You felt like crying because the music at the end represents the loss of childhood innocence. It's about saying goodbye to simpler, magical times and experiences
@Tiercellus I'm coming up to 61yrs old and such great lyrics and the guitar solos pink floyd I discovered 48yrs ago and such transendtal meditation experience of floyd
Agreed. I first heard it when my dad (who's a big Floyd fan) got the album, I was 17 then and I liked the song, and didn't quite understand why both my parents were rather quiet and contemplative after hearing it for the first time. Now I'm 46, and while you can argue that doesn't make me old yet, this song sure hits home.
David Gilmore's wife once said in an interview that David always struggled to express emotions lyrically...but put a guitar in his hands and he can make you feel everything.
David Gilmour never wastes a note. Absolute genius and I've never heard anyone make the guitar cry the way Dave Gilmour does. That solo at the end is one of the sweetest ever. Also, I'll never get over how brilliant this song is. It's perfect and beautiful beyond words. Perfectly composed, arranged and orquestrated. A true masterpiece.
Jeff Beck definitely in the same league as DG regarding ethereal guitar sound. Along with Hendrix these are my favourite three guitarists of all time. It's telling that Beck was actually considered as Syd's replacement before Dave. As they say, it all worked out for the best in the End.
Not even close. Gilmour is an absolute living God on guitar. I fact another well known guitarist said it best. David Gilmour can do more with one note than any other guitarist can do with an entire fret board
"Echoes" showcases Wright's contribution brilliantly. I consider that to be Floyd at their absolute best. Amazing lyrics. Wright and Gilmour playing off of each other. The subtle percussion from Mason is a perfect accompaniment.
Pink Floyd is without a doubt the most professional group of true artists that has ever existed. I have loved Pink Floyd since I was a kid and today I am 61 and still there is no other group to compare.
There's a hidden tone in all Pink Floyd songs that resonates at the exact frequency required to stimulate the tear ducts, even those in full grown men. Ahem.
I listened to Pink Floyd when I was a Teenager in 1967, and now I'm sharing it with you in my 70s. Watching you enjoy the music of my youth brings a smile of joy to my face. I appreciate all the hard work you put into bringing joy to a diverse group of people of age, color, beliefs, and ethnicity. Your commentary is witty, intelligent, understanding, humble, and kind. Just like yourself.
It’s haunting, because it’s in “minor”, or more precisely the “aeolian” mode. And the open fourths in the piano riff are also haunting. This is not coincidental, but genius song writing. And the haunting and relentless ringing of the division bell on the off-beat („4“) in the background that never fades and counts the time running by… Pure genius!
I've been a HUGE Pink Floyd fan for better than 35 years now thanks to my parents and Pink Floyd doesnt just move a person, they take you to an entirely different place. I will never get tired of hearing their music. MORE FLOYD PLEASE!!!!!!! You will become a huge fan and want more!
"Forever and ever" is the last phrase of the last song of Pink Floyd's latest album! I don't know how to put into words how emotional this makes me. After many years they only made an album in honor of Richard.
David's mastery of the slide guitar is unmatched. "Sorrow" and "One of These Days" are two other great tracks featuring it. Floyd was DEEP. It's righteous to see a new generation appreciate the music. RIP Richard Wright (2008).
For what it is worth Aileen, I am 67 and a lifelong Pink Floyd Fan, bought my first Album when I was 14. I think you are a great reactor and you are very beautiful to watch when you are moved emotionally.😀
This song was the final track on 1994's 'The Division Bell', which also was the last studio album they ever released. Extra reason to be melancholy. Nighwish covered this song in about 2003 or so, with Marko doing all the vocals. You'll love it. Not having time as an adult is a pretty universal thing. Right now, I'm on medical leave, after that car crash broke my ankle in June. So I've got nothing but time, but no money coming in, and I can't drive and can still barely walk. In another month or so, I should be back to work, with little time for anything else.
You're both right. Division Bell was the last studio album everyone in the band worked on together. After Richard Wright passed away, David Gilmour found some old recordings that Wright had made of unfinished concepts that weren't fully developed, recorded while they were working on Division Bell. He got the survivors of the band back together to finish the pieces and put together one last studio album: The Endless River. It's almost entirely instrumental, and it's phenomenal, but it really does feel like a farewell to Pink Floyd. Gilmour said after Wright passed -- and I'm paraphrasing here -- that Wright really was the soul of Floyd and without him, Floyd was done. The Endless River is technically Pink Floyd's last studio album, but it's really a farewell to Richard and to Floyd as a whole.
@@Kazatimbut it was. Endless River is a re-imagining of outtakes from the Division Bell, a eulogy or requiem to Richard Wright. I wish some of the stuff on Endless River had been incorporated into the Division Bell. But I can’t quite consider it as their last studio album.
If you’ve not heard or seen it, Sorrow from the same live recording is absolutely bananas. David’s climactic solo at the end is so fierce that he damned near melts his own face right off. And his Stratocaster had to step outside for a cigarette afterwards 🔥🔥🔥
The solo ALWAYS makes me cry. I can’t explain it, I don’t even want to know why it makes me feel so sad but with sadness it makes me feel extremely content. It’s the magic of David’s guitaring where each note feels like it was picked from the notebook of the music gods and placed in the right place for the right amount of time. It’s genius and I know that word is used for so many on numerous occasions but Gilmour deserves it.
This song is about the loss of childhood innocence, the passage of time. The gift of Floyd is space. The music gives you the space to think and reflect. It's balm to the soul. I'm over twice your age and have been a fan for most of that time. Their lyrics are timeless but feel more and more relevant as the years fly by. Thank you for sharing this part of your journey into the music with us. I feel privileged and happy that my favourite bands' magic is being shared with younger generations.
It is so incredibly satisfying to see someone your age hear Pink Floyd songs for the first time and be as moved as when I heard them for the first time so long ago. Some of their songs are 50 years old and yet they are still so relevant and moving to new generations of listeners. The 2 best concerts I have ever seen were the Dark Side of The Moon tour and the Wall tour. They had such a special gift and ability to reach right into your soul and pull those strings. You are proof of the timeless nature of their music. Thank You Peace
This is one of the best examples of David not being one to be very verbose, but talks through his instrument. His solo at the end speaks so much that words can’t describe how many emotions are in it. The nostalgia for the past and being reminded of an easier time and eventually full of regret is so powerful. Even the masters of prog can have regrets speak volumes for how poignant the song is. So powerful
Your empathy is one of your greatest qualities. I enjoy watching you experience the music I’ve grown up with over the last fifty years. Keep being you.
This is one of the few songs that always make me emotional. It touches me in some very deep places. And the way it starts... a bell sound on off beat and then the piano comes in playing empty 5ths on C, Eb, Ab... genius!
Thank you for your reaction, you understand perfectly. This song is so relatable to many people for so many different reasons. It's worth checking out the Nightwish version! 😁 Not as a comparison/reaction but just to enjoy it on its own, in your own time!
I saw Pink Floyd on this tour. Almost 30 years ago and I still get chills thinking about that show. How lucky I was. There is no band like them. They are spectacular.
David’s guitar is plugged into his soul and he delivers emotion in every solo and note played. Welcome to the Pink Floyd rabbit hole. Your life will forever change as you explore this one of a kind band. Great reaction and I look forward to more. You may want to try “In any tongue” from the live in Pompeii concert.
Glad to hear more Pink Floyd! I love your reaction videos, and would really enjoy your impression of "Hey You" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". Pink Floyd seems to be having a resurgence, as younger people are exposed to it for the first time, and realize just how talented this timeless group is.
No need to apologize, it's part of doing reactions and besides I love hearing what you have to say. Like you said, Pink Floyd has a gift of shaking you up and you are not the only one who feels that way. Every time I hear this song it makes me tear up and reflect on my own life and the older we get the more their music hits. Btw, Happy happy birthday Aileen, I hope you have a wonderful one, I too celebrated mine just last week, and for us this song couldn't have better timing right!... Oh and yes, the visuals is from the official video of the song. It is worth checking out for sure... Great reaction my friend... Stay beautiful and open hearted and have a great week ahead.
Miss. Aileen, I wonder if you know how much you bring to the music.Your reaction is sincere. There's nothing fake about your tears, your heart. You are compassionate. Don't lose that.
Pink Floyd saved my life... I grew up in what we would call a broken home these days, and my situation could only be called abusive. This translated into my experiences at school as a tiny weak "weird kid" and I was at the edge of my endurance when I discovered Pink Floyd with their album "The Wall." I dove deep into Floyd after that and found echoes of all the pain I had ever felt before in their music, all the losses, all the hopes and dreams... Water's had an incredible gift with his lyrical ability, and Gilmore had an almost supernatural gift in his ability to express the subject matter with the music he played, never needing the lyrics... But these gifts they had made me feel connected to something: made my aloneness bearable because I found that I wasn't really alone..... Pink Floyd connects a world of damaged people who are willing to stand back and forgive, and give understanding to those who aggrieved them.
When a guitar was asked what it wanted for Christmas, it replied, 'David Gilmour'. The point is, you felt what you were hearing, you related the lyric and the music to your life - the music touched you.
What a reaction. Pink Floyd's songs will do that to you. That cut you so deep it will have you going on a long rabbit hole and make you think and dream of all the good things in life or wish you could go back and relive all the things you did or wanted to do.
A very real, appropriate, emotional response to a great song. You should also check out Poles Apart from the same album. Another sentimental track about each different chapter of Pink Floyd’s career ending
PLEASE do Sorrow next. That's like THE HOLY GRAIL of incredible live Floyd experiences, especially the remastered Pulse show performance. Gilmour just completely blows your mind with his guitar on that one, and the stage lightshow is INSANELY AWESOME.
It's nice to see that you can feel Floyd. It's what makes them SO special. The Pulse version is great but unpolished. The "Live from Gdansk" is a masterpiece. Add 100,000 people and a symphony and you have a magical performance. Enjoy!
Hi Aileen, i love this song, in the intro, there is a bee, its of a country view. The song is about a simpler time. The steel guitar solo at the end is absolutely awesome. It gives me tingles, the emotion in Dave Gilmours playing.
High hopes is all about childhood for most ot us a memorable time in our lives the fly the birds singing in the background and the bell for me represents the never ending passage of time a time you will never get back it sets the mood for this incredibly well put together beautiful piece of music floyd can do no wrong they tell it as it was and how it is now truthful honest and emotional incredibly talented group my love for them grows stronger by the day I've been listening to them for fifty odd years you never get tired of listening to them says it all once you hear them your hooked fabulous like your reaction it's so heartwarming to see your express your emotions we all feel the same keep on rocking as they said in my day love
This is the majesty of Pink Floyd. Most groups write “catchy tunes” and “silly love songs”,….but PF writes about “the real issues” and the “real things that matter.” That’s why you listen to PF with your heart, instead of your head. Zero to thirty-five seems like it took a long time coming ……. But…..35-70, was just a blink. The older you get, the quicker a year goes by. Don’t waste your youth waiting for a more convenient time, or a bigger bank account…….Those things never happen. Live in the moment, enjoy what you have, instead of pining for what you don’t have. Find someone who shares your values and go together. Life is easier with a partner…..two is better than one, provided “you are going in the same direction.”
54 year old here and it's so true, the older you get the faster time flies, the conclusion is, enjoy every single day of your life as much as you can...
Fantastic Reaction Aileen!. The only two Singers/Bands that really reach inside my very being and Massage my heart are Pink Floyd, Their lyrics are such a poetic representation of all our lives, They have the ability to make you step back and ponder lifes decisions!. David Gilmour is, to me, Someone who needs no lyrics! Just his ability on his Guitar can make you feel things you never expected to feel, to pull at your heart strings like a puppet master and leave you breathless at the end!. At that End is a new Beginning because his Music continues to resonate inside you for hours sometimes days. Angelina Jordan is my other go to Artist for an Emotion Massage!. Many times she has had this 56 years young Rock Fan in Tears with her sublime tone and ability to re-imagine Classic Songs from days gone by!. She won Norways got Talent at 8 years old (entering at 7) and has close to 200 tracks on You Tube as well as Several Originals!. 17 now and has just released her first EP with Republic Records! You should check her out sometime dear. My all time favourite band is Led Zeppelin but they make me feel things in a completely different way! Like Floyd and Angelina take me upto the clouds! Floating there with their surreal effervescent melodies! Led Zeppelin bring me back down to Earth with the Energy of a Nuclear Bomb. Keep up the fantastic reactions Aileen you absolutely got my Sub.
There's a sad foreshadowing, now, to the lyrical theme of missing friends. Gilmour's friend, bandmate and musical partner Richard Wright (silver haired gentleman on keyboards) passed away a few years later
A great reaction Aileen, this song is very nostalgic. The Pompeii and Gdańsk live versions finish with an acoustic solo too, which takes this beautiful song to another level in my opinion. I think you would love it.
I understand that feeling. I can only answer that heartbreak with a quote from J. R.R. Tolkien: "In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.” As of this posting, I turn 61 in a few weeks. So I might understand what you're going through facing 29. Heaven heal your heart and soul.
I love seeing your reactions to my favorite band; it’s so honest and pure. The high notes on the piano are haunting. It also feels like there is a note missing from the sequence when played. It’s very reminiscent of one of their older songs “Fearless”. You should react to that one.
I can tell ya, at sixty one years old and the direction I see the world heading in, this song hits me on another level. Pink Floyd says out loud what we all feel deep down inside, you just have to be willing to listen. We have burned many bridges behind us and the grass was indeed greener on the other side. After the great depression and last world war people cared about one another, there was unity and we prospered. that time is now gone and the divide widens, caring has been replaced by selfish, self - centred, greed. People don't think we anymore, they think me.
David Gilmore and Pink Floyd understand the human condition and turn it into soundscapes. They also understand how to make songs that tug at our emotions which is what makes their music timeless. Love your reaction to the track! It's a truly melancholy song Aileen!
What an amazing genuine reaction...so nice to see someone who can feel the music to that level.
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This is one of my favourite PF tracks, due to the personal touch in the lyrics and the performance. I also think that the only band that has ever made this song justice apart from PF, is Nightwish. Their performance on the last show before kicking the first singer Tarja, they absolutely made this song justice and at the same time made it their own. PLEASE react to that as well: ua-cam.com/video/jXTmh8fC_RQ/v-deo.htmlsi=W2EJ9OFuDq22jhO1
Lovely reaction, I love watching younger people react to pink floyd, especially when you understand the lyrics like you have, keep doing what your doing x
I was at the Pulse tour in Oct ‘94 at Earls Court,London and where this was recorded. It changed my life. Best concert I’ve ever been to. A transcendental experience that we all willingly took part in.
Oh Aileen, crying with Pink Floyd is quite natural, they speak to your emotions in a way no others can. Try listening "The great gig in the sky" for instance, a song about death, with an incredible vocalist inside, and few words spoken by the recording studio guardian only.
I see what you have already reacted to with Pink Floyd, and after your reaction to this, I really think you need to hear The Great Gig in the Sky from the same performance (i think it is at least). There are no actual "lyrics" but the singing will absolutely blow your mind! Really a must see.
I felt exactly the same as you did, pink floyd is amazing making you feel music in a deep and meaningful way, I'm 30 and maybe it resonates more with me now than when I was younger
Yes when you are young you are not as held back, you are free, when you're an adult you stop yourself, you become more contrived and tightened. they tell the child 'oh I wish I could dance and sing like that child, then they ask the child to do that little dance again, the child starts to put on 'airs' so instead of acting naturally, the child acts and they cannot perform the way they would like.
I think this song to me, is about the loss of innocence, the high hopes we had as children and as we age they feel so fleeting. This song always makes me sad inside longing for those times again. Also, the fly may symbolize the hopes decaying as we get older, like a fly flying around a corpse. I recommend checking out Pink Floyd- Echoes Part I (Live at Pompeii).
Love Pink Floyd. The lyrics, 💯 true. I'm 60 and it takes me back. Thank you for the trip on memory lane young lady. PS love your sweater. 💋 from 🇮🇹🇧🇪🇪🇺
Now, watch Nightwishes tribute to Pink Floyd, covering High Hopes, specifically, during the costume change by Tarja during her last concert, Marco belted this out with all the emotion they were feeling, knowing what they were going to do. Even David Gilmore was impressed enough to share it on his social media way back in 2005.
I watched the End of an Era concert when it was released and was blown away by their cover of High Hopes - and its truly one of my favourite songs from the whole concert. Marco nailed that performance.
Aileen, I understand why you are captivated. I have been captivated by Pink Floyd for decades. I have the “High Hopes” bell and piano opening as my iPhone ring tone. So pleased to watch your generation react to the amazing music from the past. So far, I have lived through the music from the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s …… through to the ‘00s, ‘10s, ‘20s. I began enjoying UA-cam reaction videos of live performances only recently. I have never seen the original performances live and in person. I’m 75 now and I keep on enjoying memories of the past and the wonders of new artists, especially Dimash.
Ah, this one has always felt special to me; it was one of my dad's favourites, and we played it at his funeral (along with 'Comfortably Numb') as per his last request😊
I love your reactions to Pink Floyd. You feel the emotions their music is about. Refreshing to hear these from a younger generation. As a person who grew up listening to them It's refreshing to hear these thoughts from a fresh point of view.
I know you’ve already done Comfortably Numb from this gig Aileen, the next and last track of this gig is called Run Like Hell, to say it’s one of the greatest closings to a show is an understatement, would love to see you react to that. Great reaction as usual, you describe things so perfectly ❤❤
A Sunday upload makes the day so much cozier having some new Aileen reactions to watch when I get home from work 😭 Seeing how the thumbnail is feels me enough it’s gonna be another special one 🥹❤️
You felt like crying because the music at the end represents the loss of childhood innocence. It's about saying goodbye to simpler, magical times and experiences
It's been almost thirty years since I hears this song, and now I'm pushing sixty, what you describe is EXACTLY what I feel this song represents.
@Tiercellus yeah, I'm 62 and I feel this song in my soul.
Nailed it!
@Tiercellus I'm coming up to 61yrs old and such great lyrics and the guitar solos pink floyd I discovered 48yrs ago and such transendtal meditation experience of floyd
Great choice aileen, showing how you appreciate and how deep into the song you get fantastic take care lovely
The older you get the harder this song hits, know it my whole life, and every day it gets more emotional. The lyrics, the longing, the cry...
Agreed. I first heard it when my dad (who's a big Floyd fan) got the album, I was 17 then and I liked the song, and didn't quite understand why both my parents were rather quiet and contemplative after hearing it for the first time. Now I'm 46, and while you can argue that doesn't make me old yet, this song sure hits home.
Absolutely.
you're right!
The goosebumps. Every single time.
David Gilmore's wife once said in an interview that David always struggled to express emotions lyrically...but put a guitar in his hands and he can make you feel everything.
David Gilmour never wastes a note. Absolute genius and I've never heard anyone make the guitar cry the way Dave Gilmour does. That solo at the end is one of the sweetest ever.
Also, I'll never get over how brilliant this song is. It's perfect and beautiful beyond words. Perfectly composed, arranged and orquestrated. A true masterpiece.
Jeff Beck was another one who never wasted a note, and was coincidentally Gilmour's favorite guitar player.
David Gilmour is a one off.
A phenomenal musician.
Jeff Beck definitely in the same league as DG regarding ethereal guitar sound. Along with Hendrix these are my favourite three guitarists of all time. It's telling that Beck was actually considered as Syd's replacement before Dave. As they say, it all worked out for the best in the End.
Not even close. Gilmour is an absolute living God on guitar. I fact another well known guitarist said it best. David Gilmour can do more with one note than any other guitarist can do with an entire fret board
Try ICE by Camel. Andrew Latimer on guitar.
Never underestimate Richard Wright’s importance to Pink Floyd’s musicality, simplicity, feeling and genius. ❤
Richard Wright was one of David's best friends too.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond wouldn't be the masterpiece it is without Wright.
Absolutlely 👍👍👍
He was, and he is for eternity 🙏
"Echoes" showcases Wright's contribution brilliantly. I consider that to be Floyd at their absolute best. Amazing lyrics. Wright and Gilmour playing off of each other. The subtle percussion from Mason is a perfect accompaniment.
Rick was the Soul of Pink Floyd. 'Nuff said.
The final three minutes of this song is probably the most haunting and beautiful piece of music ever.
absolutely. just a stunning piece of music all round even by floyd standards
Makes me cry every time! 😢😢
And I wish it would continue in a loop
Yes
Pink Floyd is without a doubt the most professional group of true artists that has ever existed. I have loved Pink Floyd since I was a kid and today I am 61 and still there is no other group to compare.
I agree with you! They are Genius! Young generation descovering but not understanding! 🙏
Only the apostles
1000 percent!
I’ve done deep dives on many bands over the years, but Pink Floyd is special - I always come back to them
Nobody emotes through a guitar like Gilmore. Love that you have discovered Floyd.
MORE PINK FLOYD! You could do this entire live show.
Yes please 🙏🏻
Yes! The Echoes Live in Gdansk is one of my favorites. The last performance with Richard Wright.
Absolutely, Yes please!
Yes Echoes ❤
yes
do it
There's a hidden tone in all Pink Floyd songs that resonates at the exact frequency required to stimulate the tear ducts, even those in full grown men. Ahem.
I listened to Pink Floyd when I was a Teenager in 1967, and now I'm sharing it with you in my 70s. Watching you enjoy
the music of my youth brings a smile of joy to my face. I appreciate all the hard work you put into bringing joy to a diverse
group of people of age, color, beliefs, and ethnicity. Your commentary is witty, intelligent, understanding, humble, and kind.
Just like yourself.
It’s haunting, because it’s in “minor”, or more precisely the “aeolian” mode. And the open fourths in the piano riff are also haunting. This is not coincidental, but genius song writing. And the haunting and relentless ringing of the division bell on the off-beat („4“) in the background that never fades and counts the time running by… Pure genius!
My favourite song by Pink Floyd.. the sad goodbyes we all say to our youth... and the solo reaches deeper down in my heart the older I get...
I've been a HUGE Pink Floyd fan for better than 35 years now thanks to my parents and Pink Floyd doesnt just move a person, they take you to an entirely different place. I will never get tired of hearing their music. MORE FLOYD PLEASE!!!!!!! You will become a huge fan and want more!
They define 'Timeless' !
For me, 45 years, still listen to them every day. They are good for my soul! David Gilmour is a god to me!!
76 yo here. I also listen to Floyd every day!
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That solo always makes me tear up. Shredding on a guitar is cool, but making someone feel like that through your instrument is a level above imo.
Already crying 😥🥲
The final solo is Gilmour on a steel guitar.
"Forever and ever" is the last phrase of the last song of Pink Floyd's latest album! I don't know how to put into words how emotional this makes me.
After many years they only made an album in honor of Richard.
David's mastery of the slide guitar is unmatched. "Sorrow" and "One of These Days" are two other great tracks featuring it. Floyd was DEEP. It's righteous to see a new generation appreciate the music. RIP Richard Wright (2008).
Yes, "Sorrow" from the Pulse DVD...and "One Of These Days" from the Delicate Sound Of Thunder" DVD
The two greatest losses in music history: Barrett and Wright. Rest in peace tortured soul and magical genius.
Sometimes, crying just comes from being profoundly moved...something that Pink Floyd has the ability to bring out in people
For what it is worth Aileen, I am 67 and a lifelong Pink Floyd Fan, bought my first Album when I was 14. I think you are a great reactor and you are very beautiful to watch when you are moved emotionally.😀
This song was the final track on 1994's 'The Division Bell', which also was the last studio album they ever released. Extra reason to be melancholy.
Nighwish covered this song in about 2003 or so, with Marko doing all the vocals. You'll love it.
Not having time as an adult is a pretty universal thing. Right now, I'm on medical leave, after that car crash broke my ankle in June. So I've got nothing but time, but no money coming in, and I can't drive and can still barely walk. In another month or so, I should be back to work, with little time for anything else.
The Division Bell is not they last album
You're both right. Division Bell was the last studio album everyone in the band worked on together. After Richard Wright passed away, David Gilmour found some old recordings that Wright had made of unfinished concepts that weren't fully developed, recorded while they were working on Division Bell. He got the survivors of the band back together to finish the pieces and put together one last studio album: The Endless River. It's almost entirely instrumental, and it's phenomenal, but it really does feel like a farewell to Pink Floyd. Gilmour said after Wright passed -- and I'm paraphrasing here -- that Wright really was the soul of Floyd and without him, Floyd was done. The Endless River is technically Pink Floyd's last studio album, but it's really a farewell to Richard and to Floyd as a whole.
@@Kazatimbut it was. Endless River is a re-imagining of outtakes from the Division Bell, a eulogy or requiem to Richard Wright. I wish some of the stuff on Endless River had been incorporated into the Division Bell. But I can’t quite consider it as their last studio album.
Yes, please do the Nightwish version! It’s so good - very different feel but just as haunting and just as beautiful…
Not a cover. It's a tribute.
If you’ve not heard or seen it, Sorrow from the same live recording is absolutely bananas. David’s climactic solo at the end is so fierce that he damned near melts his own face right off.
And his Stratocaster had to step outside for a cigarette afterwards 🔥🔥🔥
The solo ALWAYS makes me cry. I can’t explain it, I don’t even want to know why it makes me feel so sad but with sadness it makes me feel extremely content. It’s the magic of David’s guitaring where each note feels like it was picked from the notebook of the music gods and placed in the right place for the right amount of time. It’s genius and I know that word is used for so many on numerous occasions but Gilmour deserves it.
This is the first time I've seen such a young person react so deeply and thoughtfully to "High Hopes" by Pink Floyd! Best reaction! Thanks!
This song is about the loss of childhood innocence, the passage of time. The gift of Floyd is space. The music gives you the space to think and reflect. It's balm to the soul.
I'm over twice your age and have been a fan for most of that time. Their lyrics are timeless but feel more and more relevant as the years fly by. Thank you for sharing this part of your journey into the music with us. I feel privileged and happy that my favourite bands' magic is being shared with younger generations.
David Gilmore is one of those rare players that actually sings w/ his guitars.
It is so incredibly satisfying to see someone your age hear Pink Floyd songs for the first time and be as moved as when I heard them for the first time so long ago. Some of their songs are 50 years old and yet they are still so relevant and moving to new generations of listeners. The 2 best concerts I have ever seen were the Dark Side of The Moon tour and the Wall tour. They had such a special gift and ability to reach right into your soul and pull those strings. You are proof of the timeless nature of their music. Thank You Peace
Crying at the immense beauty of the music
One of my favorite tunes from Pink Floyd of all time.
This is one of the best examples of David not being one to be very verbose, but talks through his instrument. His solo at the end speaks so much that words can’t describe how many emotions are in it. The nostalgia for the past and being reminded of an easier time and eventually full of regret is so powerful. Even the masters of prog can have regrets speak volumes for how poignant the song is. So powerful
David Gilmour can do more with one note than most guitarists can do with full range.
Pink Floyd is a magical and perfect world of words, songs, and lights
Your empathy is one of your greatest qualities. I enjoy watching you experience the music I’ve grown up with over the last fifty years. Keep being you.
This is one of the few songs that always make me emotional. It touches me in some very deep places. And the way it starts... a bell sound on off beat and then the piano comes in playing empty 5ths on C, Eb, Ab... genius!
Also, I've been to countless extreme metal gigs, and nothing ever rocked my soul out of my body like seeing this live.
I've cried more to Pink Floyd than all other bands combined. They are hauntingly beautiful, and will stay with you forever. 😔
Thank you for your reaction, you understand perfectly.
This song is so relatable to many people for so many different reasons. It's worth checking out the Nightwish version! 😁 Not as a comparison/reaction but just to enjoy it on its own, in your own time!
Marko, before he retired from Nightwish did this song justice!
@@MrTech226I couldn't agree more. I really miss Marko not being in Nightwish!
I would also recommend this, it is a perfect tribute song-yes, not a cover but a tribute. I think you would enjoy it.
I saw Pink Floyd on this tour. Almost 30 years ago and I still get chills thinking about that show. How lucky I was. There is no band like them. They are spectacular.
David’s guitar is plugged into his soul and he delivers emotion in every solo and note played. Welcome to the Pink Floyd rabbit hole. Your life will forever change as you explore this one of a kind band.
Great reaction and I look forward to more. You may want to try “In any tongue” from the live in Pompeii concert.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written!!! Barnone! ♥️♥️♥️
Glad to hear more Pink Floyd! I love your reaction videos, and would really enjoy your impression of "Hey You" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". Pink Floyd seems to be having a resurgence, as younger people are exposed to it for the first time, and realize just how talented this timeless group is.
No need to apologize, it's part of doing reactions and besides I love hearing what you have to say.
Like you said, Pink Floyd has a gift of shaking you up and you are not the only one who feels that way. Every time I hear this song it makes me tear up and reflect on my own life and the older we get the more their music hits.
Btw, Happy happy birthday Aileen, I hope you have a wonderful one, I too celebrated mine just last week, and for us this song couldn't have better timing right!...
Oh and yes, the visuals is from the official video of the song. It is worth checking out for sure... Great reaction my friend... Stay beautiful and open hearted and have a great week ahead.
Miss. Aileen, I wonder if you know how much you bring to the music.Your reaction is sincere. There's nothing fake about your tears, your heart. You are compassionate. Don't lose that.
Pink Floyd saved my life... I grew up in what we would call a broken home these days, and my situation could only be called abusive. This translated into my experiences at school as a tiny weak "weird kid" and I was at the edge of my endurance when I discovered Pink Floyd with their album "The Wall." I dove deep into Floyd after that and found echoes of all the pain I had ever felt before in their music, all the losses, all the hopes and dreams... Water's had an incredible gift with his lyrical ability, and Gilmore had an almost supernatural gift in his ability to express the subject matter with the music he played, never needing the lyrics... But these gifts they had made me feel connected to something: made my aloneness bearable because I found that I wasn't really alone..... Pink Floyd connects a world of damaged people who are willing to stand back and forgive, and give understanding to those who aggrieved them.
When a guitar was asked what it wanted for Christmas, it replied, 'David Gilmour'.
The point is, you felt what you were hearing, you related the lyric and the music to your life - the music touched you.
Now you 100% have to listen to the Nightwish version! You definitely won't be sorry. Its unbelievable 😍
Or britt floyd..
Yes, @AileenSenpei you should do the Nightwish version!
Absolutely!
Please react to nightwish version. You definitely won't regret it! (You will still cry though...)
You need to hear the great gig in the sky! its so intense it's unreal.
No one can set a mood or change a mood quite like Floyd...also the best music ever to trip to..
What a reaction. Pink Floyd's songs will do that to you. That cut you so deep it will have you going on a long rabbit hole and make you think and dream of all the good things in life or wish you could go back and relive all the things you did or wanted to do.
Dave's lap steel guitar solo is one of my favourite solos of all-time... genuis guitarist 😎🤘
Respect & Peace ☘
A very real, appropriate, emotional response to a great song. You should also check out Poles Apart from the same album. Another sentimental track about each different chapter of Pink Floyd’s career ending
PLEASE do Sorrow next. That's like THE HOLY GRAIL of incredible live Floyd experiences, especially the remastered Pulse show performance. Gilmour just completely blows your mind with his guitar on that one, and the stage lightshow is INSANELY AWESOME.
It is a vey sad song of broken childhood dreams and disappointment-so your broken heart feeling was spot on
Sorrow is next. 😊. I couldn’t wait to see your reaction on high hopes. I knew you would feel it and it would hit deep. Beautiful song !
It's nice to see that you can feel Floyd. It's what makes them SO special. The Pulse version is great but unpolished. The "Live from Gdansk" is a masterpiece. Add 100,000 people and a symphony and you have a magical performance. Enjoy!
Hi Aileen, i love this song, in the intro, there is a bee, its of a country view. The song is about a simpler time. The steel guitar solo at the end is absolutely awesome. It gives me tingles, the emotion in Dave Gilmours playing.
There is a Beautiful Tribute Version of this song by Nightwish, with Marko on lead vocals - phenomenal. Try to check it out when you get a chance.
High hopes is all about childhood for most ot us a memorable time in our lives the fly the birds singing in the background and the bell for me represents the never ending passage of time a time you will never get back it sets the mood for this incredibly well put together beautiful piece of music floyd can do no wrong they tell it as it was and how it is now truthful honest and emotional incredibly talented group my love for them grows stronger by the day I've been listening to them for fifty odd years you never get tired of listening to them says it all once you hear them your hooked fabulous like your reaction it's so heartwarming to see your express your emotions we all feel the same keep on rocking as they said in my day love
I just love the way you analyze the guitar playing of David, it comes from deep in his soul
This is the majesty of Pink Floyd. Most groups write “catchy tunes” and “silly love songs”,….but PF writes about “the real issues” and the “real things that matter.” That’s why you listen to PF with your heart, instead of your head. Zero to thirty-five seems like it took a long time coming ……. But…..35-70, was just a blink. The older you get, the quicker a year goes by. Don’t waste your youth waiting for a more convenient time, or a bigger bank account…….Those things never happen. Live in the moment, enjoy what you have, instead of pining for what you don’t have. Find someone who shares your values and go together. Life is easier with a partner…..two is better than one, provided “you are going in the same direction.”
54 year old here and it's so true, the older you get the faster time flies, the conclusion is, enjoy every single day of your life as much as you can...
Yes, yes and yes! Pushing 70 now, in a blink indeed. Enjoy the moments, they are fleeting.
Fantastic Reaction Aileen!. The only two Singers/Bands that really reach inside my very being and Massage my heart are Pink Floyd, Their lyrics are such a poetic representation of all our lives, They have the ability to make you step back and ponder lifes decisions!. David Gilmour is, to me, Someone who needs no lyrics! Just his ability on his Guitar can make you feel things you never expected to feel, to pull at your heart strings like a puppet master and leave you breathless at the end!. At that End is a new Beginning because his Music continues to resonate inside you for hours sometimes days.
Angelina Jordan is my other go to Artist for an Emotion Massage!. Many times she has had this 56 years young Rock Fan in Tears with her sublime tone and ability to re-imagine Classic Songs from days gone by!. She won Norways got Talent at 8 years old (entering at 7) and has close to 200 tracks on You Tube as well as Several Originals!. 17 now and has just released her first EP with Republic Records! You should check her out sometime dear.
My all time favourite band is Led Zeppelin but they make me feel things in a completely different way! Like Floyd and Angelina take me upto the clouds! Floating there with their surreal effervescent melodies! Led Zeppelin bring me back down to Earth with the Energy of a Nuclear Bomb. Keep up the fantastic reactions Aileen you absolutely got my Sub.
There's a sad foreshadowing, now, to the lyrical theme of missing friends. Gilmour's friend, bandmate and musical partner Richard Wright (silver haired gentleman on keyboards) passed away a few years later
A great reaction Aileen, this song is very nostalgic. The Pompeii and Gdańsk live versions finish with an acoustic solo too, which takes this beautiful song to another level in my opinion. I think you would love it.
They touch on every emotion. This song sums up their journey from beginning to end!❤
I understand that feeling. I can only answer that heartbreak with a quote from J. R.R. Tolkien:
"In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.”
As of this posting, I turn 61 in a few weeks. So I might understand what you're going through facing 29. Heaven heal your heart and soul.
I love seeing your reactions to my favorite band; it’s so honest and pure.
The high notes on the piano are haunting. It also feels like there is a note missing from the sequence when played. It’s very reminiscent of one of their older songs “Fearless”. You should react to that one.
Pink Floyd do not write songs. They create masterpiece works of art.
I can tell ya, at sixty one years old and the direction I see the world heading in, this song hits me on another level. Pink Floyd says out loud what we all feel deep down inside, you just have to be willing to listen. We have burned many bridges behind us and the grass was indeed greener on the other side. After the great depression and last world war people cared about one another, there was unity and we prospered. that time is now gone and the divide widens, caring has been replaced by selfish, self - centred, greed. People don't think we anymore, they think me.
David Gilmore and Pink Floyd understand the human condition and turn it into soundscapes. They also understand how to make songs that tug at our emotions which is what makes their music timeless. Love your reaction to the track! It's a truly melancholy song Aileen!
What an amazing genuine reaction...so nice to see someone who can feel the music to that level.
This is one of my favourite PF tracks, due to the personal touch in the lyrics and the performance. I also think that the only band that has ever made this song justice apart from PF, is Nightwish. Their performance on the last show before kicking the first singer Tarja, they absolutely made this song justice and at the same time made it their own. PLEASE react to that as well:
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Aileen, you are so introspective. You take the time to read the lyrics and understand them and pass this knowledge to so many. Great reaction 😊
The beautiful songwriting craftmanship of David Gilmour and Polly Samson never fails to impress. Great reaction. Thanks.
Lovely reaction, I love watching younger people react to pink floyd, especially when you understand the lyrics like you have, keep doing what your doing x
The members of Pink Floyd onstage seem more like scientists in a laboratory, meticulously producing something extraordinary.
It was longing for a feeling that you once had, but can no longer feel. And yes, that’s tragic, and makes one cry. Thank you for doing this.
I was at the Pulse tour in Oct ‘94 at Earls Court,London and where this was recorded.
It changed my life.
Best concert I’ve ever been to.
A transcendental experience that we all willingly took part in.
I was sat next to you….felt the flames emanating from the stage
Oh Aileen, crying with Pink Floyd is quite natural, they speak to your emotions in a way no others can. Try listening "The great gig in the sky" for instance, a song about death, with an incredible vocalist inside, and few words spoken by the recording studio guardian only.
I see what you have already reacted to with Pink Floyd, and after your reaction to this, I really think you need to hear The Great Gig in the Sky from the same performance (i think it is at least). There are no actual "lyrics" but the singing will absolutely blow your mind! Really a must see.
I felt exactly the same as you did, pink floyd is amazing making you feel music in a deep and meaningful way, I'm 30 and maybe it resonates more with me now than when I was younger
When that solo hits, you are able to feel the pain that the lyrics convey. My favorite solo from David...simply majestic!
Kudos to you my dear! You "get" Pink Floyd. They have invoked millions of listeners to greater emotion than some have ever felt. They were special.
One of the prettiest solos of all time in my opinion! Moves me every time! 🤘
You are a passionate and compassionate person to recognize and the meaning of this song
Thank you for feeling like you did.
This is a wonderful song. I sometimes think it tells the story of my life.
Yes when you are young you are not as held back, you are free, when you're an adult you stop yourself, you become more contrived and tightened. they tell the child 'oh I wish I could dance and sing like that child, then they ask the child to do that little dance again, the child starts to put on 'airs' so instead of acting naturally, the child acts and they cannot perform the way they would like.
I think this song to me, is about the loss of innocence, the high hopes we had as children and as we age they feel so fleeting. This song always makes me sad inside longing for those times again. Also, the fly may symbolize the hopes decaying as we get older, like a fly flying around a corpse. I recommend checking out Pink Floyd- Echoes Part I (Live at Pompeii).
Love Pink Floyd. The lyrics, 💯 true. I'm 60 and it takes me back. Thank you for the trip on memory lane young lady. PS love your sweater. 💋 from 🇮🇹🇧🇪🇪🇺
Now, watch Nightwishes tribute to Pink Floyd, covering High Hopes, specifically, during the costume change by Tarja during her last concert, Marco belted this out with all the emotion they were feeling, knowing what they were going to do. Even David Gilmore was impressed enough to share it on his social media way back in 2005.
Gilmour, you tosser.
I watched the End of an Era concert when it was released and was blown away by their cover of High Hopes - and its truly one of my favourite songs from the whole concert. Marco nailed that performance.
Beauty will always bring strong emotion. Love watching you react to PF. You just get it. Pink Floyd is definitely in a class of their own.
It’s not a fly but a bee buzzing 😊. This song is a masterpiece.
Another great reaction, im a big Floyd fan , and your reactions brightens my day. I was at this concert many moons ago. Many thanks ❤
I think my favorite version of this was his 'live' acoustic & much more intimate ( with stings & backing choir...)from a few years later.
Aileen, I understand why you are captivated. I have been captivated by Pink Floyd for decades. I have the “High Hopes” bell and piano opening as my iPhone ring tone. So pleased to watch your generation react to the amazing music from the past. So far, I have lived through the music from the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s …… through to the ‘00s, ‘10s, ‘20s. I began enjoying UA-cam reaction videos of live performances only recently. I have never seen the original performances live and in person. I’m 75 now and I keep on enjoying memories of the past and the wonders of new artists, especially Dimash.
Ah, this one has always felt special to me; it was one of my dad's favourites, and we played it at his funeral (along with 'Comfortably Numb') as per his last request😊
I love your reactions to Pink Floyd. You feel the emotions their music is about. Refreshing to hear these from a younger generation. As a person who grew up listening to them It's refreshing to hear these thoughts from a fresh point of view.
This is one of my favorite songs live. The steel guitar gets me every time.
Yes, ma'am. You're getting it. Cheers!
I know you’ve already done Comfortably Numb from this gig Aileen, the next and last track of this gig is called Run Like Hell, to say it’s one of the greatest closings to a show is an understatement, would love to see you react to that. Great reaction as usual, you describe things so perfectly ❤❤
I saw this concert in 94 at three rivers stadium. Still the best concert i've ever seen
Must try "Come On" by oktaf kanis, goodluck aileen 🙌🏻🔥
A Sunday upload makes the day so much cozier having some new Aileen reactions to watch when I get home from work 😭 Seeing how the thumbnail is feels me enough it’s gonna be another special one 🥹❤️