Singer Reacts to Nightwish - The Poet And The Pendulum
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2021
- Finally showing Henri Nightwish performing The Poet And The Pendulum!
This is one of the most intense and beautiful songs (symphonies) by Nightwish, and guess what Henri thought about it!
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Floor is the magical vocal story-teller.
There is no one like her.
Quite literally a modern masterpiece of composition and emotion.
indeed bro!
The last part "Home" was from a letter Tuomas' Mom had written. I tear up every time I watch this. Thank you for reacting to "The Poet and the Pendulum."
Home is actually the second part, when the full band begins to play. The last part which refers the his parents actual words to him is called "Mother and Father".
I like to sing this song...but if I think for even a moment, about the meaning of the words...I crack. It's amazing how much emotion Floor brings to this song!
Floor does not just sing songs, she puts her heart and soul into them and projects those feelings in such a pure way that you feel every nuance of the songs. I have not heard another singer who can make me feel every song rahter than just hearing them, I love her for that
Floor's sensitivity to the subject matter of the song is exemplified by her soft thoughtful "Thank you" at the end of the performance.
Another reactor has said that Tuomas' musical and emotional IQ isn't merely through the roof, it's up in the sky somewhere. Who else can compose like this? Who else can play like this? Who else can sing like this - and literally become what she sings? And above all, who else could touch your heart and soul like this? This is a masterpiece of power and emotion.
Love that you listen and don't interfere with the music. A classy reaction video.
I recall Floor saying that she really likes to sing this song and has put a lot of effort to the arrangement. She offered to sing the intro boy soprano parts but Tuomas declined as it is a crucial part of the theme. That inner boy you know.
wow no tears, 10,000 listens, tears always
You told the Story correctly, in parts, his depression came also because of the backlash in Media and from the fans to him after firing Tarja.
Thanks for sharing! 🤗
@@sabina1118 I read that the Finland Prime Minister got involved with Tarja's sacking. It must have been a big deal to Finland!
@@sabina1118 yes the song composition is more about the his dealing with the aftermath & hate from media & fans not so much about the actual firing of Tarja,which btw was by the whole band ,even Marko had declared either she goes or I go.
@@nicod1361 I strongly disagree. That would be very shallow of Tuomas, and he’s a very deep person. It obvious from the lyrics it’s about much more.
@@nemesisjuggernaut7920 Why would it be shallow? The song is Toumas adressing his feelings about the whole aftermath of firing Tarja. Falling into such a deep depression over it that he contemplated suicide but decided to commit it in a song lyric instead of doing it for real is hardly "shallow"!
I always like the reactions with Henri, she is such a beautiful woman.
When she sang along was really cute.
Beautiful reaction ladies! The parting from Tarja for sure contributed to Tuomas' depression. But many have said, that for the most part it was the anger and backlash on him (although it was a band's decision) by fans and media that hit him hard and led to these dark emotions.
Again lovely reaction, love you 🥰!
He chose to kill himself in this song so he didn't have to do it in real life. I'm so grateful he chose the song, otherwise we would have lost a great person and poet. We would have also missed out on all the masterpieces of music he has composed since that time. Thankyou for this wonderful reaction 💕
If you read the interview in the most recent Metal Hammer, you would know that Tuomas was never a second suicidal.
Even after all these years people still say this.
He has himself made it clear he never considered killing himself, that was not something he could do.
In the song he kills that part of his life so he can move on. but it was never about acting on it in the song so he would not do it in real life.
two beautiful ladys reacting to Nightwish, Tarja is a friend of Floor and still she performs this song like she does. Glad that Floor became the singer of Nightwish, it fits so well and it took the old music to a higher level in my eyes.
Depends on the song.
So poweful song 🖐 Floor, my favorite female singer
Getting up for work at 2:00am is miserable, plain and simple. But this morning, I saw you did a new reaction with yourself and Henri, and the frown turned into a comfortable smile. :)
Aww, I'm so glad to hear that 🤗❤️
That might be the single best short description of what the song is about and why he wrote it. Important to note that Tuomas doesn't listen to this song when they play it. He has his earpieces turned off during it.
The third video with Henry. I'm almost in love with her. She's really pretty!
Can not listen to this without tearing up, EVERY TIME
Floor ´s singing is out of this world. But also her stage performance and presence is always so magnificent and fascinating.
Never gets old. Much Love!!!
Congratulations ladies, the combo (Nightwish playing + You 2 reacting) made me cry once more time listening that masterpiece. Just amazing.
What a brilliant songwriter Toumas is, shows that he wrote this song after his mother's letter. and actually this part should be "Mother and Father" at the beginning and "White Land" at the end, but he rewrote the composition and created a brilliant piece of music. Thank you Tarja and Marcello, that with your behavior, you made this masterpiece possible.
My Queen, whom I serve!
@11:11 when she started singing along i wanted to give 5 thumbs UP!! :) so cute
Thank you Henri for allowing us to meet you.
Hi Sabina and Henri I new this would be good you gals are the best reactors for big songs like this one the emotion you both showed was inspiring and Henri singing the chorus with Floor was out of this world super reaction to a super piece of music keep smiling girls and keep doing reactions you gals are the best
Thanks ladies for your comments on this....insightful as usual! I never get tired of this epic song. 👍💖
The overall beauty in this video just makes a old bloke like me smile. 🥰
Very thoughtful reaction to this masterpiece, where Tuomas poetically killed the innocent kid inside him. Sad content, but a very beautiful song containing one of the longest and best choruses ever made, and how delightfully Henri sang it along. The ending gets me 😭 every time. Thank you! 💗👭👍
Tuomas still relives this on some level every time, but the artist he is, he understands as painful and embarrassing to him, he knew it had to be told. That man is a true man and genius.
Uhm - no - has nothing to do with being a genius. Everybody who knows deep depression that was created by a certain traumatic situation learns his way to later handle the feelings when have memories about that situation.
Its really good that he learned that like many other people had to learn that... but it is NOT special and makes nobody a genius.
@@BoothTheGrey He was already a musical genius.
@@BoothTheGrey To write these lyrics, compose this piece, to completely create this work of art is genius. I really wish people would read and comprehend, my words before they correct me. Just because you get seriously depressed does, not make you compose, write and play a masterpiece, never intended it to be read that way.
Floor has talked a lot about being diagnosed as a highly sensitive person. HSPs are more sensitive than others to the emotions of other people. That is probably one of the reasons for her amazing ability to convey emotions while singing.
Makes sense 🤗
She is both an empath and a healer, in my humble opinion.
I can complete agree on that. Tuomas is a unique musician and writer. He has gone through a lot. He had some very dark phases in his life and he tries to mirror that in his songs. Floor as a highly sensitive person and empath can catch on on his work and transports it in a very unique way, too. That's why ... ALL songs Tuomas creates, are firstly unique because of the way he wrotes them AND because of the unique way Floor can transport all these emotions he packed in his works.
I believe, these two persons are GODS.
I wouldn’t use the word diagnosis. It’s not a disease but a character trait you’re born with. You don’t have sensitivity but you are sensitive.
@@kv6uf Facts.
The Poet And The Pendulum is more than great song, it is emotional experience and Floor drags listener with her to that emotional roller coaster.
If some one not having any emotional feelings after this song and specially if knowing back story,then listener have serious problem on his/her social life.
A spectacular spectacle of the mastery of Tuomas having Nightwish play this very emotional song to perfection. I have listened to this many, many times.
I love that phrase ”I cannot cry ’cause the shoulder cries more.”
Been there - many times.
You can see Henri mouthing the lyrics. The piece definitely grips the heart.
fantastic reaction as always … I like the fact that Henri was so ‘serious” and more mature due possibly to the dark nature of this masterpiece when say, compared to her “I cannot believe what I’m watching” face in the GLS one … 😊
Woow, Henri, u r so perfect.
Henri....I'm STILL single😍
Tarja had also begun to travel separately from the rest of the band. But worse than that she had said "Nightwish needs me more than I need Nightwish." This left the guys with no other recourse but to fire Tarja as it was clear she regarded herself as the 'Talent' with the guys being her backing group.
Info you probably will not get from a Tarja fan, thanks 🙏🏼
DIVA
She didn't meant that she was better than guys, but that she was going to go to solo career in anyway. Also, can anyone blame her, that she didn't want to travel on smokey busses with bunch of drunken rock stars. Come on. Tarja is a lovely girl who just matured faster than guys, and found a husband. They all have solo careers now, and they do much lighter tours as well.
Well put silv425. It felt to me that the band would of become Tarja and Nightwish if her husband had got his own way. The Tarja only fans don’t seem to understand there would be no Nightwish if the sacking hadn’t occurred. Tuomas took the blame, but the letter was signed by the whole band.
@@NightwishArena She became a greedy diva and got the boot for it. No excuses necessary.
The best thing she ever did for NW. Floor was a major upgrade.
OK- I just spent the whole time feeling that again, through Henri. And tears, of course. Thank you
Although it's alledged by many that Toumas had a crush or was in love with Tarja, as I understand it this is more about the backlash from the fans at the time over the firing of Tarja and how he felt that the band was finished. It is said that he fell into a deep depression that took almost a year and some wise words from his mother (home) for him to contact the other band members and decided to continue with a new singer. Toumas has said that he committed suicide in the song to save himself from doing so in real life.
I could see that when Floor went into head voice in the Pacific it really got to Henri just as it gets us all, then by the end of Dark passion play she had caught the hook of the chorus and was singing along.
Really nice reaction again :) I first heard this song without knowing the backstory but it actually enhanced the meaning for myself, as I could relate to the lyrics and the feeling of the song so much that it almost felt as if it was written for me. I truly believe that this song helped me work through many emotions that were trapped inside after going through many years of sadness linked to chronic brain issues after menengitis. All of the works of Nightwish have actually helped me very much. Daily dopamine top-ups listening to beautiful Floor sing these magical songs. Medicine for my soul :)
Absolute masterpiece with just so much attention to detail in both music and lyrics from Toumas. You really could write almost a book around the interpretation of that song, but here's just a few of the things that touch me the most when watching this performance:
The first spoken word part states that "I have three minutes and counting" - and then exactly three minutes later, Toumas literally chops his head of. It's artistic suicide in a song instead of killing himself in real life. That's just so powerfull to me. Imagine to be in such a dark place and then still somehow produce art from it on this level is just extraordinary.
I love how the performance show the bond between the members, especially Toumas, Emppu and Marko. You see quite early on, Emppu going to check in on Toumas and have a few words with him. And then at the end, Emppu and Marko gather round Toumas as the song ends to show this togetherness.
But there's just loads and loads of detail. The darkest parts of the song are quite disturbing. Toumas stating himself as "the second robber to the right of Christ" - that beeing Judas (a story of betrayal) and in the chorus calling himself almost a two-faced whore for the cold world, and almost rejecting support by saying "no more words - tell me once my heart goes right". Those are lyrics written from a dark, depressed mind. But then there is the last part, "Mother & Father", which is actually the beginning. Toumas returning home to his parents who asks him "how did you become so cold?" (in firering Tarja), but also saying "you have such oceeans within" and "in the end I will always love you". Just wow.
And all of that is not even touching on the musical side. The simple joy of seeing Marko play a quite complicated bass line whilst delivering his vocal part is worth the jouney alone.
Thanks for your reaction - I can promise you that there's is so much to gain from rewatching this several times and discovering new things each time.
Flemming Linnebjerg Rasmussen above did a very good job, might I just add a few bits.
I think it may help Sabina and Henri to know the song is written backwards, you need to listen very carefully, the boy narrator says "The end" at the start and "The beginning" at the end when Marko joins Emppu on Tuomas' podium.
I see overall, the segment with Marko's vocal part to be an illustration of the vitriolic ire from all sides directed at Tuomas alone, the betrayer of the beloved Nightwish band, even though the firing letter was signed by the whole band. Raped again and again would be the unrelenting vitriol of fans and press.
We know that Tuomas often uses the pseudonym of "boy", they want him in two pieces - infanticide.
Only a guess, but knowing how deeply metaphoric Tuomas can be, the idea of the ultimate betrayer or Judas might be if you look at Da Vinci's The Last Supper, but looking out, not in as we usually do, then Judas is the second robber on the right.
Floor knew what was coming but was not party to the debacle of the previous firing, the immediately previous song in the Wembley set, she sings "conquering the darkest places" directly to Tuomas on his podium at the end, I don't know if Sabina has done that one yet.
A very good job done by these two charming ladies, much appreciated and it is indeed pleasant to listen to the work without interruption.
You are both to be applauded.
Henri‘s expression Said everything you are supposed to feel. Thank you for this reaction.
Love seeing Henri sing along
Floor is also an empath. The music and words move her in ways I don't understand, and she transmits to the audience like no one I have ever heard. This song has me crying every time.
Henri is so bretty.. Love her smile❤️
A beautiful reaction to a true masterpiece. I think i may have seen a bit of a tear in Henri's eye. Nightwish gets me every time too.
Floor Jensens voice and Tuomas' creativity and depth is a religious experience for me.
Este es el tema mas APOTEOSICO que se haya compuesto desde el principio de los tiempos, las melodías, los arreglos, las partes tan perfectamente conjugadas, la riqueza musical es lo mas!! NIGHTWISH ES LO MAS!!!! Sabina disfruta de Nightwish!!
This masterpiece perfectly articulates my last four years, my life ....it was a great reaction ladies sincere thanks for it.
Even with dark songs like this, Tuomas always has an uplifting message if you look for it. In this masterpiece it occurs at the very end when Floor almost whispers "the beginning...."
As you said Floor is flawless. She empathetic and sensitive with a great capacity to vicariously experience and translate the feelings of others without having gone thru it herself. Enjoyed your analysis, and as always Henri.
We miss you Marco!!
One point I haven't seen mentioned yet is that during the first spoken part of "I only have 3 minutes and counting" and the blade coming down across Tuomas' throat is exactly 3 minutes in length. Amazing song structure.
P.S> Another song written around this topic is Master Passion Greed. Sung by Marco- probably their heaviest piece and is a banger.
Ive seen this at least 50 times and still get chills and need tissue still cry
Oh dear, I love your reactions to Nightwish. Please continue on this path, you beautiful humans!
Dear ladies, what a wonderfull honest and from the heart comment. I thank you. Dear ladies stay healthy and live a happy life.
Thank you ❤️🤗
The singer and the Henri reacting to TPATP - what could be more EPIC.
My wife always cry whenever she watches this video. Great reaction guys
Hi Sabina and Henry! 🤘
Nice to see you two once more together making an reaction! I always like NW reactions with you or you 2 together! It's so sad to know the back story from this song, but without that this song, this masterpiece, will not exist. So it's a little bit bittersweet. I love Floor so much, she did live always such a great job and i always get goosebumps with this song! This song is not easy to sing! It's so nice when Emppu first and Marco later in the end go to Tuomas ask him how he feel or if he is ok, Tuomas said in an interview he killed himself in this song so he don't do it in real live but he also said sometimes he told the sound engeneer to take the vocals out of his inner ear headphones so it's a little bit easyer for him. I hope i see somedays an reaction from you (or you 2) from the song "Creek Marys Blood" from the End of an era conzert in 2005 with Tarja. It's one of the few songs Floor hasn't sung yet, like Beauty of the beast, but i like this song. It's so beautiful and with a special guest.
I wish you 2 an great rest of this week and see you next time. 🖤 Bye! 🖤
Thank you 🙏🏻❤️
The brilliance, nuance and mastery of Tuomas’ songwriting lyrics and composition never ceases to amaze me. 3 minutes exactly from where he says “I have 3 minutes and counting “ is when he simulates with his hand the pendulum cutting his throat.This is just an amazing piece of music art!🤘🤘
You 2 looked mesmersed-totally in awe of Floor's vocals....
Floor becomes the vessel for the songs she sing :)
On point reactions. I could see Henri's empathy with Tuomas
I never had that big of a connection to this song as others have. Maybe it is because I misunderstood it. I think I always heard that last line "In the end I will always love you" as a message directly to Tarya and I didn't like it because that has an undertone of him still hoping against hope. Which in turn resonated with me as not being able to let go of the one that friendzoned you, even though you may feel they were the love of your life. Of which I can relate. So maybe I despised him a bit for the, but really projecting myself. Anyway, I only realized recently that those are words from his parents, not from him, so joke's on me.
Yeah, the meaning changes dramatically when you realize it was his mother’s words.
So proud at our Dutch Floor who keeps delivering quality and emotion on high level. She's international better known than in our small country.
Floor is toevallig in Nederland geboren. Iedereen die haar kent en haar waardeert om haar vocal abilities is trots op haar. Niet allen wij Nederlanders...😉
@@artonx4719 Je hebt helemaal gelijk. Een wereldster, maar down to earth! Genieten maar. Ook o.a. Anneke van Giersbergen en Simone Simons zijn top!
Thank you girls for a great reaction.....i always cry when the last part(5) "Mother and Father" comes up....a little tip for you....there is a lyrics version of this song and it gives you so much more feeling to it when you can follow the lyrics .....keep on the great work girls.....
Me llegan sus reacciones críticas pero bien focalizadas toda una profesional
I think this may be the first time I've heard a reaction all the way through without interruption. To me, that's a good way to go. I like that format. Then, Sabina, we get to hear what you and Henri think about it afterwards. Thanks. I hope UA-cam allows you to keep reacting in this fashion. Looking forward to your next reaction. Stay safe and healthy!
Thanks a lot 🤗
Henri is very beautiful and lovely
Nice to see you again.
This song is really a master piece by Tuomas.
The song "The Poet and the Pendulum" is a 13 Minute journey through the mind and turmoil of Tuomas Holopainen after the year 2005. It was in that year the band parted with their long-time singer Tarja Turunen and had a personal falling out with her. The pain of the separation was big on both sides, and shown in this song. There is guilt for what happened, there is the responsibility that the band and Holopainen had to show towards the fans,. It was the End of an Era for them, and reason for Holopainen being lost as described in these lyrics. We can only of course to a certain degree suppose how much of these are truly Holopainen's feelings, wishes and pains - but we do know that the lyrics of Nightwish have been up to then very personal. Other songs on the album also digest this separation and falling out of the members with Turunen.
However personal and "real" these thoughts are, I feel like this song definitely takes us not only on a journey with Holopainen but also into ourselves. The music underlines the emotional gravity of the song extremely well. And I believe a lot of people can actually relate to a sense of guilt and being overwhelmed that all they desired for is the safety of home and innocence. While being personal, the song can still ring true to it's listener. That's a quality Nighwish possesses in many, many more songs. The emotional journey is one we can all share and very few bands know how to put that journey into song and especially into sound as well as Nightwish does.
The band remains through all it's shores and Oceans, one of my main favourites and I hold special place for the band in my musical heart. I hope you have enjoyed reading my analysis and share some of my thoughts. If you do have any comments, please feel free to let me know. And remember the beauty of interpretation is that it is subjective; we can see all and feel different things in the same song and continue to love it endlessly.
Lyric analysis by Annika Hausen
Greetings from the Netherlands
The best of all the songs, though not the longest. That was The Greatest Show on Earth until the new album came out. If you take the parts of All the Works of Nature which Adorn the World as one big piece, that is the longest.
It's a shame we'll never see this live again but that is a decision Tuomas had every right to make given the nature of the song.
Very nice reaction as always. I noticed that Henri was completely lost in it with her eyes closed.
Something you have to notice here is that at various times Emppu and Marko go over to Tuomas to check he is ok. He has said that at times he had to have the lyrics turned off in his in-ear because he couldn't bear to hear them.
At the end Floor delays her usual "Thank you" to look across to Tuomas to check he's OK. At this point both Marko and Emppu have joined him. There is much mutual love and respect in this band. One of the things that makes them able to perform such music so well.
For an interesting experience, seek out the demo version. Marko sang all the lyrics and there is much more anger in it.
What wonderful moment when you both smiled at the moment Marco started his vocal solo! Great reaction, 😉🤘
Me encanta Nightwish desde que salió el Wishmaster, es emocionante escucharlos, pero escucharlos acompañado de vosotras, es más emocionante aún :)
Tuomas distress he seed of an absolute masterpiece. Possibly the most emotional song ever.
Oh my ladys, you are so smart and beautiful. Great reaction. Bravo. ❤️🖤🤘
Good reaction. Amazing song. A masterpiece written in dark times of depression. Thuomas is a real genius. Always get goosebumps and chills watching this performance. One of the few times they performed this song live. Thank you for this reaction.
Lets hear this, and thanks in forward for sharing...
Excellent reaction from you both. Thank you! This, to me , is a musical master piece, that you not only hear but that you experience as closely as it was intended by the composer. You ladies do an excellent job, keep up the good work! Peace and prosperity to you both!
its a 5 part masterpiece, i'm almost 60 and part 3, with beauty underneath gets me everytime i'm like i feel a tear coming on dude, now ladies complete the nightwish holy trinity watch the greatest show on earth live in tampere finland, floor busts out 5 different singing styles
Fans have long speculated that Empuu and Marko both approach Tuomas after the song has concluded in what looks like a show of solidarity. It is extraordinarily rare to see both of them together with Tuomas on stage. Could be a sign of them coming together to comfort him. We will never know. Great reaction ladies. Thank you Sabina for showing this to Henri. Always a treat when you are both together.
Perhaps both? Looks that way to me
My first time track from Nightwish back in 2008. I loved it then, I love it now. Quality personified.
Though no words, Henri, through the occasional closed eyes , nods, downward face, and swallows, I see someone with the empathy to get this. :) +[virtual]+ hug. Glad you enjoyed this. :)
Greatest Show on Earth is a much longer Song 😳. But really beautifull!
It's very difficult to perform a song that tells a story a relationship between two members of the band especially when you are the one who replace the other member.Flor is one of the best five performers in the world because she can sing almost anything.
Love this beautiful song! The end or the new beginning gets me always! It s really a masterpiece! The breakup with Tarja was not so simple. I think the bond between the band gets a great break as Tarja was attacked during a concert in south america and nobody helped her. Must be 2001 or so because Marko was not in the band at this time. The security guards were sleeping or took fotos of the show. Only her new manager went in between. After the show the guys left her alone with this manager (became later her husband Marcelo) and go partying. This played her in his hands. She (or her manager) demands not only more money also a room for herself to rest without smoke, change costumes etc. There are 2 different sides of the coin. Have you checked the 2 letters from Tuomas and Tarja? Very enlightening!
This is Floor's best performance, in my opinion. It's not just the vocal virtuosity- she puts so much emotion into it. Makes me cry every time.
Thanks for your ausumn reaction❣This is such an emotional and powerful song..and you got it. Nightwish❤!
It is so much beauty together that it makes you want to cry
So enjoyable are Sabina & Henri reactions! Amazing music intro, by the way!
Thank you. I have been following you for quite some time. I needed this reaction this evening.
When the demo of this song was made, it was the time between Tarja and Anette, Nightwish had no female vocalist. So Marko sang the whole song. There are four lines of additional lyrics in the demo version. They are only in the demo. Those lines were dropped from the studio/album version, and from live versions.
"Would you like to rape my rotting carcass?
Dissect my heart.
And dislocate my wrist.
It would make you come, wouldn't it?
"Slaying the Dreamer" is another song where Tuomas left out some rough words, cleaned up the lyrics, before studio. I do not know if the "original" lyrics have been published, it may be that Tuomas has just told in general that that's what happened, with no details.
mikähän vittu vaivaa näitä tarja inhoajia?
Love when you have Henri with you. Your dual reactions are great!
So wonderful to see Henri again! As always it is special to see your beautiful smile and positive vibes Sabina! Loved both of your commentary and breakdown of the composition. Have a wonderful day ladies. Peace & Love. 💖🙏🙏🙏😊
I love the thought and insight you ladies put into your reactions. A great reaction to a great song.
I hope you both had tissues ready...it's a tear jerker!!!
You'd need a heart of stone not to be moved by this piece.It tears me up every time I hear it.
Sabina, it is much easier to follow with captions turned on. It even shows where each part begins and the names of the 5 parts & the whispers & spoken text is shown. 🎶👱♀️👗👠👠💓
Always nice te see ( both ) of you ! with always a nice reaction ... keep up the good work ... greets from the Netherlands