Saturday, 1 November 2025

Pink Floyd Made Her Cry.......Is This The Best Reaction Video Ever?

I must admit that I got quite hooked on youtube video reactions when they first
came about, mainly during the outbreak of the lockdowns when people were 
looking for something new to occupy their time.
And they don't come any better than this one, hosted by the Half  Life Sistah team. 
It's full of raw emotion as they react to the iconic 1994 performance of Pink Floyd
Pulse Live at Earls Court, performing Comfortably Numb.
Many consider it to be one of the last great guitar solos captured on video before
the turn of the millennium.
And by the time Dave Gilmour's guitar solo reaches it's climax, Sistah simply falls
to bits in an emotional outburst, citing that 'It's like the instruments are talking to me.
It's like it's going through every fibre in my body.'
She certainly doesn't hold back. And that's what makes this a great reaction video.




This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's much awaited follow up album to
Dark Side of the Moon titled Wish You Were Here, released in 1975.
The track titled 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' was solely dedicated to founder and former
member Syd Barrett who was virtually responsible for the Band's 1967 debut album 'The Piper
at the Gates of Dawn.' But after his over indulgence in psychedelic substances along with his
erratic behaviour, he was eased out of the band.

And so in a bizarre twist to the Pink Floyd story, Syd Barrett actually turned up at
The Abbey Road recording Studios on the very day that the Band were recording 
'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' the very track dedicated to Syd.
And as he turned up inviting himself into the studio, the other band members were asking
who is that strange looking man here in the studio. But in time the rest of the band 
were shocked and realized that it was in fact Syd Barrett. Co founder and once 
best friend of Syd, Roger Waters was visibly upset once he recognized him.

More on the sad life of Syd Barret below.
Video via  FACTINATE