Polkopia
"Mr. Hypocritical" by MJM
Trigramme: PLK
Language: English/Polkopian
Music: MJM, Ryan Baker
Lyrics: MJM
Tune: LINK HERE
Prior to their performance at the 67th Worldvision Song Contest, MJM was considered an up-and-coming group according to several music experts and enjoyed mild success within Polkopia. Their debut single,
Give It 2 Me Boy drew over 400,000 views on Polkopia's top video streaming website and they had just finished their first nation-wide tour. Shortly after the conclusion of their tour, the group released the single
Like Me, which almost immediately climbed to #13 in the charts and became Polkopia's official entry into the 67th Worldvision Song Contest in Darkmania. Although the hype behind their entry was high, MJM finished in a rather disappointing 15th place and was later regarded as one of Polkopia's most unsuccessful Worldvision participations to-date. Be that as it may, the group strived to redeem themselves in the eyes of the international community and entered the song,
Mr. Hypocritical into the Landa vy Polkopiya. Though the song made it to the Grand Final, the group placed fifth out of six acts and failed to represent the nation the following year. Despite this, various social media platforms showed overwhelming support to send this group to Worldvision, despite these results. Prior to Worldvision 69, the PNB announced that they were doing away with the Landa vy Polkopiya for that year and hand-selecting Polkopia's participant instead. Many suspected that the PNB had chosen MJM to be Polkopia's representative, but instead, Yulia Vegovna was announced. Many were left disappointed and outraged that MJM wasn't returning to Worldvision, however a few days after Polkopia's Worldvision representative was announced, it was revealed that the group would be representing the nation at the World Hit Festival with their song,
Mr. Hypocritical.
The song,
Mr. Hypocritical, is a new sound for MJM. While their typical style revolves around fast-paced dance songs,
Mr. Hypocritical is characterized by a nostalgic, vintage feel mixed with modern midtempo sounds. Many fans were quick to criticize MJM for veering away from what made them famous, however one of MJM's members, Natalia Gregolievna, spoke out against several of the group's haters. "Artists should never feel weighted down by one specific style." She wrote on one of her social media platforms, "One of the greatest thing about being an artist is experimenting and trying things outside of your comfort zone. For everyone who won't support our journey through this - there's the door. Otherwise, we'd love to grow and develop our style alongside our fans." Many felt Gregolievna's social media post was a bit too harsh, however many others admired how she defended herself so bluntly. Not long after losing the opportunity to represent Polkopia at Worldvision 69, the group announced that they had plans to return to the Landa vy Polkopiya for WV70 with another song that slightly differed from the other two styles. The song was later revealed to be titled,
Spotlight and is currently competing in the Landa vy Polkopiya. Should they win, the group would fly directly out of Britonisea and into the nation hosting Worldvision, where'd they be scheduled for rehearsals and the final performance. To many, this would be seen as overwhelming for a group to be performing under such circumstances, however the group seems eager to step onto the world stage once again and do their nation - and fans, proud.
Moments before the song began, the stage was completely dark. The four members of the group -
Tatiyana,
Nataliya,
Katya, and
Mariana, stood on the stage in a horizontal line. Each of them stood behind an older-looking
microphone. All four of them were wearing different variations of a black and white striped dress (Similar to this:
dress in terms of style, but all four of them wore dresses whose stripes were arranged in different patterns) however each of them wore a large floppy
hat corresponding to that member's 'color' in the group (Tatiyana - Orange ; Nataliya - Green ; Katya - Blue ; Mariana - Purple) and all four of them had their hair dyed black for this performance, though their hair styles differed. Tatiyana, for instance, wore black extentions and her hair fell midway down her chest. Nataliya's hair was hardly visible under the hat, however she had her hair styled in a bun, with a few strands hanging in front of her left eye and curled. Katya's hair was tied in a ponytail that fell along her chest, and Mariana's hair fell straight down. The opening notes of the instrumental began to play and the audience cheered. The background screen showed a black and white
wave pattern, which moved across the screen in intervals (The pattern would shift to the left every 2 seconds). A spotlight appeared on each of them for the first four notes of the opening and the lights along the perimeter and the back of the sage would illuminate and grow brighter as they sang the last note. While they sang the last note, the members of the group looked toward the ground, stuck their hands out in front of them with their wrists pointed downwards, and lifted their arms upwards throughout the duration of the note.
Orange: Tatiyana singing
Green: Nataliya singing
Blue: Katya singing
Purple: Marianna singing
Black/Bold: All four singing
Nana nana whooo....
Marianna was the first of the group with a solo. The other lights had completely dimmed except for the light illuminating Mariana. The camera zoomed in and focused exclusively on Marianna's face while she sang. She looked up into the camera, then looked to the side and allowed herself to smirk as she sang. She held the back of the microphone that she sang into and her neck moved side-to-side a couple of times during her solo, indicating to the audience that this was going to be a song with a sassy performance.
Ya ho pužel'esla - chto yo vrano iz mene? (I am confused - what do you want from me?)
Ya ne drug yosha ili kalityera-lavta (I'm not your friend, but I'm not your one true love either)
A faint spotlight was shown on each of the other three members, who've all retreated backward a few steps. Their hats, arms, and the white stripes on their dresses were the only thing completely visible. As they sang the backups, the camera showed their choreography, where they swung one arm out in front of them, wrist pointed downward. From there, they did the same with their other hand, but at the same time, moving their original hand downward. They did this with their heads trained toward the ground. After they did this motion, they moved their arms inward, with their hands inches away from their hips. From there, they shook their hips three times, all while holding their palms outward. As they shook their hips, they moved their arms accordingly. While they did this, they looked up at the camera. All three members' bright red lipstick stuck out in the camera. Two of the members had their lips closed, but Nataliya had her mouth open with her tongue hanging out in a sultry expression.
(There he goes, there he goes)
(Mr. Hypocritical)
The camera returned to Marianna, who looked at the camera, narrowed her eyes, and smirked. While doing so, she delicately ran her fingers along the trim of her hat, while her other hand held the microphone from the back. Her eyes were shut and she had her head turned toward the side. As she sang the last line of her verse, she opened her eyes and looked toward the camera while her head was still turned sideways. By this time, her fingers had finished running along her hat and she held her hand out in front of her, slowly curling her fingers into a loose fist.
Ne prosto stait tam (Don't just stand there)
Privepedte i govordte s mnoy (Come and talk with me)
The camera rapidly zoomed on Tatiyana's face. The lower-half of her face was visible, but she had pulled her hat down earlier to that the brim of the hat covered her eyes. She held her index finger up to her lips as she shushed the audience. Afterward, she smirked and brought down her index finger to sensually tug at her lower lip as she sang her line.
Shh! Ne govordte živskom, mladčik. (Shh! Don't talk too much, boy)
After this, the lighting had increased to reveal the other members of the group completely, resulting in an audible cheer from the audience. Nataliya stood up to her microphone and sang, while the other members of the group swayed their hips from side-to-side, while extending the corresponding arm outward. This pattern would continue until all four members of the group sang the word, "critical", at which point every woman opened their eyes completely and stuck out their hand in front of them, palms facing outward. After they sang this, they resumed their previous hip-swaying motion.
There is a boy, Mr. Hypocritical (critical)
On ne močet videt, čtob' ona plačaet (He can't see her crying)
The three women in the back performed the same pattern as when the following lines were previously sung. They swung one arm out in front of them, wrist pointed downward and did the same with their other hand, but at the same time, moving their original hand downward. They did this with their heads trained toward the ground. After they did this motion, they moved their arms inward, with their hands inches away from their hips. From there, they shook their hips three times, all while holding their palms outward. As they shook their hips, they moved their arms accordingly. While they did this, they looked up at the camera.
(There he goes, there he goes)
(Mr. Hypocritical)
Nataliya swayed her body side-to-side, snapping, while her other hand firmly grasped the back of the microphone. She furrowed her brows and kept her eyes closed for the entirety of her line.
On sama spraktit za kurtin vreznaemenstvim (He hides behind a curtain of ignorance)
The camera zoomed in and showed Katya, whose profile was facing the camera. As she sung "now" she scrunched up her face and squeezed her eyes shut. She slowly opened her eyes and turned her face toward the camera. Her gaze was piercing and she looked the camera up and down as she sang her lines. Behind her, a golden circle showed on the LED screen, just small enough to fit in the background of the camera shot. The lighting was altered so that the lighting on Katya's face was very split, with one half receiving much more lighting than her other half.
Now! Girl, the more you know.
Let's get on with the show.
show, show, show, show, show
The lighting returned to normal and the background LED screen showed pastel yellow and pink zigzag colors that moved across the screen. The four girls were seen swaying their hips in-sync. During the second line, Nataliya grabbed the microphone and squatted slightly, running one of her hands along the pole of the microphone. The camera zoomed in on her as she did, but returned to a view of the stage during the third line. For the third line, the girls, hold their right hand to the right corner of their mouths and rolling their eyes. They continued their original swaying movement during the fourth line.
I've gotta tell you, you, ooh
Yam nadali vsi igri, čito yo igratil (I'm sick of all these games you've been playing)
Say something and you go
And contradict yourself again.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
During the first line, the three girls who weren't singing continued the swaying motion while the camera focused in on Katya. For the first line, she moved right hand slightly in front of her and flicked her wrist in a dismissive motion. She smiled and winked toward the direction she moved her hand, meanwhile. The camera zoomed out during the second line and all the girls turned toward their left, bringing their microphones around with them. For the third line, they swung their free hand = the one closest to the camera, down to their sides, and during the fourth line they brought their hand back up to their hip and flicked their fingers forward a few times in yet another dismissive motion.
The door is for you, you, ooh
Nam vrakaem nashe spiny iz tebe (We are turning our backs on you)
Mr Hypocritical
Has no one to run to now.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
The camera zoomed in on Tatiyana who shut one eye and put her fingers in a gun formation, pretending to shoot at the camera. Then it focused in on Nataliya who slightly turned her back to the camera and looked back over her shoulder as she sang.
Hey Mister
Go, go, go and never come back to me again
Four spotlights turned on in tune with the beat, each of them centered on one member of MJM. Prior to being illuminated, they were standing up with their faces turned toward the ground. When they were illuminated, they swung their heads up, smirking at the camera. They all extended their hands upwards, slowly, throughout the duration of the final note, and immediately stopped once the note was over. Katya, who was standing in the toward the middle, grabbed the microphone out of its stand and walked forward with it, toward the outside of the group. The other three members lined up diagonal behind her, dragging their microphone stands with her.
Yo biy stocit sredči i stavit kasultatom. (You'd break a hundred hearts and play the victim)
Yo biy zastavit, čito ya credila tebe. (You'd force me to believe you
)
All four girls repeated the same motion they had done before during this verse.
(There he goes, there he goes)
(Mr. Hypocritical)
The camera centered on Katya, who shut her eyes and wagged her index finger around as she sang the first part of the following line. During the second part, she opened her eyes and sang while looking directly into the camera. When her line was finished, she smirked and winked at the camera.
Ya ne kučka - Ya aprendu iz sleda (I'm not a bitch - I learn from the past
A single spotlight illuminated Nataliya while the others bend their knees and arched their backs away from the camera, looking at Nataliya, though they were hardly visible. After she sang the next two lines, the other girls had managed to walk to different parts of the stage, and they were all illuminated with four spotlights that coincided with the beat. All four girls were shown to be lined up horizontally by the last line.
Now! Girl, the more you know.
Let's get on with the show.
show, show, show, show, show
All four girls repeated the same swaying motion as before, but the three girls who weren't singing had their hands out toward their sides, elbows bent, and snapping along with the beat. Tatiyana and Katya exchanged glances at one point and Katya laughed. Marianna, who was singing meanwhile, maintained the same composure as the other girls, but did not snap. She held the back of the microphone and widened her eyes slightly as she sang into the camera.
I've gotta tell you, you, ooh
Yam nadali vsi igri, čito yo igratil (I'm sick of all these games you've been playing)
Say something and you go
And contradict yourself again.
The lights over them slightly dimmed, and all four of the girls were now swaying and snapping in-sync with the melody.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Nataliya extended her right hand, then her left hand to either side as she sang the 'you's, looking at them extend outward. Then, she extended one of her hands outward and flicked her wrist in a dismissive motion. She, along with the others, bend their elbows and stuck their hands out in front of their bodies with their palms facing outward during the third line, but continued the earlier snapping and swaying motion from before.
The door is for you, you, ooh
Nam vrakaem nashe spiny iz tebe (We are turning our backs on you)
Mr Hypocritical
Has no one to run to now.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
The camera rapidly zoomed in on Tatiyana who sang the next line. The other giels, meanwhile, were out of the camera shot, but held their microphone stands close to Tatiyana. These three camera stands were all included in the camera shot. Marianna quickly pulled the microphone stand back, as the camera then trained on her as she sang the last bit.
Hey Mister
Go, go, go and never come back to me again
Several spotlights shone from the top part of the LED screen facing outward, and then suddenly moved to center on Tatiyana. Everything else on stage was pitch black so only Tatiyana was visible to the audience. She ripped the microphone from the stand and pointed at the camera. The camera, meanwhile, moved to circle around her, starting at the second verse. As it moved around her, she continued to sing while looking into the camera.
Skažemi poka, Mr. Hypocritical (Say bye-bye to me, Mr. Hypocritical)
Ne vroču, čitoby yo privipedil ko domu mayu mai (I don't want you to come to my house ever again)
Davai, gromčik vipedite an altrogu straniku vy krai Go on, gentleman, go to the other side of the border
I ya budu ti razpraždit iz moegu straniku "bye". (And I'll wave "bye" to you from my side)
A dim spotlight showed the other three girls who repeated that same movement as before. The three were lined up horizontally toward the back of the stage.
(There he goes, there he goes)
(Mr. Hypocritical)
The camera showed Tatiyana, who was a little slow to turn back to face the camera, and the camera caught sight of her head coming back around. She carried on though, looking at the ground, then back at the camera, all whilst moving her free hand up and down.
There he goes, there he goes
He doesn't deserve me anyway, err
Katya was illuminated and she looked up and around while smiling, holding her hand up near her face and waving her fingers in unison. Lights illuminated the rest of the stage in the same fashion as before and the four women moved accordingly.
Now! Girl, the more you know.
Let's get on with the show.
show, show, show, show, show
The four women moved in different directions, all toward different edges of the stage with their microphones. They pointed at the audience and sang. The camera moved around, showing different members of the group singing. It seemed to be at random times throughout the verse, but Marianna was always shown when she had her solo backup notes.
I've gotta tell you, you, ooh (you yeah wo!)
Yam nadali vsi igri, čito yo igratil (I'm sick of all these games you've been playing)
Say something and you go (You go!)
And contradict yourself again.(Yeah yeah!)
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Yeaaahh!
The door is for you, you, ooh (Only for you)
Nam vrakaem nashe spiny iz tebe (We are turning our backs on you)
Mr Hypocritical
Has no one to run to now.(Yeah, yeah, oh)
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Throughout the last chorus, they had all moved closer to one another, and by the time Katya sang the next line, they were all next to one another. A few members had their arms on another member's shoulder as they finished the song. Marianna bend over slightly as she sang the last high note.
Mister I never want to see you face again
(Yeah~ oh~)
Hey Mister
Err!
"Thank you Britonisea! Vas lavim!" Katya yelled into the microphone and all girls hugged one another. They left the stage waving and happily talking to one another.