9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Previously on the Novympia channel: 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 - You're freaking me out.[br]- We're women in STEM, we'll figure it out 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We're not women in STEM,[br]we don't even know what it means. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And coming up: 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's a good hook. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I find you very rude. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 (laughter) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Novympia channel is made possible[br]by our gorgeous patrons, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 who get access to [br]the most unappealing crap you'll find 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 anywhere on the whole internet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Cue the snafu! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ah, g'day. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes, hello, bloody hell, yes. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Welcome to another[br]Novympia Eurovision reaction video. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 My name is Nova. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yeah, and I'm Olympia. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Today we are dressed like chicks. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yeah. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Sometimes that happens 'round here. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Sometimes. Sorry 'bout it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Mmm meant to tell you about that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Today we are reacting [br]to Australia's entry for Eurovision 2024. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Oh my god!" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why are they even in it, [br]they're not even in Europe 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 (laughs) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Joking, I'm joking 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I would just like to say that [br]Olympia is actually not Australian. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "So you're a liar. [br]Not only are you fake, you're a liar. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There you go. Ba-boom." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm not Australian, no. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That is a lie. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ah, yes, no I am. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And also, how lovely [br]to react to my home nation today. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 She's a liar. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And a fraudster. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Also, just very very quickly, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 because I know good goddamn well [br]there will be comments: 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Australia, yes they're not in Europe. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They were invited to take part [br]in Eurovision in 2015 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 as a bit of a milestone celebration 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'cause they'd broadcast Eurovision [br]for years and years and years. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And then they were just like, [br]well we're already in it, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 we might as well stay in it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There are several countries in Eurovision [br]not in Europe, but they are in the EBU. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The requirement is that you are a member [br]of the European Broadcasting Union, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and Australia now are. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So they're in it, [br]and I love that they're in it, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and we're not gonna talk about it [br]any more. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now, who is representing Australia [br]for 2024, Nova? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Are they called Electric Fields? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, Electric Fields are a duo. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's electronic music and I know that [br]the one artist is called Zaachariaha. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Forgive me, I can't remember [br]the name of the other one. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What I do know is that Electric Fields [br]participated in Australia's national final 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 which they haven't had now [br]for a couple of years, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but they did have one [br]called Australia Decides. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It was really good. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And they entered into, [br]I want to say it was 2019 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with a song called "2000 And Whatever". 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So we are aware of Electric Fields, [br]and in particular 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the vocalist Zaachariaha, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 who is an Indigenous artist, [br]nonbinary artist, has a killer voice. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The charisma that exudes [br]when they're onstage 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A really infectious stage presence. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And the vocal is insane. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, we have heard the song [br]they're submitting this year. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We have, I'm also glad [br]that we're not doing a blind reaction. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I know a lot of you guys [br]prefer a blind reaction, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but sometimes I think it is best [br]for us to listen to a song a few times, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 do a little bit of research, [br]and just sit with it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because my initial reaction to this [br]probably wouldn't have been 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 as positive or a strong [br]as the feelings I have for it now. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes, and I mean, some of the songs [br]we have reacted to blindly, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 some we've sat [br]and milled over for a while, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 so there's gonna be a whole, you know- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 throughout the whole playlist [br]of reaction videos for this year, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 there's a bit of a mixed bag in there. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But we thought [br]"2000 And Whatever" was sick, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I think that would've been [br]an excellent entry for Australia. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yeah, I liked that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let's watch this one if you're ready to. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yeah. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And we'll talk about how we feel [br]that this is gonna go for them. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So the song is called "One Milkali", [br]which translates to 'one blood'. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I will say, straight off the bat, [br]that this is a "music video", 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if you can call it that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This is a lyric video, let's be real. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So interestingly, the Eurovision channel [br]called it "official video". 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 On their channel, [br]it's called a lyric video. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Is it? Okay, interesting. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because - but I've said this, though. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hang on a second, [br]let's just pause it before. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I've said this before, though, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Eurovision has a way of defining [br]how it uploads its videos, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 either as "Official Music Video" [br]or "National Final Performance". 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They're very binary like that, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they don't come up [br]with anything in between. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So they've called this [br]"Official Music Video", 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it's not a music video! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Like, it literally isn't, [br]'cause they're just sitting there 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with the lyrics - it's a lyric video. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay, okay. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So this doesn't give away anything, [br]really, does it? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay so we've got-- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This is the bit where I feel like [br]we've got like, it starts to get going. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There's literally a digeridoo in this, [br]which is- I'm obsessed with that, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I love that element 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So it's very easy listening 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 (singing) Milkalila, milkali 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 When I first saw this, [br]I was a bit disappointed, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because again, we're provided [br]with this visual which looks 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 incredibly low-budget and very simple, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and I was a bit disappointed with that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I also didn't initially react very well [br]to the song, but now I think it's a vibe. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yeah, I'm not in love with like, [br]a message song. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They tend to be sometimes [br]very kind of like, I don't know, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 feed the world, or save the Earth, [br]or we're all one voice, or whatever. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They tend to be sometimes, [br]a little bit like, an eyeroll. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So the idea is like, we are one blood, [br]we are one kind of like, human, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and therefore [br]we should celebrate our differences 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 rather than be divisive about it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, it's a very straightforward message. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They don't tend to do- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't think they tend [br]to do very well at Eurovision though, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I feel like that's something [br]that people are gonna resist about it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't like the lyrics. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Some of the lyrics are a little... [br]perhaps a bit clunky. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't even know if it's clunky, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I just... maybe it's just me [br]being a miserable sod, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but it's kind of a bit too happy for me, [br]and I want a bit more of an edge to it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And maybe the edge is that [br]this is a queer couple 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and that's kind of lost on us, [br]being queer 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't know if they are a couple, [br]I don't know if we can say that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They just went in for a kiss, [br]they just kissed each other 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So? I kiss Char all the time, [br]what's your point? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 (laughs) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The thing is, okay- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The thing that disappoints me- [br]or, it's not even disappointing, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but knowing the performance that [br]Zaachariaha gives consistently onstage, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and the vocal, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it's difficult to know exactly [br]quite how impressive 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and how much of a show this is gonna be, [br]just based on the studio recording. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's not very much to go off, is it? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's not much to go off, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and I think a lot of people [br]have written this off, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but would be foolish to. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because I think this is going to be- [br]I mean, the production on this is lovely. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's not, like, [br]the most fresh-sounding thing. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There are a few elements [br]that make it a bit dated in my opinion. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's very retro, I would say 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It sounds a little bit... I don't know, [br]there's a few kind of like house elements, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 or things that are a bit... [br]not necessarily too fresh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I hate that that was the way [br]the song was introduced. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You'd rather nothing? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I would really have preferred [br]a live performance, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and I find it odd that [br]they couldn't have scrambled together 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to put a live performance together. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Even if it was then [br]dubbed with the studio cut, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 like, I think that would've been[br]more pleasing to look at. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I think this automatically [br]makes people go like, no budget, er... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It does feel a bit weird. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't know. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Perhaps they're just biding their time [br]and when it's gonna be done live, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it is gonna be a show 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hopefully. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because if you go [br]and watch "2000 And Whatever"- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I mean, I can't undersell [br]how impressive Zaachariaha's vocal is. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I much preferred that song, I have to say. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And their style of performing [br]is just very, very impressive, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and it gets- it's like [br]a party starting kind of like, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't know. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It just like, turns everything into like, [br]an arena - almost - feeling. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'cause it is just like, [br]very, very impactful. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I like the point of view, [br]I like that these are queer artists, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Zaachariaha's a nonbinary artist, [br]I like the Indigenous elements to this, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the digeridoo is sick, [br]the intention is strong, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and the performance is strong. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I think it will be. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We've got some [br]Indigenous language as well. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The language - I love that,[br]especially from Australia. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't believe we've had that [br]from Australia before. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Correct me if I'm wrong, [br]but I don't think we have. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm not sure. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So I love everything about that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I just wonder if the message angle [br]about it is a little- some of the lyrics, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 yeah, they are a little bit trite. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Again, it might just be me being [br]super cynical and being miserable, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but I do almost do a bit[br]of an eyeroll at some of this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Just because I feel like [br]it's so positive, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and it's so happy and feel-good. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And that's fantastic, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and a lot of people need [br]and want this kind of music, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but for me, I would just like [br]a bit of an edge somewhere. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I feel like I'm almost getting that [br]in the production. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Some of the the production I really like [br]has elements that I'm like, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 ooh, that's a nice little twist, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but ultimately, [br]it's just a bit too feel-good. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It almost borders on cliché to me, [br]and that's where I personally resist it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's- I think this is one [br]of the bigger question marks of the season 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in the sense that [br]we really just don't know 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 how this is gonna play out on the stage. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The other thing is, yeah, [br]in terms of what we're being given 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with this studio cut-- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We've got no idea. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's nice, I mean, [br]we thought it was lovely, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 we will listen to it, [br]but is it going to translate to the stage 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in the way that we all kind of want it to [br]and hope that it will? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's a little bit of a question mark, [br]'cause again, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the video's not really giving [br]anything either. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I've seen a lot of comparisons [br]to Belgium last year with Gustaph. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I actually really responded well to that 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I feel like people described that [br]as a surprise qualify. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I hated that song (laughs) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I was not surprised to see that qualify, [br]I liked the song, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and it was staged really well[br]and performed really well, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but that to me was more of a dance track 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I was- I had that kind of access to it, [br]that it was a dance track. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This - you can dance to it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's more mellow. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But it's, yes, it's a bit more mid-tempo. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's more mellow, I don't think [br]it's gonna lean that dancey at all. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 If this had a faster tempo to it, [br]maybe that would draw me in a bit, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't know, again, [br]I can only speak 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 on my own personal opinions [br]and feelings with this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's just there's something about this 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that doesn't quite resonate [br]with me completely. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes, I think that it has [br]every respectable quality to it 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 where it should qualify, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and might well qualify [br]based on the performance alone, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 which I'm guessing - a lot of this [br]is obviously guesswork, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but is it actually going to... [br]it's hard to say at this point. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Don't know. Just don't know. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Who is it up against? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Um- (strained mumbling) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, I don't know. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It is kind of mid-tempo, [br]it is kind of mellow. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It is going up against Finland's, [br]which is obviously very like (low gasp) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 (scream) 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Um, it's going up against Slovenia [br]and Portugal. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ah, there's a quality to them that... ugh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't think there's anything like, [br]directly comparable to this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's in the second half [br]of the first ceremony, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 so it's like a nice slot, but... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Are people gonna pick up [br]the phone for this? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I think it really is dependent [br]on the live performance. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Are they going to? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's so dependent on the live. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Which again, I've said all along, [br]is probably gonna be sensational and-- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I also think, though, [br]that a good live performance 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is not gonna be good enough, [br]it has to be staged well. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Staging has become so integral [br]to Eurovision, especially this year 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 where the standard is so high. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I think a lot of great acts [br]and great performances 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 are going to be set apart [br]by how they're staged. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yeah, it's very very hard to know.