RAPPER FIRST TIME reaction to Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006

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RAPPER FIRST TIME reaction to Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006

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[ugadawgs]

I had the honor of playing the percussion tenor triangle in the orchestra during this performance. Our entire triangle ensemble were thrilled to take part.

[lauramittler]

One thing you can count on with singers from the 60's and 70's is that they actually had mad skills in the vocal arena. No tech to make them sound better back then, they had to bring it and sing it. They knew how to take care of their vocal chords, which is why they can still sing!

[mojobag]

Only 47 songs have sold over 10 million physical copies. This is one of them.

[scottromer]

Procol Harum is the band, it means "Beyond These Things" in Latin. Gary Brooker is the lead singer.
• The Miller's Tale is a story out of The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer in England from 1387–1400. At its most basic, it's the bawdy tale of an old and dull-witted carpenter who is betrayed by his much younger wife. This is the key to the song.
The girl is about to leave the older man ("her face at first just ghostly"). She hears The Miller's Tale and blanches at her own sexual indiscretion ("turned a whiter shade of pale"). She avoids telling him why she's leaving ("there is no reason"), and he's blind to the indiscretion ("although my eyes were open, they may just as well have been closed"). He attempts to reason with her (“I wandered through my playing cards”), and so prevent this young, supposedly faithful lover (“Vestal Virgin”) from leaving him for good ("for the coast").

[privateer]

The man was 61 years old when he sung this. Sounded better than he did in 1967 when he originally recorded the song.

[karenmandeville]

RIP to Gary. we lost him in 2022. his voice never lost it's beautiful quality.

[angela]

I am 65 and this song never gets old. I can go back in time every time I hear it. In the 60s and the 70s we had some of the best music.

[annecox]

Gary Brooker was 22 when this song was recorded in 1967 and was 61 at the time in this video.

[rhondawest]

My 22yr old daughter knows every word of this song!!!! I raised her right!!!❤❤❤

[ronfinn]

Rolling stone said that this was one of the best songs ever recorded.

[johnwillis]

My dear young man, this song came out in 1966. The Orchestral arrangement was added much later. The Hammond B-3 organ was the front and center instrument in the original version. Gary Brookers voice never failed him until the day he died. It remained as phenomenal all through the years. I had the distinct honor to play accompaniment for Gary and Procol Herum when I was concert pianist for the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra. Twice at Star Light Theater and twice at the Lyric Opera house. Gary was a good friend, and his passing left a void that will never be filled.

[KathleenGardner]

Us old-timers grew up with some really fantastic music.

[TheNordicharps]

Both A Whiter Shade of Pale and When A Man Loves a Woman are based on chord progressions from a piece by JS Bach called Air on the G-string ( the string on a violin...) I will link to it below.

[AdvertisingWorks-yw]

They are preforming this about 50 years after recording it! RIP Gary! Isn't this magical???

[Thatgirl]

'That Her Face at First Just Ghostly, Turned a Whiter Shade of Pale' will forever be one of the greatest lines ever written! Love this song, and this reaction! ❤

[home]

The great John Lennon kept playing this song over and over when it came out in 1967. I loved The Beatles but when you listen to A Whiter Shade Of Pale with that haunting organ and superb vocals, the song never leaves you. Absolutely brilliant.

[vanessauevr]

May 12, 1967. A Whiter Shade of Pale took the world by storm. Gary Brooker, lead singer, sounds exactly the same in this video (maybe better) as he did as a young lad back in '67. He's certainly a little more seasoned. Unfortunately we lost him to cancer a couple of years ago. But we were so blessed to get this live performance from him before he had to leave us. This song has been covered over a thousand times, and is still an anthem to this day. I was 11 when it hit the airwaves in 1967. Am now 67, and still absolutely LOVE this masterpiece.

[betsylocario]

I am 72, and this came out when I was in high school. I always loved the music and the voices and never paid much attention to the actual meaning of the words. It was the overall sound I've always loved. The original was not an orchestral version. I liked this version, but the original was so much better.

[GregHaibon-ht]

The late great John Lennon, who himself was an exceptional writer, said Whiter Shade of Pale is the greatest song ever written!

[josephvargas]

i am 73 and i never regret this time zp rolling stones deep purple black Sabah and all the other who have make the most important music in the world