is an art song with a strong message, but also a parody. Let 3 complemented the ingeniously composed music with great choreography and stage performances, so many commentators on CZcams point out that it is immediately clear that this is an original masterpiece, which will undoubtedly be noticed and remain prominent in the annals of the Eurovision Song Contest. The words of the song are cryptic, and they mention the mom who bought a tractor, the mom who a moron, a small vile psychopath, armageddon-nona (grandmother), and they end-up with the line: "mom, I'm going to war". The meaning of the word "ŠČ", which is repeated after each verse, is particularly mysterious. The song is intentionally allusive (because Eurovision songs must not have any political message), and has a fluent meaning. Her interpretation is greatly helped by the fact that the main vocalist, Prlja, with make-up resembles Hitler from Chaplin's "The Great Dictator", but also wears a Stalin`s mustache, and it is clear that this is a parody of all the "little vile psychopaths, crocodile psychopaths" who push humanity into nuclear war ("armageddon"), symbolized by missiles carried by a bald man with the word "Njinle" (an anagram of Lenin) written on his forehead, although he is actually dressed as Rasputin, which represents an additional transition of meaning and performance into the surreal and the counter - reasonable. The tractor mentioned at the beginning of the song probably refers to the tractor that Belarusian president Lukashenko bizarrely gave as a present to the Russian president Putin for his 70th birthday, and which - given that Russia finances Belarus - Russia bought to itself. The word "mama" (which bought a tractor) therefore means Mother Russia , and it is also symbolized by the double voice, i.e. the letter ŠČ, for which there is a special sign in the Russian alphabet (Щ). "Mama ŠČ" therefore means Mother Russia, although the song is not anti-Russian, but anti-war, because it "trolls" i.e. mocks and/or ironizes (with make-up, costumes, choreography, words and music) all those (both Hitler and Stalin) who, for the sake of the pleasure of their own domination, turn the world into a private playground of war, the price of which must be paid by the "little man". The words "moron" and "psychopath" are therefore based on all those who start wars, as the co-author of Mrle confirmed in his interview on February 16 on Bosnian television, and not only on Putin, as stated in most media, although the allusion to him is perhaps clearer than others. The song immediately delighted the majority of the audience, and won overwhelmingly at Dora, although there are also those who react negatively to it, so it is clear that it does not leave anyone indifferent. This was obviously the intention of the authors, more than winning the competition. Despite this, some "Mama ŠČ!" already see as the winner of the competition, which largely coincides with the bookmakers' predictions. WIWIBLOGGS, a specialized portal for Eurovision, has published the results of its poll on the favorites among the 15 songs selected so far. The first place was taken by Let 3 and their song "Mama ŠČ!". 31,437 people participated in the survey, and “Mama ŠČ!” won the first place with incredible 53.99% of votes (16,974 votes). Link: sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_%C5%A0%C4%8C!
I think the rest of the world will be able to vote in the semi-finals also...I like your reactions...especially this one 🙂 This is my favourite Croatian entry ever, I hope they will qualify.. 💗from Slovenia
The "Rest of the World" gets to vote in both semifinals and the final according to the official statement by the EBU about the rules changes. When I first heard this song I was kind of baffled and yet mesmerized by the performance. I definitely didn't think it was a joke entry either. I did think it seemed to have a message, but because of the language barrier I wasn't fully aware of what it was. I think it's pretty awesome that they packed so much meaning for interpretation by viewers. I agree, this has got to go to final! I also agree, this is a song that is way better with the visuals! Thanks to lots of Croatian fans sharing the interpretation we all learned some new things (like what's written on his head). This song was definitely written with the performance in mind and it shows! I think the future montage type videos about what is Eurovision will be including this!
this universally against all wars in the world, against all those who think that this world belong to them,and that they can oppress other people……. That,s why now is the moment for All of us on this planet, let,s join the PROTEST Together and say LOUDLY. - STOP. The wars on our wonderful planet, and sing together with Let 3. Dis anti war song !!!! from Holland 12 0000000000 points
This is not ride for everyone, it is masterpiece, true gift for educated and artistic audience. Perfect choreography with over 100 hidden messages. Love it! EuroVISION, is blind and it's time to fix their vision. Use your eyes and brain for this performance. Tractor is an invitation to go farming instead going to war. It is clearly LOVE SONG! BRAVO 🇭🇷 12 points performance! ❤💕 🚜MAMA SC!
I'll introduce you to a cocktail "ŠČ!" Vodka 25ml Bombay gin 15ml Cranberry juice 80ml Orange juice 60ml Dash of squized lime juice Splash of sprite Lime wedge Decorate with lime wheel Cheers! ( or better..ŠČ! ) 😁
Mama ŠČ = Mama Z. There's references to Lenin and Lukashenka (the tractor part) and the childish dictator in Kremlin. Still think most people will treat this as a joke
I will briefly explain what this song is about. The song is anti-war and criticizes Putin's aggression against Ukraine. "Mama" is a synonym for mother Russia. The tractor is synonymous with Russian tanks. ŠČ is a synonym for the Russian alphabet. The song is a strong criticism of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
From CroaŠČia..........Hidden in a plain sight. This is a superb ‘rock-opera’ anti-war parody with powerful visuals. Tractor is a reference to Belarus president Lukashenko's birthday present to Putin. In the song Putin is described as a "vile little psychopath", the vocalist represents Stalin, and the guy with nuclear rockets has NINLE on his forehead (word play: Nin-Le=Lenin) and is dressed in monk's outfit, like Rasputin. Insertion of a dominant, sinister, dark Lenin, who came way before Putin, points to a much deeper problem. And those TWO nuclear warheads; after all we all know who dropped the A-bombs! At the end of the video, on the nuclear missile, it is written "pajČu", an anagram; "Čupaj"- pull out. Trajna nina nena’ is Croatian song for little kids; ‘Trajna nina armagedon nona’(grandma) speaks for itself. Mama ŠČ is a metaphor for Mother Russia (ŠČ is a letter of the Russian alphabet, also old Croatian Glagolitic). The Cyrillic letter Shch Щ was derived from the Glagolitic (Croatian script) letter Sht Ⱋ. Coincidently, the sum of letters Š and Č gives Z (25+4=29) in Croatian alphabet, and Z is a military symbol used by Russian Federation to mark their military vehicles in Ukraine. The chaotic part of the song represents repeating the same mistakes from history, and not learning anything. It plays Croatian alphabet in reverse: Ž(Ж/Ⰶ), Z(З/Ⰷ), V(В/Ⰲ), U(У/Ⱆ), T(Т/Ⱅ), Š(Ш/Ⱎ), S(С/Ⱄ), R(Р/Ⱃ), P(П/Ⱂ), O(О/Ⱁ), Nj(Њ/Ⱀⰺ), N(Н/Ⱀ), M(М/Ⰿ), Lj(Љ/Ⰾⰺ), L(Л/Ⰾ), K(К/Ⰽ), J(Й/Ⰺ), I(И/Ⰻ), H(Х/Ⱈ), G(Г/Ⰳ), F(Ф/Ⱇ), E(Е/Ⰵ), Đ(Ђ/Ⰼ), Dž(Џ/Ⰴⰶ), D(Д/Ⰴ), Ć(Ћ/Ⱋ), Č(Ч/Ⱍ), C(Ц/Ⱌ), B(Б/Ⰱ), A(А/Ⰰ). Visually, there are a lot of subliminals with multilevel meaning. Crocodile is a terrible drug popular in Russia, that makes people act like zombies. Guys are dressed in military uniforms but in pink and bright colors and are wearing dresses; making fun of all warmongers and military establishments, proponents of chaos. Side image shows roses sticking out of their asses. Preposterous, or superb description of the present time? Main exclamation is ‘mama idem u rat’- mommy I am going to war, a cry against the forced mobilization, and sending young people to kill each other. Are we ever going to learn?!
You're all so great in your hillarious comments! 😁 This is much more serious song than it seems at the first glance! It's anti-war and anti-dictatorship protest rock opera like song and brutal mockery of "little vile psyc*****h" which is interpreted by majority of music professionals as Putin himself and ALL OTHER mad dictators like him, played by the Let 3 - famous experimental and often extremely provocative Croatian art punk rock band that is active over 30 years and which also had numerous collaborations in theater peroformances including those with very serious directors. Lyrics description: "Mama ŠČ" = Mama Russia (among Russians "mother" symbolises their country), ŠČ is letter from the Russian alphabet. "Mother bought a tractor" = Belarus dictator Lukašenko gave to Putin tractor for his 70th birthday. "Mother loved a moron" = Mother Russia loved Putin. As i've written "little vile psy******h" is also Putin and all mad agressors like him! Let 3 outfits and styling: military like clothes as the representation of all mad war thirsty dictators in combo with drag queen like clothes and makeup (provocation to homophobic Russian President and likewise dictatorial conservatives). Bald man is wearing dark scarf - alusion to Rasputin, another reference to Russia and on his forehead there's inscription "NJINLE" which is Croatian word play for LENJIN (NJIN + LE = LENJIN). Nuclear rockets are rather self-explanatory: "little vile psy******h" from the Kremlin is constantly threatening with usage of nukes! Warm greetings from Croatia
Why not google the lyrics first, rather than spending 5 minutes on "driving the bus", "mother driving", and "women empowerment"? Nobody expects you to guess the meaning if you don't understand the language, it's not a silent movie.
Do not think that I want to accuse you of something. I understand that it is difficult to understand the meaning of a song in an unfamiliar language. But it's so strange to see how you laugh from this song when I cry while listening to it in Ukraine... Thanks Croatia!
It's SO fuckin' weird that so many people don't get that the song is about a psychopathic dictator threatening to use nukes. Are they blind? The singer looks like the queer lovechild of Hitler & Stalin & there's a scary maniac holding 2 nukes right next to him. 😹😹
The dancing lady in green pants, in background, is Maria Zakharova! Putin's right hand! She is very temperament lady! She likes strawberries because of red color! Red color is very democratic color.
Rekao sam prijatelju iz Zagreba da ću za tri godine slaviti 70. rođendan i da već sada počne sakupljati novac jer se može dogoditi da TRAKTORI poskupe! Rekao sam mu da se ne smije jer su traktori jako važni u ljudskoj prehrani! Vas četvero se možete smijati!
The camera work and direction were a bit sloppy, i didn't notice some things as well on the first run. That's Croatia's national broadcaster for you, BBC should execute this better. A cameraman even fell to the floor in the winner's repeat which turned out great. Now go watch Overthinking it, a lot of surprising and entertaining digest info there. And the song's Official video is out as well.
@@neilonaniet They should incorporate it but in another place in the performance, perhaps when they fall to the floor, twitching (which barely anyone noticed, bad direction)
2. On the right pls dont talk so much, especialy when song is playing. For not so smart people are hard understandable. Is not a bus is a tractor! Antiwar song🎉 Great band from my Croatia.
After 'Onaj mali psihopat' you can easily go on with 'Te deum' ...so it is also one of interesting things about the refrain of the song.. good luck Croatia! ❤
"if i stand next to ethan no one's paying me any attention" HARD disagree. Tyler clearly has an S-tier dad-bod, far and away the hottest body type a man can have
@@MyrtleP Popular drinks in Croatia are: Short - plum/pear brandy (šljivovica, kruška), honey brandy (medica), red wine liquer (teranino from Istrian peninsula - it's fabulos), pelinkovac (herbal brandy), maraskino (cherry brandy made only from maraska type of cherries in the town of Zadar, that's the best one) Long-ish - beer (we have a lot of great craft brewaries all around the country), wine (some of the best wines in the world come from Croatia, especially Istria region and Pelješac peninsula. There is also a very popular and somewhat expensive type of wine made from frozen grapes who were left on vine and are picked when temperature is at least -7) 'Cocktails' - jäger-cola (popular german herbal brandy with coke), whiskey-cola, gin tonic (we have great local small-batch gin production, one was named 'the best in the world' few years ago at fair in san francisco) We don't do pineapple or fruity drinks after we finish high school. 🙂 Now you know what to drink when reacting to the official 'Mama ŠČ!' video.
Tell that to John Lennon, Biily Joel, Bob Dylan, John Legend, Nina Simone, Bruce Springsteen, Childish Gambino, Public enemy, Bob Marley, Prince, Megadeth, Niel Young, NWA, Rage against the machine, Pearl jam.....and thousends more. 🙄 For centuries art was used as political and/or social critique. Like jesters on courts in middle ages who were criticising the king through song and dance (they were the only people allowed to criticize the king and stay alive) or rennaisaince artists making people in church paintings and sculptures hypersexual, half or totally naked and attractive (Ectasy of St. Teresa - Bernini, he basicly sculpted beautiful women having orgasm in front of half naked male angel with phalic object in his hand, arrow, pointing at her crotch and placed it in the middle of the church in Rome) becouse Vatican was saying human sexuality is a 'sin'. There is no better way to address political issues and social problems then with art, music especially. You can do it with paintings (Picasso, Harring), graffiti (Banksy, Vrubel), photography (Mapplethorp, Sterzing), sculptures (all of renaissaince sculpters), poetry (too much to select few) but music is art medium that reach most people. When asked why is she doing what she's doing in a way she is doing it, since some people said it's 'too much'/'oversteping boundaries'/'insulting', Madonna said 'Artists are here to disturb the peace'. And that's the point of this song. To disturb the 'status quo' that this attack on souvereign country has become. People need a reminder that the atrocities and war crimes made in Putin's war are still going on, and if being confronted with that makes them unconfortable, good. The goal is achived. Let 3 is doing that for 36 years. That's why they have huge fan base and respect in Croatia and surrounding countries. Dixie chicks, now just Chicks, were 'blacklisted' by country radio stations after their public critique of US 'false flag' attack on Iraq. But they didn't care about it becouse they did the right thing. The same thing with Let 3. They don't care about their position on Eurovision. They only care that their message about 'little vicious psychopath' is heard around the world, and the best way to do it is by making ignorant 'status quo' people uncomfortable in their own little bubble.
Look… musically I hate it hard. I would never, ever listen to this. At all. I will acknowledge that the actual stage show is very entertaining though - and that for that reason the song is bound to qualify (since it is a tele vote only semi). I can’t see juries rewarding this, however, message or no… but most people will probably not see past the chaos anyway. So in conclusion, I basically hate it as a song. I’m oddly fine with it in the final though. AND with it more likely than NOT being in danger of winning.
As someone having a crocodile psychopath right next door in the neighbouring country, I've just gotta love this song. Well done, Croatia!
Ko ima krokodila u susednoj, ko je psihopata.... 🤔
OK, how great that everyone is now fully capable of diagnosing anyone with psychopathy nowadays. I guess I just need to start name-calling random people that I suspect have that diagnosis with that and then also start wearing adult diaper to appear more my age!😂
Same here. Especially as I can understand 80% of the lyrics.
@@arctic_haze prevodilac je odličan i može da se nadje i tih 20% što se ne razumeju..... 👋🦀😂
@@ljiljanagrujic6480 O da. Već sam ovo napravio. Najvažnija riječ koju sam propustio je "rat".
Bloody brilliant Croatia
I haven't clicked this fast on a notification in a long while. Really glad you all didn't mistake it for a joke entry, cause it really isn't. Also in Poland we're basically coopting this as our national entry because of our NF drama.
ROFL 😂😂 I absolutely approve
Thank you from Croatia 🥰
Croatia's entry this year is my fave entry of this year to watch reactions to it. I loved the reactions of you guys to it
This is a superb ‘rock-opera’ anti-war parody with powerful visuals. Tractor is a reference to Belarus president Lukashenko's birthday present to Putin. In the song Putin is described as a "vile little psychopath", the vocalist represents Stalin, and the guy with nuclear rockets has NINLE on his forehead (word play: Nin-Le=Lenin) and is dressed in monk's outfit, like Rasputin. Insertion of a dominant, sinister, dark Lenin, who came way before Putin, points to a much deeper problem. And those TWO nuclear warheads; after all we all know who dropped the A-bombs! At the end of the video, on the nuclear missile, it is written "pajČu", an anagram; "Čupaj"- pull out. Trajna nina nena’ is Croatian song for little kids; ‘Trajna nina armagedon nona’(grandma) speaks for itself. Mama ŠČ is a metaphor for Mother Russia (ŠČ is a letter of the Russian alphabet, also old Croatian Glagolitic). The Cyrillic letter Shch Щ was derived from the Glagolitic (Croatian script) letter Sht Ⱋ. Coincidently, the sum of letters Š and Č gives Z (25+4=29) in Croatian alphabet, and Z is a military symbol used by Russian Federation to mark their military vehicles in Ukraine.
The chaotic part of the song represents repeating the same mistakes from history, and not learning anything. It plays Croatian alphabet in reverse: Ž(Ж/Ⰶ), Z(З/Ⰷ), V(В/Ⰲ), U(У/Ⱆ), T(Т/Ⱅ), Š(Ш/Ⱎ), S(С/Ⱄ), R(Р/Ⱃ), P(П/Ⱂ), O(О/Ⱁ), Nj(Њ/Ⱀⰺ), N(Н/Ⱀ), M(М/Ⰿ), Lj(Љ/Ⰾⰺ), L(Л/Ⰾ), K(К/Ⰽ), J(Й/Ⰺ), I(И/Ⰻ), H(Х/Ⱈ), G(Г/Ⰳ), F(Ф/Ⱇ), E(Е/Ⰵ), Đ(Ђ/Ⰼ), Dž(Џ/Ⰴⰶ), D(Д/Ⰴ), Ć(Ћ/Ⱋ), Č(Ч/Ⱍ), C(Ц/Ⱌ), B(Б/Ⰱ), A(А/Ⰰ).
Visually, there are a lot of subliminals with multilevel meaning.
Crocodile is a terrible drug popular in Russia, that makes people act like zombies. Guys are dressed in military uniforms but in pink and bright colors and are wearing dresses; making fun of all warmongers and military establishments, proponents of chaos. Side image shows roses sticking out of their asses. Preposterous, or superb description of the present time? Main exclamation is ‘mama idem u rat’- mommy I am going to war, a cry against the forced mobilization, and sending young people to kill each other.
Are we ever going to learn?!
Thanks for the explanation! You might also enjoy the imagery in Little Big’s “Generation Cancellation”
gosh, I didn't know that this song has a deep meaning
Thanks for explanation ❤
The alphabet part also seems like a broken record which is how universally how we refer to politicuans who coppy cat previous mistakes.
I'm from portugal and even with the linguistic barrier I got it first time I heard it. It's genious and I loved it, in my favs list.
This is the explanation I was looking for. Thank you for your effort putting it all together. Lyrics are quite understandable for the Slavs and many of us in Ukraine appreciate the fact Croatia is sending this particular song to the ESC.
Glad you liked it! I think most of us Croatians are happy and proud with our ESC selection this year- go Mama ŠČ! 🎉🚜🇭🇷 Greetings from a Croatian living in California! ❤
This is THE BEST! Amazing! Love it more and more! All the slavs will getbthe lyrics! It’s a piece of art!
12 points from Lithuanian in Chicago!
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Imagine being proud of absolute chaos and crap, with guys looking like Hitler...
As a Ukrainian, I appreciate the anti-war message of this song. Not only it depicts the insane nature of a “little sneaky psychopath” who launches a war for no reason, but also reaffirms support for Ukraine by televoters in Croatia. That’s beyond music for us 🇭🇷♥️🇺🇦
@@Tylantia Imagine not getting the message of the performance at ALL flew over your head like a Russian Nuke
No surprise that we've all been waiting for your reaction to this one, and you certainly didn't disappoint! Glad you loved it and understood that it is more than just trolling!!! I think it is brilliant, and while it's not the most wonderful song to just listen to, as you noted, it is def. in my top 10, and I totally respect Let 3 for sharing their art with the world this year!! ❤❤
Listen to it a few more time it really grows especially when you get the translation. It is basically a huge, and “just’ Eurovision legal, fuck you to Russia!
It’s EPIC :)
It's SO fuckin' weird that so many people don't get that the song is about a psychopathic dictator threatening to use nukes. Are they blind? The singer looks like the queer lovechild of Hitler & Stalin & there's a scary maniac holding 2 nukes right next to him. 😹😹
@@joejohnson6327 exactly. Its as spelled it out as it can be without breaking "non political" rule of eurovision haha.
this is by far my favourite - it s like a mirror of what is happening in Europe.. there s a war..... and my Dear Americans: there s a big fear.... . there re dictators and this... is... an antiwar song...😍😍😍 Croatia can be very proud that both Jury and Televoters voted for this... and this will be the song we will always remember when we speak about Eurovision 2023
I can’t stop watching it, the chaos of it all 😂
This is my text on Croatian Wikipedia about the song -- Mama ŠČ! is a song by the rock-punk group Let 3, which won at Dora 2023 held on February 11, 2023 in Opatija. The song will therefore represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. According to the authors of more than 100 reactions to the song published so far on CZcams, the song is amazing - a spontaneous, organic and compact amalgam of metal-rock, children's (nursery) rhyme, punk, classical opera, psychedelic music, marching, slet (mass games) music, with a concrete reminiscence of chaotic Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, with elements of pop and even dance music.
It is already clear that it is the most original song of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, and one of the most original Eurovision songs in general. According to the comments of numerous listeners on CZcams, it is an art song with a strong message, but also a parody. Let 3 complemented the ingeniously composed music with great choreography and stage performances, so many commentators on CZcams point out that it is immediately clear that this is an original masterpiece, which will undoubtedly be noticed and remain prominent in the annals of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The words of the song are cryptic, and they mention the mom who bought a tractor, the mom who a moron, a small vile psychopath, armageddon-nona (grandmother), and they end-up with the line: "mom, I'm going to war". The meaning of the word "ŠČ", which is repeated after each verse, is particularly mysterious. The song is intentionally allusive (because Eurovision songs must not have any political message), and has a fluent meaning. Her interpretation is greatly helped by the fact that the main vocalist, Prlja, with make-up resembles Hitler from Chaplin's "The Great Dictator", but also wears a Stalin`s mustache, and it is clear that this is a parody of all the "little vile psychopaths, crocodile psychopaths" who push humanity into nuclear war ("armageddon"), symbolized by missiles carried by a bald man with the word "Njinle" (an anagram of Lenin) written on his forehead, although he is actually dressed as Rasputin, which represents an additional transition of meaning and performance into the surreal and the counter - reasonable.
The tractor mentioned at the beginning of the song probably refers to the tractor that Belarusian president Lukashenko bizarrely gave as a present to the Russian president Putin for his 70th birthday, and which - given that Russia finances Belarus - Russia bought to itself.
The word "mama" (which bought a tractor) therefore means Mother Russia , and it is also symbolized by the double voice, i.e. the letter ŠČ, for which there is a special sign in the Russian alphabet (Щ).
"Mama ŠČ" therefore means Mother Russia, although the song is not anti-Russian, but anti-war, because it "trolls" i.e. mocks and/or ironizes (with make-up, costumes, choreography, words and music) all those (both Hitler and Stalin) who, for the sake of the pleasure of their own domination, turn the world into a private playground of war, the price of which must be paid by the "little man".
The words "moron" and "psychopath" are therefore based on all those who start wars, as the co-author of Mrle confirmed in his interview on February 16 on Bosnian television, and not only on Putin, as stated in most media, although the allusion to him is perhaps clearer than others.
The song immediately delighted the majority of the audience, and won overwhelmingly at Dora, although there are also those who react negatively to it, so it is clear that it does not leave anyone indifferent. This was obviously the intention of the authors, more than winning the competition.
Despite this, some "Mama ŠČ!" already see as the winner of the competition, which largely coincides with the bookmakers' predictions.
WIWIBLOGGS, a specialized portal for Eurovision, has published the results of its poll on the favorites among the 15 songs selected so far. The first place was taken by Let 3 and their song "Mama ŠČ!".
31,437 people participated in the survey, and “Mama ŠČ!” won the first place with incredible 53.99% of votes (16,974 votes).
Link:
sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_%C5%A0%C4%8C!
I think the rest of the world will be able to vote in the semi-finals also...I like your reactions...especially this one 🙂 This is my favourite Croatian entry ever, I hope they will qualify.. 💗from Slovenia
The "Rest of the World" gets to vote in both semifinals and the final according to the official statement by the EBU about the rules changes.
When I first heard this song I was kind of baffled and yet mesmerized by the performance. I definitely didn't think it was a joke entry either. I did think it seemed to have a message, but because of the language barrier I wasn't fully aware of what it was. I think it's pretty awesome that they packed so much meaning for interpretation by viewers. I agree, this has got to go to final! I also agree, this is a song that is way better with the visuals! Thanks to lots of Croatian fans sharing the interpretation we all learned some new things (like what's written on his head). This song was definitely written with the performance in mind and it shows! I think the future montage type videos about what is Eurovision will be including this!
the best anti-war work of art Croatia 12❤✌️🇭🇷 points greetings from Bayern
Top preformanse Apsolute Mastersong ANTI WAR Song!!!!!
ŠČ no1.❤👏👏👏👏👏
Love this song go Croatia 🇭🇷 👏 👏
this universally against all wars in the world, against all those who think that this world belong to them,and that they can oppress other people……. That,s why now is the moment for All of us on this planet, let,s join the PROTEST Together and say LOUDLY. - STOP. The wars on our wonderful planet, and sing together with Let 3. Dis anti war song !!!! from Holland 12 0000000000 points
This is not ride for everyone, it is masterpiece, true gift for educated and artistic audience. Perfect choreography with over 100 hidden messages. Love it! EuroVISION, is blind and it's time to fix their vision. Use your eyes and brain for this performance. Tractor is an invitation to go farming instead going to war. It is clearly LOVE SONG! BRAVO 🇭🇷 12 points performance! ❤💕 🚜MAMA SC!
I'll introduce you to a cocktail "ŠČ!"
Vodka 25ml
Bombay gin 15ml
Cranberry juice 80ml
Orange juice 60ml
Dash of squized lime juice
Splash of sprite
Lime wedge
Decorate with lime wheel
Cheers! ( or better..ŠČ! ) 😁
This is genius..best original song by far..12 points from me in Liverpool , it is going to be massive..
Love everything about it!
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It is all so simple...
It is all about 🌹🌹🌹 power........🌹🌹🌹love.......🌞💝🍀and peace
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If that isn't the only appropriate Eurovision entry for the times we're living in, I don't know what is.
I also don't see it as a joke entry.
This
It's not a joke entry, but it is funny
Mama ŠČ = Mama Z. There's references to Lenin and Lukashenka (the tractor part) and the childish dictator in Kremlin. Still think most people will treat this as a joke
I think anyone who understands slavic languages will catch enough to get that it's about Russia.
I will briefly explain what this song is about. The song is anti-war and criticizes Putin's aggression against Ukraine. "Mama" is a synonym for mother Russia. The tractor is synonymous with Russian tanks. ŠČ is a synonym for the Russian alphabet. The song is a strong criticism of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
“…we only have 3 minutes lets do something…” Think you got more than you could imagine. 😂😂
Vrom Holland 1200000000 points!,,,
I love your videos. Keep them coming
Such a joy getting to share these few minutes with you guys, such a warm compelling vibe, never change !
I agree 100%
From CroaŠČia..........Hidden in a plain sight.
This is a superb ‘rock-opera’ anti-war parody with powerful visuals. Tractor is a reference to Belarus president Lukashenko's birthday present to Putin. In the song Putin is described as a "vile little psychopath", the vocalist represents Stalin, and the guy with nuclear rockets has NINLE on his forehead (word play: Nin-Le=Lenin) and is dressed in monk's outfit, like Rasputin. Insertion of a dominant, sinister, dark Lenin, who came way before Putin, points to a much deeper problem. And those TWO nuclear warheads; after all we all know who dropped the A-bombs! At the end of the video, on the nuclear missile, it is written "pajČu", an anagram; "Čupaj"- pull out. Trajna nina nena’ is Croatian song for little kids; ‘Trajna nina armagedon nona’(grandma) speaks for itself. Mama ŠČ is a metaphor for Mother Russia (ŠČ is a letter of the Russian alphabet, also old Croatian Glagolitic). The Cyrillic letter Shch Щ was derived from the Glagolitic (Croatian script) letter Sht Ⱋ. Coincidently, the sum of letters Š and Č gives Z (25+4=29) in Croatian alphabet, and Z is a military symbol used by Russian Federation to mark their military vehicles in Ukraine.
The chaotic part of the song represents repeating the same mistakes from history, and not learning anything. It plays Croatian alphabet in reverse: Ž(Ж/Ⰶ), Z(З/Ⰷ), V(В/Ⰲ), U(У/Ⱆ), T(Т/Ⱅ), Š(Ш/Ⱎ), S(С/Ⱄ), R(Р/Ⱃ), P(П/Ⱂ), O(О/Ⱁ), Nj(Њ/Ⱀⰺ), N(Н/Ⱀ), M(М/Ⰿ), Lj(Љ/Ⰾⰺ), L(Л/Ⰾ), K(К/Ⰽ), J(Й/Ⰺ), I(И/Ⰻ), H(Х/Ⱈ), G(Г/Ⰳ), F(Ф/Ⱇ), E(Е/Ⰵ), Đ(Ђ/Ⰼ), Dž(Џ/Ⰴⰶ), D(Д/Ⰴ), Ć(Ћ/Ⱋ), Č(Ч/Ⱍ), C(Ц/Ⱌ), B(Б/Ⰱ), A(А/Ⰰ).
Visually, there are a lot of subliminals with multilevel meaning.
Crocodile is a terrible drug popular in Russia, that makes people act like zombies. Guys are dressed in military uniforms but in pink and bright colors and are wearing dresses; making fun of all warmongers and military establishments, proponents of chaos. Side image shows roses sticking out of their asses. Preposterous, or superb description of the present time? Main exclamation is ‘mama idem u rat’- mommy I am going to war, a cry against the forced mobilization, and sending young people to kill each other.
Are we ever going to learn?!
You're all so great in your hillarious comments! 😁 This is much more serious song than it seems at the first glance! It's anti-war and anti-dictatorship protest rock opera like song and brutal mockery of "little vile psyc*****h" which is interpreted by majority of music professionals as Putin himself and ALL OTHER mad dictators like him, played by the Let 3 - famous experimental and often extremely provocative Croatian art punk rock band that is active over 30 years and which also had numerous collaborations in theater peroformances including those with very serious directors.
Lyrics description: "Mama ŠČ" = Mama Russia (among Russians "mother" symbolises their country), ŠČ is letter from the Russian alphabet.
"Mother bought a tractor" = Belarus dictator Lukašenko gave to Putin tractor for his 70th birthday.
"Mother loved a moron" = Mother Russia loved Putin.
As i've written "little vile psy******h" is also Putin and all mad agressors like him!
Let 3 outfits and styling: military like clothes as the representation of all mad war thirsty dictators in combo with drag queen like clothes and makeup (provocation to homophobic Russian President and likewise dictatorial conservatives).
Bald man is wearing dark scarf - alusion to Rasputin, another reference to Russia and on his forehead there's inscription "NJINLE" which is Croatian word play for LENJIN (NJIN + LE = LENJIN).
Nuclear rockets are rather self-explanatory: "little vile psy******h" from the Kremlin is constantly threatening with usage of nukes!
Warm greetings from Croatia
I agree with you - Eurovision wouldn't be Eurovision without these entries. 🙂
you said it perfectly it´s about rasPUTIN
Epic Maneskin costumes! 😁 And yes, I was going to recommend you to watch Overthinking as well!
No to war. Only a country that has experienced it can tell you again and again. Mum bought a tractor, armageddon crocodile psychopath 🏆 Croatia 🇭🇷 🎉
heart,sex,punk,thats it,all you need is love......
For Finland video you should do piña coladas. Love your reactions 🥰!
Lol Too late, but that would have been perfect
To ŠČ to be true!! ŠČandemia!
Why not google the lyrics first, rather than spending 5 minutes on "driving the bus", "mother driving", and "women empowerment"? Nobody expects you to guess the meaning if you don't understand the language, it's not a silent movie.
I never voted in the Eurovision contests but this time I'm gonna send the paid text message for Croatia!
Do not think that I want to accuse you of something. I understand that it is difficult to understand the meaning of a song in an unfamiliar language.
But it's so strange to see how you laugh from this song when I cry while listening to it in Ukraine...
Thanks Croatia!
oh please dont skip entries, I like that you follow whoever released first.
Crazy performance!
It's SO fuckin' weird that so many people don't get that the song is about a psychopathic dictator threatening to use nukes. Are they blind? The singer looks like the queer lovechild of Hitler & Stalin & there's a scary maniac holding 2 nukes right next to him. 😹😹
The dancing lady in green pants, in background, is Maria Zakharova! Putin's right hand! She is very temperament lady! She likes strawberries because of red color! Red color is very democratic color.
Rekao sam prijatelju iz Zagreba da ću za tri godine slaviti 70. rođendan i da već sada počne sakupljati novac jer se može dogoditi da TRAKTORI poskupe! Rekao sam mu da se ne smije jer su traktori jako važni u ljudskoj prehrani! Vas četvero se možete smijati!
Genuis song .I lived next to crocodile pycho too .sums em up!
as croat: what the hell is pineapple express???? if you wanted a Croatian drink, you could taste : bambus, gemišt, rakiju, vulkan......
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The camera work and direction were a bit sloppy, i didn't notice some things as well on the first run. That's Croatia's national broadcaster for you, BBC should execute this better. A cameraman even fell to the floor in the winner's repeat which turned out great. Now go watch Overthinking it, a lot of surprising and entertaining digest info there. And the song's Official video is out as well.
Knowing Let3, they would probably have WANTED the cameramen to fall over during this 👍
@@neilonaniet They should incorporate it but in another place in the performance, perhaps when they fall to the floor, twitching (which barely anyone noticed, bad direction)
That halloween photo is everything guys. Loved it :D
Iconic, electronic and supersonic!
Top...naprijed Croatia 💥💥💥🇭🇷🇪🇺🔝✔️
Trolling Stones! Made in Croatia! National label on cars in Croatia is (HR) Hrvatska. But it is also abbreviation for - humor!
It seems the singer is a mix of hitler, stalin, lukashenko😳
or charlie chaplin hihi
That halloween picture is so much fun! :)
Speaking of tea, please give Tyler lots of Chamomile tea (or more effective calming drinks) before listening to the Greek entry this year
2. On the right pls dont talk so much, especialy when song is playing. For not so smart people are hard understandable. Is not a bus is a tractor!
Antiwar song🎉
Great band from my Croatia.
After 'Onaj mali psihopat' you can easily go on with 'Te deum' ...so it is also one of interesting things about the refrain of the song.. good luck Croatia! ❤
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POland 12 points
“It’s good, but I wanted to go somewhere,” oh honey, buckle up buttercup😂😂😂
Šč : sounds like a dialect word that means pissing. So mama is pissing. Wich is wired and... fun i guess.
Trolling Stones! Made in Croatia.
Live was ok but songs sounds different on album version but noone Listens to that to compare original sound
Chaotic...either it will be at the top or at the bottom, there is no middle ground. #ŠČ 😁😁
I love your reactions 😂
First heard this a month ago and felt total dismay. Listening to it now I can only wonder whether the enlightenment achieved anything. 😶
If this goes to the final and Malta’s song won’t, I will be very disappointed! 😔
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Congratulations for making it to the end! I can't resist more than 5 seconds.
"if i stand next to ethan no one's paying me any attention" HARD disagree. Tyler clearly has an S-tier dad-bod, far and away the hottest body type a man can have
Mama aka mother russia bying a traktor aka belarussia.
What in the hell is going on with Eurovision this year? I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone. 😂😂
It's gonna be so good this year 🥰
So actually, if being worried about Eurovision is being worried about world we are living in, then song fulfill it's purpose..
🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚀🇭🇷🏆👍👏👏dictador Putin 🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣
when you judge you shoud be edukated!!! First lern what are the sing about....
Parody on war
Voor 😢
This is utterly bizarre
Croatian drink with pineapple....I've been living here for 40 years and this is the first time I've heard of such a thing....!?!?!?!?
Lol I 100% believe that Carlena's last minute Google search let us down. But hey, at least it was delicious!
@@MyrtleP
Popular drinks in Croatia are:
Short - plum/pear brandy (šljivovica, kruška), honey brandy (medica), red wine liquer (teranino from Istrian peninsula - it's fabulos), pelinkovac (herbal brandy), maraskino (cherry brandy made only from maraska type of cherries in the town of Zadar, that's the best one)
Long-ish - beer (we have a lot of great craft brewaries all around the country), wine (some of the best wines in the world come from Croatia, especially Istria region and Pelješac peninsula. There is also a very popular and somewhat expensive type of wine made from frozen grapes who were left on vine and are picked when temperature is at least -7)
'Cocktails' - jäger-cola (popular german herbal brandy with coke), whiskey-cola, gin tonic (we have great local small-batch gin production, one was named 'the best in the world' few years ago at fair in san francisco)
We don't do pineapple or fruity drinks after we finish high school. 🙂
Now you know what to drink when reacting to the official 'Mama ŠČ!' video.
Ljubljana?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Kasnite 3 tijedna😛😛😛💃💃💃💃💃🇭🇷❤🤗❤🇭🇷❤
šč = z
Bad...music ,art and politics is bad combination ((
Tell that to John Lennon, Biily Joel, Bob Dylan, John Legend, Nina Simone, Bruce Springsteen, Childish Gambino, Public enemy, Bob Marley, Prince, Megadeth, Niel Young, NWA, Rage against the machine, Pearl jam.....and thousends more. 🙄
For centuries art was used as political and/or social critique. Like jesters on courts in middle ages who were criticising the king through song and dance (they were the only people allowed to criticize the king and stay alive) or rennaisaince artists making people in church paintings and sculptures hypersexual, half or totally naked and attractive (Ectasy of St. Teresa - Bernini, he basicly sculpted beautiful women having orgasm in front of half naked male angel with phalic object in his hand, arrow, pointing at her crotch and placed it in the middle of the church in Rome) becouse Vatican was saying human sexuality is a 'sin'.
There is no better way to address political issues and social problems then with art, music especially. You can do it with paintings (Picasso, Harring), graffiti (Banksy, Vrubel), photography (Mapplethorp, Sterzing), sculptures (all of renaissaince sculpters), poetry (too much to select few) but music is art medium that reach most people.
When asked why is she doing what she's doing in a way she is doing it, since some people said it's 'too much'/'oversteping boundaries'/'insulting', Madonna said 'Artists are here to disturb the peace'.
And that's the point of this song. To disturb the 'status quo' that this attack on souvereign country has become. People need a reminder that the atrocities and war crimes made in Putin's war are still going on, and if being confronted with that makes them unconfortable, good.
The goal is achived.
Let 3 is doing that for 36 years. That's why they have huge fan base and respect in Croatia and surrounding countries.
Dixie chicks, now just Chicks, were 'blacklisted' by country radio stations after their public critique of US 'false flag' attack on Iraq. But they didn't care about it becouse they did the right thing.
The same thing with Let 3. They don't care about their position on Eurovision. They only care that their message about 'little vicious psychopath' is heard around the world, and the best way to do it is by making ignorant 'status quo' people uncomfortable in their own little bubble.
@@tomislavm8789 cheap...
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There, there. Don't be so hard on yourself. 🙂
Look… musically I hate it hard. I would never, ever listen to this. At all.
I will acknowledge that the actual stage show is very entertaining though - and that for that reason the song is bound to qualify (since it is a tele vote only semi).
I can’t see juries rewarding this, however, message or no… but most people will probably not see past the chaos anyway.
So in conclusion, I basically hate it as a song. I’m oddly fine with it in the final though. AND with it more likely than NOT being in danger of winning.
Unprofessional of you. Next time, at least try to translate the lyrics before listening to a song whose language you don't understand
No matter how hardcore fans of this entry will defend it….I can’t stand it, and it’s musically awful and I could go on….but you know🙈🙈🙈
I really hope this does not get through
Lol.
It's one of few sure finalists, people love it becouse they understand the meaning of it.
Iznenađujuće da Hrvatsku ovi stručnjaci što prave liste ,svrstavaju na začelje.
Pesma zaslužuje više.
Po ovakvim stručnjacima mi smo tamo neka ˝afrika sa strujom˝
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