Lyrics and song provided for educational purposes only. Lyrics and song are property and copyright of their respective authors, artists and labels. Also in 2004, Rolling Stone placed "A Whiter Shade of Pale" 57th on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". It was the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the UK (as of 2009), and the United Kingdom performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognised it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. With its Bach-derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics – by the song's co-authors (the music by Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher, and the lyrics by Keith Reid) – "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached number 1 in many countries when released in 1967. 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. Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum, released. In 2018, the band was honoured by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was inducted into the brand-new Singles category. PROCOL HARUM - A Whiter Shade Of Pale - promo film 2 (Official Video) 5,248,659 views FLY Records 26.9K subscribers 47K Dislike Share Watch 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' official lyric. Although noted for their baroque and classical influence, Procol Harum's music is described as psychedelic rock and proto-prog. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies. You fill out the picture, you find the rest of the picture that that piece fits into.Procol Harum is an English rock band formed in 1967. And it’s making up the puzzle that fits the piece you’ve got. Says Reid: 'We were really excited about it and liked it a lot. The instrumental to this track, according to Gary Brooker, was partially inspired by Air. And he went on to elaborate that in those days it wasn’t just a question of how good is your song but also how good of a recording can you make. 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' was one of about 15 songs that he wrote for their first album. However in his opinion, A Whiter Shade of Pale was the one that recorded the best. In this case, I had that title, ‘Whiter Shade of Pale,’ and I thought, There’s a song here. Reid formed Procol Harum in 1967 with Gary Brooker, becoming an official member even though he didn't sing or play any instruments. It’s got a thread running through it….I feel with songs that you’re given a piece of the puzzle, the inspiration or whatever. But certainly there’s a journey going on, it’s not a collection of lines just stuck together. You get the sound of the room and the feel of the room and the smell of the room. There’s characters and there’s a location, and there’s a journey. It’s sort of a film, really, trying to conjure up mood and tell a story. Keith Reid, who wrote the lyrics, said about the song (from songfacts): It is believed to mean “Beyond these far off things” in (misspelled) Latin. Procol Harum – named after a Burmese cat belonging to a friend of the group’s manager. The song was written in 1967, before the Summer of Love and became one of its anthems. The first and most famous hit single of the early progressive rock group Procol HarumĪnd found on the album with the same name.
0 kommentar(er)
