Probably worth mentioning: this was Baby Lasagna's second ever live performance (the first one being in the semifinal).

@F-oxi-e

Ай бұрын

It is just physically impossible that was his second ever life performance 😂 was he lip-syncing all his singing life till now? 😂😂😂 Be serious people...

@JB-tt6ct

Ай бұрын

He was a guitarist For Mantra Band(and others+ background songwriter). He was never ever a vocalist and main performer. Especially live. So yes, this is his first in this role

@tant4797

Ай бұрын

​@@F-oxi-ewhat are you talking about? Yes, it was his second ever live performance on a stage as a singer. Before that he was a guitarist and he did not do any singing. All the singing he did before this was in a studio. And this one is only his third song.

@stipe9k

Ай бұрын

​@@F-oxi-e No, he's simply never been a solo artist for most of his career, so he never sang or was in the center of attention in any way.

@11o3964

Ай бұрын

@@F-oxi-e that it was his second performance that he designed himself...all by himself with the help of his brother and girlfriend, including the styling...ask a little before irony...B.L. since childhood, he suffers from panic attacks that come suddenly...he has never sung for the public, although he loves music...here and there he would help someone from the shadows, but NO..He had no appearances on stage..everyone was surprised when he said "I CAN DO IT... the first appearance for the semi-final was a bit uncertain... the second one won... he managed... he managed to understand... that's why so many Croats are behind him... you like to mock everything and nothing you don't know He already won...the Eurovision result is not important...what matters is when he said,,I can do it, went out and won

Meow from Croatia, please meow back! 😘

@lanasilvia

Ай бұрын

Meow from Ukraine 😽

@Brookman59

Ай бұрын

Meow. 😸

@yfe24

Ай бұрын

Meow

@yfe24

Ай бұрын

Meow

@vayany

Ай бұрын

Prekini, naporan si!

The song is actually quite sad, with deep, meaningful lyrics. All of us who grew up in Balkan region understand perfectly well what he’s singing about. Fear, anxiety, sadness that we have to leave our families and our countries because there is no prosperity and life for us here, our parents having to sell everything they have so they can send us away, us feeling like we can’t f*ck up and go back. It’s a lot. The fact that your first question is “Go where?” in the beginning just speaks volumes of how different we live. You obviously don’t get the stage, costumes and how it’s all connected to his village, even the music is Croatian folklore mixed with rock. Many layers to this song, but as always you just focus on one thing. Not every song can be a person standing and singing in clear, opera voice. I hope Baby Lasagna wins this year, he deserves it.

@Thomas_Heinonen

Ай бұрын

Hey :) I think Baby Lasagna is an artist that is well understud and have huge fans in Balkan area who can relate to his music, just as you said. But I think a lot of people watching wil not understand what he is trying to express. There are other songs in this years contest that are much more "easy" to understand. I think it will qualify but I dont think it will be ranked top 15. My favorite preformance from Croatia, the Africa Paprika song Moije something 2006 ;)

@luciojb

Ай бұрын

context is always hard to express in a song without it being a ballad or something with lots of lyrics. he chose to express it with this song, that actually reminds me a lot of the style Rammstein uses to convey their meanings in lyrics, but this song's lyrics are a bit short to convey the entire context, and the other elements also cannot do this. As far as i know, european countries are very close one to another, yet they really don't know shit about the reality of their neighbors. so conveying is hard

@krisvq

5 күн бұрын

It's not quite that dark, but yes he's singing about us expats.

@NinjaDimes

3 күн бұрын

You obviously didn't watch the whole video because she looks up the lyrics and gleans the meaning of the song and comments about it having a deeper meaning which she actually did pick up on a bit. But you watched 2 minutes and then commented, so good on you I guess.

@tattabox

Күн бұрын

Why should she get it? In any case if she doesn't get "all the layers" to the level you would like it's on the performer, not on the audience. That is what good art is about, expressing something and trascending the cultural and language barriers to deliver a universal message. But this is an ESC performance, not high level art. If she "focuses" on one thing is because that is the level at which the song and performance work. Again, that's not on the audience, but on the performer. So, chill a lot.

The song is about a social phenomenon called “brain drain” which is very prevalent in the Balkans. Tens of thousands of young and well educated people leave Balkan countries every year and migrate to Western countries in pursuit of better opportunities. The song explores the sadness one feels after leaving their family, friends and country and is something that a lot of people can relate and it is a real issue in this part of the world. The song is the huge favorite to win because it’s almost guaranteed to win the televote and unlike Finland last year, it’s a standard rock song, in English, less experimental and more radio friendly and thus will probably do a lot better with the jury as well.

I think the song is about the uneasy feeling of a young countryside boy living in the big city or in another part of the world. This is why he expressed his anxiety as rig tagi dim dim. I got the feeling Croatia 🇭🇷 would win this year's Eurovision contest

@sybotrybo1609

Ай бұрын

Lots of Croatians moved to different countries for work (apart from escaping war in the 90s), so there might even be more Croatians abroad than in the homeland. In this song the main character is also moving out from the countryside to a city and possibly to a big city in a different country.

Rim-tim-tagi-dim is the rhythm of a famous Istrian traditional dance called balun. His sleeves resemble traditional men's shirts from Istria, a region in Croatia, one of the many in the world where people only grow up to be able to leave. If you cannot imagine the situation, please watch the official video. Meow from Serbia. 😊

Baby Lasagna is my No1 this year. Croatia rocks 🇭🇷.

@MsMeyara

Ай бұрын

Agree, it's so catchy! My top 3: Croatia, Italy, Netherlands!

@REDLINERUNNER

Ай бұрын

And his pronounciation is 10x better than this girl...

@DavorSimpa-qo6wm

Ай бұрын

I've warched Sanremo. no way this was the best. If you have time, watch their final and judge with u heart

@perocigla4425

Ай бұрын

​@@DavorSimpa-qo6wm you people have to stop overrating Italy.

He's anxious because he moved from his birthplace, many Croatians feel like this when moving because they don't really want to go but have to. "My presence fades to black" refers to our language and culture dying because they usually stay in Germany or other places they move to and their kids don't really learn the language so we as people are kind of dying out more and more each year.

Don't feel bad about mishearing the words. No one I know knew that he was saying "anxiety attacks" either, hahah. He is swallowing a lot of letters, somehow. But Lasagna admitted he was anxious during his performance which could explain that (and the weakness in his voice in some instances). Also, about the clothes... They are wearing outfits inspired by Croatian traditional costumes (black/white, large white sleeves) and the "city boys" is probably a nod to the stereotype the rural population has about the city folk (especially here in Croatia where a stereotype of someone from Zagreb/capital is that they are flamboyant and/or soft).

@MarkoTrenk

Ай бұрын

Uvijek se nađe netko tko ce objašnjavati nebitno nebitnima.

For a little extra context, this is basically his first live performance as a singer. Definitely some work to be done, but pretty dang good nonetheless! Also, he got noticeably better just between the semi performance and the final, so I have high hopes for how he performs at ESC.

@iVo42928f

Ай бұрын

To add on that, if it weren't for another artist dropping out of the national selection, Baby Lasagna would not have been on that stage. And that is hard for me to imagine now, especially since he landslided the televote with more than half of all the votes.

So basically Georgina is saying: it's crazy, it's party 🎉💚

Thank you Georgina for a lovely review ❤ Wasn't expecting you'll like it, but I'm glad you do. 😊 Greetings from Croatia

He is singing about boy who is leaving his city or country in search for a better life . He sings he sold his cow and he will miss his cat and mum and dad. It is not band . Baby Lasagna is name of his project and his name is Marko Purisic. He was guitarist of band Manntra and they competed on Dora 2019 with song In the shadows.

We lived to see a day Georgina will like a croatian entry. I LOVE IT. And I hope Marko sees comments about pronounciation because a lot of people think he i saying my anxiety is sex.

The music video tell the story even Better. One of my fav

My dad sold his cow. Not sure why that's funny. Sometimes it's all someone has as a possession.

@sebastian0107

Ай бұрын

It's a sad song (I just read) about young people leaving their small villages for opportunities.

When you listen to any song for the first time and you listen to it in one piece until the end and then you go to listen again because maybe it's too short??, as if you need more... It just keeps you on a high level until the end without a break. Everything is so well connected ,words, message, rhythm, melody, visuals..Everything so well connected and conveyed. Rim tim tagi dimm, he takes you right away but I think he stays for a long time and today that is not easy. Well done BL

@mila66ful

Ай бұрын

Bravo za komentar, ja moram reci da sam jako muzikalna i volim sve zanrove u muzici ako ih osjetim kao dobre i kvalitetne. I nakon prvog slusanja ove pjesme, osvojila me totalno i drzala me u nekoj pozitivnoj euforiji dok sam slusala. To se stvarno rijetko dogadja, da te neka pjesma osvoji na prvu. Zato nije nikakva slucajnost da su je mnogi tako osjetili, i nije cudo da je uvjerljivo prva na kladionicama.Bravo za autora Baby Lasagnu!

you misheard the lyrics "Wanna become one of those city boys, they're all so pretty and advance, maybe they all know our dance". He's a bit camp and clearly a decent guy!

@NinjaDimes

3 күн бұрын

You obviously didn't watch til the end of the video because she looks up the lyrics.

Thank you ! Meow from Croatia.😺

So glad you liked it!

I love this song!😂 It' s is going to the final.

@meduzsazsa8490

Ай бұрын

Duuuh

Thanks for the reaction - enjoyed watching this. Ok, some context. I think the meaning is pretty clear and has universal appeal across Europe - it's about young people leaving their hometowns and moving to make a career in the city or even another country. I think it's something any of us, including myself, can relate to. The message is so strong in this. And I think it can be very quickly picked up. The song itself is great. The guy is called Marco and was in a band.before - this is his first time singing as a solo artist, as Baby Lasagna. And it's my 'anxiety attacks' - about leaving his family to try to make a living elsewhere. The traditional dance in there is I imagine a farewell to his family as he embarks on the journey. Also, I think important context here is that he had half the time to rehearse as all the other artists in the Croatian selection yet still managed to wipe the floor with every single other contestant. He was brought in as first on the reserve list of songs after one of the originally selected acts had to drop out. He will improve greatly in vocals and stage presence for Malmo, and has pre-parties to help him along the way.

@11o3964

Ай бұрын

he has already won for me .. the result of the Eurovision Song Contest is not important to me ... last Saturday I saw off the third child .. the quiet house remained for me ... Marko is forever in my heart on behalf of all our children

This is the fave to win, and I'm here for it. ❤

I didn't look up what the lyrics meant and now that you explained it makes total sense, somewhat similar to what happens in Portugal, the situations are not ideal and people usually leave and the country suffers a bit. Sometimes I forget that fun songs can have a meaning.

@twentytwo138

Ай бұрын

Good old days when music was just about music without any deeper meaning.

My anxiety attacks

@esclover6803

Ай бұрын

Agree, I don't know why she misheard it because most people got it right from the beginning

@exstazius

Ай бұрын

I always here my anxiety is sex 😂

@Mucrush

Ай бұрын

Anyone who mishears it as "my anxiety is sex" are veeery weird. It doesn't rhyme with anything beforehand AND it doesn't fit in context wise for anything thats being sung. Its one thing being unable to understand what he's singing, but coming to the conclusion that it might be "my anxiety is sex" is just WILD to me XD

@CleopatraSelene11

Ай бұрын

Understood it from the first time I listened, don’t know what the big fuss is about. British people have to understand have to understand the rest of the world doesn’t speak english with british accent.

@Silenceeify

Ай бұрын

​@@CleopatraSelene11I'm from Croatia and didn't understand it at first as well, his pronunciation of the letter 't' is very weird, both in "times" and "attacks"

I loved this song since the first moment I heard it. I can't get it out of my head.

Croatia is the favourite to win this year maybe because it’s so crazy who knows!! 😂

@lukaajlovanovich1606

Ай бұрын

crazy? you know whats hes singing about right?

@jelenajelenkovic8123

Ай бұрын

Mijaooo🐱🐱

@marijaninkovic999

Ай бұрын

It is sad story about egzodus from Croatia , home town and home vilige. " City boy" is sarkazam

Bear in mind he is a music producer and a guitarist. It's his first time performing solo

Totally brilliant. It must win

Please check his music video, and you will understand a little better, the story behind and the props used on the stage. Originally, he was chosen as a backup for Dora, and then one of the contenders quit, and the rest is history😊

Thank you for your reaction and big kiss from Croatia!❤

I am glad you liked Croatia and picked up on the crazy and fun tone of the song! #Hrvatska

But i am glad you smiling and have fun! Will be in TOP 5 fpr sure!

@Johny_BE

Ай бұрын

You mean top 1.

This has the whole package to charm the audience. Cant wait for pre-parties but also esc in Malmo to see the improvements. Especially the vocals. ❤

@Milvusmilvus-jo8vq

Ай бұрын

The vocals are great for such a dark metal entrance. No improvement needed. Metal song=Metal vocals.

I love this song and hes so adorable. The song is about how young Croatians are leaving their country, just to be able to survive, I think.

I enjoy your Eurovision critques, especially your comments about the vocals. I think you sometimes miss the serious side of these songs so i liked you seeking to understand the message on this one. Also CATS! 🐈🐱 have their been cats on a Eurovision song before?

"My anxiety attacks". You're not the first one that heard this differently. I don't know, to me it sounds clear. Maybe because I'm a Croatian. Sigh, again the comparison with Kaarija.

@sonjamikaela1277

Ай бұрын

that line was very clear to me as a finn. maybe because we're so anxious... and happy? 😅

Croatia are at the very top of the odds at this moment!

@nadaj6921

Ай бұрын

Meow😻👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

Needs to win this year

@lilleke80

Ай бұрын

I get it, I would love it was any other year as winner, but Nemo needs to win this year, and deserves to win for me.

Thank you so much for your comment, I appreciate it. Greetings from Croatia! ❤️❤️👍👍😻😻❤️❤️🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

No sex - anxiety attacks.... like heart attack, or rock attack

Croatia is full of small villages and farm lands, and most of us living there at one point (mostly because of school) leave are villages, our pets, animals, etc. to move to bigger cities. So the song is mostly about that. “Hey, Im a big boy now Im ready to leave, ćao mama, ćao!”

Probably my favorite so far. This or France. There’s a lot to be worked on regarding the performance, and he just simply isn’t the best vocalist, but he brings the energy to make up for it. At face value the lyrics seem mostly like nonsense, and to be fair they kind of are, but there is actually a serious underlying theme to it. However it has to be stated that the song thrives in its production more than anything else. Great structure (especially for adrenaline junkies - metal AND EDM incorporated into the same song), ruthlessly catchy, and creative too - in a good way. 10/10.

A banger with an important meaning and story! 😻

@kenar7089

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@poet4727

Ай бұрын

Mjauuuuu

@goodside1807

Ай бұрын

​@@kenar7089 What is funny?

Croatia is 1st in odds with 19% of winning. MY ANXIETY ATTACKS.

Thank you so much for lovely reaction and as an Croatian Im so proud that you like BL this year!

Marko (Baby Lasagna) is the only one at Eurovision who sings his own song, he is a complete author! The best Croatia !

I like it a lot❤

Meow to you from Croatia 🇭🇷

@dijanapolic9343

Ай бұрын

😊😄🤩🤭🥳😺😻🙉🩷👏🤝

"I'm a big boy now" says the guy who's name is Baby Lasagna 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I can't!!!!

@Milvusmilvus-jo8vq

Ай бұрын

Sva djeca moraju odrasti.Tako i Lasagne.😺

Winner ❤😻🔥

@dijanapolic9343

Ай бұрын

🏆🎉🇭🇷 tnx all of u 😊 ❤ 👏🤝🫶🍾🥂🍺🍻🍹🧋🍷

This is the reaction I was waiting for for this year! Definitely my favourite this year.

The best song 🇭🇷❤️🐈🐈🔥

@kenar7089

Ай бұрын

😅😅😅😅😅

I love this song - in my personal top 5

This is my winner and currently the bookie's favourite to win, as well as the winner of numerous polls to win! The song is about young Croatians leaving their homes in the countryside to move to the city for bigger opportunities. It's also about braindrain and how those from the East move to the West e.g. Britain and America, partially as a result of political corruption! Marco, the singer of the song, wrote and mixed the song himself and his future wife did the visuals and lyric videos! Great that you like this! The fact you liked this but hated Cha Cha Cha, shows this song has potential to win!

❤baby lasagna❤

😻🙀😻🙀baby manija,simplay the best

Winner ❤❤❤

Shes gonna live for this onee 🔥🔥🔥

I recommend watching Eurovision Histories lyric explanation to this song. The lyrics are actually really clever and relatable to most.

My anxiety attacks :D I like it how you approached the analysis really professionally and seriously. It's a fun song with fun music lines and I'm glad you laughed and had a good time listening to this. Thank you for giving your feedback it was fun to watch!

Its so fun! I love the neon raving cats at the end. Zagreb 2025!

My #1 for this year. No amount of revamps or staging from other countries will change this. ❤

OMG I waited for this reaction for so long!!! I kept checking your channel every day xD

I do like this one very much. This will be a great year for Croatia.

My favourite this year! Excited to hear your thoughts, Georgina. Your videos are a much needed bit of warmth in what can be a cold world sometimes! *edit* bit of context, it’s written about the mass migration of young people from the rural Balkan areas looking for work and how it destroys the communities they leave behind. That’s why he sings about his anxiety attacks etc from being away from his homeland. It’s quite a serious topic but presented in a very fun, tongue in cheek way. From what I can gather, he’s not really a known performer. He was only put into the NFs as a replacement for someone who left and then he won the whole thing! He seems to be improving a lot vocally, so I have high hopes for May!

OMIGOD why does EVERYONE mishear "my anxiety attacks" as "my anxiety is sex" 😂

(This is copy/paste comment from someone and it's perfectly explained)->WHY this song should win ESC. Beside being so highly catchy and relatable. He himself wrote his lyrics, made music, arangement and came up with this staging in 1 MONTH (doing all other things like interviews, official video etc) as he came to competition as a reserve. His girlfriend is in charge of his visuals and his brother is a drummer, and everything is made mostly with a help of his family and close friends. This guy delivered, not only a song, but values too. He's not bringing nudity, cursing and there's no any other provocation inside his lyrics or visuals. That's what ESC is all about. It's the essence of this festival. It's a SONG competition made by an author himself. Marko himself is not aware of what he delivered here becouse he's such a humble and kind soul, which is such a rarity in the world these days. He's an artist indeed and I'm so very happy he finally decided to take that step and pursue his solo career after so many years being a band member and writing songs for others. Wish him all the best in life ❤

Winner! 12 points from Austria ❤

@dijanapolic9343

Ай бұрын

❤ 🫠🥳😻👏

@AlexanderNovak0

Ай бұрын

Whatever

This song has a point if u didnt know Go Croatiaaaaaaaa❤❤❤

he is leaving his village to move to the city

Go Georgina! You always make me laugh with your mannerisms and facial expressions😂 Thank you for explaining the back story to this song. It's fun, it's fresh and I think the public is going to like it! Meow❤

Thanks darling ❤❤❤❤

So nice to see you laugh.🥰

if you are a "city boy" you don't feel the song, but if you are a child who grew up in balkans this is a very deep song:) meow

I love this song ❤️❤️😁😁😻😻

Meow 🐈

bravo Baby Lasagne...

Baby Lasagna❤The Best❤❤❤

WINNER

This one is great, can’t wait for your reaction to the Netherlands

Love it

Rim tim tagi dim 🦾🐱🐱

Don't let down Baby Lasagna and his song, it is serious story about young people , they must go to other countries to work. Rim Tim Tagi Dim Ay, I'm a big boy now I'm ready to leave, ciao, mama, ciao Ay, I'm a big boy now I'm going away and I sold my cow Before I leave, I must confess I need a round of decompress One more time for all the good times Rim tim tagi digi dim tim tim Gonna miss you all but mostly the cat Gonna miss my hay, gonna miss my bed Most of all, I'ma miss the dance So come on y'all, let us prance Now don't call, don't write I'm leavin' with the first light Don't cry, but dance Rim tim tagi digi dim tim tim There's no going back My presence fades to black Yeah, there's no going back My anxiety attacks Rim tim tagi digi dim tim tagi digi I hope I find peace in the noise Wanna become one of them city boys They're all so pretty and so advanced Maybe they also know our dance Bye mom, bye dad Meow, cat, please meow back Don't cry, just dance Rim tim tagi digi dim tim tim There's no going back My presence fades to black Yeah, there's no going back My anxiety attacks Rim tim tagi digi dim tim tagi digi There's no going back My presence fades to black There's no going back My anxiety attacks Rim tim tagi digi dim tim tagi digi There's no going back My presence fades to black Yeah, there's no going back My anxiety attackѕ Rim tim tagi digi dim tim tаgi digi dim

my anxiety attacks!

This is the REAL WINNER of eurovision 2024!!!!

Come on last year wasn't that bad. It was original and funny with a real anti-war message

Love this song and loved your reactions! 😂

the part that's most catchy to our vocal coach are actually folk music elements.

I love you so much ❤ Thanks fore every react 😊 I'm from Serbia but I couldn say "thanks" in the name of our Croat neighbours 😉 I hope they'll win this year 🇷🇸 ❤ 🇭🇷 I can't wait for your Serbia react 😍

I can’t see anyone else winning this year but Baby Lasagna . Meow back from London ❤

Thank you Georgina. You nead to watch original video.

This will be a big hit in the nightclubs and partying in Ibiza win or lose 👍👍

That lyric was "anxiety attacks"? 😮 I mishead that as "my anxiety is sex" Not sure this tops the notoriously misheard lyric from Shania Twains That Dont Impress Me, about the car... I love this song, going to do good. Great job Croatia!

I actually didn't think you were going to like this😅, now I can't wait for you to react to Europapa

@Milvusmilvus-jo8vq

Ай бұрын

Yes, we enjoyed watching her reaction to the Dutch entry. She made my day.

❤❤❤❤❤, thanks

Winner 🎉

I was waiting for your reaction to BL, what took you so looong 😅 thanks for great reaction and I'm glad you like the song and his vocals. Sending much love from Croatia. ❤❤❤❤

I enjoyed your reaction video as much as I loved the performance by Baby Lasagna 🇭🇷🇪🇺! Keep it up, lovely to watch. Cheers 🥂

Marko is excellent. And Let3 was great last year, unfortunately you will never understand their art and expression