Nightwish - Bless the Child (Wacken 2013)

Live video by Nightwish performing Bless the Child from the album "Century Child" (2002).
On this performance:
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Emppu Vuorinen - guitars
Jukka Nevalainen - drums
Marco Hietala - bass, vocals
Troy Donockley - whistles, pipes, vocals
Floor Jansen - vocals
Recorded and filmed at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on the 3rd of August 2013.
Taken from the live DVD/Blu-ray "Showtime, Storytime" (2013).
© All rights belong to Nuclear Blast.
nightwish.com

[@anrakspumante5958]

This 2013 Wacken concert is the best live performance of a band i have ever seen!

[@jorgehouse2770]

You should see End Of An Era

[@steel1968]

I agree. I am 55 and just discovered Nightwish about 3 yrs ago because I live in the U.S. and for some reason they just aren't as popular here, which I don't understand. But the Wacken 2013 concert is one of the best live performances of ANY band ANYWHERE in the entire universe.

[@WakefieldTolbert]

Amen

[@daystars-den]

@@steel1968 I am 59 and discovered them 1 year ago, and ever since they are my fave band ever!

[@pani40]

Seriously, her voice and stage presence are off the chain. 🤘👌

[@Scioneer]

Floor, the Amazon Siren Metal Goddess. She nailed this song.

[@keijoahven]

***** Jarrrrr

[@paulziolo9241]

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

[@nadiarseneault2280]

I wonder if Tarja has a hard time sleeping at night... lol

[@elyeliza8287]

@@nadiarseneault2280 really doubt that lol 😂😂

[@Dehmitz]

@@elyeliza8287 I think Tarja and Anette are a lot happier now!

[@Thaliadf]

we loveeee you floooorrrr

[@koopakiid16]

Floor is amazing for Nightwish, her vocals give some flare to the old Nightwish songs. Change is good, and she is perfect for taking the band in a new direction :)

[@alexlexusZXpredator]

1oo% agreed. i miss taja but floor brings the old spirit back while like anett with a new feel.

[@sandernielsen8018]

She's amazing and I'm glad that they chose someone from Europé since I've the feeling that an american singer couldn't do metal symphony. There are several female rockers that have really good voices, but neither Amy Lee (Evanescence) Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) or any other female american rocker that I can think of have the right voice for Nightwish, if they hadn't chosen Floor the best choice would have been Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)

[@Croftice1]

@@sandernielsen8018 Sharon wouldn't leave WT, but I agree, her voice would be as great as Floor's is. Floor is the best thing ever, that could happen to Nightwish, that's an undeniable fact. When they perform, the whole band brightens up, something, that wasn't seen back with either Tarja or Anette that much. And when the band has their fun, so has the audience as well, it reflects on their performances. Long live the goddess.

[@aymanabed6074]

I'm in love with her T-T

[@oscaralarconsalazar5029]

@@Croftice1 para mi hay dos canciones en las que las características de la voz de Floor no le dan, 1 es ever dreams y bless the child por q la canción es para una soprano ilírica cosa q a ella no le da. pero si la interacción con la banda es muy buena. en cuanto a las canciones nombradas me quedo con Tarja.

[@GabTheDrummer]

I iust love how she possesses the stage. It is hers. And one second she is fearless, the other sweet as a little girl and then stand tall and strong as a valkyrie

[@ieradossantos]

4:18 If Floor sang in heaven, I would die just to hear her. She is the greatest vocalist of all time in my book.

[@dayltonjonnes7959]

Me too. Wow...

[@WakefieldTolbert]

Best comment.

[@Loozartist]

Indeeeeeed

[@manuelmorante9465]

👍👍🤩🤩👍👍

[@DamonLaRiche]

I'm in love...

[@rodolforoger]

This performance is simply out of this world.

[@benjr4057]

0% pornography 0% bad language 100% pure talent

[@Feuerdrache0]

its defently pornographic for the ears :)

[@extraphobic7710]

You mean floorgasmic

[@deutschesmaedchen]

Your standards must be really low if that’s all it takes for you to think a piece of music is good

[@McLovin112]

100% agree

[@husnikamal9323]

@@deutschesmaedchen I agree. You show yourself that you have a high degree of moral appreciation. Even to the metal genre like this great NW.

[@ubysknight]

Best band whit the best Vocalist. Simply the best.

[@toddshultis1790]

Floor jansen....Amazon fucking beautiful

[@FilPol-yu1es]

FLOOR'S VOICE comes from the Transcendent. Deeply Beautiful, Powerful and Spiritual. Her Performance is BEST and..I've heard the other one.

[@manuelmorante9465]

👍👍

[@llcruize]

The way Floor commands the stage is an absolute joy to watch. Easily top 5 all time when it comes to stage presence and stage command for any genre or gender.

[@petrospolias2609]

She owns the stage, she owns the crowd, she owns the world!

[@danrue3263]

Much you can feel it ❤

[@tonnykenneth]

She is WOW! Can’t listen the album version anymore after watching this performance

[@MrMusicopath]

album version is much better... also that album was the last of nightwish, then became something else

[@mauriciosoledad3706]

@@MrMusicopath 😆

[@MrMusicopath]

@@mauriciosoledad3706 is the truth

[@tiborgal4077]

@@MrMusicopath your only truth... Nightwish is much better since Floor joined the band :)

[@nightwishfannl5762]

Right?! Same here 🤘

[@ieradossantos]

3:14 Floooooooor!!!!!! Amazing

[@abstracting6411]

👍👍 FLOOR JANSEN! 👍👍 ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@artonx4719]

So underrated, this song.... so energetic and melo and heavy ... One of my faves...

[@JohnGalt539]

No autotune here, just a powerful voice, how can people listen to fake pop shit ? Love Floor !!!

[@johnw2232]

John Galt I so agree with you

[@calebnichols3111]

I agree, metal all the way. \m/\m/

[@lizzyq7807]

That's one thing about heavy metal that I love! Every heavy metal band I have ever seen live has never lip-synced or use any auto-tune of any kind. I have never heard of any metal band doing that either. In my opinion Hard Rock and heavy metal bands have the best musicians in the entire industry. In other genres often the live music is not very good at all. I have seen several heavy metal bands live and they all sound great. Great music great voices great everything! I'm really hoping to catch Nightwish the next time they roll through the United States!

[@lastinline1420]

Who is John Galt?

[@KonniWynn]

@@lizzyq7807 The main problem with pop is, unlike in say, classical or metal/rock, is that it has to sound "a certain way", and if you don't do that, or mess up, it ends up sounding not right, aka bad. That's what they use auto tune for, and that's why it sounds bad live. In most other genres it doesn't matter wether you sing it that way or another. Except based on the expectations of the audience of course, but since they didn't need to sing it "perfect" in the first place, there isn't much they can do wrong.

[@silvio1046]

Great Floor......love,

[@sarahanne3124]

I LOVE Floor. Her joining Nightwish makes this band epic. I cant wait for the next album!

[@CottonInDerTube]

so true

[@cuttlefisch]

I just hope they keep her for more than one or two albums.

[@dreamflight5637]

Basil II Macedonia I dont think tuomas will make mistake this time :)))

[@TheTonybudd]

~lol~ "i love floor" . . . still funny after 2 years !!

[@Aurinkohirvi]

No, Nightwish was big before Floor joined. It was a career boost to Floor. And Floor is still only 3rd best selling singer in Nightwish.

[@craigstarling4704]

Floor IS the best female metal vocalist in the world period..... Everytime i hear her voice the hair on my neck stands up...

[@tarlcabot1226]

Or tears come to my eyes. The ladies voice and stage presence can really touch my heart.

[@andrebone6567]

amazing voice

[@EphraimSyriacus]

Really don't forget about the people who designed these stages where she is performing. The people behind the light, fireworks, who designed the stage, the one blowing wind in her hair etc. It is the whole package. And yeah you still need a Floor to make this whole mix just perfect. Her presence on the stage is absolutely fenomenal.

[@ma.8436]

@@slr1977 stop crying

[@artonx4719]

I've seen poll of the best Metal vocalist and, guess... number 1: Floor Jansen...

[@alissonoliveira7960]

The best metal singer and the best version of this song!

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Nope, tarja's version is the best.

[@menceman3185]

@@Aurinkohirvi in the album, maybe .. but live performance is better the Floor version ... people compare the tarja album themes, with the live themes of Floor .. very big mistake!

[@cinquanta7196]

How old are you?

[@wintersun158]

@@Aurinkohirvi 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@MariaPajonk]

@@Aurinkohirvi No way !

[@andrewsamsonasia9444]

Metal Goddess.......

[@NicoRock93]

floor u are a dream

[@Zenparticle]

I think Floor's vocals here are excellent! She really has a clear strong vibrato.

[@nairalp9794]

Maravilhosa ✨✨ melhor versão

[@giulianomasetto8219]

Amazing Floor !!!

[@llcruize]

This song highlights what an absolute gem Floor is. She has a legit rock voice as well as a legit classical/operatic voice. She didn't have to sing the filler vocals, backing tracks could have done that, but she has the chops and range that she doesn't take the easy way out.

[@cesarramirez5282]

Floor Jansen is truly amazing !

[@alanvasquez642]

Con el tiempo se volverá en un clásico, en verdad Floor Jansen es una obra de arte, algo así pasa muy pocas veces

[@mexic8l]

La verdad que SI! La Banda ESTA n su mejor potencia con "Floor Jansen" mucho mas que la vocalista anterior... "Annette Olson"... pero no tanto como la primer vocalista... "Tarja Turunen".

[@abstracting6411]

👍👍 FLOOR JANSEN! 👍👍 ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@gustavovaldes-vk7gu]

Impresionante performance!!!!

[@federicosanchezortiz5964]

Congratulations to Nightwish, with Floor Jansen are the No. 1 band

[@dayltonjonnes7959]

I have never seen anything as amazing as this performance. Only Floor Jansen surpasses Herself. There are no words that can express how so amazing and so Wonderful she is to my eyes. She's a spectacle of nature. I Love Floor Jansen since 2002, The Best Singer of all time. I get emotional just looking at her. Look how Fantastic this moment is... 3:40. So Beautiful 😍😍❤❤

[@saulsanchez989]

Floor ❤❤❤❤❤

[@stefanodaffan8298]

My first Nightwish concert and hear floor singing for the first time give me goosebumps during all the concert !!!! She's the real Queen of Metal !!!!

[@leonardotristana3504]

is you opinion, i prefer Floor. But i like the 2 versions. The old version for me is more dark and gothic, and the version with floor is more soft and angelical. I like the 2 are beauty for me .

[@hexxus_void]

I was born amidst the purple waterfalls I was weak, yet not unblessed Dead to the world Alive for the journey One night I dreamt a white rose withering A newborn drowning a lifetime loneliness I dreamt all my future, relived my past I witnessed the beauty of the beast Where have all the feelings gone? Why has all the laughter ceased? Why am I loved only when I'm gone? Gone back in time to bless the child How can I ever feel again? Given the chance would I return? Why am I loved only when I'm gone? Gone back in time to bless the child Think of me long enough to make a memory Come bless the child one more time I've never felt so alone in my life As I drank from a cup which was counting my time There's a poison drop in this cup of man To drink it is to follow the left hand path Why am I loved only when I'm gone? Gone back in time to bless the child Think of me long enough to make a memory Come bless the child one more time Think of me long enough to make a memory Come bless the child one more time My tale is the most bitter truth Time pays us but with earth and dust and a dark, silent grave Remember my child, without innocence the cross is only iron Hope is only an illusion, and Ocean Soul's nothing but a name The Child bless thee and keep thee forever All right then guys and ladies! Now we're keeping up with the tradition of the band Because we're shooting a live DVD out of this one So it's time also for the open letter I'll might show a little bit of bad taste with this but I'll do it anyway So this is how it goes Dear (insert wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/whatever) I know it's our anniversary and you've been working in the kitchen for 3 hours Making us a really fine meal, I think it was coq au vin but you know since we're in Germany I'll go on to find myself some currywurst

[@josefo33]

Beautiful voice, beautiful metal lady with awesome attitude, great musical composition, what else we can ask for?

[@GregSBTheEagle]

Stay for long times in Nightwish?

[@petrospolias2609]

Dinner? 😛

[@sweetlorraine0]

Just how wonderful this lady is! She won me over quickly! Not only does she have an deep operatic voice, she's also a powerful metal chick! I love how statuesque she is, too.

[@weirdnoise11]

Nightwish music will never get old

[@lucietimmermans2929]

I miss Jukka... Nightwish doesn't really looks like Nightwish without our favourite biker lookalike drummer... Frankly, I admit that Floor is the best singer, Tarja was a really good one, she had a kind of pure beauty and sweet face and with her powerful and hypnotic vocals she seamed just like an angel, but my heart will always go for Floor instead.... And her headbanging man.... Floor ik hou van jou 💗 je bent de mooiste zangeres in de hele wereld, ik wil je nog veel zien in Nightwish

[@duncanbuchanan3269]

Singing at this level is an art, which Floor has mastered perfectly.

[@arkangel7j]

WOW , she's a valkyrie goddess :O

[@mattgraham2835]

Floor Jansen Just to that to another level such a beautiful soft butterfly and so passionate

[@gypzino]

Nightwish wacken 2013= masterpiece

[@jovetj]

I sooo love this song, no matter who sings it! More Tuomas genius!

[@bits6996]

4:18 warm hug from the queen

[@thiagodasilvaborba]

Goosebumps

[@rizaldisatria7862]

the real wonder woman .........................the great and so power full

[@conradpham]

Tuomas: Ok about this song... Floor: No choir! Tuomas: What? Floor: What?

[@icaropinto1334]

Hahahahahahahah xD

[@imrebalajti9326]

Both this song and Floor Jansen's voice are FUCKIN' INSANE!!!

[@dayltonjonnes7959]

Floor is supreme perfection, spectacle of nature. The Best Singer of all time. The must preciuos Jewel of the world.❤❤

[@rizzdz5162]

i love all nightwish song floor sing !!!!

[@abstracting6411]

👍👍 FLOOR JANSEN! 👍👍 ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@soulspark3970]

Wow .. Floor ... she's good. I'm convinced.

[@amcavallaro]

Floor is the very best!! Band is freakin great too🎸

[@DaniloGajic]

I must to say that, this is one pretty dam good song, and well singed.

[@musicismychurch]

5:05 Triple head banging with Tuomas, Floor and Marco! 5:14 Awesome move by Floor heading into the windmill!

[@rainingthrasher9469]

Floor is absolutely incredible. Nightwish is at the top of their game.

[@wickikawa2956]

Floor Jansen , ist für mich einfach nur die beste Sängerin , Hammergeil

[@GreyHatter]

Amidst the tapestry of dancing flames blazing across the heavens ... the Goddess Tamed the lightning bolts and raging sun with her voice and her song birthed new strength and hope unto the steely souls who braved the tribulations of the gods ... they rose from the ashes with might and looked toward the Goddess in reverence ... Her voice blessed the child , empowering him .. Floor Jansen’s vocals not only Spellbind, her voice breathes life into the weary listener . Fan of nightwish since 2005

[@WakefieldTolbert]

You win..

[@craigstarling4704]

This is what it sound's like when angel's sing.....

[@shrekfan92]

She sings beautifully.

[@redwanecheikh9583]

You sow cutty ....♡♥

[@1971caz38]

She is mesmerising. Fan girling

[@magicman1504]

HE looks like a man

[@benjaminwagner8880]

Floor is a 10 of 10

[@AtrocityEquine01]

Floor has the best traits of Tarja and Anette: Tarja's operatic vocals and Annette's fun and energetic persona.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Nope, Floor doesn't have an operatic voice, and she is the first to admit she isn't good in it nor does she like the style. In fact Floor has only one year training to classical singing. Yeah I agree Anette has a fun persona!

[@nepopois9553]

She definitely fits the band better than those two.

[@brunochaolisot5970]

Annete is shit

[@dutchgamer842]

@@Aurinkohirvi Floor always been a metal singer

[@Aurinkohirvi]

@@dutchgamer842 Right. And she was interested in the classical singing too, but then found that it wasn't her thing. Just that some Floor's fans try to make her an amazing classical singer, too. Which is sillyness: she doesn't have the experience nor interest for it, to be any good in it.

[@jasonme3557]

There he is the worlds most underrated drummer. Dude is a beast. Love it

[@javieryus9]

1:53 Aw, look at Tuomas being so excited about his own song, so adorable

[@petebateman143]

I love the fact that even though he's not mic'd he still sings along like a fan in the crowd.

[@13thSwarde]

This is one of my favorite tunes from Nightwish. The band is awesome, and Floor can kill it with her powerful voice. Wishing you all a long life together putting out this great combination of sounds and songs.

[@shgs2nsm]

Floor is amazing~!! so good!!!

[@6runosilva]

3:12 - I got goosebumps in my neck and it came down my whole body... What a voice, man!

[@TremereTT]

Thank you Nightwish! Thank you all Band members on stage and off stage. Please never stop to get well allong each other. Please never stop to invest the work that is needed to keep the band together and Friendship alive. Keep sharing big part of each others lives. The world doesn't want Nightwish to disappear a second time.

[@jerrygray647]

The headbanging just makes you go wild!!!

[@ibenja36]

You all look so happy on stage!

[@knappharold7032]

Floor's Jansen is awesome and her vocals are supreme and fantastic

[@marcobernagozzi7848]

almoust 8 years we have waited to listen this song again

[@ulo123]

It is so awesome!

[@katkat4986]

now i can see why everyone's loving floor... the throws out notes without becoming nasal.

[@SirButterlegs]

Floor is such a goddess.

[@wickikawa2956]

Nightwish , ihr seit die besten , bleibt so wie ihr seit , es gibt keine steigerung , ihr seit der absulute Wahnsinn , echt Hammer , bitte bitte , macht weiter so , ich kann nicht genug von euch kriegen

[@MoonChildStar]

After Tarja this girl was the best thing that happened to Nightwish! Please don't lost her!!! Amazing performance! Thank you ;)

[@13druid13]

Can't wait to hear the new album.

[@kolulesandnorius6770]

Do you mean BEFORE tarja?

[@elyeliza8287]

@@kolulesandnorius6770 nope, AFTER

[@neaostergard]

I'm very tired of these "wHo'S tHe BeSt SiNgEr?"-comments. My answer is yes. They have so different and unique voices and personas, it's not right to compare them together. Just enjoy the music, please! If you don't like someone of the singer, don't listen her.

[@alejandrosotosandoval3546]

Exquisite

[@Smokyjohnson1983]

She just launched my soul to Neptune with the key and vocal passage at 4:19. One of my favourite pieces within any Nightwish song and she nailed it. Flawless Floor ❤️❤️❤️

[@drumboy940]

She's just THE one, perfect pitch, perfect technique, perfect voice control. Difficult to have better in classical singing abilities.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Floor fans thumb up the most ridiculous claims! Floor admits herself she isn't good in classical style, nor does she like it. She only has one year of classical singing education, and is really hardly in beginner level. She can't create even classical sounding voice.

[@dgenaropa]

@@Aurinkohirvi But she can sing low notes that a soprano can't sing. Floor is amazing even if you don´t like her

[@Aurinkohirvi]

@@dgenaropa That's not unique even in Nightwish. All of their female singers had almost identical vocal rage. Anette has been found with the widest vocal range, with one note lower than Floor, Floor one note lower than Tarja, Tarja one note higher than Floor and Anette, according to those vocal range videos in KZbin and Wikipedia pages. So, that's practically no difference. And yeah they all have wider range than soprano definition.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

@@dgenaropa And I like Floor! I think she is a good contemporary style singer. But she is not good in classical style, which was the claim in the first comment.

[@AtomicSaxophonix]

@@Aurinkohirvi Since you're commenting the exact same thing on every single NW video, here's Floor singing an aria from a Pucchini opera. Since you keep calling it "classical style" I'm assuming you don't know very much about opera or any other type of choral music, but this is one of the most famous soprano arias. Is she the best opera singer in the world? Of course not. Is she decent at it? Yes. Now shut up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5a3qnSQqbtoras

[@andreaspeter1676]

Sie ist perfekt meine Frau hätte sie geliebt ,Metall Queen ...pur freu mich auf nächste Konzert r.i.p.nadine

[@danip.8303]

I'm in love with this woman...

[@BenjaminWylieMusic]

she does a really good job

[@sergey5185]

флор лучшая!!

[@CristianOrtegadelRio]

They should redo the old records with her voice! She's awesome!

[@ameliarose727]

That would be great... but I don't think they will do that - just to avoid being accused of disrespecting their former singers. The next best thing would be for them to include a small bonus CD with their next album. Maybe three older songs selected by Floor. That would be really amazing!

[@MarcterChief]

nah, please not. she sounds great on Tarja and Anette's songs, but in the end, they're Tarja and Anette's songs, not Floor's. she sounds lovely live, but she shouldn't re-record other singers' songs.

[@chrisphoenix7736]

Actually... it wouldn't be so bad hearing a bonus release with a couple of old Nightwish covers sung by Floor. I have not heard anything done by Floor that didn't floor me, if you know what I mean. xD

[@Mrrockman75]

Chris Phoenix rofl

[@AndersMidnatt]

Not all, but the best, like: Elvenpath, Wishmaster, She Is My Sin, Nemo, Wish I Had An Angel, End Of All Hope, Planet Hell, Bless The Child, Ghost Love Score, Amaranth, Song Of Myself, Ghost River, Passion And The Opera, I Want My Tears Back, Last Ride Of The Day. This would form a disk of previously unknown grade.

[@yohanesnurwibowo4375]

Just had floorgasm…..and am not shamed of it

[@stewartgedrim4798]

shivers and goosebumps listening to this perfect creature

[@dianalong7082]

4:15 beautifull 😭😭😭😭

[@1minnows]

Two thumbs up for that performance.

[@13druid13]

One of Floor's many strength's is not only her ability to change the delivery of the vocals to match the music but the talent to actually pull it off. I guess that was two. Oh, yeah and stage presence is second to none. Okay, three.

[@safarfsaf]

She's our perfect Valkyrie. There fixed for ya.

[@bosnian1976]

2:43 that smile when you play and know it’s sound good AF

[@mariorosajunior4545]

Amazing vocal melodies,new breath to Nightwish with Floor!!!

[@charlemartel7226]

Floor thank you female supremacy 😍✊✊

[@AndersMidnatt]

Hell yeah! Floor Jansen simply has the power to do something like THIS to an already magic song! And her power has the superstellar grade, the absolute magnitude of unbelievable -34, standing far, far, FAR above even the ominous SGR 1806-20 burst and the most powerful of known supernovae!!!

[@rockdude5150]

floor rocks big time, great vocal and stage presence , this band is so lucky to have her joined the band

[@tooltechrecords]

Exact description is RIGHT TIME RIGHT PLACE

[@TheEva89]

The best song in the whole world.....