Nightwish - The Greatest Show On Earth (LIVE, TAMPERE 2015) I Singer Reacts I

[@rayactions]

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[@FeniX_BG]

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[@waarisk6677]

This gig was just something u cannot even describe. I totally forget time and space while this gig. It was absolute perfection, rollercoaster of emotions.

[@larryhicks7683]

Yes but the rest of us will go to research also. Turn off really an excuse

[@fk2106]

Many bands have songwriters, but Nightwisk has a true COMPOSER.

[@claudiomet]

The Greatest Show On Earth performed by The Greatest Band On Earth.

[@bazkeen]

Floor: Enter LUCA Marko: Enter Ionioa Emppu: Enter Sandman 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@grant3728]

Of all the reactions and reposts of this song over the years I’ve always heard Enter Sandman in that section of the song and you’re the only other one I’ve seen point it out lol.

[@NightwishArena]

@@grant3728 You're kidding. This is very often found in the comments. Missing "Enter Ratkind" thou.

[@AndrewinAus]

The biological science nerd in me grinned like a goof when I first heard the LUCA reference.

[@zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614]

plus: Floor: Enter Life Floor: Enter Ratkind

[@BracchiAlessandroFineArt]

​@@grant3728 Most people get the J.S.Bach minuet in G major reference but misses the J.S. Bach "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (BWV 565) " played by Tuomas on the keyboard at 23:23

[@dannyvr78]

Nice fact is that Floors parents flew over for this concert, it was the first time they saw her sing with Nightwish. So for Floor it was a super special and emotional night.

[@realulli]

Floor said in an interview she never looked at them during the concert, otherwise she'd have broken down in tears...

[@SYNtemp]

@@realulli She also said she was pretty good aware where they sat... "somehow, one finds each other, but i have to not loong there too often" :)

[@fk2106]

Tuomas the composer and keyboardist was studying to become a biologist. The keyboard intro, which seemed somewhat repetitive, was his way of musically simulating the trillions upon trillions of molecular combinations it took to randomly hit the right one that formed the initial double helix molecule of DNA. Then, when it hits, everything follows its course.

[@bocatampere]

Was working on stage crew on that Magical night. Great show, never forget. Was able to meet Floor’s parents too. Great memories 🔥🤘❤️🇫🇮

[@RUSHed-2112]

Life is so much all about the memories. And what memories that must have created! Amazing!

[@richardmead5969]

very cool

[@stpfs9281]

Her father said Floor treats her singing like a top sport! An athelete.

[@tylerbeales1987]

That must have ben incredible to witness and be a part of not sure how they got the fireworks to go off when they wanted my mind was blown by that because they can be finicky and unpredictable there must have ben fail safes in place to make shure they went off when they are supposed to.

[@bocatampere]

@@tylerbeales1987 Firework-guy was near stage with all the machines. They worked it out few times before the gig. Wireless system .

[@gork8468]

The irony of saying "This is totally the villain part" when mankind's section starts is delicious.

[@robertpettersen3577]

😂😂🤘🤘

[@gsparkman]

That’s Tuomas for you…

[@4ndy17]

I thought so too... The accuracy😅

[@Zabiru-]

You took the words right out of my... comment I guess? ^^ Literally said to myself, "Oh that's funny that you'd say that when the part where humanity is finally introduced starts.".

[@toxxedgaming3885]

I was just about to say exactly this

[@djstraylight]

I know it's been 6 months since you reacted to this song but you say in this reaction 'Let there be a drum solo'. Unfortunately, not in this song. But Nightwish's drummer is in another band called Wintersun. His drumming is intense in that band and they have intricate symphonic metal vibes. Very Game of Thrones kinda music. Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars 😍

[@jonakers704]

I have seen them in concert when they did this song. When they get to the "We are here" portion, the entire audience is screaming it at the top of their lungs... you cannot hear Floor in the crowd... it is amazing to be there.

[@MichaelMikeTheRussianBot]

wow . Lucky you! :)

[@Aquelll]

"Last light of the library" is the end of human kind.

[@lucaandreasdoll2219]

One of my favorite Nightwish Songs and an absolute masterpiece ❤

[@helli0n824]

...can you imagine, Tuomas wanted to create this song with a running time over 90 minutes ... i would love to listen to thanks for reacting

[@scifimonkey3]

Interestingly I always thought that ‘Procession’ on H II N may have been a cast off from greatest show.

[@gsparkman]

Thank you for doing Tampere performance. I like this one far better than the Wembley version.

[@tobimobiv1]

This is the intro the song deserves, this is thee intro we deserve. This is the intro that should have always been. Whistle and pipes. I love the E-bow, but not for this.

[@Ieeho98]

Great Reaction! Having the lyrics really helps in understanding the song better. Floor did a fabulous interview before this show. The interviewer went with her to her Rock Academy Reunion, talked to her parents at the concert venue, spoke to Toumas and Marko and met with her the day after and they went to a music store and met some fans. Really, really worth a watch! "Floor Jansen Interview and Reportage from Tampere"

[@BrendonChase_2015]

Very nice recommendation there. That title though, is from a version that gets out of sync after 30secs, so here's the right one: "Floor Jansen in Dutch show Reunion (Tampere 2015)". Cheers!

[@SYNtemp]

@@BrendonChase_2015 Oh yes, and Dutch TV station donated a visit to this show for Floor's parents and made few minutes of video asking them about how they found the show etc, also with Floor "backstage"... is quite nice. And you can see how Floor is far from that "godess mode" when she's not on stage... absolutelly cute.

[@stpfs9281]

@@SYNtemp You also get to see the Unicorn shoes! :)

[@torinojon]

Something that is often forgotten or not mentioned is this is the final song of their set, and since it's pushing nighttime at a festival, set time is at least an hour. Belting like that to the very end just demonstrates once again what a powerhouse Floor truly is.

[@Klaspers]

I think the "last light of the library" is a metaphor for the end of the human species, since they equal humans with the pursuit of knowledge (understanding but a single grain of sand), so the end of humanity is when the last gathered knowledge is disappearing as well = the light goes out in the library. And then the whole next part is a celebration about that we were here, despite how short it may be in astronomical time.

[@tsiouparoglou4493]

What else to say,even the little catwalk she does is more breathtaking than all the catwalks of the world together!! Pfff🌷🔥😍❤

[@stpfs9281]

She skillfully avoided a "Marilyn Monroe" moment. Love the shot of her and her double (helix) on the display monitor. :)

[@zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614]

She had problems wearing those very high heels, that is why she had to concentrate on every step

[@loulagro2315]

The band of a lifetime ...... and a lead singer in Floor that is beyond compare....... Our Goddess!! She is undeniable

[@DraconimLt]

The bit where the lighting went red and green and you called it the villain part, that was prehistoric humans entering 'the show', the bit about Ionia was Ancient Greece so BC/BCE, the bit about weaponry and giant mushroom clouds (nukes) was modern humans. 'Enter Ratkind' is the theory that if we are gone it'll be rats that take over. The 'last light of the library' part meant in the (hopefully very far) future when humans are (almost) gone, like the last person left with knowledge of us.

[@DavidPChristian2]

One of several things I really admire about Tuomas Holopainen's songwriting is his not being afraid to make his audience reach for a dictionary. I somewhat prefer, but it's really a tossup, the London version with Troy's face melting beautiful guitar introduction.

[@richardwest6358]

The astonishing thing is that the scientific and technical knowledge and comprehension with all its subtleties of the subject has been absorbed by Tuomas in a language other than his own.

[@klaymor73]

I prefer this one because of the fireworks synced, but hell yeah , Troy with the e bow on Wembley is freakin awesome too.

[@daray666]

​@@richardwest6358 Wow, you are easily impressed... that's pretty much, what's expected of every STEM student that does not have English as a first language. And Tuomas is literally (literally literally) pulling some expressions from Dawkins... Is more highbrow than your common lyrics? Yes. Is it "astonishing"? Not really.

[@richardwest6358]

@@daray666 Wow - thank so so much for bothering to comment on my unworthy words - I presume the numerical part of you name describes your intellectual state. Please do excuse me for expressing an opinion !

[@stpfs9281]

@@richardwest6358 On a lighter note: There is one line that Tuomas sneaks in, I wonder how many people catch it? "The will to do just as you'd be done by." >>> Mrs Do-as-you-would-be-done-by, Charles Kingsley, “The Water Babies” a positive parody of “On the Origin of Species”! "Endless forms most beautiful" is also the title of the album.

[@Magyarkhan]

Queen Goddess casually mass healing her audience.... Floorever.

[@alexthorpe6583]

Their best song, and likely their best live performance of this song. Just note that the spoken word voiceovers were by Dr. Richard Dawkins, and the last part that you nearly left off was him reading words by Charles Darwin. Also, that 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' was the name of the album that this was from.

[@myspacewolf]

You basically nailed it every Nightwish song is like a song within a song within a song

[@penaarja]

Never heard More beauriful metal music. Just awesome❤️❤️❤️🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@SylviusTheMad]

It's always fun to watch Floor stand next to Emppu, cute little guy.

[@gilliganallmighty3]

When they perfoemed at Wembly, the band stayed out all of the way through the outro because Richard Dawkins came onto stage and recited the last spoken word part live.

[@billyturner1784]

Yay! Rachel doing The Greatest Show! I just love this piece, it's one of the best songs I know. The music is beautiful, the story is amazing - basically the entire history of the universe - and it really hits on a emotional level. And the lyrics, oh my god! "Archean horizon, the first sunrise", "We are one, we are a universe", "Not a single one of your fathers died young", "We are going to die and that makes us the lucky ones". Deeply meaningful lines, stuff to memorize. Thanks for an exited and happy reaction, Rachel!

[@Zabiru-]

The section where Marko is growling in the start of it is about when humanity finally becomes a thing. I believe the growling signifies non-verbal early human ancestors. "Little Lucy of the Afar" refers to an early hominid that, I think, was at one point thought to be the missing link between humans and their earlier ancestors. Either way, she was a very significant archeological find. The rest of it like "Enter Ionia, the cradle of thought" basically speaks about the early Greeks and their work with philosophy. After that, you have more modern times from the Renaissance and into the modern day when it speaks of "self-destructive weaponry" and "Giant mushroom clouds." The video shown on the video-wall behind the band also shows clips throughout the song that reinforces all of the above. The last quote by Richard Dawkins is very powerful too. I do not self-identify as an atheist, but I still think it holds true regardless. Be thankful for and cherish the fact that you, as he says, in your ordinariness, were born and have the privilege of getting to experience this wonderful, terrible, and beautiful thing that is life. You might not be happy with everything in your everyday existence but nevertheless, you ought to be thankful that you have it. :)

[@jlburilov]

It is the time line of the universe and life on earth. I'm always surprised at how little most people from the US know of history of the world. As for the villan part its ironic that's how it "feels or sounds" when its talking about humanity in general, yet the song and bend never pass judgement. They run the point home about it being "we were here" for better or worse, for agreeing or disagreeing.

[@marcelofarah8657]

For me, "The last light of the library" is a metaphore for the end of the world as we know it.

[@tegneren]

I always heard it as "greet the last line of the library" followed by "we were here"

[@stpfs9281]

"Will the last one to leave, please turn off the lights?"

[@henrikmanitski1061]

I understand it that there will be a record of humanity, but none left to read it. The world goes on without us.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Pay attention to the lyrics - "hunger for shiny rocks, for giant mushroom clouds" - Uranium is shiny, and atomic weapons ushered in the nuclear age starting with Hiroshima and Nagasaki which was just last century. However, there are two clips from J.S. Bach (one of which you missed while making sounds) and then a modern clip (from Empuu) from Metallica. Don't get me wrong here. I was at this concert, bought the album beforehand and still heard new things. Nothing wrong with getting caught up in the moment. 🙂

[@rickphil9999]

Hello Rayactions. Another wonderful reaction to our beloved Nightwish with Floor on female lead vocals. This Tampere show was incredible, as have been many of their other concerts. The last two years of Nightwish concerts are no exception. Fantastic, exceptional, wondrous. Thank you for this.

[@chrisoleary1909]

Friggin love this song. There's just so much to it. Take just the chorus in The Toolmaker section (your "villain" part) -- Man, he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day’ll cease to be Greet the last light of the library -- "Had a Dream to Understand a single grain of sand." "A Single Grain of sand" means "The world." It's From a William Blake Poem, “Auguries of Innocence.” -- To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour -- There are a ton of little bits like that throughout the song. It's just so great. 😀

[@naruto9121983]

i love that you mentioned kingdom hearts. roxas theme and story was one of the saddest ever. i love all kingdom hearts🥰 also Floor sang the song of final fantasy crystal chronicles live. its called floor jansen and metrople orchestra- sound of the wind, its amazing

[@TimoArula]

Song from Floor's first Nightwish album as a lead singer: "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". This album is a part of a trilogy which the next album "Human :II: Nature" is direct sequel, and the third part coming out this year. This song is Massive,...Song about Evolution of the Universe , Earth and Life . The song title is taken from a 2009 book by evolutionary biologist and atheist writer Richard Dawkins, concerning the evidence for biological evolution. Dawkins also contributes towards the album. Holopainen explained to HMV in March 2015: "I wrote him a letter a bit more than a year ago and explained the ideas we had for this album, mainly to do with evolution. Since one of the tracks would be named directly after one of his books, it felt like a perfect match to try to get him do some reciting on the album. He sent me an email a few weeks later accepting the invitation." "Later in 2014 we then recorded his parts at Hats Off Studios, Oxford. This is a huge honor for us, since Dawkins is one of our biggest heroes and his writings have been huge inspiration for the album." WE WERE HERE !!!! That Ending gets me every time 🥲. And they look together like Real Avengers of earth. Let's all try to deserve them !!!! Who else is going to vote for this song's inclusion on the next Voyager golden record, if there'll ever be one? I want to beam this song into space forever. NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘

[@robertpettersen3577]

Yep, same here, gets me evrytime...🥲🤘🤘

[@RUSHed-2112]

Ditto here with me also. I could not have spoken the words better myself if I tried. ❤ 😎🤟 Nightwish Army Florida Division 🫶🏼✨🌎❤️

[@richardmead5969]

the creator of us all does not need kudos from athiests, religeous organizations,

[@SixFootTurkey_]

I want to stress that even in small venues with no backing visuals or fancy production, and even without Marko in the band anymore, they still deliver this masterpiece in top form every time.

[@fk2106]

The fireworks were held aloft by clear helium balloons and then Radio detonated wirelessly at the right keystrokes on the keyboard.

[@Tohak]

Every time I listen or watch Nightwish songs I get happy tears... when they started back in the 1990's I was immediately sold and the best part is that they just keep getting better and better every year!

[@glenngunnis6642]

This is a Tuomas masterpiece! Opus Perfectum! 🤘🎸

[@guybaeyens2513]

French Division of the Nightwish Army reporting for duty. Thoroughly enjoyed your analysis and reaction to this masterpiece. Thank you so much for sharing !

[@scottchadburn1535]

A joy to watch, thank you. 😃👏🏻 They really are the masters of this type of theatrical, big production performance. Incredible stuff, they but particularly Floor crushed it. She is truly phenomenal. Thanks again for a great reaction. 😃🤘🏻

[@Martin-re8ei]

It always amazes me how floor manage to take that last note so long after 2 hour's singing

[@stpfs9281]

Her father said Floor treats her singing like a top sport! A vocal athelete.

[@michel_g]

I’ve enjoyed your journey through Nightwish and I’m glad you got to this one. There are no end of analyses of the lyrics and the specific references if you want to find them, but the most important thing is how the music makes you feel and there was certainly no lack of that on your part. I agree with the comment below that the Wembley version does a better job of presenting the piece as a whole (and for Richard Dawkins live and in person). Regardless, I saw this live in Montreal two yrs ago and it’s an absolute trip. Thank you for the reaction and your continuing work with this epic band.

[@richardmead5969]

we were here, is not talkin about the concert, about mankind. brought tears to me first tie since true

[@badmotherrucker]

Certainly some of those unborn ghosts include poets greater than Keats, scientists greater than Newton, and singers greater than Floor. No, I can’t back that last one up. Richard Dawkins.

[@Blacqi]

I must admit, you had me in the first half 😂

[@janihaavisto79]

PFinnish Jaeger battalion reporting to duty. ❤😂 I just love Kai's Trum work on this epic song. Also congratulations to you for this Nightwish journey with us. I hope you continue onwards this path we showed you.

[@paulruger1654]

Glad we share the same taste in music! I never really was interested until discovering the radio " unpopular " music -makers like Nightwish, Sabaton, Dimash , Diana , Eivor , Aurora , Heilung etc. A lot of people waste their time following the herd when they should be feeding their souls! Love from South Africa!

[@stevenrider9632]

Every time I listen to this and when it ends I always wonder where the 20 minutes went.

[@glenngunnis6642]

The villain part is called The Toolmaker and is the entry of man into the story.🤘🎸

[@DraconimLt]

the second one at least, she said it twice, lol.

[@Tarkus_]

They were there. Kiitos! 🤘🌎🤘 My favorite song and favorite performance, all wrapped up in one! 👍🤟

[@Duskwind_]

At the point in the song where she greets the last light in the library she is singing about the total destruction of mankind, so it's future mushroom clouds and intelligent rats being foretold. It was the great library in Alexandria, Egypt that was burned to the ground. I love the fact that even the subtitles for "WE WERE HERE" have an exclamation point after them 😂 Humans are both the heroes and the villains in this story.

[@GerritvanBrussel-d5u]

Thank you for not pausing in the middle of the song. I still get goosebumps every time I listen to this version which is for me the best one ever !!!❤

[@TheNightstalker80]

Anyone listening to this should definitely take a closer look at the background to this piece. This is so much more than just a song. The title is based on the book "The Greatest Show on Earth" by Richard Dawkins. So you can see that this song is about creation and evolution and Tuomas has put all his composing genius into this masterpiece. Not just the lyrics, but every aspect of this piece is centred around the ideas of creation and evolution.

[@scifimonkey3]

Generally thought of as Nightwish’s best I’m glad you got to this. Personally prefer the Wembley version as this one loses direction in the last section which disappears behind the credits rather than focusing on the point of the track which is the primacy of evolution, but either one shows off what a monster track it is so its all good. It’s about time you took a look at some more Epica - you are sooooo missing out! ‘Once upon a nightmare’ or ‘Kingdom of Heaven part 3’ from the Omiga Alive show are can’t miss moments.

[@ChrisPhoenixMusic]

Yup. It's an opus to tell the tale of the birth of life in the universe and our time within it as a spec on the scale. Your instincts with trying to follow these lyrics for the first time were pretty good. I feel in love with this band with Oceanborn. I finally got to see them live the past few years a few times. Floor's voice live is all you imagine it to be. They're an incredible band live and never fail to deliver their best every time.

[@J.Young808]

0:53 that’s a reason why I like this song so much, the cello.

[@DavidMohr-d7z]

Love watching you react these guys can move you in so many ways the keyboard player is on another level he is in the perfect band for him. Floor is so gifted the band is smoking and production is beyond belief. I have been a huge fan from day one so Thank You members of Nightwish for all the beautiful music 🙂

[@GerritvanBrussel-d5u]

Greatest live performance ever with the fireworks included !! Epic story telling of the evolution since the big bang. The message that we are the lucky ones is so hopefull and gives hope for our future but also warns us for the dangers of technology and what the consequenses are to our earth.

[@sonofthesea3298]

Its difficult to watch a Nightwish reaction on your channel without mentioning the elephant in the room. My goodness,you look beyond amazing! (Respectfully speaking) I also love to see your expressions once you hear Floor slowly come in vocally and throughout this performance. She had her parents in the audience this evening,and when she saw them she turned super emotional,it didnt help that she connected emotionally with the lyrics of the song,so towards the very end her voice totally breaks,but as the professional she is,it doesnt break until shes done singing. Only one song has managed to break her while singing,and that is one of her own songs dedicated and written to her own mom,called Strong. Its from her time in her first band After Forever. Being a lurker on twitch often,i also know its sneaking up on your birthday soon,so a early happy birthday Rachael is in order!

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

I just love how you 'live' and enjoy the music and performance. A real reaction!

[@Exathius]

its amazing to think of how long Floor Jansen has been with the band. I'm sure i missed the year she started.

[@thiagocosta8016]

2013/2014.

[@sjtimmer7]

There are more songs of her on Beste Zangers, and people on the show that sang her songs/songs that embody her.

[@pdutchie4924]

Couldn’t hold back my tears the first time I saw this ❤

[@peterblissett9076]

I fall in love with Floor EVERY time i see her perform !! Her partner is a lucky man

[@badmotherrucker]

The total villain part is the birth of man. I’m betting you didn’t know how right you were when you said that.

[@D-ragon-S]

Yes, you choose the best version!! Also "the villan part" soo unknowingly correct!! And as you guessed, I was screaming from the top of my lungs when you paused close to the end.... Now I'm going to make Thee with honey to cure my sore throat 😀

[@BigzampanoXXL]

Great reaction as always. we love your appreciation of this masterpiece. thanks.

[@shawnboundy3716]

The 'guttural' sounds (villains) represent the advent of early man running about as hunter gatherers. Mushroom clouds of course do equal the advent of nuclear weaponry (end of WWII - 1945ish, and lots of testing in the 50s so you were spot on the first try. End of the library would be basically the end of mankind over the folly of our self-destruction (personal opinion on that last bit). Great reactions!!

[@actor451]

I love this. No matter how many times I've seen it.

[@Robert_Herring]

If you like the beautiful parts from Nightwish, "Shoemaker" is a must.

[@fettiestube5692]

Nightwish Army Germany here. Nice reaction.❤

[@jyrkifroberg6105]

Bach and metalica in this song 😮

[@ЛюбомирРодзінський]

Great composion 🤘🤘🤘🤘❤️❤️❤️. Great reaction 👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘❤️❤️❤️

[@hollandduck79]

Have you commented on the "Floor's telephone book singing" video yet?

[@erikmecom4145]

Ionia-The cradle of thought. Ionia is early hellenic/greek society. Socrates. And the Library they are talking about is the Great Library at Alexandria, Egypt that was destroyed by fire. It was built between somewhere between 245- 280 BC. At one point it held over 400,000 scrolls.

[@jerviepalpal-latoc9894]

Nightwish Army Manila Appreciates

[@antivanti]

The Greatest Show On Earth is of course life itself. The song chronicles life from the formation of the solar system and its emergence in the sea to multicellular life, emerging onto land, mammals, apes, humans, society, culture, science and knowledge, our inevitable destruction (possibly by our own hands) and the rats that will succeed us. But while we were here we also endeavoured in the noble pursuit of knowledge and understanding

[@TheRealRedAce]

The opening reminds me of the music of US composer Phillip Glass with that minimalist Piano sound, especially his piano pieces or parts of his orchestral works like the one called Koyaanisqatsi.

[@tonyg8471]

Nightwish w/Floor Jansen. This performance is what we should burn into the next Voyager probe.

[@reaperinsaltbrine5211]

This song is a showcase what a beast Marko is on the bass. Also: Troy playing the pipes while Kai and Marko tearing a new one is not easy :)

[@NYCHarley2001]

You're commingling the fall of Rome with the burning of the great library at Alexandria. Both happened around the same general era of European history (Greco-Roman empires) - notice there's a lyric "enter Ionia, the cradle of thought, the architecture of understanding"

[@TheGuilty11]

"This is the villain part"...and it is when humans enters :D Love it because it is kind of truth. We are the villains of this planet :)

[@markogronfors3826]

Well finally ....thank You Ray! The Best of Tuomas . The story of life , earth and us. Believe it or not this went to my favorites! Troy with ulian pipes fits so perfect at the moment .Life is the best show on earth......?

[@isaiahwelch8066]

@Rayactions: This is one of the most genius songs of my generation, let alone in the history of music. Tuomas took 14.8 billion years, and boiled it it down into 24 minutes. And then, to cap everything off, he included the following quote from Dr. Richard Dawkins, from his book of the same name, _The Greatest Show On Earth:_ "We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Sahara. Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton. We know this, because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people. In the teeth of these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here. We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds, how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state, from which the vast majority have never stirred?" Yet Tuomas then, in Human :||: Nature, includes the following quote from Dr. Carl Sagan, from his work called _Pale Blue Dot,_ in _All the Works of Nature: Ad Astra:_ "Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there -- on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam." It is mind-blowing, and makes you really think, because it makes total sense for Tuomas to say, at the end of this performance, "We Were Here!" Because it is astronomical that not only do we exist, but that we exist on Earth. How anyone can know these things, and not be in awe, and be humbled, is beyond me.

[@joeysmith5086]

Some of the best music (at least in my opinion) has come from a few games, Kingdom Hearts included! Nightwish was one of the last European Symphonic bands I began listening to since 2008-09. I fell in love with the band as I heard them with Anette Olzen. Then I ventured back to when Tarja was with them first and loved those too. Now I will say, Nightwish has gained a phenomenal singer with Floor, but each female vocal has had their strengths and sounded amazing in their respective ways but Floor is my favorite hands down here. This is easily my favorite song of theirs, and they have so many to choose from. Another reason I love this style of music so much is also because a lot of it tends to be longer than most of the other music is, as you can see this is 20-ish minutes long lol. One of those songs that give me goosebumps no matter how many times I hear it, and the Floorgasms omg! Tuomas is probably one of my top 2 or 3 favorite modern composers (alongside Arjen Lucassen of the Ayreon project). His creations are absolutely amazing and a compositional genius. Tuomas' wife, Johanna Kurkela is another Finnish singer and has a more folksy/pop sound but sings mostly in Finnish and she sounds amazing too! Your mannerisms and expressions are enjoyable to watch too. Another great Rayaction! :P (looks like I need to go through some of your older reactions to enjoy the others!)

[@jherrenor]

I love how the song portrays the motions of the sleeping child to the waking man.

[@opatrick1961]

As I understand the song it is the complete history of time set to music. The big bang, formation of galaxies then planers, ours in particular. The rise of life from chemistry. Google LUCA. Life became quite complex, then, the red scene, the asteroid impact and the rise of mammals, then man. The last light of the library is the inevitable passing of mankind. When? We don't yet know. The narratives are by Richard Dawkins, who appears in other videos of this song. Thuomas and Marco are fans of Richard's books, and many of their songs this past decade have been inspired by that. I absolutely love this band and the music. It, as an out atheist, is most definitely my spiritual place if that makes sense. I loved your line "river of creativity ", and that giggle you let out. I get it. I see their music moves you as it does me. Great review! There is so much more nightwish to thrill you. Thank you!

[@cerberus255]

One of the best reactions, thank you🥰

[@fehrfiterrible458]

GREAT SONG I LOVED

[@conraddaubanton1662]

I only began to understand the lyrics after doing some research: LUCA, Devonian Sea, The Goldilocks Zone, and so on I did remember Luucy of the Afar, a prehistoric female Australopitecus discovered some years ago in Africa, a possible ancestor of modern humans. So the lyrics take us fromm the big bang anbftje creation of our universe, the stars, the planets, in luding ours Earth. Then the slow changes that happened to allow a firm of pre-life carbònic compounds, and then on to the earliest of life forms. From there to dinosaurs, early human-like creatures and finally the early humans, migrating out of Africa and slowly spreading around the world. Then comes the beginning of technology, early weapons, building houses, writing (the Great Library of Alexandria on Egipt, burned by the Romans as it contained pre-christian documents), extracting minerals from the earth, understanding the importance of small things like atoms which together make molecules, but which can also be used to mm make nu llest weapons capable of destroying most of not all life forms in our planet (enter ratkind), including us. That's why the song ends with "We were here!", as we have been successful in exterminating ourselves, and are no longer here, nor anywhere. This song should be a wake-up call to políticians all over the world to understand that the path w red are now following will lead not to the end of the planet, which will outlive us, but to the end of Homo sapiens. The irony of our scientific name is that it defines ourselves as the "humans who know", when as a species we are our own enemy.

[@pauld6222]

The song is 10X as amazing once you have researched all the lyrics and understand how he even put things into the music like the progression of music starting with Gregorian Chants, all the way to Metallica's Enter Sandman riff and everything in between like Bach, Techno, etc. Even when Floor is just singing notes at the beginning of part 3 with the animal noises. I believe that is signifying when cavemen were learning to communicate with one another using their voices. Tuomas really took this one to the next level.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

BTW - All that confetti is required to be picked up and the band has to pay for a clean up if they decide to do that. As a result, it means that the ROI of paying the cleanup crew is exceeded by proceeds from the concert (notably the merch sales).

[@Mr.Bonaparte]

Thank you for your reaction, I knew you would like it.

[@craigbolton5093]

Nightwish makes one smarter

[@jamescoleman8954]

It’s just crazy when you think about it how it is true we are the lucky ones because we are here. We’re so many people aren’t and never will be. It’s pretty freaking deep.

[@nikkeze]

This is very good song! Can you react to the Wembley 2015 version too in the near future. Greetings from Finland✌✌

[@domdis4821]

Great reaction and goid choice in having the lyrics on screen. To sum it up : the birth on the universe and the solar system - the birth of life (LUCA: last universal common ancestor) - the birth of man (Lucy) - the evolution of mankind with its desire of undestanding and its greed for destruction ( I'm certainly wrong but I think the library's line is a reference to the Library of Alexandria, Egypt) - the extinction of mankind. The Evolution theory, physics and chemistry sung by a metal band. Only Nightwish could do it and make it fantastic. 20+ minutes singing and at the end you just want more

[@KillerwhaleTRX]

I LOVE the live where Dawkins actually come on stage.....priceless!!!!

[@NEXCUSX]

Love Kai's fills on the drums :)