There is an interview of HER the next day of a show where SHE was asked how SHE feels........and SHE said tired........ Saw a private photo of HER with a fan after a show....... You could see where the energy had flown........SHE got exhausted eyes and the eyes of the fan were glowing........ SHE is giving all........allways........ SHE is my GODDESS.........
Thank you for this beautiful surprise! You are absolutely right, there is more than talent here, it is dedication. And the public felt this, responding instantly emotionally, just as we feel and respond in front of the screens, after more than a decade. I am very glad that this performance made you smile continuously for almost 8 minutes 💖
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Nightwish in concert 4 times now. The last concert I got to meet the band prior to the show and was front row right in front of Marko. Incredible musicians. I’m still heartbroken over Marko leaving 😥
Ah, Nightwish live - a synergistic glory that is completely and utterly ineffable. Floor seducing us with her voice and her incredible stage presence. Love it !!
Voice at the beginning (in most versions) I was born amidst the purple waterfalls I was weak, yet not unblessed Dead to the world Alive for the journey One night I dreamt a white rose withering A newborn drowning a lifetime loneliness I dreamt all my future. Relived my past I witnessed the beauty of the beast Voice at the end( always) Where have all the feelings gone? Why is the deadliest sin, To love as I loved you? Now unblessed, homesick in time, Soon to be freed from care, from human pain My tale is the most bitter truth Time pays us but with earth & dust And a dark, silent grave. Remember, my child Without innocence the cross is only iron, Hope is only an illusion And the ocean soul's Nothing but a name The child bless thee And keep thee forever
Spoken words during the intro: "I was born amidst the purple waterfalls I was weak, yet not unblessed Dead to the world Alive for the journey" Spoken words at the end: "Where have all the feelings gone? Why is the deadliest sin, To love as I loved you? Now unblessed, homesick in time, Soon to be freed from care, from human pain My tale is the most bitter truth Time pays us but with earth & dust And a dark, silent grave. Remember, my child Without innocence the cross is only iron, Hope is only an illusion And the ocean soul's Nothing but a name The child bless thee And keep thee forever"
This entire concert is filled with great songs from start to finish. Floor was at her very best and the band never missed a beat. Bless the Child was one of my wife's favorites. I lost her last October. I'm so thankful I was able to introduce her to Nightwish before she passed. She couldn't believe how good Nightwish is either.
Did you notice Floor only just made it to the microphone before she started singing . Apparently she had a problem with a zip on her outfit. Someone correct me if I got that wrong.
You are correct, you can see it open just under her left arm 😊 I am always shocked when I see Floor rushing in and then she still manages not to be out of breath!
All are correct. The song prior to Bless The Child was an instrumental and Floor was doing a wardrobe change from leather pants to the skirt/cape outfit. The zipper stuck under her left arm and she ran from the back of the stage just in time(almost) to make her intro to BTC. You can see it during the next 3 songs, and she left the stage during Ghost Love Score just before Emppu's guitar solo. That was when they managed to unstick the zipper. She came back on the stage and continued with the song and "The NOTE" that brought everyone to their knees. The rest is history.
Great reaction. Tarja era song from the Century Child album. One of the sons where I love both Floor's and Tarja's performances equally. DIfferent but equally beautiful. Highly recommend you check out the official music video with Tarja if only for yourself. Love Tuomas's lyrics which are very poetic as usual and of course since the song is about a child, Tuomas is actually referring to himself in the lyrics. As you can see Floor rushes out on stage, fumbles grabbing the mic briefly and starts singing just in time. She was late arriving on stage due to an issue with the zipper on her top. If you look at 6:25 of your video you can see the zipper on her left side isn't all the way up. She had to sing like that until she stepped off stage during Ghost Love Score when they were able to fix it. Since then I have never seen her do a costume change mid show. She will take off jackets to get more comfortable but no taking a chance on zippers getting stuck.
Thanks for sharing your reaction to a song that is a reflection on life's fleeting nature and the desire to be remembered after death. The opening lines suggest that someone was born into a world of beauty and wonder, but has since been overcome with loneliness and despair. S/he dreams of a white rose withering and a newborn drowning, representing the transience of life and the inevitability of death. The chorus asks why this someone is only loved when s/he is gone and begs for someone to "bless the child" by remembering him/her and making a memory of him/her. S/he feels alone and isolated and wonders if s/he would even want to return to life if given the chance. The bridge adds a darker tone to the song, as this someone drinks from a poisoned cup that marks the time s/he has left. S/he notes that there is a poison in the cup of man, representing the destructive nature of humanity. The final verses reinforce the idea that life is brief and that hope and innocence are fleeting. Consequently, that someone encourages the listener to remember him/her, as without innocence, the cross is only iron, and hope is nothing but an illusion. Finally, the child asks to be blessed and kept forever, representing the desire for immortality and a permanent place in people's memories. Overall, "Bless the Child" is a deep and introspective song that explores themes of love, mortality, and remembrance. P.S. It should also be obvious that Tuomas has written this song about himself as that someone.
One of my favorite poetic compositions from Tuomas. Another song about childhood innocence. Reminiscing a lifetime. Spoken words at intro “I was born amidst the purple waterfalls. I was weak, yet not unblessed. Dead to the world. Alive for the journey. One night I dreamt a white rose withering, a newborn drowning a lifetime loneliness. I dreamt all my future. Relived my past. A witnessed the beauty of the beast” Where have all the feelings gone? Why has all the laughter ceased? Why am I loved only when I’m gone? Gone back in time to bless the child Think of me long enough to make a memory Come bless the child one more time How can I ever feel again? Given the chance would I return? I’ve never felt so alone in my life As I drank from a cup which was counting my time There’s a poison drop in this cup of Man To drink it is to follow the left hand path Outro words “Where have all the feelings gone? Why is the deadliest sin - to love as I loved you? Now unblessed, homesick in time, soon to be freed from care, from human pain. My tale is the most bitter truth: Time pays us but with earth & dust, and a dark, silent grave. Remember, my child: Without innocence the cross is only iron, hope is only an illusion & Ocean Soul’s nothing but a name… The Child bless thee & keep thee forever”
Hello Red, greetings from UK That was another fantastic reaction that made me smile, thank you 😉 Perhaps you might like to see the show opener to this concert? This is the song which introduced Floor to a lot of European fans live for the first time. It is called "Dark Chest Of Wonders" and is considered a fantastic show opener by many people
The costume change didn't go entirely to plan. The zipper/hook (not sure which) under her left arm didn't go all the way up. During the intermission of GLS, she went backstage and fixed it.
Floor has to come sprinting out to the mic as she was struggling with a stuck zipper under her left arm in her costume change...she arrives a millisecond late, but rebounds wonderfully, doesn't let it bother her a bit! You can see the unzipped area from time to time. She finally got it fixed during the orchestral portion of Ghost Love Score a little later.
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Another blast from the past (Tarja era)!!! And for me, one of Floor's most epic Windmills (The stance and sensual movement towards the end). Plus....this song brings me back to my early teen years, when I got my Love for Metal music. NWSU/FloorFan/Epican/Ayreonaut/TWA 🤘😎🤘.
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There's a version of this on yt somewhere, on which the uploader mixed Floor and Tarja together. Quite awesome! Magical to hear them sing this together.
Through all of this you can see Floor came on stage just in time to start singing. She had been changing clothes and this didn't go smoothly. The zipper of the top, under her left arm pit, wasn't closed properly. She performed like everything was okay. During the interlude of Ghost Love Score she walked off stage, her hand touching the zipper. When she entered the stage again the zipper was fixed. Floor is not just a wonderful singer and performer. She's such a professional. You can always rely on Floor.
This is an old NW song. If you watch the music video with Tarja, the band has almost no facial hair and their hair is fairly short because they had finished the required military service in Finland. It might have been before Marko joined the band.
Floor was a little late coming out for this one. She had a wardrobe malfunction. There's a zipper on her left side that she couldn't get all the way up. You can see it pretty well in her armpit. She did this, Romanticide and the first half of GLS. She got it fixed during the interlude.
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After countless trips through the Wacken concert, this has become my favorite. Dramatic and beautiful, and such powerful lyrics. "Think of me long enough to form a memory" really hits hard. Joining Nighwish gave Floor songs that are worthy of her voice - and Tuomas now says that when new music comes into his head, it's Floor's voice that he hears. He can compose pieces, like _Shoemaker,_ that he could not previously have imagined being performed.
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Yea that costume change went on almost to long , you can see the zipper isnt completely closed under left arm ....she barely made it to the mic on time
That's a Tarja-era classic from 2002. I don't think I'd seen that particular live video before.. though I think I heard Floor sing it when I saw them live on the Decades tour in 2018. This is one of the songs that spring to mind when I think of classic Nightwish.
Sorry, got nothin' to do with this reaction, but Upchurch released "Barefoot Bandit"..., I would LOVE to see your reaction to it....! Pleeeaaaaseeeeee :)
There is an interview of HER the next day of a show where SHE was asked how SHE feels........and SHE said tired........
Saw a private photo of HER with a fan after a show.......
You could see where the energy had flown........SHE got exhausted eyes and the eyes of the fan were glowing........
SHE is giving all........allways........
SHE is my GODDESS.........
Thank you for this beautiful surprise! You are absolutely right, there is more than talent here, it is dedication. And the public felt this, responding instantly emotionally, just as we feel and respond in front of the screens, after more than a decade. I am very glad that this performance made you smile continuously for almost 8 minutes 💖
Well said!
There is no drama..that is Nightwish 😊❤
Can I say, You are beautiful ❤😊
Some Folk have an ability to raise up others simply by Being
One of my all time favorites
That is adorable,when Red. Is back..that is unique reactions❤
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Nightwish in concert 4 times now. The last concert I got to meet the band prior to the show and was front row right in front of Marko. Incredible musicians. I’m still heartbroken over Marko leaving 😥
You ARE a part of it Red. We all are.
OMG I forgot how this song SLAPS!
Ah, Nightwish live - a synergistic glory that is completely and utterly ineffable. Floor seducing us with her voice and her incredible stage presence. Love it !!
Love some Nightwish!
Voice at the beginning (in most versions)
I was born amidst the purple waterfalls
I was weak, yet not unblessed
Dead to the world
Alive for the journey
One night I dreamt a white rose withering
A newborn drowning a lifetime loneliness
I dreamt all my future. Relived my past
I witnessed the beauty of the beast
Voice at the end( always)
Where have all the feelings gone?
Why is the deadliest sin,
To love as I loved you?
Now unblessed, homesick in time,
Soon to be freed from care, from human pain
My tale is the most bitter truth
Time pays us but with earth & dust
And a dark, silent grave.
Remember, my child
Without innocence the cross is only iron,
Hope is only an illusion
And the ocean soul's
Nothing but a name
The child bless thee
And keep thee forever
Spoken words during the intro:
"I was born amidst the purple waterfalls
I was weak, yet not unblessed
Dead to the world
Alive for the journey"
Spoken words at the end:
"Where have all the feelings gone?
Why is the deadliest sin,
To love as I loved you?
Now unblessed, homesick in time,
Soon to be freed from care, from human pain
My tale is the most bitter truth
Time pays us but with earth & dust
And a dark, silent grave.
Remember, my child
Without innocence the cross is only iron,
Hope is only an illusion
And the ocean soul's
Nothing but a name
The child bless thee
And keep thee forever"
Good one
This entire concert is filled with great songs from start to finish. Floor was at her very best and the band never missed a beat. Bless the Child was one of my wife's favorites. I lost her last October. I'm so thankful I was able to introduce her to Nightwish before she passed. She couldn't believe how good Nightwish is either.
Did you notice Floor only just made it to the microphone before she started singing . Apparently she had a problem with a zip on her outfit. Someone correct me if I got that wrong.
You are correct, you can see it open just under her left arm 😊
I am always shocked when I see Floor rushing in and then she still manages not to be out of breath!
Took a few songs for it to be fixed, too.
This is song nr10 of the setlist and if I'm not mistaken the zipper was still a mess when NW performed song nr13 Ghost Love Score.
All are correct. The song prior to Bless The Child was an instrumental and Floor was doing a wardrobe change from leather pants to the skirt/cape outfit. The zipper stuck under her left arm and she ran from the back of the stage just in time(almost) to make her intro to BTC. You can see it during the next 3 songs, and she left the stage during Ghost Love Score just before Emppu's guitar solo. That was when they managed to unstick the zipper. She came back on the stage and continued with the song and "The NOTE" that brought everyone to their knees. The rest is history.
Great reaction. Tarja era song from the Century Child album. One of the sons where I love both Floor's and Tarja's performances equally. DIfferent but equally beautiful. Highly recommend you check out the official music video with Tarja if only for yourself. Love Tuomas's lyrics which are very poetic as usual and of course since the song is about a child, Tuomas is actually referring to himself in the lyrics.
As you can see Floor rushes out on stage, fumbles grabbing the mic briefly and starts singing just in time. She was late arriving on stage due to an issue with the zipper on her top. If you look at 6:25 of your video you can see the zipper on her left side isn't all the way up. She had to sing like that until she stepped off stage during Ghost Love Score when they were able to fix it. Since then I have never seen her do a costume change mid show. She will take off jackets to get more comfortable but no taking a chance on zippers getting stuck.
Thanks for sharing your reaction to a song that is a reflection on life's fleeting nature and the desire to be remembered after death. The opening lines suggest that someone was born into a world of beauty and wonder, but has since been overcome with loneliness and despair. S/he dreams of a white rose withering and a newborn drowning, representing the transience of life and the inevitability of death.
The chorus asks why this someone is only loved when s/he is gone and begs for someone to "bless the child" by remembering him/her and making a memory of him/her. S/he feels alone and isolated and wonders if s/he would even want to return to life if given the chance.
The bridge adds a darker tone to the song, as this someone drinks from a poisoned cup that marks the time s/he has left. S/he notes that there is a poison in the cup of man, representing the destructive nature of humanity.
The final verses reinforce the idea that life is brief and that hope and innocence are fleeting. Consequently, that someone encourages the listener to remember him/her, as without innocence, the cross is only iron, and hope is nothing but an illusion. Finally, the child asks to be blessed and kept forever, representing the desire for immortality and a permanent place in people's memories. Overall, "Bless the Child" is a deep and introspective song that explores themes of love, mortality, and remembrance.
P.S. It should also be obvious that Tuomas has written this song about himself as that someone.
One of my absolute favourites - wonderful reaction 🤘
One of my favorite poetic compositions from Tuomas. Another song about childhood innocence. Reminiscing a lifetime.
Spoken words at intro
“I was born amidst the purple waterfalls.
I was weak, yet not unblessed.
Dead to the world. Alive for the journey.
One night I dreamt a white rose withering,
a newborn drowning a lifetime loneliness.
I dreamt all my future. Relived my past.
A witnessed the beauty of the beast”
Where have all the feelings gone?
Why has all the laughter ceased?
Why am I loved only when I’m gone?
Gone back in time to bless the child
Think of me long enough to make a memory
Come bless the child one more time
How can I ever feel again?
Given the chance would I return?
I’ve never felt so alone in my life
As I drank from a cup which was counting my time
There’s a poison drop in this cup of Man
To drink it is to follow the left hand path
Outro words
“Where have all the feelings gone?
Why is the deadliest sin - to love as I loved you?
Now unblessed, homesick in time,
soon to be freed from care, from human pain.
My tale is the most bitter truth:
Time pays us but with earth & dust, and a dark, silent grave.
Remember, my child: Without innocence the cross is only iron,
hope is only an illusion & Ocean Soul’s nothing but a name…
The Child bless thee & keep thee forever”
Thank you
One of my Favorites 🤘 🤘
One of my all time favourite live performances.
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Good one.
I absolutly like the song. Floor said in 2016 that she knows, how much the fans Nightwish love. The next song was Romanticide.
Hello Red, greetings from UK
That was another fantastic reaction that made me smile, thank you 😉
Perhaps you might like to see the show opener to this concert? This is the song which introduced Floor to a lot of European fans live for the first time. It is called "Dark Chest Of Wonders" and is considered a fantastic show opener by many people
First time listening for me. Interesting band. Very technical and (as you said) dramatic. I like them!
Good reaction 😄
Keep exploring Nightwish, they are SO worth it!
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Nice reaction. 🙂👍
secret, secret, secret - Ayreon - Valley of the Queens . Somebody named Floor sings with some other amazing ladies.
The costume change didn't go entirely to plan. The zipper/hook (not sure which) under her left arm didn't go all the way up. During the intermission of GLS, she went backstage and fixed it.
Another great reaction, Miss Red!
Floor has to come sprinting out to the mic as she was struggling with a stuck zipper under her left arm in her costume change...she arrives a millisecond late, but rebounds wonderfully, doesn't let it bother her a bit! You can see the unzipped area from time to time. She finally got it fixed during the orchestral portion of Ghost Love Score a little later.
Hey Red, Hello there dear Lady, Great Review again, Love your channel for your openness, and your Honesty, and we can all see just how much you love Hightwish, and Floor Jansen, Red, Lady You Rock, Thank You ♥
Another blast from the past (Tarja era)!!!
And for me, one of Floor's most epic Windmills (The stance and sensual movement towards the end).
Plus....this song brings me back to my early teen years, when I got my Love for Metal music.
NWSU/FloorFan/Epican/Ayreonaut/TWA 🤘😎🤘.
Another Wacken favorite.
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I hope you watch Jukka Nevalainen interview Jukka tells why he can't play Drums anymore
Hopefully you achieve to come to their latest album Human and Nature
🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 Great Job as always
There's a version of this on yt somewhere, on which the uploader mixed Floor and Tarja together. Quite awesome! Magical to hear them sing this together.
Through all of this you can see Floor came on stage just in time to start singing. She had been changing clothes and this didn't go smoothly. The zipper of the top, under her left arm pit, wasn't closed properly. She performed like everything was okay. During the interlude of Ghost Love Score she walked off stage, her hand touching the zipper. When she entered the stage again the zipper was fixed. Floor is not just a wonderful singer and performer. She's such a professional. You can always rely on Floor.
This is an old NW song. If you watch the music video with Tarja, the band has almost no facial hair and their hair is fairly short because they had finished the required military service in Finland. It might have been before Marko joined the band.
Floor was a little late coming out for this one. She had a wardrobe malfunction. There's a zipper on her left side that she couldn't get all the way up. You can see it pretty well in her armpit. She did this, Romanticide and the first half of GLS. She got it fixed during the interlude.
You may want to check out the same song from End of an Era concert with original singer Tarja Turunen. This is really her song
I hope you are going to continue your EPICA journey, too. Do yourself a favor - react to Epica feat. Apocalyptica "Rivers" AFAS live. You will love it!!! 🤩 and Simone is born for ballads 🙂
the next song, that was announced at the end of this one: Romanticide, is gonna knock your socks off
After countless trips through the Wacken concert, this has become my favorite. Dramatic and beautiful, and such powerful lyrics. "Think of me long enough to form a memory" really hits hard.
Joining Nighwish gave Floor songs that are worthy of her voice - and Tuomas now says that when new music comes into his head, it's Floor's voice that he hears. He can compose pieces, like _Shoemaker,_ that he could not previously have imagined being performed.
Thank you ❤❤❤
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THIS is the reaction why now subscribe. Many RUclips 'reactors" only listen to the most liked video's. You really enjoy, I assume not all of them, but most of their music. Dear redheaded neighbour. The Nightwish Amy, division Utrecht, plattoon Montfoort has subscribed! ❤❤
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Wow, thank you!
Yea that costume change went on almost to long , you can see the zipper isnt completely closed under left arm ....she barely made it to the mic on time
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A great song and a nice reaction from you👍, that's how we like it🙏
That's a Tarja-era classic from 2002. I don't think I'd seen that particular live video before.. though I think I heard Floor sing it when I saw them live on the Decades tour in 2018. This is one of the songs that spring to mind when I think of classic Nightwish.
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Sorry, got nothin' to do with this reaction, but Upchurch released "Barefoot Bandit"..., I would LOVE to see your reaction to it....! Pleeeaaaaseeeeee :)
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