KPOP FAN REACTION TO PINK FLOYD! (The Great Gig in the Sky - Part 1) 

Clare Torry is a guest vocalist known by Alan Parsons, when she came in to do this the Pink Floyd band members told her to think about sad things and death and scary things! She started off by doing ooo baby ooo baby and the band members stopped her and said that's not what we really want. On her own she decided to make her voice as though it was another instrument and came up with this brilliant vocalizing in one-and-a-half takes!!! It represents the five stages of grief following death: Denial and isolation, anger, bargaining then depression followed by acceptance!! If you listen to it really carefully you can feel the changes in her vocalizing which represents those stages of grief!!! Like many of the other commenters are saying this is only part of the story!! Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety is really a journey basically from birth to death and everything in between!!! Lock yourself in a room, turn all your electronic devices off for 44 minutes and lay back and listen and you will get the story!!!

This is why this album was in the billboard top 200 for 14 CONSECUTIVE YEARS !!

The interpretation a lot of people bring to this song is that it is supposed to represent the stages of grief, until finally accepting and passing on as the song fades.

This album is a timeless masterpiece. One of the greatest of all time and should be listened from beginning to end to appreciate.

Here’s a mind numbing fact; Dark Side Of The Moon was on the Billboard charts for 736 weeks. That is not just a few weeks like most pop songs are on the charts but years from March 17th 1973 to July 16th 1988.

Goosebumps and tears. Every time.

I'm 65. I bought this album when it first came out when I was 14. I wore it out and two more. I wore out two 8 tracks of it including the quadraphonic verison in my 65 chevelle when I was 16. I then wore it out out on cassette and got it in CD when I was older. It is, by far, the greatest album I've ever listened to and this song ...I can only call it one thing. Haunting. Still makes me tear up and not much else does.

Ah yes, the performance technique known simply as, 'Sending It'. She just unloads absolutely everything, and unlike regular mortals, her 'everything' was completely stunning.

Everytime i listen to Pink Floyd i forget how long they´re in business, or have been. This piece of music is an icredibly 50 years old.

I was 14 when I bought Dark Side of the Moon in 1973. I put it on my turntable, turned on my black light, plugged in my headphones, laid back on the bed and was transported to another dimension. Truthfully this record is best enjoyed listening from beginning to end.

this is such a beautiful song, but you really should check the full album to get the full context, its a complex album and if you listen the songs alone you don't get the same feeling, the blend of Time with this song, Money and Us And Them, or the finale with Brain Damage and Eclipse are little things you wouldn't notice by other way, the singer is called Clare Torry, its a really amazing singer and funny enough she didn't got the full credits of this song for a long time and got them after a little legal battle as far as i know, but anyway you really should check the whole album, beautiful video btw, i wanna see the second part rn :)

I don't think most people appreciate just how fukn good this vocal performance is.The amount of control and nuance she imparts with her voice, is unmatched. Iv'e never heard ANYONE duplicate this.

Clare Torry is the woman singing

"I don't know what to say". Agree 100%. Those vocals reach way down deep and touch something un-nameable. Touch it and holds on. A masterpiece.

The Great Gig in the Sky -This is one of those songs that I am glad you did the original studio version. Clare set a standard with this one and other singers want to sing it. The story behind the recording of this song is fascinating. For one thing , Clare quit half way through a 3rd take and left not knowing they liked it. You can find interviews of Clare Torry and at least one member of the Band on RU-vid.

The story behind 'Great gig in the sky'... (Late) keyboardist Richard Wright had written this piece of music which Pink Floyd rehearsed and recorded in the studio... but they didn't know what to do w/ it. Roger Waters (bass) didn't have any lyrics for it. They decided to ask a session singer Clare Torry to come into the studio and played it for her... and asked her for input. She first thought about what she normally did when putting backing vocals and sang words... But Pink Floyd told her they didn't want words - just vocal lines... Torry said she thought again and improvised a gospel-style vocal delivery w/ the music, using her voice as an instrument... Pink Floyd loved it and kept her vocals as it is on the record.

The greatest concept album of all time, it's amazing that from 1973-79 they released 4 such monster classics and you need to listen to ALL of them non stop with a good set of head phones, a little wine maybe and some quality marijuana.

Great reaction. The song is about dying Fear Acceptance Peace If you listen really carefully as the third section starts you can hear Claire Torry whispering " if you can this you are dying". You don't need words to feel a Pink Floyd song and this is the proof.

This and Shine on You Crazy Diamond are my favorite songs from Pink Floyd... the feels bro

Goose bumps? Welcome to Pink Floyd 😊 She is Claire Torry

And .... The ''Vocals'' were all done ...AD LIB ! ! .... AMAAAAAZING .... I assume 'By Now' that U have Listened to the WHOLE ALBUM .... A CLASSIC .....

Let’s not forget what the little tone shift at the end of the track is. It’s finally accepting death and passing on.

This is possibly the greatest non-spoken vocal recording ever made. More than once in a lifetime and generation.

""I'm not frightened of Dying Any time will do, I don't mind Why should i be frighten of Dying ? There's no reason for it you got to go sometime ."" If you can hear this whispering your dying " Pink Floyd The Great Gig In The Sky ,

There is a reason this is one of the greatest albums ever. It is designed to be heard as a single piece but the songs can stand on their own.

"so relaxing" girl doesn't know she's going to be send to another galaxy

nearly EVERYONE has their own "HOLY SHIT" moment when listining to pink floyd.

After listening to this song since the 70s my band mate brought this album over and some 1970s mind expanding libations 😁😮 and we listened to this album for a while month that night.and when the lady starts singing she is scared and fighting death. Then in the middle of the song she sees it's not that bad. Then in the end she comes to terms with it and now is at peace.. Now I died my self in 1975 I was 14 be and some friends jump a fence at a horse farm they had to big lakes. The first like was beautiful and manicured. The 2nd lake was just a lake with a small boat that looked it would sink any second. It was I think 6 of us kids 14 to 17. And one of the guys jumped out of the boat and somehow the boat flipped over not a big deal happens all the time everybody laughing that day I had on super bell-bottoms and cowboy boots I could swim like a fish even with bell-bottoms and boots the lake I say was 20ft deep I just hit the bottom and push my self up. When I hit the bottom to push up it felt like something grabbed my legs so I start kicking and it just got tighter I just could see my friends looking down at my the water was muddy I felt down at my feet and realized it was bob wire I tried as hard a I could I been under for several minutes then I couldn't hold my breath anymore I drowned as I'm looking up at my friends this brilliant white light started quickly coming to me and in a split second I'm standing on the beautiful hill in front if this beautiful person his eyes was shooting beautiful bright light at me and it felt so good full of love. That's all I'm going to say about that now because there is so much more. To get back to this song. Where she struggled with dieing. In my case it was as fast as you blinking your eye.😮❤

Any Time I saw young People react to Pink Floyd and these young People perceive what for great Musik Pink Floyd create, I´m lucky and you have listen only of one Track from them and I think there are more then 20 other Masterpieces of Pink Floyd. Welcome to the real World of Musik and Pink Floyd! Once captured by Pink Floyd and you didn´t escape then at all! You are on the Floyd Yourney now, very bals you notice that Pink Floyd Musik is very unic and a great experance for very Cell of you Body and hits you to the very pure Core. No other Band cam compare with Pink Floyd, they are the Top top notch of Musik and only compare with great classic musicians and composers. Beleave me you are lost for only hear basic Musik, now you are Floyded! "The Great Gig in the Sky" composed at 1973 and this Year the Album "Dark Side of the Moon" has 50th Anniversary, so you listen to a Track that is 50 Years old and so aktually and relevant at the present Time. The Woman that sing is Claire Tory, when you want to see and react to "The Great Gig in the Sky" you must watch it from the "Pulse" Concert from Pink Floyd, I think you will blow away. I wish you great fun, goose pimples and emotional moments with Pink Floyd and othjer Tracks from them, continue the Floyd-Yourney and you become wiser person and gather more experience. If you want tao ask me, witch other Tracks from Pink Floyd are Masterpieces, I will tell you! I´m a Pink Floyd Fan fpr decades and have seen some Concerts of Pink Floyd. Nicely Reaktion and greetings from Germany.

You can't listen to this album like an ordinary album. Every song blends into each other, Great Gig in the Sky is a mere "chapter" of this track. I call Dark Side of the Moon one song because it really is just one song. I didn't like the album when I was younger and played random songs from the album, but the first time I heard it front to back it became apparent it's one of the best albums ever written, beautifully mixed for a now 50 year old album. There is no other album like it. They were on some magic shit when they wrote this.

Bravo to you for not fearing death. its an inevitable and beautiful part of life. great reaction, great song.

Awesome song from a timeless great album! When you have time, you should listen to the whole Dark Side of the Moon album in a row, it's an absolute masterpiece! By the way, I love your reaction, dear Rana, and you are so adorable to watch:-)❤

65 and still get emotional. Even binge watching reaction videos. A masterpiece. Another their Meddle album, especially “Echoes” and “Fearless.”

The perfection… with nothing extraneous 😌🌊🌎

Greatest album ever made . Hands down.

A true artist can make you feel the emotions with only music.

So, you let music truly do it's magic, kiss and hold your soul and take you to a different plain.

Rana you do me the greatest honor by reacting to my suggestion. I have heard this song so many times and to this day it still touches and moves my soul. I knew without a doubt that you would feel the same way because you have such a beautiful, caring and insightful soul yourself. As always, take care Rana and a MILLION Thanks you's for reacting to this. You touched my soul by doing so❤

When Giddy says, "Very relaxing" at the beginning, I smiled. Get ready. Things are about to change. The song is about death. I guess for some people that is very relaxing.

I recommend dogs or Shine on You crazy diamond

they make it seem so easy but the amount of Breath and vocal control is amazing !!!!

@GiddyKitty 6:45 "She made my face feel numb..." Comfortably Numb? That's the name of another Pink Floyd song, BTW.

I am not afraid of dying,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Great Gig in the Sky " . Get it now ? WIth Pink Floyd the vocals come through like instruments and the instruments come across like vocals.... It is the magic of the band .

Her name is Clair Torry & she completely improvised that in only 2 & 1/2 takes during her session. You can hear her talking about the entire episode here on RU-vid..

@GiddyKitty - there are a whole bunch of us on the "kicking depression in the xx" caravan who are rooting for you. You are not alone. The warmth that you feel is the love from everyone everywhere.

This is about truth. The begining mellow stuff is the lie we tell ourselves about dying. We even hear a vocal telling us that death is no big deal. Then Clare Tory comes on with her wonderful vocal and levels the truth of a person dying to us with her incredible singing. Death is pain, anguish, sadness, grief, and finally exhausted acceptance. Nobody wants to die, but everything we tell ourselves about death is a lie to get us through living.

Kudos for listening to the studio/album version. "Gonna be one of those mellow, chill songs" LOL Great reaction. Thanks for sharing. 😘

People will still be listening to this in 200 years time.

The song is about a person in the last moments before death. It's their last song. The last moments of a musician's life

When words just won't do, there's always Clare Torry.

A mellow chillout song? One of the things that Pink Floyd does so well is lure you in and then rip your soul apart!

Listen to this album lying down in a dimly lit room & just feel into energy, it’s powerful. 💜

More than almost any other, this epic needs to be heard in it's context as the pinnicle of the album. It always hits, but nothing can prepare you for the effect when it lands in the middle of "Dark Side...". Reminds me of when Tony Williams finally confronts the entire Drum Kit on "It's About That Time" by Miles. The softest of killing blows.

Not in Hawaii anymore, are you....?

Pausing this feels like an icepick to the forehead

The song is about death. Denying it. Running away from it. Being confronted by it. Being angry at it. Being terrified by it. Until finally accepting it. When she starts singing, Death starts chasing her. You hear her reaction. The emotional potency of this music once was fairly widespread among popular genres. That’s why we Geezers say Modern Music has no soul. We honestly would love to hear your generation do BETTER music than we had. Waiting… 🦗🦗🦗

Congratulations you got the right version with Clair Torry doing the vocals. The album was released in March of 1973 but was started in 1971 and was worked on till the release date This album is considered one of Pink Floyd’s best works Roger Waters states it’s an expression of political, philosophical, humanitarian, and documentary that was desperate to get out. Pink Floyd went to Allen Parson for a female vocalist to perform the Great Gig in the Sky and he suggested Claire Torry (one of the best vocalists ever). Clair was guided by David Gilmore who told her the cut was a song written about life and the inevitable descent into death without using any words Clair was to convey this, This was when Clair decided to use her voice as an instrument and did a one take doing this and left the studio not knowing if Pink Floyd liked it or not thinking she had failed it wasn’t until the release of the album that she new her cut was used the problem was that Clair Torry was not credited as a co-writer and was not credited for any royalties which she sued for in 2004 and won. She received an undisclosed amount in the settlement. The album went to #1 on Bill Board and sold over 45 million copies it stayed on Bill Board's top 200 for 33 years

This album is 50 years old this year. Absolutely amazing..

They guys were not even 30 years old, creating this masterpiece of the millenium

For decades i thought the singer could only be a black girl but discovered she wasn't. What an incredible performance. It seems it was done in a couple of hours and she was payed 30 pounds for her job. These hours became very special hours. Timeless classic. She's the star but let's not forget the guys especially Rick Wright for creating the song, the pedal steel guitar works well too. Others sung it too,reproduced her part but she created it,she improvised it.

it stirs the soul.

Originally, The Great Gig in the Sky was just an innocuous track that was meant to fill in the blank space at the end of side A. In your opinion, is there a better way to fill an empty space?

Every year when I go on holiday I find a sunbed, butter myself in factor 30 and then lay back to listen to the WHOLE album. The entire thing, end to end. Then I do Bat Out Of Hell. The two bst albums ever made.

as we always used to say, you don't listen to Pink Floyd - you experience Pink Floyd.

Who else has this lined up for their funeral 👍 this and comfortably numb ……should go down a storm

That is Claire Torry - in her Prime... She recorded that in two takes and didn't even know what it was for...

Thank you for your work.

I'm saaaacribing, because you're fun and like great music 😊😊😊

and not one word but so many feelings

Pure female soul. Love it.

Well, Pink Floyd is ... Pink Floyd (The Dark Side of the moon, in its 50th anniversary. Greetings from Santiago de Chile)

Watch this paired with the Wizard of Oz. And I always heard the second set of lyrics as "I never said I was afraid of dying"

This song, when I play it loud and actually listen to it, makes me cry. Almost every time. I'm a 55 year old dude.

It is so different to kpop... The Lyrics are set up in the start.." I am not afraid of dying". The rest is what you imagine and feel. Brillant.

Clare was only paid $30 to make what was supposed to be practice/foundation track. She didn't know they used her vocals until after the album was released. She later won an undisclosed settlement and got credit after filling a lawsuit.

Probably PF's *least* popular album is Atom Heart Mother, because side A is just experimental stuff. But side B is off the charts, the fully symphonic Atom Heart Mother Suite, with serious vocals, brass instruments, and it overwhelms even symphonic musicians.

Dark side of the Moon è un album che racconta la vita e le sue problematiche in ogni tempo. THE GREAT GIG è la quinta traccia e fu proposta a Clare Torry dai Pink Floyd dicendole di cantare senza parole ed improvvisando a suo piacimento sul tema della morte dalla paura alla resistenza ad essa alla lotta ed infine alla resa e all'accettazione .

This is about dying - the intro is a massive struggle to continue to live and the latter half is about acceptance that death is arriving

Great reaction!

"... holy shit ...what? ... what the actual ... I don't know what to say ..." very well said.

A legendary band with legendary vocals from Clare Torry. Astounding. I still tear up listening to this after 40 years of owning this album.

The BEST LIVE version of The Great Gig in the Sky is from the 1988 Concert Film Delicate Sound of Thunder from their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour (1987-1989) By the Backup Singers Rachel Fury, Durga Mcbroom and Margaret Taylor No other LIVE version comes close to their rendition ~greetings from Gotham ✨ aka NYC

Please watch the live versions! Especially PULSE.. Seeings is believing 😊

i like to think of myself as a rough and ready raggy assed construction worker but this girls voice turns me to jelly. if it doesnt have the same effect on you check your pulse to be sure your still alive

❤❤❤ Pink Floyd!!!

The more I listen to Led Zeppelin and The Beatles, the more I appreciate the genius of Pink Floyd.

Let me remind you that this is the only album in the record Guinness.

And if this is not played at my funeral I am not going.

That my dear is the magic of pink floyd

The _ONLY_ song that makes me cry.

I don't want to speak disparagingly of Kids These Days (because I listen to modern music too) but some of these reactions make you think they'd never heard real music before. They're constantly surprised and blown away by a craftsmanship that used to be more prevalent and commonplace.

Ohhh its sooo nice to witness this new generation discover what a great music/album/performance sounds like...

I'm only 4 minutes into your reaction, but yep, you have a soul! ❤

You look beautiful with your Sunday outfit

You Better not Die! We need you.

Sam Brown's version is also epic along with David Gilmour

Nobody: GiddyKitty at 1:16 :so relaxing... Literally 1 minute and 35 seconds into the song...🙀 3:08

You no longer fear death because you’ve been listening to metal.

It’s good expand your music taste, Pink Floyd is one of the best producing bands of all time... listen to more song’s it’ll change you.

yeah. it's called talent