The piano and organ parts are written by Richard Wright r.i.p. Now ,on to the incredible Clare Torry vocal performance. The whole vocal arrangement was IMPROVISED ,in one masterful take. The bassist,vocalist,lyricist atmosphericist and arranger,was sitting in the control room behind the board,when Clare began to sing some improvised words.Roger Waters, the genius behind the architecture of Pink Floyd sound,ABRUPTLY stopped the music.He jumped out from behind the mixing console,and burst into the vocal booth.He told Clare , that there must be NO WORDS and only VOCAL SOUNDS.He then told her that he would assist her by CONDUCTING her vocal,and he put on a set of headphones with his "conductor cue sheet"in hand ,and motioned to producer Alan Parsons to begin recording.Over the next 5 minutes,according to Clare ,Roger was an animated"wild Englishman with arms flailing about and emotional facial expressions, the next ,during the quiet parts,finger to his lips and the soulful eyes reaching deeply into her own soul;with the both of them in a tender moment of tearful eyes and a heartfelt embrace.Roger helps Clare ,out of the booth and they walk silently to the control room and as they enter,Alan cues the start of the track;one of the most iconic moments in music history,is alive. Thank U4 your valuable time.Hope U enjoyed the history.🌚🌝✨🎼🙏🏼🎼✨
Clare Torry what a beautiful voice! I was 16 and had a part time job in 1976, I saved my money for a cheap 8 track $100.00 stereo. I bought this album in 8 track and I still have the 8 track recording! I loved listening to this late at night in the dark with just the glow of my stereo!
The 3 ladies that sing on the Pulse live album all sound beautiful as well. Floyd always did a great job of finding great talent to accompany them on tour.
Clare Torry...she was paid 30 British Pounds for the studio session. She won a settlement from Pink Floyd in 2005 and all subsequent releases of Dark Side of the Moon give her a vocal credit.
@@dtennow Not bad for a morning's work. Session musicians get to work with bands or artists that have popular careers and they use that exposure to advance their own career. Alan parsons was an engineer on that album and using his own creativity used it as a springboard for a successful career of his own. That's the deal, I don't remember Parsons suing Floyd cos he came up with the idea of recording all those clocks at the beginning of Time. Many session musicians improvise their parts but would never expect writers credit, Floyd must have caved real easy for her to win that case.
@Direnova Parson's recording of the clocks was reportedly done apart from his work with Pink Floyd, as an experiment he was doing with the then-trendy new quadraphonic surround sound format. It was simply a happy accident that it came to be used for _Time_ . And no, Parsons didn't sue, but in later interviews it was apparent that he sure wasn't happy that the Floyd had pretty much taken all of the creative credit for _DSOTM_ for themselves, when his efforts and genius were as integral to the "sound" of that album as George Martin's were to the Beatles.
@@smyffmawzz "So you keep telling us" And so he bloody well should ! Clare's voice had ME fooled for decades................................................
Telynn S Yes my mother an opera fan suddenly took to listening to this frequently after my father died. She had me get the album for her too. When she was coming out of her grief a couple of years later she suddenly stopped listening to it and in fact could not bare to hear it anymore.
My father passed away in 2017. He introduced me to Pink Floyd. His favorite album was The Wall. After he passed away, I listened to this song. It hit me so hard. God..... life is so short.
Yup, this is one of those albums that needs to be heard from start to finish, that's the full journey. The tracks segue into one another, it's like a classical piece of music with some recurring lyrical and musical themes.
@@grantdumas4076 No way, the studio version is not even lose of how iconic it's the live version. And she listend only studio versions so far, and Pompeii 1992 is considered for many the best show of the band. i would be ok with only part 1.
Ah, you’re here! I have played this for friends who could not tell Pink Floyd apart from the Pink Panther...and they all love this one... And Claire Torry will be the first person you hear in Heaven...
Whilst Clare Torry deserves (and always got) credit for her performance, the fact that is she was a session singer. She came in to do some vocals, and was paid the going rate for her time and use of her voice. It's easy to say she should have been paid more etc, but session singers and musicians contribute something to many very successful musical artists. They don't get huge recognition or vast sums of money. If they want those, they need to forge their own musical careers.
I've read she was paid £30 for her hour of session work. She didn't even know if Pink Floyd would use her work on the album because they didn't say anything to her about it. Sometime later, she passed a record store with a Pink Floyd ad, so she stopped to look at the album. She saw her name for vocal credits, and bought the album.
@another3997 a session singer comes in and sings a written lyrics and leaves with their session fee. Clare Torry came in and was told roughly what they were looking for. At that point she basically composed that solo. If she recorded that today she would have walked out with a writers credit. But it was a different music industry back then. So yes she finally got a writers credit for the song and made millions.
It is a guitar solo, but vocally. The performance is technically great, but is inspired by Gilmor's solos; that is where the art is derived. The soul comes from his playing/inspiration..
Claire Torry. She was a session singer who got called in the middle of the night and arrived at the studio in pjs and dressing gown with curlers in her hair and did this mega masterpiece in ONE TAKE! It’s a journey Birth to Death...This is why we oldies have trouble dealing with your generations music!😁
Pink Floyd need to use three backup singers to perform this live. There are not many that can perform all three parts, even in a studio, even with auto-tune. The Australian Pink Floyd show performed this live with one singer, Amy Smith, and she completely NAILS IT! Do yourself a favor and check this out. th-cam.com/video/ltt_YScyCVg/w-d-xo.html
Yes, damn right, Pink Floyd definitely take you on a journey. To go on the whole journey though, you need to experience the album in one go, just as the band intended. All the tracks musically flow non-stop into one another. Each track telling it's own part of the full message.
Yes, for Pink Floyd album is like a book and songs are chapters in it. It starts in the beginning goes through different stages and ends at the end when everything comes together and gets sense, stands firmly as a rock. Still you are making a great job here. I love to watch you how hear songs for the first time and how they effect you. And for that I guess it does not matter in which order you are listening to songs, a lot of us know them already. While for your understanding when reacting to Pink Floyd is best to later hear whole album, maybe in private not public time so you get answers for a lot of questions that you come across while reacting to songs. But so far you get the point each time because you are listening with your heart.
It's like somebody's sadness put to life in a song but instead of lyrics There's crying and wailing because of all the sorrow and then when she slows down in the middle it's kind of like when you cry yourself out and you just can't cry no more and then it starts up again and then just kind of Fades out
Richard Wright on the keyboards. One of the great composers of our time. He had this written and didn't know what to do with it. Amazing what was done with it, no? Floyd always surprises.
I heard this song over 40 years ago for the first time and have been mesmerized by it since then. Watching your reaction brings back the feelings from back then. Thank you for sharing your musical expertise and your emotions.
The musicianship and her voice are staggering but pay attention to the composition and construction of this masterpiece. I believe they are musical geniuses. Makes me proud to be English.
@@fordprefect9296 Yeah I was just talking about how I consider them to be one and the same, just like how I consider Brain damage and Eclipse to be one song as well as Happiest Days of our Lives and Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2 to be one and the same.
Claire Tory. Began listening to this album when I was 15 in 1973. I always thought this was a black woman singing. Never crossed my mind it was a little British girl. Blew me away
So Nice to hear someone giving Richard Wright the credit he deserves on this great song, Tori teared it with her fabulous voice but this couldn't be possible without Mr wright.
This song is about after you die, and what you think about before you die. The great gig in the sky means heaven, and how even when you die, you still have music to play.
You can find a concert from 1990 where Clare Torry-the session singer who laid down this masterpiece got out on stage and played with them. After all that time she could STILL rock it... Glad you dig this stuff! Your eclectic taste shows you don't settle for staying in lanes or paying attention to boundaries, cheers ma'am!
I grew up with all this stuff, pink floyd, led zep, black sabbath, judas priest. Seen most of them live at various venues in london, so i'm really into this. I luv watchin your face when you listen to it, makes me smile!!!
Clare Torrey walked into the studio as a mere session backup singer. She walked out a little while later unsure whether Pink Floyd would use her work. When Alan Parsons performed the magic that became Dark Side Of The Moon, she became a goddess.
you are right about Pink Floyd music being a journey - Dark Side of the Moon is a concept album that tells a story, and each song segues smoothly into the next - it a great experience to take the full journey and listen to the entire album in one sitting
I believe she won her case for the argument that her "wailing style" actually created the lyrical side of the song in 2004. She now is credited on all DSM albums , as she should be . IMHO
you are so lucky to have stumbled upon rock's TOP 5 ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.....THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL INCREDIBLE MOMENTS IN ROCK HISTORY.......all this song needs is a hammock , a joint , and a beer....remember.....you don't listen to pink floyd.........you experience them.......act accordingly......
This singer ( Clare Torry ) did this song in ONE take. (1) and if that wasnt enough.... This lady never heard this song before she did it. The pushed play at the recording studio and as it was playing for her to hear she just started in and did the whole thing. The did other takes but it was that first one they used. It felt just right.
There are certainly more than 50 first time reactions to great gig in the sky out here and tonite I almost watched all of them. They are all great to watch, but your reaction I liked the most. Right down to the spot. BTW I am 62, german and when the album came out already a big fan of Pink Floyd. I have to admit that I didnt liked this songt first, it reminded me too much of opera singing (that I hated back then) and not enough rock music. How dumb I was, now I love the song like almost all songs of Pink Floyd and I even made my peace with opera. An absolute masterpiece.Thanks
Clare Torrey such a most brilliant singer I heard was paid $40 U.S to do this pick up gig. And because of this we have music like the world will never forget. Bless Clare and bless Floyd
Pink Floyd keyboard player Rick Wright wrote this song, which is about life, gradually descending into death. Hence the angrier and more intense first half with a dying person refusing to "go gently into that good night." The second half is gentler, as the dying person gives into the inevitable and fades away.
Claire Torrey, a session singer in England, was brought in to take you through the stages of dying. Anger through resignation and acceptance. Epic performance. When they did it live, 3 different singers usually covered the vocals.
You took the word “screaming” quiet literally there, there are no words “content” in the way she expresses itself, it’s very much up too the listener how you hearing it, don’t get me wrong i love it, Pink Floyd are masters in encoring different sounds, and make em beautiful, just take the number “Time” as a example start whit a bunch of alarm clock and transcending from there, masterfully
All that screaming were the words.. she sang that whole,part in a scream so beautiful, an art long lost I might say!!! Singing in tone with the other instraments!!!
Pink Floyd is music for the head that touches your soul. Dark Side of the Moon album stayed on the Billboards top 100 album charts from 1973 to 1988 (741 weeks) and holds the record for longest run on the charts top 200 with 945 weeks.
I think the first reaction you had when you put the earphones on and hit the switch, was the best! That is how one should listen to this. Eyes closed, laid back comfortably in a good chair and some great headphones on. You have it made sister.
I remember listening to that recording the first time. When the first singer hits that screaming high note I instantly, compulsively started sobbing. It just nailed through my heart.
I understood what the guy at the beginning of song since I first listened to this in the 70s. Bit it was today I understand the whisper near the end of the song. "If the can hear this whisper, you are dying. "
Heaven and Earth, Claire Torry’s voice in heaven and the beautiful piano work grounding the listener. A masterpiece from a true classic album which I think must of spent nearly 3 years in the UK album charts.
She tells the story of life and death without a single word.
Yes
Clare Torry did whisper " I never said I was frightened of dying "
@@James_Loveless Patricia Watts, the wife of their road manager says that.
One word: ahhhhhh
dam right
Dark Side Of The Moon.....one of the greatest musical masterpieces ever created.
Cosmic86x Indeed it is! 😍
Saw them Earls Court in 74 Darksides first outing
Stunning
@@Lee-70ish was Claire touring with them at that point?
Amen
After "Animals" of course....
The piano and organ parts are written by Richard Wright r.i.p. Now ,on to the incredible Clare Torry vocal performance. The whole vocal arrangement was IMPROVISED ,in one masterful take. The bassist,vocalist,lyricist
atmosphericist and arranger,was sitting in the control room behind the board,when Clare began to sing some improvised words.Roger Waters, the genius behind the architecture of Pink Floyd sound,ABRUPTLY stopped the music.He jumped out from behind the mixing console,and burst into the vocal booth.He told Clare , that there must be NO WORDS and only VOCAL SOUNDS.He then told her that he would assist her by CONDUCTING her vocal,and he put on a set of headphones with his "conductor cue sheet"in hand ,and motioned to producer Alan Parsons to begin recording.Over the next 5 minutes,according to Clare ,Roger was an animated"wild Englishman
with arms flailing about and emotional facial expressions, the next ,during the quiet parts,finger to his lips and the soulful eyes reaching deeply into her own soul;with the both of them in a tender moment of tearful eyes and a heartfelt embrace.Roger helps Clare ,out of the booth and they walk silently to the control room and as they enter,Alan cues the start of the track;one of the most iconic moments in music history,is alive.
Thank U4 your valuable time.Hope U enjoyed the history.🌚🌝✨🎼🙏🏼🎼✨
After 45 plus years it still gets to me
I was 21 when this came out. Now I am approaching 68, and I haven't gotten tired of it yet.
@@armadillotoe same with 61 for me.... always tears in my eyes when listening to that masterpiece. Cheers from France.
@@armadillotoe Same here and I'm 67.
@@dominiquelacroix8148 Same here 61 too....always... greetings from Portugal
Clare Torry what a beautiful voice! I was 16 and had a part time job in 1976, I saved my money for a cheap 8 track $100.00 stereo. I bought this album in 8 track and I still have the 8 track recording! I loved listening to this late at night in the dark with just the glow of my stereo!
Quite possibly the most beautiful song ever written, and from what I hear , the vocal part wasn't even WRITTEN, it was improvised. Amazing.
CL8ON J Years later she sued for writing credit - and she won.
I took 7g of shrooms and met God while listening to this song.
Her voice reflects anger, denial, mourning and then acceptance without a word spoken.
Thank you. I wanted to explain it but you did it perfectly with few words.
Beautifully said.
She gets right into ones soul.
The 3 ladies that sing on the Pulse live album all sound beautiful as well. Floyd always did a great job of finding great talent to accompany them on tour.
Clare Torry...she was paid 30 British Pounds for the studio session.
She won a settlement from Pink Floyd in 2005 and all subsequent releases of Dark Side of the Moon give her a vocal credit.
She always had vocal credit, she won co-writers credit because it was improvised. Thereby getting royalties.
Her current net worth is 10 million. So, I'm sure she did pretty well off that settlement.
@@dtennow Not bad for a morning's work. Session musicians get to work with bands or artists that have popular careers and they use that exposure to advance their own career. Alan parsons was an engineer on that album and using his own creativity used it as a springboard for a successful career of his own. That's the deal, I don't remember Parsons suing Floyd cos he came up with the idea of recording all those clocks at the beginning of Time. Many session musicians improvise their parts but would never expect writers credit, Floyd must have caved real easy for her to win that case.
@Direnova Parson's recording of the clocks was reportedly done apart from his work with Pink Floyd, as an experiment he was doing with the then-trendy new quadraphonic surround sound format. It was simply a happy accident that it came to be used for _Time_ . And no, Parsons didn't sue, but in later interviews it was apparent that he sure wasn't happy that the Floyd had pretty much taken all of the creative credit for _DSOTM_ for themselves, when his efforts and genius were as integral to the "sound" of that album as George Martin's were to the Beatles.
She also got a large glass of Guiness as part of her payment.
Clare Torry. Short, little, white, British girl.
and posh, to boot
what a baller
And did it in two takes!! She's on you tube talking about it.
Rudy Toot a real tory that one
So you keep telling us Alan !
@@smyffmawzz
"So you keep telling us"
And so he bloody well should !
Clare's voice had ME fooled for decades................................................
My mother passed away a year ago after a long fought illness. This song.... damn....
Telynn S
Yes my mother an opera fan suddenly took to listening to this frequently after my father died. She had me get the album for her too. When she was coming out of her grief a couple of years later she suddenly stopped listening to it and in fact could not bare to hear it anymore.
My father passed away in 2017. He introduced me to Pink Floyd. His favorite album was The Wall. After he passed away, I listened to this song. It hit me so hard. God..... life is so short.
One of these days you have to listen to this album top to bottom nonstop🤟🏽☮️
Yup, this is one of those albums that needs to be heard from start to finish, that's the full journey. The tracks segue into one another, it's like a classical piece of music with some recurring lyrical and musical themes.
One of these days, is a good song too
Tony Mazzoni
FUCKING YES
I know it’s cliche but you have to listen to the whole album.
With the headphones on
Its truly a experience
Pink floyd - Echoes, Live im Pompeii 1972.
Just watch and listen.
I would do the studio version. The live version is broken into two parts which ruins the flow of the song.
@@grantdumas4076 No way, the studio version is not even lose of how iconic it's the live version.
And she listend only studio versions so far, and Pompeii 1992 is considered for many the best show of the band.
i would be ok with only part 1.
The Pompeii version is the first listen. Meddle doesn't compare.
If they don't play this by my deathbed, I'm not going !
StinkFingerr Lol!
I want... my old mans a dustman!
ah ah ah well said
StinkFingerr Hahaha! Crack me up! 🤣🤣🤣 I’m with YOU!
😂😂😂
Claire Torry is her name.... Peace. :)
This is just the most exceptional musical expression of grief, pain, loss and want that I have ever heard. Clare Torry, we will never forget you...
Ah, you’re here!
I have played this for friends who could not tell Pink Floyd apart from the Pink Panther...and they all love this one...
And Claire Torry will be the first person you hear in Heaven...
The last few minutes of this song always nearly makes me cry. 😢 Just overwhelmed by the beauty of it, I think.
RIP Richard Wright.
The stages of death: Shock, disbelief, anger, denial, acceptance, peace.
You don't need to pause Pink Floyd. They're more relaxed than many others about copyright. They even allow whole album reviews. :)
They’ve made their money.😆
I am so glad Clare Torry finally got her credit and compensation for this masterpiece.
Whilst Clare Torry deserves (and always got) credit for her performance, the fact that is she was a session singer. She came in to do some vocals, and was paid the going rate for her time and use of her voice. It's easy to say she should have been paid more etc, but session singers and musicians contribute something to many very successful musical artists. They don't get huge recognition or vast sums of money. If they want those, they need to forge their own musical careers.
@@another3997 I don't know what she made. I hope she got paid well. I feel her contribution to the song is heavy.
@@blackdiamond6077 think she was awarded composition credit and back royalties. She created this vocal, she wasn't singing from a prewritten chart
I've read she was paid £30 for her hour of session work. She didn't even know if Pink Floyd would use her work on the album because they didn't say anything to her about it.
Sometime later, she passed a record store with a Pink Floyd ad, so she stopped to look at the album. She saw her name for vocal credits, and bought the album.
@another3997 a session singer comes in and sings a written lyrics and leaves with their session fee. Clare Torry came in and was told roughly what they were looking for. At that point she basically composed that solo. If she recorded that today she would have walked out with a writers credit. But it was a different music industry back then. So yes she finally got a writers credit for the song and made millions.
Greatest rock vocal performance without using actual words.....
It is a guitar solo, but vocally.
The performance is technically great, but is inspired by Gilmor's solos; that is where the art is derived. The soul comes from his playing/inspiration..
During live concerts, there are usually 3 to 4 backup singers doing Clare's singing.
In my opinion, the album has too much Pink Floyd and not enough Clare Torry. Live performances (e.g. P.U.L.S.E) get a better balance.
Who do a great job, but nothing can copy Clare perfectly. Her trip is.. insane.
Claire Torry. She was a session singer who got called in the middle of the night and arrived at the studio in pjs and dressing gown with curlers in her hair and did this mega masterpiece in ONE TAKE! It’s a journey Birth to Death...This is why we oldies have trouble dealing with your generations music!😁
This song is about facing death
Damo Paul I rather think it is about mourning. This fabulous singer goes through all the stages of mourning. Her name is Clare Torry.
Without saying a word the female vocal tells a whole story. I can feel the heartbreak, the wanting, the love & the pain.
She got this all in just two takes. And they needed three women to do the live version
And yet there are some levels below Clare. greetings from Portugal
Pink Floyd need to use three backup singers to perform this live. There are not many that can perform all three parts, even in a studio, even with auto-tune. The Australian Pink Floyd show performed this live with one singer, Amy Smith, and she completely NAILS IT! Do yourself a favor and check this out.
th-cam.com/video/ltt_YScyCVg/w-d-xo.html
@@sopwithpuppy It's true, you're right I didn't know this version there's no doubt Amy Smith is fantastic. Greetings from Portugal
Yes, damn right, Pink Floyd definitely take you on a journey. To go on the whole journey though, you need to experience the album in one go, just as the band intended. All the tracks musically flow non-stop into one another. Each track telling it's own part of the full message.
Yes, for Pink Floyd album is like a book and songs are chapters in it. It starts in the beginning goes through different stages and ends at the end when everything comes together and gets sense, stands firmly as a rock. Still you are making a great job here. I love to watch you how hear songs for the first time and how they effect you. And for that I guess it does not matter in which order you are listening to songs, a lot of us know them already. While for your understanding when reacting to Pink Floyd is best to later hear whole album, maybe in private not public time so you get answers for a lot of questions that you come across while reacting to songs. But so far you get the point each time because you are listening with your heart.
It's like somebody's sadness put to life in a song but instead of lyrics There's crying and wailing because of all the sorrow and then when she slows down in the middle it's kind of like when you cry yourself out and you just can't cry no more and then it starts up again and then just kind of Fades out
Greatest, recorded, vocal solo of all time? Has to be in the conversation.
Richard Wright on the keyboards. One of the great composers of our time. He had this written and didn't know what to do with it.
Amazing what was done with it, no?
Floyd always surprises.
R.I.P. 😔
Yep, Richard Wright composed the chord sequence and Clare Torry composed the top line melody.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts 6-9. The studio version is amazing. It will take you on an amazing, unpredictable ride
I heard this song over 40 years ago for the first time and have been mesmerized by it since then. Watching your reaction brings back the feelings from back then. Thank you for sharing your musical expertise and your emotions.
That song is a musical journey!!!
That was the sound of someone not wanting to let go of life and then coming to grips with it in the end...
People often overlook it because the vocals, piano and organ are so overpowering but the bass guitar is sublime in this song!
The musicianship and her voice are staggering but pay attention to the composition and construction of this masterpiece. I believe they are musical geniuses.
Makes me proud to be English.
The song is about death and the piano is the human heart. It fades out.
About bloody time lass!
Much anticipated indeed.
Glad you liked it (good analysis btw).
Keep up the good work...
One of the most iconic Pink Floyd songs ever. Just gives me chills still after decades of listening to it.
Warch this ftom the Pulse concert at Earls Court
Saw Pink Floyd in the 70's and again in the 80's, amazing musicians and creators. Nothing like a Floyd concert.
Yes, they made concerts an experience to remember. Saw walls and Animals.
You are a beautiful soul to let this stunning piece of music into your heart
This song should always follow directly after "Time."
Well.... There's 'Breathe in the air (reprise)' first of course....
@@fordprefect9296 I don't know about you but I've always considered the Reprisal of Breathe to be a part of Time.
@@requiem6465 Well, yes, maybe, but... If I recall correctly, it was at least listed as a separate track on the album sleeve😉
@@fordprefect9296 Yeah I was just talking about how I consider them to be one and the same, just like how I consider Brain damage and Eclipse to be one song as well as Happiest Days of our Lives and Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2 to be one and the same.
Large Marge I agree. They’re one song with two titles.
Claire Tory. Began listening to this album when I was 15 in 1973. I always thought this was a black woman singing. Never crossed my mind it was a little British girl. Blew me away
So Nice to hear someone giving Richard Wright the credit he deserves on this great song, Tori teared it with her fabulous voice but this couldn't be possible without Mr wright.
Your reaction was exactly what the composer was hoping for. Perfect.
This song is about after you die, and what you think about before you die. The great gig in the sky means heaven, and how even when you die, you still have music to play.
They told Clare the concept & asked her to give her interpretation in musical form & no words. The universal language!
I knew Scribe's head was going to explode when she heard that beautiful woman singing. Heavenly.
And she sang perectly the same way time and time again.. she was amazing
You can find a concert from 1990 where Clare Torry-the session singer who laid down this masterpiece got out on stage and played with them. After all that time she could STILL rock it... Glad you dig this stuff! Your eclectic taste shows you don't settle for staying in lanes or paying attention to boundaries, cheers ma'am!
I grew up with all this stuff, pink floyd, led zep, black sabbath, judas priest. Seen most of them live at various venues in london, so i'm really into this. I luv watchin your face when you listen to it, makes me smile!!!
Pink Floyd music takes the listener on a journey. Destination musical bliss. ☮️
Clare Tory still gives me chills in 2020
One thing never mentioned is the slide guitar leading into the vocal. Sublime, the whole thing.
Glad someone else noticed that. SUCH a glorious mysterious beauteous sound!
Thanks for reacting to one of my favorite songs!!!
I believe she was a session singer in London. You said it, Pink Floyd IS a musical journey.
Clare Torrey walked into the studio as a mere session backup singer. She walked out a little while later unsure whether Pink Floyd would use her work. When Alan Parsons performed the magic that became Dark Side Of The Moon, she became a goddess.
@@sopwithpuppy Didn't know she did any vocals besides GGITS.
you are right about Pink Floyd music being a journey - Dark Side of the Moon is a concept album that tells a story, and each song segues smoothly into the next - it a great experience to take the full journey and listen to the entire album in one sitting
Pink Floyd...the entire album is like one song and is meant to be listened to in its entirety. They did this in one take!
Julie Manarin according to Clare Torry she sang 2 takes. They asked for a 3rd, and she told them no, they had what they needed.
Pink Floyd isn't something you just listen to. It's something you 'experience". Glad you got to experience this. :)
She isn't a singer in this IMHO she's another instrument in the band it's a conceptual thing ...
I believe she won her case for the argument that her "wailing style" actually created the lyrical side of the song in 2004. She now is credited on all DSM albums , as she should be . IMHO
you are so lucky to have stumbled upon rock's TOP 5 ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.....THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL INCREDIBLE MOMENTS IN ROCK HISTORY.......all this song needs is a hammock , a joint , and a beer....remember.....you don't listen to pink floyd.........you experience them.......act accordingly......
Who are the 4 fools disliking the BEST VOCAL EVER on a Rock album......
It's possible they were reacting to this woman **stopping** the music in the middle of a song.
@@gaius_enceladus They have to because it will be blocked by the Record Company/artist.
@@gaius_enceladus If she doesn't it will get copyright strike and blocked.
This singer ( Clare Torry ) did this song in ONE take. (1) and if that wasnt enough.... This lady never heard this song before she did it. The pushed play at the recording studio and as it was playing for her to hear she just started in and did the whole thing. The did other takes but it was that first one they used. It felt just right.
love your vlog goodluck from scotland love this song
The first part is anger at death. The second part is acceptance of death and lastly the third part is moving on.
There are certainly more than 50 first time reactions to great gig in the sky out here and tonite I almost watched all of them. They are all great to watch, but your reaction I liked the most. Right down to the spot. BTW I am 62, german and when the album came out already a big fan of Pink Floyd. I have to admit that I didnt liked this songt first, it reminded me too much of opera singing (that I hated back then) and not enough rock music. How dumb I was, now I love the song like almost all songs of Pink Floyd and I even made my peace with opera. An absolute masterpiece.Thanks
Clare Torrey such a most brilliant singer I heard was paid $40 U.S to do this pick up gig. And because of this we have music like the world will never forget. Bless Clare and bless Floyd
This song is right up your alley, in so many ways.
Process of dying: denying/struggling then phase of acceptance then relief/blessings/finding Peace
"Musical eargasm" confirmed 😇
And I was blessed too be at this concert. Amazing. Best night of my life. Looks great looking back..:) john van floyd. .
Joy, Passion and Pain a story in those vocals
The journey is her dying, her first fear and the journey of acceptance to her end. That is what I got from this song when I first heard it in 1973.
I'm glad I found your channel!!!! Loving your reactions
Claire Torry completely improvised in the studio. Amazing!!
I hit like right when I saw you were reacting to GGITS I knew you'd be blown away. Peace.
Definitely the best reaction I’ve seen. Musical journey...the juxtaposition. Well assessed. 👏
Truly one of the best composed pieces of music EVER produced!
Dogs, Pigs and Sheep are Pink Floyd must listens. Especially Dogs, which might be their best song, imo.
Absolutely there with Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Still makes me cry...thank god.
love seeing peoples reaction to when they listen to the great Pink Floyd for the 1st time
Pink Floyd keyboard player Rick Wright wrote this song, which is about life, gradually descending into death. Hence the angrier and more intense first half with a dying person refusing to "go gently into that good night." The second half is gentler, as the dying person gives into the inevitable and fades away.
The most unbelievable, emotional, wordless song ever....
Guaranteed goosebumps every damn time.
Fear, death, mourning....ACCEPTANCE.
Perfection.
Love when I can see a song truly moving someone during the listen. Never forget my first time hearing this as a teen. Mind blown!!!
Claire Torrey, a session singer in England, was brought in to take you through the stages of dying. Anger through resignation and acceptance. Epic performance. When they did it live, 3 different singers usually covered the vocals.
Girl lets it all out....love, joy, fear, pain, anger, confusion...
One of the greatest vocal performances of our time. Primal and Timeless. If it doesn't move you then there is something missing in your soul.
Guess i now should listen to YOUR music. Your appreciation if music i grew up on, is, awesome.
Just love this number, never have screaming been so beautiful ❤️
You took the word “screaming” quiet literally there, there are no words “content” in the way she expresses itself, it’s very much up too the listener how you hearing it, don’t get me wrong i love it, Pink Floyd are masters in encoring different sounds, and make em beautiful, just take the number “Time” as a example start whit a bunch of alarm clock and transcending from there, masterfully
All that screaming were the words.. she sang that whole,part in a scream so beautiful, an art long lost I might say!!! Singing in tone with the other instraments!!!
Pink Floyd is music for the head that touches your soul. Dark Side of the Moon album stayed on the Billboards top 100 album charts from 1973 to 1988 (741 weeks) and holds the record for longest run on the charts top 200 with 945 weeks.
I think the first reaction you had when you put the earphones on and hit the switch, was the best! That is how one should listen to this. Eyes closed, laid back comfortably in a good chair and some great headphones on. You have it made sister.
Pink Floyd,,,the most inovated band in the world
You really need to check out the Pulse concert! Epic :-)
Pulse version of Comfortably numb is another level of human experience.
I remember listening to that recording the first time. When the first singer hits that screaming high note I instantly, compulsively started sobbing. It just nailed through my heart.
I understood what the guy at the beginning of song since I first listened to this in the 70s. Bit it was today I understand the whisper near the end of the song. "If the can hear this whisper, you are dying. "
If you listen carefully to all of their albums it is a real musical journey, from one song to the next and one album to the next.
Heaven and Earth, Claire Torry’s voice in heaven and the beautiful piano work grounding the listener. A masterpiece from a true classic album which I think must of spent nearly 3 years in the UK album charts.