- Oh no!
- Harambe's back?
♪ (yodeling) ♪
- Dude.
♪ (industrial music) ♪
- (FBE) For this episode, we're gonna be showing you highlights
of performances from the extremely popular
European song competition Eurovision.
- See, I don't even know what that is.
- Oh, cool! I love Eurovision!
- It's like a singing competition show.
But it's all original music, which is very different
than when they sing the top 40 hits.
- (FBE) So Eurovision is a competition where each competitor
sings original music,
each representing their home country from across Europe
and a handful of other countries.
And some consider it almost like the Olympics
of singing competitions. - That's rad.
- (FBE) So the first performances we're gonna show you
were the top five of the show this year
that just ended last weekend. - Oh snap. Okay.
- It's either gonna be amazing
or the stupidest thing I've ever seen in a long time.
- (FBE) We're not gonna tell you how they did
or which place they came in,
because we want you to rate each based on how much you like them
on a scale of 1 to 5. - This is fun. All right, cool.
- Oh no! They're all gonna be number one for me.
- ♪ All alone in the danger zone ♪
(crowd cheering) - Such a huge audience.
Oh my gosh, this is great.
- ♪ ...to take my hand? ♪
- Dude, it sounds like Adele right off the bat.
- She's got that Adele thing going on.
- ♪ All alone in the flame of doubt ♪
- Oh, she's really good.
- ♪ Are we going to lose it all? ♪
- I love the production value of these. These are so magnificent.
- ♪ All alone... ♪
- How rad is it to see all the different flags.
- Oh, Israel. Represent!
- ♪ ...ready to take my hand? ♪
♪ All alone in the flame of doubt ♪
- Wow, I'm impressed.
- I swear her... her voice just changed three octaves.
- This is the winner. This is the winner.
- ♪ To lose it all? ♪
- Oh, that was so beautiful.
- It was a little basic. It was all right.
But definitely I got a little Belgium vibe out of that.
- (FBE) So on a scale of 1 to 5, where does she rank?
- I'll say a 4.
- I'll give her a 4.
She's good.
- 5. That was fantastic.
- I'll give her a 3.
There has to be better ones.
- I'm gonna start with a 3.
- I'll give it a 3.
She should've brought it a little more.
- A 3, because it was really beautiful.
And oh my goodness, her voice was just spectacular.
- 4.
I thought it was gonna be horribly stupid.
Now I sit corrected.
- ♪ I can't go on ♪
♪ I can't go on ♪ - He's from Sweden.
- ♪ Gotta keep it together ♪
- Oh, this is cool.
- ♪ Don't get me wrong ♪
- Oh. That was unexpected.
- Oh. "Can you hold this for a minute
while I straighten my jacket out please?"
- Oh.
Boy band!
- Oh, is this a group?
- ♪ ...take you home, wanna go ♪
- All right. I don't like this.
- ♪ Wanna go, oh ♪
♪ You've got me good ♪
- Whoa!
- OK Go already did that, but that's okay.
- ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪
- He's giving me some serious Bruno Mars vibes.
- ♪ Baby, I just can't... ♪
- This guy won.
- (gasps)
That was amazing.
- The choreography was so spot-on. Holy cow.
- I'll give that a 5. That was great.
- 5 out of 5 all day.
- I'm gonna give that a 4.
- A 2.
I need something more unique.
- 5.
'Cause that's the best one I've seen so far.
- 5 for sure. That was cool.
- 1.
He was nothing special.
- They're going for flash and some sizzle and some like,
"Hold my mic while I button my jacket" BS.
This is a vocal competition. I'm giving you a 1, bro.
- ♪ When the world shakes us ♪
♪ Trying to take us out of line ♪
- They're young. Holy cow.
- ♪ Fear of tomorrow ♪ - Where's this person from?
Bulgaria.
- ♪ ...for a time ♪ - This kid's good.
- ♪ And we don't have a thing to lose ♪
- He almost looks like he belongs in a K-pop band.
- ♪ I don't want nothing more ♪
♪ Our love... ♪ - See, that's a voice.
- ♪ Even in the line of... ♪ - Man, this is cool.
- All of them have great presentation.
- ♪ ...is on the wire ♪ - That rain effect is cool.
- ♪ Even up against the wall ♪
- Damn, he's good too.
- ♪ Our love is untouchable ♪
- It's my favorite so far.
- It was like wannabe Zayn, wannabe One Direction.
Might have to go for a 1 on that one.
I did not like that.
- I'm gonna give that a 3. That's pretty good.
- 4.
- I think a 3.
- 4.
That's the best so far.
- His voice was good. I'll give him a 5.
- 3.
I just didn't like that performance.
- 5-plus. That was great.
It's not like he seemed like he was trying to act
and put on a show.
He was really into his song. He was feeling it.
- ♪ Se um dia alguém ♪
♪ Perguntar por mim ♪
- Wow, the audience is HUGE.
- ♪ ...vivi p'ra te amar ♪
- Wow.
- ♪ Eu sei... ♪ - That's so kawaii.
I wasn't expecting him to sing in Portuguese.
- (emotionally) Oh.
I have no idea what he's saying, but it's so beautiful.
- He's got a pretty voice.
- ♪ Se... ♪ - See, it's like so far
the second guy is winning
because he's done something completely different.
- ♪ ...depois ♪ - (exhales sharply)
It reminds me of bossa nova. I'm loving this.
- ♪ ...coração pode amar pelos dois ♪
(loud cheering)
- (emotional sigh) I have no idea what he was saying,
but that was beautiful.
- (heavy sigh, snores)
That's how I feel. It's just like...
I feel I'm just gonna pass out.
Like, it's the Olympics, bro! Bring it!
- He's a 3.
- I'm gonna give him a 5.
- 5. That was so moving.
- I will give him a 4.
- This one has to get a 3, too, just because of the vocal talent.
- 5, 'cause it was different.
Showed so much range.
- It's another 2, man.
- I'll give it a 5.
That was a tricky choice. I liked it. Risky. Dope.
- ♪ Hey, hey you ♪
♪ You will never hide what you think of me ♪
♪ I see your clue ♪
♪ Know, you worry, but it don't meant to be ♪
- There's already brass instruments on there,
so this is already winning so many points with me.
- ♪ And I say ♪
♪ Mamma, mamma, don't be so down ♪ - Okay.
- ♪ I am not that unfounded boy ♪
♪ Mamma, mamma ♪ - Do you see those microphones
with the flowers?
- ♪ ...going round and round ♪ - Oh yeah.
- ♪ Come on! All right! ♪ - Oh! Okay.
♪ (saxophone solo) ♪ - The saxophone. I love the saxophone.
It's my favorite instrument.
♪ (saxophone solo) ♪
- That is the sassiest sax player I've ever seen.
♪ (saxophone solo) ♪
- No, where's the rest?
- How can I possibly give anybody a bad score?
Because all these videos are so good.
- (FBE) Finally, what would you rank the last one?
- Um, that gets a 2.
You know how many songs I hear on the radio
that sound the exact same as that?
- I'll give it a 4.
- 3.
- That's a 1.
I can't go for flash if it's a vocal competition.
- I'm gonna give it a 5.
I'm just gonna be a 5 giver.
- I'm gonna give that last guy a 4.
- Straight-up 5 all the way for me.
That was magnificent. I want to see more.
- He stole the show. They get a 5.
Like, five more for the sax player. He was so good.
- (FBE) So the actual winner of Eurovision was...
- (imitates drum roll) Who was it?
- (FBE) The song from Portugal.
- Worst one. THE worst one.
- Oh my gosh.
You have to stand out from the rest, and that does not--
He doesn't stand out to the rest.
- Oh, he was like my second favorite.
I loved his little ponytail.
- Ahhh. Nice.
It was a great performance. And I mean, he was into it.
And I love the Portuguese.
- Oh! (laughs)
I've kind of guessed, because it was so beautiful and moving.
- (FBE) So now we're gonna show you a medley
of some highlights from the competition. - Okay, cool.
- Yay!
♪ (singing in Italian) ♪
- Oh no.
- Harambe's back?
♪ (lively pop music) ♪
- No, it's too cheesy.
- (disapprovingly) What?
- Oh my gosh, wait. I want to know what the words are.
- ♪ (singing in Italian) ♪
- This monkey. That's so European.
- I love how colorful that is. It's spectacular.
- That's weird that a person with a dancing,
dressed-up gorilla didn't make top five.
- ♪ I will never give up on you ♪
♪ You're the one that I'm running to ♪
- Wow. Look at those colors.
- How pretty.
- ♪ Together we're dancing through... ♪
- (laughs) Her facial expressions. That was funny.
- He didn't make it
'cause she doesn't know what to do with her hands and-- (chuckle)
- He was so good. I got the chills listening to her.
- ♪ So what went wrong this time? ♪
- It's like the new Wilson Phillips.
- ♪ ...no crime ♪
- Okay. - ♪ What's with the universe ♪
♪ Why you? ♪
- Heck yeah. (laughs)
- ♪ (holding note) ♪
- Dude.
- ♪ Cry no more ♪
- See? That's hype. Like, that's so tight.
- Here, people sing covers or take other people's music.
And they're like, I can do it better.
These people are creating original songs. That's impressive.
All of them are winners.
- ♪ There's a miracle, my friend ♪
♪ And it happens every day ♪
- Oh, why this guy didn't get far?
- ♪ ...your hand ♪
♪ Don't let it slip away ♪
- Oh my god. He can sing.
- ♪ Io so che esiste ♪ - Whoa.
Is he going a different language there?
- ♪ ...esiste guarda meglio... ♪
- That is so cool!! (chuckles)
- ♪ Ritorna ♪ - Oh no!
He's looking at himself in the back!
- Oh, look.
(giggles)
So the schizophrenic guy didn't win?
- That was really cool. I'm sad he didn't get far.
- I really liked that a lot.
- ♪ Have my skeletons ♪
♪ (I can only trick you once) ♪
- All right. Here we go.
- ♪ Have my lungs, my millions ♪
- All right. Here we go!
- She kinda sounds like Lady Gaga. It's crazy.
- ♪ Drum drum drum ♪
- Horse masks just refuse to die.
- ♪ Drum drum drum ♪
- You got the gorilla, and now we got the horse on a ladder?
- I'm sure there's some symbolism with that horse, I guess.
- (chuckles)
I was not expecting to see a horse mask at Eurovision.
- That was fantastic.
- The one thing I really like about this
is that they give everyone a chance to kill it.
- ♪ If you never try, you'll never be alive ♪
♪ You are gonna miss out... ♪
- Oh, they're so cute.
- ♪ (yodeling) ♪
- Dude.
- ♪ (yodeling) ♪
- Oh! That's pretty hype.
- ♪ (yodeling) ♪ - (laughs)
How cool.
- Yes.
(crowd cheering)
- Ooh! Whoa, whoa, whoa. That was a little-- little rough.
- The power of yodeling. (chuckles)
Really makes you want to make out with someone.
- I almost wish we had something like that here in America.
- (FBE) So Eurovision has taken place very year
for the past 60 years. - 60 years?
- I obviously live under a rock.
- (FBE) And people either love it or they hate it,
not just due to the talent or the competition aspect
but also because of sometimes over-the-top,
kind of campy that the show has become. - Okay.
- I think camp is very important,
and I think it's great to have something that celebrates
the happy side and the campy side.
And yeah, it's so cheesy to link arms
and sing "Kumbaya" around the campfire.
But who doesn't feel good afterwards?
- (FBE) Overall, what do you think of the premise of the show?
- It's entertaining. Like, you need different type of things,
crazy stuff to keep people wanting to see it.
- It brings a continent and different countries together,
and it sort of makes us equal.
I would love if he had something like that in the Americas.
Like, if we did North and South America, that would be sick.
- The Olympics brings kind of the world's athletes to a stage
where this would bring the world's musical artists, vocalists
to a stage together.
- Whether you need a gimmick to succeed
or you're just there for pure talent, getting that exposure
within-- what?-- like a couple of seconds on national TV,
that can do wonders for people.
- (FBE) So finally, over the years,
Eurovision has added new countries to those competing,
including countries who are not in Europe.
And many want to see the U.S. in the competition.
So should the U.S. be allowed to compete?
- I think we should stay out of it.
Why do we want to take everything?
- Best for them to keep us out of it.
I would wait till the United States changed a little bit
before I'd let them in.
- We should, absolutely.
- If they're allowing for countries that are outside of Europe
to participate, then yeah.
- Let 'em do their thing.
I'm tired of feeling like we force ourselves,
force our hand on everyone else.
- We should stay out of this one.
We kind of put our feet in and hands on everything.
Let them have their thing. That's tight. That's cool.
And we'll have our own thing, and that's cool.
- Thanks so much for watching this episode of Adults React.
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- Bye, guys. See you later.
- Hey, everybody. I'm Dallen, and I produced this episode.
- And I'm Cara, and I edited this episode.
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Let us know down in the comments.
- See you guys. - Bye.