Edgar represents the ghost writers of songs. And the 0.003 is the amount of money that the artist gets for each stream on Spotify. It's a brilliant song. Teya and Salena are amazing singers
You are confused. I understand that. This is not just a music video. Why? Let me quote "Lindon ESC" and his/her interpretation of this song that i found in the comments to another "Reacting to Austria ESC 2023" Video: So, I'll break this down "There's a ghost in my body and he is a lyricist" "Oh Mia Padre, There's a ghost in my body" They are taking a shot at Ghostwriters in the industry. Alot of artist's today will use Ghostwriters who will produce or write music and get a massive fraction whilst the artist gets a small amount for performing it. They also use their song as a way to demonstrate this. In today's industry, you could make the most meaningful song but cover it with Electro or dance and bam... It's a worldwide hit and people miss the actual meaning. So, they did the same by making this fun, quirky pop track that you miss the actual meaning behind the song. "What's your IPI? Where's the A&R? Girl, call Universal, you're about to be a star" IPI is a digital barcode that a A&R team recieve when content is made. It determines how much royalty the Producer, Writer, Artist and Label will receive. In most cases, again, the producer and label receive the most whilst the songwriter and artist receive hardly anything. They take a shot at Universal Music group as they are known to take MASSIVE chunks from artists and also not give their artist's any creative control over their music or sound. It's sarcasm. You'll become a star and be rich, but it'll come at a price, basically! You'll have no freedom to write your own songs but you'll be rich. It's a very clever lyric. "Zero dot zero zero three Give me two years, and your dinner will be free" Most streaming sites will pay a artist 0.003 in revenue every stream. This lyric actually hits so hard. All they could afford is cheap champagne and after two years, they'd finally make a small profit. Unless you're a massive artist pulling in millions of plays each month, you will hardly see a profit from your song and will have to wait a few years before you can just about afford a meal. It's a strong message to display just how much the industry and streaming sites do not value the work or content of hard working artists. This is why she then says "At least it pays to be funny". Comedians make more money than hard working songwriters and artists!! Let that sink in. In the second half of the video, they dress up as men delivering the song to a board of record executives. This is because men's work is often listened to more and released whilst women's hard work goes unnoticed or unfavoured. You then see them get arrested for impersonation and taken to prison. This is because they are trying to display the message, it would be so much easier to be a man in the industry than be a woman. VERY CLEVER what they did there. This song is ART. It's not even a song at this point. It deserves recognition for how amazing it is. It's such a fun, quirky song with such a deep and powerful message. " If I could add to that. Edgar Allan Poe was the first (american) author who tried to live from his art. He was short on money all of his life.
Edgar represents the ghost writers of songs. And the 0.003 is the amount of money that the artist gets for each stream on Spotify. It's a brilliant song. Teya and Salena are amazing singers
This is on my top3 this Season's ESC. Those ladies are brilliant!
Good choice, who is your favourite?
@@Addict2FX Finland - Cha Cha Cha - Latvia - Aija - Austria Who the Hell Is Edgar
I hope Latvia does well. That song's been growing on me this month
@@Addict2FX That song got me at first listening. It's a gem.
You are confused. I understand that. This is not just a music video. Why? Let me quote "Lindon ESC" and his/her interpretation of this song that i found in the comments to another "Reacting to Austria ESC 2023" Video:
So, I'll break this down "There's a ghost in my body and he is a lyricist" "Oh Mia Padre, There's a ghost in my body" They are taking a shot at Ghostwriters in the industry. Alot of artist's today will use Ghostwriters who will produce or write music and get a massive fraction whilst the artist gets a small amount for performing it. They also use their song as a way to demonstrate this. In today's industry, you could make the most meaningful song but cover it with Electro or dance and bam... It's a worldwide hit and people miss the actual meaning. So, they did the same by making this fun, quirky pop track that you miss the actual meaning behind the song.
"What's your IPI? Where's the A&R? Girl, call Universal, you're about to be a star"
IPI is a digital barcode that a A&R team recieve when content is made. It determines how much royalty the Producer, Writer, Artist and Label will receive. In most cases, again, the producer and label receive the most whilst the songwriter and artist receive hardly anything. They take a shot at Universal Music group as they are known to take MASSIVE chunks from artists and also not give their artist's any creative control over their music or sound. It's sarcasm. You'll become a star and be rich, but it'll come at a price, basically! You'll have no freedom to write your own songs but you'll be rich. It's a very clever lyric.
"Zero dot zero zero three Give me two years, and your dinner will be free" Most streaming sites will pay a artist 0.003 in revenue every stream. This lyric actually hits so hard. All they could afford is cheap champagne and after two years, they'd finally make a small profit. Unless you're a massive artist pulling in millions of plays each month, you will hardly see a profit from your song and will have to wait a few years before you can just about afford a meal. It's a strong message to display just how much the industry and streaming sites do not value the work or content of hard working artists.
This is why she then says "At least it pays to be funny". Comedians make more money than hard working songwriters and artists!! Let that sink in.
In the second half of the video, they dress up as men delivering the song to a board of record executives. This is because men's work is often listened to more and released whilst women's hard work goes unnoticed or unfavoured.
You then see them get arrested for impersonation and taken to prison. This is because they are trying to display the message, it would be so much easier to be a man in the industry than be a woman. VERY CLEVER what they did there. This song is ART. It's not even a song at this point. It deserves recognition for how amazing it is. It's such a fun, quirky song with such a deep and powerful message. "
If I could add to that. Edgar Allan Poe was the first (american) author who tried to live from his art. He was short on money all of his life.
this song is about my representative in poland
Bejba Poland eurovision
Genius song they deserve to win!
dua lipa rip off
I don't see that
Rip off no, inspired maybe! I would say across between Dua Lupa/Lady Ga Ga!