There were only a couple that pulled ALL the notes AND carried them through like Clare Torry. I fell in love with this song at a very young age and would practice it over and over until I got it. Drove all my friends nuts because they were into the psychedelics and I was into singing this with pure passion. #pinkfloydforever
She was also my pick. That was Angela Cervantes, she is beautiful & good, she did it gracefully & flawlessly. She also did it & the Atom Heart Mother in their live performance of "Pink Tones Live at Segobriga Roman Amphitheatre"
The singer credited as "Margret Taylor" is actually Rachel Fury. Margret Taylor is a different singer who was part of Pink Floyd's touring backing vocals trio together with Rachel Fury and Durga McBroom and she can be seen doing an amazing job in the live rendition of On The Turning Away. Unfortunately Margret is not the singer who appears on this video, that's Rachel.
Margaret Taylor is actually seen in the background of that particular clip next to Durga McBroom who was intentionally placed between Rachel and Margaret because they did not get along well
3:05 killed it. Best one imo, the Bb adds so much emotion and makes perfect sense in the context of the song, from how it goes from a sorrow feeling towards a blissful acceptance
It’s not just about hitting notes it’s about expressing that feeling of your soul being ripped out your body and fighting it with ever last fiber, and energy you have left. Letting it all out before finally succumbing to the end. They told her to scream like she was dying which is a key element that a lot of singers don’t understand to fixate on with this song.
I love the vocals from one of my favorite compositions from Pink Floyd. All these beautiful ladies sang incredibly supernatural, I wish I could hit those notes😢😢😢😢
In order of fidelity to the original version, Clare Torry (since she is the original version), then an incredibly close, spectacular, second by Lilian Ximenes. I've been playing her version for years. I was quite impressed with Eva Avila, the short bit that is attached in this montage. A lot of the singers tried to "make it their own" which I guess is fine, but I tend to like close-to-exact covers on pieces like this. Ask a million monkeys, you'll get a million opinions (or the complete works of Shakespeare typed out for you). Go Lilian, go ! Tom.
Perhaps one of the most difficult notes sequences to sing! I would imagine Monica Naranjo or Cristina Ramos singing that part! It would be amazing! 9:35 It was the closest to the original.
If the original didn't exist, I could happily think that most of these were really good. But the original does exist and nothing else comes close. The fact that Pink Floyd collectively resisted giving her full credit for her contribution - which goes way beyond that of a session musician - beggars belief. I'm really glad that she got at least some of what she deserved in the end.
This just goes to demonstrate how utterly brilliant Clare Torry's original take on it was. She did it in two and a half takes, with virtually zero diection from the band, except for one thing. On the first take, she sang stuff like, "Ooh, ooh baby!" The guys went, "Er, that's great but, er, we don't want any real words." The rest is history. Clare didn't even know they'd used her voice until she saw the album for sale.
Vivianne Donner was and will remain the best vocalist who was able to reinterpret this wonderful song by Pink Floyd. Her voice is an instrument, against certain squawking chickens who have tried and failed to improve the original by Clare Torry
9:20 and 10:10 were my favorites !! im not a singer so i cant describe what exactly i loved about them too well. but the first one had such clear beautifully hit notes, especially the high ones being so similar to the original, and the second one really has the "last dying scream" emotion and power to it
I love Angela Cervantes amazing way of interpreting this beautiful, timeless song of Claire. I will not compare Angela to Claire or to others covering it who also have done a very good rendition. To each her own way of interpreting this amazing song. I love the way Angela did it, gracefully, no strain in her voice from high to low, her acting, her emotion. She is beautiful with her long flowing hair. Her lived rendition of Great Gig & Atom Heart Mother with Spanish Band Pink Tones at Spain Segobriga Roman Amphitheater was so beautiful.
What a GREAT interesting video. I grew up listening to Dark side and have listened to iy hundreds of times. I though most of these singers did a great job of what is probably a very demanding song. Some were awesome, some were really really good and two just didnt cut it for me. When they get it right it literally takes my breath away and brings tears to my eyes. Thanks
Remarkable, how each singer no doubt spent hours rehearsing this solo, yet not match Clare Torry who dreamt up and sang the original on the spur of the moment. I do like Sam Brown's rendition, pity the clip is so short.
Ola is for me, little bit of throaty.... blended with crystal clean, sharp... wonderful, emotive, hair raising.. brilliant.... and genius composition. Thank you.. love it.
Unlike some one on a Stage doing it live What most of the " "EXPERTS" are FORGETTING is that ALAN PARSONS mixed this album and track .He in a interview readily says he added a bit of this and took away a bit of that from the 3 or more times Torry did it at Abbey road in a STUDIO stopping inbetween and getting direction from Gilmore then going back and doing it AGAIN ! !
Claire Torry will always be the one... Ola Bienkawska is phenomenal... and Sam Brown gave her own twist, so different and original. I can never get tired of this music
no one ever rivaled or matched what clare torry did that faithful night, including she herself. but the best latter day performance of the piece must be the one by sam brown with the remains of the floyds. she just made it her own. (ruclips.net/video/vWZ6hmHj2MA/видео.html)
as a 57-year old man I watched this entirely longer than I thought I would, almost every single time that G5 is introduced it absolutely pulls tears, guess I'm just programmed that way. In case you might have missed it Rodger Waters just recorded Dark Side of the Moon Redux. In true Pink Floyd fashion David gilmour pre-recorded great gig in the sky using as he said a very special guest vocalist. (Yoko Ono) You can hear both Rodger Waters and David Gilmore's recording of songs on RUclips. Until next time - Breath in the air, and don't be afraid to care.
Wow. Great job girls. Just trying this with people watching is brave. Your husbands must hate it when you are yelling. Also, thank you to the ethereal Claire Torrey who did it first…..made it up with no guidance……and got it just right on the second take. Wow.
Clare Torry will stay unmatched forever . Not only she marks the clearest notes but she has an aura while singing that all the others cannot reach.
after Clare Torry's original, I think Vivianne Donner (of Atom) gives the best performance, by far.
Is there any original footage of her singing it ?
Clare's version on the album was good. Her singing it live....oh dear..
Best for me is Eva avila
@dangermouse00
She was almost 50...
the woman who switched it up to head voice and did a Bb5 was so good wow
who was that?
@@f.stereo72 2:44
She was cheese sticking it
no way, that high note HAS to be BELTED, using head voice is a cop out
The duo from the Roger Water Us & Them tour were absolutely mind blowing as well, but are not on here😢
I think any singer who can say "I did Great Gig In The Sky" and did it justice, can be justifiably very proud. That's a career highlight.
I'm sorry to say, but Valeria Lynch's version made me laugh so hard, way too shakey and too many breathes inbetween.
Lol me too😂
Bloody Awful...😂
The worst version I've ever heard🤢🤢🤢
she has 72 years old
Claire Torrie is the queen. She hit the highest A5's out of all of them. They are all good, but Claire outshines them all.
Highest A5???!!
@@karlschulerA5 is a really hard note to hit, A is the note and I think 5 is the pitch. Not sure correct me if I'm wrong though. 😅
@@Emberchariot 5 would be the octave this is above the treble clef staff
My aunt's name is CLARE not Claire !
❤❤❤@@IA_Information_Paris
props to all the singers for even trying!
There is also a woman who tried it at the voice france ! And I think coaches returned !
I LOVED Eva Avila's version.. it was effortless as not many can do besides CLAIRE'S (of course)
And to see her live with Britt Floyd is unreal!!!
I agree. Seen Eva Avila live a few times too and she comes the closet. And maybe- just maybe- surpasses CT by a thread.
I've got Goosebumps ... everytime i hear Ava ... would love to hear her again on the next Brit-Tour🤩
Agee 100%!
My aunt's name is CLARE not Claire !
There were only a couple that pulled ALL the notes AND carried them through like Clare Torry. I fell in love with this song at a very young age and would practice it over and over until I got it. Drove all my friends nuts because they were into the psychedelics and I was into singing this with pure passion. #pinkfloydforever
I wish I had the high notes for this.
10:10 was my favourite, she nailed the "dying scream" vibe of the original
She was also my pick. That was Angela Cervantes, she is beautiful & good, she did it gracefully & flawlessly. She also did it & the Atom Heart Mother in their live performance of "Pink Tones Live at Segobriga Roman Amphitheatre"
Ola's version will always be the best for my ears, she was the only one who hit four SUSTAINED A5s
Yeeeesss 😎❤️
I'm sorry, but the best interpretation of this piece of music is, without a doubt, that of LILIAN XIMENES... is identical to Claire Torry's voice
EVA AVILA, the best!!! in this video, in this pink floyd cover.
Technical, clean, in the notes, flowing, etc. Is the best!!
Absolutely agree! Eva kills it!
Hace las notas nada más poca sense
The singer credited as "Margret Taylor" is actually Rachel Fury. Margret Taylor is a different singer who was part of Pink Floyd's touring backing vocals trio together with Rachel Fury and Durga McBroom and she can be seen doing an amazing job in the live rendition of On The Turning Away. Unfortunately Margret is not the singer who appears on this video, that's Rachel.
Thanks for the correction!
& you cut just short of her hitting a note higher than A5 I believe...@@randomvocalsforyou3879
Margaret Taylor is actually seen in the background of that particular clip next to Durga McBroom who was intentionally placed between Rachel and Margaret because they did not get along well
Eva Avila is the best! Just like the record omg
The fact that this is a milestone achievement in history....hats off to all that attempt.
2:40 is so good it makes me wanna cry 😭
3:05 killed it. Best one imo, the Bb adds so much emotion and makes perfect sense in the context of the song, from how it goes from a sorrow feeling towards a blissful acceptance
That's how Clare composed it.
Eva Avila. Close to Clare.
Eva Avila The Only One. Simply the BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is only one Clare Torry. Period. Although some came very close.
Lol no one can outshine the great Claire Torry
My aunt's name is CLARE not Claire !
@Phil-Paris-France jeez dude, you could just say "Thank you & btw it's spelled Clare not Claire" why so rude about it???
It’s not just about hitting notes it’s about expressing that feeling of your soul being ripped out your body and fighting it with ever last fiber, and energy you have left. Letting it all out before finally succumbing to the end. They told her to scream like she was dying which is a key element that a lot of singers don’t understand to fixate on with this song.
Eva Avila
Sam Brown is my favorite. I love her version and tone of her voice.
love Sam Brown's take, not fully shown here.
Thank God YOKOONO was not invited, jajajaja
I love the vocals from one of my favorite compositions from Pink Floyd. All these beautiful ladies sang incredibly supernatural, I wish I could hit those notes😢😢😢😢
In order of fidelity to the original version, Clare Torry (since she is the original version), then an incredibly close, spectacular, second by Lilian Ximenes. I've been playing her version for years. I was quite impressed with Eva Avila, the short bit that is attached in this montage. A lot of the singers tried to "make it their own" which I guess is fine, but I tend to like close-to-exact covers on pieces like this. Ask a million monkeys, you'll get a million opinions (or the complete works of Shakespeare typed out for you). Go Lilian, go ! Tom.
eva avila is the best, of course under Torry
Perhaps one of the most difficult notes sequences to sing!
I would imagine Monica Naranjo or Cristina Ramos singing that part! It would be amazing!
9:35 It was the closest to the original.
ruclips.net/video/J3xc5H_N8ds/видео.html i found this one, she might not be a well known singer but DAYUM ITS THE ORIGINAL I CAN SAY
@@tansrikeebs3533that one from Lilian Ximenes is already credited in this compilation. Or were you saying you had found the full version of it?
If the original didn't exist, I could happily think that most of these were really good. But the original does exist and nothing else comes close. The fact that Pink Floyd collectively resisted giving her full credit for her contribution - which goes way beyond that of a session musician - beggars belief. I'm really glad that she got at least some of what she deserved in the end.
WE LOVE YOU VIVIANE DONNER 🇧🇷
All are obviously talented. Eva Avila just kills it! The best!
She is! I have seen her with Brit Floyd and she is amazing!
eva avila is the one
BRAZIL IN THE HOUSE 🇧🇷
The best is absolutely Eva Avila, 💯🔝
Florianna Ferro was my favorite, but Lilian Ximenes was closest to Clare. Bianca Antoinette was strong too. But there is, of course, only one Clare.❤
Viviane Donner, the most beautiful rendition to “the great gig in the sky” I ever heard.
Valeria lynch could hit the notes beautifully but that was really terrible in my opinion
I have listened Eva Avila live!
This just goes to demonstrate how utterly brilliant Clare Torry's original take on it was. She did it in two and a half takes, with virtually zero diection from the band, except for one thing. On the first take, she sang stuff like, "Ooh, ooh baby!"
The guys went, "Er, that's great but, er, we don't want any real words." The rest is history. Clare didn't even know they'd used her voice until she saw the album for sale.
Angela Cervantes is my favorite 🙂
Me too !
You should definitely try and do a singers attempting the Careful with That Axe, Eugene screaming!
Clare was easily the best and original ❤
Viviane Donner the best!!!!!!!
Apart from Claire, Sam Brown will always have a special place for me.
My aunt's name is CLARE not Claire !
Eva Evila shows them all to do it , outstanding power and pitch
Vivianne Donner was and will remain the best vocalist who was able to reinterpret this wonderful song by Pink Floyd. Her voice is an instrument, against certain squawking chickens who have tried and failed to improve the original by Clare Torry
Hats off to all of them, a few were outstanding, but credit goes to Clare.
9:20 and 10:10 were my favorites !! im not a singer so i cant describe what exactly i loved about them too well. but the first one had such clear beautifully hit notes, especially the high ones being so similar to the original, and the second one really has the "last dying scream" emotion and power to it
How come you cut short the end of Sam brown session when she smashed the end of her slot ? 😮
Fantastic compilation. Thank you for putting it together
Thank you for supporting it!
I love Angela Cervantes amazing way of interpreting this beautiful, timeless song of Claire. I will not compare Angela to Claire or to others covering it who also have done a very good rendition. To each her own way of interpreting this amazing song. I love the way Angela did it, gracefully, no strain in her voice from high to low, her acting, her emotion. She is beautiful with her long flowing hair. Her lived rendition of Great Gig & Atom Heart Mother with Spanish Band Pink Tones at Spain Segobriga Roman Amphitheater was so beautiful.
My aunt's name is CLARE not Claire !
What a GREAT interesting video. I grew up listening to Dark side and have listened to iy hundreds of times. I though most of these singers did a great job of what is probably a very demanding song. Some were awesome, some were really really good and two just didnt cut it for me. When they get it right it literally takes my breath away and brings tears to my eyes. Thanks
Sam is №1 absolutely. So dramatic and voice just splits down to atoms.
Viviane Donner >>>>>>>>>
Lilian Ximenes, best attempt!
Remarkable, how each singer no doubt spent hours rehearsing this solo, yet not match Clare Torry who dreamt up and sang the original on the spur of the moment. I do like Sam Brown's rendition, pity the clip is so short.
Eva Avila, perfect....👏👏
Ola is for me, little bit of throaty.... blended with crystal clean, sharp... wonderful, emotive, hair raising.. brilliant.... and genius composition. Thank you.. love it.
That wasn’t Margret Taylor, it was Rachel Fury in that piece. Delicate Sound of Thunder tour. Was there, twice. Saw the show, she was amazing!
and by leaving out Machan (Margaret) they missed the best of the 3 IMO
the second one was offensively effortless
It lacked emotion tbh
EVA OML
I like a Eva Avila💕🔥
Unlike some one on a Stage doing it live What most of the " "EXPERTS" are FORGETTING is that ALAN PARSONS mixed this album and track .He in a interview readily says he added a bit of this and took away a bit of that from the 3 or more times Torry did it at Abbey road in a STUDIO stopping inbetween and getting direction from Gilmore then going back and doing it AGAIN ! !
Has any male singer attempted this?
You didn't choose the reference performance of Angela Cervantes... you should have picked that from Segóbriga 2016.
11:00 was Rachel Furry not Margret Taylor
Eva Avila
I'm kinda partial to Vivienne- though ALL are outstanding..
OLA BIENKOWSKA is my favorite, why ? She is Polish, I’m Polish, easy what ?
Claire Torry will always be the one... Ola Bienkawska is phenomenal... and Sam Brown gave her own twist, so different and original. I can never get tired of this music
Florianna Ferro really got some pipes in her man
She sounds most like the original.
Florianna Ferro, Chess Galea, Lilian Ximenes, Vivianne Donner, Sam Brown are good too
There were six signers that nailed the emotion. The rest were just singing notes. Three just didn’t have strong enough voices to attempt this.
I prefer the Rachel Fury version from Delicate Sound Of Thunder tour. But you forgot it in your video.
La meilleure est la dernière. L'interprétation est géante👌
Viviane Donner, amazing voice and gets the emotion just right. I'm biased, tho, since we've been friends for more than 25 years 😅
The note and octave graphic really helps to visualize it. Great video!
I saw Eva do it live. She was amazing!!!!!
EVA VERY GOOD BUT THERES ONLY ONE CLAIRE TORRE
My aunt's name is CLARE not Claire !
no one ever rivaled or matched what clare torry did that faithful night, including she herself. but the best latter day performance of the piece must be the one by sam brown with the remains of the floyds. she just made it her own. (ruclips.net/video/vWZ6hmHj2MA/видео.html)
For me Sam Brown and Clare Torry
Me quedo çon Eva.
Rachel Fury Forever!!!
They’re all good!
Why is Rachel Fury listed as Margret Taylor?
as a 57-year old man I watched this entirely longer than I thought I would, almost every single time that G5 is introduced it absolutely pulls tears, guess I'm just programmed that way.
In case you might have missed it Rodger Waters just recorded Dark Side of the Moon Redux.
In true Pink Floyd fashion David gilmour pre-recorded great gig in the sky using as he said a very special guest vocalist. (Yoko Ono)
You can hear both Rodger Waters and David Gilmore's recording of songs on RUclips.
Until next time
- Breath in the air, and don't be afraid to care.
Someone sings in playback
I haven't seen a video of Claire Torry sang this song on stage.
The group that sung .. What a disaster. It just is not meant to be sung by a group as it loses the whole meaning of the song.
Eva Avila's interpretation is very close to the original
Wow. Great job girls. Just trying this with people watching is brave. Your husbands must hate it when you are yelling. Also, thank you to the ethereal Claire Torrey who did it first…..made it up with no guidance……and got it just right on the second take. Wow.
My aunt's name is CLARE TORRY not Claire !
Please look for Francesca Ippolito, for me she is the best!
6:56 Lilian You got it! Perfection..
Vivian donna and sam brown legendary
Some great singers, Clare is the boss though
Bianca, please marry me.
Desculpe mas nenhuma se iguala a Clare Torry.
Floriana Ferro hit the notes real well 3:33
Lilian Ximenes sang it best. 6.59 time