5K Special! | Nightwish | Poet and the Pendulum | Live at Wembley | Reaction 

Wow, I'm blown away by the response this video has received already. Sorry if I can't respond to everyone's comments. Massive thanks to everyone for their kind words and sharing what this song means to them. This was emotional for me as a NW-newbie so I can only imagine what it is like for long-time NW fans. It's wonderful that we have this platform to share our love for this art and how it gets us through tough times. I feel like this song encapsulates what it means to turn something negative and tragic into something beautiful, inspiring and uplifting. Like Tuomas and his 'Pendulum' let's hope we can turn things around and get back to good times soon! I appreciate you all. ❤️

The emotion in Floors voice and face when she sings Mother and Father hits me in the chest like i have been kicked by a horse every time.

When Tuomas is singing along "Try to save them all," it just dissolves me into a puddle of sobs.

You are in good company... we have all cried with this song... many of us have cried many times. It was a generous gift that he gave us this song, because we can all use it in our lives.

In over 30 years of listening to music there NEVER has been a band, a group, a singer, a choir or whatever, that could get me so emotional.

When Floor sings the last bit, her voice just cuts right through me.

The way Floor delivers "spitting on his grave as they came" never fails to give me goosebumps.

This song is the best of the best.

Dear Thomas, don´t shame for your tears, this not the last time you have tears in your eyes hearing this song. I crying every time seeing this video.

“My camera cut out”, just as you were wiping a tear from your eye. A likely story... 😉 hahah

The part during the concert where Emppu and Marco go over to Tuomas to give support, gets me each time I watch it. That last part, part V is titled Mother and Father for a very good reason. As with everyone who's experienced something devastating on an emotional scale, as humans, we go back to our foundation, where we feel safest and protected... home. Part V has the words from Tuomas's mother said to him when he went home, it's one of the reasons that he asks for all of the vocals taken out of his ear mix. As with all emotional trauma's in life we have to eventually stand up, dust ourselves off, and go on. To fully encompass moving on, cleanly with a fresh start, we have to forgive. This is encompassed so beautifully with the ending lyrics of this song. "In the end I will always love you....the beginning." Ultimately it was God. To me though this album is a masterpiece, for the simple reason being that it helped me through the devastation of being diagnosed with Stage 3 Pancreatic Cancer and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and all that followed at the age of 31. I was a Nightwish fan from the beginning, back when you could ONLY find their music at the "International Music Section" at your local FYE or BORDERS because NO ONE else had even heard of them, but it's also why I'll always be a Nightwish fan. Thank you so much for doing this reaction! As always, listen, appreciate, and enjoy!! God Bless!!!

firs of all, thank you for this brilliant reaction. What always gets me is the way Floor portrays the emotions in this song. Because it isn't her emotions, it's his. It's Tuomas's. Also, I have a sister who is highly sensitive, so I know what a toll it takes to open yourself up to feel these emotions, and then having to turn it off, to do the songs that came after justice. It really takes a strong persons to be able do that, and not be consumed by what everyone else is feeling. Because when you open like this, in this situation, you feel everything, you feel the emotions of thousands of people.

The look that Floor has when she looks at Tuomas in the Mother Father section. U can hear that Floor sounds mad at the spitting on his grave.

To see Tuomas sing along to mother and father. Guts me everytime. Knowing those words are what his parents actually said to him.

It's a very emotional song about depression and nobody conveys emotion in songs better than Floor. However, every time they showed Emppu's face he had a big smile and that always tickles me. 😀

good job !! fun fact.........Tuomas, Floor, Troy and this dutch cheesehead all love the same brand of peated whisky, you drank it in style, no ice, pure and a decent glass........ slainte !!!! i toast to you with a Laphroaig 10 yrs.... btw hop over to the reacticide soon to read the many thank yous, you earned ............ grts from a dutch cheesehead living in Germany aka Ronny Fender

Master piece...amazing the soul genious composer Tuomas

Never fails, every time I hear Floor deliver Tuomas's words I cry! She brings all the emotion he felt to life

'Front row seat in Tuomas's mind' That is exactly how it feels to hear and see this!

The theme of the song can make you cry, the lyrics can make you cry, Floors voice can make you cry, the level of mastering each of their instruments can make you cry, the performance of the song by each band member can make you cry, the composition is so damn epic it can make you cry, the bandmembers care for Tuomas can make you cry. It's just a song thats makes you cry - in sadness and in respect and because of the pure beauty of all the components combined. That's what really defines a masterpiece!

What's amazing about this song is that everyone with a troubled mind and hard moments in life can hold it as its own. Tuomas helped a lot of people to go through the disappointments and desperation they got at some point during life, with a single song. All the feelings are there - sadness, anger, despere, love, hope. This song helps me to look into myself and find a way to keep going.

Thank you for sharing your own emotions. Not a dry eye here. Not even after hundreds of listens.

The verse "In the end, I will always love you", gets me every time.

It wasn`t written for Anette. The first time they recorded this song it was sang by Marko

I never get tired of seeing someone fall in love with Nightwish's masterpiece and your evaluation of it was fantastic too. Keep going good Sir and rock on.

Nightwish and a good whiskey....perfect match!

The last part gets me every. single. time. It's just unbelievable.

Every time at the final part I tear up. Madness!

Ты такой зайчик ❤️ Туомас чертов гений. Слушаю Nightwish уже 15 лет. Каждый раз как в первый!

if you notice, Marko and Empuu go over and stand near Tuomas at the the end in support as the child's voice says "A new beginning..."

You did yourself and the song justice. Well done Thomas.

Very good! Most reactors who don't research the why of the composition fail to understand the words are Tuomas', and how he felt after everything "hit the fan". Also, as the song ends, Marko and Emppu are with Tuomas in solidarity and the last notes Floor sings have so much empathy in them. You can see the compassion on her face. I am always in tears by this time. When Floor finishes the last note, she turns her head from the crowd, towards Tuomas, making sure he is okay. Only then does she turn back to the crowd and say "Thank you". That's when I break.

Nightwish Army cries ......Nightwish Army here, the northern outpost of Nightwish imperium reporting in.....tears are flowing when this song appears on our radar ....every time....

One of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

The Greatest Show on Earth - Most epic song ever. Poet and the Pendulum - Most beautiful.

I'm crying like a baby everytime I earded the song, Tuomas know how to make us feel he want, the metal Mozart is not enough to describe his talent. Thanks Thomas for the video. Crying hug from France.

Being very sympathetic person as you are Thomas, this song hits you very hard into your core. I feel you. I have watched this million times, and have tears in my eyes every single time. Every time. How Tuomas was able to pour all his pain into this song is beyond me. Combined with amazingly skillful and compassionate band members, with Floor's unworldly signing, end result is this masterpiece of all masterpieces.

I still get tears in my eyes in that 'father and mother' part. Every fucking time! This is more than music.

Tuomas said that he saved himself by doing this song...but maybe not actually from suicide but mentally. He also said that he really thought to end Nightwish back then. But fortunately he did not....and new beginning came. This just tells you the meaning of that moment in 2005. It must have been hard for him to perform this and maybe therefore Emppu also checked his condition in the middle. Remember that Emppu is the only original member with Tuomas left (Tarja being the third to found NW).

Amazing reaction from an amazing person, we all have been in that emotion. Congratz on the 5k, you deserve it for sure. Cheers.

Three and a half years listening to Nightwish, and seeing this video probably 300 times, this song stabs me in the heart every time....The tear always appears when that beautiful women, (with such emotion), performs this song....At 76 years old, I would have never thought there could be a better band than Pink Floyd....Six, now with the addition of Troy, are by far the most talented musicians I have ever heard....Floor, Floor, Floor, the finest female voice on the planet....My wife and I can't wait until we will finally get to see Nightwish when they come to New York next October....Just hope thee ole ticker holds on until then....To you Thomas, and to all Nightwish fans throughout the world. have a Blessed Christmas...........

In this song everybody can hear what a Genius Toumas is. You can changed the parts to every place in the Song, but the real beginning of this song is the end "Mother and Father" ,if he come back from the concert End of an Era,after they fired Tarja.

OK dude, Tank was the last of my fave 5 reactors to do GSOE, and now you’re the last of my fave 5 reactors to do Poet, which is good, cos now I don’t have to watch it anymore and endure the emotions associated with it. Great reaction bro 🤘🤘. This next bit was posted to another reactor about a month ago by Hythix, so I ain’t taking any credit. “Here’s the thing about Nightwish man. They may not be everybody’s fave band and they don’t need to be, they may not be everybody’s fave sound, and they don’t need to be. But, they are home. they are where you go to when everyone else let you down. They are family. You go a week or two without any Nightwish, listening to everything else but them, and then your first song back with them will have you in tears without fail each time. They don’t need to be the best, or even your favourite. But they are the most important.” ❤️🎶🤘

man I'm a 47 year old man and i've listened to this and seen this video a hundred times and The pacific always starts to get me choked up, but I usually shed a tear or so when Mother & Father starts.. sheesh.. such emotions in this song

Thomas : «I'm holding back tears» just before mother and father part...I just wanted to tell him «Prepare yourself to let them flow»

You also might notice that, in the called out 3 minutes, the lighting-girders above the stage start to angle down A LOT. It becomes obvious at the beginning of Chapter V, when they obstruct most of the upper screens before slowly raising again. They "cage" the band, with others saying they symbolize a blade coming down.

..... to see your face hearing this lyrics and this sentimental song... confirm my feelings when I hear this MASTERPIECE for the first time.. and every time when I see this performance.. Tuomas touch every little cell of my body...

I feel you...I can't listen to this song without tearing up. Mother and Father always gets me...in the end, this is a feeling that many of us can relate to...in the end, we just want a place to feel loved and feel safe

Best reaction to this song so far! Great research, great understanding and love it when the person truly feels it. Much love to you 💙

This song is sad but also so beautiful. The first time I heard this song with Floor, I got some tears in my eyes. And I still have that feeling with this song. Now you understand why Floor is our Qween. She's everything with the rest of the band, of course.

"Sorry my camera stopped working", Translation ( I had to replenish my box of tissues) Tis ok my man!

Thanks for your great reaction and congrats with the 5K! Heard this so many times already and I love to see how people react to it for the first time. Still tearing up btw every time the mother and father part starts.

Let your tears out. Crying to this song means you understand the song in all phases and you understand thoumas feelings. Everytime i hear this song iam gonna cry because my Soul got taken away to be with Thoumas and stand by his side. Thoumas is a wizard of creation. A Masterpiece which lives forever

Greetings from Finland 🤘🇫🇮💙 I've been their fan since band's early days...love them...

Yes her voice can melt an ice burg.

Thank you, sir 🙏🏻🤘❤️🇫🇮

"Mother and Father" gets me every time. Letting yourself open and become vulnerable in this section takes a lot, but feel it's worth it. People have so many different reactions and emotions to it. The last conversation I had with my mom before she died was her telling me to keep looking until I find peace with myself (lost much of my independence and struggled to accept it) and will always have her love standing with me wherever I go. So, this part just hurts so bad, and I cry for a long time. But, crying can feel relieving.

This is my favourite Nightwish song! And it always gets me. Always! Thank you 🌷

To hear something so beautiful come from such a dark place is incredibly moving. Every time I hear it I'm moved to tears. Never be ashamed of being moved by music. There's not a lot of things in this world these days that can move you but music is certainly one of those mediums~

'swaying blade my lullaby' 'the blade will keep on descending' ... the tears will not go away .. tough song to listen to .. I have a feeling 20 30 years from now this will go down as Floor's best performance with Nightwish .. thank you for this reaction ... you are one of the better ones ..

We all cried. This song is raw and visceral in emotion and tragic yet hopeful in a melancholy way.

dark passion play part of the song is one of my favorite parts all of nightwish. just everything of it but especially the start. man that part gets me going.

Im no longer embarrased nor afraid to acknowledge that this song hits me hard every single time,because i have a long history and solid experience with suffering from depression myself. There has also been massive panic attacks,so listening just to Tuomases own words,makes so much sence to me in a weird way,like people who hasnt experienced it really wont understand. But imaging waking up fighting yourself day by day,until complete exhaustion and then some. Heavy depression doesnt really have any timeout,nor does heavy panic attacks/anxiety. They will beat and kick you while you are exhausted,just wishing for a 5 minute break. Breaking down your own mind and mood,and then your motivation and will to live etc. It is a type of hellhole i dont wish upon anyone,at least not anyone with something good in them. Strongest moment for me is when Tuomas from the top of his lungs,sings his own parents words towards the end. The look on his face,his entire body language just breaks me. But he has competition with powerhouse,the Valkyrie goddess herself fighting to hold her tears back at 22:25 followed by her extremely toned down,emotional "thank you" at the very end. She is allways much louder,more energetic,positive. But it makes perfect sence,Floor had just recovered from depression and a burnt out state of mind,when Tuomas invited her to join them in 2012. If anyone could relate to Tuomases pain and suffering,it was Floor. You can see her looking over at Tuomas,making sure he is okay after shes finished singing. She would be too emotional by looking over at him while singing. She wanted to do his song justice,and OH MAN did she deliever!!! Not gonna ignore Marco on this song either,Tuomas composed and wrote him the perfect parts once again. Marco was furious with everyone that bombarded Tuomas with hatred and blame after the whole collision with Tarja and her awful manager and husband Marcelo. Like the guys in Nightwish im not too mad at Tarja in all this,i just think her husband was behind most of it,kept pulling Tarjas strings. Because they noticed a sudden change in her attitude,on tour,on studio recordings etc. The ones that gets the most lyrical hatred? Marcelo..... But thats a entirely different song lol.

Even if you normally can't do much with Nightwish, you can still claim after listening to this masterpiece that it is something quite extraordinary, which is very rare in this form and which can definitely compete with the "really big ones".

I really love your honest, soulful reactions. This work is genius. Delivered by great artists, amongst them a siren calling us home to our innermost feelings. Epic. Congrats with the 5k. You deserve it.

The song itself says it all. 5 parts, 5 stages of grief. Tuomas must have a weird love-hate relationship to this song. An absolute masterpiece, but also a story of a different version of him. Glad he has managed to move on and Nightwish with him. Thanks for another reaction

One of their masterpieces...

I'm not gonna cry, I never cry, never never never never never never never.🤡 20 minutes later...😣😵🥴😕😓😢😭😭😭😭😭😭 Such a powerful song.

🤘🤘❤🤘🤘😁✌🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Fantastic!!!! Congratulations on 5k!! Well deserved!!!!! Time to ride the emotional rollercoaster once again!!!! 😉

Mother and Father always gets me. One thing I didn't notice when I saw this video for the first time is when Mother and Father starts the band is all gathered around the drum set except for Tuomas. He was off to the side by himself. Isolated and alone. It's like a visual representation of how he must have been feeling during all of the chaos following Tarja's departure from the band and the ensuing fallout. When I first noticed that it was like an emotional gut punch. Maybe I'm reading too much into it and maybe it was pure coincidence that they were in one area and he was off to the side but that's how it struck me and you know...a picture...a thousand words.

YES!!!! This is about the best reaction I’ve seen so far to this composition. I know it’s over a year old today, but I absolutely loved it. Perfect amount of research and understanding for a first time listening. Great job🤘

Thank you for the research and the great reaction for this Masterpiece. Stay safe. And tears....... it’s inevitable

Dear Thomas, i am so impressed by the way you have set up your channel, and how you do this, giving it all, in your reactions and showing your inner emotions. You are a very sensitive man, so real, so human, and so sincere. It is just as touching, as this exceptional live performance you are reacting to. I really enjoyed it. And the high quality of your footage, the lightning, the camera positions, (you use two camera's now, which is a lot of extra editing) the layout of the total screen, man you really know how to do this. I watch a lot of reaction channels, but you really stand out to all the others. Big compliments here. My congratulations for reaching 5000 subscribers, you deserve it, and if you keep up this quality, your channel may grow to 50.000 subs or more in the future. Really inspiring. Thanks very much for all the work and eye for detail you put in all this, and the song and band member research you do before you start shooting your vid. As said before, you feel like a brother, i so synchronize with your feelings when listening to this song, and it even feels good when pinking a tear away at the same moment. Poet and the pendulum is not a song, it's a symphony, a masterpiece, at the level and category of the greatest classical compositions of the greatest classical composers humankind has ever known. For me, it's one of the deepest songs ever written and composed, and in this live recording, one of the best live performances ever put to stage in human history. In summary, these extremely gifted artists, let us feel en experience what it means, to live this very short moment in time on planet Earth, as a human being. Keep up your good work my friend, and all the best wishes to you and the future of your high quality channel. Thank you.

Awesome reaction and thoughts! Tuomas is genius, the way he writes music is just unbelievable, but he is also great lyricist, what a package! I've been Nightwish fan since 2000 and Oceanborn, they instantly became my favorite band, cause this blend of powerful metal, symphony and opera just blew me away instantly. Dream Theater was my favorite band up to that point, they are still in second place. So when it was announced they are parting ways with Tarja it was devastating cause this magic was suddenly broken, we thought that's the end of it, what a shame. Especially when Tuomas brought Anette who couldn't sing any of that magic from first 5 albums we all thought that's it, game over. Thankfully then came Floor and resurrected Nightwish and brought that magic back. But yeah, it was really sad even for us fans, so it is impossible to imagine how it was for Tuomas, and not just the pain of having to part with her but also all the stress that accumulated prior to that moment and then also all the scrutiny that came from the outside. But there is certainly one great thing that is result of all that misery, and that is Poet and the Pendulum! :)

It's okay to tear up. I've watched this performance at least 100 times, and I still can't help tearing at the end.

Opening Section : Lead boy soprano: Guy Elliott; later on spoken part about Tuomas erased text: is 2nd boy soprano: Tom Williams, both courtesy of the Reigate St Mary's Choir School

Spot on....tears every time I hear it...😥👍🤘

Seeing someone react to this helps me re-experience for the first time. The depth of the music is part of what ties us all to Tuomas and Nightwish. Loved your comments on the music as usual but this "reaction", IMO, goes way beyond. This has to be one of the most empathetic reactions to this song I've ever watched along with. Thank you for what you prepped and brought into it as well as what you shared throughout it. Much appreciated.

Top Song in my opinion.

Great reaction. The use of the Cello, particularly in part III, adds another level of sadness to the song. What an amazing piece.

Ist a real masterpiece this song and it made me literally every time cry specialy the parts when floor sings with her angel like voice 👌 great rection dude 🤘🤘🤘

Glad you loved it as much as we hold it in our hearts as Nightwish fans ... the superlatives are endless for this band. Cheers 🤘

No shame in crying to this piece of music....it moves mountains of feelings and if it didn't, you wouldn't be human.

Thomas, when this album was released in 2007, I listened to Nightwish, but wasn´t paying attention to all the things that were going on around the band. So when I bought the album (the first ever I bought from them) I didn´t realize the gravity of it all, and especially the importance and meaning of this huge song. I just enjoyed it as a really unbelievable masterpiece that I liked to listen over and over again. But now, as I found this whole reactor scene on RU-vid, I learned a lot, and now I see the song in a completely new light. So I kind of understand what you felt during this reaction, especially given that you seem to have strong sense of empathy and you combine that with love for quality music.

That is some great whiskey you have there my friend. This song was very cathartic for Tuomas and the whole band. It was a way of killing off and burying the emotional anguish that this incident caused for Tuomas. A piece of him died and was buried. I think the chants by Floor at the end represents the cries from the grave of that piece of Tuomas that died. Kind of a lost innocence. His dream of Nightwish was in the balance and he needed to find a way to move forward and rediscover his love for writing to reignite his dream that was and is Nightwish. He does have difficulty playing this song live. He often requests that the vocals be removed from his monitors. Loved your reaction Thomas. You did a wonderful job with this song as usual. Love your passion and good natured approach to these videos. Well done my friend. Peace.

Thank You

Awesome awesome awesome reaction brother it's cool to let it out ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE I'm a US Marine and it had me teary eyed. This band is absolutely phenomenal. Well done sir.

"The Poet and the Pendulum is the first song in Nightwish's 6th Album, Dark Passion Play. This song is one of Tuomas' most personal songs, dealing with Tarja Turunen leaving the band and his feelings of it. The song at its time was the longest Nightwish song in duration,and is now the second longest song only to The Greatest Show on Earth. Clocking at around 14 minutes. The song is divided into 5 sections, each with different themes and styles being applied: White Lands of Empathica, Home, Pacific, Dark Passion Play, and Mother and Father. There is a demo version by Marco Hietala, with even darker lyrics. "

Thank you my Friend, all your Fans waiting for this reaction. I am sitting here and counted up the seconds.

Mr. Pearson your reaction was so compelling. I was with you every second.

Best wishes from Bulgaria, Europe!

Cheers for the " This is my favorite band" 🥂 Mine too 🖤🤘

Emppu and Marko at the end went upp to Tuomas like REAL friends and show solidarity to him in his difficuld time ! Floor (sitting) looks upp to Tuomas her eyes saying "sorry but you wanted me to sing like this ,,i feel you Bruh"..

I have watched this soo many times at first was struck by the incredible music but now i get enveloped by the emotion and cry every time . NIGHTWISH ARE AWESOME !!!!!

Thank you❤️🇫🇮!

Christmas (🇫🇮heavy❤️) "Tulkoon joulu", Raskasta Joulua 😍, kiitos!

Cheers mate, another heartfelt and sincere reaction, loved it.Over the last year they have become my favorite band and I am over 50, is there ever been a band that can your attention like Nightwish I don't know of any, I don't know if I have said it before, but I have watch their big 3 songs about a thousand times and still love them, not bad considering I have only been in to them a year.

Hi thomas, as always thank you, with every nightwish song you have great reactions but this reaction is beyond expectation. This song is so emotional and beautiful, so phantastic performed by this amazing group of people. thanks again.

With all the creativity, Toumas implies a 3 minute deadline within the song, that is uncanning, I mean one has to build to a point.. mark.... and then put some wonderful music with serious meaning, related to the song, not just 3 minutes of random banter, and, then , 3 minutes, boom, hit the nail on the head ,mark...! And it’s all under control for Nighwish, so amazing, because we all know they can power out the music if needed but it’s so powerful without being crazy! If that makes sense 🤣, maybe I’m crazy 😜

"To translate that pain into something so beautiful" Somebody's been watching Doctor Who ;)