Play "Ja Ja Ding Dong!"
Play it!
Hi, I'm Hannes Óli Ágústsson, and I play Olaf Yohansson
in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
♪ Ja Ja ♪
♪ Ding Dong ♪
♪ My love for you is growing wide and long ♪
♪ Ja Ja Ding Dong ♪
Hey Lars!
Get back in there right now and play "Ja Ja Ding Dong!"
I've actually gotten quite tired with the tune.
I don't care.
You have to play it again!
But that's my life.
Tell me, when will it be enough for you?
It will never be enough!
I only want to hear "Ja Ja Ding Dong!"
Yes, I have become aware of that.
It has become a meme.
The funny thing is when the movie was released,
I was sort of on the, I
was on holiday with my family on the outskirts of Iceland.
And then I started getting messages from my friends
and like Facebook, you know,
somebody wrote on my Facebook wall, you know?
So yeah, after a few days I realized,
"This is really becoming a thing."
And then when I saw the movie, I said, "Oh, okay.
I can see how this can become a thing."
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"I just laughed out loud because I realized
that when live music starts up again,
I'm definitely going to be the guy
who waits for a lull in the crowd noise
and then shouts out, 'Play Ja Ja Ding Dong!'"
This has actually become a thing here in Iceland.
Like the, like, bands were playing concerts
and like troubadors and bars,
there's an insurgence of, of funny drunk men,
screaming at them to play "Ja Ja Ding Dong"
during the middle of their, in the middle of their sets.
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And to all those people who has,
who had that happen to them,
I just have to say I'm deeply, deeply sorry.
From the bottom of my heart.
"The real question is, will I stay up til midnight
singing 'Ja Ja Ding Dong' to my cat again tonight?
You betcha."
I think this guy probably has deeper issues
than I care to deal with.
Play it!
"Ja Ja Ding Dong," okay.
"Upon realizing that Hamilton
would not be playing 'Ja Ja Ding Dong,'
I turned it off and started Eurovision over again."
I can sort of understand that.
Iceland really hasn't had that Hamilton wave yet.
So we are all about Eurovision, so...
I support that tweet.
"Anyone else who has watched Eurovision Fire Saga,
do you, like me, feel the need to yell 'Ja Ja Ding Dong'
at random intervals for no rhyme or reason?"
I really hope people aren't like, screaming out
"Ja Ja Ding Dong" like, in the middle of a coffee house
or like at a funeral or anything, you know,
that actually concerns me quite a lot.
The reality of the situation.
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"Play 'Ja Ja Ding Dong!'
This is my new reaction gif for everything,
thanks."
Well, it's a good, you know, it's a good response
to all kinds of different situations.
It's like, if you really want to disarm someone
in the middle of a conversation.
I think that's, that's a good tactic.
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I was basically just, you know, a face in the crowd
in that scene.
We hadn't really decided anything or rehearsed anything.
The assistant director just said like,
"Everybody in the audience should react
very strongly to the band and beg them to play
'Ja Ja Ding Dong.'"
I just really screamed as loudly
and as aggressively as I could.
And that day the director, he came out in the audience
and said, "Who screamed really loudly?
I want to get a take of that."
So it sort of developed from that.
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"Can we all just start to @ radio stations,
screaming, "Play 'Ja Ja Ding Dong'."
That actually sounds like, sounds like an act of terrorism.
Oh my God, what have I done?
This is really all dawning on me now.
I'm very, very sorry.
When will it be enough for you?
It will never be enough!
I only want to hear "Ja Ja Ding Dong!"
Quite an aggressive behavior, I guess.
"Our household this morning:
Alexa, play 'Ja Ja Ding Dong.'"
I really hope someone has their Alexa on right now
when I said that.
Now I have caused them to play the song "Ja Ja Ding Dong."
That makes me happy, somewhat, deep inside.
And this one just in all caps:
"I only want to hear 'Ja Ja Ding Dong.'"
I'm not sure if Olaf is a really good role model.
And you know, it seems like people are using his way of life
as an inspiration for some fairly antisocial behavior.
But as I say, if it rocks your boat,
definitely go for it.
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"Top marks for the Eurovision Fire Saga movie,
especially Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens,
and the guy who kept screaming play 'Ja Ja Ding Dong.'
This will be my refrain next time I see Radiohead."
Quite an honor to be mentioned with those excellent artists.
Screaming this during a regular concert
is probably the funniest use of this phrase.
So go for it.
"Looks like another long night of lying in bed,
staring at the ceiling, humming 'Ja Ja Ding Dong.'"
Well, I actually,
that's not the position that I would envy anyone of.
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"Your daily reminder to "Get back in there
and play 'Ja Ja Ding Dong!'"
That's my advice to you.
♪ Ja ja ding dong ♪
♪ Ding dong ♪
♪ My love for you is growing wide and long ♪
♪ Ja ja ding dong ♪
♪ Ding dong ♪
♪ I swell and burst when I see what we've become ♪
Hey guys, he's going to play "Ja Ja Ding Dong!"
It's the only thing that makes him happy!