OUR FIRST TIME HEARING Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky (PULSE Restored & Re-Edited) REACTION

[@RockinMamaT]

Speaking so much without saying a word❤

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

It's a privilege to hear the human voice used purely as an instrument.

[@torstenlaumen5766]

This song is intended to describe the five stages of dying. Dont want to believe it. Anger. Negotiate. Depressions. approval During his lifetime, Richard Wright, the band's keyboardist, asked Durga Mc Broom to sing this song at his funeral. She did that too. According to unconfirmed information, she was accompanied on piano by John Lord of Deep Purple.

[@rogerbianchini2982]

not stages of grief -- the stages of dealing with YOUR OWN DEATH - more than 3, ANGER, RAGE, DENIAL, RESIGNATION, ACCEPTANCE I believe, something like that

[@torstenlaumen5766]

@@rogerbianchini2982 you are right.Unfortunately, my translator translated it incorrectly

[@mikewatts867]

You have to keep in mind that the studio version was basically improvised on the spit by a young English, white, session singer. In the middle of the night I believe without clear instructions from the band on exactly what they even wanted her to do. Same singer for all three verses. I honestly can’t choose between the studio version or the live version from Pulse (which I saw live in 94), and I don’t need to. I think you both expressed it well. The live performance was obviously rehearsed and already performed live so those three ladies nailed it. But there is a vulnerably in the studio version (Clare) that is more authentic and speaks more to the fear and eventually acceptance of taking your final breaths that is just perfect in my opinion.

[@Rassskle]

Yes, but the remixed and remastered versions destroy those final brilliant notes and the lyrics as test version removes them completely.

[@Rassskle]

Lyrics on latest versions *

[@terriwhite6733]

Clare is good but she doesn't make me cry like Sam Brown and Durga do. I cry like a baby!

[@MrAki1960]

The album is the original singer from 1973. Such an iconic album. Please listen to Comfortably Numb from the PULSE tour by Pink Floyd. Thank you for your reactions.

[@seanhaywood4597]

great reaction, there are so many amazing pink floyd songs, id love to see you react to COMFORTABLY NUMB or SORROW from the pulse concert, im sure that you will enjoy both

[@lanapeterzon9055]

Love her reactions....

[@samthompson1843]

This song is a masterpiece without many words. You 2 had an awesome reaction also without many words. No pausing no talking over, I could see it hit yall for sure

[@steveboyes2090]

The whole pulse concert is fire, any song. Great reaction to my all time fav band.

[@wolfstrela]

Any Live Pulse song is amazing.

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

Great vocals 😊.

[@terrysperman304]

This song is a gospel coming from a rock band. 🎉❤

[@jonhenke1504]

The one you're doing second on audio with the Dark Side of the Moon album cover was recorded in 1972 and released in 1973 on that album. Not 2023!! The singer whose vocalizing her name is Claire Tori she was a session singer known by Alan Parsons of the Alan Parsons project. Mr Parsons engineered a large amount of Dark Side of the Moon album. She did this version in two and a half takes with very little instructions. She started off doing oh baby oh baby and the Pink Floyd guys didn't like that they so they stopped her. Then on her own as she puts it she decided to make her voice like another instrument and did this brilliant improvised vocalizing over Richard Wright's brilliant piano piece along with David Gilmour and the pedal steel guitar which you saw in the live version!

[@lubos1207]

Clare Torry literally says in an interview that it was David Gilmour who wanted to help her and write some chords for her. That's when she said to herself that she would try to use her voice as another musical instrument. You can see this interesting interview here on You Tube: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3q6aKuQiNGNpa8. In 1972, Alan Parsons did not yet have his own band or musical career. He was working at Abbey Road Studios as a sound engineer. The studio suggested him as the main sound engineer for Pink Floyd on The Dark Side of the Moon. And the truth is, without him, this album probably would have been very different. He brought a lot of ideas and technical innovation to the job. It must be said that one of the authors of this magnificent piece of music. God bless him for that!

[@jonhenke1504]

@@lubos1207 I was just giving the reactor a reader's digest version. I know the story with David giving her a Heineken trying to help her calm down. I actually have the DVD with the Pink Floyd story and her interview regarding "great gig". She looks straight up from where she's sitting and says "thank you Alan" talking to Alan Parsons because he's so tall as kind of a joke. Thank you for the info though, always appreciate!!

[@lem01ne]

Beyond powerful ❤

[@RockinMamaT]

Wish you were here from Pulse is so amazing❤

[@ellerymclanahan7332]

her reaction here was moving

[@darylabbott2032]

Great reaction now watch Comfortably Numb, or Sorrow from pulse concert.

[@PeterDay81]

The great gig in the sky. The song talks to the pressure of mortality on life, with the “Great Gig in the Sky” being a reference to heaven or an afterlife.“The Great Gig in the Sky” is the fifth track on The Dark Side of the Moon, the 1973 album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It features vocals by Clare Torry.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

I never realised that there was a lap steel guitar in this song, until I saw this video.

[@wayneparsons2569]

❤

[@angelagraves865]

The original from the album is great and has the raw, wild beauty of Clare Torry's improv. But the ladies from the Pulse concert gave it that polish and I think I like that one just a skosh more. Makes me cry every time.

[@PeterDay81]

Have you had a look at Eivør - Falling Free (Live at the Old Theater in Torshavn)? She is full of talent. Cheers sir.

[@shspurs1342]

This is what baking singers. Are supposed to sound like.

[@ellerymclanahan7332]

Pardon me, Eliarh's reaction was moving. I went back to find your name. Thanks to both of you for the reaction.

[@lubos1207]

There are only a few versions of this magnificent song that are really good. But the original sung by Clare Torry - in my opinion - has never been bettered. And if you know the quite humorous history of the recording Clare made at Abbey Road studios, it's actually almost unbelievable!

[@thepragmatic6383]

Originally, The Great Gig in the Sky was an innocent track that was supposed to be used to fill the void ending the side A. What a wonderful way to fill a void.

[@ChronicExcessiveManliness]

The rawest of all raw emotions...straight from the soul.

[@Roddrummer]

Now do 'Run Like Hell' from the same show, it will be the most explosive and spectacular thing you will ever see.

[@BusstterNutt]

you really should check out the studio version

[@andymill8552]

Did you watch the whole video?

[@BusstterNutt]

@@andymill8552 flick to round the whole video when I found out which concert you were streaming

[@andymill8552]

@BusstterNutt: I don't follow you. I was streaming nothing. In the video they do the Pulse (live) version and after that the original studio version. So, hence my question if you watched the whole video, otherwise you wouldn't have asked them to check out the Studio version.

[@BusstterNutt]

@@andymill8552 there are several versions of the Pulse out there some in Germany some England,and some are Amalgamation of 2 or 3 of them

[@BusstterNutt]

looking forward to streaming a little more prog rock maybe in the future

[@zeikkocodm2928]

Obviously you will put the black singer in the miniature, even if the first and main singer is the blonde one

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

The original vocalist had passed away when the live version was recorded. They had to get two women to be able to cover his range.

[@davidpope3943]

Err, no. Clare Torry is still alive and well. The Pulse tour ~ which I was lucky enough to view in London ~ was in 1994. On 20 October 2010, Torry was presented with a BASCA Gold Badge Award in recognition of her unique contribution to music and in 2004 had a legal action against Floyd to get a share of the royalties for what was after all entirely her own vocal composition done in just three takes in the studio to go with Richard Wright’s beautiful music. So, not dead. She only performed Great Gig onstage with Floyd in 1973 in London and again at Knebworth in 1990 as well as with Roger Waters on some of his 1980’s solo shows.

[@chucklicata1362]

I think Clare Tory would disagree

[@buckmeredith1720]

To add to the others, Claire Tory is still alive and it was 3 woman singing in the Pulse concert.

[@AliasMark69]

Is this song about death or dying?…. No. I met David Gilmour back stage at a concert in California 1984. I asked him about the meaning - reason for “Great Gig In The Sky”…. David’s answer was something like…. .I was asked if Pink Floyd would ever do a song about Religion like some others have… so I said, You are referring to the great gig in the sky they call “God“. What words could be used to describe all the pain and suffering caused by religious beliefs. All the crying and wailing from mothers who lost their husbands or sons in a war fought over religious differences. The only vocals should be just the sound of a mothers crying with pain and suffering. That’s the true intentions of the song. We didn’t want to make that public so as to avoid any religious boycott like what happened to the Beatles after Lennon made his comment about Jesus. We could not tell the singer so as to avoid her making any comments that would end up in the media. The speaking heard at the beginning was recorded at the studio prior to the recording of the song. Roger Waters placed a recorder at the door asking anyone who walked by to answer some questions into the microphone. The doorman stopped and recorded his answer to the question….”Are You Afraid Of Dying”?. It was decided to add the recording to the start of “Great Gig In The Sky”. It leads people to believe the song is about dying, but that is actually not the case. The Great Gig In The Sky…is GOD … The incredible vocals from Clare Torry happened when she did not know what they wanted. David Gilmour told her to pretend her voice is a Saxophone like on other songs on the album, no words, just tones. Richard Wright only wrote the music for a different project prior to the songs concept ever being thought of which was the results of Gilmour being asked if P.F. would ever do a song about religion Results are legendary.

[@BusstterNutt]

it's very good but it's still only a cover

[@andymill8552]

No. It is Pink Floyd playing their own song. So it is definitely not a cover.

[@BusstterNutt]

@@andymill8552 3 talented singers singing one person's part from the original LP I call that a cover.I also have 12 different performances of the same piece of music(Big Fan)

[@andymill8552]

@BusstterNutt Roger Waters is replaced with another bass player too. In your logic all the numbers in the whole Pulse concert must be a cover now. They use different saxophone players on their tour too... so now all those songs are also covers? On every gig they use another children's choir (or non at all) too for "another brick in the wall". Must now be a cover as well. Your logic does not hold water.

[@BusstterNutt]

@@andymill8552 just an old man stuck in his ways,any album after Roger left is a thin veneer of the original group. But from the pulse and onwards they were basically a tribute band playing their own music.(in my opinion)