This is easily one of the very best Eurovision songs from the 21st century. Don't even try to prove me wrong. It's one of those things: grossely underrated, but that only made it even more legendary. Pure music, pure beauty, pure joy, pure glory.
I'm from Argentina and I remember listening to this song for the first time when I was 11 years old. Today i'm 25 and until this day is one of my favorite songs EVER.
17 years later and they delivered again!! Amazing energy ,unique band with folklore motives and people whole Moldova can be proud of Well done Zdob si Zdub you are Eurovision legends!! Love from Serbia 🇷🇸❤️🇲🇩
Hard to believe that they're from Moldova, one of the smallest, poorest, most remote countries in Europe, yet still make some of the funniest, most creative music I've ever heard.
Torsten Scholz OMG. Yes, we are not the richest but we are not handicapped. We live like you do. We do not starve. We have schools and universities. Most of our people speak 2-3 languages. Why would anyone think that we are intellectually incapable of creating stuff? 😒
@@mandarinasMDA Sorry, I didn't mean to offend your country. On the contrary, It was meant to show appreciation and respect that you have such a creative musical landscape.
Zdob si Zdub are absolute legends. Their music was played in a Slavic club at a party in Serbia last year. I was over the moon. :D Everyone was dancing like crazy.
Nothing equaled this in the whole Eurovision history - the energy, the sound, the vibe, the authenticity, the charisma of these people on stage... Epic ❤Zdob si Zdub forever! ❤
Why can't Eurovision be like this anymore? Nowadays, they seem more concerned with spectacular staging and powerful ballads than just having fun which is what eurovision was supposed to be.
@@aleksanderpagels288 honestly, so lucky, hey mamma!, and run away are really the only other moldovan songs i can say i love! yes, i want your love was good too, but compared to the other 4, it's not as epic!
It was awesome, but I'm a MASSIVE STAN for Aliona Moon and the best version of the projection dress ever... and of course her actual performance was BRILLIANT. It inspired me to *try* and learn some Romanian ( to go with my FRE/SPA/ITA/POR)
@@lilianab8007 The Epic Sax Guy is fun as well, but I felt there needed to be a little more balance between him and the other two members of The SunStroke Project. Then again, their appearance in Kyiv 3 years ago demonstrated how they could make all of their talents work. ☺
I have been watching Eurovision for about 25 years. Voted literally 4-5 times in all time. And I could not restrain myself from casting my vote for Zdob Si Zdub - the song is SUPER! Hello to Moldovans from Belarus!
@@nataliazubova5219 Я так и сделаю! И в 2005 я за Молдавию голосовала и кулаки держала - ну очень круто выступили! Даже не помню кто победил тогда, а это выступление помню. Жалею, что в 2011 пропустила, номер тоже был крутой и бесшабашный!))) Молдова, вперёд! Здоровый стёб очень нужен этому чванливому конкурсу!!!)))
I was 7 when I saw this and I’m confident this is the reason I’m such a fan of Eurovision now. The McFly or Chilli Peppers of Moldova - I thought it was the coolest thing ever. And they brought Granny on stage!
Я каждый раз за них болею, начиная с этого выступления(эх, мне тогда 10 лет было, когда обожала эту песню!), ну и каждый раз пролетают, надеюсь, их и дальше будут посылать, пока не победят))
Now that is how you make an ESC debut. Even today, 19 years later, people are still talking about this performance. It is literally more famous today then the Greece's winning song.
Watching this again in 2024 after the Eurovision they are one of my all time favorite entries. Such legends. I remember being 5 when watching this eurovision and cheering for them to win.
The German ESC broadcaster lately did a documentation on Danube cruises. During a stop at Giurgiulesti, the only Moldovan port, the passengers visited the Grandmama at her village.
Step 2! Drums! There has to be drums! It doesn't hurt if the drums are played by gorgeous topless men. It's proven very efficient throughout the years. But, please feel free to try other alternatives. It's proven very helpful to go the exact opposite way. Use a grandmother!
Such an amazing debut for tiny, poor Moldova.. And now we've all come to love them for their crazy quirky stuff. We never got "O-zone" and "Dragostea Din Tei" [NumaNumaIei] in the contest [though we did get one member (Arsenie)], but we've gotten Sunstroke, Pasha, Aliona, Nelly, DoReDos, and other brilliant gems.
Not only are they one of Moldova's greatest bands, I think they are one of the world's greatest bands, on a par with Nirvana, Green Day and Pearl Jam , but more creative, more fresh! Fascinating to hear him sing in English.
Sounds like a cross between the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sublime with a Eastern European twist. Well, they’re going to Eurovision for a third time, and their new song sounds like it’s gonna be a fun romp.
This whole time I thought they won what Maybe because this song is so iconic in Moldova - Romania I wasn't even born yet when it came out but I've heard it countless times
@@limpchees I was born but haven't seen the contest. If I'd be more honest, also NOX from Hungary had deserved to grab the victory back then. But our Moldavian legends had definitely needed to be in the top 3, not 6ths.
Zdubii trebuiau să câștige în acel an, dacă întreg concursul nu ar fi fost politizat. De departe cea mai bună prestație. Prezența scenică, energia, capacitatea lui Roman și a tuturor de a cânta live... întreaga Europă a înnebunit când au aflat de Zdob & Zdub
![O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei [Official Video]](/img/n.gif)
This level of coolness will hardly ever be topped.
Try epic sax guy
@@gandalfwiz20007 nice joke
Nothing beats a rock performance with a drumming grandma.
Their 2011 entry was better.
7.
This is easily one of the very best Eurovision songs from the 21st century. Don't even try to prove me wrong. It's one of those things: grossely underrated, but that only made it even more legendary. Pure music, pure beauty, pure joy, pure glory.
💗💗💗
С удовольствием, до сих пор гоняю в машине под этот шедевр)
these guys are Eurovision legends
Romina
Și albano
Yes!❤
They should have won the contest that year everyone around the world loved this song. Well done Moldova 🇲🇩
yeap))
I'm from Argentina and I remember listening to this song for the first time when I was 11 years old. Today i'm 25 and until this day is one of my favorite songs EVER.
Welcome in Moldova, darling🙂
Welcome darling in Moldova!!
Hey Latin brothers ❤🙋♀️
I first heard it in the summer of 2008 when I was 20 years old and when it played on TV I danced to it. Now I'm 34 years old and I still hear it.
But I also basically listened to it when it first came out.
Eurovision should get these guys like a lifetime award because they deserve it, or maybe start like a Hall of Fame for Eurovision competitors
17 years later and they delivered again!!
Amazing energy ,unique band with folklore motives and people whole Moldova can be proud of
Well done Zdob si Zdub you are Eurovision legends!!
Love from Serbia 🇷🇸❤️🇲🇩
Second time they were in 2011
Zbob si zdub Eurovision 2011
In 2022 3rd time
Bunica bate toba iar Trenuletul merge spre Torino! Cine aici si in 2022?!!! Hey Ho, Let's Goo
⏳🇷🇴🇲🇩🇮🇹
eu, a trecut în finala trenulețul hahaha
Și eu 🤗😎
și euuu! trenulețul locul 7 în marea finală eurovision 2022!!!
@@veronica_960 Si locul 2 dupa televoturi
said the romanian that has no right to be brother with the moldovians
This is just mind blowing. The sound is so original and authentic. And the energy is just crazy. 😍Bravo Moldova!
Hard to believe that they're from Moldova, one of the smallest, poorest, most remote countries in Europe, yet still make some of the funniest, most creative music I've ever heard.
Torsten Scholz OMG. Yes, we are not the richest but we are not handicapped. We live like you do. We do not starve. We have schools and universities. Most of our people speak 2-3 languages. Why would anyone think that we are intellectually incapable of creating stuff? 😒
@@mandarinasMDA Sorry, I didn't mean to offend your country. On the contrary, It was meant to show appreciation and respect that you have such a creative musical landscape.
and then they topped this 6 years later with the garden gnome hats LOLOL>. I Stil look up and listen to Zdob Si Zdub music when I can find it.
Well, sometimes when people aren't very reach, they get to create much better and focus more on the beautoful things that really matter in life.
My definition of hotness: a guy with body paint, an asymmetric hairstyle and good manners towards old ladies.
SUS😂
They are aging like a wine 😍 I was six in 2005 and I can still remember dancing to this song❤️ They are amazing! Love from 🇷🇸❤️🇲🇩
Dupa atatia ani, tot genial imi pare!!!
*T a c i*
Godfam Zeta esti prost rau
Pentru că e genial!😍😍😍
@@GodfamZeta42069 gura
@@GodfamZeta42069 tacă-ți fleanca
There was no better way to introduce Moldova to Eurovision stage!
I saw them yesterday and they were absolutely fu***ing awesome !!!!! Love them all !!!
The best from Eurovision
Hello from August 2023!!! Salut and buna to Moldova from a Turk in San Diego!
Zdob Si Zdub is always awesome at Eurovision.
That this song didn't win is a crime against humanity.
Agree, this is purely a demonstration of Moldova's values through a catchy and cool song, an example of how esc should be
Correct
Zdob si Zdub are absolute legends. Their music was played in a Slavic club at a party in Serbia last year. I was over the moon. :D Everyone was dancing like crazy.
❤️
This is one of the craziest and most joyful performances I've ever seen.
Zdob şi Zdub din nou la EUROVISION 2022 !!!
You must listen Trenuletul-Eurovision 2022. They are still great!
@@ralucabaran2862 you think I didn't see it live? Haha
Did you forgot france 2010 ?
Nothing equaled this in the whole Eurovision history - the energy, the sound, the vibe, the authenticity, the charisma of these people on stage... Epic ❤Zdob si Zdub forever! ❤
I love Zdob și Zdub and I've been a fan of this song for years. I'm glad it's finally getting the attention it deserves.
I have known them since "Chișinău - București" xd
Why can't Eurovision be like this anymore? Nowadays, they seem more concerned with spectacular staging and powerful ballads than just having fun which is what eurovision was supposed to be.
Well... Most of the time Moldova is still sending weird stuff 😀 Not this weird but kind of interesting stuff
Can we say Serhat tried that, this year
90% Ballads and repetitive pop shite. I pray we get something unique and more rock/metal
all gone . you can now visit these places yourself
eat your heart out Chilli Peppers!
Everybody gangsta untill bunica starts playing the drum 🥁
Fantastic 😊😊
the first moldovan entry, and it's my fave of all time from them! i always love a good rock song in eurovision!
Agree, it's not that they haven't had other great entries since 2005, but none of them beat this epic entertainment for me!
@@aleksanderpagels288 honestly, so lucky, hey mamma!, and run away are really the only other moldovan songs i can say i love! yes, i want your love was good too, but compared to the other 4, it's not as epic!
2021, and after the Maneskin I'm here! You both are the best of these years! Zdob și Zdub rules!
Good news,they are participating at the moldovan national selections with their song trenuletul
@@evelinabobotrin8301 they won 🥳
You can tell Romanians and Moldovan are brothers because they’re both absolutely crazy and I love it
forcibly torn apart by the evil homewrecking Soviets :P
Esti cumva romin si vrei sa demonstrezi cuiva ca moldova e Ro....da nui drept
@@muzicantel2929 sunt basarabean. Învața sa scrii
@@BlueSwampyCraft eu pot scrie....si nu pretind ca scriu ca un romin.....de asta nu da moldova inainte cu de ăstea unionisti
@@BlueSwampyCraft si in plus un moldovan na vea sa zică basarabean dar moldovan.....basarabia numa in rominia se cam foloseste
The greatest Moldovan entry of all time (in my opinion, of course)!
🇲🇩👏👏👏👏👏🇺🇸
Thanks Mr American man
And certainly not for a lack of competition, Modova always sends incredibly great acts to the ESC!
What about the sax guy? Twice 😄
It was awesome, but I'm a MASSIVE STAN for Aliona Moon and the best version of the projection dress ever... and of course her actual performance was BRILLIANT. It inspired me to *try* and learn some Romanian ( to go with my FRE/SPA/ITA/POR)
@@lilianab8007 The Epic Sax Guy is fun as well, but I felt there needed to be a little more balance between him and the other two members of The SunStroke Project. Then again, their appearance in Kyiv 3 years ago demonstrated how they could make all of their talents work. ☺
I have been watching Eurovision for about 25 years.
Voted literally 4-5 times in all time.
And I could not restrain myself from casting my vote for Zdob Si Zdub - the song is SUPER!
Hello to Moldovans from Belarus!
В этом году вы можете проголосовать за Zdob si zdub! 💗 Привет вам из Молдавии!
@@nataliazubova5219 Я так и сделаю! И в 2005 я за Молдавию голосовала и кулаки держала - ну очень круто выступили! Даже не помню кто победил тогда, а это выступление помню. Жалею, что в 2011 пропустила, номер тоже был крутой и бесшабашный!))) Молдова, вперёд! Здоровый стёб очень нужен этому чванливому конкурсу!!!)))
💗💗💗
This is probably one of the most memorable acts of 2005.
My personal FAVORITE of 2005. What a great debut for Moldova. :D
Zdob si Zdub will be perfect if they collaborate with SunStroke Project to send a song for eurovision.
HEY HO LETS GO Folklore and roknroll
I'm a fan. All 3 entries were awesome
I was 7 when I saw this and I’m confident this is the reason I’m such a fan of Eurovision now. The McFly or Chilli Peppers of Moldova - I thought it was the coolest thing ever. And they brought Granny on stage!
they brought her on stage because she's what the songs about: the granny who beats the drum :)
I heard it when I was 20 years old in 2008.
the lads never disappoint when they come to esc
they're too damn entertaining
Honestly they do such a fun and different show every time is like they are special quests not competing 😁😅😎😎😎😎
They are amazing!!!! 17 years later - still da best!!! I want to be on their concert live.
Listen Valera Punk from them... like that it is.. I have been twice 🕺😎🥰
Я каждый раз за них болею, начиная с этого выступления(эх, мне тогда 10 лет было, когда обожала эту песню!), ну и каждый раз пролетают, надеюсь, их и дальше будут посылать, пока не победят))
Вот реально, короли молдавской музыкальной сцены. Если даже им не дают победы, то кто ещё может для Молдовы Евровидение взять?
Спасибо вам! ❤️
They won a long time ago!! They won the public and for them is the best prize 🕺😎💪🥇
This guy's doesn't fear to lose, they will go again with a stronger song in next years
and.. they did
Now that is how you make an ESC debut. Even today, 19 years later, people are still talking about this performance. It is literally more famous today then the Greece's winning song.
Cool! Moldavian Red hot chili peppers)
As a moldovan, haven't realized this earlier but I can say that you are actually right :D
Who's here after they qualify to the grand final 3 time?
Hey Ho Let's Go! Folklore and roknroll
Me but I often re watch this performance x
Me. But I'm from Romania so I'm used to watch them.
@@georgeagache8309 Îti plac? Asculti muzica lor?
HEY HO, LETS GOOOO!
Who's here after the confirmation that they will be representing Moldova again?
Meee
I am😆
hereeeo
Meee
me😼
I wish everyone in this world would get the chance to see them live...such unique energy they give out during live performances
Всё ещё лучшее выступление молдаван на Евровидении 💜
Im not ashamed to say this but: This was my winner for this year!
Not my winner but my favourite from Moldova
Роман просто топ, с детских лет обожаю zdob si zdub
Guys, I love you. IN THE FINAL IN THREE DIFFERENT DECADES!!!! 🙌
In left side for 3 decades
Robbed of the victory three times...
this song is so thrilling, in 2022 I`m still listening
This song is so actually and sound very good
Watching this again in 2024 after the Eurovision they are one of my all time favorite entries. Such legends. I remember being 5 when watching this eurovision and cheering for them to win.
it's hard to believe these guys are the guys from Trenuleţul, they're amazing!!!!
Zdob si Zdub are the Eurovision GOATs
de donde eres?
This was epic, the original Eurovision Babushka ;)
"Babuta", babushka is in Russian :)) And they singing English and Romanian.
Andreea P Moldova is the former part of Russia and Soviet Union, so this grandma knows Russian and is eligible to the term of "babushka"
@@sashoksashok8108 Soviet union is gone, Moldova's official language is Romanian. He's singing in English and Romanian, that's it.
Doina J I’ve been pretty sure that in the Constitution of Moldova it is clearly written that the official language of the republic is Moldavian.
*This convo has been going on for a while maybe I shouldn’t interfere*
Cea mai tare piesă de la Eurovision, ever!!! ✌️🥰👏
The German ESC broadcaster lately did a documentation on Danube cruises. During a stop at Giurgiulesti, the only Moldovan port, the passengers visited the Grandmama at her village.
KANDURAZ haha, dar sincer cum să nu știi ?
where you watch it? ahah
Looking forward to have them back in ESC 2022 😂👏👏👏👏👏
After all these years I LOVE THAY SONG&ZDIB SI ZDUB! ❤❤❤ I have 2 favorite eurovision songs and this is one of them ! Love you Moldova 🇲🇩 from 🇵🇱
them, sunstroke project and pasha parfeni are eurovision legends
Step 2! Drums! There has to be drums! It doesn't hurt if the drums are played by gorgeous topless men. It's proven very efficient throughout the years. But, please feel free to try other alternatives. It's proven very helpful to go the exact opposite way. Use a grandmother!
Anton Diachuk now I know why Petra said that phase about to use a grandmother
@@enki_guate Yes, Moldova was first! Then Russia copied this :D
Well, tbh there were to many drums that year.
2005 contest having better sound mixing than 2022 is not what I expected from this year's Eurovision
2005 was the best Eurovision of the 2000’s much better soundmixing than 2017 ukraine’s second time hosting. This was Ukraine’s first hosting
Îmi amintesc eram copil, muzica asta canta peste tot si o iubeam extrem de mult
Moldovan King 👑🇲🇩 I want them baaack !
Zdob Si Zdub truly are the madlads of Eurovision.
i've been watching ESC in turkey since I was a child (and I am not very young) this song is among the top five songs that were tattood in my brain
15 years later....and still their best entry! Like early Red Hot Chili peppers
Uhh... What about 2017?
Wow! Moldova's first entry! :)
Nota 10, pentru bunică.Era tare simpatică.😍♥️
Such an amazing debut for tiny, poor Moldova.. And now we've all come to love them for their crazy quirky stuff. We never got "O-zone" and "Dragostea Din Tei" [NumaNumaIei] in the contest [though we did get one member (Arsenie)], but we've gotten Sunstroke, Pasha, Aliona, Nelly, DoReDos, and other brilliant gems.
Почему только шестые, если они по факту были лучшими? Что с тобой не так, Европа? Кто те жалкие людишки, которые за них не голосовали тогда?
3rd time in the Final! No other group in Eurovision achieved this! :D
Even no other participant ever
Yeah that's definitely great but they needed to win... 😖
Il meglio che ho mai visto a euro vision
This performance always feels longer than 3 minutes but I also never want it to end.
Rrrrrreal magic 💥 truly one of the best ever performances in any contests ✌
Крутое выступление ! Молодцы ! Люблю эту группу ! 😊❤
The real winner of Eurovision 2005!!!!
Yes. Paparizou 3rd, Kiara 10th and Romania 20th, but our Molvadia 1st! Turkey 5th and Cyprus 21st.
Am I the only one who thinks that they are the Balkan Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
They are
This aged well (interview where when asked to pick an album to listen to for the rest of their lives, picked one of Red Hot Chilli Peppers'
@@limpchees YES THAT S WHAT I WANTED TO UPDATE!!! But I forgot:))
@@limpchees can you drop the link please?
It’s kind of like Adam Samberg fronting a RHCP folk-parody band
Here in Romania and Moldova everyone knows this song but I found it was on Eurovision just now and i'm shooked
Moldova should just start sending these guys and Sunstroke Project every year and they would be completely fine. They would maybe even win.
This is utterly bonkers. Insane level of energy. I have no idea what I just watched... and it's awesome.
The title is Grandma Is Hitting The Drums. And she does it with a bat in the Big House. He he, funny
HEEEEEEEEELLLLLL YEEEEEEEEEE LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Not only are they one of Moldova's greatest bands, I think they are one of the world's greatest bands, on a par with Nirvana, Green Day and Pearl Jam , but more creative, more fresh! Fascinating to hear him sing in English.
Melodii din aste as vrea sa ne reprezinte in fiecare editie
Şi euuuu 😥😥😥😥😥
Pfffff... Ai auzit de epic sax guy?
haha cum de nu
They're back!
Wow I can't believe I missed this magickal moment in time! Just pure joy in every way! 💛💛💛
Honestly,I don't know why they didn't win then and now in 2022?! This is not fair!
16 years later and this song still rocks! Meanwhile, I haven't got the slightest idea who won the competition that year :))
It was Greece
And thats my friends.. how you representing your country for the first time ever participation in Eurovision song contest
If this melody competed in eurovision 2016 or 2017 won for sure
Because those years were weaker or because this song was before it's time? Either way I agree.
Весело у вас там в Молдавии))))) 👍👍👍
Sounds like a cross between the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sublime with a Eastern European twist. Well, they’re going to Eurovision for a third time, and their new song sounds like it’s gonna be a fun romp.
Melodia asta suna bestial si in 2019 😍
Și în..2021...
Si in 2021
Și în 2022
Și in 2022
Da' va aduceti aminte?Wow!Sper ca,de data asta trece "Trenuletu"!Tine-ti toti pumnii stransi!
They were robbed of the victory in 2005, definitely must get their revenge in 2022! ❤🇲🇩💪
About that...
yeah robbed again pfahaha😫😫😫
This whole time I thought they won what
Maybe because this song is so iconic in Moldova - Romania
I wasn't even born yet when it came out but I've heard it countless times
@@limpchees I was born but haven't seen the contest. If I'd be more honest, also NOX from Hungary had deserved to grab the victory back then. But our Moldavian legends had definitely needed to be in the top 3, not 6ths.
And they are back
With a real disappointment of a song...for now at least.
@@abrielrobertsson4160 The message is more important than the song ;)
@ I changed my mind. I like the song now, it's quite fun. It's not Boonika bate toba but it's alright.
👏👏👏 I kind of want to vote for them this year to retroactively vote for this 😅
👍
Yes :))
Great song, easily best song of 2005. Big respect to all big grandmas!
Я живу в Молдове. Аж гордость берёт. Молодцы!
vorbeste romaneste atunci ,limba moldovei ) nu rusa
One of my favorite Eurovision entries of all time. Moldova always sends good stuff though.
Zdubii trebuiau să câștige în acel an, dacă întreg concursul nu ar fi fost politizat. De departe cea mai bună prestație. Prezența scenică, energia, capacitatea lui Roman și a tuturor de a cânta live... întreaga Europă a înnebunit când au aflat de Zdob & Zdub
Ukraine in 2022 - song about mother, Moldova in 2005 - song about GRANDMOTHER.
The song about Grandma Moldova in 2005 is better than the Ukrainian one with Mama Stefania in 2022.
i wanna be friends with these guys... ❤
Brawo, brawo, Mołdawia!
It's still the best 🇵🇱 🇲🇩
Best song at eurovision