Nightwish - Sleeping Sun I Singer Reacts I

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  • Опубликовано: 28 янв 2025

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  • @okiejohn3925
    @okiejohn3925 Год назад +28

    This song was written by Tuomas for the 1999 solar eclipse. He was asked to write it, and he refused at first because he said that's not how he creates, he can't just write a song off hand like that. He finally relented and created this wonderful piece. The solar eclipse occurred on Aug. 11th, the 223rd day of the year, hence the "222 days of light will be desired by a night" line...

  • @mkgym
    @mkgym Год назад +87

    I saw this live last year in Antwerp (Belgium). This was the first performance in Europe and also after Floor's breast cancer surgery. On the last of this song she was so emotional and in tears, even Empuu couldn't keep dry. Such a performance is never to be forgotten🎶🎶🤟🏻🤟🏻

    • @ralfmeyer9086
      @ralfmeyer9086 Год назад +6

      Wow, you see this live. What a amazing moment between Floor and Emppu. I see only a short snip on YT from a fan cam.

    • @anaguq4651
      @anaguq4651 Год назад +10

      I saw the video of hat performance. And I wil alway's remeber that moment she could'nt sing any further because of her emotions. Omg what she has went through. Glad she's oke now but that song wil never be the same for me.

    • @EyesOfGehenna
      @EyesOfGehenna Год назад +2

      I saw them in Amsterdam and this song brought me to tears as well.

  • @elm6944
    @elm6944 Год назад +58

    Im a teen in the US and im just in LOVE with Nightwish!!! There music gets me so emotional! I need to CRY!!!!!! Erica , Scottsdale Az 🤘💋

    • @andrea-v2s
      @andrea-v2s Год назад +5

      It's wonderful for this sixty-year-old Italian rocker to know that there are very young people who listen to the music I love

  • @Donna-C
    @Donna-C Год назад +30

    “Her vocals are soft like a pillow” - I like that!
    This song’s tempo matches relaxed breathing and is very calming.

  • @Duskwind_
    @Duskwind_ Год назад +18

    This song is about a solar eclipse, and to me it gives the feeling of floating through space. It's one of my favorite Tarja songs.

  • @staffanhesselback9653
    @staffanhesselback9653 Год назад +21

    Singers sing what they can
    Floor sings what she wants ❤
    Her voice just go into your soul.

  • @VortexofPessimism
    @VortexofPessimism Год назад +13

    This was the first Nightwish song I ever heard... it'll always be one of my favorites.

  • @skeezesmith7954
    @skeezesmith7954 Год назад +26

    One of the many cool things Floor does with her voice is to end on the same note that Emppu starts his solo with. She's done this with a few songs. 😊🤘

  • @DrSkeff
    @DrSkeff Год назад +32

    This song was written for/about an eclipse in Finland. Such a beautiful melody and of course Floor transports us somewhere else, as ever.
    PS I believe you will find the spelling is “intimate”, even in Canada 😊

    • @HCH944
      @HCH944 Год назад +7

      May I detail your comment please?
      The song was written on request of the label Drakkar Records which was located in Germany.
      The total eclipse eclipse occured in whole Northern Europe, and the longest time was in Romania with 2minutes and 23 seconds..
      Song was published as a Bonus-Track on "Oceanborn" in 1999.

    • @alexandersteinmetz6857
      @alexandersteinmetz6857 Год назад +2

      it was an Job offered by GermanRecord Company, and it was written for the all over north Euirope happening Sun Eclipse back then.

  • @gene6690
    @gene6690 Год назад +8

    Gees its goosebump valley once again. Floor just draws you in like a beautiful spider 😍😍

  • @glenngunnis6642
    @glenngunnis6642 Год назад +17

    Floor can bring out every note and emotion to any song.🤘🎸Tuomas is a genius with his writing!

    • @agauerm
      @agauerm 11 месяцев назад

      very generic pop singing

  • @TheMadMurf
    @TheMadMurf Год назад +25

    This is a such a beautiful song and I wish it was longer. The whole band is amazing, as always. Hey, congrats on 100k!

  • @samusahlsten5948
    @samusahlsten5948 Год назад +7

    Rachel & Nightwish. You just made my day a lot better. Nice reaction. This is an old Tarja-era classic. And guitarist is Emppu indeed.

  • @sonosoloio
    @sonosoloio Год назад +5

    this is how a Queen turns out to be a Goddess

  • @franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802
    @franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802 Год назад +14

    First: I love your reactions
    Second: Tuomas is a freaking genius, we all know that
    Third and Last: I really don't want to start the eternal war again but it's nice after so many times listening to the studio version to actually understand the lyrics
    Fun fact : Two years after this song was released they went to the Eurovision song selection for Finland with their song "Sleepwalker", they did not win but If I remember correctly they finished in third place

  • @gusharris-reid3419
    @gusharris-reid3419 Год назад +25

    Great reaction ❤👍
    Such a beautiful NW song - one of my favourites 🤩
    (it's actually one of their older songs, from their 2nd album back in 1998...)

    • @minimaltrace
      @minimaltrace Год назад +2

      first album of theirs i heard, first song i really felt in my bones, still makes me cry a bit to this day.

    • @mnewm21
      @mnewm21 Год назад +1

      it's not actually originally from an album, it was written at request of a governments need for a song to celebrate a total eclipse - hence the sleeping sun. Tuomas hated the process and vowed to never do something so commercial again! I think it was added onto the album re-release or remaster as a bonus and there it has stayed.

  • @rickphil9999
    @rickphil9999 Год назад +3

    This wonderful performance at the Masters of Rock Festival is one of my all-time favorites. Brings me to tears every time I watch and listen to it. Hauntingly beautiful in every respect.

  • @MilaMan
    @MilaMan Год назад +1

    Nightwish is my every day music, I listen to them every day. Nice reaction from you dear 🤘

  • @nightwishlover8913
    @nightwishlover8913 Год назад +2

    "Enunciates"....Great reaction!

  • @mnewm21
    @mnewm21 Год назад +4

    the best thing about this song is the bass line running through the verses! It's counterpoint to Floors beautiful voice is perfection 😄

    • @Green-Lyon
      @Green-Lyon Год назад

      Marko's bass line and bass tone are just delicious!

  • @frenkwd1
    @frenkwd1 Год назад +3

    One of the early Songs, it is about the solar eclipse "two hundred and twenty two days of light will be desired by the night". Because that's the amount of time that went by before the eclipse (11th of August was the 223rd day of the year 1999). At that time their german record Label asked to write a song about it. One of the terms was "not longer than 3 minutes", Knowing Tuomas, he made it 4+
    But it's also true that everyone has a different view of this song.
    Usually something they have experienced themselves.

  • @Mars-is4un
    @Mars-is4un Год назад +3

    🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 well done girl,This was the quietest song from Nightwish you've heard so far!

  • @Thorgrim247
    @Thorgrim247 Год назад +2

    Love the highlights. This one was written in celebration of the European solar eclipse in 1999. It is important to slow the show down for a little while. Floor requested this song to be added to the set. She loves to sing this one.

  • @chriso6719
    @chriso6719 Год назад +4

    Released as a stand alone single in 1999 for the solar eclipse in Europe , the middle east, and India. It was included on the reissue of the 2nd album, Oceanborn, later that year. You are correct, Emppu is on guitar, no roasting today😁.
    Tarja's version is awesome too. if you want to hear that, it was played at the 2005 Helsinki concert (End of an Era DVD).

  • @ronl8495
    @ronl8495 Год назад +3

    My favorite song from the band! ❤ From what I understand Toumas wrote it about an eclipse of the sun. 😎
    Great reaction vid from a new subscriber!

  • @mattgraham2835
    @mattgraham2835 Год назад

    floor jansen definitely did this song justice she owned that performance so soft such a powerful and empowering rock singer her vocals are good and soft like a butterfly

  • @sumonjamal1653
    @sumonjamal1653 Год назад +3

    One of the first Nightwish ballads... they have a few - Marco actually sang lead on "The Islander" and "While your lips are still red"... both ballads. Anette sang the ballads 'Eva'... 'Slow, love, slow' ... 'Turn loose the mermaids'...

  • @Wolf-ln1ml
    @Wolf-ln1ml 9 месяцев назад +2

    This is actually one of the few songs where I prefer Tarja's singing. Not as much as with "End of All Hope", but still a good bit 😊

  • @kimmikke_
    @kimmikke_ Год назад +1

    I love your vivid and versatile emotions on your reactions on especially NW songs - You in your reactions also draws one in and excited for what to come :)

  • @marklinden2342
    @marklinden2342 Год назад

    So nice to see you back!! …with another NW reaction.
    Missed You 😢

  • @markclements7767
    @markclements7767 Год назад +1

    Greetings from UK
    It has been quite a while, so nice to see you reacting to my favourite band once again
    Congratulations on 100k subscribers and the engagement 😉

  • @astral7080
    @astral7080 Год назад

    So much beauty in here, overwhelming....

  • @richardanderson2150
    @richardanderson2150 Год назад

    Congratulations on 100k! Been here since you started Nightwish, here to stay for everything else.

  • @NickBR57
    @NickBR57 Год назад +1

    Masters of Rock is my favourite version of this, a song Tuomas' was reluctant to write because he didn't want to write on commission. Glad he did.

    • @NickBR57
      @NickBR57 Год назад

      Oh and the other great Floor ballad is Dead Boy's Poem, Buenos Aires 2018, Tuomas' most personal song until Poet and the Pendulum.
      Rrno Matti Juhani Vuorinen, nicknamed Emppu but known within the band as Eetu, is a master. When Floor was asked about the soundtrack of her life she was asked her guitar hero. Her response was:
      I play in a band with him: that’s Emppu [Vuorinen, Nightwish guitarist]. He is an amazing guitar player, but he doesn’t need to fill every gap in the song with meaningless notes. He really keeps the atmosphere [of the songs]. What he plays in Sleeping Sun is beautiful.
      So, this song.

  • @jimmyforsell6721
    @jimmyforsell6721 Год назад

    I saw nightwish live last atumn. It was great. She even did this song.

  • @tonyfriesen
    @tonyfriesen Год назад +1

    Would love to see some tarja nightwish performances on the channel!! Love your videos btw. Its funny everyone chooses og nightwish songs with floor doing the performances

  • @FeniX_BG
    @FeniX_BG Год назад

    Awesome comment! Also to say, it is not Nightwish comunity. We are the Nightwish army!

  • @johnzushin198
    @johnzushin198 Год назад

    I liked that intro girl!!! Way to shake things up a bit!! I haven’t heard this song by Nightwish so this an experience for me. Loved the reaction as always ❤

  • @deanlewis3787
    @deanlewis3787 Год назад +6

    Floor loves this song so Toumas said we put it on setlist. The Queen has spoken

  • @PaulOutdoors
    @PaulOutdoors Год назад

    So beautiful beyond words 🙏😊👍❤️

  • @justitia257
    @justitia257 Год назад +2

    Beautiful Song, Gorgeous Rachel

  • @Ireksojkowski
    @Ireksojkowski Год назад

    Hi, very very beautiful reaction, thank you

  • @clivematthews5296
    @clivematthews5296 Год назад

    This performance is in 2015 at Tampere. The differences are Floor now has tattoos and Kai Hahto has replaced Jukka on drums as he was suffering from debilitating insomnia.

    • @L3onOfKings
      @L3onOfKings Год назад

      This is a completely different outfit that Floor is wearing than that of the Tampere show.

    • @clivematthews5296
      @clivematthews5296 Год назад

      @@L3onOfKingsIs it Masters of Rock ?

    • @L3onOfKings
      @L3onOfKings Год назад

      @@clivematthews5296 It looks like it's from Masters of Rock, same event where we see many reactors doing Last Ride of the Day.

    • @clivematthews5296
      @clivematthews5296 Год назад

      @@L3onOfKings still a great performance.

  • @volairelarp3773
    @volairelarp3773 Год назад +1

    You should check out a live performance of this song with the original lead singer, Tarja.

  • @janihaavisto79
    @janihaavisto79 Год назад

    Hi Raya, I joined your discord channel. I am also a fellow gamer/NW fan

  • @ilkkalievonen
    @ilkkalievonen Год назад +1

    Next High Hope or Deep dark ocean👍

  • @markogronfors3826
    @markogronfors3826 Год назад

    Eyes are the mirror of a soul.........Kiitos

  • @lurker1316
    @lurker1316 Год назад

    I love this one. The vocalizing after the second chorus leading into Empuu's lyrical-sounding guitar solo makes it for me.
    If you're interested in comparison, you might enjoy watching either of Nightwish's previous vocalists do their take on the song. There are videos around of Tarja singing it at their "End of an Era" concert in 2005, and Anette performed it at Rock Werchter in 2008. The musical arrangement is slightly different in each performance as well, in addition to the band playing in different keys for each vocalist.

    • @rayactions
      @rayactions  Год назад

      Floors vocals are wonderful! But I definately wanna listen to some of the older songs so I can get some of Tarja's vocals as well as Annette's!

  • @wernergatterer2953
    @wernergatterer2953 Год назад

    I like you! 🖤 I really like you! And i like all your reactions i've seen. 🤘

  • @robingelebal8447
    @robingelebal8447 Год назад +1

    Cool reaction about a rollercoaster vibe song! Concerning gothic metal I (being Dutch) recommend you some mighty Dutch gothic metal bands Blackbriar, Epica, Within Temptation, Delain, Vuur and The Gathering (both with Anneke van Giersbergen).

  • @katyhughes6740
    @katyhughes6740 10 месяцев назад

    My little brother and wife had this on their wedding video ❤

  • @len2193
    @len2193 Год назад +1

    Listen to Shoemaker by Nightwish another vocal masterpiece.

  • @TimoArula
    @TimoArula Год назад

    Sleeping Sun (Tarja era song) was launched on 11th of August 1999, the same day with the solar eclipse which occurred in part of Europe and Asia that year.
    Now if you take the exact verses which contain "222" you have:
    222 days of light will be desired by the night.
    coincidence or not, there are exactly 222 days starting 1st of January till August 10th inclusive. - valid for non-leap years.
    Floor has an ability (super power) to sing different eras of Nightwish with ease, thanks to her diversity. She is just That Good !!!!
    NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘

  • @revamp2010
    @revamp2010 6 месяцев назад

    LOL! I love this song, too. since long long time ago. and I have listened this song N^N times. XD

  • @paisa20
    @paisa20 Год назад +1

    Thanks

  • @moimeme8827
    @moimeme8827 Год назад

    I love this song and this version. It's hard to explain but this song make me fell so many emotions, something I can't catch or explain. Technic is incredible but to deserve emotions. By the way, rewind and appreciate the breath management of Floor !

  • @albertkassenaar7735
    @albertkassenaar7735 Год назад +2

    his name is Emppu Vuorinen Marco Heitala and Troy Donockley are blond to 🤣

  • @ronaldvanderstam8662
    @ronaldvanderstam8662 Год назад +1

    Also you can see the pleasure Floor has singing this song......👍

  • @ZombieJesus1987
    @ZombieJesus1987 Год назад +1

    If you like her vocals here, check out Stargazer from Wembley Arena. She sounds just like Tarja in that one.

  • @carlosrodriguez1721
    @carlosrodriguez1721 Год назад +2

    Can you do FIR watch the world burn live his vocals are awesome the bands performance is awesome just an epic live show 🙏🙏🙏

  • @robertsheeler321
    @robertsheeler321 Год назад

    Yes its Emppu . If you like this then I highly suggest there song "Dead Boys Poem" live in Buenos Aries 2018 . will make you get thrilled and surprised .

  • @redguern
    @redguern Год назад +1

    I prefer the Tampere version if only for Floor's outfit and that she walks down the catwalk singing it.

  • @geertdelange4785
    @geertdelange4785 Год назад

    Deep silence, and,
    Dead boys poem

  • @jroutasula5250
    @jroutasula5250 Год назад

    You should check out Nightwish crew members band "Crewish" version this song. Crewish backstory is also interesting. Great example what band can do to help their crew when they need little backup. Greetings from Finland.

  • @johnmc128
    @johnmc128 Год назад

    Good one.

  • @dvincent40
    @dvincent40 Год назад +5

    Sleeping Sun is hands down my favorite song from Nightwish. Both singers are awesome. I love Floor. I have to give Tarja Turunen the win on this song. She just gives it the extra feel. By no means am I throwing shade on Floors version either.

  • @noxanimus
    @noxanimus Год назад

    Sleeping Sun is such a beautiful song. Floor did a great job singing the song. Original Tarja sing this but both awesome singers for this song in there own way.

  • @Tarkus_
    @Tarkus_ Год назад +4

    Probably the only reason this is on the setlist is because it's a Floor favorite, and you can see why. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @jupehe5703
    @jupehe5703 Год назад +4

    Slower soft song, it's called a ballad. 😄

  • @stargazersview6997
    @stargazersview6997 Год назад

    Next year you hace the chance to seee a total eclipse of the sun in the texas arear. to watch that is amazing stilll wil this song and fLores voice!

  • @Hito343
    @Hito343 7 месяцев назад

    Jesus how could I miss such a performance in my own country lol heresy.

  • @musicbaker
    @musicbaker Год назад +3

    This is one of my favourite Nightwish songs! It's one that Tarja really shines on as well so would highly recommend checking out studio and live versions with her also.

  • @danellwein8679
    @danellwein8679 Год назад +3

    it was originally written for Tarja .. but Floor does a good job with it .. good reaction Ray

    • @bjrnhagen2853
      @bjrnhagen2853 Год назад +4

      best whitout the opera voice :)

    • @HCH944
      @HCH944 Год назад +1

      @@bjrnhagen2853 I concur.

  • @stevekoelliker6764
    @stevekoelliker6764 Год назад

    I think the word you were looking for is enunciates not announciates. It’s a beautiful performance.

  • @cheguevara8928
    @cheguevara8928 Год назад

    Did you check 5:07? I did a screenshot by accident and it's gorgeous.. :)

  • @R20set
    @R20set Год назад

    Check out Steve 'n'Seagulls feat. Tarja Turunen version of Sleeping Sun, that's a fun twist.

  • @jaskau2462
    @jaskau2462 Год назад +2

    🤩👍💥💯🎶
    🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙

  • @ragde2163
    @ragde2163 Год назад

    ❤❤❤

  • @prestonrodd7555
    @prestonrodd7555 Год назад

    Would love to see you react to the band AVATAR and their song Napalm (Live from Ages). They are from Gothenburg, Sweden. They just hit No. 1 on the Billboard Rock Airplay!

  • @markogronfors3826
    @markogronfors3826 11 месяцев назад

    You should watch Tarja Turunen's performance of this particular song....?

  • @petecogan1
    @petecogan1 Год назад

    It’s Vocken. This is not from Wacken 2013

    • @petecogan1
      @petecogan1 Год назад

      Based on those shorts this is Buenos Aries

  • @warhawk_111
    @warhawk_111 Год назад

    Floor is doing a great job singing this but i actually like the version with Tarja singing this more

  • @danielgarri30
    @danielgarri30 Год назад

    Please please do a reaction for Shoemaker at Hellfest 2022, Im sure you will love it!

  • @norkannen
    @norkannen Год назад +4

    This was written in the Tarja era. And since i never liked her style I didnt actually hear this before Floor came 😋😎😈🇧🇻

  • @dim9907
    @dim9907 10 месяцев назад

    Imagine being the drummer of Sabaton and be married to Floor. Imagine that.

  • @jasonmarshall7572
    @jasonmarshall7572 Год назад

    You should check out Floor's covers and the Beste Zangers ( Best Singers ) great reaction Tuomas writes 90% of their songs he's very poetic.

  • @valiktarnavsky2169
    @valiktarnavsky2169 9 месяцев назад

    Pretty Girl! flor is trying to sing exactly the same way as Tarja sang these songs before her, and she does it not badly, but she still doesn’t reach Tarja’s voice. those who became acquainted with the work of nightwish recently, in the era of floras, and have not heard nightwish with tarya will admire the singing of floras!

    • @hansevers8605
      @hansevers8605 6 месяцев назад

      I think Floor shouldn’t do that copiying an other singer. She always have her own interpretation on any song she sang.

  • @ryanbabb4857
    @ryanbabb4857 Год назад +1

    I love floor but, this is tarjas song along with the siren. You should check them out. They're both on the end of an Era DVD.

  • @pjdspereira
    @pjdspereira Год назад +2

    Tarja owns this one...

  • @geraldkhasi1006
    @geraldkhasi1006 Год назад

    listen to the nightwish tarja version of this song , she owns this song. I mean Floor is my favorite nightwish singer ,but Tarja Turnen owns this song . Period . Not even Floor can challenge Floor

  • @leftyme4568
    @leftyme4568 17 дней назад

    My song when I die

  • @FineAdditionCollector
    @FineAdditionCollector Год назад

    A song that a bunch of early 2010’s titanic fans found…

  • @christophschmedes5975
    @christophschmedes5975 Год назад

    The singer from Epica and from Nightwish are best frends her name Simone Simons sing bye epica and floor Jansen bye Nightwish

  • @wanmac31
    @wanmac31 Год назад

    😊🇫🇮💙🪄🎼✨💯🤘
    Edit. Mooooore Nightwish Pliiiiiiiiis 🤘😁👍💙🇫🇮

  • @manuelmorante9465
    @manuelmorante9465 6 месяцев назад

    👍👍😎😎🤘🤘

  • @schout33
    @schout33 Год назад +4

    This song was written for Tarja in occasion of the solar eclipse of 1999.

  • @YoJimBo851610
    @YoJimBo851610 Год назад

    You should also watch the original version. Floor kills it but the original is better.

  • @florianglasern6661
    @florianglasern6661 Год назад

    Girl You are Beauty

  • @annydecramer8505
    @annydecramer8505 Год назад

    Floor stem gaat diep in onze emoties ❤

  • @OnFight1997
    @OnFight1997 Год назад +9

    With all due respect to Floor Jensen, the mist and darkness of this song is only achieved through Tarja's version, she nails it and it sounds like a masterpiece.

    • @Mytwocentsisallicanafford
      @Mytwocentsisallicanafford Год назад +1

      Tarja had one vocal dynamic Floor has 50 and counting just because she was first doesn’t make her the best

    • @patricklyons79
      @patricklyons79 Год назад

      Love both versions, but I first saw Floor perform this live and it just blew me away.

    • @deepz5707
      @deepz5707 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@Mytwocentsisallicanafford floor having more than 50 vocal dynamics doesnt make the song better, tbh tarja's version is wayyy more majestic, a cook's food doesnt taste way better than your mother's because he has 50 more knives than your mother

    • @mhansen5646
      @mhansen5646 10 месяцев назад

      Floor made this song 100% better!