As a finn I fricking love this song and I've had it on repeat from the moment it was released. Gotta be careful though, I don't want to overplay it too soon haha
Hoida Mut is iconic in every possible way. I've had it on repeat all day. The melody is so infectious and the Finnish language sounds beautiful. Also nice to have a bit of English in there. Of course, we don't know what's coming up in UMK, but I wouldn't mind if Finland is sending Benjamin to Eurovision. It's refreshing.
Unfortunately I think we are not brave enough to pick a song like that... Probably Robin or Portion Boys are going be selected beacouse they are ether most popular artist here
@@markuserikssen actually I expect a lot from Robin. He is amazing performer and some of his english song are quite catchy and Eurovision suited. I don't know will it be different enough to success. I think we cannot do well with general pop song no matter how great they are. We need something different, maybe Finnish language could be our way to success.
That's all I want from Finland after two years of rock. An amazing pop song in the perfect Finnish language. The singer is amazing, charismatic and full of energy. My winner so far.
I´m from Finland and personally I´ve loved all of our rock entries in the Eurovision, but I agree that this time we should go for something different. Keira is really good, but Benjamin is my favourite so far.
@@abrielrobertsson4160 No it won't be, this stands head and shoulders above the others. And which song in the NFs apart from Elysa in Eeesti Lauul has 80s synth sounds (she is not winning Eeesti Lauul while Benjamin has every chance to do so)?
@@sav0001 Yeah, it's still synthwave mate. Don't paint broad strokes in a narrow canvas. And it's not just in Estonia. There's one in Belgium and Austria as well. I can tell you Cherine is highly likely to win. Can you imagine if they all win though? It would be Synthvision 2023.
Honestly i grew to love Gustaph and Käärijä so much after this tweet hahaha! We owe them the world 🩵 also tbf I hadn’t heard Käärijä’s entry yet at this point
@@markuserikssen yeah i know that but every finn is like ”We cant send Finnish song to Eurovision, they dont like our language, so we are in last place again” its so rude. We can go to final finnish song!!! THE LANGUAGE ITS NOT IMPORTANT, THE SONG IS!!
@@msp_qtlauri_6294 I recognize this situation. The Netherlands, where I'm from, had the same up until last year. People were afraid to send Dutch songs as the language sounds a bit weird/harsh. But then S10 saved us by sending a song in Dutch, and everyone was like: Oh wow, she made Dutch sound beautiful again! And then we got proud of her for singing in Dutch. 😅 So now it's Finland's turn!
@@msp_qtlauri_6294 And yes, the song, as well as emotions, are important to convey a message! You can "feel" a song even without understanding that language. I listen a loooot to Finnish music and don't understand any word of it... 🤭
@@markuserikssen yea we have same option about it!! But still i dont think we never send finnish song to Eurovision 🥲 Ram Pam Pam last year in umk was in finnish and EVERYBODY LOVED IT!!! it selected the finnish best song in 2022, but she didn’t WIN umk because it was finnish language
I like this. After Achille Lauro who made me blush last year, now we've Benjamin who makes my cheeks blush too. But to be serious i like this song really love it
Your Finnish was awesome 💞 As a Finn I think that because of 100% televote in semifinals, this have very big potential in eurovision. At the first time I didn't like this but right after I had to listen to this because it's so catchy 😩❤️🔥😍. Keira debuted as 10th in Finland's top 50 list on Spotify and I guess this will do better. I can comment which are today's position for Keira and Benjamin 🥰🥰🥰
Both songs are amazing. I'm just curious to find out what Robin and the others will come up with. UMK sets the bar very high and I'm expecting a few more surprises. If not, Benjamin should definitely go to Eurovision. It's really refreshing!
I'm witholding my judgement until I see all the songs live, since last year that really changed my vote. Keira's song is more what I usually listen to, but I get the appeal of Benjamin, too. I have to say, I had a very uncharacteristic of me reaction when I first saw this, and that was an almost maternal thought: if we send this to ESC, the fans are gonna eat him alive. Can YLE afford the security to keep him safe? 😂
This is a great song and music video. I hope the live implementation is well done. This could easily turn to be a cheap performance but I wish the crew makes it at least as good as the video! 😊
honestly when the song first was released i thought that its for sure a banger (no pun intended :D) but maybe not totally eurovision, but i gotta say i might have had a change of heart today after having it on repeat :D finland is basically known for grumpy people and darkness so its not really connected to sexiness and lust, so having a song bring that side of the country forward might actually be very refreshing !! benjamin is such a good artist and a influencer i have been following for a while, so im so stoked to see him doing this massive project! its also always cool to see queer people succeeding
@@sharkan44 oh yes sorry i worded it wrong engilsh is not my first language, but many finns feel like its just not a song that would do as well as in eurovision as for example kieras song !! it still will forsure be a massive summer hit and be played in all the clubs here hahah
My subjective opinion from Poland is that Benjamin’s song is absolutny the best from what Finland has this year! Finish language in this song sounds amazing and there are still a few catchy english phrases. I am sending this song to all my friends all over the Europe. Btw didn’t know he came out as queer. That suits him so much! ❤
@@pawekozera7230 hahah yea, after giving it time and with the new songs that have come out its grown now to be my veeeeery close second, i absolutely fell in love with käärijäs song so that takes the win for me hahah and yeah, he came out in the summer of 2021 if i remember correctly !!
I do agree that this 80s synth pop comeback has become outdated by this point. The song was okay, it is more radio-friendly than suitable for Eurovision. I do like that it is in Finnish.
Songs like this is great to listen to as a recording.. Love the eighties vibe! But i think this may be hard to do on stage. And my concern comes from the fact i also loved Macedonia 2017 and 2018 entries, but both flopped because of bad staging. However! He does have the charisma.. Hope to be proven wrong. Maybe Finland can do better.
I love Benjamins style and vision and exploration into the world of queer expression. The song is great, I just wish I hadn’t heard N-Y-T (a recent single of his) as I love that song so much 🤣🤣 Hoida Mut is fantastic though!
This will be yet another slick and well-crafted pop song that will not make it to Liverpool. It's rather depressing. 'Cha cha cha' is good as well, so it's not a disaster at all for Finland, but there is a bloodbath going on among the high quality radio-friendly stuff ('Nochentera' and 'I Was Gonna Marry Him' were beaten as well).
Love Hoida mut, would love to see it in eurovision but I don't think it has a chance to win saddly. I still think people will vote Robin's song to the win.
This is grower but he will win only if he pull Ukraine 2009/2019 staging and vibe 😂 I still think UMK is family competition and thats why Erika did not win 🤫
Tbh I dont really see what is so exciting about this song.. Everyone has their opinion of cource but this not eurovision material. It is more like a basic radio hit.
I gotta agree with polegend godnova's comment on your website. Stop this 1980s trend, I never liked it when it started in 2019 and growing up in the 1990s, I was always annoyed by our public radio stations still playing tracks from the 1980s (outside of oldie shows). I think that synthie pop is just bland and the most boring kinda music ever. It's basically Valium for the brain. Benjamin's song needs more bass, maybe a saxophone, some music reminiscent of night life, I don't know how to describe it better. And a more sultry vocal style. And melody. To me, it seems as if the lyrics (and video footage) are hot as chili, while the whole sound seems more like a moldy, mild green bell pepper.
Can we please hear a bit of less of your voices during the reviews so we can hear parts of the the song you are reviewing! Realise this song excited you both.
@Miranda Healy . I can see what you mean. I have been following these guys for several years. More recently Its more about them showing off, but I suppose its their own channel. It will lose them viewers if it continues so I hope they listen to the comments.
a complete plagiarism of Xeinn's song for the benidorm fest 2022 but exactly the same!!!! Very strong!! Please listen to the similarity because it is impressive
Dear Wiwibloggs. i do respect and appreciate you and all your comments , knowledge about much ESC content. But really guys, you are always in for equality and inclusion as female empowerment, but talking about a male artist after watching the vid, saying you have multiple orgasms............................ I dont want to Me Too you, but you cant say that anymore. Imagine you say this about a female artist??
As a finn I fricking love this song and I've had it on repeat from the moment it was released. Gotta be careful though, I don't want to overplay it too soon haha
Hahah. It is so addictive!
I am Polish and I’ve been streaming it whole day on repeat! And I am also worried about oberplaying too soon 😂
@@pawekozera7230 Lol I can't listen to this anymore, I overplayed it already 🙈
@@maijapoppanen218 Oh noooooo 😂 I had to really restrict myself and that’s the only reason I’m holding up haha
Hoida Mut is iconic in every possible way. I've had it on repeat all day. The melody is so infectious and the Finnish language sounds beautiful. Also nice to have a bit of English in there. Of course, we don't know what's coming up in UMK, but I wouldn't mind if Finland is sending Benjamin to Eurovision. It's refreshing.
We are with you in driving up those views!
@@Wiwibloggs Go Wiwibloggs! 😍
Unfortunately I think we are not brave enough to pick a song like that... Probably Robin or Portion Boys are going be selected beacouse they are ether most popular artist here
@@tatuisotalo5041 You might be right. Hopefully the best song wins, not the most famous artist.
@@markuserikssen actually I expect a lot from Robin. He is amazing performer and some of his english song are quite catchy and Eurovision suited. I don't know will it be different enough to success. I think we cannot do well with general pop song no matter how great they are. We need something different, maybe Finnish language could be our way to success.
That's all I want from Finland after two years of rock.
An amazing pop song in the perfect Finnish language. The singer is amazing, charismatic and full of energy.
My winner so far.
This is a good point. It's great to celebrate musical diversity.
I´m from Finland and personally I´ve loved all of our rock entries in the Eurovision, but I agree that this time we should go for something different. Keira is really good, but Benjamin is my favourite so far.
Except so many other countries have 80s synthwave songs in their NF and then this will be lost among the others.
@@abrielrobertsson4160 No it won't be, this stands head and shoulders above the others. And which song in the NFs apart from Elysa in Eeesti Lauul has 80s synth sounds (she is not winning Eeesti Lauul while Benjamin has every chance to do so)?
@@sav0001 Yeah, it's still synthwave mate. Don't paint broad strokes in a narrow canvas. And it's not just in Estonia. There's one in Belgium and Austria as well. I can tell you Cherine is highly likely to win. Can you imagine if they all win though? It would be Synthvision 2023.
I am OBSESSED! This song takes me places. On repeat!!!!!
We are traveling with you!!
"I feel we just had a musical intercourse" :D
Benjamin really is just THAT in your face. Love him
Yes he most certainly is!
I really love seeing other people exited about our national selection, thank you guys! ^^ I love seeing Benjamin too :D
We love it so much 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮❤️❤️❤️
Finland keeps delivering. One of my favorite music countries!
Nice meeting you fan thanks for supporting my music and carrier may God Almighty continue to bless you always. Where are you from ?
Dear Finland, don’t make the same mistake we did in Belgium. Send this masterpiece to Eurovision please!! ❤️
It wasn’t a mistake in Belgium ;) Believe me !
@@eurovisionpourlesnuls3356 yep, you are right
Haha in hindsight I guess neither Finland or Belgium made a mistake with their picks 😁
Honestly i grew to love Gustaph and Käärijä so much after this tweet hahaha! We owe them the world 🩵 also tbf I hadn’t heard Käärijä’s entry yet at this point
Finland coming through !!!
The Finns are coming!
My Top2 UMK 2023
1 Benjamin 9.5/10
2 Keira 9/10
its so nice to seee how peoples enjoying my language❤️🇫🇮
Finnish sounds so beautiful!
@@markuserikssen yeah i know that but every finn is like ”We cant send Finnish song to Eurovision, they dont like our language, so we are in last place again” its so rude. We can go to final finnish song!!! THE LANGUAGE ITS NOT IMPORTANT, THE SONG IS!!
@@msp_qtlauri_6294 I recognize this situation. The Netherlands, where I'm from, had the same up until last year. People were afraid to send Dutch songs as the language sounds a bit weird/harsh. But then S10 saved us by sending a song in Dutch, and everyone was like: Oh wow, she made Dutch sound beautiful again! And then we got proud of her for singing in Dutch. 😅 So now it's Finland's turn!
@@msp_qtlauri_6294 And yes, the song, as well as emotions, are important to convey a message! You can "feel" a song even without understanding that language. I listen a loooot to Finnish music and don't understand any word of it... 🤭
@@markuserikssen yea we have same option about it!! But still i dont think we never send finnish song to Eurovision 🥲 Ram Pam Pam last year in umk was in finnish and EVERYBODY LOVED IT!!! it selected the finnish best song in 2022, but she didn’t WIN umk because it was finnish language
Gonna vote this in UMK. We need Finnish language and Finnish "iskelmä* to Back to Eurovision after 80's🔥🇫🇮
this is just DRENCHED in everything that makes eurovision brilliant, i really hope finland sends him
This song is on repeat in my playlist
Greetings from 🇫🇮
I like this. After Achille Lauro who made me blush last year, now we've Benjamin who makes my cheeks blush too. But to be serious i like this song really love it
Hahahaha, YES!!!
Nice meeting you fan thanks for supporting my music and carrier may God Almighty continue to bless you always. Where are you from ?
He got that Erika Vikman (2020) and Isaac Sene (2022).
So fun! 🤩😍 very catchy, very charismatic 👌🏻 I like it alot!
It's so catchy and grows on you. I can see it doing really well in UMK, especially it being in Finnish.
Nice meeting you fan thanks for supporting my music and carrier may God Almighty continue to bless you always. Where are you from ?
" I hope he has a savety word " haha.
Love this song. 80s songs makes me wanna dance!
You two are hilarious !
Benjamin just won Finnish dancing with the stars…. So… really have the mooves😅🇫🇮 7:36
ESTO ES INCREÍBLE ❤️😍
Your Finnish was awesome 💞 As a Finn I think that because of 100% televote in semifinals, this have very big potential in eurovision. At the first time I didn't like this but right after I had to listen to this because it's so catchy 😩❤️🔥😍. Keira debuted as 10th in Finland's top 50 list on Spotify and I guess this will do better. I can comment which are today's position for Keira and Benjamin 🥰🥰🥰
Both songs are amazing. I'm just curious to find out what Robin and the others will come up with. UMK sets the bar very high and I'm expecting a few more surprises. If not, Benjamin should definitely go to Eurovision. It's really refreshing!
I LOVE the song. Finland really should send this.
My favourite for sure. This is quiche Eurovision. Defo needs to be at Liverpool
LOVE the William & Deban reactions ❤️ I look forward to them every year.
Me encanta la canción. ❤
I'm witholding my judgement until I see all the songs live, since last year that really changed my vote. Keira's song is more what I usually listen to, but I get the appeal of Benjamin, too. I have to say, I had a very uncharacteristic of me reaction when I first saw this, and that was an almost maternal thought: if we send this to ESC, the fans are gonna eat him alive. Can YLE afford the security to keep him safe? 😂
When I heared the song it gave Chicolina vibes. I am so excited I hope this represent Finland
This is a great song and music video. I hope the live implementation is well done. This could easily turn to be a cheap performance but I wish the crew makes it at least as good as the video! 😊
I hope so too! ❤️❤️
This is fantastic! I would not mind him going to Eurovision at all if Robin doesn't get chosen. Can't wait to hear Robin's song on Monday
He'd be a great representative.
honestly when the song first was released i thought that its for sure a banger (no pun intended :D) but maybe not totally eurovision, but i gotta say i might have had a change of heart today after having it on repeat :D finland is basically known for grumpy people and darkness so its not really connected to sexiness and lust, so having a song bring that side of the country forward might actually be very refreshing !! benjamin is such a good artist and a influencer i have been following for a while, so im so stoked to see him doing this massive project! its also always cool to see queer people succeeding
why not for Eurovision? A song is a song and Eurovision is just a platform to show it.
@@sharkan44 oh yes sorry i worded it wrong engilsh is not my first language, but many finns feel like its just not a song that would do as well as in eurovision as for example kieras song !! it still will forsure be a massive summer hit and be played in all the clubs here hahah
@@eltzuchan I really don't understand why. I prefer Benjamin's song. Kiera is too americanized for my taste.
My subjective opinion from Poland is that Benjamin’s song is absolutny the best from what Finland has this year! Finish language in this song sounds amazing and there are still a few catchy english phrases. I am sending this song to all my friends all over the Europe.
Btw didn’t know he came out as queer. That suits him so much! ❤
@@pawekozera7230 hahah yea, after giving it time and with the new songs that have come out its grown now to be my veeeeery close second, i absolutely fell in love with käärijäs song so that takes the win for me hahah and yeah, he came out in the summer of 2021 if i remember correctly !!
I love this! Exists very much in the same world as Isaac Sene's "Kuuma Jäbä" from UMK22, perhaps just a little more mainstream and accessible.
Two years in a row Finland could not send an actual FINNISH song, but now would be a real good time to fix that.
I do agree that this 80s synth pop comeback has become outdated by this point. The song was okay, it is more radio-friendly than suitable for Eurovision. I do like that it is in Finnish.
I really like this song ❤
Songs like this is great to listen to as a recording.. Love the eighties vibe! But i think this may be hard to do on stage. And my concern comes from the fact i also loved Macedonia 2017 and 2018 entries, but both flopped because of bad staging. However! He does have the charisma.. Hope to be proven wrong. Maybe Finland can do better.
Reminds of erasure👏great song. I loved your review guys❤
will you do reaction on Harmonija Disonance - Nevera (Lei Lei) for Dora 2023???
Cinan and Deban LOVE Dora and can't wait to react.
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I love Benjamins style and vision and exploration into the world of queer expression. The song is great, I just wish I hadn’t heard N-Y-T (a recent single of his) as I love that song so much 🤣🤣 Hoida Mut is fantastic though!
This will be yet another slick and well-crafted pop song that will not make it to Liverpool. It's rather depressing. 'Cha cha cha' is good as well, so it's not a disaster at all for Finland, but there is a bloodbath going on among the high quality radio-friendly stuff ('Nochentera' and 'I Was Gonna Marry Him' were beaten as well).
Changing the visual concept for the lives was such a mistake. I looooved what they did in the MV, not so much the set up in the lives.
Love Hoida mut, would love to see it in eurovision but I don't think it has a chance to win saddly. I still think people will vote Robin's song to the win.
To the shape of what does he want to give in ? I wonder …
Sounds like Ava Max. Love it
My top 2 UMK
1)Keira 10/10❤️
2)Benjamin 8/10 (Physical by Dua Lipa)
But where is the modulation in this song?
William ;:;:
This is grower but he will win only if he pull Ukraine 2009/2019 staging and vibe 😂 I still think UMK is family competition and thats why Erika did not win 🤫
Tbh I dont really see what is so exciting about this song.. Everyone has their opinion of cource but this not eurovision material. It is more like a basic radio hit.
The chorus is quite catchy but I am not feeling the rest of the song...prefer keira
This song is gayer that Jennifer Coolidge ❤
Category is… Retro Bottom Anthem
I gotta agree with polegend godnova's comment on your website. Stop this 1980s trend, I never liked it when it started in 2019 and growing up in the 1990s, I was always annoyed by our public radio stations still playing tracks from the 1980s (outside of oldie shows). I think that synthie pop is just bland and the most boring kinda music ever. It's basically Valium for the brain. Benjamin's song needs more bass, maybe a saxophone, some music reminiscent of night life, I don't know how to describe it better. And a more sultry vocal style. And melody. To me, it seems as if the lyrics (and video footage) are hot as chili, while the whole sound seems more like a moldy, mild green bell pepper.
Can we please hear a bit of less of your voices during the reviews so we can hear parts of the the song you are reviewing! Realise this song excited you both.
@Miranda Healy . I can see what you mean. I have been following these guys for several years. More recently Its more about them showing off, but I suppose its their own channel. It will lose them viewers if it continues so I hope they listen to the comments.
a complete plagiarism of Xeinn's song for the benidorm fest 2022 but exactly the same!!!! Very strong!! Please listen to the similarity because it is impressive
Not plagiarism. Few similarities in verse, but this one is much better.
I was about to come to say the same things than blaah. Some similarities but this is a waaaay better💪
Neithe Xeinn nor Benjamin have invented this style.
@@sharkan44 true
Dear Wiwibloggs. i do respect and appreciate you and all your comments , knowledge about much ESC content. But really guys, you are always in for equality and inclusion as female empowerment, but talking about a male artist after watching the vid, saying you have multiple orgasms............................ I dont want to Me Too you, but you cant say that anymore. Imagine you say this about a female artist??
@@frajoladellagato Sorry I dont speak finish and I didnt see a translation of it. I had the impression the comments were aimed at his fysics.