{"id":102701,"date":"2023-05-13T17:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T17:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/13\/its-a-condensed-anti-war-opera\/"},"modified":"2023-05-13T17:15:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T17:15:38","slug":"its-a-condensed-anti-war-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/13\/its-a-condensed-anti-war-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It&#8217;s a condensed anti-war opera&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_95\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Croatia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/eurovision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eurovision<\/a> entry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/LET-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let 3<\/a> have spoken to <em>NME<\/em> in regards to the which means of their tune \u2018Mama \u0160\u010c!, and how they\u2019re trying to pull off a \u201ccondensed anti-war opera\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The band precipitated a stir on-line with their drag-meets-military pomp-pop extravaganza received them by the semi-finals this week. Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> backstage in Liverpool forward of the ultimate tonight (Saturday May 13), bandmember Dra\u017een Baljak defined that the week had been \u201cheavy, but worth it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were a bit surprised at people\u2019s reaction, but when it pays off it\u2019s so exciting,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the inspiration behind the tune, Baljak revealed that it took place members of the band placing on an adaption of an anti-war play. \u201cAnd through that, the idea of making a small and condensed anti-war rock opera came,\u201d he stated. \u201c\u2018Mama \u0160\u010c!\u2019 is the result of that whole process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cWe\u2019re presenting an army of love. It\u2019s military, but it\u2019s positively military. It is the right time to send a message like this without any further explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bandmate\u00a0Damir Martinovi\u0107 then added: \u201cIt\u2019s the army of my ass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"JPiY1v3EfNc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let 3 - Mama \u0160\u010c! (LIVE) | Croatia \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2023\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPiY1v3EfNc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/here-are-the-bookies-odds-for-who-will-win-eurovision-2023-3441239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The bookies\u2019 odds for who will win Eurovision<\/a> will not be of their favour, however the band claimed that they \u201cdidn\u2019t come here to compete\u201d however \u201cto share the message\u201d \u2013 in addition to \u201cshow our light show, which is bigger than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pink-floyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pink Floyd<\/a>\u2019s\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Eurovision Song Contest remaining takes place in Liverpool tonight, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/uk-asked-to-host-eurovision-2023-after-ukraine-is-ruled-out-of-contest-3249897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the UK internet hosting in honour of final 12 months\u2019s winners Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/eurovision-2023-these-are-all-the-songs-entering-3415621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out all the competing songs right here\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/here-are-the-bookies-odds-for-who-will-win-eurovision-2023-3441239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see the bookies\u2019 favourites for who\u2019s more likely to win right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sam-ryder-kalush-orchestra-netta-and-more-to-perform-at-eurovision-2023-final-3431578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Ryder, Netta and Kalush Orchestra are among the many earlier Eurovision stars confirmed to carry out on the remaining<\/a>, whereas\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-reunite-eurovision-performance-3435552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frankie Goes To Hollywood reunited for his or her first efficiency in 36 years<\/a>\u00a0on the Eurovision village final week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '2300206660218433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Croatia\u2019s Eurovision entry Let 3 have spoken to NME in regards to the which means of their tune \u2018Mama \u0160\u010c!, and how they\u2019re trying to pull off a \u201ccondensed anti-war opera\u201d. The band precipitated a stir on-line with their drag-meets-military pomp-pop extravaganza received them by the semi-finals this week. 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