Nightwish Greatest show on earth REACTION by Songs and Thongs

[@AndyMagnusson70]

Floor: Enter LUCA. Enter life Marko: Enter Ionia Floor and Marko: Enter ratkind Emppu: Enter Sandman. Hahahahahaha

[@GaryHolloway-810]

Haha. very clever.👍

[@GWDH19]

Hey, that's my comment ;)

[@AndyMagnusson70]

@@GWDH19 Hehehehe I borrowed (stole) it.

[@GaryHolloway-810]

@@GWDH19 It's not stolen, just plagiarised a bit.😏

[@Zdynio]

Floor: Enter LUCA. Enter life, Enter the god of gaps, Enter history

[@jeffbowden8367]

Epic, Epic, EPIC 🔥🤯🤘in July 2015 I was visiting friends in Finland and they said they were taking me to a metal concert. Little did I know. My first time hearing and seeing the almighty Nightwish. By the end of this concert I was an emotional wreck and was actually crying while trying to sing We Were Here. The roar from the crowd at the end was deafening, the whole thing was, “The Greatest Show on Earth” that I have ever seen. Thanks for your reaction it was awesome ❤️🇬🇧 Now bring on Wembley in two months time 🤗

[@Quessir]

Lucky you! I'm going to see them for the first time next month. Can't wait!

[@chadbennett7873]

How very cool - I cannot imagine being able to walk out of there after that show. I would have been a puddle.

[@jeffbowden8367]

@@Quessir have a great time, from what I’ve heard the show is a perfect mix of the old and the new 🤘🔥

[@marcell6915]

WOW I wish I had such friends

[@franshinlopen2166]

You have great friends! Cherish them!

[@EllenbergW]

As a 58 year old bloke who has seen this song a hundred times, I freely admit that I'm crying at the end every single time.

[@arijarvela9785]

Same here.

[@RakuPL]

Welcome to the party Hawk eye :)

[@acurioustraveller8194]

"We were here" Lyric gets me every time LOL I can't hear it without tearing up

[@dalestevens3332]

As a 61 year old bloke, Why? God is in control. He initiated, powered, designed and guided all of creation through the power of his word. He remains in control and cannot be deterred no matter what humankind tries to do to change or destroy what God has brought into being. Even denying God's existence is nothing but foolishness. His majesty is evident throughout the universe from the vast and numerous galaxies to the unbelievably detailed and intricate cells in a human's body.

[@floorfan7987]

I'm 53 and same here !!!!

[@johnlindquist1784]

I'm still trying to imagine the stamina needed to finish an almost two hour show with an epic performance like this. Nothing short of super human. Simply incredible.

[@joeparker9516]

Especially for Kai Hatto, the drummer. He must run a few miles while in a sustained crunch nearly the entire concert.

[@chadbennett7873]

@@joeparker9516 So very true. All of their songs are challenging for a drummer, but his performance on this song is superhuman.

[@martijnmoerman3664]

I've been to their show in Amsterdam, where they finished the concert with Ghost Love Score and the Greatest Show On earth back to back..... that was unfathomably good!!!

[@thomaskaldstrom5194]

Nightwish is the definition of perfection! You can imagine I was flying on my way back when walking back from THAT concert. My first NW concert. Could hardly sleep and can for my life not understand people that doesn't connect to NW. You guys are awesome! Greetings from 🇫🇮

[@jeffk1482]

Hi @Songs and Thongs - since you two love to freak out over Tuomas' compositional skills (as do we all) - here's one for you. I didn't see it in the other comments, so if this is a dupe I'm sorry. The opening piano/keyboard progression is so tranquil and beautiful, but it seems there's hidden meaning there! It starts with a single note, then progresses to six notes and the sixth is held in order to begin the sequence again. So it's 1...1,2,3,4,5,6 (hold 6 to act as 1 again), repeat etc. The atomic number of hydrogen is 1, and the atomic number of carbon is 6. Stars are the furnaces that ultimately produce all of the heavier elements. The lyrics actually then say "from the stellar nursery into a carbon feast". WHO WRITES LIKE THAT?!?!?!? Tuomas apparently. 🤯

[@jeffbowden8367]

Dude, you have just blown my mind 🤯😱😳

[@jeffk1482]

@@jeffbowden8367 Same thing happened to me! I just shook my head and said "Holy. Sh*t."

[@johnsoncz8151]

That's insane! I thought the 3 minutes and counting timing in The Poet and the Pendulum was good. This is a whole different level. 🔥

[@gillandianyt3920]

Awesome @Jeff K Have you had a chance to see the Nighwish book "We Were Here"?

[@hannuhanttamakela2673]

Few fun facts : - Fireworks crew used in ears. They tested that everything worked the night before - Nightwish had 6 trucks full of gear for that night (You can see trailers behind fireworks launch station) - Nightwish had a crew of 50 for that night - There were about 50 construction workers doing everything from covering the Track & Field to stalls and fences (I was one) - Construction started on Monday before concert. Deconstruct was over on next Tuesday - Actual stage is owned by city of Tampere and is used in big concerts and festivals

[@lonewolfpoetics]

Where is Tampere?

[@Frankamaria]

@@lonewolfpoetics Finland

[@lonewolfpoetics]

@@Frankamaria wow my guess was waaaaay off lol thanks

[@shadegate6660]

You helped create something beautiful on that night. Thank you. 🙏👏

[@M11969]

Congratulations for pulling off one of the best live shows I've ever seen. The band couldn't have done it without you and your crew. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@lonewolfpoetics]

First time ever hearing Nightwish. Greatest Show On Earth? NO FUCKING DOUBT HOLY SHIT

[@martine3293]

First time? You've got some catching up to do. They are just this good! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@lonewolfpoetics]

@@martine3293 apparently I do lol....ummm where do I go from here though hahaha

[@ChristianSander1969]

@@lonewolfpoetics Start with the Wacken 2013 show, that should get you started nicely.. You can find the entire concert as one continous clip, or the songs individual, either works.. Then continue on to Wembley 2015, Tampere 2015 ( where this is from ) or Buenos Aires 2019..

[@lonewolfpoetics]

@@ChristianSander1969 lol after hearing this which is so operatic, and not knowing anything about Nightwish, it seems odd they would play Wacken lol. (Probably because I automatically think of Jinjer's Perennial performance there) but I will definitely give it a go, thanks.

[@martine3293]

@@lonewolfpoetics The tip ChristianSander1969 gave you is pretty good. You have to know that Floor Jansen (the singer in the song you've just watched) is their 3rd singer. With his permission, I'll just copy/paste the comment that Gabriel Bardac always gives people who react to Nightwish for the first time, so you'll know a bit more about their history. There are also song suggestions in his message, so you can get to know them better. I hope it helps. Take care 🤘🏻 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I [Gabriel Bardac] am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [The 1st Bassist of the band was Sami Vanska, he was with them until 2001. The 2nd one was Marco Hietala, as Bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least - we'll see what the future brings to us. Then very recently (May 2021) Jukka Koskinen became the 3nd Bassist of the band, for at least the Human :II: Nature tour] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live." Hoping you'll continue this journey, I'll drop here a list of songs (with links) with the current lineup of the band you may like (please consider this list of links only as "a tip of the iceberg", an indication that they have a vast and very diverse repertoire, and not as something mandatory): "Ghost Love Score" live at Wacken 2013 (epic score) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrNep9-jKd0jNE "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKvCaIJ5eLafjtU "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4nMZaFuma-WfJo "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqfOiqqFf7-ChLc "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooLYZoSgnsl7jck "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWmoZH9tnMx_g68​ "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmbImqeaYqp0bKs "Dark Chest Of Wonders" live at Wacken 2013 (metal, the greatest show opener ever) kzbin.info/www/bejne/haeydWmumsijnpY "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ_UlnxuZZyNors​ "The Islander" live at Tampere 2015 (Marco in charge..) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKCbn5aBlJqesMU "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJmopnSGjtKSi8k​ "Alpenglow" live at Wembley 2015 (uplifting / metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKOtp36Qg6qbbck "Sahara" live at Tampa 2016 (middle eastern vibe) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooXZipmClpmKos0 "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXKXZaeglrVopJI​ "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) kzbin.info/www/bejne/inOylZqun8djoa8 "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmOZo5Ksdr6EZrM "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3-VZGyGl9aVoNE​ "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqfWl6p3hceKjsU​ And if you want to be surprised by Floor's vocals :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Mexico City in 2015 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqbaimSaYrB8qdU Link for the whole Wacken 2013 concert: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXLapa2fbLZmeM0 Last but not the least - they released their 9th studio album on April 10th 2020 named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg (for example: "Shoemaker", the 3rd track from this album, tells the story of Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science, whose ash was sent on the Moon after his death, as a tribute from the scientific community ..) The links presented above are with the current singer of the band, Floor Jansen, since I'm a fan of the recent era of the band, with Floor as the singer. That being said, I will add here the messages left the other days by some old fans of the band. @Fabrizio Gorla: To be fair to the old fanbase, you may want to include also some of these songs. * The Tarja era *: Nightwish - Wishmaster [Live] kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3u3nXtrZ5Z4bNk Nightwish - End Of All Hope [Live at the Summer Breeze festival 2002] kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4TPqp2HoZ5jppI NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn2VZqWYo9uAatE Nightwish - Dark Chest Of Wonder [Live End Of An Era 2005] kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIDHfKV9i7uof5o Nightwish - The Siren [Live End Of An Era 2005] kzbin.info/www/bejne/gobcaYeVaNCcm6s @DeeDee80: Gabriel, would be good to add in the Tarja list "Pharaoh Sails To Orion" kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKHOeWRubNlog80 . It's one of the best. @NicholasCorvin: And in the Tarja era you could also mention "Nemo" [LIVE "End of an Era"] kzbin.info/www/bejne/raiVl2eGhdWlicU @LuxetVeritas: For the Tarja list, please add Nightwish - "Walking in the Air" [live] kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5rGfINnl5lniqM Nightwish - "Deep Silent Complete" [live] kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH6lfnZ-qM9og6M Nightwish - "Slaying the Dreamer" [live] kzbin.info/www/bejne/qne2opSCgL2trbs Nightwish - "Dead To The World" [studio] kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp7RloeJYqyirdU @Fabrizio Gorla: * The Anette era *: NIGHTWISH: "Scaretale" (OFFICIAL LIVE) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3bQoYZuepyXaZI Nightwish - Storytime (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmqwhXd4l52kqNE NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/noXHmYuurbyFe9E NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZW9n2qhateNgrM @NicholasCorvin: The list could include in the "Anette era" "The Islander" [Official Music Video] (it's maybe their best videoclip) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y17Xd3mwaZmtrMU * Bonus tracks *: Tarja Turunen & Floor Jansen 'Over the hills' MFVF XI Wieze, Belguim 20/10/13 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2i6pIGPftmVibc "High Hopes" - Pink Floyd cover / tribute 2005 (Marco in charge..) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqCodaGMmr6Mr68 " You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands) here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): kzbin.info/aero/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo For entire episodes of the show with En subtitles, you should check Denise Hofs's DM channel: dailymotion_dot_com/xpinkeu/videos In these pandemic times, Floor Jansen has decided to make covers for us, which you can find on her YT channel - there are already 9 covers there, the 1st is "Let It Go" from "Frozen" (44 weeks ago, already over 2.702M views), the 2nd - "Alone" from "Heart" , released 42 weeks ago - 1.500M and counting. Then 40 weeks ago she dropped the third cover, in Dutch: "Is Dit Nou Later" from Stef Bos - already 307K views. Just before Christmas 2020 she made a powerful cover of "Ave Maria" - already 375K views. 37 weeks ago she added a remastered / remixed version of the first one, "Let It Go" - already 328K. 35 weeks ago she added to the list a powerful cover of "Adagio" by Lara Fabian (!!!) - 563K views now. Then, 30 weeks ago she gave us the next one: "Oblivion" by M83 - already 826K views. Then 21 weeks ago Floor did a cover of "Euphoria" for Beste Zangers Songfestival kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIClmKWmoLR8jKc - 1.554M views already. Then 16 weeks ago she gave us a duet with the Dutch baritone Henk Poort, from Jekyll & Hyde musical: "Dangerous Game" 409K views. 12 weeks ago she gave us "Into The Unknown" from Frozen 2 - already 298K views. Then she gave us the last one so far, "Agape" (Kadawatha cover) - 207K views after 6 weeks!..

[@GaryHolloway-810]

I love this song. Floor's vocals on "Ghost Love Score" top it for me but "The Greatest Show on Earth" still makes me cry.🥲

[@syyneater]

While it’s not my favorite song, this is just so damn good. I too tend to get a bit misty eyed watching this version.

[@phaeron]

I feel the same way. The overall feeling that is created here and also built up by the lyrics just leaves you with goosebumps and teary eyes, while on GLS Floor's voice together with the energy at the end is just indescribably awesome. 🤘🏻

[@samuelengle3773]

I meditate to this song. It keeps me grounded. It has also allowed me to better manage Mental Health issues like PTSD, Anxiety and Depression. Sharlene months ago you made a post related to Mental Health. This helped save me from my struggles. And that last bit is the biggest reason why.

[@dagonluke]

It helps to manage chronic pain and anxiety. It makes me feel like we are really one, species evolving and adapting, and to live is the best part of it. This is a poem.

[@susanjw7763]

I have several types of mental disorders and the music of Nightwish keeps me grounded all day - every day!

[@julielamm1755]

Two of my favorite reactors, one of my favorite Nightwish songs, seen 15 minutes after I purchased tickets to see them live for the first time (for my 40th birthday) and my name at the bottom of the screen. I would be lying if I said I didn't have tears in my eyes. Thank you for doing this!

[@nostrathomas2437]

I saw the notification and told my wife “come into the game room and let’s watch Harry and Sharlene’s heads explode” 😂 I loved watching people whose lives revolve around music experience this song!

[@gordonbarton8440]

There are people alive who have never heard the greatest show on earth and it is those people I feel sorry for.

[@SongsandThongs]

We now feel exactly the same!!!

[@taurusguy9305]

Those people who are only stuck to crappy Evanescence and Justin Beiber songs.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

@@taurusguy9305 You don't elevate artists you like by denigrating those you don't.

[@richardmead5969]

@@PaleHorseShabuShabu I am a taurus also, and consider nightwish the best band since Pink Floyd, Queen, led,

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

@@richardmead5969 Um, okay. I'm a Taurus born in the year of the ram with type O+ blood. There will be a quiz later. I don't make lists, but Pink Floyd is my favorite group, Rush is second, and then there's a big traffic jam of bands from all over the world that I love. Nightwish is one of those groups.

[@Paul_C]

Sadly I wasn't at the Tampere gig, luckily I was at Wembley when Richard Dawkins there. That was breathing, the all the 'long' songs were played. So yeah, I feel blessed.

[@peterbell3199]

By “long” you meant classic, extraordinary, amazing and brilliant songs

[@Slick-ng5kf]

As a biology/science nerd this is my opus. Only Tuomas could put 4.6 billion years of Earth and evolution into the perfect 20 minute musical composition. The calmness and repetitive melody in beginning correlated to the nothingness of space then the hits/collisions causing Earth to take its initial form. Then very first lifeforms beginning…then gets more intense as things “rapidly “ change and even more intense and heavy/sinister with “Toolmaker”. Even the quick “musical evolution “ near end is so well thought out. Lyrically it is perfect description of everything so far. Marko’s bass in this is one of my favorite bass works of all time (plus his vocals -crazy good musician). Floor’s vocals are so great from operatic head voice, speechy drone/robotic like then gritty/distortion and final crazy high repeated belts 🤯. Plus her dress … the white is double stranded DNA helixes (total nerd out for me with that-even the rivets correlate to base pair links) -the fact the camera crew caught the identical twins in audience which is perfect example of how our DNA works is even more awesome. The fact they thank everyone including Floor’s makeup person and dressmaker and their bus driver in addition to all their crew is a testament to how awesome these folks are and why they are so loved by fans like me. Great reaction. Love your channel. Respect from wild wonderful West Virginia 🤘.

[@chadbennett7873]

Her dress is also a tribute to the Finnish flag, but nice reference to the double helix. I hadn't seen that. The twins was also something that caught my eye ... how amazing they were included. Kudos on your insightful comment.

[@AndreSomers]

Yes. Even the timing of the fireworks matches cosmic events in the formation of the solar system. It’s mind boggling.

[@chadbennett7873]

@@AndreSomers If you really want your mind blown, lookup Historian Reacts review of this. He goes into incredible detail - including how the six repeating notes represent Carbon. The depth of this masterpiece is staggering.

[@AndreSomers]

@@chadbennett7873 didn’t know that one yet, will look it up. Do you mean this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6XEi4GMqaqroNE Are you familiar with Guylain Prince? He also has some pretty good textual analysis, though I feel his older once go a bit deeper than the more recent ones.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

I have red that one of his early versions was ~90min. Perfect for ISS.

[@FCPler4ever]

This Performance is simple one of the best i see in my entire live 😍

[@seannightingale3571]

One of the greatest songs ever written and performed live. T.H. Is truly the Metal Mozart.

[@konstantinosarvanitidis3324]

This name is perfect for Tuomas Holopainen, Metal Mozart! He is a music genius!

[@fnglert]

He really is. By now I wonder who started with that nickname. Was it Chase?

[@frankkummerle8392]

For me, t h a t i s the greatest song, ever written!!!

[@Metal_Auditor]

@@fnglert I think it had already been given to him before Chase started doing these.

[@greeniesr]

"Dead Boys Poem", live from Bueous Aires....One of Floor's finest vocals....

[@stefanh1810]

I love this Song 😍

[@MrRon1968]

yep... kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5TYZmCEhdxlbMU

[@craigramsay53]

Ahhhh been waiting for you two to do this one. Said it before and I'll probably say it a few more times: I've spent most of my life in vocal music (and a bit of instrumental as well) and, to me, this is the finest composition/production/performance of the 21st Century so far. AND Floor in her DNA double helix dress in the blue and white of Finland. *Side note: Floor's parents were in the audience for this and they were blown away.

[@geertdelange4785]

Metal Mozart composition

[@markschattefor6997]

This is real music, composed and played/performed by REAL musicians!

[@peterbondesson5481]

Yes More Nightwish 🙌🤘

[@michaeldecker3480]

If you read the credits they even list the bus driver.

[@gregfancher6277]

Super excited. After 20 years of fandom within the last 30 minutes I got tickets to see Nightwish in Denver. I wasn't sure I would ever get the chance. A bucket list item for sure. Love watching people discover this song. I get emotional at every " we were here".

[@louisminten7889]

Welcome to the greatest comments deliverables on Earth: THE NIGHTWISH ARMY

[@metalbabesami]

I know when I finally get to see this performed live next year, I will be a blubbering mess of tears. It’s just so powerful.

[@amygoodson-catlady]

Totally agree this should be the Anthem of Humanity...its in the vein of (yet far exceeds) Stairway to Heaven and other classic, perfect songs that I feel like everyone should know. And hearing Richard Dawkins speak the words from his book makes me cry everytime! I wish everyone who knows me would give this song a listen...to better understand both me, and our Universe. The music takes you on such an emotional ride...like the song says, Opus Perfectum! Cheers and thank you for your heartfelt reaction~

[@PhilH919]

LUCA :- Last Universal Common Ancestor. The start of the tree of life.

[@v-mp2557]

Thank you. The text on your shirt is absolutely right. Chills, tears, anxiety ... you can name it all. And what can I say. I just adored this band.

[@randalljones4370]

In before the Block (lol, it won't happen) So much fun, but dang it, I gotta get ready for work. Right now, the first harmonies... just amazing work, especially Marko hanging out on the higher bits.

[@marttipartanen9805]

Summer evenings in Finland are bright. Fortunately, during this song, it was already darker.

[@robbiewilliams7098]

Floor's parents where at this show. As a father of a daughter like yall, can you imagine seeing your baby girl up there. I'm sure they had a big smile

[@51monalisa]

finally you did this song /event .was it difficult to wait .? i am glad you did this one emotinal .great and great . every time i watch it .already because of the perfection. thank you both i like watching you .you are both so real

[@antonylacroix6475]

Amazing reaction - and don’t forget Troy on low whistle ,Uilleann pipes and harmonies

[@silverblack5475]

Thats how you close out a show ....for Floor to sing like that after 2 hrs of singing one of the most demanding vocal set list is ridiculous.

[@AndyMagnusson70]

A Nightwish happy song???? Alpenglow, live from Mexico City. Amazing. And weak Fantasy from this Tampere show. Also amazing

[@Lannisen]

I'm not sure I'd say Weak Fantasy is a happy song 😅 Maybe try My Walden or I Want My Tears Back instead 😉

[@AndyMagnusson70]

@@Lannisen I didn't mean that Weak Fantazy is a happy song. Mor that it's an amazing song from the Tampere show

[@PaulBosenJr]

I Love when reactors "follow the path" through the big 3, and think, "OK we're ready for TGSOE" ...and they NEVER are... Great job you two!

[@Donna-C]

Your reaction pretty much sums up the feelings of everyone who has ever watched / listened to this song! 👏 This was in Finland (Nightwish’s home country ) and Floor’s parents were also there that night. So it was special! 🥰 💥 (Note Floor’s outfit it’s a combination of the Finnish flag and also represents a DNA helix). 🇫🇮 🧬 There are so many incredible moments Tuomas has intertwined into this song - ie the history of music is integrated from the Minuet to Metallica and many more - look them up, definitely one of the Greatest Shows on Earth! 🎼 🎶 🎵 🌎 💥 👏

[@k.l.7788]

Kitee is their original members hometown. Tampere is one of Finlands biggest cities. Tuomas still lives in Kitee.

[@llvll_KEV_llvll]

Then That Happened!!! What a great song! what a great Band!!! What a great reaction!!! Thank you so much! 👏👏👏

[@joeparker9516]

I think you missed an homage to Metalica, Harry, due to talking over the music... it was only a few notes but started around 29:03 and ended by 29:04. Not complaining, you both do fantastic work. While I am not a fan of Dawkins, because he is an atheist, I have to admit some of the words spoken (by him?) at the end of the show are in some way quite profound. with that said; well done to everyone that was a apart of this show. Special recognition to Marko Hiatala (I hope I didn't butcher your name) for his masterful contribution to this group and their overall sound. Marko, I hope you and your family are happy, healthy, and prospering.

[@JanStuivenberg2810]

Yeah and before that a bit of J.S. Bach I think.

[@paulriddle7818]

@@JanStuivenberg2810 Yes and some Mozart thrown in there as well.

[@AndreSomers]

And dance beats, tribal drumming, country music…. It’s another tale of evolution, but the evolution of music this time. I did not put these on a time line, but I would not be surprised if their relative timings would be accurate.

[@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038]

This is the book "The Greatest Show on Earth" by the scientist Richard Dawkins - in music, effects and singing, and enhanced or specified in different levels - like the evolution of music put in, from tribal drumming over Bach and to Enter Sandman /Metallica. Floor's outfit are illustrating the human dna strings - and she shows so many ways of singing. The synchronized fireworks are illustrating comets and asteroids colliding and creating the Earth. And of course Tuomas and Nightwish named the song " The Greatest Show on Earth" - with a big smile - because people don't realize that's it's the book at first.

[@jg809]

I've never clicked faster on a video than I did with this song. My jaw hit the floor when I heard Dawkin's voice, as it confirmed my suspicion of the song title. I then spent the next couple of hours analyzing & deconstructing the song & video. Every time something clicked, my high (enlightenment) grew. By the end of it, I was on a cloud I never wanted to come down from. I thought, being a fan of music, I'd never find the perfect song. Thanks to Nightwish, I finally have. Cheers.

[@toddthomas9814]

I’m with the both of you getting emotional with this song! We Were Here!!!!! The question after hearing and seeing this is: Who are you and what is your legacy going to be?! Absolutely beautiful

[@laudatosiadastra1218]

So true. Great comment!

[@ioaKouts]

Just for now, it is my duty to introduce you to some info about the lyrics. Lyrics are in " " [Part 1: Four point Six] "Archaean horizon, The first sunrise" Earth's history is divided into four principal Eons: the Hadean, the Archean, Proterozoic, and the Phanerozoic. The Hadean is the Eon during which the Earth and Moon formed; in the Archaean, primordial life appeared. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Earth "On a pristine gaea" Gaia is the primordial Greek goddess of the Earth. More recently, the Gaia hypothesis is a recognition of the living and nonliving Earth systems which form an interdependent whole. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia "Opus perfectum, Somewhere there, us sleeping" Pristine perfection (of silence, of a blank page, of the very point from which the big bang itself sprung) implies a rich creative potential. Here Earth is painted in the same powerful way. Diversity awaits; unborn beings are sleeping the same sleep to which they will return at death. This interpretation is thematically linked with the album's opening track, "Shudder before the Beautiful," which includes the lyrics, "The music of this awe, Deep silence between the notes, Deafens me with endless love." Or as the furious hobbit screamed at the novice trumpeter, "An artist respects the silence, it serves as the foundation of creativity." [Part 2: Life] "The cosmic law of gravity Pulled the newborns around a fire, A careless cold infinity in every vast direction. Lonely farer in the Goldilocks zone" Gravity pulls Earth and the other planets around the energizing Sun in an otherwise inhospitable universe. Earth is the only planet in our solar system's circumstellar habitable zone, orbiting at the "just right, not too hot, not too cold" distance from the Sun. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumstellar_habitable_zone "She has a tale to tell, From the stellar nursery into a carbon feast, Enter LUCA" In astronomy, stellar nurseries are the birthplaces of stars: they nurse stars Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_formation#Stellar_nurseries Poetically, our solar system is another "stellar nursery," in which a star is the nurse, caring for and warming a planet of 'newborns,' early carbon-based life. "Feast" evokes the incorporation of plentiful chemical building blocks into rudimentary life forms. "LUCA" stands for "Last universal common ancestor," the one single organism from which all other presently existing life on Earth descended. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_universal_ancestor "The tapestry of chemistry is a writing in the garden, Leading us to the mother of all" The periodic table of elements does look like a sort of patchwork tapestry, but this can go further. The historical function of tapestries was as "nomadic murals," pictographical histories which moving people could pack up and revisit wherever they went. The "writing in the garden," in nature, is not only the stone murals left by dead animals in the form of fossils, but is also this chemical writing that encodes the relatively nomadic DNA molecule with the instructions for life. The scientific investigation of this information leads us back to LUCA, and further. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapestry#Function "We are one, We are a universe," This is the natural conclusion to draw from the fact that life shares common origin, that all life is built with the same blocks, and that all life on Earth is interdependent (gaia hypothesis). The multiplicity of beings on Earth are one, just as the cells in a body are one. "Forebears of what will be Scions of the Devonian sea." The Devonian geologic time period marked the first significant, rapid diversification of life (and the more well-known Cambrian explosion is another of these 'adaptive radiation' events). It was during the Devonian that the 'higher plants' appeared and blanketed the continents with forests. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonian . The word "scion" refers to a shoot of a plant cut for grafting, and is also used to denote a descendent of a notable family. Both meanings apply. "Aeons pass, Writing the tale of us all. A day-to-day new opening For the greatest show on Earth" Evolutionary adaptation is written in the DNA and as fossils in the rocks, and is ongoing. Species die, diversifiy and delineate. Every day is different, every day something changes. "Ion channels welcoming the outside world To the stuff of stars" Ion channels are found in the membranes of all cells, controlling the flow of energy through the cells. The stuff of stars is all the physical matter we're made of. So it's the ion channels, guiding enery, which allow living bodies to interact with the rest of the world by exchanging energy with it. "Stuff of stars" is surely a Sagan reference: "The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff." For fun: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jniuaWeGpMqspM0 "Bedding the tree of a biological holy, Enter life" The bed of a tree is the nutrient-rich soil from which it grows, a soil made of dead things. The "tree of a biological holy" is probably the tree of life en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_life_(biology) . This line refers to the "holy" legendary tree of everlasting life but also means the conceptual, branching family tree of all life, whose bed consists of all deceased beings (in a more literal sense), or all extinct ancestral species (in a more abstract sense). This is thematically linked with the song "Alpenglow." "We are here to care for the garden, The wonder of birth Of every form most beautiful" "We" could be human beings tasked with acting as nature's stewards, garden of eden style, but that's not chronological -- human beings haven't quite appeared in the song yet. "We" could instead be all of life itself, in a gaia-philosophy sense, which posits that life creates environments ever more hospitable to more life. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_philosophy Or maybe it's a combination of these two thoughts: life eventually creates an environment suitable for the development of consiously acting, thinking human stewards. [Part 3: The Toolmaker] "After a billion years, The show is still here. Not a single one of your fathers died young." Every single one of a given person's ancestors, male and female, lived past puberty at least. But "fathers" evokes "forefathers," which has a nicer storytelling ring to it than "parents." "The handy travelers Out of Africa Little Lucy of the Afar" Handymen are good with tools; travelers posessing hands rather than forefeet walk upright. Hominids originated in Africa and spread to the rest of the world from there. Lucy is a particular specimen of the Australopithecus, one of many "missing links" between modern humans and nonhuman ancestors. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(Australopithecus) "Gave birth to fantasy, To idolatry, To self-destructive weaponry. Enter the God of gaps Deep within the past. Atavistic dread of the hunted!" The brain grows, consciousness and creativity along with it. Atavism is the tendency to revert to ancestral type, an evolutionary throwback. Fight-or-flight instincts that helped human ancestors survive have now been creatively projected onto the world to both explain it (origins, meaning, suffering) and gain security in it (bargaining through sacrifice). These are the roots of theism. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atavism "Enter Ionia, the cradle of thought, The architecture of understanding. The human lust to feel so exceptional, To rule the Earth" Nomadic people develop agriculture and settle down into civilizations. The word "architecture" is at once both literal and figurative. The efficiency of civilization graces people with free time to do more than just feed themselves. They develop rich cultural traditions, arts and philosophies, much of which are deeply influenced by how different humans now are from all the rest of life. "Hunger for shiny rocks, For giant mushroom clouds, The will to do as you'd be done by." Shiny rocks are wealth: gold, precious stones, jewels, and later uranium which leads to the nuclear arms race. The golden rule -- "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" -- is a coin with a dark side: "an eye for an eye," revenge. This ensures the "MAD"ness of mutually assured destruction. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction "Enter history, the grand finale. Enter ratkind." "Ratkind" comes from Richard Dawkins' book "The Ancestor's Tale." Dawkins imagines a post-apocalyptic world in which rodents feast on the remnants of humanity (and humanity's garbage). The rat population explodes, and then as they exhaust these resources they turn on one another for food. As a consequence of natural selection, the rats diverge into new carnivorous and herbivorous species, and perhaps, eventually, a specices of rodent whose intelligence rivals that of humans. This is "ratkind." Https://iberianature.com/wildworld/tag/ratkind/ "Man, he took his time in the sun, Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand." From William Blake: "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." ...And the story of the planet in 24 minutes. Not bad. "He gave birth to poetry, But one day'll cease to be. Greet the last light of the library" A bittersweet redundancy: poetry with library, the last light with ceasing to be. Reminiscent of Elan: "Be the first to greet the morn [...] Travel with great élan, dance a jig at the funeral." "We were here!" 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.

[@PeeVee1979]

I'm in tears with you guys! What a reaction!

[@joetorres3457]

You missed the Metallica riff lol

[@d34d10ck]

I think she noticed. He was busy bullshitting.

[@SongsandThongs]

I guess I shouldn't say out loud that we don't listen to Metallica, so that doesn't surprise me. I just naturally assumed that it is ALL Emppu's brilliance! He he!

[@joetorres3457]

@@SongsandThongs don’t listen to Metallica??? It’s ok I’m still here for y’all.

[@damonbryan7232]

You figured out Nightwish. Music for the mind and heart. Not just the ears. Packed with meaning and emotions

[@Betquint]

Tuomas: a lo mejor para esta canción deberíamos invitar varios cantantes para darle diferentes colores y matices. Y sobre todo mucha fuerza al final!! Floor y Marcos: sostengan nuestras cervezas!!! 🍻💪

[@andrelglinnenbank2856]

This is the modern day equivalent of Haydn's Schöpfung. After 300 years that badly needed an update.

[@tf5493]

This is my Bohemian rhapsody. A timeless song that I will never get tired of. Loved seeing how emotionally invested you seemed to be. I feel like you appreciate those moments the way I do🤗

[@finamelaname4701]

The phenomenon of Nightwish and even more so of Floor Jansen is that they will start a song on a scale between 0 and 10 on 2 and you will like it. Then they will turn it up to 4 or 5 and you will be amazed. Then you will realize it's only the first third of the song. Then they will do really crazy stuff and push it up unto 8 or 9 and you will fall in love with them. And then they will blow your mind by doing serious music. Like 12.

[@scottb.4472]

This performance is the epitome of the culmination of masterful lyrics meeting incredible voicals supported by epic instrumentation.

[@51monalisa]

maybe dead boy poem from buenos airos did you already did every dream ?

[@rossmudie9298]

Bring on birmingham november 17th, can't wait 🤘🤘

[@martakisloucas579]

At last...!!!

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

This is a Mammoth. The whole Evolution in one song. No other band than Nightwish can and want do something that grandioso. The meet and greet at the end is beautiful and touching. ⛄👍

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

Wolfgang Van Halen's album is also Mammoth.

[@phaeron]

Every time again, goose bumps. Just a brilliant song and performance. With the little allusions to Bach (I think) and Metallica in between? Tuomas has rightly the nickname Metal-Mozart and has created with this song another masterpiece. :) _____________________ 【 Our rock never dies ever. Forever! 】- from BAND-MAID 'Manners' 🕊

[@paulriddle7818]

Some Mozart too.

[@mariettalyon]

Awesome reaction guys! You HAVE to do a reaction for "Shoemaker" 😍 You can't miss this experience.

[@AndyMagnusson70]

Fiiiiiiiiiinaly 😃

[@SongsandThongs]

I know right!!!

[@AndyMagnusson70]

@@SongsandThongs Hehehehe yeah.

[@Tamm1965]

I am gonna say it again... everyone in the whole world should see and experiance this.

[@51monalisa]

or alpenglow and song of myself is my favorite

[@wannabedane4046]

How do they do it - well, they really appreciate their helpers, see the trailing text where they recognize everyone, crew, lighting, engeeniring, drivers, caterers, etc. How many band do you see doing that?

[@peterdoe2617]

Science, combined with metal music. Who would have thought? Works pretty well, in my book!

[@argantyr5154]

Meanwhile on normal pop Radio, Rihanna is singing: You can stand under my umbrella You can stand under my umbrella (Ella ella, eh eh eh) Under my umbrella (Ella ella, eh eh eh) Under my umbrella (Ella ella, eh eh eh) Under my umbrella (Ella ella, eh eh eh eh, eh eh) It's raining, raining Ooh baby, it's raining, raining. (nothing against Rihanna, she is a great singer but normal pop lyrics are just not me).

[@marinaandersson4381]

Thank you😀🇫🇮😍!

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

Hearing Marko's bass tone around 2000 or 2001 made me switch to Warwick bass guitars as soon as I was financially able to do so. MISA from BAND-MAID made me switch to Orange amps & cabs last year.

[@joaonogueira9074]

C'mon guys! It's Troy on the pipes!

[@JWNanaimo]

The band that can call it “The Greatest Show on Earth” and deliver on all points…incredible👏

[@WanderlustWarrior46]

The greatest show on earth 🌎 refers to the Richard Dawkins book of the same name about evolution of univers and life

[@JWNanaimo]

@@WanderlustWarrior46 I was aware of that but I thought they also delivered in a different play on the title and perhaps should have clarified that in my comment ..cheers wander👍👍🤘🤘

[@johannessilver8653]

This is Tuomasmic and Marcosmic grand not only because they wrote this magnum opus but performed it too. Yes they all are so awesome here Troy with his pipes, Emppu with guitar, Kai with drums and naturally the vocals together. There are plenty of people who truly say that this is the Greatest Song on Earth. Actually it is longer on the album and Tuomas struggled to put it in this time frame cause originally he was about to write this to last 45 min.

[@SimoneJaegerFrauPanPan]

Sharleen (sorry, if I butchered your Name ❤) did read the lyrics during the song. At least I assume, since your facial expression did show understanding. This song does put me back into place every time I am in anger with my life. I was here and this is a pure coincidence. Or, to put it with another great mind, The Doctor: 'we're all stories in the end. Just lets make it a good one, eh?' Lots of love to you guys!

[@tod1045]

Nightwish -US tour expanding. Get your tickets. Lowell MA 5-7-2022

[@rolandconnor575]

I only have 30 years left to live, so I have decided to only watch Nightwish reactions from now on.

[@SongsandThongs]

And that is your choice. Enjoy.

[@michaausleipzig]

Watched by the greatest audience ... IN THE WOOORLD! 😂😂

[@stephenmann635]

that,s how you end a show

[@lieven2292]

"Fuck me sideways" just about sums it up...😉 Isn't it great to be alive guys?! To hear and see performances like this, to FEEL...? Thanks for sharing, really...greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪 🙏

[@st4rkdrak390]

Oh man! that final THAT FINAL!! i'm not crying, you are crying

[@StevanOutdoor]

It's a book by Richard Dawkins. 'The greatest show on earth'. Besides being the best song ever it also confirmed why I'm pro life.

[@eiwity13]

👍👍👍🇳🇱🤟🤟🤟🎶🎶

[@janihaavisto79]

Lol, no that's Troy Donockley with his flutes and Uilleann pipes. In Wembley version he plays guitar with E-Bow in those flute parts

[@ingobordewick6480]

Person: "How many instruments can you play?" Troy: "YES!"

[@garycollins1545]

Great reaction guys, for this great and epic song from our beloved Nightwish. This song is so awesome, that every I hear it, I have to choke back tears. Not an easy thing to admit from a 66 year old guy from Texas. No other band has ever effected me like that, but Nightwish has several songs that do. BTW you guys really, really, really need to checkout the band ' The Warning'. Three young sisters from Mexico, that will rock your socks off. They were invited to participate In Metallica's Blacklist Project. They completely revamped 'Enter Sandman', and made it their own. It's awesome. The Warning is a rabbit hole you want to go down. Trust me!

[@someperry7263]

What to say... But... Thanks for doing this. The one and only Nightwish... Greetings from the Nightwishland a.k.a Finland 🇫🇮

[@davidornberg]

The greatest show on earth is life it self! This is the most IQ+ song ever to this day! Mention Lucy..... A tip. If You haven't seen the Battlestar Galactica series.. You have to it now! Almost a spoiler...

[@Ieeho98]

This song is an emotional roller coaster, great reaction! If you want to see a special video about Floor, watch this video: Floor Jansen in Dutch Show Reunion (Tampere 2015). Floor is being interviewed and then she goes to a reunion of her Rock Academy Class (I think that's what it is). Then the interviewer interviews Floor and her parents at the venue of the video you just watched (they were in the audience during the show) and then gets to interview her after she is dressed for the show and fixing to go on stage. But be forewarned, grab the tissues before watching.

[@paulriddle7818]

You mean this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGSxepmrZdapqsk

[@philippebuffard2814]

Anarchie, fait moi disparaître, je t'en supplie fait disparaître, je veux vraiment disparaître pour toujours, pour toi anarchie please,je t'en supplie please,je doigt disparaître comme toi, please,je t'en supplie please,je suis désolé please.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

13:42 Floor's true identity is the fat lady in the painting from Harry Potter. 14:00 She is also Professor Lupin.

[@isaciocardozo4147]

Epic..

[@SoN_oF_oDiN76]

Hello from New Jersey, USA. Not my first time hearing this song but I am a relative newcomer to the Nightwish Army. It is impossible to listen to this song and not have a smile on your lips and tears streaming down your cheeks. That ending with the "We were here" does it for me every single time without fail. I wish I could have been at this show. I hope Nightwish makes it to the US to do a large open air show. I have to see them live before I die.

[@philippebuffard2814]

C'est vraiment magnifique magique la lumière blanche, c'est vraiment extraordinaire excellent pour moi please,je suis désolé please.

[@seetaami5810]

Absolutely heart warming reaction from you guys! I love to watch this stuff with you, as you really seem to get it, too. Keep up the good work.

[@YNGWIE998]

And there you have it, 'The Greatest Show on Earth' by 'The Greatest Band on Earth'.

[@philippebuffard2814]

S'il vous plaît, laissez moi disparaître pour toujours please,c'est vraiment ma réponse ma dernière volonté pour moi, pour plus combattre, pour disparaître pour toujours, je doigt partir, je doigt disparaître pour toujours please,c'est vraiment un cadeau pour moi, voir la lumière blanche, c'est magique magnifique extraordinaire excellent pour disparaître pour toujours please,c'est vraiment magnifique pour revoir la lumière blanche, pour disparaître pour toujours please,c'est vraiment un cadeau pour moi please.

[@philippebuffard2814]

Supercel ou Chanel please,je doigt disparaître pour toujours please,c'est vraiment ma dernière réponse please.

[@philippebuffard2814]

Vous deux vous m'avez compris please,je suis désolé please doigt disparaître pour toujours please,c'est vraiment ça la vrai vie pour moi c'est vraiment magnifique magique de voir la lumière blanche, c'est vraiment extraordinaire excellent même pour toi nigwiftg please,je suis désolé please doigt disparaître pour toujours please,c'est vraiment ma seule réponse nigwiftg please je doigt plus combattre, je doigt disparaître pour toujours nigwiftg please,je suis désolé please.

[@phillipgross1887]

Great reaction guys, we are so going to miss Marko..........👍👍🤘🤘

[@w.b.t.127]

Yep! Easily one of my favorites followed by The Poet and the Pendulum. Love your reaction.

[@Pappa_66]

Thank you for this great reaction to a masterpiece! This makes me still shiver and almost cry when I remember the feeling in this concert. I had been in many many NW-concerts before but this was and still is the "Greatest Show" where I have been. All the people were really united and emotional no matter of nationality. I could write a book about this but it was like "once in a life time" experience. Also Tampere is such a beautiful city and the "aftermath" of the concert was absolutely beautiful. Hugging, dancing, singing, crying, laughing like the whole world together. The only "negative" point about Tampere was/is that every concert in this stadion has to end exactly at 10 pm! (maybe not dark enough for the fireworks and light show). But who cares!!!

[@philippebuffard2814]

Vous deux vous avez vraiment compris, pourquoi, très bonne réponse, c'est vraiment pas the end, finich, c'est que le début, c'est le plaisir du jeu, et combattre mes trois maladies graves, c'est pas finich please,c'est vraiment pour le plaisir du jeu, et aussi pour le virus, black metal, à fond dans le rock.

[@adamhaywood4808]

Wasn't there but was lucky enough to be at Wembley, and have tickets for Birmingham for next month.

[@philippebuffard2814]

Pourquoi vous m'avez pas laissé disparaître pour toujours, c'est vraiment quatre fois que je voie la lumière blanche, la porte blanche de la liberté please je doigt disparaître pour toujours please,c'est magique magnifique extraordinaire excellent please.

[@dirklanduyt]

There's only 2 mastercomposers in this world today, Tuomas is one of them