NIGHTWISH - Shoemaker ( Story and Reaction )

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  • 05:08 The Life of Gene Shoemaker
    10:27 The Death of Gene Shoemaker
    12:50 The Man on the Moon
    16:50 NIGHTWISH - Shoemaker (REACTION)
    28:00 Credits
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  • @khahto
    @khahto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    you are the best! "adds a heart"

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Kai!! 🥰🙃 YOU are the BEST, baby! 😘 Thank you so very much for the love! It is so appreciated! 🤗🌻❤️✊🏾🤘🏾

    • @Donna-C
      @Donna-C ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yay Kai!

    • @freyallarganswald4746
      @freyallarganswald4746 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree Kai this must be the best research and reaction of any NIGHTWISH song.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much!! ♥

    • @ookkuulto
      @ookkuulto ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kai eres un baterista increible, Un tremendo aporte a nigjtwish.

  • @rickybouman21
    @rickybouman21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +721

    Not just a reaction, this is investigating reporting at its finest.

    • @572Btriode
      @572Btriode 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Very well said, Wolfie and Sistah are absolute gems; and Sistah I am loving the hair, it's stunning. I greatly regret I can only do one thumbs up, or I'd have done dozens.

    • @missstonehagel389
      @missstonehagel389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Wolfman, thanks for your deep and detailed research, you're a great teacher
      And sista, I bought this album today and sat in my boyfriend's car totally flashed, shivering, speechless
      Anytime I hear a new Nightwish masterpiece I end up crying

    • @coribueno
      @coribueno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      YES! love the way they honor the history of all the things behind it, makes the experience better.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you, baby 🤗♥️

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@572Btriode I appreciate you 😌 Thank you 🤗♥️

  • @johncheek2415
    @johncheek2415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +572

    This is another reason Tuomas Holopainen is a musical genius, unequaled by any one, The true Mozart of our time.

    • @hannadegerlund3227
      @hannadegerlund3227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Sibelius ☝️

    • @charlesxavier..
      @charlesxavier.. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You are right! And in my opinion there are three more musical genius...Christofer Johnsson ( Therion), Víctor Smolski ( Rage) and Christos Antoniou ( Septicflesh)...

    • @user-jy1bc3gw2q
      @user-jy1bc3gw2q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No, not true. There is a version of him that makes mostly electronic music who is a one in a billion genius prodigy as well. He's referred to as the electronic Mozart haha, I shit you not. And I gotta say, he holds up to Tuomas, which is insane to think we could have two of them in one lifetime. I know that we do not deserve this.
      Things he has in common with Tuomas are that he can make absolutely anything and everything, every album he puts out is basically a different genre, he likes to change time signatures constantly, he likes to use symphonic elements, also been in circulation since the 90s.. In an ambient album of his, he has stutters and sounds that are like *1/16,000th notes* which he'll *speed up and slow down exponentially...* go figure that shit. It tickles my brain and gives me the equivalent of a Floorgasm. He also plays all of the different instrumentation himself throughout the album. In other albums he sings. It's just not fair.
      This album, *"A Binary Universe"* was inspired by the birth of his daughter. This is the kind of album you need to listen from beginning to end though because that's how he writes his albums. They're one long continuous journey. One time he released one of his other albums in two long tracks, side A and side B so people couldn't just chop it up haha.
      th-cam.com/video/TecDlpGAhq0/w-d-xo.html
      Get stoned and listen to this with your eyes closed. You're welcome. Just keep one hand on the volume because each song starts out sooo quiet so you gotta turn up to hear because even though it's barely audible it's so intricate, but then you're going deaf in a minute haha. *I do recommend not switching tracks though and letting one play into the next.* The second track is super trippy and he kinda delves into this jazzy shit, and crazy stutters. The 4th track, *The Golden Ratio* is my favorite, it's soo beautiful and awesome guitar. If you're only gonna listen to one that's what I recommend haha. Btw this album is written for Dolby 5.1, so if you can do that and lay in the center of it all (and especially if you have acid or mushrooms) that is pretty much ideal.

    • @agustinmanyari
      @agustinmanyari 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bri Nothing special in those 8 minutes. So I’m not agree with you.

    • @InsomniaQ
      @InsomniaQ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @clark cimmerian source?

  • @ChrisPage68
    @ChrisPage68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    LAUDATO SI AD ASTRA - "Praise Be To The Stars".
    Floor has never sounded more beautiful than in that final section. And the voice speaking the quote from Romeo And Juliet is Tuomas Holopainen's wife Johanna Kurkela, who is part of AURI, with Tuomas and Troy Donockley.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Her voooiiice, right?! My goodness!! NW is just so perfect! My fav band ♥

    • @Latexi_LMX
      @Latexi_LMX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Laudato Si - Praise be to You, Ad Astra - To the Stars.

    • @ChrisPage68
      @ChrisPage68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@HalfLifeSistah I first heard it on the album release day, laying in my hospital bed (all's well now, so don't panic!) and I just cried! It was a cathartic moment - and Floor's just this minute teased that she's recorded some new material of her own. In TWO LANGUAGES! 😱 I love that woman, but she is such a tease!! 🤦

    • @NeeceLoneWolf
      @NeeceLoneWolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@HalfLifeSistah Johanna when she sings, the gates of heaven open. Her voice is pure bred angelic. I've ugly cried to Johanna singing.

    • @JoTummers
      @JoTummers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ChrisPage68 I agree, I saw that message of her too. I am SOOOO curious what she is up to!!

  • @patriknordin353
    @patriknordin353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    This is the reason why people are hoarding toilet paper too wipe their eyes to this song

    • @black4pienus
      @black4pienus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It all makes sense now!

    • @veronicaue180
      @veronicaue180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly! Blaming Covid-19 for everything is so easy.

    • @Beatz-he5xe
      @Beatz-he5xe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      patrik nordin hahaha...brilliant

    • @nikohietala3898
      @nikohietala3898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good one! 👍😄

  • @musicismychurch
    @musicismychurch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    I seriously need people like you two in my life. It's so refreshing to listen to people who actually care about something other than themselves.

  • @beee462
    @beee462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    As a geologist myself... thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to get into the details about this song. I was ecstatic when I first heard this song that my favorite band gave love to Eugene Shoemaker and I'm glad his story is being brought to light with this song. Now I must watch your Greatest Show on Earth reaction as well!

  • @CrisHermetica
    @CrisHermetica 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Even Floor's haters must agree that this woman is a goddess, her voice is out of this world. And this song is just perfect, not good, not great, just perfect. Nightwish was my favorite band since Tarja was the lead singer, but now it's not just my favorite band, it's more than that, and a huge part of that is because Floor is the lead singer now, and she make this band even better than they was. I'm just sad because a lot of people don't even know this amazing band and didn't hear this masterpiece.
    Btw great reaction guys, a big hug from Argentina.

    • @auralcreation7605
      @auralcreation7605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Astaroth Frix - totally agree

    • @jerrypapadatos1210
      @jerrypapadatos1210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      There are Floor haters? Iam pretty new to this band I can’t believe there are Floor haters

    • @JessicaSalvador91
      @JessicaSalvador91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ​@@jerrypapadatos1210 Yes, the Anette fans who don't like Floor trying to sing soft. And then there's always the Tarja trolls who think that Floor's classical style is not on par with Tarja's. They say that Floor is a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none. In my opinion, Floor just feels most at home with the bombastic metal sound. Anette does best with the soft ballad, folk-type stuff. Tarja does best with opera and classical. Each vocalist has their strengths and weaknesses; people will just hate on whoever doesn't fit their bias.

    • @gillandianyt3920
      @gillandianyt3920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Similar to Richard Dawkins?
      Paraphrase:
      "Many will never experience, because they have never been born"

    • @darkaether2798
      @darkaether2798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They don’t, but they’re not being honest to themselves.

  • @TauriReacts
    @TauriReacts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    I have listened to this song SO many times, it is my favourite from the new album... but I still teared up with you guys when Floor comes in with that angelic vocal at the end. It's absolutely incredible and mind blowing.
    I'm the same as you Wolf, I never thought someone could make GLS better than it already was, then Floor comes in with her performance at Wacken 2013 and blows everything out of the water!
    Love you guys, stay safe! 🤘💜

  • @dr.lahlahroo4751
    @dr.lahlahroo4751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I cried when I first heard Shoemaker, then I replayed this song soooo many times I thought I got over it... Then here you go with this reaction and now I'm bawling again! Floor's voice was just majestic. Toumas is truly a genius. Nightwish is in a whole new level in this album.

    • @ishratelmono7154
      @ishratelmono7154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Beautiful intro. That is why i love your videos so much. So full of emotion, and from the heart.

    • @eevee2512
      @eevee2512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that ending hits me EVERY TIME, no matter how many times i listen to it 🥺

    • @Evilfish82
      @Evilfish82 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Who hasn't cried?

  • @donaldcampbell9483
    @donaldcampbell9483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Can you imagine his wife listening to this song! I would love to see that. She is 90 and I hope she has heard this beautiful song.

    • @Willifrex
      @Willifrex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I really hope she comments on it

    • @djokealtena2538
      @djokealtena2538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Can't we get it to her somehow? There can't be that many Shoemakers...

  • @korvkioskshelvete
    @korvkioskshelvete 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    The way HalfLifeSista reacts to good music brings tears to my eyes. She smiles, she cries, she looks lost, she can’t breathe, she looks about to faint. When I first watched your videos I thought it was over reacting. Now I know better. She reacts with mind, body and soul, and I envy her for that...

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Awe, hi sunshine! I'm glad you stuck around to get to understand me better. I appreciate you 🤗♥️

    • @gillandianyt3920
      @gillandianyt3920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Perhaps have a search for "Highly sensitive person", explains a lot 🤩
      It can be overwhelming at times, breathe sister, breathe...

  • @margotsherenn
    @margotsherenn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    As a Geologist myself, I thank You very much for describing his life with such details. He was a great man and we owe him a lot. His story is beautiful. When I first heard the song, it touched my heart deeply, and still does. The lyrics, the voice, everything is georgous and full of meanings. Beautiful reaction, thanks for the video. :)

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm so happy you enjoyed it 😊🤗♥️

  • @ingovonderluhe2174
    @ingovonderluhe2174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    And we all know how the Song ends.....and we got EXACTLY the reaction we all expected !!!

    • @SomeYouTubeTraveler
      @SomeYouTubeTraveler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I suspected she would be absolutely breaking down in tears, like the end of BABYMETAL's Rondo of Nightmare... but getting fired up in joy is just as powerful!

  • @OJB42
    @OJB42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    When the worst thing about a song is that it ends too soon, you know you've got an awesome song. More great song writing by Tuomas. And those vocals at the end... wow!

  • @paleofolk9460
    @paleofolk9460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    As a paleontologist, I've definitively been moved by this song. As you said, for us going to "smash" rock with the hammer is one, if not THE, of the best experience in our field, which means travelling to far places, outside human's territory, confronting Nature at its best. You find yourself back in time in the environment (working on sediments 150 million, 200, 500, 1 billion years old) and in the soul, when humans were just another new species in the stage of evolution. Absolutely brilliant, Nightwish have become a musical symbol for natural sciences (biology [with Procession], evolution [Greatest show], geology/paleontology [Endless Forms Most beautiful, plus others] and physics in general [this one and Endlessness).
    Other people already commented on the "Laudato Si Per Aspera" and "Laudato Si" itself. I'd like to add another possible reference, "Per Aspera Ad Astra", "attraverso le asperità sino alle stelle" in italian, "through hardships to the stars", a recent quote modified from Latin proverbs (like from Seneca, Cicerone and Virgilio). It would mean, in this case, that even through the hardship of Eugene's life (the disease which prevent him to go to the Moon, and his death), he was able to reach his dream.

    • @missstonehagel389
      @missstonehagel389 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know this Quote by Tycho von Brahe, an astrologist from Denmark, who had a observatory by the sea

  • @Bai_Su_Zhen
    @Bai_Su_Zhen ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is what an actual reaction looks like. You're transforming the content and adding value to it with your commentary, painting the picture for everybody to put the song into context, as opposed to just stealing it and fake emoting. I really like some of your videos that I've just watched.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello, again! And thank you, love :) :-* ♥

  • @fredvanwyk5869
    @fredvanwyk5869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This was, in my opinion your best review ever! The introduction to Shoemaker was extremely well done and it amplifies the meaning of the song even more. Thanks.

  • @Rikitikisiki
    @Rikitikisiki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Legendary man, legendary band, legendary song. Legendary reaction channel.

  • @norkathompson1346
    @norkathompson1346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I have listen to this song over 15 times and I cried every single time, this song summarize what the album makes you feel. So many emotions in one song.... What an amazing work you have done with this video. The best reaction to this masterpiece.

  • @matletac
    @matletac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    let’s face it: the real issue with that album is that it is way too short.

    • @pavolridrich3434
      @pavolridrich3434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yeah... only 2 cds :D ... whole album is amazing, not so heavy as usually but each song is absolute perfection

    • @Diavolo222
      @Diavolo222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@pavolridrich3434 yeah album is insanely good. Some of the songs needs a few more listens to get into, like for me - procession, music, harvest were like this, but after that, it's just full speed away on the hypetrain.

    • @MrRon1968
      @MrRon1968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shoemaker 1 HOUR
      Why ? because this song is F&cking awesome
      th-cam.com/video/TY4ViGSTL6I/w-d-xo.html

    • @brysonburnette2573
      @brysonburnette2573 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The average album is 30-40 minutes. The “Human” section is 50 minutes and the “Nature” section is 30 minutes. That’s 1 hour and 20 minutes. It’s a good length.

    • @R---66---R
      @R---66---R 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The real Tissue???

  • @Mossy-Rock
    @Mossy-Rock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I am stunned. Your review: one of the best I've ever seen... the song: a breath-taking blending of science and music, definitely one of Nightwish's best ever. It is pure genius, through and through. The operatic ending was emotionally overwhelming! Your reaction video here should be required in all astronomy, geology and cosmology classes.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🥺😮 Wow, thank you ♥️

  • @thomaswinterheart1262
    @thomaswinterheart1262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I am a Nightwish fan of the first hour and I usually don´t really like this reaction videos. "HipHop Fan reacting.....", "Music teacher reacting......", "Whoever........" because they´re all superficial bs. (Sorry to say this). Your videos are so much different than this. They go deep. Great background informations. Great investigation ...... I really like this. Keep on doing this !

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You are wonderful 😊 Thank you so much 🤗♥️

  • @MikkoRantalainen
    @MikkoRantalainen ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the channel to go to understand the background info for the songs! Great documentary intro of the Shoemaker.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so very much! :))) ♥

  • @sugoruyo
    @sugoruyo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    First time I heard the second half of Shoemaker I was just shaking in my chair. I'd already read what it was about and the greatest thing about it was what the song represents. Science and art are humanity's noblest pursuits. We don't need no tales of angels nor demons to scare our minds into submission to a closed horizon. We need to know the real, human stories of great scientists and artists who expand our horizons and thus our humanity. Tuomas is a great musician of course but, his greatness as an artist doesn't stop in his grasp of musical theory and storytelling (remarkable though that may be). What makes this song so special is great artists paying tribute to a great scientist, more than anything, thanking him for his contribution and the inspiration of the next generation of great minds pushing forward into the light. It's a spiritual experience and you don't need to believe in millennia old fairy tales to enjoy it.

  • @verarodriguez3970
    @verarodriguez3970 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Happy not to be the only one who cries with music. Thanks for this fantastic research and reaction

  • @diogonavarro3145
    @diogonavarro3145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Laudato Si
    made sistah cry, made wolfkain cry, makes everyone cry

  • @davfive
    @davfive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thumbs up for the intro alone, haven't even watched the song yet. That was brilliantly done

  • @lonl2119
    @lonl2119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I love you so much for doin this incredible "reaction", but its so much more than a reaction. One of the most emotional 30 minutes in my "youtube life". Thank you so much,. greets from Germany.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hallo, Liebes! Ich danke sir sehr!🤗♥️

    • @Frankamaria
      @Frankamaria 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Grüße aus Nürnberg :)

  • @freyallarganswald4746
    @freyallarganswald4746 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Omg you guys had me crying. I knew the story about shoemaker and his ashes but when put together with your explanation and Tyson’s stardust quote it is super powerful.
    Did you know that atoms magnified under the strongest electron microscope looks very much like a star scape.
    There is more to learn about our universe than we could possibly learn in a lifetime.
    Science is building on knowledge already documented over the last few decades by people like Eugene shoemaker.
    As a species We should concentrate on expanding our knowledge and continuation in the cosmos rather than seeking to gain knowledge on how to obliterate our species.
    Ad Astra- to the stars💕🤗

  • @robgerhardterellen1488
    @robgerhardterellen1488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    One of the best Nightwish songs up till now. Only far too short, the Laudato Si part at the end of the Shoemaker song should be an album version itself of two hours epic metal heroic operatic explosion, not a two-and-half minute piece of music.

  • @coribueno
    @coribueno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the kiss you give each other before the song, it melts my heart guys!

  • @j.f.l.bousquet1998
    @j.f.l.bousquet1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I'm not crying, you are.... Who am I kidding, of course I'm crying.

    • @eevee2512
      @eevee2512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      we're all crying. those who don't cry have no heart or soul.

  • @AnOldGreyDog
    @AnOldGreyDog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Laudato si is also the title of a prayer (?) by Francis of Assisi. There's a Canadian Franciscan friar named Guylain Prince on YT who's doing a series of in-depth textual analyses of all the songs on the album (he's a Nightwish fan...) and he went into transports of delight when he got to that bit. His reactions and analyses are well worth watching - they're in French with subtitles, but his manner is very engaging and his insights are quite stimulating. Take the time, you'll thank me...

    • @dalbertyn
      @dalbertyn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes! I also came across his videos recently!

    • @ChrisPage68
      @ChrisPage68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      He is a fabulous man - even to a cynical atheist like me. 😉

    • @pinkfluffypandicornblub2706
      @pinkfluffypandicornblub2706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      can absolutely recommend his videos aswell :)

    • @matea828
      @matea828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      His reaction to the 'laudato si ad astra' part brought tears to my eyes.

    • @geminigrrl66
      @geminigrrl66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I just subscribed to him. He's amazing. His sheer joy is infectious. Thank you for the rec.

  • @Dunkelheit_Schwarz
    @Dunkelheit_Schwarz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You don't simply react, you have undercovered the whole story beneath the song and I can really tell that you experienced it completely! Wow!

  • @johncheek2415
    @johncheek2415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Beautiful intro. That is why i love your videos so much. So full of emotion, and from the heart.

  • @muumiveikko
    @muumiveikko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of the best videos i have seen, Nightwish is so amazing and this is great introduction for shoemaker. I will watch this multiple times. Keep safe. Love frome Finland

  • @Wriwnas1
    @Wriwnas1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "a gorgeous ending", "Floor sounded like an absolute angel", "pure operatic bliss", "I cannot believe how beautifull this sounds right now" "it's haunting". Thank you, awesome reaction, we appreciate the research and the genuine heartfelt comments! (PS glad you googled the latin quote before ending the reaction, that rounded up the experience)

  • @fabiusco87
    @fabiusco87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The very first time I listened Shoemaker I was on a bus, I was my way home after work, wearing a face mask and all... when the “Laudato si” part started I was smiling and crying at the same time, and because of the mask I get out of breath and started coughing... Luckily the bus was almost empty, but the few people on there probably thought I was crazy or... infected by the coronavirus!

  • @davetherave4771
    @davetherave4771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    We are all crying to Floors angelic voice! Amazing isn’t it😅

  • @DeaconFrost1984
    @DeaconFrost1984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wow... just wow! Everything in this video, from the intro through the story about Eugene Shoemaker and the reaction itself... the editing, background music... so beautiful, spot on, excellent. Thank you.

    • @christophercollins9333
      @christophercollins9333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ll second that and thank Deacon for the writing of it. You two are amazing; thank you for sharing what was, for me, 30 minutes of special joy. So vastly different from the norm; so much better. 👍❤️

  • @PhilH919
    @PhilH919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The end bit is usually called the "The Earth Rise" and I think does represent what Shoemaker would see every day from his resting place.

    • @kooppool4862
      @kooppool4862 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't you mean "Earth Set"

    • @PhilH919
      @PhilH919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kooppool4862 Yes in the video it is setting, but if it sets it must have risen and the known quotation refers to "Earth Rise".

  • @SarahRichardsGraba
    @SarahRichardsGraba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I just watched another channel's reaction to this song, and it was great, fun, etc... But I came back to this reaction because you two just get it. All the research, sharing the context, the depth of feeling, the hard work to make such an amazing video... Truly you two are a gift. Thank you 🙏🏼💖 I love crying with you and laughing with you! May we all move forward, not sideways 😊

  • @theatomicpirategirl
    @theatomicpirategirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Floor in her Instagram said that this ending part was the toughest part to sing. She said it took a few takes to get it just right : not too thin, not to heavy...just right.
    It’s such a beautiful song. It makes me weepy every time.

    • @mantailuaa
      @mantailuaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Candace Yes, and she recorded it just right in her homestudio and she was so happy that she finally made it berfect, and oh my it really is!

    • @Freeze014
      @Freeze014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah didnt she say she just couldnt get it right until they had the choir parts?

    • @creativetrance1
      @creativetrance1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      it's weird. that kind of perfect female operatic vocals hit some specific nerve in my brain every time and it makes me forget all my surroundings which is really rare these days.

    • @irenehabes-quene2839
      @irenehabes-quene2839 ปีที่แล้ว

      The entire song is very difficult to sing, but Floor nailed it. I saw a reaction video made by a opera singer/ vocal coach who explained that the speed, and changing rhythms made the song too difficult for most singers to sing yet Floor made it her own.

  • @Darmok_onthe_ocean
    @Darmok_onthe_ocean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You guys have outdone yourself with the series on this album. Thank you. THANK YOU for binding us together in this album experience. All my love and gratitude.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lots of love to you. Thank you😊🤗♥️

  • @humberto_osses
    @humberto_osses ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OMG! First time I listened to this song, I was like "meh"... After watching your lovely video and ALL the story behind it, I listened to it again with you guys and I am in love with it!!!! Thank you very much for that 🖤🖤

  • @andrewfragie
    @andrewfragie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When I was listening this album for the first time I was shocked from the last part of this song.I could not believe the level of musical beauty. Combined with the amazing story of this exceptional scientist I had chills...as I have every time I listen to it. One of my next thoughts was how much I want to watch your reaction to this suberb piece of art. Stay healthy you two. Many greetings from the beautiful Greek island of Kos.

  • @deb8105
    @deb8105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just adore how emotional your reactions to music are ❤️

  • @DeeDee80
    @DeeDee80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Just like Nightwish is not just making music, but give us stories, the same you don't just give us simple reactions, but true experiences. Damn it, you made me cry.

  • @mrFTW1974
    @mrFTW1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MY GODS IT IS SOOOOO SAD!!! Thank you for you're way presenting these Masterpieces.

  • @altolario82
    @altolario82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The power of Nightwish ❤

  • @criwall
    @criwall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Fantastic intro and reaction. Learned a lot of details about Shoemaker. Made me appreciate the song even more.

  • @Hydrangea1971
    @Hydrangea1971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love to see you get so touched by Floors voice at the end. The whole composition is so special. It does touch people to the core. And that is the beauty of music.

  • @riclevine5983
    @riclevine5983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    First time I've seen you guys and, I gotta say...OUTSTANDING job on "Shoemaker"...especially his history.
    Thank you!!!

  • @SantaCaracola
    @SantaCaracola 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I have listened this magnificent song like 100 times and 100 times I have cried at the end... ❤️😭🤧 I love your reactions!! Great job guys!! 🎶

  • @R---66---R
    @R---66---R 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You two...yessss...you two....you make life beautiful again!!!

  • @Green-Lyon
    @Green-Lyon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was lucky to watch many interviews with Gene, his wife Carolyn, and David Levy during the spectacular Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet collisions with Jupiter. He had such a warm, smiling, grandfatherly way about him. He was a fascinating man to listen to. It is nice to see him honored like this.

  • @ktompa77
    @ktompa77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just love you guys..... greetings from a 43 old death metal maniac who loathed Tarja-Nightwish up until 3 months ago when I accidentally stumbled upon Floor and the Wacken concert.
    Love and hugs to you both♥️

  • @gordrollo3450
    @gordrollo3450 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely loved your intro story explaining Shoemaker's life and legacy. Thank you for that. Cheers!

  • @shivannah772
    @shivannah772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Omg you guys are so adorable!! I KNEW you would both have a meltdown over this song! I have heard it like 30 times now,and not once without crying! !! Floor puts so much emotion into this that it is just beautifully painful to listen to💗

  • @severusslave
    @severusslave 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Found you about an hour ago, thoroughly enjoyed three videos and facts and background info and, by god, did I cry my eyes out with this song alongside you two. Just subscribed. Man. 'shuddery breath' So delightfully emotional.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Welcome aboard and thank you! ♥

  • @PittDaddy
    @PittDaddy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I have yet to not tear up listening to the end of this music. Floor has stated they do not plan on doing Shoemaker live, but they have had many, many requests for it.

    • @ChrisPage68
      @ChrisPage68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's impossible not to be moved by her voice. The day it doesn't isthe day I quit listening to music. I hope that day never comes.

    • @Harolddespui
      @Harolddespui 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This album is quit short, vocal wise, it's not that they have 14 songs to chose from and skip a few.
      So not doing this one live surprises me.

    • @i-foundasound
      @i-foundasound 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      When did she say this?

    • @mantailuaa
      @mantailuaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Joe Kelly First it was Tuomas who said that this song is not going to be performed live. Then Floor said in one of her live Q&A that it is not ideal song to perform live but ”If there is this much request for it maybe we have to reconsider.”

    • @ronswasonbutcuter4474
      @ronswasonbutcuter4474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They also didn't plan on doing the greatest show on earth live and their Tampere performance of it was one of their best ever

  • @anthonykulik9203
    @anthonykulik9203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow what a magnificent back story to this song.

  • @Cassa0505
    @Cassa0505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well, that last part sounds like the angels or valkyries are calling you home..... Greetings from a humble german sailor and may all of you stay safe and healthy in this times.

  • @koserkm
    @koserkm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Absolutly one of the finest reaction videos I have ever seen. You have made a video as fine as the song itself.

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aaaaawwe, thank you so much! ♥

  • @shimson666
    @shimson666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The ending to this song is going to kill our hearts when it's played live. She captured that operatic part to perfection on disc, and we all know the power of her voice live. Great reaction again!

    • @sonjaemery
      @sonjaemery 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They’re not going to doing it live😔

    • @Harolddespui
      @Harolddespui 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sonjaemery There are not that many vocal songs left then isn't it? It's not that this album has 14 vocal songs they can chose from.

    • @mantailuaa
      @mantailuaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sonja Emery Maybe they are! From 8:15 th-cam.com/video/2TQPK3aksdc/w-d-xo.html

    • @machintelligence
      @machintelligence 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sonjaemery Ah, but they might. During a live chat session Floor opined that they just might, if there was enough fan demand for it.

    • @shimson666
      @shimson666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They did it live. And as usual, she made it sound even more epic. Floor's live vocals are seriously something else.

  • @fugawiaus
    @fugawiaus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved the way you did the intro. Your reaction was beautiful.

  • @fraukehammer4624
    @fraukehammer4624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Toumas is a genius, the band is awesome, but Floor must be the unknown daughter from God.

  • @matthiaskellner9331
    @matthiaskellner9331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TY very much you two ! That is the best reaction video i ever watched and i watched a lot ! A lot of research already presented very emotionally, and your reactions straight from your hearts as always !
    Stay safe ! Greets from germany

  • @rebecca1294
    @rebecca1294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A few things!
    My favorite reaction so far.
    Your editing is art.
    We all knew that last part would hit you guys.

  • @konidvor
    @konidvor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Thank you for this! Love this kind of reactions format!

  • @jouletube5605
    @jouletube5605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I definitely appreciate the background provided and your willingness to show everyone Shoemaker's life, goals, and research took him prior to the song. It's a big part of this song and it's one of the reasons I love your content. Your videos are insightful and try to capture the who, where, why, and meaning behind the song. Your reaction is true and genuine and was just like mine. Great content, keep it up, and I love you both!

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much and we love you, too!! ♥

  • @marcvuijk6942
    @marcvuijk6942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for your reactions, i first heard nightwish about a week or 2 ago and i am just still getting to terms with how amazing nightwish is and Floor omg, the pure emotion i feel listening to her, wow.
    Its great to see you react so purely to the music, keep it coming, thank you👌🏻

  • @alexgreen4071
    @alexgreen4071 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Music like this ceases to be merely music and rather becomes an experience. It strips away our greed and selfishness and bares our true soul, of what we wish to and may one day become. It truly is our one redeeming quality and our greatest achievement.

  • @Beubeu_66
    @Beubeu_66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, this song is even better after i listened to your Reaction with all these background information. Thank you for this!

  • @finlaredo
    @finlaredo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks to you two! Never been much into lyrics and now Wolf explaining the meanings the depth of it all seriously sinks in. Personally I just love the album and the way you introduce all the little details just brings out the grandeur of it all. I just can't wait 'till you get into the final piece. My absolute favorite from the album.

  • @JessicaSalvador91
    @JessicaSalvador91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same reaction I had when I first heard this song, haha. I could NOT believe that Floor was the lady doing the operatic parts at the end! I knew she can do the classical style, but I never knew that she could do it in such a way that is so high and angelic! I am FLOORED by her vocal range!!!

  • @mariaelenasanchezyanez690
    @mariaelenasanchezyanez690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Master piece...Floor is the best singer on the planet..and out planet...Tuomas Genious composer...we are Nghtwish Army...👑🤘

  • @katconley2995
    @katconley2995 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for your beautiful intro to this song!

  • @Yesquire0
    @Yesquire0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Stardust we are,
    Close to devine.
    Stardust we are,
    See how we shine!"
    -Flower Kings

  • @mrFTW1974
    @mrFTW1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MyGoids I can't stop crying! This is Sooo fkn wounderful! Thank you for putting it out like this!!!

  • @cuillinguy
    @cuillinguy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Floor has said in a recent interview (on A & P R Reacts) that she really struggled to get the ending right in the studio. She ended up recording it at home in her own time when she knew it was right.

  • @ivanradovanovic9592
    @ivanradovanovic9592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Guys, I absolutely adore your Nightwish reactions. Its totally unique and with so many details leding up to the listening the song. And when you two add your emotions on it,its absolutely priceless! Stay healthy and keep on.! Greetings from Croatia

  • @Qmino
    @Qmino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You guys are quickly becoming my favorite reaction channel. I cry every time I hear Shoemaker and now it was double tears just because of your reaction. So sweet and heartwarming! And you two are so damn cute together I can't stand it :D Thank you for this, I can't wait to see you reacting to the rest of the album (don't forget the instrumental part of the album tho!). Stay safe and healthy, greetings from Finland!

  • @jimmybumgardner8322
    @jimmybumgardner8322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When Floor wants to, she can make a grown man cry. Great reaction

  • @katymali9337
    @katymali9337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’ve been waiting for this reaction 🖤 you’re damn cool. So emotional 😭 omg I cant stop crying

  • @mrFTW1974
    @mrFTW1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the story 😢!!! Endless beauty in the lyrics of Nightwish

  • @loriec6918
    @loriec6918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Beautiful, scientific and filled with love reaction to this stardust memory of us all. I ran over to your page from a heads up over on Nightdreamers Reacticide. So great to see you put the GLS reaction nod in your comments. Shoemaker and Ghost Love Score are epic reactions for me. Stay safe. Love from Missouri.

  • @pinkfluffypandicornblub2706
    @pinkfluffypandicornblub2706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm falling more and more in love with you two and this channel :) your reactions are just so pure and heartwarming. the information and overall the work you put into it, especially into these Nightwish videos, make these videos not just stand out from the vast pool of Nightwish related reactions, but create also a big fun learning experience :)
    thank you so much for doing what you do in the way you are doing it

  • @joop558
    @joop558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I think laudato si, means Thy have to be honoured, impertive form, si means Thou, ad astra means to the stars as a movement to (ad), so as a shoutout TO THE STARS,. It is also sung in two seperate sentences not immedtialy after each other. The last part will stay with you all your life. So Beatiful.

    • @user-hs9gb8vo7e
      @user-hs9gb8vo7e 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Everyone who keeps saying it means "praise be to the stars", please read the comment above. He's absolutely right.

    • @InfinityZ808
      @InfinityZ808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-hs9gb8vo7e I mean, that's still technically a direct translation. But yeah, his comment is more in details about it.

    • @SingWhileYouMay
      @SingWhileYouMay 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for that comment. I cringe every time people interpret it as a single phrase. The Latin doesn't work that way. And it's not sung that way either. "Laudato si" is obviously addressed to Shoemaker.

  • @sylwia5595
    @sylwia5595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a thorough and beautiful reaction! Thank you!

  • @Telaranta1
    @Telaranta1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Dammit guys, I got teary eyed with just Wolf telling Gene's story.
    Thank you.

  • @mrsargecsi
    @mrsargecsi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dam bro, why you making me cry on my way to work. Love you guys!

  • @Meeko_Lux
    @Meeko_Lux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've heard this song so many times now but experiencing it "with you" made me cry as I did when I first heard it. There are just no words to express how beautiful this is. Thank you so much for not just "reacting" but paying a tribute to his story and this beautiful song! 💜

  • @emjem99
    @emjem99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So glad I stumbled across your chanel. I only discovered Nightwish a few months ago (no, I haven't been living in a cave) and your reactions to their music, and to Floor's wonderful voice, make me smile, cry, laugh. You bring me joy. Thank you!

  • @jonnyso1
    @jonnyso1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can't even imagine how cool it would be to see her singing this live. I want to live on the last part of this song.

  • @Matjo7588dk
    @Matjo7588dk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Love all nightwish songs.
    I think every front singer has a place in the band.
    Floor is special yes..
    All their songs is something else.
    For some reason, this song.. shoemaker..
    its like its just something else even among Nightwish songs, something that should not be possible.

  • @marcovanloon6431
    @marcovanloon6431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks again for a wonderful reaction. I love you take the time to dissect all their songs and spread that knowledge. Thank you for enriching my life. Love you guys! Stay safe. Greetings from a Dutch guy in Czech Republic

    • @HalfLifeSistah
      @HalfLifeSistah  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, Sunshine :) Thank you so much. All the best to you :-* ♥

  • @jamesallen1153
    @jamesallen1153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really appreciate the time and effort that Wolfkain puts into researching songs. On a side note, in a recent TH-cam Q & A, Floor stated that she has re-established her connection with opera and plans to focus more attention in that direction.

  • @chrisyork3709
    @chrisyork3709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Been waiting to see your reaction to this song in particular and it was exactly what I expected. 😎 Cheers