50 years later,this song is still outstanding!

RIP Gary Brooker. Although Whiter Shade of Pale may have been his and Procol Harem’s best known song, Conquistador - this live version from 1972 - is their undisputed masterpiece.

I was 16 in 1972,leaving school for the big wide world. Scared stiff and this song for some strange reason buoyed me up for the "fray"!

Hi I'm Laura and I really think that this is the best rock song there ever was and always will be!!

I was 15 yrs.old in 1972 and thought ,”This is a cool song”.....Tell me,what 15 yr.old here in 2021 is hearing anything remotely as musically talented as this song emerging now ?

One of those songs that for no particular reason just works it's way into a corner of your mind one day and infects you; it takes you back to your childhood memories of some truly memorable times. Oh for a Time Machine to take me back there, if for nothing else but to make me cherish living in those halcyon days even more.

My high school marching band played this in the late 70's!! Loved it then and now.

R.I.P. Gary Brooker! Your music will live on forever! 😢💔👼🏼

Who out there is still grooving to this gem in 2022

RIP Gary Brooker, your great voice and masterpiece songs will forever resonate

IMO this was their most exciting, most important song. Very innovative in the use of horns and style of music. I like this even more than Whiter Shade of Pale

Awesome song I love orchestral Rock!!!!!!

One of the alltime greats. A mixture of early progressive rock and orchestral rock. Incredible. Thinking of Gary Brooker.

This was my first 45 when I was 15 years old in 1972. Wish I still had it.

This song was meant to be in a time machine and played to Spanish Conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century before they went into battle.

I was just a pre teen when this amazing song aired on the radio.

Masterpiece.

one of my all-time favorites, brings back amazing memories.What a joyous time to be living.

the early 70s memories ! overnite turning to morning ! stoned out having a snack in a 24 hour small independent restaurant putting 25 cents for 3 songs ! that song soud from the juke-box ! my god ! eternal memory ! nostalgic feeling mixed emotions ! letting the song take me there at the end ! so good !

I was 23 years old when this song was playing. I was in Vietnam that year. I came back in Jan 1973 and moved to Miami. It was a great year

Hearing this on radio as kids, we wondered why they were singing “Come Kiss the Door” - WTF?

Great song with superb lyrics..reminds me of the Traffic album John Barleycorn...I was 14 in 1972...just so much incredible music to feast on !!!

Original and best. Love the scratches and hiss. Magnificent.

Love this song!!!!

Not very often a live version is so much better than a studio but adding the orchestral magic to it makes a great difference.

Une bien belle chanson, nous avions eu la joie de voir ce groupe au vieux Forum de Montréal...début des années 70 !! ❤❤

Still listening in 2024

For some unknown reason this popped into my head today !! Haven't heard it since I was little kid . So dramatic!! 😄

This a great song. It has such good orchestral to it, awesome!!👍

I am an Australian and have both the 1967 song on Festival and this A&M release from late 1971 with orchestral backing. This is one song where I prefer the live recording on A&M

First heard this as a teenager back in the late ‘80’s and was struck at how beautiful and lush sounding this was! 2022 and even more impressed!

Omg this song makes my day everyday what it does to me just cant tell❤❤❤❤❤

What memories this song brings back!!!!!

Classic song.❤🎶

What a classic song procol harum one of the best bands ever r. I. P gary brooker

What synchronicity of symphony and rock band, and a great band at that; never thought Edmonton would provide the orchestra when there were several others around the world I could think of then that would beg to do this gig: It was the thing in the 70's orchestra + rock band. A formula that created many long playing hits over 5 minutes and great bands: ELO, Yes, Who (Opera per se), Beatles started it all with Sgt Pepper and many more implemented it.

Killer epic song. It gives me chills! My band plays it. Gary Brooker was a true talent

To me, this was Procul Harum's finest work. And in my top 20 of the best songs I've ever heard.

I was 18 in 72.. heard this first time on a bistro ,,pub jukebox, seaside café, in Cannes or Nice.. or in between somewhere.. Al, the Riviera.. the cent if beautiful women, everywhere 😊

R I P Gary a class act fantastic singer songwriter fantastic band

I have always loved, this song,the first-time was. 1971 in high school, it slapped me around and hasn't let go since, it's just a great tune,yep the yep shows off just highly smart

Was 10 when this came out love it still

Music Stops At The End. Hands Clapping. *PURE GOLD!*

I loved this song as a kid. It was so dramatic

Hard hitting, unforgiving ... and totally BRILLIANT

Rest in peace..an amazing voice

Just discovered this band! 🖤🖤🖤

Loved this song & band- great musicians

Incredible!

Great arrangements of the Band with orchestra, great blend of musical skills and such, saw them in Late 1972, @ Santa Monica Civic Aud, I was 19, don't remember too much of the show except, Gary Booker's voice definitely stood out, "Conquistador" was just released, I think a few months earlier

Great song! So kick ass!

My high school was the El Camino Real Conquistadors….always loved this song.

Great song brings back memories of 1972

Superb drumming

Great, great song

Classic!!!!!

Rest in peace Gary Brooker

Great, unique song that is propelled along by BJ Wilson’s incredible drumming.

Wow great classic love it awesome

Awesome song!.RIP Gary Brooker

i was a wee lad when this came out i was born in 69 i was three and now 50 some odd years later it still sounds as good as it did then

It's a great song and always will be yep prefect

CONQUISTADOR Conquistador your stallion stands in need of company And like some angel's haloed brow You reek of purity I see your armor plated breast Has long since lost its sheen And in your death masked face There are no signs which can be seen And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind Conquistador a vulture sits, upon your silver sheath And in your rusty scabbard now, the sand has taken seed And though your jewel-encrusted blade Has not been plundered still The sea has washed across your face And taken of its fill And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind Conquistador there is no time, I must pay my respect And though I came to jeer at you I leave now with regret And as the gloom begins to fall I see there is no, only all And though you came with sword held high You did not conquer, only die And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Gary Brooker / Keith Reid

Great music!

RIPGary Brooker. Capolavoro❤

Fantastic song as all of procal harems are Gary Brooker fantastic

RIP Alan George Cartwright ;-(

loved this group & this song! my sons former gf was in the army, we called her "La Conquistadora", from her time in Iraq!

One band that was a wish list for me. Gary was brilliant! Sleep well... 🎶😎

the brilliance of Gary Brooker showcased in this classic

Robin Trower!! Still an international master of guitar.

Never knew this had orchestral backing til now. Assumed low these many decades it was just the band. ❤️

I had a history teacher who said there was probably hundreds of these men who failed and were forgotten by history. I always pictured an indigenous person coming across the remains of one of these failures when I hear this song. I also picture this person spitting on his corpse and taking his horse…

Procol Harum Conquistador just fab ❤❤ 🎉

Rest In Peace, dear Gary.

Bon voyage vers les étoiles Keith

Sleep well, my hero. Meeting you was the highlight of my life.

magnificent…. simple as that

Best drummer in 72 version I think.

The only quarrel I have with the line "You did not conquer, only die," is that in a way the conquistadors literally conquered the lands in which they ventured: Latin America is now part of the Hispanic (and in Brazil, Portuguese) social sphere. The same did not happen in the other places ruled by Spain, such as the Philippines. So fortunately or unfortunately, at least in the Western Hemisphere the conquistadors had the last laugh.

Excellent with headphones. Thanks Toni.

Their best album, "Salty Dog" is a great home sick sailor song and the vocals over the top, love the horns on this...

originally recorded in 1967 ... but this is the 1971 live version which i like better

Thank you!

LOVE IT

R.I.P Gary Brooker

This great song sorta got overshadowed by a Whiter shade of pale. My favorite is this one. Rest musical peace Gary Booker.🎉

screw the haters

So Good!

RIP, Gary Brooker

Epic song

💜😪💔

Long before the Oilers this put Edmonton on the map!

I know you came with sword held high You did not conquer, only die

My boyfriend in 1972...what this song means to me...❣️

My fave of their songs. The band was named after my friends, girlfriends cat!

excellent

There was on part I couldn't make sense out of.. I thought the phrase was "only all". Actually it is the word "aureole" which means halo. A mystery solved. It is around the 2:55 mark.

Homburg was a fab one by them, my prefrence

Just as good as Whiter Shade and possibly better