She's Singing OPERA! In A METAL Song! Reacting To Nightwish: Storytime - Live In Wacken 2013

[@KoradurHaulway]

Tuomas writes the stories, the band brings them to life, and then Floor tells them like no one else can. .

[@jeffk1482]

Very well put! 👏

[@scottchadburn1535]

Thats perfect dude 😃🤘🏻

[@alnorwood134]

Absolutely!

[@busher69]

Ya nailed it

[@John-g6y]

Really like that perspective

[@jennienoppers210]

if you start to Floor solo and select Beste Zangers, please choose my uploads with the intro and outro. Start with Vilja lied because it was the first time Floor let us know her!

[@MrCharon1965]

Absolutely the way to go.

[@Columbasta]

Hi Jennie, yes I concur. Everybody ever recommending Floor in BZ2019 should remember to request the "intro/outro" versions. They're so much more fun & context. Therefore: "Floor Jansen - Vilja Lied (2019) + intro and outro (With eng subtitles)". All hail the FloorOpTV Ch@nnel!! 😉

[@papaverweg]

Hi Jennie, yes I concur too. Question to you Jennie, do you still have the videos of Floor's performances on "Sing Meinen Song 2022" (with English subtitles)? Because they were at least as great as Beste Zangers 2019.

[@fififemke]

Thank you so much for helping to provide proper and good videos for me! 🤗❤️

[@AntaryDraconis]

thank you for your work / greetings from NW-Army-Germany

[@WNYretiree]

The level of talent and dedication in this band is awe inspiring. The result is a band that is incredibly tight. Every member of the band has an important part to play. The heart and soul of the band is the keyboardist, Tuomas Holopainen. He is not only an extremely proficient musician but the composer of most of the music that Nightwish performs and is often called the Metal Mozart. The more you listen to them, the more you will appreciate the band as a complete entity, with the single purpose of producing the best music that they possibly can. It really doesn't matter what song of theirs you listen to next. They're all different, and there isn't a bad song in the bunch.

[@Duskwind_]

Tuomas wrote this song about the wonder and happy memories of his lost childhood. But as he always says "The song means whatever you need it to", so you are 100% correct in your interpretation 😊 I know that you don't want to be locked into too many Nightwish reactions and want to explore other adventures, but when you decide to do another one it should probably be 'Everdream". I think that you would really like that one. Again, thank for indulging me in my obsession with this band and for another awesome reaction 🥰 Luv ya little sister

[@fififemke]

I’m glad my interpretation was okay and I understood the message! It’s absolutely beautiful. 🥹 Of course my dear, it’s my pleasure! 🤗

[@okiejohn3925]

This song is written from the perspective of the story itself...Tuomas' ode to the art of storytelling, stories, and where they can take you in your imagination. (IMO)

[@tsiouparoglou4493]

As people say, "singers sing what they can, Floor🌷 sings whatever she wants", she can even rap in a language that doesn't exist. Literally. Be prepared for many Floorgasms..And falling in love with her is inevitable.

[@jpb1atlantic]

You are insightful, engaging and entertaining. Nothing disappoints me more than a reviewer who watches a NightWish performance and has nothing meaningful to say during or afterwards. Something beyond “wow” is called for! You never fail to answer that call. Excellent work. Thank you.

[@fififemke]

Thank you so much for your kind words, it means alot. 🥹 I’m so glad you enjoy my reaction. ❤️ It’s hard to please everyone, but when I do please some it fills my heart with joy!

[@alanfoster6589]

If you think this outfit is stunning, wait until you see her outfit in the Buenos Aires 2015 show.

[@erikchristiansen1323]

Don't you mean 2018. She was totally stunning.

[@robertsheeler321]

Tuomas (Keyboards) is the writer & composer and founder of Nightwish he is the Metal Mozart and the brains of the band. This song is about remembering all those child hood stories you loved as an adult.

[@weege5.45]

Have you seen the movie this goes with?

[@clivematthews5296]

Tuomas Holopainen only plays keys, writes almost all the music and lyrics. The guy, Troy Donockley, in The Greatest Show on Earth plays numerous wind and string instruments but plays on only a few at this concert. However this is still an incredible concert that introduced so many to Nightwish and Floor Jansen who was only in the band ten months and sings every song written for the two previous singers. Tarja Turunen ( 1996-2005 operatic) and Anette Olzon (2007-2012 pop) then Floor who took over mid tour with 48 hours to learn the setlist !!

[@martinklaus2203]

The pipes around Tuomas' keyboards is just a stage prop.

[@dalepeters4927]

Which is believed to be an homage to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibelius_Monument which itself is an homage to the Finnish composer Sibelius

[@Duskwind_]

Not just a prop, it's also a wine rack 😁

[@theovanderstorm3171]

The pipes are indeed a stage prop which you also will find in the film ‘Imaginaerum’. The stage is maybe simple because this is performed at Wacken, which is a festival where a lot of groups perform on rotation, using eight stages. Buenos Aires, Tampere and London are solely Nightwish performances with maybe a other group as pre program.

[@martinklaus2203]

@@Duskwind_ touché

[@christomashofski9160]

Yes, we cannot forget the wine rack! Cabernet Sauvignon if I'm not mistaken. ;)

[@jopes4855]

Nice to see you are back, keep'em coming lady!

[@fififemke]

Thank you! Will do!

[@124Spider5]

Eh eh. Nightwish Army Soldier...Present 🤘

[@henkraadmaar4072]

The burning skull is the symbol of the festival "Wacken open air" I have tickets to go next year for the 4th time. The pipes are just a prop around the keyboards. The stage was a bit simple because it is a festival. Another band played before them. The greatest show on earth was a Nightwish concert in Tampere, so they had more time to put up the screens. Greetz from the Netherlands.

[@holgerhupfer9651]

Hi from Munich Fifi, since Wacken is near the Danish border you should consider going there as well in the coming years. As far as I know the tickets for the 2025 venue are sold out.

[@papaverweg]

@@holgerhupfer9651 @@holgerhupfer9651

[@steviesellers]

This whole concert is epic , i bought the CD about a year ago having never heard of them before , i saw Ghost Love Score loved the singer (Floorgasm ) and the drummer both epic

[@steviesellers]

There is one song which is equal to this concert ,is in Argentina I Want My Tears Back , audience incredible and Floor dances , also the 6th member of Nightwish on the pipes is on this song

[@seattanf2348]

This is definitely my favorite performance of that song.

[@djstraylight]

The pipes are a stand for multiple keyboards (and some wine). If you need more Floor, check out After Forever live. A very young Floor.

[@myspacewolf]

Yes you cannot forget about the hidden wine rack

[@fififemke]

As a fellow enjoyer of wine, I appreciate the effort to hide it while also giving an epic performance LOL

[@Duskwind_]

@@fififemke Not hidden very well though, as he often swigs it straight from the bottle during concerts 🤣

[@TheYannir]

There's 80,000 people in that crowd. If you need to leave for whatever reason, like passing out, the best way to go is up and to the front where the security and staff will help you land safely. Wacken is a festival with many other performers on the same stage so the stage setup isn't quite as customized as it would be on a solo concert where they just perform on their own. "I am the story, I am the tale that reads you real." That is the essence of this song IMO. The perspective of it. The song kinda taps into that wonderful sense of nostalgia and childlike wonder.

[@markusjackel2132]

You are ready for Everdream from Wacken 2013. You are. And by the way...welcome to the Army ! All Hail Queen Floor !

[@metalzonereactions]

Great recommendation

[@freddieboyce8597]

Her outfit in Buenos Aires in 2018 will blow your mind. "I Want My Tears Back" from that show is a must. In fact, anything from any of their shows is a must. They never disappoint.

[@henkraadmaar4072]

The music and Lyrics where written by Thuomas (keyboards) Also, when he wrote this song, Floor was not with the band yet. It was in the time of their second singer (Anette Olzon)

[@BH6242KCh]

Voice coach reactions are a dime a dozen. There aren't many reactors who do lyrical analysis and Tuomas's brilliant writing deserves discussion. Good stuff.

[@fififemke]

Thank you kindly for this amazing compliment. 🥹 I’ve learnt now that I should do lyric analysis *after* I’ve listened to the song, as it takes everyone out of the moment. I’m glad you appreciated it though, and I’ll definitely keep analyzing lyrics! It definitely adds to the art of music. I am incredibly impressed with Tuomas’s talent for writing music. He’s an absolute genius!

[@shelbyxyz]

Pause as many times as you want-this is a reaction video. You will receive MANY song requests. But when you're ready to go off on a tangent, watch Epica "Sancta Terra". Floor joins her Dutch bestie Simone Simons in a shared song with Epica (the group), a live orchestra and a chorus {yea, Girl Power!). You've got a lot of editing ahead of you. Stay true to your approach to reactions. You're spot on!

[@fififemke]

Yessss a live orchestra is what I want to see! I mentioned to my army friend when I saw Love Ghost Score that I wished the orchestra was there live. This sounds amazing and like a must see!

[@DesertEagleDutch]

Floor is the epitome of feminism to me. Talented... build a career and gave birth to 2 kids in the mean time. Family focused power woman. Kids nowadays can't even control themselves anymore. She does it all. Oh and she beat cancer on the side. I had the privilege to meet her once. Her aura is amzing. Such a presence yet so humble. She's a role model to me and a inspiration. Which I will pass on to my kids 🙌

[@NightwishArena]

Loved your reaction once again! And you can do Ghost Love Score, and it's genuine if you keep it that way 😊 and we will love it, first time or not ❤

[@fififemke]

Thank you for your sweet comment ❤

[@gubbrock]

The pipes around Tuomas' keyboars are just props. And girl do they look awesome!

[@haroldcrown5541]

Floor is married to the drummer of the band Sabaton. You should check out their song “Christmas Truce” be sure to stay for the credits because it’s Floor doing the vocals during them. Btw the burning bulls head is the symbol of the festival because it’s in a cattle town in Germany.

[@taherdhaif3390]

Keep them coming please

[@fififemke]

Will do! 🫡

[@Thorgrim247]

The perspective is from the Human imagination and the fascination we hold for stories. We all write our own individual stories on the journey of our lives. We are all in Love with Floor. That is just a stage prop for his keyboard setup. This is a big metal festival. Usually Nightwish has big back screen to atmosphere. It does make sense. This was a single for Nightwish in 2011.

[@michaelnolan6951]

Woohoo!I just woke up and found this! I like to say that Storytime is my favourite Nightwish song - except for all the others! As you have been told, the organ looking pipes surrounding the keyboard are just a stage prop (where Tuomas hides his stash of red wine!) The flaming cow skull is the symbol of the Wacken Open Air festival, which for 90% of the year is a sleepy cow town in Northern Germany but transforms into one of Metal capitals of the world. Nightwish's concert there in 2013 was special, it was the first time they headlined at Wacken and also the first chance many of the attendees got to see Floor live as part of Nightwish (many were already familiar with her from her previous bands) (BTW I am loving your SOMA playthrough!)

[@fififemke]

Thank you Michael for leaving your feedback and words of support, you’re too kind! 🤗 I’m so glad you’re liking my new reaction content as well!

[@martchristy9981]

Two things: 1. You want to give her a hug! Get in the queue!! 2. The DECORATION around the keyboards is a copy of a part of the Jean Sibelius monument in Helsinki. Just had to clear this up for you. On a more serious note: That was a fine and honest reaction to this amazing band and the best singer on the planet! Thanks for that. Be well. Enjoy life.

[@JollyRogerJo]

It is the childhood and its innocence that we miss as adults

[@randomman4938]

This video was recorded when NightWish was the headliner for the Wacken music festival. The bands didn’t have as much control over the stage design, as there were a dozen bands a day performing each day on it. But the music still shone through.

[@seattanf2348]

I think the interpretation of this song is Floor is singing as the voice of tales. Think of video game plots, movies, novels, fairy tales, folk lore ect. all rolled into one. That is the voice Floor is representing. In my opinion the most important line of the song is "The core of all life is a limitless chest of tales."

[@fififemke]

I agree with the latter, and also why I wanted to point it out. It’s so beautifully poetic and absolutely true imo.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

This is one of two costumes she wore at this concert. The other one had a wee little malfunction making her a half beat late to the stage. It was fixed during Ghost Love Score. The malfunction was a zipper under her left arm. When I was at this concert, I couldn't see it. On these camera shots and on the DVD I can see it, but it's really minor. She changed outfits during the musical number and returned to the stage for "Bless the Child". Fun Fact: when I bought my tickets for WOA 2013 and NW, Anette Olzon was still the singer. Anette was fired in... October(?) 2012 and Floor was asked to finish the tour with NW. Her performances ramped up the crowd and we wanted her permanently. Both of these costumes were auctioned off I think.

[@roy19491]

Floor is truly the Valkyrie Goddess.......Tuomas is the Metal Mozart........

[@greygreen5610]

the symbolism of her dress in the other video you previewed was the double helix of DNA

[@FancyPrimate]

I love the infectious happiness in this video! Floor looks ever more badass in the "Devil in the Deep Dark Ocean"(live in Buenos Aires) video! Also, its like peak theater kid stuff! So amazing!

[@busher69]

Welcome from Arkansas USA. Enjoyed your reaction last week. This entire concert is as good as the 1st two - including this one - songs. With Nightwish, no two songs are alike and they change up alot within songs. I'm 73, I grew up in San Jose CA and have seen countless concerts live going back to the 60s and 70s. This band is the best I have found in the last 30 years. Every one of them are world class musicians and all 3 of their female singers have been world class singers as well. There is so much in front of you to experience. All of us out here have been where you are so let it rip, enjoy every second. You're in for a treat.

[@fififemke]

Thank you for your kind words and support! I love the little bit of history you told about yourself, I appreciate it when commenters do that. Makes me shape an image of who’s watching. 😄

[@silverblack5475]

We don't care if you already watched GHOST LOVE SCORE, we still want to watch you react to it .

[@michaeljones8877]

No we don't.

[@fififemke]

@michaeljones8877 😂😂

[@annev6895]

You could react to Floor herself reacting to that performance and get to know her better, too. She is one of a kind, you will love her even more after seeing how lovely, humble, down-to-earth goddess she is ❤

[@silverblack5475]

@@annev6895 that's a good idea 💡 👌

[@silverblack5475]

@@michaeljones8877 you don't I do

[@gregfancher1]

Yup. When we march in we do it in numbers. Welcome to the rabbit hole!!

[@blaynegreiner9365]

Oh we'll show up and watch every reaction video ever.. 😅😅

[@Mischnikvideos]

The song is from the album / film music Imaginaerum and introduces the main character. Film music means that there is a Nightwish film of the same name. The tinkling is a music box on the main character's piano and you will hear it again. The main character mostly only sees himself as a child in a dream world. This world is dying because the main character is dying. When he is halfway clear-headed, he tries to rebuild his relationship with his daughter. The opera singing is not in the original because the singer Anette Olzon (singer number 2) could not sing classical music. Only the background choir can be heard there. Tarja Turunen (singer number 1) has extensive classical training and has left her mark on Nightwish: NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera (OFFICIAL LIVE) The stage design is the same as Greatest Show. There is a large display and three smaller ones, with some pyrotechnics around the band. That hasn't changed since that tour until today. Only the content of the displays changes.

[@thedutchhuman]

The ''pingelsounds''.....heerlijk nederlands en engels door elkaar ....😂. and it's a great song

[@fififemke]

Ja das toch verschrikkelijk. 😂 En hier thuis (ik woon in Denemarken) is het al helemaal erg: Deens, Engels en Nederlands door elkaar 😂

[@thedutchhuman]

@@fififemke 😆...ja ik ken het, internationaal chauffeur hier 😅. Maar het nummer is geweldig, nederland heeft soms juweeltjes op internationaal gebied....floor is er 1 van

[@citizendave1]

Just hope you continue to do many Nightwish reactions

[@amorroma1244]

I think Floor, or the writer of this piece, is referring to a sense of melancholic loss that each of us experiences as we grow older - that beautiful yet sad feeling of things that is no more.

[@theadvernaut7704]

Nightwish Army NC reporting. Glad to see you continuing your Nightwish journey - so many songs you should look at. Do more and more - the Nightwish Army will be here for it!!!

[@Mytwocentsisallicanafford]

Enjoy watching other people's reaction to nightwish only just discovered them myself less than a year ago funny thing is I had heard of Floor years ago and figured she was just another pop singer with a weird name the 2013 wacken concert is amazing work of art welcome to the rabbit hole

[@chrismatthew8812]

One of the best NW songs (in my humble opinion). The drop at the end when it goes from operatic back to metal is just epic. Great song and great reaction. Keep up the good work. Greetings from the Nightwish Army (Sydney, Australia Division) 🤘🇦🇺

[@graveseeker]

Great review and reaction. I really enjoyed that.

[@Assel55]

Subscribed to be part of your Nightwish journey. Greetings from Germany 🫶🔥🤘

[@taytaytay871]

You mentioned symphony, you mentioned opera and then you mentioned epic. Time to give Epica a go and get introduced to another amazing Dutch singer!

[@DraconimLt]

Recommend ''Ever Dream'' next! And it's interesting that you mentioned how the Grimm stories were to scare kids from doing certain things, cos their song ''Ghost River'' kind of links into that, and I'd recommend it too. Symphonic Metal is the sub genre, ie. Metal that uses symphonic or orchestral elements.

[@jeffk1482]

That’s the way it’s done. Great reaction!

[@mardroidmk1393]

Nice reaction! Nightwish also have a movie called Imaginaerum that came out around the same time as the albumn. Many of the albumn songs are backing tracks including this one. The bandmembers alao appear on the movie. It involves an old man with dementia who had degressed to his childhood and went on a fantasy journey in his own head. This song can relate to that, but not JUST that. You can interpret it how you like.

[@christomashofski9160]

The perspective in which it is written: The narrator (Floor in this case) is not a corporeal person but is the spirit, the child of the past that lives on within every man's (or woman's) heart. In other words childhood innocence which slowly dies as we become adults, yet the spirit of it lives on. This theme of childhood innocence lost pervades many of Tuomas' lyrics.

[@fififemke]

This makes total sense, how could I have missed that?! Thank you for sharing this!

[@nickmilo932]

In case people haven't yet mentioned this, floor had 48 hours to learn this set, you should watch the documentary about it, it's called "please learn the setlist in 48 hours"

[@Prsboy78]

This is a shared stage as it is Wacken open air festival with many other bands. Thuomas keyboards are souround with pipes for visual purposes only.

[@christopherchick6419]

Nightwish Army Member, Outpost Eatonville Washingtin State, checking in ma'am! To many of her fans, Floor Jansen is more than a mere "sexy beast". I like to describe her as such: If Ann Wilson and Freddy Mercury had a female love child, then taught this child EVERYTHING they knew about singing and showmanship, Floor Jansen would still be better! 😊❤😊

[@alicebezu9840]

I love your reaction. When reactor start interpreting the songs thats the best, because nightwish sobgs bear so much meaning. Behind every song there is a story. I really want to see you react to some of their newer stuff. Like Noise has much to interpret or Shoemaker has a wonderful story. Actually anything would be great!

[@brewswillis9783]

I see this song as an ode to literature and children's literature more specifically. Nice reaction, more please!

[@fififemke]

That makes sense! Like I said, it also took me back to the Grimm brothers stories, so it’s interesting you say that 😄

[@Shadow850031]

Lovely channel and you have entertaining and lovely personality. Best of wishes on your youtube creator journey.

[@hollandduck79]

Hallo vanuit Zeeuws-Vlaanderen Femke . met Nightwish en Floor Jansen heb je nog een hele mooie muzikale ontdekkingstocht voor de boeg . ik hoop ook dat je het solo werk en Beste Zangers 2019 van Floor in je reactie video's gaat doen . trouwens over dat met je vader muziek delen gesproken . ik hoop dat je samen een reactie video wilt doen op : Alone - from hart ( corona cover van Floor Jansen ) deze heeft ze in haar Thuis-studio gemaakt tijdens de corona Lockdown en maatregelen waar dat ze dus niet mochten samen komen om te repeteren of concerten geven . maar om toch haar stem te blijven oefenen en ONS haar fans iets te geven om naar uit te kijken maakte ze covers en Fan-Friday's . ik hoop dat je Beste zangers 2019 serie wil beginnen bij het eerste optreden van haar in de show : Floor Jansen - Vilia lied Beste Zangers 2019 . ik ben benieuwd naar de rest van je video's en natuurlijk ben ik nu ook geabonneerd zoals dat hoort . met vriendelijke groet Hollandduck .

[@randalljones4370]

To me, much of Nightwish's lyrics deal with the child-like self that we tend to lose over the years. No matter how hard we try we can't regain the innocence of childhood... tho it is fun to try. Tuomas often refers to himself as "Dead Boy" or "the Dead Poet", noting the passage of these two states-of-mind: the 'death' of the wild, open-eyed youth/astounded at every new discovery and experience, and the boundless imagination that many of us lose as we gain 'responsibility and stature' as we age. The Dead Poet reference is, to me, the Lover, The Creator-of-images and Sound, The fragile edge that we have as we create (easily broken, often subject to being broken down by the betrayal of those whose opinions matter most, etc... can I use "etc",.. maybe I should explain more?) Anyway, when exploring a lost aspect of youth and exuberance, Nightwish taps this imagery over and over, and it works (for me). I miss the creative part of being an engineer in the 80's/90's ... now I'm just a dentist in a rural area where people often get 'creative' with the drus and dangerous activities they mix together, but I digress. I miss making a new thing out of just ideas and parts and bits of electrical knowledge. But then again, there's is nothing like rebuilding a damaged smile. Anywho Glad you gave us another reaction... refreshing !! Thank you again - - Blind Doc Jones, alleged Honorary Nightwish dentist, amp tech, and babbling idiot.

[@elchelot]

The poet and the pendelum of nigthwish great performance and great lyrics

[@jennienoppers210]

stop it promoting this for a new listener!

[@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038]

Tuomas's stage prop is actually a wine holder with 3 keyboards (maybe the other way around 😏). The song is telling you never forget to dream and use your imagination and fantasy, no matter age and anything else. Hold it dear - it is one of the keys to a wonderful life.

[@robingelebal8447]

My small country must be proud of her! and now: Simone Simons (Epica) "In love we lost"! and also amazing Blackbriar, Delain (and ex singer Charlotte Wessels!) Epica, The Gathering (Anneke van Giersbergen)...

[@tonilaitinen5197]

"The meaning of the song is what ever it means to you.." - answer from the poet himself. Fits to most if not all of their songs. The main character is usually the listener among fellow humans and the lyrics are purposefully open for you as the listener to relate to them more personally. Even songs Tuomas has written about himself are open enough that everyone can relate to the lyrics in their own way. But yes - this one is clearly about the childlike imagination and creativity we all should keep through life. Also very big themes through their entire repertoire.

[@GaetanoSulDivano]

the song "the poet and the pendulum" by Nightwish is absolutely beautiful, i recommend you listen to it

[@ecbftl]

Storytime, like every song at this concert, was written by Tuomas (keyboards) for the 2 prior singers. Imaginarium is the name of the album for the tour in 2012/2013. It is also the name of the movie they made with the album. I have not seen it, but this song was part of the movie, which I understand was about an aging composer.

[@Inachis]

All of the songs in the album are part of the movie. The album is basically the ost. And yeah, the story is a fantasy about an aging composer, his childhood memories and his relationship with his daughter.

[@Acer0306]

It's simple actually, the gig in Tampere was all theirs in full, and this one is headlining the metal festival at Wacken, so the stage is not only for them. The flaming goat head is Wacken Open Air logo. And Tuomas' 'organ' is a decoration for his keyboards. Hail from Nightwish army!

[@michaelhatchard8864]

From someone who has worked security for 30 years, what you referred to, was what is commonly in Australia as called the front of house staff seeing to the safety of the crowd. We ensure that the people caried by the crowd to the front of the stage are safely deposited on the ground and escorted of to the side of the stage were they can enter the crowed again. . At other times we make sure people always have water to drink, anyone being squished by the crowd we pull out and take away to be fixed by the medical experts

[@skeezesmith7954]

The meaning is given away in the title. The song is dedicated to story tellers. Writers, composers, poets, etc. People being helped over the barrier are usually on their way to the restroom. Greatly enjoyed your reaction and commentary. 😄🤘

[@fififemke]

Thank you for your feedback and kind words! 🤗

[@tazman66gt18]

definitly need to do Romanticide soon from the same Wacken concert. another, different angle of Nightwish. and you get to hear Marko sing more as well.

[@TheTriumphbsa]

She is 6'1 or 2; 6'5" here in her heels (boots). From her voice, stage presence and buffed height, Floor owns the stage.

[@granadosvm]

Tuomas is a genius. If you want to see some work of him outside of Nightwish, he reimagined the backstory of Scrooge McDuck and made an album sung by his wife, I would recommend watching or reacting to "TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN - A Lifetime of Adventure (OFFICIAL VIDEO)"

[@ChrisPhoenixMusic]

I've been a fan since 1998. I have never seen a more amazing live show. I really enjoy your lyrical interpretations and that you actually pay a lot of attention to them! They are very close to my own. I trust you'll love the journey you've begun. Welcome to the fold.

[@fififemke]

Thank you for your kind words and suggestions. 🤗

[@morbiouslenoir]

"Romanticide" from Wacken is a must see.

[@omarfernandez1620]

She looks, baddaasss, she looks perfect... i agreee, and you got a new sub!

[@Mittarimato-o7w]

Love your reaction! There are so many reaction videos that don't notice the lyrics or the composition of NW. You do and I love it. - Good girl Maybe "the greatest show on earth" for the next reaction. - that song changed my life.

[@Mittarimato-o7w]

Oops. You have done it. But maybe once more. Another venue? There is more to discover in that song.

[@samusahlsten5948]

Great reaction again. I wonder what you can say about a song called "I want my tears back " From Nightwish In Buenos Aires 2018. That will blow your mind. Greetings from Finland.

[@weege5.45]

There is a movie they wrote these songs for (Imagenaerium). It's about an old composer losing his mind to dementia. "I am the voice of never never land" Not just an imagined perfect world, but a place where he finds creativity which is slipping beyond his reach as his mind slowly dies.

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction! Just about anything from Wacken 2013 is excellent. My next favorites, though, are Ever Dream and Romanticide.

[@emarsk77]

That stage set was relatively simple also because it wasn't just their show: Wacken is a festival, with many bands using the same stage one after each other, so they only have a limited time to set everything up. Also, the flaming cow skull is the Wacken logo.

[@ericbraun4652]

How fun. You look completely delighted. Welcome to our Valkyrie! "Such a theater kid"... has anyone told you she studied musical theater? "What is happening?"... you've never seen someone get to the restroom at a rock concert? Well, now you have! :)

[@fififemke]

Delighted is a great word to describe what I was feeling! 🤗

[@frankmerris8821]

Lanter Light their latest release (couple weeks ago) has become my favorite song in my 63 years. i have to listen to it several times a day its that freaking good. if your soul needs tending to this song is magical

[@Columbasta]

1:47 "Requests.. like Ayreon.." (grappige uitspraak trouwens.. Ai- [as in "ay car@mba"] -rion, haha). H3ll YES please!! You'd be jumping straight into the melodic metal Universe, where it usually takes reactors quite some time to arrive there. So here goes once more (Dutch: komt-ie!): "Ayreon - Everybody Dies (Ayreon Universe)". And then just continue to surf the Wacken wave for a bit with e.g. "Romanticide". Groetjes! 🤘

[@pancentricism]

Definitely should listen to the studio version (2017) of Ayreon's "The Day The World Breaks Down" (Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down - The Source (2017)) before you listen to any other Ayreon. It will give you far more insight into the Ayreon Universe and it includes both Floor and Simone Simons (lead singer from Epica). Then Everybody Dies, then everything else from Nightwish, Ayreon, Epica, Floor's solo work, Beste Zangers, Tarja, After Forever, Blind Guardian, Dream Theater, Unleash The Archers, everybody else that you meet during your Ayreon Universe explorations, etc, etc, etc, oh and Dimash, Lara Fabian, Diana Ankudinova, Angelina Jordan, Cakra Khan, Beth Hart, then Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Moody Blues, Jethro Tull . . . oh and I forgot Pentatonix, Home Free, Voice Play . . . - you're going to have to start reacting more than once a week! 🙂

[@stevenmoore9144]

Soldier from Michigan USA!!!!! I HERD THAT !!!!! I CAN HEAR THIS FROMM ACRSS THE WORLD

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

Great reaction! Ah yes, the dutch windmill, I bet she powered the whole show with that whirlwind of hair. 11:35 I have seen it mentioned before, but I have never seen the flag of Finland in her TGSOE outfit. It's a bit difficult to see on that dark stage, but I think the blue on that outfit is too dark, and the flag of Finland is blue on white, not white on blue. I see it more as a reference to the universe, the dark blue representing the darkness of space, and the white is representing the stars. It would fit perfectly with the theme of the song, and the white pattern kinda looks like a DNA strand. I could be wrong of course. Either way, the song is dedicated to all of us, on planet Earth, who made it, against all odds.

[@Almightyrastus]

"I just want to be her friend, I just want to hug her", that is one looooong line to be joining... 😉

[@fififemke]

Don’t mind me as I push y’all away from this queue 🫡

[@Almightyrastus]

@@fififemke It's all good, i have my own tall Dutch girl at home...

[@SagaciousTwo]

The surround on Tuomas's keyboards is a copy of a sculpture in a Finnish museum.

[@RDB2002]

It's Tuomas' homage to the famous monument (outdoors) in Helsinki dedicated to Jean Sibelius, Finland's most famous composer

[@fififemke]

See, I knew there was more to it than meets the eye! I love it, thanks for telling me!

[@SagaciousTwo]

@@RDB2002 Thanks, I knew part of it at least.

[@astraeetje5048]

Hoi Femke, glad you liked the wave of NWA 😂 Never, never ever excuse yourself for pausing and replaying parts! It's a reaction, everyone who only wants to see the performance has the right to watch the original video.NWA members are here to see you discover the little and big gems of the performance! We've seen it at least a hundred times (some over a thousand) .. so take your time! Groetjes ❤

[@fififemke]

Fr the NWA is the best. Y’all forgive my little mistakes as someone new to reaction content, and you give feedback and love instead of being harsh about these things. Seriously, I am so appreciative of you guys! I feel incredibly lucky to have tapped in to such a forgiving and kind audience with my new reaction content. I couldn’t have wished for a better fan base!

[@rnowak85]

Great reaction! This song is from their Imaginaerium album, a concept album based on an old composer on his death bed relieving the memories of his life. One of Tuomas's favorite topics or themes in his music is lost innocence. As a poet and artist Tuomas values the sense of wonder and imagination that innocent children have. In Storytime the composer is remembering the joy he got from childhood tales, thus the references to Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland (Tuomas often uses literary references in his lyrics and as inspiration for songs). It is through these childhood stories that we discover ourselves and who we are (I am the story that will read you real). Song is inspired by a popular British Christmas movie The Snowman. Storytime" was born when Tuomas wondered why no-one had made a remake of the film, and pondered on what his version of the score to the scene in which "Walking in the Air" plays would sound like. Tuomas "How would it feel to take a midnight flight with a snowman through the most wondrous landscapes, like in the classic animated Yuletide film? The meaning of our very existence is created though stories, tales and imagination. They are at the very core of humanity." Walking on the Air is a very popular Christmas song in the UK and Finland and Nightwish did a beautiful cover of it with their first singer Tarja that is worth reacting to.

[@jimharris367]

Awesome reaction to this most incredible band - sub'd for the Nightwish journey 🤘

[@dionysislarson6352]

Oh dang, you got into Nightwish!? And you think that what you got after one video is a sign of things to come!? Oh my Dear Sweetnesses, you have no idea! HAhahah! You done did it now.

[@ascensionenergetics85]

As the lyric you stopped on say: I am the story I am the tale that reads YOU I’m the journey I’m the destination It’s could be about stories personified.

[@nightgoblin29]

For me this song is that we all have to see through the eyes of our child self,.serieus things out of the way :) Like Willy Wonka "In a world of pure imagination".. Gave Reactie! :)

[@Benski1972]

The Greatest Show On Earth was a Nightwish Concert, while this was a Festival. So the first has their fully own designed stage that suits the concert. Floor Jansen is one of, if not, the greatest Singer ever come from the Netherlands, yet is is mind blowing that she was hardly known here, in her own country untill Beste Zangers. Most Dutch people thinking of Dutch Symphonic Metal, do not know anything beyond Within Temptation, which is extremely dissapointing since Dutch Female Vocalists are world famous elsewhere. You want to dive into a bit more? I would highly recommend Epica - Sancta Terra (feat Floor Jansen) Live Retrospect show - Epica is another dutch band with an amazing vocalist (Simone Simons) and this show features them with a full orchestra and Choir and Floor as a Guest for this song. It is a bit heavier though, than Nightwish.

[@theinkedcyclist7366]

Hahaha, je bent grappig....leuke video's! Kom maar door met nog meer Nightwish....je hebt nog zulke toffe video's te zien en vooral te beluisteren!

[@skott6854]

It is the narrarator of any story. :) The song embraces the wonder in stories. :)