My dad introduced me to Pink Floyd, and while I liked this song I didn't really 'get it'. Not until he passed away. I was driving home and it clicked over on Dark Side of the Moon and it hit me so hard I had to pull over to the side of the road, I was crying so hard! It became a big and important and beautiful part of my grieving process, which is sort of amazing. It is one of the many reasons they will always be my favourite band, they use music to describe the indescribable.

@michaelcroteau5919

5 ай бұрын

Damn. Now that’s a story.

@Mymerlot

5 ай бұрын

I am so sorry for your loss. I completely understand this. My Dad also introduced me to Pink Floyd as a kid and they became a firm fave. I won a little creative writing competition writing about what I thought ‘Echoes’ was about when I was 7. They were the first band I saw live when I was 16 when I bought tickets from my first little retail job for me and Dad to go and I cried the entire concert. David Gilmour’s guitar!!!! My Dad and I would sit in the evenings listening to music, so many memories, particularly treasured as he passed 18 months ago. ❤

@VIC7ORIOUS

5 ай бұрын

I'll burry my dad next week, and I think I'll use this as the song while carrying out the casket. He ended up unable to speak, write or communicate, captured in his own head for 11 years, but he could express emotions. He introduced me to PF 35 years ago. So yeah, I think this pretty much captures all the frustrations and emotions...

@user-iw4vx3dq9q

3 ай бұрын

Wow that’s amazing.god bless you my friend ❤

@brianjohnston4117

Ай бұрын

Yes !

The artistry in the women's vocals is to replicate the wailing of a grieving person. Note how much more aggressive it was at the beginning - then took an angry growl tone - then the instruments soften and she comes back to a soft lullabye sound. We are hearing the stages of death from denial, bargaining, to anger and eventual accepetance and then a lullabye sounding sweet sound as she sings goodbye and goodnight to her loved one. I went to the 94 show in Oakland, CA as they toured for their Division Bell. One of the greatest nights of my life. As close to a religious experience as I've ever had. By the time Gig in the Sky was over, most of the audience was in collective tears. Magical, spiritual, uplifting and haunting all at the same time. You don't just listen to Pink Floyd - it's an experience.

@brandonmcheyenehoward1077

Жыл бұрын

Exactly this. 88 in London Wembley. I really wish I was available cos the 94 tour looks and sounds incredible

@cfaria1894

8 ай бұрын

"Depression" before "Acceptance"

@madamelebuff

5 ай бұрын

So true.

Sebs you are one of my favorite reactionists. Some day sit down with your wife and pop some popcorn, shut down the lights and listen to the album "Dark Side of the Moon" in it's entirety. You will not be disappointed. The album was in Billboards top 200 for over 500 weeks. I wish I could donate to you as a patreon but I am just a poor blue collar man. Keep you and your family safe and close to GOD.

@lorashepard8933

Жыл бұрын

Light a candle

@Frostrazor

Жыл бұрын

truly magical album. i completely agree with this comment. You don't just listen to Pink Floyd - it's an experience.

@DannyLeeOGT

Жыл бұрын

I told him earlier Time is one of the most absolutely well written songs EVER

@stevewalsh4850

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. 😎

@USMCMsgt1371

Жыл бұрын

Dangerous Album, I became a man and my girlfriend became a woman in 8th grade listening to Dark Side of the Moon 😅

Thanks must go to Clare Torry for the vocal part - I'm glad she was finally credited for her writing, even though I don't blame PF for following standard practice at the time. I am also glad that the singers here didn't just follow Torry's vocals blindly but added a bit of themselves to it - it's really important in an emotionally personal piece like this. Great stuff.

It doesn't get better than Pink Floyd. They're one of the best bands that's ever been. I hope you keep listening.

if they don"t play this at my funeral I'm not going!

@madamelebuff

5 ай бұрын

Me too.

Some great singers have sung this but the original by Claire Torrey stands alone and not just because she improvised it all. There’s a great interview with her on KZread. She got the session fee of twenty pounds for this solo that she just created on the spot.

@mikeplantagenet2983

Жыл бұрын

A few years ago, David Gilmour gave her a Million UK pounds.

@larrynew7258

7 ай бұрын

The original was on the album but that's not her on this video.That's Sam Brown.

@calyorganic4002

6 ай бұрын

You have to hear the original album with Torrey which hopefully you can find one that hasn’t be remastered and ruined by autotune

Communication transcends language. Pink Floyd transcends music.

Actually you really, REALLY need to do the entire Dark Side of the Moon album beginning to end, it all belongs together. You'll get it when you hear it in order.

@wanderer5581

Жыл бұрын

exactly.. people take DSOTM as individual tracks........ It's not , it's a complete work..

Dude, there's a great "WAKE UP" track that preceedes The Great Gig in the Sky on the album The Dark Side of the Moon, its called "Time" Definitely definitely definitely a must listen (and have the lyrics to hand) 😉

Sebs, Mate…The Original Dark Side of the Moon, Studio Version, IMHO is the best one. It was completely improvised by British Singer Clare Torry, who was suggested for hire by Alan Parsons who who engineering the album…for one single recording session at a rate of just 30£…She was given no lyrics, very little instruction and was told definitely not to use any words, instead use her voice to emote her raw feelings/emotions on the stages of dealing with the trauma associated with death and dying… 100% Emotion, all done in just one take… She didn’t even know that Pink Floyd had actually used the song on an album, until she heard one day it while in a record store…The number #1 album of all time, and she improved the entire Classic Song…After years of legal wrangling with EMI Records and Pink Floyd, the courts finally awarded her co-song writing credits on the album, and she was also finally awarded the proper Royalties for her work. Good Luck Jjh PS…The man speaking at the beginning of the song, was a recording of Jerry O’Driscoll, the Irish Dorman at Abbey Road Studios…Talking about life, growing old, and not fearing one’s inevitable death…

@madamelebuff

5 ай бұрын

Very interesting about Clare. She was magnificent. I read the man talking was a soldier? now I'm confused🙃

@martinbynion1589

5 ай бұрын

Took a couple of takes, actually. Clare Torry said she had nothing more to contribute so they stopped. And it took decades before she was acknowledged as co-songwriter and given royalties.

The background story of this track is really interesting. The man who says "I am not frightened of dying, anytime will do" was an answer a British soldier gave when he was asked if he had fear of returning to the battlefield. The Blonde Female vocalist thought she had a bad audition when she 1st sang because the songwriter was speechless when she finished. This has been my favourite P F track since I bought the Album 48 yrs ago. Timeless & beautiful.

The song is about birth, life and death all without words. It's like the universe is singing.

Floyd has sooooo many amazing transformative songs. Hit em all!

The song is about death. The beginning is the person refusing and fighting death and as the song goes on the person becomes at peace with knowing it is time to go.

I love me some Pink Floyd this song is otherworldly 🎶✨🥹 music is life ! Music is what feelings sound like 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶✌🏽

Ahhh mercy Pink Floyd... Huge thank you Sebs ❤️🤘🏻

Saw you almost tearing up there bro. Does it to me everytime 👍 powerful

The song Time off Dark Side of the Moon goes hard, it precedes this song and the lyrics are reflecting life, it definitely resonates differently for people of different ages, it’s always beautiful to return to after every few years with new experiences.

Question "What am I watching Bro?" answer - Pure freaking genius of Pink Floyd... 🙂

This was an absolutely amazing concert!!!

What may be the only negative aspect to "The Great Gig in the Sky" is the absence of any video of Ms. Torry performing her part during the "Dark Side of the Moon" studio recording session. These women do a remarkable rendition, nonetheless. Tears still well up in my eyes for this song.

The lady who did this on the album, did it all by herself. Its awsome.

When I was listening to Pink Floyd it was in a dimly lit room, perhaps some influences, headphones on, the album playing from a turntable. I see these reaction videos, and everyone is in brightly lit rooms. I understand, you are making a video, but I think how can they truly enjoy Floyd with all those lights on? And there is you, on a treadmill. Pink Floyd was AOR, Album Oriented Rock, the listener was supposed to put the album on, and listen to the album all the way through. As with a lot of music of the time, the tracks are made to be continuous, one song mixes with the next.

Great reaction to a great band a young gentleman taking KZread by storm is ren -hi ren this video has had 3 million views in 2 weeks and it is pure genius worth a look and at the end has a great message many thanks love and respect from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing channel 👍

Pink Floyd is an experience, legendary, they're on another level from mere mortal Rock bands!

Now you’re getting into a great band and music, Dark Side of the Moon is a masterpiece

I'd like to suggest the live version of Moody Blues performing Knights in White Satin 💙

Any Live Pulse song is amazing.

Love Pink Floyd, thanks for the reaction...keep listening.

Ha Ha Thx Bro. By 2nd lead you were almost not walking. LOL

Noooooo!!!! You've got to listen to the original track by Claire Torry. Recognized as one of the greatest pieces, if not the greatest vocal in rock history. Pleeeease listen to it on your own. It's transcendent ad almost holy. Dark Side of the Moon is an album that you must listen to in it's entirety. I first listened to it when I was 13years old in 1978. I can put it on today and enjoy it just as much today. Highly recommend the same with the album Wish You Were Here.

Seb my feelings since this song was released was the fear of dying, the pain involved with it to a transition of calm, understanding and acceptance to the realization of the beauty that awaits all in the new beginning. I like your take though too about using it as a reminder that beauty awaits all who suffer through life's difficulties and reach the light at the end. Just my opinion though but you may want to get back on the treadmill and check out what one incredible woman did that took 3 to do on the 'darkside of the moon' album. I had to laugh a little about 3secs into the first woman singing how your pace suddenly halved as it immediately captivated you. Oh man! Brother I believe that you would love 'on the turning away '. A song about a societal issue even more relevant today than when it was released. Just for your enjoyment. Pink Floyd will draw you in and you have no choice but to experience the ride. Peace ✌

Once again, u r very spot on with your comments, thought's, emotion's, feeling's of u r experiencing, learning, absorbing, taking in & where this song takes u 💯🔥😎

What u r watching is these women explaining & expressing the stage's of what grieving is & feels like of what grief is & what it feel's like 2 grieve & 2 understand what grieving is & the process process of what grieving is & what the stage's of what grief & or grieving is...& now thru u & what u say, it also can b refered 2 & or as 1's fear's 💯🔥😎 whatever their fear's r & or may & might b .. & in the end embracing them, it & getting thru it whatever it is & or may or might b... fear, grief, grieving... u r very right, most of us manage & get thru the fear, grief, grieving or whatever just fine 💯🔥😎 I luv your very unique way of how u connect this with 1's Chakra & the color's of Chakra... thankx 4 another badass & damn good reaction 💯🔥😎

subbed for sure!!...you are so intelligent sir!! i love your reactions...u interpret the lyrics so well and agree 100%

U r so right... they r doing guitar 🎸 solo's with the voices

Here’s a piece of advice I give to all reactors listening to Pink Floyd. Many of their albums are concept albums and are really meant to be listened to from beginning to end. Just picking out 1 song and listening to it randomly really does their genius no justice.

You need to watch 'On The Turning Away' live. 🙏👏👏

Probably my absolute favorite of Pink Floyd. And I love them all.

That little snippet of talking is key to the whole song. This song covers the five stages of dying.

The original that was done was a singer brought in and told "ok, just do what feels right to you on this one"... and OMFG out came Great Gig..... Yeah you get it and yeahhhh you know... :)

music by Rick Wright (keys ) for a movie. Director didn't like it So they had a session singer ( Clare Torey) come in and sing with no lyrics. happy 50 th anniversary DSOTM.

The magic of Pink Floyd. Another original band from the 60's and beyond.

These vocals are stages of grief when someone you love dies.

I'm 64 pink floyd is one of the best bands ever. they will take you places you didn't think your mind could go to. you need to watch that full concert with you wife it's one of the best ever! ❤

The wonderful Sam Brown, daughter of rock n roller Joe Brown ❤🇬🇧😊

Sebs - you must listen to the studio version of this song on the album The Dark Side of the Moon. It is fearless music a song without lyrics about the acceptance of death. The vocals are by the English singer Clare Terry who used to sing in commercials at the time. Haunting and unforgettable- it reminds us initially we will be angry at losing a loved but somehow in time we will accept it. Only this band could be so original back in 1973/4. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.

This is gonna b a badass reaction 💯🔥😎

When the album this song is on came out…let’s just say at 19 with a lot of friends in our first apt.. the album was played extensively. Many late stony nights, maybe a few acid trips 😎…it was an angelic experience.

There's a whole Pink Floyd universe, I hope you do more!

You should have heard this live! It was beyond amazing!!!

My favorite part of these videos is when Sam Brown winds up and just wails. Never fails to give me chills.

Well done Sebs, you have reached the promised land of musicality.

I played the studio version at my dad's cremation but I prefer this version but the original was my dad's favourite.

This song is supposedly about the three stages of death, (although I’ve also heard that the original encompasses five stages of death), but the three here: fighting, facing and acceptance. When you have this context, it’s transformative

The women singing try to mirror the process of dying from resistance through sadness and finally acceptance. A process described more accurately in "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying".

All your questions would be answered if you watch Alan Parsons talk about the making of this song in studio. The original vocalist was given no direction. The voice clips are all man on the street type sound bites. Worth the deep dive. I've seen them live four times. including this ensemble.

you must do more Pink Floyd, as you will enjoy it and your soul will thank you for it. I think Time would be a song you would really gravitate to at the beginning of your Pink Floyd journey...I would suggest getting the Pulse live version or the studio version.

As others have said, Clare Torry improvised the original for the Dark Side of the Moon track. These three women, collectively, brought it up to a higher level - something I thought would never be achieved. It is such an emotional journey and deserves to be at the top of more playlists as this is what music is all about.

Glad you enjoyed.....

Death. An event that all of humanity is destined to experience at one point or another, in one way or another be it our own death or the death of a loved one, depending on each individuals level of compassion and acceptance and dealing with it. Persistent, traumatic grief can cause us to cycle (sometimes quickly) through the stages of grief: denial, anger, depression, acceptance. These stages are our attempts to process change brought along by the loss of a loved one or the acceptance of ones own mortality and to protect ourselves while we adapt to our new reality. Pink Floyd's Great Gig in the Sky is about such a journey. The opening lyrics start with denial and ends with acceptance.

There are only two mainstream bands that cannot be put into a genre, Pink Floyd & Tool

@Frostrazor

Жыл бұрын

yah ive always said Tool is the metal version of Pink Floyd. Or Tool is to metal what Pink Floyd is to rock and roll.

@DannyLeeOGT

Жыл бұрын

@@Frostrazor that's a good that's a really good description. Yeah the biggest difference I say is Pink Floyd a lot of politics involved & Tool is more about addiction and healing and not that Maynard was going through addiction but but everyone around him was and he was pretty close to Layne Staley

@DannyLeeOGT

Жыл бұрын

I have a small Channel and my last name is Logan so you put tool & logan drop an L and you got TooLogan lol 🤣🤣 So I have done a few reactions and cemeteries paranormal stuff

@DannyLeeOGT

Жыл бұрын

I'm one-hundred-percent positive Sebastian does not mind in fact he has tried to help me get some people over too my channel 🤣🤣 and I ended up bringing subscribers to him LOL definitely not his fault he has done so much for me. But you are more than welcome to check it out. Have a great night

Clare Torry did this solo originally it’s worth a listen.

Me again. Soo I was there when this all began & still a head banger👩🏻‍🦰

🤗 Hoping you do more Pink Floyd! 🤔 Think you'll like them. Especially as you really get 'lyrics' I noticed. Hoping for more Rush just to get in to Neil Peart's lyrics. Rare the Drummer is the lyrics for a Band for over 🤩 40 yrs! Pink Floyd songs will make you relive those childhood days! 🤣🤣 As well as your life! 🥰🐰

You are watching and listening to the most innovative, creative and musically gifted band of all time! Full stop

PINK Anderson and FLOYD Council, two older black blues musicians from North Carolina are the name sake for the band.

All three backing singers were successful artists in their own right,but Floyd being Floyd thought f**k it we'll have them for a world tour!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

new subs 😎👍 When you can , react to Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb ( live Pulse 1994 ) 🎸🎶🎶

1 of the greatest song's that doesn't have any lyrics 🎶🎼🎵 that doesn't utter a single & or solitary word 💯🔥😎

Stages of grief following a death.

The whole pulse concert is a trip to heaven, as is the dark side of the moon album, this band can do know wrong in my eyes/ears

Pink Floyd is a journey just take the ride.

@Sebs Duran. I'm not sure you'll even look at a comment from a video you did 7 months ago, but I'm gonna give it a shot. I've always viewed this work of art as a "Womb to the Tomb and Beyond." The first section begins at the moment of creation and carries through to the birth and the beginning of wonderment. The second section is the part of life that is all youth and passion. The third section is the grace and wisdom that comes with maturity, and then giving those around you the grace of saying good-bye. Then it closes with passing on to the after-life and finding peace. Since you asked.

For the longest time when i was a kid. I thought that this song was sung by a black woman. This tiny lady got some legendary chords on her.

Pulse Comfortably Numb. In fact, the whole PF experience will be with you forever.❤

That was an awesome reaction. If you want more Pink Floyd I recommend Comfortably Numb from the same concert (pulse 1994).

Please visit the original album version by Clare Torrey, it's a master class!

You're asking "What am I Watching", answer, some of why the 70's and 80's had the best music.

@randomchord

Жыл бұрын

80's teen here. Can Attest. I just wish he had listened to the studio version by Torry. So much more.....everything. 😉🍻

Pink Floyd would b a great rabbit hole 4 u 2 journey in 2 💯🔥😎

😢Sebs, thinking of SRV and Pink Floyd, sit back and listen to Mark Knopfler doing Telegraph Road, another gem

Delicate Sound of Thunder concert is the best live version to me

Dude, start where most of us started. Dark side of the moon. Listen all the way thru take it from there. This song is respected due to the singers chops and melodies of this fine song also on DSoM album.

I'm going to see Roger Waters in Manchester tonight (10th June 2023). I can't wait. I've had a sneaky look at the gig he did in Prague for the same @This Is Not a Drill tour. It looks amazing and the stage, lighting and flying animals in the air is something else. #thisisnotadrill #thisisnotadrilltour ❤

You’re watching someone learning they’re dying, fighting it, fearing it then gradually acceptance and becalming into a peaceful joy as life ebbs away..

Try some feelgood videos. Flashmob Ireland : Let Mr Blue Sky In - Cork City Ireland. Flashmob Stockholm Arlanda Airport - I Believe I Can Fly. Flash Mob - Sing Somebody to Love at University Cafeteria

Clearly your an astute intelligent man, you’ve already got your head around PF being an experience rather that just another music track. And long and enjoyably may that continue.

Agony, passion, pain and acceptance. is how i interpret it sung in 3 parts. I've read ppl saying the 1st woman was better than the others......they just don't get it

The experience of dying perfectly conveyed without a single word.

great reaction. try SORROW from the same pulse concert. ripping guitar intro/outro and solos unbelievable

Throughout the whole Dark Side album, the guys would ask different people different questions and then in the background of the songs their answers are recorded. The answer you heard was one of the roadies they ask if he was afraid of dying.

Profound..you said it..

Various stages of dying; (That Great Gig In The Sky) Anger, Denial, Acceptance.

Only the studio version does justice to this track. Pink Floyd is more than just music; it's an experience.

This will be played at my funeral

Aahhhh.... anguish! horror! PAIN!! That was the request made of Claire Torry in '72. DSOTM may be THE GREATEST album ever produced! It has evolved a bit over the decades....

What are you frigging watching, you ask? the very best band in history.

It’s the 3 stages of dying. Denial, acceptance, peace.

The great gig in the sky is about death . Hence the name The first part is about trying to fight against what's coming while towards the end it becomes about quiet acceptance of the inevitable .