Lyricist Reacts to Nightwish - Turn Loose the Mermaids - JTMM Reacts

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Title: Turn Loose the Mermaids
Album: Imaginaerum
Released: 2011
Artist: Nightwish
Link To the Original Video : • Turn Loose The Mermaids
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[@deeteenw]

It will never cease to amaze me how many musical styles Tuomas managed to seamlessly integrate here.
You just *see* the Western movie backround rolling before your eyes in the first instrumental interlude.

[@deeteenw]

Tuomas wrote this in remembrance of his grandfather. I don't know the exact details any more, but he imagined that the mermaids took him away.

[@JackM.]

Anette is actually pretty great singer on the albums. There is this one strong Anette song with a killer chorus that is kinda of a hidden gem because it was never released on any album. Just a single b-side, but it's one of my favourites. Nightwish - Escapist. ruclips.net/video/eKuCFk1j_Io/видео.html

[@elvwood]

Thank you for doing this, one of my favourites! You mentioned the trumpets, and I like the little nod to Morricone et al's spaghetti Western music, not something really done elsewhere. I see what you mean about Anette's voice, but I would encourage you to do Meadows of Heaven - there's a great fanmade lyric video here: ruclips.net/video/vxsjv6LtRz0/видео.html

[@bobgross8761]

I may change my mind at a later point, but the Imaginaerum album is my favorite Nightwish studio album to listen to from beginning to end. An interesting Marko song starts it off, and a lengthy, beautiful spoken word piece (mostly featuring Troy) and an orchestral 'summary' finishes it. It's a production masterpiece. This song fits perfectly into the flow of the record. Thanks for this one.

[@tapio7133]

Tuomas went to see his grandfather after his death. Tuomas saw what his grandmom did with her late husband and story continued ...