Week 96: Eurovision Week 5! Bizarre Performances #4 - Konstrakta - In Corpore Sano

[@ronnopotter]

Do not listen to the Eurovision haters. They have their own weeks to enjoy, and we, the Eurovision lovers, have ours. I know you really enjoy it, and each Eurovision week, you probably gain lots of new followers. So, keep at it!

[@Hope00Love]

It must be a sad life to hate Eurovision... Too bad for them.

[@esthermonme4856]

This song has so many meanings and different interpretations but a couple things I remember are: she is talking about mental health, about how we think someone is healthy because they look good but maybe they suffer in the inside. She also protests against how artists are treated in her country (they cant easily have health insurance) so thats why she says in the song "the artist must be healthy" like, if their not healthy, their on their own. It also had a couple references to corona... And there was many more things I dont remember. But it was such a good entry and she is a QUEEN! Btw I love your eurovision weeks!!

[@elenieleni2533]

Hello, Serbian here😊 I wondered if you would come across this performance on your ESC journey. To answer some of your questions: 1. She sings in Serbian but uses Latin in the beginning and in the end of her song. The title of the song is obviously in Latin too, part of the proverb "Mens sana in corpore sano" (A healthy mind in a healthy body) 2. Serbian can be written in both Latin and Cyrillic letters and we use both on a regular basis. 3. She actually won an award at Eurovision for the lyrics of this song. The lyrics were widely interpreted by so many people in many different ways, which is the purpose of art. 4. Serbian people like sarcasm and its ingrained in our humor. And we are tall on average, like your professor. We aren't cold though, that's just her😂 5. The most interesting explanation of this song was done by the youtube channel "Overthinking it". For those of us who grew up having ESC in our lives, it is fun to see you discovering it and enjoying it. Keep it up❤

[@TuffGal100Percent]

Thanks king/queen

[@malarija83]

We seem cold at first, but when you get to know us more... it's more like Mediterranean mentality. Also, yeah, tall. I'm a 6' woman, so there's that.

[@editabozic9401]

​@@malarija83they don't even know where Serbia is on the map, don't bother, only when they've heard about Serbia is about Djokovic! Greetings from Cro!❤

[@markojovanovic5901]

This song won award for most oeiginal that year and also was nominated world wide for many awards evan grammy She was fan favourite of the year everyone went crazy for it

[@sasa23.]

Yes, we have our old Serbian language and we adore Konstrakta. Pure masterpiece!

[@johnskamanis5349]

2022 had a strong Top 5. This was one of my favourites for the win. I was definitely vibing the Konstrakta cult.

[@lindsJP]

Never stop the Eurovision! You’ve only just begun 😀

[@tetama2agani]

One of the most original Eurovision performances I've ever watch the theme is cool and the performance unique

[@aduantas8609]

The version of this song performed at the national selection has English subtitles and watching this with the translation is actually quite powerful. Afaik the song was inspired by how in serbia an artist is not entitled to health insurance. She starts the song talking about how society expects us to "look healthy" but not necessarily to "be healthy" because looking healthy is beautiful but you can't be healthy if you cant even go to the doctor. She ties mental health into it then at the end as you can have a perfectly healthy body, and therefore be beautiful and meet society's needs for looking healthy, but still be unwell mentally. As long as you look the part then nobody cares

[@Andjelka99]

Queen Konstrakta 😍😍😍, so happy the one who did request for this week included her since she was skipped her for 2022. I was so happy when I realised act like this won our national selection, so different then anything, even more happy how high it got, and how much love everyone had for her. Went to see her live summer after ESC she and her band killed it.

[@miavarghund]

I love this song and Konstrakta. Grettings from Sweden

[@MariaCarabin]

What really helped me is watching a version which had subtitles. It's quite a deep song.

[@KathyClysm]

My favourite entry that year! Serbia has seriously been on a roll in recent years, just sending entries that are quite "out there" but honestly excellent

[@stephanievantielen5615]

Oh, this was such a good song! My favorite Serbian entry...

[@onomatopoetisk]

I get goose bumps hearing this song. I just like it.

[@nocturne7371]

I really like your Eurovision weeks!!!!!

[@PastaSauce.]

Hope they never stop

[@vosa4261]

I'm Serbian. We speak Serbian it has both cyrilic and latinic. Serbians are top 5 average tallest people in the world.

[@pifi6618]

Lots of people in America know nothing about european countries, they just live their american routine. Same with these guys, when they decided to go for this reaction, they even didn’t google what language serbian people speak. It’s an easy way to be a youtuber: comment whatever on everything, make fun of everything and earn money from your nothing. In other words, rubbish.

[@RoyKoopaling]

Eurovision is made all the better by acts like this. People who don’t like Eurovision or dismiss it are missing out on a pretty big cultural event, honestly. Especially lately, the competition has gained a new level of quality. Probably since 2021. That was a big year.

[@Arty94080]

Love your eurovision videos, thank you and hi from Ukraine!😇

[@whattheflyingfuck...]

slava!

[@silverstitch28]

One of my favourites that year. I understood what it was about.

[@MM-tz2bs]

You've said a lot of correct points... So the song is in Serbian (except for the title which is in Latin and a few phrases in the end of the song). Serbian is indeed a language. It is a Slavic language. It is similar to Russian and Polish in some way (although much different in other ways). And Serbia does use Cyrillic alphabet just like Russia and Bulgaria :)

[@Vescilla]

As a person from Poland I can tell you I could pick up maybe one in ten words from Serbian I think (the phrase she keeps repeating "biti zdrava" is similar to "być zdrowym", to be healthy), it's definitely similar phonetically that's why people think all slavic languages are similar but they're not similar enough to be mutually intelligible, that's for sure.

[@MM-tz2bs]

@@Vescilla sure, I get that. I am Croatian and Polish is probably the Slavic language I understand the least 😀

[@Vescilla]

@@MM-tz2bs I'm sure you hear it a lot in summer though, Polish people love Croatia as a holiday destination :D

[@MM-tz2bs]

@@Vescilla haha sure do :-D

[@2609israel]

⁠@@Vescillawow! That’s interesting, I thought Slavic languages worked like Romance languages, like we can understand us a lot if the other speak a bit slower, maybe Romanian is the most “different” but somehow closer to Italian

[@alftuvik3820]

I think it's a interesting song and act, it's been a little while since I heard it and if I remember it right it's a commentary on how obsessed society is with physical health, obviously it's good to be healthy but in many cases it's obsessive or even just marketing, while also mental health often gets neglected.

[@anssia3123]

Don't listen to the haters, loving the Eurovision content! You have a great sense of humor, I'm so impressed how you just get Eurovision, a lot of North Americans are confused and weirded out by it but not you.

[@karinseregni221]

OMG QUEEN GODSTRAKTA THE HEALTHY ARTIST THE MOTHER THE LEGEND THE MOMENT This performance was genius: the washing of the hands reminds me of the italian phrase "lavarsene le mani come Ponzio Pilato" which translates as "washing your hands about it like Pontius Pilato did" (= ignoring Jesus and not caring about his situation and fate). In the context of the song, since she is wearing a nurse outfit, this could represent a health care system that leaves behind some people, not caring about them, and that "washes its hands" about them. Plus, I see a HUGE Marina Abramovich influence and we stan a performative art song. The themes are various: health, obsession with celebrities and appearnce, strive for physical health, worry for not having health insurance, social injustice, mental health. In corpore sano is part of the latin phrase "mens sana in corpore sano" and yes, the background singers give huge priests vibe... and what is the language of catholicism? Latin... her mind. Her brain works full time omg

[@jiipai7952]

this song actually represents our obsessions. washing hands over and over again is an example of that, which is what the artist does throughout the song. we as a society have a lot of obsessions and it is a sick mind's product. especially during the pandemic, we were so obsessed with washing hands that we created sick minds. our bodies stayed healthy, but our minds were not healthy anymore. this is what the song is about basically. I don't necessarily agree with it, but people do, so I just wanted to explain it

[@iaindj]

This song is also critic to WHO during Corona when people had to follow strict rules about hygiene but it completely was devastating for our mental health. Her constant washing of hands points to our unhealthy state of mind. It led us to be focused on our physical appearance while ignoring our inner being. Turning hand left right is sign language for clapping. Serbia also had song about women being abused and badly treated in 2016. Goal was to raise awareness. Serbia won Eurovision in 2007 and was second in 2004 and third in 2012.

[@GP-op4yt]

This was such a suprise success at a Eurovision - a memorable entry (and first Eurovision entry to include Latin I think)

[@luciaarnaotorrego6852]

If you are going to cointinue down the eurovision road here are some of my personal favourites: 1- fairytale by alexander rybak 2- fuego by eleni foureira 3- arcade by duncan laurence 4- la forza by elina nechayeva 5- soldli by mahmood

[@RobertHeslop]

Konstrakta is participating in Pesma za Evroviziju '24, Serbia's national selection for Eurovision 2024. Edit: Yes, Serbian is a Slavic language

[@Vlamdier]

Performance art at the ESC. Just like 🇵🇹Portugal 2019 Conan Osiris.

[@linn469]

one of my all time faves!!!

[@dreambites]

The towel dance thing was a nod to Serbian folklore dance that’s typically done with a handkerchief but as this was her callout for all the hypocrisy during covid (“wash your hands and stay inside but we don’t care if you don’t have health insurance”) it was mixed with a choir dressed as orthodox monks.. death joke? You be the judge. Oh and Joe’s teacher sounds very typically Serbian! Cold, funny, blunt and tall ❤

[@andyshearwood]

This song was a protest against restrictive nature of Health Insurance in Serbia and the lengths people need to go to be healthy enough to get cover. its a stunning piece of art pop as protest and probably one of my all time eurovision favourites. Serbia seem to kill it at this high end artistry.

[@sladjananikolic2123]

The song is in Serbian and Latin. I'm from Serbia, here we're all like that until we're not 😁 Multi-layered like this song.

[@dominicgd2768]

Love your Eurovision week! Eurovision is my highlight of the year. It's huge here in my country and I watch it every year.

[@martstar1]

For a week after the final I couldn't help humming it, whenever I washed my hands

[@markusbg8]

Your professor seems to be a typical Serbian😂 greetings from Belgrade! PS she was singing in Serbian and Latin. We use both latin and cyrilic alphabet (yep)

[@ImStevan]

MOTHER

[@whatever75]

We love Eurovision crap! :D The song has deep lyrics about obsession with health and looks (What's the secret of Meghan Markle's healthy hair - also a dig at cheap headlines) and how you can be effed up even in a healthy body. Check the lyrics and it becomes much more meaningful performance.

[@tuomov7653]

This was after pandemic. I really see here criticism of the period where government made us all wash our hands all the time to stay safe. But what happened with mental health during lockdown, that what she is asking, in my observation.

[@luisfilipe9272]

Love eurovision from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@Mikrokozma33]

I loved this song so much 🤩 iconic

[@Bayubadu]

In Serbia, we use both Cyrillic and Latin script. The title of the song is in Latin (it`s a famous proverb "Healthy mind in a healthy body"), and also the last four verses, that sums up the meaning of the song: Mens infirma in corpore sano - A sick mind in a healthy body Animus tristis in corpore sano - A sad soul in a healthy body Mens desperata in corpore sano - A desperate mind in a healthy body Mens conterrita in corpore sano - A frightened mind in a healthy body

[@RoderickARD]

Each element, each color, each object placed on stage, is an exquisite and complex understanding. She is clearly not singing, if she is not telling a critique of the artists and how they should confront the Serbian public health system. They themselves are not covered and must fend for themselves. Wow, one never wants to get sick! That's why they should be as healthy as possible. The story is based on the fact that one of the members died as a result of an illness, and she could not be treated in the public health system. What is Megan Markle's secret? I want to walk through the park in a pretty dress and appreciate the flowers in the sun. An artist must always be healthy. But at the cost of what? A sick mind in a healthy body?...so, now what!? Wow, what meaning and power this song has, which at first is confusing, hypnotic, bizarre... but when you get the lyrics and can put them in every minute of the stage. Mental explosion.

[@sanelapavlovic2520]

luv this, she will be again in national selection for eurovision 2024

[@mricts5290]

I know it's sounds odd but these songs carry a message

[@abstractionart3736]

Great reactions! Best wishes from Serbia. Konstrankta made a great song, she wanted to present that as a theatre. Health problems, health as a religion, health body religion...and what about mental health?

[@usernamemaybe]

Oh I loved this one!

[@obobyuobobyu64]

Guys, You are GREAT!

[@BAPTISTEDELELCOURT]

The best remontada i. The history of Eurovision.Good job Serbia in Turin 2022🎉

[@danapanaOO]

In Serbia we speak Serbian and the language officially recognizes two alphabets: cyrilic and latinic. You can use one or the other, can’t use both in the same sentence. Serbian language is an example of “disgraphia”.

[@VioletDidi]

She wrote after the death of her friend - she died of cancer. It's a protest song talking about how artists in Serbia has no health insurance, so they have to stay healthy - Bitti zdrava means "Be healthy" - not as a wish for your health, but as a command - like "be healthy, or else"...

[@rickweijers500]

Great, more Eurovision content!

[@selmaj8419]

Maybe you could also make a reaction video of the serbian entry from 2007. Serbia took part for the first time as an independent country and even won :)

[@rebyut2885]

Konstrakta is our best entry in last 10 yrs but you need to react on our entry in 2021. (Hurricane - Loco loco). That entry was more comercial but shows our temperament, our charismatic women, powerness and energy that we have. Back then Hurricane united whole Balkan. You two are great and seems like you breaking a stereotype of “dumb Americans”. Greetings from Serbiaa🇷🇸

[@ElBicho1004]

Yes loco loco is my favorite Serbian entry

[@zarbakry6465]

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[@AnNi1492K]

I did not understand a word , but I loved it!

[@mricts5290]

The song is actually talking about inequality in health care.

[@NoName-gq1zf]

Sick mind in healthy body - people that rule the world, and when is messy, they are “washing” hands from it. 😉 Very twisted song with alot of interpretations, many related with covid.

[@clevomon]

It's actually even weirder if you know the lyrics. Like, the first line should be translated as something like, "What is the secret to Meghan Markle's hair?"

[@Kernel15]

It's not really weirder; it's about how the world obsesses over healthy looks and irrelevant topics while not giving a shit about what's underneath (i.e. their mental state).

[@FeeESC]

​@@Kernel15 isn't she criticizing the Serbian healthcare system ?

[@Kernel15]

@@FeeESC I was speaking in generalities, but yes, I'm sure she mainly was speaking about Serbia

[@bosko41]

Serbia is not a catholic country so they're not priests 😅 Artists in Serbia are in the same position like regular citizens in the USA, no health insurance so they need to pay for everything they need, medical wise

[@PAULO_MUSIC]

React to Australia in Eurovision Song Contest, 5. Not The Same - Sheldon Riley (Eurovision 2022 Grand Final - 15th Place) 4. Promise - Voyager (Eurovision 2023 Grand Final - 9th Place) 3. Zero Gravity - Kate Miller Heidke (Eurovision 2019 Grand Final - 9th Place) 2. Tonight Again - Guy Sebastian (Eurovision 2015 Grand Final - 5th Place) 1. Sound of Silence - Dami Im (Eurovision 2016 Grand Final - 2nd Place)

[@kelldb317]

And maybe Montaigne - technicolour?

[@musicmoments8510]

Zero Gravity should have been in this list. I'm sure they would have liked it

[@PAULO_MUSIC]

@@musicmoments8510 it’s Number 3 😁

[@musicmoments8510]

​@@PAULO_MUSIC I mean it should have been in the list they are reacting to this week

[@RebeckaEricsson-k3b]

You can get a lot of info about the songs by looking at what year it was competing. For example Nettan (the bird-lady from Israel) did her song when the me too movement was big. This song was written during/after covid when handwashing was a BIG thing. And as others said before in the comments, mental health issues and a lot of other types of healthcare that got less money. When the war in Ukraine started you could see that in the contest to. Countrys making fun of the Russian government, how they through songs showed there support to Ukraine.

[@JBJeppsson]

She sings about the Serbian healthcare system during the pandemic I think. The politicians tells the workers, that if you wash your hands everything will be ok.

[@abstractionart3736]

...actually, not catholic but Orthodox Christian priests.

[@kwanwallacephotography5145]

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[@ljupkadobrosavljevic8267]

Hi. Serbian here. I saw some questions are answered. I just wanted to add. We use both Cyrilic and Latin, but our writing is Cyrilic. And those guys don't look like catholic priests, they look like orthodox priests. With their beards (men) and those towels look like part of priests uniform. I think that every Serbian has something similar to say about the American culture, but that is mostly what we have seen in the movies.

[@CrazyMattLine]

Really hope you get to Who the Hell is Edgar in one of these eurovision weeks!

[@shaunxmichael]

You have to react to the dancing grannies from russia 2012 ‘party for everybody’ ! If we’re going on bizarre performances

[@SophiaPangloss]

Psst... your wish is granted, that one's coming up later this week, think it might even be tomorrow 🙂

[@Wriwnas1]

It's performance art and it was amazing. Most missed the meaning but it still had a catchy chorus and intriguing visuals. As others said, this channel did an amasing explanation: Overthinking Eurovision 2022: Serbia, "In Corpore Sano", Konstrakta kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZDHnnlsra2BZ9k

[@SK-nw4ig]

It is witchy and you were so under her spells for the longest time :D

[@Vlamdier]

Wonder if 🇩🇪 Germany 1998 Guildo Horn is gonna make this week's list. Or 1979 Dschinghis Khan...

[@Vlamdier]

Now I think of it, these are also candidates for this week's top5: 🇫🇮Finland 2006 Lordi 🇦🇹Austria 2014 Conchita Wurst 🇮🇸Iceland 2019 Hatari 🇦🇺 Australia 2019 Kate Miller-Heidke (Zero Gravity)

[@NataliaNedelkou]

Girl could do surgery after that 😂

[@nenadstefanovic779]

Serbian is only language that uses 2 letter system. Serbian is part of Serbocroatian language that is now Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegran. Same language with 4 centers like English. The song is layer on the layer of metaphors. It is strange at the first watch but if you digg deeper you will be shocked even more. Serbs are the tallest people in Europe.

[@evaherera1540]

You have to react to Romania 2013, Dracula / Vampire Gay singing Opera Dubstep

[@milanj.k.6936]

Ot's the critics on all those C19 stupid restrictions, covid pass, never ending repetition of "wash your hands"... it is about fake roll models... about how much we spend thinking how we look from.outside not about us who we are inside. It is about how life can be easy, and how we lost our bond with natural and normal. Konstrakta was EPIC. Find the translation of lyrics and you will.u derstan why Eurovision didn't alow them.to have subtitles through the song.

[@sasat.zlatanovic4627]

Epic

[@adas9848]

Yes! Another Eurovision week. The washing of the hands to represent trying to stay healthy and repetitive behaviours.

[@janseb6750]

Does Serbia use cyrillic or latin?... Yes

[@TapMu5ic]

ah, I wish you had the english subtitles...

[@07012969]

❤

[@belgrader6858]

Check her ''Real'' band ''Zemlja Groova'',.that is real stuff,this song is her experiment in music

[@tapping-asmritalia6658]

Not gonna lie I hated this song at the time lmao 😂 maybe is because it kinda make me feel anxious, idk why but this performance was just so weird and it made me feel uncomfortable 😂

[@anabltc]

Not surprised at all 😄 The performance is literally like an art performance (it is inspired by works of Marina Abramović). The scene is dark and static like a classical theatre. The topic is serious with a solid dose of sarcasm. Part of the song is in Latin. Her voice is deep and the delivery is purposefully monotonous. It's a wacky-artsy song abt health insurance and how it impacts our lives. The fact that it went to ESC and even got so much attention and points is pretty amazing. It's a huuuge crossover. I liked the song, but being from Balkan, I understood the lyrics, the background and the type of humor. There are so many specific details. When you see the subtitle "I'm left on my own", she actually says "Nemam knjižicu" (I don't have the health insurance card, colloquially "booklet", like a small pass). We all understand what knjižica is, and the implications of being outside of health insurance system. Fun fact, the song was incredibly popular among kids. My friend told me "my kids are incessantly repeating the chorus: 'biti zdrava! biti zdrava! biti biti biti'" (literally: to be healthy! to be healthy! to be, to be, to be) Go figure 😄

[@albertolopez7727]

Please, react to eurovision winners 2014, 2015, 2017. thanks

[@bekimunua220]

React to Albania 2022 Ronela Hajati-Sekret

[@helenewei4232]

'some countrys don't have a language of their own' and you use austria as an example and not the usa 😂

[@kristinakrstov]

DJOKOVIC 🐐😉

[@__antprk__]

Folks research a bit of context behind these songs

[@dusicagluscevic5414]

You guys maybe better inform yourself a bit more and read more before taking action, just recommending 😂

[@miiahuttu]

I’m here only for the Eurovision crap 😅

[@ОгнянЗеленков]

She sang in serbian :) cyrilic is Bulgarian alphabet we gave it to Russia, please react to Kristian Kostov 2017 :)

[@massagemassage3957]

E jeste glupaci😂

[@IlijaJovanovic-i6s]

Translate the f** text!!!

[@victorgrant7096]

russians not slavic, they only had stollen language from old bulgarian, because it's was used for religion in Ukraine. Ukraininans it's only slavic people in russia.

[@selmaj8419]

Russia is a slavic country and russian a slavic language bruh😂

[@zagorte-nej5765]

PZE 2022 zorja,sara jo.👋