Benjamin, Lokki | Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

In the 70^th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “Lokki” performed by Finnish pop artist Benjamin.  

Prepare to beam with P-R-I-D-E 🏳️‍🌈! Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 celebrates, embraces, and spotlights songs by LGBTQ musicians or allies.  Here, we provide background and insight into musicians, analyze, plus go gaga over the decadent bops served up.  When songs dictate deeper and more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is fully articulated.  All styles of music are welcome, whether the songs are classics or brand-new. So, without further ado, in the 70^th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “Lokki” performed by Benjamin.

“Merci, gracias, bye bye, por favore, por favore / Don’t want you in my life anymore.” Finnish pop artist Benjamin (Benjamin Peltonen) said what he said in the intro of “Lokki”.  Peep all those languages: French, Spanish, English, Portuguese… Before singing the first verse, Peltonen states, “Lokki mikä lokki.” Um, what does that mean, you handsome and talented Finnish man? The title, Lokki translates to gull or seagull in English.  The phrase, translated to English, is “Seagull, what seagull?” While there is a language barrier when listening to Scandipop, it never takes away from the excellence of the music. As always, this “GAY” standout does the damn thing and tells this annoying boy, whom he references as a seagull, to be gone: “Lennä pois senkin lokki ja pysy piilos” (“Fly away, you seagull, and stay hidden”)!

In the first verse, Benjamin states they were friends, but he disappeared – went ghost, baby! But now, “Sitten tyhjästä tadaa / Ilmestyit eteeni uudestaan” (“Then, out of nowhere, ta-da! / You appeared before me again”). Hot mess! Smartly, Peltonen is not here for it! Per the esikertosäe (pre-chorus), he informs him, “Mut en aio syöttää sua kädestäni / Sä et ansaitse mua tai multa mitään” (“But I’m not going to feed you from my hand /You don’t deserve me or anything from me”). Speak yo mind, Ben! In the kertosäe (chorus), he makes it crystal clear he won’t devote his energy anymore.  Again, be gone, seagull, be gone!

“Nyt ku mä oon oh la la [Now that I’m oh la la]

Enkä synkissä vesis alhaal [And not in the dark waters below]

Lennät luokse, ku lokki siivet liidos [You fly to me like a seagull spreading its wings]

Kiitos mut ei kiitos sulle vaan [Thank you, but no thanks to you]

Oh, hell nah nah mä en kaipaa sun energiaa [Oh, hell nah nah, I don’t need your energy]

Lennä pois senkin lokki ja pysy piilos [Fly away, you seagull, and stay hidden]

Kiitos mut ei kiitos sulle vaan [Thank you, but no thanks to you].”

Word. Of course, there’s more.  In the second verse, he wishes no harm. But, still, BOI BYEEE! In the second pre-chorus, he won’t be given cake 🎂… only crumbs. Read into that how you’d like… As always, Benjamin brings sickening vocals 💪.  The melodies are tuneful.  The chorus is quite memorable, even if you don’t speak Finnish.  The musical backdrop shines as well, with picturesque keys and synths and a sickening groove that provides a mighty anchor ⚓️. Also, I have to shout out the single cover art… delish, Ben 🤩 😍! “Lokki” is a summery pop song that you definitely don’t want to fly away! Benjamin did that!

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Benjamin » Lokki » Warner Music Finland » 2025

Benjamin, Lokki: Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 No. 70 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Warner Music Finland; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K from Pexels; AcatXIo, All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

 

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