when this song came out sung and written by procal harum, everybody and his dog knew this song was about heroin. Stream songs including "A Whiter Shade of Pale (Dance Radio Mix)", "A Whiter Shade of Pale (Dance Club Mix)" and more. [25], Allan Moore notes in the 2018 BBC radio series "Soul Music" that the resemblance "creates the sense of [Bach’s] music without actually quoting it. The song represents 1967 on the 2004 DVD release Top of the Pops 40th Anniversary 1964–2004. The general consensus is that “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” is a snapshot of a drunken sexual escapade gone awry. The original writing credits were for Brooker and Reid only. [33], According to music historian Harvey Kubernik, in the context of the Summer of Love, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was the "one song [that] stood above all others, its Everest-like status conferred by no less than John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who were enthralled by the Chaucerian wordplay and heavenly Baroque accompaniment". On 30 July 2009, Matthew Fisher won co-writing credit for the music in a unanimous ruling from the Law Lords. Contrary to the above interpretations, Reid was quoted in the February 2008 issue of Uncut magazine as saying: I was trying to conjure a mood as much as tell a straightforward, girl-leaves-boy story. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (. The decision, on 4 April 2008, by Lord Justice Mummery, in the Court of Appeal upheld Fisher's co-authorship[47] but ruled that he should receive no royalties as he had taken too long (38 years) to bring his claim to litigation. C Procol Harum C Annie Lennox C Sarah Brightman F Vote rhythm . That spark was all it took. The B-side was "Lime Street Blues", another Brooker–Reid song, which the band recorded at Advision. Turned a whiter shade of pale. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum. E la verità è facile da vedere" But I wandered through my playing cards. I dont' have the rights to publish them, and made them myself.To get near the original sound I used a little Eq. Procol Harum ‎– A Whiter Shade Of Pale Label: Repertoire Records ‎– REP 4666 Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Mono Country: Germany Released: 1997 Genre: Rock. [34] In the Netherlands, the single entered the chart at number 1 in June 1967 and reached number 1 again in July 1972. Listen to MyTones A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Ringtone MP3 song. Erfahren Sie mehr über Veröffentlichungen, Rezensionen, Mitwirkenden und Lieder von Doro - A Whiter Shade Of Pale auf Discogs. Due to concerns about overexposure, the song was removed from the band's repertoire in 1969 for a number of years. With its 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. By this time, Robin Trower and B.J. Lei disse : "Non c'è nessuno senso. every one thought the and the waiter brought a trat was really trey a term for the needles and whatever used to take the drug. [9] In 1998 the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. diventò di una sfumatura più chiara di pallido. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. A whiter shade of pale. More Songs From the Album: Procol Harum - Procol Harum. In 2004, it appeared at number 57 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Style: Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Classic Rock. the chick OD'ed . A whiter shade of pale di Procol Harum, significato della canzone, 3 interpretazioni. [17] This is supported by Tim de Lisle in Lives of the Great Songs, who remarks that the lyrics concern a drunken seduction, which is described through references to sex as a form of travel, usually nautical, using mythical and literary journeys. [36], In the United States, the single reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over 1 million copies. [30], A few days after the session, the band re-recorded the song with their newly recruited drummer, Bobby Harrison, at Advision Studios. Only the drummer in the video is not on the record: early band member Bobby Harrison is seen miming to session man Bill Eyden's drumming. No sheets available!! "[26] The similarity is also referred to humorously in the 1982 play The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard[27] and in the 1991 film The Commitments. They also pointed out that there were no time limits to copyright claims under English law. [8] Also in 2004, Rolling Stone placed "A Whiter Shade of Pale" 57th on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Along with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was jointly recognised as "The Best British Pop Single 1952–1977" at the BRIT Awards, part of Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. [40] It features four of the five musicians who played on the hit single: Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, David Knights and Ray Royer, in performance and walking through the ruins. No performance footage appears in this film – only scenes of the five musicians cavorting around London and running across fields. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was covered by Annie Lennox for her 1995 album Medusa. From the Books: and we swore that her face at first just ghostly( the heroin makes your skin weird)turned a whiter shade of pale. [34] Kubernik also writes that, amid the search for higher consciousness during the flower power era, the song "galvanised a congregation of disaffected youth dismissive of traditional religion but anxious to achieve spiritual salvation". Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. As the chorus commences "And so it was, that later ...", the vocal and organ accompaniment begin a short crescendo, with the organist running his finger rapidly down and up the entire keyboard. [10] More than 1000 recorded cover versions by other artists are known. [38] In 2018, the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a new category for singles. I suppose it seems like a decadent scene I’m describing. Listen to A-Whiter-Shade-Of-Pale-3.mid, a free MIDI file on BitMidi. [48], On 5 November 2008, Fisher was granted permission to appeal this decision to the House of Lords. The harmonic structure is identical for the organ melody, the verse and the chorus, except that the chorus finishes with a cadence. Stoppard, T. (1982, p.74) The Real Thing. Tracklist . There was also a film shot as part of Joel Gallen's Deja-View music video series. [28] Other writers have noted similar "family resemblances" to other works by Bach: the Sinfonia which opens the cantata Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, BWV 156, the organ chorale Prelude "O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß" (O Man, Lament Your Sin So Great), BWV 622, from the Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book) and the Cantata Sleepers Wake, BWV140. [43][44], In 2005, former Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher filed suit in the High Court against Gary Brooker and his publisher, claiming that he co-wrote the music for the song. [35] In his 1981 article on the musical and societal developments of 1967, for The History of Rock, sociomusicologist Simon Frith described "A Whiter Shade of Pale" as the year's "most distinctive single", through its combination of "white soul vocal and a Bach organ exercise" and enigmatic lyrics that "hinted at a vital secret open only to people in the right, drug-determined, state of mind". A MISSING verse has been discovered to the celebrated Sixties song 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' which explains its meaning, according to the music writer who tracked it down. I might have been smoking when I conceived it, but not when I wrote. The British are Coming! One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of the best selling singles in history, having sold … [31], Cordell was concerned that the sound of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" might prove problematic on the radio, due to the prominence of the drummer's cymbals. This song is sung by MyTones. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Ringtone song from the album A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Ringtone is released on Mar 2013 . [46], Brooker and publisher Onward Music were granted leave to appeal, and a hearing on the matter was held before a panel of three judges during the week of 1 October 2007. Lesen Sie Rezensionen und informieren Sie sich über beteiligte Personen. Full royalty rights were returned to Brooker. I wasn’t trying to be mysterious with those images, I was trying to be evocative. Its unusually allusive and referential lyrics are much more complex than most lyrics of the time (for example, the chorus focuses on Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Miller's Tale"). Product #: MN0118538. "[32], The single was released on 12 May 1967 in the United Kingdom by Deram Records and entered Record Retailer's chart (later the UK Singles Chart) on 25 May. The song is in moderate time in C major and is characterised by the bassline moving stepwise downwards in a repeated pattern throughout. The main organ melody appears at the beginning and after each verse/chorus. Gli uomini spesso sono infedeli e cercano solo sesso dalle donne. Report Sumbit correction Merge lines ∬ Auto scroll. With its Bach-derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics – by the song's co-authors (the music by Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher, and the lyrics by Keith Reid)[6] – "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached number 1 in many countries when released in 1967. [22] It has also been heavily paraphrased, in forms like "an Xer shade of Y", to the extent that it has been recognised as a snowclone[23][24] – a type of cliché and phrasal template. Procol Harum ‎– A Whiter Shade Of Pale Label: Cube Records ‎– BO 7004-2 Series: BR Originals – Format: CD, Album, Reissue Country: Netherlands Released: Genre: Rock. Standard Tuning EADGBe Intro: C Em/B Am C/G F F/E Dm Dm/C G G/F Em G7/D C F G Verse 1: C Em Am C/G We skipped the light fandango F Dm Dm/C turned cartwheels across the floor G … Voir l'interprétation de A whiter shade of pale par Ameritz Music Club. A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procul Harum) A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procul Harum) Arrangements of This Song: View All. In two weeks it reached number 1, where it stayed for six weeks. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks. 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[45] Fisher won the case on 20 December 2006 but was awarded 40% of the composers' share of the music copyright, rather than the 50% he was seeking and was not granted royalties for the period before 2005. 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