Emotions take over since the first second with so strenght and Passion to including some intimal moments. Pure Poesy. LOVE It 😍 come on Blanca. 💃🇪🇦 Huge all sense.
Many spaniards, as I am, are proud of our entry this year. Of course, there are people who dislike this song. But among the ones who love Blanca and her song, we see art and poetry on stage during 3 minutes! Thanks very much for your lovely words! Love from Spain! 🍀
As a Spaniard I feel so moved by your lovely reaction. It's so nice and touching to see that this performance makes you feel like crying without even understanding the lyrics. I am so proud that we are sending the soul of Spain this year to Eurovision.
I must say I had the same reaction. Everything about this entry is amazing, the vocal is perfection, the colours, the dance moves, the imagery... it's all absolutely fantastic. My jaw literally dropped when I saw this for the first time. It's stunning. Spain can be so proud of her.
Well, the content of the message is tremendous, I think it's a bulería, a branch of flamenco and fused... but it is a mother who sings a typical lullaby from the south of Spain to put her little baby to sleep and asks her that when she leaves, maybe she is dying, please bury her in the moon to see her baby's face every night . nights, except the nights of the new moon and that her tears will be like the Nile river... wow it's beastly, Spanish is not the language I understand the most and I will listen to it again to understand better but the message is heartbreaking, I'm very😲 😳 and surprised...
@@estitxu14 Pues así es! Lo has entendido perfectamente. Aquí en España no ha gustado a todo el mundo, está siendo muy criticada puesto que en España hay mucho más folclore que el flamenco que también debería de ser escuchado y relacionado con nosotros en otros países. A mí me encanta y me representa como Español. Esperemos tener suerte para el próximo sábado. Saludos desde Madrid.
@@jango9401 muchísima suerte, la verdad que es con diferencia la MASTERPIECE del festival, desde el principio ves que es una obra de arte colosal, pero en este tiempo cada vez nos ha gustado aún más, suerte y todo nuestro apoyo desde Berklee College of Music Boston, Massachusetts..
Brutal slaughtering from the televote, Europe wasn't ready at all ! My number 6 when I first heard it live (and the tv wasn't loud enough obviously), but the more I hear it, it has climbed to my number 2 ! What a piece of art this is !
OBSESSED with this song. Can’t stop listening to it. And can’t stop watching this performance. Watching it live on TV was THE EXPERIENCE. I will never forget it. I can’t wait to see it in eurovision. Spain, you should be PROUD.
I'm not even from Spain and I'm rooting that this song sweeps this year's Eurovision! Undeniably masterful in all aspects! PS - your reaction was super endearing
I found myself overwhelmed with emotion too, when I saw this performance. There is so much power and conviction in her singing, it truly did make me shed tears as well.
I was sure you were going to love it Rachel and I was expecting to your reaction video. This is something so unique like nothing I have heard before! So powerful and emotional, totally captivating from start to finish, it puts you in a state of trance literally. Like a holly psalm deep from the soul of the ancestors. 12 points from Greece!❤
I remember your reaction last year and how much faith you had in Chanel when Spain was not supporting her (actually, she received a lot of hate at that time). Now, I see you appreciate and love spanish music and culture once again, even though EaEa is not easy to understand for non Spanish people. Thank you for your reactions, so much love from Spain 🇪🇸
@@freemangriffin4953 'Eaea' is like a lullaby that a mom sings to her child. She also says in the song that, when she dies, she wants to 'be buried in the Moon so she would be able to watch her child, every night but one (new moon fase)'
@@almajimm my first understanding was that this "one night" would be the night the child proper (maybe already grown up) would die and she doesn't want to see when this happens. The new moon was not my initial thought, because it happens every month, but it also makes sense to me. Either way, this is a true masterpiece and deserves to win. I was also blown away when I first saw It and can't stop listening. Congrats from Brasil 👏👏👏❤️❤️🇪🇸🇧🇷
Wow! A 10/10! That's my first time seeing you give that score. Rachel, thank you so much for this reaction. Blanca is such a gifted singer. I'm very happy that she's representing my country this year. I was sure you would like this song for its uniqueness, but this reaction was priceless. I don't know what the outcome will be, because it's a risky choice, but at least I hope juries can give this the appreciation it deserves. Keep up the good work ❤
Esta canción nos produce tristeza y alegría al mismo tiempo, porque en España, el EAEA, se canta a los bebes para hacerr que se duerman. Eso es lo que lo hace tan mágico.
Rachel you are such a sweet soul, thank you for appreciating our song and this part of our culture!! truly good performances can move our hearts even if we don't speak the language of the lyrics, that is the magic of music.
Indeed there are no words. Voice, complex melody yet understandable, right pitch, super backing vocals, great staging, wow moments... She checks and outperforms every box.
Not the first time I see the performance, but I just watched your reaction and gotta love how you said "I don't know why I'm crying" at the same time my eyes got wet too. This performance just doesn't get any less powerful, hope she keeps this staging for Liverpool
I'm so glad you love this! Blanca was my Benidorm winner both last year and this year and it's really exciting that we get to see something like this in Eurovision
Indeed, EaEa is a lullaby. A lullaby which is song from the bottom of the heart. A pray of a grand mother full of love to the baby. Despite the barrier of the language (the sensitive, magnificent listener here cannot follow Spanish), she is feeling the full message of the singer wishing that God grants her the joy of looking at the kid EVERYday of her life. This is very moving for sensitive souls like that of our beautiful listener reacting to Blanca Paloma's song. The message is further moving by the lirics of this Spanish song (which I strongly recommend to get a good translation from) utilising beautiful "images" like that of the grandma desiring to be burried in the Moon, when she dies, which would allow her to continue seeing the baby, grown as adult, every night, for the rest of her days, even when she would be absent on Earth. Blanca is perfectly transmitting this deep feeling of love in the way she sings and performs. No need to understand Spanish for that. It is moving from the message, in The UK, Spain, Japan or Uganda. This feeling is universally understandable. Bravo Blanca. Bravo to this sensitive, emotional reaction, full of truth.
You’re the only reactor in RUclips that has a valuable input on music. So happy you love this because the other Eurovision people online were so rude and ignorant on this masterpiece.
It’s not being ignorant but to many this sounds absolutely awful. This is divisive as people will either love it or hate it but that is what you need. Middle of the road songs don’t gather any points.
Thank you very much for your genuine reaction. I was looking forward to watch it. I almost cried with you. I' m very proud of Blanca Paloma. I saw your video talking about all you have been through and I sincerely hope that this Eurovision season is being of great help to you. You have a very beautiful light
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction, thank you. Your musical expertise, specialist lexicon and pleasant diction really make all the difference, offering viewers like us some really valuable insight. I also adore this song, voice and performance. I hope it will strike a chord with audiences and won't be written off as "too high brow" at Eurovision. I'm praying it gets a good spot in the running order. Around position 18 or so.
This was my exact reaction. I have been listening to this everyday since it came out and the more I hear it I cry harder. It is so moving. You must listen to the studio version that was recently released - The aesthetics and vocals was was just out of this world. Knowing that she can sing this live I am excited to see this at the final ❤️
What I always enjoy watching very much is your reaction to the song 🥰 always unique and endearing. Yeah to the hormones making you cry is so, they are welcome
What. An. Entry. As I mentioned in your reaction to Benidorm Fest, this is such a brilliantly-written song, without a doubt Spain's best in recent years from a purely musical point of view. As you rightly say, the electronics blend perfectly with the traditional flamenco sound as well, and it's not something you hear often in Eurovision. The performance is also something else, felt like a modern art installation. ¡Mucha suerte España!
@ThePeaceAround This is a comment I read on another reaction to Palomas'song. It sums it all up pretty well and I´m sure it will help understanding/explaning what you just saw: The song itself (music, singing, clapping) is a bulería, kind of a specific 'subgenere' of flamenco with a modern twist of an electronic beat. The topic and the lyrics come from the POV of a woman singing a lullaby, trying to put her crying baby to sleep ('Eaea' is a cooing sound in Spain) The performance and staging are the ones of a ritual, summoning her ancestors. Specially her late grandma, wich this song is inspired by and dedicated to, because she taught and used to sing flamenco and lullabies to her. The repetitive pattern of the beat, backing vocals and rythmic clapping are intended to be entrancing and hypnotizing for connecting with the energy of the experience. Her hand movements work as a praise and a calling to the above. The red threads are a reference to the fringes of a traditional 'mantón' (shawl) simbolizing protection, motherhood, in fact she said it could be seen sort of womb-shaped. Actually she worked as a costume and stage set designer, as she did here too. The white circle represents the moon, where, as the lyrics say, she wants to be buried in when she dies, so she will be able to watch over her child everynight but one ('newmoon') First she kneels looking up, later she kneels again looking downwards, always with a reaching hand. Then she shoots a flaming arrow and lights it on fire (red pulsing light, heartbeat, blood, death) Finally the priestess gets on the shrine to end the ritual in ecstasy.
It has an insistent beat and it has an old-fashioned quality to it while at the same time sounds contemporary at the same time. Flamenco feeling to it. I wasn't crazy about last year's Spanish entry; this one I enjoy much much more! I give this an 8.5.
2:42 - I also feel like this song has lots of emotion in it..lots of soul/heart vibes and it's quite energetic, so awesome, I can feel it, it was so underrated though, it's sad.
Your comments really show your musical knowledge (and i am not saying this just because you like our song): flamenco and specially bulerías is a kind of music usually born from improvisation: a group of people just clapping their hands and the singer used to make Up the lyrics while singing.
Many people already said this, but this staging is Eurovision ready too. There is the smallest fear in the back of my head this may share Fulenn's fate of not being... idk, accepted isn't the right word but it's closest to what I'm trying to say. But in comparison to Fulenn, most aspects are better, the vocals, the staging, the melody, so I expect Spain to get another top 5 finish.
I think worst case scenario, with the performance remaining like this - is midtable by way of high jury and low televote. Like the lower limit is gonna be like 12th-15th imo
Fulen failed in two fundamental aspects: 1, camera angles (was a mess) & 2, no big vocal moments to win jury points. Camera angles of this will gain some televote points, and astonishing vocals will gain a top-3 jury, so top10 guaranteed for me.
Hi Rachel, once more great reaction and review. There are just 8 songs out and it will be very hard for any of the remaining 29 to overcome this from my #1...beijinhos from Portugal
This is the Winner of Eurovision 2023 for me! 🎤♥️💃🤗 Ireland sends 12 Million point to Blanca Paloma ☘️ I had an emotional reaction the first time i saw this a few months ago too. Pure art right from the heart ❤🎉
Your reaction says it all, the performance and song are a moving combo whether you speak the language or not, the song is a lullaby, like she's a loving mother but also a warrior, like her motherly love is what gives her strength and that's something every good mother can relate to, it's universal like the emotion she puts in it and that you connected to, i hope this is received by everyone out there the same way.
Spain is easily my number one this year (ok we've only had 15 songs), but it won't leave my top 3 that is for sure. A very moving performance of a song that does not follow the traditional patterns. This is what we need at Eurovision, ethnic sounds and rhythms performed to perfection - 10/10
Being educated or having culture is not a matter of academic titles, nor of acquired knowledge, but of attitude, sensitivity and open-mindedness, as you have shown in this reaction. They may not appreciate it on the televote, but this is pure poetry by Machado, and the staging, like a play by Lorca (Spain's most universal poet).
I 100% live for your reactions every year for all these songs. :) I love the enthusiasm and artistic passion you have for this competition. My friend group looks at me like I am crazy for loving this as much as I do, but seeing reactors like you or Maxxy Rainbow or the guys at ESC United - you all make it worthwhile. :)
Es increíble como sin entender un idioma (deduzco) la música puede llegar a emocionar así. Eso es música, es emoción es lo que se trasmite al cantar con corazón también. Un saludo y gracias por tu reacción, ha sido emocionante. Tienes nueva subscriptora. Saludos 🙂
Well my Spanish is not one of the 5 languages that I understand and speak the most, but I think that if I have understood it correctly the content of the message is tremendous, I think it is a bulería or fandango, some flamenco and fused palo... I understand: she is a mother who sings a typical lullaby from the south of Spain to put her little girl to sleep and asks her to bury her in the moon when she leaves (is she dying?) so that she can see her little face every night baby, except the nights of the new moon and that her tears will be like the Nile river... wow it's beastly, Spanish is not the language I understand the most and I will listen to it again to understand better but the message is heartbreaking, I'm very 😨 😦😲 😳 and surprised...
Thank you very much for this emotional reaction 🥺💕 Some represent a musical style and a staging never seen before at ESC and backed by the popular folklore of a country, Spain is the only country in the world that could represent an electronic flamenco show at ESC. Spanish flamenco intangible cultural heritage of humanity UNESCO. Others represent generic songs with no sentiment or culture behind it. That is the big difference. Where some listen and see art, others only hear noises✌🏼🕊️💕
I exactly felt like you when I Listen to this song when being performed. The fusion between flamenco and electronic music, the strength of Blanca Paloma and all women that are all around her is stunning. And the voice… what can I tell, OMG!! 10/10 Thanks a lot for your sincere reaction! 😍
I am from Spain, and clearly when I hear this the tears flow because it touches the depths of my soul....I thought you must be from our culture to feel this way about these sounds; I am amazed that this English woman here feels similarly, also I have read comments from people all over the world that has reached similarly; we humans are all brothers and sisters and connected in the soul.
Thank you from Spain. Yes, a true storm of feelings, even more if you knew she sings: "when I die I wan to be buried in the Moon so that I could see you everynight, my son, except one" (the new Moon phase). Very poetic that lullaby.
I was waiting for this reaction. I caught the end of Norway's Melodi Grand Prix the other night, and I saw the winning song. It was my favourite 2023 song for about a day, and then THIS dropped. I just hope the European public don't find this too challenging to listen to or like. Hopefully she can pull a Konstrakta and surprise everyone with another piece of art. It feels to me as if Spain are entering a new Eurovision era, where they're coming to win. Would you agree? I mean, it seems forever since "Do It For Your Lover" ... 🙂 Someone's going to have to come up with something good tonight (Super Saturday, 11th of February) to beat this in my mind.
This is so so so incredible. It’s transcendent. So beautiful and so arresting. I had no choice in my reaction, I just sat there with my mouth open. Captivating is an understatement. Loooove your opinions + so appreciate your deep understanding of music and how much that enhances the quality of your videos and really adds weight to your thoughts + analysis of a song, as a musician myself it’s just always interesting to hear.
It's a song I didn't think I'd like as much as I do. It really should be up there in the results in May - not many will have as good a voice as Blanca. Plus, it's totally different from 'Slo Mo'. I liked that song but am pleased we are now getting a different side to Spain.
So Angelical, and espiritual I have seen your reaction several times together to others else Who have sane way moved like you, like blanca did to all of us here in Soain and its worthy to think how to bring this song to Eurovision, its not a risky but a gift, a gift for heart and soul. Your reaction explain It all. 🙂🌹no more words are needed. ❤️🇪🇦😊👍💃
Thanks for your reaction Rachel, I am surprised how moved you have been with Blanca Paloma, it is a beautiful song that touches many sensibilities and a beautiful staging, I am glad you liked it, greetings from Galicia-Spain
As far as song-wise, I could level Eaea next to Bandido, my all-time favorite Spanish entry. No prayer could be more chanting and fiery. She could move a mountain with her energy. Spain, you are my winner this year. This song reveals the Spanish very soul down to its bones. I am blown away, too. 12 points!
Thank you for your sweet reaction 🥺❤️ I like how even though you probably don't understand what she says and what it is about, you still feel it 🥰 In case you want to know more about this, the song is lullaby with beautiful lyrics. The main part is when she seems to be singing to the moon while she says 'my dear child, when I die, may they bury me at the moon, so I can watch over you every night, except one (because of new moon) Also the staging was designed by her (she is a professional in that too) and it's in honour of her grandmother, so the red strings represent a traditional spanish cloth that her grandmother used to wear and it also represents a hug and support to her while she sings
Thank you so much. The song is amazing and she is absolutely fantastic, and this fussion between flamenco, buleria and also pop is what represent us, no like always the typical pop song. Music should make us feel despite we do not understand the lyrics, and Blanca does it. Gracias
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This is not a song. It’s a breathtaking experience! Tears in my eyes every time I watch it. Spain you should be proud! 👏
Couldn’t agree more!!!!!
Emotions take over since the first second with so strenght and Passion to including some intimal moments. Pure Poesy. LOVE It 😍 come on Blanca. 💃🇪🇦 Huge all sense.
¡ Yes!. Thanks.
Many spaniards, as I am, are proud of our entry this year. Of course, there are people who dislike this song. But among the ones who love Blanca and her song, we see art and poetry on stage during 3 minutes!
Thanks very much for your lovely words! Love from Spain! 🍀
I am defInitely proud! Thanks 🙏
At last Spain is sending a Spanish song. I love it so much, such a voice control, such a staging, I loooove it 10/10
As a Spaniard I feel so moved by your lovely reaction. It's so nice and touching to see that this performance makes you feel like crying without even understanding the lyrics.
I am so proud that we are sending the soul of Spain this year to Eurovision.
Que viva España coño! It is breathtaking and fuck it whatever our countrymen say.
I must say I had the same reaction. Everything about this entry is amazing, the vocal is perfection, the colours, the dance moves, the imagery... it's all absolutely fantastic. My jaw literally dropped when I saw this for the first time. It's stunning. Spain can be so proud of her.
oh thank you for such beautiful words 🥺💕
Thank you! 🙏❤
Well, the content of the message is tremendous, I think it's a bulería, a branch of flamenco and fused...
but it is a mother who sings a typical lullaby from the south of Spain to put her little baby to sleep and asks her that when she leaves, maybe she is dying, please bury her in the moon to see her baby's face every night . nights, except the nights of the new moon and that her tears will be like the Nile river... wow it's beastly, Spanish is not the language I understand the most and I will listen to it again to understand better but the message is heartbreaking, I'm very😲 😳 and surprised...
@@estitxu14 Pues así es! Lo has entendido perfectamente. Aquí en España no ha gustado a todo el mundo, está siendo muy criticada puesto que en España hay mucho más folclore que el flamenco que también debería de ser escuchado y relacionado con nosotros en otros países. A mí me encanta y me representa como Español. Esperemos tener suerte para el próximo sábado. Saludos desde Madrid.
@@jango9401 muchísima suerte, la verdad que es con diferencia la MASTERPIECE del festival, desde el principio ves que es una obra de arte colosal, pero en este tiempo cada vez nos ha gustado aún más, suerte y todo nuestro apoyo desde Berklee College of Music Boston, Massachusetts..
This performance is hypnoctic
Brutal slaughtering from the televote, Europe wasn't ready at all ! My number 6 when I first heard it live (and the tv wasn't loud enough obviously), but the more I hear it, it has climbed to my number 2 ! What a piece of art this is !
it's so nice seeing non-spaniards liking this song 🥺 I'm so happy it has reached your hearts
OBSESSED with this song. Can’t stop listening to it. And can’t stop watching this performance. Watching it live on TV was THE EXPERIENCE. I will never forget it. I can’t wait to see it in eurovision. Spain, you should be PROUD.
Blanca Paloma's performances are so emotional!! I love her so much!
I'm not even from Spain and I'm rooting that this song sweeps this year's Eurovision!
Undeniably masterful in all aspects!
PS - your reaction was super endearing
Thank you xx
Your sensibility talks a lot about yourself. Your reaction was the best compliment an artist can receive. ❤
Those teardrops in your eyes are "LAGRIMITAS DEL NILO" ( =TEARDROPS FROM THE RIVER NILE). That's in the lyrics of the song
I had same reaction....it was like...I'm crying? Why am I crying? Absolutely moved by the passion, the roots, the vocals, the staging....everything 😍
It’s just hypnotic isn’t it!
@@ThePeaceAround absolutely 😳😍
Best song selected so far! Easy 10/10!
I knew you would love this, Rachel, because you really enjoy good music. I was eagerly waiting for your reaction, love you always!
Spain winner alert ESC 2023!!! Pure art!!!🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
I found myself overwhelmed with emotion too, when I saw this performance. There is so much power and conviction in her singing, it truly did make me shed tears as well.
I was sure you were going to love it Rachel and I was expecting to your reaction video. This is something so unique like nothing I have heard before! So powerful and emotional, totally captivating from start to finish, it puts you in a state of trance literally. Like a holly psalm deep from the soul of the ancestors. 12 points from Greece!❤
I remember your reaction last year and how much faith you had in Chanel when Spain was not supporting her (actually, she received a lot of hate at that time). Now, I see you appreciate and love spanish music and culture once again, even though EaEa is not easy to understand for non Spanish people. Thank you for your reactions, so much love from Spain 🇪🇸
Y la de Chanel no era fácil de entender para mí, sigo sin entender de qué hablaba esa letra 😅
What is the song's meaning for you in Spain?
@@freemangriffin4953 'Eaea' is like a lullaby that a mom sings to her child. She also says in the song that, when she dies, she wants to 'be buried in the Moon so she would be able to watch her child, every night but one (new moon fase)'
@@almajimm my first understanding was that this "one night" would be the night the child proper (maybe already grown up) would die and she doesn't want to see when this happens. The new moon was not my initial thought, because it happens every month, but it also makes sense to me. Either way, this is a true masterpiece and deserves to win. I was also blown away when I first saw It and can't stop listening. Congrats from Brasil 👏👏👏❤️❤️🇪🇸🇧🇷
Wow! A 10/10! That's my first time seeing you give that score. Rachel, thank you so much for this reaction. Blanca is such a gifted singer. I'm very happy that she's representing my country this year. I was sure you would like this song for its uniqueness, but this reaction was priceless.
I don't know what the outcome will be, because it's a risky choice, but at least I hope juries can give this the appreciation it deserves.
Keep up the good work ❤
Esta canción nos produce tristeza y alegría al mismo tiempo, porque en España, el EAEA, se canta a los bebes para hacerr que se duerman. Eso es lo que lo hace tan mágico.
Rachel you are such a sweet soul, thank you for appreciating our song and this part of our culture!! truly good performances can move our hearts even if we don't speak the language of the lyrics, that is the magic of music.
It made me cry too, it still makes me cry every time I listen to it mate. You're not alone. Love from Istanbul!
Indeed there are no words. Voice, complex melody yet understandable, right pitch, super backing vocals, great staging, wow moments... She checks and outperforms every box.
Not the first time I see the performance, but I just watched your reaction and gotta love how you said "I don't know why I'm crying" at the same time my eyes got wet too. This performance just doesn't get any less powerful, hope she keeps this staging for Liverpool
I was surprise that you put a 10/10.
It's an intense performance and her voice control are so impressive and even perfect.
Every time it moves me. I cry...
Spain for the win
I'm so glad you love this! Blanca was my Benidorm winner both last year and this year and it's really exciting that we get to see something like this in Eurovision
Same reaction with me. Incredible, unique, hypnotic, artistic. Something new and different for Eurovision. I loved your video.
Es muy bonito ver como alguien de otro país se emociona reaccionando a una canción de otro pais . Thanks. Ole! La Blanca Paloma 🕊️ ❤
Indeed, EaEa is a lullaby. A lullaby which is song from the bottom of the heart. A pray of a grand mother full of love to the baby.
Despite the barrier of the language (the sensitive, magnificent listener here cannot follow Spanish), she is feeling the full message of the singer wishing that God grants her the joy of looking at the kid EVERYday of her life.
This is very moving for sensitive souls like that of our beautiful listener reacting to Blanca Paloma's song.
The message is further moving by the lirics of this Spanish song (which I strongly recommend to get a good translation from) utilising beautiful "images" like that of the grandma desiring to be burried in the Moon, when she dies, which would allow her to continue seeing the baby, grown as adult, every night, for the rest of her days, even when she would be absent on Earth.
Blanca is perfectly transmitting this deep feeling of love in the way she sings and performs. No need to understand Spanish for that. It is moving from the message, in The UK, Spain, Japan or Uganda.
This feeling is universally understandable.
Bravo Blanca. Bravo to this sensitive, emotional reaction, full of truth.
Yesss I'm glad you liked it!!! Love from Spain!!!
Girl, your reaction brought tears to my eyes. So authentic!!
Thanks for your beautiful reaction 🫶 Love from Spain.
This song has the potential to win ESC. Btw, my little son says that you are beautiful, Rachel 🥰
Incredible reaction Rachel ...!!! You got my 10/10!!! Much love from Spain 🇪🇸💓
You’re the only reactor in RUclips that has a valuable input on music. So happy you love this because the other Eurovision people online were so rude and ignorant on this masterpiece.
Well, I don't want to take away anything from Rachel's work, which I love, but there are many skilled musician that provide interesting point of view
@@alexwtf80 I’m sure there are. I love reactors who can give this form of input. If you know any more send them my way. 🥰
It’s not being ignorant but to many this sounds absolutely awful. This is divisive as people will either love it or hate it but that is what you need. Middle of the road songs don’t gather any points.
The worst part is coming from Spaniards! This is beautiful! Spain has come strong the last two years. Viva España coño!
@@melomascantodos You mean there are actually Spaniards who dislike this? Unbelievable!
Whenever I can I come to visit this reaction video to get excited again with you 💕🕊️
We are so proud of Blanca!. He sang a flamenco lullaby and her powerful voice and expressions can transmit everything. Vamos con todas!!
Thank you very much for your genuine reaction. I was looking forward to watch it. I almost cried with you. I' m very proud of Blanca Paloma. I saw your video talking about all you have been through and I sincerely hope that this Eurovision season is being of great help to you. You have a very beautiful light
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction, thank you. Your musical expertise, specialist lexicon and pleasant diction really make all the difference, offering viewers like us some really valuable insight. I also adore this song, voice and performance. I hope it will strike a chord with audiences and won't be written off as "too high brow" at Eurovision. I'm praying it gets a good spot in the running order. Around position 18 or so.
You are so sweet ! Thank you for understand our culture and being so special
This was my exact reaction. I have been listening to this everyday since it came out and the more I hear it I cry harder. It is so moving.
You must listen to the studio version that was recently released - The aesthetics and vocals was was just out of this world. Knowing that she can sing this live I am excited to see this at the final ❤️
What I always enjoy watching very much is your reaction to the song 🥰 always unique and endearing. Yeah to the hormones making you cry is so, they are welcome
OMG es espectacular, incleibre vocal, interpretación y arte Dios love 😍 Spain 🇪🇸
What. An. Entry. As I mentioned in your reaction to Benidorm Fest, this is such a brilliantly-written song, without a doubt Spain's best in recent years from a purely musical point of view. As you rightly say, the electronics blend perfectly with the traditional flamenco sound as well, and it's not something you hear often in Eurovision. The performance is also something else, felt like a modern art installation.
¡Mucha suerte España!
@ThePeaceAround This is a comment I read on another reaction to Palomas'song. It sums it all up pretty well and I´m sure it will help understanding/explaning what you just saw:
The song itself (music, singing, clapping) is a bulería, kind of a specific 'subgenere' of flamenco with a modern twist of an electronic beat.
The topic and the lyrics come from the POV of a woman singing a lullaby, trying to put her crying baby to sleep ('Eaea' is a cooing sound in Spain)
The performance and staging are the ones of a ritual, summoning her ancestors. Specially her late grandma, wich this song is inspired by and dedicated to, because she taught and used to sing flamenco and lullabies to her.
The repetitive pattern of the beat, backing vocals and rythmic clapping are intended to be entrancing and hypnotizing for connecting with the energy of the experience. Her hand movements work as a praise and a calling to the above.
The red threads are a reference to the fringes of a traditional 'mantón' (shawl) simbolizing protection, motherhood, in fact she said it could be seen sort of womb-shaped. Actually she worked as a costume and stage set designer, as she did here too.
The white circle represents the moon, where, as the lyrics say, she wants to be buried in when she dies, so she will be able to watch over her child everynight but one ('newmoon')
First she kneels looking up, later she kneels again looking downwards, always with a reaching hand.
Then she shoots a flaming arrow and lights it on fire (red pulsing light, heartbeat, blood, death) Finally the priestess gets on the shrine to end the ritual in ecstasy.
Deseando estaba que reaccionarias❤️❤️❤️❤️ gracias por esta reacción y ver cómo te emocionaba a sido lo más 💃💃🕊️🇪🇦 gracias,
It has an insistent beat and it has an old-fashioned quality to it while at the same time sounds contemporary at the same time. Flamenco feeling to it. I wasn't crazy about last year's Spanish entry; this one I enjoy much much more! I give this an 8.5.
This coming from you it's so cool and as a Spanish person, makes me feel so proud of our culture and our artists. Thank you ❤️🌹💃
2:42 - I also feel like this song has lots of emotion in it..lots of soul/heart vibes and it's quite energetic, so awesome, I can feel it, it was so underrated though, it's sad.
Your comments really show your musical knowledge (and i am not saying this just because you like our song): flamenco and specially bulerías is a kind of music usually born from improvisation: a group of people just clapping their hands and the singer used to make Up the lyrics while singing.
Great piece...Wonderful reaction, this song extracts powerful feelings
Many people already said this, but this staging is Eurovision ready too. There is the smallest fear in the back of my head this may share Fulenn's fate of not being... idk, accepted isn't the right word but it's closest to what I'm trying to say. But in comparison to Fulenn, most aspects are better, the vocals, the staging, the melody, so I expect Spain to get another top 5 finish.
I think worst case scenario, with the performance remaining like this - is midtable by way of high jury and low televote. Like the lower limit is gonna be like 12th-15th imo
Honestly I think it's worse the Fulenn. I can get the skill of the artist, but the song is boring, I can't relate to it in any way.
Fulen failed in two fundamental aspects: 1, camera angles (was a mess) & 2, no big vocal moments to win jury points. Camera angles of this will gain some televote points, and astonishing vocals will gain a top-3 jury, so top10 guaranteed for me.
In my opinion this has a spot in the Top 10 for sure, top 5 will depend on the rest of the songs and whether they are able to enhance this performance
Yes, I get emotional too but it's a good vibe 🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦😘😘😘😘😘
Thank you for your genuine and honest reaction! So different to other “voice coach” on yt.
Hi Rachel, once more great reaction and review. There are just 8 songs out and it will be very hard for any of the remaining 29 to overcome this from my #1...beijinhos from Portugal
I felt the same as you when I first saw the live performance. I hope that feeling comes across to people in May (which I'm sure it will!)
it's ART, very captivating....
This is the Winner of Eurovision 2023 for me! 🎤♥️💃🤗 Ireland sends 12 Million point to Blanca Paloma ☘️ I had an emotional reaction the first time i saw this a few months ago too. Pure art right from the heart ❤🎉
Your reaction says it all, the performance and song are a moving combo whether you speak the language or not, the song is a lullaby, like she's a loving mother but also a warrior, like her motherly love is what gives her strength and that's something every good mother can relate to, it's universal like the emotion she puts in it and that you connected to, i hope this is received by everyone out there the same way.
Thank you, Spain… 👏👏👏👏👏
Spain is easily my number one this year (ok we've only had 15 songs), but it won't leave my top 3 that is for sure. A very moving performance of a song that does not follow the traditional patterns. This is what we need at Eurovision, ethnic sounds and rhythms performed to perfection - 10/10
Being educated or having culture is not a matter of academic titles, nor of acquired knowledge, but of attitude, sensitivity and open-mindedness, as you have shown in this reaction. They may not appreciate it on the televote, but this is pure poetry by Machado, and the staging, like a play by Lorca (Spain's most universal poet).
I knew it was going to hit you deeply.
I 100% live for your reactions every year for all these songs. :) I love the enthusiasm and artistic passion you have for this competition.
My friend group looks at me like I am crazy for loving this as much as I do, but seeing reactors like you or Maxxy Rainbow or the guys at ESC United - you all make it worthwhile. :)
Es increíble como sin entender un idioma (deduzco) la música puede llegar a emocionar así. Eso es música, es emoción es lo que se trasmite al cantar con corazón también. Un saludo y gracias por tu reacción, ha sido emocionante. Tienes nueva subscriptora. Saludos 🙂
Well my Spanish is not one of the 5 languages that I understand and speak the most, but I think that if I have understood it correctly the content of the message is tremendous, I think it is a bulería or fandango, some flamenco and fused palo...
I understand: she is a mother who sings a typical lullaby from the south of Spain to put her little girl to sleep and asks her to bury her in the moon when she leaves (is she dying?) so that she can see her little face every night baby, except the nights of the new moon and that her tears will be like the Nile river... wow it's beastly, Spanish is not the language I understand the most and I will listen to it again to understand better but the message is heartbreaking, I'm very 😨 😦😲 😳 and surprised...
@@estitxu14 Ya, claro....
Thank you very much for this emotional reaction 🥺💕
Some represent a musical style and a staging never seen before at ESC and backed by the popular folklore of a country, Spain is the only country in the world that could represent an electronic flamenco show at ESC. Spanish flamenco intangible cultural heritage of humanity UNESCO. Others represent generic songs with no sentiment or culture behind it. That is the big difference. Where some listen and see art, others only hear noises✌🏼🕊️💕
I exactly felt like you when I Listen to this song when being performed. The fusion between flamenco and electronic music, the strength of Blanca Paloma and all women that are all around her is stunning. And the voice… what can I tell, OMG!! 10/10
Thanks a lot for your sincere reaction! 😍
Lovely reaction. You said all the words I feel too: compelling and stunning!
I am from Spain, and clearly when I hear this the tears flow because it touches the depths of my soul....I thought you must be from our culture to feel this way about these sounds; I am amazed that this English woman here feels similarly, also I have read comments from people all over the world that has reached similarly; we humans are all brothers and sisters and connected in the soul.
Beautiful, this will connect to anyone with an open heart x
It's a masterpiece. Absolutely otherworldly. Touches the heart and the soul. I really love it :)
Thank you from Spain. Yes, a true storm of feelings, even more if you knew she sings: "when I die I wan to be buried in the Moon so that I could see you everynight, my son, except one" (the new Moon phase). Very poetic that lullaby.
I LOVED LOVED LOVEEED this video!!!!
This is an absolute masterpiece and my winner so far.
I was waiting for your reaction for days! 🤭 Glad you liked it so much. Greetings from Spain.
I was waiting for this reaction. I caught the end of Norway's Melodi Grand Prix the other night, and I saw the winning song. It was my favourite 2023 song for about a day, and then THIS dropped. I just hope the European public don't find this too challenging to listen to or like. Hopefully she can pull a Konstrakta and surprise everyone with another piece of art.
It feels to me as if Spain are entering a new Eurovision era, where they're coming to win. Would you agree? I mean, it seems forever since "Do It For Your Lover" ... 🙂
Someone's going to have to come up with something good tonight (Super Saturday, 11th of February) to beat this in my mind.
This is so so so incredible. It’s transcendent. So beautiful and so arresting. I had no choice in my reaction, I just sat there with my mouth open. Captivating is an understatement. Loooove your opinions + so appreciate your deep understanding of music and how much that enhances the quality of your videos and really adds weight to your thoughts + analysis of a song, as a musician myself it’s just always interesting to hear.
Thank you! 😊
I join in with every word you say here.
amo tu reacción!!! love you can appreciate it even if you dont understand the lyrics. You are amazing, greetings from madriiiiid
Thank you for being so sensitive and moving. Blanca Paloma moved us and you moved me as well, it’s such a beautiful reaction 🫶
Thank you so much for your support to Blanca! Love from Spain!🇪🇸
It's a song I didn't think I'd like as much as I do. It really should be up there in the results in May - not many will have as good a voice as Blanca. Plus, it's totally different from 'Slo Mo'. I liked that song but am pleased we are now getting a different side to Spain.
Spain has the arguably richest folklore in Europe little wonder Hispanica music is among the richest in the world.
So Angelical, and espiritual I have seen your reaction several times together to others else Who have sane way moved like you, like blanca did to all of us here in Soain and its worthy to think how to bring this song to Eurovision, its not a risky but a gift, a gift for heart and soul. Your reaction explain It all. 🙂🌹no more words are needed. ❤️🇪🇦😊👍💃
Que bonito que te produzca esos sentimientos! 🥰
Thanks for your reaction Rachel, I am surprised how moved you have been with Blanca Paloma, it is a beautiful song that touches many sensibilities and a beautiful staging, I am glad you liked it, greetings from Galicia-Spain
As far as song-wise, I could level Eaea next to Bandido, my all-time favorite Spanish entry. No prayer could be more chanting and fiery. She could move a mountain with her energy. Spain, you are my winner this year. This song reveals the Spanish very soul down to its bones. I am blown away, too. 12 points!
It's so magical ✨ 😭 I cried too
Thank you for your sweet reaction 🥺❤️ I like how even though you probably don't understand what she says and what it is about, you still feel it 🥰
In case you want to know more about this, the song is lullaby with beautiful lyrics. The main part is when she seems to be singing to the moon while she says 'my dear child, when I die, may they bury me at the moon, so I can watch over you every night, except one (because of new moon)
Also the staging was designed by her (she is a professional in that too) and it's in honour of her grandmother, so the red strings represent a traditional spanish cloth that her grandmother used to wear and it also represents a hug and support to her while she sings
Unapologetic authentic to the amazing and old Spanish culture!!!! I really hope they do well. She deserves it!!!!!!!
A masterpiece ❤️🔥
Im so happy you love it :_) thank u
I love you reaction😍🥹 thank you from Spain🇪🇸
Excellent review for an excellent act. Thank you so much!!
❤ Muchas gracias por tu opinión sabes apreciar lo que es el arte y sentimiento LOVE ❤
Thank you so much. The song is amazing and she is absolutely fantastic, and this fussion between flamenco, buleria and also pop is what represent us, no like always the typical pop song. Music should make us feel despite we do not understand the lyrics, and Blanca does it. Gracias
This is a MASTERPIECE!!!!!
wonderful, amazing......perfect
Most genuine reaction I've seen of EAEA. Thank you for your reaction, feeling the emotion and not dismissing the song as "yelling".