SONG OF MYSELF | FIRST TIME REACTION | NIGHTWISH | CONSTANZA
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- Listening to Song of Myself by #Nightwish for the first time. This might have been the one that struck me the most at first listening. What a tremendous creation this song is - utterly smashed this one out of whatever sport reference this is suppose to be from!!! This song had me floored (really no pun intended as I debated for about ten minutes if I should phrase it like this or not) and soaring way up there, all at the same time!
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Why Nightwish got in my radar again: I started following Sam Scott-Thorne's reaction vlogs this summer and due to that, his reaction to Nightwish's Ghost Love Score popped up as a recommendation one day. You can find his reaction here: • Vocal Coach Reacts! Ni...
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R.I.P. Ann Waychoff ...Mother of the Nightwish Army....
R.I.P Ann 😞
Ann's Anthem !
I never had the pleasure of knowing her. Ann🕯🖤
RIP Ann 🤘💀
R.I.P lovely Ann. ❤
Getting goosebumps from a heavy breakdown, djeez. Only Nightwish can do that to me...
This was Ann Waychoff's favorite Nightwish song. She encouraged the reactors to listen to the full version of the song, with the final section "Love", never sung live. Here is a link: th-cam.com/video/ssRgOhr3Jtk/w-d-xo.html It's shocking to me only when I think of it..
Yes, Gabriel, i find it a few weeks ago, it is awesome. First the amazing Life, and then the Poets, become wet eyes.
Mine too
The Metal Gods looked down from the Heavens and spoke these words to all of mankind. I have blessed you on this day of 02/21/1981 ( Floor’s Birthday) an Angel of Metal and she will be known as Floor Jansen.
That of course reminds me of the oft repeated saying:
God created music and said, "It is good."
Then God created Nightwish and said, "It is very good."
Finally, God created Floor Jansen and dropped the mic
For he had created perfection.
This is indeed no song, it's an experience. I heared this song at least a hundred times and I still got chills, tears and this song evokes so much emotions. BRILLIANT MASTERPIECE 👏👏👏. I feel your emotions....
07:21- Marko strutting across the stage on the beat...
Man...I'm really going to miss him
Great Reaction!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, Constanza for acknowledging the smooth transition from Marco's scream into Floor's. I have seen so many reaction videos where the host doesn't comment on that. The way they meld seamlessly into one another is A-MA-ZING.
Its reMARCOble ;) :-p
Definitely one of my favorite parts of the song
@@Honken55 Hahaha! Yes they are!
I very like your genuines reactions; you are very carismatic, I enjoy so much. Thanks!!!
R.I.P Ann, we miss you 🥰❤
Please don't explode! There is a lot more for us to listen to!
Beautiful Nightwish performance and Beautiful Reaction !
My favorite Nightwish song.
It has been a good journey so far with Nightwish and you.
We can keep it going, shall we? Thanks for this one. Stay safe.
One of the best songs definetly, i love it, after 1000 times still pure diamond! 💗😅🤘💎💎💎💎
my favorite
Greetings Constanza.
Wow 2 viewings in 1 video!....
You really had a soft spot in your heart & soul for this one. Great reaction and comments. You are the first I've heard point out the things you did, most notice her low note in the beginning but never appreciate the way she goes in from there. I guess it's more the little things you appreciate that make your videos worth it fir me.
Thank you for the video, reaction and comments.
Stay safe and stay blessed. 😊❤🤘🤘
Nightwish knows how to close out a song better than most. I don't know bands that can do it better. Especially live. Simply impeccable.
One of my favourite.😍
It truly is a pleasure watching the pleasure you derive from these performances. This entire show is magical - you have to know they were pointing to this festival when the tour kicked off in 2012 as the high point and when it seemed it was eluding them in the middle of the tour and when Floor filled in and seamlessly took the songs as her own it was just a perfect collision of events. You smashed the reaction out of the park, great job.
GREAT reaction, the first song I listen to from nightwish. 6 years ago
this song definitely is a very powerful love the intro helps to showcase the musical abilities of the band "sometimes the sky is piano black what a verse and sometimes the within is piano black 2nd verse
GREAT ....I love your reaction
Song of Myself is in my top three adored Nightwish songs. Your expressions and comments were in perfect harmony with this musical journey known as a Nightwish song.
Thanks for giving me smiles on my face or if not even LOL's watching this reaction vid of Yours 😂👍 All the best and other plaaplaaplaa (You know) from 🇫🇮 🤗
Always love your reactions to NW, they are such an amazing band, I have been on this old globe for over 7 decades and heard a fair amount of music, but never has a band brought such emotions to me as NW especially with Floor singing. Tarja and Annette have beautiful voices and stirred a little emotion in me, but Floor has raised my blood pressure for battle, and brought tears to me, and of course Floorgasms. Her voice blends so beautifully with Marcos, Tuomas writes such wonderous works, Emppu plays solos so masterfully that every song is a master piece. I can and do listen to them every day. Keep the reactions coming
Awesome song and another great reaction - seeing your passion for music is so infectious, you just put a smile on my face every time - so thankyou 🤘
Notice that the audience roared when they heard Floor hit that high Major 7th at the end of her duet with Marko. We love Marko and we miss him greatly. We hope he will rejoin Nightwish at some point in the future.
Amazing reaction that made watching and listening to this performance for the umpteenth time just like the first! Thank you.
I love how Nightwish pays homage to other heavy metal bands in some of their songs! I hear some of the Metallica song "One" in this song and some of their song "Enter Sandman" in "The Greatest Show on Earth".... really classy of them to do that!
I loved your squeal during the song...😍😍😍😍
You listening songs twice tells abut all how deep in the rabbit hole You are!
This could well be the track I listen on my earplugs when walking in the streets and under a truck, LOL 😁
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This song draws out multiple 'gasms... Floorgasms, Markogasms, Jukkagasms, Tuomasgasms, Metalgasms... The use of octaves is on point...
Of course all of them have each of their own appointed -gasm (I should have known this by now!) and also blended, mixed and a collective NWgasm too!
This is the one song that people become very involved with.The time changes, the heavy, total musicianship, the singing of Marko and Floor, the total involvement of the audience with the music and Floor, the slow, heavy headbanging of the second half and Floor's low Alto vocals; all of that is just mesmerizing. Listen to the heavy emphasis on the tonic chord every 16 beats in the second half. The London Symphony choir throughout the song. Floor's total commandment of her audience. And then Marko and Floor at the end with the pyro. All are testament to the genius of Tuomas Holopainen. We call him the Metal Mozart.
I forgot to mention the total badassery of the drummer, Jukka Nevaleinen, and Floor's monster High Major Third in the last chord.
This was Nighwish Mother Ann Waychoff's favorite song. She was in her 60s living somewhere in Pennsylvania USA and became infatuated with Nightwish and, along with all their songs, Song Of Myself. We all miss her and will never forget her.
This one, Poet and Pendulum from Wembley, Dead Boys Poem from Buenos Aires, bliss, bliss, bliss. Hälsningar från Spanien!
yes. there is a time change. between 7/8 in the verse and 8/8 in the chorous
Hi, and Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
Beautiful reaction like yourself. Thank You 🙂
I only just found your channel, and have been watching your Nightwish reactions this morning. Really enjoying them! How much you love the band and the music really comes through, and I'm with you there! I only discovered them maybe 8 months ago or so, but they are maybe the best thing I have ever randomly found. They've become my favorite band of all time. Recently went to see them live for the first time in NYC and was blown away. Really need to see them again! Best show I have ever seen. So much talent, but Floor - mesmerizing. Unbelievable. Thanks for these reactions!
At 7:58 Emppu is casually drinking some beer while his guitar is still ringing lol
And I thought I was the only one who noticed that.. Good spot dude 🎸🤘😎
Great reaction...so spontaneous and the excitement screamed, not only your voice, but also through your eyes. Thank you. You have a new fan, from the Nightwish Army in Texas.
Hi darling, sweet wishes from cold Finland - 14 here. Check Dead mans Poet live from Buenos Aires 😁 . Keep on reacting these songs "U ROCK"
Great reaction, nothing better than playing it twice.
This song is one of my Nightwish favorites.
Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 What an epic concert!
Setlist: 1. Dark Chest of Wonders, 2. Wish I Had an Angel, 3. She is My Sin, 4. Ghost River, 5. Ever Dream, 6. Storytime, 7. I Want My Tears Back, 8. Nemo, 9. Last of the Wilds,
10. Bless the Child, 11. Romanticide, 12. Amaranth, 13. Ghost Love Score, 14. Song of Myself, 15. Last Ride of the Day
Upptäcka = to detect, discover, find. Bothered me too what it is exactly in English so I googled.
"Song of myself" is a great song, high on the list of the best Nightwish songs for many. Lots of interesting elements in one song. I guess that should not be a surprise knowing Tuomas' songwriting.
Hard to think of anyone harmonizing with Floor like Marko. I guess they can find someone, Jarkko Ahola?, who can sing very well, and even play the bass at the same time, but there is only one Marko.
After Kai took over after Jukka, everyone says Kai is a great drummer, but fans still miss Jukka, he is such fun to watch.
Many might have already suggested this, on one of your Nightwish reactions? Ghost Love Score, also from Wacken 2013, is a must-see/hear.
LOVED your reaction! Song of Myself is one of my very very favorite Nightwish songs. I'm with you - the first time I heard it it just carried me away; and the second time the same, and the third time ...
it's such a joy to watch the reaction of someone who is truly touched by a Nightwish performance.
A delightful reaction. Thank you!
Constanza, I hope you also listen to the Song as a whole. Especially that part 4 although never performed live is worth to listen too. As you close looks at the lyrics you’ll notice that there are several references to other songs, like: ‘Ghost River’, ‘Dead Boy’s Poem’. Also I would recommend the last sentence written on the screen: “And there forever remains that change from G to E minor”. “G to E minor” played a great role in the Imaginaerum Movie, It’s the name the old man (Played by Tuomas) had given his daughter: Gem (G.E.m.).
Part 4. Lyrics (studio version, but also part of the movie plot.
I see a slow, simple youngster by a busy street, with a begging bowl in his shaking hand. Trying to smile but hurting infinitely
Nobody notices. I do, but walk by.
An old man gets naked and kisses a model-doll in his attic. It's half-light and he's in tears. When he finally comes his eyes are cascading.
I see a beaten dog in a pungent alley. He tries to bite me. All pride has left his wild drooling eyes. I wish I had my leg to spare.
A mother visits her son, smiles to him through the bars. She's never loved him more.
An obese girl enters an elevator with me. All dressed up fancy. A green butterfly on her neck. Terribly sweet perfume deafens me. She's going to dinner alone. That makes her even more beautiful.
I see a model's face on a brick wall.
A statue of porcelain perfection beside a violent city kill. A city that worships flesh.
The first thing I ever heard, was a wandering man telling his story. It was you, the grass under my bare feet.
The campfire in the dead of the night.
The heavenly black of sky and sea.
It was us. Roaming the rainy roads
Combing the gilded beaches.
Waking up to a new gallery of wonders every morn. Bathing in places no-one's seen before. Shipwrecked on some matt-painted island. Clad in nothing but the surf. Beauty's finest robe.
Beyond all mortality we are swinging in the breath of nature. In early air of the dawn of life. A sight to silence the heavens.
I want to travel where life travels. Following its permanent lead. Where the air tastes like snow music. Where grass smells like fresh-born Eden.
I would pass no man, no stranger, no tragedy or rapture. I would bathe in a world of sensation. Love, Goodness, and Simplicity. (While violated and imprisoned by technology) The thought of my family's graves was the only moment. I used to experience true love.
That love remains infinite. As I'll never be the man my father is. How can you "just be yourself" when you don't know who you are? Stop saying "I know how you feel". How could anyone know how another feels? Who am I to judge a priest, beggar, whore, politician, wrongdoer? I am, you are, all of them already. Dear child, stop working, go play, forget every rule. There's no fear in a dream. "Is there a village inside this snowflake?"
A child asked me: "What's the color of our lullaby?" I've never been so close to truth as then I touched its silver lining.
Death is the winner in any war. Nothing noble in dying for your religion, for your country, for ideology, for faith, for another man, yes.
Paper is dead without words. Ink idle without a poem. All the world dead without stories. Without love and disarming beauty. Careless realism costs souls
Ever seen the Lord smile? All the care for the world made beautiful a sad man?
Why do we still carry a device of torture around our necks? Oh, how rotten your pre-apocalypse is. All you bible-black fools living over nightmare ground. I see all those empty cradles and wonder. If man will ever change.
I, too, wish to be a decent manboy. But all I am, is smoke and mirrors. Still given everything, may I be deserving. And there forever remains that change from G to E minor
Tuomas is an amazing composer. He seems to love Mixed Meter, which is obviously affected by the Drummer.
Thank you for this reaction! The joy this song brought you gave some much-needed brightness to this cold winter day.
Costanza, it’s a real delight, you are a treasure. Your response is dead on, every time.
Yes.
Masterpiece, simply amazing ❤️🙏🏻🤘🇫🇮 Thank you 😊
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
This is my favorite NW song ever!!! It has THE MOST epic breakdown!!! Every time I hear this song I can’t help but headbang and move and everything no matter where I am!!! 🤣🤣🤣 I just love it!!! 🤘
Your enthusiasm is contagious. That is a good thing. haha. Great reaction, and as always you left me smiling. Thank you.
😊 Thank you!
It seams like finally you feel heavy metal.
Best reaction EVER!!! Maybe next week you can start with this song and just let it play on into the last song of the concert?? You won't be disappointed either way. 😉👍
That is an amazing song, and the last song is epic!🤘🔥You can see it in their faces too. 🔥🤘
Be sure to watch the video of "Last Ride Of The Day" (last Wacken '13 song) to the very end.
Band & fans were exchanging their appreciation for each other. :-)
I love that you’re not using terminology. You make so much sense to me. Love it. Also great that you go through the song twice!
Glad you enjoy it!
Loved your reaction!
NW Army Namibia checking in 🌌⛲⚔️🇳🇦🤘🏻
LOL Constanza...No need to worry about your hair. All I can look at is your dazzling smile. :) Nice reaction! (as usual)
"Song of Myself" is a poem by Walt Whitman (1819-1892) that is included in his work Leaves of Grass. It has been credited as "representing the core of Whitman's poetic vision."
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_Myself
“Song of Myself” expresses the need for individuals to feel at one with nature. One of the main ideas that Whitman discusses in his poem is how human beings are out of touch with nature when it is the one constant they have in their lives.
www.google.com/search?q=song%20of%20myself%20nightwish%20lyrics&tbm=
RIP Anne!
You get to the end of the gig almost completely wowed & then they drop "Song of Myself" on ya :D
That gritty dirty "breakdown" is nasty AF~!
3:33 The "Jukka did something there" is actually holding playing steady 4/4 over 7/8 odd time. So first bar is played like this 1(2)3(4)5(6)7 - notes in brackets are a snare hits. Second bar is played like first bar so you need to skip one eight note to be again on 2,4 and 6 with a snare. But on a third bar you dont skip note so you land on 1,3,5 and 7 with a snare. And this is what Jukka actually is doing here. And because he continue with this 4/4 feel he lands on 2,4 and 6 on a final fourth bar. So to sum up it goes like this: 1(2)3(4)5(6)7|1(2)3(4)5(6)7|(1)2(3)4(5)6(7)|1(2)3(4)5(6)7. As you can see between first and Second bar there is one extra eight note. But between Second third and fourth bar a snare is played evenly every two eight notes giving this common 4/4 feel rythm. Hope I do not overexplain it and also that it helps to understand whats going on in that rythm.
Are you feeling that 7/8 time signature in the verse? Then in the second & fourth part it switches to 8/8 straight time. I love the lyrics to this song. You will notice all of the song references in just the first verse. Storytime, River Ghosts (Ghost River), Mermaids (Turn loose the Mermaids), of Whitman's (Song of Myself), and the Ride (Last Ride of the Day). All from the Imaginaerum record as is this one. It was inspired by a famous poem of the same name by Walt Whitman. You may like part IV of this song which is a long spoken poem. It would not be appropriate at a metal festival, but if you check out the studio version you can hear it. Loved it Constanza! 💖💖💖🎶🎶🎶🤘🤘🤘😊👍
The nightingale is still locked in the cage
The deep breath I took still poisons my lungs
An old oak sheltering me from the blue
Sun bathing on its dead frozen leaves
A catnap in the ghost town of my heart
She dreams of storytime and the river ghosts
Of mermaids, of Whitman's and the ride
Raving harlequins, gigantic toys
A song of me a song in need
Of a courageous symphony
A verse of me a verse in need
Of a pure-heart singing me to peace
Check also the longer album version with the poem in the end. A complete masterpiece again by Tuomas....so many layers and intelligent moves and tricks...yes...in the backround happens so much too. Jukka really drums this to top.
Good ear on what Jukka is doing,. He's playing straight time over 7/4 in the verse, but every few measures adds an up beat to switch the down beat. I haven't worked it out, yet, but it's very clever.
Yes, Constanza, you're right - Floor's voice is also an instrument and the band a unit where either her voice (and Marko's) are primary or her voice is another great instrument among the other beautifully and skillfully played instruments..
One of their best songs
Thank you ❤️.This is perfect Song for Floor. Jukka is imazing! One of best in this concert👍.
One of most common comment to this song is "I don't want it to end".. I hope I will get to see this song live. It's just amazing. You will also love the last song of this concert. Great reaction.. Stayed until the end.. Just because it deserves to be listened 2 times. Stay safe🤘😁🤘
Couldn't agree more!
And thanks, stay safe too!
*"Song Of Myself" is taken from the "Dark Passion Play"-- successor "Imaginaerum" [2nd and last album with Anette Olzon.]. Greetings & Stay safe.*
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It felt like I'm screamed at but I'm smiling :D
Have you heard Dead Boy's poem with Floor, of course?
Hi Constanza!
Nice to see you again! This was really a very nice reaction of this song, i also like this song very much! I think it's not a song who you think first when you where ask for a Nightwish song, but i also think most people love this song to, specially live! I love when Floor and Marco sing together, they sound so good! Or in the begin when Floor sing so deep, and than up to 100! I like this part.
I hope we see you next week! With the last Wacken song! 😭😉🤘
This is my favorite from this concert.
This one is on my top 5 Nightwish songs
What’s the first thing you want to do after hearing this song for the first time?
HERE IT AGAIN!!!
And again... and again... I think we all know where this is going! ;)
There is an expression, "Do not sell yourself short." Nightwish is not the only reason your reactions are so enjoyable.
ANN YOU WERE HERE .
🌹for this lovely Woman. 😥
I adore this song, so your reaction to it was heartwarming, many thanks Constanza. Until next time take care and have a great evening :¬)
Thank you! You too!
You are an absolute joy to watch! Keep up the great energy, I'll have to watch all your other videos in a marathon, bye :D ;)
That opening verse, where the drums first come in, is in 7/4. In a couple of parts Jukka plays even numbers over the odd time - 3 bars of 4/4 then a 2/4 over the top of the band doing 2 bars of 7/4. (And the second verse as well)
Floor forever, Nightwish still alive.
Would love to see you react to the studio version with the poem at the end. So good.
The time signature changes from standard 4/4 to the 'incomplete' 7/8, if I'm not mistaken. This song is one of the best of the show for me, and that's saying a lot.
From the Imaginaerum album, so the latest at that point, original with Annette, but Floor nails it.
Studio original has a long spoken outro with different voices participating, lyrics are closely related to the movie Imaginaerum.
thank you
great reaction
This song will definitely grow on you over the time, believe me. Happend to me too. R.I.P Ann Waychoff
The studio version is much longer ,this is the abridged live version.
You look nice today one of my fav songs marco and her sound awesome keep up good work love your feedback peace and love hail USA
Such a great song, one of the absolute best from Nightwish in my opinion. I actually do rate it above both versions of GLS, there's only The Greatest Show and Poet above Song of Myself - If I had to put them in some kind of order. The lyrics of Song of Myself are loaded with references to other NW songs, it's definitely one that can handle a lot of relistening and studying the buried meanings. Not only that, but there are so many amazing individual lines of lyrics in it. Just to highlight a couple that you might have picked up on the way...
All that great heart lying still and slowly dying
All that great heart lying still on an angel wing
First time I've heard a Floorgasm and Markogasm combined. Love it and your reactions. By the way wondered why it was such a long reaction to a relatively short song. Now I know. LOL.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@Stanzishouse not as much as you apparently. LOL
I can recommend the “Making of Imaginaerum” documentary.
yo just made my life happier!
Ooooh! I have a feeling I will like this! Thanks! :)
The original version on Imagenaerum is way longer at 13 minutes and 30 seconds in length and divided into four parts:[42]
"From a Dusty Bookshelf" (0:00-0:23): The instrumental intro of the track.
"All That Great Heart Lying Still" (0:23-3:35): The first half of the actual song.
"Piano Black" (3:35-6:53): The second half of the actual song.
"Love" (6:53-13:30): The entire second half of the complete track, containing nothing but ambient symphonic metal music and spoken narrations.
It is inspired by the poem Song of Myself by Walt Whitman who is Toumas' fave poet.
Of course, the live version is much shorter but i feel that its a better version of the song. IMO
🤗's for my sister from the NW army in New York!
Thank you!
You had a great reaction with lots of yelling ^^ This is my absolute favorite track from the Wacken concert
Great song and great performance. So hypnotic at the end. If i remember right, you are currently going through this Wacken 2013 (in order). Props for that! Lot of goodies waiting for you with Tampere 2015 and Buenos Aires 2018 👍
You are right! I can't wait for those, yet I don't want this amazing concert to end! :)
I’ve seen all of your NW reactions and this is my favourites of your reactions. Just so happy for you to have found this song. Think we are a bit of soulmates *lol* I was like you first time I heard this song. As I think you’ve read hear pls do the whole song from the album version..you will like that too ;)..upptäcka = discover :)
Tervetuloa ja kiitos !
have you heard about double bassing?