RIP Gary Brooker
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Gary Brooker, has died aged 76
Lead singer of PH
for the youngsters on here, no, not PistonHeads!
Procol Harum
1967 No. 1, Whiter Shade of Pale
apparently, and officially, the most played record on the BBC.
RIP
Deserves to have the lyrics here.
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.
Lead singer of PH
for the youngsters on here, no, not PistonHeads!
Procol Harum
1967 No. 1, Whiter Shade of Pale
apparently, and officially, the most played record on the BBC.
RIP
Deserves to have the lyrics here.
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.
This (YT clinky) was a recent discovery.
Into the Flood with a whole (Danish Concert) orchestra & choir.
Usually that sounds big plodding stodgy warning bells but this rocks.
Anders Preview the conductor is loving it too
Into the Flood with a whole (Danish Concert) orchestra & choir.
Usually that sounds big plodding stodgy warning bells but this rocks.
Anders Preview the conductor is loving it too
rjfp1962 said:
R.I.P. Gary.. Everyone knows "Whiter..." is a classic, but my knowledge of other Procul Harum needs work and examination...!
WS of P and the follow up, Homburg I have in my collection from back in the day.Have seen Gary countless times on TV in various "bands", collections of top class musicians each and every one. He was well thought of in the music world.
Can anyone recommend a "best of" collection?
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