#procolharum #reaction RAPPER FIRST TIME reaction to Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006 Join this channel to get access to perks: / @blackpegasusraps
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@karenmandeville71164 ай бұрын
RIP to Gary. we lost him in 2022. his voice never lost it's beautiful quality.
@larryc38604 ай бұрын
you are so right..........this version is maybe better than the original 😭
@ataci59194 ай бұрын
🖤
@woudytreez27554 ай бұрын
HIs voice is so raw compared to the smooth flowing of the song. I like it better than the original although the original was smother and very good. Good enough to play the vinyl over and over...@@larryc3860
@yoyomi4 ай бұрын
I didn't know this. RIP and thank you for the soundtrack of my life, or a part of it.
@renateccawthern33504 ай бұрын
Oh man ! So sad! I'll be seeing him, soon.
@mojobag014 ай бұрын
Only 47 songs have sold over 10 million physical copies. This is one of them.
@Anna_Key4 ай бұрын
WOW! That's an amazing stat! Now I need to find out the others.
@Dovey624 ай бұрын
I also love their song "Conquistador!"
@GerritJanLutkehaus3 ай бұрын
Wikipedia "Best selling singles". White christmas is nmbr 1
@documentariosem5minutos3303 ай бұрын
@@Dovey62 and HAMBURG, too!!
@rjvanloon47693 ай бұрын
And don't forget that the world population was a LOT smaller back then, which actually makes it even more impressive
@KathleenGardner4 ай бұрын
Us old-timers grew up with some really fantastic music.
@gandalfnamirreh3794 ай бұрын
cheers that mate , ' twas awesome . . . 65 here ! I was a Zappa , Uriah Heap , Tubular Bells . . . .
@jbs4543 ай бұрын
Facts
@tomtruesdale69013 ай бұрын
Hot Chicks and fast cars
@lechat85332 ай бұрын
@KathleenGardner Of course, most of the music was made with the help of drugs.
@rhondawest80273 ай бұрын
My 22yr old daughter knows every word of this song!!!! I raised her right!!!❤❤❤
@tisketisja55282 ай бұрын
whahaha YOU DID
@PotsdamSenior2 ай бұрын
Good job! 👍
@oldairyheir2 ай бұрын
You sure did! Thank you! ✌🏻💀
@charlesbecker6305Ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@mikepinkerton54963 күн бұрын
Mine too!
@angela30634 ай бұрын
I am 65 and this song never gets old. I can go back in time every time I hear it. In the 60s and the 70s we had some of the best music.
@mav2knight4 ай бұрын
I'll be 67 next month and you better believe it. I think the 80s and 90s were even better because of all the different genres of music. Best time to be alive for awesome music....
@NanaKrystl4 ай бұрын
66 here, no doubt we had the best of the best when it came to music.
@susanvanderbilt3583 ай бұрын
We deffo did!! I still luv to go back n listen to them n have the crazy playlists of yrs back to back n like to surprise meself sometimes ( not knowing who’s next) .. I can’t stick to a particular yr.. it’s always mixed yrs in every new playlist🤣🤣
@cherylargenziano74753 ай бұрын
That we did! I’m 70 & remember well when this came out.🥰
@Teresia123 ай бұрын
I'm 67 and we did have the best music.
@lauramittler4 ай бұрын
One thing you can count on with singers from the 60's and 70's is that they actually had mad skills in the vocal arena. No tech to make them sound better back then, they had to bring it and sing it. They knew how to take care of their vocal chords, which is why they can still sing!
@greenbeagle134 ай бұрын
#Absolute Truth
@hazel16054 ай бұрын
Yes, quality doesn’t need anything but itself, superb. So much a background to my life when younger 🥰
@deeptime55814 ай бұрын
some didn't like Joe Cocker...
@lauramittler4 ай бұрын
Joe Cocker was a VERY hard core alcoholic, that compromises everything in the body, including the vocal chords and breath control.
@sundayoliver31473 ай бұрын
@@deeptime5581 We could also blasphemously mention Dylan's vocal quality...
@ronfinn91692 ай бұрын
Rolling stone said that this was one of the best songs ever recorded.
@TheDriftwoodloverАй бұрын
They are right. ☺️
@themrnoname294527 күн бұрын
this is THE favourite song of many of the greatest musicians to ever live. Thats gotta mean something
@daphnethurlow538816 күн бұрын
Truth
@ugadawgs1990Ай бұрын
I had the honor of playing the percussion tenor triangle in the orchestra during this performance. Our entire triangle ensemble were thrilled to take part.
@dorothykelley188118 күн бұрын
FANTASTIC...
@mikejones-go8vz16 күн бұрын
Wow, respect to you ❤
@daphnethurlow538816 күн бұрын
Well done you all.
@tulelazule69148 күн бұрын
those are EXTRA LYRICS not on the original. MILLERS make bread , flour maybe beer? Chaucer though.
@nevyn_karres4 минут бұрын
Sweet ty for your performance :)
@annecox9444 ай бұрын
Gary Brooker was 22 when this song was recorded in 1967 and was 61 at the time in this video.
@richdiddens40594 ай бұрын
And this song was at the end of a fairly long set list. He'd sung something like 15 or more songs before this.
@rikmoran39634 ай бұрын
I'm not sure what is more impressive, a 22 year old singing this amazing song or a 61 year old man singing it so beautifully!
@virginiaoflaherty29834 ай бұрын
I was 16 when this song was popular, well actually for years. Psychidelic era, Vietnam, MLK murdered. Wild times.
I am 72, and this came out when I was in high school. I always loved the music and the voices and never paid much attention to the actual meaning of the words. It was the overall sound I've always loved. The original was not an orchestral version. I liked this version, but the original was so much better.
@candacemay71874 ай бұрын
I agree!! This version is good, but go back to 1967 to be blown away!!
@simontemplar33594 ай бұрын
that organ riff in the original is masterful!
@jeanb.54054 ай бұрын
DITTO on all you said - but this is lovely. I never knew the reason behind the lyrics even reading them, I never grasped its meaning but LOVE the sound
@mikemagoostherhythmdojo60644 ай бұрын
Agree but FM radio nearly destroyed these songs. This version made me rediscover it. But yeah, the original is a masterpiece of mood.
@LonghopeBro-ju6jl4 ай бұрын
The original Procol Harum were a great band, with Gary Brooker on piano, Matthew Fisher on the Hammond organ, and Robin Trower on guitar. Although Trower played on their debut, self-titled album, he joined the band after "A whiter Shade of Pale" was already recorded. This concert was almost 40 years later, and Gary Brooker was the only remaining member of the original band. He still had the great voice that made the song a massive hit way back when. So sad that he died in 2022, RIP Gary Brooker.
@privateer0561Ай бұрын
The man was 61 years old when he sung this. Sounded better than he did in 1967 when he originally recorded the song.
@daphnethurlow538816 күн бұрын
A LEGENDARY song from England..So glad you loved it
@johnwillis47064 ай бұрын
My dear young man, this song came out in 1966. The Orchestral arrangement was added much later. The Hammond B-3 organ was the from and center instrument in the original version. Gary Brokers voice never failed him until the day he died. It remained as phenomenal all through the years. RIP Gary, you are sorely missed.
@jeffreybooth51294 ай бұрын
1967 actually. But yes Gary Brooker was a great singer,and with total respect to my favourite man in music he was beginning to struggle with his voice the last couple of times I saw him live shortly before his untimely passing.May the great man rest in peace.
@JamesDolen-dn6wz15 күн бұрын
It was a Hammond B102
@vanessa4u4evr4 ай бұрын
May 12, 1967. A Whiter Shade of Pale took the world by storm. Gary Brooker, lead singer, sounds exactly the same in this video (maybe better) as he did as a young lad back in '67. He's certainly a little more seasoned. Unfortunately we lost him to cancer a couple of years ago. But we were so blessed to get this live performance from him before he had to leave us. This song has been covered over a thousand times, and is still an anthem to this day. I was 11 when it hit the airwaves in 1967. Am now 67, and still absolutely LOVE this masterpiece.
@robarnold41044 ай бұрын
I was 15, never forget hearing this in the disco, what a track for a slow dance wow, RIP Garry.
@Nikosi92 ай бұрын
@@robarnold4104 "Slow dance"? What is that?
@moorek19674 ай бұрын
"As the Miller told his tale", that is taken from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer about a group of people on a pilgrimage to Canterbury in the 1300s. The song is about self-destruction, which is what the Miller's tale was about. The Miller was self-destructive because he was always drinking and fighting and it cost him a lot.
@deborahnicholas62002 ай бұрын
Thanks, you saved me the trouble!
@stevencarter179317 күн бұрын
Everyone has their own unique interpretations of the song, because of references to Canterbury Tales. Gary said in an interview that he was in a bar and tried to pick a woman up, but she left with her friends. So, he used the line "One of sixteen vestal virgins leaving from the shore". He said the whole song was that he struck out, and he remember how beautiful the woman was. he said there is no hidden meaning in the words.
@moorek196717 күн бұрын
@@stevencarter1793 Have you read The Canterbury Tales? The Miller is a central figure.
@home26244 ай бұрын
The great John Lennon kept playing this song over and over when it came out in 1967. I loved The Beatles but when you listen to A Whiter Shade Of Pale with that haunting organ and superb vocals, the song never leaves you. Absolutely brilliant.
@suepall54254 ай бұрын
I'm 64 and I still get the shivers every time I hear this song. I've literally heard this all my life, and I still get shivers, I swear!
@karyn3544 ай бұрын
Yes, me too!
@tictocbang74434 ай бұрын
His voice makes me cry it's so sublime.
@jackiecarson8594 ай бұрын
I'm 66, and I'll never get enough of this song. Procol Harum was and always will be one of my favorites.
@TheNordicharps4 ай бұрын
Both A Whiter Shade of Pale and When A Man Loves a Woman are based on chord progressions from a piece by JS Bach called Air on the G-string ( the string on a violin...) I will link to it below.
yep, Classical music was always the root of very good music
@claudiastevens96283 ай бұрын
There you go again hanging up on the phrase "forced her". Seems to me some of Rap actually rapes women. Keep enjoying music without the political correct stuff. I'm sure no man took advantage of a woman because of this song. Love your videos.
@tomtruesdale69013 ай бұрын
I had heard that the chord progression was from a classical composer but could not remember who. Thank you for the info
@DorothySpangАй бұрын
Why does this song peirce my heart ❤ every Single time I listen to it 😢
@laurierosejones95317 күн бұрын
Yeah, tore me up 😢
@DorothySpangАй бұрын
No cheat machines for This Band .. TALENT
@tednewcomb10484 ай бұрын
Rest in peace Gary - and thank you
@Proud.American584 ай бұрын
Another 57 year old classic that proves it’s timeless ! The dude is singing it live in 2006, 39 years after it was released
@ulrichhaepp26573 ай бұрын
And 300+years, after it was composed in Germany by a certain J.S. Bach. It is just one sentence of only 18 bars of his "Orchester Suite Nr 3" and this part was later isolated called "Air over the G string". Procol Harum (I do not remember which of those guys) at one time played it , just how remembered it right out of his head, and made that song out of it, nearly every note is correct to the original. Good , in this case very, very, very good music always stands the change of times
@Thatgirl19733 ай бұрын
'That Her Face at First Just Ghostly, Turned a Whiter Shade of Pale' will forever be one of the greatest lines ever written! Love this song, and this reaction! ❤
@user-xn9vs4pe9sАй бұрын
They are preforming this about 50 years after recording it! RIP Gary! Isn't this magical???
@pamelariker55254 ай бұрын
So glad you are bringing some of the older music back. 60's and 70's music was by far the best ever written. Thank you!
@sorenm.lairdsorries75474 ай бұрын
"Miller's Tale" is a raunchy tale from Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales". Fandango is a historic Spanish dance, said to be one of the most voluptious of the Flamenco-derived dances. In Flamenco, there is a palo (dance category) called Fandango, too. A Whiter Shade of Pale is the song no one seems to understand. The band members of Procol Harum have all given contradictory explanations, that may not help much decoding it. Remember, this was 1967 and drug use a given. Tim de Lisle, a music journalist, knew to make sense of it: A nervous seducer gains courage through alcohol at a party. Increasing alcoholism impairs his perception through wandering thoughts: fragments of childhood experiences and his faint-hearted goals. The song's recurring metaphor is about a shipping disaster, drawing a parallel between a romantic conquest and the dangers of the sea.
@simontemplar33594 ай бұрын
The use of the Miller's Tale was such a genius move. I can't give this song enough respect.
@MrNiccholas4 ай бұрын
Great comment! Thank you for the information! I was guessing Miller's Tale might have something to do with the beer but it makes so much more sense now! It's been a hot minute since I thought about "The Canterbury Tales". Probably my English 103 class in College and I was just trying to keep my head above water long enough to pass the class!!! I really should go back to some of those classics now that I've "matured" a little bit.
@timpwhit4 ай бұрын
The moral of The Miller's Tale is good guys can be easily deceived if they're gullible enough. I studied Chaucer in college, but admittedly I had to Google it just now to refresh my memory lol.
@mikemagoostherhythmdojo60644 ай бұрын
@@timpwhit What's funny is this song made me look up and read Chaucer! Sad that literature is so maligned these days. Like I said, I think rappers would go nuts for some of the old wordplay and schemes the greats created. I hope they discover it before we burn the books! lol
@doomhunter6974 ай бұрын
Keith Reid has, on more than one occasion, stressed that he never read Chaucer, that there is not connection. Also, listen to the rare extended version that include two more verses that help to make sense of it.
@anthonywest3796Ай бұрын
One of the greatest songs of all time
@hsteinman66972 ай бұрын
I loved this song when it came out and I was in high school . Now in my 70’s hearing it again makes me see how absolutely wonderful it was. I never grows old.
@skinsdan68314 ай бұрын
An absolute British classic,the world has lost this type of music with real quality performers with real music and no auto tune,today's conveyer belt music is lost to me,RIP to Gary the lead vocalist,LEGEND ❤
@RhondaHill-mi7cw4 ай бұрын
If you haven't heard this one, you are dead. It is played in movies, commercials, you name it. One of the most iconic songs in rock. Never gets old and his voice was so great even in this live performance. He passed not long after this but the song will live forever. Thank you for sharing and loving it.
@750count2 ай бұрын
This was in 2006. He died in 2022 16 years after this RIP Gary Brooker
@valdasado2 ай бұрын
One of the best songs ever.
@user-te4of2fq5dАй бұрын
✝️ You were loved Gary. Thank you...from my glorious youth ! We had some fun didn't we ?
@judywelch10444 ай бұрын
Im 76 yr and I really don't think "rappers" really know what music is, but I applaud you for seeing the difference. OMG, instruments and pure singing was normal in my experience. Great reaction.
@katyas-mom4 ай бұрын
Rappers know more than you think. Many samples are taken from this age of music, as well as jazz and classical music.
@maureenmccurry94824 ай бұрын
I agree!
@abesmith63844 ай бұрын
@katyas-mom I think there is a big difference between "rappers" and those that listen to rap. Those that make the music know how to get the bucks from the listeners. The ones who are actually making the rap music that hits the main stream, are probably quite talented and skilled, but they make their product to make money, not to be useful
@pjposton50012 ай бұрын
@@katyas-mom You may be right, but I grew up in the age of Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, Al Green and Sam Cooke. These people could sing. Almost everyone recognized that these artists knew how to deliver a song about subjects everyone understood. I'll be the first to admit, I don't understand Rap Music, I don't see the talent required to "sample" other people's music as equal to creating it yourself. I rarely understand what the songs are about. I know I'm not the target audience, but anyone can hear a Marvin Gaye song and know that guy could sing.
@davidpalmer71752 ай бұрын
@@katyas-mom Right... they had to rip-off (sample) other people's work.
@joegillam14974 ай бұрын
Gary Brooker is one of the most underrated British singers out there. Or was - RIP.
@badplay15619 сағат бұрын
I don't think they were under-rated. I am from that era and every one I knew had great respect for Procol Harum. They just didn't put out a lot of stuff that could break into radio play
@ivanlajoie78317 сағат бұрын
I am 65. Music of my generation in the 60s and 70s is lost to the generations that came after. They dont know what real music is. Musicians when i grew up had to bring it every time the went on stage. They took care of their voices because they didn't have all the mixers that they use now. A Miller is someone who operates a mill. Grinds wheat, barley, and corn to make flour. Check out the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chauncer.
@rridderbusch5182 ай бұрын
My husband is 74. He's singing solo at a venue right now. If you sing *very well* -- it doesn't fade away!
@karenmandeville71164 ай бұрын
Conquistador is another one of their songs that absolutely rocks.
@reginafromtexas23144 ай бұрын
Yes! My personal favorite.
@combivan43464 ай бұрын
Yes, love that song.
@jeanettecameron75304 ай бұрын
Loved the whole Salty Dog LP. An LP was set up to be listened to from beginning to end IMO
@elaine80134 ай бұрын
He passed a few months after this performance. This song hits hard. My sworn promise to a club brother is if he goes before me, I'll sing this at his funeral. If you listen to any earlier recording you'll notice his voice did not change with age. Instead it got deeper and soulfull. This is one of those songs that will never disappear. If your parents grew up in the 60's and 70's on mainland US, this song is in their hearts.
@bryandamkaer36464 ай бұрын
He passed in 2022... this was years 16 before then . Incredible voice and legendary artist.
@wheredidthetimego80874 ай бұрын
Oh I didn’t realize he passed. Thanks for the info!
@genesishep4 ай бұрын
I'm afraid your information is incorrect. This was recorded live in Denmark back in 2006. While Gary Brooker did pass, it was nearly sixteen years after this beautiful performance was done. Brooker died of cancer at the age of 76 in February, 2022. Perhaps you are confusing him with someone else? I suppose it matters not, it was a loss any way you look at it. However at least he had those additional sixteen years although I'm sure he would have wished for more. Just as many of us would.
@neillenet2914 ай бұрын
He passed away 16 YEARS after this performance
@neillenet2914 ай бұрын
Gary Brookers voice aged very well.
@53mandevillaАй бұрын
Thank you for listening & making this so much fun to relive thru your eyes & ears like we did… one of the biggest songs of all time! I was in jr. high & im 70 now… 😅😅😅❤❤❤
@kariree4 ай бұрын
I’m 72. Still brings tears to my eyes when I hear this hauntingly beautiful masterpiece. We had the best music!
@ChrisEchoes4 ай бұрын
1. this sounds familiar because it is based on a classical piece of music by Johann Sebastian Bach ... the music you hear before he starts to sing is by Bach. 2. the original song did not use orchestra or choir but just the band. Gary Brooker, the vocalist and piano player, wrote the whole orchestra and choir arrangement himself. 3. the original song is a true classic released in May 1967, 14 days before The Beatles released their seminal album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band ... this song by Procol Harum and the Beatles album were part of the soundtrack for that Summer Of Love.
@neilcorbett50572 ай бұрын
No the arrangement at the beginning is not Bach, it's just a beautiful modern arrangement based on the song. That Bach allusion is a bit lazy, its a very very common chord progression used all over the place. having said this Proocl harum made it into one of the best ever songs. Listen to the 1967 original single. The atmosphere on it is amazing.
@spacefanatic4 ай бұрын
The studio version of this song from 1967 was great but this live version is stupendous as it is enriched due to the orchestra and choir. Gary's voice aged like a fine wine. R.I.P. Gary.
@olafborknerАй бұрын
I always remember my older brother, when I hear this song. He died at the age of 31 when this song was published. One day, he didn't speak English, so he asked me to translate the lyrics of this song for him. The following day he died of brain cancer. I never forget the sad look on his face, knowing he had to die.
@daphnethurlow538816 күн бұрын
I'm so sorry..too sad
@JRPLawyeress12 ай бұрын
“The Miller’s Tale” in “The Canterbury Tales”, by Geoffrey Chaucer was published in 1387. I think it incorporated some of that as well as the songwriters thought that writing a song with abstract lyrics was kind of like painting abstract painting. “The Miller’s Tale” is basically about an older miller with a young, beautiful wife, and two younger men want to sleep with her. Kind of an angry, drunken rant. A miller is someone who works in a mill and grinds grain into flour. A lot of the old Europeans surnames came from the occupation of an ancestor. Miller, Taylor, Farmer, Shepherd, Smith, Thatcher, etc. This song came out about 57 years ago. He was a kid when he sang it with Procol Harum.
@sharptalons34744 ай бұрын
"Although my eyes were open, they'd might aswell been closed" gets me everytime. Thinking of so many young men going to war and never returning.
@michelleaththas6592 ай бұрын
That is what that song was about, all the young men going for the Vietnam war , but many people did not understand the lyrics and even now lots of people are still confused about it. But when you know and listen carefully, he was talking about the boys on the ship leaving for war I am now nearly 76 years old and still get shivers when I hear that song, it was so profond and sad..
@cblanton424 ай бұрын
I was born in 1962 and just turned 62, I had the privilege of growing up when the best music that's ever been created was performed. All pure talent from back then.
@NZ20c4 ай бұрын
Snap. Us 1962ers all turn 62 this year. Talent indeed.
@louisminten78892 ай бұрын
I agree. I was born in 1959
@karensamuel11392 ай бұрын
I can relate, I also was born in 1962 and was privileged and fortunate to grow up listening to high quality music like this! I always loved this song ❤❤❤
@liligames57753 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. I'm only 37 but when songs are this beautiful they are just timeless.
@JanSwanАй бұрын
original singer of Whiter Shades of Pale? Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum frontman whose soaring vocals on the band's 1967 proto-prog rock classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale” helped make the song a mainstay of 1970s FM radio, died of cancer February 19 , 2022.
@simontemplar33594 ай бұрын
So the key to the Miller's Tale is that it's about an unfaithful wife. The line "her face at first just ghostly turned a whiter shade of pale" suggests that this tale may hit close to home... BRILLIANT! That's straight from Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales".
@doomhunter6974 ай бұрын
Only it isn't, Keith Reid never read Chaucer.
@simontemplar33594 ай бұрын
@@doomhunter697 There's got to be a tie in elsewhere, because the combination of that and the fact that the "she" could not be one of the vestal virgins is too strong a correlation to be coincidence. The likelihood of just the face going pale is extraordinarily unlikely to be a random throwaway line that happens to fit with the thematic implications of the story of the Miller's Tale. I would say that it becomes orders of magnitude more unlikely for that same random throwaway line that fits with the thematic implications of the Miller's Tale as well as the implication that she cannot be one of the vestal virgins. It's also too clever for me to have made it up. So I'm not sure what happened. I'm not lecturing you, BTW. I'm pretty baked and love talking about this stuff. Cheers!
@WilliamWarlick4 ай бұрын
You are quite correct learned fellow.
@doomhunter6974 ай бұрын
@@simontemplar3359 The title he picked up from a random comment at a party. The rest is either coincidence or things he picked up just from being around others who have read it, but he insisted as far as he knew, he never read it.
@michaelmurphy91324 ай бұрын
I always thought it said and the mirror told it's tale as if someone is looking at there own reflection in the mirror as if it's telling 0ne it's own truth I'm going with my version what I thought I find it more endearing and appealing to me absolute classic
@user-us8le6lu4h4 ай бұрын
We have a radio station in the UK for the Boomers generation, and in each of the last three years this has been voted the greatest ever single.
@maxineshaw99964 ай бұрын
John Lennon said this was the song he wished he had written.
@user-us8le6lu4h4 ай бұрын
@@maxineshaw9996 Praise indeed!
@michellesuter92593 ай бұрын
I believe that this is one of the most played singles of all time.
@redscot56512 ай бұрын
Have you any idea of the station number, I have a wifi world radio and would love to hear all the music, as an expat from Scotland now in Australia for 50yrs... thanks in advance 👍
@charlesyateschalfant2 ай бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever recorded, probably in the top 10. Love this live version with the orchestra.
@portlyoldman4 ай бұрын
My childhood from the 60’s just flowed over me in a wave of sun filled innocence just hearing this… 😄
@jeanb.54054 ай бұрын
Tom Jones Voice did not ever go away and he was a hell of a performer not just a singer.
@user-pt8rv4ek5e4 ай бұрын
Tom Jones???
@wendypow19634 ай бұрын
He still is a great performer ❤
@user-pt8rv4ek5e4 ай бұрын
@@wendypow1963 Willie Nelson
@wendypow19634 ай бұрын
@user-pt8rv4ek5e Yes, he's great too...and may be even older than Tom.
@jeanb.54054 ай бұрын
@@user-pt8rv4ek5e Yes excellent
@kathleenkarsten57394 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs ever written. 🥰 This performance is my favorite!
@josephvargas61662 ай бұрын
i am 73 and i never regret this time ......led zp rolling stones deep purple black Sabah and all the other who have make the most important music in the world
@pageveazey98742 ай бұрын
First, a MILLER is a person who grinds grain into flour. Now, as to my feelings about this song. I was a professional musician for over 20 years and only one band that I played in ever played that song. Our Organist nailed it, and our singer did a fantastic job singing it. The one thing that I remember most was that when we played it, I really had to pay attention to what I was doing. Of the hundreds of tunes that I've played through the years, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" stands out as the most beautiful song I've ever played. It's hard to believe but the Procol Harem was a rock band from England and if you have ever seen the movie, "Rocky Horror Picture Show", the Procol Harem played all the music in that movie.
@scott37444 ай бұрын
One of the great, *great* songs of the 1960s... and he could still sing it *strong* , all these years later!
@realcoolbreeze4 ай бұрын
Go back to see Gary and his band only perform this ( the original version )way back in 1967. It s on You Tube. You just saw him perform it almost 40 years later. Both versions are excellent. Prbly my favorite song ever. I first heard it in my last year in high school in 1967. A true Classic.
@barbaramatthews47353 ай бұрын
It's 1 year older than me. I heard it a lot during my 55 years. I love 60s, 70s and 80s music. I like rock, pop, R&B and country from those three decades. It's songs from my youth. As many times as I heard this song, I never really listened to the lyrics. The music is what intrigued me most. This is like hearing it for the first time. It's pretty wild. I'm glad I got to hear the lyrics for the first time, even if I heard it all my life.
@evangelinebelami87162 ай бұрын
I was born in '67. My brother got back from Nam in the summer of 71. One day, I was listening to some 'bubble gum' music.... he said "oh no! No baby sister of mine is going to listen to that! You're gonna learn all the cool music!!" We drove to the levee, he stuck in an 8 track, lane our seats back.... and jammed to the tunes!! (Looking back, I think he always dropped a hit of acid before we threw the seats back😂) This song always reminds me of him❤ RIP POOLTABLE❤❤❤
@heavin65862 ай бұрын
Thank you for letting me rediscover this song. I actually prefer this to the original recording ❤
@wayne-bennett_Ай бұрын
Procol Harum (/ˈproʊkəl ˈhɑːrəm/) were an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold more than 10 million copies.
@Precision_Analytics4 ай бұрын
John Lennon had a record player installed in his Rolls Royce. He played this song over and over. It was John Lennon's favorite song in the 60's
@tesdrenga35174 ай бұрын
You arn't wrong @blackpegasus. The voice does change with age; many artists lose their voices over time especially if they don't practice good vocal health. Seeing anyone belt like this in their golden years is just hard proof they never stopped DOING the damn thing. It's just very unusual to have a voice like that at that age without going the extra mile in training and healthy vocal habits (especially if they are still performing/touring) Kind of the same way pro athletes having to train WAY harder to stay at the same level then their younger selves.
@redscot56512 ай бұрын
I wouldn't change a thing in regards to the era I grew up in. We had the best bands and music...loved this song and play it on my keyboard.
@gaillouise83103 күн бұрын
Lighter shade of brown is taken from a whiter shade of pale, which is much more poetic.
@sharikraft17064 ай бұрын
This song is pure 1967! Cryptic lyrics, organ, trippy.❤ love every note!
@wanderer06174 ай бұрын
This still brings tears to my eyes, ever since Procol Harum began. Damn. Thanks for this.
@chaosandcreation41183 ай бұрын
This is the most played song on UK radio. They still kill the performance since their first single in 1967. Their most famous song. But a unique and fabulous band.
@whaeagee55852 ай бұрын
Love this. I'm 77 and this was my Era. 60's n 70's best music ever.
@daleennis31404 ай бұрын
I am 75 ,this song came out in 1967,its a classic.We list Gary Brooket 2 years ago,he was a genius
@juliapernicka26984 ай бұрын
I’ve always loved this song. But now that you’ve heard this version you should go back and listen to him sing it in the original 60s version. It’s amazing how great his voice is. The 60s had a lot of very poetic music that’s not always easy to understand.
@user-du2pw7ox1bАй бұрын
The late great John Lennon, who himself was an exceptional writer, said Whiter Shade of Pale is the greatest song ever written!
@markhurley32422 ай бұрын
Welcome to the music of the 60's and 70's, pure unadulterated talent, no auto tune, the greatest era of music ever.
@Mainecoonlady.4 ай бұрын
That Hammond organ is everything. We had one in our living room, growing up. Mom played. RIP Gary Brooker. If you consistently use your vocal abilities as you age, you can maintain it. You should try listening to Tom Jones. He was an Elvis contemporary. They would weekly alternate Vegas residency. Tom is a judge on UK The Voice. Well into his 80s now, he has performed randomly on The Voice with a variety of singers, and contestants.
@aliciahager29614 ай бұрын
Just a side note on Hammond organs used by bands in the 50s, 60s, 70s, they were an integral part of the "sound" that helped make those bands great. All instrument brands have their own distinguishing characteristics, Hammond organs no exception. A Steinway piano sounds differently from a Kawai; a Gibson guitar is different than a Martin. Even a Harley motorcycle has its own distinguishing sound compared to any other bike. Hammond and Wurlitzer. Hammond, during the times of these bands, seems to be the preferred organ for many many bands. In Whiter Shade of Pale, I believe the organ helped seal the identity of this song decade after decade.
@chrisbateman53584 ай бұрын
From Wikipedia: Procol Harum (/ˈproʊkəl ˈhɑːrəm/) were an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies.[4] Although noted for their baroque and classical influence, Procol Harum's music is described as psychedelic rock and proto-prog with hints of the blues, R&B, and soul. When you do the math (2006-1967) you can see that even after 39 yrs the singer, Gary Brooker, SITLL HAS THE CHOPS! Amazing performance and I'm glad you were able to experience it. Keep it up BP, you are the finest kind! PS: Gary passed in 2022 at the age of 78.... RIP to a great performer.
@jackmckenna18942 ай бұрын
my Mam, now 78 loves this song and want's it played when she passes x
@donnabradshaw52004 ай бұрын
I am 71 years old and this is the first time I've seen your video's. So many of the younger and middle aged people who are surprised to hear the music I grew up with. Glad you liked it. I'm glad to be a new subscriber to your channel. Thanks!
@birdingtrip71014 ай бұрын
Better song than Man Loves A Woman. 50 years later and still chills.
@kbrewski14 ай бұрын
This song came out in 1967! Just think, 57 years ago. Gary Brooker, the lead singer of Procol Harum, sang the original, and he STILL HAD THE PIPES ALL THAT TIME LATER. I finally got to see Gary and Procol Harum live about a decade ago, just a few years before he died. It was so cool to hear this live finally. Yes, this song is iconic. It was a HUGE hit. It's one of the best songs of the 60s, one of the best songs of all time. That old organ playing is stellar and this performance is fantastic. The reason you think this is familiar is because its been used in movies, maybe some commercials, documentaries etc. You chose the right video to react to. When I first saw this I was blown away too. Most singers lose that kind of power in their voices after 50 or so. Gary Brooker didn't. Listen to the original song from the album. He just had God given pipes.
@frankconley63214 ай бұрын
Wife and I got to see him open for Jethro Tull way before we had children and got old. It was amazing.
@vallee31404 ай бұрын
crazy when you think how his voice actually, if possible, improved.
@sundayoliver31473 ай бұрын
Well, he had the pipes -- and he also used them. That's a part of singing that people who don't do it don't seem to realize -- it's the hours and hours and hours you put in offstage, the care you take of your voice by maintaining it and learning what it needs for support. It's a lot of time and dedication that has to go along with the gift.
@sundayoliver31473 ай бұрын
@@frankconley6321I bet!
@MsCNail-fe1sj2 ай бұрын
Does anyone else find yourself wanting to cry because I find I am witnessing a God-given talent in some of these singers? I have listened to this song since I was a teenager and I still feel his music in my soul. TY for the reaction...
@artheis13423 ай бұрын
I am so glad I grew up with this music as a kid and young adult...I am almost 72 years, old now. Their voices were real and authentic.
@taxiscratcher59354 ай бұрын
I danced for the first time in a Night Club to this song...will never forget it...quite an event for an 18 year old raised in a small town. I am 70 now.
@jewellenhart81664 ай бұрын
Beautiful memory to have.
@kelleebowers85254 ай бұрын
You should listen to the original version, too. Gary’s voice just got better with age!
@kiraalialeeonfairythegreenone2 ай бұрын
Procol Harum... superb voice and utterly memorable music.
@michaellarrabee42087 күн бұрын
The best 10 years of music was from 64 - 74. We had all types of music and Laura Mittler hit it out of the park with her comment. There was no electronic augmentation or tuning or anything else. The harmonies and musical talent was just that! Talent! I’m so thankful I grew up during those times and will always cherish the memories and music.
@bella-xp7qd4 ай бұрын
Gary was 22 when he wrote and released this. At this performance he was 61-62 years young. Still could belt it out. He is from London. Procol Harum and the Moody Blues were not afraid to use an orchestra in their songs.
@janetsilverhawk72044 ай бұрын
I was 11 when this song came out in 1967,loved it then love now. RIP Gary Brooker,his voice was beautiful.
@dahuffy3 ай бұрын
I was 10 😊
@davidtromsness64944 ай бұрын
He is incredible..right? Love love your reaction....discovering music from the past is awesome!!
@mrmartinez418816 сағат бұрын
The song is from 1967. The words are a craft of lyrics almost like a montage. Check out the original song.
@mikemaricle99414 ай бұрын
The Miller's Tale, by Chaucer. A Miller milled grain into flour.
@suepall54254 ай бұрын
Sometimes it's hard to get a straight out explanation for the words written in songs from the 60's and 70's. These were highly influenced by psychedelics and love of poetry, words flowing and music. There are usually things you can pick out of the songs that come together for you like the commenter below who explains about the Fandango being a Spanish dance and the "Millers Tale" from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, but having never read this myself, I couldn't give you an answer. Growing up in the 60's and 70's my love of music always overcame the confusion some of these songs led to. : ) And we were all sort of attuned to this sort of thing simply by being a part of that social "experiment" of drug use and intense music.
@terrystrong77622 ай бұрын
This is the original band that put out this masterpiece. I think in the late 60s! Back when artists took the time for the music. It is a classic rock band and they were invited to sing along with this orchestra in Denmark. Good music never gets old! This is absolutely amazing and beautiful. Good choice! Great job...
@bryancampbell330617 күн бұрын
Gary Brooker was a genius by adapting Bach's "Air On A G String" into "Whiter Shade of Pale".
@katsugarkanemonroe7624 ай бұрын
Hey mate, I love that you covered Procol Harum. I actually got to see the lead singer and musical songwriter, Gary Brooker, in March 2000, in Wollongong Australia. He came onto the stage, then some fuckwit yelled out get off the stage you old man! I was horrified. But the crowd didn't know Gary Brooker's name. As soon as he started playing, 'A Salty Dog', 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', and then Conquistador', the crowd recognised Gary Brooker as Procol Harum! Then the crowd roared! I was a teenager when I saw Gary. I am very grateful to have seen him, as he died in 2022. His voice was exactly as it was on the original recordings from 1967 onwards. This is the best Live performance with an orchestra I've ever seen/heard of Procol. HOu chose the best. Cheers from AUS.
@gracemichelli.2am1244 ай бұрын
I love this song 🎵. This was 🔥🔥🔥. Great reaction.❤ You can't beat rock and symphony together.
@livingauthenticallyonmyownterm3 ай бұрын
This hippie chick grew up listening to Gary’s sultry voice, and melted every time he started singing. He’s a true LEGEND and much missed. Rest In Peace Brother and thank you for all the years of the gift of your voice! ❤✨🕊🙏🏼🕯🤟🏽🌹 (For your info Brother: Gary Brooker, the frontman for Procol Harum, the long-running band most famous for 1967's “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” died Saturday at age 76).
@johngordon34063 ай бұрын
They first released this song in 1967; his voice never wavered!!
@kelleewolfe28344 ай бұрын
I've always loved this song.. I've always heard the original, but this is just beautiful...
@roncav84 ай бұрын
Great reaction, his voice is still great in this 2006 performance. Saw Procol Harum open for Ten Years After live in 1972. The song was a hit in 1967🤯💓💗
@margaretsargent10843 ай бұрын
PROCOL HARUM = BEYOND THESE THINGS
@jaykarimi71234 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful song. This is a classic. I think you probably have heard it, that's why it's so familiar. The original came out in 1967....same guy