Procol Harum cover - A Whiter Shade of Pale

Procol Harum cover - A Whiter Shade of Pale
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shadows-of-the-past/id493434145
I like the classical tone of this song, which became very popular before I was born. This is quite an oldie but has a distinctive melodic line attracting listeners' attention due to the seemingly familiar tune.

Procol Harum cover - A Whiter Shade of Pale

With its haunting tone and Johann Sebastian Bach flavouring (both provided by Hammond organist Matthew Fisher), vocals by Gary Brooker, and unusual lyrics by Keith Reid, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached #1 in several countries when released in 1967.

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut song by the British band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks.
In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. Even in 2009, it was the most played song in public places in the UK. In fact, the United Kingdom performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognized it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years.

The single was released on 12 May 1967 (UK, Deram Records). It entered the UK charts on 25 May 1967. In two weeks, it had reached number one, where it stayed for six weeks. All in all, it stayed 15 weeks on the UK chart. A May 1972 re-release on Fly Records stayed in the UK charts for a total of 12 weeks, and reached number 13 as highest. In the US, it reached #5 and sold over one million copies.
Chart positions: # 1 (UK), # 1 (Germany) , # 1 (Ireland), # 1 (Australia), # 1 (World), # 3 (Norway VG-lista), # 5 (USA Hot 100)

Over time, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" has earned extensive critical acclaim.

It was named joint winner (along with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody") of the Best British Pop Single 1952-1977 at the BRIT Awards, part of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee.

Rolling Stone magazine placed "A Whiter Shade of Pale" as #57 on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list in 2004.
British TV station Channel 4 placed the song at #19 in its chart of the 100 greatest number one singles.
(Wikipedia)

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[drvega6300]

Great!

[NaminatorSRV]

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Greetings !

[Laziaf1000]

nice voice dude, sure you melt all girls out there

[Burnd93]

This sounds beautiful! TX

[TheBug1961]

Wow. You did your homework on this song. Thanks for all the information on your song description, very interesting. As far as your singing and playing goes...man, just excellent. I just subscribed to you. Thanks for sharing. What kinda training did you get to play those kinda fingerstyle melodies?

[kuwidawka]

one word "WOW"

[omerlek2007]

beautiful ;))