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Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Live at the Union Chapel)

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Uploaded on Jun 19, 2008

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British rock legends Procol Harum are captured here at their finest, in concert at London's Union Chapel. It was the last night of a tour that had taken them from London through Europe, Japan and North America and back again to London and the band celebrated with a truly magical performance of the rarely heard full version of the immortal A Whiter Shade Of Pale.
This performance is taken from the full length concert DVD "Live at the Union Chapel", available from Eagle Vision now.

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
And 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 they would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open wide
They might have just as well 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

She said, "I'm here on a shore leave,"
Though we were miles at sea.
I pointed out this detail
And forced her to agree,
Saying, "You must be the mermaid
Who took King Neptune for a ride."
And she smiled at me so sweetly
That my anger straightway died.

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

If music be the food of love
Then laughter is it's queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed

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

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  • Anderson Firmino da Silva

    Simply awesome!!! A beatifull song, played by a wonderfull band!!!

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  • hansjoerg stoecklin

    unglaublich beeidruckend. Für mich einer der fünf besten Popsongs ever

    Nico

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  • docmat21

    As Nik Cohn once observed - "The song that launched a thousand trips."

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  • digginya62

    I'm 51 years old & this song Still gives me chills, raises hair on my arms, and effects

    me in such a happy emotional way that it amazes me Still....It takes me right back to

    the days like no time has passed......that's a Measure of a great song, to me.....?

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  • dustasdu

    Best hammond organ piece ever!

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  • Tonfa78

    Love this song. But it could use some more cow bell.

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  • Pat Griffiths

    still sounds as good as when it first came out...fantastic

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  • John Howard

    no boomer, not too young..the lyrics dont make sense..just words that sound good layed out together..why dont you listen to it and explain it with all your deep wisdom..theres no great deep meaning to it

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  • Orgelmann

    Will Ferrell on the organ...

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  • Fernando Palavicini

    TIO EDUARDO, CHEIRA PEIDO

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  • dragonheart1947

    Excellent, fantastic, nothing better

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  • John Brothers

    "Best version that I've been able to find so far. go to Air on a G string with Whiter Shade of Pale Daniel Kobialka. The basic musical pattern is from Bach

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