Watch this go viral I planted a seed.

Nothing makes me smile harder than seeing people experience Pink Floyd for the first time.

There's a reason that "Dark Side of the Moon" spent 917 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Top 100. That's 17.64 years.

It’s a very emotional song about death. The shock, the bargaining, and finally the acceptance. I tear up every time I hear this. Claire Torrey only did one take in the studio and they used it. They didn’t need another. When they wrote this song they felt the instrumental lacked something so they asked Claire working as a session singer in anther studio room if she would improvise for this song. She did, and this was the result. Serendipity created another masterpiece 😃

Always have loved Pink Floyd. Last year I was diagnosed with a terminal illness and told I’ll be lucky to make it into my 30’s. This song hits me a lot harder now but I still love it. Takes me through all the emotions and ends on acceptance 🙏 peace and love we all have our struggles

Watching people discover Pink Floyd is like watching a baby discover chocolate.

You know the coolest thing about these vocals? No autotune.

My cousin was hanging with me one night, chatting shit. I’d played him a couple of Pink Floyd songs and he never really paid attention. Then I said “listen to this, listen to this woman’s vocals...btw she doesn’t sing a single word!” He looked confused. Watching his face when she started singing is one of my happiest memories of him. He wanted to listen to song over and over. Then the whole album. The next day he went out and bought six pink Floyd albums and has been hooked ever since

Take a bow Clare Torry. Greatest vocal performance ever.

I been listening to this song for over forty years, it STILL gives me goosebumps.

Once you get into Pink Floyd there ain't no going back forever your life is changed

This singer without words bring us through the 5 stages of Death: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression anf finally Acceptance. She does this as a master class no?

What Claire Torry did in that studio that historic day was EPIC. PERIOD. With all due respect to actual divas.....meaning those top drawer, elite female opera singers going back.....oh, let's say a hundred years.....I can't imagine a vocal performance as powerful...NO....as tranSCENdent as hers. AMEN dude,. You DID feel it in your soul.

Probably the most emotional rollercoaster song and not a single lyric... Genius

"I want to play it again!" Yep and you will for the rest of your life. Once you feel the Floyd it never goes away

Clare Torry is by far the best vocalist I've ever heard. I've been listening to Pink Floyd since I was a teenager, and just recently found out she is a white woman from London. Amazing!! Unlike most singers, you can't even hear a break in her singing so she can take a breath.

When I was 15 this whole album gave me chills. I’m now 60 and it’s even better!!!!

And just think. She doesn’t say a single word. She didn’t have to

Been listening for 40 years and it never gets old. Never.

I've always felt that this song should have been on the Golden Record that was launched on the Voyager crafts.

"Time", which is the song immediately before this, flows directly into this one so they should really be played together. The whole album really is one continuous experience that is totally worth investing your time into to hear as one unit. You won't regret it.

This song is about death and the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. When this is performed live, it is usually sung by three separate vocalists. Denial and anger are sung by the first, bargaining and depression by the second, and acceptance by the third.

White girl singing. Mind blown! She was paid 20 quid and got a bottle of Heineken for this performance. She did this in two takes. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!! One of the most soulful performances in the history of music. CLARE TORRY!

Tears in Heaven!!!! God bless Clare Torri My soul goes away Love you

Clare Torry did the searing vocals. It is said unrehearsed. They told her to just go with the flow. A masterpiece

Almost 50 years later and this album still blows my mind.

I used to work nights and one morning I was driving home and on the 7 o'clock news it was announced that Richard Wright the keyboard player in the Floyd had died. The DJ that followed the news didn't say a word but just dropped the needle on this. I had to pull into a supermarket carpark close by and just sat there weeping as this played through.

My mom passed away from complications with covid in January. I've always known what this song was about. I needed to play it recently because I knew it would help.me get thru these feelings. It's like having a weight frustrate you until the point of exhaustion and then having no energy left so you have to except it. Like death

1st time I heard this I was 18. 8 of us round my friends flat in Brixton. We would trip from friday night to sunday night. Just getting wasted on the old orange sunshine tabs. We would mainly play Floyd and Dylan and jam together. But I remember so clear how I reacted to this track. I saw music notes and waves just streaming into me and just was overcome with emotion. My sister had died a couple months before and I saw her and felt she said Its all OK. I met my wife to be the next week and was together 48 years till she passed. Music brings strong emotions and memories.

It's about death. Clare starts off with rage at dying which slowly transforms into calm acceptance.

Floyd needs to be discovered by even more people. I actually feel bad for people who have never heard Floyd music. Good to see you found them sir.

My father introduced me to Pink Floyd when I was a child. I'm 48 now, and me and my father still drink and listen to Floyd. Still my favorite band. Welcome to the machine my friend ;)]

Hands up everyone that spent most of the 70's - 80's screaming along to each note whilst driving alone and dealing with life

Played this song over and over during labour of my youngest, lost myself in the music for a while, it eased the pain. 😁

Never clicked so fast, dude you should check shine on you crazy diamond!!!

Of all the brothers that review music, I feel this cat genuinely appreciates the music and has an ear for it.

As others have commented, this was all improvised. I literally can't imagine this level of innate musical talent. She heard their instrumentals barely a few hours before she showed up and recorded.... and laid down this soul-wrenching response.

After being a devoted PF fan for going on 50 years...I am so jealous that you are hearing this for this first time.....Wonderful for you bro.....

Welcome to the Pink Floyd fan club. This album was in the top 200 for 741 straight weeks. It totaled 884 weeks. That's 17 years. Listening to this album nonstop, from to back, is therapeutic and is recommended you do it periodically.

THIS ALBUM CAN BE LISTENED TO EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE, IT WILL AFFECT YOU DIFFERENTLY EACH TIME!

We´re all invited to the " Great Gig in the Sky", some day ... Greetings from Argentina ! ( sorry about my english )

I’ve spent thousands on audio equipment just to hear Floyd in it’s full glory Nothing compares..

In an interview years later, she said when they brought her into the studio, they weren't exactly sure what they wanted her to do, so they just handed her the mic and cut her loose. She, not sure what to do, she just went with the flow and sang purely from her soul......and holy shit! Frikken iconic......and beautiful, ain't it?

One of the most extraordinary pieces of music in the history of mankind. Period.

This album taught me EVERYTHING I ever needed to know about motivation, morality, caring, greed, longing, and death is inevitable for all of us. Death is overblown in our culture. We fight it, despise it, and deny it applies to us. This tells us, Death is just the last part of a full life. They don't even try to go into "What's next". That is left up to you.

Bro react to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" or "Dogs" by Pink floyd

She walked into the studio...they said sing something to fit the music........she did and walked out an hour later!

The golden age of music!!! !💗🎼🎶🎵👍😎 I must have heard this 1000 times and it NEVER gets old..

No fancy editing or mixing - that’s her voice.

once you go pink you don't come back.

Echos live In Pompeii. It’s a video inside an ancient amphitheater just before dark side of the moon. It’s insane.

"My Soul Left My Body ..." We know how you feel Brother! Vocalist, Clare Torry

It does my heart good seeing you young people discover the timeless masterpieces created by Pink Floyd. Listen to all their albums. Each song is a journey into the heart and soul. They are beyond language.

The song hasn’t even started, and I’m anticipating a Hoooooold on Bruuuuuuuh! like no other. Let’s see how this plays out.

Dude...for real...listen to the entire Dark Side of the Moon album. If you aren’t in tears like a tidal wave by the end you aren’t human. Best overall album experience ever. 😎✌🏻

Welcome to Pink Floyd my son...welcome to Pink Floyd ! Clare Torry was incredible on this track so many years ago. I met the backup singer that sang this for the Pink Floyd tours in the 90's, while we were in Reno on 2012. She had a LOT of great stories about the band on tour ! But her proudest claim, was that the writer/pianist of THIS song Rick Wright, said her singing it was one of THE BEST versions he had heard. He even requested she sing it at his funeral...which she proudly did.

This guy is the most genuine guy of any 'first time reaction' channels 👊😎

Flawless victory! Putting in a request for Floyd's 'On the turning away'. Made this old man cry.

No matter how weary my soul is, Claire Torrey never fails to make me feel better. If it hasn't been mentioned, she was given very little guidance and they did this in one or two takes. The story of how it got recorded is just as amazing as the song.

Sittin' here crying, going "yup...I know man"

Mr. King - our music is safe as long as there are people like you to carry on for us oldies! I feel so privileged that I was in my 20s when Dark Side of the moon was released. I've been able to enjoy it for almost 50 years..... Clare Torrey - brilliant, superb, unsurpassed. Especially when you consider she more or less made it up as she went along... I also loved the "Pulse" live version, because you can see the emotion in the THREE ladies as they do what Clare did. Both give me the shivers.

Yo, it’s hard to say which Pink Floyd songs are gonna bring out that feeling you got. There are so many great songs. It’s almost like, no matter which song you pick, you have an equal chance that you will be left speechless at the end. Pink Floyd is just that good.

That is the power of Pink Floyd! Has always been. They always have a way of moving you in some way. If you love this- you will love Pink Floyd- Us and Them!

Pink Floyd has a way of putting you in touch with the deepest emotions. Many people are afraid to explore these feelings.

Dark Side of the Moon is an amazing compilation of music. One of the best albums of I've ever heard. I first heard this around 1972-73, and I still listen to it all these years later.

Preston, me again. This my last time. We all told you, but yet, like all the others, ye fail to listen, or we fail to be heard. The Dark Side of the Moon was made for you. You really should appreciate it in all it’s grandeur. From beginning to end. It is a 45 min. Emotional roller coaster. The Great Gig In the Sky is but one piece of the DSOTM pie. Eat it in one sitting. How you present it to us it does not matter. When you are finished, we will know. You will for sure let us know just like Paul Revere riding through the streets of Boston yelling “ the British are coming”.

Watching you not able to contain the joy of hearing this song for the first time gave me goosebumps and tears of joy. I've been waiting for you to do this one and I'm so happy it finally happened, your appreciation for flawless music is a flawless victory!

This piece is about death and Clair Tory nailed it. At the time, she was a session singer and was called in for this song by Alan Parsons who was producing this album. She started using words and they stopped her and said to basically react to the music and the theme. She makes it sound as if she’s fighting death and then succumbs to it...genius piece of work.

Some of the most beautiful and powerful singing and not a word was sung.

HE WASN’T READY! What an incredibly powerful song!

Watching your face as you understood what you were hearing was an absolute pleasure to me. I have enjoyed this album for over 30 years. Welcome, my friend. Welcome.

I have to say that seeing Pink Floyd live at least 3 times in my life was the most unforgettable experiences of my life. Listening to The Great Gig in the Sky live was, well, there are no words.

They told her to sing as if someone you love just died. I don't know if that's true, but its makes you see the light in a whole new way. Because God damn. After so many years, it still surprises and amazes me.

She did that shit in two takes...completely improvised.

The power of this song, no real lyrics, just emotion.

Imagine tripping to this back in 70's in Torquay Australia. The 70's was good for listening music.

I watched this live, the singers name is Clare Torry and She was paid £30/$50 for singing "The great gig in the sky" in 1973.

Clare Torry ad-libbed this vocal and was totally convinced she’d done a terrible job

If your soul left your body, then you truly have experienced Pink Floyd ✌❤

I’m enjoying your reactions so much out on my deck that my neighbors are probably going to call the police! It makes me so happy that us “Boomers” have music that reaches everyone! It’s so cool how music brings us ALL together... we really need this right now. I consider everyone brothers and sisters of God. I love your channel. Keep up the great work brother!

This hits my soul and tears the second that piano starts, my husband aka my daughter's dad passed away. We played " wish you were here " the great gig in the sky, hit's my soul, I am ready to see my husband when the time comes, and will be feeling like this version seeing my husband again!!!! 😭😭😭

Here is the deal, from a really old fart... Smoke a big blunt, put on some good headphones, kick back and listen to the entire "Dark side of the moon" album in one sitting.. All the songs are connected.. That's how us old farts did it back in the day..

My dad told me when he saw thus live way back in the day, that he teared up during this song and that she had the most beautiful voice he had ever heard.

I first heard Pink Floyd in 1978, New Jersey and since then I have been addicted to there music.

If you break the song down into sections, you hear Clare Torry screaming in denial and fear, and as the song suddenly calms down, acceptance, and then finally leaving. Powerful stuff.

Dark Side of the Moon - headset, late at night, no lights and just letting it take you away; nothing better!

just wanted to say, i never understood the appeal of reaction videos until i watched you listen to this. now i get it.

My first concert was Pink Floyd in the 5th grade. I will NEVER forget it. Best concert of my life! Over 30 years ago.

Tomorrow is the 48th anniversary of Dark Side.

Thing that always gets me, No lyrics just a voice. A voice can convey pure emotions sometimes words are not needed.

Check out Shine On You Crazy Diamonds too bro that's a really great song! Love the vids man!

It is so cool watching you enjoy music I've listened to for 50 years. You made me remember the joy of it. Thank you.

2 reasons why i watch and listen....i love Pink Floyd and King....you crack me up!

Clare Torry, the vocalist for TGGITS, got the equivalent of about $100 for her performance. She toured with Floyd for The Dark Side and I was fortunate enough to see the Milwaukee Cty Stadium show. I was absolutely blown away and utterly amazed when this little woman had the spot shown on her and she let loose. Some 50,000 people there and you could hear a pin drop while she sang....

This song touched you like it had me the 100 or so times I heard it! Her name is Claire Torrey. There’s a video on YT where she talks about the making of this song.

I played this for my 6 year old the other day. She was looking out the window soaking it in. It was amazing passing the torch

Greatest reaction ever! I was honored to be at the Pulse concert and although Claire Torrie(?) was not there her spirit came out during the performance. I was stunned!! The music and the mix was perfect. If there was one moment in life I will always remember it was the Pink Floyd concert and The Great Gig in the Sky!!

Firstly the guy who says at the beginning of the track "I am not frightened of dying, why should I be frightened of dying."etc.etc. was the doorman/security guy at Abbey Road Studios where the album was recorded, in answer to PFs general questions about the thoughts of all the different people who were employed in a minor capacity at Abbey Road at that time. Many of the whispered voices you hear on this Album are not made by the band members themselves. Clare Torrey who "Sang" this track was paid $50 for it but in the early 2000s received an out of court settlement from the band and was co-credited with writing it. It is the only song on the album that she sung on .All the other tracks that had female singers were session singers. Most of us have seen the Clare Torry video interview where she talks about this song but I remember an interview she gave long before KZfaq ,Google etc. where she specifically says that Dave Gilmour took her to one side and asked her if she could improvise her singing to imagine how she would feel what dying would be like. I first heard The Great Gig in The Sky in 74 and had no idea what the song was about but I was left stunned into a deep mental silence. I thought the singer was a beautiful black soul singer who had gone unrecognised by me. The song still moves me deeply in a wonderful way to this day.(P.S.The other 4 females on the rest of TDSOTM were all session singers and the one who has the most prominent voice on the tracks "Time, Brain Damage/Eclipse was a lady called Doris Troy who was born in The Bronx.)

Legend has it that before this singer laid down this track, they told her to think of a loved one who just died and sing her emotions without words. And you get this masterpiece.

She was the centerpiece of this track and rightly so. Throughout the whole album you heard a bit of her every now and then, but then she was the the highlight. Beautiful as hell.