Windows95man Is No Joke

I wouldn't say that Finns are actually happy to pay taxes. It is just seen as a duty, and Finns take duties seriously.

Wait, you didn't know Freestyler? I thought that was a general classic

As a professional IT technician, finally I feel well represented at Eurovision. An epic analysis for an epic song!

I haven’t seen people talk about it but I am quite convinced that him emerging from the big egg in the beginning is a Kalevala reference from the Finnish myth of how the world was created & the singer having flown sleeves and moving them in “birdlike” movements in the beginning is then corresponding to the great bird that brought the egg.

I'm so happy there are people who actually can appreciate this entry, instead of calling it just a joke, "trash" or whatever!! It seems (most of) Europe has entirely lost its sense of humour, at least what comes to Eurovision, and prefer dull, pretentious songs they call "quality" or "art"... 😔 Having some humour in an entry does NOT make it "just a joke", the same way as comedy film directors are not called "joke directors", just for an example.

I love how everyone always throws a blanket statement that Finland's tax rate is 43% when it is in fact not. The tax rates are progressive and if you earn A LOT then yeah your tax rate is 43% but for example mine is ~20% which INCLUDES health care, unemployment insurance and pension etc., and if you're not completely math illiterate then you realize that it's less than USA. If you guys pay 24% tax which doesn't even include your health insurance, then let me tell you, you're getting a bad deal.

When your taxes are seen as an investment in the society, and you feel it pays dividends, then paying taxes are cool

I really loved this analysis! I do think it's interesting to point out that it's very easy to interpret the song's lyrics through a queer lens as well - "Call me what you may/See if I care, see me slay", "I am the king, I am the queen", and "Is there something wrong with the way I look?/Is there something wrong with who I am?/If I'm not alright, tell me why do I/Feel so beautiful tonight?" very much read like a message of queer liberation to me, and even if it's not intentional by the writers I think it's really fun!

The 43% tax rate is actually not right. The Highest tax rate right now is indeed 44%, but you only pay that for the part of your income that is over 150 000 euros, which is not true for most people. The less you earn, the smaller your total tax rate is. I, for example earn about 45 000 euros a year and my tax rate 19% with all deductions included. And the median total income tax rate is indeed 19,97%. That highest tax bracket rate is often used as a propaganda tool by the Republicans in the US to make it look like we have to pay huge taxes, because it fits their narrative.

Might be one of my favorite Overthinking episodes, had great time watching it! Thanks!!

As a Finn, I was quite disappointed when this unexpectedly won UMK against my favourite Sara. But it has been growing on me. I also think it has the best production value out of all the UMK songs. And this video made me like the entry even more

14:55 That is absolutely not our tax rate. That's just the highest bracket.

It’s years like this that reminds me of my teen years when a friend visited Finland and she never wanted to come back. Finland, you’re just cool

TIL that the singer is Bandit's voice actor in Finland. As an aussie, thats an extra 12 points

The first thing I thought of when I saw this was Swedish comedian/singer Mats Söderlund aka Günther - Ding Dong Song (You touch my tralala) (2004). It was EXTREMELY popular as a proto-meme song. He was incredibly well known to people around the same age as Teemu and I, to the point that Günther was invited to play at Yale. I'm completely serious. Günther & The Sunshine Girls also entered Melodifestivalen in 2006. Tapping into millennial nostalgia for 2000s nostalgia of the 1990s was a really clever way to go for the character.

0:42 your American is showing. The beauty of Eurovision is knowing that culture is meant to be shared, let's keep it that way.

9:17 this blew my tiny brain it really is a small world

Guys! The level of research and the smart references you put in every single video are insane! I ❤ your work!

This may well be the most overthought entry you've ever done. Epic video.

How could you leave out from this video Microsoft official twitter's response to Windows95 man's new pixelated design 😆 Microsoft couldn't pass on this opportunity to advertise Win95 one last time! 😂