FLAWLESS! First Time Reaction to Pink Floyd - "One of These Days" 

"One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces" must be one of the best lyrics in a song without any lyrics. Also, Pink Floyd is not ahead of their time... They exist outside of time, timeless, immortal

Nice reaction Stacey, The lyric is "one of these day's I'm going to chop you into little pieces" I saw them twice on the delectate sounds of thunder tour in 88 and they were just amazing. The drummer Nick Mason now tours with his own band A saucerful of Secrets who play old Floyd pre Dark side and this is off Meddle and I saw them last Wednesday when they finished with this. If you get a chance to see them then do as though not the full Floyd experience they are really amazing. Highlights for me were See Emily Play, Atom Hart Mother, Echoes and Set the Controls for the Hart of the Sun. They had also managed to lift Sid's vocals off a demo tape from an unreleased song from before they had a record deal in 1965 and with modem tech played Sid's vocal and they played the music.

Great reaction, Stacey. We saw this show live in Philly and when this song ended (ending the first set), one of my friends commented that we needed to go to the box office and give them more money, since we had clearly underpaid for the tickets. And we still had the entire Dark Side of the Moon album (set 2) and the encores still to come. I saw them 5 times on this tour and have been to over 200 concerts. To this day, I still believe this to be one of the best concerts of all time.

This song is the last song before the interval . Shine on you crazy Diamond ( concert version ) is the first track and Run Like Hell is the last song. The inflatable pigs heads are a reference to Pigs on the wing track from the Lp Animals as no track from that LP is in this concert

Another band I think you'd like is the Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia is like the best father tens of thousands of fans got to have. Good starts would be "Box of Rain", "Sugaree", "Terrapin Station". Really hard to limit starter songs.

Part of this track refers to the theme of 'Dr Who' - the world's longest running TV sci-fi series - written by Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire using ground breaking techniques.

it does have lyrics..they are " one of these days, im going to cut you into little pieces"///////God bless Pink Floyd

Yes, this is an early "proto-industrial" track I figure (the original recording is from 1971). I first heard it aged aroudn ten or eleven and the mix of stark sound and dramatic groove in it impressed me for sure... :) "Meddle" is a great album and it was a pivotal point on the road towards their big 1970s albums, Dark Side, Wish You Were Here and so on.

Their second set opener when I saw them in Stockholm 1989 😊

It wasn’t the end of the concert. It was the intermission point.

I could watch Stacey do these reactions forever.

This is my fav. Concert from Floyd.

I was there it was lije the mid point of the show i realy think you would be amazed withe the last song of the show its called RUN LIKE HELL ITS BAD ASS CHECK IT OUT

The late great Richard Wright. RIP you absolute genius.

I am a simple man. Stacey reacts Pink Floyd, I run and watch! Thank you as always, you are wonderful...

The show that I went to in 1994 in Columbus Ohio this is the song that ended the first half of the show. When the first explosion took place and the pigs came out. A guy behind us stood up and yelled "the F'ing pigs are going to kill us", and the ran out of the stadium! My uncle looked at me and told me never to take drugs!

''One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces'' that is the lyric 🤣 and ''run like hell'' is the last one

''One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces'' is drummer Nick Mason’s only vocal contribution on Floyd´s classic studio albums.

Outstanding! Your Pink Floyd reactions are so fun to watch. Your smile and laughter brighten my day.

the 1st song of Pulse concert is Shine on you crazy diamond .. and the last song is Run Like Hell .. good day to you 😎👍

Pink Floyd.... either you get them or you don't! Stacey gets them.....we had so much good music in the 70's....

Fun fact: Nick Mason fondly remembers when he played this song back in Pompeii, the film director had lost a lot of the footage of the other players, so what we get to see most was his drumming

Flawless performance. This was the closer for the first half. After break they play Dark Side in its entirety. Props to Guy on the bass! And of course David on slide. What a show!

Nobody ever mention Nick Mason what a drummer and so calm

This was the opening song for Pink Floyd at the 1972 Second British Rock Gathering, in Germersheim, Germany! And ever since, it is my favorite PF song! I don't drink coffee, so to get going in the morning I put this on and turn my amp up to 11! 😊 Glad you liked it....🎵

Have you noticed that no other band has tried to replicate their style of music, because they can’t because they are awesome and one of a kind

The Floyd dark trippin’ w/ Dr. Who!!! 💎😎

"One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces" A song about bacon. Not really. They used to have a sound tape of a British DJ, Jimmy Young, who used to talk and talk and talk trivial nonsense. They cut up the tape into sections and used it in concerts. That was the basis of the idea behind the title. The Doctor Who theme was later incorporated into it. The bass theme was Rogers idea, but when he was out of the studio, David recorded the bass parts for the record. The Pig was first used for the Animals tour, and used to fly out over the crowd on a wire. This was repeated for the Wall shows during Run Like Hell, and One Of These Days for the Momentary Lapse tour, when it was the first song of the second set. I was there for two of those gigs (! ) and at one of them, it was right over my head, dipping towards me. Quite scary. I was also at one of Earl's Court Pulse shows. The set list varied, some nights they played all of Dark Side Of The Moon. The night I was there, One Of These Days closed the first half. I was about a third of the way back from the stage and could feel the heat from the flame jets at the end. One of my top five concerts of all time.

I wish I could hear Pink Floyd...for the first time. Been listening for decades....and still love them as much.

Their first set closer. The second set was entire DSOTM album and 3 encores.

At the Montreal concert, this song was the 9th played, right between "Keep Talking" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)". You're absolutely right about the audience remaining seated and focused during the songs, but loudly expressing their appreciation at the end of each song. I saw this concert two nights in a row at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, and I certainly don't regret it, it's the best show I've seen in my entire life.

"One of These Days (I'm going to cut you into little pieces)" is from the Meddle Album over 50 years ago. When I first heard this song in my teenage years, this song sparked my imagination of an ongoing and bitter battle between an evil wizard and a vengeful barbarian who lost his woman to the evil wizard, where the battles always ended up in a stalemate between the two and they would retreat to heal and regain their strength, and battle again on another day. The bass at the beginning of the song is the barbarian mounted on his horse, with his wolf companion running by his side through the dust and wind (Richard's keyboards) of the plains, to get to the dark castle to face down the wizard who is inside. Meanwhile, the wizard is busy raising up an army of skeleton warriors with his necromancer spells (which is the sound of the Daves guitar, and Nick's drums) to defend himself and to defeat the barbarian. As the gate of the castle is breached, the barbarian shouts out, "ONE OF THESE DAYS, I'M GOING TO CUT YOU INTO LITTLE PIECES!" and then the battle ensues between the barbarian and his wolf versus the wizard's skeletons. The wizard stays back behind the skeletons, weakened by the amount of magic he used to put up his defense against the barbarian. The barbarian sees his woman imprisoned (but ALIVE!) behind the wizard, and becomes excited, but also enraged that she has suffered for a long period of time. At this point, Dave's guitar, Richard's keyboards, and Nick's drums kick it up several notches to denote the epic battle as the barbarian and wolf fight hard against the skeletons and peeling them off one at a time (by each rollover of Nick's drums), until Dave's very last note where he finally dispatches the wizard with the last swing of his sword. I will leave the rest of the story to your own imaginations!

The bassist Guy Pratt is the son of British actor Mike Pratt, best known for his role in the 1960s show Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).

Hi Stacey! New sub here and absolute Pink Floyd/David Gilmour fan from Idaho. You should check out David Gilmour "Live At Pompeii" from 2016. David was the first live performance at the Pompeii Amphitheater since 79 A.D.!! 22 years after "Pulse", David Gilmour puts on a performance that is simply amazing! Also, you should listen to "A Boat Lies Waiting". This is a tribute to the late Richard Wright, Pink Floyd's piano/keyboard player.

The instrument David is playing is called a "peddle steel guitar". It is used a lot in country music. Of course David Gilmour plays it amazingly. And the one line of words in this song is "One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces".

Great reaction Stacey!! Nope - that's intermission! Set 2 was the live performance of the entire Dark Side Of The Moon album. What a way to end set 1! The concert opening track was Shine On You Crazy Diamond! My jaw was on the floor seeing this song's performance for the first time! They really ramped up the sonic bombardment over the studio version! Special note to Dave on this - yes, I love his 'knowing' smile during this performance - he's probably thinking 'oh boy, just you wait, we're going to go CRAZY!!' (in the most British way possible). And yes - that bassline is beyond fire! Cheers!!

The band were big fans of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's electronic music and sound effects output at the BBC that began in the late-1950s, early-60s. The Workshop were group of electronic engineers and mathematician at the BBC that used old electronic machines and scientific reading equipment to create special sounds. They're most famous for the 'Doctor Who' theme, realised by Delia Derbyshire back in 1963. PF have said that the DW theme really made an impression and influence on them in their early years that they incorporated a small section of the theme into One of These Days to pay homage to the theme, Delia and the Workshop and can be heard at the 3:35 mark.

Me again! It's probably been mentioned already, but in case it hasn't, the bass player is Guy Pratt. It's an understatement to say this man is talented, but what you may not know is that he had a very famous father; Mike Pratt who was an actor/musician/song writer and starred in one of the best crime detective series to ever grace our tellies over here, which was Randall and Hopkirk (deceased).

The spoken part "One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces" is a Nick Mason distorted voice.

This was an absolute highlight when I saw them on that tour. 100,000 people screaming and pointing at the pigs in amazement. Keep it coming Stacy. You're ready for Shine on you crazy diamond. Bom bom bom bom...if you know, you know fellow Floyd fans

hello stacey 😁you can fangirl as much as you want with PF 🤣

Pink Floyd are not from this planet , they built the Pyramids . So funking way ahead of their time . They have defined my childhood and growing up ..Nothing comes close . ❤

I‘m recommending „keep talking“ once again‚ you should definitely try it it’s from the same concert.❤

You might want to know that David Gilmour is going to play 3 or 4 shows in both New York and California later this year !!!!!

I feel so privileged to have seen them live in person in Madison, WI, and especially to hear them play the Doctor Who for me. I mean us. And in the rain!! But we didn't care. Incredible musicians.

When you think this is a 1971 track off meddle, so far ahead of their time. I was in this croud for this recording at earls court London 1994..... This was the end of the first half of the show

I'll explain David Gilmour's style. Guitar Magazine back in the mid - late 90s wrote: David Gilmour is The Undisputed Dean Of The Compound Bend and has practically Perfect Note Placement. His solos are not technically difficult Note wise, but to be able to bend and release is difficult to mirror. David Gilmour said, not verbatim as I'll try to explain, that he plays his solos, mainly, as if like an Opera Singer. Play a note and bend it in certain ways and shake it and release like an Opera Singer. Dave Mustaine of Megadeth said, David Gilmour can take one note and bend it in so many ways where many other guitarists have to use the entire fretboard to do so. Something along those lines. About David Gilmour's mouth movement as he plays is because he is actually singing in his mind and actually moves his mouth muscles as if he were singing it and then relays it to his fingers in order to achieve the sound and or sounds he is wanting to make and or perform. For example, studies have shown that when a person is annunciating a word or words in their mind their trachea and larynx, maybe just larynx, moves as if talking. A great example of David Gilmour singing the notes that he is playing is in the song, (Best Acoustic Song Ever) Wish You Were Here short solos. I was 15 years old when the Pulse Tour was happening and I heard a commercial for it. When I heard the voice of David Gilmour sing, in the advertisement, "Ticking Away The Moments That Make Up A Dull Day...." I thought, WHAT THE HELL? I went out and bought The Dark Side of The Moon Album. I just went straight to the song Time. Then, when I heard that guitar Solo of his in the song Time, I thought.. okay.. time to pick up a guitar and start learning. That Solo is considered a Masterpiece of Composition. Not technically difficult to play, but again... He is and still is The Undisputed Dean Of The Compound Bend with practically Perfect Note Placement. Hence why many people say, "Damn! He can make that Guitar Sing!" All my life, I never understood why the 2nd (last Solo) of Comfortably Numb was never #1 in Best or Greatest Solos of All Time. However, finally a few years ago it became The Greatest or Best Solo of All Time. If you understand Music and Math, that Solo can be played Indefinitely. (If you don't get tired) It goes from B down to E and repeats. David Gilmour in an interview said something along the lines of, "The structure of the music allows me the freedom to just play." To end.. David Gilmour admits that he never was a fast playing Guitarist. Does he really need to be? (rhetorically asking) 🎸 ❤🎉 Stacey, I follow you now because of your reactions to Pink Floyd... ❤ Alice Cooper said something like, "Pink Floyd is Here... While everyone else is over here... " In an interview showing with his hands the separation of... No one is like nor ever will be like Pink Floyd.. 🎉 ❤😊🎉 Roger Waters said that David Gilmour has a Very Powerful Voice ❤

You really need to see keep talking from the same concert. David plays the guitar through his mouth.

David's face reflects the fact that he knows he is the best in the world

This is an overlooked gem. My favorite Pink Floyd song.

I was there! Earsl court London October 1994 was amazing! 🎉

Experiencing this song, at this show, on the last night of the tour, was the moment I shifted from liking Pink Floyd to being a fan.

@3:36 Gotta love Tim Renwick's Dr Who guitar sample!

The very early PinkFloyd Songs are soooooo Psychedelic....... 🥳

Me...1994 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse NY...seated close to the stage, but off to the left side about 12 rows high...tapping on someones shoulder..."Um, you see giant pigs with laser eyes staring at us too....right?" Only could happen at a Pink Floyd show!!! 😂😂😂😂 I was only drinking and maybe breathing some concert aroma....with the lights and incredible music....I was starting to question what I was seeing! Those pigs were scary as heck from where I was sitting, the one on my side would have been in my lap if it didn't stop!!! At it keep looking around like it was looking for the person it wanted as a snack after "One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little peices!" This was the first concert I ever left feeling like I didn't pay enough for the experience...don't recall the ticket price....but, I would have paid 10 times the amount and not felt like it was enough for the incredible memories.

Love David and all of them! Since I was a teen never grew tired of them!

You need to get yourself a dvd copy of Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii. The menu is a bit tricky to navigate but the full concert is amazing.

This song marked the end of the first half of the concert. The second half was the entire Dark Side of the Moon album.

The intro for the concert is called "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "One Of These Days" wraps up the first half of the night; then, "Speak To Me/Breathe" opens the second half and "Run Like Hell" is the grand finale. Indeed, "One Of These Days" is the first song of their album Meddle, tho. Considering you fangirling to David's glances and faces, I highly recommend also checking out "Remember That Night", "Meltdown Concert", "Live in Gdansk", "Live at Pompeii" and "Live in Wroclaw". All of those are concerts from his solo career.

I think One Of These Days was the last song of the first half of the show. And yeah, the pigs are a callback to Animals - there's a giant inflatable pig on the Animals album cover (which started drifting off during the photoshoot but that's another story!) and I think they used one during the Animals tour as well.

You have the chance to see David Gilmore live in His upcoming tour in the US this October, it’s will be one life time opportunity and an extraordinary experience for you, I am just advising, thank you for your beautiful videos

Forever Pig Could Fly

Please react to Dire Straits, Sultans of Swing ( Alchemy Live ) and The Stranglers, Walk on By. Both are great!

Love your reaction to PF as always. I just scored tix to David Glimour's show in NYC this November!!!! So excited. Will be my first time ever seeing/hearing him.

Only Pink Floyd could right a song that just a dueling bass guitar with one line of lyrics "One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces".

6:23 'what else can i say?' What about those lyrics - :one of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces". It's like she's oblivious...

Marooned "The Division Bell"

In a previous video you said that David is coming to the US. You should consider attending one of the concerts. Be aware that he is 78 years old and maybe it's your last chance to see him live.

This is one of PF's 'freak out' songs.. One of These Days, Interstellar Overdrive, Careful with That Axe Eugene, Astronomy Domine...

Could you please react to pink Floyd keep talking, it’s from the same pulse concert and is one of the best performances you will ever see

I grew up in Cambridge, lived here most of my life. Syd was the science pupil of a teacher friend of mine; I'd see him walking around Cambridge from time to time.

That was wild when they came out at the concert I saw, at the end they jump out and deflated on the ground. Side Note Gilmore has a new album and is going to Tour with it and I read that the Bass Player is the only former player that he is rehiring. Ya when Gilmore puckers up, he's workin' hard, lol

Guy Pratt is the bassist, an all-world session player who has toured with PF and many other A list acts over the decades. He'll be with David on the Luck and Strange tour this fall as well. At one time he was Richard Wright's son-in-law.

The concert was not called Pulse. The tour wad called The Division Bell Tour after the album they were promoting at the time. Pulse is the name of the Live concert album recording this awesome concert in London in 94. I was at one of the concerts during that tour in Philadelphia, PA on the 1st night of 3 nights. Each night varied as far as the songnlist. But pretty much was very close to the list for the concert on the video. The Pig idea came about a round the Animal s album tour. There was one Pig that would fly around above the audience during specific songs. I believe, As a result of the lawsuit between Roger Waters and the rest of the band. Dave and co. couldnt use the original Pig, so they used a variant of the pig and doubled it for the tour.. Its actually a warthog. Pigs in stereo. . In the middle of the song (if your a fan of the show Dr. Who) you will hear the theme song interjected. The song is at the end of the first half of the concert. The stage lights come on and Dave informs the audience of the intermission. The words you hear are spoken by the drummer Nick Mason with his voice slowed down and modulated. He says "one of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces." First track on the Meddle album. Same album as Echoes. Echoes is the last track onnMeddle.

Amazing, love this song...That was from the end of the first part of the concert...SO excited every time you react to Pink Floyd check out "yet another movie" from the delicate sound of thunder live tour back in 86-87...

Thanks, Stacey. Great reaction! Hey, I love those hexagon lights on your wall. Where can I buy them?

I saw them in 1994 and this was the setlist =================================== Set 1 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) (and part VII, Recorded for "Pulse" live album) Learning to Fly High Hopes (Recorded for "Pulse" live album) Take It Back Coming Back to Life Sorrow Keep Talking Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 One of These Days Set 2: The Dark Side of the Moon Speak to Me Breathe (In the Air) (Recorded for "Pulse" live album) On the Run (Recorded for "Pulse" live album) Time (Recorded for "Pulse" live album) Breathe (Reprise) (Recorded for "Pulse" live album) The Great Gig in the Sky (Recorded for "Pulse" live album) Money Us and Them (Recorded for "Pulse" live album) Any Colour You Like Brain Damage Eclipse Encore: Wish You Were Here Comfortably Numb (Recorded for "Pulse" live album) Run Like Hell

Dave just released a new music video today from his new album. The song is “Between Two Points” with his daughter, Romany on vocals. Love it.

What a Wonderful Reaction! Thank you so much. I think the two connected songs "Brain Damage/Eclipse" from the PULSE Concert too, will take you even deeper into the Pink Floyd universe.

On my top 3 Pink Floyd song! If you love that kind of song from PF you realy need to try A Saucerful of Secrets from Ummagumma album (it's a wonderful live version) Trust me, you will not desappointed.

Just jamming. Pink Floyd style

I was fortunate enough to see this tour in Vancouver. Hard to believe it was 30 years ago.

Other Pink Floyd bangers to react to "Have A Cigar" and "Welcome to the Machine" is a must. Great reactions as always Stacey.

Gotta do SHEEP (with lyrics) 🙂

Saw 5 times , always felt sorry for the people that sat up front. Pulse first song was "Shine On". #1 Version to watch Pompeii 1972 which was a lot of drums, #2 this one and Pompeii again in 2016 which start with a instrument I have never seen. One of the shows at the end they push the pigs out of the tunnel. the pig on the Animals sleeve broke free but story goes that a pilot radio the tower he just flew by a 50 Ft. pink pigs. Dave announce his up coming tour Madison Square Garden 4 days, Hollywood Bowl 3 days, Inglewood Cali. 1 day. Stacey if you were there it's beyond anything. As many just sat in silence when it was over.

The original vocal line was by drummer Nick Mason which was then slowed down and run thru numerous effects to produce the dark, creepy vibe.

Saw them live in 1994. "One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces" was an aggressive response to an English DJ who used to belittle the band and ramble on about useless info. This song is off the 1971 album "Meddle". Check out, "Keep Talking". Dave uses a talk-box I think you'll find interesting.

You've hit the nail on the head Stacey with the Floyd audience the beginning cheers and whistles sitting an watch and listen then cheers again, that's what true fans do in the UK for a Floyd gig. At times people who don't know the rules stand up and are immediately told to sit down in no uncertain terms if they don't. I've been to many Floyd concerts in my 67yrs and only once a whole lot of the crowd started standing up they soon had the rest of the arena telling to effin sit down. 😂

The only thing I like better than watching the Pulse concert, is watching you watch the Pulse concert. If there is a band on this planet worth "Fan Girling" over, it's Pink Floyd. Floyd on!

The bassist is Guy Pratt. He's still playing with David Gilmour.

8:43 Fangirl moment David Gilmour my man !

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This song and "Run Like Hell" are two of the best "pure rock instrumental" songs in Pink Floyd's repertoire. All the musicians have their time in the spotlight, but Guy Pratt's (bass) performance is especially noteworthy. All of them "kill it," and who was it who once told me that a steel guitar (Gilmour) had no place in rock music?

Guy Pratt is on the bass, he is richards son in law

Pink floyd was the first concert I saw I saw this show in Raleigh nc. And ever concert since is judged based on this show.

The bass is played by Guy Pratt. He was part of the "touring band" after Roger Waters left the group. He performs with David on his solo performances after 1994.

This is the track that closes the opening set., and they close the show with "Run Like Hell". Simply incredible. BTW, this was the opening song on their album "Meddle" (which closed with the epic "Echoes"), the album that prepared them for their masterpiece "Dark Side Of The Moon".

PINK FLOYD 🖐️🇲🇽😏✊

I can attest to the fact (4 times actually) that during their shows when this song started the entire stadium was vibrating and thudding from the speakers, combine that with the mesmerizing light show and for those of us in a certain state of mind, it was an experience without equal, nothing else is even in the same universe. These people (as a collective) know what they are doing, and most importantly, why they are there. Pink Floyd will live forever.

Hi Stacey! Another great Pink Floyd reaction, this song is the opening track from the Meddle album.