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Since the premiere of the song “Discoteque” on January 22, not only the charming dance “The Roop” or a perfectly memorable song, but also the strange combination of the fingers of V. Valiukčius attracted the attention of the most enthusiastic fans of the international. singing contest.
At the end of the video clip (from approximately 3:31), the group leader demonstrates his finger skills in front of the camera, squeezing it and then spreading them again. Although it may seem easy, moving a finger from one place is a difficult task for many; Hundreds or perhaps thousands of viewers have already tried.
This brief performance of the show is generally considered witty for several reasons: it gives the number uniqueness, enhances the sense of strangeness, and as if a message is being programmed to the viewer that even without getting up from the couch it is easy to try to repeat one of the shows.
Almost everyone began to emulate the rapid spread of the “finger dance” on social media: Internet users voluntarily shared both perfectly reproduced and not very successful examples. Most importantly, everything left a positive impression on the memory.
Some of the people who saw the performance of the piece started looking for meanings or symbols for the “finger dance,” so after the video clip or reactions to The Roop’s song, repeated comments from fans began to spread. extend. Some netizens think that the letters “E” and “V” can be seen on the moving fingers, which supposedly symbolizes “EuroVision”.
The letters E and V encoded on The Roop’s fingers?
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The same Vaidotas Delphi mentioned that euroviziniame There are really a lot of characters on the show and each one was born naturally. Furthermore, the viewer is free to create additional values himself.
“We do not want to give all the answers, we leave the freedom to guess, interpret, find the clues on the left. It’s so much fun to let people get in on all the action, ”said The Roop frontman.
“Everything you see in the clip, nothing was done by duress, it was put into the script because it is taken from my life, it comes from within me. Maybe that’s why people like the idea, because it’s close, very natural, you don’t touch it, “added the band’s vocalist.
There is more symbolism in the work.
The single “The Roop” improves the country’s records: the band’s new track and clip have been viewed more than a million times on YouTube in just two days. And on the Spotify platform, he quickly became the music leader in Lithuania.
The members of The Roop said that it was filled with a nostalgic sound. eurovision they composed the song with dance and inner liberation in mind. These two elements perfectly describe all the group’s works: their unique sound and style.
It was this thought that led the musicians to encode their idea in the title of the song. Only a rare listener has noticed that the name “Discoteque” does not have the letter “h” (pranc. disco, english discotheque) because, as the members of the group said when presenting their work, it is a different club.
“It just came to our attention then. It’s more about being with yourself and accepting yourself as you are,” said the band’s guitarist, Mantas.
Whether with or without the letter “h”, The Roop can take pride in recreating a unique and successful track.
On Fire has demonstrated the power with which music and dance affect people. This combination liberates. There is no man who does not know how to dance, he is innate. Dancing is also a tool that heals wounds. Even nodding is already a dance – said Vaidotas Valiukevičius, the leader of The Roop, with a smile.
At Discoteque we are talking about inner liberation. We often say that we are free and we live in a free world. But we have most of the limitations within us. So with this song and movement, we want to shake the fear of all those inside, who have too much criticism of themselves, to look strange. Sometimes we don’t want to accept our body, we even compete with our attractiveness. “
The uniqueness of the song is also revealed by the somewhat unusual lead line of the melody. It is reminiscent of the old Lithuanian folk songs. “We made the appendix of the work staccato form, if we change it to legato, the motive of the traditional songs would be very clear. We have adapted the sound of folk music to modern taste, ”says V. Valiukevičius about the structure of the song.
Listening to the piece, listeners will notice that Discoteque not only has a light side, but also a dark side. The dark sound of the song not only gives it depth but also brings it closer to the listeners.
“It just came to our knowledge then. If you don’t see your shadow, it means you don’t stand in the light,” says Vaidotas.
The original was filmed in Vilnius. Eurovision a video clip of the song “Discoteque”. Its director became film director Saulius Baradinskas. This was the first joint work of the group and the director.
The Roop says the Discoteque video is like a return to childhood. In it, the viewer moves to the eighties and nineties. Allusions from the movie “Alice in Wonderland”, the “Twin Pix” series come to life on the screen.
“The whole clip permeates the stylistics and mood of that time. Starting with the visuals, the clothes, the colors and ending with the movements that come from our childhood. We remember the first haircuts, how we danced alone at home when no one could see. We even borrowed a movement from Arvydas Sabonis: it is his legendary duck gesture, which we all remember, “reveals V. Valiukevičius.
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