Teya & Salena - Who The Hell Is Edgar? | Austria 🇦🇹 | Official Music Video | Eurovision 2023

Teya & Salena will represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool with the song Who The Hell Is Edgar?

~~~~~ Lyrics ~~~~~

There’s a ghost in my body
And he is a lyricist
It is Edgar Allan Poe
And I think he can’t resist
Yeah his brain is in my hand
And it’s moving really fast, mhm
Don’t know how he possessed me
But I’m happy that he did
’Cause this song is feeling special
And is gonna make me rich
Yeah the words are spilling out
What the heck is this about, mhm

Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body

Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Edgar Allan, Edgar Allan Poe,
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Edgar Allan Poe

Maybe I should call a doctor
Or an exorcist
Maybe someone out there knows where Shakespeare is
So I can get a taste
What’s your IPI, where’s the A&R?
Girl call Universal, you’re about to be a star!

Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Edgar Allan, Edgar Allan Poe,
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Edgar Allan
*Who the hell is Edgar?*
Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Edgar Allan, Edgar Allan
Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Edgar Allan Poe

Zero dot zero zero three
Give me two years and your dinner will be free
Gas station champagne is on me
Edgar cannot pay rent for me
Zero dot zero zero
Zero dot zero zero
Zero dot zero zero three
At least it pays to be funny

Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Who the hell is Edgar Allen?
Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Edgar Allan, Edgar Allan
Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Who the hell is Edgar Allen?
Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe, Poe
Edgar Allan, Edgar Allan
Oh mio padre, there’s a ghost in my body, Ohhh
Who the hell is Edgar?

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#UnitedByMusic - Liverpool 2023

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[live]

This is exactly the kind of weirdness that I want in a Eurovision song, great job Austria!

[johnroussakis]

This song is stuck in my mind and I can't stop listening to it. It deserved a better place in Eurovision.

[kirbles]

Don't care if they got robbed, they'll be on my playlists forever

[WildCatMiyuu]

Many months later I still think this song should have had so many more votes at ECS. It's catchy, it's funny and it sends a message. One of the few songs I will keep listening to for years to come.

[mayden]

I'm obsessed with the dialogue in the introduction, the chorus, the opera singing part. It has this viral quality and infectious catchiness that nobody can deny. They completely understood the codes of Eurovision

[leck_m]

An amazing critique on the Music Industry, where people don't care about who's writting the songs, where you will only get 0.003 for each time people enjoy your song, and where if you're not mainstream people will only ask "Who the hell is this singer?" as if there's no art being created. A genius entry, Austria!

[trhrvs]

It's definitely one of the standouts in this Eurovision. Hope they pull this in live cause it's so iconic and could bring a good result for Austria! Good luck from Greece!

[lisabetsey]

I legitimately named a cat “Edgar” because of this song. I came home one day and he was on my back porch, begging for food. I looked at him and said “who the hell are you?” and immediately knew what his name is.

[itsjxomusic]

So, I'll break this down

"There's a ghost in my body and he is a lyricist"
"Oh Mia Padre, There's a ghost in my body"

They are taking a shot at the industry. Alot of artist's today will use Ghostwriters who will produce or write music and get a little amount in revenue whilst the artist gets a decent cut for performing it. They also use their song as a way to demonstrate this. In today's industry, you could make the most meaningful song but cover it with Electro or dance and bam... It's a worldwide hit and people miss the actual meaning. So, they did the same by making this fun, quirky pop track that you miss the actual meaning behind the song.

"What's your IPI? Where's the A&R?
Girl, call Universal, you're about to be a star"

IPI is a digital barcode that a A&R team recieve when content is made. It determines how much royalty the Producer, Writer, Artist and Label will receive. In most cases, again, the producer and label receive the most whilst the songwriter and artist receive hardly anything. They take a shot at Universal Music group as they are known to take MASSIVE chunks from artists and also not give their artist's any creative control over their music or sound. It's sarcasm. You'll become a star and be rich, but it'll come at a price, basically!

"Zero dot zero zero three
Give me two years, and your dinner will be free"

Most streaming sites will pay a artist 0.003 in revenue every stream. This lyric actually hits so hard. All they could afford is cheap champagne and after two years, they'd finally make a small profit. Unless you're a massive artist pulling in millions of plays each month, you will hardly see a profit from your song and will have to wait a few years before you can just about afford a meal. It's a strong message to display just how much the industry and streaming sites do not value the work or content of hard working artists. This is why she then says "At least it pays to be funny". Comedians make more money than hard working songwriters and artists!! Let that sink in.

In the second half of the video, they dress up as men delivering the song to a board of record executives. This is because men's work is often listened to more and released whilst women's hard work goes unnoticed or unfavoured. You then see them get arrested for impersonation and taken to prison. This is because they are trying to display the message, it would be so much easier to be a man in the industry than be a woman. VERY CLEVER what they did there.

This song is ART. It's not even a song at this point. It deserves recognition for how amazing it is. It's such a fun, quirky song with such a deep and powerful message. I hope Europe research it because I NEED Them to understand. It's not a joke entry and this deserves a final place 😭

I hope this helps to anyone reading and you can now fully appreciate this masterpiece even more!!!

Lots of love x

*this is how I interpret it - doesn't mean it's accurate ^.^*

[XtianHawk]

Finland has Cha Cha Cha
Austria has Poe Poe Poe

Audiences will definitely sing along 🎶

[johnk]

Austria's entry is in Serbia's 2022 philosophy. A strong message hidden behind a strange pop song with an addictive rhythm & chorus.
In someway it works perfectly!

[devonhenderson]

Came here to celebrate Poe's birthday today with this beautiful masterpiece.

[renenavarronogueira]

OMG, Austria, what is this??
Im speechless, the message, the rhytm, the vocals, the charisma, everything about this masterpiece is just amazing.
You deserve to be at least top 3.
Love from Spain.

[letsHugElefanten]

This deserved SO much better at eurovision this year, should've been in the top 3, at the very least top 5

[aliceralph]

I walked the entire house cleaning, alone.. just repeating “Poe, Poe, poe” before I realised what I was doing! It’s a banger!

[Darko_Milosevski]

Austria deserved better
15th place?
Really?
To me this song deserved top 3
It's a great song
One of the best this year

[MrTony]

No joke, girls' acting is very cool and believable, which is not a common thing in eurovision clips.
The director and all production team also deserve "12 points".

[judetotalnaporazka]

I was never so proud of being austrian, even if I'm from Poland

[renanthera]

I hope they bring middle aged guys in suits as their backup dancers

[Rathian]

"Snap" was the true winner of ESC 2022
And this is the true winner of ESC 2023