FIRST TIME hearing Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky (2011 Remastered) | Opera Singer Reacts
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- Juilliard trained Opera Singer and Vocal Coach Maggie Reneé reacts to Pink Floyd The Great Gig In The Sky
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There is a reason this album has been on the top 200 for over 950 weeks
I absolutely agree with you ... this is one of the 3 albums to bring with me on a desert island
@@ROBERTOSILVA-nq2px Don't keep us in suspense... what are the other two?
@@moi01887 The second one is: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY N. 6 "PASTORALE" Berlin Philharmonic directed by VON KARAJAN
The third one: DEEP PURPLE - MADE IN JAPAN
@@ROBERTOSILVA-nq2px I think I would only switch out Deep Purple (i mean thats a great album but...) for The Band, The Last Waltz or maybe Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, after all can you ever have too much Pink Floyd :)
@@carnivoroussoupspoon The Last Waltz is an incredible album (I saw the movie too) but my musical youth (now I'm 70 y. o.) started with British groups and singers; it was not a choice made by me deliberately, but at some point I recognized that the albums I liked the most were from British artists.
Later I started to love blues and country so I started to appreciate also the American artists.
Clare Torry's vocals are amazing, but credit should also be given to the late Richard Wright's beautiful keyboard arrangement on this track
he doesn't get enough credit dude was once in an earth not even lifetime once in the earth's exsitance
An early version of the song exists, without the vocals, and Richard takes center stage. Check it out.
I will, thank you
dead right there
She did this in 2 and a half takes. Amazing!
Claire Torrey was told only that she was to represent vocally (without words) the five emotional stages one goes through when they are dying. First is Denial, Anger, Bargaining Depression and finally Acceptance. Her performance was totally improvised, and was done over 2 1/2 takes
How about reacting to "Not now John"!
CLARE TORRY please !😎😉
I also think the song goes beyond just death. Having grown up with it it also to me sounds like a woman making love...
@@RexAlfieLee yeah...with Death 😩
@@RexAlfieLee the little death
love it! Quote: The band played the instrumental track to Torry and asked her to improvise a vocal. At first she struggled to find what was needed, but then she was inspired to sing as if she were an instrument herself. Torry performed two complete takes, the second more emotional than the first, but when David Gilmour asked for a third take she stopped halfway through, feeling that she was becoming repetitive and had already done the best she could. The final album track was assembled from all three takes. The members of the band were deeply impressed by Torry's performance but did not tell her this and she left the studio, with a standard £30 flat fee, under the impression that her vocals would not make the final cut. She only became aware that she had been included in the final mix when she picked up the album at a local record store and saw her name in the credits. In 2005, an undisclosed out-of-court settlement in Torry's favour included giving her vocal composition credit.
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@@maggiereneemusic please read update i’ve done on the comment about the vocals.
I think I seen an interview where she says she did in one take. They explained to her that they didn't want word vocals, so she just went with her gut feeling on the meaning of the song and went with it, and they loved it....
@@maggiereneemusic if you loved the sounds at the start that made your spine tingle on this then you will love Shine On You Crazy Diamond!
@@softshallow7435 and not in live version but in studio version of course!!...please stop" wish you were here" in live...
Great gig in the sky is about dying , it was a common phrase a euphemism “ Sadly he’s gone to the great gig in the sky …..” the song reflects the shock of dying then acceptance
So glad you did the studio version. Nothing wrong with the live version but to here Claire Torrey is so soulful
Thanks! 👍🌹
@@maggiereneemusic But everytime a reactor fail to listen to Time/Great gig together an angel lose their wings.
@@andersjohansson4734 Well the whole first part of the album leads there. IIRC, there's only one silent pause in the whole album, and it's at the end of the Great Gig in the Sky. If you put it on loop (as you should), the end and the beginning are connected, so literally the only break is at the end of tGGitS.
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Yes.
Now please go back and do a live version anyway.
I won't listen to any other version...
Glad you picked the album version and not the newer concert remake. This is the one that made history.
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I cry every time I hear this. 50 years and counting.
From the greatest album ever recorded, hands down. It deserves a full listen.
Such a beautiful moving piece of music from 50 yrs ago, still wows new fans
And this is what blows one’s mind: Clare Torrey IMPROVISED this.
The composition and vocals (without lyrics) conveyed shock, fear and finally the acceptance of death. Masterpiece of music!
Gilmore's use of the steel guitar in their music is genius and adds such an unusual & distinctive sound that adds so much. And then, there's Claire Torry. What a song.
Reminds me of whale song....soothing, soulful, sad and energizing all at once.
This song will be played at my funeral and viewing on loop.
I told myself years ago that if this song isn't playing at my funeral, I'm not going.
Congratulations Maggie you're the first reactor to ever hear the whisper.
It goes to show how carefully you're listening to the music.
Never, I mean never stop this song. Just listen to it, never interrupt her.
Agreed; to much talky not enough listeny…very frustrating.
It is a reaction, I don't see wrong stopping the song and commenting, as the title is Opera Singer Reacts. Although I understand you, but if you don't want interruptions, you can listen to it yourself.
That's why is so hard for me watch this channel. But I tried today again...sorry, but no way.
It's for the copy loophole for reviewing, commenting... as that keeps the channel up.
*Floydus interruptus* _n._ The stopping of any Pink Floyd song at an inopportune time.
Single vocalist in the original. Three vocalists in the Live Pulse version. Both are Amazing.
She said it all without saying anything at all.
This is off the album, "Dark Side of the Moon", which came out in 1973 and stayed on the charts for 18 years. The whole album is great and it is meant to be listened to completely in one listen. Anything Pink Floyd is a trip. This album made them superstars. Their previous album in 1972 was recorded at Pompei, Italy outdoors in the former arena, and played to the ghosts of the people who were killed by the volcanic eruption so long ago. Remember when covid 1st started and people were locked down, bands started playing concerts with no one in the audience to be shown later. Well Pink Floyd was ahead of every one else by 47 years! In the Echoes of Pompei album you see them as young 20 somethings. Amazing music from such youngsters. Of course the Beatles broke up before anyone was 30. There was a lot of talent that came out of the 1960's and 1970's.
The live in Pompei version of "Set the controls for the heart of the sun" is one of my favourite pieces of music ever. Just gorgeous.
@@tribaltalker1608 And of course Echoes.
To be listened to in the dark, eyes closed and lying in comfort. Yes, in one go with the one break to turn the LP over.
I've always found it amazing that I was in first grade when this was released and had graduated from college when it dropped off the charts.
One of the greatest albums ever made! Listening to it on headphones is truly incredible. Don't pause so much.
When I was younger my reaction was similar to yours. I was caught up in the spectical of it all, and enamored by the sounds. But now as I'm older, and have witnessed loved ones pass, and after reading a bit about what this song was meant to be, I realize that this is actually a very melancholy song, and it destroys me now, it makes me weep. It is about someone on their deathbed. The last few moments of life as your body shuts down, and the struggle against the dying of the light, the fight to stay alive just a few more seconds before you drift off to that great gig in the sky.
Take an evening and listen to the whole album. A concept album with the most brilliant observations and statements about humanity ever set to rock.
With a glass of wine or an edible (both?) and headphones is a must!
And for further fun, watch it to The Wizard of Oz!😅 Edit: I meant to say, listen to album while watching the movie. After the lion's 3rd roar, hit play 👍
@jonathanmoon86 This chick on an edible? I'd pay to see that....but God she's annoying AF..
Clare Torry. Taking us through the transition from life to death, without a word. ‘There was a bit of direction given: they said, 'Sorry, we've got no words, no melody line, just a chord sequence - just see what you can do with it.' She was only there for a couple of hours. As I remember, she did two or three tracks, from which we assembled the best bits for a master version. But somewhere in the archives are the bits we didn't use, and I'm sure it would make for an interesting remix version one day." - Alan Parsons.’
"The Great Gig In The Sky" is a euphemism for death. And although the band has denied this part, it's hypothesized that the song (specifically Clare's part) represents the stages of grief. I heard that years ago, and it has elevated the song experience for me ever since. I cry every time.
This song is about a lady in the throes of death. The realization that her time has come. The fear, the anger, the sadness and finally the acceptance and release. This song actually helped me overcome my fear of death.
Goose bumps for 45 years.
I love how reactors intitally are surprised that Pink Floyd is using a female vocalist, and then that surprise turns into shock and awe! My favorite bit is where her singing sounds like a soulful saxophone solo!
Only Pink Floyd can make a song, without a single lyric…and it’s incredible…the emotions it brings out, when you actually sit down and listen…
Actually it's done a lot in Jazz. For a different but similar instrumental experience you might like Pharoah Sanders' "Astral Travelling" from 1971. Different emotion but same reach.
You should check out Frank Zappa
Amen
Pink Floyd has some, VERY MEMORABLE songs, and this is one of their best. The stages of life to death, all done without words. The inaudible voices represent the living, speaking to the dying. So glad you liked it MISS MAGGIE!😊
Back in the day, we used to play this album (Dark Side of the Moon) so loud that the spoken bits were easily understood. (I never said I was afraid of dying.) Another era ....
Watching anyone react to this vocal is great. Watching someone who knows what it takes to produce this kind of vocal react to this is the best. 👍🏻
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Imagine being 16-17 and in the basement and record player in the dark with a small group of friends toking and totally tripping out to this music. THIS was our childhood.
Oh, dude, I remember! And actually, I suddenly remember this memory of us sitting around, listening to it, watching a snake, eat its dinner… youth
The entire album will give anyone goosebumps. Quite arguably the greatest recording of the 20th century.
"Welcome To The Machine" is a must-do reaction by Pink Floyd. Seriously.
Claire is singing about the 3 emotional stages of death, anger, denial & finally acceptance. Hence the Great Gig In the Sky.
As many others have said... The whole album from beginning to end. Don't spoil it by listening to anymore individual songs.
Love this reaction ❤
Yup, this song always give me goosebumps every time and I've been listening to Pink Floyd since '73. ☺️💕
All of us from the 60's 70's, know this piece by heart.
Would be amazing for someone like you to reproduce it perfectly.
I think you could.
She was originally paid something like $200 for her vocals but later was compensated fairly for her amazing performance.
Too hard to pick a song off this album as the entire thing is a timeless classic that never ever gets old......and needs to be listened to in its entirety. The song is simultaneously the saddest and most be-a-utiful on the album. There never was and never will be another band like Pink Floyd
As a side note, this is part two of a trilogy of albums that Roger Waters/Pink Floyd wrote....Wish You Were Here, Dark Side of the Moon and then the third later, Another Brick in the Wall. All meant to be listened to as a whole album experience....a story within the music is told. These guys are the Beethoven, Bach, Mozart etc of our time.
Once again a fantastic reaction from Maggie. Pink Floyd an all time favorite band of mine
The live Pulse version always breings tears to my eyes.
Her vocals were so improvised, that she wasn't even sure whether she'd given them what they were looking for... so as she left she was apologizing...
The band was sort of in shock. 😳🤯🤯
Clare Torry was mainly a pop singer that Alan Parsons brought in for this song. Her first attempt, she was adding "ooh baby," etc.
David Gilmour stopped her and said no - no lyrics. Roger Waters told her that this was a song about dying, "so have a sing on that." The original title of the song was The Mortality Sequence.
The story varies a bit here, but she essentially did a full take. They liked the direction and asked her to do it again. That is the take you hear here. She started a 3rd take, but stopped and told them that she could not do it better than the 2nd take.
Claire Tory’s performance is beyond compare others have tried but nothing beats the best.
Indeed.. hats off to all singers who managed to pull it off - it's a very difficult vocal part - but Clare is THE original great.
Clare Terry did several takes, but Pink Floyd ended up using the first take she did. The entire first take. Absolutely amazing!
Hey, the “bending strings” were made with a pedal steel guitar.
improvised, one of the greatest vocal recordings of all time. all pure emotion, no words necessary.
Yes 2 wonderful female singers clashing vocal s
Soooo glad you listened to the studio version.
Many reactors listen to the live version where it takes 3, admittedly incredibly talented, but still 3 singers to do what Claire did.
And what an ear you have!
Hitting the same notes, tenor, quality after just hearing them a couple seconds before. 😁🍻
Dark Side, the entire album, should really be listened to in one sitting. It is a life experience.
As an old man who bought the album when it first came out, I love that the quality has lasted through time and it still leaves people with goose bumps and wanting more.
you were an old man when this album was released? Are you The Highlander?
Context is everything with Pink Floyd. This album is painstakingly, meticulously, and masterfully composed and produced, with effective underlying thematic unity. It is considered by more than a few to be among the most perfect records ever made. It is worthy of an uninterrupted and complete listen. In context, this song hits even harder. I did NOT go to Julliard, but both my stand partners over my 35 years in the Tucson Symphony did - so I've heard stories.
"The Great Gig in the Sky" is about mortality. Heaven.
The voices at the beginning are saying,
"And I am not frightened of dying. Any time will do, I don't mind." Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it - you've got to go sometime." - Gerry O'Driscoll, Abbey Road Studios janitor.
At the end the faint female voice says "I never said I was frightened of dying." - Patricia Watts, wife of Floyds road manager Peter Watts.
Claire Torry was asked to express vocally (without words) the five emotional stages one goes through when they are dying. First is Denial, Anger, Bargaining Depression and finally Acceptance.
I am sorry to say that although you loved and appreciated the performance you kinda missed the whole point of the song. Please listen to the song again in private with this in mind, it hits home so hard!
I love your reactions Maggie, this is not an attack but a genuine observation. Please take care and keep the reactions coming.
The guy says in the beggining "Why should I be afraid to die...I'm not afraid to die." It's about the fear of death when it's first happening (wailing with fear) followed by acceptance and then finding peace in the end on the journey along the great gig in the sky to the dimension beyond...
The actual full quote is: "...And I am not frightened of dying. Any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? I see no reason for it. You've got to go sometime!" Gerry O'Driscoll (Abbey Road Studios’ Doorman)
This one completely defies any attempt to categorize it. It exists as something completely unique, and resides as one of the pinnacle moments of recorded music.
This.
Pink Floyd & Claire Torrey's performance here is beyond epic... timeless... Something people will be listening to a thousand years from now....
Not only is this an all time great track, but you're the perfect person to react to this, I was so happy to see that you did this!
Best reaction I've seen of this masterpiece. I loved the energy and chills you got as a professional singer of this womand pouring her soul out with her voice
Literally my favorite female vocal of-all-time. Fun-Fact: Claire Torre didn't know she got the vocal until she saw her name on the album. 😮😂❤
I'm really glad you reacted to the studio version.
I'm so glad you did this song - as awesome as the band is in the background, it's the vocals that have the spotlight.
Another amazing reaction to an incredible song. The girl near the end says "I never said I was frightened of dying."
So the singing feels like it's going through the stages of acceptance after someone dies, therefore Great Gig "in the Sky".
They toured with three lady back up vocalists, and over time this became the one they let the girls all show off on. The Pulse live recording of this is incredible and MANDATORY for a channel like this.
Couldn't wait until you got around to this one, great seeing your reaction. Exactly as I expected.❤️👍
As everyone will note, this album (Dark Side of the Moon) is actually one long composition -- the ultimate concept album, encapsulating mortality and the stages of grief. In its context on the side, it makes perfect sense -- it's the recognition of mortality, then rejection, then despair, then acceptance. Genius improvised vocals over a genius backing track. Also superlative engineering by Alan Parsons -- for many years, if I was going to buy speakers I took this album to the shop to test everything speakers are supposed to reproduce faithfully.
When I was young I used to take the album irobot when I bought amplifiers and speakers Now I design and build loudspeakers And I still use the album irobot as a reference to test new cabinets.
Watch the interview with her on showing up at the studio and being told just to go for it completely improvised genius
Claire Torry in one take, the stages of death
That first time hearing face is just like most people have, priceless. It makes you want to sit up from your bean bag chair and take notice. Being able to bring out the power and emotion without "screaming" is just genius. The little voices are part of how Dark Side is a concept album. YES, more Pink Floyd.
Clare torry was not only the vocalist but also co-author of this song. You can check this from the documentary of the process of recording this song.
O.K. Maggie Renee for the record -- you can not go wrong with Pink Floyd. This ladies solo is from the depths of her soul. It is my understanding that the band invited her in to the studio and played the music for her. AND told her to ad lib her part. And kick my ears and butt she did. This track is off of the Dark Side of the Moon album/CD. I contend and submit to you this is the BEST rock album EVER. Pink has sold 45 million copies worldwide since 1973. I own the LP and the CD.
I've been feeling those goosebumps going down my spine for almost 51 years.
This record is perfect, a great masterpiece
Awesome. Thanks for the great reaction
As a Young musician when this came out my friends and I got the album the most of us were in tears when it ended. We sat in absolute awe of what we had just listened to. Remember, in the early seventies all we had was the album cover and the vinyl, plus our imaginations. I knew you would love this. D❤
Watch this live from Pulse. And Run Like Hell from Pulse also, you’ll see why it was the finale.
I’ve been listening to DSOTM since the early eighties and this always gives me shivers, even after thousands of listens.
"This sound is going through my brain"
Yep, that's what the Pink Floyd sound does to you. LMAO
One of my favorite ones is the live version of On The Turning Away from the Delicate Sound Of Thunder concert ❤
YOU, GIRL... I would so love to hear you have an official go at this. It would be so epic.
Seriously.
Really love your passion about every new music you been listening to, it is so exciting, and cool.
You need to listen to the album from start to finish as one complete movement, its a complete commentary on life, death and everything in between.....it is quite simply a masterpiece..👌🏻
Great reaction..👏🏻👏🏻
I enjoyed your commentary. Thanks. Good video.
Welcome to your first of a thousand listens to this masterpiece. Goosebumps every time. For 40+ years.
It's so fun to see this. I'm reliving this all over again.
Jesus.. the music that was around us at the time... then THIS came out! I remember laying on my bedroom floor listening to this on the headphones. I was 9 and I can thank my mother for introducing me to and allowing me to experience and experiment with a wide variety of music at an early age.
Your reaction was the same as mine. The engineering of the album was absolute perfection. Just an absolute masterpiece of musicianship, lyrics and Alan Parsons engineered soundscapes and structure.
And of course Clare Torry's world class performance. This album will always be special to every generation that hears it anew.
If you could do this belt journey with your amazing voice it will connect with 50 years of fans through an album that was on the charts for years and over 40 million copies. It would be a hallmark moment, if you nail it. We know you’re one of the very few that could.
I want this to be played at my funeral
The phases of mourning, vocalized.
A stunning masterpiece on an amazing album.
Yes, thank you!!! One of the best reactions I've ever seen. This song made me cry the first time I heard it, but then again, I have a lot of issues...
Heey, I just saw the video, I love your reaction! Absolutely go and explore Pink Floyd, so many amazing tracks, but this one, this whole album always makes me shed a tear. It gets more and more superb the older I get.
This represents the 5 stages of death, Denial - Anger- Bargaining - Fear and Acceptance.
So glad you did a reaction to this amazing PF song. You should try the live version as well when there are three female voices
Such a great reaction. Thanks.
I saw you reacting to this song and I knew I HAD to listen to it… knew you’d be stunned… 50 years old and it still gives me chills
And in context with the entire album… wow. There’s a reason it’s considered one of the greatest albums of all time
The whisper in the middle is "If you can hear someone whispering you're dying"
No it's not.
I love this reaction. I watched it dozens of time. Good job! Lol
I had this on 8-track, album, cassette, CD and now mp3 on my playlist. Such a classic album for any music lover. Every song on the album is carefully recorded and mixed so beautiful. One of the best albums of the 70's for sure. There's nobody that sounds even close to Pink Floyd, they're so good!
Notice how she blends head & chest voice so subtly.Also, jumps an octave so, smoothly. Some say it is one of the best vocal performance ever. Yeah, I heard the voice too.
First heard this as a 15 Y Old whilst babysitting for my elder sister. I couldn`t wait to turn it over and listen to the other side. In total anticipation. A true work of art.
On of the most amazing, moving pieces of music and vocals you'll ever hear!
The little voice you couldn't quite hear was actually Linda McCartney. Pre recorded with a few others at Abbey Rd studios at the time 😊
Love your reaction to some of my favorite songs
“I never said i was frightened of dying”.. is the whisper u hear in the middle