Theatre Kid Reacts to Nightwish: The Poet And The Pendulum

[@CharisSellick]

HERE SHE IS!!!! This is my first time doing a color grading on my video let me know what you think! I edit, film and publish all of my own content so if you want to support me you can do so by becoming a member or joining my Patreon! www.patreon.com/Charissellick

[@larryd4352]

I do love how your reaction videos look! They are very professional looking and your sound is excellent! I listen to a lot of music, especially when I am painting! ( I am an artist and music helps me feel what I am painting! ) I hope you continue your journey into NIGHTWISH! They have a lot of fantastic music out there for you to react to on your channel! Floor Jansen also has a solo album...that is fantastic! She wrote all the songs and I believe all the music too!

[@Whimsicalwizardofwisdom]

Looks good! What video editor do you use?

[@CharisSellick]

@@Whimsicalwizardofwisdom Adobe premier Pro

[@Whimsicalwizardofwisdom]

@@CharisSellick The colors really pop. Looks great!

[@nicod1361]

@@CharisSellick " frack" ? hmm ,someone maybe a Battlestar Galactica fan ( the recent series) ? thats awesome if so, but Charis ,here are some of the really amazing NW songs with Floor of course that your missing: NIGHTWISH - Ever Dream (OFFICIAL LIVE-Wacken 2013) v=1Xi4n8dJcF8 NIGHTWISH - Storytime (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO-Wacken 2013) v=pvkYwOJZONU Nightwish - Song of Myself LIVE-Wacken 2013- v=lQu5QjidHWg Nightwish - Amaranth (Wacken 2013) : v=3yLMAxmlVNI Ghost River (Wacken 2013) v=05eitd-EA6I Nightwish - Bless the Child (Wacken 2013) v=VTPXvE6o3LY ********** Nightwish - 7 Days To The Wolves (Live at Wembley Arena)2015 v=XvsfwAPbWXc Nightwish - Weak Fantasy (Live Wembley Arena 2015~Vehicle Of Spirit) v=VvK7y1iXMGI Nightwish - Sahara (Live In Tampa) 2016 v=4esI0Mn1d_s Vizovice, Czech Republic 2015. NIGHTWISH. SLEEPING SUN. ( FLOOR JANSEN ) - 2015 MASTERS OF ROCK FESTIVAL v=pVPTUEW1PEM Floor's 1st band: After Forever - Dreamflight Live ProgPower USA VIII (2007 : v=73-_F9prx4I Alone - Heart (cover by Floor Jansen)just piano,2020 v=1fu-yP6q6Gk Ave Maria - Floor Jansen (Music Video)2020 v=Hbb8HwQuIso Let It Go - Frozen (cover by Floor Jansen)2020 v=18s6ZdvAfQk Adagio - Lara Fabian (cover by Floor Jansen)2020 v=KZRHLLM6AU4 Oblivion - M83 (cover by Floor Jansen)2021 v=zG-ptrlJ4pM Dangerous Game ft. Henk Poort (Jekyll & Hyde cover)2021 v=TkGRugbzhng Into The Unknown - Frozen 2 (Cover by Floor Jansen) 2021 v=dlPoCe5CwsE Floor Jansen - Agape (Kadawatha cover) 2021 v=sndwDr2FcfU

[@RayCanuck61]

Heard this 100’s of times & it still makes me water up …. So good, an epic tale performed exquisitely

[@mattihopiavuori353]

I am with you! Especially knowing the back story expressed so brilliantly in this Masterpiece! I believe this has been, is, will be (?) the only time performed!?

[@tegneren]

A clever detail in the songwriting. At 11:15 its said "now I only have three minutes and counting". If you go back in the original video and watch exactly three minutes later, the "blade" falls, symbolized by Tuomas doing the chopping gesture to his neck.

[@operatori]

People come at this song like its just another Nightwish song, but it's one of the darkest and heart wrenching pieces of music ever writen,.

[@brianbalcer]

lol no, no it isn't. It isn't even that heart wrenching. A band member left and Toumas was sad. boohoo.

[@ruma9687]

​@@brianbalcer there's literal and then there is artistic way of putting things. When I wrote lyrics for my band i tended to be bit more dramatic about the things in my lyrics that i were when i put the pen down. Sure fireing her was hard for him and whole nation starting from prime minister commenting the situation mustve been hard but there's still bit of artist's exaggeration there..... probably

[@shannonmanning6166]

"Be still my son, you're home". Gets me every single time. The meaning (Tuomas wrote some of the words his mother told him while he was going through all this), the voice (Floor is, in fact, a goddess)), and the musicianship in the performance. Too much. In a good way.

[@Tarkus_]

This performance was the second greatest show on earth. Second only to, of course, "The Greatest Show on Earth" (Tampere). Masterful composition by Tuomas, and brilliantly performed by all involved. 🤘👍🤟

[@jompuusi]

Greetings from Finland, Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee.

[@richardmead5969]

so whats your point? top 3 rock band all time, IMO. greatness comes from all over the world.

[@stevesmith6642]

​@@richardmead5969 I think their point is, possibly, the flag comment. Not Swedish, not Norwegian.

[@DidTheSwansWin]

There is a moment t in this song that shows how amazing Tuomas is as a composer. In the first spoken word section there is the line "now I have 3 minutes and counting"... exactly 3 minutes later, during the second spoken word section, the blade falls...

[@nikipinz]

I don't exactly consider myself a member of the "Nightwish Army" per se, but I do immediately jump on any reaction videos to them or Floor, sooo...maybe I am after all, lol. They are such beautiful and controlled chaos. Also I would definitely watch the Nightwish version of Lord of the Rings

[@MilaMan]

'Now I only have 3 minutes and counting'....Tuomas is genious song writer and composer. He had difficult times and put it into song like this. This song is so beautiful. I have found Nightwish music so soothing and comforting, I listen to them every day. Tuomas (pronounced 2-o-mas) is our metal Mozart, our national treasure (I am from Finland). Waiting for their 10th album this year, I have all their albums since 1996 😊

[@rnowak85]

Lovely reaction! I respect you going into this blind as this is how you do all your reactions. This is Tuomas's most personal and emotional song. It is also very personal and emotional for most fans. In 2005 the band had reached a breaking point with their first lead singer, Tarja. Things between her, her husband/manager and the band had been deteriorating for some time and had reached the point where they could no longer work together. The band decided to fire her, which they did via an open letter, right after the End of an Era concert. Tarja responded with her own open letter explaining her side of things. The backlash against the band, but mostly against Tuomas, was massive and very nasty. Tuomas felt betrayed by Nightwish's fans and sank into a deep depression. He wrote this song as way of expressing and exploring all of the emotions of his depression and grief. Tuomas often uses the poet in his lyrics to reference himself and yes, he does have a great affinity for the ocean. He sees it as a place of refugee. I highly recommend you read the analysis of this song by the artist Annike Hausen. IMO it is a brilliant, master's level analysis and I think you would really enjoy it. I would provide a link but every time I do the YT algorithms delete my comment. Just google her name and Poet and the Pendulum. A few thoughts on the lyrics. "One last perfect verse but still the same old song." For me this is Tuomas saying I have nothing new to write for my so called fans, which is like death for a poet like him. The line " A thousand pages of erased text" represents all the songs that Tuomas would have wrote for Tarja but now would never be heard. The blade falls (Tuomas making the slashing motion across his neck). The heart beat slows and finally stops mid beat. The original version of Nightwish is dead. The last part of the song, Mother and Father, gets me every time. The lyrics are actual words spoken by his parents during the depths of his depression. Floor channeling the anguish of a mother who has lost her child. Then the words, In the Beginning, signaling the birth of a new version of Nightwish. For me this is Nightwish's greatest song. Their Magnum Opus. Tuomas pouring out his heart and anguish in the music and lyrics. Floor perfectly channeling the anger and pain. It fills me with emotion and lets me connect to Tuomas in a profound way. This song is no longer performed live. Tuomas has said they (him, Empuu, and at the time Marko) are not those people anymore and they have moved on. Performing it just takes Tuomas back to that difficult place emotionally. Emppu and Marko come over and check in on Tuomas through out the song to make sure he is ok emotionally. Tuomas often would have the sound engineers turn off the vocal feed in his in ears because it would make him too emotional. I am so grateful that he chose to write this song and share this part of himself with us. Everything about this song and performance is about making us feel his emotions. Please consider, if only for yourself, to do a deeper dive into the backstory. Read the open letters. Read Annika's analysis and listen once again and see if this hit's even harder emotionally. If you do then please come back and share how knowing the backstory changed or didn't change how you experienced the song. One of the things I love about Nightwish is their ability to evoke emotions in me and their fans and I am very interested to hear what emotions you felt after taking a deeper dive into the song.

[@nightgoblin29]

I love the sound of the child at the start... so pure..............

[@wanmac31]

🥲🇫🇮💙🪄🎼✨💯👍 Untill you hear The Greatest Show on Earth, Tampere-15 wersion 🤘🇫🇮😁🇫🇮💙👍

[@jaskau2462]

¡¡Right On!! 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙🎶💯💥

[@TimoArula]

This song, for me, is one of the big three ("Ghost Love Score" given us by Tarja, "The Poet And The Pendulum" given us by Anette and "The Greatest Show On Earth" given us by Floor), and for Nightwish fans , this song is the most meaningful... This songs backstory is deep and dark , especially for Tuomas. He wrote The Poet and the Pendulum at that time, and actually kills himself in the song. He said he killed himself in the song at the 10:00 time stamp , as to kill the pain he was going through. To this day every time he plays it, it takes him back to those feelings, and shows on his face. In the last part, Mother and Father, words are said to him that his real mother said to him at that time of his deep depression. The reason for Tuomas’ depression was not the firing of Tarja itself, it was what came after that. The fans idolized Tarja and they could not accept the fact that she got fired. In their heads Tarja was the one that made the band famous and they became really angry and hostile, especially towards Tuomas. They really took it out on him. They called him all kinds of ugly things and a lot of them expressed that they did not care if he would die. These are the things that brought him into depression and these are the things that echo through the lyrics So dig deep (both letters and some interviews) ! And yet, Floor took this song to a new astral level (originally sung by Anette). Also I recommend to read "The Pit and The Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe for extra flavor. This song has the most emotional impact, at least for me... I was that that "Bastard" who abandoned Nightwish after Tarja left...Never Again !!!! Although I love this song (Especially this version), it is the only song, I can't put to my playlist... because, I break down to tears every single time (Current reaction included...). This masterpiece will remain a reminder to me for my narrow mindlessness. NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.

[@tomvenner6030]

I don't know why fans freaked out so much, Tarja said herself she was out of the band after one more album anyway.

[@TimoArula]

@@tomvenner6030 well, there are Fans and there are Fanatics. For me, Tuomas is Nightwish !!!!

[@tomvenner6030]

@@TimoArula Agreed.

[@clivematthews5296]

You are so right about Floor's version of TPATP being better but forgot to mention her improved version of GLS. Lol.

[@TimoArula]

@@clivematthews5296 Actually no, I didn't. My big three are based on their original singers, and of course I prefer Floor's vocals on all of them 😉!

[@alexthorpe6583]

This was the song Tuomas wrote in which he kills himself metaphorically, so that he didn't commit suicide for real. He took a lot of the blame when Tarjia was fired from the band, and this was how he coped. The song was performed by Anette on the album, so Floor is mostly following her style here. You can see other band members walking up to Tuomas to check on him during this performance, but in later interviews, he does say that he's not that person anymore.

[@clivematthews5296]

14:04 Floor is certainly not following Anette's studio version and definitely not Anette's live attempts. This on another level.

[@njflyersfan74]

Tarjas actions attitude and her words got her appropriately kicked from the band. Let’s not pretend he was all nice and innocent and just got fired.

[@alexthorpe6583]

@@njflyersfan74 I’m not blaming Tuomas, but a lot of Nightwish fans at the time did, and it was rough on him.

[@janmoorlagable]

it was also partly his fault, what I had more trouble with was at the End of a Era concert, everyone knew that Tarja was fired afterwards except herself

[@clivematthews5296]

@@janmoorlagable probably because they wanted her to perform. Such a diva that she would have refused to do the show just to upset more fans.

[@davejenkins873]

Thank you Charis, I enjoyed that. Reactors often get shouted at that they should do their research before reacting to this one. You have shown that isn't necessary. Tuomas was indeed in a dark place, the song explores his feelings and concludes with the advice his parents gave him which helped. When his lyrics reference The Poet you know Tuomas is talking about himself. It is safe to say this song will never be performed again, so thankfully we have this record of it.

[@athlonen]

In a sense, most theater kids, especially those who keep a good track of English Literature, don't need to. They would already be familiar with Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen King, or The Last Supper, as all of them have references in this song. Poe with the Pit and the Pendulum, and visually with The Raven, the Darkover Novels, and alluding to Judas. That's half of the premise behind the song right there.

[@JWNanaimo]

The he brilliance, nuance and mastery of Tuomas’ songwriting lyrics and composition never ceases to amaze me. 3 minutes exactly from where he says “I have 3 minutes and counting “ is when he simulates with his hand the pendulum cutting his throat.This is just an amazing piece of music art!🤘🤘

[@glenngunnis6642]

You should check out the last of the big three, The Greatest Show on Earth live from Tampere! You don’t get more theatrical than that!🤘🎸You should also consider looking at just about anything from Aryeon. I recommend The Day That the World Breaks Down to start with! It is theatrical rock at its best!🤘🎸

[@crabuki1273]

I'd never compared this to the open of LOTR but you're right, it's slightly reminiscent of the beginning where they discuss the rings. I think the video looks great! :)

[@damienmaynard8892]

This was one of a trilogy of Nightwish songs about the "Tarja thing". The other two are "Bye Bye Beautiful" and "Master Passion Greed" - all rarely or, in the case of the last one, never played live! Emppu teased with the riff once but they did not play the song. Master Passion Greed is one of their heaviest songs muscially. TPATP is one of their heaviest songs emotionally.

[@RushFanatic87]

“Master Passion Greed” is probably the angriest and most straightforward metal song in their entire catalog. That’s definitely one to play when you’re in a particular mood. 🤪

[@PittDaddy]

I knew you would love this one. It's such a dramatic presentation. I know you haven't done much Epica yet. Since you enjoy the dramatic, may I suggest you listen to Kingdom of Heaven, Part 3 from their Omega Alive virtual concert? This is their most dramatic performance, which is saying something for a band named Epica.

[@timspencer463]

Your joy is infectious, thanks for always cheering me up

[@roblaw4554]

You will certainly learn background and context details from the comments. My praise for you is that on your first consumption of this piece, you related to a few of the composer's intentions very well! Many contextual layers to process, yet this piece clearly stands alone simply on its more raw merits. Really well done, kiddo! Cheers rl 🤘👹🤘

[@kentk2215]

Okay!… I’m subscribed now! Happy? GREAT reaction! My favorite Nightwish song performance ever. A masterpiece of music and emotion. 💔💖❣️

[@CharisSellick]

Yes I am happy

[@nicod1361]

@@CharisSellick Floor Jansen sings Shallow for Emma Heesters Beste Zangers 2019 v=M68pe4a_9zk

[@justahologram2230]

If you want the more theatrical end of things Tuomas has a solo album about the life and times of Scrooge McDuck, some of his best storytelling

[@RushFanatic87]

How am I just now hearing about this?!

[@AdolfoD]

Awesome reaction!! 😄 As some have already mentioned, this is a very heavy song, especially for Tuomas, who metaphorically kills himself so he didn't have to do it for real. All of that happened because of the situation with Tarja being fired from the band and the hate he received. If I'm not mistaken, they don't play this song live anymore, even though Tuomas has said he's been able to overcome the feelings and everything about that time. Now, for sure, the next stop must be "The Greatest Show on Earth" live at Tampere! Then you'll have experienced "the big three" of Nightwish.😄🙌

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Floor did music university (some opera) but she met a musical theatre teacher that she stayed with for 6 years learning. She also did the rock academy and meanwhile did a singing career with an upcoming band called "After Forever" and she found time to give singing lessons as well.

[@morbiouslenoir]

Notice that when Marko is singing he's also laying down a sick bass line, something that's very hard to do.

[@richardmead5969]

Tuomas the keyboard player is the POET, Musician, and Composer for Nightwish. enjoy him now

[@dianabryson5264]

Welcome to the Nightwish Army!!

[@richardmead5969]

the PIT and THE PENDULUN was written by Edger Allen Poe. love this band. being a youngster may not know Poe

[@missrubyphoenix]

I must admit it took me a while to actually enjoy the song, due to its heavy, dark backstory, I couldn't listen to it without crying like a baby, Tuomas' songwriting skills proved to be painfully beautiful, and I'm glad he found a way to deal with his emotional turmoil at that time, instead of succumb to his suffering and end it all

[@rickphil9999]

Hello again Charis, Another awesome reaction to our beloved Nightwish with Floor. Thank you for your reaction to this Tuomas Holopainen masterpiece.

[@donaldhodges2804]

Glad you made it to this dark masterpiece ❤

[@RonniePeterson]

Big thank you for this one.

[@KyleS.1987]

"One for the world, one for God save me" is such an intensely relatable lyric.

[@Songfugel]

Also how it is sang and written, it is left a bit ambigious whether is it "one for the world and one for..., God save me" or "one for the world and one for God, save me" which end up meaning two totally different things depending how the listener decides to interpret it as

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👍💥💯🎼 "The end.....The beginning" And Helluwa Lot in between, lyrically... Neat reaction mi 'lady' and keep on rockin with this magical band!!! 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙

[@ievazagante5527]

The waiting is suggested to get better idea about the "Nightwish|", but this approach does not get further that getting idea about the variety. It was something like this for me, but I think it would be more clearer to start with demo of this song written between Tarja and Anette, a couple of songs by Anette (or even the whole movie "Imaginareum", and only then this version. And, yes, the small video "Nightwish - Emppu Vuourinen (interview)" might be useful for better understanding.

[@Mytwocentsisallicanafford]

This was written about by Toumas when Tarja left and about all that followed they rarely play it because it is so personal

[@ricklong4218]

Love the color grading and good job doing it. Very vibrant and crisp looking.

[@CharisSellick]

Thank Youuuu!!!

[@gerardogonzalez-hj2my]

Great reaction and I highly recommed an awesome hard rock band The Warning. Greetings from Guadalajara

[@kentk2215]

It’s the Finnish flag 🇫🇮. Same shape too, different colors.

[@magnusblendulf3081]

Elvenjig + Elvenpath will really put you in the Shire of middle earth :-)

[@niksur1201]

Great reaction. This is an epic piece that is worth the wait.

[@Michael97Moore]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 love the channel Charis

[@roy19491]

think of this as a symphony in 5 movements....the voice in the opener was a boy soprano.....notice that the swinging pendulums all have cutting edges.....now, don't wait so long to do "the Greatest Show on Earth"....there are two versions; I prefer the Tampere, Finland show.....Floor, of course, is the Valkyrie Goddess; while Tuomas is the Metal Mozart.....hello from part of the Nightwish Army, South Carolina, USA.....

[@josephely5782]

FYI: All Scandanavian flags have the same cross configuration; just the colors vary. Norway, Iceland and Faroe Islands differ slightly in having a border around the cross.

[@jaskau2462]

🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇧🇻 🇩🇰 🇮🇸

[@VivK-Real]

🇦🇽

[@jayachi9154]

Great reaction to a great band Charis

[@KaiHellmann]

I time 8:49 you hear Finish🇫🇮 melancholy… Tuomas keyboard man…

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

The whispers are indicative of what people with certain serious mental health issues ACTUALLY experience - we typically call them voices. Often associated with schizophrenia or severe depression. This song is personal - it's about Tuomas (keyboard player). When Tarja Turunen was fired ( in 2005) as lead singer, there was a huge backlash from people he thought of as friends. Even a member of the Finnish parliament publicly criticized him. This song is such an emotional roller coaster that when Anette Olzon was singing it and she had received notice earlier in the day that she had lost a custody suit, she broke and ran from the stage crying during the performance. Empuu and Marco (the only original band members left at the time) go to check on Tuomas during the song. Essentially, this is a suicide expressed in music. If you've ever stood on that edge, this is a very emotional song to hear. The poet is Tuomas. To be fair, the way Tarja was fired was the problem. Tarja was leaving anyway in a year. NW could have been looking for Tarja's replacement, held a press conference wishing Tarja well on her planned solo career, etc. Instead, she was fired in a letter criticizing her - then it was published humiliating her. If they had even just stopped at the letter handed to her, it would have been better. Publishing the letter was a bad idea. NW did learn their lesson though. When NW fired Anette, it was private. Even though Anette made a stink, NW never responded to press queries and it went away reasonably quickly. Anette's style really didn't fit. There were song's on the Dark Passion Play album she did fit ("Bye, Bye, Beautiful"), but never really this one. "Amaranth" was good also. "Scaretale" was well suited to her. Marco did "Master, Passion, Greed" masterfully, but it was never performed live (Tarja might never have spoken to him again if he had). MPG was aimed straight for Tarja's husband, and it was brutal - the heaviest metal song from NW.

[@frenkwd1]

Hello The song "The Poet and the Pendulum" is a 13 Minute journey through the mind and turmoil of Tuomas Holopainen after the year 2005. It was in that year the band parted with their long-time singer Tarja Turunen and had a personal falling out with her. The pain of the separation was big on both sides, and shown in this song. There is the responsibility that the band and Holopainen had to show towards the fans,. It was the End of an Era for them, and reason for Holopainen being lost as described in these lyrics. We can only of course to a certain degree suppose how much of these are truly Holopainen's feelings, wishes and pains - but we do know that the lyrics of Nightwish have been up to then very personal. Other songs on the album also digest this separation and falling out of the members with Turunen. This is one of the interpretations and i know lots of fans do not agree, they just need to read the open letter that was given to Tarja by the whole band at her last concert with Nightwish, where they fired her. And the main reason that Tuomas went through a depression was that specially the Tarja fans where furious and showed that in the media and everyone was blaming Tuomas. (the fans spit on his grave). He felt the whole world was against him. However personal and "real" these thoughts are, I feel like this song definitely takes us not only on a journey with Holopainen but also into ourselves. The music underlines the emotional gravity of the song extremely well. And I believe a lot of people can actually relate to a sense of guilt and being overwhelmed that all they desired for is the safety of home and innocence. While being personal, the song can still ring true to it's listener. That's a quality Nighwish possesses in many, many more songs. The emotional journey is one we can all share and very few bands know how to put that journey into song and especially into sound as well as Nightwish does. The band remains through all it's shores and Oceans, one of my main favourites and I hold special place for the band in my musical heart. I hope you have enjoyed reading my analysis and share some of my thoughts. If you do have any comments, please feel free to let me know. And remember the beauty of interpretation is that it is subjective; we can see all and feel different things in the same song and continue to love it endlessly. Lyric analysis by Annika Hausen Greetings from the Netherlands

[@edteller5821]

Maybe you should consider listening to Therion. Try Via Nocturna from the 2007 20th anniversary concert in Budapest.

[@jasonmarshall7572]

Thank you for an enjoyable reaction.

[@PeTeR_HaNsSoN67]

It's the Finish flag :)

[@monksuu]

You meant Finnish, right? ;) The finish flag has lots of black and white boxes.

[@okiejohn3925]

@@monksuu 😂

[@randalljones4370]

Color-grading faded the ducksquad. RE the song (dang... mistyped that a few times) Part one's words hit hard. Tuomas' story aside, so many of us have to pout on a thick skin when dealing with others, yet our task in life takes us out into the midst of people who really don't like us (as a former engineer, I/we could hide in the cubical or office, away from others... engineer-careers often draws introverts and isolated peeps... but now as a dentist, I'm forced into yer face one-on-one, and about half of my patients have some fairly severe dentophoboic tendencies... nothing like violating the personal bubble of someone who really wants to run away... ugh, what a life... luckily, I'm a cruel, unfeeling bastard (lol) and I don't take the hate to heart... that's why they are here seeing me, rather than the person who made them this way in the first place) 13 minutes in, Theatre Kid opens her eyes and... "Swedish Flag? ..." funny thing to do from a bunch of Finns (blue and white, btw). @17:45 Floor mixes a note for the bats in the audience. Ducks nearly faint. Jus giving you grief. It was fun to watch you find your own path through this song... it can be rough on those who are having tough times. You took this journey well. LOTR... sure why not... it spares the tears.** Stuttering is fine. Unsettling, it can be. **Cripes, I'm feisty today... sorry, TK. ... perhaps an evil Yoda, too... what more would you expect from an EngiDentist?

[@sumonjamal1653]

Peter says... Check out the live version w/ Anette Olzen, who sang the studio version after she replaced Tarja in Nightwish in 2007... 😈

[@richardmead5969]

by the way the child in time phrase was a song by Deep Purple in 1970, which led zep and lynard sknr copied for the slow song and then fast and then low finale. you should check that song out. they were pioneers of ROCK

[@laatdovahkiin7405]

It's funny. These people dont feel music.. they listen to music.

[@ShadowRyu]

Now you HAVE to listen to the version where Marco sings the whole song himself. Chills and even more emotional

[@CharisSellick]

Obviously in a different key right?

[@ShadowRyu]

@CharisSellick yes and no. Marco can match floors notes, however they recorded it with Marco cause they had not yet found a replacement singer after tarja left. In my opinion, the version with Marco singing is a touch better than floors performance of it

[@ceeslam8281]

It is in fact the Finnish flag. All the Scandinavian flags look alike, only with different colours. 😄

[@CharisSellick]

The fact I didn’t know that is crazy

[@viggostenvard9906]

Love your energy! Gonna subscribe and see if I stay❤

[@shotdoctor5869]

Please still do a reaction to a Tool music video. Stinkfist and Parabola are both great options. ☺️✌️

[@glenngunnis6642]

Welcome back to the ranks!🤘🎸

[@marikkijylha6572]

It was a Finnish flag

[@sondebueu]

15:35 not swedish (yellow cross over blue) or norwegian (blue cross over red) flags.. that was the flag of Finland (blue cross over white)

[@KaiHellmann]

The littly boy who was whispering is Tuomas and his toughts…

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 well done Charis

[@jorgensoderlund6772]

It's the finnish flag with a blue cross on a white background, the swedish has a yellow cross on a blue background, norweigian flag has a red background with a white cross if i'm not misstaken.

[@Mischnikvideos]

The flag is definitely not Norwegian. This has two crosses placed one above the other. If the colors are halfway right, it's a Finnish one. That makes sense for a Finnish band.

[@CharisSellick]

Yeah I know all of that. I am just foolish lol

[@christophschmedes5975]

Nightwish make a long Pause from 2 to 3years when you like to hwre more Nightwish get the Nightwish vidios from 1996 to 2001 this are old visios with the tarja Turunen

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Pro tip: if you adjust KZbin subtitle options to have 0% opaque background and 0% opaque window, and then apply outline character edge style, you'll get a much nicer looking subtitles.

[@MegaDog555]

lets do this 🐕tissues ready go

[@justitia257]

Great Song

[@robertsheeler321]

The Poet and the Pendulum was written after firing Tarja the original singer. She was the face of Nightwish at the time, and Tuomas (Keyboards) wrote this and considered her a muse to many of the songs he had written at that point. They had also grown up in the same city and knew each other since early childhood. Some say Tuomas was in love with her but only Tuomas knows that for sure . All the band members decided together to fire her for acting too much of a diva And her husband & Manager was stepping way outta bounds concerning the band business He always wanted more money , only big paying shows . According to all the band members, Tarja was missing lots of rehearsals and would not even travel with the band anymore. Tuomas was painted as the devil by many fans, Press and even politicians. He went through a deep depression. He even considered ending the band . He wrote The Poet and the Pendulum at that time, and actually kills himself in the song. He said he killed himself in the song at the 10:00 time stamp , as to kill the pain he was going through . To this day every time he plays it, it takes him back to those feelings, and shows on his face. In the last part, Mother and Father, words are said to him that his real mother & Father said to him at that time of his deep depression. One part that touches me at the end when the guitarist Emppu and bassist Marko, the only other two involved with firing Tarja (that were still active with the band at the time of this show )were standing with Tuomas at the end in solidarity and love., NOTE : the 1st two words are (The End) and the last two words are (The Beginning) representing the end of the 1st era of Nightwish and the beginning of the next era

[@eddiec1961]

Good reaction thanks, in my opinion nightwish don't create songs they create productions and pore their heart and soul into them.

[@emersonlebron2399]

Linda e simpática 🥰

[@cesaralejandro7725]

Can you react to the music video creeping in my soul by cryoshell?

[@paisa20]

Thanks

[@hayatofury8580]

It was neither the Swedish or Norwegian flag, it was Finnish flag. regular occurrance in Nightwish growds

[@PetrCobra]

"Don't be a Peter" - well excuuuse me, princess!

[@CharisSellick]

🤣

[@birdbranch]

The flag is Finnsh ❤

[@johnsullivan659]

floor is a superior woman

[@sretePtraB]

Anyone who doesn't agree that Floor is one of the greatest vocalists of this time, is an idiot for lying to themselves.

[@petrikontkanen7664]

nightwish live end of era high hope marco sing good song and phanton opera song

[@andrewdash5426]

I have a bit of a laugh to self whenever someone says a Nightwish song sounds a little similar to LotR. 👀😉🤭 IYKYK

[@CharisSellick]

WHAT DO I NOT KNOW

[@dallassukerkin6878]

I am sure someone already noted this but that flag is the Finnish one; definitely not Swedish ... millions of offended Finns ready for Talvisota :D And it always breaks me when watching this that his friends go to stand with him at the end

[@CharisSellick]

yeah.... I will take the L on this

[@dallassukerkin6878]

@@CharisSellick :grins: Fear not, it is likely I only know because I was in the process of emigrating to Finland when the Brexit vote hit and wrecked my plans :(

[@Marcogtx]

Even Charis did not speak during the last part...

[@CharisSellick]

I take this as a compliment

[@Marcogtx]

@@CharisSellick It was supposed to be. 👍

[@wgiraud9376]

I know this is way too late, probably, but the Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, and Danish flags are all identical except for their colors. There, I've said it anyway. Cheers all.

[@Songfugel]

Btw just to clarify since your expression was so shocked, the r**e part means being mentally abused and taken advantage of, not literally Also, Nightwish is Finnish, not Swedish

[@darksparda07]

still waiting Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage react

[@Michael97Moore]

Me too bro

[@RockYuo72]

Yuo are too positive people watch this =)

[@сергейгорбушин-к6ф]

boris walieha pictures like

[@AntonioSimonSagues]

Hi Charis, how are you? I wanted to know if l can recommend some songs for you to reactions. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😊🤘🏼🇪🇨

[@Riksi80]

No. It was not a Swedish flag. It was a Finnish flag.

[@CharisSellick]

Yeah idk what’s wrong with me lol

[@Riksi80]

Happens.

[@janmoorlagable]

it was written for Annette, too bad you didn't do that performance. The original

[@ksal5379]

This song was written before Anette joined. There is a demo version with Marco before Annette.

[@biglew1161]

the whispers in the beginning are barely audible. I feel like it signifies the talking of the fans and media behind his back very well.

[@manuelmorante9465]

👍👍😎😎🤘🤘

[@masterrubyan2976]

It's the Finnish flag....

[@richFilosa-pr9bw]

It's hard watching when the reactor is giddy about the song and video. This is a dark passage through pain.

[@gsparkman]

8000 views and only 1000 Likes? Why?

[@CharisSellick]

Life is not fair

[@FrancoUnAmericano]

Most people probably never "like" things. I only touch the like/dislike if it's something that i don't like to make it less likely that i see similar things.