Eurovision 2024 Reaction | The Netherlands | "Europapa"
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This song has a deeper meaning. 'Papa' is translated 'dad' in dutch. Joost lost his dad to cancer when he was 12 and his mom a year later because of a cardiac arrest. When he was younger he watched the Eurovision with his parents and said “I’m gonna sing at Eurovision one day”. Joost sings that no matter where he goes or what he eats, he can not escape the pain of this loss. In the end he says goodbye to the pain of his loss by burning the photo, without losing the memory. This song is also an ode to Europe. His dad told him that it’s a world without borders, because borders are invented by humans. And that you can create your own world. The dance break is gabber music - a music style that was invented in the Netherlands, and the sub genre is called happy hardcore. Bringing a personal loss, the feeling of Europe and the dutch culture together; that is art.
The lyrics have a lot of layers:
Europe let’s come together!
It’s now or never!
I love you all!
Welcome to Europe
Stay here until I die
Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa
Welcome to Europe
Stay here until I die
Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa
Visit my friends in France
Or take a long walk to Vienna
I want to leave the Netherlands
But my passport is gone
Fortunately don't need a visa
To be with you
So take the bus to Poland
Or the train to Berlin
I have no money for Paris
So use my imagination
Do you have a euro please
Say "merci" and "please"
I lost everything
Except time
So am travelling every day
For the world is mine
Welcome to Europe
Stay here until I die
Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa
Welcome to Europe
Stay here until I die
Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa
Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Euro-pa-pa-pa
Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Eu-ro-pa!
Ich bin in Deutschland
Aber Ich bin so allein
Io sono in Italia
but still I feel pain
Am running from myself
Calling for "help!" all day long
Yes I even give people money
But there is no one to help me
I don't need es-car-gots
Don't need fish 'n chips
Don't need paella, no
I don't even really know what that is
Turn on the radio
I hear Stromae with "Papaoutai"
Won't stop until they say
"Yes, yes, he does that very well ey!"
Welcome to Europe
Stay here until I die
Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa
Welcome to Europe
Stay here until I die
Euro-pa-pa, Euro-pa-pa
Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Euro-pa-pa-pa
Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
Eu-ro-pa!
Euro-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa….
Welcome in Europe boy!
At the end of the day
We are all human beings
My father once told me
It's a world without borders
I miss you every day
Is what I secretly whisper
You see dad
I listened to you
Is what I secretly whisper
You see dad
I listened to you
Thaaank you so much for explaning it to me. You added information to what @TheJoeri98 had said, and I also didn't know the english translation, which helps a lot to understand better the story behind it. 🙏
As a dutchie I can say a lot off Dutch people loves this song ❤ it’s so typical Dutch music, most love it.
12 points to Joost ❤ Belgium 🇧🇪 loves The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Thank you for your reaction
Love from the Netherlands ❤❤
I Love The Netherlands
12 points
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Your Dutch friend here!
What a great reaction video! You looked surprised the whole time. Sometimes even confunsed?! Haha!
But: Altho I always prefer more serious music with instruments etc. I do stand behind this entry. I think we never send someone to Eurovision that gave himself for 200%, as Joost does. He so much wants this. And compared to many "fun" songs in Eurovision this one had actually a story behind it. So I do support it, but I won't add it to my Eurovision playlist ;).
Also look the live proformance 😊
Love it ❤❤❤❤❤
❤❤❤joost
Joost Klein 👍🏻🇳🇱🥇🤗
12 points to the netherlands🤩❤
Thank you
Please vote for Joost
🇳🇱🙏♥️💶😎👉🏆1️⃣
I think he"s gonna win....joost klein is awsome!!!!! ❤❤❤
All Dutch like it. Even the ones who dont like te music style. But this is art many ways. Just look and listens good. Use translation
Inderdaad
DROOM GROOT
It's history, 90. A lot of famous people in this video. Everything tells a story. If you dont completely know What's happing here. You will understand. Now you have te feeling.... What's happening here and you don't know. Not jet...i hope.
Use translation!
Hey MIGUEL ❤How are you ? 😊 Thanks SO MUCH for your GREAT positive reaction !! 😊 🌟 I will give Background for you : JOOST KLEIN lost both his parents , when he was 13 , so it is a TRIBUTE! 🤗 By burning the house of his parents , he could loose his thoughts and go on with his life! ❤ 🍀 *LIVE IN CONCERT PERFORMANCE* of EUROPAPA!! : Including an outrageous dancing/ singing /mad 3000 people !!👌❤ 🍀 You can watch here : *M/V INFO TITLE* : " *JOOST KLEIN - EUROVISION IN CONCERT AMSTERDAM* 🍀 CAN you PLEASE react to it ? ❤ YOU WILL LOVE IT - FOR YOU it is a MUST SEE 🤣 Take care and stay safe & HEALTHY ❤🌷JOERI 🇳🇱 **** PS YOUR FRIEND PETER LIKES IT : ALL DUTCH LIKE IT!!
Hello @TheJoeri98, I hope you're doing great 🙌 Thank you so much for the explanation! It has a deeper meaning to me now. I thought it could have an impactful story behind it but I wasn't sure which one would be. I'm not also sure if I will be able to react to other performances, because my main goal is to finish all 37 reactions first (one per country), and Eurovision is just around the corner! 😬But if I can, I will. And then I will also say to you if Peter enjoyed it or not, he hasn't answered me yet, but he has a very particular taste, so I'm not sure where he will stand 😅😂 Hugs and thank you for your comment! ♥
Hay MIGUEL : OKOK !! ❤ I will wait for PETER'S ANSWER!! 😁 Let's make a BET : If I am right ( He LIKES JOOST) , I get a good bottle of your countries GREAT WINE!!✌
If YOU are right ( PETE DISLIKE JOOST) , I will send you tulips + cheese from NEDERLAND + the CD of JOOST! 😁 OR a TICKET for EUROVISION 2025
>> in ROTTERDAM (NL) Take care! ✌ RELAX - and stay safe & HEALTHY ❤🌷 JOERI 🇳🇱😁
@@TheJoeri98 So, I finally got Peter's answer yesterday and he's right in the middle, so none of us actually won or lost 😂 He likes the story behind it and the fact that it's really traditional, however it's not his cup of tea. 😅 But I happily accept the Eurovision tickets in case The Netherlands wins! 🤣
@@eurovisiongreetings9404 : HOLA MIGUEL❤ : Thanks for remembering to ANSWER me !!! 😊
Of course my invitation for you ( hosting , guiding , lodging at my home + TICKETS remains , IF JOOST WINS !! ✌ And I think , with ALL SECRET
TECHNICAL gimmicks , tricks , and NEVER used & seen WOW EFFECTS , YET to be revealed in SEMI FINAL 2 , he will win!! 😋
WE keep contact !! - - THANKS AGAIN - Stay safe & HEALTHY 🌷🌸🍀❤JOERI 🇳🇱
Guys, I love this bet! But Muguel gave the answer already; I'm right in the middle... I do support it and understands why he's selected. But it's not my personal taste. And I do agree I have a perticular taste ;), every year I send Miguel my list of points I gave to all the entries, and it's not rare my list is very different then his, or most people. Curious for this year!
Hey Miquel, you probably just met the new winner winner 2024- please give your 12 points to Joost 🙏 and yes; 7 ,5 is far to low; please phone to your friend in Holland and subscribe ,👌💪💪🏆
Why don't you turn on those subtitles.
It is included in all languages.
Because you are not familiar with the language, you miss the entire essence of this song.
And because of this alone, the non-English songs often lose a lot of points. While they all say that more action should be taken in their own language and culture.
If you turn on subtitles, we give non-English performing groups a fairer chance compared to all those English-speaking groups.
This Song is not only a work of art musically, but also a work of art lyrically.
Showing an entire life with all its wishes and sorrows in three minutes, ultimately ending in a conclusion in which he ends the same past and present by burning it all for a new beginning.
But unfortunately, because of that, this Song will end up with the jury members who have no knowledge of art and forget to include the translation.
Hello! Thank you for your comment. Let me try to answer to all the points you mentioned:
1) I usually do not tend to put subtitles on for the first time I'm listening to a song (especially an Eurovision one), because it might distract me from what I'm earing/seeing, since I want to pay attention to every detail as much as possible. It gets even trickier doing so while reacting to it, as I'm doing with these videos. So some could follow your suggestion, but I mainly prefer not to. It's true that there are some videos where I have subtitles on and it helps, but as I said, it could move me away from the main point of the song, which I want to avoid, especially in a videoclip like this one, where a lot is happening. Remember that what you saw was my first genuine reaction to it, so when I go back to a song which lyrics I couldn't understand at first, only then I put the subtitles on;
2) Having said this, even if knowing the story behind the lyrics is important to judge a song, I also like when it is capable of portraying emotions not understanding a single word, because at the end of the day that's what usually happens at Eurovision (it's not really common to have a background/subtitles translating the song while it's performed live, perhaps only some words);
3) Of course that understaing the lyrics could help a song to get more points - or it could turn the other way around. But if a song is good and performed well, it could reach a great result in the final no matter what (if it qualifies, which I think will happen).
I think you do not understand the song and more...
Hello! Now I do