Hello! I reacted to both the studio version and Pulse performance in this video :) Please don't miss out on both reactions! Also, REMINDER: I DO NOT HAVE TELEGRAM! PLEASE DO NOT BELIEVE THESE BOTS AND SCAMMERS!!! Take care
A slightly unusual Pink Floyd track (they rarely use other people's vocals) but this is the track that follows directly after "Time" which is a real "wake up" masterpiece
For something that is the opposite of tis, listen to ONE OF THESE DAYS from the PULSE concert.. it is strictly instrumental and amazing effects. Topped off with David Gilmour solo on the LAP GUITAR. Pretty incredible
Clare Torry's vocals are to represent the 5 stages of grief mourning: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. She improvised the entire vocal portion and she basically just let it rip. Also, Claire Torry's vocal is astonishing, but the chord progressions that Rick Wright plays (and wrote) on piano are unique. He was the soul of Pink Floyd.
@@StaceyRPGReactsShows you how much of a unique and underrated singer she was. Pink Floyd knew exactly what they were doing, while creating one of the greatest albums of all time.
@@StaceyRPGReacts That's the difference between giving it all in a one off studio session and conserving a voice to be able to keep doing it again the next night on a 100 gig tour.
My dad sat me down when I was 12 years old and told me to prepare to have my world changed forever. We listened to the Dark Side of Moon album straight through. 30 years later and I still get emotional when I hear this song and think about him.
The guest vocalist is Claire Torry, brought in by Alan Parsons, who engineered "Darkside of the Moon" album. She was just provided basic chord progressions and told not to sing any words. She created and sang this in only a few tries. The song is about a person gradually descending into death. I am so happy for you that you experienced the studio version first which is so powerful. Well done, Stacey.
Yes, two takes and a part. At the time Claire didn’t even know if it was ever going to be used and didn’t know it was until she heard it on the album. She was paid 30 pounds, more years later. I personally like the Delicate Sound of Thunder tour version.
Interviews with Rodger Waters on video said the band had some cue cards with single words on them, each being a thought or emotion, which they held up to Claire in the studio through control room window. Clare then expressed that emotion/thought in her singing in real time. Think it was all done in 2 takes and they used the first take. Apparently just another studio session as a session singe for Clare and she thought nothing of it until heading the released track in a record store somewhere shortly afterwards. There is a live performance with Clare on the vocals in 1990 ua-cam.com/video/VGX7RxsTNmo/v-deo.html
@@Sonny_Eclipse Yes, although the first vocalist here absolutely crushes the first part, overall I much prefer the "Delicate Sound of Thunder" version.
@@Sonny_Eclipse I heard a different version. She was paid 30 pounds at once as a regular session singer and she did not know whether her vocals would be used. However, later, when the album was already released, an unspoken agreement was made between her and the group to pay her another much larger amount. This is not the only time Pink Floyd had to pay extra to performers after the release of an album. So, some time after the release of The Wall, they had to find all the schoolchildren who sang there and pay them. At first, the children only got a Wall disk each.
"I never heard a song say so much with no words been spoken." Stacey, you described it perfectly. At Pulse tour it was sung by Sam Brown - first vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky", Durga McBroom - second vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky" and Claudia Fontaine - third vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky". Clare Torry created this all in one take, and that's what you hear, it includes some small parts of the second take. She was a studio singer and I think they paid Clare £50. Later, her name was put together with Richard Wright, who composed the song.
I’ve been listening to to Pink Floyd since I was about 14-15, I am now 63, there is nothing more pleasurable than seeing a young person enjoy and have the emotions I have every time I listen to the Floyd. Reminds of when I was introducing my daughter to this music when she was in her teens.Thank you for this, and welcome to the journey!
I'm almost 62 now and I've been listening to Pink Floyd since I was a teenager. I have "devoured" all the albums. I often borrowed some of the MCs (most people don't know them anymore) from the public library. And I'm very proud to have experienced PF live in Venice (1989, July), it was terrific
I've began to listen in 1994, at 10 after my dad took us to the concert in Bordeaux, France. My father loves this music, so I've always eard it. I've never stopped since, I'm 40 and I'm sad to have only 1 life to listen to those musics. My daughter is 11 now and grows up with Pink Floyd, of course !
Can’t speak for my entire generation but I know a lot of us have known and listened to Pink Floyd since we were teenagers, and I, for one, absolutely loved this double header “Great Gig” reaction. It’s nice to see young people making their PF discoveries- even more gratifying, and moving, to see you take the time to take in the full sensory experience of this one-of-a-kind song and to share that experience with your viewers. That you naturally absorbed the feelings I believe Floyd intended this song to evoke, that you got its meaning, was more than icing on the cake. Simply the best “Great Gig” reaction ever, Stacey. Cannot wait to watch you do the whole Dark Side album.
Yes. Growing up listening to the studio version and it was the only version to listen to over and over learning every note and inflection. Live performances are awesome of course but do believe nothing hits like the original studio performances or me. Thanks for understanding
Hi Stacey, 50 Yr old Pink Floyd fan here, I have listened to this song more times than I care to remember and it still brings me to tears. The song is meant to represent stages of grief from denial, anger & acceptance etc.... You really need to listen to Dark Side of The Moon from start to finish in one sitting, it will change your life & your perspective on life. Loving your channel. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
There's very few singers who could have delivered Clare's vocals from end to end, let alone to sing it and not be totally trashed by the end of it. (I'm betting Clare didn't have much left in the tank by the end of that session.) Maybe Ann Wilson, Aretha Franklin, one or two others... but if you want your vocalists to do a whole concert, night after night, you can't do that to them.
@@campbeld63 that is absolutely true. And I’m sure it was work. Think about the breathing, alone. Nothing but the breathing you have to do to sing like that for about 3 minutes. Especially with the long notes. Improved.
Stacey- fifty plus yrs of listening to the music of PINK FLOYD- your reaction is as powerful as my first time- my soul is lifted- hope you enjoyed your experience
When I saw the thumbnail I was worried you were going with the live version for your first reaction to this song, I'm relieve that you listened to the studio version first.
De même pour la chanson "Time" la version studio est la meilleure pour une première écoute car tu te concentres juste sur les paroles et la musique qui changera à tout jamais ta façon de voir la vie et le temps que pink Floyd nous montre d'une vision concrète simple que nous n'avons même pas imaginé, Stacey j'adore tes réactions très émouvantes qui me touches aussi, car pink Floyd c'est une expérience un voyage tout au fond de ton âme Désolé de t'écrire en français je suis francophone vivant sur une île du pacifique sud je comprends l'anglais mais nul en écrit 😊
The live version from Pulse is my favorite. I’ve listened to it somewhere between 75-100 times. I’ve never liked the studio version. But, I do realize that all subsequent versions branched from the original. So, lots of credit to Claire Torrey; I’d read she went into the recording booth without notes….competed it in one take and….left.
I love that moment as well. I have always seen it as David finishing his part so he can sit there and enjoy watching her make incredible art like the rest of us. Best seat in the house!
I have watched almost every reaction of this performance and must say that your reaction absolutely captured the soulful feeling that this masterpiece represents. Bravo to you...
The soul is leaving the body. I listened to this as I held my grandmother while she struggled on her journey. She was so scared of death, I held, talked, and comforted her . I instinctively knew the fight was too much. I got in the hospital bed beside until She was gone. I struggle to listen to this ever since. She was as amazing as is this score 🥲🥲🫡🫶✊❤️
After growing up in the 70s still into Pink Floyd & so many others. It's a heart warming thing to watch a younger person enjoying the great music that us old farts grew up with. Enjoy young lady.
15 years ago I took my wife to a PF tribute band concert, when they were playing the Great Gig... I looked to see her reaction... there were tears running down her cheeks... she was about 60 years old at the time
Claire is such a legend. She did the original in 2.5 takes. She thought it was some type of sound check at first, throwing in a couple "ohh baby babys" on the first. She was shocked to learn She was on the actual album, and later got a writing credit for her role.
59 year old Floyd fan here. Been listening to them since I was around 15 or 16. Its really great to see a young lady like yourself really "getting it" when it comes to Floyd. Its really great watching you discover some of the greatest music ever composed. You Rock! Keep Diving In...you wont be disappointed.
Rick Wright, Pink Floyd keyboardist, asked Durga Mcbroom, a background singer for Pink Floyd World Tour, to sing this song at his funeral. She did that too, as she confirmed to me personally. But there is still the unconfirmed rumor that she was accompanied on the piano by John Lord
There were 3 backup vocalists and they each did a great job. There is no need to put them down. Certainly Clare Torry was fantastic but the live performance in Pulse was not a competition.
Stacey, you need to do a video listening to the whole of Dark side of the moon, I guarantee you will run through the gamut of emotions and by the end, you may have a new take on life, love and loss.
I’m 63, and had the pleasure of seeing PF perform many times. Great Gig in the sky occasionally brings me to tears, music has been lost. Classic rock will live forever….
Stacey a day without your smile is like a day without sunshine, I hope your recovery is going well and you're always in all of our thoughts and prayers.
The feeling you're experiencing is your soul resonating with music. Welcome (again) to Pink Floyd. I love your reactions! Next: Shine on you crazy diamond, all parts.
I have been a lifelong pink floyd fan (i am in my mid 40s)... ive heard most of the tracks dozens of times. I still get goosebumps and some of them still bring me to tears. Not many bands can do that after the first listen. They really off the charts amazing and unique.
I was 16 when DSOTM came out and it blew me away. I'm now an old geezer of 67 and it still takes my breath away. To see you Stacey blown away confirms that it is a tune for all time. Thank you for this!
Top draw pure class pink floyd at their very best the pulse concert was perfection they give there public precisely what they want time and again year in year out I've been a fan since I was eighteen I'm now 74 years young their music will never get old or boring far from it its a great pity pink floyd has run its coarse unfortunately we all grow old but what a legacy they have left us with love them all great reaction from a true pink Floyd fan
In "Sorrow", also performed at Pulse and itself another jaw dropping guitar and vocal performance by David, he sings of a "silence that speaks so much louder than words..". Here that silence is broken by the crying out of beautiful, wordless female voices struggling to cope with the soul aching loss of a loved one. What a brilliant concept and beautiful presentation. Great to see and hear your appreciation for the genius of PF and also your apparently smooth post op recovery. Blessings !
There is some real quality orchestration in this live version. As the song is winding down - the tempo slows - there is space for the sounds to drift as we hang on and want the next note to come.....and the third singer starts to leave small gaps so there is silence between here notes.....I picture a person siting in a lounge chair in front of a fire place content that they have lived a good life, surrounded by friends and family.....and the person starts to drift away.....and the gaps represent the space between the last breaths before they pass into "the great gig in the sky". The third singer had so much control to fully stop the note before pausing and then starting a new note. The portrayal of the last few slow breaths after a long life is so strong to me.....
You're so awesome. I'm a long-time musician (since 1965). I bring that up because seeing your reactions reminds me why we do it... not for money, fame, sex drugs and rock n roll. The reason is being able to be there exactly when the listener needs your music. To make a person feel the song. To make a life better, even if it's just during the song. You are why we do it. Any of us at any level keeps playing for ourselves and THAT is a rewarding thing, but, again to make a moment. That's priceless.
2:39 It's great seeing the look on a first time listener's face as they're taken completely by surprise when it shifts from the soothing piano to Clare Torry belting a legendary vocal performance with everything she's got
The lady in the studio version is named Claire Torry. She is an English singer. In 1972 she was called to Abbey Road Studios and was asked to improvise over that melody and that was the result (after some attempts, I think). About what it transmits: I've read some opinions that state it is a near-death experience. I'm no expert in those subjects, but I think it is something too beautiful to be associated with death. Since I first heard it, I have associated it with a woman in the paroxysm of a very intense spiritual and physical experience. Curiously, the same image comes to my mind when I hear the guitar solo in Hey You.
"There was so much that was said, but nothing was said". I think everyone who has heard this amazing song has come away with this feeling. I first heard this song in the mid seventies (a few years after DSOTM was released) and this song has resonated through me ever since. Do not be surprised if you look back in 50 years and feel the same way! Pink Floyd will do this to you. I remember hearing Money for the first time on the school bus. I remember hearing Comfortably Numb for the first time driving down a specific road near where I live. And I certainly remember hearing The Great Gig in the Sky for the first time sitting in the dark in my bedroom.
Clair's vocals were done in three takes. The first take was considered to be completely unsuitable by Richard Wright who wrote this piece. She'd filled it with a lot of "oo-baby-baby" bits. He told her to do it again but don't use any words. Just use her voice as an instrument. So she did it again, and that's basically what you hear on the album. They had her do a third take, but knew immediately that the second take was gold. There were a few bits of the third take that were edited into the second take, so it's not correct to say this was a single take, but the vast majority of it was. The stars aligned that day and a fairy godmother smacked Clair Torry with a wand to make that happen.
Richard Wright (R.I.P) never got the credit he deserved, even though he gave us masterpieces like this. After Richard unfortunately left us David Gilmour said: «In my view, all the greatest Pink Floyd moments are the ones where he is in full flow. No-one can replace Richard Wright - he was my musical partner and my friend.» "In the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick's enormous input was frequently forgotten. He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound. Like Rick, I don't find it easy to express my feelings in words, but I loved him and will miss him enormously. I have never played with anyone quite like him"
Gilmour also said after Rick died that he would never perform Echoes again. He just could not imagine doing the song with anyone besides Rick. The chemistry they had in doing the song together is very evident in both the Live at Pompeii version and especially Gilmour's Live at Gdansk concert.
Once Floyd split, for me the real Floyd was whichever band had Rick in it. Fortunately this was also the one with Dave, so I had no conflict. And now Roger has morphed into some kind of Nazi, so he no longer a consideration.
@@donepearceo que você chama de "uniforme de extrema direita" é parte do figurino que usa para encenar show onde ele denúncia o nazismo é crimes cometidos pelos nazistas. Roger Waters é anti fascista, como demonstram as composições e produções dele.
Pink Floyd raised my spirit as a young man and I still have an emotional reaction all these many years later. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Clare Torry has entered the chat. About the only direction she got was, It's a timeline. Start of life to the end of life. That's why the energy drops off and mellows toward the end. The live version was Sam Brown.
It's really really fun to watch someone hear Pink Floyd for the first time. It hit us all the same way as you and to see it happen fresh, very fun! Thanks!
When reacting to Pink Floyd, I feel it's best to react to the studio version first then the Live. You will understand and appreciate what we experienced hearing the songs for the first time. I've been listening to Pink Floyd for 50 years and never tire of them. It warms my heart to see the younger generations experience the greatness of Pink Floyd. Thanks Stacey.
Claire Torry, a young Engish Lady, was brought in to sing on the"Darkside of the Moon" album. She was to make up chord progressions and told not to sing any words. She created and sang this in only a few tries by herself (so soulful for a young blue-eyed soul singer). The song is about a person gradually descending into death and heaven. Clair's vocals are magic, and her determination to hit all those notes by herself must have been a stunningly complex thing to do.Claire Torry, a young English singer, was brought in to perform on Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side of the Moon". She was asked to come up with chord progressions and was instructed not to sing any words. Despite this, she managed to create and sing a soulful melody about a person's gradual descent into death and eventual ascent into heaven, all in just a few tries. Her vocals on the song are truly magical, and her determination to hit all the notes by herself was a stunning feat.
It’s so comforting and enjoyable to watch you experience this song in a very similar way to me. There’s no telling how many times I’ve listened to this track now, but every single time it has the same weight and impact.
Pink Floyd gives you the whole gamut of emotions of how you're supposed to feel and react. This is another banger. It dealt with life and then passing away, and her singing is when she returns to Heaven from this world. Another great reaction Stacey. I still suggest "Time" as your next reaction, then please do "Welcome To The Machine" which dealt with being enslaved to technology if we're not careful.
Makes me think of the Live at Pompeii segment where the interviewer is asking Dave about equipment and he says something like (forgive me paraphrasing from memory): "We do rely on it a lot; I don't think it could actually take over." And then gets a look on his face like, "You're not going to let my amp see this and hear what I'm saying behind its back, are you?"
When you mentioned the beauty of the backup singers in one of your earlier videos, Great Gig In The Sky was the song I was going to recommend...so happy you love this band which, btw, you CAN still see live in concert in its current form, long after the split between Waters and Gilmour, and the loss of Wright. Don't miss their next tour, wherever you are.❤️
This song always brings a tear to my eye. Never has so much said be said without speaking in a song. Anger and fear moving to Acceptance and Surrender. Powerful and Beautiful at the same time.
In starting your Pink Floyd journey it's kind of like you've opened up Pandora's box in a way. You really need to see and hear their song Echoes Pink Floyd live in Pompeii 1972. You'll see the group when they were your age and I think you'll really enjoy the atmosphere and doing a song in an ancient amphitheater uncovered only a hundred years ago from a 79 AD Mount Vesuvius eruption! They do the song in front of no one in that ancient amphitheater basically playing to the ghosts of Pompeii!! It's an absolute journey of a song again "Echoes"!!
This is what I call pure female soul. As a man it gives me goose bumps. These ladies are communicating without words that we can all understand. Kudos to the band that provided them the opportunity to do this.
As you witnessed and reacted, this is a powerful song. Clare Torey’s performance was an absolute gem. The Pulse concert version was also a gem. I love the added dimension of the 3 ladies singing, and they were magnificent.
You've had a mind expansion. And a soul expansion with this song. " Time" is a song at the Pulse Concert that I think you'll appreciate. It makes me happy to see people, the age of our grandchildren discover the most creative, artistic period of music I've lived thru and I've lived thru eighty decades. Keep up your good work!
The blonde woman who sings first in the live version is called Sam Browne, she had a huge hit in the 80s in the UK with a song called Stop, beautiful song with an amazing voice, something you could maybe react to in the future 😁 beautiful reaction to one of the purest songs/compositions ever written Stacey ❤️❤️
Sam was a session singer, and a very talented one too. It's unfortunate that she hasn't had her talents showcased even more. But not everyone wants to be in the spotlight and constantly under pressure from music companies to produce new material and get financial results, like many artists are. When you hear music like this, and then consider what some "singers" and "musicians" put out, you realise how talentless some of them really are.
hey from Baltimore, fun fact; i saw an interview with Clare years ago. she said this little side job was rather short and uneventful in her mind. months after the album release, a friend of hers asked if she had even heard it yet. that to me is astonishing for the simple fact that she didn't even know that this song was published and she was part of this "forever" song if not the reason for it's timeless success! there has been a plethora of talented singers to perform this successfully, but she was the first and she wrote these riffs.
It's so awesome when I see someone finally understand the true incredible power of their music! Favorite band since 1987 and to this day, no one even comes close to their unique sound and creativity. Not to mention the band members are so individually talented (especially David G.) who can literally take you to space with his guitar notes. The emotions you feel have been felt many times by us true fans! Once you're able to truly perceive the entire body of work, the sheer talent, the creativity, and the history of the band as a whole, there is no doubt that they are in a class of their own and may never be outdone!! Btw I'm 54 now but saw the Pulse concert in Dallas, Tx 1994 at 25 years old. To experience that live in a huge football stadium with 60k other Floydians was AMAZING beyond words!! Enjoy your journey 😊
🥲 Thank you for sharing this experience. I've been a Floyd fan my entire life, and there's something gratifying to see how Floyd touches others like they have me my whole life. The Dark Side of the Moon deserves to be listened to in full. It's written in such a way that one song leads into the next and Pink Floyd directs your emotions the whole time.
Stacey I love your honesty and I actually could not wait until you heard this song..my favorite! Thank you for sharing yourself and Pink Floyd . Yes Claire Tory improvised, her story with this track is amazing. I was so fortunate to have seen this band 5 times....no one compares.....keep being you:)!!!!!!
I wanted to share an experience from when I was 21 in 1976 . My cousin gave me tickets for a Pink Floyd Dark Side of The Moon concert at 3 River Stadium in Pittsburg, PA. We were from Long Island, New York and 4 of us took a super van for the trip .We set up camp in a beautifulrolling hills area then headed into Pittsburgh. Whe we arrived it looked like a super van convention and it was ne big party for hours before the gates opened. 100,000 people showed up and it was a mad rush getting inside the stadium and I had ad my 3 friends follow my lead as I squeezed my way through the crowd until we arrived 20 feet from the stage right in front of where David Gilmore would be with no one in front of us front and center .out of a hundred thousand people ! The kind of concert when they played the first few notes we could already tell this would be the concert of our lived and it was. I've been to so many great concerts but to this day this concert remains the number 1 favorite concert of my life Never anything like it. The ground shook when they began and the music was the best especially font and center and the lighting and special effects were superior to any I have ever seen in a class all its own. As we progressed from day into night they could make the sky seeming it was falling in on our heads. The effects never quit including a world War 2 bomber with propeller engines 4 of them it was a realistic looking and sounding scaled down plane that flew across the stadium and pn a certain beat blew up into a fireball right between me and the stage and I could feel the heat of the fireball.it was absolutely shocking. The night was a beautiful night in late June. 10 years later I heard David on a late night radio station in Chicago talking about the band and the music and he was saying because the band had such complicated effects that it was almost impossible to have everything go just right there's always something going wrong he said except for this one night that he remembered from June in 1976 and he talked about it said that he'll never forget that night he said that's the one night where every single thing they did when absolutely perfectly and I was there for it the concert was so good that for all these years I could usually not enjoy watching concert videos of theirs because it would never come up to what I remembered but nowadays they've got some better ones to draw from like Paulson a couple of good ones that they've got now on UA-cam and then they are really good now and I just want to let you know that I think you're a really cool person I enjoy watching your reactions to Pink Floyd like nobody else you are as cool as the band so I thank you for doing what you do
Great to see that you are hearing the STUDIO version! With Pink Floyd, more than almost any other band, the studio version will be definitive and the version that MOST fans know inside out. Why? Because Pink Floyd uses LOTS of sound effects that were very carefully placed in the stereo sound field, and while Pink Floyd usually tries to replicate those sound effects in concert, it can't be done to the same extent, because you never have as much control over a live venue as you have when putting an album together in a studio. Live versions are GREAT, and I love them. But with Pink Floyd, more than most, the studio versions are usually *definitive* . With this song in particular, no one, not even Clare Torry (the female singer), could ever replicate the improvisational performance from the studio version. It's a one-off, one-and-done, that could never be repeated. Technically, I think she did two and a half takes, but the point is, the final result can never be replicated, not even by Clare herself. So if you want to hear it as the band intended for it to be heard, the studio version is 'the one' 👍
To be honest live actually live not on UA-cam it's pretty much exactly like the album with quadrophonic sound, the lasers, smoke and lights and well as the combined enegy and emapthy of 1000s in the same place at the same time. Bass strong enough to make your heart change it's rhythm helps with the immersion. You get to live it rather than hear it. I'd argue the original album versions feel a little flat after actually being there and seeing them live.
@@EricManktelow I was lucky to see them three times. At the old RFK Stadium (in D.C.), at Rupp Arena (Kentucky) and at Ohio Stadium (Columbus). Amazing experience, every time 👍
So glad you got to hear it...I subscribed a few weeks ago to see this reaction :) Think about this....million of people around the world react to this band just like you did...seeing it live was like angels were singing. That is why Pink Floyd is so famous.
Stacey I think most followers would rather you FEEL the music than be technically perfect. There are other channels for that, but a genuine reaction is priceless.
Sam Brown didn't sing on this studio version. It was Clare Torry. Sam sang live at the pulse concert. Both women are extremely talented singers but there's something about being the first makes Torrys version the best.
Sorry, didn't realise she was going to play both versions. Should have waited. My point about clare Torry still stands though. It took her a couple of takes and she came up with that. Genius...
The original singer was Claire Torry. She even got writers credits for her improvisation a few years ago. The first singer of the Pulse version was Sam Brown, an artist David discovered and promoted. The two other singers were Durga McBroom and Claudia Fontaine
@@ColKurtzknew Heres a lesson for you about the music industry of the 1950's, 60's 70's and 80s. Those who were session players didnt get what they deserved, only what they negotiated. She was brought in to do a job to improvise and was paid accordingly. That was that. End of transaction. That is what the session business is about and always has been about. You might not like it, but thats the way it is.
True, Sam is the daughter of Joe Brown and was part of the George Harrison set. She's worked with the best, singing backing vocals from 14 and had hits on her own and was a regular ukulele partner to George. She sang Horse to the Water at George's memorial concert.
I love your reactions to Pink Floyd. I've been listening to them since the early 70s and I still get choked up nearly every time i listen to them. Which is almost daily. Wait until you're in your 60's, this music will hit you completely different.
Anger. Sadness. Acceptance. ...Raw All people with empathy feel this song deeply. Timeless. It's what makes Pink Floyd so legendary. They uniquely make art from the heart of life.
The band began casting around for a singer, and studio engineer Alan Parsons suggested Clare Torry, a 25-year-old songwriter and session vocalist he had worked with on a Top of The Pops covers album. Torry was contacted to arrange a session for the same evening but she had other commitments, including tickets to see Chuck Berry, so a three-hour session was scheduled for the next day, Sunday 21 January. The band played the instrumental track to Torry and asked her to improvise a vocal. At first she struggled to find what was needed, but then she was inspired to sing as if she were an instrument herself. Torry performed two complete takes, the second more emotional than the first, but when David Gilmour asked for a third take she stopped halfway through, feeling that she was becoming repetitive and had already done the best she could. The final album track was assembled from all three takes. The members of the band were deeply impressed by Torry's performance but did not tell her this, and she left the studio, with a standard £30 flat fee, under the impression that her vocals would not make the final cut. She only became aware that she had been included in the final mix when she picked up the album at a local record store and saw her name in the credits. In 2005, an undisclosed out-of-court settlement in Torry's favour included giving her vocal composition credit. In the Pulse live version the singers are Sam Brown, Claudia Fontaine and Durga McBroom
Stacey, you are now a fellow Floydian. This is the 2nd time i'm requesting you to listen to Echoes live from Pompeii. It's Gods singing to the Gods. You can see the boys when theyre in their 20's perform live. There are 2 parts.
Clare Torry was in the same studio as Pink Floyd. Roger Waters hadn't finished the lyrics. They asked Clare to improvise on the theme of death. It took two takes. The lyrics went out of the window.
I'm extremely happy, though not too surprised, with so many newer generations discovering and loving Pink Floyd. This band helped me through depression and some other rough times. Their music is, I believe, timeless.
Speaking as someone who has seen Pink Floyd play live and enjoyed their music since 1973, your reactions to this song as well as other Pink Floyd reactions you have done are the best reactions to Pink Floyd I have watched. Truly, I have watched all the others, but what sets you above the others is you get it not just in your ears, but it your heart and mind. Hearing young people discover the quality of the past brings a tear to my eyes as much as their music does you for hearing them for the first time. Enjoy the rest of your Pink Floyd journey.
Now you need to listen to the whole dark side of the moon album. Life changing 45 mins of music. They play it live all the way through at the Pulse concert
If you pay attention, between the transition of the second vocalist and the third one, you can hear a whisper that says: ""If you can hear this whispering you are dying"
The song symbllizes the stages of dealing with death. From rage all the way to acceptance and solace. To anyone who already faced the innevitability of their own mortality, this song hits even deeper.
I was 12 when my cousin first played Dark Side of the Moon for me up in the mountains between Utah and Wyoming at a family reunion. I’m 61 now, and i never get tired of listening to Pink Floyd. I love your reactions. I can tell that the music really moves you. Enjoy
For another studio version, listen to "Mother". Far better than the only live version I've seen. You should really check out "Coming Back to Life" from the Pulse concert. One of the most beautiful guitar solos you will ever hear. My money says you're in tears within 90 seconds. Love your PF reactions. you just really get it. Floyd on!
Stacey, you're not alone. The first time I listened to this song it blew my freaking mind. Pink Floyd went beyond classic music, rock, prog or any other genre in their music masterpieces. I've been listening to Pink Floyd since the 70's and it never gets old. Love your reactions.
If you wanna see the original Pink Floyd lineup, and one of the best live performances ever, check out "Echoes - Live in Pompeii" Your reactions are superb!
You got pink Floyd Stacey,! Saw them on my birthday in Orlando. It rained so hard and no one left. We were stuck in the mud. Everyone helped push one another out. Pink Floyd always puts me in a place no other band has. A good and calm place. So glad you experienced it.
Dark Side of the Moon was produced in 1973. I didn’t hear the entire album until 1977 when I was 17. I heard it in an 8-track tape in the van of a friend of mine. It blew me away at 17. You’re absolutely right about the way this song reaches you. Still hoping you will react to Echoes Live at Pompeii way back in 1971. You would love it.
Same here. 17, my first serious boyfriend introduced me to PF and other great bands. Before that it was top 40 on the radio. I will always love him for it.
There are three bands that are simply so talented, so masterful, so influential that it is almost a sacrilege not to have exposure to them. You've heard two: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd--I love your amazing appreciation of them. The third is Queen, and is very different from Floyd and Zeppelin. I recommend starting with the studio/video version of Bohemian Rhapsody (do NOT look up anything about the song beforehand), then the live version of Somebody to Love, then the Live Aid performance of Radio Ga-Ga, then the whole Live Aid set, which is almost unquestionably considered to be the best live set ever. Oh--also: Metallica, Master of Puppets, One, Fade to Black. Plus anything and everything Chris Cornell.
I had exactly the same reaction as you. I’ve probably listened to it over a hundred times over the years, but it still puts tears in my eyes. It’s just very touching.
I am so looking forward to see your reaction to Time....hopefully the studio version first! Another classic to react to is Echoes Live From Pompeii...1972 when they were young guys!
Your reaction is amazing, it is the same as mine was 50 years ago but so much more emotional than I could have imagined. I'm 65 and I appreciate your reaction. Bravos, this is what this song deserves. Thank you.
There was a bit of direction given: they said to Clare, 'Sorry, we've got no words, no melody line, just a chord sequence - just see what you can do with it.' "She was only there for a couple of hours." - DSOTM Producer Alan Parsons. And for this astonishing performance she was paid the equivalent in today's money of just over £400. An out-of-court settlement in 2005 rectified the matter and she finally got her long overdue compensation, and credit as co-songwriter for The Great Gig in the Sky.
Truly it is a "lap steel" since it doesn't have pedals or knee levers to change the string tunings. Admittedly, he's not setting it on his lap but other players (ie. Steve Howe of Yes) use the version with legs and stand or sit while playing.
It is wonderful seeing people discovering Pink Floyd. I was so fortunate to be at this concert - still have so many amazing memories from it all these years later but this was one of many many highlights
This is a near-death experience as told through the blessings of music. If you notice in the very beginning of the song you hear them speaking about dying and not caring about dying as any time may do. The song starts off with the presence of life as it flows, moving forward it takes you into the struggle of losing life, then it takes you through the transition of life in the afterlife. This is where you become overwashed with bliss and the understanding that all is as it should be and all is ok.
Hello! I reacted to both the studio version and Pulse performance in this video :) Please don't miss out on both reactions! Also, REMINDER: I DO NOT HAVE TELEGRAM! PLEASE DO NOT BELIEVE THESE BOTS AND SCAMMERS!!! Take care
Hope you are well Stacey. Love your Pink Floyd reactions!
A slightly unusual Pink Floyd track (they rarely use other people's vocals) but this is the track that follows directly after "Time" which is a real "wake up" masterpiece
For something that is the opposite of tis, listen to ONE OF THESE DAYS from the PULSE concert.. it is strictly instrumental and amazing effects. Topped off with David Gilmour solo on the LAP GUITAR. Pretty incredible
It's just a session jazz vocalist messing around.
Oh so it’s not you. Was wondering why you kept hassling me to join it. Was so looking forward to getting my guitar and laptop 😂
Clare Torry's vocals are to represent the 5 stages of grief mourning: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. She improvised the entire vocal portion and she basically just let it rip.
Also, Claire Torry's vocal is astonishing, but the chord progressions that Rick Wright plays (and wrote) on piano are unique. He was the soul of Pink Floyd.
it is incredible she sang it all by herself while the live version had 3 people sing! WOW!
@@StaceyRPGReactsShows you how much of a unique and underrated singer she was. Pink Floyd knew exactly what they were doing, while creating one of the greatest albums of all time.
Need to listen to dark side of the moon in full
Brilliant video, best band ever, check out Run Like Hell from Pulse
@@StaceyRPGReacts That's the difference between giving it all in a one off studio session and conserving a voice to be able to keep doing it again the next night on a 100 gig tour.
My dad sat me down when I was 12 years old and told me to prepare to have my world changed forever. We listened to the Dark Side of Moon album straight through. 30 years later and I still get emotional when I hear this song and think about him.
50 years...
U had a fabulous dad!
Your Dad was a very Wise man!
Wow❤😊
You had a great dad. Pink Floyd intended that dark side of the Moon be listened to straight through, in order because it's telling a story.
The guest vocalist is Claire Torry, brought in by Alan Parsons, who engineered "Darkside of the Moon" album. She was just provided basic chord progressions and told not to sing any words. She created and sang this in only a few tries. The song is about a person gradually descending into death. I am so happy for you that you experienced the studio version first which is so powerful. Well done, Stacey.
Yes, two takes and a part. At the time Claire didn’t even know if it was ever going to be used and didn’t know it was until she heard it on the album. She was paid 30 pounds, more years later. I personally like the Delicate Sound of Thunder tour version.
Interviews with Rodger Waters on video said the band had some cue cards with single words on them, each being a thought or emotion, which they held up to Claire in the studio through control room window. Clare then expressed that emotion/thought in her singing in real time. Think it was all done in 2 takes and they used the first take. Apparently just another studio session as a session singe for Clare and she thought nothing of it until heading the released track in a record store somewhere shortly afterwards. There is a live performance with Clare on the vocals in 1990 ua-cam.com/video/VGX7RxsTNmo/v-deo.html
@@Sonny_Eclipse Yes, although the first vocalist here absolutely crushes the first part, overall I much prefer the "Delicate Sound of Thunder" version.
Greatest band EVER!
@@Sonny_Eclipse I heard a different version. She was paid 30 pounds at once as a regular session singer and she did not know whether her vocals would be used. However, later, when the album was already released, an unspoken agreement was made between her and the group to pay her another much larger amount. This is not the only time Pink Floyd had to pay extra to performers after the release of an album. So, some time after the release of The Wall, they had to find all the schoolchildren who sang there and pay them. At first, the children only got a Wall disk each.
"I never heard a song say so much with no words been spoken." Stacey, you described it perfectly.
At Pulse tour it was sung by Sam Brown - first vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky", Durga McBroom - second vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky" and Claudia Fontaine - third vocalist on "The Great Gig in the Sky".
Clare Torry created this all in one take, and that's what you hear, it includes some small parts of the second take. She was a studio singer and I think they paid Clare £50. Later, her name was put together with Richard Wright, who composed the song.
Two takes
I’ve been listening to to Pink Floyd since I was about 14-15, I am now 63, there is nothing more pleasurable than seeing a young person enjoy and have the emotions I have every time I listen to the Floyd. Reminds of when I was introducing my daughter to this music when she was in her teens.Thank you for this, and welcome to the journey!
I'm almost 62 now and I've been listening to Pink Floyd since I was a teenager. I have "devoured" all the albums. I often borrowed some of the MCs (most people don't know them anymore) from the public library. And I'm very proud to have experienced PF live in Venice (1989, July), it was terrific
Doug, I am 65, and I could not have said it any better! My hat is off to you!!
I've began to listen in 1994, at 10 after my dad took us to the concert in Bordeaux, France. My father loves this music, so I've always eard it.
I've never stopped since, I'm 40 and I'm sad to have only 1 life to listen to those musics.
My daughter is 11 now and grows up with Pink Floyd, of course !
🤘😊
Same, and same age . Wow , so far ahead of their time .
Can’t speak for my entire generation but I know a lot of us have known and listened to Pink Floyd since we were teenagers, and I, for one, absolutely loved this double header “Great Gig” reaction. It’s nice to see young people making their PF discoveries- even more gratifying, and moving, to see you take the time to take in the full sensory experience of this one-of-a-kind song and to share that experience with your viewers. That you naturally absorbed the feelings I believe Floyd intended this song to evoke, that you got its meaning, was more than icing on the cake. Simply the best “Great Gig” reaction ever, Stacey. Cannot wait to watch you do the whole Dark Side album.
So glad you heard the studio version first.
Yes. Growing up listening to the studio version and it was the only version to listen to over and over learning every note and inflection. Live performances are awesome of course but do believe nothing hits like the original studio performances or me. Thanks for understanding
Live version is so good. I prefer it.
Yes. Studio Version is simply the best and hard to replicate. ❤
Hi Stacey, 50 Yr old Pink Floyd fan here, I have listened to this song more times than I care to remember and it still brings me to tears. The song is meant to represent stages of grief from denial, anger & acceptance etc....
You really need to listen to Dark Side of The Moon from start to finish in one sitting, it will change your life & your perspective on life.
Loving your channel. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Just lightly stoned...float....
Or very high.@@stuart_oneill
A couple Tai sticks help to
@@stuart_oneill That works 😄
Clare Torry did such an amazing job with the studio album that it requires 3 people to do a live version.
And even with three they were not even close to the perfection of Clare.
There's very few singers who could have delivered Clare's vocals from end to end, let alone to sing it and not be totally trashed by the end of it. (I'm betting Clare didn't have much left in the tank by the end of that session.) Maybe Ann Wilson, Aretha Franklin, one or two others... but if you want your vocalists to do a whole concert, night after night, you can't do that to them.
@@campbeld63 that is absolutely true. And I’m sure it was work. Think about the breathing, alone. Nothing but the breathing you have to do to sing like that for about 3 minutes. Especially with the long notes. Improved.
Yet their individual efforts eclipsed Torry's efforts. It's not even a question
I mean it is much harder to do this live over and over than in a studio so that is kind of an odd take. The live version is also just better.
Stacey- fifty plus yrs of listening to the music of PINK FLOYD- your reaction is as powerful as my first time- my soul is lifted- hope you enjoyed your experience
When I saw the thumbnail I was worried you were going with the live version for your first reaction to this song, I'm relieve that you listened to the studio version first.
had to do both for this one!
De même pour la chanson "Time" la version studio est la meilleure pour une première écoute car tu te concentres juste sur les paroles et la musique qui changera à tout jamais ta façon de voir la vie et le temps que pink Floyd nous montre d'une vision concrète simple que nous n'avons même pas imaginé, Stacey j'adore tes réactions très émouvantes qui me touches aussi, car pink Floyd c'est une expérience un voyage tout au fond de ton âme
Désolé de t'écrire en français je suis francophone vivant sur une île du pacifique sud je comprends l'anglais mais nul en écrit 😊
Me too as I nearly didn't watch it I dislike the live version so much.
The live version from Pulse is my favorite. I’ve listened to it somewhere between 75-100 times. I’ve never liked the studio version. But, I do realize that all subsequent versions branched from the original. So, lots of credit to Claire Torrey; I’d read she went into the recording booth without notes….competed it in one take and….left.
@@knvbcoachI agree, love the original but the visual of watching those ladies belt out those notes just puts this song on a different level for me!
Gilmour just watching Claudia Fontaine finish her rendition is priceless 👏👏👏👏
R.I.P. Claudia, I loved your voice on your own, and in harmony with Sam Brown, and Durga Mcbroom ❤ Your talent is missed 😢
Yes indeed, Rest in perfect peace our wonderful Claudia ❤️
I love how David looks at her at the end. It was like love and appreciation in a look.
Check the glances exchanged between David and Rachel towards the end of their DSOT live performance of Run Like Hell. Something was going on there lol
@@ColKurtzknew I’m ok with that. 😊
I love that moment as well. I have always seen it as David finishing his part so he can sit there and enjoy watching her make incredible art like the rest of us. Best seat in the house!
Don't read too much into it. David was more likely just checking the cue points were on.
@@shegocrazy Aren't YOU a little ray of sunshine?
I have watched almost every reaction of this performance and must say that your reaction absolutely captured the soulful feeling that this masterpiece represents. Bravo to you...
Been listening to Pink Floyd for fifty years. They are unique.
The soul is leaving the body. I listened to this as I held my grandmother while she struggled on her journey. She was so scared of death, I held, talked, and comforted her . I instinctively knew the fight was too much. I got in the hospital bed beside until She was gone. I struggle to listen to this ever since. She was as amazing as is this score 🥲🥲🫡🫶✊❤️
After growing up in the 70s still into Pink Floyd & so many others. It's a heart warming thing to watch a younger person enjoying the great music that us old farts grew up with. Enjoy young lady.
15 years ago I took my wife to a PF tribute band concert, when they were playing the Great Gig... I looked to see her reaction... there were tears running down her cheeks... she was about 60 years old at the time
Claire is such a legend. She did the original in 2.5 takes. She thought it was some type of sound check at first, throwing in a couple "ohh baby babys" on the first. She was shocked to learn She was on the actual album, and later got a writing credit for her role.
59 year old Floyd fan here. Been listening to them since I was around 15 or 16. Its really great to see a young lady like yourself really "getting it" when it comes to Floyd. Its really great watching you discover some of the greatest music ever composed. You Rock! Keep Diving In...you wont be disappointed.
Rick Wright, Pink Floyd keyboardist, asked Durga Mcbroom, a background singer for Pink Floyd World Tour, to sing this song at his funeral. She did that too, as she confirmed to me personally. But there is still the unconfirmed rumor that she was accompanied on the piano by John Lord
You noticed that it took 3 singers to replace Torry's vocals.
This song takes you to the different stages of dying, and finally accepting death.
There were 3 backup vocalists and they each did a great job. There is no need to put them down. Certainly Clare Torry was fantastic but the live performance in Pulse was not a competition.
I met Claire Torry. She is a legend in her own right.
The band were silent at the end of her performance, she thought they were disappointed but in fact in awe. @@kiwiadventures3773
Sam>Torry
Stacey, you need to do a video listening to the whole of Dark side of the moon, I guarantee you will run through the gamut of emotions and by the end, you may have a new take on life, love and loss.
I cant wait to do it!!
The greatest album, top to bottom, ever written. Must listen to it from start to finish.
I couldn’t agree more. Just do it. PLEASE!
I’m 63, and had the pleasure of seeing PF perform many times. Great Gig in the sky occasionally brings me to tears, music has been lost. Classic rock will live forever….
Stacey a day without your smile is like a day without sunshine, I hope your recovery is going well and you're always in all of our thoughts and prayers.
What do you mean recovery
An amazing vocal delivered over a few takes, truly magic, classic!!
The feeling you're experiencing is your soul resonating with music. Welcome (again) to Pink Floyd.
I love your reactions!
Next: Shine on you crazy diamond, all parts.
I have been a lifelong pink floyd fan (i am in my mid 40s)... ive heard most of the tracks dozens of times. I still get goosebumps and some of them still bring me to tears. Not many bands can do that after the first listen. They really off the charts amazing and unique.
That was the best Pink Floyd reaction I've ever experienced on any of their songs. Thank you so very much
I was 16 when DSOTM came out and it blew me away. I'm now an old geezer of 67 and it still takes my breath away. To see you Stacey blown away confirms that it is a tune for all time. Thank you for this!
Top draw pure class pink floyd at their very best the pulse concert was perfection they give there public precisely what they want time and again year in year out I've been a fan since I was eighteen I'm now 74 years young their music will never get old or boring far from it its a great pity pink floyd has run its coarse unfortunately we all grow old but what a legacy they have left us with love them all great reaction from a true pink Floyd fan
In "Sorrow", also performed at Pulse and itself another jaw dropping guitar and vocal performance by David, he sings of a "silence that speaks so much louder than words..". Here that silence is broken by the crying out of beautiful, wordless female voices struggling to cope with the soul aching loss of a loved one. What a brilliant concept and beautiful presentation.
Great to see and hear your appreciation for the genius of PF and also your apparently smooth post op recovery.
Blessings !
There is some real quality orchestration in this live version. As the song is winding down - the tempo slows - there is space for the sounds to drift as we hang on and want the next note to come.....and the third singer starts to leave small gaps so there is silence between here notes.....I picture a person siting in a lounge chair in front of a fire place content that they have lived a good life, surrounded by friends and family.....and the person starts to drift away.....and the gaps represent the space between the last breaths before they pass into "the great gig in the sky". The third singer had so much control to fully stop the note before pausing and then starting a new note. The portrayal of the last few slow breaths after a long life is so strong to me.....
You're so awesome.
I'm a long-time musician (since 1965).
I bring that up because seeing your reactions reminds me why we do it... not for money, fame, sex drugs and rock n roll. The reason is being able to be there exactly when the listener needs your music. To make a person feel the song.
To make a life better, even if it's just during the song. You are why we do it. Any of us at any level keeps playing for ourselves and THAT is a rewarding thing, but, again to make a moment. That's priceless.
2:39 It's great seeing the look on a first time listener's face as they're taken completely by surprise when it shifts from the soothing piano to Clare Torry belting a legendary vocal performance with everything she's got
The lady in the studio version is named Claire Torry. She is an English singer.
In 1972 she was called to Abbey Road Studios and was asked to improvise over that melody and that was the result (after some attempts, I think).
About what it transmits: I've read some opinions that state it is a near-death experience.
I'm no expert in those subjects, but I think it is something too beautiful to be associated with death.
Since I first heard it, I have associated it with a woman in the paroxysm of a very intense spiritual and physical experience. Curiously, the same image comes to my mind when I hear the guitar solo in Hey You.
My 13 yo daughter head this. She said it was ‘emotionful’. Thank you to Pink Floyd and to you for posting x
That is all about it!! Lovely comment! Peace Out!
"There was so much that was said, but nothing was said". I think everyone who has heard this amazing song has come away with this feeling. I first heard this song in the mid seventies (a few years after DSOTM was released) and this song has resonated through me ever since. Do not be surprised if you look back in 50 years and feel the same way! Pink Floyd will do this to you. I remember hearing Money for the first time on the school bus. I remember hearing Comfortably Numb for the first time driving down a specific road near where I live. And I certainly remember hearing The Great Gig in the Sky for the first time sitting in the dark in my bedroom.
those vocals were done in 1 take, mind blowing ,life changing and taken on a trip
Clair's vocals were done in three takes. The first take was considered to be completely unsuitable by Richard Wright who wrote this piece. She'd filled it with a lot of "oo-baby-baby" bits. He told her to do it again but don't use any words. Just use her voice as an instrument. So she did it again, and that's basically what you hear on the album. They had her do a third take, but knew immediately that the second take was gold. There were a few bits of the third take that were edited into the second take, so it's not correct to say this was a single take, but the vast majority of it was. The stars aligned that day and a fairy godmother smacked Clair Torry with a wand to make that happen.
Richard Wright (R.I.P) never got the credit he deserved, even though he gave us masterpieces like this.
After Richard unfortunately left us David Gilmour said: «In my view, all the greatest Pink Floyd moments are the ones where he is in full flow. No-one can replace Richard Wright - he was my musical partner and my friend.»
"In the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick's enormous input was frequently forgotten. He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound. Like Rick, I don't find it easy to express my feelings in words, but I loved him and will miss him enormously. I have never played with anyone quite like him"
Gilmour also said after Rick died that he would never perform Echoes again. He just could not imagine doing the song with anyone besides Rick. The chemistry they had in doing the song together is very evident in both the Live at Pompeii version and especially Gilmour's Live at Gdansk concert.
Once Floyd split, for me the real Floyd was whichever band had Rick in it. Fortunately this was also the one with Dave, so I had no conflict. And now Roger has morphed into some kind of Nazi, so he no longer a consideration.
@@donepearce you can say many things about Roger Waters, but nazi is definitely NOT one of them
@@stigandrmyrardalur5208 So you haven't seen him in his far right uniform, ranting at crowds?
@@donepearceo que você chama de "uniforme de extrema direita" é parte do figurino que usa para encenar show onde ele denúncia o nazismo é crimes cometidos pelos nazistas. Roger Waters é anti fascista, como demonstram as composições e produções dele.
Pink Floyd raised my spirit as a young man and I still have an emotional reaction all these many years later. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Clare Torry has entered the chat.
About the only direction she got was, It's a timeline. Start of life to the end of life. That's why the energy drops off and mellows toward the end.
The live version was Sam Brown.
And Durga McBroom. And the late Claudia Fontaine.
It's really really fun to watch someone hear Pink Floyd for the first time. It hit us all the same way as you and to see it happen fresh, very fun! Thanks!
When reacting to Pink Floyd, I feel it's best to react to the studio version first then the Live. You will understand and appreciate what we experienced hearing the songs for the first time. I've been listening to Pink Floyd for 50 years and never tire of them. It warms my heart to see the younger generations experience the greatness of Pink Floyd. Thanks Stacey.
Claire Torry, a young Engish Lady, was brought in to sing on the"Darkside of the Moon" album. She was to make up chord progressions and told not to sing any words. She created and sang
this in only a few tries by herself (so soulful for a young blue-eyed soul singer). The song is about a person gradually descending into death and heaven. Clair's vocals are magic, and
her determination to hit all those notes by herself must have been a stunningly complex thing to do.Claire Torry, a young English singer, was brought in to perform on Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side of the Moon". She was asked to come up with chord progressions and was instructed not to sing any words. Despite this, she managed to create and sing a soulful melody about a person's gradual descent into death and eventual ascent into heaven, all in just a few tries. Her vocals on the song are truly magical, and her determination to hit all the notes by herself was a stunning feat.
The stages of dying by Kübler-Ross, that is what you heart. The anger, pain, acception ... brillant
... acceptance ... 🙂
@@thegroovetube3247 thank you, my english is not the best...
It’s so comforting and enjoyable to watch you experience this song in a very similar way to me. There’s no telling how many times I’ve listened to this track now, but every single time it has the same weight and impact.
Pink Floyd gives you the whole gamut of emotions of how you're supposed to feel and react. This is another banger. It dealt with life and then passing away, and her singing is when she returns to Heaven from this world. Another great reaction Stacey. I still suggest "Time" as your next reaction, then please do "Welcome To The Machine" which dealt with being enslaved to technology if we're not careful.
Makes me think of the Live at Pompeii segment where the interviewer is asking Dave about equipment and he says something like (forgive me paraphrasing from memory): "We do rely on it a lot; I don't think it could actually take over." And then gets a look on his face like, "You're not going to let my amp see this and hear what I'm saying behind its back, are you?"
When you mentioned the beauty of the backup singers in one of your earlier videos, Great Gig In The Sky was the song I was going to recommend...so happy you love this band which, btw, you CAN still see live in concert in its current form, long after the split between Waters and Gilmour, and the loss of Wright. Don't miss their next tour, wherever you are.❤️
This song always brings a tear to my eye. Never has so much said be said without speaking in a song. Anger and fear moving to Acceptance and Surrender. Powerful and Beautiful at the same time.
Thank you for reacting to both version's Stacey, you cannot help but get emotional when hear this magical song ❤
In starting your Pink Floyd journey it's kind of like you've opened up Pandora's box in a way. You really need to see and hear their song Echoes Pink Floyd live in Pompeii 1972. You'll see the group when they were your age and I think you'll really enjoy the atmosphere and doing a song in an ancient amphitheater uncovered only a hundred years ago from a 79 AD Mount Vesuvius eruption! They do the song in front of no one in that ancient amphitheater basically playing to the ghosts of Pompeii!! It's an absolute journey of a song again "Echoes"!!
Couldn't agree more. Just a masterpiece
This is what I call pure female soul. As a man it gives me goose bumps. These ladies are communicating without words that we can all understand. Kudos to the band that provided them the opportunity to do this.
As you witnessed and reacted, this is a powerful song. Clare Torey’s performance was an absolute gem. The Pulse concert version was also a gem. I love the added dimension of the 3 ladies singing, and they were magnificent.
You've had a mind expansion. And a soul expansion with this song. " Time" is a song at the Pulse Concert that I think you'll appreciate. It makes me happy to see people, the age of our grandchildren discover the most creative, artistic period of music I've lived thru and I've lived thru eighty decades. Keep up your good work!
The blonde woman who sings first in the live version is called Sam Browne, she had a huge hit in the 80s in the UK with a song called Stop, beautiful song with an amazing voice, something you could maybe react to in the future 😁 beautiful reaction to one of the purest songs/compositions ever written Stacey ❤️❤️
Sam Brown (no "e") is the daughter of 1960s pop singer Joe Brown (headed his group Joe Brown and the Bruvvers).
Sam was a session singer, and a very talented one too. It's unfortunate that she hasn't had her talents showcased even more. But not everyone wants to be in the spotlight and constantly under pressure from music companies to produce new material and get financial results, like many artists are. When you hear music like this, and then consider what some "singers" and "musicians" put out, you realise how talentless some of them really are.
hey from Baltimore,
fun fact; i saw an interview with Clare years ago. she said this little side job was rather short and uneventful in her mind. months after the album release, a friend of hers asked if she had even heard it yet. that to me is astonishing for the simple fact that she didn't even know that this song was published and she was part of this "forever" song if not the reason for it's timeless success!
there has been a plethora of talented singers to perform this successfully, but she was the first and she wrote these riffs.
It's so awesome when I see someone finally understand the true incredible power of their music! Favorite band since 1987 and to this day, no one even comes close to their unique sound and creativity. Not to mention the band members are so individually talented (especially David G.) who can literally take you to space with his guitar notes. The emotions you feel have been felt many times by us true fans! Once you're able to truly perceive the entire body of work, the sheer talent, the creativity, and the history of the band as a whole, there is no doubt that they are in a class of their own and may never be outdone!! Btw I'm 54 now but saw the Pulse concert in Dallas, Tx 1994 at 25 years old. To experience that live in a huge football stadium with 60k other Floydians was AMAZING beyond words!! Enjoy your journey 😊
🥲 Thank you for sharing this experience. I've been a Floyd fan my entire life, and there's something gratifying to see how Floyd touches others like they have me my whole life.
The Dark Side of the Moon deserves to be listened to in full. It's written in such a way that one song leads into the next and Pink Floyd directs your emotions the whole time.
Stacey I love your honesty and I actually could not wait until you heard this song..my favorite! Thank you for sharing yourself and Pink Floyd . Yes Claire Tory improvised, her story with this track is amazing. I was so fortunate to have seen this band 5 times....no one compares.....keep being you:)!!!!!!
I wanted to share an experience from when I was 21 in 1976 . My cousin gave me tickets for a Pink Floyd Dark Side of The Moon concert at 3 River Stadium in Pittsburg, PA. We were from Long Island, New York and 4 of us took a super van for the trip .We set up camp in a beautifulrolling hills area then headed into Pittsburgh. Whe we arrived it looked like a super van convention and it was ne big party for hours before the gates opened. 100,000 people showed up and it was a mad rush getting inside the stadium and I had ad my 3 friends follow my lead as I squeezed my way through the crowd until we arrived 20 feet from the stage right in front of where David Gilmore would be with no one in front of us front and center .out of a hundred thousand people ! The kind of concert when they played the first few notes we could already tell this would be the concert of our lived and it was. I've been to so many great concerts but to this day this concert remains the number 1 favorite concert of my life Never anything like it. The ground shook when they began and the music was the best especially font and center and the lighting and special effects were superior to any I have ever seen in a class all its own. As we progressed from day into night they could make the sky seeming it was falling in on our heads. The effects never quit including a world War 2 bomber with propeller engines 4 of them it was a realistic looking and sounding scaled down plane that flew across the stadium and pn a certain beat blew up into a fireball right between me and the stage and I could feel the heat of the fireball.it was absolutely shocking. The night was a beautiful night in late June.
10 years later I heard David on a late night radio station in Chicago talking about the band and the music and he was saying because the band had such complicated effects that it was almost impossible to have everything go just right there's always something going wrong he said except for this one night that he remembered from June in 1976 and he talked about it said that he'll never forget that night he said that's the one night where every single thing they did when absolutely perfectly and I was there for it the concert was so good that for all these years I could usually not enjoy watching concert videos of theirs because it would never come up to what I remembered but nowadays they've got some better ones to draw from like Paulson a couple of good ones that they've got now on UA-cam and then they are really good now and I just want to let you know that I think you're a really cool person I enjoy watching your reactions to Pink Floyd like nobody else you are as cool as the band so I thank you for doing what you do
Great to see that you are hearing the STUDIO version! With Pink Floyd, more than almost any other band, the studio version will be definitive and the version that MOST fans know inside out. Why?
Because Pink Floyd uses LOTS of sound effects that were very carefully placed in the stereo sound field, and while Pink Floyd usually tries to replicate those sound effects in concert, it can't be done to the same extent, because you never have as much control over a live venue as you have when putting an album together in a studio. Live versions are GREAT, and I love them. But with Pink Floyd, more than most, the studio versions are usually *definitive* .
With this song in particular, no one, not even Clare Torry (the female singer), could ever replicate the improvisational performance from the studio version. It's a one-off, one-and-done, that could never be repeated. Technically, I think she did two and a half takes, but the point is, the final result can never be replicated, not even by Clare herself. So if you want to hear it as the band intended for it to be heard, the studio version is 'the one' 👍
Scott, well said, and all of that is true. ;)
To be honest live actually live not on UA-cam it's pretty much exactly like the album with quadrophonic sound, the lasers, smoke and lights and well as the combined enegy and emapthy of 1000s in the same place at the same time.
Bass strong enough to make your heart change it's rhythm helps with the immersion.
You get to live it rather than hear it.
I'd argue the original album versions feel a little flat after actually being there and seeing them live.
@@EricManktelow I was lucky to see them three times. At the old RFK Stadium (in D.C.), at Rupp Arena (Kentucky) and at Ohio Stadium (Columbus). Amazing experience, every time 👍
So glad you got to hear it...I subscribed a few weeks ago to see this reaction :)
Think about this....million of people around the world react to this band just like you did...seeing it live was like angels were singing.
That is why Pink Floyd is so famous.
Stacey I think most followers would rather you FEEL the music than be technically perfect. There are other channels for that, but a genuine reaction is priceless.
Sam Brown, the first singer, got me through cancer. Her voice is simply angelic.
Sam Brown was huge name in music back in mid 80's. One of greatest artist walked earth. Her contribution to this masterpiece was priceless
Sam Brown didn't sing on this studio version. It was Clare Torry. Sam sang live at the pulse concert. Both women are extremely talented singers but there's something about being the first makes Torrys version the best.
Sorry, didn't realise she was going to play both versions. Should have waited. My point about clare Torry still stands though. It took her a couple of takes and she came up with that. Genius...
The original singer was Claire Torry. She even got writers credits for her improvisation a few years ago. The first singer of the Pulse version was Sam Brown, an artist David discovered and promoted. The two other singers were Durga McBroom and Claudia Fontaine
" an artist David discovered and promoted."
No he didnt. kate Bush yes, Sam Brown definitely not.
She had to bring litigation to get those credits. Just sayin
@@ColKurtzknew Heres a lesson for you about the music industry of the 1950's, 60's 70's and 80s. Those who were session players didnt get what they deserved, only what they negotiated. She was brought in to do a job to improvise and was paid accordingly. That was that. End of transaction. That is what the session business is about and always has been about. You might not like it, but thats the way it is.
True, Sam is the daughter of Joe Brown and was part of the George Harrison set. She's worked with the best, singing backing vocals from 14 and had hits on her own and was a regular ukulele partner to George. She sang Horse to the Water at George's memorial concert.
Claudia passed away a few years ago
Man, that opening shot of Rick and Dave gets me every time. Two really, really good friends that genuinely loved each other.
I love your reactions to Pink Floyd. I've been listening to them since the early 70s and I still get choked up nearly every time i listen to them. Which is almost daily. Wait until you're in your 60's, this music will hit you completely different.
Anger. Sadness. Acceptance. ...Raw
All people with empathy feel this song deeply. Timeless. It's what makes Pink Floyd so legendary. They uniquely make art from the heart of life.
I LOVE FLOYD TY FOR REACTING TO THIS SONG!!!!I AM IN TEARS!!!!! THATS WHY I LOVE THEM!!!!
In tears 😂 grow up !
@@EmmaMonroe000 YOU DONT LIKE PINK FLOYD DO YA ? ILL LEAVE IT THERE
The band began casting around for a singer, and studio engineer Alan Parsons suggested Clare Torry, a 25-year-old songwriter and session vocalist he had worked with on a Top of The Pops covers album. Torry was contacted to arrange a session for the same evening but she had other commitments, including tickets to see Chuck Berry, so a three-hour session was scheduled for the next day, Sunday 21 January.
The band played the instrumental track to Torry and asked her to improvise a vocal. At first she struggled to find what was needed, but then she was inspired to sing as if she were an instrument herself. Torry performed two complete takes, the second more emotional than the first, but when David Gilmour asked for a third take she stopped halfway through, feeling that she was becoming repetitive and had already done the best she could. The final album track was assembled from all three takes. The members of the band were deeply impressed by Torry's performance but did not tell her this, and she left the studio, with a standard £30 flat fee, under the impression that her vocals would not make the final cut. She only became aware that she had been included in the final mix when she picked up the album at a local record store and saw her name in the credits. In 2005, an undisclosed out-of-court settlement in Torry's favour included giving her vocal composition credit.
In the Pulse live version the singers are Sam Brown, Claudia Fontaine and Durga McBroom
Stacey, you are now a fellow Floydian. This is the 2nd time i'm requesting you to listen to Echoes live from Pompeii. It's Gods singing to the Gods. You can see the boys when theyre in their 20's perform live. There are 2 parts.
Clare Torry was in the same studio as Pink Floyd. Roger Waters hadn't finished the lyrics. They asked Clare to improvise on the theme of death. It took two takes. The lyrics went out of the window.
I'm extremely happy, though not too surprised, with so many newer generations discovering and loving Pink Floyd. This band helped me through depression and some other rough times. Their music is, I believe, timeless.
Speaking as someone who has seen Pink Floyd play live and enjoyed their music since 1973, your reactions to this song as well as other Pink Floyd reactions you have done are the best reactions to Pink Floyd I have watched. Truly, I have watched all the others, but what sets you above the others is you get it not just in your ears, but it your heart and mind. Hearing young people discover the quality of the past brings a tear to my eyes as much as their music does you for hearing them for the first time. Enjoy the rest of your Pink Floyd journey.
Check out the vocalist …. She has some great reactions to Pink Floyd
Now you need to listen to the whole dark side of the moon album. Life changing 45 mins of music. They play it live all the way through at the Pulse concert
one of the most moving vocal performances ever, Wonderful !!
If you pay attention, between the transition of the second vocalist and the third one, you can hear a whisper that says: ""If you can hear this whispering you are dying"
The song symbllizes the stages of dealing with death.
From rage all the way to acceptance and solace.
To anyone who already faced the innevitability of their own mortality, this song hits even deeper.
You can really feel the emotion in this track by Clare Torry! Love how you ask... wait, who is this?!
I was 12 when my cousin first played Dark Side of the Moon for me up in the mountains between Utah and Wyoming at a family reunion. I’m 61 now, and i never get tired of listening to Pink Floyd. I love your reactions. I can tell that the music really moves you. Enjoy
For another studio version, listen to "Mother". Far better than the only live version I've seen. You should really check out "Coming Back to Life" from the Pulse concert. One of the most beautiful guitar solos you will ever hear. My money says you're in tears within 90 seconds. Love your PF reactions. you just really get it. Floyd on!
One of my favs
Stacey, you're not alone. The first time I listened to this song it blew my freaking mind. Pink Floyd went beyond classic music, rock, prog or any other genre in their music masterpieces. I've been listening to Pink Floyd since the 70's and it never gets old. Love your reactions.
If you wanna see the original Pink Floyd lineup, and one of the best live performances ever, check out "Echoes - Live in Pompeii"
Your reactions are superb!
You got pink Floyd Stacey,! Saw them on my birthday in Orlando. It rained so hard and no one left. We were stuck in the mud. Everyone helped push one another out. Pink Floyd always puts me in a place no other band has. A good and calm place. So glad you experienced it.
I'm 60, and hearing how you "get it" is so inspiring to me. I think your channel is going to do well.
Wonderful to see the young appreciate our old music!
Russ.63 years old.
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Dark Side of the Moon was produced in 1973. I didn’t hear the entire album until 1977 when I was 17. I heard it in an 8-track tape in the van of a friend of mine. It blew me away at 17. You’re absolutely right about the way this song reaches you. Still hoping you will react to Echoes Live at Pompeii way back in 1971. You would love it.
Same here. 17, my first serious boyfriend introduced me to PF and other great bands. Before that it was top 40 on the radio. I will always love him for it.
There are three bands that are simply so talented, so masterful, so influential that it is almost a sacrilege not to have exposure to them. You've heard two: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd--I love your amazing appreciation of them. The third is Queen, and is very different from Floyd and Zeppelin. I recommend starting with the studio/video version of Bohemian Rhapsody (do NOT look up anything about the song beforehand), then the live version of Somebody to Love, then the Live Aid performance of Radio Ga-Ga, then the whole Live Aid set, which is almost unquestionably considered to be the best live set ever. Oh--also: Metallica, Master of Puppets, One, Fade to Black. Plus anything and everything Chris Cornell.
That was the best reaction I've ever heard. Good work young lady, you made my day.
I had exactly the same reaction as you. I’ve probably listened to it over a hundred times over the years, but it still puts tears in my eyes. It’s just very touching.
I am so looking forward to see your reaction to Time....hopefully the studio version first!
Another classic to react to is Echoes Live From Pompeii...1972 when they were young guys!
Your reaction is amazing, it is the same as mine was 50 years ago but so much more emotional than I could have imagined. I'm 65 and I appreciate your reaction. Bravos, this is what this song deserves. Thank you.
Glad to see you got to this one. I prefer the studio version myself. One woman and two takes for this masterpiece.
The woman is Clare Torry.
And they used the first take.
There was a bit of direction given: they said to Clare, 'Sorry, we've got no words, no melody line, just a chord sequence - just see what you can do with it.' "She was only there for a couple of hours." - DSOTM Producer Alan Parsons. And for this astonishing performance she was paid the equivalent in today's money of just over £400. An out-of-court settlement in 2005 rectified the matter and she finally got her long overdue compensation, and credit as co-songwriter for The Great Gig in the Sky.
The "lap guitar" is called a pedal steel!😁
Truly it is a "lap steel" since it doesn't have pedals or knee levers to change the string tunings. Admittedly, he's not setting it on his lap but other players (ie. Steve Howe of Yes) use the version with legs and stand or sit while playing.
50 years later it still moves me.
I’m so happy you love it too.
🙂
It is wonderful seeing people discovering Pink Floyd. I was so fortunate to be at this concert - still have so many amazing memories from it all these years later but this was one of many many highlights
This is a near-death experience as told through the blessings of music.
If you notice in the very beginning of the song you hear them speaking about dying and not caring about dying as any time may do.
The song starts off with the presence of life as it flows, moving forward it takes you into the struggle of losing life, then it takes you through the transition of life in the afterlife. This is where you become overwashed with bliss and the understanding that all is as it should be and all is ok.