Laudato Si Ad Astra; Praise be unto the Stars. This song is in honour of Gene Shoemaker, father of Planetary science. His dream was to go to the moon with Apollo but he unfortunately didn't make it due to his Addisons diagnosis. After his death, some of his ashes were sent along with the Lunar Prospector probe and 'buried' on the moon 'now you've been tucked in for eternal earthrise'. His Urn is inscribed with that quote from Shakespeare. As I listen to the lyrics more I'm hearing an ode to the renewed space race of today, getting back to the moon, using it as a base for deep exploration 'a way-point to the far', joining Gene once again 'we're coming to join you'. He is also the Shoemaker of Shoemaker-Levy 9, the first comet to be observed impacting a planet.
This song is for and about Eugene Shoemaker. He was a planetary scientist and was a candidate for an Apollo mission until he was found to have Addison's disease. He died in the 1997 and his ashes were interred on the moon in the crater that was named for him. The urn containing his remains bears that quote from Shakespeare. Also, Laudato si = Praise be Ad astra = to the stars
Laudato si means Thou will be honered or praised. Ad astra is as a shoutout and means to the stars. It also sung in two parts not ever after each other like one sentence. Si is important in this case.
Tuomas said in a Finnish radio interview that this will probably not been done live...sadly he said so! But for sure one of Floors most unbelievable singing ever.
We can't let him get away with that. That's madness, giving us such an epic song and then never performing it live? Where's the petition of angry fans?
Hey guys, check out Shudder before the Beautiful, live at Wembley, 2015. This was the show opener and has a ripping solo battle between Thuomas on keyboard and Emmpu
I just wish there were no time zones as I live in Finland and by the time I get to these reactions everything worth saying has already been said. However, I can say that for me Nightwish's music is best enjoyed with your eyes closed not to be distracted by any visuals, with the exception of live performances & Floor on stage. To fully appreciate the new album one should listen to the music from a CD with audiophile quality on-ear closed headphones. P.S. The quote from Romeo & Juliet is spoken by Tuomas' wife Johanna Kurkela.
This song is an Ode to Eugene Shoemaker. Google him and you will understand the words to this song. Laudato si' (English: Praise Be to You!) is also the second encyclical of Pope Francis. The encyclical has the subtitle "on care for our common home". Ad Astra means “to the stars. Great to see you two and hope you are doing well and staying safe. It will be better soon. Peace.
Thanks! I too really look forward to seeing them live. Some people might say that this album is not good! I don't give a f**k! This is nightwish and they know how to blow your mind away , right?!
Every Nightwish song has a profound storyline behind it, especially so here. Only takes a minute to do pre-listening research so can elaborate and experience it as intended. Eugene Shoemaker.
Laudato si. St Francisc de Asis..Alabado seas...amazing reference ...Tanks my Lord for all the creation...master piece of Tuomas...the voice Floor is a jewel in the crownd🙏🙏🙏
Every song on this album is amazing, I think it's their best album ever. Your other commenters explained the lyrics so I won't repeat what they said. Keep going and do the rest of the album, in order, since it all tells a bigger story. Rock on!
The end phrase is praise all to the universe. Obviously links with Shoemaker's work with NASA. The first two words are the title of a poem by Francis of Assisi from the 13th century.
"Laudato si" is Old Italian (from Dante maybe?) for "be praised". "Ad astra" of course means "to the stars". I sincerely hope they'll perform this live, but I wouldn't bet my life on it.
@Manveru31 Laudato Si is in fact not Latin, but indeed older Italian, from the 13th century, and meanwhile I learned that it is from a hymn by St. Francis of Assisi. Ad Astra is in fact Latin. These two phrases do not form one sentence, they're from two different languages.
Hey, guys, first of all love you, your reactions can really lift up my day, hope your staying safe! Greetings from Croatia btw :D I have request, I know because of the new album (wich is absolutely amazing omg! Can't wait to see them live in Budapest, already have the ticket, both for the concert and the bus since January 😂) you'll be pretty full with Nightwish, but I'd really appreciate to see you're reaction to Blind Guardian: and then there was silence lyrics video Hugs and kisses from Maja
Oho ima nas i ovdje 😁 fortunately concerts were moved to May cause it would be very questionable if we could go to any now because of travel restrictions. Can't wait to hear new song live 🥰
EUGENE SHOEMAKER. google it. and you will understand the concept and lyrics and the Shakespeare quote that was written on the memorial capsule. His ashes was sent at the moon
try this one,ua-cam.com/video/Gwa2vX2xbUI/v-deo.html, he gives also another meaning of 'laudato si', and notice in the video as the last seconds pass away, the view is from the moon and not anymore to the moon, as would E.Shoemaker speaking ...
This guy didn't need any research, he is the only one that I have seen to actually get the subject of this song correct just by listening to it! ua-cam.com/video/gzHxl6HQ0VY/v-deo.html
Here is some information about a scientist named Eugene Merle Shoemaker who has been the inspiration for Tuomas to write this song : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Merle_Shoemaker
hehe .those albums never can do live......its too difficult....ok i love nightwish for their lve shows but that songs of this album live?????????.the band must monsters of music when they can do this live.
Laudato Si Ad Astra; Praise be unto the Stars. This song is in honour of Gene Shoemaker, father of Planetary science. His dream was to go to the moon with Apollo but he unfortunately didn't make it due to his Addisons diagnosis. After his death, some of his ashes were sent along with the Lunar Prospector probe and 'buried' on the moon 'now you've been tucked in for eternal earthrise'. His Urn is inscribed with that quote from Shakespeare. As I listen to the lyrics more I'm hearing an ode to the renewed space race of today, getting back to the moon, using it as a base for deep exploration 'a way-point to the far', joining Gene once again 'we're coming to join you'. He is also the Shoemaker of Shoemaker-Levy 9, the first comet to be observed impacting a planet.
Thanks for that info, Matthew!
This song is for and about Eugene Shoemaker. He was a planetary scientist and was a candidate for an Apollo mission until he was found to have Addison's disease. He died in the 1997 and his ashes were interred on the moon in the crater that was named for him. The urn containing his remains bears that quote from Shakespeare.
Also,
Laudato si = Praise be
Ad astra = to the stars
Laudato si means Thou will be honered or praised. Ad astra is as a shoutout and means to the stars. It also sung in two parts not ever after each other like one sentence. Si is important in this case.
Thanks, Jan!
@@joop558 yes exactly you are right. It is Praise for Shoemaker. You can see it as: Praise be to you oh Shoemaker, all the way to the stars.
What a beautiful tribute to Eugene Shoemaker.
That last part has brought me to tears multiple times. lol
Me too remind me old school NW
Tuomas said in a Finnish radio interview that this will probably not been done live...sadly he said so! But for sure one of Floors most unbelievable singing ever.
Piia Lindqvist2019 really ..!! Did he say why??
O no, for me this is the best song 😢
We can't let him get away with that. That's madness, giving us such an epic song and then never performing it live? Where's the petition of angry fans?
@@tjitsekoster9379 😢
@@IkeVMAX4 he probably wants it performed on the Moon itself, that perfectionist
Hey guys, check out Shudder before the Beautiful, live at Wembley, 2015. This was the show opener and has a ripping solo battle between Thuomas on keyboard and Emmpu
I just wish there were no time zones as I live in Finland and by the time I get to these reactions everything worth saying has already been said. However, I can say that for me Nightwish's music is best enjoyed with your eyes closed not to be distracted by any visuals, with the exception of live performances & Floor on stage. To fully appreciate the new album one should listen to the music from a CD with audiophile quality on-ear closed headphones.
P.S. The quote from Romeo & Juliet is spoken by Tuomas' wife Johanna Kurkela.
This song is an Ode to Eugene Shoemaker. Google him and you will understand the words to this song. Laudato si' (English: Praise Be to You!) is also the second encyclical of Pope Francis. The encyclical has the subtitle "on care for our common home". Ad Astra means “to the stars. Great to see you two and hope you are doing well and staying safe. It will be better soon. Peace.
Thanks! I too really look forward to seeing them live. Some people might say that this album is not good! I don't give a f**k! This is nightwish and they know how to blow your mind away , right?!
Every Nightwish song has a profound storyline behind it, especially so here. Only takes a minute to do pre-listening research so can elaborate and experience it as intended. Eugene Shoemaker.
We prefer to hear it from fans in the comments!
@@TheBandSShow Fair enough but like that, no one knows in the end if you "got" the song after all, after a comment or a 2nd listem etc
As you listen to the piece keep in mind Gene's ashes on the moon in Shoemaker crater near the southern pole.
Laudato si. St Francisc de Asis..Alabado seas...amazing reference ...Tanks my Lord for all the creation...master piece of Tuomas...the voice Floor is a jewel in the crownd🙏🙏🙏
Eugene Shoemaker is buried by scattering his ashes on the moon. That is fucking awesome.
Every song on this album is amazing, I think it's their best album ever. Your other commenters explained the lyrics so I won't repeat what they said. Keep going and do the rest of the album, in order, since it all tells a bigger story. Rock on!
beautiful song, loved it.
The end phrase is praise all to the universe. Obviously links with Shoemaker's work with NASA. The first two words are the title of a poem by Francis of Assisi from the 13th century.
One of my favs from the album. Stay safe guys-
"Laudato si" is Old Italian (from Dante maybe?) for "be praised". "Ad astra" of course means "to the stars". I sincerely hope they'll perform this live, but I wouldn't bet my life on it.
@Manveru31 Laudato Si is in fact not Latin, but indeed older Italian, from the 13th century, and meanwhile I learned that it is from a hymn by St. Francis of Assisi. Ad Astra is in fact Latin. These two phrases do not form one sentence, they're from two different languages.
Laudato si ad astra (latin) = All praise be to the stars!!
Brian looked like he was falling asleep during the opera part
its live now
Well everyone already said what it was about, so only rest me to say, great reaction guys as usual love watching your reactions to Nightwish
Good stuff. Here in Finland we have this thing called pantsdrunk, cheers ! 🍺🤘
🤘🤘❤️🤘🤘 Man I can't wait until you guys get Pan and especially Tribal!!!! Also Where's the Heart but for a different reason than those two!! 😁🤘🤘
Hey, guys, first of all love you, your reactions can really lift up my day, hope your staying safe! Greetings from Croatia btw :D I have request, I know because of the new album (wich is absolutely amazing omg! Can't wait to see them live in Budapest, already have the ticket, both for the concert and the bus since January 😂) you'll be pretty full with Nightwish, but I'd really appreciate to see you're reaction to Blind Guardian: and then there was silence lyrics video
Hugs and kisses from Maja
Oho ima nas i ovdje 😁 fortunately concerts were moved to May cause it would be very questionable if we could go to any now because of travel restrictions. Can't wait to hear new song live 🥰
it would such a perfect movie ending right before the credits roll. I havent seen the movie ad astra, but this makes more sense now.
Laudato si' (English: Praise Be to You!) Ad astra (English: to the stars").
I believe this song will shake the people's bones on live version.
Which one of you is at the dentist? 😜
Yep, there's something squeaky going on 🙈
Eeva Lindberg I think it’s Brian’s chair!
@Louis Minten I thought about a bat in my room....scared the hell out of me..... LOL
@@eml1620 even the skype is crying lol
Kick it up!!
Do "Pan"!!
Shame Tuomas said in a radio interview, that this particular song wouldn't be done live on the upcoming tour.
damn! That's a shame :(
Maybe Tuomas chance his mind,and suprise the fans,with a live version of Shoemaker,for Floor this is a peace of cake😊
This was not a piece of cake for Floor. Listen to her talk about how hard it was and how many takes it took. To get right.
Guys! Be brave, go opera! Floor Jansen - T- Puccini: O mio babbino caro - De Tiende van Tijl.
I'm hoping the virus doesn't prevent me from seeing them in L.A. in Sept but not looking good. 😢
EUGENE SHOEMAKER. google it. and you will understand the concept and lyrics and the Shakespeare quote that was written on the memorial capsule. His ashes was sent at the moon
What are you waiting for? You MUST do all the other songs on the new album
Laudato si ad astra -all praise be to the stars . The song floor explains : ua-cam.com/video/Vd2EYheiurU/v-deo.html
I have watched reactor after reactor after reactor .. and only ONE had done any research, backstory .. expressed any interest in it
try this one,ua-cam.com/video/Gwa2vX2xbUI/v-deo.html, he gives also another meaning of 'laudato si', and notice in the video as the last seconds pass away, the view is from the moon and not anymore to the moon, as would E.Shoemaker speaking ...
This guy didn't need any research, he is the only one that I have seen to actually get the subject of this song correct just by listening to it!
ua-cam.com/video/gzHxl6HQ0VY/v-deo.html
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why was wrong side of heaven reaction video taken down :( ?
Here is some information about a scientist named Eugene Merle Shoemaker who has been the inspiration for Tuomas to write this song : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Merle_Shoemaker
Brian, please change that chair 😂🙏
LAUDATO SI ,AD ASTRA = PRAISE BE TO THE STARS
Nice reaction as always. You can do Kinslayer Live from Buenos Aires still 🤟🤗
favourite song on the album is probably "how's the heart"
Yep, and the acoustic version is sublime too !
Like!! Вподобайка по українські. 🙂
Floor's comment on this song. ua-cam.com/video/Vd2EYheiurU/v-deo.html
hehe .those albums never can do live......its too difficult....ok i love nightwish for their lve shows but that songs of this album live?????????.the band must monsters of music when they can do this live.
It will even be better live. NW is always better live.
This quote of Shakespeare was spoken by Shoemakers wife.
Tuomas' wife.
Impossible to watch, sorry. Unbearable high pitch background noise somehow.