I love this song, i've been playing it on an on the whole week. I personally not always need a huge vocal challenge or deep philosophical lyrics and i think that's why i enjoy it so much. Loving that kind of 90's Pet Shop Boys vibe. Funny fact those simply lyrics brought me back when i was been bullied at school and to me at somehow is like me singing that song to myself haha. An easy, catchy and danceable song that give me live.
Another FYI before he won, the camera was on Chérine and Gala and they had them sit together hugging as if one were about to win and then it had to cut back to him.
I hope you have changed your mind by now. This is the track that brings some joy and happy vibes to the contest. And that’s what we need right now. His voice and those backing vocals are just a-ma-zing!
Ew… not at all, I guess he tried to be the ballroom house that is resurfacing lately but that’s just as bad as most ballroom Eurovision songs of the last years
Well I like this song , it´s happy , it´s fun and with a lot of soul .. Give this man three backup girls , two drag queens who vouge behind him and a little revamp of the song and this will explode in Liverpool !! .. I love this touch on 90´s disco .. And all this talk about NQ , this is the third song selected so calm down everyone !!
There are a lot of hearts broken around the continent today because Cherine's song had a lot of people saying it was top 10 material in Liverpool. But don't judge it off last night's staging. Watch the previous version where she just had a blue dress on. It's an instant pop song and you will love it.
The difficulty here is, for most viewers voting, that national final performance was their first time seeing the song being performed. First impressions are very important to make people wanna vote for you but I think who thought of creating that performance ultimately doomed Chérine's chances.
Chèrine, Gala, The Starlings - even Ameerah - were all amazing (especially that staging from Gala 🤩), would’ve loved any of them (Chèrine especially of course!) was surprised Gustaph won (so was he, his reaction was priceless!) but feel like he may become a guilty pleasure
I appreciate this isnt going to be everyones cup of tea, BUT the Eurofans seem to foam at the mouth for anything that has a cultural flute or intense vocal gymnastics. This is nothing like house music. It's pure unadulterated dance music. A house track wouldn't translate well to Eurovision. This just channels all that was good in the 90's, puts it through a 2000's churning machine and reformatted it for the current musical market. Its pulling in on all the current 90's movement in music. Just look at the revival of the Nightcrawlers and all the EDM tracks recently that have rehashed the 90's tracks. For anyone that lived through the 90's and 2000's, you'd know that Belgium was known for their dance music. Some of the biggest Eurodance artists emerged from that country so I can see the lineage for this type of song. At first I wasn't a fan of this, but the more I understand where its coming from, what hes channeling and compare it to the other 'modern' but discordant songs that have entered the Eurovision contest this year, I've grown to appreciate and love just what it stands for.
I remember when this was anounced. Twitter was loosing their minds because literally everyone had put him last. The two contendors were Gala and Cherine and neither were even top2.
@@aaronboucher60 lol its only 3 songs yet, songs for top 10 usualy come in late february or march, last year first songs that got to top 20 were presented in the end of january
Belguim is serving sassss... Musically 90s eurodance the likes of M People, Stars of 54 for sure with some RuPaul vibe but not over the top unlike Israel in 2022. Lyrically on a cheesy side but uplifting nonetheless and Gustaph has the sassy swag. Maybe underrated for now and might not qualify but you know how Belgium is sneaky in 2021 and 2022 and had a thought that they won't qualify. So for me it's a borderline qualifier but I truly adore this song.
While I'm reading very positive reactions on 'Because of you' on many other youtube channels, Alesia seems to be the one with the most 'complaining' ones. I for one am glad, being a Belgian, we -finally- have a pleasant enough song instead of the anual Bondesque doom & gloom song everyone finds fantastic in the beginning, but no one votes for in the Big Final. Yes, sure the Gala Dragot song was an interesting song & performance, but it's absolutely not a radio friendly song. The world is already sad enough with all that's going on, that I really can do with a bit of fun instead of more gloom & doom @ eurovision.
It is fun and light, well sung... it isvery catchy and there is chemistry. Let us see in function of the mix of songs in the semi or final, this can be a surprise and refreshing moment, like when Laura Tesoro hit the stage in 2016, she rocked!
You should listen to the live performances of Gala Dragot and Cherine. These two artists were the contenders for the win according to fans. There are rumours that people had problems with voting for the most popular songs due to technical errors, and that the more unpopular songs benefitted from that. I think Gustaph was the last choice among a lot of eurofans…
I think it was a good bet. The melody is upbeat with a "New Wave - Disco" beat; catchy, remembering Boy George, with a touch of modernity if join the backing voices and the Gospel that introduces homogeneity to the whole. The lyrics contain a message of self motivation and celebration, referring to the importance of the search for change, as a key element of acceptance to stop the conflicts and scourges that follow one another and that determines the need for an obvious orientation brought by self-knowledge/self-love. The presentation (image) is complex; going to drink influence in the Flemish painting of the century. XVI, XVII, reflecting, (i think the brand image of the singer, Gustaph, represents the designs of the city of Antwerp's reputation in Fashion Design), along with what goes on behind the singer; pictures displaying watchwords, concepts, positioning in foreground and color, of the importance of the subject empowered with unique qualities with the security that allows experiencing simultaneously the everyday and the spiritual, involved in building a liberal society with an intuitive perspective. Sorry, when i get excited, it happens write a lot. I enjoyed your appreciation and your company! Fun is guaranteed. good luck to "Because of you"
Believe me, good for you that you didn't listen to the songs competing in this national final. There was not only one song that was favourite, there were so many other quality songs and this national final was so strong. This is not very bad, but this is something I could hear in clothes shop (not even in H&M) in some unknown town in the UK, in 2016. They literally picked the worst possible song for Eurovision.
@@TH2714 yes, definitely a weak NF with lots of meh tracks that screamed NQ to me. And Because of You wasn't even the best of this punch. Gala or Chérine, maybe Amearah, would have been better options, but I don't know, if they would have qualified either. Maybe I'm just rooting for them, bc I'm a woman and all for female participation. But they would have had a bigger chance of qualifying, at least in the SF with only 15 participants, one of them being San Marino and maybe 3 other boring songs and Georgia.
This was not on my radar as a potential winner of Eurosong, but I will say he climbed to my top 3 after I saw the live performance. He really elevated it, and this is not my preferred genre either, but I'm impressed by his and his backing singers' on-stage charisma + I find the chorus very catchy. He came 2nd in the televote over the 2 main (international) fan favorites. Only The Starlings got more televotes, but they were an established act with many domestic fans before the songs were even released. I'll grant you "Because of You" features trite lyrics, but The Starlings' song was arguably worse in this regard, and with a weaker hook. It could have gone a lot worse if Gustaph did not beat them. The Starlings would not stand out enough in a televote only semi final. Gustaph will have a tough time too, but I do see a path for him if enough viewers find him charismatic, if the staging is good (and that's a big IF with Belgium), if the semi final is ballad-heavy, and if the running order is favorable (in fact, I feel like his song lends well to being a semi opener or closer). All I'm saying, while this may not have been the best choice overall, I would not count him out yet. Most of y'all did not think Belgium was gonna qualify last year, and they did, and would have even without the jury scores. I don't know... this strikes me as a little more televote-friendly than "Miss You".
If this qualifies it'll be because either the year is utterly attrocious or because ESC will have devolved into mid/late 2000s era where half the songs that qualify are joke garbage with no quality in sight.
Euro Twitter is a fun place right now. This was my last place and i think most people had it 4th or below. Chérine and Gala had the qualifiers. Chérine was giving Sandra Kim and Gala was giving that modern maturity.
I would be so ashamed if I was a Belgian citizen. What a mess, can’t believe we have to live with this for a whole season. Belgium should really get their shit together, because this is just not it.
This song hit so hard it sent me back to Israel's entry circa Eurovision 2022. 💅 Michael Ben David SHE BETTER DON'T. In all fairness I will say the other day I was listening to some of my favourite dance and house tracks of the 2000's and some were Eurovision entries. This song has a home, it's just not on the Final Stage of Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. But, it rages in our gayest of hearts. 💝💖💝💖
I think this year we have what we usually don't: we have a vocal, staging and styling... but now we don't have a song (and honestly, there weren't many in the selection).
I know you hate to react to national selections, but please. I beg you. Please react to Gala dragot and Chèrine. Gala Dragot was so special and something that I personally haven’t seen on the Eurovision stage. I think her song would be a better choice for Belgium. Please Alesia😫💗
The fact that the top 4 in this NF were within 10 points of each other, and this won by 1 point... This was no way within my radar of winning, but I always liked the snippet whenever it shows up in recaps. But I never looked into it until it won because the song didn't interest me. It's so funny to me that I get why both the jury and the televote landed the way that it did, but goddamn this getting 3rd in jury and 2nd in televote and winning over all is still a bit too bizarre for me. Oh well, my favorite song from this NF didn't even compete last night so whatever hahaha My prediction for this song's trajectory is if it can improve its staging and vocal by semi final night, this will qualify barely and land in the 20s in the grand final. But I don't think Belgium will improve anything by Eurovision week, so....
I think that I liked Because of You more than the average Eurofan, I think it was my 4th going in to the final of Eurosong, but the song is extremely basic. Given Belgium’s track record, the only way that Gustaph could qualify for me if through his charisma alone, and I don’t know if that’s going to cut it. If I personally had to pick I would pick Chérine with Ça m’ennuie pas, but I will admit my 2nd place Gala had MUCH more staging potential and I think was Belgium’s best pick for Eurovision, especially since her national final performance was so good. Honestly, Because of You wasn’t even on my radar for the win and I must say I’m quite disappointed…
Ok, I also didn't follow this national selection, but after this video I checked a quick recap for all the songs And no joke, this one and the runner up (who only lost by one point, btw) were legit the worst songs in the entire selection There were two songs in there that could've easily been top 10 at Esc
Yes, the runner up was so cringeworthy, San Marino 2017 vibes, or e even 2015, and I only know the songs of the recap. One of those cheesy couples. Glad, the juries saw it as well, and successfully downvoted it, but what for? Now, the 2nd worst song is going to Eurovision. But yes, Belgium could have chosen worse, while maybe 2 or 3 songs could have qualified. Overall, nothing special, though.
You can always trust Belgium to make the wrong choice, sadly. I've been watching Belgian national finals for decades and they're always going for songs that are "fit for Eurovision", or for singers that have some "underdog" vibe. There were way more interesting options here, even if they weren't perfect last night. Gustaph sings really well and he looks like a seasoned performer; I guess he was really relaxed because he didn't expect to win at all. This is way too safe and really trite stuff.
Belgium this year is the opposite of a grower for me. At first, I thought it was good, then a couple more listens and I did not like the song. Belgium's seven-year quality streak has unfortunately ended (for me). It was a very good run though.
Love the voice. LOVE the voice. But minute 3 of the song sounds like minute 2 of the song, which sounds like minute 1 of the song. Give the singer a better song. This is background music.
Hope we do better next year and the year after. With this song, I fear we won’t qualify for the final. It’s really sad because Chérine was a definite qualifier and maybe a top 3 spot in the final 😢.
Being able to sing along to it or learning the song midway through doesn't necessarily mean that it's catchy, it can also mean predicable, which is definitely a con
Oh dear. I am afraid your comments will age exceptionally badly. You are correct that the song is not really "trendy" but the vocals are pretty strong and the tune is catchy and very importantly, Gustaph is a very likable person. He will sell his song pretty well. I bet Belgium is going to the Final and end in the first half!
They won’t. I said the song was catchy and the vocal fine. But there’s no jury to save it and although it’s early the competition this year is shaping up to be tougher than last.
@@AlesiaMichelle Gustaph is a top professional. He will reach the final and quite high. I have never been wrong in my predictions and I have been at it for about 50 years! But we'll see. There could always be the first time I am wrong.
It reminds me of Israel 2022: A good vocal, a good performer, good vocals, and an overall good package, it's just not great. Just very good, middle of the road. I could see it being bigger on the Eurovision stage and being really cool, but I don't have much faith in the broadcaster. Especially since this is the same broadcaster that gave us Sennek's staging. With Belgium, you have kind of two countries under one name. The Wallonian broadcaster has been responsible for stagings such as Loic, Blanche, Eliot, and Jeremie. The Flemish broadcaster has been responsible for Axel, Laura, Sennek, and Hooverphonic. While they did manage to get the staging right in 2021, that was probably because of Hooverphonic being such experienced performers. Overall, Belgium will struggle to qualify, but I could see it passing through barely, similar to Czech Republic and Romania 2022.
1. Last year wasn't a strong year 2. Belgium really can't stage no matter who is responsible tbh. Eliot, Jeremie, and Sennek were not good... Hooverphonic was good because they did what they wanted to do. They were seasoned artists with vision. Let's hope Gustaph has some vision.
I think you are right actually. Sennek had one of the best songs that year and no doubt about her magnificent voice. But omg: the staging was absolutely horrible! What were they thinking!? How could they ruin such a beautiful song? Laura was ok though? But I understand what you mean. Chances of survival are low, but indeed, I hope vrt will not fxgk up the staging once again.
Not convicted. They literally had stronger options. I don’t trust their staging. Other NF have stronger options already, and we are not having even half of the songs for ESC. We had similar stuff on ESC and it always was around down the list or just NQ. Luckily we can focus our good energy on other countries this year. 🎉 keeping it positive❤
It took me a full minute and a half into the song to decide whether I liked it or not. I ended up liking it by the end, but there could still be some tweaking imo
yeah, same. It's fine, I don't mind listening to it, but there isn't much about it that stands out above others for me. There were other songs in the selection that would have worked better imo.
I honestly would have preferred anything else from the selection (including Gustaph's other song). I don't think its a bad song but basically every other song felt like it had something "more" to it. It feels too safe but like its not even safe anyways because Belgium has a history of flopping
@in wino veritas Yeah wasn't the biggest fan of Rollercoaster (their other song was definitely better) but even that would have a higher chance of qualifying imo
@@n_mcg yeah, their other song was definitely better, but this happens, when other contestants (allegedly) also have a say in which song to pick. Had they chosen their other tune, they would have won Eurosong and probably even qualified for the final.
The difference between him and the second place was only 1 point. The second place won the televote, but the score they received from the jury was too low. 😬
@@AlesiaMichelle I won’t lie, I was completely taken off guard when “because of you” won. I was preparing for a different artist to win instead of my favorite, but this wasn’t what I expected. And you know how this fandom reacts when their favorite doesn’t win (badly). And It won’t be the last time this will happen.
Always criticizing Belgium. the world was clamoring for this switch. Gala was not an option: too dark after our previous songs, cherine has lost it with her childish staging. starlings was a copy of ed sheeran. i'm a very proud belgian... let him express himself the way he wants. he nailed it along with his husnands visuals and his backing vocals. his story ❤maybe first inform you aboout the storie after the staging and song before share your opinion
Trust me, no one was clamouring for this song. And the story that this song is trying to tell has been hard many times before at Eurovision, even just last year with Israel.
Nah, I get where you’re coming from - this song has big Love Island intro energy. I just wish that he could show up with a better song, since he’s got a nice voice.
We'll disagree on this one. The guy can sing, the staging was well done, he needs to take the backing singers to Liverpool. The songs has great 90s vibes, people were dancing. Gives me similar vibes as Laura Tesoro. It was not my 1st choice but it's far from the worse they could have picked. Chérine was a fan fave and the song is very catchy but her staging was so Junior. Gal Dragot was very good but that type of song is hit or miss. The Starlings won public vote with a nice but, IMO, not Euro compatible song. Loredana had a copy/paste of Euphoria. Honestly, VRT had a cool selection.
Where are we disagreeing? I like the staging, I said we have a vocal, I didn't say anything negative about the backing vocalists, I said I like the genre. I said nothing negative about the selection...
It's not a great track, far from it, but then none of the Belgian NF crop were. The songs all lacked that special extra something. Not mad that this is what my country is sending this year. If anything I was really enjoying the WTF moment when Gustaph jumped over the Starlings in the voting. I would've maybe preferred Gala Dragot, but that would've been yet another moody one from Belgium. At least the fans in Liverpool will have a great time with this one. This national final was all about the artists with no thought given to the actual songs. It's the area where VRT can and should improve the most for a next edition. For this year, the team should just go all in, guns blazing. And do some heavy camerawork-prep. Final thought: Possible opener (or 2nd starter) for a Semi final?
I would have preferred literally any other song from the NF, but I can't help but wonder if this doesn't have a bit of a fighting chance, without the juries on the semis?
One thing i will not tolerate are muscly shadow dudes vogueing on the LED. 🤣 EVERYTHING about this performance is so cliché. Everybody was shocked this won, him included.
This is an easy qualifier and he will end up on the left side of the scoreboard. Mark my words. They had the strongest NF so far. Gala and Cherine possible Eurovision winners, Ameerah and the Starling top 5 material but this song is far from being bad. This will do better than Laura Tesoro wjho you thought would never qualify 😂😂😂
I don’t like Gustaph song but I know he will end up in the top 10 because it’s a happy vibe and the biggest viewer group at Eurovision grew up with this kind of music so for them it’s nostalgic.
Even your intro is better than this song …. I only understand now Alesia why she is not reacting to every NS - My heart has been broken tonight, and I dont have power to follow others selection, when USUALLY my favorit almost never win. Ok Albania always picked my N1 but other countries not that much 😢 Belgium lost chance to challenging for great result. Gustaph is not bad but i prefer His other songs and songs of others as well than THIS song. Hoping next year for Tamino/angele or Stromae
Not my intro!!! Look, NS season is hard and when you have a season of the bulk of your favorites not being able to move on to the big show- it makes the big show a little less joyful. I know myself--> Closely following NS isn't in the cards for me in the future, the shit is HARD!
@@AlesiaMichelleYeah, but it is good for other countries to qualify this year. There are other countries like Croatia, Latvia, Malta that i dont really feel but maybe i am wrong. And Estonia & Finland are coming strong! They have the best NS soo faar! Also Ireland is quite good😊 Last country is Sweden- probably Maria Sur will win (She is from Ukraine - and she is 2fav to win it all)
Nobody will vote for it. Some people are talking about this entry having San Marino 2019 potential but let's be clear, "Say Na Na Na" was iconically bad, this one is just cringe. There's a thin line between comic and ridicule.
Just because Beyonce brought us back house music last year, that doesn't mean everyone should do the same. It's a hard skip for me, when my gay heart feels like listening to house music I'll go to 'Show me love'. And I'm sorry, I just want to burn that hat...
The more i think about it im like "Yeah you know what GIVE me that outdated cheesy cliché village disco revival i dont even care anymore"... Its fun and a fuzzy feel good moment. 😬😅🤣💃🤡
It wasn't my favorite either but it's qualifying. The guy oozes charisma and good vibes. The casual Eurovision viewers will like this because this is what they think Eurovision is. This won because of the popular vote in Belgium. People will vote for this.
Spot on. The thing about being polarising is that even if a group of people absolutely hate your song, there will always be a group of people who love your song and will support it no matter what. If people are indifferent about your song, they don't necessarily dislike it, but they won't be talking about it or paying attention to it, and so few people will be bothered to vote for it and as a result, it will not make the final.
@@AlesiaMichelle did you hear the Uk crowd after he got named as a finalist (not indifferent), 7 th place in the final, 4 times 12 points. It was not indifferent it stood out, made people dance, sing a long, made people happy. It had a good staging and he had his backing singers sing live, and that's fabulous.
As a Belgian i was shocked and disappointed with this I was more for gala or cherine but this was my least favourite of the 7 we also had problems with the voting system I wanted to vote for gala and I couldn’t VRT app din’t work 💔😢
It sucke'd that the website and app where down. But i do not get the 'i could not vote' comments. Yes, yes you could... at some point of the app and site not working for 3th or 4th time it should be clear that sending an sms is going to be a better strategy. At least that's what i would think.
@@kiliandjfilms literally I tried 7 times to vote on the app every time I couldn’t so I voted with a sms en what I don’t understand the televoting results were counted in 10 minutes not even I find it very strange
I wanted to vote on another song, but wasn't able because of server fails at national television. And it was just one point away to let it be the starlings.
Objectively not the worst song I've ever heard from this selection but it wasn't in my radar as a possibly contender for the win. But the one pegged by many Eurofans as their favorite, would have been an okay representative for Belgium but how it was staged I think may have turned off a lot of voters. At least this one is bopping. :)
Gustaph is the epitome of slightly dated and unoriginal but still pleasant. That makes it not bad at all, but also not what I am looking for. I don’t mind jamming to this at all, but I would SO have wished for Gala to win it instead, just because she just so captivated me.
This should no actually BETTER be dead on arrival and if it ain’t WELL we’d need to have serious discussions over the level of quality across the board...
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I wasn't keen on it at first, but now, I think it's soooo good. Uplifting, great message and authentic
'Mother' won the 2014 Belgian national final by 140 points. I don't know what else any of us were expecting out of Eurosong.
I love this song, i've been playing it on an on the whole week. I personally not always need a huge vocal challenge or deep philosophical lyrics and i think that's why i enjoy it so much. Loving that kind of 90's Pet Shop Boys vibe. Funny fact those simply lyrics brought me back when i was been bullied at school and to me at somehow is like me singing that song to myself haha. An easy, catchy and danceable song that give me live.
Another FYI before he won, the camera was on Chérine and Gala and they had them sit together hugging as if one were about to win and then it had to cut back to him.
Oof.
FYI a wiwibloggs poll had Chérine winning with 49.49% support and Gustaph finished last with 2%.
Oh dear...
Cherine had quite some sour notes - she was not on tune through it all.
@@MrGiancana I mean at the same time, it’s a national final. Esc isn’t for another 4 months. Theres a lot time to have improved and rest her voice
people often vote for a song because it makes them happy
I hope you have changed your mind by now. This is the track that brings some joy and happy vibes to the contest. And that’s what we need right now. His voice and those backing vocals are just a-ma-zing!
Agreed
Gustaph has a great performance and song, will get lots of televotes. Catchy song.
Ew… not at all, I guess he tried to be the ballroom house that is resurfacing lately but that’s just as bad as most ballroom Eurovision songs of the last years
Well I like this song , it´s happy , it´s fun and with a lot of soul .. Give this man three backup girls , two drag queens who vouge behind him and a little revamp of the song and this will explode in Liverpool !! .. I love this touch on 90´s disco ..
And all this talk about NQ , this is the third song selected so calm down everyone !!
There are a lot of hearts broken around the continent today because Cherine's song had a lot of people saying it was top 10 material in Liverpool. But don't judge it off last night's staging. Watch the previous version where she just had a blue dress on. It's an instant pop song and you will love it.
The difficulty here is, for most viewers voting, that national final performance was their first time seeing the song being performed. First impressions are very important to make people wanna vote for you but I think who thought of creating that performance ultimately doomed Chérine's chances.
I used to work at Express and this sounds like one of the songs that would be playing in the background,
Yeah.... I was at Charlotte Russe. It fits.
They should stick to internal selection honestly. Eurosong was a mess and I'm not even gonna bother to talk about their winner
Tamino for 2024
The show was good though
This was a the mamas song that wasn’t sung by the mamas
National selections only work for some nations. Others should stick to internal selection.
@@mypondlife no they just dont "work" every year
Chèrine, Gala, The Starlings - even Ameerah - were all amazing (especially that staging from Gala 🤩), would’ve loved any of them (Chèrine especially of course!) was surprised Gustaph won (so was he, his reaction was priceless!) but feel like he may become a guilty pleasure
I for sure loved gala’s song the most
The mamas would SLAY the shit out of this song
I must be the only one who loves this song….
You're not the only one!
No you’re not.
Definitely not.
I’m not vibing to it at all, but to each their own right?
I am loving this. The best entry so far.
The best to the bottom of the competition ?
@@m3dm491 if you did read my message on the date in which I posted, I did say the best "so far" that had been released. 😊
@@kylestrain3231 you’re right 😉, 2 weeks ago there were nothing good for my taste
@@m3dm491 each to their own. 😉
You still feel this way…?
I appreciate this isnt going to be everyones cup of tea, BUT the Eurofans seem to foam at the mouth for anything that has a cultural flute or intense vocal gymnastics.
This is nothing like house music. It's pure unadulterated dance music. A house track wouldn't translate well to Eurovision.
This just channels all that was good in the 90's, puts it through a 2000's churning machine and reformatted it for the current musical market. Its pulling in on all the current 90's movement in music. Just look at the revival of the Nightcrawlers and all the EDM tracks recently that have rehashed the 90's tracks.
For anyone that lived through the 90's and 2000's, you'd know that Belgium was known for their dance music. Some of the biggest Eurodance artists emerged from that country so I can see the lineage for this type of song.
At first I wasn't a fan of this, but the more I understand where its coming from, what hes channeling and compare it to the other 'modern' but discordant songs that have entered the Eurovision contest this year, I've grown to appreciate and love just what it stands for.
I think this is a brilliant song and performance. People are upset just because Chérine was a flop live.
I'm not going to lie ..I liked the song of Cherine but my favourite was Gala...
You’re right Daniel. I agree. Chérine’s performance was like a show for very young kids. Even though she had a great song.
I remember when this was anounced. Twitter was loosing their minds because literally everyone had put him last. The two contendors were Gala and Cherine and neither were even top2.
Sometimes gotta let it go
Sometimes gotta look away
Sometimes you just gotta know
*When to stick your middle finger up in the air*
We need songs to stay in the semi and make space for good songs in the final, so I’m not that mad
Problem is is we haven’t gotten one top 10 worthy song yet
@@aaronboucher60 lol its only 3 songs yet, songs for top 10 usualy come in late february or march, last year first songs that got to top 20 were presented in the end of january
@@АлексейЗаботкин-т1х yeah true but last Czech Republic and Albania felt like they had way more potential than anything this year so far
t'inquiète was just incredible and they chose. this. no words
No, it's not. It was horrendously pretentious. I'm glad it didn't win.
@@alioth7403 to you
Belguim is serving sassss... Musically 90s eurodance the likes of M People, Stars of 54 for sure with some RuPaul vibe but not over the top unlike Israel in 2022. Lyrically on a cheesy side but uplifting nonetheless and Gustaph has the sassy swag. Maybe underrated for now and might not qualify but you know how Belgium is sneaky in 2021 and 2022 and had a thought that they won't qualify. So for me it's a borderline qualifier but I truly adore this song.
So shocked. He was my worst! Haha
While I'm reading very positive reactions on 'Because of you' on many other youtube channels, Alesia seems to be the one with the most 'complaining' ones. I for one am glad, being a Belgian, we -finally- have a pleasant enough song instead of the anual Bondesque doom & gloom song everyone finds fantastic in the beginning, but no one votes for in the Big Final. Yes, sure the Gala Dragot song was an interesting song & performance, but it's absolutely not a radio friendly song. The world is already sad enough with all that's going on, that I really can do with a bit of fun instead of more gloom & doom @ eurovision.
She’s not complaining, she’s giving her honest opinion 😂
Which she is allowed to, and is shared by many probably.
@@bornwithoutconsentobviously its only an opninion. so its subjective
It is fun and light, well sung... it isvery catchy and there is chemistry. Let us see in function of the mix of songs in the semi or final, this can be a surprise and refreshing moment, like when Laura Tesoro hit the stage in 2016, she rocked!
Belgian national finals end up in chaos more often than not and that's why they should stick to internal
We are in the finals whoop whoooop hugs from Belgium 💥❤👍👍
I love this song
It makes me happy
And the Vogue!
You should listen to the live performances of Gala Dragot and Cherine. These two artists were the contenders for the win according to fans. There are rumours that people had problems with voting for the most popular songs due to technical errors, and that the more unpopular songs benefitted from that. I think Gustaph was the last choice among a lot of eurofans…
people say that they had problems with voting in every show where they can vote)
I tried voting for Chérine and it took me almost the entire voting window to get successful…
How does that even benefit unpopular songs
Chérine is awful, even her French language 😱
It's true. Tried to vote for Cherine like 20 times during the whole show and I got an error time and time again....same as the other people I know
Looking forward to you reacting to Ireland’s selection 💃🏼
My fave :)
I think it was a good bet. The melody is upbeat with a "New Wave - Disco" beat; catchy, remembering Boy George, with a touch of modernity if join the backing voices and the Gospel that introduces homogeneity to the whole.
The lyrics contain a message of self motivation and celebration, referring to the importance of the search for change, as a key element of acceptance to stop the conflicts and scourges that follow one another and that determines the need for an obvious orientation brought by self-knowledge/self-love.
The presentation (image) is complex; going to drink influence in the Flemish painting of the century. XVI, XVII, reflecting, (i think the brand image of the singer, Gustaph, represents the designs of the city of Antwerp's reputation in Fashion Design), along with what goes on behind the singer; pictures displaying watchwords, concepts, positioning in foreground and color, of the importance of the subject empowered with unique qualities with the security that allows experiencing simultaneously the everyday and the spiritual, involved in building a liberal society with an intuitive perspective. Sorry, when i get excited, it happens write a lot. I enjoyed your appreciation and your company! Fun is guaranteed. good luck to
"Because of you"
Believe me, good for you that you didn't listen to the songs competing in this national final. There was not only one song that was favourite, there were so many other quality songs and this national final was so strong. This is not very bad, but this is something I could hear in clothes shop (not even in H&M) in some unknown town in the UK, in 2016. They literally picked the worst possible song for Eurovision.
Yikes!
it was weak as hell, only Gala was a choice
@@АлексейЗаботкин-т1х
At least three great songs, and two songs that were solid.
Let's not exaggerate, this selection was weak as heck. Even Chérine's song was a meh for me.
@@TH2714 yes, definitely a weak NF with lots of meh tracks that screamed NQ to me. And Because of You wasn't even the best of this punch. Gala or Chérine, maybe Amearah, would have been better options, but I don't know, if they would have qualified either. Maybe I'm just rooting for them, bc I'm a woman and all for female participation. But they would have had a bigger chance of qualifying, at least in the SF with only 15 participants, one of them being San Marino and maybe 3 other boring songs and Georgia.
This was not on my radar as a potential winner of Eurosong, but I will say he climbed to my top 3 after I saw the live performance. He really elevated it, and this is not my preferred genre either, but I'm impressed by his and his backing singers' on-stage charisma + I find the chorus very catchy. He came 2nd in the televote over the 2 main (international) fan favorites. Only The Starlings got more televotes, but they were an established act with many domestic fans before the songs were even released. I'll grant you "Because of You" features trite lyrics, but The Starlings' song was arguably worse in this regard, and with a weaker hook. It could have gone a lot worse if Gustaph did not beat them. The Starlings would not stand out enough in a televote only semi final. Gustaph will have a tough time too, but I do see a path for him if enough viewers find him charismatic, if the staging is good (and that's a big IF with Belgium), if the semi final is ballad-heavy, and if the running order is favorable (in fact, I feel like his song lends well to being a semi opener or closer).
All I'm saying, while this may not have been the best choice overall, I would not count him out yet. Most of y'all did not think Belgium was gonna qualify last year, and they did, and would have even without the jury scores. I don't know... this strikes me as a little more televote-friendly than "Miss You".
If this qualifies it'll be because either the year is utterly attrocious or because ESC will have devolved into mid/late 2000s era where half the songs that qualify are joke garbage with no quality in sight.
Halleluja, it is here alloud to have another opinion than Michelle...🙏
Euro Twitter is a fun place right now. This was my last place and i think most people had it 4th or below. Chérine and Gala had the qualifiers. Chérine was giving Sandra Kim and Gala was giving that modern maturity.
Gala was serving Luic, Roxen and Billy with Victora and FIK roots 🥹❤️
You should react to Cherine and Gala ♥️✨
I would be so ashamed if I was a Belgian citizen. What a mess, can’t believe we have to live with this for a whole season. Belgium should really get their shit together, because this is just not it.
This song hit so hard it sent me back to Israel's entry circa Eurovision 2022. 💅 Michael Ben David SHE BETTER DON'T.
In all fairness I will say the other day I was listening to some of my favourite dance and house tracks of the 2000's and some were Eurovision entries. This song has a home, it's just not on the Final Stage of Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. But, it rages in our gayest of hearts. 💝💖💝💖
This comment is perfection
Does it 😒
I think this year we have what we usually don't: we have a vocal, staging and styling... but now we don't have a song (and honestly, there weren't many in the selection).
I know you hate to react to national selections, but please. I beg you. Please react to Gala dragot and Chèrine. Gala Dragot was so special and something that I personally haven’t seen on the Eurovision stage. I think her song would be a better choice for Belgium. Please Alesia😫💗
The fact that the top 4 in this NF were within 10 points of each other, and this won by 1 point... This was no way within my radar of winning, but I always liked the snippet whenever it shows up in recaps. But I never looked into it until it won because the song didn't interest me.
It's so funny to me that I get why both the jury and the televote landed the way that it did, but goddamn this getting 3rd in jury and 2nd in televote and winning over all is still a bit too bizarre for me. Oh well, my favorite song from this NF didn't even compete last night so whatever hahaha
My prediction for this song's trajectory is if it can improve its staging and vocal by semi final night, this will qualify barely and land in the 20s in the grand final. But I don't think Belgium will improve anything by Eurovision week, so....
I agree. We've heard this all before. Reminds me of Israel 2022 and we saw what happened with that.
Israel 2022, at least sounded like 2020... this is a color by numbers House track providing no elevation from the base genre and inspo.
I think that I liked Because of You more than the average Eurofan, I think it was my 4th going in to the final of Eurosong, but the song is extremely basic. Given Belgium’s track record, the only way that Gustaph could qualify for me if through his charisma alone, and I don’t know if that’s going to cut it.
If I personally had to pick I would pick Chérine with Ça m’ennuie pas, but I will admit my 2nd place Gala had MUCH more staging potential and I think was Belgium’s best pick for Eurovision, especially since her national final performance was so good.
Honestly, Because of You wasn’t even on my radar for the win and I must say I’m quite disappointed…
Ok, I also didn't follow this national selection, but after this video I checked a quick recap for all the songs
And no joke, this one and the runner up (who only lost by one point, btw) were legit the worst songs in the entire selection
There were two songs in there that could've easily been top 10 at Esc
Yes, the runner up was so cringeworthy, San Marino 2017 vibes, or e even 2015, and I only know the songs of the recap. One of those cheesy couples. Glad, the juries saw it as well, and successfully downvoted it, but what for? Now, the 2nd worst song is going to Eurovision. But yes, Belgium could have chosen worse, while maybe 2 or 3 songs could have qualified. Overall, nothing special, though.
You can always trust Belgium to make the wrong choice, sadly. I've been watching Belgian national finals for decades and they're always going for songs that are "fit for Eurovision", or for singers that have some "underdog" vibe. There were way more interesting options here, even if they weren't perfect last night. Gustaph sings really well and he looks like a seasoned performer; I guess he was really relaxed because he didn't expect to win at all. This is way too safe and really trite stuff.
Belgium this year is the opposite of a grower for me. At first, I thought it was good, then a couple more listens and I did not like the song. Belgium's seven-year quality streak has unfortunately ended (for me). It was a very good run though.
Love the voice. LOVE the voice. But minute 3 of the song sounds like minute 2 of the song, which sounds like minute 1 of the song. Give the singer a better song. This is background music.
Some countries (like mine) can't use national selection because the public is tasteless
Hope we do better next year and the year after. With this song, I fear we won’t qualify for the final. It’s really sad because Chérine was a definite qualifier and maybe a top 3 spot in the final 😢.
Do Belgians drink heavily on a Saturday evening?
Because this could possibly help explain Gustaph’s victory
@@cultfiction3865 Belgium votes like shit. Remember Axel with Mother...
Being able to sing along to it or learning the song midway through doesn't necessarily mean that it's catchy, it can also mean predicable, which is definitely a con
Oh dear. I am afraid your comments will age exceptionally badly. You are correct that the song is not really "trendy" but the vocals are pretty strong and the tune is catchy and very importantly, Gustaph is a very likable person. He will sell his song pretty well. I bet Belgium is going to the Final and end in the first half!
They won’t. I said the song was catchy and the vocal fine. But there’s no jury to save it and although it’s early the competition this year is shaping up to be tougher than last.
@@AlesiaMichelle Gustaph is a top professional. He will reach the final and quite high. I have never been wrong in my predictions and I have been at it for about 50 years! But we'll see. There could always be the first time I am wrong.
It reminds me of Israel 2022: A good vocal, a good performer, good vocals, and an overall good package, it's just not great. Just very good, middle of the road. I could see it being bigger on the Eurovision stage and being really cool, but I don't have much faith in the broadcaster.
Especially since this is the same broadcaster that gave us Sennek's staging. With Belgium, you have kind of two countries under one name. The Wallonian broadcaster has been responsible for stagings such as Loic, Blanche, Eliot, and Jeremie. The Flemish broadcaster has been responsible for Axel, Laura, Sennek, and Hooverphonic. While they did manage to get the staging right in 2021, that was probably because of Hooverphonic being such experienced performers.
Overall, Belgium will struggle to qualify, but I could see it passing through barely, similar to Czech Republic and Romania 2022.
1. Last year wasn't a strong year
2. Belgium really can't stage no matter who is responsible tbh. Eliot, Jeremie, and Sennek were not good... Hooverphonic was good because they did what they wanted to do. They were seasoned artists with vision. Let's hope Gustaph has some vision.
I think you are right actually. Sennek had one of the best songs that year and no doubt about her magnificent voice. But omg: the staging was absolutely horrible! What were they thinking!? How could they ruin such a beautiful song? Laura was ok though? But I understand what you mean. Chances of survival are low, but indeed, I hope vrt will not fxgk up the staging once again.
Gustaph was also on stage with hooverphonic in 2021 as a backup singer and he was the lead singer’s vocal coach!
Im enjoying reading all your clap-backs to the nasty comments this season 😂. Read them to filth and leave them with the receipts👏😂
This song is not my cup of tea but good luck to Belgium. Greetings from Sydney, Australia. 🇦🇺
It’s my cup of piss
@@cultfiction3865 😂😂
@@cultfiction3865LoL to your reply. 🤣 As I listen to the song more and more, it's not that bad but still not my cup of pee. 😁
Totally agree!
Not convicted. They literally had stronger options. I don’t trust their staging. Other NF have stronger options already, and we are not having even half of the songs for ESC. We had similar stuff on ESC and it always was around down the list or just NQ. Luckily we can focus our good energy on other countries this year. 🎉 keeping it positive❤
It took me a full minute and a half into the song to decide whether I liked it or not. I ended up liking it by the end, but there could still be some tweaking imo
I dont agree with you . This Music is fun and such a good vibe. . 80s snd 90s never dies dear . Love it 12 points ❤️💝💖
Welcome… 4 months later
Should they attempt a revamping of the song?
You should check Gala's performance pls
yeah, same. It's fine, I don't mind listening to it, but there isn't much about it that stands out above others for me. There were other songs in the selection that would have worked better imo.
I honestly would have preferred anything else from the selection (including Gustaph's other song). I don't think its a bad song but basically every other song felt like it had something "more" to it.
It feels too safe but like its not even safe anyways because Belgium has a history of flopping
Anything else, except for this cringeworthy couple. But they at least would have gained momentum with Eurovision fans, who tend to overrate couples.
@in wino veritas Yeah wasn't the biggest fan of Rollercoaster (their other song was definitely better) but even that would have a higher chance of qualifying imo
@@n_mcg yeah, their other song was definitely better, but this happens, when other contestants (allegedly) also have a say in which song to pick. Had they chosen their other tune, they would have won Eurosong and probably even qualified for the final.
Running order #2 ALERT😆
If we're lucky.
The difference between him and the second place was only 1 point. The second place won the televote, but the score they received from the jury was too low. 😬
For me, Belgium is a Non Qualifier and i only see it near last place overall. Very dated.
I don’t hate this song, but I don’t really love it either. I can’t see it qualifying to be honest unless the rest of the field is extremely weak.
Yeah... and I think this could end up being a pretty strong year. Oof.
@@AlesiaMichelle I won’t lie, I was completely taken off guard when “because of you” won. I was preparing for a different artist to win instead of my favorite, but this wasn’t what I expected. And you know how this fandom reacts when their favorite doesn’t win (badly). And It won’t be the last time this will happen.
Always criticizing Belgium. the world was clamoring for this switch. Gala was not an option: too dark after our previous songs, cherine has lost it with her childish staging. starlings was a copy of ed sheeran. i'm a very proud belgian... let him express himself the way he wants. he nailed it along with his husnands visuals and his backing vocals. his story ❤maybe first inform you aboout the storie after the staging and song before share your opinion
Trust me, no one was clamouring for this song. And the story that this song is trying to tell has been hard many times before at Eurovision, even just last year with Israel.
“Linde” clearly this is your first time here.
@@sav0001 no one is a big word..trust me too
@@AlesiaMichelle yes and??
@@linde.rs7 "Always criticizing Belgium" I am not... so: Welcome. :-)
I wanted Gala so bad.
Aww, I’m sorry to hear that this isn’t hitting, cause I like Gustaph’s work with Hercules & Love Affair!
It's the song for me. Just not a competitive offering and this year could end up really strong. IDK...
Nah, I get where you’re coming from - this song has big Love Island intro energy. I just wish that he could show up with a better song, since he’s got a nice voice.
We'll disagree on this one.
The guy can sing, the staging was well done, he needs to take the backing singers to Liverpool. The songs has great 90s vibes, people were dancing.
Gives me similar vibes as Laura Tesoro.
It was not my 1st choice but it's far from the worse they could have picked.
Chérine was a fan fave and the song is very catchy but her staging was so Junior.
Gal Dragot was very good but that type of song is hit or miss.
The Starlings won public vote with a nice but, IMO, not Euro compatible song.
Loredana had a copy/paste of Euphoria.
Honestly, VRT had a cool selection.
Where are we disagreeing? I like the staging, I said we have a vocal, I didn't say anything negative about the backing vocalists, I said I like the genre. I said nothing negative about the selection...
It's not a great track, far from it, but then none of the Belgian NF crop were. The songs all lacked that special extra something. Not mad that this is what my country is sending this year. If anything I was really enjoying the WTF moment when Gustaph jumped over the Starlings in the voting. I would've maybe preferred Gala Dragot, but that would've been yet another moody one from Belgium. At least the fans in Liverpool will have a great time with this one. This national final was all about the artists with no thought given to the actual songs. It's the area where VRT can and should improve the most for a next edition.
For this year, the team should just go all in, guns blazing. And do some heavy camerawork-prep.
Final thought: Possible opener (or 2nd starter) for a Semi final?
This will qualify because the semis are only tele-votes. (that's the reality) Viewers will find it fun, lively and catchy, like Moldova last year.
How dare you compare this to Moldova’s entry last year… the audacity
@@AlesiaMichelle I was not a fan of Moldova's entry, and I got a lot of flack for it. However, it had impact, and this does too. Only saying.... 😉
I would have preferred literally any other song from the NF, but I can't help but wonder if this doesn't have a bit of a fighting chance, without the juries on the semis?
One thing i will not tolerate are muscly shadow dudes vogueing on the LED. 🤣 EVERYTHING about this performance is so cliché. Everybody was shocked this won, him included.
This was unexpected from Belgium. But i somehow like it. I like that the backing vocalists are vibing along. It's not amazing though.
I was pulling for Cherine. This is so sad! Was it televotes that chose Gustaph instead?
I kind of feel the same way. It's nice, he's a good performer, but that's it. I can't see myself voting for hin :/
There’s no way this is getting anywhere near the grand finale.
Like "Boy GEORGE" Vipe .......................or himself ?
This is an easy qualifier and he will end up on the left side of the scoreboard. Mark my words. They had the strongest NF so far. Gala and Cherine possible Eurovision winners, Ameerah and the Starling top 5 material but this song is far from being bad. This will do better than Laura Tesoro wjho you thought would never qualify 😂😂😂
"They had the strongest NF so far" "better than Laura Tesoro"
I don’t like Gustaph song but I know he will end up in the top 10 because it’s a happy vibe and the biggest viewer group at Eurovision grew up with this kind of music so for them it’s nostalgic.
Why are you being such a negative Nancy? It's light and a guilty pleasure nothing more nothing less.
Literally feels like Michael Ben David Israel 2022 but a bit more mature. I can’t get into it ooof
Crying for Gala, but whatever. Kinda funny to have an underdog winning
Even your intro is better than this song ….
I only understand now Alesia why she is not reacting to every NS - My heart has been broken tonight, and I dont have power to follow others selection, when USUALLY my favorit almost never win. Ok Albania always picked my N1 but other countries not that much 😢 Belgium lost chance to challenging for great result. Gustaph is not bad but i prefer His other songs and songs of others as well than THIS song. Hoping next year for Tamino/angele or Stromae
Not my intro!!! Look, NS season is hard and when you have a season of the bulk of your favorites not being able to move on to the big show- it makes the big show a little less joyful. I know myself--> Closely following NS isn't in the cards for me in the future, the shit is HARD!
@@AlesiaMichelleYeah, but it is good for other countries to qualify this year.
There are other countries like Croatia, Latvia, Malta that i dont really feel but maybe i am wrong.
And Estonia & Finland are coming strong! They have the best NS soo faar! Also Ireland is quite good😊
Last country is Sweden- probably Maria Sur will win (She is from Ukraine - and she is 2fav to win it all)
@@AlesiaMichelle U need to hear UMK - Finland has the strongest NS so faar. Rly good songs there! Especially Käärijä/Kuumaa
Nobody will vote for it. Some people are talking about this entry having San Marino 2019 potential but let's be clear, "Say Na Na Na" was iconically bad, this one is just cringe. There's a thin line between comic and ridicule.
Ooh shady, Alesia!
Just because Beyonce brought us back house music last year, that doesn't mean everyone should do the same. It's a hard skip for me, when my gay heart feels like listening to house music I'll go to 'Show me love'. And I'm sorry, I just want to burn that hat...
The more i think about it im like
"Yeah you know what GIVE me that outdated cheesy cliché village disco revival i dont even care anymore"...
Its fun and a fuzzy feel good moment. 😬😅🤣💃🤡
It wasn't my favorite either but it's qualifying. The guy oozes charisma and good vibes. The casual Eurovision viewers will like this because this is what they think Eurovision is. This won because of the popular vote in Belgium. People will vote for this.
We shall see. "this is what they think Eurovision is" hasn't been doing well at Eurovision in years so... we shall see.
it doesnt have any chances, casual viewers will never vote for such dated shit, ecause this is everything that is wrong with eurovision music
What's your point? Surie won a national final and the UK Eurovision fans really thought they were winning in Lisbon...
this song falls into the indifferent category for me which is worse than being polarizing
True... indifferent is not great.
Spot on. The thing about being polarising is that even if a group of people absolutely hate your song, there will always be a group of people who love your song and will support it no matter what. If people are indifferent about your song, they don't necessarily dislike it, but they won't be talking about it or paying attention to it, and so few people will be bothered to vote for it and as a result, it will not make the final.
@@AlesiaMichelle did you hear the Uk crowd after he got named as a finalist (not indifferent), 7 th place in the final, 4 times 12 points. It was not indifferent it stood out, made people dance, sing a long, made people happy. It had a good staging and he had his backing singers sing live, and that's fabulous.
but we hear nothing
Why would you be watching this to experience the song… there’s a whole video for that on the official Eurovision channel
As a Belgian i was shocked and disappointed with this I was more for gala or cherine but this was my least favourite of the 7 we also had problems with the voting system I wanted to vote for gala and I couldn’t VRT app din’t work 💔😢
It sucke'd that the website and app where down.
But i do not get the 'i could not vote' comments.
Yes, yes you could... at some point of the app and site not working for 3th or 4th time it should be clear that sending an sms is going to be a better strategy.
At least that's what i would think.
@@kiliandjfilms literally I tried 7 times to vote on the app every time I couldn’t so I voted with a sms en what I don’t understand the televoting results were counted in 10 minutes not even I find it very strange
A lot of people complaint about it . therefore Gustaph's victory is very questionable...
Y'all be saying Belgium is a NQ every year 💀 how many times are we gonna repeat the same mistake saying this
Not me... I knew Hooverphonic was making it AND I said Jeremie could sneak in.
I wanted to vote on another song, but wasn't able because of server fails at national television. And it was just one point away to let it be the starlings.
Anybody else getting like Zoli Adok 2009 vibes? And how many years ago was that? Ok...
Objectively not the worst song I've ever heard from this selection but it wasn't in my radar as a possibly contender for the win. But the one pegged by many Eurofans as their favorite, would have been an okay representative for Belgium but how it was staged I think may have turned off a lot of voters.
At least this one is bopping. :)
Gustaph is the epitome of slightly dated and unoriginal but still pleasant. That makes it not bad at all, but also not what I am looking for. I don’t mind jamming to this at all, but I would SO have wished for Gala to win it instead, just because she just so captivated me.
This should no actually BETTER be dead on arrival and if it ain’t WELL we’d need to have serious discussions over the level of quality across the board...
You should do reaction to Gala Dragot she was most voted by jury.
That's was my favourite for win.
Chérine was robbed 😪😪
Always counting on you to tell it like it is.