The motto of Paris is: “Fluctuat nec mergitur” is a Latin phrase used as a motto, generally translated as “He is beaten by the waves and does not sink”. This is the meaning for the boat. They broke all the codes. I'm so proud to be French.
50something metalhead here! I saw the birth of Heavy Metal and I'm a fan of many subgenres, from old school vintage Metal to Trash, Death, Black and much more! If people told me just one year ago that Gojira would play at the Olympics opening ceremony, I wouldn't have believed it. Awesome achievement and performance! The French revolution was extremely violent and bloody, the raw power and energy of Gojira's music fits this historical event perfectly. This is Metal AF! Ah çà ira" was a popular song during the French revolution. It basically says: It will be OK, let's hang the aristocrats from the lamp posts and the people will be ok. This castle is la Conciergerie, the prison where political opponents awaited their execution by guillotine. You can see beheaded people at the windows. The "blood" is made of small pieces of red paper.The ship is on the city of Paris' coat-of-arms with the motto "fluctuat nec mergitur", meaning the ship is in a storm but will not sink. It is a symbol of resilience. The opera singer is a metalhead, she was a metal singer before starting an opera singer career. Once again, amazing performance! 🖤🤘🖤
The only people I've seen complain about this are conservative pearl clutchers. That was insane, and you're totally right about how great for metal this is. Great reaction!
I am Christian and ultra conservative and when this started during the ceremony I went "wait.. its that Gojira!???" and it was the best thing ever. Right on point thematically too, considering the Liberté section of the show and the French revolution and that particular building. And as a fan of Gojira, I was beyond happy. Not all conservatives are idiots you know ;)
@@lordicarus8807 in our country there was this band that played metal in acoustic form then in the bridge, a choir played. It felt like o fortuna. And then this. Gojira and opera. Wow wow wow. Btw the opera singer was a metal singer when she was younger. How cool is that.
French Here, it's prononced "ah ! sa ira" ( ah ! that will be fine ) it's a song from the french revolution back in 1789 about hanging the whealthy elites and specially the king and the queen. The castle in the videos is the one were the french queen Marie antoinette was jailed before going to the guillotine For a lot of people out there it was the best part of the opening ceremony, many of my coworker/family who aren't metalhead told me they like this part
Sry, but i see the « it will be alright » translation everywhere. But isn’t it more like « there they go there they go, the aristocrats to the street lamps » ??
@@dsinemoi1mouton yeah, it could also work, "it will be alright" is the strict translation but the sentence have different meaning, it's french language after all, we have 20 different ways to say the same things
Genius All the metal community relate and is very proud of gojira As a french canadian (from quebec) n metal fan Im really really happy of this performance Fucking epic Metal and classic always flirted together Music . Art. History. 10/10 🤘🤘🖤 Fière d'être métal Fière d'être francophone
Marina Viotti , the opera singer, was a metal singer. Did you recognize the first notes of her song ? It's a version of Carmen (by Georges Bizet, french composer)
I'm an old french woman, loving classic music, blues and good old jazz, never liked metal (sorry guys), but ... THIS IS INSAAAANE !🩸❤️🔥🔥🎉💗🤩💣🎆💖 Can't stop watching the reactions, it gives me orgasmic joy to watch how happy this makes the metallists all over the World and I'm so happy for you and proud of my country.🇨🇵Vive la France ! Et vive la Liberté !✊🏼🗽
Have been listening to metal since mid-80s, and saw quite a few one in a lifetime live shows, gotta dig in my memories a little but sure this will make it top 10 most spectacular musical moments. Damn! So happy metal isn't dead. Thanks mate for the video
A great moment. Gojira slayed. The original song was popular during the French Revolution. And that headless Marie Antoinette singing the intro is about as metal as you can get. : )
Been listening to metal since I was 13 and that was 43 years ago. From the 1st listen to Sabbath's Paranoid album in my Jr. high school friends room, I was hooked. When I saw this live, I couldn't believe it was really happening. It was actually really emotional for me. 1st of all, Gojira is bad ass, and they crushed it. And for France to have the balls to do this on a stage w/ between 1 and 2 BILLION people watching???.......serious props to their Olympic commitee and event organizers for their bravery. They represented Metal hard and it was amazing. The emotional part was that it felt like Metal had all of a sudden exploded from the deep pit within which all us metal heads revel and mosh in it's greatness. And in the next instant was just hovering there on the side of that castle and blowing peoples minds. Even the annoying commentators were like "Oh my God...what are we seeing?", but in a good way. IMHO a huge moment of "validation" for metal and I'd wager the band will look back on that moment as probably the biggest of their career.
New here. Metal is to the music industry what Horror is to the film industry. Gravely under represented and disregarded. This was epic and I am happy metal got some representation.
I'm not a heavy metal fan but holy shiiii Gojira KILLED IT!!!! I don't know how anyone could not appreciate the pure musical and artistic talent it takes to deliever an EPIC performance like that. It was the BEST part of the whole ceremony. EPIC!!!!
Metal vocalists are well known for their powerful voices, but so are opera singers. And because of the fact that they both have this thing in common, it is only natural that Metal and Opera get along juuuust fine :)
There's a French historical quote which says: "Paris vaut bien une messe" (Paris is well worth a mass). Henry IV, Paris, July 25, 1593. Take several minutes to copy/paste it in Qwant, or in Google, to see the context. To me, in a way, this quote fits perfectly well to Gojira in Paris.
I think the word 'EPIC' has been redefined. For me, there's nothing more epic that I've seen than the Olympic torch carrier overlooking the Seine and the castle. The lighting, the music....everything perfection man! Everything!
I absolutely loved it!! Metal going down on the history books. The first time Metal was ever in the Olympics. Gojira won the gold Metal!! Looking forward to seeing them in September
The castle they playing on is called " La conciergerie " it used to be part of the royal palace, then during the revolution it became a jail and Marie Antoinette was one of the prisoners inside the castle. Almost 3000 prisoners were in the conciergerie, their last place before getting beheaded. The boat is because the boat is the emblem of the city and the motto of Paris is « Fluctuat nec mergitur« , Latin phrase which means he is beaten by the waves but does not sink. It’s all about history and symbolism. Opera singer Marina Viotti symbolizes Marianne, the personification of the revolution and the French Republic. She's in the silver boat, the one that can be seen in the coat of arms of the city of Paris. edit : i love your intro with fairy tails song ♥♪
Just a quick comment from a non metal fan that is disgusted by the fake bigoted hatred aimed at this bold and brave ceremony. One thing that has kept me smiling is the amazing reactions from you metal heads. I've watched a lot of "reaction videos" from all around the world and, each time, I saw people react like we should all react: as kids ready to be amazed without any stupid second thoughts. I found metal lovers to be really kind and happy people and even got out with a playlist for an introduction to metal for my upcoming vacation :) What is really funny, though, is how much time you guys can spend arguing about what sub genre or sub sub genre a given band belongs to. Anyway, for Satan lovers, I think you are great :)
A little clarification for those who would like to understand the words sung at the beginning, It is a song dating from the French Revolution, which even now all French people know very well. In french : "Ha ça ira ça ira ça ira, les aristocrates à la lanterne, ha ça ira, les aristocrates on les pendra" In english : "Ha it will be fine/ok, the aristocrats to the Street lamp, ha it will be fine, the aristocrats we will hang them !" ... ... ... Singing this literally in front of the kings and queens of the world who came to attend the opening of O-G .... HAHAHAHAHA FUCK YEAH !!! !!! From my little point of view It's beautiful, fucking great ! It reminds to the world that Paris is not only the city of luxury and Amélie Poulain, but also the city of Revolutions ... OH OUI !! ^^ Another clarification: the singer clearly embodies Marianne, who is the emblem not of the Revolution but of the Republic. Honestly, I was expecting something consensual and nicely borring, and I am as shocked as I am delighted by this surprise. It's so crazy. In the best sense of the word ! It's been a long time since I was proud to be French and Parisian, even if I have nothing to do with this superb song/event :D i fucking enjoy, I hope foreigners enjoy this moment as much, and anyone who is offended by it can go fuck themselves, honestly :D : welcome to Paris !!!! 😁 Bisous from France, have fun ;)
Omg, i do agree with how can people not be into heavy metal! It’s unfortunate for them not to experience the incredible adrenaline rush we do…… that you can only get with this genre. This performance is not satanic, it’s heaven and good on so many levels
Phrase at the beginning with marie antionettes beheaded torso in english is "ah itll be fine, ah itll be fine ah itll be fine! Aristocrats to the lamp posts! ah itll be fine! ah itll be fine! ah itll be fine! The Aristocrats will hang!" PS This performance was literally Dethklok style with Gojira ambitions. Usually you only see this kinda money spending in music videos or on Metalocalypse animation only lol THIS WAS INSANELY METAL!!!!
"this is incredible for the metal scene..." yes also they played metal on the wall of the conciergerie (this was where marie-antoinette was jailed before she was judged and guillotined), that place is located in a part of paris usually more (i know it's a bit cliché) use to hear classical music. It's so amazing to see and hear metal played there.
HAters gonna hate, but they aren't on THAT stage. Gojira is, and they put an amazing best foot forward. Excitement and Joy. No room for hate Excitement and Joy It's What.We.Long.For.
The spirit of Metal has reappeared in the eyes of the whole world with GOJIRA at the Olympic Games 2024. Thanks to this french group and to their unique performance which has embellished and revived this music. Their staging will remain anchored in the memory of those who love the Metal and in that of the Olympic Games. A big thank you also to FRANCE who had the audacity to have a Metal band play for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. (Google Translation)
I’ve been drawn to heavy/darker music since 1969 (four years old). I think this is awesome!! Gojira might not be what you dig, there are plenty of heavy bands I don’t like too much but there’s no denying that this is an epic performance.
AAAMAZZZING! I am a 70 year old Frenchman... I was moving back and forth with the sound! THIS IS METAL!!! By the way, "Gojira" is the western writing of the Japanese pronunciation for .. GODZILLA!
Hello from New England I'm a drummer of 40 yrs and a proud member of the Worldwide Gojira Collective and proud that the mighty Gojira made history Btw there's vids online (not Yt) with the crowd noise and commentary removed so you can hear the band clearly If this is the new direction they're going for on the next album I'm so in I'm seeing Gojira for the 10th time next month in Massachusetts and I just saw them 9-10 months ago in Portland Maine with Mastodon and Lorna Shore LONG LIVE METAL AND LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY GOJIRA 😎✌️🤘🧐
Ahhh I wish the end didn't cut off. Try to find a vid with the rest of it. Yeah this is the best most important thing ever. It took a technical progressive death metal band from France in 2024 to wake ppl tf up to metal and their own power.
I don't know if it's the flew that is taking me down or what but I read the comment section and saw so much love especially from you It gives me shivers I dare any of the god botherers to find Satan in the comments! Feeling all this love makes me subscribe to your channel
I never could have imagined this. A metal band opening the Olympics? I seriously never thought i would see the day. And doing a song about the French revolution!? How much more metal can you get!. Much love, Omar 🫂🖤❤️
I'm born and raised a metal head since the 80's and all these haters gotta hate for no reason. And I was shocked to hear Gojira playing at the Olympics! That blew my mind! Like this took metal to another level! I'm very happy to see this happen! - Metal Music is Life!🤘☠️🤘
For English speakers the letter ç with the little line curved underneath in French is pronounced like an S and the letter i is pronounced like the letter E but elongated a little E - ra
This was historic. Gojira is a great band. Our whole family LOVES this band. Even my husband (who isnt' a metalhead). Best 3 minutes of the Olympics. Try going heavier. Lizard Skin. You'll love it.
I'm not a fan of Metal... but this scene at the "conciergerie" building was insane and so justified, for the Freedom/Liberty show. Metal is exactly the contemporary music for the Revolution. I couldn't believe while seeing it, that they had dared doing this. This Olympics opening (and other scene, too) were completely crazy, inclusive, spectacular, impertinent as the French can be, when they are free to create a show. I'm so proud of what have been done, even if there's always peoples screaming about that.
As a french metal head and history nerd this show made me feel like life isnt that bad after all. Its a W on every level, peoples hated it or loved it but no one stayed unshooked. On every video there somenone to explain every détails and meanings a non french missed during the live. Its one step closer to get metal more mainstream and tolerated as any genra by the average public, taboos just needs to be broken and we might just have witnessed the moment having heavy metal normalised enough to be aired in prime time. That a cool thing despite what some grumpy gatekeepers may say
The headless woman was Marie Antoinette, she was the Queen of France, imprisoned, tried for treason and later beheaded for her crimes and the reason for the French Revolution. The location Gojira chose was the prison where Marie Antoinette was found guilty of Treason. Ah, Ca Ira translates to “It’ll be alright” or some like that and it was a French Revolution song. Gojira chose this song and location to show the bloody history of France. I think they did a masterful job of blending history and Opera with Heavy Metal. Everything about this performance was brilliant.
this is about french revolution . the beheaded lady is marie antoinette and the castle is the actual castle( le conciergerie ) were she was in jail waiting for her death. its a part of french history
Actually, it wasn't exactly Gojira - it was Gojira WITH opera singer Marina Viotti AND philharmonic Orchestre de Paris (out of the scope of the cameras). "Ah ! Ça ira !" : the cedilla under the 'c' means it is to be pronouced like an 's'.
This castle, called "La Conciergerie" is a medieval castle in the center of Paris. It’s a museum today, but during the french revolution it was a prison. This is exactly the place where queen Marie-Antoinette and thousands of aristocrats were imprisoned, before going to the guillotine. ... Hard to do more "heavy" ;)
Though Gojira in general is a bit heavy (vocal wise) for me, I agree that this was an epically grand moment for all metalheads- regardless of what style of metal is your favorite. This song with the mix of opera and choir vocals is definitely up my alley, however.
🥲🥲🥲🥲 I picked the wrong video to react to. I could of re done it but I'm not one to re do a reaction and be fake. It is what it is. I did watch it on my own and it was fantastic.
I’ll try to give this crazy sequence a kind of analysis and meaning. "Mea Culpa" is movement of contrition, "sharp and sincere pain of having offended God". I take it literally. This is the first "reason" of the metal style: to express an anger. Marie-Antoinette beheaded, in her burlesque style, it's as if she was telling us: "But how come do you want it to go fine for me? See where my head is!!" And so, we are shown a chorus of beheaded women, on the facade of a castle, as if the building and its “fantoms” are telling us something. "Ah, ça ira" of an indeterminate future that does not know where it is going but also the consequences of such a violence. What is your hope, in this violence and anger? Lyricism enters the scene. "Réjouis-toi, le bon temps reviendra ", sings the character on the boat. The boat symbolizes Paris (Fluctuat nec mergiture). Gojira sings the same lyrics in english: "Let's rejoice, good times will come. Without fear for fire or flame!" - mea culpa. This sequence is all about resilience, to free from the weight of the past, the fear and pain and embrace joy and good times. The metal style takes on a second function, the energy of life. Then come the pyrotechnic effects, a red burst from the inside to the outside. An explosion, to "bring out" what was inside, as if the Conciergerie (the building) was freeing itself from the weight of the History to tell us, with a Marie-Antoinette re-established: "Let’s live! It will be fine". Let it go, release. In this very short sequence, what happens? The Conciergerie of Paris recognizes the violence of the Revolution and expresses a transgenerational regret for those times and the guillotine, in an artistic tension and burlesque, re-establishing Marie-Antoinette. Paris sings its resilience; we think of the last terrorists’ attacks in Paris and the need to return to a normal life after such a storm. The opera singer's last words are: “Oui, la mort nous attend” (Yes, death awaits us). This sequence, it’s a liberation, let it go. “ça ira” (future) - “la mort attend” (present). An invitation to live with our culture, that is not rejected but re-established. This sequence is incredible and not satanic at all. It’s the opposite. In this sequence, the view of the Olympic flame carrier on the opposite rooftop, watching the scene is wahoo !! This way of treating such a subject is so new, so unique, so inclusive of the entire complexity of the object treated. WAA HOO ! This kind of art will change minds forever, like a before and an after, it's a revolution.
People are freaking the fuck out calling this "Satanic" because they know literally nothing about France OR heavy metal
Right! 100% agreed.
Great to see you, lisa!!! Metal on my metal sister! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
So true. Kisses from France
Or satan or satanism. They have no clue what that actually entails.
Yep! If my research is correct that song is about the separation of Church and State. It's a celebration song.
Or history apparently 🙄
one of the greatest moments in metal EVER WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!! AMAZING.
Dude!!!! Right!
So EPIC 🙌
@@Stefnmaddy right!
@@TheMetalMixtape I watched it live and was like wait what am
I seeing?!!! Metal head since forever and I loved this reaction.
@stefaniebrauer128 lucky! I wish I could of watched it live. Much love! I'm happy you enjoyed Gojira and my reaction.
Some people need to understand that "Heavy Metal" does not equal "satanic". This was an absolute masterpiece.
1000000% my friend
And that the method of execution for the death penalty in France was beheading with the guillotine.
God I hope they release a studio version of this..🙏🏻
That would be awesome
@@John-fc8ti That would be sick!!!
Right? I would 100% buy this.
They just did ! On Spotify !
Victor le Masne (musical creator and director) said he was preparing an album with all music created / arranged for the Olympics and Paralympic !
The motto of Paris is:
“Fluctuat nec mergitur” is a Latin phrase used as a motto, generally translated as “He is beaten by the waves and does not sink”.
This is the meaning for the boat.
They broke all the codes.
I'm so proud to be French.
PROUD !
This was the most amazing thing!! I loved it!
It was awesome!
50something metalhead here! I saw the birth of Heavy Metal and I'm a fan of many subgenres, from old school vintage Metal to Trash, Death, Black and much more! If people told me just one year ago that Gojira would play at the Olympics opening ceremony, I wouldn't have believed it. Awesome achievement and performance! The French revolution was extremely violent and bloody, the raw power and energy of Gojira's music fits this historical event perfectly. This is Metal AF!
Ah çà ira" was a popular song during the French revolution. It basically says: It will be OK, let's hang the aristocrats from the lamp posts and the people will be ok. This castle is la Conciergerie, the prison where political opponents awaited their execution by guillotine. You can see beheaded people at the windows. The "blood" is made of small pieces of red paper.The ship is on the city of Paris' coat-of-arms with the motto "fluctuat nec mergitur", meaning the ship is in a storm but will not sink. It is a symbol of resilience.
The opera singer is a metalhead, she was a metal singer before starting an opera singer career.
Once again, amazing performance! 🖤🤘🖤
Much love friend! Love your comment. And ageee!!
Well said!
Cant go wrong turning 2.4 billion people into metal heads
Agreed
PULLUP. THIS WAS FUCKING AMAZING!!!
The only people I've seen complain about this are conservative pearl clutchers. That was insane, and you're totally right about how great for metal this is. Great reaction!
Agreed scott, I'm just super happy for metal. Much love dude
I am Christian and ultra conservative and when this started during the ceremony I went "wait.. its that Gojira!???" and it was the best thing ever. Right on point thematically too, considering the Liberté section of the show and the French revolution and that particular building. And as a fan of Gojira, I was beyond happy. Not all conservatives are idiots you know ;)
The metal and classical music fan in me teared up upon seeing this in the Olympics opening.
It's incredible
Saaaaaame!!!
Metal and classical music fans looked at each other, shook hands, hugged each other and said together: FUCK YEAH!!!!
@@lordicarus8807 hahaha right
@@lordicarus8807 in our country there was this band that played metal in acoustic form then in the bridge, a choir played. It felt like o fortuna. And then this. Gojira and opera. Wow wow wow. Btw the opera singer was a metal singer when she was younger. How cool is that.
French Here, it's prononced "ah ! sa ira" ( ah ! that will be fine )
it's a song from the french revolution back in 1789 about hanging the whealthy elites and specially the king and the queen.
The castle in the videos is the one were the french queen Marie antoinette was jailed before going to the guillotine
For a lot of people out there it was the best part of the opening ceremony, many of my coworker/family who aren't metalhead told me they like this part
Thank you so much for this comment and for educating all of us. I love this song ever more now. ❤️
Sry, but i see the « it will be alright » translation everywhere.
But isn’t it more like « there they go there they go, the aristocrats to the street lamps » ??
@@dsinemoi1mouton yeah, it could also work, "it will be alright" is the strict translation but the sentence have different meaning, it's french language after all, we have 20 different ways to say the same things
@@dsinemoi1mouton It means: It'll be fine, aristocrats to the gallows
Putain t'es français et tu oses écrire sa? S.A!! C'est : ÇA ira!, cela ira!
La France rocks !!!
Agreed!
Ha ha, metalhead and Renegade. Paris definitely broke the Olympic mould on this, f'n epic and sooo metal!
Super epic!
Opera + metal mix so well..
I was not expected this performance at all, as a French girl!
I freaking loved it!
Cheers! I loved it too!
Genius
All the metal community relate and is very proud of gojira
As a french canadian (from quebec) n metal fan
Im really really happy of this performance
Fucking epic
Metal and classic always flirted together
Music . Art. History.
10/10 🤘🤘🖤
Fière d'être métal
Fière d'être francophone
Agreed! Cheers and viva viva viva metal!
Marina Viotti , the opera singer, was a metal singer. Did you recognize the first notes of her song ? It's a version of Carmen (by Georges Bizet, french composer)
I didn't recognize it but man!!! It was badass! I loved it. This whole video was a mind f***
One of the best performances at an Olympic Opening Ceremony ever!
Agreed, this was fucking awesome
❤❤❤
I don't know how many times I've watched it and I still get chills. Beautiful.
I think I have watched it 5 times so fat, all amazing! Should I go for 6! Lol
I'm an old french woman, loving classic music, blues and good old jazz, never liked metal (sorry guys), but ...
THIS IS INSAAAANE !🩸❤️🔥🔥🎉💗🤩💣🎆💖
Can't stop watching the reactions, it gives me orgasmic joy to watch how happy this makes the metallists all over the World and I'm so happy for you and proud of my country.🇨🇵Vive la France ! Et vive la Liberté !✊🏼🗽
Hahaha lol I'm happy it brings you that much joy! Remember to change your underwear when you watch them lol METAL ON!
@@TheMetalMixtape😂
I have CHILLS. My gaming buddy is a huge metalhead and when we saw this, we were nearly jumping in excitement.
That's fucking badass
Have been listening to metal since mid-80s, and saw quite a few one in a lifetime live shows, gotta dig in my memories a little but sure this will make it top 10 most spectacular musical moments. Damn! So happy metal isn't dead. Thanks mate for the video
All love my brother, I was just saying this helped it. I love metal and it was never dead, infact it might be the best genre until this day.
A great moment. Gojira slayed.
The original song was popular during the French Revolution.
And that headless Marie Antoinette singing the intro is about as metal as you can get. : )
This was straight badass!
Goosebumps the entire performance, i first saw them in like 2004 or 5 at a metal for the masses tour and loved them since
I loved it
Not a metal fan here but I can’t stop watching reaction videos! Gojira was absolutely amazing 🙌🏽
That's pretty badass 😎 🤩🤩🤩🥰
I watched a few myself, love it 😀
Well you are now. Welcome.
Been listening to metal since I was 13 and that was 43 years ago. From the 1st listen to Sabbath's Paranoid album in my Jr. high school friends room, I was hooked. When I saw this live, I couldn't believe it was really happening. It was actually really emotional for me. 1st of all, Gojira is bad ass, and they crushed it. And for France to have the balls to do this on a stage w/ between 1 and 2 BILLION people watching???.......serious props to their Olympic commitee and event organizers for their bravery. They represented Metal hard and it was amazing. The emotional part was that it felt like Metal had all of a sudden exploded from the deep pit within which all us metal heads revel and mosh in it's greatness. And in the next instant was just hovering there on the side of that castle and blowing peoples minds. Even the annoying commentators were like "Oh my God...what are we seeing?", but in a good way. IMHO a huge moment of "validation" for metal and I'd wager the band will look back on that moment as probably the biggest of their career.
I find it to be bigger than metal.
They are great musicians who used Metal to provide a beautifully powerful moment.
I can agree with this Brandon, I'm just saying for our community in heavy metal is does sure help alot since pop music is on top right now.
@@TheMetalMixtape Yea, man. I agree. Just finding a different way to pile on the praise. Their performance made me so happy.
I had goosebumps all over made me emotional to see metal on such a big stage...Just freaking loved it so much🎸🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
It was incredible 😮❤
New here. Metal is to the music industry what Horror is to the film industry. Gravely under represented and disregarded. This was epic and I am happy metal got some representation.
I 100% with your apology. I'm happy it got heard around the world
I'm not a heavy metal fan but holy shiiii Gojira KILLED IT!!!!
I don't know how anyone could not appreciate the pure musical and artistic talent it takes to deliever an EPIC performance like that. It was the BEST part of the whole ceremony. EPIC!!!!
Right!!!!! This is what dreams are made of. Beyond epic!!!
Yeah bro, that part where they rode on a single note for half the song was just incredible. Pure musical talent.
I think what I love most was just the cheering when they started and throughout the piece. Great, epic performance
I honestly was blown away. I wonder how Gojira got offered, it would be cool to see a documentary 🤔
Metal vocalists are well known for their powerful voices, but so are opera singers. And because of the fact that they both have this thing in common, it is only natural that Metal and Opera get along juuuust fine :)
Cheers
Best opening ever !!
Incredible 😲
Love this reaction dude, straight through, absolute honest joy - rocking out and soaking it up - will be checking out your other vids 🤘
Thanks brother! This video was insane! I wish I could of seen it live !
I was so frickin exhilarated when I first saw this! Like goosebumps level pumped, Gojira is the shit! Hugs to you man!
Hugs brother! Bro this made me a huge gojira fan 😂 much love
There's a French historical quote which says: "Paris vaut bien une messe" (Paris is well worth a mass). Henry IV, Paris, July 25, 1593.
Take several minutes to copy/paste it in Qwant, or in Google, to see the context. To me, in a way, this quote fits perfectly well to Gojira in Paris.
METAL FOREVER!!! FUKN EPIC SHOW!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Agreed!
been a metalhead since 78, saw maiden on somewhere on tour, real music, real emotions, bring it on
I think the word 'EPIC' has been redefined. For me, there's nothing more epic that I've seen than the Olympic torch carrier overlooking the Seine and the castle. The lighting, the music....everything perfection man! Everything!
Legendary moment for metal 🙌
I absolutely loved it!! Metal going down on the history books. The first time Metal was ever in the Olympics. Gojira won the gold Metal!! Looking forward to seeing them in September
It's badass!
Je n'aime pas beaucoup la musique MÉTAL mais là j'ai adoré la fusion avec la chanteuse lyrique 👍❤️🇨🇵
Amour amour amour!
Merci
The castle they playing on is called " La conciergerie " it used to be part of the royal palace, then during the revolution it became a jail and Marie Antoinette was one of the prisoners inside the castle. Almost 3000 prisoners were in the conciergerie, their last place before getting beheaded.
The boat is because the boat is the emblem of the city and the motto of Paris is « Fluctuat nec mergitur« , Latin phrase which means he is beaten by the waves but does not sink. It’s all about history and symbolism.
Opera singer Marina Viotti symbolizes Marianne, the personification of the revolution and the French Republic. She's in the silver boat, the one that can be seen in the coat of arms of the city of Paris.
edit : i love your intro with fairy tails song ♥♪
Much love ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 💘, and thanks for the educational comment.
Ah ! ça (Goj)ira !
Cheers
Just a quick comment from a non metal fan that is disgusted by the fake bigoted hatred aimed at this bold and brave ceremony.
One thing that has kept me smiling is the amazing reactions from you metal heads. I've watched a lot of "reaction videos" from all around the world and, each time, I saw people react like we should all react: as kids ready to be amazed without any stupid second thoughts.
I found metal lovers to be really kind and happy people and even got out with a playlist for an introduction to metal for my upcoming vacation :)
What is really funny, though, is how much time you guys can spend arguing about what sub genre or sub sub genre a given band belongs to.
Anyway, for Satan lovers, I think you are great :)
So happy for you metal heads! Enjoy!
Thanks French show director for such a ballsy move!!
Ballsy but extremely effective! I absolutely loved it. Cheers my friend.
A little clarification for those who would like to understand the words sung at the beginning, It is a song dating from the French Revolution, which even now all French people know very well.
In french : "Ha ça ira ça ira ça ira, les aristocrates à la lanterne, ha ça ira, les aristocrates on les pendra"
In english : "Ha it will be fine/ok, the aristocrats to the Street lamp, ha it will be fine, the aristocrats we will hang them !" ... ... ...
Singing this literally in front of the kings and queens of the world who came to attend the opening of O-G .... HAHAHAHAHA FUCK YEAH !!! !!! From my little point of view It's beautiful, fucking great ! It reminds to the world that Paris is not only the city of luxury and Amélie Poulain, but also the city of Revolutions ... OH OUI !! ^^
Another clarification: the singer clearly embodies Marianne, who is the emblem not of the Revolution but of the Republic.
Honestly, I was expecting something consensual and nicely borring, and I am as shocked as I am delighted by this surprise. It's so crazy. In the best sense of the word !
It's been a long time since I was proud to be French and Parisian, even if I have nothing to do with this superb song/event :D i fucking enjoy, I hope foreigners enjoy this moment as much, and anyone who is offended by it can go fuck themselves, honestly :D : welcome to Paris !!!! 😁
Bisous from France, have fun ;)
I love your comment, my friend 🧡, thanks for the clarification 👍 . Cheers 🍻
Omg, i do agree with how can people not be into heavy metal! It’s unfortunate for them not to experience the incredible adrenaline rush we do…… that you can only get with this genre. This performance is not satanic, it’s heaven and good on so many levels
Agreed 🙂
I discover Gojira ,i don t usually listen to metal.
It was fantastic and epic loved every second.Whar a show so much energy.
Right! I wasn't a big of them before this and now I'm jazzed up for them.
"Pure freaking excitement".. I couldn't have say better !
It's incredible, I loved it
Awww man, the ending of that video was cut off. The ending is EPIC!
I know :( 😞 I picked the wrong video to watch, I'm not one to re record reactions, so you live and you learn
I’m in tears
He'll yeah!
Phrase at the beginning with marie antionettes beheaded torso in english is "ah itll be fine, ah itll be fine ah itll be fine! Aristocrats to the lamp posts! ah itll be fine! ah itll be fine! ah itll be fine! The Aristocrats will hang!"
PS This performance was literally Dethklok style with Gojira ambitions. Usually you only see this kinda money spending in music videos or on Metalocalypse animation only lol THIS WAS INSANELY METAL!!!!
And maybe soon a best metal performance Grammy Award !!
That would be incredible! I hope they win!
"this is incredible for the metal scene..." yes also they played metal on the wall of the conciergerie (this was where marie-antoinette was jailed before she was judged and guillotined), that place is located in a part of paris usually more (i know it's a bit cliché) use to hear classical music. It's so amazing to see and hear metal played there.
Metal forever!
HAters gonna hate, but they aren't on THAT stage.
Gojira is, and they put an amazing best foot forward.
Excitement and Joy.
No room for hate
Excitement and Joy
It's What.We.Long.For.
100% agreed! Metal is Metal! And Metal on that stage is a win for all of us. I'm super proud of Gojira.
The spirit of Metal has reappeared in the eyes of the whole world with GOJIRA at the Olympic Games 2024. Thanks to this french group and to their unique performance which has embellished and revived this music. Their staging will remain anchored in the memory of those who love the Metal and in that of the Olympic Games. A big thank you also to FRANCE who had the audacity to have a Metal band play for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. (Google Translation)
Agreed agreed agreed metal metal metal!
Let’s gooooo!!!!! REPRESENT 🇦🇺 🇫🇷
Cheers friend !
The metalocalypse has begun
Brutal!!!
About fucking time
@@Squee_666_9 🤣🤣🤣
comme dit Marty aprés avoir fait péter l'ampli de Doc
(du moins dans la vf) "ça c'est du rock"
One of the most metal things ever.
Omg I totally agree 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Love it 🖤
Right!
Seriously, breakdowns in a metal stage! 🤟🤟🤟
This was freaking sweet, metal!!!!
The blood spurt was insane!
🥰🥰🥰😝😝😝😝😝
Love this react 🎉🇫🇷👀
Thank you friend! Do you have anything specific I should react to next!
@@TheMetalMixtape YES !! SIM - the rumbling haha 😆
I’ve been drawn to heavy/darker music since 1969 (four years old).
I think this is awesome!!
Gojira might not be what you dig, there are plenty of heavy bands I don’t like too much but there’s no denying that this is an epic performance.
This made me a huge fan of them. Downright incredible 😲
I went bananas man. And oh so so glad i had DVR along with a sweet soundbar and woofer. Scared my wife and kids... but it was totally worth it! Lol
AAAMAZZZING! I am a 70 year old Frenchman... I was moving back and forth with the sound! THIS IS METAL!!! By the way, "Gojira" is the western writing of the Japanese pronunciation for .. GODZILLA!
Loved it! And kickass! I didn't know.
Hello from New England I'm a drummer of 40 yrs and a proud member of the Worldwide Gojira Collective and proud that the mighty Gojira made history Btw there's vids online (not Yt) with the crowd noise and commentary removed so you can hear the band clearly If this is the new direction they're going for on the next album I'm so in I'm seeing Gojira for the 10th time next month in Massachusetts and I just saw them 9-10 months ago in Portland Maine with Mastodon and Lorna Shore LONG LIVE METAL AND LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY GOJIRA 😎✌️🤘🧐
Love live metal!
I will have to check those other videos out! Cheers my friend 🧡
Ahhh I wish the end didn't cut off. Try to find a vid with the rest of it. Yeah this is the best most important thing ever. It took a technical progressive death metal band from France in 2024 to wake ppl tf up to metal and their own power.
Honestly after this video, I'm going to do more Gojira reactions, I have maybe heard 2 songs and they both kickass
Hi from france,
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J'ai pas trouvé mieux.
@@yamino4043 thank you
@@TheMetalMixtape every single album is going to blow your fkn mind man. be warned :D
THE SONG IS NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY!!! 🤩➡"Mea Culpa (Ah! Ca ira!) Gojira, Marina Viotti, Victor Le Masne"
HELL YEAH!
That was epic
Right!
I don't know if it's the flew that is taking me down or what
but I read the comment section and saw so much love especially from you It gives me shivers
I dare any of the god botherers to find Satan in the comments!
Feeling all this love makes me subscribe to your channel
Welcome to the family brother! Always love here.
It was awesome
Agreed
Coup de pub mondial pour Gojira.
Viva viva viva Gojira!
I never could have imagined this. A metal band opening the Olympics? I seriously never thought i would see the day. And doing a song about the French revolution!? How much more metal can you get!.
Much love, Omar 🫂🖤❤️
I completely agree, I was seriously blown away. Sometimes the world changes in awesome ways and this is one of them.
Hugs always 🤗 ❤️ 💙 💖
I'm born and raised a metal head since the 80's and all these haters gotta hate for no reason. And I was shocked to hear Gojira playing at the Olympics! That blew my mind! Like this took metal to another level! I'm very happy to see this happen! - Metal Music is Life!🤘☠️🤘
Totally agree with you Dan, this is beyond next level for our scene.
For English speakers the letter ç with the little line curved underneath in French is pronounced like an S and the letter i is pronounced like the letter E but elongated a little E - ra
Thank you brother , next time I will easily pronounce it correctly. Much love ❤️
@@TheMetalMixtape you're welcome 😊 it's taken me 14 years to practice my French 😂 whilst living in Belgium, and I'm still learning as I go
@danielamassaro1245 it's a good thing to know. Cheers my friend.
Dude, I have been telling everyone the Metal music just made a huge leap. Forget the Haters. Metal Rules!
Metal rules brother!
Baaadaasss!!🔥🔥🤘⚡️🖤⚡️🤘🔥🔥
Fuckkkk yeah!
Oooommmmmmggggggg amazing JO Paris 😍😍😍 wwwwttttfffff
Right! This was effing badass!
This was historic. Gojira is a great band. Our whole family LOVES this band. Even my husband (who isnt' a metalhead). Best 3 minutes of the Olympics. Try going heavier. Lizard Skin. You'll love it.
I'm not a fan of Metal... but this scene at the "conciergerie" building was insane and so justified, for the Freedom/Liberty show. Metal is exactly the contemporary music for the Revolution. I couldn't believe while seeing it, that they had dared doing this. This Olympics opening (and other scene, too) were completely crazy, inclusive, spectacular, impertinent as the French can be, when they are free to create a show. I'm so proud of what have been done, even if there's always peoples screaming about that.
Thanks for the comment my friend 🧡, I like everyone expressing their opinions 🙂
As a french metal head and history nerd this show made me feel like life isnt that bad after all. Its a W on every level, peoples hated it or loved it but no one stayed unshooked. On every video there somenone to explain every détails and meanings a non french missed during the live. Its one step closer to get metal more mainstream and tolerated as any genra by the average public, taboos just needs to be broken and we might just have witnessed the moment having heavy metal normalised enough to be aired in prime time. That a cool thing despite what some grumpy gatekeepers may say
I love your comment I agree
One of the best metal moments of all time!
It was freaking awesomen🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
The headless woman was Marie Antoinette, she was the Queen of France, imprisoned, tried for treason and later beheaded for her crimes and the reason for the French Revolution.
The location Gojira chose was the prison where Marie Antoinette was found guilty of Treason. Ah, Ca Ira translates to “It’ll be alright” or some like that and it was a French Revolution song. Gojira chose this song and location to show the bloody history of France.
I think they did a masterful job of blending history and Opera with Heavy Metal. Everything about this performance was brilliant.
Thanks for this comment my friend 🧡, and I agree it was amazing!
Metal doesn’t need saving. Never has.
I know , I'm just saying this is a great platform for it. I'm excited for Gojira!
Omg, the video you selected misses the last part before the epic finale !
At least check it offline but the ending is worth it!
I will, I know I messed up 🥲🥲🥲
this is about french revolution . the beheaded lady is marie antoinette and the castle is the actual castle( le conciergerie ) were she was in jail waiting for her death. its a part of french history
Thanks for the comment my friend.
Ah ça ira !
Mea culpaaaa !
Cheers!!!
I want that song released. Is there a full release, or did they just perform that song only for the Olympics?
I have no idea, but worth checking out
Actually, it wasn't exactly Gojira - it was Gojira WITH opera singer Marina Viotti AND philharmonic Orchestre de Paris (out of the scope of the cameras).
"Ah ! Ça ira !" : the cedilla under the 'c' means it is to be pronouced like an 's'.
Cheers!
Hellfest 2025 in France... see you there .
I just got my passport, now it's time to raise money for my trip. Cheers my friend.
i wish to see you there my friend...a funcky démon place there.
METAL AS FYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK nuff said
Right!!!!! Loved it
it deserve more attention and rap sucker
Agreed
To all the ones who complained about this performance, you're more than entitled to your opinions. Even though they're fkn wrong.
Facts lol
This castle, called "La Conciergerie" is a medieval castle in the center of Paris. It’s a museum today, but during the french revolution it was a prison.
This is exactly the place where queen Marie-Antoinette and thousands of aristocrats were imprisoned, before going to the guillotine.
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Hard to do more "heavy" ;)
Agreed , thanks for the awesome comment.
Though Gojira in general is a bit heavy (vocal wise) for me, I agree that this was an epically grand moment for all metalheads- regardless of what style of metal is your favorite. This song with the mix of opera and choir vocals is definitely up my alley, however.
One love!
why the song is cut? Where is the fantastic final?
🥲🥲🥲🥲 I picked the wrong video to react to. I could of re done it but I'm not one to re do a reaction and be fake. It is what it is. I did watch it on my own and it was fantastic.
Gojira won the HEAVY MEDAL!
Broooo right lol
#GOJIRA #JOPARIS2024
Cheers!
I’ll try to give this crazy sequence a kind of analysis and meaning.
"Mea Culpa" is movement of contrition, "sharp and sincere pain of having offended God". I take it literally. This is the first "reason" of the metal style: to express an anger.
Marie-Antoinette beheaded, in her burlesque style, it's as if she was telling us: "But how come do you want it to go fine for me? See where my head is!!" And so, we are shown a chorus of beheaded women, on the facade of a castle, as if the building and its “fantoms” are telling us something. "Ah, ça ira" of an indeterminate future that does not know where it is going but also the consequences of such a violence. What is your hope, in this violence and anger?
Lyricism enters the scene. "Réjouis-toi, le bon temps reviendra ", sings the character on the boat. The boat symbolizes Paris (Fluctuat nec mergiture). Gojira sings the same lyrics in english: "Let's rejoice, good times will come. Without fear for fire or flame!" - mea culpa. This sequence is all about resilience, to free from the weight of the past, the fear and pain and embrace joy and good times. The metal style takes on a second function, the energy of life.
Then come the pyrotechnic effects, a red burst from the inside to the outside. An explosion, to "bring out" what was inside, as if the Conciergerie (the building) was freeing itself from the weight of the History to tell us, with a Marie-Antoinette re-established: "Let’s live! It will be fine".
Let it go, release.
In this very short sequence, what happens? The Conciergerie of Paris recognizes the violence of the Revolution and expresses a transgenerational regret for those times and the guillotine, in an artistic tension and burlesque, re-establishing Marie-Antoinette. Paris sings its resilience; we think of the last terrorists’ attacks in Paris and the need to return to a normal life after such a storm.
The opera singer's last words are: “Oui, la mort nous attend” (Yes, death awaits us). This sequence, it’s a liberation, let it go. “ça ira” (future) - “la mort attend” (present). An invitation to live with our culture, that is not rejected but re-established. This sequence is incredible and not satanic at all. It’s the opposite.
In this sequence, the view of the Olympic flame carrier on the opposite rooftop, watching the scene is wahoo !! This way of treating such a subject is so new, so unique, so inclusive of the entire complexity of the object treated. WAA HOO ! This kind of art will change minds forever, like a before and an after, it's a revolution.
Thank you for this!