Sadly Gary Brooker has just ascended to the great music studio in the sky! Rest in peace Gary and from all of us - thank you!!

It warms an old man's heart seeing today's youth not only enjoy, but appreciate the music of my youth... If you liked this, check out The Moody Blues live performance of "Nights in White Satin" in 2000 at The Royal Albert Hall with full orchestral arrangment, you'll not be disappointed 😉

Historically one of the most important songs in Rock history!

Gary Booker is a classic whiskey tenor......I was blessed to grow up in the 60 and 70's. Wish we could have this kind of music back, because it feeds the soul with beauty and joy.

Gary Brooker is the lead singer and those of us who heard this song for the first time in the 60s are astounded by the fact that his voice sounds as great or perhaps even better, seasoned by age and experience than it did more than 50 years ago. Beautiful performance of a wonderful classic, and such a warm and enthusiastic reaction! Thanks, RR!

For those of us that are very senior, this song feels like a part of our story.

A British band with a great unique sound. An Essex band from Southend-on-Sea. Rest In Peace Gary Brooker and Keith Reed. Legends now and always. This song was played at my Maternal Grandparents double-funeral on March 9th 2021. They died from Coronavirus during that horrific spike (Late January 2021). Miss you Nanna Irene and Grandpa Les. I love the sound of an orchestra, especially when they cover a classic like this song😊❤😊

Probably my hundred time listening to this ,it just gets better and better ❤R.I.P. Garry Brooker 🌹

Gary Brooker. The mans voice has just got better and better over the years. Legend

After fifty years of loving this song it still gives me the chills listening to it 🙏🏽🙏🏽

For me this is the best song ever made and this live version is awesome RIP Gary Brooker

I have to say that this is the finest, most definitive version of this song. Even better than the original release.

As a 76 year old man who has loved this song for over 50 years, ever since it first appeared during the 'Summer of Love' in 1967, may I just say that your reaction is delightful. Thank you.

Considered by John Lennon and Elton John to be one of the greatest songs ever sung.

In 1967, they were a 4 piece rock band. The lead singer, Gary Brooker, sounds so amazing here, 40 years after they originally released this song. They did not have the orchestra back then. But the organ was in the original. Like you said, the heartbeat. Unfortunately, Gary passed away Feb. 19, 2022. I click on this video every time I see a new reactor watching it. And I cry, every time.

Gary had a voice that was like a fine wine, it improved with age. I’m so glad we have this performance video to hold on to!

Lady, your reactions are restoring my faith in humanity. I have been torn up so badly by life and death in my later life that I have lost my ability to feel love without the agony that goes with its loss. You are the future I will miss.

I LOVE seeing musicians from my era 50 years later just knocking it out of the park!!

This song gives me chills!! It takes me back to the 70's when times were simple. Man, I miss mom & dad!!

An incredible performance. An all time favorite. RIP Gary Brooker.

After all these years I think his voice may be have gotten better over the years.

Same singer, same key, 50 years on. Not many singers can lay claim to this. Flipping amazing. That is all.

My God I don't know how I haven't heard this version before? This has been my favorite song since I was 13 years old. I'm 61 now. How his voice got so much better with age is just leaving ne breathless!

The only thing more beautiful than this song is our beautiful host's smile. Made my day.

65 year old man crying. I know not why. This song has been a favorite part of my life since the 60s. It is so touching to share this experience with a young woman generations apart from me Now let's do "A Salty Dog" from this same concert. I don't care if any of you geezers think I'm a pansy, or a puffier, I will cry when I hear these beloved old tunes. Passion is not weakness. It is rather the fuel that fires up the physical aspect of love. If there is a lovely woman about my age who also responds passionately to music, connect, but only if you like slow dancing. Cheers.

That they brought an Orchestra as accompaniment and with a choir is a true sign of real respect for this piece of music history. And not to mention it's not even the country of its birth. Love It! The Danes Killed it.

What a joy to see people discover music like this

RIP Gary Brooker, 5/29/45 --- 2/19/22 What a voice!!

This was John Lennon's favorite song. He would play it constantly on his turntable in the back of his Rolls Royce...

This song was THE song of "The Summer Of Love" 1967. You could hear it blasting out of every transistor radio.

Gary died soon after this performance. What a tribute to the life he lived! This performance was for the ages!! RIP Gary Brooker....

I just have to say that English rock groups are just at a different level of musicianship than the US of A! The list of British prog rockers is vast! This song brings me to tears it is so majestic!

Her closed eyes and the smile on her face says it all. Doesn't matter that it's 50+ years since this amazing man first sang this haunting song.

True rock knows no boundaries. After 60 years, I’m still in awe of good rock.

It's so enjoyable to watch someone young appreciate the music of my youth. 1967. I had just finished my first graduate degree and started my professional life. This song was one of many of the time that left us speechless. The beginning of rock and roll and its early years was a magical time.

This was always the slow dancing song that the ladies just couldn’t resist. Quite often the last song of the evening and if you were lucky, the beginning of a romantic night.

Everything in this performance is balanced perfectly.

This man sounds exactly the same 50 years later, even better, which amazes me. Love that you recognized all of the different layers. This is truly a celestial performance. I've seen it bring grown men to tears in these reactions. Haunting, chills.

It gets better each time I hear it. That was a true gift from God.

A huge bow to the people mixing the sound! A full orchestra, a choir, guitars, bass, drums, B3 organ, piano and gorgeous vocal from Gary Brooker. Also, righteous recognition to the orchestral arranger. The choice to start the melody in the minor key and present a beautiful Tierce de Picardie before the vocal starts was inspired! Hallelujah!

If you like this song, then you will love '' Nights in white satin'' by the moody blues !

Find the old version of this from the 60's to understand just how good this live orchestral version is. Brooker's voice is sounding so good and the arrangement is just superb.

I was 17 years old when this first came out. A classic. I am now in my early 70’s and this song still affects me the way it did when it first came out. And yes, you’re right, there is a similar vocal sound to Phil Collins. Never thought about it before. Just subscribed to your channel. I myself am a musician of many different instruments.

The perfect slow dance song. I've always loved this song. It almost makes me cry

"As the miller told his tale." This wee bit of lyric has always moved me. The song came out when I was 9 and that line seemed to light up my imagination and carry me me off to a distant time and place. It still does.

I had the pleasure of seeing Procol Harum and Jethro Tull in concert together almost 30 yrs ago. It was great.

With today's loss of Gary, I've been checking out his music and stumbled on your review. This is a beautiful live version of this and have seen it many times. Thank you for your passion for great music. It truly shows. RIP Gary.

His voice is amazing , love this RIP Gary , such great music !

I have hope knowing that another generation can and does appreciate....

Gary Brooker is like a good red wine: the older the better. This also applies to other big rock stars, for example David Gilmour

I feel so privileged to have grown up as these songs were released. I was 13 when this song came out. It moved my world at 13. So many songs wrapped around my core made me who and what I am. To this day I can be transported back by so many songs but this one is special.

He had a good 5000 days of life after this performance. A life well lived.

Now you have to check out the original to see how Gary Brooker's voice has matured over 50 years.

I enjoyed your reaction. You have a ear for good music. I feel for the people out there who are closed-minded to certain music. This was a masterpiece, done way better than the original in the sixties which had no orchestra or chorus. Even his voice improved.

RIP. His voice never changed. From the original studio recording to this live performance. TALENT

I prefer the original non orchestrated version. Its a little bit faster. But that Hammond organ is to die for. It's deeply emotional. The rotating Leslie speakers made this instrument legendary.

Thank you so much for doing this!! I go back to high school in 1967 every time I hear this! 😊🌹

What a fantastic song and voice! I was fortunate enough to not only hear Gary Brooker sing Whiter Shade of Pale live when he toured with Ringo Starr’s All Star Band but I also had the privilege to meet him backstage before the show. Great memories!

STRINGS ARE SO GREAT! THIS IS ALMOST THE BEST PROCOL HARUM PERFORMANCE THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD!

Amazingly, this was the debut 45 single by Procol Harum in May of 1967. It became # 1 with a bullet in the UK and stayed there for SIX WEEKS! It sold over ten million copies and was played throughout the Summer of Love. Playing with the Denmark Orchestra in 2006, this arrangement, bolstered by Brooker's magnificent vocal, takes on an almost transcendental feeling.

‘Whiter Shade Of Pale’ was Procol Harum’s big radio hit, so it’s the one everyone reacts to - but in this same concert they do their ‘Conquistador’ which I count to be a superior song to ‘Whiter Shade Of Pale’ . . . it’s just more passionate and far more rousing. If you can find their performance of ‘Conquistador’ from The British Rock Symphony online (I can’t other than on the DVD itself) you should watch/listen to that (this Danish performance is about as good, but the British performance has Zac Starkey, Ringo’s son, on drums and he lifts the song to higher realms). Seriously, if you liked ‘Whiter Shade Of Pale’ you ought to love ‘Conquistador’ - here’s a link to the song from this Danish show ~ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qpOqp8yQ1qeso3U.html

Gary Brooker had been working on melody inspired by classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach, saying: “Throughout 1966 I had followed with interest the work of the Jacques Loussier Trio and the Swingle Singers, who had made an art of adapting Bach pieces. Air On A G String was the starting point but the rest was invention, with constant reference to Bach-like breaks and atmosphere.” Paul McCartney who also loved Bach said he wished he had composed this song.

The amazing thing is that Gary sounded exactly like he did nearly 60 YEARS AGO. Absolutely stunning. What was Gary Brooker cause of death? Cancer Gary Brooker / Cause of death Brooker died from cancer at his home in Surrey on 19 February 2022, at the age of 76.

What a fine singer and person, a true legend. RIP Gary!

Conquistador is another of their hits

Put a full orchestra behind a classic song .....and you get magic ......as is also the case with the much reacted to Moody Blues tune Nights in White Satin ..

RIP Gary Brooker (1945-2022)

This song has the highest honor in rock history. On the day St. Pepper came out, probably the most important album in rock history. John Lennon was playing this song on repeat.

INCREDIBLE!!! His voice has gotten better with age like a fine wine!!!

This is one of my favorite performances. I love watching people, especially young people react to it. Wonderful!!!

So very sad all these great ones have left us. Music just will never be the same without them.

This live performance is just absolutely breathtaking. The intro is incredible, then Gary comes in absolutely on point, and the song just builds and builds, with instruments and the choir. There are not many artists that can sound better live, than the original recording, Gary absolutely smashes it out of the park here. This audience, just do not realise how lucky they were, to witness such a performance. R. I. P G Brooker. 🙏🙏🙏

EASILY....one of the GREATEST songs ever created. Hands down. Glad you checked if out! ❤

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PERFORMANCE BY EVERYONE.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

He was coming up to 62 when he performed here. Saw Procol Harum many decades ago and his voice has hardly altered, Great performance.

This was recorded 40 years after they originally did it. RIP Gary Brooker. He left us February this year, 2022

...the name is Gary Brooker - lead singer of the group "Procol Harum" from 1967 . One of the great bands from the years. Another famous song is "Homberg". Please check out the band, the "old" versions are already top, but the matured Gary Brooker has an extraordinary, gentle voice that awakens the best feelings in me. Very, very big thing...!

My whiter shade of pale is named Luanne, I miss her.

His voice improved with age and maturity. And that Hammond organ is just brilliant! And it must be mentioned that the arrangements for the orchestra are brilliant, too.

His voice is great, let's not forget his piano playing is spot on, this is better than the recorded version, I like you love the orchestra is rarely used in music now, try some ELO songs. I'm pleased you enjoyed this I did aswell. Thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 🌹🌹

I was there when the world first heard this song. It’s left an indelible mark on my soul.

Dear lady, the only way to feel the music and the lyrics is to close your eyes so that you can take every beat, every word of the song into your soul and feel every thing that the composer wanted you to hear. Stay well dear lady.

RIP lead singer Gary Brooker thanks for this great masterpiece!

Love watching her listening and the awe on her face. Gary Brooker was 61 there and listen to that fabulous voice!! It's amazing and he's a beautiful man. RIP Gary Brooker. I'm your age from USA, 77 now. What a performer you and your band were.

For those of you who are wondering about the meaning of the song... you need to find the version which includes all 4 verses. He only ever recorded 2 of them, and it's the other 2 that make sense of them. So why didn't he record all of them? Well the video of his live concert with all 4 verses is 9 minutes long. Maybe he'll finally record the complete song on a greatest hits album one day. Anyway, the story takes place on a ship at sea, during a wild party. He has his sights set on a girl who's part of the group, and she's so drunk that with the ship going up and down, she's getting sea-sick and she turns a whiter shade of pale. Anyway, he won't take no for an answer (wouldn't let her be a Vestal virgin), and she eventually warms up to him and even tries to play a fantasy game of sorts with him but he's too literal or drunk to understand (3rd verse). He realizes his "faux pas" and changes his tune, and she gives in to his charm and he gets what he was after (4th verse). Now you know... the rest of the story!

Every person on that stage killed it but shout out to the person who mixed this. That is a lot of mic to bring into perfect balance and they nailed it. You can clearly hear everything that is going on and it all sounds great together

If there was ever a song perfect for an orchestra, this is that song.

One of the best songs ever written and performed beautifully. 👍👍

Nice to see the younger generation interested in our music of old. So happy to have lived through this period of music. It was the best!

"And though my eyes were open, they might just as well been closed."

RIP Gary you will be sorely missed

The opening strings are the classical song he wrote the tune around, this is a fabulous marriage

What do you get when you take one of the best classically oriented Rock Bands with one of the best, most versatile Symphony Orchestras in the world? Well........You get this an EPIC PERFORMANCE of one of the best songs ever written. I still love it. Who needs gimmicks like autotune, Beat Detective, or Quantization when you have this. Pure Talent, Right?

This tune was played on organ in the church for our wedding 25 years ago.

This is the best review I have heard so far. I see and sense a natural flow of emotions and your facial expression says it all. Keep up the great reviews.

Gary passed today 02,22,22. Thank you for all we still have, will enjoy their music always.

The more you listen the better it gets 🌹

I subscribed one sentence into your reaction because of your ''low key'' approach. You didn't call us ''Fam'' or beg for likes or subscriptions. You are a breath of fresh air. Plus you enjoyed one of my favorite performances.

What a beautiful young lady. That smile lights up a room.

As a man of 62, it is wonderful to see such a beautiful ( and respectful) young lady interested in historic songs. It is really great for you , as in our time we would have to wait long times to hear new songs , whereas you can just dial them up. I also believe the late Joe Cocker done a copy of this song. You will find many many years wealth of true masterpieces , some almost lost to memory, buried in the depths of time. I hope for you is that you get as much enjoyment and meaning from them as we seniors have. Wishing you great life and happiness Rogue. Thank you.