Pink Floyd - "The Great Gig in the Sky" - Theremin
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Great songs don't always need words. "The Great Gig in the Sky" from Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973), by Richard Wright and Clare Torry, played on theremin, an early electronic instrument controlled without contact.
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Extra points for him being in standard theremin playing uniform.
The alternative uniform is white tie!
"This cannot possibly substitute the voice of the singer..."
a few seconds later...
"HOLY CRAP! THIS IS AMAZING!"
really - can, the theremin is capable for this and I saw/heared this at a concert. But I suspect it depends more on the musician.
Clare Torry was much easier on the eyes ❤️
I thought playing a fretless guitar must be hard, but this is like playing a fretless guitar - minus the guitar 😳🤣
He looks exactly how I thought a theremin player would look.
... I can't thumbs up this enough times ... so I opened a second account just to give it another :)
Hehehehe classic
Sounds really good though
So... cute? 😍
Yeah! In black and white ☺
he looks like a mixture between a mad scientist and a sad poet and I love it
I can't believe this exists, i was like nah i'm sure this won't be on youtube
me tooo
Only thing i cant believe, is that instrument was invented in ussr over 100 years ago, but only moog sells them x.x i want cheap but high quality authentic soviet theremin T_T
Perfect control of a fabulous instrument, on a marvelous music. "Congratulations" is not enough to greet your talent....
Thanks!
Yeah, the control is insane. People complain about Good Vibrations being hard to repeatedly play on a theremin. This is much more complex.
You definitely need to be noticed more. This was awesome! You caught that Pink Floyd vibe perfectly
Thank you!
I really second this reply. I thought I'd be listening to some half baked piece of pop culture turned hype, but instead you delivered a great rendition, congrats!
Indeed, I watched it a number of times because I thought you were cheating somehow, it's amazing the way you play this impossible instrument!
I must now acquire a Theremin and learn to play, what an awesome instrument. Wonderful performance, thank you!
And I thought this song couldn't get more melancholic.
One of my favorite Floyd covers I've ever heard. Just fantastic!
One of the best things I've seen to YT.
I clicked on this, anticipating that immediately afterwards I'd feel a need to listen to the original. Then I heard how good this sounded, and that need subsided. By the time it was over, I was wishing it had been an extended version. Bravo!
Wow... Incredible, that instrument with that song sounds amazing
This is some of the greatest talent that I have ever witnessed.
Just wonderful. I love how the hands also express the grief of the song. Brilliant. I want a theremin.
how bloody extraordinary is THAT!!!! oi....and here I thought i'd heard PF done in every imaginable way....not until today.
Bloody MARVELOUS!!
Speechless. So much respect for this magic!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just ordered my theremin yesterday, and I can't wait for it to arrive. I'm hoping to be able to play this well at some point in my life! Great performance of an excellent song.
How is it a year later?
yeah does one have to be able. to actually read music or is it. practice
it going good?
Update for those asking, I still have the theremin, but it's one of those hobbies that I got really into before I switched on to the next thing. I wouldn't suggest it as a beginner instrument. It's basically like a fretless guitar but three dimensional on top of it rather than a two dimensional fretboard. Very difficult to hit the notes on-key, and I never got good at it, though that being said, I also didn't invest much time nor effort into it either.
That was an incredible cover of one of my favorite songs from the Dark Side of the Moon album. I love theremins, but don't have the muscle control needed to do more than make weird sci-fi noises on one. I don't even want to think how many years of practicing it took to be able to play one like that.
The Teremin is a very difficult instrument to play. It has been improved a lot in recent years, but as a simple listener, I must say that it always gives me a sense of incompleteness, of limitation. This piece by Pink Floyd seems written for it. But at the same time it lays bare its expressive limits, since, albeit at the height of technical ability, it imitates, but does not add or reach the depth and underlining of the human voice. Indeed, it is precisely in wanting to resemble the human voice that exalts its limits.
This is tear-renderingly spectacular. Gosh.
So glad you enjoyed it, Ella! 😊🎶
one of the few people ive heard play this thing in tune
We gotta make it reach Pink Floyd.Perhaps they could even get him to a special presentation?
And if we could get Luna Lee on board to duet czcams.com/video/VR99tbZj33M/video.html
What a master of the craft
Excellent, et j’ai eu la chance et le bonheur d’aller voir ce concert de Pink Floyd...😊
Sauf que là ce n'est pas un concert de Pink Floyd mais un gars qui joue un air de Pink Floyd au theremin. Je pense que tu as abusé de la fumette durant le concert.
@@longdongsilver4719 Désolé, je me suis mal exprimé, je parlais du concert original de Pink Floyd en 1975 ( si je me trompe pas d’année ) au Palais des Sports à Paris...
So I just found out this was An instrument today.This was so cool
I wasn't sure I was gonna get a search result for this... Sweet.
I’ve seen so many theramin covers but this ones my favorite one. Make more Pink Floyd, please!
You are AWESOME!!!!
Oh man, this is freaking and creepy awesome! When the theremin vocals kicked in, I was entirely shot away. AWESOME JOB!
It fits really well with this song. Thank you.
It is amazing! You are amazing !
Alejandro Acosta c
Just like in a dream. Thanks.
in my personal opinion, this is the coolest most badass I've ever seen...
Good music. I love my girlfriend Anette she inspires me so much
I have a feeling THIS is what Pink Flyod had in mind.
Loved it from Kerala India
Whoa...I have never seen someone play a theremin this well before.
I knew it would be epic as soon as I read the title
Holy shit. That was amazing. Proves that a theramin is a real instrument. Dsotm is my favorite album of all time and ggits is one of its best songs. I've heard it countless times and the slide portion was almost perfect. Claire torrys part was only less due to the limitations of the instrument, not the player. Fanfuckingtastic.
Just looked up theremin music and this video peaked my interest, absolutely beautiful! This song was made to be played on theremin, thank you for posting!
I've shared this video in so many groups dedicated to Pink Floyd and I hope members and I love your work
just beautiful. I can´t even imagine what an effort it must have been.
I loved the use of the theremin also in the old black and white science fiction movies such as the Day the Earth stood still and the FORBIDDEN PLANET and Midsummer Murders.
Very nice, very important music, very important instrument, very good theremining , Really. , That's a very nice ability you have , a true thereminst ! Ok short story , so first seen or heard a Theremin , in 2009 Access film music show case had Zenther stick on stage , a big part of Dark Side , Theremin in front , changed my life , I waited in till 2018 to start playing a Theremin, I admire your discipline and your abilities, thanks for posting,
"Sweetness to my ears.......
Thanks!
this is the most beautiful thing i´ve ever heard
Wow!!!!!! I have tried to play a theremin--it is extremely hard! You need the steadiest of hands. This was fabulous--Bravo!!!!
Fantastic playing.
this was beautiful, i’m in tears idk why i couldn’t help it lol ahhhh
😢💜
woaw you play so well that unbelievable (and unbelievably forgotten) instrument. Thanks for that moment. Paul from Need More
This was truly amazing, it brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
i think this is probably one of the best theremin covers ive ever heard
this actually sounded better than I thought it would, which I thought would be impossible
Simply perfection
Que maravilla de vídeo. Las expresiones faciales son lo más.
First video about theremin I found. I've fallen in love with the instrument and this song.
This is the best thing on You Tube. Astonishing
Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Absolutely beautiful, i was confused for a moment at the beginning, you're so on point i thought it was the original
Well, now I know what a theremin is. It sounds really good. If I knew how difficult it was to play, I would perhaps be in more awe. But it does make me appreciate even more the amazing vocals Clare Torry did in the original (I believe on the first take).
You are right mate, first take!
You snapped
So amazing.
Beautifull🙏
That was so beautiful. Waiting for more Pink Floyd covers
More to come!
Wooo BRAVO génial !!! j'adore cette version je la trouve + harmonieuse que l'orginale !!
c'est vraiment bluffant merci pour ce partage et cette belle découverte des capacités du thérémine !!
I dreamt with a theremin soundtrack the other night, and this popped up on my feed the next morning. Perfect!
i loved the sound of this instrument and wondered what it was now i finally know!
Dude this is freaking awesome!!!!! The way you play this song just puts me in an amazing mood
now that truly is an art, that was perfect and I loved it...
Bloody amazing 🙌
Thanks Ashley!
Oh my !! Seems like they wrote It FOR theremin, perfect Pink Floyd Mood 💯🤩
The best version of The Great Gig in the Sky on theremin.
Well that was ... incredible!
So in Love.
Thanks :-)
thank you this was heckin amazing
Thanks!
I feel an ecstasy listening to. 😲 I would like to hear you in a stadium playing
This is just beautiful
Absolutely perfect. Loved it. Would love to hear more Theremin renditions from this classic album.
WONDERFUL!!! Thank you sir!
Best theremin cover, when instrument sound exactly fits the music. Thanks.
I've watched this video numerous times since I first found it, and yet every single time I listen to it I'm blown away by how fantastic this is, the Theremin was made to cover this song!
This was really great. First time I heard this version since I first listened to, Great Gig in the Sky, circa 1977.
I should add that... I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I don't mind.
This is everything i ever expected
So glad you enjoyed it Ali! 😊💜
Spot on!
Superb!! Absolutely brilliant!! I love the track and I love the Theremin and you nailed them both!! Well done!!
Wow! You are amazing! That is no easy task! So cool!
I loved. Congratulations
This is the best thing you can do with a theremin. It sounds as if this piece had been composed for a theremin. Maybe it's because the interpret is outstanding?
Absolutely amazing!!!! Greetings from Rome, Italy 🇮🇹
Great contribution by our dear Phd Moog
Bravo!! Nicely played👍🏻👍🏻
Oh god that's beautiful 🔥😍❤️
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for listening!
Endless goosebumps...
That was excellent.
Things like this are why I spend way too much time looking at youtube videos.
😊😊😊
That was absolutely beautiful. WOW Put me on the backroads . Splendid. Makes me want to get a Theremin
BEAUTIFUL..!
Thanks!
Wow ,I'm really amazed by the instrument 😍
Astonishing! Best sound of theremin I've ever heard!
It's beautiful ✨🥺
Thanks Bella! 😊🎶