VOYAGER reacts to Windows95Man - No Rules! - EUROVISION 2024 🇫🇮

Australia's 2023 @EurovisionSongContest entrant, the progressive synth-pop metal quintet VOYAGER are giving their ninth-most qualified takes on the 2024 Eurovision official entrants!
We're going back to our painfully-too-distant childhoods to reminisce about our favourite operating systems as we subject our unprepared minds and bodies to "No Rules!" by @Windows95manofficial - what insanity hath Finland wrought this year?!
Did you really hate Clippy or was he just misunderstood? Are there, in fact, no rules? What's the most disgusting sandwich Alex can imagine?
It's our time, our stage... to check this out.
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CREDITS:
Watch PUMP IT by Electric Callboy here: • Electric Callboy - PUM...
Crunchy sounds thanks to theplax of freesound.org
Windows 95 sound from goldenzoomi1 at freesound.org
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[@ZauvijekMoja]

12 points to Danny for the Käärijä shirt !

[@ViaVeritas]

Jess! 💖💖

[@GLee-sy7ek]

Interesting fact - the falsetto guy, Henri Piispanen, is one of the producers of No Rules who got roped into performing after helping on the demo. He also does voice acting and can be heard in the Finnish version of Bluey (Aussie Award winning animated tv show).

[@tanjanikola9489]

Indeed, and Henri has worked as a voice artist as early as age of 4!

[@user-uu4zj4fl5k]

And he is Paw Patrol's Chase 🐕🐶

[@lemonielala3080]

And he was not even supposed to be on the final version, they just never got around to replacing him 😂

[@Vlamdier]

Their SPA remix on the Eurovision channel is quite something 😊

[@rowaystarco]

I would call it somewhat an enigma.

[@kv6uf]

Voyager you have to watch also the Spa Mix version, it's another take of theirs on the 90's from a different angle 😆

[@Aquelll]

In Finnish selection the televote has 70% percent of the power. Maybe it is not just choosing "same type as Käärijä", but just choosing the entertaining fun stuff? Because that is how Finnish people are. A stoic and seriousw outside with a fun loving party animal inside. I feel now the Finnish people are sending the acts we want to send to be entertained and nobody actually care about winning. Because that in itself would also be pretty much in line with the Finnish mentality.

[@jijitters]

Thank you for this comment! This year, Finnish voters don't care about juries, it is only about being happy with representing Finland and Finnish taste. Playing for the juries is not what anyone wants to do anymore. Teemu and Henri capture everyone's hearts when they're on stage and that's more satisfying and entertaining than sending a pretty radio ballad the juries like.

[@grahambarlow9415]

Love it. You'll be happy/sad to hear, that Clippy was in the green room at UMK! :D

[@duckeh1952]

I hope Clippy is also in Malmö in greenroom

[@eetufin]

Thank you for your reaction! You found some ideas behind the song and the staging, but let me explain with more details! It’s an anthem for being who you are 🌈🎉🎊 And at the same time it’s a birth story based on Kalevala, the Finnish mythology🦅🥚 I like the message of the song and how it combines the Finnish mythodology Kalevala where the world is created from the goldeneye’s’ egg. In the stage performance the singer Henri represents the bird (see the similarity of the movements the clothing and Kalevala inspired boots) and the Windows95man is born (as all humans) naked. The stage coordinator tries in the middle of the song give the rules to our hero but he throws those in the air. He doesn’t know he cannot be naked! The camera men and their angels try to hide him! He wants to be free and understand who he is despite what the others want him to be! Finally his jorts descent from the heaven (mythodology) and our guy becomes Windows95man and starts the party with cheerful fireworks!💥 DJ Windows95man have been dj:ing now 11 years already and he is also a visual artist and using Windows95man outfit (denim shorts and windows95 t-shirt and cap) since over a decade. Henri Piispanen is professional singer and voice actor. Check out KZbin for his bands “Pasa” and "Kontio Polar". The guys met while doing this project and liked each other’s and decided to participate in ESC. The people of Finland want people to have fun and if we win we do it our way. We once did it with Lordi 2006 - but do you know why? Since that year they didn't have juries, only public voting! Windows95mans win has nothing to do with Käärijä as finnish people wanted to send song to the Eurovision that people like and represent the Finns - a little strange, crazy but funny (the happiest country in the world for 7 years now)! 🎊🎉🤩 Believe in love, share happiness, don’t take ESC too serious - enjoy and have fun! 😃

[@voyageraustralia]

Thank you for the insight, super interesting. We're big fans of Amorphis, whose early album "tales from a thousand lakes" had a lot of Kalevala elements.

[@Garbox80]

​@@voyageraustralia Amorphis is still all about Kalevala. The Bee for example is about the story of how god Ukko sent a bee to blow life back in Lemminkäinen after his mother had fetched him back from Tuonela (the place where dead go) and sewing him back together. Silent Waters was about this story too, but from the mother's pov.

[@k_evralo22]

Wow, that's a great info! Thanks for explaning it to us, mate... Much appreciated.

[@hipotenuza5663]

When I first saw Windows95 man , I thought it was a parody of Valtteri Bottas, the formula 1 driver from Finland. He posed naked for a calendar for charity. And look like they are relatives 😂.

[@k_evralo22]

@@hipotenuza5663 Lmao, you made my day man... 😂😂

[@krisztinastellaanger5704]

Thank you for your reaction! ❤️ Danny’s T-shirt is amazing 💚

[@lisalovespie5626]

this is my guilty pleasure song of ESC 2024, i just love it, it's so silly and fun and i always sing along while laughing 😂

[@Roosa612]

Thank you for your reaction💋 Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮

[@joebloggs396]

On the music video they used old 90s Windows screensavers.

[@barbarahernandez9359]

No way… I’ll check it out 😂

[@methylithium]

Thank you very much for this reaction! You were my winners last year, and Windows95man is my winner of this year! His song really gives me vibes of an aerobic workout 😂 Thanks for pointing out, I also love Electric Callboy, but I didn't notice similarity until you said about this 😂 Also I just listened to your song Lost couple days ago, and I hope Windows won't tell me to cry aftermath😂

[@SilverSnowstorm]

Windows95man is born in 1985, this song is the most cheesiest Eurovision jam I’ve ever heard. I love it 😂

[@sagamaraia]

-85, what? He's younger than me? Ok I'm having a crisis.

[@crix4e]

I live for those reactions! I love "No rules!", it's pure Eurodance that is my guilty pleasure 😁.

[@deadzoo]

Without the visuals, the song is a really strong 90s eurodance pastiche, very good for the gym. You should check out their Gregorian chant Enigma version for ALBM

[@chiasanzes9770]

Strong song How?

[@florenna]

@@chiasanzes9770 In so many ways...

[@Bandido894]

Nice T-shirt! 😉

[@barghast]

Thanks for always including the captions!

[@anitahelgerud1607]

Love your reactions 😂🎉 on my top 10 🙌 Hugs from Norway 🇸🇯

[@suvi7255]

You guys REALLY appreciated this performance, I love it 😂 Many thanks from Finland!

[@henriikkak2091]

Did they? 😁

[@207humanity]

@@henriikkak2091Yes. They like it and think it’s funny. 😂

[@christin_germany]

I had so much fun watching you guys having so much fun with this. 😄

[@susanashcroft2674]

Loving your reactions. I wonder what Alex thinks about Health and Safety risks seeing this man's pants are on fire!! 🤣🔥

[@ar50000]

Well, the dancers run to the side until the shorts stop sparking. Safety first. Also, am concerned for Henri as he has to climb down from the egg and then run quickly to the front to sing.

[@susanashcroft2674]

@@ar50000 Now that's a coat waiting to be trapped in an egg scenario. I wonder if he has been on a Ladder Awareness course( to get down from the egg) as I was once offered this half day course in a job where ladders would never come into it! Oh well following in the footsteps and words of Käärijä 'It's crazy, it's party'

[@steampunklemur]

Watching UMK live was quite something. Windows96Man (Teemu Keisteri) came last in the jury vote but then swept the televote to win by 40 points. Also, the uncredited singer is voice actor Henri Piispanen. He initially agreed to record the demo but said that he would not record the official version or perform it live. Teemu, however, thought that Henri was the perfect fit for the song and didn't think that anyone could perform it as well as him, so quite sneakily released the demo as the official studio version and convinced Henri to join him on stage

[@LisuLoysa]

you really properly analyzed that, kudos to you

[@l.m.s908]

My opinions: I love it, love the performance, the beat! Want to move and smile! ---YES, one of you said, IF you focus on listening and being alive, you can catch the idea of ​​forever relevant life attitude - At the same time, also good-natured irony, crazy humor....There is a story, a message. Be happy, smile, laugh, love yourself and others as they are... AND summer is coming!!!😅

[@lebenslachen]

You guys do the bestest!! reactions! Love it! 😂

[@Rafaelinux]

Again, excellent reaction/video/content-about-sandwiches! And whoever is editing - I love you

[@klju4]

Rafael Linux?😮

[@chilachilachi]

The last seconds, please guys 😂😂😂

[@SofiaP1701]

Käärijä t-shirt 😍 Danny you are a legend!

[@SleepIsStupid]

YEEOOOOOOOOOOOO Devin Townsend Project Shirt! I knew I gravitated towards you MFers for a reason.

[@mace4900]

Great to see Danny is on the mend, I'd love to see Voyager's reaction to Baby Lasagne, to me at least it has the same sort of manic tongue-in-cheek Rammstein vibe as Käärijä (aka Sprout Boy and the Human Centipede). Just one other request - if you do Eurovision reactions next year, please don't dress like Windows95Man 😁

[@sallychurchill7302]

Just loving these reviews. Keep them coming

[@ainsliekatemate698]

Just wanna give Scott’s shirt a shout-out 🎉🎉

[@Play2Know]

Greetings to you from Finland! Can you please react also to Estonias entry in ESC24? Love your music, you rock!

[@barbarahernandez9359]

Omg I’m living for thisssssssss 🎉 love your reactions 🙌🏻

[@michelarnet8535]

How about rating their T-shirts? I dig Alex's Devin Townsend shirt 🙌

[@keechpeach2863]

Just love these! Living for the next one!

[@cheyennetindall5438]

Living for the Käärijä shirt lmao Also I love how it fits with the video

[@TheDailyCrumb]

appreciate the Bottom Live reference... I think haha

[@erinnadia0409]

lol I stan Clippy! 📎📎📎

[@KittyPetote]

I can't wait for more

[@SalmonSnake80]

as a finn, i love this as a show, but like he said, i would like it more heavier as well. It would suit well for us

[@Ajiermaputja]

I love her reaction so cute😂

[@stevenwilliams3038]

You should see Croatia

[@chiasanzes9770]

Maybe they save the best for last for react.

[@Velwichia]

He was a newborn and they do not wear cloths as you know and he didn't either knew that he had to wear pants. The singer is the bird who laid the denim egg. The papers he throw away were the rules he should abide by, but he don't care about rules as life is so restricted with all rules. Windows95man is his stage name has nothing to do with the song itself. Greetings from Finland and I LOVE your Käärijä t-shirt Danny and plus I love the D&D t-shirt of Scott, but you all looking good and ty for the lovely reaction. 🥰🤣😅❤

[@lemonielala3080]

This year, we're not here to win, just entertain. 😉 If Käärijä can't win with all the work he put in, then nothing we send has a snowball's chance in hell. So here you go, a breather from the seriousness.

[@07012969]

❤❤❤

[@JoeHardacre]

I love this - "Why are we acting like Boomers?!" then 10 seconds later "oh yeah windows 95, great operating system"

[@sagamaraia]

I think it is kinda weird everyone seems so shocked he is wearing nude skimpy shorts as every year there are several very slightly dressed women doing splits with girating men on stage. Some equality needed here. Either everyone is dressed or everyone can give the impression of nudity.

[@OlssonDaniel]

I came for the reaction. I stayed to listen to the boomers talking about sandwiches 🙂

[@AnAmericanInDenmark]

The song itself is not that outstanding. It is fun and upbeat, but not complex or challenging in any way. It is the performance that sells this, and even though ESC is a 'song' contest, performance matters so much more than songwriting nowadays. This is such fun, people will love it, and I'm always all for a party on the stage!

[@DaddyStoat]

You can buy M&S food in Perth? 😲

[@mariana400]

They have awesome reactions, but they not react to Australia this year?

[@tuuliajohannabbruno9212]

Eurovision is not a vocal contest or a song contest, because we would know the winner every year, but we do not know. This is a contest between coutries and to entairment people as for you in this video. It

[@SirBarKer]

Me, a Dutchman, when they mentioned Happy Hardcore: 👀

[@lyramsr]

the m&s sandwich I always get us the one that is literally just cheese. “farmhouse cheddar cheese” to be precise. but tbf I am insane

[@whoisavie]

the best part about the concept of windows95man as a character goes as far as "the guy behind the character just decided to wear a w95 tshirt and cap with jorts and call that a character" and not much further than that

[@astrolopitekos]

It sounds like something that could’ve been produced in FruityLoops on Win95 that’s for sure 😂

[@drjulietburke]

Estonia and Croatia next pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaase!

[@erinnadia0409]

lol Cerreah! That Australian pronunciation 😂😅

[@simonthecastle2725]

Please react to Croatia!

[@henriikkak2091]

I do hope that the denim is flame retardant..!

[@erikbehaeghel]

WINDOWS 10 man i have al 4 years windows 11

[@villeheinonen1682]

It's euroVISION song contest

[@ViaVeritas]

😁😅🤪💖💖

[@WindyNebula]

Using Windows95Man's paintings as a part of the stage show would be such a good idea though! Someone get Keisteri on the phone! Edit: Suomi Finland perkele!! 🤘

[@annastanojeva6119]

Hiiii, what do you think about serbian entry this year? Hope to see your reaction 🌸 thanks 🌸🤞

[@CockMyRasbah]

Fun fact: the Windows 95 startup sound at 2:06 was created by none other than ambient music pioneer Brian Eno

[@suvivainio323]

Käärijä T-Shirt 💚👍

[@sperziemone]

Someone is developing a little crush on Alex! (it's me)

[@caiomelo7365]

Italy next

[@eternalsunshine9010]

Please do Italy next ❤

[@MrTomTeachesAgain]

So… boomer here. Older generation here. I found it amusing. Come on, I know he’s not undressed. But I did watch Finland’s finals and thought there were better songs. I think it’s a finalist based on its originality and humor. I think 2.5 sandwiches is a suitable rating. Turkey club sandwiches with mayo. 😋

[@sagamaraia]

Windows95Man is about the shorts and no rules, as rules state shorts are bad. And the shorts with the random wth logo wear is his chaotic pop-prince persona.

[@thominyourside231]

Should do The Netherlands next! My favorite of the contest, reminds me of this one but a little more genuine

[@florenna]

"More genuine" how exactly? Both are equally genuine (or not).

[@thominyourside231]

@@florenna this feels like it’s laughing at the genre of music that’s being performed, Europapa feels like it’s laughing with it

[@elijahrankin5012]

Georgia next plssss??? ❤🇬🇪

[@JarppaGuru]

nothing todo windows95. its just bcoz these songs filled amateur sunday radios . yues thats easy piecy

[@markojovanovic5901]

Doo Serbiaaaa. The only Balad this year

[@kirsh2036]

I just luv ya! As a Finn this was not my fav to win, but here we are... I think Cha Cha Cha was fun & clever, No Rules! is just silly. Sorry, my fellow Finns. 🤷🏻

[@ESCSuoFin]

And that's also the whole point of the song, just to be silly lmaoo

[@joebloggs396]

Cha Cha Cha wasn't that clever really. Windows95man has a clear target through music, lyrics and visuals - the 90s.

[@bronx1999]

yep you called it right, it's too silly this time

[@user-vu7gw9ic5x]

ΕΙΣΤΕ ΤΕΛΕΙΟΣ ΗΛΙΘΟΙ!TrASLATE

[@rebatsu]

Oh dear, I am so a shamed to be a Finn -again.

[@user-uu4zj4fl5k]

Jaksuja ja voimia😂

[@lemonielala3080]

Jaxuhali

[@seanjennings7543]

Its discount class Electric Callboy for people who dont know Electric Callboy. Fun to watch, but pretty awful.

[@Morning-zo3wq]

Love you and voted for you last year from 🇫🇮💙🤍🫶.

[@Morning-zo3wq]

And my 10 year old daughter still often sings Promise, it was one of her favourites, too 😄

[@lickmymetalass]

Please cover this song ❤❤❤