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and every time he hears it again, he will "get it" in a different way, still amazes me and I heard when new...never gets old , even when you know every track on the album, what comes next, and every nuance...yet, it stills gets you
@@alansmith7626 It still gets me so bad I can't even properly watch these reaction videos because my own reaction is still strong enough that I have to close my eyes through some parts.
It's like she's dying and her soul doesn't wanna let go of this life, so the soul is screaming and kicking, and then slowly the soul accepts it and goes peacefully... It makes me cry every time.
Back when I was in high school listening to this, my friends and I all thought Clare Torry must have been a black R & B singer because it sounded so gospel-like. Little did we know she was a British white lady just winging it.
Totally! Great observation Ryan. You made me realize that watching Jamel_AKA_Jamal sharing his experience & see his heartfelt reaction, I become a born again Pink Floyd fan. In fact I feel that way every time I watch him experience & reactions to music that is a part of my personal soundtrack. I’ll become a born-again fan of whichever band by watching the effect they have on him. Reminds me of how I felt the first time I’ve heard all the different great artists that he’s been reacting to. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to articulate how the feelings I get watching Jamel_AKA_Jamal’s videos. Now I have a good analogy. Thanks for that Ryan!
He's hooked. He's done PF before and expressed his admiration and enjoyment of the band, the music. Head first down the rabbit hole lol. With you, in spirit.
A part of me is jealous of someone hearing this song for the first time, having grown up with it. It still never fails to touch my soul. Yes. We are just listening to this lady let her soul sing.
Claire Torrey was called up in the middle of the night to go put some vocals down for some rock group. She showed up with curlers in her hair. The guys in PF told her basically what the track would be about, she put on her headphones, and then sang. The first take, she used words - "baby", "oh yeah", and such. The guys asked her to do it again without any words, and she did THAT. In one take. She left, thinking they weren't happy because they just said, "um, okay, bye." But the truth was that they were so utterly flabbergasted they couldn't say anything else. It was perfect.
errr,not clare torry i'm afraid. She was booked and paid a session fee and then buggered off home true enough. Years later,she was rightly credited and received an "undisclosed" sum from the bands mgmt. Fuck me,I'd dine out on that forever. The live shows needed TWO singers to cover the entire range that Clare managed on her own.
There’s actually two versions of that whispered lyric. The one most people think it is: “If you can hear this whisper, you’re dying.” And what she actually says in the sample: “I never said I was frightened of dying.”
"Great Gig in the Sky" has got to be one of the most beautiful tracks with no words ever done. Clare Torry is the greatest most under-rated vocalists ever.
Listen to it, with the Wizard of Oz playing. Dorothy opens the door into color, with Money. It is crazy how it matches up ftom the beginning of the movie. RU-vid it.
Vinyl is really the best way, CD's break up the flow of the music with their stupid time stamps. The songs seem to bleed into each other on vinyl. It's like the producers of CD's have no respect for the music, same is true of the Beatles Abbey Road and any theme album from the past.
Like most people of my generation I played the album literally to death back in 73. Usually lying on the floor in total darkness and at non neighbour friendly volumes! Welcome to the real world brother. Now you can see how good we had it back in the 70's! Albums like Dark Side will never come again, not from todays so called musicians anyway!
It's a great album, but I feel sorry for you and your close-minded ignorance towards newer music. Just because you've lost touch doesn't mean amazing albums aren't still being made, you just stopped listening.
In 1973 a girlfriend (believe it or not her nickname was Moonie) gave me an 8-track tape called Dark side of the Moon, I had heard the song Money on the radio but never really heard of Pink Floyd. I never had heard an album where one song lead Stright into the next song Kinda like a long playing single. Needless to say, I became a Pink Floyd fan. The very first time I heard "Gig in the Sky" I thought to myself , I just heard a woman tell a story with out saying a word. I just turned 70 and I'm still amazed. Thanks Moonie where ever you are.
That is pretty much my husband’s realization while he edged closer and closer to death. But for him it was denial that he was dying, then anger and finally acceptance. For my beloved there was no moving on. That is my part, if I can ever manage to do it. It’s been two years now and I still have him dwelling deep in my heart. Thank you for your words...most people just don’t get it. 💕✌️😌
@@blondelebanese9922 I lost my wife to Parkinson's this past January after 20 years of marriage. She is still in my heart and mind. It's not been long enough. More time, much more time to process, to accept the inevitable: She's not coming back. On an aside: Did you get your s/n from Thievery Corporation? Love that band.
"so we're listening to this lady letting her soul sing" is pretty much a perfect description. Claire Torrie wanted to use her voice as an instrument for this song, and reacted and interacted with the music.
I always saw this song as a musical version of the well known “5 stages of Dying” that everyone goes thru when they know death is imminent. I’ve seen it first hand in my work as a first responder: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance The beginning of the song, the loud, hugely emotional part where she’s belting it out so is her going through the first 3 phases, she’s in denial that it is happening and then is angry about it and then finally trying to say no! Wait! I’ll do this or that differently if I can just have a second chance... then in the second half her tone changes as the song quiets and becomes more mellow again as she turns to the last 2 stages, depression and finally acceptance... just an amazing song
In fact all together it was 917 weeks on Billboard 200, almost 18 years. And whole album is a story that begins with first song and ends with the last. To understand it you should listen whole album together with transitions between songs. PF like to play with many layers and changes of rhythm, speed, stiles, different sounds that all makes sense and contribute to depth. Pure art.
I'm almost 59 and Pink Floyd has been part of my life since the early 1970's. Nothing compares to Pink Floyd. It's supposed to be prog rock but to me it's in a class of its own. It's like painting with music.
Not quite, it has been well documented by the band members, Alan Parsons, and Clare Torry herself that she sang two full takes and stopped during the third take as she felt she had no more to give the song and that she felt that she sounded repetitive on the third take. The final version of the song was a composite made from parts of all three takes.
Come on man you’ve got to give Nick credit where it’s due for a masterful performance on the drums and Roger’s bass is beautiful as well. It’s musical symbiosis at its best!
Yeah this song never fails to get to me. I can't even properly watch these reaction videos because my own reaction is still strong enough that I have to close my eyes through some parts. In fact this particular time it was enough for tears to come up. Perhaps because of the somewhat shared experience of getting to see someone experience it for the first time. And he GETS IT. "So... we just listed to this lady letting her SOUL sing???" Yes. Yes we did.
I heard that kind of blues was the inspiration for Breathe, not great gig. (That "daan daan daan" before Gilmour starts singing "breathe, breathe in the air)
The more I learned about this incredible singer I am just more amazed. This was the first take where she did not use words and the only take. She had no idea if they liked it and surely thought she would never hear from them again let alone make it on the album. She put herself in a frame of mind "to use my voice as an instrument" and with limited understanding or direction she belts this masterpiece out. In subsequent live shows the band would divide the song between 2 or 3 singers, it was that taxing on one person's voice. Just humbling every time I hear it, I wore this record out as a kid in the 70's.
they did multiple takes tho, they told her to just sing something with no words. She said it herself she had to do it a couple times because they werent specific with what they wanted. But after a few runs they were like ok we got it, and next thing you know it was a major hit. The rest is history.
Yes she sings with her soul. And it seems to me you're listening with your soul my friend. This piece is so moving, poignant, and ultimately more quieted.
I was 13 when this came out and I heard this and the entire album, laying on my bed one Saturday afternoon. It hit me hard back then. Remember it like yesterday.
I can't tell you how much of my childhood was spent in my living room, lying on my back with my head between the speakers, in the dark, listening to this album from beginning to end. So happy I had a "cool" dad who would buy these albums when they came out.
Same here. My uncle have me an unmarked cassette with the album on it. I was blown away. On the other side was what I thought was the Best of Blondie, found out later it was Parallel Lines!
The first time I heard this song it sent chills through my entire body, that was 35 years ago... Those chills come back every single time I hear this masterpiece
Pure unadulterated magic genius for the ears. Can you believe in 2021 that this crystal clear music is 48 years old? This is the western world's heritage to cherish.
My sister died 10 days ago from Covid-19. I've been trying distract myself and came on to this song. Now I think the singer was for those of us crying left behind. Mourning our loss. Bless you for playing. Got out a lot of emotion. Need to cry to heal. Love and safety to all! 💞✌
Who'd have thought that a skinny little 25yo white girl would walk into the studio in 1974, no idea what she was supposed to do, no idea who she was recording for, and a few hours later walked out for a pay day of 30 pounds. And here we are, one of most famous, most amazing female vocal tracks, that doesn't even have any words.
What she says later in the song is not “If you can hear this whispering you’re dying”. She says “I never said I was frightened of dying”. I’ve listened to this album for 48 years now. No other song says so much with so few (or NO) words. What’s really amazing is that Claire Torrey made up those incredible vocals on the spot - she just bared her soul. I love your videos (not only the music ones, but your other channel as well), and love seeing younger people discovering Pink Floyd
I like the way Author Gordon R. Dickson put it: "You've put away all armor." "Yes, I had to. The way forward is too narrow for someone wearing armor." (Paraphrased because I don't want to go dig up the book. _The Final Encyclopedia._)
Clare Torry-few facts from Floyd themselves: she came in and listen to the instrumental, PF told her to ad lib- just do whatever, she apologized after the recording for the performance, PF knew immediately they just experienced a special moment in time..
This whole album feels like one long song as the songs seem to flow into the next with little to no silence in between.. So many similar chord structures and call backs to previous songs as the album progresses. Yet each song has its own soul. It is an amazing work of art.
Now you're feeling what I've been feeling for the last 47 years listing to this song. It's like an end, then a beginning to anew. I shed a tear everytime I hear this. Cheers to you!
Aretha Franklin was and always will be the Queen of Soul and music in general. However, if there was ever to be a crowned Princess of Soul; Claire Torry would have to be first in line in my opinion.
I visited Aretha Franklin's farm one summer, and there was a LITTLE horse coming out of a BIG horse! I said "WHAT'S GOING ON!!!" and she said "The mother horse is having a baby" and I said "HAVING a baby? WTF are you talking about?" She invited me into the farmhouse for some fresh biscuits and some Hebrew National salami, and told me all about that stuff (which I won't go into here!!!) and was really nice. When it was time to go, she asked me "What is your favorite album of mine?" and I said "Who are you?" and she said "I am Aretha Franklin." I sure liked her farm.
@@TonyEnglandUK "There's more soul in this one song than Aretha Franklin's entire existence." I love this song. I think Dark Side is the best produced album of all time. But you *really* need to get out more. And Clare Torry, and David Gilmour, and Roger Waters would tell you the same thing.
When I heard this reaction, of recording I was raised listening to (one of my father's favorite bands), & listened to all my life (I turned 49 last Saturday), did I actually know what song was about..I assumed it was quasi-instrumental break between tracks on album. Something else to confide....in 2017, my beloved sweetheart, protector, companion & running partner, my husband & friend of 14 yrs, died before my eyes. Just 46, no health issues, slim & active. James died of a heart attack, as I frantically tried to get help. Like others commenting before me, I, too, speny over a year feeling shock, profound sorrow, fear (to point of being agoraphobic) & anger. The second year, I slowly & painfully pulled together some semblance of a life, that phrase in beginning made me want to literally throat punch people who said " a new normal" In my mind & heart & soul, I honestly believed I'd never be normal again. The state I was in didn't allow me to think about the future, or where to fit into the world. It was all wrong, absolutely everything. Nothing seemed real, only surreal. Neither my husband, or myself were/are religious, I knew in my soul w/out having to vocalize it, if we go somewhere when we die, James would show me somehow. I can't say w/ complete surety that he showed me, but in my mind & heart, there's been incidents w/ no rationale explanation. Mostly I witnessed this from our dog, but again, I can't verify, or try to. The things I think James showed me, or I felt, are just between us, as it should be, that's all that matters. At some point, something inside me shifted & I felt different. I developed state of emotion that's mixture of bittersweet memories & acceptance. I'm still alive & here & go on. I made conscious decision to pick myself up & dust myself off & move forward w/my life. I know w/ all my heart James wanted nothing less for me, just like me, if I'd died that Friday night in June, so long ago now, yet like yesterday. That's another example of emotional changes I've experienced since he died. I can feel in a side-by-side sort of way. I'll always think of him, the pain is still there, only less raw now, the wound has scabbed over. I still have living left to do, places to visit, friends to make, music to hear, new things to learn & discover, its not over yet for me.
Dear Whitney - may music give you comfort & peace. This song has helped me feel all those emotions, left feeling wrung out like old rag but also a catharsis. I'm so sorry for your profound loss; I'm sure James is proud of your strength & courage. You have my thoughts & prayers.
Jamel, you are a beautiful soul. Thank you for your channel and for letting us share your heartfelt love of music. I've loved this song for so many years but watching you hear it makes me feel it all afresh. God bless you.
"We're sittin here listen to this lady let her soul sing....I get it now!" You absolutely get it now. When this beauty touches your soul you absolutely get. Enjoy the Pink Floyd experience.
Same here though it was 1987 for me. Though it was not until just recently that I fully understood the "lyrics". Appreciated, yes. Understood, truly grasped? No. I was always still stuck at the fighting stage of dealing with death. It is only now, directly clutching at my own mortality during an epidemic and taking assessment of what it means to be alive, that I am starting to grasp the ending stage of peace.
Men, you reaction make me cry. I’m 31 years old and ear Pink Floyd if 14 teen years old. I love Pink Floyd! You win a subscriptor whit this reactions! Keep going. (Sorry for my bad english, i’m from Argentina)
Moty de Dios Your English is great! Stand tall and be proud! We Americans LOVE accents and the cute little ways people say things. We do not expect perfection. The best things in life are in the little imperfections anyway! ❤️
You are incredible and never apologize for being able to speak and write 2 languages! I love your heartfelt comment. If you haven’t heard it yet, check out the song “Fearless” off of Floyd’s”Meddle” album. It’s incredible lyrically and instrumentally, I get goosebumps every single time I listen to it. Enjoy and regulates from NY💜
Vicky Dee ooh 😍vicky thanks for u words. I know fearless from the album Meddle...i love that song, i have all discography of PF. I send a big hug and God bless you! 🙏🏾😘 -🔺= Shine on💎
Moty de Dios back at you! It’s fantastic to know someone else appreciates their older, less known music 🤘🏿😎you be well, rock on and I’ll hopefully see you again in the comments💜
"Pink floyd" the greatest stage performance in music. I've been to operas, best classical concerts, and seen the greats in rock, blues, jazz, (jazz my heart), cirque du Soleil is close. But pink floyd live is. Everone enters the building/space ship, and is elevated to another dimension in there life. I seen them 3 times. In there very beginnings 1971 in a 3 thousand capacity intimate concert. Sound systems of excellence. That literally traveled through space with "set the controls to the heart of the sun" as the 20 foot going erupted into flames as it drifted on to space as the fog thickened. "Dark side of the moon" "wall" . Brother keep your groove going, to the food for the soul.
HPMcQueen absolutely agree, it's not a separate track album really it's a journey beginning to end.. the meaning of it, whatever it says to your soul at the time.. I do housework to it just singing but i lay on the floor at night with just candles and feel it. Im 62yrs old now and still do it...🌒
I remember hearing an interview with David Gilmore(guitarist). He talked about the recording of this track. What you just heard was an unrehearsed first take. Such is the talent of this band.
I always considered Great Gig in the Sky was Claire Torry “raging against the dying of the light” before she finally, tragically, fatally succumbs to her own mortality and lets death come...
An instrumental version of someone pouring their soul out is Maggot Brain, by Funkadelic. George Clinton told guitarist Eddie Hazel something along the line of "play like your mama just died." So he did.
@AshTheFlash100 I have...and I did, the same year the album came out. Now I'm old, and nearly there...that's the real trip. Oh, and..."I never said I was afraid of dying..." Peace out my brother.
A song that transcends language. One of the greatest pieces of art i believe has ever been created. Thank you Pink Floyd for creating this masterpiece of an album. I will continue to listen to this band for the rest of my life
The words spoken at the beginning were by the doorman/ janitor at abbey road studios where Dark side of the moon was recorded. He was responding to a series of questions written on cards, various people working at the studio were questioned, these spoken excerpts are found throughout the album, the questions were things like , Are you frightened of dying, when was your last fight and were you in the right. Paul and Linda McCartney were also recording at abbey road at the same time, they gave contributions the questions but the were never used.
I remember reading that the producer in the studio saying that no one in the band had expected the singer to vocalize her emotions so clearly, that when she finished the guys in the band were left standing at their instrument stands just staring dumbly at her.
Clare took this to a place way beyond the capabilities of film, a medium too complex for something so pure . . . but you're right, it would be nice to have some raw footage of this piece of cultural history being made.
Hopefully y'all have seen Pink Floyd's live version of Great Gig in the Sky, from the Pulse concert. three gorgeous women sing their hearts out, switching lead vocals....right on stage for you to see and hear:) a performance for the Ages. thanks for this reaction man.
Most (if not all) times that Pink Floyd played this live, they utilise three singers, as it is incredibly difficult to get the range and intensity from one singer. These three girls do a fairly good job for the most part. Clare Torrey did it solo, in one take. Amy Smith does it solo, in one take, live, and COMPLETELY nails it. Unbelievably good, second ONLY to Clare. You can thank me later.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ltt_YScyCVg.html
When they brought her into the studio and told her what they wanted for the song, I believe they requested that she use her voice as an instrument, and she did just that. That is why it's so deep and powerful. And she wasn't "winging" it as one comment suggests. She was a professional classical singer.
I love your facial expressions and the fact that you don’t interrupt the songs. Also, that you do a little research on the history of the song/album. Welcome to the wonderful world of Pink Floyd. Perhaps this album is one of the few “perfect” albums ever made. I think it is anyway.
Jamal you are so great you get it every time you're Insight is incredible like I think I know my stuff but then you say a little bit here and a little bit there and I'm like wow I never thought of it I never saw it I didn't have that perspective and thank you Jamal just keep on doing what you do thank you very much Jamal thank you
When I heard you say "Let's try to break this down", I thought sorry you can't. You can't. It's a soulful song and performance. The lady speaks to you with her voice. You know the subject matter, and she expresses it beautifully. I'm 62 years old and only got into Pink Floyd about 20 years ago. I'm glad I caught up.
I love it when people hear her voice for the first time, pink Floyd have been my favourite band for 30 years and when I listen now it makes me more emotional than ever, and to think this album was created in the early 70s
