OMG THIS MADE MY WIFE CRY!!! PINK FLOYD - US AND THEM (REACTION)
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First time you hear Pink Floyd it rewrites your DNA...and you're never the same.❤❤❤
Facts.
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I am so glad my music teacher open my mind to pink Floyd . Avid fan since then so many concerts. Music is blessing from God it makes us feel it makes us think if we let it , it can heal our hearts
You experience pink Floyd
A lot of people say Dark Side of the Moon is overplayed and discount it. Personally, I NEVER get tired of hearing the entire album (over and over). In my view it's simply the greatest album of all time, hands down.
How many is a lot of people ?
OVERPLAYED?!!! Never:) I love the Floyd, the best band, ever!!!! Do rock on.
People that think that Dark Side Of The Moon is overplayed obviously have the lunatic in their head and have Brain Damage.
lol a lot of people? nonsense
I could listen to this anytime.
For an old white Englishman, there's not many better pleasures than seeing the young'uns experiencing this music that I grew up with. This album is the best selling album of all time. It STILL sits on the Billboard charts and sells thousands of copies a year. For reasons which you are now eperiencing.
I think I have gone through several copies of this, from LP, Casette, CD and digital. I don't ever want it unavailable.
Back in 1980 going hunting with a friend he puts in a double 8 track of the brick in the wall...that was the first time I was old enough at 17 to understand
well said bazz
yeah, particularly if your english of a certain age its what we grew up with, it accompanied us on our journey from adolescence thru teens adult hood it helped to make sense of a lot of tings etc etc,
We always bought LPs because none of those other options existed. A local record shop owner said he was on his 3rd copy of Dark Side of the Moon. They were played so many times he had worn out his first two.
@@arnold6298 very true, wish more people thought like that
Pink Floyd...the only band in the world that have no other band to compare to !!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Henry you are absolutely right.
Tool. Very different music but still progression rock that takes you on a journey. Rush kinda is in the ball park as well as they didn't follow the typical rules of the 3 minute pop song, but Tool is the best comparison to Pink Floyd. They also are known for more of a light show then watching the band.
Have to agree for sure.
@@quor2243 I’ve found connections between Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, and tool 😂😂😂 my life is very odd musically
@@treebeard8475 I never got into Grateful Dead, I may have to
I've loved Floyd for over 50 years, this is one of their best songs, and agree about the 'labels'. If you haven't already done it, listen to the entire "Dark Side Of The Moon" album (or do a reaction of it) - probably the best album of all time, in many people's opinion.
Ditto
As much as I love Floyd, I'm one of those " 'Animals' is Floyd at their peak musicality". Though, "Dark Side" cannot be ignored for lyrical content.
I'm not sure if I mentioned this on a different feed awhile back... but here it goes.. whether you do it as a reaction or just sit back and watch it yourselves there is a phenomenon that happened back in the 80's discovered by a DJ in boston and it caused a craze for decades after... so here it is... On your TV set up the Wizard of Oz movie, keep it paused... on your stereo put in the Darkside of the moon CD. Hit play on the Wizard of Oz.. there will be 2 sets of MGM Lions, the first in color, ignore it.. then itll change to the 1939 black & white lion... on tje 3rd roar as he's closing his mouth hit play on the Darkside CD... turn OZ volume off, sit back and watch a great experience of the way tje music is lined up with the actions of the movie or the lyrics line up with the scene. Roger Waters stated that this was not done by them on purpose, it is what it is... you need to check ot out, tjere moght be a version uninterupted on UA-cam... the name would be under Darkside of the Rainbow... enjoy
This has been my favorite album since I first heard it in 1973
@@vandalayindustries3057 1 more year and it’ll be 50 years for top 100 albums sold. It’s still going! This album was released in 73’
Pink Floyd: expanding human consciousness for over 50 years. It never gets old....Peace to all on the path
...through lots and _lots_ of drugs.
It’s one of the greatest I was a young man when this album came out now forty five years later it’s just as much fun to listen to
@@jovetj NO thats not true i never taken drugs and i have loved Pink Floyd from their beginning their beautiful music is all I need
@@wildbill7081 Maybe you didn't, but they sure did. And the majority of their fanbase does, too.
@@jovetj ok sure its true many people take all kinds of drugs especially now but what I am saying is you don't need to take drugs to listen and to love Pink Floyd. I am much older now but going back to the late 60's and 70's if you were a big Pink Floyd fan many would wonder .............now Pink Floyd is loved by by many and even used in movies and everyone loves them
To understand just how good this album is, imagine it was released today. It would impact the same and be as popular. Timeless art.
I worry that it would vanish without trace!
You are out of your mind if you think the five companies that control everything would promote this, or that the knuckleheads out there would listen to it. These channels are click bait for old goofs like us. You'll live to be 10 million years old before you roll up on a car of young people actually playing Floyd
Todays people couldn’t sit long enough to appreciate it
@@patricklynaugh9014 well Said
TRUE 'DAT YO.
I grew up on them I don't know how many times I've laid in bed at night and just listen to the whole album with my eyes closed.
It is truly music for the soul
Greatest band ever without a doubt.
2nd best. 3rd best is leagues below Pink Floyd.
Nope. But one of the best.
@@herbiesnerd and who it's the 1st?.
@@p.b.palaciosalmafuerte3463 Who is first? It’s not the Beatles, who pioneered rock/pop and culture.
I’m not answering your question because you need to do your own journey/homework to find out. If you are a true Pink Floyd fan, you should already know. I have to assume you are a new Pink Floyd fan and have not been exposed to the music of the GOAT. When you find out, let me know so I can say, “Welcome to the Club”!
If I had to pick one band and all their works on an island, definitely, Zepplin strong second.
I love seeing people moved by Pink Floyd. React to, “Time” and, “Welcome to the Machine”. Mind blowing lyrics and music.
I couldn't agree more.
Roger Waters' lyrical work on all Floyds' LP's was prophetic and in your face. No band ever made me think like these guys. They are the GOAT.
If you haven't cried to a Pink Floyd album while having an existential crisis....you haven't lived.
Yes. Watch them perform Time in their Pulse Concert. It’s beautiful.
Time makes you wanna be in grade school again.. stat
The larger theme of Dark Side - the meaning of the metaphor - is about the dangers in life that can lead to lunacy (a word derived from the Latin for “moon”) and inner emptiness: obsession about money, war, overwhelming pace, taking for granted the passage of time, etc. It's a cautionary tale. Us and Them is about war specifically, but more broadly it's a person asking himself how we've come to this point of collective madness that leads us to do such crazy and horrific things to each other.
The whole album is a masterpiece, and the greatest thing about it is that it's still completely relevant - and the more you listen, the more you find in it to discover. Glad you're enjoying it...!
👏👏👏👏👏👏Well said/explained. To me, the journey through the entire album is a religious experience. It takes me to places that I sometimes don't even know, mentally. Any older hippie will tell you it's even better with a good doobie. For me, that and a black light, in a dark room with headphones, uninterrupted and it's on.
The first half of the song is kind of a life cycle, and it ends with "Great Gig", which is literally you dying and in your few brief moments going through the phases of grief/death which ends on those last few notes and mutters with your acceptance and getting peaceful with the end.
The 2nd half is more like what you said. But "On the Run", while it musically fits with the first part, is simply Roger Waters interpretation of his fear with flying, as he has said.
And US and Them is what you said but it leaves no doubt about who pushes us to this "US" vs. "THEM" mentality, which are the leaders. The last few lines kind of sum up this, "Down and Out, it can't be helped but there's a lot of it about". This is the condition of too many people, being down and out. "With, without, and who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about"
The song painted the US vs. THEM as you looking at others, in another country, or another race being the problem, the "THEM" that hurts you, but in the end people fight because of their feelings of lack, that they don't have what they need so when your leaders point to some other group and label it "THEM", you fall prey to their words, but those are the people "WITH". They play you against others to distract you from all they have. And it works that way all around the world and it has for thousands of years.
@@johndoh5182 👏👏👏👏 very nice! Sucks that it is this way and people still don't see what the Leaders do to people. It's really bad, especially these days.
Thank you MD92468 for your concise analysis of this great concept album.
I can certainly see those themes touched on in the album.
Of course I am sure someone mentioned this but this Album has to be listened to from start to finish to get the whole experience. No Album ever moved as seamlessly from beginning to end as this one does for me. YES this is my favorite of all times !
Ziggy and Diamond Dogs are very close on that level.
agree, this is good on its own, but with listening to the album, its just so right as an end to the album.
And to get the full impact and experience the depth of the album’s atmosphere, it must be listened to AT NIGHT.
this is why they are the greatest band, talking about things in the 1970s,which are still taboo today, and yet we still allow them to divide us today, this song should be on repeat all around the world,maybe then people might wake up,and stop letting them label us, and start looking at the real evil in our world. great reaction
I❤this reaction!
if you play it on repeat ordinary people will probably start killing each other. the ones that already do so will kill some more. lol
Add to that Steppenwolf's "Monster"....
"You've filled his house with things of gold
While handing crumbs to the old and poor
And then you preach about being pure
And wonder why we're laughing
In your old way you're trying to find us
But we can't follow what's behind us
Too much blind faith, it will blind us
Though sometimes it's a blessing"
If these Floyd tracks seem to end a bit abruptly, that's because in the album, they flow directly onto the next track without a gap. If you listen to 'Time' next, which I highly recommend, then let it flow into the 'Great Gig in the Sky' just as it's meant to, and there'll be no 'cut off' ending feeling. Pink Floyd will touch your soul!
I've read that while recording this song they couldn't figure out how to end it so they just stopped. Personally I believe that Any Color blends perfectly.
It has Jones and it always will, I'm 70 and it still thrills me to the core.
This album or CD is best when you have about thirty minutes, it's cold and rainy out, you have a small fire going in the fire place, sit with a nice glass of an adult beverage, some smoke, and listen from start to finish. This set the record for being in the top 100 albums the longest ever. It's considered musically and lyrically a Master Piece!!
Yes; A Masterpiece 💖
Damn, that sounds like a perfect day.
The words! The sax! The piano! ALL OF IT! It’s magnificent! Perfection! I’ve been listening to this, since it came out, and it STILL moves my soul. What a band! True artists. ❤️
I believe this song about is about perspective. If you think up or down it becomes round and round.
Watching you guys “get it” shows me we have more in common than issues that divide us
Especially right now with Russia Ukraine conflict. I have no illusions, but I hope the russians put their guns down.
@CreamintheCoffee being a “boomer “ myself we did grow up with the best music. I have to admit after watching “first reactors” there was an unexpected pleasure from watching young people experience what we experienced .Good music is timeless. It doesn’t matter when it was written.
@@The_Gallowglass definitely brings new relevance to “on the turning away “. A song they need to listen to… especially the “live” version
This comment rh gives me hope for humanity.ive been listening to pink floyd since they.came out with the album uma guma.no words..
@@deanvombrack2028 You are so right! That's why we can't leave the old music. It is just too powerful. I'm 56 now and so unbelievably thankful that I grew up with the best music and talent.
"The generals SAT, and the lines on the map moved from side to side". Those lines on the map are human beings fighting someone else's war. It goes round and round as more men die, on both sides. To the men on the field, let it be known that it's not us vs. them, it's Us and Them.
Pink Floyd is one of those bands that have transcended genre. Whatever your taste (rock, rap, country, classical, etc.), and whatever walk of life you may be, there will always be Pink Floyd.
Transcended
@@thisguy8916 yes, thanks. Fixed it
@@drogusmaxwell6640 Not trying to be a Grammar Wheaton...your comment was valid & insightful. I'm just personally somewhat embarrassed when I misspell a word after taking the effort to properly convey a thought or idea; so I like to help others...more often than not, they take it as a slight...
@CreamintheCoffee "To Serve & Correct"! =P
@CreamintheCoffee Weee-W000! Weee-WOOO!.//
"The lyrics of the song were written by Waters. They describe the senseless nature of war and the ignorance of modern-day humans who have been taken over by consumerism and materialism. In an interview, Waters shared the significance of each verse:
The first verse is about going to war, how on the front line we don’t get much chance to communicate with one another, because someone else has decided that we shouldn’t. The second verse is about civil liberties, racism and colour prejudice. The last verse is about passing a tramp in the street and not helping."
- Wikipedia
"With. Without. And who'd deny, it's what the fighting's all about?"
You could shoot those words into outer space, and they'd fully describe planet Earth to whomever found them.
I knew you guys would love this.
Their music makes me emotional too. On top of the incredible talent, they are good people, enlightened human beings who care about their fellow man. They fight against injustice with their musical message. We are all in this together. ✌️💜
Can't add Roger Watters to that mix sorry
@@jimicmore1895 very true
They're good people, except for Roger Waters. He's a total dick.
"With, without; and don't deny it's what the fighting's all about." So true. These guys are not ordinary men, imo. Such a great song.
I love that you're able to feel this like we did in 1972. This is music that will fit in 100 years, as true genius is timeless.
DSotM was released in March 1973. But hey, I get it. We're getting old, memories fade. 😂😂😂
Wow ,you guys have truly arrived, just one rule guys ,never ever pause a DAVID GILMORE guitar solo .it's an unwritten rule in the world of floyd.just enjoy guys . you're going down one incredible rabbit hole . fabulous reactions 👍🏾👍🏾💎💎🇬🇧🇬🇧
It's Gilmour.....
The best of the best 👍💎🇬🇧
David GILMOUR please 😎
We must all be mindful that these are reaction videos and first time listening by the reactors; so they most likely weren't aware of the great guitar solo. Enjoy their reactions. Have a blessed day 🙏✌️😎🎶
Once you hear a Gilmour solo, a pause button becomes obsolete
Pink Floyd music has a way of grabbing a person by the soul. It touches people's on a personal level. They are the greatest band to ever play a note.
TRUTH!
💯
Their music is truly magical… greatest band to ever exist and it’s not even close
"Haven't you heard it's a battle of words, and most of them are lies".....perfection.
The lyricist for Pink Floyd for this, and all their best albums, is the bassist, Roger Waters. Though he is a troubled soul, he had a very unique way of distilling so many of the issues surrounding human existence into very simple, yet extraordinarily insightful concepts: us and them, black and blue, up and down, etc. True genius. Mel, I really appreciate your honest emotions reacting to this song. Between the words, the music, and the ethereal voices of David Gilmour and Richard Wright, this song (along with many others by PF) can often bring me to tears. God bless
Great song, great group, great album.
I am just a 68 year old white guy from Britain, and I don't expect I will ever meet you, but can I say a huge thank you for the pleasure your reaction has given me - it was fantastic to see the open imnded ness and emotional intelligence with which you completley got it. The song that follows this on Dark Side of the Moon is 'The Great Gig in the Sky' in which a woman singer called Clare Torry created the most extradordinary vocal imaginable. That song is about death and she starts with a howl of rage against the inevitability of death which gradually softens as she becomes reconciled to it - I am sure it will absolultely blow you away. The live version from Pink Floyd's 'Pulse' concert is equaly amazing, with 3 women sharing the vocals -
Sam Brown, Durga McBroom and Claudia Fontaine
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It is always wonderful to see new listeners discover Pink Floyd.
Especially when they feel the emotions of the songs.
Bought this album when I was 12 and have been a life long fan, now at 59 I still listen to PF regularly, their music has gotten me thru so much in my life. Best band ever...♡
I'm with you ! I'm 61 and feel the same
Lol my sister bought this album when I was 12 and I’m 59 now. I used to play this (vinyl) sitting next to the stereo on the floor with my headphones plugged in and the lights off. A definite milestone album in my musical upbringing.
58 here, The Wall was one of my first albums, made my way back from that. "Wish You Were Here" is my favourite. PF knows that it does not need to be as fast and virtuoso as possible. They give each note their space to develop to full effect, know that loud is only loud when there is a silent to compare it to.
It all depends in which time WITH WHOM you heard what. That stays forever.
Ditto, I got that LP around age 15. Thought I was gonna wear the grooves off of it. I just turned 60. Still NEVER tired of this, or of them. Truth spoken in their music is even more relevant today.
Saw this band live in Vancouver 1971, before this song existed...now I'm 69 and still into it.
This was an experience watching you guys experience this song for the first time. Every emotion captured, great stuff
"With. Without. And who'd deny, it's what the fighting's all about?"
That reminds me of my favorite U2 lyric: "So they say, this is the Golden Age. And gold is the reason, for the wars we wage."
Pink Floyd drew a lot of inspiration from gospel music, jazz and blues and fused them all together. They are definitely worth looking into. It's an experience when you listen to them. Wide range of emotions.
Named after 2 jazz and blues musicians..pink anderson and floyd council(im not sure about the spelling of council) .
@@deanhunt2691 I had no idea! Thank you!
When I was about 22 years old, we would drive over to the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. We'd smoke a doob and then go in, lean back in our chairs looking up at the giant planetarium dome and watched the Pink Floyd Lazer light show to their entire album. It was the coolest, trippiest, deepest, amazing thing. Great memories 🙌
We would do that too ( Portland Oregon)... OMSI planetarium. Good times!
lol. when was that?
@@costaliberta5969 That was about 26 years ago. How did that time fly so fast?!? 😳
@@user-or1ye3iz6d idk............... and yet, the sun is the same, in a relative way...
I did it in Seattle several times. Amazing Lazerium experience! Mid 70's. The perfect time to be in your late teens-twenties.
My all time favorite band. (Their albums are meant to be heard in their entirety though. I would encourage ya'll to do some full album reactions at some point.) Also, their "Echos" track Live in Pompei is great.❤️
Animals for me. These guys are so into lyrics and symbolism...they get it.That's why I love them 😍
The amazing talent of Pink Floyd. So blessed to experience the wisdom of their music.
We are labeled by others to divide us. That entire album just so classic& powerful!
Says the guy with a nationalistic meme as his profile picture. Fuck off.
YES more Pink Floyd. ANYTHING!!
In my opinion, that is an amazing revelation about your wife being impacted with intense emotions as a result of listening to "Us And Them". The track does the same thing to me too. For me, the song sends intense chills down my spine, and my eyes fill with water when hearing it. The song is sheer, utter brilliance and very beautiful. It's 'chill' music at its finest. Love it!
The first time I heard this song I sobbed like a baby....This album was given to me by a friend for my birthday around 1973-74...Perfect album beginning to end...I was fortunate enough to see them in concert 2X...
I've seen them twice as well,,,,💥💥💥👍😎
The day I got married, when the guests got seated I made sure to play "US & THEM". Best song ever created. Moves me to tears every time. It's about the lines we draw in society. But in the end we're only ordinary "people". Respect.
So cool to see younger generations get what we were getting in my youth. This stuff still hits me to this day, 50 years later.
This is my favourite song from Pink Floyd, and that is really saying something. I guess people always read their own message from the song. It makes me think about how ordinary people are used and divided by the powers that be. Often played off against each other to further some agenda that ultimately only benefits the manipulating class.
Us and them (for me) is about recognising this division. Whatever it's about, the song is beautiful. Cool reaction as well.
Pink Floyd's one of the greatest bands if not the greatest!! Each one of their albums is a journey within itself. You literally have to listen to each one in it's entirety to really appreciate the music they convey. Their words are riveting and true to the core. Thank you for sharing!!
Us and Them (from Pink Floyd) is probably the deepst song you can get when lyrics is concern. Fabulous and comprehensive over us, mankind, it wont't get deeper than this.
I'm old enough that I have listed to this album since it was released in the early 70s. Pink Floyd music spoke to me throughout my life.with all its ups and downs. I still have my original LP, and have bought it on every format since. :-) It's wonderful to see their music still be appreciated by generation after generation. That's the mark of truly great music. ❤️ Blessings ❤️
For your own benefits you HAVE to listen to the album in one go - each part is GREAT - but put together they turn into a MASTERPIECE - truly epic!
Funny thing....... I have been to 3 Pink Floyd concerts and when you look around the crowd you realize we are more alike than what we see. People of all ages and all walks of life, of every color , are sitting with you watching in amazement. We all take away from this band what we get out of it but it all seems positive and connecting to me. I have all their songs and David inspired my to pick up a guitar. It got me through some very bad time in my life.
Pink Floyd will rearrange your mind and soul...my first experience with them was in 1976 when I was 7....my life has never been the same. I really believe that they are here to give us peace and joy in times of hardship and pain. They are therapy musicians as far as I'm concerned.
Back in those days bands were just pounding out the notes, heavy solos, etc. PF puts soooo much space between their notes that just pulls you in. Even in their solos. This music was revolutionary back in the day BUT is timeless even to new listeners today.
I have loved Pink Floyd as a kid in the 70s and beyond.... They are one of the few bands that make you think and can pierce your soul at the same time!!! Just pure talent musically and in their written words in each song.
ALL of their songs are deep , Time , Great Gig in the Sky(about dealing with and then accepting death) are two musts . Love you both
When listening to Floyd you sit back and close your eyes. If you smoke bud, then light up and enjoy the sound of perfect music.
For those who didn’t get the lyrics, the song is about senselessness of war and tribalism… “ordinary man” don’t want to kill just because you are “black and” I am “blue”. It is “them” who sets “us” up to fight each other
"Time" is my favorite Pink Floyd song. Also very deep.
Chilling. Pure poetry. Simple but effective word choices that convey sharp social commentary. One great song off the best album of all time. Dark Side of the Moon is one of the first and probably the best concept album ever. All the songs are linked thematically - love, death, war, greed, time. You should listen to the album the way it was meant to be, all in one sitting as one song bleeds into the next musically and by theme.
I've been listening to Pink Floyd all my life, and I still get emotional.
You know when a song, a film or a book are really good, when they awake deep feelings on you.
Many of the songs on this album flow into each other and should be heard all at once.
"Dark Side Of The Moon"
I consider this album to be perfect from beginning to end. The first time I heard it probably around 1973 or 4 and I heard us and them honestly I cried too. I saw them twice in concert back in the day and I was blown away.
I love seeing people experiencing Pink Floyd songs for the first time. I brings back the memories for the first time I heard them and where forever changed.
I can't believe it's been soo long since this album came out. We would only listen to it front to back and skip no track....usually very high. Saw them many times and was never disappointed.
I’ve heard a few Pink Floyd songs and they are fantastic. Never heard this one before, amazing tune
Gary,,,,,,you've got a lot of catching up to do. 💥💥💥👍🤪
@Gary Noone Buy the CD, SACD LP. Have a glass of your favorite, hit play, and let it flow.
Allan Parsons was a major contributor to this album. Listen to Eye In the Sky, by the Allan Parsons Project, great tune.
yeah you've probably heard the ones i can't listen to any more, for being overplayed. those are their 'pop' songs played on every radio station. of course, that's not what they had in mind, those songs are still deep, powerful and ingenious. radio stations are unable to take you to the next level so you have to take it from there.
You should listen to the whole album, it can have a transformative effect on your life, no kidding. It's just that good, lol!
You guys are awesome. You dont frequently interrupt the music or babble excessively over it, but really and deeply enjoy it. Which makes your reactions more genuine. Been listening to this since 1973 and have never tired of it.
this band knew how to take the time where its not so much about notes but about every note, perfection every time
How beautiful is that saxophone!? Whole album is an experience. Music is an amazing thing
May I suggest Pink Floyd "Echoes" Live from Pompei Part 1. Won't believe your ears!
I wish all the young people would listen to our music from the 70s. Wholesome, realistic, touching both Rock in Roll and Motown. What a fun education! Much better then nowadays music listening to killing, drugs, robbing and screw your best friends partner.
You're rigth: we're all just the same, even though we're always trying to be "different". Loved your reaction. I did understand this piece a lot more after watching how you reacted to it. Thank you.
now try, as best you can, to imagine hearing this in 1973, when was first released...the entire Dark Side of the Moon album is epic....and it takes you on a journey, show you Your life, we all the same that way, I am so glad you guys went to this. even if you do not react, you owe it to yourselves to listen to the entire album....
Blows my mind to this day that these guys were so young then, but seemed to have a lifetime of memories to use to write their songs. Epic.
You guys are so awesome you figured that song out so well I love you guys I was born in nineteen sixty-seven I'm a surfer from San Diego and I'm so proud of y'all have a beautiful day you made me smile
There Is a lot to like with modern music, of course there is. You can only imagine what an effect it had on a young person growing up in the early 70’s. Now I am well into my 60’s so it is great that you guys really get this and all that it is trying to say. 50 years has not diminished it at all. Thanks for playing this and for your open and honest reaction, those tears were clearly very real. - Cheers Stephen
I'm a white teenage 15 year old, I've never really experienced segregation for anything other than me being gay. But sering two black adults, who I expect have been through some tough times react to this beautiful song is so moving. Thank you two so much for what you do ❤
@Ben is Blunt let me be blunt as well. segregation was gone long before these two were born. So no idea why you claim they have gone through some tough times. Is that because want to sound political correct ? Us and them was written in the 70's and had everything to do with the cold war, not with black and white. Yes, the lyrics could be applied to basically every conflict, but to claim that this was written as a result of segregation is beyond ridiculous.
@@davedavids9619 segregation is still around, man. I don't mean systematic segregation, racism is still a thing man.
Also you can be blunt if you want.
@@benisblunt7 don't talk BS. Show me one law that is about segregation. Show me one law that states that blacks have less rights than white people. Show me one sign that says: 'blacks not allowed or that they have to travel in the back of the bus'. Be honest, you can't, since it simply does not exist.
And racism ? I live in a black society, I am the minority where I live and yes I get discriminated every single day, as a white person by black people. And they even discriminate other blacks (dark black is lowest on the ladder), Chinese etc
Racism is of all races, not just white to black.
Am sorry, but you have been indoctrinated quite a bit by people who have not been honest to you. Do yourself a favor and open your eyes. Yes, there will always be people who are racists, but that does not mean it is condoned by the government or by any law. And that is required if you want to talk about segregation.
@@davedavids9619 I literally said systematic segregation may not be around dumbass. And I'm sorry that you expirience discriminate.
@@benisblunt7 since you are 15 years old I am extremely curious as to where you have experienced systemic segregation. So please let me know where that happens, Otherwise, don't make stuff up. I know the woke movement makes all these claims, but when push comes to shove they have no proof for any of their claims.
Yah Floyd will do that. As anyone will tell you, you MUST listen to the whole album all the way, start to finish and you WILL totally get it cos cool people do. I was 14 when I heard this and MIND BLOWN FOREVER.
Awesome reaction dude and dudette! Peace and love from East Coast of England. x
Grateful to have grown up listening to these beautiful souls and their amazing music!
Peace on ❤❤❤
I love it whenever someone new discovers great music. We can’t let this stuff die, especially this awesome ‘old’ music - make your kids listen too!
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Masterful. These gentlemen were touched by something that is truly beyond this world, beyond our ability to comprehend. It is the spark of the exquisite, perfect, divine.
Best band ever. Their music takes you on a trip even stone cold sober - we called it head music in the 70’s
As a teen in the late 70s this was my go to album after a night of partying . Get home get in bed put this on the headphones and take a ride
I feel that Us and Them is about the false separation that is humanity. Humanity has a tendency to see others as others, when really we are all one human family.
I listened to Us and Them as I was talking myself into going into a mental hospital to see my father after his breakdown 25 years ago. I cried like a baby after hearing it, and remembered that no matter how much anxiety I was feeling at that moment, my dad needed me, and I needed to woman up and put on a strong resolve to help my dad.
He passed away a couple of years ago now. Every time I hear that song, I remember that moment. Still makes me cry. That's a true masterpiece.
Y'all are beautiful, and I enjoyed watching your reactions to my favorite band
I am sorry to hear of your father's struggles. Thank you for sharing. We are all closer to losing our tenuous grip on this world than we care to admit. Be proud you were there to hold him when he lost his grip.
The whole album 💿 is blended together beautifully
Gorgeous song. The saxophone…the piano…the lyrics! It all just tears me up! Loved your reaction. Thank you. Oh! And Mel’s hair is ON POINT baby! ❤️❤️❤️
I'm crying with you! I'm 60, and have heard this a gazillion times, first when I was a child. I mist up often when listening to this incredible song.
Pink Floyd always deep! Not just masters of the craft but big hearts! Can't tell you how many times I went to sleep listening to this album when it came out. There is no better band IMO.
Lol...what a great reaction to the music that raised me. No one does it like Pink Floyd. I started listening at 11yrs old and still listen every day and now I'm 58 haha. Someone wrote in the comments that it changes your DNA....he's absolutely right. Please continue to explore these magnificent musicians 💯👍🇨🇦❤️
Obviously this album must be listened to as a complete work. The reason the song stops abruptly is because the next song begins. It all flows together and yes it's quite profound.
Pink Floyd "Learning to fly" and "One slip" are my favorite songs by them. (studio version) 🙌
1975 was my first time hearing it. I was 16. The album’s impact that first time listening sunk DEEP into my soul. The ripples from that impact have gone forth, moving thru every moment of my life since, permeating and coloring my soul with its soft silver-white moonlit atmosphere of wonder, mystery, and meaning. I can’t imagine life without the music of this timeless masterpiece in it. 48 years “have got behind me” since my first experience hearing “The Dark Side Of The Moon” and it still has me spellbound with its wonder and magic. Thought provoking - emotion evoking, Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of The Moon” is an enchanting work of masterful, magical, musical artistry unlike anything the world has ever heard before, or since.
Experiencing this through your eyes and ears is phenomenal regardless of the many times I’ve listened to this in the last fifty years!
Thank you for sharing!
Pink Floyd is truly an amazing group. Do yourselves a favor and listen to the song Mother live by pink floyd if haven't ever heard it!!!
I loved the way Mel was making that astronaut on her shirt dance as she was listening to this. For a while, I forgot the astronaut wasn't part of the video!😁
born in1966 Pink Floyd has been my favorite as long as i can remember music..... THANK YOU for listening. GOD Bless
This is arguably the best album Floyd ever wrote fantastic song react to money and time please
They will love Money
@@elizabethg7815 they will love the whole album because it's a touch of genius this was when the band were at there most friendly
My parents turned me on to this album when it first came out when I was 14 years old in 1973. They had really good taste in music. I always felt this song was about the have and have-nots of the world, most of us being the have-nots. Some people eat cake and some are starving in our world. Some drink champagne while others have no water. I have seen Pink Floyd several times in concert during their heyday and that is the frighting point they are trying to get across. Excellent reaction. I am a new subscriber.
Pink floyd is unbelievably amazing. Nothing compares. Nothing. So many songs are about war like this one. Nothing is more relevant and influential in life than war.
Listening to Pink Floyd is an experience. The group is great but David Gilmours vocals are amazing and his guitar solos are just out of this world and simply amazing!
Pink Floyd is my favorite group of all time -- and even though Dark Side, for me, is an album that I've heard WAY too many times, *this* song will always be right up there with my favorites by them. Just so good.