Joost - Florida 2009 (Official Video)

Listen to 'Florida 2009' on Spotify

—

film + edit by Bloempot Media

composed by Teun de Kruif
& Dylan van Dael
poetry/vocals by joost klein

Joost Klein on Instagram

Joost Klein on TikTok

In Memoriam Of My Parents †
Forever, Your Son

[broniusvaivada]

Thanks to Eurovision I've discovered this wonderful artist and human being. Joost, you have won much more than Eurovision!❤

[aaainainaina]

you can easily recognize a true artist when you put his discography on shuffle, and you end up dancing and jumping around. next song, you’re crawled up in your bed, thinking, probably crying. then you’re dancing again. joost, you absolute legend, never stop what you’re doing. 💙

[nienkebxo]

LYRICS:
There you are, at your dad's cremation
After all this time of running away
You stop and think
This will never be custard again
Never again custard in front of the TV, and never together
Never watch DWDD together again
No more dancing in the house
And never clap with a fist again
Maybe it wasn't right
But I miss us, and I miss home
There you are, at your mother's cremation
All crying faces
But I thought that was quite normal
And she was such a sweet woman
Still so much I wanted to say
From I'm sorry, and sorry
But my heart is cold now
For you I keep my patience
In a box, under my bed
But what is an amusement park?
An amusement park without fun
Florida 2009, there, that's where I met myself
But I moved a stone in the river
And that despite all the rain

[bethanie-mayhardy]

Oh how I wish I could hug the young boy inside you.
The pain you must carry and yet you find light in all this darkness.
You are an amazing artist Joost and both your parents would be so proud of you.

[abl]

I am so sorry you lost both of your parents at such a young age. no one should experience that. You have achieved a lot in your life. your father would be proud of you!
i have no bigger fear than something happens to our son or that he has to grow up without us.

[PietervanderMeer-hkyk]

Joost Klein, hoog begaafd, hoog sensitief, bijzonder (mooi) mens. Maak het niet stuk!!! Aan het einde van de dag zijn we allemaal mensen. Met alles wat daarbij hoort. Pieter van der Meer, 72 jaar.

[mjsgirl_cc]

Dit raakt me echt, ik ben mijn vader twee jaar geleden verloren, hij was 59 en had de ziekte k. Ik was 12. Het ergste vind ik nog dat mijn zusje jarig was en hij onder de dekens zat te bibberen. En de volgende dag was hij weg. Hij deed er alles aan om niet weg te gaan op mijn zusje haar verjaardag. Respect naar jou Joost❤️‍🩹

[PadfootHolmes]

I’m learning Dutch, and I’m far enough to understand the lyrics. I cried. Beautiful and heartbreaking. Thank you. I’m happy I discovered your music and lyrics, it resonates with me on many levels. You’re a legend

[MalixPL]

I really don't know anything about Dutch language, i'm from Poland, and I found your creation by accident. I'm somewhat into a early techno/hyperpop/happy hardcore etc. and some day you just popped up on my spotify or youtube page. I listened to "Friesenjung", In this song i found something spectacular - perfect composition of old 90's style with new energy, like refreshed view of this genres. I was listening to "Friesenjung" quite a lot, then I saw an article about you getting to Eurovision, I'm really gonna watch this contest only for your show, I'm hoping that by this You'll show more of your art to wide spectre of people.

Today i watched you performance on Lowlands 2023, I cried, don't know why, then i translated lyrics of songs, I cried from the melting mood once more... Only true artist can make people go from dancing happily to listening carefully with tears in eyes without a minute. Also I dont know why i'm writing that, possibly this will interest nobody, but i wanna to say that Im hoping for the best for you. Thank you for all of this.

[Faaiaa]

i feel this song pretty well. i lost my parents, i have no one left. and the feeling of not being actually loved by anyone is following me through my life. but hey, we are strong

[zdbocsl]

joost, nog nooit van je gehoord. voor te oordelen, YouTube gekeken, Lowland etc, ik ben helemaal om. wat een energie, wat doordacht. wat een groot artiest ben je of ga je worden. ik ben 67, hoop dat ook ik fan mag zijn. het ga je goed.

[CaspianHollis]

Joost thank you for proving you can be wholesome and still admit you’re hurting. I feel very lucky to have watched your content 🫶

[deadbeatalien]

I think the hard part about listening to this song is knowing the same feeling but with a child. 11 years ago I lost my son and I think of all the memories we could have made together.

[Vanessa-gptk]

Rakas suloinen Joost🤍I’m so sorry for all the injustice you have had to experience in your short life. The last few days I have been thinking about the things that happend past week and how you are doing. I believe that you have many loving people around you and I’m sure you can get through anything. Your parents are surely extremely proud of you, their precious treasure❤️. I admire how big heart you have and how genuine you are. The world needs more people like you Joost. Everything happens for a reason. Be proud of yourself! You are such a strong and beautiful soul.💙And what comes to the esc YOU are the real winner!!❤️‍🩹Lots of hugs from 🇫🇮. Jij bent puur goud🌟!!!!<333

[Kungfumama]

Wat komt dit binnen! Tranen met tuiten zitten janken. Zelf ben ik herstellende van kanker. Mijn zoontje was 9 jaar bij diagnose. Dat hij ons allebei op korte tijd zou kunnen verliezen was, en is, nog steeds mijn grootste angst. Wat zou ik het kleine ventje in jou een dikke, dikke knuffel willen geven. Ik heb enorm veel bewondering voor wat je, ondanks alles, verwezenlijkt heb. Je bent een grote meneer. Respect!

[violetindigo]

This is kind of song that even if you don't understand lyrics it forces you to stop, think about life for a while and make you feel some unknown kind of sadness... It's really beautiful ❤️

[fbgamevideos]

Tot vandaag had ik nog nooit van je gehoord, maar ik las online dat je aan het songfestival mee gaat doen. Ik heb je opgezocht op youtube en het is niet mijn soort muziek, tot ik dit nummer tegen kwam. Ik ben mijn vader in 1995 verloren en mijn moeder in 2016 en dit nummer komt hard binnen bij mij! Ik zit hier als 45 jarige kerel te janken!
Geniaal!!!

[pip___]

я уже оплакала всю подушку, настолько я люблю этого дядьку, настолько он засел ко мне в сердце своей жизненной историей, это же надо быть таким сильным человек ЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНО, чтобы пережить такое... так ещё и прорваться в поток людей, добиться таких успехов, честно, Я даже сама не верю в это, что на это способен человек... я даже с этой полученной информацией не верю, что у МЕНЯ что-то получится в жизни, как такого успеха добиться ..., меня это доводит до слез😢

[MadMattyBand]

Al 11 jaar is mijn pa dood. En al 9 jaar heb ik niet meer gehuild. Tot nu. Bedankt Joost.

[Kimmmmpie]

Elke keer weer kippenvel als ik dit nummer luister, love naar jou, Joost <3