There's a lot of depth to the lyrics. "Eternal Earthrise" refers to the fact that seen from the Moon, Earth hardly moves at all in the sky - and from where Shoemaker's ashes are located, Earth would be forever hovering on the horizon. "Laudato Si" is an allusion to the _Canticle of the Sun,_ written by St. Francis in the 13th century. "Ad astra" (to the stars) is from Virgil's _Aenid._ The Shakespeare quote (inscribed on the urn containing his ashes) informs the lyrics ("cut into little stars"). Overall, the song refers to mankind returning to the Moon, from where trips to other planets are to be launched ("We're coming to join you ... a waypoint to the far".)
Google Eugene Shoemaker and the song makes sense. Tuomas and Floor were not satisfied with the ending at first. After Floor tinkered with it at her home studio and with the choir added it became this masterpiece. Tuomas had his doubts however that it could be done live. Floor convinced him that she could do it and the several live performances available on CZcams confirms this without a doubt.
Eugene Shoemaker was a renowned geologist, founder of planetary science, and also known for co-discovering the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, along with Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy, and being the first man buried on the moon. While visiting an impact crater site in Australia, Eugene and his wife Carolyn suffered an accident that caused his death, after which his lifelong dream of going to the moon became a reality: on January 6, 1998, Eugene's ashes were launched on board. NASA's Lunar Prospector mission to the moon, and he was buried near the south pole. Carolyn Shoemaker said, “I can look at the moon and imagine it there, with its rocks, looking down on me. It still lights up every night sky,” since it was her husband on the moon . Members of the music group Nightwish have said they are deeply inspired to express in music the powerful story of the resting place of Eugene Shoemaker's ashes. Shoemaker, the song from Nightwish's album Human :: Nature
The spoken quote from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is voiced by Johanna Kurkela, Finnish singer and Tuomas' wife. That quote is on the urn containing some of Eugene Shoemakers ashes, the urn that is now on the moon. Laudato Si Ad Astra is Latin , Praised be to the stars.
This was Floor's most difficult song since Ever Dream, but for different reasons. The scansion is weird, the intervals are unusual and not what singers practice. Yes, she practised for a long time. Phenomenal song and as good as the live versions are, for me this is the standard. If you like the end, try Ad Astra, the outro from the Hellfest 2022 show. Love Tuomas' wife's voice, Johanna Kurkela reads the Shakespeare magnificently. Hear her sing on Tuomas' solo work "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck".
Love & h@te this one. Normally when ppl write lyrics for a song, there's attention to rhythmic patterns and the natural flow of syllables that go with the vocal melodies and so on. Tuomas tho, had the Swiss Army knife of vocals at his disposal and may have thought, "You know what.. to h3ll with all that! I'll just throw whatever enters my mind at her. She'll manage". And she did splendidly, even live. Can't say I dig the first half of the song, for that specific reason. It feels forced & unnatural, BUT.. it may also contribute to the feeling of near-euphoria when the part hits where Floor is allowed to display her prowess as a classically trained vocalist, if ever so briefly (has she been "underused" in that respect in NW? Yup, absolutely). Floor made fun of it all by inviting the crowds to join her in this "sing-along". Behind the scenes, when the song was rehearsed there had been "discussions" abt the vocal parts, as the "Metal Mozart" said in interviews. His reaction at the time was that the singer(s) would figure it out. Cheers! 🤘
@@kevinty7 Just FYI, a Finnish interview (Engl. transl: ValtteL) from 2020: Tuomas: "We had interesting discussions last summer in Röskö, where we did the pre-production of the album. I remember when the singers brought up that the fact that the vocal melodies and lyrics of the songs are made by a person who can't really sing at all and that adds a special spice to Nightwish's sound. I often hear in my head exactly how these melodies go, in which voice they are sung and how the lyrics unfold. Then when I present them to the singers, they tell me that you can't sing that way! There are too many syllables, too many "s" letters and so on. Up to a certain limit, I always try to challenge them to at least try." I'd say, QED. Cheers!
Perhaps there are other singers that can sing it, but the more important point is that there is no other singer this could be written for. Tuomas knows what Floor can do, even if she had not done that before.
An Ode to Eugene Shoemaker. Live performance. Starts at 51:18 Watch to the emotional fan reaction during the end of the operatic vocal ending. czcams.com/video/fHaBDZYOP0I/video.html - Nightwish Live at Deichbrand Festival 2022
There's a lot of depth to the lyrics. "Eternal Earthrise" refers to the fact that seen from the Moon, Earth hardly moves at all in the sky - and from where Shoemaker's ashes are located, Earth would be forever hovering on the horizon. "Laudato Si" is an allusion to the _Canticle of the Sun,_ written by St. Francis in the 13th century. "Ad astra" (to the stars) is from Virgil's _Aenid._ The Shakespeare quote (inscribed on the urn containing his ashes) informs the lyrics ("cut into little stars"). Overall, the song refers to mankind returning to the Moon, from where trips to other planets are to be launched ("We're coming to join you ... a waypoint to the far".)
Google Eugene Shoemaker and the song makes sense. Tuomas and Floor were not satisfied with the ending at first. After Floor tinkered with it at her home studio and with the choir added it became this masterpiece. Tuomas had his doubts however that it could be done live. Floor convinced him that she could do it and the several live performances available on CZcams confirms this without a doubt.
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I can confirm it sounded even better live...even the last part.
Eugene Shoemaker was a renowned geologist, founder of planetary science, and also known for co-discovering the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, along with Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy, and being the first man buried on the moon. While visiting an impact crater site in Australia, Eugene and his wife Carolyn suffered an accident that caused his death, after which his lifelong dream of going to the moon became a reality: on January 6, 1998, Eugene's ashes were launched on board. NASA's Lunar Prospector mission to the moon, and he was buried near the south pole.
Carolyn Shoemaker said, “I can look at the moon and imagine it there, with its rocks, looking down on me. It still lights up every night sky,” since it was her husband on the moon .
Members of the music group Nightwish have said they are deeply inspired to express in music the powerful story of the resting place of Eugene Shoemaker's ashes. Shoemaker, the song from Nightwish's album Human :: Nature
love it Annie, thank you❤️❤️
This song and its sincere appreciation is much loved by NASA personnel
And she does this live as well. Watch the HELLFEST performance...
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There is one and only Floor! Thanks God for this incredible gift called Floor. ♥
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Nightwish is so unlike any other band I've heard...and that is a very good thing. They are in a class by themselves.
for sure David👍🏽👌🏽
The spoken quote from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is voiced by Johanna Kurkela, Finnish singer and Tuomas' wife. That quote is on the urn containing some of Eugene Shoemakers ashes, the urn that is now on the moon.
Laudato Si Ad Astra is Latin ,
Praised be to the stars.
thanks Chris👍🏽
This was Floor's most difficult song since Ever Dream, but for different reasons.
The scansion is weird, the intervals are unusual and not what singers practice.
Yes, she practised for a long time.
Phenomenal song and as good as the live versions are, for me this is the standard.
If you like the end, try Ad Astra, the outro from the Hellfest 2022 show.
Love Tuomas' wife's voice, Johanna Kurkela reads the Shakespeare magnificently.
Hear her sing on Tuomas' solo work "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck".
My Queen Goddess Floorever!
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And then they did it live with Floor delivering that ending and the rest is history.
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Thanks God for TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN songwriter,composer.
🤗🍒🤘🏻 Great job Kevin
thank you👍🏽🙌🏽🫶🏽
Love & h@te this one. Normally when ppl write lyrics for a song, there's attention to rhythmic patterns and the natural flow of syllables that go with the vocal melodies and so on. Tuomas tho, had the Swiss Army knife of vocals at his disposal and may have thought, "You know what.. to h3ll with all that! I'll just throw whatever enters my mind at her. She'll manage". And she did splendidly, even live.
Can't say I dig the first half of the song, for that specific reason. It feels forced & unnatural, BUT.. it may also contribute to the feeling of near-euphoria when the part hits where Floor is allowed to display her prowess as a classically trained vocalist, if ever so briefly (has she been "underused" in that respect in NW? Yup, absolutely).
Floor made fun of it all by inviting the crowds to join her in this "sing-along". Behind the scenes, when the song was rehearsed there had been "discussions" abt the vocal parts, as the "Metal Mozart" said in interviews. His reaction at the time was that the singer(s) would figure it out. Cheers! 🤘
thank you👍🏽
@@kevinty7 Just FYI, a Finnish interview (Engl. transl: ValtteL) from 2020:
Tuomas: "We had interesting discussions last summer in Röskö, where we did the pre-production of the album. I remember when the singers brought up that the fact that the vocal melodies and lyrics of the songs are made by a person who can't really sing at all and that adds a special spice to Nightwish's sound. I often hear in my head exactly how these melodies go, in which voice they are sung and how the lyrics unfold. Then when I present them to the singers, they tell me that you can't sing that way! There are too many syllables, too many "s" letters and so on. Up to a certain limit, I always try to challenge them to at least try."
I'd say, QED. Cheers!
Nice reaction. Greetings from Mexico City 🇲🇽
thank you, hope all is well in Mexico City👍🏽❤️
With this song, Tuomas challenged Floor. She said it was very hard to sing, so it must be nearly impossible for others. 😀
Perhaps there are other singers that can sing it, but the more important point is that there is no other singer this could be written for. Tuomas knows what Floor can do, even if she had not done that before.
so difficult 🤯😂
Love this song, thanks Kev have a nice weekend. 🇬🇧
thanks Tracy❤️
Very beautiful, thank you
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Shormaker at Hellfest 2022
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An Ode to Eugene Shoemaker. Live performance. Starts at 51:18 Watch to the emotional fan reaction during the end of the operatic vocal ending.
czcams.com/video/fHaBDZYOP0I/video.html - Nightwish Live at Deichbrand Festival 2022
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Good one but do a live version Hellfest 2022
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The song could be about a shoe maker, but it's not... 😁