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I THINK that one big problem was the lights and the cameramen. Yes, of course Gabbani was a little emotional, but the stage and the lights (and orechestra "help") was a huge part of his performance in Sanremo, while in Kiev was all keep to much... silent and kinda boring. It's a shame, but I deeply think that Italy will never win an Eurovision, even if with the best performances. I don't know if is an Eurovision problem or an italian problem, but so many times italian songs were snobbed. For example, I don't really loved Emma Marrone or Michelini, but Gualazzi of 2011 was just pure raw talent; Gabbani was the favourite of everybody till the final (everybody KNOW the song before the Eurovision itself, because he was so good on stage and he came 6th? C'mon); IL VOLO was favoured by everybody (even if I don't like them, I understand that soft liric is loved outside Italy) and for the FIRST time the winner for the jury DIDN'T MATCH the winner for the pubblic; and Marco Mengoni was good enough for an higher place (he came 7th). I'm starting to think that Italy can't/don't want host the Eurovision, so It's ready to lose on purpose each year. Plus, many countries just use to give exchange votes and make agreements so, well.... Just enjoy the show and whatever. :D
This a very good example on how the camerawork can make a world of difference on a song. In Kiyv, they overestimated the crowd's reception to the song so they went a lot more for the wide shots that completely eclipsed Francesco on a stage that was already too big for him. They also focused a lot on the dude with the gorilla suit, forgetting that people watching it for the first time would never get it. In Sanremo, the camera danced to the rhythm of the song and they focused a lot on Francesco, which helped in translating his incredible charisma to the people at home. Even when he clumsily puts the microphone back in the stand and tries to catch up with the choreography, it becomes part of his charm. It just wasn't there in Kiyv. It also didn't help that they butchered the song, taking a whole verse from it in the most idiotic way possible.
Another reason why you might prefer this version is that it was the original version not the one cut out to be 3 minutes long. It seems more fleshed out and natural because the song was created to be that way
Loved this song and how clever it is, but I'm not happy that Italy sent the Wiggles to be his backup singers in Kyiv... he would have done so well with just Sanremo staging and the ape.
The difference between this performance and the Eurovision one is so sad... They could have scored much better than 6th position if the didn't have to cut the song to 3 minutes and also some changes like the backing vocalist which I think they were out of place in the Eurovision stage, the camera shots... This song was my favourite on 2017 with of course Amar Pelos Dois and in Eurovision I just couldn't feel the greatness of it. I feel so sad when I remember this :( BTW nice video as always, Jake! :)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REACTION 😍💕👏 I really like this song and I really like your videos, I' m so happy and grateful right now, thank you one more time 😀❤
They surely did. And the original song was about 3:30 minutes long, which is too long for Eurovision. They had cut the song down by aproximately 30 seconds. That also hurt the song. Did you know the same thing happened to the song of France in 2016? Amir's song Je Cherche was also 3:30 minutes long. Both songs were favourites to win, but had to trim the song down to 3 minutes. And eventually didn't win. When are the US going to join Eurovision?
It was better because of the orchestra and also the song was 35 sec longer which had to be cut for ESC. Also it was so different than all the other songs at San Remo. And the impact of hearing it the 1st time.
honestly, it is so catchy! i really enjoy the message behind it, and still listen to this day; you are so nice Jake, I hope you re doing well and staying safe bud Love, Mila
As many other people have also mentioned, you're seeing the full song here - he had to shorten it for ESC which definitely hurt the presentation/reception of the song. Also the song was brand new at that point, it had only been out for a few days and there was a lot of hype focused around another more established name in the contest (Fiorella Mannoia - "Che sia benedetta"). If you like Francesco's style you should react to his song "Amen," which won the Nuove Proposte (New Artists) section of Sanremo 2016. Like this, It's super catchy and danceable but also has really clever and meaningful lyrics. If you want to do more Sanremo reactions, Italy's ESC artists for this year were also in Sanremo 2017 as solo artists and with incredible songs (Ermal Meta - "Vietato morire"; Fabrizio Moro - "Portami via")
Love this so much! Gives you such feel good vibes! And you did more than dance, you mouthed some of the lyrics of the song too 😂 Don't worry you still look cool tho lol 😉
This was never a song that worked live to me - neither the national og international performance - so i understand why it didn't win. When that's being said the studio-version is just incredible - so much fun and uplifting and Francesco just radiates charm and charisma :)
Thanks a lot for the video jake! :) As italian, i also think Sanremo performance was better than Eurovision. I think Francesco and the song would have worked better this year, because of the very minimal stage and better camera direction in Lisbon. I think you are following francesco on twitter too, am i right? :) I suggest you to listen to his previous songs (which are way different from Occidentali's Karma), his live performances and the acoustic versions of his songs. He has really an amazing voice! Not to mention he is also an amazing multi instrumentist and guitarist! :D
Yeah they way overdid the staging at the actual Eurovision for this, and frankly I think the buildup probably ruined the presentation because at Sanremo he was the no-pressure novelty act that couldn't possibly win, then he won, and then he became the Eurovision favorite that seemed totally unbeatable, and then they couldn't live up to their own hype and pressure. The Sanremo version is so much better.
I agree. The hype ruined the final performance and even I, who are Italian, didn't really enjoy the final version. It sounded unpolished and lacked the naive charm of the original Sanremo performance
I love this performance so much! If you want to react to more Sanremo songs check out Vietato Morire by Ermal Meta, it was my favourite last year but I was still very happy when Francesco won. I'm glad Ermal got to go to Eurovision, Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente is now my new favourite Eurovision song and Vietato Morire is my favourite song of all time.
I do really love your videos and your emotions and the way that you're improve it! I'm ukrainian and trying to study english (also by your videos) and if you, who knows, want to learn some russian/ukrainian words maybe we can have sometimes small talking to help each other with languages 😀😁
This performance was SO much better than he did at EUrovision, unforunately. I think if he'd brought it like he did here he would have placed much higher. The Eurovision stage was just too big, too something....so I'm glad you got to see THIS performance too!
This version is much better than the Eurovision one. Great reaction. By the way... You were singing along and I think you know the Italian lyrics... Great reaction. All your reactions are great. Please react to Eurovision 2010 Interval. I am sure you'll enjoy it, have fun... and dance with the rest of Europe
I voted for it last year. I smiled all the way through the song. I love silly! A very charming performes and I loved your reaction and your dance ;) Would you be so kind as to react to the winning song from Denmark in the 60s..«Dansevise», think you might like it, despite not understanding the words 😊🙏😉
i love how you can't help singing along to this song :3 it's such a great entry! i still get upset when i remember he didn't win. even though i agree that his eurovision performance was worse than this one, it was still better than anyone else's. can't wait until you react to Italy 2015 and hear the quality of that entry. if you liked reacting to Sanremo, please react to The Kolors - Frida! my favorite song from this year's Sanremo. i hope they win next year and go to eurovision #Rome2020
Occidentali's Karma is a grower on me, I didn't really care about the song when it came out and didn't understand the crazy hype, but I really like it now. The crowded (and kind of bland too) staging really hurt it's chances, since the music video was absolutely amazing. Reaction suggestions: Moldova 2012!!! Pasha Parfeny - Lautar. Absolute banger, you'll love it, I know it. Warning: one of the biggest earworms in Eurovision from recent years. Also Brainstorm - My Star, Latvia from 2000. It came 3rd, it was Latvia's first ever act. It is very cute, the song and the performance both. I'm so happy that you're reacting to the whole 2014 show too, otherwise I'd be suggesting Finland 2014 in all of your videos, heh. It's in my top 5 Eurovision songs of all time.
Hello Jake, you must react to Eurovision 2010 Flash Mob Dance (HD) (search it this way), probably the best moment in ESC history, so epic and touching!
Even before checking out the lyrics I never found this song to be silly but rather joyful and possibly celebratory in tone. Of course that just makes the contrast with the lyrics all the more interesting.
Can you please react to esc 2013 Finland thats really crazy and surprising!! (Also to my all time favourite Estonia 2015!!) And here are some of the best non-english esc songs ever: -F.Y.R. Macedonia, Crono i belo, Caliopi (i can’t remember the year) she has very good vocals -Water, Bulgaria, 2007 it’s very......well confusing -2009, Estonia, Rändajad it’s very magical -Slovakia, Horehronie, 2010 it’s now one of the most listened esc song ever -Sweden 2008 that was really underratted it’s so wow
Please react to Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia - En värld full av strider, it finished 3rd in swedish selection in 2017. They made a huge mistake for sending generic Robin Bengtsson instead of this masterpiece. You'll love it.
Based on this perfortmance he immediately became the fan favourite but sadly he couldn't keep up the momentum until Kiev. Also the song was badly damaged by the fact that they had to cut 30 seconds. When you compare the Eurovision-version you can tell that there is something wrong about this song, something is missing.
There were a lot of wonky elements to the performance of this in Kyiv, but the thing that killed it for me was the time frame. The version here is about half a minute longer than the allowed limit at Eurovision so Francesco had to cut it down. In Kyiv, without part of the first verse or a second verse at all, the slow build and overall shape of the song were ruined. Overall, it came across as unbalanced, messy, and more limited and repetitive than this complete version is. Such a pity.
Probably it was better in that concert because he song the whole song. For the Eurovision festival the song had tu be cut to fit the time requests of the festival. Probably that affected the performance.
That guy oozes charisma and likeability . Unfortunately by the time it reached the fnal, they'd chopped and changed it so much that it had lost it's fizz and just didn't stand out at all.
oh Francesco Gabbani is the best! i too can't stop smiling while watching him perform occidentali's karma :)
bαckup Right? He has such a positive spirit.
bαckup I agree!
This performance is way better than the one in Kiev
Alexandre Carvalho Yes!👏
I THINK that one big problem was the lights and the cameramen. Yes, of course Gabbani was a little emotional, but the stage and the lights (and orechestra "help") was a huge part of his performance in Sanremo, while in Kiev was all keep to much... silent and kinda boring.
It's a shame, but I deeply think that Italy will never win an Eurovision, even if with the best performances.
I don't know if is an Eurovision problem or an italian problem, but so many times italian songs were snobbed. For example, I don't really loved Emma Marrone or Michelini, but Gualazzi of 2011 was just pure raw talent; Gabbani was the favourite of everybody till the final (everybody KNOW the song before the Eurovision itself, because he was so good on stage and he came 6th? C'mon); IL VOLO was favoured by everybody (even if I don't like them, I understand that soft liric is loved outside Italy) and for the FIRST time the winner for the jury DIDN'T MATCH the winner for the pubblic; and Marco Mengoni was good enough for an higher place (he came 7th).
I'm starting to think that Italy can't/don't want host the Eurovision, so It's ready to lose on purpose each year. Plus, many countries just use to give exchange votes and make agreements so, well....
Just enjoy the show and whatever. :D
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This a very good example on how the camerawork can make a world of difference on a song. In Kiyv, they overestimated the crowd's reception to the song so they went a lot more for the wide shots that completely eclipsed Francesco on a stage that was already too big for him. They also focused a lot on the dude with the gorilla suit, forgetting that people watching it for the first time would never get it. In Sanremo, the camera danced to the rhythm of the song and they focused a lot on Francesco, which helped in translating his incredible charisma to the people at home. Even when he clumsily puts the microphone back in the stand and tries to catch up with the choreography, it becomes part of his charm. It just wasn't there in Kiyv.
It also didn't help that they butchered the song, taking a whole verse from it in the most idiotic way possible.
ESC Fan I agree. He is one of the most charming Eurovision performers ever.
He was one of the best! I still singing this song 😂. Love to the wonderful Italia❤️.
Definitely one of the best songs . I am Chinese , I am so addicted to this song.
Thanks from all italians 😂😂👍🏼
Thanks ( I’m Italian )
I think this song is probably my all time favourite - I can't even describe how great this performance is ❤
In my opinion this song should have won Eurovision Song Contest 2017! ❤ Anyway it is always my winner! ❤😍 I love Francesco Gabbani and his music! ❤😍
I love Francesco❤️ and this song is unforgettable👌
This song was really hurt by the three minute time limit in Eurovision...the beginning buildup was important.
Can't stop dancing each time I hear this song)))) Missing live orchestra at ESC 😢😢😢
The real winner
mark mager yep! I also voted for it!
Nope
Love this song 😍
Well this was EPIC. One of my all time favourites.
Im still waiting for Italy 2015
Edyta L. It is ☺️
Another reason why you might prefer this version is that it was the original version not the one cut out to be 3 minutes long. It seems more fleshed out and natural because the song was created to be that way
Damn, you relived my love for Occidentali's Karma. Francesco was so robbed!!! I'm so sad now!!
My favorite song from last year ESC :)
Loved this song and how clever it is, but I'm not happy that Italy sent the Wiggles to be his backup singers in Kyiv... he would have done so well with just Sanremo staging and the ape.
Anita Shanker Definitely. There was too much to take attention away from him in Kiev.
The difference between this performance and the Eurovision one is so sad... They could have scored much better than 6th position if the didn't have to cut the song to 3 minutes and also some changes like the backing vocalist which I think they were out of place in the Eurovision stage, the camera shots... This song was my favourite on 2017 with of course Amar Pelos Dois and in Eurovision I just couldn't feel the greatness of it. I feel so sad when I remember this :( BTW nice video as always, Jake! :)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REACTION 😍💕👏 I really like this song and I really like your videos, I' m so happy and grateful right now, thank you one more time 😀❤
I believe you've missed what the orchestra did. They were swinging along.
hasanordek No I saw them. They really added so much to the performance.🙌
They surely did. And the original song was about 3:30 minutes long, which is too long for Eurovision. They had cut the song down by aproximately 30 seconds. That also hurt the song.
Did you know the same thing happened to the song of France in 2016? Amir's song Je Cherche was also 3:30 minutes long. Both songs were favourites to win, but had to trim the song down to 3 minutes. And eventually didn't win.
When are the US going to join Eurovision?
It was better because of the orchestra and also the song was 35 sec longer which had to be cut for ESC. Also it was so different than all the other songs at San Remo. And the impact of hearing it the 1st time.
Love love love your reaction!
Grande Francesco! You should check his other songs out. They're great!
Awesome song, and yes this was much better than the performane at ESC which was too dark.
Ahhh Italy and their songs in Italian I love them right there with France and Portugal
honestly, it is so catchy! i really enjoy the message behind it, and still listen to this day; you are so nice Jake, I hope you re doing well and staying safe bud
Love, Mila
NAMASTE!!
ALE
TheLadySilverMoon Ommmmmmm.😊
ALÈ!
Ciao! from Italy 🇮🇹
As many other people have also mentioned, you're seeing the full song here - he had to shorten it for ESC which definitely hurt the presentation/reception of the song. Also the song was brand new at that point, it had only been out for a few days and there was a lot of hype focused around another more established name in the contest (Fiorella Mannoia - "Che sia benedetta").
If you like Francesco's style you should react to his song "Amen," which won the Nuove Proposte (New Artists) section of Sanremo 2016. Like this, It's super catchy and danceable but also has really clever and meaningful lyrics.
If you want to do more Sanremo reactions, Italy's ESC artists for this year were also in Sanremo 2017 as solo artists and with incredible songs (Ermal Meta - "Vietato morire"; Fabrizio Moro - "Portami via")
Love this so much! Gives you such feel good vibes! And you did more than dance, you mouthed some of the lyrics of the song too 😂 Don't worry you still look cool tho lol 😉
I do love how the orchestra participates in more ways than usual. But the way the crowd was doing the “ale” in Kiev gave me goosebumps.
This was never a song that worked live to me - neither the national og international performance - so i understand why it didn't win. When that's being said the studio-version is just incredible - so much fun and uplifting and Francesco just radiates charm and charisma :)
It will never get old.
Possibly my favorite Eurovision song. Love it so much!!
Thanks a lot for the video jake! :) As italian, i also think Sanremo performance was better than Eurovision. I think Francesco and the song would have worked better this year, because of the very minimal stage and better camera direction in Lisbon.
I think you are following francesco on twitter too, am i right? :) I suggest you to listen to his previous songs (which are way different from Occidentali's Karma), his live performances and the acoustic versions of his songs. He has really an amazing voice! Not to mention he is also an amazing multi instrumentist and guitarist! :D
Yeah they way overdid the staging at the actual Eurovision for this, and frankly I think the buildup probably ruined the presentation because at Sanremo he was the no-pressure novelty act that couldn't possibly win, then he won, and then he became the Eurovision favorite that seemed totally unbeatable, and then they couldn't live up to their own hype and pressure. The Sanremo version is so much better.
Adam Brickley I hope he is doing well.
I agree. The hype ruined the final performance and even I, who are Italian, didn't really enjoy the final version. It sounded unpolished and lacked the naive charm of the original Sanremo performance
I Hope that you everything ok on your live 😊
It's great to back to this canal and watched oldest songs
Greetings from Poland ☺️🇵🇱
I love this performance so much! If you want to react to more Sanremo songs check out Vietato Morire by Ermal Meta, it was my favourite last year but I was still very happy when Francesco won. I'm glad Ermal got to go to Eurovision, Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente is now my new favourite Eurovision song and Vietato Morire is my favourite song of all time.
Finally first :) Alsou - Solo please :)
Дмитрий Евстратов sorry I was first :P
I do really love your videos and your emotions and the way that you're improve it! I'm ukrainian and trying to study english (also by your videos) and if you, who knows, want to learn some russian/ukrainian words maybe we can have sometimes small talking to help each other with languages 😀😁
I love the meaning of this song, Francesco was my favourite singer when I was like 8 hahahaha
Fun fact: actually my name is Francesca-
This performance was SO much better than he did at EUrovision, unforunately. I think if he'd brought it like he did here he would have placed much higher. The Eurovision stage was just too big, too something....so I'm glad you got to see THIS performance too!
Grande fra un saluto da Italia 💪🏽💪🏽
Did u do the video about the new entry from this year yet? Mahmood, Soldi 😊
This version is much better than the Eurovision one. Great reaction. By the way... You were singing along and I think you know the Italian lyrics... Great reaction. All your reactions are great.
Please react to Eurovision 2010 Interval. I am sure you'll enjoy it, have fun... and dance with the rest of Europe
Wow! I really want an orchestra in the ESC. This song is so much better when played live.
I voted for it last year. I smiled all the way through the song. I love silly! A very charming performes and I loved your reaction and your dance ;) Would you be so kind as to react to the winning song from Denmark in the 60s..«Dansevise», think you might like it, despite not understanding the words 😊🙏😉
i love how you can't help singing along to this song :3
it's such a great entry! i still get upset when i remember he didn't win. even though i agree that his eurovision performance was worse than this one, it was still better than anyone else's.
can't wait until you react to Italy 2015 and hear the quality of that entry.
if you liked reacting to Sanremo, please react to The Kolors - Frida! my favorite song from this year's Sanremo. i hope they win next year and go to eurovision #Rome2020
I loved it too at esc 2017!
Meravigliosooo timbro fantastico.
Occidentali's Karma is a grower on me, I didn't really care about the song when it came out and didn't understand the crazy hype, but I really like it now. The crowded (and kind of bland too) staging really hurt it's chances, since the music video was absolutely amazing.
Reaction suggestions: Moldova 2012!!! Pasha Parfeny - Lautar. Absolute banger, you'll love it, I know it. Warning: one of the biggest earworms in Eurovision from recent years.
Also Brainstorm - My Star, Latvia from 2000. It came 3rd, it was Latvia's first ever act. It is very cute, the song and the performance both.
I'm so happy that you're reacting to the whole 2014 show too, otherwise I'd be suggesting Finland 2014 in all of your videos, heh. It's in my top 5 Eurovision songs of all time.
Francesco should have won esc 2017!
That was fun!
Francescoooo ❣️
Hello Jake, you must react to Eurovision 2010 Flash Mob Dance (HD)
(search it this way), probably the best moment in ESC history, so epic and touching!
Even before checking out the lyrics I never found this song to be silly but rather joyful and possibly celebratory in tone.
Of course that just makes the contrast with the lyrics all the more interesting.
i saw him in San Remo...this one is way more better then his stage perfomance in Kiew
This is a great song!
FRANCESCO GABBANI, WITH THIS SONG WANTED TO JOKE ABOUT THE ATTITUDES AND COSTUMS OF EASTERN CULTURAL IN OUR WESTERN CULTURAL.
Francesco's song Amen is worth a listen too when you have a spare few minutes in your life.
Hahahaha that dance at the end.
mi piacciono molto le tue reazioni alla musica italiana
Please react to Iceland 2012. Such a great and underrated song.
Cool Video ^^. Could you please react to Moldova 2012 and Estonia 2009 and Armenia 2009. These are my favourite Eurovision Songs of all time
Sei troppo simpatico!
😍❤
Can you please react to esc 2013 Finland thats really crazy and surprising!! (Also to my all time favourite Estonia 2015!!)
And here are some of the best non-english esc songs ever:
-F.Y.R. Macedonia, Crono i belo, Caliopi (i can’t remember the year) she has very good vocals
-Water, Bulgaria, 2007 it’s very......well confusing
-2009, Estonia, Rändajad it’s very magical
-Slovakia, Horehronie, 2010 it’s now one of the most listened esc song ever
-Sweden 2008 that was really underratted it’s so wow
JoJo T. Again kaliopi Crno i belo was in 2012
Could you react to iceland 2012 please?
Please react to Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia - En värld full av strider, it finished 3rd in swedish selection in 2017. They made a huge mistake for sending generic Robin Bengtsson instead of this masterpiece. You'll love it.
Agree 100%
Based on this perfortmance he immediately became the fan favourite but sadly he couldn't keep up the momentum until Kiev. Also the song was badly damaged by the fact that they had to cut 30 seconds. When you compare the Eurovision-version you can tell that there is something wrong about this song, something is missing.
There were a lot of wonky elements to the performance of this in Kyiv, but the thing that killed it for me was the time frame. The version here is about half a minute longer than the allowed limit at Eurovision so Francesco had to cut it down. In Kyiv, without part of the first verse or a second verse at all, the slow build and overall shape of the song were ruined. Overall, it came across as unbalanced, messy, and more limited and repetitive than this complete version is. Such a pity.
Probably it was better in that concert because he song the whole song. For the Eurovision festival the song had tu be cut to fit the time requests of the festival. Probably that affected the performance.
Portugal and Israel 2008
Armenia 2009
Ireland 2011
😚😚😚😙😙😙
Way better than in Kiev, the live orchestra is amazing
I saw you sing along...do you know italian?
React to old school Eurovision songs.
He represented Italy.
Canzone bella e intelligente
MOLDOVA 2010 AND 2017
*EPIC SAX GUY*
Romania 2005 ! Please react !!
Jake, react to Belgium 2015! ♥
mrsspecter vxo It is coming when he starts reacting 2015
nice song
Please react to Lako Je Sve by Feminnem from Eurovision 2010
Hey Jake! Would like you to react to Estonia's 2009 entry. I'm sure you'll like it. Hugs!
Estonia 2015, Italy 2012
Please The Hardkiss "Helpless"
Azerbaijan 2012, Spain 2014, Germany 2011 plsssss
ZeroOfficial [Eine offizielle Null] Yeees
You missed the orchestra's *ALÈs* though! :)
I am gonna request for Serbia 2008 one last time. I know you have lots of requests and that’s why my one is not happening and it’s okay
You need to check out Il Volo from Sanremo 2015!
If you like the orchestra sound, please react to Estonia 2009 :)
React to Romania 2010 and Estonia 2009 please...:D
That guy oozes charisma and likeability . Unfortunately by the time it reached the fnal, they'd chopped and changed it so much that it had lost it's fizz and just didn't stand out at all.
Italy 2015, please!!! :)
Please react to armenia 2014 4th place
please react to Dimash Kudaibergenov
you will be amazingly stunned by his voice
Could you react San Remo 2017 Ermal Meta-Vietato Morire and Fabrizio Moro-Portami Via?
Albania 2012 please
Pls react to Croatia and BiH 2008 !!!
Hi jake 😊
Please react to israel 2005 i just know you’ll love it
Also russia 2006 sweden 2011 and israel 2015 are reaction worthy 👌🏻
Please react to Eurovision 2009 UK: Jade Ewan - It's My Time , thanks Jake :)