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Procol Harum — Simple Sister
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gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 18:45
 
simple sister was just always a girl everybody knew....in fact, when this would play, we'd start counting.... {#Yes}

hollirg1
Posted: Dec 12, 2012 - 05:38
 
This song is just contributing to the sludge in my speakers...

Daddy_Twist
Posted: Nov 10, 2012 - 20:46
 
brilliant segue from Black Rebel Motorcylce Club!

boober
(KC,Mo)
Posted: Oct 10, 2012 - 12:16
 
 RobRyan wrote:

Shine On Brightly?

"Still my befuddled brain, shines on brightly, quite insane"

Love the lyrics. 

 
True Dat Mr. Ryan(which is my real name....first name Bob).....whoooooooooooooo! and we both like Procol Harum.Scary!

spigolli
(Peachtree City, GA, USA)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 11:49
 
Mighty fine selection from the heavy-riff sub-genre.  Thanks RP!!

MoM$CooKin
(AnAlteredState)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 11:47
 
epic!

pmikep
(Bellevue, WA)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 11:46
 
Saw them in 1972. They were awesome. Leo Kottke opened for them. He was fantastic as usual. It was great when he came out and played with them for an encore. Crazy!
They are playing here in Seattle this coming Sunday. They are opening for YES! I should go see them both for old times sake. Love Brooker!!

Gregorama
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 11:43
 
One of the greatest voices in rock of his generation.

ziakut
(Right Here)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 11:43
 
Thank heavens it isn't 'Whiter Shade of Pale'....whew!

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Jun 06, 2012 - 07:38
 
oh man. i love this band.

Merritt
(Tennessee)
Posted: Jan 31, 2012 - 12:17
 
Not a fan, this is kind of painful to listen to...

RockinBlueVoodoo
(Deep in the Blues)
Posted: Sep 26, 2011 - 17:11
 
 dougmbrown wrote:
Wasn't Homburg another Procol Harum song that rocked?
 
Homburg didn't rock all that much but Whiskey Train kicks



dougmbrown
(Denver)
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 07:42
 
Reminds me that evenpretentious rock groups of the era - on which I was strongly hooked at the time - could rock out. Wasn't Homburg another Procol Harum song that rocked? Play that too. And in the same vein, Yours is No Disgrace (by Yes). Thanks Bill!

RobRyan
(Canyon Country, CA)
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 10:28
 
 boober wrote:

Salty Dog?
 
Shine On Brightly?

"Still my befuddled brain, shines on brightly, quite insane"

Love the lyrics. 


jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 16:30
 
Really nice to hear this again.

Netto
(Khimki, Russia)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 16:30
 
10, without questions. Thanx for RP.

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet CAN I GO HOME NOW?)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 16:30
 
 len17 wrote:

Totally Awesome, I’ve almost forgotten how great music use to be!!

 
Yep...oh wow...I use to live in Danville!

tbaloney619
(The Lakeshore, NE Wisconsin)
Posted: Dec 17, 2010 - 15:29
 
TROWER!!  DUDE

LOL.  Brooker! doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

Great song!!


Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 18:33
 
All I  could hear was the guitar riff in the noisy coffeeshop—-liked the riff.

Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 11:08
 
 crockydile wrote:
A little bombastic for my tastes. {#No}
 

I should have scrolled down before commenting.  Anyway, I agree.   {#Yes}   {#No}

ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 11:05
 
It's been reported that whooping cough has made a virulent return down here these days.

Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 11:04
 
Bombastic.

Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 11:00
 
 teadye wrote:
I remember seeing them play in a high school gym... maybe '74? They were a mess and could hardly play. Very sad. I saw Dickie Betts the same year and the same thing. Double sad.
 

I saw you in 74 and you were a mess too...!
(Just kidding!)

PS
Despite great drums and guitar,
90% of Harum was and is Brooker's voice!


teadye
(St. Petersburg, FL)
Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 10:22
 
I remember seeing them play in a high school gym... maybe '74? They were a mess and could hardly play. Very sad. I saw Dickie Betts the same year and the same thing. Double sad.

Gregorama
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 13:04
 
Wow. I don't think I'd heard that one in close to 4 decades.  What a powerful song. 

ruthless
(Midtown Memphis)
Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 13:03
 
 tfodden wrote:

didn't know that Procol Harum got any airplay.  Good to hear.
 

They wore Whiter Shade of Pale out.  Always one of my favorite bands, saw them in an ampitheatre one night in the early 70's. Excellent.

parrothead
(could be anywhere in the great USA)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 16:35
 
I just seen these guys last night open for Jethro Tull. They where really good.

tfodden
(manitowoc, wi)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 16:28
 
 George_Tirebiter wrote:
Possible my favorite Harum album - I was in San Diego in the late 60's and early 70's and this ws getting a lot of airplay.  Good stuff!{#Notworthy}
 
didn't know that Procol Harum got any airplay.  Good to hear.



len17
(Danville, CA)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 16:27
 

Totally Awesome, I’ve almost forgotten how great music use to be!!




kurtster
(Area code 216)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 16:24
 
Love it !!!

tfodden
(manitowoc, wi)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 16:23
 
Dude.  Trower!  LOL

George_Tirebiter
(Phoenix)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 16:19
 
Possible my favorite Harum album - I was in San Diego in the late 60's and early 70's and this ws getting a lot of airplay.  Good stuff!{#Notworthy}

doctorfree
(Santa Cruz, CA)
Posted: May 08, 2010 - 22:39
 
Excellent! Makes me want to pull out my vinyl they did with the Edmonton Symphony or some such but then I wouldn't be listening to RP! Dang.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 05:34
 
 martinc wrote:

Procol Harum also did an symphony album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra - 1971
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procol_Harum_Live_with_the_Edmonton_Symphony_Orchestra
 
 
Yes, that's where the live recording for the single "Conquistador" was from.  Deep Purple did their album with The Royal Philharmonic.


crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 14:32
 
A little bombastic for my tastes. {#No}

Nuance
(Winnipeg)
Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 14:29
 
I thought she had a poopy car... but apparently not...

 Relayer wrote:


Here are the lyrics....sad indeed.  I imagine it is about a girl who has TB in the 1800s and they family has to basically throw her away.

Simple Sister
Got Whooping Cough
Have to burn her toys
Take her treats
Eat her sweets
Scare off all the boys
Simple Sister
Got Whooping Cough
Have to put her out
Wear her clothes
Steal her bows
Tell her that she's stout
Simple Sister
Got Whooping Cough
Lock her in a cell
Throw the key
Into the sea
Hope she never gets well
 



mirland
(Denmark)
Posted: Feb 03, 2010 - 02:46
 
Outstanding!

djaychicago
Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 16:09
 
 

Another classic pillar of the 1970's rock sound, PH rocks! ...What memories. Great set!



martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 07:40
 
 shutter wrote:

I believe you're thinking of Deep Purple.  Big album that kinda popularized the rock band / symphony collaboration
 
Procol Harum also did an symphony album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra - 1971
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procol_Harum_Live_with_the_Edmonton_Symphony_Orchestra
 

shutter
(You can't get here from there)
Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 07:37
 
 4merdj wrote:
Was this recorded with the London Philharmonic?
 
I believe you're thinking of Deep Purple.  Big album that kinda popularized the rock band / symphony collaboration


That_SOB
(The Dark Side of the Tune)
Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 07:35
 
Oh no not another Procol Harum song ? I'm still working on the "Whiter Shade of Pale" lyrics ! {#Wink}

EssexTex
(Gitche Gumee)
Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 07:34
 
Great song, great band too.



4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 08:56
 
 Essbee wrote:
Great, great, GREAT band. Plus, it's cool when nobody seems to have ever heard of them when I mention them...for some strange reason. Hey, does anyone know if there is a NON-live version of "Conquistador"? Always wondered...
 
Yes, I have the CD 'Pandora's Box" (http://www.procolharum.com/west_pand-alb.htm) contains a studio version of Conquistador. It also contains a longer (and better, IMHO) studio version of A Whither Shade of Pale. The whole CD is worth listening to. I (too) have always been under the impression PH is not as well-known as it should be ...


boober
(KC,Mo)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 08:51
 
 mread wrote:
Top three PH tunes, in order:
1. (this gem)
2. Whiter Shade of Pale
3. Conquistador

And they had other great stuff, of course.

 
Salty Dog?


4merdj
(donde el viento se devuelve)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 08:49
 

They just don't make'em the way they used to ...

Great band! {#Drummer}{#Bananajam}{#Boohoo}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Guitarist}

Was this recorded with the London Philharmonic?

Yes, please play more "less-known" tracks from PH



Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 08:44
 
 meadowwoods wrote:
cool!
 

Smokin' hot!

beccab
(Portage, Michigan)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 08:43
 
It is great to hear PH songs other than Whiter Shade of Pale (love that too, thou)!!!!  Conquistador next time???? Kewl!

Essbee
(Big Bend Region, Texas)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 08:43
 
Great, great, GREAT band. Plus, it's cool when nobody seems to have ever heard of them when I mention them...for some strange reason. Hey, does anyone know if there is a NON-live version of "Conquistador"? Always wondered...

meadowwoods
(Southwestern Wisconsin)
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 07:22
 
cool!

DrLex
(Belgium)
Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 07:21
 
OK, first time in my life I hear a different song from PH than "A whiter shade of pale".