Nightwish | Shoemaker | 3 Generation Reaction

[@Bonovin]

Google Eugene Shoemaker .... this is a homage to him

[@frenkwd1]

Explanation: Eugene Shoemaker was a geologist and founder of modern planetary science. He studied craters on Earth and on the moon and realized that they were created by asteroid impacts. Shoemaker was the lead geology researcher for Apollo missions, and he also helped train the Apollo astronauts who went to the moon. He himself was a candidate for an Apollo Moon flight, but was disqualified after being diagnosed with Addison's disease. Later in life, he said, "Not going to the moon and hitting it with my own hammer has been the biggest disappointment in life." Schoenmaker spent much of his later years searching for undiscovered impact craters around the world. He died on July 18, 1997 in a car accident in Australia, where he studied craters. In recognition of his scientific achievements, part of his ash was brought to the moon by the Lunar Prospector spacecraft in 1999. His final resting place is close to the moon's south pole, in the Shoemaker crater named after him. The shoemaker's urn was engraved with a quote from Romeo and Juliet: "And when he will die... Unpack it and cut it out into small asterisks And he will make the face of heaven so beautiful That the whole world will be in love with the night And don't show worship to the bright sun." He is the only man buried on a celestial body other than earth. After his death, he was finally able to go where he always wanted to be. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@marcfromparis333]

She did it. She sang part of the phone book. There is a video.

[@schout33]

Floor and Tuomas were not satisfied with the ending at first. After Floor tinkered with it in her home studio and with the choir added, it became this masterpiece. Tuomas however had his doubts if this could be done live, but Floor convinced him that she could do it. The several live performances available on KZbin show this undisputable.

[@jeffk1482]

I love in one of the live Shoemaker performances, you can see Tuomas mouthing “WOW!” I don’t remember which one, there are a few. But it stuck with me, like he’s thinking “We’ve got a MONSTER!”

[@monicacarolina6480]

I know Tuomas get's ALL the credit and he is an awesome composer. But he comes up with lyrics and an idea of where the music has to go. All other bandmembers help making the music a real masterpiece. Floor has done so much to older songs to get them way better (Ghost love score, devil in the deep dark ocean, 7 days to the wolves etc etc)

[@tsiouparoglou4493]

Maybe also the Hellfest live version, Floor is totally a goddess above a sea of mortals.

[@pietkeizer5279]

Or Deichbrand 2022, super noise

[@jsmoor4988]

I concur on both! When I listened to the album version I all ready thought, this will be amazing live (opposite of what some fans said). Hellfest kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3uofY2lbqZ5mrs Floor singing Dutch phonebook www.google.com/search?q=floor+singing+phonebook&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=nl-nl&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4ea646f4,vid:gmjIHx10g1U,st:0

[@sydneymarie67]

Agreed

[@andreschenk6982]

I concur

[@monicacarolina6480]

yeah, she is awsome live, even the operatic parts. So beautiful! Tribal at hellfest was also AWESOME!

[@markclements7767]

It is so funny seeing Floor singing this live to a Metal crowd, and seeing the tears in their eyes 🤣

[@n5iln]

Tuomas wrote the entire Human:||:Nature album with the idea of stretching every member of the band. This one was meant to stretch Floor and Kai. The spoken-word portion was read by Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas' wife. "Laudato si ad astra" translates from the Latin as "praise be to the stars".

[@martinklaus2203]

Laudato Si = Praise be to you, my Lord, Ad Astra = To the stars

[@lorgrenbenirus]

To be more precise, "Laudato si" is Italian, while "Ad Astra" is Latin. But in the end, that's indeed what it says.

[@johncheek2415]

The talking part is done by Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas's wife

[@isaiahwelch8066]

Hello, ladies. My own piece to add is this: When this song was released, Nightwish actually paid Mrs. Shoemaker a visit before she passed away, and played this song for her. She told the band that it was a very fitting tribute to her late husband, and the scientific work he did. You honestly cannot receive greater praise than that.

[@k.l.7788]

Never heard about this, can you point me to the source?

[@AdolfoSalinasP]

Was that real?

[@isaiahwelch8066]

@@k.l.7788 : I'm going to be honest, I've tried looking for the article I read it in, and cannot locate it. Maybe it's because I'm on a phone, IDK. I do remember reading about it, tho. I'm just bad at remembering details, because my short-term memory at the time didn't bother to file away the author's details, date, time, or publisher.

[@rnowak85]

Lovely reaction to a great song. From Nightwish's most recent album, Human Nature. One of my top 5 Nightwish songs. Song is a tribute to Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science. He is especially famous for discovering asteriod impact craters on Earth and the Moon. He trained the Apollo astronauts on their geology tasks and hoped to become an astronaut himself but was rejected for medical reasons. After his death a portion of his ashes were placed in a small urn/capsule and included in the NASA Lunar Prospector mission. They were then placed in a crater named for him in the Moon's southern hemisphere. He is the only human whose remains reside on another celestial body. This is probably the hardest song Floor has ever sung with the odd time signatures, rapid pitch changes and dense lyrics. Tuomas said he set out to challenge Floor, Marko, and Troy vocally on Human Nature and he succeeded. Supposedly when Floor first saw thevocal melodies she asked Tuomas, Where I am supposed to breathe? When the album first came out the band expressed the opinion that they might not be able to preform this live. They successfully did in the first virtual concert in 2021 and then kept it in the setlist for their Human Nature tour. The lyric video is my favorite not only for the music but the epic visuals, especially at the end with Floor's equally epic operatic ending, but the live performances, especially from Hellfest and Deichbrand are stunning as well. The quote from Romeo and Juliet that is spoken is taken from the inscription on the capsule that holds a portion of Shoemaker's ashes on the moon and was chosen by his wife who was a famous astronomer as well. It is read by Tuomas's wife, Johanna Kurkela, a famous Finnish pop/folk singer who you heard in your Lifetime of Adventure reaction. She has a beautiful singing voice and is worth checking out either in her solo stuff or projects like Altamullan Road, Auri, or Eye of Melian. Auri is project with Tuomas and Troy that creates beautiful atmospheric, folky music. Some of my favorites are The Space Between, Desert Flower, and The Valley. This song is not only a tribute to Mr. Shoemaker but an ode to human exploration and our need to push out into the Universe. Laudato Si Ad Astra is Latin for Praise to the Stars. I spent 15 years working in the field of Manned Space Flight and hope this song inspires others to continue that work.

[@ronnie1587]

Shoemaker Live Hellfest concert - you must watch!!😊😅😂 Ronnie

[@louisminten7889]

When this song came out, we didn't expect to see Nightwish doing this one LIVE, because it is very difficult to sing with those up and downs lyrics (Kathy you were right about that) and stunning ending, but she figgered it out where and how to breathe and does it LIVE

[@sandyegun3780]

When she does the end all your hair stands on end!!!

[@louisminten7889]

@@sandyegun3780 Yes it does🤘

[@Bolo2028]

I highly recommend checking out the live performance at Hellfest. Seeing Floor perform the last part live is mind boggling. It is the only time I have seen her visibly exerting herself vocally. She almost always makes it look easy, even if it definitely isn’t.

[@BigzampanoXXL]

Floor does it live as well. Great video. Floor live....see Hellfest 2022

[@wvdl4905]

You should look for a live rendition of this song, for instance at Deichbrand, or Pinkpop, even better, so beautifull!

[@fredverkerk838]

NASA love this song

[@MisterJ56]

STORY: On July 31, 1999, some of Eugene Shoemaker's ashes were carried to the Moon by the Lunar Prospector space probe in a capsule. Don't know if Floor can sing the back of a soupcan ( she probably can). One thing I know for sure ...... she can sing names, out of a telephonebook: kzbin.infogmjIHx10g1U

[@patriksoderstrom9332]

Shoemaker live please!! 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@stephenhood1516]

I concur, a must!

[@frankmerris8821]

i concur

[@Faeroy22]

I concur

[@robertsheeler321]

I Concur

[@jsmoor4988]

I concur !!

[@joslauwers7960]

The sign at the beginning and end of the song stands for the name of the album: HUMAN ---- NATURE and are Summerian sign/letters, first registered scrib at 3000 BC.

[@PaulOutdoors]

2 years ago I heard Nightwish and Floor for the first time. Since that first time my musical world has been turned upside down and inside out. Phenomenal band especially live. "Shoemaker" is a gem from a treasure chest filled to brim with gems. A great reaction ladies. 🙏😊👍❤️

[@chadbennett7873]

Just another work of pure genius by a group of geniuses. Much of what we know of the geology of the moon is due to Eugene Shoemaker, the only man whose remains are on the moon. Floor recorded Ad Astra, the ending and called Tuomas the following day and told him she could do better ... so she re-recorded it. The level of musicianship and drive to create masterpieces in this band is unparalleled. For those interested, there is an episode of "From Here To The Moon" that details Gene Shoemaker's contributions to the space program.

[@lawrencesmallacombe5089]

There is only one and she is... FLOOR!!

[@normmcinnis4102]

The drumming also caught my attention.

[@paulmoran2469]

She has actually sung the phone book....was amazing

[@bobyesia560]

Eugene Shoemaker Honoring the man who is the only person whos ashs are on the moon

[@randomman4938]

The live versions of this song is amazing too! Floor and the entire band crank it out!

[@bazkeen]

This blew me away when it came out 😮😮😮

[@jimmyperez3911]

Gotta love this operatic metal FLOOR can sing anything great reaction, Cathy still looking gorgeous! keep on rocking ladies 🤟

[@KathyLuluandDonna]

We will!

[@johnsullivan659]

you need to see this live

[@cuepointcuepoint7971]

floors solo albums are great also😇

[@hyp77]

Laudato si, Ad astra= Praise be to the stars.

[@larryd4352]

Pretty sure my late father worked with him when he was developing the the software for the Space Shuttle and various other projects in the Apollo program. He could never tell us what he was working on! My youngest brother also worked in the same facility and he mainly worked thered and in Hawaii! As for new songs to react to! "Alpenglow" as Floor says about this song.... If you're not utterly happy...listen to this song! One of my favorites! The you have a real head banger!!! "7 Days To The Wolves" Next...A very romantic song, sung by Marko, about making sure you cherish your loved ones! It is a tear jerker! "Kiss, While Your Lips Are Still Red" .

[@williamadkins2170]

Floor was not satisfied with her ending vocals during studio recording so she re recorded it in her home studio.

[@Luca-games007]

Oh girls !! I was standing 5 meters in front of Her Majesty Floor while she was performing THIS !! I felt like she blasted away all the audience with the finale

[@KathyLuluandDonna]

Wow

[@fredverkerk838]

this is floor , also the opera

[@Lone_Wolf_46]

You need to hear the live version from Hellfest 2022, it's incredible, especially the last operatic part. 🔥🔥🔥

[@louisminten7889]

PinkPop is great too, because the cameraman was right in her face, but that is only my opinion

[@Lone_Wolf_46]

@@louisminten7889 Yes, it's also great, and Deichbrand one as well. 🔥💪

[@louisminten7889]

@@Lone_Wolf_46Agreed.💥

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 again well done lovely ladies

[@KathyLuluandDonna]

Thank you! 🤗

[@marinaa.6140]

Thank you! Please check it out live, too👌👋

[@sydneymarie67]

You could just see the waves of emotion in Kathy's face as Floor belted out the climax of the song. It really brings a tear to my eyes, everytime i listen to that ending. And I'm not embarrassed to say that.... it's just amazing someone can sound so beautiful that it just overwhelms me.

[@ejllamobeolan5025]

Floor already sang a phone book. : )

[@tahhah3449]

One of NW:s masterpiece!

[@gerrygrouwe70]

Floor did sing a part of a dutch phonebook in a radio show it is on You tube

[@DavidShort-q1d]

A song which showcases Floors operatic traing to a tee and turned ou to be such a masterpiece of musicial styles

[@bertvanpeperstraten5348]

Hi Ladies, thanks for yet another great reaction and your ongoing enthusiasm for Nightwish. Although the studio version is great, you have to check the live version from Hellfest 2022.🤘Floor kills it and brings even big guys (like me😂) to tears. Best regards from The Netherlands 🤘

[@flavio_spqr]

It's been what, 4 years since this came out? Having lost count to how many times I listened to this song, that last section still makes my eyes water.

[@randomman4938]

Another wonderful song from Nightwish!

[@zenszufi]

And she knows how to do this live on stage.....😀

[@billattercliffe8655]

Well, everyone says that she can sing the phonebook, so when she appeared on a Dutch radio show, they ambushed her with the Yellow Pages. It's all in Dutch, but just skip ahead to the 2:15 mark for the ambush: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKWzoYyYeM2JftU

[@jackspear4194]

Now u guys have to check out the live version either at hellfest 2022-23 or deuhbrand.

[@Magyarkhan]

My Queen Goddess mass healing us, mortals!

[@jerrybk1]

As said, live version is amazing too

[@redguern]

Yes, they never thought she would do this live, and boy does she! As mentioned a few times check the Hellfest version its like nothing before😊

[@oldtraveler6966]

She actually did sing the phonebook.

[@sebastienwaslet9440]

Let's try the live version 😉😉😉

[@ageeth]

devil and the deep dark ocean is a great performance,..must see

[@christinaalgate4899]

I liked the video of her singing that page of the phone back.

[@leoneikendal]

This song is dedicated to Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker. the founders of the comet Shoemaker-levy9 that in 1994 an impact on Jupiter. (sorry for the bad english, i'm a dutch man)

[@Darlan-Rocha]

You guys should watch Nightwish - Phantom of the Opera live with the original singer Tarja.

[@monicacarolina6480]

Shoemaker was a great scientist and it's SO special that his ashes were brought to his Shoemaker crater on the moon! Eternal earthrise, beautiful! Live this is also awesome! Floor goes full blown opera for a longer part than in this lyric video. Thanks ladies!

[@davidellis7960]

It Might be Time for "How's the Heart", ,,

[@APMM58]

Lady's, it pays off to inform yourselves what every song is about. Great reaction. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@Rancid-Jane]

Sometimes I get teary eyed when I listen to this song whilst watching the video. Today was one of those days.

[@ЛюбомирРодзінський]

Nightwish 👍🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@paulsheppard759]

I'm sure others have mentioned this before, but Floor was handed a phonebook and sang it kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ7NenuuZpWaZ7c

[@lazarus550]

That is a fantastic fade out of this Nightwish song. Floor is very special and you appreciate how good she is.Donna loves great singers perhaps some of your Patrons or coffee buyers will ask you for Yes with Jon Anderson the greatest voice in prog/rock and maybe Peter Gabriel or Annie Haslam of Renaissance all 3 incredible voices from 3 of the greatest bands in music.

[@glenngunnis6642]

🎸🤘Floor killed it at Hellfest!

[@halaloola12]

I absolutely love your reactions ...greetings from New Zealand

[@KathyLuluandDonna]

Thank you so much!!

[@bernhard3352]

Yes Kathy Close your Eyes and feel the best Vocalist on this Planet Floor Jansen with the best Band IMO ever. Great Reaction as always Love it💥

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction and comments, Kathy, Lulu and Donna!

[@michaeldecker3480]

I've been waiting for this one.

[@anrakspumante5958]

I was at the Nightwish concert in Vienna (December 22). They played this song and it was fantastic!

[@chrismatthew8812]

One of the greatest Nightwish songs (in my humble opinion) and such a magnificent tribute to a person who dedicated his life to the betterment of the human race (see other people’s comments below for what the song is about). Such power and beauty in the music and the vocals. The end of this song always gets me a bit teary with the glory and majesty that is carried across by the song. This should make everyone strive to make the world a better place and be worthy of being honoured in a song like this. Great choice for a reaction. Greetings from the NW Army (Sydney, Australia Division) 🇦🇺🤘

[@andrewhuggins9008]

Seeing this live is simply tingling! There is live footage, check it out and try to get your jaws off the, floor, afterwards! Great reaction as always 😉🤟

[@oliverdonder7616]

The Ending of this song … live … only a few meters / foot away from floor is something i can describe only as a spiritual (religious) moment. I had this experience three times. And i only can say, if i had this feelings in a church, i am possible a priest now

[@johnlanham9057]

06:38 A breathtaking masterpiece sung by a Valkyrie Goddess… or what Nightwish thinks of as just another day. 💙💙💙All Hail Floor !! 💙💙💙 Infantryman-Nightwish Army. US Regiment. Kentucky Battalion RIP Ann Waychoff-Commanding General-Nightwish Army

[@nnotwo]

Kai is killing it with the drums. Floor? Well, what can u say?

[@remcohoman1011]

Everytime I open a new video, Lulu's avatar makes me smile, hahaha, insane fun, keep goin' you!!! Greets from The Netherlands

[@KathyLuluandDonna]

Happy to hear that!

[@SUPERxCHAVAxKUN]

Fun fact just search for Floor Jensen sings the phone book because she actually did it and she made that sound like a symphony marvelous voice

[@jonathanmartin8716]

A popular phrase is, "they could sing the phonebook," fun fact, one dutch radio station when interviewing her did just that. :P they pulled out a phone book and she used the names to make a song :P

[@sumonjamal1653]

Standout song from the last Nightwish album 'Human Nature' in 2020... sadly their last w/ bassist/ vocalist Marco Hietala...

[@christopherhick2644]

This is also Troy singing and at the end Tuomas wife.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Floor/Nightwish is better live. You should have picked a live version. My personal favo is Hellfest 2022, also because of the lighting. Shoemaker starts at 50:00 minutes into the concert kzbin.info/www/bejne/poqsiWSArsdpaqc

[@cyborgnj]

You gotta watch the live version from 2022 Pinkpop or Hellfest, I forget which one but if you search you'll find it. Floor goes Stratospheric at the end lol!

[@GeertDeLange-k5x]

Shoemaker from the dubble album Human and Nature, a masterpiece, a lot to check out i gues 😊

[@asifonly]

Here is 1of the best LIVE versions.... Floor is freaking out at the end. Amazing! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2KpqoWQatpsnLM

[@jamesanderson5268]

Eugene Shoemaker is the only human being that has his ashes interred on the moon.

[@alexandersteinmetz6857]

Well, you never know what to expect with an NW Song, only its always sounding like NW:) Tuomas deemed Shoemaker not be possibly performed Live. And floor did that one on only some few Times sadly Live, always and absolute Happening. Stay healthy, Ladies! Metalhead, Frankonia, Bavaria

[@KathyLuluandDonna]

Thanks for watching

[@jonathantheza6098]

you MUST hear STRATOVARIUS - Black Diamond, saludos desde Chile.

[@haraldschuster3067]

A homage to the only human who is not buried on the earth but on the moon: Eugene Shoemaker.

[@572Btriode]

Been said already, but you Americans really should go Google you countryman Eugene Shoemaker, and then these visual images will make total sense.

[@Sirog77]

Always nice to see a Nightwish reaction ❤😊

[@GeertDeLange-k5x]

She's sing this one also live

[@strabel803]

Hi girls☺,good one, Floor doesn't considder herself a opera singer and is even not a big fan of opera ,i'm not sure if it's opera or classical singing at the end but, isn't this the best fitting at the end for a song like this? Live at "Hellfest",with the sun going down,Floor really made a epic performance with this song.🤘 (the crowd also agreed)😉

[@eddiehesselman3904]

You really should check the live version from Hellfest. Great reaction again ❤

[@robertsheeler321]

Shoemaker live at Pinkpop 2022 here is the best link for this song - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2KpqoWQatpsnLM&pp=ygUac2hvZW1ha2VyIGxpdmUgYXQgaGVsbGZlc3Q%3D Seeing Floor sing this live will bring tears to your eyes .

[@judithkelly2556]

The shakespear quote fron romeo and juliet was 3ngraved on his earn

[@fettiestube5692]

Check Out the live Version from Hellfest 😮

[@josephgilbert3632]

Tarja Turunen is no longer the singer. It is currently Floor Jansen.

[@gillandianyt3920]

Eugene Shoemaker? Shoemaker/Levi 9 Comet? Jupiter? He was training as an Astronaut, but stopped for medical reasons, he was the backbone of NASA's Planetary Geology. He wanted to bang his Geology hammer on the rocks of the Moon... His wife and colleagues asked for his ashes to be sent to the Moon, hence the words, spoken by the wife of Tuomas :)

[@MarioPetrocelli-uv5bv]

Greetings, please, you should react to STILL LOVING YOU by SCORPIONS and many more hits, a German band, from 1965 to the present they continue singing. Official video. Thanks for you reactions.