TENOR REACTS TO NIGHTWISH THE POET AND THE PENDULUM (LIVE WEMBLEY ARENA 2015)

[@metatron76]

19:29 Search for beauty, find your shore. Try to save them all, bleed no more. You can here Tuomas sing with her... So much feeling in that short verse... This song gets me every time.

[@cinderellsworth]

I don't think Tuomas was even wearing a mic and he had the sound to his earpieces muted during this song. I believe who you heard singing was Marco. What I read somewhere is that this song was still too painful for him to hear the lyrics during the performance. And you could tell how much pain he was in when he was singing those words -- mic or no mic.

[@Rancid-Jane]

If I am not weeping by the time those lines come up I sure am after.

[@bertbouwhuis]

You better 'listen' to your gut (feeling) every time cause straight of the bat the emotions you feel and the comments are eerily on point, like a bolt of lightning. Again, love your reaction!

[@MariaMaria-le5cz]

I’have seen a lot of reactions of this song. From the bottom of my hart, I see and feel your feelings in a modest way. Very nice to experience your way, thank you 🙏❤️

[@nunalves7]

Best Nightwish song. My favorite song of all time. That's what hapens when you make a song with all your body, heart, soul and tears. Thank you Tuomas for this masterpiece. Allways makes me cry.

[@NotRickyBobby]

First of all, congrats on getting this reaction published; out of all the Nightwish catalog this is the one song that gets blocked over and over and over for almost all reactors. You were spot on in your feelings about the song straight out of the gate, once people better versed than me explain exactly what this song is about you will understand fully why you felt the way you did while listening to it. Hope you react to the tracks off the new album that debuted last Friday (there are official lyric vids for each song) because you will be blown away.

[@nimwey7701]

I hope i can make it a bit clear, the song is about Tuomas (keyboardist, writer, composer of the band) commiting musical suicide so he didn't have to do it (luckely) in real life after he and the band had to fire Tarja (the first lead singer) and getting so depressed about all the backlash he got from Tarja fans as well as even de major etc of their city. Luckely he came above it with help from his parents and friends. Great reaction you were so spot on, and the beginning is a choir boy singing, so yes you felt it right :)

[@kevinmcbride7015]

Well said, I haven't heard it explained better. Its difficult to explain how this song came about. One thing that's evident is Tuomas' talent not only with his song writing but his mastery of the keys!!

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

I don't think it was the backlash as much as having to cut loose his childhood friend, school mate and cocreator of the band. I'm sure the backlash didn't help, but I don't think it was the driving force of his pain.

[@cassiewinters331]

One of the saddest and greatest songs ever written. I hate that Tuomas was in such a dark space but I’m grateful he created this masterpiece

[@deeteenw]

Well said!

[@FoxesShaw]

Some of the greatest music ever written comes from the darkest places in an artist's life. I hate that he suffered so much from it but for him to turn the strife and pour it into the passion evoked in this song is a testament to just how incredible a writer he is.

[@loriec6918]

I made this comment to the reaction you did for this song, with NW fans reacting to YT reactors. Thanks for your authentic reaction! “P&P virgin, Nat/Tenor’s reaction in the purest, rarest form: no history, open to the music, voice and feeing. He felt sorrow immediately, couldn’t articulate why, and in the end calling the entirety “bittersweet”. That’s how I experienced this song; research began after that 1st time listen.”

[@cyberjarl]

In addition to what others have already said about the song, I'd like to point out the fact that from the moment the child whispers "Now I have three minutes and counting" and the moment Tuomas slices his throat with his finger on stage, exactly 3 minutes have gone by (+/- a couple of seconds). Tuomas is a genius composer.

[@terokoskinen3036]

This song is emotionally like riding a roller coaster with a freight train.

[@MacZussie]

I remember the first time I was listening to that song on a Friday eve. It was immediately followed by another 20 times... in a row...until I went to bed early on Saturday.

[@Un4GivNX]

"Be still, my son, You're home. Oh when did you become so cold?" I cry like a kid every single time I hear Floor singing that part. For some reason, I'm imagining the future loss of my mother, then the moment I'll be dead too to finally reach her arms. I'm literally crying writing this. What is wrong with this song!

[@Pitchblackbones]

I don't blame you for feeling that way for a moment, this is actually something that Tuomas pulled directly from his own childhood, as when he was out playing in the cold (for far too long) his mother would say this exact phrase to him to help soothe him. It's intensely emotional, and (as we can all plainly see) intensely emotional. It speaks to us on a level that we, as adults, rarely take the time to return to. The vulnerability of childhood. It guts me every time, too.

[@paulmdevenney]

These two lines really get me every time. The line is so simple and not "sad" in itself, but what it evokes is just the rawest of emotion.

[@black4pienus]

I already start crying when the music of that part starts. hahaha

[@naphackDT]

How can you make it that far without crying? I'm already starting to cry when the calm music of that part begins.

[@Pitchblackbones]

@@naphackDT well, I've been watching/listening since the album came out, so I'm pretty heavily acclimated to the stunningly deep emotions. It has always hit me real hard right where you said, once things slow down. It always feels super peaceful, and that gets me going. But the line that gets me RIGHT NOW is "Try to save them all / bleed no more." I work for a suicide prevention crisis line, so I encounter a lot of situations that make me feel responsible for other people's outcomes. I can generally handle it well, but seeing Tuomas sing the line just hits me like a ton of bricks.

[@ulla700]

Yes! You actually did this song. Thank you...This song is one of my favorites. Please do more Nightwish...I really like your Image and charator. Sorry my english. I'm from Finland like the band is from. Have seen them alive many times...And Floor is the best singer ever!!!! In history of metallic girl singers!!!!!

[@griepvirus2302]

I think you are one of the few reactors who makes me look more at you then the performer! Such great emotions when you listen to music.. keep it up! GREAT REACTION!

[@treintje1001]

“I don’t feel happy”. Of course you don’t, this is the darkest song about the saddest event that ever happened in the history of Nightwish, the dismissal of the first singer Tarja Turunen and the big controverse following. The fans were really angry about what happened and put the blame on Tuomas. The fans really took it out on him and turned their back on Nightwish. The band lost a lot of fans and the whole affaire drove Tuomas into the deepest depression of his life so far because he had nowhere to go with his feelings. This song describes how he experienced it and is his most personal song ever. In the song he commits suicide and the pendulum is his weapon of choice. You should feel sad, because it is the darkest and saddest song in the Nightwish vocabulary. We always advise reactors to prepare for this song, and your reaction shows why.

[@forkless]

"Of course you don’t, this is the darkest song about the saddest event that ever happened in the history of Nightwish" That's not the point of music or art for that matter. I get that there are fans that love to project the entire song on Tuomas' state of mind back in the day when all that drama was unfolding, but the music and lyrics of this song are so much more than just a pity party for Tuomas -- nor is he the type that would make a pity party song for himself, it's bigger than that. As you noticed the song is also a nod to Edgar Allen Poe, I suggest you read the Pit and the Pendulum story (it's not that long and in the public domain).

[@galadballcrusher8182]

@@forkless the lyrics clearly are related to the incident though and even that final part is basicaly the letter written to him by his mother that helped him overcome it ,besides the song has parts and that final part is called "mother and father" not to mention the poet referenced in the lyrics certainly is Tuomas. Plus its not just fans projecting when he said in an interview that at times on parts of this song on live performances he has his earphones off..... as its painful for him

[@forkless]

@@galadballcrusher8182 Obviously it has meaning for him personally duh. He also metaphorically invoked the Pit and the Pendulum in the song' title which is a story about Nightwish in specific? if anything, artists tend to write songs for people to interpret themselves and or experience them in their own frame of reference just than that of the authors. While the letter for him is very much a literal thing, for us the listener it doesn't have to be.

[@ArtimusClyde]

@@forkless people who are going through depression are not having a pity party

[@forkless]

@@ArtimusClyde That's one way to interpret my comment I suppose. I said some people like to use it as some sort of pity party. Nowhere did I trivialize the plight of people who suffer from depression. I don't think that's a joke -- at all. If anything Tuomas wrote this song with more in mind than just catharsis for his personal experiences during the whole Tarja ordeal. You know, like a message of hope for people who are suffering from depression. To show them there is light at the end of the tunnel, that there are still people who love you. That's what that letter from his mother in my opinion stands for, while you can interpret it literally and personally you can also view it as a more general message.

[@josnievelstein9610]

This song left everybody speechless..

[@MarkHodgettsWriter]

Your reactons are top class. Your feel for music and the emotion generated is trul special. COngratulations on tackling and appreciating this wonderful epic composition without doing any preparation. Remarkably accurate interpretation. Well done

[@wtfisgoingonhere1076]

I just subscribed; for two reasons. 1. Nightwish. 2. You feel the entirety of the music so deeply and express so articulately exactly what the music is doing to you. As a person who needs music like air (I’d still hear it and sing if I fell deaf, as I heard and "sang" before I spoke, baffling my mother), AND as a major lover of words, languages, the images that words strung together in a specific order can paint a picture which you feel, just as music does... I hugely appreciate you sharing, in pictures painted of words, the pictures that the music is painting for & sharing with you, specifically. Bittersweet is THE perfect word. 🖤

[@SandraNelson063]

You get it, right away. It's agony. Every time I listen to this, it pulls up all my own suicidal trouble, my own horror fest of Hell. But it is, in the end, a song about survival after the dark time. Makes me feel like I've been run over by a hay baler, but in a healthy, nutritious way!

[@aa3on]

I can relate to your reaction so much. It's like.. human beings weren't meant to be able to experience the levels of emotion that this song generates.. it's like we weren't meant to ever go there. Yet this band's art did it; it took us there. This song (this version particularly) transcends language... Utterly, utterly beautiful.

[@johnhitchens5632]

Tuomas' masterpiece, perfected by Floor. That high part "Sparkle my scenery..." was originally performed by a boy descant on the album. Here, Floor somehow manages to sing it, and brings emotion, depth and maturity to the part instead of just a distant beauty.

[@wangtang7768]

Great reaction !! This song is so sad but very beautiful . It’s so beautiful that it is actually a celebration. A celebration of Tuomas NOT actually killing himself and giving US the gift of his musical genius to keep us going through this crazy thing called life , kudos to this whole band 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼

[@athlonen]

One thing I don't think was mentioned here, was that when the boy was saying that he only had 3 minutes left to live, it took exactly 3 minutes from when he said that to where Tuomas enacted the slitting of his throat. Masterful and impeccable timing there. Also, you'll notice that in the final act, you'll see Tuomas does not have his in-ear monitors on. That is because what Floor is singing are the words that his parents told him, and he wouldn't have been able to make it through the song if he heard them. So he had them turn it off his monitors and took them out so he could only play the music, not feel and be reminded any more of what he went through outside of playing the song anyway. That's why you see Emppu and Marko going over and standing next to him; to make sure that he's doing okay and that they support him, for they were also involved in the decision to let Tarja go. To my knowledge, I don't think they've played this song since, but I may be wrong. I know they have never, nor will ever play Master Passion Greed live, especially as they have been at least 15 years removed from this time. Tuomas, Nightwish, and Tarja have all moved on.

[@purpleir]

It messed you up real good didn't it? Well, welcome to the club my friend! This is my favourite piece of art Tuomas has ever made! It's his masterpiece for me! It grabs your soul and tear it out and you float there pending! All the emotions mingled together! It is so beautiful! "It's like the world has shifted " as you very well put it! Mine was never the same since I first listened to it! Great reaction! Thank you!

[@MountainMetal]

You aren't the only one this 'song' has left speechless. It's okay. We hear you. Appreciate your honest reactions.

[@forkless]

Thank fuck for not looking up the background behind this! and thank you for this reaction! This is exactly why people should not look up the background behind this song the first time listening. The song in itself carries so much power and conveys so many emotions, you can taste the darkness, the pain, anguish, self-loathing, despair, love etc. It doesn't need context to understand what it is about or give it meaning to for yourself and show how powerful music and words can be. That said, getting some of the backstory now -- I noticed some already filling in the blanks -- is a good place to give insight in the state of mind Tuomas was in before/when he wrote this.

[@sheilacorbin521]

The fact you feel so much not knowing what's it's about shows your kind soul .. Brilliant reaction . May I suggest looking up this video with lyrics second time around . The lyrics make this song even better .. I cry eveytime and get goosebumps 😊

[@joseacevedo8314]

Nat , you got this one pegged very heavy and sad. I feel like i'm drowning when I watch this performance.

[@janflikkema7454]

Sounds strange maybe, but I feel I really have to congratulate you. You're the first reactor I've seen sofar who, without reading up or even without watching the lyrics version is able to catch the real emotion, right from the start of the song. Please now read the comments on what this masterpiece is all about, listen and watch it again (lyrics version), and it will get straight to your heart!

[@KuRo88]

Isn't it amazing what music can do to you? Feelings, raw emotions, hidden and non hidden messages, meaningfulness.. And yet the charts are full of "F**king bitches and party in the hotel showing off how rich I am" or similar crap.

[@pavolridrich3434]

The more I watch this, the less I see... everytime I cry more than before. This is absolute masterpiece, by every aspect. Musicaly perfect and vocaly? :D .... we know Floor, her voice is accelerator for emotions

[@calibadgerdude6082]

This song is one of the most beautiful songs from nightwish and one of the most darkly disturbing. At the same time. It's such a brilliant piece of songwriting. You picked up on it much quicker than most people do, with that haunting ethereal boy soprano at the beginning and the dichotomy of his voice and the music he's singing. I'm impressed with how in tune with the feelings underneath the music you are. Loving your reactions!

[@danellwein8679]

the patience of sadness can be a soothing thing ..

[@Pitchblackbones]

You're certainly getting the complex nuances of this song, and that's good to see. In case it hasn't been detailed by another longtime Nightwish fan, Tuomas (the keyboard player, and main songwriter) wrote this as a response to the *PROFOUND* depression that he fell into following the firing/departure of their first singer, Tarja. Some say that he had fallen in love with her over the years that they were together, but life got in the way, she got married to another man, and her path led in a different direction from the rest of the band. Tuomas took this particularly hard, and I've read in many places (and I feel like he touched on this in some interviews) that he became bitterly depressed, and was at very real danger of committing suicide. He decided that it was his intention to carry on, despite the pain, but the only way that he would be able to truly move on was to either kill himself in reality, or to kill himself in fiction. That's why the song focuses so heavily around the fictionalized character of Tuomas, who finds peace in death (smile on his face) when the pendulum takes his head off (which the real Tuomas pantomimes in the video at 17:09) it's my personal understanding that he had been struggling to find the words to articulate his feelings about the situation, which is why he was left with 1,000 pages of erased text. Interestingly enough, I always appreciated the lines "The morning dawned upon this altar / Remains of the dark passion play / Performed by his friends without shame / Spitting on his grave as they came" because the band is acutely aware of how deeply personal this song is for Tuomas, you can actually see Emppu, the guitarist, standing next to Tuomas around 7:50, because he knows to check on him, to make sure he's doing alright. Tuomas has a tendency to be pretty stoic (besides rocking out) when they're performing, so I always found it very poignant that during this intensely emotional song, he's seen belting it out right there alongside Floor. To me, that comes from the heart. As I mentioned on another comment below, at the final lines of the song beginning at 18:35, "Be still, my son /You're home / Oh when did you become so cold? / The blade will keep on descending /All you need is to feel my love / Search for beauty, find your shore / Try to save them all, bleed no more / You have such ocean's within / In the end /I will always love you" is something that Tuomas pulled directly from his own childhood, these are things that his mother always said to him to soothe him, which I think is why they're such incredibly emotional lines, they're not pretentious, they're kind, they're loving, and they're real. This song never fails to gut me every time I hear it, but it's such a masterpiece, such a work of art from start-to-finish, I'll tell you right now, I'll be listening to Poet and the Pendulum for the rest of my days, and you truly hit the nail on the head, Nat. There's nothing you can do about it, this song is specifically crafted to wrench every last emotion out of you. It's beauty, it's grief, it's anger, it's rage, it's betrayal. It hits every major emotional touchstone. I'm very glad that you had the opportunity to experience it in this way, it makes all the difference. Great reaction. Thank you.

[@j.f.l.bousquet1998]

Tuomas managed to turn into music and words the feelings you have when you are in deep shit (emotionally). It's a mix of sadness, sorrow, anger towards the world but also towards yourself, you feel useless, you don't want to wake up from bed and sometimes you want everything to end because it will actually be a relief (or at least is what you think in you most dark moments), until you manage to "search for beauty, find your shore" and keep going with your life. And Floor Jansen gives the perfect emotions to the song, and I think she can also connect to the feelings in some way, she had a bad burn out for a year and a half before joining Nightwish and she wasn't able to sing, smile or do anything until she recovered.

[@EricManktelow]

You seem to be the most tuned in reactor I have seen without doing any research. I think you got it!

[@Rex_Stuph]

I do appreciate your level of understanding nuance, even just perceiving the vibe. This was the last time that song was to be played live because of the paint for the keyboardist (/ composer). You may also note at the end how the bassist and guitarist gather around him, almost as a guard of honor. I'm sure everyone before me has posted the reasons why, so need to go on, but spot on mate.

[@arnaldotanta3630]

First time nobody is prepared for this ,its a rollercoaster of emotions .

[@robertocortez2124]

A masterpiece !! (Another) the musical movements, arrangements, lyrics, the voices, perfection!! Great reaction Nat!!

[@Thorgrim247]

The opening music portrays impending doom. Even though the beautiful soprano vocals. This song is full of dark emotional intensity. We all had that same felling on first listen. You got the vibe from only hearing the opening intro. The song is just beginning. Tuomas wrote this song to make you feel this way, because he was feeling this way and being overwhelmed by his anguish and guilt from firing the 1st singer of the band. When you learn more about this song you will understand the feeling you are trying to grasp. Emotions ripped out is exactly what Tuomas intended in this song. Great job Nat! This is a very deep song emotionally. Be well and stay safe my friend.

[@wren180]

If you like Markos and Floors voices checkout their version of Ave Maria. Marko is an excellent vocalist in his own right. If you want to see him shine, the cover of Pink Floyds High Hopes from End of an Era will probably leave you impressed.

[@Pitchblackbones]

Marko's High Hopes rendition is absolutely spectacular. It blows me away every time. Easily a top 5 song for me.

[@music2seeconcertphotograph457]

Others commented already on the background of this song (Tuomas deep crisis and "his death inside this performance"). The other band members had an extra eye on him during the performance, as they knew that it was difficult for him to perform this on stage.

[@ShadowhispersBand]

Wow. what a reaction. Thank you very much. Now I know I'm not the only one feeling like my emotions have been sucked out after hearing this song. It's great to see somebody really feeling the music and not just saying how great Floor is every 2 minutes. Keep it up, and keep safe and healthy !

[@tjsherminator]

Wow! You took me back to my 1st listening of this masterpiece Confused, excited, emotionally eviscerated Have you tried The Greatest Show on Earth live at Tampere Tuomas' 2nd masterpiece in my opinion Loved your reaction!

[@susibelle2955]

Yes, it is a genuine church choir boy soprano opening the song. Love your reactions. Stay healthy. Greetings from Finland.

[@marcell6915]

You're feelings where absolutly spot on, looking forward to see more Nightwish reactions.

[@martinehermans6661]

Every emotion has been touched.. deep and sincerely ❤️

[@Rancid-Jane]

Even the heavy parts are SO DARK! At first I stopped weeping when he paused to talk. Eventually I just kept weeping.

[@music2seeconcertphotograph457]

For me, this song is Tuomas's masterpiece. And if you have very close look: At one place it says "Three minutes to live and counting down" and exactly three minutes later the pendulum "kills" Tuomas. And then the heartbeat. Causes shivers to me.

[@npinjest7779]

What a catharsis at the end! The original (studio) version was the recorded with a different singer and was very respectable, but she just lacked the palette to turn it into THIS!

[@HiTekCowboy]

First reaction of yours that I've watched. Subscribed for reactions regardless whether they are Nightwish or not. *Disclaimer: Yes I'm part of the Nightwish Army* People that don't read behind the lyrics are the most honest to watch. When I first heard the song, I had probably all the same emotional tugs at my heart that you did. I would advise you to re-listen to the song after you've looked into it. Like researching the background of a painter, new colors and different hues reveal themselves in yet an old painting.

[@kezca]

Ty for the reaction and yes it is very emotional to listen to, they spark some emotion in each song they do. Thats why we love nightwish plus the musical talent is a joy to behold. So ty once more, try shoemaker a new song next think you will appreciate it. See you on the next one

[@danellwein8679]

we can be filled with so many emotions … yet emptiness is inside ..

Nightwish's composer, Tuomas, is one of the best, if not the best, poetist-composer in the world.

[@rilenevanderzon7929]

You don't have to say anything, because your Reaction say it all.. that is what Tuomas want out of his music, he want that people feel what ever they feel when they hear a song, your feeling was spoton and I love it that you did'n look first what the meaning was behind the song so you can experience it in your own way❤

[@crystalrainfeather]

Hi Nat. ☺ I'm so glad this got un-blocked. Your intuition serves you well. I can't imagine anyone having the right words the first time hearing this masterpiece. There are parts of this song (esp. 2 of the latter angelic bits from Floor) that shatter me every time... then I'm given the chance to gather myself back up with a new perspective.

[@kerimmejdoub1381]

You exactly felt the emotion this song is about, now read up about the story behind it and watch it again. It would all make so much more sense😉 (1 tip, the lovestory some reactors read about is a bunch of BS)

[@Metalredhead]

Love your reactions! Your intuition is spot on. To me you come across as a sensitive soul. For an even better emotional experience I absolutely recommend you to react to this song again, same performance but the version with lyrics, after reading up on the background story. That information is crucial in understanding the lyrics and the feelings behind them. I promise, it will be quite the journey. I'm sure you'll love it.

[@drew65sep]

"Oh, fk sake," lol...this is what great music is SUPPOSED to do...

[@mramd9062]

You could say this song was a TOTAL emotional rolercoaster, and that your heart was touched by Floor"s emotions. That is a normal feeling to this song.

[@agustinmanyari]

Tenor?! You don’t know what to say? 😆 that was speechless 👏🏻👏🏻

[@helgehansen363]

For not having read up on the story of the song you really felt it through the music i heard this song so many times i lost count long time ago and it still makes me break up most of the times

[@basicguy5785]

I would recommend spending a few minutes looking into the background of the song. It will make everything so much clearer, and you will appreciate it so much more.

[@McFeud]

Just to add to this - I think many would like to see reaction for second time around after knowing that background story.

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

Great reaction! You get the main emotions of this sad song just right. Thank you!

[@johnschurer]

The top of music. man wat a song.

[@teganrafferty2624]

Shame man! He is so hurt, sad and looks emotionally drained. We need to lift him back up with STORYTIME!!

[@Meine.Postma]

Not a happy go lucky song :) This is darkness, despair, loneliness and suicide. Some of us have been there. We feel it. This is one of the best reactions I've seen.

[@rynnziolkowski4642]

I love that reaction right at the beginning of the song, and no you shouldn't feel happy this is tuomas' way of dealing with a very painful time in the bands history (the dismissal of Tarja) essentially he wrote a song where he killed himself so he wouldn't kill himself for real

[@monyjansen]

Floor, una vocalista versátil, canta lo que sea, la amo!!

[@graetemans]

I just love the pureness or your reaction, its genuine and from the heart. This song goes deep into your soul. Subbed and all the best for you :)

[@brianproctor411]

Spot on reaction if brief. I'll go first but short. Tuomas wrote this after firing the first Nightwish singer Tarja from the band whom he obviously loved. They had known each other since high school. She married another guy who pushed her in a direction the band did not want to go. He knew, said in lyrics with 3 minutes to go after a concert, he had to fire her. The fans were absolutely furious afterwards and he fell into a suicidal depression. His response for healing and not to do something stupid was to write this song. They don't perform it often and he asks the sound guys to suppress the lyrics in his monitors because it's so painful to him. The title is a reference to The Pit and the Pendulum... "...The blade will keep descending..." His own Mothers advice to him in lyrics... "Be still my son..." The guys came to him at the end of the song to show their support for him. Emotional and Floor nailed it. Always brings a tear or two.

[@richardgoddard37]

The song "Master Passion Greed" is about Tarja's husband apparently. Toumas wrote it when he was VERY angry. They don't play it live any more as Tuomas doesn't feel like that now, but it's worth checking out. He isn't good at confrontation but puts his feelings into his songs, and that one is brutal.

[@casualcarolinafishing5835]

85%! There may be a few Nightwish fans out there, huh?😂😂 Everybody in the world should be a Nightwish fan imo.🤘 Cats in Hell? I always suspected they were evil bastards. Thanks for confirming my suspicions for me.🐱😈 To have been so speechless, you sure seem to have captured the essence of the song. I'm really glad Tuomas wrote this song instead of the alternative.

[@anniemoemski4057]

thanks for your beautiful reaction...you said you do not want to know the story behind a song before you hear it...but if you are going to see Shoemaker from their new album ..please know that it is an ode to Eugene Shoemaker..his story is beatiful and then hear the song..

[@RobertJackson-et3im]

Fantastic reaction to a masterpiece of a song. Subscribed. Well done buddy, stay safe.

[@johnekare8376]

Wonderful reaction. Thank you!

[@HafgrimrSWE]

I sort of had a feeling that this one would strike home with you. Great reaction!

[@missrubyphoenix]

Considering this is the metaphorical suicide of Tuomas, it would have been weird if you felt happy, this is a beautiful and heartbreaking masterpiece, I adore how Floor and Marko capture Tuomas' emotions when he wrote that song, the last high notes, sound like a siren mourning the death of her loved one, in this case, the poet, Mr. Holopainen, I'm very glad they left all that behind and feel much happier now ❤ I'd like you to react to their new album, Human Nature, that just came out a few days ago

[@markdraper2406]

Great authentic reaction from a pro, i subscribed.

[@Benobot99]

Great reaction to a legendary performance.

[@y1x1ng222]

Spot on reaction, Nat. Keep 'em coming!

[@danellwein8679]

'all you need is to feel my love' 'in the end I will always love you' … we want desperately to have those words spoken to us … but in the end .. our friends betray us … and we end up dying .. not hearing those words …

[@timomastosalo]

Your reaction was amazing, by your first pause you had got the sadness of the song. Of course the lyrics start that ...The songwriter's dead - but it's hard to hear from the choirboy's singing. You were a bit hesitant, but your gut instinct told it quite right.

[@cashewshalom]

I would like to suggest you to react Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars live rehearsal at Sonic Pump Studio. Please and peace 🙏🏼😎✌🏼

[@ariekamstra2329]

Clicked 'like' even before I watched your reaction. Now let's do this.... 🤓🍿🥤

[@pedjavukmirovic6770]

As a boy from a church u should do teacher teacher from jinjer❤️... And please PLEase dont get me wrong on this.... I luv ur reactions

[@TheNismo777]

Humble thank u for the reaction :]

[@christinaalgate4899]

This song is about Tuomas after Tarja got fired. During the song Marko and Empuu check on Tuomas during the song.

[@mowageemowagee5947]

lol the start of the reaction when you went sorry guys I don't feel happy, you're not meant to, it's mental anguish....

[@shaggybaggums]

The Pacific gets me too. I know a lot of people prefer Act V but for me Act III just beats it.

[@mdudley52]

probably should know the backstory,gives the composition more meaning.

[@mix6809]

loved that, tnx...

[@flyingardilla143]

Goth singer: "I don't feel happy. Why do I not feel happy?"

[@vir3999]

If only i knew that you want to react to this song i would have postet this earlier: The Poet and the Pendulum here are some scources. First of all the Open Letter to Tarja.Tarja's open letter (why tarja was kicked from nightwish) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJPOoYCdptZrprc Interview Nightwish - Tuomas Holopainen (part 1) at around 1:50min Tuomas explained a bit to that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poGnf3h_qZmXbbc Nightwish interview - Tuomas Holopainen (part 1) at 10:00min kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGeYXniom7qsjK8 Here he stated: Cathartic is a good way of putting it. The ultimate example being is The Poet and the Pendulum a song where i literally kill myself in the song so that i wouldnt have to do it in real life. At the Ende where all 3 (+1 the drummer he can not leave his place, here it is Kai but originally it was Jukka) stand together is for showing Tuomas that they are all with him, they all have signed that letter.

[@christomashofski9160]

Nope, you're not supposed to feel happy. You are spot on correct!

[@stevecampbell9670]

How did R.E.M. even get 2%? Although it would be interesting to see Nat react to a song called Shiny Happy People.

[@Geddy-xu3if]

You read the back story didn't you? Go on, go on, admit it you did? Nice reaction anywy.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

You got this song to a tee 👍🐱‍👤🎶 Want to see an Opera trained singer who sings contempeay styles ? Morgan James with the song "Maps" Postmodern Jukebox KZbin channel 😎😎😎

[@danellwein8679]

this song is about emptiness unfortunately .. the words from Hallelujah may help … It's not somebody who's seen the light .. It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah ..

[@paulmdevenney]

a shame you didn't have the lyrics up for this to go with it (and the backstory), but its still powerful enough without. I remember the tears from my first time listening to this. YOu nail the emotion of the opening "this is what it was but not now...if you listen closely the opening of the track starts with "The End". The words to finish off the track are "the beginning"

[@paulmdevenney]

watching you in part 2 being emotionally drained thinking "oh god, there's still part 4 to come..."

[@nicod1361]

Floor on Beste Zangers 2019