Arab Man Reacts to NIGHTWISH - The Greatest Show on Earth [LIVE at Wembley]

Habibati! You've commented. You've emailed. You've berated me. You've sent me death threats. Finally, here it is. 'The Greatest Show on Earth' by the mighty, all-conquering Nightwish.
What a journey this was. I mean this video is almost 30 minutes long! The last few songs we've reacted to by them had been more straightforward structure-wise, but this was an epic in all sense of the word. Oh, you're even going to have to forgive me because I thought the song ended at some point and later found out there was an entire spoken word section with Richard Dawkins himself that I just missed!
I enjoyed this so so much, and I've gone on to listen to it a few more times since we recorded this and discovered a bunch of stuff I completely didn't notice the first time around. I guess that's the beauty of these type of songs.
Let me know what you think of this song and where you rank alongside other Nightwish epics like 'Ghost Love Score' and "The Poet and the Pendulum'.
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[@AwakingOceanborn]

Yes! This is brilliant! It’s Sunday evening, which means it’s my day off, I have my warm tea, my cats are all asleep, I’m wrapped in a blanket (I don’t have a migraine for once) and now this. This is probably the second best way to chill and get a smile on my face (the first one is LOTR movies I’m sorry). Perfect timing!

[@bencooper4058]

Definitely wished you’d done the Tampere version, a much more impressive spectacle for your first listen. But super glad you did it anyway!

[@playtagwithasemi]

Not that this performance is bad by any means, but you owe it to yourself to check out the Tampere performance of this song. It's just... Next level.

[@cottagestoryteller]

"im very worried this is the wrong version"

[@frankpuncekar5051]

100 % agree with everyone Tempere is visually more stunning and is just plain better as far as all around performance.🤔🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@bazkeen]

Inspired by Richard Dawkin's 2009 book The Greatest Show On Earth.

[@mantailuaa]

Here is a little analysis of the song that I found from comments one day from one Nightwish fan : Finally!! Here it is this Masterpiece in "normal" english, lyrics are in " "

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

The Tampere 2015 version is the Greatest Show on Earth. This is the second greatest. But don't worry. It's still far better than most artists ever do. And there was Richard Dawkins live, if it matters something to somebody. And you cut it way too early. 😩🐫

[@TheIpadfanatic]

Tuomas was an exchange student in his teens in the USA. His host family decided to take him to his first concert. It was Metallica. From that point forward he was heavily influenced by them and it shouldn't come as any surprise that Empuu tossed in an Enter Sandman riff.

[@daviddarling5611]

Love the reaction, now that you've heard the song at Wembley , you have to see the version at Tampere. It is a different version but the same. Please please watch it to the absolute end. You missed at lot cutting it short.

[@rodolfotardin435]

Nightwish - HOW IS THE HEART - ACOUSTIC - PLANET ROCK

[@manarkawar3963]

Wow... one of the most epic songs ever..

[@KilpinenAleksi]

Do yourself a favor, and when you feel like it - just check out the Tampere live. For many reasons, it is even more impressive, and to their "home audience" too as it's in Finland. ;)

[@jamboree2723]

Check the Tampere version. The combination with fireworks is mindblowing.

[@greylight5]

I like your idea about two stories in one song! Even when you've listened to it as long as I have, know all the words and sit here singing along, it's still not limited to just that one story. That's the magic of music, it takes us on a journey and the destination may be different every time.

[@kunomoll2279]

Your face is showing the emotion I have everytime I listen to Nightwish! If I was a female, you would be my fav, dearest Arab Man!

[@fnglert]

Marko: Enter Ionia

[@SandraNelson063]

Joey!!! You should have picked the version with the lyrics and fireworks!!! Joey, I'm not mad, just very disappointed.

[@silverlightx6]

JOEY how could you!

[@evaDrepuS]

I also agree that you should check out the Tampere performance as well. This is one of those that both bring different nuances to the same song. For instance you get to hear Troy on the pipes instead of using the ebow.