- (React) Today, you are reacting to Eurovision 2023!
- Ohhhh! - Wowwww!
- It's like a battle of the bands but with countries.
- You can get somebody who sings this amazing,
gorgeous ballad, and then someone will sing a song
about Meghan Markle. - (React) We will show you clips
from the top 10 countries, and you have to guess
which place they finished in the top 10.
- Oh, wow! - Oh! Oh, that's really chill.
- ♪ And when the world got me going crazy ♪
- Is this a girl group? - Okay.
- Okay, hack. - Oh no, it's him.
And these are background singers. - Wow. The all white with that pink.
- Mm. - ♪ And it's all because of you ♪
- I love it. - Ohhhh.
- Yessss! You better live for the camera!
- Ayyy. - Whoa!
- ♪ Well, look at us now ♪ - It feels really basic right now.
- Yeah. It's safe. It's safe! - It's feels safe. It feels safe!
- This is giving '90s vibes. - Gustav is a fashion icon.
- Yeah, he looks like his name. - I think it's really good,
but I think that was way too safe. - It could have banged harder.
If you're trying to win, I'm taking everything off.
- I'm gonna put Belgium in at number four.
- I'm gonna put them at five. - I put Belgium at eight.
I really like the song, but I do think Gustav
has a lot more to give. - I also have Belgium at eight.
There's gotta be one or two that are worse.
- So, in short, because if you ate, you got number eight.
Thank you for coming. - I thought it looked cool,
and I thought it was cool. And I thought the screen
in the back was really nice. - Right.
- But everything else was way too basic.
I gave it a nine. - Good job, though, Belgium. Gustav.
- ♪ It's gonna be phenomen-phenomen-phenomenal ♪
- Ooh, ooh. Ooh. - Oooh! Choreography!
- Immediately. Immediately. - Yes!
- Work! - Come on, stability.
Come on, background dancers. - ♪ I got the power of a unicorn ♪
-Yes! - (Brian) Ohhhh!
- Yes! - The choreography is on point.
- (Noa) You want to see me dance? - I do.
- (Noa) You want to see me dance? Europe, you wanna see--
- Yeah! I do. - Yesss.
- If you stop it right now, I'm gonna be pissed.
- (Jeannie) Oh! No way. - What?!
- Yes! - Whoaaaa!
- Dude. - No way. (laughs)
- This is what you expect from this! - This is what I wanted!
- I am shook. I'm sweating. - I was speechless.
- Yeah, this is the energy, yo. - I'm feeling the energy.
- This song is about a unicorn. - Whoa, look at that!
- (Beni) Oh, she got unicorns? - Ohhh. Go prance!
- It's giving "Rhythm Nation." - Thank you. Correct.
- Whoa. That was-- I'm speechless. - Okay.
- Okay! - (laughs)
- So, this is Eurovision! This is like, "I'm bringing
that energy." - Yeah. Off the top, I'm like, "Okay."
- She gave 'em a moment to get hype.
She silenced them. And she reminded them
why she was competing. - Exactly.
- The competition was hers. - Just divine feminine energy,
so badass. - That was amazing!
- Wow. - Oh my god!
- This is the top spot so far. - Oh, that's number one.
That's number one, player. - I'm putting her right at the top.
I don't have anything else to base it on at this point,
but she GAVE! - I'm playing safe, you know?
The same thing with Belgium, the same thing with Israel.
You know, there's gotta be-- but very up there.
- I almost wanna put that as my number one.
- I'ma wait. - I'm waiting.
- I'ma put you at number two. - I agree!
- Not because the talent is second, but because we've only seen two, baby.
- Literally, agreed!
- ♪ Who will conquer all? ♪
- The vocals. - Something's gonna happen
to her dress or something, right? - ♪ Her name is she,
queen of the kings ♪ ♪ Runnin' so fast,
beatin' the wind ♪ - Ooh, this beat.
- Ooh! - ♪ Nothin' in this world could stop
the spread of her wings, hey! ♪ - Okay, it's giving Game of Thrones
meets Legend of Zelda. - Like villain Disney energy.
- ♪ A firestone forged in flames ♪ - Wow.
- ♪ Wildest card, run the game ♪ - It's giving evil queen.
- ♪ Can't stay the same ♪ - Ah, it's very powerful.
- Her vocals are haunting. - Meh.
- That is a face and voice that will launch a thousand ships.
- And I wanna be intrigued because the passion
and the talent is there. But for you sounding so breathy,
you're not moving enough for me. - Also, 'cause she's so sweet
and then she has this powerful voice of ownership,
like, "Listen to me!" - Yeah.
- In terms of vocal talent is what's really saving her.
I don't think you're top five, Norway. I'm gonna put you at six.
- I put Norway in number three. She's a freaking power player.
- I love it, but I feel like it feels a little too Disney,
a little too poppy, so I feel like it would
get voted down. So I'm gonna put that one
at number seven. - I know it's higher than Belgium.
Let's get that out of the way. I think an eight.
- I'm gonna put Norway at six. - I got Norway at four.
There's Nor-way Norway is not in the top five.
- ♪ Have you ever shut all the open doors? ♪
- (Martine) Oh. - Oh, homeboy's got a car?
- Boyfriend's got a car right in there.
- I already love this. It feels cyberpunk.
- ♪ Lost your mind when you try... ♪
- This is creative. - I feel like it's Back to the Future
meets, like, Duran Duran? - No, did you see the road?
- I love the lighting effect of him being on the street.
- ♪ I'm by your side ♪
♪ Promise me it's gonna... ♪ - Wow.
- ♪ Promise me it's gonna be all right ♪
♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh ♪ - Ooh.
- Oooh! - So, it's hype, but it's not for me.
- I'm so into this. - (sings along) ♪ Oh-oh, oh ♪
- (Brian) Already chanting. - Dude, that was so good
with the live band. And I like the music and the--
was that a DeLorean? - See, that's one of those ones
where I'm like, "I would love to see that live
and just like bop to that for sure." - (Jeannie) Yes.
- Did I like how he started in the car?
- I don't wanna sound disrespectful, but 10 is looking really open.
- The singing wasn't doing it for me, but he gave a better performance
than Norway. - If I'm being real,
I gotta put him under Norway. So, I'm gonna put them
at eight right now. I'm not putting them above Norway.
There's Nor-way. (record scratch)
- I got Australia at six. - I gave it number nine.
I can see myself listening to Belgium's song faster
than listening to Australia's. - I'm gonna put Australia at seven.
- I put it at seven only because I kind of screwed myself over.
- I got Australia at four, because I like the fact
that it was a full band.
- We love a power ballad. And he's pretty.
- His voice is beautiful. - It literally feels like
he is baring his soul in this song.
- Well-groomed man. Good-looking guy.
Look at this guy. - It's a great time
when you see the flashlights of the audience.
- He's just leaving it bare. - And it's just as powerful
as someone going all out and dancing, I think, for me.
It hits just as hard too. - Norway needs to take notes.
This is how you stand still and get people to pay attention to you.
- Exactly! - I don't know what he said
right then, but he felt that. He said that with his whole chest.
- This is the best performance I've seen since Miss Israel.
- Since Israel. - It was visually very stunning
in its simplicity. - Yeah.
- And also, he was really just relying on his vocals.
- It made me so emotional. It was giving me goosebumps.
- I can tell the emotion of the song without even needing
to understand the lyrics. - Just because, again,
I'm thinking about how it is that people would vote in Eurovision,
I'm putting Italy at three. - Oh, shoot.
- I'm giving him-- (squeals) Let me not be too biased on my eyes.
If I was just listening with my ears, I moved him down
from four just now to five. - I got Italy at five
'cause I personally am like, "Oh, it's okay."
But some people get moved. - Okay, I'm gonna have
to put Italy at four. - Yeah, because I have a funny feeling
I'm gonna hate more of them than I like more, so I put it at four.
- I am trying to bop. In the land of giving
a full performance, that was a little bit more muted for me.
If I was watching all of those things in real time,
and then we went to him? I'd be like, "Oh,
there was a vibe, and then...you know?"
- ♪ (woman singing in Czech) ♪
- I'm expecting something good from here.
- They are loving the pink. - Ooh.
- I'm expecting good stuff here. - Chicks on drums in the back.
- ♪ She's beautiful ♪ ♪ And capable ♪
- Oh, were they spinning their hair earlier?
- I love her voice. - ♪ You can take your hands back ♪
♪ No one wants more boys dead ♪ ♪ We're not your dolls ♪
- "We're not your dolls." - Okay. No, you are not.
- Opening message. Okay. - (Brian) Let's go!
- Feminist women empowerment song. For sure. They're saying stuff like,
"We're not your dolls." - It kind of gave me
the same vibes as Israel. - I can see where we were going,
but we didn't go all the way. I think we needed
two more practices. - This one didn't really catch me
as much as the other ones did. - My seven. Not my lucky number seven,
just my seven. - She's my six,
only because it's the only spot-- I don't wanna give it 10.
- She's not a 10. - Because I don't wanna go there.
- She's not disrespectful. She's not untalented by any means.
- As of right now, for that one, I'm putting Czechia at number 10.
- Czechia at number six for me. - I think I'm gonna put them at nine.
- Filling in Czechia at seven. This is making me uneasy. I don't know now.
- ♪ Violins playing and... ♪ - The nails.
- The nails. I know. - (Brian) The nails!
- What is she doing? - ♪ When the stars align,
then I'll be there ♪ - This is a performer.
- ♪ No, I don't care about them all ♪
♪ 'Cause all I want is... ♪ - Jaw is dropped. Jaw's on the floor.
- ♪ All I care about is you ♪ - She's a performer.
- ♪ You're stuck on me like a tattoo ♪ ♪ I don't care about the pain ♪
- The emotion, I feel it in her voice,
in her body, in her face. - Come on, Sweden!
- I can feel her energy. - ♪ Like a tattoo ♪
- I don't know how I feel! - Wow.
- What a performance. My favorite standalone performance
I've seen so far. - Ah! Everything about that was giving.
- Yeah. - That was wild.
- Holy cow! That was beautiful! - She commanded that entire stage
without moving. - But I was, like, bad startled
at the beginning, but then when I really just--
she just took me there. It was a good start.
At the end, I was like, "Huh." - I'm afraid to put that one
in my number two spot, so I have to put it at five.
But I don't want it to be there. - I put Sweden at number two.
- Whoa! - Yeah.
- I feel like I need to see the whole performance,
but I'ma give her number three for now.
- I'm gonna put them at three. - Where'd you go?
- Two! - Ohh!
- Yeah. - I'm gonna put it as number one
for now. - It's Israel, Sweden, Little Italy,
and everyone else. - Yes!
- I like this already, Ukraine! - ♪ A fool ♪
♪ Tryna get in my head like ♪ - Ohhh.
- ♪ When I turn on my headlights ♪ - Ooh! The bass in it!
What is going on?! - ♪ (sings in Ukrainian) ♪
- He's got a really good voice. - I like the presentation going on.
- This is Ukraine? Bruh. - Go off!
- The effortless switch in language, the perform-- the costuming,
the vocal tone. - The orchestra!
- Oh yeah. - I love Ukraine.
- Okay. Everything about-- - Y'all got me messed up!
- It went a different direction than I expected it to go sonically.
- Honestly, same! - Everything about that was, like,
top tier entertainment. - It's still top five for me
regardless of where I put it. - I'm gonna change it
and probably go a little higher than nine.
I don't know. It was a little too moody for me.
- I put it at five, because I really like the song
and I really like him. But he wasn't dancing.
He was relying on the dancers around him.
- And it-- I thought that was so cool,
but I'm like, "Wait, I'm not paying attention
to the song." I put Ukraine number five.
- Right now, it's two, but you know...
- Right now it's two, but I know what I'm about to do.
- Yeah. - I'm putting him at number four.
Ukraine, you were four. - ♪ To see what lays inside ♪
♪ And I can feel it all ♪ - Her vocal tone is really dope.
- Ooh! - ♪ There is always time ♪
♪ To get back on track ♪ - Excuse me, the piano's playing
by itself. - Right. That's dope, though.
- Really good original song for a solo artist.
- She's literally just relying on her voice.
- ♪ You will find a way ♪ ♪ To begin again ♪
♪ No more time to waste ♪ - And she's taking that stage.
- You see her just...? - ♪ Now I see myself ♪
♪ Building up a world of bridges ♪
- This is like one of those rise out of the ashes type--
you know, that type of song. - She's like a phoenix.
- I loved that. - There was no one supporting her.
And I think-- - She just kept going up.
- Yes! - Every time, she just elevated
the vocal quality-- - 'Cause that's all she had!
- I wanna know if ballads have won before.
- That's what I'm saying! That's why I was like, earlier,
when the guy was singing by himself, I was like,
you just never know. - I'm putting Estonia in number eight,
because I didn't want to put Estonia at the bo--
the other spot is 10. - (React) Where'd you put 'em?
Put 'em in 10th and not first. Okay.
- I'm just assuming the next one's gonna be amazing.
- (React) Also in 10. - Yo!
- I think she's actually third, and I feel like
you will agree with me. - Yeah. I agree.
- And I ironically have a third space left!
Oh, wow! - (Anthony) Lucky for you.
- I'm putting Estonia at number six right now,
which means I only have nine left.
- Her and Sweden have had the best vocals we've seen so far.
Only because it's the space that I have left
and I'm not putting her at number 10,
she's going to hold my number one spot for now.
- I have I have a feeling this one's number one right here.
- ♪ (raps in Finnish) ♪ - Fun!
- It looks like they're playing laser tag.
- I love everything he's wearing.
- 10 is looking real good. - What?
It's an interesting show. - God, Finland!
- Oh yeah. - Work, yes!
- He just isn't giving me top 10, but I think what he has is a gimmick.
- Homie just human-centipeded on stage, dude.
- I can't stop smiling. - So, one thing he isn't is boring.
- It makes me so happy. - ♪ (singing in Finnish) ♪
- They took a risky approach, though.
- (laughs) - I don't know what cha-cha-cha is,
Finland, but I know it's not getting you to the top-top-top.
- Dude, that was quite a ride. - Ahhh!
- I love it! - It's so good! What a treat.
- I just knew from the very beginning: Finland, number one.
- We had so much high hopes for you. - My last spot, which is 10.
- Finland got number seven on my board.
- I put Finland at nine. - And now, any final changes,
go for it. - I'm gonna be putting Finland
in my number two spot. - I'm surprised that
I'm not putting Finland at number 10. - I got Finland in the top three.
I'm just figuring out which. - I'm gonna switch Australia
and Estonia. - I brought Belgium all the way down.
- I know I wanted to move Norway up.
I think I'm switching Norway and Sweden.
- (React) All right. Are you guys ready
for the reveal of what the final 10 are?
- I really wanna know. - (React) Number 10,
Czechia. - Right.
- Fair. - (React) Number nine, Australia.
Estonia. - (gasps)
- Okay! - I have nothing to say. Go ahead.
- (React) Number seven, Belgium. - Damn. I knew Belgium was low.
Sorry, guys. - (React) Ukraine.
- Oh! - What?!
- (Jeannie gasps) - In what world?
- (React) Number five... - Finland!
- (React) Norway. - (Anthony) There's no way.
- Finland's better than Norway?! - (React) Number four, Italy.
- Wow! They surprise you, these guys.
- We were right, but at what cost?
- (React) Third place, Israel. - Way! No way!
- (Jeannie) Wait! Does that-- - (React) Number three.
- Finland! - (React) Israel.
- (Emma) NO! - Ah!
- Sweden won. Sweden won, then.
- (React) Finland. - WHAT?! I did not-- what?!
- Finland got money! - Finland did not win.
- No, Finland had money to give the judges!
You're missin' it! You're missin' it!
- (React) Sweden got first place. - There we go.
- I can't believe Sweden is one! (claps)
- (React) Number one. - (Emma) Right?
- Sweden. - (React) Sweden.
- Okay! Let there be peace in the world!
- You got Finland second. - Oh, it is?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. You got that right. - Yes! Okay! She's redeemed! Yes!
I can leave now. That is insane!
- Yeah, I got Italy and Belgium. - Technically, three.
But I did swap Sweden and Israel around multiple times.
- I only got two. - I only got two.
- Dang it! - We tied!
- Shoutout to Ukraine, dawg. Y'all did great.
And Israel. Y'all got robbed.
- (React) That is Eurovision 2023.
- The versatility, the artistry, the vocals, the performance.
Everything is beautiful. - Israel deserves better,
but it's okay. - Israel!
- Thanks for watching this episode. - What did you think
about Eurovision 2023? Let us know in the comments.
- Don't forget to subscribe. - Bye!
- Peace. - ♪ (hums) ♪
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