France Eurovision 2023 - Music Teacher analyses Évidemment by La Zarra (Reaction)

The reactionalyses of Eurovision 2023 continues with France's entry by La Zarra - Évidemment. Mike discusses his thoughts on this year's entry and provides a musical analysis from a first time listening.
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[@zeldanono8029]

I'm french and usualy I don't like our songs for eurovision but I adore this song. It's the better song we had since the last 30 years. I hope she will on the podium.

[@nourmenjabolets]

I'm Spanish and it was my favourite one. I'm so impressed she didn't place.

[@escdavs3990]

Everyone will say what they want , but La Zarra always serving glam and “ chic à la française “ . She’s on point at each single corner of the stage performance. Her stage attitude , vocals , outfit will undoubtedly catch the international jury 🚨

[@isabelfortuneteller]

I really like how this song references the French chanson tradition, even in the visuals, and updates it without transforming it beyond recognition. Therefore this feels very genuine to me & also very French!

[@Ascendio_Aces]

Anybody else fall instantly in love with her when watching this performance? She is one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen, I think it's the air of mystery and the general way she holds herself with confidence. Stunning!

[@TheFinalMeowntdown]

The most famous middle finger in Eurovision history. 😂 Genius song, staging was a massive mistake and killed it for the TV audience.

[@avieirinha]

I don't know if she'll win or not. But La Zarra is MY WINNER ❤ (I rarely enjoy France's entries 🤭) 12 points from Portugal 🥰 P.S. I hope you react to Portugal, it's a bit different than our usual 😅

[@jpllabadie]

i am in love with this song, and this artist, my queen !!!! 12 pts !

Love the way you react so authentically to that song 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 very communicative

[@TheMuserResolute]

Thanks for watching!! This song really grew on me as it progressed

[@sylvain173]

Good song beautiful voice

[@ralnerfischer2000]

❤ Beautiful Song from France 🎉

[@timothyschinnick6688]

Excellent musical and song composition from La Zarra! Must win 🥇

[@croix1965]

Great song . Could win

[@billyoconnor1857]

I liked this one a lot, thanks!

[@jordancoutelle8944]

Winner 🇲🇫🇲🇫🔥🔥🔥

[@jpllabadie]

you can listen her in acoustic version, delicious !!!!!

[@francoisjean1178]

T'es amoureux toi?

[@franky7584]

Thank you for your reac, she is phenomenal, very talented, beautiful voice a real Queen!

[@gorshocheg]

Lady Dimitrescu on Eurovision 😮 🙃 I hope u react Croatia soon SC!

[@idraote]

I hated Barbara Pravi not because it was a bad song but because its chorus was an outrageous plagiarism of Edith Piaf (Padam, padam). This song from La Zarra is proof that you can go for that vibe without plagiarising anything. Fulenn, on the other hand, I adored. It was so original and appealing. I still don't get how it could rank so low. This song from La Zarra is probably the sum of the best of two world. She's a striking woman with a good, warm voice. The song is traditional but blinks at the younger generations with its dance rhythms. It misses a really satisfying climax, though. "Evidemment" is better translated as 'obviously'. 'Evidently' has more to do with something you can phisically see. The English subtitles were more or less on point but not perfect.

[@novastarburst3939]

Fulenn sadly ranked low because most people don't want to see France, they want to see Paris. They don't want to hear that we're not all the little they know. So a song which wasn't a ballad, with accordion, eiffel tower and the usual "french style" and french language was outrageous for them.

[@marylou1117]

Obviously would be best translation I would say but evidently works too! Great video, I always enjoy watching your reaction despite me not being interested in Eurovision, which is a huge prop to you!

[@TheMuserResolute]

Awwww thank you! That means a lot! Glad you enjoy these 😊

[@sarahfrechy6081]

Superbe zarra❤

[@stephanegougez4482]

Vive La Zarra...

[@judithwilson3561]

This one has really grown on me.

[@bravolondon]

"Obviously" is the best translation

[@ehjo4904]

elle est de Montréal Canada 🇨🇦

[@fredbcl4828]

France has to win this year ! an amazing song and performer ! omg !!!!

[@David-us9cc]

Winner!

[@patrickfeuillet9972]

Enfin une analyse objective. Merci Monsieur.

[@toinenosoite3173]

I really like his song - in my top 10 or even 5 for sure! About the costume - she can't wear that if she wants to move anywhere at all on the stage, so probably something not as restrictive.

[@Charlouf_]

translation is also well made , to fit more "the english language" than a word to word translation. some sentences are translated as a whole to make more sense in english, like when she talked about a searching a purse, and translated into "lost keys"

[@bravolondon]

Absolutely. A good transaltion transalte ideas not words.

[@guillemotguillemot1067]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@benjamintomassennordahl7911]

I honestly, think the staging and the recording is very well done, and if France put on a similar show, they'll score high on performance. I also think the song is very good, but is difficult for someone not speaking French to sing along with. Please don't get me wrong, I don't like it either when all the songs are in English, but sadly it seems that it's the only language all of Europe knows well enough to understand the lyrics.

[@benjamintomassennordahl7911]

@@ylannsongs Fair enough, although the original goal behind ESC was to show American production companies, directors, actors, etc... that the European film and music industry was alive and well, technologically advanced, and that perhaps they should look to filming in Europe.

[@benjamintomassennordahl7911]

@@ylannsongs "an experiment in live television broadcasting and a way to produce cheaper television programming for national broadcasting organisations". Which further led to the organisation trying out new technical techniques to market itself as a leader in television production.

[@ingeandreandresen1690]

And this song is very good and can win is one of The best this year Even i Like and love The Norway song better. And some i say and thing more one end agein Norway and sweden gone be more close race to win this year i hope so smil❤😊

[@bravolondon]

Yes, yes, yes!!! Thank you La Zarra for giving us sexy, class, glamour, beauty, and more. Please win tonight!!!! Love from London.

[@MarcioHuser]

I really liked that song. I expected it to be placed higher in the ranking, among maybe the top 10. Oh, well

[@rowenn1729]

The captions are not really exact

[@feliciapreziuso9295]

Evidently

[@alexandrakempf6769]

Bel hommage fait à Édith Piaf.

[@Evan.Arapis]

Evidently is the closest translation to the song's title..

[@yvesguedon]

Belle performance pour la France cette année, et j'espère que tous les pays voteront selon leu coups de coeur, et pas pour les pays amis : Cyprus : 12 pas grece.... lol `

[@grill38]

💙💙🤍🤍❤❤💋

[@Nicolas-gn]

my absolute # 1 Eurovision La France. La Zara. France is crashing it.

[@IAmFat1968]

Good singer singing bulls... as Jimi Hendrix was singing Gary Glitter's song

[@darryl3394]

Absolute belter of a song, she's like Moloko back in the 2000's. Sweden is boring, not sure why favourite maybe public voting neighbours

[@alainbettoni9174]

elle se prend pour une star.... refuse de participer au concert.... mais désire tout de même être présente le jour du concours ! il faut lui interdire !

[@escnath30]

Mais ça va pas hein déjà c’est une star, et de quoi elle refuse de participer au concert tu la connais ? Elle te la dit ? C une humain ! Comme nous elle aussi a des problèmes perso dans sa vie ptn lâcher lui la grappe et au lieu d’être tout le temps méchants vous pouvez pas être un peu gentil ? Et supporter notre représentante ? Bah nan c trop compliqué pour quelqu’un qui suis l’Eurovision maximum 1 mois par an

[@alainbettoni9174]

@@escnath30 elle n'est pas une star.... et devrait respecter les règles de ce genre de concours..... si elle a des problèmes personnels, elle se retire définitivement, ce qu'on comprendrait.

[@escnath30]

@@alainbettoni9174 ben nan enfaite elle a peut être eu un coup de mou ou un problème de santé et ne pouvait pas chanter c’est tout enfaite tu connais pas sa vie donc ta rien à dire. Nan mais je rêve la

[@alainbettoni9174]

@@escnath30 vous la connaissez sûrement personnellement ! vous devriez aussi revoir votre orthographe.... que veut dire le mot Nan ?

[@escnath30]

@@alainbettoni9174 oh la la Monsieur n’a plus d’argument donc tu parles d’orthographe à se que je sache on parle pas de français et fais pas exprès tu sais très bien se que veux dire NAN je suis du sud moi donc on dit nan et pas non et oui apprend le language des régions de France s’il te plaît