Opera Singer ANALYZES Gojira Olympics Performance of "Ah! Ça Ira" at the Conciergerie Palace

[@TheCharismaticVoice]

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[@preventiondechets1767]

j'aimerais bien ton retour sur un autre groupe français Shaka Ponk sur un cover de Nirvana. depuis que je l'ai écouté, j'ai du mal à écouter l'original kzbin.info/www/bejne/bH-7p5ZsotOBgbs

[@BrianYates-ue8hf]

There are vids online not Yt with only the music audio with the crowd noise and commentary are taken out

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

VoiceHacks and Lauren Babic also offer lessons for both harsh and clean vocals, so it could be really cool if you interviewed and/or collaborated with either of them.

[@No_Camping]

The choirs of Paris Opera and their orchestra are also playing.

[@frankhermansen243]

d... you have come a long way Since your experience withTatiana &jinjer - Pisces. loved the journey

[@Notthemikeurlookin4]

A metal band performing a revolutionary song on the building where the aristocracy was held prisoner and condemned, has to be the most metal thing to ever happen. Historic.

[@harrystrickland2569]

Indeed

[@AriaIsara]

Yes! I love that the organizers didn't just put a metal song out there for the sake of diversity but made it fully part of the theme and chose it for that "tableau" which was about the Revolution. And of course metal is the best music for that theme 😁

[@robmitchell3039]

Marie Antoinette holding her own head was pretty metal too.

[@IEPerez1994]

@tonykomarytska3934ater metallica was snubbed for a super bowl in San Francisco, anything like this became inconceivable. Cant thank enough gojira and the organization for this

[@stevenponte6655]

I loved it and I'm not even that into metal. But no other genre could pull something like that off! Ive now been watching lots of Gojira on youtube! Im a new fan! :)

[@derekk8523]

It took the whole world to come together to get Mario to wear a shirt

[@HEAVY_CREAM]

Lmao my first 2 comments watching the opening ceremony were "Holy shit, is that Gojira?!" followed by "Holy shit, Mario's wearing a shirt?!"

[@MetalBere]

😂

[@abigaillkruss8823]

Hahaha

[@atlys258]

​@@HEAVY_CREAM seeing Mario wearing a shirt I was like "I guess this is a special occasion 😂" and then I felt bad cause Jean-Michel couldn't go nuts and jump around being strapped in 😅

[@HEAVY_CREAM]

@@atlys258 it was so weird seeing him held back!

[@marcelocabral3748]

Elizabeth three years ago: "Im not a metalhead". Elizabeth today: giggling and smiling at Gojira's gutural vocals while seeing blood splattering from decapited aristocrats. Our work here is done, guys.

[@alfredotapia3461]

🤣 lmao

[@silverjaw138]

The blood of tyrants!!!

[@Sabin41]

Gonna hang around. Elizabeth deserves our support

[@chestmetalcovers]

Yeah ! haha

[@mbrown7361]

Cultural victory!

[@Caporal_Blutch]

Symbolism of this scene : - The song "Ah ça ira" (Ah it will be ok) was a famous song that french queen Marie-Antoinette liked to hum, whose origin would be from Benjamin Franklin (in France around 1780) who answered "ça ira, ça ira" (it will be ok, it will be ok) every time he was asked for news about the American Revolutionary War. In 1790, the revolutionaries changed the words of the original song to make murderous apostrophes against the nobility and clergy. - The deca.pitated woman is, of course, the queen Marie-Antoinette. Marie-Antoinette of Habsburg, Imperial Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, last daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis the First, became queen of France in 1774 when her husband, Louis the Sixteen, go to the throne. When revolution began in 1789 and for several years, the Austrian empire and all the monarchies of Europe threaten the French people with reprisals if they do not restore the French monarchy. In 1791, the royal family tried to flee to Austria but was arrested in a small town called Varennes and brought back to Paris. In 1792, is the famous "Brunswick Manifesto", distributed in the streets of Paris, written by the the Prussian army chief Brunswick, ordering the French to restore immediately the king on the throne. It will have the opposite effect. The french royal family is then considered as traitors by the French, because negotiating with foreign enemies who wants to stop the revolutionnary ideas, the republic, and return to the monarchy. In January 1793, King Louis was sentenced to death for perjury and executed. Same year in October, Marie-Antoinette is tried for high-treason and sent to the guillotine. The two years that will follow, a period called "The Terror", should be studied by all those who think that a revolution is always something beautiful and romantic... - The castle is a medieval castle called "La Conciergerie", in the center of Paris. It is a museum today, but during the revolution it was a courthouse and a prison. It's exactly here that queen Marie-Antoinette and the royal family were imprisoned, with thousands of aristocrats, before being sent to the guillotine. - The guy holding the fire flame in front of the palace is a reference to the video game "Assassin’s Creed" and the French Tech (Ubisoft Studio is a french compagny). - The boat is a symbol of the city of Paris, whose motto is "Fluctua nec mergitur" (latin words for "Struck by the waves but does not sink"), who passes over monarchy. - The lyric singer (Marina Viotti) sings the famous opera Carmen, and symbolizes Lady Marianne. Marianne represents a revolutionary woman, with a Phrygian cap on the head (revolutionary emblem). Today this woman is the symbol of the French Republic, its representation is everywhere, and its bust present in all town halls and public buildings of France, or as French administration logo. She is this woman with naked breast, holding a French flag in one hand and a rifle in other hand, in the center of the famous painting by Delacroix, "Liberty leading the People", visible at the Louvre museum... or above a Coldplay music album ;) - Obviously, all these red fireworks symbolizes blood, noble's blood, because a lot was poured during the ten years constituting the French revolutionary time (from 1789 to 1799), before a guy called Napoleon took power and came to restore order and unity in French society. - Some say the audacity of puting heavy metal for an Olympic ceremony is a response to the terrorist attacks in November 2015 in Paris, where 130 people were killed, including 90 in the Bataclan concert hall, during a concert of the American metal band "Eagles of Death Metal".

[@VaShthestampede2]

What is Marie Antoinette saying at the beginning?

[@Caporal_Blutch]

@@VaShthestampede2 Ah ça ira, ça ira (Ah it will be fine, it will be fine) Les aristocrates, à la lanterne ! (Aristocrats, to the lantern !) Ah ça ira, ça ira (Ah it will be fine, it will be fine) Les aristocrates, on les pendra ! (Aristocrats, we will hang'em !) "to the lantern" was an exclamation that meant the poles (wooden poles in this time) that supported lighting in the streets (the ancestors of street lights), to which people were hung during summary executions.

[@ToTheLeftOfBernie]

Thank you for all the history. History is important. We can still eat the rich!

[@shmick6079]

Magnificent post! Thank you.

[@MjolnirFeaw]

Thanks for the contextualization for non-french.. or non history fans! This event was such a french thing, subtexts are a big help. I still kinda disagree about the idealized Napoleon rise to power: french society was already stabilizing before that (the big cities had been stable for a few years, countryside were.. let's say in some areas people were not as friendly to the whole revolutionary thing, and some revolutionaries were... hardcore) And it could also be said that Napoleon stole the republic in a caesar-like move. He brought us the civil code though, so that's something

[@BonBaisers]

I am parisian, I was there, I never listen to metal music but I loved every millisecond of that scene and music. Now I have my first death metal playlist on my spotify 🤩

[@alexdoorn234]

Damn straight to death metal, much respect. I have been listening to metal for 4 years now and death and black metal still aren't my thing. However I did not like metalcore either and I am now obsessed with a nu metal/metalcore band so progress is being made. There is also one vocalist where I will listen to a song full of growling for which is GG6 who used to be in Amaranthe.

[@williamzebub3252]

It's so nice that the Olympics got invited to a Gojira concert.

[@GiroChase]

😂👌

[@kaijade588]

This comment is so underrated!! 😂😂😂

[@paoloanota5447]

Lol! Underrated indeed!

[@Bladedcloud6159]

Rightfully so. Lmao

[@RaginYak]

YES

[@Me_Grimlock_King]

I cried when i saw this performance. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd see a heavy metal group recognized in this way and there is no band that could have pulled this off better than Gojira.

[@ZyxKetella]

Exactly ! Same ! I cried... This was so intense and wonderfull

[@eIandrien]

I still keep getting full body goosebumps watching this. It was so majestic.

[@miriamrodrigues4264]

I cried too.. one week later still crying... 😅🤣

[@UltraMCID]

Agreed! This is monumental for the metal community. GOJIRA made us proud! 🤘🏼

[@iampmgodin]

Same! I still do each time I watch it!

[@andromidius]

You have to hand it to the French.. They go hard and are unashamedly unique.

[@Pti_chapo]

Thank you for your support ♥️🇨🇵 The rain didn't help, there should have been more sunset lighting and fireworks but it had good moments!

[@jonathonrose5141]

The rest was hot garbage though.

[@BIOSHOCKFOXX]

No one does Revolutions like French, maybe Americans, but France had something more with it.

[@piwo647]

@@jonathonrose5141 I disagree, the whole thing was epic and extremely irreverent. I guess it flew over the head of many people but at least it was not convened like all the ceremonies we saw before. I liked London opening because it was humourous and very british but it was still pretty convened. This was something else, now hosting opening ceremonies in stadium seem outdated.

[@jonathonrose5141]

​@@piwo647whatever helps you sleep at night

[@_goslo_]

As a french metalhead i am SO proud of Gojira, they nailed it SO hard! Horns up to all the melalhead folks around the world 🤘

[@GU5S]

Gojira and France did metal proud. Respect from England neighbour 🤘

[@matthieucochard1394]

They could have made a mainstream act but they kept it real decided to go all out. Freaking epic performance and it made all of us French not only proud but having goosebump on the edge of our sits, well done boys

[@MordorProject]

J'avoue que c'est autre chose que la grosse aya nakamura.

[@themealena817]

@@MordorProject Fallait quand-même finir avec un truc un minimum viril ^^.

[@tuomashelin555]

As a Finn I'm proud, that the mixing of opera and metal, like Nightwish and Gojira, has been brought to mainstream entertainment without diluting. I never thought I would hear a double bass drum beat in an olympic opening. Marina Viotti is a metal music fan ? Excellent ! I was equally astonished by the performance of Celine Dion, she poured her heart out in her version of an Edith Piaf classic.

[@kathleeneve3235]

She is a metal singer before she was an opera singer and actually does metal vocals in this too as well as opera

[@yazouu85]

The building is « La Conciergerie » and it’s the place where Marie-Antoinette (the wife of King Louis XVI) was imprisoned before getting decapited buy the guillotine during the French Revolution. And the song was mainly sang during this period, it’s about hanging the aristocracy. The guitare Joe is playing is not it’s usual guitar, it’s a ESP Custom Model which represents the blade of the guillotine.

[@scapito]

Thank you for this info 😊

[@yazouu85]

@@scapito you’re welcome! In my opinion it enhances the experience to know about that!

[@musickf]

"The guitare Joe is playing is not it’s usual guitar, it’s a ESP Custom Model which represents the blade of the guillotine." Oh fuck yeah! \m/

[@bruja_cat]

BRUTAL 🤘

[@wawan3961]

Haha nice for the guitar I didn't know. In a french documentary about the show, we can see the show director sharing all the ideas they chose to the president of the IOC. While he seems to enjoy all the historic reference, even to the french revolution, he specifically asked the show team to not be too violent and to not put guillotines in the show. However, we still got the beheaded Marie-Antoinettes, the fake blood, and now I learn that they still manage to put a guillotine in some way!

[@megleland6320]

Gojira is truly in their Dethklok Era at the Paris Olympics. I honestly expected the walls of that castle to crumble under all that METAL!

[@Vodkarn]

Do you folks like coffee?!

[@megleland6320]

@@Vodkarn ☕ 🍩🤘

[@imyoursuperbeast8220]

​@@Vodkarn make a trip to the food libraries

[@cacarpenter89]

Two steps AT MOST from inspiring a Metalocalypse reboot.

[@Hippykicker6]

I immediately thought of dethklok when I saw this too.

[@martinpaddle]

Marina is a big metal fan and on her Instagram is fangirling over getting the chance to sing with Gojira

[@michaelloporto986]

She originally played in a metal band called SOULMAKER: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bl6Wepishbirock

[@huracanmedia1661]

perfect combo and setting! epic performance on the worlds largest stage. The entire metal and music world was stunned by this performance and the back stories of the setting

[@allentastic]

How does this just keep getting better???? 🥹

[@mattrobinson22]

0:44 was exactly how every single metal head reacted at the same exact moment. If you say you didn’t, you’re lying.

[@iluvj50]

Gojira meets The Olympics: Heavy Medal!

[@melaniezimmermann-jv7th]

This comment IS underrated. 😮

[@damienb6184]

@@melaniezimmermann-jv7thso underrated lol

[@hencytjoe]

Underrated comment lol

[@davidberkowitz3363]

This performance made me bawl. I'm a 50 yr. old metalhead for the entirety of my life. To see the music that I dearly love FINALLY gain this level of legitimacy is everything.

[@vitoreisabella6331]

Your comment made me so happy man.

[@abrahamgastelum8430]

Same here!!

[@Deplorable_Garbage]

Hell yeah brother 🤘

[@robburkhard9256]

Yes me too , I got teary eyed from this , because it feels as of metal is finally accepted on a large scale.

[@JamesBrown-wo2qj]

1000%. My lovely bride and I both teared up through the whole thing. It was a beautiful moment.

[@FooFighter49er]

Where’s the petition? I’ll sign it! I want a full up metal opera of the French Revolution and this song.

[@nicolaspithon5042]

C'est vrai. Il s'est passé beaucoup de choses pendant la révolution française

[@stambo1983]

​@nicolaspithon5042 Changed the world too. Viva la France

[@NickGraham-b9m]

Les miserables, but metal. Hell yeah, I want that.

[@rocketPower047]

A metal version of the song, on my own, oooo

[@eliphaslevi7154]

And we want Metallica for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics games ceremony

[@Liz-cmc313]

Gojira won the Olympics and the Internet. Don't see how this can be topped. 🔥💯🤘🏼

[@AshShearer]

Liked for the comment itself and your DTP profile pic 😊

[@lilstars5599]

Yep!!!

[@birdytiger]

Dtp updoots.

[@clem_chret]

Many people around the world were shocked. I like Gojira and metal but the entire doesn't have the background to understand this.

[@christianhildalgo]

​@@clem_chrettheir loss

[@magnumchaos]

I hope beyond hope that they actually put out a studio version of this. Hearing a full mix that has no commentary or background audio from the event will be AMAZING.

[@kokkolintu3528]

21:41 The visual effect of the boat sailing through raining blood + the music = goosebumps! This performance was so EPIC! 🔥🔥🤘😍

[@mattmorin4476]

The wife and kids were worried about me when I saw this live... I lost my mind. How cool they allowed crews to shoot smoke and pyrotechnics out of a historic building - and hang band members out of windows. They never rehearsed this in person or on site according to Joe's interview with Rolling Stone. This was a one shot deal

[@gilanafaye]

a huge portion of the opening ceremony wasn't rehearsed ahead of time, it's a real testament to the skill of the performers and all the crew that went into making it happen.

[@objc]

The center of Paris is basically full of remnants of the monarchy that the people now own, so using it like this is perfect.

[@Neenerella333]

We were glad that they were each harnessed to the building, considering how dynamic they are live. And also considering how excited they were to be playing the event. It was amazing.

[@Yk9o]

"They allowed" lol They would be overjoyed if something wrong happened and it damaged the buildings. The current status quo (the people in charge) in France (and much of the world in the west) is to destroy anything old (buildings, beliefs, traditions, etc.) in any way possible.

[@mastermindtheofficial]

​@@Yk9o Cry me a river, Marine 😂

[@hevytimes]

There NEEDS to be a studio version of this, it is good! Edit: Been very clearly pointed out to me I misspoke. This version should be released for the public.

[@Ibu812]

Vous avait raison ❤

[@jordanmeliani353]

⁠@@Ibu812no idea if you are french or not, however I want you, internet neighbor, to be the best of yourself at french so: we say « vous avez (not avait) raison ». 😊

[@markoilic7475]

​@@jordanmeliani353 Nice to see people cindly correct others, rather than bashing them☺️

[@ildranor]

There is a studio version. Gojira confirmed that ans Marina Vioti wants sing in HellFest now.

[@hevytimes]

@@ildranor The BEST news! Thanks!

[@gwaptiva]

Rio missed a big chance not putting on Soulfly or Sepultura during their "homage to music" during that opening ceremony, so big up to France for giving extreme music a special place

[@erik5374]

London had Fuck Buttons.

[@alfredotapia3461]

😅😂

[@izaakbakker9531]

the brazilian government never liked the cavaleras or sepultura and always undermined them despite their huge popularity.

[@madzod0076]

I get teary eyed whenever I see this performance it's so amazing and perfect is so many ways. Absolutely adore it.

[@bunnysuicide7952]

As someone who studied linguistics, I find it so interesting to see how much I still recognise from the explanations you give, from the anatomy of the throat to all the different ‘mouth filters’ and the way each mouth/head part shapes the sound. Thank you for all the in depth commentary!

[@JannAsheNemophilaFan]

What also made this so cool. Was the Assassins Creed torch bearer, who ran over rooftops, doing parkour, leaping, sliding down roofs, going through the Louve, and other Paris Landmarks. He literally runs over rooftops, just like his counterparts in the video games. He stops on a rooftop across the river of Gojira to watch them, he’s holding the torch in this video. They created a story where French soccer star had torch, he got on a subway to go to Eiffel Tower, but train lost power. So he handed torch to young skateboarder, bmx kids. They ran torch to this Asssassins Creed torch bearer. As Paris was locked down traffic for the opening ceremony day. So this torch bearers was only way to get torch across city. Over rooftops., and through landmarks.

[@almamater9566]

Was indeed a reference to assassin's creed but also phantom of the opera, a character from a French novel before it became a musical, and many other masked characters from French cinema or litterature

[@avragorn]

Hi from France, I'm so proud of this performance, I am being a huge GOJIRA fan since I watched them in 1999 in Paris supporting the norwegian Black Metal band IMMORTAL, their name was GODZILLA, they changed into GOJIRA the year after. I love so much GOJIRA that I have on my right arm a tattoo with the 2005 album "From Mars To Sirius" album art cover. About the GOJIRA choice, it is because of Daphné BURKI, she is a TV host in France, and she is the director of the costumes for the opening and ending ceremonies of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, she is a huge Metal fan and she loves GOJIRA, she insisted a lot to make it happen !

[@Growlizing]

The visuals alone are insane, the singer holding a head, the band members playing in the windows of this historic building, the pyro and great opera pairing is 🙇 I make a bow for this display France

[@User9x19]

Likewise here on the tattoo! But I combined the " From Mars to Sirius " album cover with the " L'Enfant Sauvage " album cover! Seeing them live is truly an amazing experience.

[@dianamagritte]

Daphne Burki is a hero

[@sbyamibakura]

Daphne Burki is a metal fan?! Omg. As if she couldn't be any more awesome!!

[@TheSteviebobevie]

Gojira wrote its name prominently in the annals of most epic METAL performances with this one.

[@samuelchallis3420]

9:18 “so this is chest voice”, which is actually really impressive to do when your head isn’t attached to your body

[@julienlavoie6908]

Celine was beyond reality as well. Two amazing performances.

[@MarCapa-ed5uv]

I loved the whole thing

[@tr_vmi4844]

I've seen this 100 times and still get goosebumps....and I'm not a huge Gojira fan. BUT...I'll be checking them out more now.

[@matthewhamlett9073]

In my opinion the tracks "flying whales, world to come and another world" will show you most of what gojira has to offer both old and new

[@ChristopherBloom]

​@@matthewhamlett9073

[@flataffect]

@@matthewhamlett9073ahhh come on dude i think they have better entry tracks than that. Check out flying whales for sure but also stranded, Amazonia, l’enfant sauvage

[@ante4726]

u need to listen to oroborus its smth else

[@link16600]

If you are not into metal that much i would suggest Low Lands / Born In Winter / The Chant to start with. If you want something harder but super catchy then maybe Stranded. And if you want Gojira at it's finest : Gift Of Guilt / The Art Of Dying / L'Enfant Sauvage.

[@TerabKult]

I am French and I really like your reaction and your judgment. For additional information, the boat is the symbol of Paris, and its motto "Fluctuat Nec Mergitur" in Latin. It means "Swept by the waters, but do not sink." The red shreds represent the blood shed by the aristocrats, and I love the effect of these shreds clinging to this boat as it progresses. It perfectly symbolizes the access to Freedom for Paris and for France, with the end of the monarchy, all amid immense violence. Vive Gojira !

[@rocketPower047]

And we badly need this bravery again

[@gilanafaye]

the imagery matched the impact of the music, it was magical.

[@teknospaz]

Thank you for providing background information for those of us who did not understand the full context. I am able to appreciate it even more now, and I didn’t think that was possible!

[@monolithe00]

Pour Marie-Antoinette ça représente la peine de mort dans un pays ou elle est abolie.....de très mauvais goût! On a eu des JO qui représente le Satanisme, hourra! premier pays a être censuré pour les JO par plein d'autre pays du jamais vu!! Enfin si ça a plu....le message derrière tout cela est clair pourtant.......

[@oliwanmarinobi3357]

Tellement peu l'impression de vivre en République. La caste politique se comporte vraiment comme des aristocrates

[@Jktucker012]

OH YES! Their performance was seriously so so amazing LONG LIVE GOJIRA!

[@magnushallin3640]

Playback...

[@missrubyphoenix]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: metal music has mental healing properties that none of my therapists had, ever since I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, over a decade ago (a friend of mine just introduced me to Gojira with this performance, and my brain immediately disconnected from the high stress I was going through that night) and the "blo0d splatter" re-connected it lol that visual effect was truly glorious

[@hencytjoe]

If you listen carefully, you can hear the constant cheering, shouting and whistling of the crowd. It warms my heart so much :D

[@Gantzie]

This was so awesome to see live and so unexpected. I really kind of hope they put a studio recording of it out as well.

[@gordoncrisp2193]

There is going to be a soundtrack for the Olympics coming out later. This better be on it!

[@liamsnaith6100]

What was the sound quality like live?

[@user-hs8bf3ox4z]

THE SONG IS NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY!!! 🤩➡"Mea Culpa (Ah! Ca ira!) Gojira, Marina Viotti, Victor Le Masne"

[@Stuka87]

My Wife was watching the opening ceremony and yelled at me saying "Gojira is playing in the opening ceremony!!!!". Which just proved making her listen to metal for the last 15 years was all worth it but she knows who Gojira is :) And of course I had to run in and watch it :) It was so awesome, and I hope they release a recording of this as a single.

[@user-hs8bf3ox4z]

THE SONG IS NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY!!! 🤩➡"Mea Culpa (Ah! Ca ira!) Gojira, Marina Viotti, Victor Le Masne"

[@bmjv77]

Hopefully this performance will put some more eyes on the French metal scene. There are some really great bands there that should definitely be put in the spotlight.

[@Lloocii]

I've been a huge Gojira fan for years and a big fan of First Fragment, Quebec not France but still frenchish. Hit me with a few I should listen to.

[@YOUENNNN]

Any french metal bands recommendation ?

[@denniswijker7162]

@@Lloocii The Great Old Ones !!! Lovecraftian Black metal. I'm not even a huge metal fan (and, coincidentally also not a Gojira fan, but Loved this performance), but I saw these guys live once and it absolutely blew me away. The melodies riding on overtones, everything being played at breakneck speed, but the actual vibes being slow, super cool.

[@Lloocii]

@@denniswijker7162 I'm subscribed to the Seasons of Mist KZbin channel which is iirc a label for mostly Metal. I've heard a couple by these guys that they've uploaded there. I'll check out some more they're pretty good. 👍

[@MousticStic]

@@YOUENNNN Mass Hysteria, Loudblast, Lofofora, Black Bomb A, Tagada Jones, Dagoba ... etc etc...

[@Ari11P]

That opening was EPIC!!! I loved from the start to the finish, the mix of heavy metal with opera is amazing, what a blast, historic in all senses indeed, for metal and for the history itself!

[@marsnotoshi]

I do remember the time when you were discovering metal music with your analysis and now you embrace the genre and are kind of expert at it. This is amazing and I love it !

[@Dunybrook]

Great video. I was also very impressed by Celine Dion's performance at the opening ceremonies especially considering the health issue she's facing.

[@digibirder]

This is what Metal and Opera is supposed to be like! Everything to the max!

[@thestew57]

I think we all did that big smile and giggled immediately when Gojira started and started doing the Leonardo Dicaprio pointing meme to our TV's . Such a massive win for the music community and metal community and millions of people saw this. Literally was the biggest musical highlight just destroying all the other acts. Also love that Arno from Assassin's Creed was parkouring around the city... Killer performanace and visuals.

[@QazwerDave]

Next winter olympics, Norway needs to up this and go full Black Metal in the snow !!

[@midom9143]

with troll, vikings and fire...

[@streamg]

Drummer beats the hell out of this drums like my mom beaten me after seeing my grades in school 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

Mario Duplantier was like a teacher beating crap of the desk which is more hit harder than that.

[@mikamore2974]

Quelle fierté et quelle surprise lorsque j'ai découvert en direct ce tableau et les premiers riffs de guitare. J'ai halluciné, je n'y croyais pas ! De voir Gojira avec cette mise en scène absolument magnifique. Et la surprise d entendre la chanteuse lyrique Marina Viotti qui a été parfaite. C'était magique et surtout épique ! Fière que mon pays, la France, ait eu l'idée de mettre en avant le metal pour des cérémonies de jeux olympiques. C'est la première fois que ça était fait et c'est juste génial. Et Gojira mérite les louanges ils ont réussi leur prestation. Ce groupe est connu à l'international mais pas suffisamment respecté en France car le metal n'est pas mis en valeur dans notre pays. C'est assez péjoratif comme style de musique ici. D'ailleurs, il y a eu une polémique après cette séquence. Le choix musical et les clichés sur le metal. Que Gojira est un groupe "satanique"... En France on n'a pas encore cette ouverture d'esprit comme dans les pays scandinaves ou germanique. Bref c'est dommage que l'image du metal soit résumé au satanisme voir au racisme. En tout cas, je suis heureux de voir un de mes groupes préférés au JO et faire honneur au metal. C'était absolument grandiose ! Merci mille fois pour cette œuvre qui restera à tout jamais dans l'histoire des jeux olympiques.

[@billmurray7676]

Oui, le metal est par nature subversif, et en France on ne met en avant que le faux subversif, l'art d'Etat, autorisé et subventionné. Le rap de délinquant anti-France c'est bien, le metal des chevaliers d'antan, c'est mal. Le reste de la cérémonie, pour son aspect culturel en tous cas, était précisément gorgé de fausse subversion, certains disent propagande. Gojira a été la seule vague de fraîcheur de ce point de vue. Le plus drôle, c'est que les élites d'aujourd'hui ne se rendent pas compte que la chanson parle d'eux lol

[@Superfrumosandsweet]

D'accord sur le fait que le métal soit un genre musical complètement marginalisé en France, parce qu'entre autres les jeunes préfèrent le rap en majorité, et qu'il est vrai qu'il y a un certain mépris du show biz pour ce style de musique. Néanmoins concernant les accusations de satanisme, celles-ci ne tombent pas de nulle part car les groupes de hard rock/metal jouent depuis longtemps avec cette imagerie: Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Marilyn Manson jusqu'à Ghost plus récemment...vous allez me dire que c'est pour rire, que c'est du folklore. Oui peut-être, sans doute...il n'empêche que c'est une imagerie bien dark, et très présente depuis une cinquantaine d'années...et en France comme par hasard le plus grand festival de métal s'appelle "Hell fest"...franchement les metalleux ne font pas grand chose pour changer leur image...et enfin avec cette cérémonie d'ouverture des J.O aux inspirations de messe noire satanique complètement assumée, c'est là où Gojira accepte de se produire....comme par hasard...je comprends que l'occasion était trop belle de se donner un peu d'exposition et de publicité, et s'ils assument d'avoir participé à ce truc sanglant et malsain tant mieux pour eux, mais après il faudra pas se plaindre des clichés sur le métal...

[@mikamore2974]

@@Superfrumosandsweet comme vous le dites ce n'est qu'une imagerie. J écoute du hard rock, heavy, trash etc depuis toujours. Mon père m'a transmis sa passion pour ce style de musique. J'ai grandi avec deep purple, black sabbath, rainbow, judas priest, motorhead... Mon père n'est pas sataniste. Tout comme les groupes qu'il écoute. Tout comme moi je ne le suis pas non plus. J'écoute du Slayer, Metallica, Iron Maiden, pantera, strapping young lad et même du behemoth rotting christ etc. Ils jouent avec cette image justement. Ce n'est qu'un jeu. Une manière de jouer fort, vite et qu'il y ait une cohérence avec les textes. Et d'ailleurs il n'y a pas que la religion qui est abordée. Ça parle des problèmes sociétaux, de guerre, de politique etc. D'ailleurs c'est pas de bol pour les détracteurs du metal. Mais Gojira est connu pour être un groupe engagé dans l'écologie et non dans la religion. Maintenant il y a un contexte dans leur performance au JO. On leur demande de jouer sur le tableau de la révolution à l'endroit où a été emprisonné la reine Marie Antoinette. Et oui c'était violent la révolution. Il y a une cohérence d'avoir mis un groupe de metal pour exprimer cette violence. Maintenant ce n'est pas nouveau de "diaboliser" le metal. Même dans les années 70 c'était déjà le cas. Alors qu'en réalité, 99% de groupes de metal, les mecs sont soit athées soit chrétiens. Certains vont même à l'église... Personnellement j'ai même été victime il y a 20 ans de salut nazis par deux individus dans un bus parce que j'écoutais à fond l album City de Strapping young lad. Et ces gars en descendant du bus ils se retournent me regardent et lèvent le bras droit. Parce que oui quand on écoute du metal c'est aussi assimilé à du fachisme. Bref j'ai adoré le show de gojira et de Marina Viotti, cette mise en scène magnifique. Et j'étais tellement pas préparé à ça. Je n'étais pas au courant qu'il y aurait Gojira. J'étais choqué ému et super excité en même temps. Après les polémiques à deux balles...

[@Superfrumosandsweet]

@@mikamore2974 "Certains vont même à l'église" oui ah ah j'en ai connu! J'ai absolument rien contre le métal d'ailleurs, je voulais simplement souligner l'incohérence du fait de se plaindre des clichés sur le métal alors qu'ils en jouent eux-mêmes...

[@mikamore2974]

@@Superfrumosandsweet je pense qu'ils sont surtout victimes de leur tableau car j'ai plus l'impression qu'ils avaient été choqués sur Marie Antoinette guillotinée et le sang qui gicle à la fin. Mais en même temps la révolution c'était exactement ça !

[@silverblack5475]

Marina was the Lead Singer in a Metal Band " Soulmaker" She sounds a bit like Floor ( also Mezzo )

[@CyrilVincentMusic]

Elle avait Lost Legacy aussi, y'a longtemps !

[@silverblack5475]

​@@CyrilVincentMusicYes I forgot that

[@garypeterson9215]

Mark Jansen has a band "MaYaN" that has a good mix of vocals like this.

[@silverblack5475]

@@garypeterson9215 yea Marcela Bovio is the lead singer , she's great .

[@fearisachoiceyouembrace]

Floor became an idol when she saw her on stage with After Forever😊

[@johndevoist8129]

Please consider reacting to the Gojira song "The Art of Dying" Live at Vieilles Charrues Festival 2010.

[@BabaBooey084]

PLEASE I LOVE GOJIRA

[@lilporky8565]

Why not the studio version?

[@BabaBooey084]

@@lilporky8565 Why not the live version? Gojira’s energy on stage is incredible! and also a live performance would showcase how good he was back then

[@PjYogiBear]

Very Buddhist..

[@SidV101]

@@lilporky8565 the live version is better

[@PetParadiseVB]

I’m still tearing up watching it. Never been so proud to be a metal head

[@jdoraz86]

As a metal fan this was such a historic moment.. the performance was amazing the choir was amazing, Marina was fantastic, and Gojira was flawless in their delivery. The best part for me, beyond this amazing performance, was reading articles and watching non metal publications actually praising and applauding the performance.

[@JonNo86]

I love that I had a couple of my friends, who HATE metal music, call me after this and were like "Damn, okay...THAT was awesome! I think I kinda get the whole metal thing now." Made me so damn proud as a lifelong metalhead! LOL

[@Deplorable_Garbage]

Hell yeah🤘

[@anicolau]

one tear dropped when this happened. For a fan of Metal, is a lifetime moment

[@TrentonWade]

I said the same thing

[@AlejandroDiazadiaz201]

I saw it and cheered. Then the blood rained. Then they set fire to the Conciergerie. And this was in the rain. And the whole chorus was decapitated!

[@MrJair40]

Thank you for your analysis, your energy, your enthusiasm... and your smile!

[@fabricecombier9817]

Merci, merci Elizabeth ! C'était magique ! Métal et opéra : Dieu réunit ceux qui s'aiment ! Et encore plus avec la puissance et la pertinence de ton analyse. Love fromFrance.

[@chadieltahan7436]

Elizabeth needs to form her own metal band asap. "The Charismetal".

[@mrs.waterboy5555]

Could be done foor Jansen from night wish is an opera singer ❤❤

[@mjvajda]

I love how even with this song, Gojira finds a way to include its “patented” scrape into the mix.

[@Joshcoshbagosh]

MORBID ANGEL DID IT FIRST *runs away

[@bvionis]

I remember Joe saying that during the Link Alive tour that they accidentally “discovered” that pick scrape sound, so I’m not sure they necessarily got it from anyone even if it was around before. The harmonic bends were definitely inspired by morbid angel though, considering they were a big influence on Gojira.

[@mattisixx1699]

@@bvionis dimebag did this a lot to so ive never understood why its called the gojira scrape considering how famous dime is to guitar players

[@moreblack]

It had to be there. Also John Petrucci did it earlier in The Mirror.

[@rocketPower047]

​@@mattisixx1699that's a different pick scrape across the length of the guitar. Joe rakes the pick across the width of the neck.

[@Spectreffex]

I love when opera and metal hang out together, some of my favourite genres too. This whole moment was iconic on so many levels, and it feels like Gojira were being true to themselves and to the whole metal community. This is a world changing moment! Incroyable!

[@martdonkey846]

5:10 that’s called a pickscrape, and is a very signature Gojira thing. Absolutely amazing

[@Romane_Touque]

Hello from France ! I am so happy and proud of Gojira. They nailed it !! It was a dream came true to see a metal band in prime time to represent french history. I am full of joy 😊 A little historical presision perhaps. The conciergerie has indeed been turned into a prison during the Révolution, but it was for centuries before that the castle of the kings during middle age.

[@czdot]

I think I enjoyed that olympic moment the best. I had absolutely no idea Gojira was gonna play. When they started, the cake I was eating almost fell out of my mouth.

[@pilotbroF22]

I almost cried watching this part of the opening ceremony. As a metal fan, a metal musician, and a vocalist this was a transcendent moment in music. METAL IN THE OLYMPICS!! Truly emotional.

[@Danky_chu]

Even if this ceremony was controversial, it has quickly become one of my favourite, they give a chance to every type of art, and show so many aspect of french culture, that was incredible

[@Skyscraper21]

@@Danky_chu you are kidding right. this was a satanic mess.

[@Danky_chu]

@@Skyscraper21 first, metal is not satanist, second, Christianism wasn’t mock, it was the feast of the gods, portraying Greeks gods, it was not a halo, but the woman represented apollon, and the blue guy is dionysos, it was not even the same number and place than the last supper. And third, it was not a apocalyptic horseman, it was a mixt between sequana, godness of the Seine, and Joan of arc, who is a saint ! Please, learn history and mythology, your level is kinda awful

[@joergroser2536]

@@Skyscraper21 Oh ca ira, ca ira.

[@Skyscraper21]

@@Danky_chu I know that for your "pagan" ears nothing here sounds bad. But I hear demon demon demon, when I read your text. Now, I know, you think "the christian is craaaaazy" or something. Listen, I have not even started taking about metal and it's lyrics. And I don't intend to. My main point was that you can't pretend that nothing happened and just enjoy the music without even mentioning the big elephant in the room. To all you said, no offense, you seem not to have the slightest education in that area. Listen to yourself... Christianity wasn't mocked, this was just, demon 1, demon 2, goddess so and so. And the greeks with their mythology, don't get me started. What do you think is behind all the mythology? Against what do you think is all of this. I don't want to be that guy, but it's Christ and anti-christ. Mythology is from the ......... 👿 Enjoy the show. By the way, I am a Metallica fan. Not a huge one, but I like 'em.

[@JankyFrameCovers]

You, Will Ramos, and Nik Nocturnal could do an AMAZING cover of this

[@MatthewDeBlasis]

...And Chris Turner on Drums and a strong bass player to boot. 🤘

[@fysy9989]

​@@MatthewDeBlasis Or 66Samus

[@MatthewDeBlasis]

@@fysy9989 He would add some tasty fills and beats to it.

[@cinlocybin]

No one has ever covered Gojira well. They have such a unique sound.

[@gavgraham]

Nik has already done a video where he tabbed it out live, check it out! Agreed that these 3 would be perfect to do a full version.

[@throbbertable]

A studio version of the song exists now. You should use that and do a quick recap since you can hear vocals a lot beter

[@minimakersstudio]

Your giggle in the beginning is ALL OF US! I was blown away and am absolutely obsessed with the ENTIRE thing too ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@Robert_Herring]

You've mentioned "Carmina Burana" many times in video. I agree, it's the most metal choral work, and requires a double orchestra to perform it. How about a breakdown of just the "O, Fortuna" section? Most people have heard it in parts, but it's worth giving the whole movement a listen. Explain the story behind whole work, and how much other absolutely metal and debaucherous moments can be found in it. I performed it in the chorus, and is one of my favorite memories.

[@hisk7263]

I once saw a version on the tv by the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra with subtitles, besides beautiful it was so funny to see someone with a straight face sing about being a roasted swan that cooked to long and wondering if the boys in that choir knew how sexy their lyrics where.

[@czaptan]

I strongly recommend Therion's version of O Fortuna. It's great metal and opera combination. Actually, Therion is a legend and one of precursors of this genre. I'd love to see you react to one of their songs, Elizabeth

[@rafagalan115]

One of the most disrupting presentations on the Olympics, congrats to Gojira!

[@JustJeph33]

Right, beats the sht outta the opening ceremony! 🤘😎

[@Holgerdansk]

Gojira is Aurora's favorite heavy metal band. She herself said in an interview that she would like to work with Gojira. Aurora and Gojira together.... imagine what would happen...

[@semaj_5022]

Aurora performing alongside Gojira is a dream I've held on to for a while now. It would be so damn good.

[@Holgerdansk]

​@@semaj_5022 In an interview in Paris she talked about Gojira, and when asked if she would make a heavy metal record, she also said, "But yes, sooner than you think." I'm curious to see if Aurora does what she promises 😉

[@starsxspace]

Wait that Aurora who's a famous singer? Gotta check her out

[@johnstevens8253]

The French knew the best way to deal with royalty. I wish I had of seen this live. Kudos to the organising committee that booked Gojira. AWESOME & EPIC. I love your videos :)

[@mudflapsmoviereviews]

I missed this on TV. This is an incredible performance!

[@wendellrider1212]

I like how she laughs and takes everything so gleefully!

[@TheCharismaticVoice]

I try to, at least! Sometimes I cry, sometimes I'm disgusted, but I'm very rarely not appreciative of the art that's been created!

[@Lydirius]

​@@TheCharismaticVoice I believe it's because you truly love music. Just like I do. 😉❤

[@patrickschardt7724]

One of the main reasons I watch her channel So much excitement

[@petecabrina]

It is a lovely thing to watch honestly, almost child like glee and excitement over sounds and expressions. Just watching her brain react to different things is also quite fun and entertaining 😁

[@clcoxvp]

I giggled just like you, Elizabeth, the first time I watched this. So did my 90-year-old Dad. And here we are still, 100 times later, still giggling. It's euphoric!

[@liminal79]

the keyboard/choral strikes remind me of Nightwish. Symphonic gojira obviously works.

[@ChristopherBloom]

I demand symphonic Gojira.

[@juina]

@@ChristopherBloom yesss... that needs to be the next album, please

[@Lloocii]

Reminded me a little of Children of Bodom's amazing keyboardist and their epic synth hits.

[@geohambass]

I thought exactly the same. Specifically that it reminded me of Tarja era Nightwish or even Epica at points.

[@chanmax2]

I've never been much prouder to be french than this moment. The most french thing ever. Nobody will ever top this opening ceremony.

[@JamesBrown-wo2qj]

My wife and I said that very thing to each other right after this performance, and again several times throughout the remainder of the opening ceremony. The French set a new bar for everyone else to try to reach, and I just don't know if anyone ever will be able to do it. Los Angeles had better bring their A game in 2028!

[@rubbertooth1402]

HELL YEAH! glad you did this one! the day the studio version dropped, i was so excited I didn't have to have the KZbin clip up that it was legitimately all i listened to for 3 days straight lolol. Love your stuff, keep it up and stay metal 🤘🏻😆🤘🏻

[@afaydilek]

you have no idea how much i've been waiting for your video on this... THANK YOU!

[@jmillz666]

Let them eat PAIN!! 🤘🖤

[@Pti_chapo]

🥖🔥🥖🔥🥖🔥🥖🔥🥖🔥🥖🔥🥖

[@rocketPower047]

😂😂😂

[@lesterjonathan91]

Underrated comment for sure

[@JamesBrown-wo2qj]

Epic comment!

[@Howbee]

The gravity of this performance was... Timeless. You could FEEL the horror and the consequence of a violent revolution through what this gave us sonically and visually, in the very same setting no less, absolute chills. This is theater if I've ever seen it.

[@magnushallin3640]

Violence is a constant throughout human history - people are being killed in horrific ways as we speak. Only the story is dramatised in different ways from time to time depending on the current rulers agenda.

[@P_Rex66]

The way you were so happy to hear this together. so wonderful

[@lsmithgoose]

I was OBSESSED with Gojira growing up, saw them the first time in a 200 capacity room, basically no barrier, Joe's face between mine and the person to my left as he screamed into the mic. It was INTENSE. Jean-Michel did a run up (of the admittedly tiny stage) and kicked a stagediver over the crowd, kicked him square in the back. I will NEVER forget that show. 6th time seeing them was Hellfest 2013 when they headlined in their home nation. I was SO EXCITED and proud to see this was announced. Watched all the rubbish snippet videos immediately, and found a full length today, cried 😂 saw posted a new video too. I have already teared 5 times watching your video through the intensity and magnificence of the performance but also at your passion, enthusiasm and joy at it all. I adore your videos and your adoration. 😘

[@Robert_Herring]

Fantastic! I'm so glad y'all were able to get this up. Such a magnificent performance, the most metal one ever.

[@bryanmack5410]

Thank you for recognizing the importance of this for "my people." Bands like Gojira, Opeth and Mastodon have been huge for us, all leading up to that performance.

[@Daniel_Trueblood]

Being an American of French heritage it was a metal moment of pride 🇫🇷❤️💙🤍🇺🇲🤘🎶

[@x0rld159]

Marina was clearly the best singer to play with them, she's a metalhead and she was singer in metal bands few years ago

[@heatherpound8046]

This is my first time watching this performance...and I have to say, Elizabeth I absolutely love you and your passionate enthusiasm for the human voice. You are a joy to observe. I am a long time fan of your channel .I saved this performance on purpose until I watched your breakdown. Gojira nailed this. As a metal fan I am vibrating with excitement about this performance and the cultural implications. Thank you for your astute observations and energy!

[@user-aero68]

Hi. Love your gleeful happiness and enthusiasm in covering this! The first voice covers the original lyrics of the song with what sounds like a traditional working-class Parisian accent which is very fitting for the context of the song.

[@d4mdcykey]

One of the best Metal bands in existence played at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics... As ugly as the world can be right now, THIS is a very big deal.

[@YasArc24]

When I watched this live I immediately thought of you! I was like: "Elizabeth would absolutely love this!!!"

[@TheCharismaticVoice]

And I totally did. Thank you for thinking that. It worked!

[@shawa666]

Yep. My first tought was That's so fucking metal. The second was Oh this is gonna be a good TCV episode.

[@Ride_XP]

Absolutely a gem and the best reaction to this performance I’ve seen. What a joyful, appreciative, insightful video.

[@les9870]

I read that Marina is actually a Gojira fan and has been since she was 16. Super cool that she got do a performance of this calibre with them.

[@LiannaBabeli]

I don't know if it has been stated previously, but this is the first time in Olympic history that ANY metal music has ever been used for official functions, whether an opening or closing ceremony or to define events within the Olympics. The juxtaposition of the prison against aristocratic imprisonment against the revolutionary defining depth of metal music inherent to its intent is poetic, epic, and beautiful to witness.

[@diamondq7s124]

They need to make this a full song. I was totally crying seeing this, it's so good and amazing. I told Mom to turn up the TV and told her this is one of the best bands in this era of metal! I'm so glad they been put in for the opening ceremony, the full ceremony is just beautiful, nothing will beat it in the future!

[@Bilge-ko5qp]

This is Gojira, the huge sounding metal guys that feel like a wall is hitting your face and ears when you listen to them 🔥🤘 This was a beautiful review to watch and i really love everything about this video, your amazing analysis and comments on top of Gojira and Marina Viotti's epic performance and all... These days are like blessing for the metal world 🥲 Thank you!!! ❤

[@salamanderavem3782]

When people get amazed about opera and metal they forget it has been around since the 70s and 80s lol Happy this was public

[@blackmushroom4603]

What you say about the difficulty to have a video without commentary, so true! I love metal music with opera singing (big fan of nightwish BTW), and as a French people, we were so angry about the commentaries for 2 reasons : first, they wouldn't stop talking while the band was playing, and second, we had the impression the commentators were discovering the mix between opera and metal, saying literally : "they break the codes of music"... 😂

[@timcleeter7592]

We need a Gojira and Elizabeth collab! 😁

[@francois-gabrielvaultier5289]

En tant que Français, je doit louer cette idée et cette performance qui était théâtrale, historique et épique! Merci pour cette vidéo, je l'ai vu en direct à la télévision et vous pouvez la revoir sur France2 replay gratuitement. Avec l'histoire de notre pays que nous apprenons à l'école, cette prestation prend tout son sens. Rendre le pouvoir au peuple 1789! "La déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen" qui ont suivit prennent corps pour un monde meilleur avec du Métal et de l'Opéra... C'était MAGISTRAL!!!

[@alebarruel]

Great but iT DIDN'T END THERE. The opera singer kept on singing Carmen main song. As a matter of fact she was already singing kind of a that song already.

[@TheCharismaticVoice]

I heard, and I might do a video on that as well. Unfortunately it's been difficult to find clips of the music with very little interruption by commentators.

[@mrsnoo86]

Marina sings Habanera after Ah! Ça Ira

[@alebarruel]

@@TheCharismaticVoice Thank you so much Elizabeth for your analysis. Always so profound and emotional at the same time.

[@daffyrwt]

YES!!! I would love to hear a full version of this song. I'm here waiting patiently for them drop this as a single someday soon. I mean wouldn't this be awesome to hear them play at a show?