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Ε' ΜΕΡΟΣ
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Το Α' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1827
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ΣΥΝΕΧΕΙΑ από την ανάρτηση Νο 1830
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XyYKF_zSik
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAr_K0w-q2Y
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5u9eQH_6xY
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qKLd8jQ41M
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ii_fAmmfrQ
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Cz8S70ghU
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvyoIVXHV4g
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvLtQcTycYA
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQG4SlzFSc0
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUkInmO5e8I
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZWaUzZkdys
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi2TZU_UiNA
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK7hA0z-JDY
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjSEBxTobLQ
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhWmp5cdwJY
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY4Ai7arn9c
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtWaKbdG73g
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI5BeOv0NAs
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA666XkxZ5A
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa2MzYCwkQI
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbrKS6OZw8w
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTqhlhob5s
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpPn_qELwlU
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-TpytO8K0
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_p0UAEFzOY
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHg0iv4I62E
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WpqA1pA2qo
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtqZlw_FoF4
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-TpytO8K0
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQaxQIjbKEM
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci6DOMqXZyI
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEnRYD8KrHM
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYww5alEk7I
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0KxWHmBdG8
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJOdrA6IT8w
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9hF6AyK7O8
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jZUdtNaMA0
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Q8aybMtH8
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL4RHdUxUMw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjQXiOJNJKw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGjdELADhSQ
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kLa08g9c-w
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqk7PCyD2Zw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2boixzQr2EM
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG6AQsvgPSw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cRRmgXQ2go
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElK7oyJqHfI
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu8n-XPaZLw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn5tJHVVva8
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BC-bqajrlw
Procol Harum
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Μουσική - Στίχοι: Gary Brooker-Keith Reid-Matthew Fisher
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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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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"A Whiter Shade Of Pale" was originally released as a single in May 1967, and then (in September) on Procol Harum's eponymous debut studio album. The album was released following their breakthrough and immensely popular single "A Whiter Shade of Pale". The track doesn't appear on the original album but was included in the US issue of the album.
I thought about uploading something special for my 400th(!!!) video.....finishing one of the Floyd, Genesis or Yes epics that I'm always chipping away at, or one of the more unusual things I've been working on, but in the end I decided to finally do something for "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"....forever one of my Top 10 all-time favorite songs.
The video is nothing too fancy (this song needs minimal visual effects!), just performance clips (taken from two different old tv performances) cleaned up, lit up and colored with a background effect.
I thought about which version of the song I would use for the video; the extended version, because of course more "A Whiter Shade..." = even better! ;-)...the original single (mono? stereo?)...but decided to use my current favorite version for this video (until recently unreleased BBC "Easybeat" session, June 1967...taken from Cherry Red's 2015 Expanded/Remaster). I may do another edit for the more well known single version soon, cause I wanna try and find "her face at first just ghostly"!... but also maybe I'll do the long one with some different photos/effects to make the long version video something interesting?
I hope you enjoy the effort and thanks to my old friends who have supported me for these past years....and new ones who stumble across my stuff and stick around!
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the English rock band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The record reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached No. 5 on the US charts. One of the counterculture anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of fewer than 30 singles to have sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
With its Bach-derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics, written by the song's co-authors Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, and organist Matthew Fisher, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached No. 1 in several countries when released in 1967. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. As of 2009, it was the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the United Kingdom, and the UK performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognized it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years.Also in 2004, Rolling Stone placed "A Whiter Shade of Pale" No. 57 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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. More than 1000 recorded cover versions by other artists are known. The song has been included in many music compilations over the decades and has also been used in the soundtracks of numerous films, including The Big Chill, Purple Haze, Breaking the Waves, The Boat That Rocked, Oblivion, and in Martin Scorsese's segment of New York Stories. 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.
The original writing credits were for Brooker and Reid only. On 30 July 2009, Matthew Fisher won co-writing credit for adding the organ parts to the original music in a unanimous ruling from the Law Lords.
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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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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Video (Original Footage 1967)
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1967
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PROCOl HARUM IN CONCERT
With the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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BEYOND THESE THINGS Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale #1 hit from 1967 and the #3 KSHE Classic of all-time as voted by the KSHE listeners in 2013. A tribute to one of rock's most underrated bands and a song that transcends time and spans the generation gap. Our musical memories are our milestones and provide the soundtrack to our lives. Procol Harum has been a part of many of those lives, no matter how enigmatic the band has remained all through the years, then and now. They deserve to be in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, if they're finally going to let KISS in it would be a crime to keep these guys out. Most casual listeners can't even spell Procol Harum nor tell you what it means and very few could name another song by the group, or one of their records, or even one of the members of the band. Still their songs, like A Whiter Shade of Pale, Simple Sister and Conquistador strike a chord like no other and resonate within the souls of rock 'n' roll fans around the world. They move people and despite their lack of commercial success any true musician can never hope for more than that. They are real rock 'n' roll originals and pioneers of progressive rock. Let em in!. .
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Live-Molson Amphitheatre Toronto 2010-06-18
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Inception - Just Dance 2011 Top 40 Club E - Whiter Shade Of Pale Club Ave (2010)
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Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA June 16, 2010
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Live at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California, November 14, 2010
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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Live
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Live - Dolina Charlotty 15.08.2010
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August 7, 2012. Akoo Theatre in Rosemont.
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at the Bank Of America Pavilion in Boston, MA on 7/21/2012.
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July 27, 2012 Boca Raton, FL
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Gibson August 15, 2012
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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Live at Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA, 7/20/2014.
"When a Man Loves A Woman", "No Woman, No Cry", etc
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An Alternate version
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at the Birchmere July 15, 2014
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Live @Falkoner d. 8 marts 2013
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Gibson August 15, 2012
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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at Winterbach Festival 23-7-2015
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at Manhattan Center 7-11-2014
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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We skipped a light fandango,
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor.
I was feeling kind of 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.
And so it was that later,
As the miller told his tale,
That her face at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
She said there is no reason,
And the truth is plain to see
That I wandered through my playing cards,
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast.
And although my eyes were open,
They might just as well have been closed.
And so it was later,
As the miller told his tale,
That her face at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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Σημ. Blogger: Ha ha ha ha ha...... :)
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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DJ CHOPS
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live at the union chapel
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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
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
though in truth we were at sea
so I took her by the looking glass
and forced her to agree
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sadly
that my anger straightway died
She said, 'There is no reason
and the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
and would not let her be
one of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leaving for the coast
and although my eyes were open
they might have just as well've been closed
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From Deja View 1986, Procol Harum - A whiter shade of pale
Director: David Hogan
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Anna Bjorn, Bernie Taupin
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1986 video of Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale, starring Harry Dean Stanton (Big Love and Paris, Texas).
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Atlanta Symphony Hall July 20, 2014
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Live in Kopenhagen 2002
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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live at the Sun Center on 7-17-14 in Aston, PA (Philadelphia).
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1967
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"No Woman, No Cry".....
live in Italy 28/10/2006
Gary Brooker, Matt Pegg, Deoff Whitehorn, Mark Brzezicki, Josh Phillips.
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...καί άλλες εκτελέσεις
Procol Harum - Gary Brooker
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Μουσική - Στίχοι: Gary Brooker-Keith Reid-Matthew Fisher
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ΣΥΝΕΧΕΙΑ στην ανάρτηση Νο 1832
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Ε' ΜΕΡΟΣ
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Το Α' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1827
Το Β' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1828
Το Γ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1829
Το Δ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1830
Το ΣΤ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1832
Το Ζ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1833
Το Η' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1834
Το Θ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1835
Το Ι' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1836
Το ΙΑ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1837
Το ΙΒ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1838
Το ΙΓ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1839
Το ΙΔ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1840
Το ΙΕ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1841
Το ΙΣΤ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1842
Το ΙΖ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1843
Το ΙΗ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1844
Το ΙΘ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1845
Το Κ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1846
Το ΚΑ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1847
Το ΚΒ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1848
Το ΚΓ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1849
Το ΚΔ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1850
Το ΚΕ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1851
Το ΚΣΤ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1852
Το ΚZ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1853
Το ΚH' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1854
Το ΚΘ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1855
Το Λ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1856
Το ΛΑ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1857
Το ΛΒ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1858
Το ΛΓ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1859
Το ΛΔ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1860
Το ΛΕ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1861
Το ΛΣΤ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1862
Το ΛΖ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1863
Το ΛΗ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1864
Το ΛΘ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1865
Το Μ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1866
Το ΜΑ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1867
Το ΜΒ' ΜΕΡΟΣ στην Ανάρτηση Νο 1868
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ΣΥΝΕΧΕΙΑ από την ανάρτηση Νο 1830
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XyYKF_zSik
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAr_K0w-q2Y
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5u9eQH_6xY
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qKLd8jQ41M
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ii_fAmmfrQ
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Cz8S70ghU
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvyoIVXHV4g
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvLtQcTycYA
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQG4SlzFSc0
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUkInmO5e8I
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZWaUzZkdys
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi2TZU_UiNA
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK7hA0z-JDY
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjSEBxTobLQ
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhWmp5cdwJY
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY4Ai7arn9c
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtWaKbdG73g
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI5BeOv0NAs
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA666XkxZ5A
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa2MzYCwkQI
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbrKS6OZw8w
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTqhlhob5s
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpPn_qELwlU
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-TpytO8K0
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_p0UAEFzOY
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHg0iv4I62E
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WpqA1pA2qo
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtqZlw_FoF4
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-TpytO8K0
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQaxQIjbKEM
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci6DOMqXZyI
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEnRYD8KrHM
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYww5alEk7I
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0KxWHmBdG8
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJOdrA6IT8w
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9hF6AyK7O8
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jZUdtNaMA0
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Q8aybMtH8
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL4RHdUxUMw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjQXiOJNJKw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGjdELADhSQ
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kLa08g9c-w
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqk7PCyD2Zw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2boixzQr2EM
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG6AQsvgPSw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cRRmgXQ2go
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElK7oyJqHfI
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu8n-XPaZLw
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn5tJHVVva8
από https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BC-bqajrlw
Procol Harum
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Μουσική - Στίχοι: Gary Brooker-Keith Reid-Matthew Fisher
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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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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"A Whiter Shade Of Pale" was originally released as a single in May 1967, and then (in September) on Procol Harum's eponymous debut studio album. The album was released following their breakthrough and immensely popular single "A Whiter Shade of Pale". The track doesn't appear on the original album but was included in the US issue of the album.
I thought about uploading something special for my 400th(!!!) video.....finishing one of the Floyd, Genesis or Yes epics that I'm always chipping away at, or one of the more unusual things I've been working on, but in the end I decided to finally do something for "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"....forever one of my Top 10 all-time favorite songs.
The video is nothing too fancy (this song needs minimal visual effects!), just performance clips (taken from two different old tv performances) cleaned up, lit up and colored with a background effect.
I thought about which version of the song I would use for the video; the extended version, because of course more "A Whiter Shade..." = even better! ;-)...the original single (mono? stereo?)...but decided to use my current favorite version for this video (until recently unreleased BBC "Easybeat" session, June 1967...taken from Cherry Red's 2015 Expanded/Remaster). I may do another edit for the more well known single version soon, cause I wanna try and find "her face at first just ghostly"!... but also maybe I'll do the long one with some different photos/effects to make the long version video something interesting?
I hope you enjoy the effort and thanks to my old friends who have supported me for these past years....and new ones who stumble across my stuff and stick around!
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the English rock band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The record reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached No. 5 on the US charts. One of the counterculture anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of fewer than 30 singles to have sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
With its Bach-derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics, written by the song's co-authors Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, and organist Matthew Fisher, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached No. 1 in several countries when released in 1967. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. As of 2009, it was the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the United Kingdom, and the UK performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognized it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years.Also in 2004, Rolling Stone placed "A Whiter Shade of Pale" No. 57 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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. More than 1000 recorded cover versions by other artists are known. The song has been included in many music compilations over the decades and has also been used in the soundtracks of numerous films, including The Big Chill, Purple Haze, Breaking the Waves, The Boat That Rocked, Oblivion, and in Martin Scorsese's segment of New York Stories. 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.
The original writing credits were for Brooker and Reid only. On 30 July 2009, Matthew Fisher won co-writing credit for adding the organ parts to the original music in a unanimous ruling from the Law Lords.
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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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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Video (Original Footage 1967)
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1967
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PROCOl HARUM IN CONCERT
With the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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BEYOND THESE THINGS Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale #1 hit from 1967 and the #3 KSHE Classic of all-time as voted by the KSHE listeners in 2013. A tribute to one of rock's most underrated bands and a song that transcends time and spans the generation gap. Our musical memories are our milestones and provide the soundtrack to our lives. Procol Harum has been a part of many of those lives, no matter how enigmatic the band has remained all through the years, then and now. They deserve to be in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, if they're finally going to let KISS in it would be a crime to keep these guys out. Most casual listeners can't even spell Procol Harum nor tell you what it means and very few could name another song by the group, or one of their records, or even one of the members of the band. Still their songs, like A Whiter Shade of Pale, Simple Sister and Conquistador strike a chord like no other and resonate within the souls of rock 'n' roll fans around the world. They move people and despite their lack of commercial success any true musician can never hope for more than that. They are real rock 'n' roll originals and pioneers of progressive rock. Let em in!. .
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Live-Molson Amphitheatre Toronto 2010-06-18
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Inception - Just Dance 2011 Top 40 Club E - Whiter Shade Of Pale Club Ave (2010)
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Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA June 16, 2010
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Live at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California, November 14, 2010
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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Live
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Live - Dolina Charlotty 15.08.2010
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August 7, 2012. Akoo Theatre in Rosemont.
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at the Bank Of America Pavilion in Boston, MA on 7/21/2012.
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July 27, 2012 Boca Raton, FL
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Gibson August 15, 2012
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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Live at Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA, 7/20/2014.
"When a Man Loves A Woman", "No Woman, No Cry", etc
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An Alternate version
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at the Birchmere July 15, 2014
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Live @Falkoner d. 8 marts 2013
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Gibson August 15, 2012
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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at Winterbach Festival 23-7-2015
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at Manhattan Center 7-11-2014
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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We skipped a light fandango,
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor.
I was feeling kind of 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.
And so it was that later,
As the miller told his tale,
That her face at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
She said there is no reason,
And the truth is plain to see
That I wandered through my playing cards,
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast.
And although my eyes were open,
They might just as well have been closed.
And so it was later,
As the miller told his tale,
That her face at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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Σημ. Blogger: Ha ha ha ha ha...... :)
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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DJ CHOPS
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live at the union chapel
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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
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
though in truth we were at sea
so I took her by the looking glass
and forced her to agree
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sadly
that my anger straightway died
She said, 'There is no reason
and the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
and would not let her be
one of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leaving for the coast
and although my eyes were open
they might have just as well've been closed
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From Deja View 1986, Procol Harum - A whiter shade of pale
Director: David Hogan
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Anna Bjorn, Bernie Taupin
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1986 video of Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale, starring Harry Dean Stanton (Big Love and Paris, Texas).
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Atlanta Symphony Hall July 20, 2014
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Live in Kopenhagen 2002
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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of 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
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well 've been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, I'm home on shore leave,
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
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live at the Sun Center on 7-17-14 in Aston, PA (Philadelphia).
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1967
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"No Woman, No Cry".....
live in Italy 28/10/2006
Gary Brooker, Matt Pegg, Deoff Whitehorn, Mark Brzezicki, Josh Phillips.
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...καί άλλες εκτελέσεις
Procol Harum - Gary Brooker
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Μουσική - Στίχοι: Gary Brooker-Keith Reid-Matthew Fisher
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ΣΥΝΕΧΕΙΑ στην ανάρτηση Νο 1832
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