This is not a meme song. It's dedicated to his parents whom he lost when he was a child. It's about his depression and putting up a happy face. Read the lyrics without the music and it will hit you like a truck. This song is pure genius. In the end he accepts that he is an orphan, who travels europe without borders. Something his dad told him when he was still alive. "See dad? I listened to you."
@@yayastediHet is poëtisch bedoeld. Het is een metaphor dat hij wil vluchten voor het verdriet en dus spreekwoordelijk ( soms letterlijk) door Europa reist
hahaha and after that is got disqualified because a cameralady filmed him against the rules, Joost got fustrated to her and made a threatend reaction to her. She noted that to the organisation and police. And the dutch broadcast found the disqualication out off proportions. Netherlands next year no Eurovision. Some are really pissed off and 50% of the dutch eurovision lovers now hate the organisation and won't watch it this evening.
Not to be conspiratory but i think the eurovision management literally messed with him to have a reason to disqualify him. Like they follow crowd favorites to a certain extent but they decide in private who wins. Just my intuition about the whole thing.
@@InvixYT He was literally reacting live for the first time, obviously he didn't look it up. But as you can tell from the ending, he understood the gist of what it was about. Of course not all the nuances and little details, but the most important message, yes.
So the song is dedicated to his parents who died when he was 12/13 years old, he singing about how even though he could travel to so many countries the pain of loosing his parents always travels with him. "Ik geef zelfs mensen geld maar er is niemand die me helpt" means he paid a lot of money for therapy but that also didn't work. The end of the song is basically the end of an chapter for him, even though the loss of his parents is something he will carry forever, he can't always carry the pain and has to continue living. There is an extended version of the ending (Eurovision songs can only be 3 minutes long) where he sings a little more about how his parents will always be his heroes. Joost would always watch the Eurovisions with his parents and told them he would be performing someday. So for the first time listening to this song it might sound like just a funny song, but listening to it again/research, you'll find out it's a really happy melody, but with an emotional meaning. (also, Eurovision didn't place him as last because its an good ending song, there is a raffle on who performs when, that to make it "fair" to not place great ending songs at the end for even an better boost in televoting. )
Honestly I don't see the connection of what you are saying except the ending part of the song. When I heard it, he basically says he wants to visit his friends around Europe. Which suits the song 'welcome to Europe'. Then he says he runs out of money because of his travels, still matches with the song. Then he says he feels alone traveling by himself. I mean, he is traveling to visit his friends in Europe as he said before. By traveling alone, people would ask for help like him. He helps others but non helps him in return. Then talks about the cuisines that doesn't interest him and plays a song until they say 'Yes, that's very good, eh?'. In short, he wants to visit his friends by traveling alone, he's running out of money, he asks for help and has seen famous cuisines and heard a song. Anyone traveling alone would experience the same by feeling lonely, visiting old friends, running out of money at some point by traveling and seeing different cuisines.
@@johnmacloyd5800 You would understand more if you really know his background and really listen to the lyrics. (Don’t take it exactly like he is saying it, you know double meanings) If you’re from the NL you probably would know a little more about Joost) You can’t really get the real meaning behind every lyric without realizing what the song is about, so I understand where your misunderstanding came from.
@@rosalindagarcia867 to each their own. Half if not most of Europe thinks that this song is a banger, and if not for the disqualification, Joost would've won.
The song conveys a meaningful message in an entertaining manner. It tells a story of Europe and the individual as boundless entities, present everywhere. The song draws inspiration from Dutch Happy Hardcore music of the 90s.
If you love his music please watch “Olly Alexander wrote a song. But Joost wrote a Eurovision song (from Overthinking It channel)” it opened my eyes to who Joost is and the poetry behind his happy up beat music
And he was disqualified for defending his personal space, while EBU also got multiple reports of Israel delegation harassing other pariticipants and did not react, since their main sponsor is an Israeli company. Shameful and pathetic act from EBU
Does anybody know if he is the one actually singing the rap part? Cause it sounds too perfect and different form the parts where he is obviously singing
@toledolights9 The rap part is live, yes. Many people only judge his vocals in the parts where he sings. He is a rapper, not a singer, but somehow nobody seems to pay attention to his vocals in the verses. The fact that you need to ask if it’s live, shows how good his vocals really are 🙂
Meme song? The people who call it a meme song are the people that doesn't do any effort to understand the song/artist. But just a blant reaction. Without knowing his history. All fun that you want to catch views. Atleast put some effort in the artists. + you're a sing and songwriter? Shame, shame on you.
He called it a meme song because that's what it is. Now, the lyrics might have the meaning you want, but it's not like people will understand them either because most people in Europe don't speak Dutch. If you wanted to send a deep meaningfull message then you should've either made it in English or set a certain atmosphere (like Salvador Sobral for example; not many people in Europe speak Portuguese yet his message was more than delivered). I'm sorry if this disappoints you but no one but ESC fans and Dutch people will care about the message of the song, people will just vote for its sillyness because that's the first thing you notice about it. Absolutely nothing of Joost's performance shows the meaning of the song, except for the outro where he straight up says it, which won't make any sense for (most) people who don't know the context of it. Y'all need to get out of that bubble.
the spanish have a song in spanish but everybody knows what it is about, its a bit of side knowledge you just need ti accept even if you dont think it sounds like that@@alexandru4193
I really like Joost and both this song and message, but lets be honest his vocals was not best during LIVE, still super sad that they kicked him out, I would give my vote just for creating memorable positive song, which message is more uniting than EBU decisions in past few years.
This song is already the first song from Eurovision 2025! Because of all the mistakes that the EBU did, this is the consequence! And Martin Osterdahl; SACKED!
A meme song. Please. This is our culture. This is who we are. And we damn well keep our shit to ourselves and don't "let the dirty laundry out to dry". Until we explode and it all pours out in a short moment. This is especially true for the Dutch in the north and northwest. We keep things in, then it explodes and then we cry and move on. This is what Joost did, with Eurodance, gabber and then the ending. It is not a meme song, this is who we are.
thats not true he wrote this with one very famous creator who put his samples in it maybe thats what you heared but it's far from american and has been dutch song and festival culture for a long long time.
Shame that young Joost will be remembered as woman assaulter after Israeli camera woman 😮 His career damaged by EBU’s political game! While assault to Ireland’s Bambie is ignored - EBU is playing politics clearly!
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This is not a meme song. It's dedicated to his parents whom he lost when he was a child. It's about his depression and putting up a happy face. Read the lyrics without the music and it will hit you like a truck. This song is pure genius. In the end he accepts that he is an orphan, who travels europe without borders. Something his dad told him when he was still alive. "See dad? I listened to you."
I agree. But do you need to explain this to someone who's a sing and songwriter himself? It's insane.
ofc it's a meme song
It can be both
Still a shitty song 😅
Thank you, I was about to explain it.
please listen to the lyrics, theyre genuinely heartbreaking as someone whos gone through a similar situation as joost
Ik wil weg uit Netherlands maar mn paspoort is verdwenen.
Toen ik dat hoorde barste ik echt in tranen uit😂😂
@@yayastediHet is poëtisch bedoeld. Het is een metaphor dat hij wil vluchten voor het verdriet en dus spreekwoordelijk ( soms letterlijk) door Europa reist
The genre is called Happy Hardcore which was based in the Netherlands in the 90's, but it's definitely not a meme song, it has a much deeper meaning
hahaha and after that is got disqualified because a cameralady filmed him against the rules, Joost got fustrated to her and made a threatend reaction to her. She noted that to the organisation and police. And the dutch broadcast found the disqualication out off proportions. Netherlands next year no Eurovision. Some are really pissed off and 50% of the dutch eurovision lovers now hate the organisation and won't watch it this evening.
Not to be conspiratory but i think the eurovision management literally messed with him to have a reason to disqualify him.
Like they follow crowd favorites to a certain extent but they decide in private who wins.
Just my intuition about the whole thing.
Every time he does his little dance the vibes of it reach deep into my heart always makes me happy best vibes out there
I’m convinced 90% of the commenters didn’t actually watch your whole video
I'm convinced the guy making the video didn't know the actual meaning of the song or looked at any backstory of the song.
@@InvixYT He was literally reacting live for the first time, obviously he didn't look it up. But as you can tell from the ending, he understood the gist of what it was about. Of course not all the nuances and little details, but the most important message, yes.
@@oxcaxx That isn't an obvious thing tbh. Some actually just look up the backstory to be more informed. The song has been out for quite a while now.
@@InvixYT Wym it's not obvious? It's a livestream clip???
@@oxcaxx Read my prior response some more, I literally gave the answer in that comment
So the song is dedicated to his parents who died when he was 12/13 years old, he singing about how even though he could travel to so many countries the pain of loosing his parents always travels with him. "Ik geef zelfs mensen geld maar er is niemand die me helpt" means he paid a lot of money for therapy but that also didn't work. The end of the song is basically the end of an chapter for him, even though the loss of his parents is something he will carry forever, he can't always carry the pain and has to continue living. There is an extended version of the ending (Eurovision songs can only be 3 minutes long) where he sings a little more about how his parents will always be his heroes. Joost would always watch the Eurovisions with his parents and told them he would be performing someday. So for the first time listening to this song it might sound like just a funny song, but listening to it again/research, you'll find out it's a really happy melody, but with an emotional meaning.
(also, Eurovision didn't place him as last because its an good ending song, there is a raffle on who performs when, that to make it "fair" to not place great ending songs at the end for even an better boost in televoting. )
Honestly I don't see the connection of what you are saying except the ending part of the song. When I heard it, he basically says he wants to visit his friends around Europe. Which suits the song 'welcome to Europe'. Then he says he runs out of money because of his travels, still matches with the song. Then he says he feels alone traveling by himself. I mean, he is traveling to visit his friends in Europe as he said before. By traveling alone, people would ask for help like him. He helps others but non helps him in return. Then talks about the cuisines that doesn't interest him and plays a song until they say 'Yes, that's very good, eh?'. In short, he wants to visit his friends by traveling alone, he's running out of money, he asks for help and has seen famous cuisines and heard a song. Anyone traveling alone would experience the same by feeling lonely, visiting old friends, running out of money at some point by traveling and seeing different cuisines.
@@johnmacloyd5800 You would understand more if you really know his background and really listen to the lyrics. (Don’t take it exactly like he is saying it, you know double meanings) If you’re from the NL you probably would know a little more about Joost) You can’t really get the real meaning behind every lyric without realizing what the song is about, so I understand where your misunderstanding came from.
@@pineapple2891 Could you then explain?
@@johnmacloyd5800 read my first comment. I explained it in there, I can tell it again, but it won’t change the way you will see the connection.
2:22 Favorite part 🏃🏃♂🏃♀
Absolutely the only memorable song of the night
Ik zeg 12 points for The Netherlands ❤❤❤❤
@@RockNlRolla Dat is nog niet bevestigd
@@bestevaar7195 joh …. Laten hopen dat het mee valt en dat hij gewoon mee doet
I can see how you think it's a meme song if you don't speak Dutch. Tho, this song is decidated to his parents. It has a whole story behind.
So on a sob story he gets peoples attention, its rubbish this song is.
@@rosalindagarcia867 to each their own. Half if not most of Europe thinks that this song is a banger, and if not for the disqualification, Joost would've won.
@@rosalindagarcia867 blud isnt music about telling stories? what are u on?
Are you drunk? Or just absolutely fucking delusional? @@rosalindagarcia867
The true winner of the eurovision #freejoostklein
The song conveys a meaningful message in an entertaining manner. It tells a story of Europe and the individual as boundless entities, present everywhere. The song draws inspiration from Dutch Happy Hardcore music of the 90s.
This is why he took "samples" from known American songs?
@@xydoit2024 which American song are you referring to? I am just curious to know.
@@xydoit2024 which songs?
@@xydoit2024 show us the receipts babe
His dad died when he was 13 en mom when 14 thats why he was almost crying
Everybody I’ve seen react to this song can’t help but dance, I love music that brings everybody together like that!
If you love his music please watch “Olly Alexander wrote a song. But Joost wrote a Eurovision song (from Overthinking It channel)” it opened my eyes to who Joost is and the poetry behind his happy up beat music
Lyrics are needed. Only song in many years that actually is about europe and coming together.
And he was disqualified for defending his personal space, while EBU also got multiple reports of Israel delegation harassing other pariticipants and did not react, since their main sponsor is an Israeli company. Shameful and pathetic act from EBU
Does anybody know if he is the one actually singing the rap part? Cause it sounds too perfect and different form the parts where he is obviously singing
Lead vocals have to be sung live by the artist, that's apart of the rules for Eurovision
@toledolights9 The rap part is live, yes. Many people only judge his vocals in the parts where he sings. He is a rapper, not a singer, but somehow nobody seems to pay attention to his vocals in the verses.
The fact that you need to ask if it’s live, shows how good his vocals really are 🙂
Meme song? The people who call it a meme song are the people that doesn't do any effort to understand the song/artist. But just a blant reaction. Without knowing his history. All fun that you want to catch views. Atleast put some effort in the artists. + you're a sing and songwriter? Shame, shame on you.
He called it a meme song because that's what it is. Now, the lyrics might have the meaning you want, but it's not like people will understand them either because most people in Europe don't speak Dutch. If you wanted to send a deep meaningfull message then you should've either made it in English or set a certain atmosphere (like Salvador Sobral for example; not many people in Europe speak Portuguese yet his message was more than delivered). I'm sorry if this disappoints you but no one but ESC fans and Dutch people will care about the message of the song, people will just vote for its sillyness because that's the first thing you notice about it. Absolutely nothing of Joost's performance shows the meaning of the song, except for the outro where he straight up says it, which won't make any sense for (most) people who don't know the context of it. Y'all need to get out of that bubble.
Joost can't still sing and it's such a crap party song. No one cares if his parents died
the spanish have a song in spanish but everybody knows what it is about, its a bit of side knowledge you just need ti accept even if you dont think it sounds like that@@alexandru4193
@@alexandru4193 I think its bldy awful
It’s called happy hardcore, sir. Invented by the Dutch 😊
12 MIDDLE FINGERS TO THE EBU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That rave part! 🎉
Yes, fun 👍🌹❤️👏
Why does everyone in the comments think he should research what the whole song is abt hes a vocal coach hes reacting to the vocals
I really like Joost and both this song and message, but lets be honest his vocals was not best during LIVE, still super sad that they kicked him out, I would give my vote just for creating memorable positive song, which message is more uniting than EBU decisions in past few years.
Most boring reaction video..
This song is already the first song from Eurovision 2025! Because of all the mistakes that the EBU did, this is the consequence! And Martin Osterdahl; SACKED!
#freejoostklein
for once i thought joost is like 50+ but it turns out hes 26💀
Just because a bad song has a emotional or deep meaning doesn’t make it a good song 😊
Honestly the best song by far, such an unfortunate situation
He sounds like the band Scooter.. Scooter is bettrr, but that is a nice attempt.
It's actually composed by dj Paul Elstak, the godfather of (happy) Hardcore
I listen to scooter, so I can say that Europapa's song doesn't sound like scooter at all.
Hey guys if you like this music please react to: Donnie & Snollebollekes - Engelengezang. Its more crazy dutchguy music! :D
Fhirst😂😂😂 last😭😭😭
Its a meme/dont tell me about his "story".
And you're clearly not above acting like a bully yourself..
I bet when he was at school he was the class clown. If not that then class bully
He often speaks up against bullying because he was the one getting bullied at school.
@@TroyGrey his behavior at the pressconference was more like a bully.
@@zoro4395how?
@@Lovelugo he mocked someone because of her nationality.
@@zoro4395 do you call that mocking?I think we have a different interpretation of that word I think😂
Disqualified for the finals 🤪
Im really annoyed about this and croatia loosing
He is disqualified from the show.
zero talent though - must have taken about 1 day to get fit and ready for it.
I'd assume not 😅
A meme song. Please. This is our culture. This is who we are. And we damn well keep our shit to ourselves and don't "let the dirty laundry out to dry". Until we explode and it all pours out in a short moment. This is especially true for the Dutch in the north and northwest. We keep things in, then it explodes and then we cry and move on. This is what Joost did, with Eurodance, gabber and then the ending. It is not a meme song, this is who we are.
haii :3
❤❤
JOOST OUT ! Talkingh about tolerance and behaves the oposite. like all the Lefties
worst song
Naar Zweden op vakantie? Nee.
The dance club hit of 2024❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is awful
This not song and not rap even. Idiotic song. But i guess you will recognize some known songs here.
He took music from known American songs.
It is a idiotic song. And no one cares that his parents died. He shouldnt get privilage for that
No he didn’t, you’re plain lying
@@dasbose9999 it’s not about his parents’ death, it’s about how he’s spreading the message his dad told him
You’re talking crazy 😂
thats not true he wrote this with one very famous creator who put his samples in it maybe thats what you heared but it's far from american and has been dutch song and festival culture for a long long time.
Shame that young Joost will be remembered as woman assaulter after Israeli camera woman 😮 His career damaged by EBU’s political game! While assault to Ireland’s Bambie is ignored - EBU is playing politics clearly!
Those who claims he's an assaulter doesn't care about the truth.