Not to be a spoilsport, but just to nip misinformation in the bud a bit: "Torry performed two complete takes, the second more emotional than the first, but when David Gilmour asked for a third take she stopped halfway through, feeling that she was becoming repetitive and had already done the best she could. The final album track was assembled from all three takes." -- (per interviews, via Wikipedia)
Love how David and Richard glance at each other at various times while playing together at the start...they both did it with affection and awareness of the other.
At 64 years of age, I can verify that Pink Floyd music hit home more and harder, as time flys on. My little sister passed away at 33 y.o. in 1996. This piece of music brings back those emotions I endured for several years. And as with any tribulation of life, we eventually pack those things away and shuffle through life, as best as we can. I'm here for your PF journey! Oh, btw... you look bodacious tonight!
I was watching you during this reaction and I believe you have become a true Pink Floyd fan. The give away was the closing of the eyes and the swaying of the head as you let yourself merge with the music and become one. There is no other band like Pink Floyd 😊❤
60,000 people in the stadium in Edmonton, Canada in 1994 when I saw this and you could have heard a pin drop until the vocals transitioned to the next singer met by thunderous cheering and not a dry eye "in the house".... I will never forget this performance !!! Well done ladies!!! thank you Pink Floyd. Doesn't this song just take you somewhere else...............
At 3.40 Sir David's smile seeing his best friend and 10 seconds from then, Sir Richard giving back shows how deeply connected they are personally & musically :)
This song proves the saying" less is more sometimes" because this song is a masterpiece & believe it or not the original version with Clare Torry is a level above this & guarantee WILL make you cry !
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Brilliant reaction, it's great that you took the time to find out the meaning of the story. This always makes me emotional listening to it.such a powerful performance
This song always gives me goosebumps, whether the incredible Clare Torry on the studio version or these three beautiful voices on the live Pulse video. Must have heard it a thousand times, never gets old, particularly watching the great reactor community hear it for the first time! Thank you!
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I've watched this performance dozens of times, it never fails to pull raw feelings out of me. Tonight I watched it only this time I had just found out from your intro that Claudia had died. Watching her perform her part, and its significance to the piece always makes me emotional but this time it wrecked me.
Rick Wright wrote this song, Clare torry originally did the vocal singing, which is about life, gradually descending into death. Hence the angrier and more intense first half with a dying person refusing to "go gently into that good night.The second half is gentler, as the dying person gives into the inevitable and fades away.
One of the very few times a non band member provided the vocals on a Pink Floyd track. The original was done by Clare Torry, after an initial false start, it took her a take and a half and decided she couldn't do any better and walked out wondering if the band would ever use it. Not only did they use it, but it became iconic. The last track on side 1 of the album, and having been soothed into a trance you then had to somehow get up and flip the LP over. We don't know how lucky we have it with CDs 😂
There is another very nice story about this song. One of the background singers, Durga McBroom, who was also on the tour, was personally asked by Richard Wright to sing this song at his funeral. Richard Wright also composed this song and it was part of the album Dark side of the moon. Durga McBroom also complied with this request to sing the song at his funeral. I have personal contact with Durga and she confirmed it to me. It is said that she was even accompanied on the piano by none other than Jon Lord.
Hi Red! If I may relate something I learned. My confrontation with my mortality has taught me two things, number 1, life is really a gift and finding something to move as many different emotions every day is a good way of using that gift. Second, I no longer fear what's next b/c I've been given extra time, making that gift more precious every day. Remember this as well. Father Timeis undefeateated a metafor used in reference to an athletes career, but applicable to all.
The backing and supporting vocals for PF are a huge part of their songs. I love that they put them front and center and we can see their talent live on full display in this song. Great reaction thank you Happy New Year.
Great thing about music is that you can have your own interpretation. Mine has always been that the opening spoken words (a young man talking about not being afraid to die), these were the words of a soldier going off to war. And the different parts of the song are the mother going through the various stages of grief. Denial - she cannot believe her son is gone Anger - mad that this has happened Bargaining - what can she do to turn back time Depression - the realization and sadness of this event Acceptance - a calmness that comes over her, realizing she must carry on
Hey Red, no words sung but so much said.. its about the stages of grieving.. the studio version by the original singer Clair Tori has more "Feeling" and is more emotive.. give it a listen.
Epic! Claire Torry's original done justice. If anyone has seen the utube of making of Dark Side it explains what Claire originally did to perform the song, she pretended to be an instrument.
Also, when you see David purse his lips, you know he is trying hard at that time. When he is not, that's when he is doing it without thinking. The muscle memory is automated when he is smiling. He is that good, on his own level, that is special.
The second singer Durga McBroom should also get a well deserved mention as well, and also you paused just as the only vocal came in when a woman whispers ' I never said that I was frightened of dying ' .
Thanks for showing Pink Floyd again and appreciating their music. Pink Floyd is my most favorite band since the 60's. So......more please Btw. you have to watch the latest of: EPICA - *_”Arcana”_* (Live at The Symphonic Synergy) The Netherlands 09/20/24 : ruclips.net/video/7xXPyAhHhXc/видео.html And/or (same concert) *_”The Ghost In Me (Dance Macabre)”_* : ruclips.net/video/ax_FATpzAB8/видео.html Note from the band: The time has come to write history once more. 15 years have passed since ‘The Classical Conspiracy’ and 10 years since we recorded another milestone in our career, ‘Retrospect’ - now, over a decade later, we are once again about to enter the stage with a full orchestra and choir. Under the title, ‘The Symphonic Synergy’, we played two massive “Epica & Orchestra” shows. One in our home country, the Netherlands (09/20/24) and another one in our second home, Mexico (12/07/24). Finally, it is happening.
well done on another great pink floyd reaction, the whole pulse concert is amazing, id recommend "SORROW" "COMING BACK TO LIFE" "ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL" and no pink floyd journey would be complete without "WISH YOU WERE HERE", aswell as plenty of others, happy new year
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The studio version is one of those iconic times in music history where it cannot be recreated although the three vocalists in the live version did an absolute amazing job even when Clair Torry did a live version with Floyd it did not touch the studio version. It is funny how some mythology is associated with this track i.e. she did it in one take. The actual story which is documented with interviews with both the band members and Clair is this. Studio engineer Alan Parsons suggested Clare Torry, a 25-year-old songwriter and session vocalist he had worked with on a Top of The Pops covers album. Torry was contacted to arrange a session for the same evening, but she had other commitments, including tickets to see Chuck Berry, so a three-hour session was scheduled for the next day, Sunday 21 January. The band played the instrumental track to Torry and asked her to improvise a vocal. At first, she struggled to find what was needed, but then she was inspired to sing as if she were an instrument herself. Torry performed two complete takes, the second more emotional than the first, but when David Gilmour asked for a third take, she stopped halfway through, feeling that she was becoming repetitive and had already done the best she could. The final album track was assembled from all three takes. The members of the band were deeply impressed by Torry's performance but did not tell her this, and she left the studio, with a standard £30 flat fee, under the impression that her vocals would not make the final cut. She only became aware that she had been included in the final mix when she picked up the album at a local record store and saw her name in the credits. In 2005, an undisclosed out-of-court settlement in Torry's Favour included giving her vocal composition credit. Wright recalls that when Torry finished, she was apologetic about her performance, even though those present were amazed at her vocal improvisation. for the Spoken parts the members of the band went around asking questions and recording responses from people working inside Abbey Road at the time. Among the questions, they were asked "Are you afraid of dying?". The responses of doorman Gerry O'Driscoll "I am not frightened of dying. Any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it - you've got to go sometime." and the wife of their road manager Peter Watts Patricia 'Puddie "I never said I was frightened of dying." were used
Very Nice! So do you know the origin back story? A session singer Clare Tory was called upon to do this and went hair curlers and all. The band described what piece was about and played her what they had. She in front of the mic to riff and get a feel and they recorded with jaws dropped. She said she was unpleased with it and wanted to try again. They said that's ok,, we like it. She didn't know if they used it or not until one day in a record shop she seen the album. She sued as co-author, royalties and copyrights. They settled out of court! So you ABSOLUTELY MUST hear the one -take original!! Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR neighbor and neighborhood!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎🎸🤟🏼
If you haven't yet, do yourself a favor and listen to the studio version. The stage version is fine, but you get the full emotional impact with the studio version, IMO. Good reaction.
Well Red that track was so emotive so many feeling and no lyrics… you would have to be made of stone not to feel something, and in this case female voice or voices carry that emotion so perfectly. Under ideal circumstances try listening to the track “ Time “ followed by this one …the two go together. One leads you into the other, which is a fairly common thing with Pink Floyd. I’m so glad that PF has finally gotten into you or is that you’ve gotten into PF? No matter I think your journey will be a long and fulfilling one.
Rick Wright wrote the music for a movie but the director said it was to sad for what he wanted. Rick gave it to the band and the rest is history. Pink Floyd got very little radio play for 2 reasons. 1 They never played 4 beat 4 minute up beat songs. 2 Their music is best listen to at home with a good stereo or head phones, no talking, lights out and maybe a big fatty.
PLEASE REACT to the original take by CLARE TORRY in the album!🙏 She was paid a few pounds for an unforgettable performance.. ALAN PARSONS recorded her voice on RICHARD WRIGHT's piano... He told PINK FLOYD "I know a great singer mates!".. When she arrived at the studio he said: 'Sorry, we've got no words, no melody line, just a chord sequence... just see what you can do with it.' ...and she performed THE BEST VOICE SOLO EVER!!! It's said this is the top rated soundtrack for S&X EVER!!!❤😂🤙 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!🎊🙏🎇🎉
This piece is about loss, death and mourning .. Dark Side is about variouse aspects of life, living and death ,, The Great gig in the sky " Musicians term for dying ,
Go listen to the original. This was good, but they were just trying to recreate what was on the album. Recording in 1970 they had the instruments recorded and needed vocals to convey the experience of dying. They hired a 25 year old Clair Torrey to come in and sing wordless vocals. She listened to it to get familiar, went in the booth and belted out one of the finest performances ever. The guys in the band were stunned. Please listen to it.
If you listen very carefully, between part 2 and Claudia, there is a faint female voice speaking. The seven words, which are whispered, are "If you can hear this, you're dying". Those words are also in the studio version and are a bit easier to make out clearly.
PART II 😁 So no disrespect to the performers and fans,, I need to brag for another person who does this and is my favorite. Her name is Eva Avila and is with a Pink Floyd cover band called Brit Floyd. She does this close to not for note to the original. ruclips.net/video/jd9-wiT1dJQ/видео.htmlsi=hj9sRmHiQpj3xhd4
This live performance is brilliantly good - but nothing compares to the original studio version with Clare Torry - not only did she sing it all herself, but she more or less created it, with almost no rehearsal and with very little guidance from the band, and was paid only £30! - and didn't get credit for it for some years after! ruclips.net/video/vTfWeyS--Cs/видео.html and this interview with Clare is well worth a watch ruclips.net/video/mIW7xZSlZoM/видео.html
Sam Brown has since lost her amazing voice. 🙁 I cant remember what happened. There is a documentary on youtube about her. She has not long ago released a new album where she finds a different way of using her voice.
They should of told you to read the thing after listening to the song and let you go in blind listening to it. Most reactors are surprised that there are no lyrics and its just the girls doing there thing. Just my thought.
Thats what has fascinated me all along about music was no matter what type or style....Melodies and arrangements without lyrics can really reach in me and touch my heart.
I do love the internet and its consistency. Any time someone sees this we get a million comments about how Clare Torry did it better, in one take, and they needed three people to do her job. How many takes is the Pulse concert? Seems like one to me. And Clare didn't do it in one as has been stated multiple times. And they used three as that's how many backing singers they have. You don't have to diminish some efforts just to continue the lie about Clare rocking up, belting it out and going away, like it's so much better than this that only fools watch this. Go watch Gilmour at Pompeii and _those_ singers sucked utterly.
There is also a version of this from the delicate Sound Of Thunder tour. To my mind, it is even better than this. But I guess it comes down to which version you heard first.
You REALLY SHOULD listen to the original, as it is FAR better and only sung by one woman!!! Clare Torey Really shines and show cases her brilliant voice in what must be considered the ultimate test of a singers capability for up coming singers. If they can copy and sing the original melody set down by Clare, then you know you can sing!!!
I pretty much like this story, not sure if it is true and who actually was it who told it : “I met David Gilmour back stage at a concert in California 1984. I asked him about the meaning - reason for “Great Gig In The Sky”…. David’s answer was something like…. .I was asked if Pink Floyd would ever do a song about Religion like some others have… so I said, You are referring to the great gig in the sky they call god. What words could be used to describe all the pain and suffering caused by religious beliefs. All the crying and wailing from mothers who lost their husbands or sons in a war fought over religious differences. The only vocals should be just the sound of a mothers crying with pain and suffering. The speaking at the start was recorded at Apple records with various employees answering a list of questions next to a small recording machine. The question was…“Are You afraid Of Dying? This one was an elderly gentleman who was a janitor in the place. Roger thought it would fit in the song at the beginning so there it is. We didn’t want to make that public so as to avoid any religious boycott like what happened to the Beatles after Lennon made his comment about Jesus.
Really like what the ladies did with here and no disrespect meant but as so many others have said, listen to the studio version. No one will ever match the emotion Clare put into it.
It might be unfair to compare Claudia to Clare Torrey, and I'm not sure anyone can meet an original performance, but I will always LOVE the version with Clare! Claudia does her best, I'm sure, but it's just not Clare. I believe it's obvious that three women were needed to fill the shoes of Clare. Mike drop!
You should have chosen the original studio version with Clare Torry. I is one vital peice missing that they can´t do live. It´s When Clare whispers "I you can hear this you´re already dead". As an initial reply to the initial dialog to the song
It's too bad you were given so much background info before your first listen. Knowing there were no lyrics was a huge spoiler. Also, being told about the stages of death stopped you from discovering your own initial interpretation as you listened. Might as well have been given the plot of a movie you were about to see. The original singer, Clare Torry, knew nothing about that at the time. With very little guidance from the band other that we don't want any words, she listened to the track a couple times and completely improvised the song in 2 takes. She started a third but felt she was getting repetitive and stopped. The cut off the album is worth the listen. These ladies were great, but Clare's original version is magic. PS: Love scene where David turns to watch Claudia. To me it shows he feels that she is just as important as anyone else on the stage. Not just a "backup" singer.
If you really like this, you absolutely NEEED to see the version from the Delicate Sound of Thunder tour...three different singers and muuuch better! 😊
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This was a 1994 live performance of a song from a 1974 album. The original guest singer did the whole thing in one take.
Clare Torry, truly amazing!
Dark side was released in 1973.
Not to be a spoilsport, but just to nip misinformation in the bud a bit: "Torry performed two complete takes, the second more emotional than the first, but when David Gilmour asked for a third take she stopped halfway through, feeling that she was becoming repetitive and had already done the best she could. The final album track was assembled from all three takes." -- (per interviews, via Wikipedia)
1973
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. Period.
Claudia's smile at the end of the song, as she backs out of the light. She knows she's nailed it.
I saw this concert in 94 so this is the best.
Love how David and Richard glance at each other at various times while playing together at the start...they both did it with affection and awareness of the other.
At 64 years of age, I can verify that Pink Floyd music hit home more and harder, as time flys on. My little sister passed away at 33 y.o. in 1996. This piece of music brings back those emotions I endured for several years. And as with any tribulation of life, we eventually pack those things away and shuffle through life, as best as we can. I'm here for your PF journey!
Oh, btw... you look bodacious tonight!
Great reaction to a great song and band. 😀😃😄😁😊
I've been listenng to PinkFloyd for 50 years and this song never fails to bring tears to my eyes.
I was watching you during this reaction and I believe you have become a true Pink Floyd fan. The give away was the closing of the eyes and the swaying of the head as you let yourself merge with the music and become one. There is no other band like Pink Floyd 😊❤
60,000 people in the stadium in Edmonton, Canada in 1994 when I saw this and you could have heard a pin drop until the vocals transitioned to the next singer met by thunderous cheering and not a dry eye "in the house".... I will never forget this performance !!! Well done ladies!!! thank you Pink Floyd. Doesn't this song just take you somewhere else...............
At 3.40 Sir David's smile seeing his best friend and 10 seconds from then, Sir Richard giving back shows how deeply connected they are personally & musically :)
Great Rick & Claudia in the sky
This song proves the saying" less is more sometimes" because this song is a masterpiece & believe it or not the original version with Clare Torry is a level above this & guarantee WILL make you cry !
Sam Brown is the daughter of 60`s singer Joe Brown who still tours. Sam has had a solo carrer too, relesing 8 albums and an 1988 international hit single "Stop".
Brilliant reaction, it's great that you took the time to find out the meaning of the story. This always makes me emotional listening to it.such a powerful performance
This song always gives me goosebumps, whether the incredible Clare Torry on the studio version or these three beautiful voices on the live Pulse video. Must have heard it a thousand times, never gets old, particularly watching the great reactor community hear it for the first time! Thank you!
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Sam Brown was pretty famous in the UK in her own right as a singer
And the daughter of 60s singer Joe Brown
I've watched this performance dozens of times, it never fails to pull raw feelings out of me.
Tonight I watched it only this time I had just found out from your intro that Claudia had died. Watching her perform her part, and its significance to the piece always makes me emotional but this time it wrecked me.
Rick Wright wrote this song, Clare torry originally did the vocal singing, which is about life, gradually descending into death. Hence the angrier and more intense first half with a dying person refusing to "go gently into that good night.The second half is gentler, as the dying person gives into the inevitable and fades away.
One of the very few times a non band member provided the vocals on a Pink Floyd track. The original was done by Clare Torry, after an initial false start, it took her a take and a half and decided she couldn't do any better and walked out wondering if the band would ever use it. Not only did they use it, but it became iconic. The last track on side 1 of the album, and having been soothed into a trance you then had to somehow get up and flip the LP over. We don't know how lucky we have it with CDs 😂
Clare Torry eventually got a co-writing credit for this song
There is another very nice story about this song. One of the background singers, Durga McBroom, who was also on the tour, was personally asked by Richard Wright to sing this song at his funeral. Richard Wright also composed this song and it was part of the album Dark side of the moon. Durga McBroom also complied with this request to sing the song at his funeral. I have personal contact with Durga and she confirmed it to me. It is said that she was even accompanied on the piano by none other than Jon Lord.
The original was sung by Clare Torry, a hired singer and no one quite does it justice as the original was. I would recommend check that as well!
Hi Red! If I may relate something I learned. My confrontation with my mortality has taught me two things, number 1, life is really a gift and finding something to move as many different emotions every day is a good way of using that gift. Second, I no longer fear what's next b/c I've been given extra time, making that gift more precious every day. Remember this as well. Father Timeis undefeateated a metafor used in reference to an athletes career, but applicable to all.
Excellent reaction Red. As I continue to cruise along in my 6th decade, this one seems to get a little closer each year
The backing and supporting vocals for PF are a huge part of their songs. I love that they put them front and center and we can see their talent live on full display in this song. Great reaction thank you Happy New Year.
Love this performance!!! Thank you for the back story it gives a whole new perspective to it and it is haunting right??
Great thing about music is that you can have your own interpretation.
Mine has always been that the opening spoken words (a young man talking about not being afraid to die), these were the words of a soldier going off to war. And the different parts of the song are the mother going through the various stages of grief.
Denial - she cannot believe her son is gone
Anger - mad that this has happened
Bargaining - what can she do to turn back time
Depression - the realization and sadness of this event
Acceptance - a calmness that comes over her, realizing she must carry on
That was great. The vocals were so haunting and beautifully sung.
Hey Red, no words sung but so much said.. its about the stages of grieving.. the studio version by the original singer Clair Tori has more "Feeling" and is more emotive.. give it a listen.
Epic! Claire Torry's original done justice. If anyone has seen the utube of making of Dark Side it explains what Claire originally did to perform the song, she pretended to be an instrument.
The OG Clare Torry, Claudia Fontaine was 35 at the Pulse cocert. She past at the age of 57.❤ fr9m Belgium 🇧🇪
Richard Wright wrote a masterpiece of music. Simply beautiful!
Also, when you see David purse his lips, you know he is trying hard at that time. When he is not, that's when he is doing it without thinking. The muscle memory is automated when he is smiling. He is that good, on his own level, that is special.
I have always loved this song 🎉
The second singer Durga McBroom should also get a well deserved mention as well, and also you paused just as the only vocal came in when a woman whispers ' I never said that I was frightened of dying ' .
The original is certainly the best version. Gift a listen as well.
This show is 25 years after the recording was done.
And that's how you do it
Thanks for showing Pink Floyd again and appreciating their music. Pink Floyd is my most favorite band since the 60's. So......more please
Btw. you have to watch the latest of:
EPICA - *_”Arcana”_* (Live at The Symphonic Synergy) The Netherlands 09/20/24 :
ruclips.net/video/7xXPyAhHhXc/видео.html
And/or (same concert) *_”The Ghost In Me (Dance Macabre)”_* :
ruclips.net/video/ax_FATpzAB8/видео.html
Note from the band: The time has come to write history once more. 15 years have passed since ‘The Classical Conspiracy’ and 10 years since we recorded another milestone in our career, ‘Retrospect’ - now, over a decade later, we are once again about to enter the stage with a full orchestra and choir. Under the title, ‘The Symphonic Synergy’, we played two massive “Epica & Orchestra” shows. One in our home country, the Netherlands (09/20/24) and another one in our second home, Mexico (12/07/24). Finally, it is happening.
You know what this song is about? The three ladies presents the three phase of facing with death. Three stage you face, you strugling and accept.
He looks back as a cue for her to wrap up her singing. If you watch closely she looks over at David to catch his cue.
well done on another great pink floyd reaction, the whole pulse concert is amazing,
id recommend "SORROW" "COMING BACK TO LIFE" "ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL"
and no pink floyd journey would be complete without "WISH YOU WERE HERE", aswell
as plenty of others, happy new year
👌Season's greetings.
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The studio version is one of those iconic times in music history where it cannot be recreated although the three vocalists in the live version did an absolute amazing job even when Clair Torry did a live version with Floyd it did not touch the studio version. It is funny how some mythology is associated with this track i.e. she did it in one take. The actual story which is documented with interviews with both the band members and Clair is this.
Studio engineer Alan Parsons suggested Clare Torry, a 25-year-old songwriter and session vocalist he had worked with on a Top of The Pops covers album. Torry was contacted to arrange a session for the same evening, but she had other commitments, including tickets to see Chuck Berry, so a three-hour session was scheduled for the next day, Sunday 21 January.
The band played the instrumental track to Torry and asked her to improvise a vocal. At first, she struggled to find what was needed, but then she was inspired to sing as if she were an instrument herself.
Torry performed two complete takes, the second more emotional than the first, but when David Gilmour asked for a third take, she stopped halfway through, feeling that she was becoming repetitive and had already done the best she could. The final album track was assembled from all three takes. The members of the band were deeply impressed by Torry's performance but did not tell her this, and she left the studio, with a standard £30 flat fee, under the impression that her vocals would not make the final cut. She only became aware that she had been included in the final mix when she picked up the album at a local record store and saw her name in the credits. In 2005, an undisclosed out-of-court settlement in Torry's Favour included giving her vocal composition credit. Wright recalls that when Torry finished, she was apologetic about her performance, even though those present were amazed at her vocal improvisation.
for the Spoken parts
the members of the band went around asking questions and recording responses from people working inside Abbey Road at the time. Among the questions, they were asked "Are you afraid of dying?". The responses of doorman Gerry O'Driscoll "I am not frightened of dying. Any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it - you've got to go sometime." and the wife of their road manager Peter Watts Patricia 'Puddie "I never said I was frightened of dying." were used
Very Nice! So do you know the origin back story? A session singer Clare Tory was called upon to do this and went hair curlers and all. The band described what piece was about and played her what they had. She in front of the mic to riff and get a feel and they recorded with jaws dropped. She said she was unpleased with it and wanted to try again. They said that's ok,, we like it. She didn't know if they used it or not until one day in a record shop she seen the album. She sued as co-author, royalties and copyrights. They settled out of court! So you ABSOLUTELY MUST hear the one -take original!! Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR neighbor and neighborhood!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎🎸🤟🏼
This is a shortened version of the song. Claudia’s part is longer actually. Look for the full song version
send her the link as she asks us to
Yes, the original VHS tape and the Pulse CD have the unedited version. No idea why they cut out a full minute for the DVD/Bluray.
Hi Red happy new it news years day here in Australia thank you for being you mate sunshine ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That was great ❤
One of Richard Wright's best pieces of music for Pink Floyd... R.I.P. Rick Wright in the 'great gig in the sky'... 😪
Have a great new year 🎉🤗
If you haven't yet, do yourself a favor and listen to the studio version. The stage version is fine, but you get the full emotional impact with the studio version, IMO. Good reaction.
A versão original é insuperável!
I must say respectfully that your incredibly stunning.
Well Red that track was so emotive so many feeling and no lyrics… you would have to be made of stone not to feel something, and in this case female voice or voices carry that emotion so perfectly. Under ideal circumstances try listening to the track “ Time “ followed by this one …the two go together. One leads you into the other, which is a fairly common thing with Pink Floyd. I’m so glad that PF has finally gotten into you or is that you’ve gotten into PF? No matter I think your journey will be a long and fulfilling one.
Great reaction....be sure to listen to the Dark Side of the Moon version with Clare Torry
Sam Brown's Dad was British singer Joe Brown
Rick Wright wrote the music for a movie but the director said it was to sad for what he wanted. Rick gave it to the band and the rest is history. Pink Floyd got very little radio play for 2 reasons. 1 They never played 4 beat 4 minute up beat songs. 2 Their music is best listen to at home with a good stereo or head phones, no talking, lights out and maybe a big fatty.
PLEASE REACT to the original take by CLARE TORRY in the album!🙏 She was paid a few pounds for an unforgettable performance.. ALAN PARSONS recorded her voice on RICHARD WRIGHT's piano... He told PINK FLOYD "I know a great singer mates!"..
When she arrived at the studio he said: 'Sorry, we've got no words, no melody line, just a chord sequence... just see what you can do with it.' ...and she performed THE BEST VOICE SOLO EVER!!! It's said this is the top rated soundtrack for S&X EVER!!!❤😂🤙
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Red 👉 my other fav band! Amazing song! Yeap, Ms.Torrys original was the best! Others did great also. 🎉
This piece is about loss, death and mourning .. Dark Side is about variouse aspects of life, living and death ,, The Great gig in the sky " Musicians term for dying ,
Much love to you Red ;)
Red Happy New Year! Keep being you & keep thinking free!
Go listen to the original.
This was good, but they were just trying to recreate what was on the album.
Recording in 1970 they had the instruments recorded and needed vocals to convey the experience of dying. They hired a 25 year old Clair Torrey to come in and sing wordless vocals. She listened to it to get familiar, went in the booth and belted out one of the finest performances ever.
The guys in the band were stunned.
Please listen to it.
You're on a roll tonight, Red! A pretty appropriate song to end the year on, I think. Maybe do "In My Time of Dying" next year 😁.
If you listen very carefully, between part 2 and Claudia, there is a faint female voice speaking. The seven words, which are whispered, are "If you can hear this, you're dying". Those words are also in the studio version and are a bit easier to make out clearly.
Patricia "Puddy" Watts never said that. She also "Never said I was frightened of dying."
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The original guest singer from the album had to sue Pink Floyd for recognition and royalties. She sang her solo in one take.
Happy New Year by the way x
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PART II 😁 So no disrespect to the performers and fans,, I need to brag for another person who does this and is my favorite. Her name is Eva Avila and is with a Pink Floyd cover band called Brit Floyd. She does this close to not for note to the original.
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Gilmore can play a slide guitar, like no one else. Then again Gilmore can play any guitar, like no one else.
This live performance is brilliantly good - but nothing compares to the original studio version with Clare Torry - not only did she sing it all herself, but she more or less created it, with almost no rehearsal and with very little guidance from the band, and was paid only £30! - and didn't get credit for it for some years after!
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and this interview with Clare is well worth a watch
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Sam Brown has since lost her amazing voice. 🙁 I cant remember what happened. There is a documentary on youtube about her. She has not long ago released a new album where she finds a different way of using her voice.
They should of told you to read the thing after listening to the song and let you go in blind listening to it. Most reactors are surprised that there are no lyrics and its just the girls doing there thing. Just my thought.
HUGE Floyd fan. One of my top 5 all time. BUT... I'm not a huge fan of this particular performance. Great reaction!
Thats what has fascinated me all along about music was no matter what type or style....Melodies and arrangements without lyrics can really reach in me and touch my heart.
I do love the internet and its consistency. Any time someone sees this we get a million comments about how Clare Torry did it better, in one take, and they needed three people to do her job.
How many takes is the Pulse concert? Seems like one to me. And Clare didn't do it in one as has been stated multiple times. And they used three as that's how many backing singers they have.
You don't have to diminish some efforts just to continue the lie about Clare rocking up, belting it out and going away, like it's so much better than this that only fools watch this. Go watch Gilmour at Pompeii and _those_ singers sucked utterly.
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The first time I heard this song the female singers stood out and touched my soul....as they poured theirs out.
There is also a version of this from the delicate Sound Of Thunder tour. To my mind, it is even better than this. But I guess it comes down to which version you heard first.
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You REALLY SHOULD listen to the original, as it is FAR better and only sung by one woman!!! Clare Torey Really shines and show cases her brilliant voice in what must be considered the ultimate test of a singers capability for up coming singers. If they can copy and sing the original melody set down by Clare, then you know you can sing!!!
I pretty much like this story, not sure if it is true and who actually was it who told it :
“I met David Gilmour back stage at a concert in California 1984. I asked him about the meaning - reason for “Great Gig In The Sky”…. David’s answer was something like…. .I was asked if Pink Floyd would ever do a song about Religion like some others have… so I said, You are referring to the great gig in the sky they call god. What words could be used to describe all the pain and suffering caused by religious beliefs. All the crying and wailing from mothers who lost their husbands or sons in a war fought over religious differences. The only vocals should be just the sound of a mothers crying with pain and suffering. The speaking at the start was recorded at Apple records with various employees answering a list of questions next to a small recording machine. The question was…“Are You afraid Of Dying? This one was an elderly gentleman who was a janitor in the place. Roger thought it would fit in the song at the beginning so there it is. We didn’t want to make that public so as to avoid any religious boycott like what happened to the Beatles after Lennon made his comment about Jesus.
This is good but Clair Torry was better in my opinion. She performed this alone in the studio in one take. She was hired for 1 day from an agency
Really like what the ladies did with here and no disrespect meant but as so many others have said, listen to the studio version. No one will ever match the emotion Clare put into it.
It might be unfair to compare Claudia to Clare Torrey, and I'm not sure anyone can meet an original performance, but I will always LOVE the version with Clare! Claudia does her best, I'm sure, but it's just not Clare. I believe it's obvious that three women were needed to fill the shoes of Clare. Mike drop!
You should have chosen the original studio version with Clare Torry. I is one vital peice missing that they can´t do live. It´s When Clare whispers "I you can hear this you´re already dead". As an initial reply to the initial dialog to the song
It's too bad you were given so much background info before your first listen. Knowing there were no lyrics was a huge spoiler. Also, being told about the stages of death stopped you from discovering your own initial interpretation as you listened. Might as well have been given the plot of a movie you were about to see. The original singer, Clare Torry, knew nothing about that at the time. With very little guidance from the band other that we don't want any words, she listened to the track a couple times and completely improvised the song in 2 takes. She started a third but felt she was getting repetitive and stopped. The cut off the album is worth the listen. These ladies were great, but Clare's original version is magic.
PS: Love scene where David turns to watch Claudia. To me it shows he feels that she is just as important as anyone else on the stage. Not just a "backup" singer.
Always liked the line in the song 'Have A Cigar' which was ....By The Way Which Ones Pink
To me not as good as the original singer on this song. But is still good.
If you really like this, you absolutely NEEED to see the version from the Delicate Sound of Thunder tour...three different singers and muuuch better! 😊
The original is better by far.
Nope.
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