A Whiter Shade of Pale; the organ part

No sheets available!! I dont' have the rights to publish them, and made them myself.
To get near the original sound I used a little Eq. at 330 Hz. and two paired mic's placed opposite too each other at at approx. 16 cm. away from the "Louvres". The mic's are Se 4400's. If I had known there would be so many views I made a better backing track:D

[@helderribeiro6612]

Honestly, I could listen to this everyday for the rest of my life.

[@chef-boy-r-steve7710]

I aleady have..!!

[@geraldcity310]

Of all the instruments invented by man...the organ has to be the closest sound of heaven.

[@hkkhgffh3613]

For real!

[@michaelcarlisle5403]

Glass Armonica, possibly invented by Benjamin Franklin

[@sebastiankettner1144]

The Fender Rhodes electric piano is a strong candidate as well!

[@micah3823]

I find it interesting you said that because the very first mention of music in the Bible is in Genesis 4:21 where it speaks of Jubal. " And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ". BTW the word Jubal means "to flow".

[@pauloamorim5461]

Lindo seu comentário 😢

[@roobs52]

I never get tired of hearing this. To my mind, it's the classic Hammond sound and the song is the greatest ever recorded and reminds me so much of the Summer of '67!

[@brianbaron6847]

My English 20 teacher played this in every class . We were supposed to be studying McBeth . It took the whole semester to get through Act 1 but we learned so much more . He was a groovy sophisticated guy . Great memories .

[@alaincelos476]

C3 hammond

[@qua7771]

His rhythm is spot on too.

[@collierdodson9806]

I was 13 .

[@vitalyvandedronker2785]

Will never forget... Dancing with the best looking girl in school. I was 17 Yes it was with you veronique

[@fareezaismail2732]

Listening to this in 2024..So heart touching music well played ...never fades away......

[@Alberst12]

John Lennon said that nothing better than this music has ever been written until now... the sound of the organ is deadly

[@konstantyk.3320]

Matthew Fisher was the young genius composer who created the unforgettable intro to WSOP that MADE this an astounding "hit" in 1967 and forevermore.,,,,,,,,,Truly shameful he had to fight for his right to be co-writer of this song, Gary Brooker trying to deny Fisher his due honor and recognition ,,, Well, the Lords of the Court rightly and unaminously decided in Matthew Fisher's favor.

[@DukeIrritable]

Matthew was effectively playing as a session musician when the song was recorded - rather like George or Ringo playing a Lennon/McCartney song. The song wasn't composed in the studio. Gary Brooker had previously written the music (partly influenced, as he often said, by Bach's 'Air on the G String') and he played piano and sang the lead during the recording sessions. His long-term (and only) co-writer during this time, Keith Reed, wrote the lyrics. The understanding and expectation of non-writing musicians at that time in the UK and the US was that musical contributions (like riffs, fills, solos, chord inversions or other arrangement ideas) made during the recording of a song would be remunerated by a share in mechanical royalties (as performers on record sold to the public) or in accordance with a session contract, verbal or written. Otherwise, every musician playing in the studio during a recording could claim to be a co-writer, whether as a band member or session player. So it wasn't shameful of Gary Brooker to believe that Matthew's performance during the recording sessions was not a contribution to the actual composition of the music of the song. This was how everybody in the business understood the rights of band members and session musicians who contributed a good idea during a recording session. Gary's lawyers, who were not idiots, almost certainly advised him that Matthew's case was very weak. But there is a grey area, and room for legal argument, when a non-writer playing on a session adds a very significant musical element. What made the situation exceptional was that Matthew's melodic contribution was so extensive and important. He basically composed an exceptionally striking alternative melody for Gary Brooker's sung verse melody. He played 5 full solo verses, each with slight variations, one of which opened the song and one of which closed the song. In 2006 the trial judge, Justice Blackburne, found that Matthew's contribution was so extensive and important that he was entitled to receive 40% of the music royalties (which were 50% of the total composition royalties) from 2005 onwards. In 2008. the Court of Appeal disagreed. They accepted that Matthew had composed a significant part of the music, but held that he had lost his rights by failing to make his claim for nearly 40 years. In July 2008, the House of Lords (now called the Supreme Court) disagreed with the Court of Appeal on that issue, and basically reinstated the decision of Justice Blackburne. Sadly, Gary had to pay the legal costs, which were over a million pounds. He had to continue working as a gigging musician well into his 70s as a result. Matthew probably gained very little financial benefit from his win. The royalties on AWSOP since 2005 have probably been modest, thanks to the inequitably small royalties paid to composers by streaming companies. Matthew ultimately wrote a few good songs for Procul Harum and for a while was the band's producer. But it's putting it a bit high to call him a "genius composer". Gary Brooker wrote many more outstanding songs and was one of the UK's most admired rock vocalists - at least amongst musicians. Understandably, people like Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder are regarded by musicians as 'geniuses' of popular music - because they were utterly unique and original, exceptionally accomplished and unusually prolific. Matthew is better regarded as a fine musician and an innovative Hammond player. And he shared the glory of creating a fantastic, legendary recording.

[@user-jk7vz8tw3q]

goes back to 1967, and i still have it in 2024, a classic. i still have the original album vinyl .. never tire of listening to this song,, a combination of Bach and the Blues..

[@ja5rock]

You can say Bach Air/classic and Soul/P.Sledge-Man loves Woman, Brooker described it at an announcement for the song at concerts. He could remember starting to play Air by Bach, but forogt the rest and made his own composition further

[@MrChris5254]

The haunting roar of the mighty Hammond makes you tingle.

[@pmishke]

This is my favorite song of all time. Loved it from the moment it came out back in 1967. I still listen to it to this day I’m now 68 years old. This is the best version of the organ part of the song I’ve ever heard so glad I found this video. Thank you !!!!

[@VAdu56]

idem moi aussi 68 ans, et c'est une très bonne version...Bravo !!

[@donaldpearson3739]

A whiter shade of pale was one of my mother's favorite songs... which she played back to back for hours during the course of a day when she was in that particular mood I miss you mama....and I love you RIP....

[@oldladylovesBruno]

The organ just might be what makes that song so good. It gives me the feelies. It stays in my head long after the song is over. There's just something about it that makes me feel emotional.

[@weebolddavy]

Wow, the music of my youth. We were so very fortunate to have such music which still gets played over 50 years later. I've got goosebumps listening to this. Thank you. 👍👍

[@monteceitomoocher]

Best of days, the very best, and this, part of the soundtrack of my youth has become a classic in its own right, our organist really put some soul into this rendition, beautiful.

[@splithammond]

As a Hammond nut who is obsessed with the nuances of sound you have proper nailed this, the best cover of this I have ever heard on the Hammond. Hats off to you sir!

[@carlofratus3248]

Grande organo Hammond inconfondibile!!!

[@riotajotoledo9024]

Cada vez que escucho esta canción en el Hamond se me pone la carne de gallina y me emociono. Me traslada a épocas muy felices

[@brunow.calabria786]

Shure it's.the best version

[@claudinefaure6505]

@@brunow.calabria786 merveilleux

[@davidvdbergh3203]

Super sound!!

[@mitchgingras3899]

This is the classical masterpiece of modern music

[@garylove5475]

The Hammond sound of Santana, Focus, Argent and so many more inspired me to learn the organ in 1974 as a 13 trumpet player . Still playing, listening and enjoying quality playing like this. The sound still makes my spine tingle to this day. Let’s hope future generations continue to play appreciate the very special sound

[@alpatalona2782]

At the ends of the yodeling parts in Hocus Pocus, when the singer is raising his notes higher and higher, that shimmering sparkling organ behind him always gives my spine intense tingles. now I know it's not just me.

[@adamziolkowski2549]

23 year old Hammond player here, man! I love the instrument.💜✌️🤘🏻

[@cosmo1eleven855]

Don't forget the great sounds of Booker T and The MG's

[@suzettebavier4412]

This is without a doubt the very best I've heard. Oh!Easily...Hands Down! I never tire of this song, & it still makes me cry 🥲

[@1834RestorationHouse]

Still enjoying this 13 years later! Perfect.

[@w.rustylane5650]

I really love the transition the Hammond organ makes when the Leslie is turned off and the speakers quit going around. Hammond organs and Leslie systems were meant for each other.

[@dougbrowning82]

Lorenz Hammond didn't think so. He forbade his dealers from selling Leslie's speakers. Funny thing is now both Hammond and Leslie are owned by Kawai.

[@georgeb1364]

That's the truth. For awhile Hammond would change the pin-out wiring to make it difficult to hook up a Leslie to a hammond sometimes causing damage to the Leslie. Finally Hammond gave in and actually used Leslies on some models.

[@shaundunk386]

On a Whiter Shade of Pale, the Leslie is not turned off and does not stop going around, but switched from "chorale" for the verse to "tremolo" for the chorus. The transition you quote is when the upper horn rotor slows from "tremolo" to "chorale" and the lower bass shutter rotor slows down slower. The Lower rotor takes time to spool up to speed and slow down. For a moment both rotors are out of phase and time.

[@charlesfoster141]

I was 15 when this reached it's height of popularity in 1969. Perfect slow dance music in the dark. Beautiful performance. Brings back tons of warm memories.

[@walterf.7654]

Ich war da auch 15.

[@grahamsibbert2412]

Haha, I was 23, and this brings back fantastic memories

[@chuck5085]

I was 15 also. I absolutely love the live performance in England.

[@BsktImp]

The definitive instrumental. Sends shivers and chills down the spine. Nailed it!

[@DEER236]

I’m crying right now.....this reminds me of my dad and all the Vietnam veterans.....god bless them always....🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@gpapa6292]

amen

[@NJP76]

The tears are real! Fantastic version of this song.

[@Papa-tn3vn]

Yes and may all the KIA and MIA RIP! I was born on June 2, 1967 in the "Summer of Love" here in the states, and this song charted a couple of weeks later. I play it on keys as well. Of course in "The Nam" it was a summer of death. Over 300k U.S. troops were in country and 11,363 were KIA in '67, the 2nd deadliest year outside of '68.

[@chuckg2016]

Thank you and Godspeed to you and all your family. VietVet 1970-71

[@troe8788]

God Bless you and your father. VietVet 1969-1970

[@Flavum]

Thirteen years later, I'm just noticing this - Rein de Jong is playing the bass pedals. He's truly a master.

[@fayee8986]

The gentle movement of body language never ceases to amaze me as he plays beautifully this music arrangement.

[@goodguy2627]

Thank you Laurens Hammond! Thank you Donald Leslie! Thank you for creating these instruments . The music would never become what it is today without your inventions. That sound is insane. It really makes me losing my speech. Something is screaming, something is crying, something is full of joy in the sound of Hammond organ with leslie rotary speakers. One word - SURREAL.

[@brianbernstein3826]

this is one of those songs that absolutely no other song in the world sounds anything like...

[@DevonDandy]

Not a song, instrumental music in fact

[@X25_Networking]

Brian Bernstein you cant beat it, its a timeless masterpiece and nobody could make it better!

[@ontheferrynorway8900]

A very good version, with good Hammond sound, and excellent playing. Thank you Sir Hammond Gold

[@fayee8986]

I don't know where I was at in 67 the first time I heard this Arrangement was just a few weeks ago. can't get enough of it, and the best version of this song is played by this man!

[@MohammadSalman-je7bq]

you really made me cry in tears of joy hearing this heavenly sound

[@GreenLifeSource]

Probably the best written piece of music for the organ in the last 100 years. When a piece of music can capture the essence of a whole generation; that is quite an achievement in any medium. Great rendition too.

[@danielbinder8540]

Ç' est magnifique. Et pratiquement indemodable. La version sur orgue est sublime .

[@danielbinder8540]

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[@oliverdylan]

What a beautiful way to put it, I could not agree with you more.

[@jorgeherrera1574]

They took it from Bach. It's more than 100 years.

[@romulusbuta9318]

Jorge Herrera yes. .....but NOT. This is A NEW SONG wretten by Procol Harum IN THE STYLE OF BACH. ....

[@stevegordon8474]

Brilliant rendition of a classic originally played by Matthew Fisher of PROCOL HARUM. Sounds great on a Hammond, just like the original.

[@seabulls69]

Something magical about a Hammond played through a Leslie.

[@flemingboineau7613]

I have seen many organ covers of this song, but you sir absolutely nailed it thank you

[@RLC302]

Music has such power to transport us back in time, to a spring day when love was new and we were innocent.. thank you. Fantastic.

[@almamorales6258]

Exactly.love it❤

[@bogdankasprzyk7166]

Ładnie napisane.

[@endangsetiawan2325]

What a great beautiful expression...

[@lomonico1217]

Los brios

[@davidellenberger3852]

This is what I’ve heard as a child when I went to sleep. My father was playing the Hammond in the basement. Thanks you

[@dalerider3124]

Thanks for sharing that, DAVID.

[@anneslater5437]

Wow, that's a beautiful memory to have David!😀👍💖

[@melissadavis2770]

David Ellenberger my dad was a musician too. I fell asleep many nights with my head on his lap as he played. I miss that so much!

[@frednoble1833]

Your a lucky man. I REMBER. Hearing this when i was 6. Or 7 years old. Born on october 28. 61. At 8 9 and 10. I was listening to doors. Stones. Who. Leslie west. Clapton etc. I just didnt know there names yet. But that didnt matter. Love. The fuckin organ. Synthesizer. And. Harpsichord. With judy Collins. Iv looked at life from both sides now. Patty mitchell. This song has been covered. By many many people. Peter paul and mary. Seal. Andy Williams. Neil 💎 daimond. And so many other singers. You want believe how long the list of people that sing this song. I encourage you to.listen to as many as you can. Wow. NIGHTFENCER. GATEKEEPER. NOBLE FENCE. BRAINTREE MA. HAPPY FARTHERS DAY.

[@frednoble1833]

That s to DAVID. From nightfencer. My dad just started playing the piano and organ 10nyears ago. Love ya brother best wishes

[@hgoodin1013]

Just beautiful. I have never heard a better cover of this piece. I grew up with one of these in our basement, with a Leslie speaker. My mom was a professional organist and this was the sound of my childhood. Nothing compares to the sound of this instrument and speaker.

[@user-bp9et4yu5o]

Respekt! Besser geht´s nicht! Musikalisch vom Feinsten! DANKE! So eine Detail-Treue findet man kaum noch irgendwo. Und das Wichtigste: Man kann beim Zuhören selbst zutiefst alles mitempfinden, weil eben nicht nur die Tasten gedrückt werden, sondern das Gefühl voll mit eingebracht wird in diese Musik.

[@venezuelalibre8074]

I'M A MUSICIAN BUT THIS GUY IS MY MASTER ., WHAT A GREAT PERFORMANCE HE IS SO GOOD MY GOD.. THANKS, THANKS SO MUCH.

[@Manu-zi2iy]

Ce morceau ne vieillira jamais… un hymne à la musique et à la mélodie… rien aujourd’hui ne l’égale et n’aura autant de percussion ni de poids dans 50 ans. Voici ce que la Liberté a donné et j’ai eu la chance de l’entendre en 2014 au Casino de Paris … je suis tombé à genoux et les larmes ont coulé… Merci

[@stargate1555]

I took my girlfriend to the Procol Harum and Poco concert at the Sam Houston Coliseum in the 70's and there was a small turnout so the band told all the wing seat and balcony ticket holders to come down to the floor..... and they went on to rock the place. Holy moly. True story.

[@ricbnh2950]

RIP Gary Brooker. Any you ,sir,have done this wonderful piece justice.

[@andrevale549]

Perfect Hammond sound. Amazing performance. Thanks so much.

[@randallnielson2011]

This video brings me joy every year, every time I see it, especially when I bump into it by accident. It's a gift.

[@janjakus1766]

Hamond version on B3 is great.jan

[@wernerfeil7900]

Ein zeitloser "Gassenhauer" und Ohrenschmaus. Das wird nie alt und für immer durchs Ohr direkt ins Herz gehen!

[@firewallmaster]

No comments required. Just the best organ part of all time! Love it!

[@jimstrange8281]

Nothing sounds like a Hammond and Leslie...so good, and great tune to make them sing!

[@astral276]

I learned to play the organ just so as I could play this piece of music. Without the Procal Harem record I would likely have never taken up playing the organ.

[@jingshelpmaboab]

I liked A Whiter Shade of Pale when it was released and have come to like it even more over the years; this version has allowed me to appreciate the organ part and Matthew Fisher’s contribution to the track all the more. It’s a bit of an earworm at the moment, but I don’t mind!

[@ThresholdZhor]

This is so equal and close to the original recording that one might think is the original, bravo

[@mariomartins8067]

I am 73 years old. Beautiful memories !!! Great job, Rein

[@pintor1937]

I just can't believe how beautiful this music is. It just makes one cry.

[@graemekornicki6810]

At first i thought it the origional backing track but its not the drum rolls are different,. Sir you play it perfectly so origional you cant improve on perfection,this sounds awsome as an instromental,thank you.

[@Christbepraised]

Indeed. One of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard

[@goranvuletic8873]

Everything based on Bach must be beautiful.

[@Christbepraised]

@@goranvuletic8873 You think they made that turn based on Bach?

[@goranvuletic8873]

That's a known fact.

[@beautybearswitness]

This brings back my childhood memories as I played for mom my first songs ... but what are we to make of these memories? those intense moments of sheer and innocent joy, so dear, so personal, would they merely vanish as our existence fades like a mist?! - no, not at all, have faith, and hope!

[@fayee8986]

I don't know how many times I've heard it by different artists but they don't have a lot that can compare to you. You play it most beautiful I say again the most beautiful! I command you! Absolutely fantastic. Can't seem to get enough of it

[@AnnSchierling]

Absolutely LOVE this! The original has always been a favorite song of mine and I always wished I could just listen to the organ...and here it is! Amazing job...sounds like the original...thank you for sharing it with us all!!

[@leonardpaulison3414]

dancing music !!!

[@keithnaylor1981]

Still FANTASTIC one year later! You've got the sound perfectly! Takes me right back to my 1967 schooldays when we were all raving about this amazing song!

[@edwardmills8020]

There are lots of Whiter Shade Of Pale keyboard covers on KZbin, many of them quite good, but this one NAILED IT TO THE WALL. Your video has become part of my permanent Favorites folder. Laurens Hammond must have been aware of the potentially enormous improvement in tonal accuracy by using power grid 60Hz as the reference frequency for an organ, via the tonewheel induction motor spinning in lockstep with it, but did he fully foresee the sheer concentrated musical soul that would be unleashed with that insane genius arrangement of slotted disks and pickup coils in collusion with rotating Leslie horns?

[@michaelbrown2443]

Hammond of course hated the Leslie. Even the masters sometimes make tactical mistakes.

[@edwardmills8020]

This I didn't know, having only skimmed a few paragraphs about the guy. That'll learn me to make cavalier assumptions. I had the good fortune to find a busted-beyond-resurrection L102 at a thrift store for almost free, and sometimes wish I'd kept the tone generator to experiment with after I retired. Seems like the one component where the only thing that can fail are motor-start capacitors... if it even had any... and of course the rotor bearing lube that eventually turns into cheese. Opening that thing up and realizing that it operated on the same physics as an electric guitar was quite an epiphany, having grown up with so much sixties & seventies pop.

[@edwardmills8020]

@@Jazz46203 - Easily offended people take enormous pleasure in finding things to be offended about. You're welcome.

[@fayee8986]

Beautifully played! If I could watch his hand movements, I wouldn't recognize him! He has a style all his own! And Very very talented!

[@FranEgui]

I never get tired of hearing it over and over again. Wonderful performance.

[@313jacob]

Hammond organ does have a -sole- soul. I can´t stop listening to this composition.

[@FurtiveSkeptical]

Agreed. Ahem, 'Soul'.....the other spelling doesn't do it justice. Great song.

[@CV-ee3tk]

I do not think there is anyone on the planet that can play this as well as Rein de Jong. The phrasing is perfect as well as the the timing in the underlying melody. To be better than the original is really something.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Old joke...but did you just dis J.S. Bach ???

[@zoebidule3397]

@@thefreedomguyuk Yes, and we all know that PROCOL HARUM took after this, nicht wahr, Morten ? JS BACH - AIR ON THE G STRING

[@robertjamison1463]

Jaques Lousier who unfortunately died this year.

[@edoedo8686]

So agree💗

[@AaronKaleniecki]

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[@stephenspark776]

Takes me straight back to my days at boarding school, when this was the sountrack to the common room on so many Sunday afternoons (we could be quite chilled in the mid-70s!). One more thing to make me fall in love with the organ in all its guises - church, theatre, mechanical, Hammond et al.

[@JonasClark]

I've listened to that song countless times. You got every last nuance spot-on. That was amazing to hear. That classical influence, and the jumps into Leslie and back out, help make that song so beautiful.

[@chrisrudge7611]

How does he operate the Leslie? Right foot?

[@JonasClark]

@@chrisrudge7611 Switch below the lower keyboard, attached to the front like the two seen at left. Usually visible just above his left arm. The big glissando down and back up the upper keys effectively hides the Leslie's start-up, but turning off the switch and continuing to play lets the slow-down be a part of the sound. It's beautifully-written.

[@adrianking3147]

100

[@johnbishop5316]

@@adrianking3147 101

[@Flussig1]

@@JonasClark Thank you

[@robertedwards5184]

Some of the chords give me that Nostalgic feeling that takes me back to the 60's & 70's. I had some Wonderful times then. I'm 74 now. 😂

[@Marco-co3gg]

Hi Robert don't cry ! 74 it's a good decenie Too !! Same emotion from Marco (FR Froggy) Just one decenie under . Best regards

[@aldusmanutius51]

Same feelings, but I am just 68. :-) Regards

[@Marco-co3gg]

@@aldusmanutius51 Middle between Robert and me !! music is an large emotion. Best regards, Marc

[@Marco-co3gg]

The Hammond B-3 (1955) for a long time inimitable + Leslie cabin, the speaker turning. At 20, a title has pierced me and sums up my sensitivity, little diffused in France but border Belgium: 1976 John Miles "Music" .Thank you Internet knowing his musical journey (Wikipedia) If you perceived the same emotion, we are on the same filling (Alan Parson, Pink Floyd) Thank you again for sharing. Marc (Froggy, poor english spoken) ;-)))

[@robertedwards5184]

@AnnJema Han Best wishes to you AnnJema. From Wales. UK. 😃 Rob

[@VirtualWoodshed]

This is beautiful man. You literally are the only guy on KZbin who has it correct. I’m learning it from ya. Thanks a million. 🙏🏻

[@vho_ilrsnc]

This song was beautifully done on the Hammond Organ. The organist did an outstanding job with that song.

[@garyowen2583]

Josh Phillips

[@fayee8986]

Love love love. I've never heard best song played any more beautiful! Love love love to watch this man's hands and body movements as if he was the music itself. So enjoyable to hear and watch!

[@cyclonasaurusrex1525]

As a non-player, I’ve always wondered if an organ player gets the same thrill playing those sweeps (or whatever it’s called) as I do hearing them. It’s goose bumps and chills and tears all at once. Amazing stuff.

[@davidkennedy4845]

As an organ and piano player myself, one practices until we have the piece under the belt. When we play, we can be so absorbed, its like a meditation. Sometimes my wife walks in whilst I am in the middle of a piece, so absorbed, and I jump out of my skin with surprise. To be able to play a musical instrument is such an escape. I recommend that everyone learn to play a musical instrument. Its such a personally rewarding thing to do.

[@miroslawsita7062]

This is amazing. I closed my eyes and I hear the original version of Procol Harum. You have a perfect musical hearing.!

[@alanriley9754]

This takes me back to when i was 8 years old. This song and the notes arrangement of the Hammond organ are indellibly imprinted into my memory bank. 👏🦘

[@brucemoore8601]

Thank you for sharing this perfect rendition of this classic song!!! This was my signature song in high school in the 60’s. I only wish I played is as perfectly as you! I didn’t have my Hammond B-3 until the mid seventies ($2700), band over. Thank for sharing your great talent! !!!!!! 😊😊😊

[@user-ct6ru8id1f]

Can't stop watching this amazing organist playing

[@luvkountry]

The most heavenly sound on Earth..Thanks for sharing. I keep comming back to hear your great version of this fantastic tune..Love it..

[@petermendez446]

Always loved the sound of the Hammond, there is not other like it. this is the sweetest version of this organ part I I ever heard. its something you can hear over and over gain without getting bored. The Vibraphone background makes it even more soothing and so soul touching. Masterfully done. Simply superb.

[@fayee8986]

Masterfully done I like that.! 100% agree. Love this man's Talent.

[@fayee8986]

Correction he has a style all his own. I could watch his hands play all day! What talent with ease! So captivating

[@msmaggyl]

I have to listen to this every so often or my life would be incomplete. Amazing version Rein de Jong!

[@bobmarshall6688]

A Song made for that Hammond organ! Stunning

[@MrLch47]

Hammond's organ has the most beautiful sound man has ever created. I bow!

[@manfredlock1077]

Claudia hirschfeld

[@kevinaponte9177]

I concur

[@richardtattersall647]

I love the wurlitzer organ too

[@fayee8986]

I've said it before I'll say it again I love your gentle movement when you're playing this instrument, it's as if the music is coming from within you. Love it! You're so very blessed with your talent! Thank you for sharing.

[@maureenmannion6748]

I hadn't thought if that til you mentioned it. Others who have played that piece on the organ were very active, even aggressive I'd say. But Matthew's movements are very subtle. You're right, he is one with the music. Thanks for noting that. I find Matthew to be the most interesting member of the group.

[@longdark4ever]

Beyond a doubt, one of the best rock organ parts ever written, nicely done, nothing beats a Hammond.

[@frankgalvin4849]

It's Bach who never heard of Procul Harum (or Matthew Fisher mores the pity) but its exactly what a Hammond was invented for. I play this on 2-3 times a day.

[@morganmitchell4017]

@@frankgalvin4849 I believe this is not Bach, but I'm open to being corrected. Could you tell me which piece of Bach's this is?

[@MrSitar18]

@@morganmitchell4017 Bach was an inspiration for the instrumental part according to wiki

[@morganmitchell4017]

@@MrSitar18 Saying that Bach was the inspiration, and saying that "it's bach" are two entirely different things though, no?

[@amyreed7264]

Brings back so many memories of my Mom playing this for me when I was little. Thank you so very very much!

[@hmb82559]

Hi Amy I Love ThIS Song too! Never will I ever forget it either.

[@marvinmartian8746]

You had a very cool mom!

[@hassoveit7156]

Amy Selkow jaa

[@rawlings7875]

Let's not forget a whiter shade of pale

[@67DUTCHMAN]

Superb. You just made a roomful of Old Hippies, Trying to Adjust, thrill to the memory of this eternal melody. It tears us up, still.

[@blogger1947]

Yes, indeed. The tune is more harmonically sophisticated than I'd realized, too.

[@frankm4277]

Very nice, brought back memories. Guess this was done about 5 years ago, according to the comments. I remember growing up with this group. One of many groups I did not see perform live, but always enjoyed their music.

[@JonEngland]

Rein, your playing takes us listeners to exACTLY where we want to go. A place where we cannot ever go again, but was a unique, remarkable and moving time which those who did not experience will never know. It is remarkable, and you do it perfectly, thank you.

[@Knightrider1951]

There is no sweeter organ sound than that of a Hammond organ doing a huge glissando up the keyboard as the Leslie speeds up!!!! Love the sound of my own Hammond A-102 and it's 251 Leslie. :)

[@Knightrider1951]

I had a M3 with no Leslie that I sold when I bought my A-102. It was a great little organ, wish I still had it. I've never heard of the Farfisa RSC-350. Is that a Leslie type speaker? A little trivia here. Did you know that the original recording of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was done with a M3 with a 122 Leslie? Not a B-3. :)

[@carolyngordin6091]

DOOR UNLOCKED

[@davidkennedy4845]

Ramp up and down rates are just right in this Leslie. If the belt is too tight, the ramp up and down speeds can be to steep. The transition from fast to slow , slow to fast adds to the piece with a particular richness. I really like this rendition.

[@Richard-lm4qu]

Beautiful song! I just love it when he trips the Leslie and that organ changes pitch!! ❤❤❤🎉

[@aspybhathena868]

Absolutely fabulous. Probably my No1 song ever recorded!!The words and the music are incredible!!

[@DarkKnighttnt]

Can't stop listening over and over......

[@elianamartinelle]

Me too!!! ♥

[@msmaggyl]

count me in!

[@gamershadow8]

anyone singing along to the organ?

[@pacorabane2733]

Me 2019

[@eduarddewael8929]

me 2020, and again in 2030 i hope. and i also think this a better organpiece then the original, because Matthew Fisher wasn’t as good as this man.

[@stevenstern1155]

This song brings back so many cool memories. Thank you for playing. Excellent.

[@fayee8986]

I am so drone to the gentle sway a body movements especially face right hand. Is as if the music comes from within himself. He has the style of his own.! So talented! To listen and watch. Keep them coming.

[@edisonmirandilla1301]

Perfect, very professional Organist.No mistake on any single note. Superb.

[@paulobernardo8532]

The best

[@jesseelliott536]

I'm kind of wondering the people who gave it a thumbs down if they've ever actually heard the song. I mean this is a great peace of work I really love it

[@michelleroberts4476]

Absolfeckinlutely

[@tihayhoi8450]

@@jesseelliott536 they must have bufalo' s ears.

[@michelbady]

Maybe extra-terrestrial people who are used to a better music ... Down here you can't find better.

[@solirustomji8202]

This was (is) a truly magnificent song; but even the organ on its OWN, as played so so beautifully here, would probably have made the Top 40!

[@michaelbrown2443]

Excellent. I have watched this 20+ times, and you nailed it.

[@Cyberfender1]

My favorite organ sound. If heard on any song, improves that song immensely! Heavenly

[@nutikr358]

The sounds of a Hammond gives me goosebumps!! Love it! Thank you!

[@davidhaney1394]

By far the best cover of this on the internet by a country mile . Your attention to detail is outstanding !

[@ultralightflyer]

Wonderful rendition of this pop classic. My respect sir Rein de Jong, the spirit is all there, note by note. And that organ sounds beautifully.

[@priscillamckain6936]

This is my very favorite song from a time that was more romantic and easy to dance to. Priscilla

[@roadrocket7]

Magnificent. THANK YOU for sticking to the original arrangement. The chords in this classic song were UNHEARD of on the radio back in the day. Kinda Baroque meets Booker T.

[@like2view]

a slight pun buried in there .. RIP Gary Booker

[@mrjonnyjones]

Hi Rein, we played your version of A Whiter Shade of Pale at the beginning of my Dad's funeral recently - this is all we remember him playing on his organ back in the day. Stunning version, thank you!

[@cheyenneowen8304]

Willie Nelson

[@cogumetal]

tom wut

[@Foolster41]

Are you a ghost Tom? You need to tell me.

[@cogumetal]

Someone play Whiter Shade of Pale on tom's grave so he can rest peacefully

[@cogumetal]

It sounds way cooler than it should

[@rockabillycat1954]

Man, when that Leslie kicks in... goosebumps!

[@brucetowell3432]

Almost every time I hear this organ solo I can't help hold back tears....I'm sure even Beethoven and Bach would weep as well...thanks for posting.

[@LTOTD]

Wow - you gotta love that Hammond sound - brilliant set up for such a true sound - great job

[@remoteuser65]

I keep coming back to this video. Fills me with emotion every time. the sound of the Hammond organ does something to me that I really can't explain. It's so close to the original recording that it's mind blowing. Thank You so much for posting.

[@Nico_Tena]

The Hammond organ coming out of a Leslie speaker is pure bliss.

[@eugenegauggel1000]

Ditto.......................!

[@eugenegauggel1000]

Ditto...!

[@frankjdelgrosso6257]

Excellent rendition!

[@carolynheitmiller4135]

Sounds beautiful. A 60s hit that still listened to often.