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  • My favorite video on youtube! BJ Wilson is the best and Gary is unbelievable what a talent and funny guy in concert. So underrated it's sad! this is prog rock at it's sophisticated peak!

    

  • The piano solo is actually Ave Maria by Charles Gounod, it is true though that it is an improvisation on the melody of prelude no 1. I don't know why he called it Ave Maria though. It is IMO one of the most beautiful compositions ever. btw this is an awesome song, both Bach and Gounod would be proud

  • @MrPogonatrophy Piano solo is, in fact, Bach Prelude in C major.

  • @MrPogonatrophy it's Bach, not Gounod: Gounod added a melody line that's missing here

  • A legend

  • fuck!! who just dare to dislike such composition!

  • drummer is BJ Thomas

  • @likeslynne Wrong! Drummer is BJ Wilson...

  • Magnificent music by Procol Harum

  • They had a superb drummer in those days. I don't know what his name was... but he brought a lot to that band.

  • A huge enormous immense gigantic piece of pathos...and one of my all-time favorite instrumentals.

  • What an artist. Can You hear this kind nowadays. Tnx Gary Brooker.

  • Love the Bach Prelude in C major! I LOVE Procal Harum! Gary Brooker is an amazing artist.

  • Love the Bach Prelude in C major!

  • How about seeing the guitarists, what are they chopped liver? Like the Hendrix videos never bothered with drummer Mitch Mitchell. WTF?

  • like in a church

  • 3:01 SWEEEEET!

  • awesome

    

  • 17 ballsuckers here...

  • the rolling thunder of mr b j wilson, genius

  • \ asshole how can it be an error i posted nothin

  • Woah... Just simply; Woah.

  • Joan Sebastian is smiling

  • Mr. Bach is not really rolling over in his grave,..he's just snapping his fingers!

  • @badjaycl My thoughts exactly...you know, the only reason Bach didn't write compositions for piano, electric guitar or hammond organ was simply the fact that these instruments didn't exist yet in his lifetime...I am sure he would be inspired by the sound possibilities beyond expectations to expand that enormous musical creativity of him!

  • muhteşem bişi

  • me too haha

  • At my funeral, they can play "Repent Walpurgis" (Procol Harum can play if they'd like) and Funeral for a Friend (EJ, you, too, can play it if you'd like). After that, no one will have to say anything. Everyone will know everything about me and I will be able to go and rest in peace.

    Thank you Gary, Matthew, Robin and the rest for 4+ decades of soul-touching music!

    peace

  • Dam... this song makes feel like..... gettin drunk one evening... alone, in my room, and cry a lot, take aout all that bullshit inside me... amazing performance...

  • Le prélude de Bach version Rock'n Roll :)

  • Why i didn't listnen this before? Excelent music. But Muslim Magomaev the best.

  • This is pure soul

  • ok... that's it! just finally decided 100% that "popular" music today plain sucks! There is no soul ... it's juts Big Money controlled filler and what it has in flash and control-freak MTV visuals it equally lacks in substance and expression. Oh well, there's still youtube to find gems like this! Love the Bach part!

  • This is so awesome, we could say it's divine, no wonder on of the guy's looks kind of like Jesus....

  • MY GOD! I'VE ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THIS SONG - DAMNED CRS ! ! ! !

  • I would hear this song today and forever...... but in Italia it's called "Fortuna"

  • bad VHS open your ears !♫‼

  • Mathew Fischer and Robin Trower were still in the band in'71 that's David Ball, it's a lovely rendition but if you had seen the former it was life changing religion

  • zwyczajnie piękne i wspaniałe...

  • This is no music....

    this is past-galactic soundtrack of the Life of todays "old souls"

    The one's full of character...very much a very very old french wine -pure and original- puur en onversneden in het nederlands-

    Just that. Nothing more. And more than well-founded and earthed ,and sick of postmodern "restfractie".

  • Vida longa a João Sebastião Bach!!!

    Prelude in C Major, BWV 846, by J. S. Bach

    Long life to Prog Rock!!!

  • Willem2761

    Yeah man !

  • One word: Goosebumps!

  • ROCK PROGRESSIF FOR EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Petite fugue de Bach en cadeau

  • ROCK PROGRESSIF FOR EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • WOW! I really like this one! Thank you for sharing it with us!

  • Elke keer weer adembenemnde muziek!

  • Bad quality audio !

    Scratch VHS every 20sec.

  • music...this is music

  • I still remember when I bought the LP soon after it was released. I was listening to this song again and again... nice, slow version. And great video and audio quality.

  • ditto attaboy 01.

  • wonderfool

  • maravilhosamente lindo!

  • just what is it about these guys that separates them from everyone else......no matter how many times I listen to them my emotions soar into the blue & back & usually wind up having a meeting....Harum's foot meeting my "arse"

  • Saw both Pink Floyd and PH in concert. Before flashpots and computers and light shows, they were equals in concert, song for song. A dream has always been seeing them jam together. And yes, they could both rock. Saw PH close a show with a smashing Good Golly Miss Molly, as if to say, Yeah we can do this too!

  • I used this as my sign off for the few times a did a radio show on WBAI in NYC in 1971. Just turning my son, who knows his music, on to this.

  • I can't believe that 17 peole don't like that!

  • a whiter shade of pale was just a taste of what this band could do.......this is the ultimate composition.......ave maria.......and robin,gary,keith,mattthew,bjan­d david could play so much more than any other band that i can think of.........love u guys......more than u'll ever know.....bye the way.....got any nice.....mt holly.......1967......remeber SRC......love craig.....wasn't that trips road

  • @TheCrabshaw1 no robin here sir...

  • Repent last track first album.Original organ by mathew Fisher,and guitar solo by Robin Trower.Both missing from this band line up

  • Is Walpurgis from the album "Shine on Brightly"? It's is that same deep intricate style but one can't find anything from album these days.Yes, I think it really is, though with piano instead of harpsichord.

  • @Johneipi no, it's from their first self-titled album. a side story, i bought it at a garage sale without the sleeve and had no idea who they were, this was before the internet, etc. from Gary Brooker's voice i thought it was a black blues band. i even asked a plumber who was black that came to our house to do some work if he knew who they were and he had no idea :)) i still have that album and love all the songs on it.

  • F*** bad VHS open your ears !

  • its so poetic to have such an inherently ugly name for a beautifully serene song

  • Best possible song for killers ,intruders and badasses funeral.

  • @labora4best Dude, that would be Disturbed or NIN or some dumbass rap track. This is music of the gods. 

  • جديدف

    

  • Every 30 sec there is a CUT !!!! Dawn VHS !

  • I heard WSoP on a jukebox and began buying every LP released in the states. Limestreet Blues, the B side of the WSoP 45 never appeared on any albums until I bought CDs including collections of songs. They always had very good guitarists even Ball on the live w/ ESO album, but don't know which one is playing here. I think they pre-dated Robin Trower.

  • Procol Harum is such a great band! Take in the late great B.J. Wilson's tour de force!

  • EX CELENTE

  • ive been trying to get classic fm to play this song. let me know if it happens ok?

  • When I was 17 ,the classteacher said we should listen to Bach..but we were into early-Genesis or 70 ties rock...it was our generational-soundtrack...

    Now...30 years later...Bach is everywhere into old ,into new , into MUSIC , into quitness and human-essence...clearly into The ESSENCE of things what LIFE is all about.

  • simply fabulous, I don't have words to describe this master piece.

  • This song.... it's amazing! I heard it on the radio today, and was immediately entranced. Bares such a strong resemblance to Floyd, absolutely amazing.

  • Просто музика,която те хваща са сърцето!

  • Просто свирят музика ,която те удря в сърцето!

  • Back in 1967 I wore this cut out on my Procol Haren LP. Formed a band with piano and Hammond just to play it.

  • ...quanti indimenticabili ricordi...emozioni forti , brividi sulla pelle e lacrime che salgono agli occhi......mix insuperato di classico e rock...

  • Класическо! Звучи като симфоничен оркестър.Смес от класика и рок.

  • great post robluk1973. This reminds me of "Atom Heart Mother" by Pink Floyd.

  • @marcfedak yea that organ and a choir a differant direction for them then by the time they did dark side of the moon they were back into doing songs about outer space anti war songs and songs about eccentric people like on the first 2 albums then dark side was the biggest record

  • quiero tocar el piano y salir en un video decía el hijo de puta, el q la mueve es el teclas y el que hace todo, y el puto del piano que se chupe un choto!

  • I never have understood how the Bach fits in the middle, but it's still a great piece of music.

  • another great by one of the greats, they influenced Genesis for fuck sake

  • @appleretardo Not only them. They were pretty much pioneers of progressive rock.

  • Excellent..!!!

  • I wish the youth of today could drift away from the bulls**t of today and see the beauty of the 60s and 70s and so forth. these days it is all the same. everything just to make money. most artists don't have the love for music. i wish these people would understand. i am 14 years old and lovee this music!

  • @Bentaboo Sometimes I have people llisten to music from the 60's, mostly featuring the Hammond organ. Many people know the sound from some of the current day songs, but they never knew it comes from an organ that's been around sinds the 1930's. Many don't know bands such as Procol Harum and BookerT and the MG's. A shame really.

    But, sometimes... one guy at my work started collecting music featuring the Hammond like there's no tomorrow, after hearing "Time is Tight" from BookerT and the MG's :P

  • love procol + praeludium

  • this is the real Masterpeace!

    briliant song

  • in the 70s gary brooker said procol harum didnt feel very self confident in the early years .yet look what they did. what we have today is loads of confidence and no talent

  • so true!!!

  • Beautiful - breathtaking emotions - wonderful.

  • Bellissima. Magnifica. Emozionante!

    Uno dei brani preferiti in assoluto, da sempre!

    ......Ma triste, con una sottile venatura tragica che attraversa tutto il brano.

    Primo vero esempio di rock progressivo.

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  • Велико измислена музика!!! Мога да ги слушам постоянно!

  • lol...234,000 views. Wow you sure are providing a service. People really love this 70's stuff. Do you see many young people listening? Once in awhile I get 22 yr olds playing the old classics. Even some singing Frank Sinatra. Kind of cool.

  • one of the first proto-progressive pieces of all times. enchanting, full of atmosphere!!

  • Hypnotic.

  • i've only heard this piece 3or4 times and i dont know who Walpurgis is but i loveit.

  • I love how he's rockin the spinet organ with no back. Pretty badass. This song is amazing though. Nearly enough to make someone cry.

  • This is the song I heard live in "70 that made me know that there was a guitarist in the house.

  • I would like this played at my funeral.

  • @attaboy01 that can be arranged :))

  • @attaboy01 that can be arranged. oh and what music would you like to be played there? :))

  • @attaboy01 it is my last will too

  • @attaboy01 I want Funeral for A Friend by Elton John and A Whiter Shade of Pale and that's it.

  • Simply Fantastic!

    One of the best instrumentals from all time!

  • With "Ave Maria.."Amazing..

  • Night and Techno, awesome....well said.

    Jap, no idea what you message is....maybe you are the wrong place.

  • Oh...I forgot..the MASTER Arlan Roth....here this and weep:

    youtube.com/watch?v=L-AK5Nls57­k&feature=related

    too bad the org. live vs. with Jack Bruce is not longer in You tube...

  • If you play a Hammond B3, you WORSHIP this song! (I do......and I do!)

  • Now I am in shame for having this nickname.

    I truly realized meaning of word MUSIC. They are great.!

  • Starting at 4:20 you'll notice that Brooker is paraphrasing from Manuel de Falla's "Omaggio" (Homage to Heitor Villa-Lobos). Make the comparison - you'll see.

  • Extraordinaire!

  • At the peak of their powers, I don't know if there's a band out there that could really touch Procol Harum.

  • Where was this shot at??

  • check out the version from union chapel. It has mathew fisher on organ who wrote it...Amazing performance of the song, not  that this one is bad. Chris Copping was excellent on Hammond when he was with procol, as you can see on this great video.

    Not a band in the world that can touch the greatness of Procol Harum.

  • this is light years ahead on that crap we see today

  • @Willem2761 Agreed. How many of today's pop stars listen to J.S. Bach or understand how to incorporate him elegantly into an original composition?

  • When I was a ten year old kid (1977ish) I was peddling around on my paper route and stopped at an abandoned house to look around. Outside I found a paper bag with some trash in it and an 8-track tape that said Procol Harum on it. I took that tape home and plugged it into my stereo... it was then that I discovered what music was... I was 10 years old. I used to let it play over and over all night long with the green panel light lighting up the room. This song is a masterpiece.

  • @exposeaa - pretty neat story. Thanks. Made my evening.

  • Amen

  • Oh, so very beautiful.......

  • I'm going to play this song at school :D

    

  • They certainly don't make songs of this calibre anymore!

  • Watching this again, I have to say, Holy S#!t, what a great recording of a profound song. Thanks again!

  • 1:30 &  5:50 <3333333333

  • this reminds me of th "Jelly Pudding show"

    used to be on sunday evenings with the real Mary Peel! in cincinnati

  • Awesome performance!

  • La cosa piu' triste è che attualmente e da tanto tempo non esistono artisti del genere !!!!!!!!!  saluti dalla sardegna

  • What a great video of great artists!

  • i suoi assoli di ORGANO mi fanno venire i brrrriiiiividi, quanti  ricordi con le loro canzoni - grazie di esistere - onj

  • @49laki A chi lo dici..Immortali, al di là di queste cose

    Letteralmente

  • I absolutely love this version !!!

  • i am 51 and this still works when you smoke herb some of the best jams!!!!

  • Wilson was such a terrific drummer.

  • ...un solo di chitarra intensissimo....da brivido.......il mio preferito.

  • I've listened Starless from King Crimson, A Saucerful of Secrets from Pink Floyd or Magma and the other bands. This bands are the best ever, but there is not my favourite song in those bands.

    My favorite song is this one. That's so beautiful. Not so many people know this band, and it really is sad !

  • inbarazzante!!!!

  • chew ricordi, ragazzi!

    che meravigliosi ricordi!

    grazie!

  • There's just nothing else in the world like the sound of a Hammond B3!

  • Just say nothing...Great!

  • To jest piekne!!!!

  • This is a song ,yes.

    What is more: this is a way of LIFE!

    Respect or go.

  • this is really big. it's Queen big

  • at 3:03 that is Prelude #1 by J.S.Bach from the "Well-Tempered Clavier".

  • Cudowne!!! (Wonderful !!!)

  • Does anyone have an mp3 copy of this live version?

  • Grandissima Canzone!!!!!!!

  • MIRA, MI ROLILLA =)

  • awesome, glad i found this other version

  • i think this one is one of the greatest rock songs of all time.

    guitar solo is sick!!

  • On a reunion tour in the 90's, in NYC, Gary Brooker said they had time for just one more song and asked the audience if they wanted Repent Walpurgis or A Whiter Shade Of Pale? The audience screamed for Repent and they played it. Then Gary said the promoter told him "you guys are great - play one more and I'll pay the union all the overtime" so they did A Whiter Shade. What a night.

  • when i was a little kid i named my pet guinea pig walpurgis after this song. everyone thought it was the coolest name. they didn't know the origin of the name. but i did! i loved this song. still do!

  • For those not familiar with classical music, the

    piano solo that starts at about 3:03 through 5:25 is actually Prelude No. 1 in C major from Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in the year 1722. One of the most sublime pieces of music ever written, it's inclusion in this Procol Harum performance is ingenious and certainly welcome !

  • @klivaqora9 Ah yes, C major. All white keys on the piano. Take that jesse jackson. Heh heh.

  • @klivaqora9 : Compare with Charles Gounod, Ave Maria

  • @klivaqora9 : Compare with Ave Maria from (Bach-)Gounod

  • @klivaqora9 Yes, and Ave Maria from Bach-Gounod is based in this prelude.

  • Une des plus grande pièce musicale de tous les temps

  • Thank you for posting - - - In memory of my friend - - - - - Paul Reid - - - God Bless You, your family, your strife.....

  • Well yes, it's a point of no return.

  • i want this played in my funeral...amazing...

  • I was wandering: would one have to ask P.H for permission?

  • No words spoken. Yet Gary Brooker has a mike,

  • Well, the other numbers had words, going in to remove the mic for the last number would have benn a little odd, right?

    Good version, by the way, it's very interesting to see the way that copping did "chords"Nice to hear the full prelude, too, just for a change, but i'm not very impressed by the guitarrist, liked thrower and whitehorn better

  • Mathew Fisher made the band unique.

  • Love the mournful Hammond there-I dunno if I'd heard this one. Got "Broken Barricades" and "Salty Dog" on vinyl.

  • I'm with Marynightshade the Hammond has a beautiful 'dirty sound' with all the resonances making it somehow fatter than todays instruments only the Moog comes close.

  • great song!!!!!!!

  • greaaaaaaaaaaaat

  • creepy spider 2:14

  • Veramente fantastico è uno dei migliori brani di

    rock progressivo di tutti i tempi!!

    Eccezionale, ma non per tutti!

  • My favorite song of all time. The emotions this piece brings out are incredible. Brilliant combination of rock and classical music. It always seems they simply can't put enough into this song...or pull enough out. I've played along many times on drums and it seems to call for more than anyone can give. It rolls, it climbs, it falls, it continues. A true masterpiece with no equal.

  • @petermay7154 Don't be such a fag.