WHITER SHADE OF FAIL - A Parody | Freedom Toast - Cinebot Video - Atticus

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Lyrics by Atticus of the Democratic Underground and Freedom Toast
Produced by The Freedom Toast - Video Concept and edit by Cinebot Video
Chris Ortiz, vocals - Joel Morris, drums - Arranged by Mac Frampton

Executive Producers for Parody Project: Don Caron and Jerry Pender

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LYRICS
by The Freedom Toast & Atticus

They skipped the Constitution
And befouled the marble floor
TV coverage made me sick
The crowd called out for more
The mob was pressing harder
The police were held at bay
When the Capitol cried out "Help us!"
The White House turned away
chorus:
And so it was that later
Stephen Miller told his tale
And Trump's face, at first just pasty,
Turned a whiter shade of fail.

He said, “T’is not the season,
“To be coming after me”
But the evidence was obvious
We couldn’t let it be.
One of sixteen prosecutions
Whose verdicts will leave him toast
And though cases are still open
They might as well be closed
Chorus:
And so we’re hoping that later
When he’s rotting in his jail
His face without access to makeup
Turns a whiter shade of fail

They had abandoned reason
And truth and decency
So they wandered through the hallowed halls
Of our democracy
Not Patriots but traitors
They'd hoped to hang Mike Pence
Puppets all, they could not see
The Big Lie made no sense
Chorus:
And so it was that later
As he grifted to raise bail
Trump's face at first just pasty
Turned a whiter shade of fail

ABOUT THE SOURCE MUSIC

"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. 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 recognized it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years 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.

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.

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.
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Chris Ortiz knocked the vocal out of the park. Joel Morris killing it on drums, Mac Frampton arrangement - great working with these guys!
And let's not forget Tom Lehrer, originator of the social/political parody.

kenmgregory
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A frightening and gloriously brilliant parody

marshagoldstein
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Chilling. Brought tears again. Thank you for this remarkable rendition. Vote 🗳️. We cannot let the party of violence and insurrection in the WH ever again. It is horrific they hold a majority in the House.

ProgressiveDemLib
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A 'tour de force' ... a complete mastery of parody . I'd tip my hat if I wore one.

mrbillmacneill
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I don't even have the words to say how perfect this was. Especially the trading cards bit at the end, adding one of him in prison stripes gave my heart a boost.

shirleysenkler
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Hats off to you for not messing up a favourite song, and, getting the message across.

scottmasson
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Excellent parody, and unfortunately true!

amybradley
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Everyone needs to see this. There have always been parodies but the video that went along with this one was moving. It never ceases to amaze me the extraordinary amount of damage one man can visit on such a large country over so many years. Please, members of GOP, take off your blinders. The good of the country must be more important than the party or any of its members.

sherryleggett
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Procol Harum would be well pleased with this parody.

EarthHart
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A beautiful parody. I love the lyrics were there for us to sing along. Perfect to a tee.🧑‍🍳💋

Mark_Nadams
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This was masterfully done…parody at its best. Brilliant choice of a great song to lay out the shabby truth. Excellent choice and editing of the visuals as well, this was pitch perfect all the way. Bravo all involved.🖤🇨🇦

tamarrajames
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Wow!! A very sobering compilation. Well done, guys, well done.

joancairns
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Chef's kiss perfection, Don. Loved it. Thank you. ♡

eliseh.
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Oh, thank you! Now, make my dream come true, to see that man behind bars for real! 🙏

gryphonshire
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Gosh, this made me tear up, seeing all these clips put together, the desecration by these people of our democracy. The music was perfect for this and the vocals were terrific. A parody, but a very moving one.

dianerosenberg
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Thank you, Parody Project and The Freedom Toast.

georgelayton
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.Leaves me speechless 💙💙💙💙 Bravo!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

themousethatroared
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What is superb - couldn’t be any better rendition of this beautiful old song! I am an old lady I remember having the 45 and playing it over and over! This needs to go viral! Lyrics and visuals were so good perfect and works so well in this arrangement! Kudos, bravo👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽✊🏽✊🏾✊❤️💕💕❤️💕💖

danawilliams
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WOW. this is really something special.
GREAT JOB. Everything: the music and especially the lyrics, the clips, the horror of that guy saying “retribution”. Oh man, you who made this - you are brilliant. Thank you.

terredee
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PERFECT play on words! Thank you, I needed this …

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