@marie smithers I just think it's about Time they heard the Floyd. What are they, Pigs? Dogs? Just a bunch of Animals. You just Shine On You Crazy Diamond or I'll tell your Mother who's sitting under Blue Skies.
if it was true i heard pink floyd asked this woman to sing about death and she sung this, i think its the five stages of grief, denial,anger, sadness, depression, acceptance
@@chadwellington2524 Perhaps they mentioned death, but apparently her technical instructions were to “Extemporise passionately.” In other words, improvise to the music with passion. They couldn’t possibly have known how those simple instructions would rip holes in the fabric of space and time like she did.
Watching her reaction proves that great music is universal. If she only knew that that lady's vocals were a complete ad-lib when recorded. The band just put her into a recording booth and said "sing". Afterward she thought she blew it! Pure magic!!!!
I'm 36 now and can 100% agree with this statement.. I start out thinking "Ok.. I'm gonna just enjoy it this time.. no crying... no crying" then Claire comes in and the tears just... start flowing.
Clare Torry captured lightning in a bottle on this track. NOBODY could have done it as well as she did. She has secured her place in music history, and it can never be erased. THANK YOU, Miss Torry!! You've made the world a better place.
And Im so glad to read this your words. Id like to listen so manny hours about yours storys. Im listening again that song wile talk to you here. Thanks
@@johnnycamposflute Hi, music is an emotion, most people hear it, but some of us feel it, if music makes you dance, laugh or cry then it's done it's job, and it has meant something to you. best wishes to you.
At 77 years old . Dark side is a masterpiece of music. Played wish you were here at my sweet wife’s funeral, a great tribute to her. Love her forever. Thanks Pink Floyd.
Can you imagine how I felt when I first heard this song.......I was 11 yrs old, 1973........... 60 yrs old now and this still evokes such emotion, it's absolutely amazing, and was done in one take. The whole album is a masterpiece.
Honey, crying huge tears is the normal response to this song. I've listened to this song 100s and every time it gets me. My late wife is on her Beautiful Journey, I imagine her singing this.
She should listen to these: Nutshell - alice in chains Send me on my way - rusted root There's no way out of here - david gilmour rainbow kitten surprise - devil like me Bush - glycerine Fidlar - stupid decisions Lynyrd skynyrd - tuesdays gone Lightning crashes - live Alice cooper - die for you Coldplay - fix you Jet - look what you've done Mumford and sons - I will wait Smashing pumpkins - disarm Smashing pumpkins - tonight, tonight Bruce springsteen - im on fire The cure - boys don't cry Heart explodes - the darkness
A partner of mine had never heard this before, I played it to her, gave her warning, but she wanted to hear it, She cried a lot, but one thing that stuck with me was that she said it's exactly what her heart sounded like when she'd lost someone she really cared about, the true sound of a woman's sorrow as she put it. I think about that time every time I hear this track.
@@firefighterps2 it was 2 takes and they started a 3rd one but Clare stopped midway through it and told them she think she gave them what they wanted, she speaks about it on a interview she gave…
I was 15 years old when I first heard this magnificent album in 1973. I never heard anything like it before. I was hooked. Watching you react to this brought a lot of tears to my eyes. Almost ran out of tissues. Thank you for making this feel even better than my first time hearing this. Didn’t think that was possible.
I feel like I'm not quite old enough to say this, but man, they don't make music like they used to. It's hard to find music like this these days, that moves you.
I'm getting up there in age (still not like old-old but eh), and you're right. They definitely don't make them like they used to. Back in the day, this was exceptionally good, but most other music released in the same era was close to it in quality, production, and the way it made you feel.
I was 13 when this album came out, but i wont tell you my age. LOL My father was a classical music and opera lover, but when he heard this album i was playing, he was so intrigued that he sat down with me and my brothers to carefully listen to it in full. His verdict was that this group, deserved their place on the podium of the greatest composers of all time. And from him, that was quite a compliment. We were therefore on the same wavelength.
Watching how you FEEL songs, and how you express those feelings so vividly is an eminently rewarding experience. Thank deeply for having the willingness and courage to share these intensely emotional moments with all of us. We love you baby girl!!!!
Gerard does it make you feel important to correct someone on spelling? Does it stroke you're ego that you think you're a bigger fan than someone else? Get a life dude!
@@davidwestendorf7935 not really why do you feel less important ? Thats a personal problem then . If that get you all butt hurt wow you need to check that inferiority complex
@@davidwestendorf7935 its no problem for me but you on the other hand big problem with roots obviously . Poor boy hope you can find peace with yourself .
This was the last song we played at my father's funeral.It was one of his favourate Songs.He asked us us to play it as he was being cremated. Very special song to me.
There is some solace in knowing that 100 years from now people will still be listening to, and discussing, this very song and everything else that Pink Floyd has done. Music like this transcends time and genres. Thank the Maker for bands like this. See y'all in another 40 years 😁👍
When Clare finally decided "'Maybe I should just pretend I'm an instrument..." She really nailed it! This is a tune that really nails you in the "feels" if it doesn't then your just heartless.
In a thousand of years people will all be robots and have no emotion and empathy. Look at the Cyberspace generation. they're already 1/4 Robot. In a thousand years everyone will have the same affect as a Mark Zuckerberg, staring into space and never blinking.
Every note of this song, every drum beat every bass note every piano key that is struck every slide of the bottle neck on the guitar strings every piece of the interviews and every sound out of her mouth, ruthlessly plucks at my heart strings and makes me think of family, my happiest moments and all of my saddest moments all at the same time..... Pink Floyd were a wonderful thing and it's a privilege to see someone experience them for the first time.
Your reaction wasn't over the top in any way. I get emotional every time I hear it (and I've heard this song a million times..since the mid 1970s). To me, it makes me wonder if my mom, dad and brother felt this way as they were dying. Struggling at first and then succumbing to the inevitable as they saw glory. I truly believe that people who reacts to this song as you did have true empathy and the world needs more of that, no doubt.
I am going through your back catalog. Look, I am 59 years old. I first heard this Album when I was 18. EVERY time (and I calculate that I have listened to Dark Side over 200 times in my life all the way through) and many one off listens to individual songs. The Great Gig in the sky has 100% of the time I have listened to it intently always brings the tears for me. I was so happy to see that this affected you in the way it did. It means you feel what they are doing. Don't be afraid to share the tears with us, we know they are coming and on their way because you have a heart. We want to share all of it with you. I have been a Sub for about 2 years. I am always happy to see a new reaction from you EVERY time!
It's not a shame to cry at such a masterpiece. I turned 30 this year and I still cry when listening to Pink Floyd just because the touch my soul with every single track they produced. I'm so proud of my dad for introducing me to Pink Floyd!
I've probably listened to this album 15,000 times since 1973 and I've Never been able to discern the line "if you can hear this whispering you are dying" before. This piece of work just keeps getting better and better...Thanks!
I love watching so many female singers cover this song on UA-cam - it’s like the ultimate test - the gold standard. When your soul leaves your body, you know you did it right.
I was in my first year of college in the early 70's and had not yet heard of Pink Floyd. It was a perfect spring day in the Midwest and the windows of the dorm were open. Someone down the hall put on Great Gig in the Sky - loud. It absolutely blew me away!
This is a song when your on your death bed & begin to daydream flying thru the clouds.. All the stages of grief & emotion that you feel from inside,anger..denial,then the acceptance....no words needed...
This vocal performance is the very definition of “tour de force”, so unique that I doubt anyone will ever come near it’s intensity. It was unplanned and un rehearsed. She said she had a beer before the recording session that helped out. Wow, what kind of beer was that ??
Saw an interview with her once where she said she was sure she blew it because the band was just not saying anything and sort of giving her the funny eye so she left and went like oh well. Turns out the band was utterly speechless at what she'd just laid down for them.
The sheer agony and grief in this woman's voice and finally.........resignation. I have been on this emotional rollacoaster with this Pink Flyod song. I'm slightly embarrassed to admit but I have shed a few tears to this particular song and I'm a dude.
I’m 67, male and have been listening to this since the album was released. It still affects me the same way, so you are far from alone. I think, if it doesn’t have that effect, you are not listening to it properly.
Never be embarrassed to feel the deep emotions that this song inspires because it is validation of your humanity. I'm 67 as well and this is the greatest vocal performance that I have ever heard. Clare Torry has never gotten the recognition that she deserves for her performance on this recording imho.
First heard this song when I was 15. Loved it. Now, almost 50 years later, it still brings a tear to my eye ... every time. The pure, raw, emotion is so powerful. There is a deep connection, somehow, somewhere.. .
I seen Pink Floyd in Seattle in 1974, and they played this entire album. Best concert I witnessed in my life. Though 17 at the time, I wept when they played this song. 67 now, and I still get emotional when I hear Claire vocalize this piece. Beautiful song, beautiful voice...
🎶🎵 Few can manage the ethereal qualities of progressive rock that Pink Floyd brings to the music world. They're definitely not "Another Brick in the Wall"... 😉 Thank you for your openness and honesty. As always, take care amd God Bless...
@@MorenikejiTaiwo Hi, I recommend a band for you! Look up on UA-cam Dr Hook - they have amazing songs!! You will love them!! Also take care of yourself!! We will beat the coronavirus!!!
I am 51 and watching people listen to this for the first time, feels like the first time for me. Seeing the reaction and emotions in your eyes brings back feelings and emotions I had 45 years ago. My parents played it and I didn't understand or appreciate it. Just a timeless masterpiece.
I love seeing the younger generation listening the music I grew up with and appreciating it. This music is from the heart and anyone that takes the time to listen to it will be touched. Good job Morenikeji.
This song never fails to bring me to tears. It's like it encapsulates all of the pain, suffering and death of humanity and as the "wailing" stops, death has occurred, peace has finally been achieved. I like to describe listening to a lot of Pink Floyd's music like being on a ship in an absolutely horrible storm at night. No lights, no navigation, no engines, no rudder. All hope seems lost, you accept your fate and are ready to be taken by the abyss, but then you see the faint light of a lonely lighthouse. You are not alone! That's what listening to Pink Floyd feels like. Standing at the edge of the cliff, staring at the blackness, smiling lightly and turning around. It's the beauty in sadness and melancholy. And no other band captures these moments so well!
Don't sweat the emotional reaction, I can't listen to this song in front of people, it's so powerful I tear up every time, and I have been listening to it for decades. It's just as good every time. Pink Floyd's claim to fame is how they grab your emotions and take them for a ride.
Thank you for your honest reaction to this classic song. Dark Side of the Moon is a concept album that deals with life, being human and how the pressure on the modern living impact on our mental health. Side 1 of the album deals with the passage of life to death. The album starts with Speak to Me/Breathe (A child hearing the world from inside their mother's womb, then being born and told that their life will be what they make it, but don't forget to care). It ends with The Great Gig in the Sky which explores the stages of grief associated with death and dying. I have listened to this album and this song for over thirty years but it has only been since my father passed away last year that I could not reach the end of this track without shedding a tear or two myself. Pink Floyd are masters at creating soundscapes that make you think, make you understand, make you reflect and make you feel. I look forward to your continued journey through Pink Floyd's extensive catalogue of masterpieces.
Bob Geldof said of the Floyd - they set out to be an emotional notion. Never been to a concert like theirs ever- grown people with tears in their eyes- quite extraordinary
Yours is the best reaction to this song. You are one of the few that understand how important the lyrics are and you understood it was about death. You didn't say a word but reacted with emotions as I do when I hear this song. The man at the beginning says what we all say before we are confronted with death, lies to help us live another day. But the singer sings the truth from beginning to end. You and I are among the few that get that message... I'm not sure if everyone does... believe me I weep a bit everytime I hear this too.
I'm 46 years old, and I have absolutely no shame in saying that even after hearing this song for all of my life I still feel my emotions well up inside me when I hear that woman's voice sing out and ring the very vault of the heavens. Wonderful reaction.
You made the total _pro_ decision by listening to ‘Time’ and ‘The Great Gig in The Sky’ together. They absolutely belong together. They're like two halves of a whole. 💜
This album was in the Billboard charts for 736 weeks from 1973 to 1988. That's all that needs to be said really except this, crying to this song is normal. It's a powerful work of art and crying is the correct response.
Crying with you!! Despite me hearing this song Hundreds of times since I was a child and first heard this back in 1975!! Great reaction as it shows me you have a Great Soul, Feeling, and Empathy!! God Bless You and Thank You for Your Reaction!! You Definitely touched my 59 year old self with your reaction!!
@@pierreo33 I got to say no to that the bands today suck just not like back in my time i am 57 now and pink floyd was one that played when i was 19 years old that's 38 years deafferents the music is not the same today wish it was
Always close my eyes while listening to this song and envision its an angel showing me my life, the ups and downs , the happiness and my sad hours. As this piece of musics comes to an end the angel lays my body in the softest bed of peace. Such raw emotion.. Thank you pink floyd and Mrs. Claire Torrey
Although this is 1 year old, and you've probably already heard it, your reaction is that of almost anyone that listens to this haunting masterpiece for the first time. The context of the piece accompanied by Clare Torrys magnificent vocal interpretation of giving into death makes this one of the most important musical compositions of our time.
You quoted the book of John, I love it! So the crazy thing about this song is, they just hired the lady to sing it, and when she asked how it goes, they said they didn't know because she hadn't sung it yet. So she made it up on the spot, and that was the first (and last) take!
@@vainestlamb5917 ...AND...she listened to the music several times that they had written, so she knew where the music was going...there is a very good article written about it...
This song always makes me tear up.. not for those I've lost but for those I'm GOING to lose, and the fact that, in the end, there's nothing I can do to stop it.. there's so much pain, sadness, and even anger that comes through at times within this song.. so many emotions that I don't think I'll be ready to truly comprehend when times are at their darkest.
She walked among us once, leaving no doubt of her existence or divinity. Then she went away and left us with nothing but her voice. Yours was the appropriate response, by the way.
It's ok I have been listening to this song since it first came out I am 50 now and it still makes me cry . Her voice just makes you feel the song in your heart .
Just let the tears flow, Morenikeji; it's therapeutic. Clare Torry's voice is so fantastic on this cut. You can find the story behind her studio performance on the internet. The backing vocalists on some live concert videos give Clare a good run for her money, but cannot match the spontaneous nature of the DSotM version. Yes, my eyes are flooded right now, too.
I'll never forget seeing The Dark Side of The Moon concert live in 1975, this song had the entire coliseum full of teenagers in tears. And every second of the rest was completely mind blowing!! Fink Floyd were the 1st band to have their own quadraphonic system and ya really could here the music travel around the room, so frea'kn cool!!!
As an Introvert (INFJ), and 62 years of age, the emotions become very intense as you rise in self awareness and awaken to the essence of who you are. It's okay. Just welcome the feelings. Let them caress you, move you in the way you allow. Remember, you are not your emotions. The feelings come from the connection between Yin and Yang, light and dark, positive and negative. You are handling all this energy in the way it's necessary and you always have the free will to choose whatever you feel is best. Because you feel, sense things so deeply, you also possess such physical beauty as well. I have seen very few women with such a balance of symmetry in your face. It is true. I think this occurs when there is an equality in the hemispheres of the brain. It is normal to struggle with your left brain and right. We are a complicated life form. But don't worry. Your soul knows what to do. 😊🙏❤🌹
I've heard this song hundreds of times and this is the first time I've realized it had any lyrics. And I never heard the word "dying" and never associated the song with death at all. To me it was an emotionally expressive lyrical masterpiece evocative of all phases of life.
Nothing wrong with any of your tears, proves you are human with empathy. Keep feeling dont give in to the societal schizm of not having feelings. Their is something so human about relating to others pain, happiness. We cry to both these things. Your a beautiful soul if your soul hears this.
I am a Empath and seeing you break into tears set me off.. So lovely seeing your reaction to this great song from a great album.. I've been a big Pink Floyd fan since the 70's and this is one of my favourite albums.. Best listened to from start to end each track leads into the next.. I love sitting in the dark and getting lost in the music.. Don't ever stop being a (Introvert) empath. 💜 Love and Peace..
Tonight, somewhere on planet earth theres a couple o kids in their room having a sleepover a few joints food etc listening to floyd for the 1st time.....that was me 50 years ago...enjoy the ride kids, whats their best album ? Everything they do is the best.... and i wish i was you
Kudos also to Alan Parsons for engineering a great album. So much of the song’s impact is achieved through a deep connection between musicians and engineer.
I've listened to SO many songs in my lifetime & none of them seem to be quite on the level of this one. I deeply consider The Great Gig in the Sky to be the best song of all time. Still waiting on a song to challenge it.
So jealous of people hearing Pink Floyd for the first time.
...and sorry for the ones that have never heard them.
@marie smithers Touche' or perhaps living behind The Wall
@marie smithers I just think it's about Time they heard the Floyd. What are they, Pigs? Dogs? Just a bunch of Animals. You just Shine On You Crazy Diamond or I'll tell your Mother who's sitting under Blue Skies.
Yeah, but doesn't it bring back memories of when you first heard it?
it's only once
I’m 98 years old and still cry every time I heard this song.. RIP Veronica my wife of 78 years .
respect le le im 71 still a boy
RIP VERONICA!! sending love and good energy your way LE LE
I already felt like our beautiful hostesses' reaction... Then I read your comment. Now I am a total wreck.
Bless you.
peace and love.
Amazing! She must have been a very special girl for you two to be married for 78 years.
Stay strong brother, you’ll see her again.
God bless you sir.
Stay strong mr
If this song is not played at my funeral...I'm not going.
LMAO
hahahahah....that is commitment.
i've requested the same.
you have to follow on with "Dont worry, be happy"
Long been my choice also.
I always interpret the first part as anger/defiance, followed by slow acceptance, followed by embracing fate. Such a painfully beautiful song.
if it was true i heard pink floyd asked this woman to sing about death and she sung this, i think its the five stages of grief, denial,anger, sadness, depression, acceptance
@@chadwellington2524 Perhaps they mentioned death, but apparently her technical instructions were to “Extemporise passionately.” In other words, improvise to the music with passion. They couldn’t possibly have known how those simple instructions would rip holes in the fabric of space and time like she did.
I too hear the different stages of grief in her voice: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance. They are all there.
Don't know how you manage to interpret anything from that masterpiece, I just burst into uncontrollable tears each time I listen to it 😶🌫️
Watching her reaction proves that great music is universal. If she only knew that that lady's vocals were a complete ad-lib when recorded. The band just put her into a recording booth and said "sing". Afterward she thought she blew it! Pure magic!!!!
….and said “Extemporise passionately.” 🙂
And they only paid her £30 for it (£400 in today's money)
@@tehs3raph1m she ended up getting paid.... don't worry.
😊sweet. Hoping it will be. Amen
E pensare che Clare Torry ( la voce del pezzo in questione) prese solo 30 Sterline ! Ho 69 anni e come voi mi vien ancora la pelle d’oca!
I'm a 55 year old man, I still cry when I listen to this song. I just cry a little harder now than I did when I was young.
aint that the truth, just hit 50, you understand Floyd on a DIFFERENT level now
52 and understand completely
❤️
@@vjr5261 62 years old and so do I..
I'm 36 now and can 100% agree with this statement.. I start out thinking "Ok.. I'm gonna just enjoy it this time.. no crying... no crying" then Claire comes in and the tears just... start flowing.
Dark Side of the Moon is the single greatest album of all time
Word
after "Moving Pictures" of course.
I prefer Animals and The Wall but Dark Side is a masterpiece for sure.
Revolver
@@dorian2112 No.
Clare Torry captured lightning in a bottle on this track. NOBODY could have done it as well as she did. She has secured her place in music history, and it can never be erased. THANK YOU, Miss Torry!! You've made the world a better place.
Yes and this reaction kinda is too
Sam Brown
Maybe...MAYBE...Aretha Franklin could've done better...NOBODY ELSE.
I'm 73, and still shed a tear listening to these great tracks, I'm so glad that I grew up in a time when music had a meaning.
And Im so glad to read this your words. Id like to listen so manny hours about yours storys. Im listening again that song wile talk to you here. Thanks
@@johnnycamposflute Hi, music is an emotion, most people hear it, but some of us feel it, if music makes you dance, laugh or cry then it's done it's job, and it has meant something to you. best wishes to you.
@@krakatoa1200 Thank you, bro
I'm 23 behind you and with you 100%
At 77 years old . Dark side is a masterpiece of music. Played wish you were here at my sweet wife’s funeral, a great tribute to her. Love her forever. Thanks Pink Floyd.
Can you imagine how I felt when I first heard this song.......I was 11 yrs old, 1973........... 60 yrs old now and this still evokes such emotion, it's absolutely amazing, and was done in one take. The whole album is a masterpiece.
Honey, crying huge tears is the normal response to this song. I've listened to this song 100s and every time it gets me. My late wife is on her Beautiful Journey, I imagine her singing this.
May flowers shower her on her journey 🙏🏽
Read this comment before the song even started and I teared up. My best to you man.
Hawk bless you brother
me as well my friend I miss my Aisha dearly God Bless & God Speed my friend
So sorry for your loss my friend
This is the proper response to this song.
Absolutely...
Hell yeah
Every single time.
It’s my reaction everytime I hear this. I’m not afraid to cry!
It totally is
This is not a song for the ears, it is for the heart ...
Oh it's most certainly for the ears.
She should listen to these:
Nutshell - alice in chains
Send me on my way - rusted root
There's no way out of here - david gilmour
rainbow kitten surprise - devil like me
Bush - glycerine
Fidlar - stupid decisions
Lynyrd skynyrd - tuesdays gone
Lightning crashes - live
Alice cooper - die for you
Coldplay - fix you
Jet - look what you've done
Mumford and sons - I will wait
Smashing pumpkins - disarm
Smashing pumpkins - tonight, tonight
Bruce springsteen - im on fire
The cure - boys don't cry
Heart explodes - the darkness
The heart AND soul.
Wrong... wrong... Gig is a song for the soul
And soul
A partner of mine had never heard this before, I played it to her, gave her warning, but she wanted to hear it, She cried a lot, but one thing that stuck with me was that she said it's exactly what her heart sounded like when she'd lost someone she really cared about, the true sound of a woman's sorrow as she put it.
I think about that time every time I hear this track.
It is the voice of anguish. Not acceptance. Just pain. Loss.
That was a beautiful reaction, thank you for sharing your experience! 🎶😘
Most of us are crying with you right now, this has been making me cry for 45 years now.
Same!
same here...
You got that right.
peace and love.
The vocalist Clare Torry improvised the vocal & only did 2 complete takes of this song
-Straight gangsta
@Gabriel Freitas she got a bit more later
I thought it was one take?
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on tour they have 3 vocalists trying to recreate this magic.
@@firefighterps2 it was 2 takes and they started a 3rd one but Clare stopped midway through it and told them she think she gave them what they wanted, she speaks about it on a interview she gave…
I think you're reaction is exactly what Pink Floyd was hoping to evoke in people.
I was 15 years old when I first heard this magnificent album in 1973. I never heard anything like it before. I was hooked. Watching you react to this brought a lot of tears to my eyes. Almost ran out of tissues. Thank you for making this feel even better than my first time hearing this. Didn’t think that was possible.
You are a beautiful person with beautiful windows that allow the world to see your beautiful soul...I cried with you.
Pink Floyd are a very very special band who bring out emotions like no other.
Foghat, Slow Ride holds a special place in my heart... Damn I miss that girl. Soooo fine 👍
I feel like I'm not quite old enough to say this, but man, they don't make music like they used to. It's hard to find music like this these days, that moves you.
Was there any other music ever like this?🤔😁
Your right
Soulie, I am old enough, and you are correct.
I'm getting up there in age (still not like old-old but eh), and you're right. They definitely don't make them like they used to. Back in the day, this was exceptionally good, but most other music released in the same era was close to it in quality, production, and the way it made you feel.
I was 13 when this album came out, but i wont tell you my age. LOL
My father was a classical music and opera lover, but when he heard this album i was playing, he was so intrigued that he sat down with me and my brothers to carefully listen to it in full.
His verdict was that this group, deserved their place on the podium of the greatest composers of all time.
And from him, that was quite a compliment. We were therefore on the same wavelength.
This song is about the five stages of dying - denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
I think you're reading too much into it. It's about death. I don't believe there was any more direction than that given at the time of writing.
So many people dont get that. When my wife passed I had this played at her service. Nobody got it!
acceptance.. then bliss as her voice trails off...
watch pink floyd david gilmour live at pompei dvd :)
It’s obviously about death but Clare did this in I think two takes without much prior discussion so I think you are reading in a bit much
Don't worry, it's bought me to tears as well. They weren't fucking around at all with this album. It's a masterpiece from start to finish.
Watching how you FEEL songs, and how you express those feelings so vividly is an eminently rewarding experience. Thank deeply for having the willingness and courage to share these intensely emotional moments with all of us.
We love you baby girl!!!!
Such a beautiful reaction of a beautiful young woman to a beautiful song. Moves my soul as tears stream down my face
I couldn't have said it better.
If this music doesn't make you emotional, you're not human lol
Pink Floyd told Claire Torrey only that this song is about life and death. She took it from there.
Clare H. Torry
Gerard does it make you feel important to correct someone on spelling? Does it stroke you're ego that you think you're a bigger fan than someone else? Get a life dude!
@@davidwestendorf7935 not really why do you feel less important ? Thats a personal problem then . If that get you all butt hurt wow you need to check that inferiority complex
Why do you feel the need to correct someone over such a trivial detail? You're the one with the problem.
@@davidwestendorf7935 its no problem for me but you on the other hand big problem with roots obviously . Poor boy hope you can find peace with yourself .
This was the last song we played at my father's funeral.It was one of his favourate Songs.He asked us us to play it as he was being cremated. Very special song to me.
My Sister had Comfortably Numb played at her funeral, I still cry hearing it today.
Now, that's an exit.
i want it played at my funeral too with the lyrics so people can read them
@@greghortonsr.5428 Good for you, great taste in music, very poignant lyrics.
There is some solace in knowing that 100 years from now people will still be listening to, and discussing, this very song and everything else that Pink Floyd has done. Music like this transcends time and genres. Thank the Maker for bands like this. See y'all in another 40 years 😁👍
The most beautiful and genuine reaction to this song that I've ever seen. It is exactly how the song was supposed to be felt. ❤❤❤
Hey, I'm a 63 year old male and I still react, like you, to this song more than 45 yrs after first hearing it
When Clare finally decided "'Maybe I should just pretend I'm an instrument..." She really nailed it! This is a tune that really nails you in the "feels" if it doesn't then your just heartless.
I think in thousands of years this vocal will still hold the emotion of living and dying in it to everyone that listens to it.
Interesting thought.
In a thousand of years people will all be robots and have no emotion and empathy. Look at the Cyberspace generation. they're already 1/4 Robot. In a thousand years everyone will have the same affect as a Mark Zuckerberg, staring into space and never blinking.
Every note of this song, every drum beat every bass note every piano key that is struck every slide of the bottle neck on the guitar strings every piece of the interviews and every sound out of her mouth, ruthlessly plucks at my heart strings and makes me think of family, my happiest moments and all of my saddest moments all at the same time..... Pink Floyd were a wonderful thing and it's a privilege to see someone experience them for the first time.
We introverts will one day take over the world, but we'd probably just stay in for a nice quiet evening.
Pink Floyd are aliens sent here to show us humans how music is supposed to sound
Well said. Such a great band, timeless music. I understand that not everybody gets it, I feel sad for them.
Either that or time travelers
You are best Man !
Aliens.... Well, they come from the UK?
LOL 👍👽
That is a classic. There is so much emotion in it , and that's what makes music awesome.
Clare Torrey sang with her soul that day!
Who paid her $30 and why?
@@commenter7893 They later gave her writing credits for her ad libbing and today she is worth around 10 million.
All in one take!!!!
She sang with her voice.
@@rggarson3044 Two takes actually, and it's bits and pieces of both.
It’s such a great feeling watching people reacting to something same way that you react, even in the same moments of this track
I'm so sorry for your loss. Your face said it all. You're not alone. Best wishes
Your reaction wasn't over the top in any way. I get emotional every time I hear it (and I've heard this song a million times..since the mid 1970s). To me, it makes me wonder if my mom, dad and brother felt this way as they were dying. Struggling at first and then succumbing to the inevitable as they saw glory. I truly believe that people who reacts to this song as you did have true empathy and the world needs more of that, no doubt.
Don´t worry about tears, after +40 years listening to Pink Floyd I still get tears in the corner of my eyes
I wouldn’t say you’re being sensitive. This song tears grown men apart hearing it 100 times later
I am going through your back catalog. Look, I am 59 years old. I first heard this Album when I was 18. EVERY time (and I calculate that I have listened to Dark Side over 200 times in my life all the way through) and many one off listens to individual songs. The Great Gig in the sky has 100% of the time I have listened to it intently always brings the tears for me. I was so happy to see that this affected you in the way it did. It means you feel what they are doing. Don't be afraid to share the tears with us, we know they are coming and on their way because you have a heart. We want to share all of it with you. I have been a Sub for about 2 years. I am always happy to see a new reaction from you EVERY time!
It's not a shame to cry at such a masterpiece. I turned 30 this year and I still cry when listening to Pink Floyd just because the touch my soul with every single track they produced. I'm so proud of my dad for introducing me to Pink Floyd!
I've heard this song hundreds of times and still get the same feeling! Beautiful song, beautiful lady!
I don’t know anyone that doesn’t feel this track , it’s painfully beautiful ,that was a lovely reaction
It took me about 15 listens to finally like this song. Up until then, I either skipped it or put my attention somewhere else when it came on.
This song has no lyrics but a monologue in the beginning and it's the most moving thing on earth, especially after hearing time
I've probably listened to this album 15,000 times since 1973 and I've Never been able to discern the line "if you can hear this whispering you are dying" before. This piece of work just keeps getting better and better...Thanks!
I love watching so many female singers cover this song on UA-cam - it’s like the ultimate test - the gold standard. When your soul leaves your body, you know you did it right.
This song was a big reason the album was on the charts for almost 10 years.
Longer than that lol
it still is
More like 15 years
@@greghortonsr.5428 have a look on UA-cam at METAL TEENS react to pink floyd
Yea!
Thanks for reacting to this Mo.
Wonderful reaction. Its ok to cry... this song is very emotional.
Thank you!😊
Back when music was an emotional investment. Too bad those days are gone. You seem like a good kid. Best to you.
I was in my first year of college in the early 70's and had not yet heard of Pink Floyd. It was a perfect spring day in the Midwest and the windows of the dorm were open. Someone down the hall put on Great Gig in the Sky - loud. It absolutely blew me away!
This is a song when your on your death bed & begin to daydream flying thru the clouds..
All the stages of grief & emotion that you feel from inside,anger..denial,then the acceptance....no words needed...
Another genuine, beautiful reaction--
Thank you 🙏
gEnuInE
This vocal performance is the very definition of “tour de force”, so unique that I doubt anyone will ever come near it’s intensity. It was unplanned and un rehearsed. She said she had a beer before the recording session that helped out. Wow, what kind of beer was that ??
Interesting - didn't know about the beer
@@jpatherton2415 Gilmour gave her a Heinekin
Saw an interview with her once where she said she was sure she blew it because the band was just not saying anything and sort of giving her the funny eye so she left and went like oh well. Turns out the band was utterly speechless at what she'd just laid down for them.
I'll have what she's having
The sheer agony and grief in this woman's voice and finally.........resignation. I have been on this emotional rollacoaster with this Pink Flyod song. I'm slightly embarrassed to admit but I have shed a few tears to this particular song and I'm a dude.
I’m 67, male and have been listening to this since the album was released. It still affects me the same way, so you are far from alone.
I think, if it doesn’t have that effect, you are not listening to it properly.
Never be embarrassed to feel the deep emotions that this song inspires because it is validation of your humanity. I'm 67 as well and this is the greatest vocal performance that I have ever heard. Clare Torry has never gotten the recognition that she deserves for her performance on this recording imho.
I always thought this was just another great song... then I got older and now I react like this, too.
Hits me everytime
Amen brother
First heard this song when I was 15. Loved it. Now, almost 50 years later, it still brings a tear to my eye ... every time. The pure, raw, emotion is so powerful. There is a deep connection, somehow, somewhere..
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I seen Pink Floyd in Seattle in 1974, and they played this entire album. Best concert I witnessed in my life. Though 17 at the time, I wept when they played this song. 67 now, and I still get emotional when I hear Claire vocalize this piece.
Beautiful song, beautiful voice...
🎶🎵 Few can manage the ethereal qualities of progressive rock that Pink Floyd brings to the music world. They're definitely not "Another Brick in the Wall"... 😉 Thank you for your openness and honesty. As always, take care amd God Bless...
Thank you 😊
@@MorenikejiTaiwo Hi, I recommend a band for you! Look up on UA-cam Dr Hook - they have amazing songs!! You will love them!! Also take care of yourself!! We will beat the coronavirus!!!
I am 51 and watching people listen to this for the first time, feels like the first time for me. Seeing the reaction and emotions in your eyes brings back feelings and emotions I had 45 years ago. My parents played it and I didn't understand or appreciate it. Just a timeless masterpiece.
I love seeing the younger generation listening the music I grew up with and appreciating it. This music is from the heart and anyone that takes the time to listen to it will be touched. Good job Morenikeji.
This song never fails to bring me to tears. It's like it encapsulates all of the pain, suffering and death of humanity and as the "wailing" stops, death has occurred, peace has finally been achieved.
I like to describe listening to a lot of Pink Floyd's music like being on a ship in an absolutely horrible storm at night. No lights, no navigation, no engines, no rudder. All hope seems lost, you accept your fate and are ready to be taken by the abyss, but then you see the faint light of a lonely lighthouse. You are not alone! That's what listening to Pink Floyd feels like. Standing at the edge of the cliff, staring at the blackness, smiling lightly and turning around. It's the beauty in sadness and melancholy. And no other band captures these moments so well!
Don't sweat the emotional reaction, I can't listen to this song in front of people, it's so powerful I tear up every time, and I have been listening to it for decades. It's just as good every time.
Pink Floyd's claim to fame is how they grab your emotions and take them for a ride.
Thank you for your honest reaction to this classic song. Dark Side of the Moon is a concept album that deals with life, being human and how the pressure on the modern living impact on our mental health. Side 1 of the album deals with the passage of life to death. The album starts with Speak to Me/Breathe (A child hearing the world from inside their mother's womb, then being born and told that their life will be what they make it, but don't forget to care). It ends with The Great Gig in the Sky which explores the stages of grief associated with death and dying. I have listened to this album and this song for over thirty years but it has only been since my father passed away last year that I could not reach the end of this track without shedding a tear or two myself. Pink Floyd are masters at creating soundscapes that make you think, make you understand, make you reflect and make you feel. I look forward to your continued journey through Pink Floyd's extensive catalogue of masterpieces.
except when the child is aborted it it no longer hears
Abortion does not take place at times when the child can actually already hear in the civilized world. Medical circumstances aside.
@@mjsmcd A song that addresses this event directly is: Slayer - Silent Scream
Thank you Jonnie, you've brought it on point :-)
We played for my dad during his last day with us. He requested it.
I don’t know what it is Pink Floyd makes me cry sometimes too. SO MUCH EMOTION.
Bob Geldof said of the Floyd - they set out to be an emotional notion. Never been to a concert like theirs ever- grown people with tears in their eyes- quite extraordinary
Shine on Clara Diamond.
ooops Ciara....not Clara.
@@levinwhitfield3398 💎 😊
She's not singing about anything... she's singing about everything!
yes thats it.. cool
Yours is the best reaction to this song. You are one of the few that understand how important the lyrics are and you understood it was about death. You didn't say a word but reacted with emotions as I do when I hear this song. The man at the beginning says what we all say before we are confronted with death, lies to help us live another day. But the singer sings the truth from beginning to end. You and I are among the few that get that message... I'm not sure if everyone does... believe me I weep a bit everytime I hear this too.
I'm 46 years old, and I have absolutely no shame in saying that even after hearing this song for all of my life I still feel my emotions well up inside me when I hear that woman's voice sing out and ring the very vault of the heavens. Wonderful reaction.
You made the total _pro_ decision by listening to ‘Time’ and ‘The Great Gig in The Sky’ together. They absolutely belong together. They're like two halves of a whole. 💜
Thank you...and for giving this original with Clare Torry on vocals the emotion I'm sure she hoped to evoke.
This album was in the Billboard charts for 736 weeks from 1973 to 1988. That's all that needs to be said really except this, crying to this song is normal. It's a powerful work of art and crying is the correct response.
This song impacts everyone the same way. Love and be loved. But most of all………LOVE
Crying with you!! Despite me hearing this song Hundreds of times since I was a child and first heard this back in 1975!! Great reaction as it shows me you have a Great Soul, Feeling, and Empathy!! God Bless You and Thank You for Your Reaction!! You Definitely touched my 59 year old self with your reaction!!
no disclaimer needed! this is what is SUPPOSED to happen when you listen to this! you nailed it
Enjoy this music darlin they don't make music this good anymore much love.......
No they don't make music like this the music today sucks
@@Mark-op7jo There are a lot of great bands today, you just have to avoid mainstream radio
@@pierreo33 I got to say no to that the bands today suck just not like back in my time i am 57 now and pink floyd was one that played when i was 19 years old that's 38 years deafferents the music is not the same today wish it was
..you forget Bieber...
I've been listening to this for years and I cant make it through this album without shedding a tear.
Always close my eyes while listening to this song and envision its an angel showing me my life, the ups and downs , the happiness and my sad hours. As this piece of musics comes to an end the angel lays my body in the softest bed of peace. Such raw emotion.. Thank you pink floyd and Mrs. Claire Torrey
I'm not frightened of dying when I hear those angels sing.wow so so beautiful.xxxxx
Although this is 1 year old, and you've probably already heard it, your reaction is that of almost anyone that listens to this haunting masterpiece for the first time. The context of the piece accompanied by Clare Torrys magnificent vocal interpretation of giving into death makes this one of the most important musical compositions of our time.
You acted exactly how everyone should act on first exposure.
Or the 500th mate
@@danh8804 I still get choked up and I’m a long bearded, bull headed, occasional a-hole. Pink Floyd is the yang to my ying
You quoted the book of John, I love it!
So the crazy thing about this song is, they just hired the lady to sing it, and when she asked how it goes, they said they didn't know because she hadn't sung it yet. So she made it up on the spot, and that was the first (and last) take!
She did two and a half takes
@@vainestlamb5917 ...AND...she listened to the music several times that they had written, so she knew where the music was going...there is a very good article written about it...
@@johncollins6755 There is also the interview where she talks about it.
Im here right with you, been crying for 48 years to this.....
This song always makes me tear up.. not for those I've lost but for those I'm GOING to lose, and the fact that, in the end, there's nothing I can do to stop it.. there's so much pain, sadness, and even anger that comes through at times within this song.. so many emotions that I don't think I'll be ready to truly comprehend when times are at their darkest.
She walked among us once, leaving no doubt of her existence or divinity. Then she went away and left us with nothing but her voice.
Yours was the appropriate response, by the way.
verse two chapter one of someone
Nicely put
Are you referring to Hillary Clinton.
It's ok I have been listening to this song since it first came out I am 50 now and it still makes me cry . Her voice just makes you feel the song in your heart .
lol I am 56 and i still play it
@@Mark-op7jo Yeah nothing like classic Pink Floyd . Thanks for your comment .
Just let the tears flow, Morenikeji; it's therapeutic. Clare Torry's voice is so fantastic on this cut. You can find the story behind her studio performance on the internet. The backing vocalists on some live concert videos give Clare a good run for her money, but cannot match the spontaneous nature of the DSotM version. Yes, my eyes are flooded right now, too.
Your reaction is spot on! This song speaks to your soul. I can't remember the times i didn't cry listening to it
I'll never forget seeing The Dark Side of The Moon concert live in 1975, this song had the entire coliseum full of teenagers in tears. And every second of the rest was completely mind blowing!! Fink Floyd were the 1st band to have their own quadraphonic system and ya really could here the music travel around the room, so frea'kn cool!!!
No other song can tell so much without words. And you, being a very sensitive woman, could tell that.
As an Introvert (INFJ), and 62 years of age, the emotions become very intense as you rise in self awareness and awaken to the essence of who you are. It's okay. Just welcome the feelings. Let them caress you, move you in the way you allow. Remember, you are not your emotions. The feelings come from the connection between Yin and Yang, light and dark, positive and negative. You are handling all this energy in the way it's necessary and you always have the free will to choose whatever you feel is best. Because you feel, sense things so deeply, you also possess such physical beauty as well. I have seen very few women with such a balance of symmetry in your face. It is true. I think this occurs when there is an equality in the hemispheres of the brain. It is normal to struggle with your left brain and right. We are a complicated life form. But don't worry. Your soul knows what to do. 😊🙏❤🌹
Thank you so much 🙏❤️
@@MorenikejiTaiwo It's an honour. Thank you my dear for your very moving responses. Don't ever feel you can't show your emotions. 🙏😊😘💕🌹
Just don't forget to function on a day to day level
I've heard this song hundreds of times and this is the first time I've realized it had any lyrics. And I never heard the word "dying" and never associated the song with death at all. To me it was an emotionally expressive lyrical masterpiece evocative of all phases of life.
Nothing wrong with any of your tears, proves you are human with empathy. Keep feeling dont give in to the societal schizm of not having feelings. Their is something so human about relating to others pain, happiness. We cry to both these things. Your a beautiful soul if your soul hears this.
I am a Empath and seeing you break into tears set me off..
So lovely seeing your reaction to this great song from a great album.. I've been a big Pink Floyd fan since the 70's and this is one of my favourite albums.. Best listened to from start to end each track leads into the next.. I love sitting in the dark and getting lost in the music..
Don't ever stop being a (Introvert) empath. 💜
Love and Peace..
Tonight, somewhere on planet earth theres a couple o kids in their room having a sleepover a few joints food etc listening to floyd for the 1st time.....that was me 50 years ago...enjoy the ride kids, whats their best album ? Everything they do is the best.... and i wish i was you
Kudos also to Alan Parsons for engineering a great album. So much of the song’s impact is achieved through a deep connection between musicians and engineer.
If you listen with headphones you can hear (Alan Parsons?) talking to her. From what I understand she did this having never heard it before.
I've listened to SO many songs in my lifetime & none of them seem to be quite on the level of this one. I deeply consider The Great Gig in the Sky to be the best song of all time. Still waiting on a song to challenge it.
Been listening to it for more than 30 years now, and still, my reaction is your reaction. Every time
You get it. I'm proud of you. Not many do. That's been my reaction every time I hear it. For the past 50 years. ☺️