First Time Hearing *PROCOL HARUM* - A Whiter Shade of Pale // A CLASSIC MASTERPIECE // REACTION!!!
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- First Time Hearing PROCOL HARUM - A Whiter Shade of Pale // A CLASSIC MASTERPIECE // REACTION!!! I had to get the lyrics of this CLASSIC MASTERPIECE.
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LYRICS
We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
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A BIT OF THIS SONG'S HISTORY
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum that was issued as their debut record on 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of the most commercially successful singles in history, having sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. In the years since, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" has become an enduring classic, with more than 1,000 known cover versions by other artists.
With its Bach-derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics, the music of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was composed by Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher, while the lyrics were written by Keith Reid.[11] Originally, the writing credits only listed Brooker and Reid. In 2009, Fisher won co-writing credit for the music in a unanimous ruling from the Law Lords.
In 1977, the song was named joint winner (along with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody") of "The Best British Pop Single 1952-1977" at the Brit Awards. In 1998, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, the performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited recognised it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years[14] and Rolling Stone placed it 57th on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In 2009, it was reported as the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the UK.
The song has been included in many music compilations over the decades and has also been used in the soundtracks of numerous films and television shows, including The Big Chill, Purple Haze, Breaking the Waves, The Boat That Rocked, Tour of Duty, House M.D., Martin Scorsese's segment of New York Stories, Stonewall, Oblivion, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary series The Vietnam War and the 2022 limited series The Offer. Cover versions of the song have also been featured in many films, for example, by King Curtis in Withnail and I and by Annie Lennox in The Net.
Lyrics
Keith Reid got the title and starting point for the song at a party. He overheard someone at the party saying to a woman, "You've turned a whiter shade of pale", and the phrase stuck in his mind. The original lyrics had four verses, of which only two are heard on the original recording. The third verse has been heard in live performances by Procol Harum, and more seldom the fourth. Claes Johansen, in his book Procol Harum: Beyond the Pale, suggests that the song "deals in metaphorical form with a male/female relationship which after some negotiation ends in a sexual act". This is supported in Lives of the Great Songs by Tim de Lisle, who remarks that the lyrics concern a drunken seduction, which is described through references to sex as a form of travel, usually nautical, using mythical and literary journeys.[20] Other observers have also commented that the lyrics concern a sexual relationship.[17]
Contrary to the above interpretations, Reid was quoted in the February 2008 issue of Uncut magazine as saying:
I was trying to conjure a mood as much as tell a straightforward, girl-leaves-boy story. With the ceiling flying away and room humming harder, I wanted to paint an image of a scene. I wasn’t trying to be mysterious with those images, I was trying to be evocative. I suppose it seems like a decadent scene I’m describing. But I was too young to have experienced any decadence, then. I might have been smoking when I conceived it, but not when I wrote. It was influenced by books, not drugs.
Structurally and thematically, the song is unusual. While the recorded version is 4:03 long, it is composed of only two verses, each with chorus. The piece is also more instrument-driven than most songs of the period, and with a much looser rhyme scheme. Its unusually allusive and referential lyrics are much more complex than most lyrics of the time (for example, the chorus alludes to Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Miller's Tale"). The lyricist, Keith Reid, said: "I'd never read The Miller's Tale in my life. Maybe that's something that I knew subconsciously, but it certainly wasn't a conscious idea for me to quote from Chaucer, no way."[21] - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Gary's voice was something else. R.I.P.
magical voice of Gary
Gary Brooker has the most charming voice.
Thank you for your most lovely response! Your sweet heart and cute smile testify to the thaksgiving of your soul at hearing this masterpuece.May the Lord bless you for your humility and the love in your eyes as you fully experience the joy of great music ❤😊❤😊❤😊
As close to a perfect live performance as it gets! Great reaction. This song touches me too.
heart and soul
Voice from out of space. Yes it ministers to your SOUL.
awesome tones
Touches your heart, like very few songs can.
Wow so beautiful ❤
Most heartwarming song EVER.
A song about redemption. This was talent on loan from God. I was 8 when this song came out. Loved your reaction. You’d like the song “Conquistador “ they sang at the same concert.
Try this same band at the same venue ( live in Denmark ) perform their song ' Conquistador ' youll love it too
Thanks you so much.
I second this request. Conquistador was the encore song at this concert.
What you say I completely agree with and you yourself come across as a beautiful soul also.
Thank you so much for visiting
RIP gary
Please check out Moody Blues, Nights in White Satin. Live performance put on here by neo 1 az. This will also uplift your spirits.
Another great Procol Harum song is A Salty Dog. I kind of like the original better than the orchestral version in 2006. It's basically Gary Brooker and the organ. It's also a very powerful song, with religious overtones.
I AM GOING RIGHT AWAY TO CHECK - A SALTY DOG. HIS VOICE IS MESMERISING.
Beautiful reaction
Thank you 😊
Superb review. 🙂
There are many misconceptions surrounding the meaning of the song -- see czcams.com/video/Pf73XwjZIFQ/video.html for the interview w-writer Keith Reid & composer/lead singer Gary Brooker, founder of the band began in '67 who passed away in Feb. 2022. It is also said that Reid was "going to reveal the true meaning before he died" but he died before he explained anything. Many people believe it was about a drunken one-night stand. Procol Harum is supposed to have been the name of a friend's cat -- the name is a mis-spelling of the Latin phrase Procul Harun (roughly meaning “far beyond these things”), or that it was a corruption of Procellarum, a vast ocean on the Moon. It was inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach's “Sleepers, Wake!” and “Air on the G String” but contrary to popular belief, the song is not a direct copy or paraphrase of any music by Bach although it makes references to both pieces. As per Reid, the line "as the miller told his tale" is definitely not a reference to Chaucer's Miller's Tale. Reid has repeatedly explained he'd never read The Canterbury Tales when he wrote A Whiter Shade of Pale. In Roman Times Vestal Virgins were priestesses and acquired their name after Vesta, the goddess of the hearth and home to keep the home fires burning. It was their duty to not only remain a virgin for 30 years but they were to keep Vesta's sacred fire burning. This is the Danish National Concert Orchestra, filmed by Ledreborg Castle in Denmark. The song has been the most played song in the U.K. for the last 75 yrs. (There is one problem when you show a video on the side -- it cuts off much of what is going on in rhe video - we do not see everything -- i have seen other reactors do it this way also & much is cut off -- thanks)
Salty dog. Same venue
Thank you very much