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We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kind of seasick
The crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
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
Would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well have 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
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
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

Sweet_Virginia May 17, 2013 - 05:52	Thanks to wikipedia " A Whiter Shade of Pale " is the debut song by the British rock 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. Without much promotion, it reached No. 5 on the US charts, as well. One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love , it is one of fewer than 30 singles to have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. With its haunting Bach -derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics—by the song's co-authors Gary Brooker , Keith Reid , and Matthew Fisher — "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached No. 1 in several countries when released in 1967. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. It was the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the UK (as of 2009), and the United Kingdom performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognised it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years. Also in 2004, Rolling Stone placed "A Whiter Shade of Pale" No. 57 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ." [ Reply ]
sirdroseph May 17, 2013 - 05:51	kingart wrote: Who on the PLANET could follow Debussy with Procol Harum? Thinking of sitting on the 1967 summer lawn in Clark NJ reading Steinbeck and listening to this on WABC. Everything was beautiful. That is called a predictability lull in my library playlist! [ Reply ]
Dave_Crick Apr 19, 2013 - 06:20	Absolute classic - great vocal and organ playing. [ Reply ]
flyboy Mar 20, 2013 - 14:21	Thanks to RP, this has been welded in my mind to the end of Air - Talisman. I think if Bill didn't play this after Air, I'd think there was something wrong with the song. As an organ player myself, this is a great song to listen to. [ Reply ]
onelittlemoose Mar 20, 2013 - 14:21	How I love that organ. Absolutely timeless. [ Reply ]
unclehud Mar 15, 2013 - 11:49	Well! That was the shortest version I've ever heard. [ Reply ]
ambrebalte Jan 11, 2013 - 18:57	Stingray wrote: 12, of course! And an incredible album (like all early Harum-stuff) PS 23 "1-voters". What to do with them? Hot oil or tar and feathers? ;) Glad to see you are still here and kicking! [ Reply ]
notfadeaway Jan 11, 2013 - 18:47	what a sound! ....nice job guys! [ Reply ]
notfadeaway Jan 11, 2013 - 18:42	Last waltz at the Dance-Orama [ Reply ]
tonypf Jan 11, 2013 - 18:39	angelomisterioso wrote: Where else are you going to hear Debussy followed by Procol Harum. 💫 It works! [ Reply ]
Baketown Dec 11, 2012 - 09:38	Classic! [ Reply ]
ziakut Dec 11, 2012 - 09:37	Rather hear something else follow Debussy...than a tired and overrated song. Oh boy! [ Reply ]
angelomisterioso Oct 09, 2012 - 16:07	Where else are you going to hear Debussy followed by Procol Harum. 💫 [ Reply ]
Stingray Oct 09, 2012 - 16:06	12, of course! And an incredible album (like all early Harum-stuff) PS 23 "1-voters". What to do with them? Hot oil or tar and feathers? [ Reply ]
kingart Oct 09, 2012 - 16:06	Who on the PLANET could follow Debussy with Procol Harum? Thinking of sitting on the 1967 summer lawn in Clark NJ reading Steinbeck and listening to this on WABC. Everything was beautiful. [ Reply ]
dw Sep 27, 2012 - 16:05	A true classic....never tire of it. [ Reply ]
testpilot Sep 13, 2012 - 06:00	Excellent tune (thanks, Bach), inane hippy lyrics... anything can pass for poetry these days - as long as it's vague enough someone will mistake it for wisdom. [ Reply ]
eswiley2 Sep 13, 2012 - 05:56	ThePoose wrote: I remember more than one sweet young girl melting—figuratively and literally—as I held her and swayed to this tune at the end of the dance. So... that was YOU I was dancing with???? [ Reply ]
4merdj Aug 07, 2012 - 15:36	What a classic!! 8>>9 (Longer version in Pandora's Box) [ Reply ]
hayduke2 Jul 12, 2012 - 08:12	a special piece of music, though I flashbacked to a goofy kevin costner stoner flik called Fandango [ Reply ]