I feel that this and Nelli Matula's songs are more aimed at domestic market & radio play than Eurovision 😉 UMK actually has more viewers in Finland than actual Eurovision finals (at least did so last year; this was told in the UMK reveal show), so it's big now by its own right, and this may explain some of the choices. This is probably my least favorite out of the 3 songs now published, too (but still ok good); but never mind, the big hitters are still coming! :D
@florenna you said everything that i have had floating on my brain asna Bug clump of mush. 😁 Waiting goldielocks so much, glimpses on music video look super exiting & editorial.
Oh yeah, true. I just hope the remaining songs really are ESC potential, and not all songs just for Finnish radio playlists! With this release schedule they are putting quite a lot pressure on Erika though, being the last one. I hope she delivers.
i honestly feel kinda bad for him, the comments have been brutal. but i agree - the song doesn't sound cohesive and the chorus is so derivative that i have heard people being reminded of at least three different songs. i wish they had stuck with the more moody and angsty vibe that he usually has in his songs. it doesn't help that this came right after Nelli's song and these songs share a very similar Finnish radio pop formula. honestly Yle should have spaced them out, even though this one was never going to be the frontrunner.
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that - even if I don't like the song much, I'd never write comments trashing him in social media (especially about someone so young)!! But he's said to have a big fanatic fanbase in Finland, who stick to him no matter what, so I really hope he's not too upset.
Yeah, I agree! His song did not speak to me, I don't really have much to say about it. But the competition is brutal, and people have high expectations and strong opinions, so if the song is a bit mediocre it easily gets bashed really bad. I don't think the artist deserves all the crap, the song was not that bad, and I feel a bit bad about it too. I wish all the besh for him, but this song just is not quite up there with what I expect from UMK.
I keep reading the same comment everywhere and it was my first thought as well: this sounds like Aknestik - Suomirokkia. At least everyone my age still remembers that song as it was a massive hit back in the day and this just feels wrong because of the similarity.
It's FINE. Technically adequate. Glad it's in Finnish at least - Like if this had some boring English lyrics this could be a Bieber b side from, like, 2018.
Well said Tom ❤ many people said absolutely shi about the song but I kind of like it although I had the biggest expectations from him out of all ❤ so I'm crossing my fingers for Viivii now 🤞
This song is good and nice to listen to on the radio, but this just wouldn't work that well in Eurovision. Umk has improved so much and I would say that comparing these three to last years first three these are stronger already. Cannot wait to hear the rest. I'm thinking Finland is going to win any year now.
@mariiiixxvp I thought most songs were quite good. Even the ones I didn't personally fancy that much. Jezebel was awesome, and my #1 song for the whole ESC that year. Thank God I'm an atheist was a lovely song, and really polarizing, which would've made it extremely popular in ESC. RAM PAM PAM was also great. I didn't personally like Cyan Kicks, but it seemed pretty popular as well. 23 only really had cha cha cha and ylyvomainen. The rest were IMO quite forgettable. 24 had no good options at all. Quite generic pop to my taste
The projections are of his tattoos: the bird, the two skeletons in the coffin, the two skulls forming a heart... The design with the two skulls is a new one he got in honor of this song. The bird is a reference to his last name, Tiainen which means tit.
I'm not sure why people don't like the videoclip with the song? I think the "hope in the darkness" story in the videoclip works great since the song gives of "I love you even tho I'm not ok" vibe to me I might be romantic at heart but I really like this song, it's cute, makes me want to move and smile and I'm definitely putting it in my playlist! ❤
I'm starting to feel like this is the year, in multiple countries, of songs aiming for Eurovision that are perfectly acceptable songs, would work on radio in multiple countries, but just aren't Eurovision songs. If I were Finnish and sent this I wouldn't be embarrassed, but I wouldn't be expecting to win either.
@@ESCTom But if it did qualify, not many people would remember it when it came to voting. Keeping my fingers crossed for the remaining entries being kick-ass songs.
UMK continuing to deliver quality! For me though, it's the weakest of the 3. I find it doesn't go anywhere musically, repeating the same melody and words over and over with not much of a change from the beginning to the end. The chorus felt flat. Neea is still my favourite so far.
The release order of the songs seems to follow quite similiar pattern every year. Robin's song in 2023 was released third as well, which was kind of similiar semi generic smooth "radio song", but after that all songs (except maybe Lxandra's ballad) were quite epic meanwhile the first 2 songs were decent. So lets see if the same release order trend continues this year. I was expecting this song to not be the most interesting one, but i think it still has potential audience (which is not perhaps average Eurovision listener though, atleast according to majority of finnish Eurovision community 😅).
I like the song and will be playing it but I don’t think it’s gonna be the right choice for esc. I think this good be elevated in the live show if they have a good idea for it ❤
For what you mentioned about the bird tattoo being for the person he sings about, in Finnish mythology it is a bird that takes your soul when you die, so possibly the connection with Paskana of also mourning someone is also there in this song.
I see why most people wouldn't like this song so much, but it's probably one of my favorites of UMK so far (i guess i just like generic nostalgia songs lmao)
"Sekaisin" alone can mean many things, but "sekaisin monista aineista" (messed up on many substances) can only refer to drugs. Ask any Finn if they are "sekaisin aineista", and they think you are accusing them of drug abuse.
I like it but the music video doesn't match the melody at all and I worry about how processed his vocals sound. Can he actually sing live? So far I've liked all 3 songs but I'm still waiting for that wow song which I MUST download. Fingers crossed they're keeping the best ones for last.
I like it but it’s still my last place , it has a nice hook but atm this is looking for a last place . The previous 2 entries can excell with staging especially nelli’s song while I don’t know about this one excelling so it may go down the same route as kourimou and Honda mut which are hard songs to stage and they ended up coming last
I agree with you. This is my least fav this far. It was missing something for me. Nelli and Neea I really liked. But the winner is yet to come imo. Maybe Erika or OML.
Maybe I have eastern European mentality, but it feels like he is the nephew of someone's and this is why he got into the 7 candidates. This song is not for Eurovision. I wish him well and I don't want to hurt his feelings, just this is not the song we are looking for such a festival.
I feel that this and Nelli Matula's songs are more aimed at domestic market & radio play than Eurovision 😉 UMK actually has more viewers in Finland than actual Eurovision finals (at least did so last year; this was told in the UMK reveal show), so it's big now by its own right, and this may explain some of the choices. This is probably my least favorite out of the 3 songs now published, too (but still ok good); but never mind, the big hitters are still coming! :D
I feel exactly this too!
@florenna you said everything that i have had floating on my brain asna Bug clump of mush. 😁
Waiting goldielocks so much, glimpses on music video look super exiting & editorial.
Oh yeah, true. I just hope the remaining songs really are ESC potential, and not all songs just for Finnish radio playlists! With this release schedule they are putting quite a lot pressure on Erika though, being the last one. I hope she delivers.
I agree!
Finland no matter what will be sending quality I really liked this song but prefered Hitaammin hautaan thats my fav up to now.
i honestly feel kinda bad for him, the comments have been brutal. but i agree - the song doesn't sound cohesive and the chorus is so derivative that i have heard people being reminded of at least three different songs. i wish they had stuck with the more moody and angsty vibe that he usually has in his songs. it doesn't help that this came right after Nelli's song and these songs share a very similar Finnish radio pop formula. honestly Yle should have spaced them out, even though this one was never going to be the frontrunner.
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that - even if I don't like the song much, I'd never write comments trashing him in social media (especially about someone so young)!! But he's said to have a big fanatic fanbase in Finland, who stick to him no matter what, so I really hope he's not too upset.
Yeah, I agree!
His song did not speak to me, I don't really have much to say about it. But the competition is brutal, and people have high expectations and strong opinions, so if the song is a bit mediocre it easily gets bashed really bad. I don't think the artist deserves all the crap, the song was not that bad, and I feel a bit bad about it too. I wish all the besh for him, but this song just is not quite up there with what I expect from UMK.
Keeping it real! That's good! :)
As a Finn, I agree!
I keep reading the same comment everywhere and it was my first thought as well: this sounds like Aknestik - Suomirokkia. At least everyone my age still remembers that song as it was a massive hit back in the day and this just feels wrong because of the similarity.
It's FINE. Technically adequate. Glad it's in Finnish at least - Like if this had some boring English lyrics this could be a Bieber b side from, like, 2018.
yup unfortunately i agree 🦖
Well said Tom ❤ many people said absolutely shi about the song but I kind of like it although I had the biggest expectations from him out of all ❤ so I'm crossing my fingers for Viivii now 🤞
This song is good and nice to listen to on the radio, but this just wouldn't work that well in Eurovision. Umk has improved so much and I would say that comparing these three to last years first three these are stronger already. Cannot wait to hear the rest. I'm thinking Finland is going to win any year now.
Interesting opinion. IMO UMK 22 was the strongest so far
@@Rafaelinux No, that was 2023, by far (not just me thinking so, but general consensus)! ;)
@@Rafaelinux 22 was in my opinion one of the worst, what songs did you like from that year?
i feel like the moment people let go of the expectations they got because of umk 2023, they'll start actually enjoying the contest again lol.
@mariiiixxvp I thought most songs were quite good. Even the ones I didn't personally fancy that much.
Jezebel was awesome, and my #1 song for the whole ESC that year. Thank God I'm an atheist was a lovely song, and really polarizing, which would've made it extremely popular in ESC. RAM PAM PAM was also great.
I didn't personally like Cyan Kicks, but it seemed pretty popular as well.
23 only really had cha cha cha and ylyvomainen. The rest were IMO quite forgettable.
24 had no good options at all. Quite generic pop to my taste
The projections are of his tattoos: the bird, the two skeletons in the coffin, the two skulls forming a heart... The design with the two skulls is a new one he got in honor of this song. The bird is a reference to his last name, Tiainen which means tit.
Will you make any videos from the greek national selection? I recommend to you two songs "Asteromara" and "Vale". ❤
im working on Malta now, and then Greece is next
@@ESCTom great!
I'm not sure why people don't like the videoclip with the song? I think the "hope in the darkness" story in the videoclip works great since the song gives of "I love you even tho I'm not ok" vibe to me
I might be romantic at heart but I really like this song, it's cute, makes me want to move and smile and I'm definitely putting it in my playlist! ❤
I'm starting to feel like this is the year, in multiple countries, of songs aiming for Eurovision that are perfectly acceptable songs, would work on radio in multiple countries, but just aren't Eurovision songs. If I were Finnish and sent this I wouldn't be embarrassed, but I wouldn't be expecting to win either.
i feel this would be a borderline qualifier for them
@@ESCTom But if it did qualify, not many people would remember it when it came to voting. Keeping my fingers crossed for the remaining entries being kick-ass songs.
@@ESCTom this wouldn't qualify, I'm almost sure...
UMK continuing to deliver quality! For me though, it's the weakest of the 3.
I find it doesn't go anywhere musically, repeating the same melody and words over and over with not much of a change from the beginning to the end. The chorus felt flat.
Neea is still my favourite so far.
UMK won't recover from that 2023 edition
The release order of the songs seems to follow quite similiar pattern every year. Robin's song in 2023 was released third as well, which was kind of similiar semi generic smooth "radio song", but after that all songs (except maybe Lxandra's ballad) were quite epic meanwhile the first 2 songs were decent. So lets see if the same release order trend continues this year. I was expecting this song to not be the most interesting one, but i think it still has potential audience (which is not perhaps average Eurovision listener though, atleast according to majority of finnish Eurovision community 😅).
yea, common sense would assume that UMK would keep the strongest song(s) for 5-7, so im hoping the same as you
This song has been received very poorly in Finland because people think it wouldn't do well at ESC
I agree with that but I still like it
I like the song and will be playing it but I don’t think it’s gonna be the right choice for esc. I think this good be elevated in the live show if they have a good idea for it ❤
For what you mentioned about the bird tattoo being for the person he sings about, in Finnish mythology it is a bird that takes your soul when you die, so possibly the connection with Paskana of also mourning someone is also there in this song.
I see why most people wouldn't like this song so much, but it's probably one of my favorites of UMK so far (i guess i just like generic nostalgia songs lmao)
"Sekaisin" alone can mean many things, but "sekaisin monista aineista" (messed up on many substances) can only refer to drugs. Ask any Finn if they are "sekaisin aineista", and they think you are accusing them of drug abuse.
True, and I don't get why that line is there. It doesn't sound good.
I quite like this song, but it could have been a bit more edgy or angsty when I look at the lyrics.
Also, the chorus reminds a lot of "Suomirokkia" by Aknestik from 1998. Not one of my favourites, either.
It does remind that one. And also Sunrise Avenue's Hollywood Hills, as many have pointed out too. Both songs that I don't really care about.
I like it but the music video doesn't match the melody at all and I worry about how processed his vocals sound. Can he actually sing live? So far I've liked all 3 songs but I'm still waiting for that wow song which I MUST download. Fingers crossed they're keeping the best ones for last.
I like it but it’s still my last place , it has a nice hook but atm this is looking for a last place .
The previous 2 entries can excell with staging especially nelli’s song while I don’t know about this one excelling so it may go down the same route as kourimou and Honda mut which are hard songs to stage and they ended up coming last
In my opinion this is a good song but not a specifically good ESC entry.
I agree with you. This is my least fav this far. It was missing something for me. Nelli and Neea I really liked. But the winner is yet to come imo. Maybe Erika or OML.
I also felt like you: the chorus is worse than the verses which is not good.
non of these songs are doing much anything for me. kinda mid radio friendly stuff so far....
I know you must be busy but I would love you to react to MESC! There are something interesting songs!
im 22/24 of the way through, only 2 songs left
The verses are amazing but that chorus completely ruins everything.
If I think about UMK 2023, 2024 and so far 2025, this is the worst candidate. This has no chance to go to Eurovision finals.
Maybe I have eastern European mentality, but it feels like he is the nephew of someone's and this is why he got into the 7 candidates. This song is not for Eurovision. I wish him well and I don't want to hurt his feelings, just this is not the song we are looking for such a festival.