FIRST TIME Hearing Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (Live In Denmark) || Where Have I Been?!

[@setonhillstudios]

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[@andrea-v2s]

do yourself a big gift and listen to Procol Harum performing A Salty Dog (An Old English Dream with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and choir at Ledreborg Castle, Denmark in August 2006) the same gig as this performance. the song is a masterpiece and Gary Brooker (the singer) is unbeliavable. you will thank me for the suggestion.....i'm sure.

[@lightatthecape2009]

His voice is far better than when he was younger.....like fine wine!!! Its richer and more nuanced.

[@CharCanuck14]

"Conquistador" from the same concert, as well as "A Salty Dog" is amazing. Another one of my favourite Procol Harum songs is "Whiskey Train" (studio version) which also showcases Robin Trower's incredible guitar along with a massive dose of cowbell.

[@AgentSmith-ck9xi]

Gary was NOT the same singer when he originally sang this in the 60s. This is a completely different level, his voice got better and better over the decades as well as his phrasing and expression. Listen to that original recording by Procol Harum, he's vocally lightyears beyond that stage he was in at that time.

[@lightatthecape2009]

@@setonhillstudios i absolutely agree...and the first album I purchased was Procol Harum. He was always a great singer, but, he was much better latter in his life. This live performance with the orchestra, is imo the best!

[@RichardStephens-bt6or]

Hey young people this is the moment when you realise how cool your grandparents were

[@kingsfleet21]

Blew me away in 1967 and still make the hairs on my neck stand up in 2024.

[@firemedic5100]

The late great Gary Brooker was good in 1967 when Procol Harum released this masterpiece. Much like fine wine, as Gary aged, his voice was no longer good, but went beyond great. Then you add the orchestra and choir and you will never hear a better performance of this. Though Gary is no longer with us, he will never be forgotten, and this is why.

[@EShelby2127]

After dozens of listens to this and reactions, I finally need to comment that the sound person deserves a HUGE bow.

[@SylviaCovington-g1i]

We may be old, but we had the best music. And we are young at heart and mind when we hear these songs.

[@setonhillstudios]

Definitely a ton of great music in this era for sure!

[@nightwishlover8913]

I agree there - I'm 71 (UK)

[@wietholdtbuhl6168]

Yes😢but Time has no mercy! Greetings from Germany

[@brigidsingleton1596]

​@@nightwishlover8913 Ditto..,well, nearly!! (I'll be 71 in early August '24) Sitting here in South East London enjoying Procul Harum still. R.I.P. Gary Brooker.

[@philipashley9723]

I second your comment, 'we may be old', I'm 80, I used to listen to records played by the Pirate Radio ship, Radio Luxumberg, berthed in the English Channel, in the 50s, 60s. The BBC had a music monopoly then, and only they could play records. Great music in those years. 😁

[@AlbertoBerio]

This is an english band from the sixties. A whiter Shade of pale, is considered one of the best songs ever written, according to Rolling Stone.This song is from 1967.

[@36Ravel]

RiP Gary Brooker, we all miss you

[@Mike-ym6rl]

Ah, Procol Harum! They are a British rock band formed in the 1960s. You might be most familiar with their iconic song, "A Whiter Shade of Pale," which became one of the defining tracks of the Summer of Love in 1967. With its haunting melody and enigmatic lyrics, it's a classic that has stood the test of time. The band's blend of baroque pop and progressive rock set them apart in the music scene.

[@Acole0113]

This band could show you how to be classic and rock out all at the same time

[@jeanluney1362]

THIS is the music of my youth. NOTHING today can touch it. IT IS A MASTERPIECE.

[@bella-xp7qd]

I believe Gary Brooker was 62 during this performance. He passed away at 76 from cancer 2022. Procol Harum is the name of the band.

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for the info!

[@lightatthecape2009]

​​@@setonhillstudiosFirst album I bought was Procol Harum and I still have it....

[@valeriasarmento5590]

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[@michaeltaylor8835]

Rest in peace I never knew

[@popeye807]

Yep, us oldies had the BEST music!

[@davidmcc8727]

Everyone in the U.K. of a certain age knows this song as part of their youth. The music of the 1960s and 70s was incredible

[@vojager52]

jeder in Germany auch

[@suellenclark2767]

And America as well.

[@jodyholland5687]

You were witnessing greatness. I’m 75 and been a fan since 1967. Saw them in Nashville. The Eagles opened for them!

[@brainawayfilms1687]

They didn't just share the bill - they hung out, too. Chris Copping (organist) introduced The Eagles to the then hip drink, tequila sunrise. They would go on to write a song of that name on their 'Desperado' album :)

[@barrywilson4276]

Saw the same tour with the Eagles opening in Toronto.

[@pamelariker5525]

Stunning! The 1960's - best decade for music, in my opinion. True artists!

[@Halcyon-12]

There’s a reason why this will and has stood the test of time, it’s a classic ❤❤ my generation had so good, it’s only now you truly appreciate it.

[@Pomdownuder]

yep us old bastards had some great music, from the time when singers could sing and musicians could play. Talent over technology. This is childhood memories

[@WilliamWarlick]

Absolutely the truth, I'm 67, and I was blessed to witness the greatest music ever long years ago. Listened every day to a multitude of talents. Sparse to locate any music remotely similar in these barren times.

[@jgibs6251]

I'm 77; we listened to a ton of great music. R.I.P. Gary.

[@TheSteelheader7]

I am also 77, and enjoy going back when music was real .

[@miladysrohena3205]

So. Very beautiful !!! Angelic . ❤ made the hair on my arms stood up .🎉

[@setonhillstudios]

Absolutely! 💯

[@BrianJChelf]

The first time I heard this son in 1967, it stopped me in my tracks. My all-time. favorite song

[@felixnorman9562]

Yes sir, you have a good ear for greatness!

[@setonhillstudios]

Thank you! 😁

[@beverleysmith133]

That was a concert where Procol Harum was backed by an orchestra. This is always the concert that people hear when they are asked to listen to the song for the first time. It was epic. You were witnessing heaven.

[@johnhitchens2265]

Procul Harum were one of the first bands to play with orchestras. They formed in the 60's. Conquistador is there next-best known tune

[@setonhillstudios]

Gotcha, thanks for the info!

[@JohnHazelwood58]

@@setonhillstudios Conquistador is my fav track of the band ...

[@texasredbull]

Talent > Technology

[@Eurynomea]

Gary Brooker always had that blissful tobacco & Whiskey patina to his voice. My siblings were much older than me (15, 14, & 8 years my senior), so I grew up with this music from the 60's on upward. It's during that period that we changed and evolved into a whole new realm of the "legendary" as a society. I'm grateful for the wealth that lives in memory now. I don't think that we put out too many artists like this to carry the torch. R.I.P, Gary.

[@janetpope1455]

Same here, I'm the youngest of 10, born in '62, my oldest sibling was born in '48 so I too, was exposed to the best music across several decades.

[@vickithomas7976]

RIP Gary Brooker

[@DouglasDruigA]

Procol Harum is a band not just a person, and back in 68, they recorded this song with the Edmonton Symfony Orchestra in Canada.

[@LB-my1ej]

The music of my youth - epic. RIP Gary

[@anjoleeeickhoff6800]

This song has always been beautifully haunting is the best way to describe it. I thought the rock version from the studio was the best until I heard this version years later when they were older. ❤

[@cherylmack1260]

Gary Brooker. 40 years of blessing us with his voice.

[@freddarby2329]

40 Years More like 55 years

[@jerrybrooks4717]

A song for history

[@Madminute1968]

May the late Gary Brooker Rest Easy and in Peace********

[@ToeKnee-of2rc]

What no one has mentioned is that the whole song revolves around Bachs Air on a G String, and Sleepers Wake. Procul took something great and elevated it

[@dannyramirez890]

I was a junior in high school in 1967 when I first heard Procol Harum.It was on vinyl.I played this song over & over when I lost my first girlfriend.That's when I got heavy into smoking pot & doing coke.But you know what, I'm 75 now and still think about about her.I cry like a baby.God Bless to all who hear this.😢❤💕🐢🙏🇺🇲

[@dagmar.6954]

Love this song. I actually prefer the studio version from the 60's as it is the one I grew up on. This live version is very good though as it shows how powerful Gary Brooker's voice was even as he got older. "Conquistador" is another great song by Procol Harum. Sad to hear of Gary's passing recently.

[@setonhillstudios]

It was a great performance for sure and thanks for the suggestion on the other tune!

[@boroblueyes]

Conquistador would be a great, next song.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

What I love about this is the fact that the orchestra is so supportive without ever taking over.

[@harlech52]

this song was very popular with the troops during the Vietnam conflict

[@Fetguf]

From 2006. Recorded at Ledreborg slot.

[@beverleysmith133]

The band is Procol Harum. The lead singer is Gary Brooker, and I HAVE to listen to him every month. I heard this song when it first came out in the 60s. Brooker is a treasure.

[@grandad.reacts]

Bachs air on a G string with The Miller's Tale the second of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, told by the drunken miller.

[@glennelfmann3143]

Procol Harum were an English progressive rock band from Southend-on-Sea. Formed in April 1967, the group originally consisted of vocalist and pianist Gary Brooker, guitarist Ray Royer, bassist David Knights, keyboardist Matthew Fisher, drummer Bobby Harrison and lyricist Keith Reid.

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for the info!

[@jodyholland5687]

When did Robin Trower replace Ray on guitar? After Robin left Procol, did Dave Ball replace him?

[@LonghopeBro-ju6jl]

​@@jodyholland5687 Robin Trower played on the self-titled debut album, released, in September 1967, just not on this song which was recorded earlier that year in May. He stayed with the band until 1971.

[@wolfgangwolf6060]

Procol Harem - a group. This song is based on Bach's Air For A G-String. Check out their song Conquistador. They rock out.

[@mojobag01]

There are 47 songs that have sold over 10 million physical copies. This is one of them.

[@setonhillstudios]

So awesome!

[@jenniferbabros1985]

Saw them live in concert in thr 70s😊

[@Hisseefits]

The title track from the album A Salty Dog also has incredible vocals.

[@doughartley3513]

A salty dog has great songs as well. I wish more people would listen to it.

[@sudicalwig]

Bach and Brooker are interlinked through this beautiful melody

[@Berrylucy50]

Meaning is beyond my brain❤

[@jeffreythaw3333]

One of the best songs ever written! Gary Brooker is dearly missed.

[@setonhillstudios]

Such a great tune! 🎶

[@billboyd9028]

You have to appreciate the sound techs/sound engineers for keeping Gary Brookers awesome voice out in front with all of those mics for the backup choir and on the instruments... plus they're in an outdoor setting, so the engineers did, I think, a spectacular job keeping the clarity and keeping Gary Brooker up front! Sound techs don't often get recognition... but here I think it's a must...

[@setonhillstudios]

💯 absolutely, they did a phenomenal job

[@Knors666able]

To tell the truth I don't think anyone who heard this song back in 1967 had the faintest idea what the lyrics really meant, but I do remember going into my local record shop & buying the single as I'd never heard anything quite like this song before.

[@trishafreitag780]

Not many songs have a later version that sounds better than the original. This one is phenomenal! The addition of the orchestra and choir make it so much more special....I get chillls every time I listen to it. The lyrics? Hahahahahaha it's the first psychedelic-inispired song.

[@solesurvivor1761]

agree!!!! as good as or better than the original. This version is abit slower but still super fine!

[@marcieharreld286]

This song was #1 in the world in 1967!!!🎵🎼🎶💜🔥🤘🥳🥳🥳

[@allenrogers9319]

For 6 weeks.

[@kidpoker007]

It's of the greatest Melodies in rock music

[@MarkoMakela-kk7qf]

Funnuly enough this song has in it's melody very strong influence from Bach's 'Air'. Also Bach had many very powerful other picies like Toccatta and Fugue

[@Billydoesyoutubenow]

When I’m buried and this song isn’t played. I will dig myself out and request it, for me ❤

[@setonhillstudios]

😂🤣😂

[@Billydoesyoutubenow]

@@setonhillstudios Haha. That was fun to write. Thanks for the comment. I’m 53 and don’t react a lot. Best to you

[@setonhillstudios]

@@Billydoesyoutubenow Well glad you are enjoying the channel and thanks for hanging out! Have a great day! 😄

[@Billydoesyoutubenow]

I’m 54. It was fun to write, lol. Happy Holidays and smooth music to you. It’s just so beautiful. I finally realized my best favorites have an orchestra❤

[@carolynmcdaniel6254]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Love. This was in my Day..

[@davidwilliams8457]

I was born in1952, I was 15 years old when I first heard this amazing record. It is still my all time favorite record.

[@roberttreborable]

@@davidwilliams8457 Me too we grew up in an amazing Time for music.

[@lindataghon5712]

I first heard this song when I was 10 and I cried. Now 65 years later I am still crying!

[@vojager52]

nicht nur dir!!

[@kidpoker007]

This was a monster hit growing up in the 70's in the USA

[@Linda-w8d]

This song sold over 10 million singles....only one of 46 ever to be in that honor roll !

[@marikacooper3133]

Procol Harum big hit 1967 and well known to anyone in Europe

[@SharonChartier-c9x]

This performance brings me to tears!!!!!He aged so well❤

[@richardmartin9565]

The song got better with age. I've watched this often.

[@Jerry-b2i]

Whiter shade of Pale by Procol Harum. Love this song when I first heard it in 60's as a young kid growing up in the music revolution. P.H. was a fantastic English group with that unique sound and vocal. Glad you had chance to experience their famous pop tune.

[@pasleymusic]

Great song!!! ❤

[@pasleymusic]

I imagine you have listened to the original by now if not please do. Whiter shade of Pale: with the continuous organ is so haunting and should be played in a play list with Mama's and the Papa's California dreaming, the Animals Rising Sun, and Simon and Garfunkles' Bridge over Troubled Water for max effect.. lol

[@helenannetillyer9975]

He sings it just as well there as he did when they 1st brought it out in the 60's

[@kippwieland6464]

The singer, Gary Brooker, passed a few years ago. He wrote most of Procol Harum's music to lyrics written by Keith Reid. This song was a blessing and a curse for the success of the band. It was a world-wide phenomenon that just could never be achieved by them or most any group. However, even after several line-up changes, Procol Harum continued to write, record, and perform up until Brooker's death. I was fortunate to see one of their last shows. Please do yourself a favor and deep dive their material. Much of it is Baroque influenced, but also the could hit hard. There was only one Procol Harum.

[@Gloren50]

Gary Brooker and Procol Harum released this song in May of 1967. It quickly became part of the sound track of my life the summer of 1967, my first term at university. It's an iconic song from the late 1960s. This live version with the orchestra and chorus is phenomenal. One of the great songs of the 20th century.

[@mikeross14]

Hard to believe Robin Trower was an early guitarist for Procol Harum!!

[@boroblueyes]

I do believe that he sings it better in this show than he did in the 70's when I saw them.

[@mikeskinner45]

Procol Harum is the name of the band. The second verse is where the band joins in(the orchestra was not on the original).

[@Ozarkprepper643]

I'm 72 the song brings back many memories. 🚜🤠🐂

[@setonhillstudios]

So awesome!

[@titodevera3100]

Gary Brooker was 60 during this live performance. he died from cancer in February 19, 2022 at the age of 76. he left with a lega 6 of great songs.

[@loisr3970]

Yep, and singing like a master 40 yrs after it came out in 1967. Knew you would enjoy this one. Gotta check out the older video's. Great reaction Cheers It's FriYay😅

[@setonhillstudios]

Definitely glad I check it out!

[@roberttreborable]

A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum, was/is the song of the decade in the Sixties 1967 How soon we are all forgotten ... he's Gary Brooker, the group were Procol Harum... P.S if I had been there I would be out of me seat giving a standing ovation..

[@ellensrensen4333]

Beautiful voice and orchestra ❤❤

[@joeyhernandez1899]

Movie and winner of the superbowl!!!😅🎉

[@peebeedee6757]

Everybody seems to show this 2006 rendition, THIRTYNINE years after Gary Brooker first cut through everything at the time, Beatles included. It is said that John Lennon was driving his car in London when he first heard it, had pull in to the side of the road, stop and just take it in.

[@susanhall4063]

You haven’t heard it cuz you’re young! Check out all 70’s music. You will be shocked!

[@allenrogers9319]

The singer is Gary Brooker, one of the writers for this song. He was 22 when it was first recorded and is 61 at the time of this recording. The bands named is pronounced Pro Call Heir Rum.

[@allenrogers9319]

The song has sold over 10,000,000 copies and has over 1000 known covers.

[@bryanCJC2105]

This song always makes me cry. I don't know why. This song is older than I am but I've heard it many times. Something about it is so beautiful and the melody just grabs your heart and squeezes it.

[@setonhillstudios]

Definitely a good one!

[@frankmerris8821]

i concur

[@lindaleon6108]

Procol Harum was a band back in the 60s and 70s.

[@nancysmith38]

He’s been singing that since the 1960’s! Remember it from the day.

[@richardcummins5465]

You NEED to search the original, 1967, to fully appreciate THIS MASTERPIECE. This is one of the TOP TEN selling records OF ALL TIME. Over one hundred million sales World Wide.

[@davidpalmer7175]

Love to see people hearing classic 60s-80s music for the first time. You have good taste.

[@setonhillstudios]

What’s not to love? It was a great era for music for sure!

[@davidpalmer7175]

@@setonhillstudios Each decade was a musical experiment that worked.

[@elvwood]

I never really followed Procul Harum, but growing up in the 60s and 70s meant you couldn't avoid hearing this song, and most of us adored it whether we explored the band further or not. Do listen to the original sometime!

[@Frightspear]

True this. I'm still amazed when a reactionist do not know this! If you are 15 y old I'd understand, but not the grown man. Incredible!

[@setonhillstudios]

I’ll have to check it out!

[@setonhillstudios]

Always learning 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks for swinging by!

[@elvwood]

@@Frightspear Me too, but then I realise it's the same as me not knowing the big hits of 1920. Great, now I feel old... 😬

[@SusanLines-vi3md]

You never wanted this to end ❤

[@hopeklemann1]

it is a group... it's a beautiful song, and if I remember correctly, Paul McCartney in an interview said that this was his very favorite song.

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s so cool!

[@doughartley3513]

It was John Lennon’s favourite as well.

[@GloriaPetersen-t2p]

Magic pure magic I grew up listening to the best music

[@drumbelly]

Great reaction again, thanks! Gary Brooker’s voice still gives me goosebumps.

[@susanstein6604]

There is no person called Procul Harum. It's an English band. It's based on a Bach composition Air on a G String.

[@setonhillstudios]

@@susanstein6604 Appreciate the insight! 😁

[@martinbynion1589]

His voice had hardly changed after 39 years since this track was originally released as a aingle. Vale Gary Brooker.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow! That’s incredible especially after all those years of singing. He must have had great vocal technique! Thanks for stopping by!

[@Linda-w8d]

This was released in 1967, and we were in the first throes of the Vietnam War. My friends and I had graduated from high school and all our boyfriends and uncles were being drafted and dying in that darn country weekly. We would meet at one another house weekly, play the grooves off this record, and cry over the ones we lost that week. A beautiful song and I'll NEVER forget it, but it brings back such a sadness to me every time I hear it. Just subscribed to your channel. Looking for some great music....thanks for what you do.

[@mikedineen7857]

Great song great reaction

[@ronfinn9169]

Rolling Stone considered this one of the best songs ever recorded.

[@timlacreta8221]

If you like this, I direct you to the Moody Blues with orchestra performing "Knights in white satin"

[@setonhillstudios]

We’ve actually covered it here on the channel! It’s incredible! On our homepage you can find it under the playlist ‘Bands • Groups.’ Thanks for hanging out!

[@kathyrizzi8754]

Keep checking out the 60’s music, you’ll have the Boomers coming here…Peace ☮️👍👏👏👏💜

[@lazyj616]

Procol Harum was a band and believe me the band back in 1967 had just 4 in it the organist & lead guitar singer of course & drummer and they were just as good back then.

[@suepringle6642]

The lady on the oboe has unbelievable lung capacity! I played oboe and it takes a lot of power to make a decent sound...yet she held clear notes in succession with a beautiful tone for what seemed to be at least a full minute. Wow!

[@graziacagna7223]

Chills.......and some tears......

[@johnniekight1879]

The most played song on British radio ever. Saw them in '68 and '91

[@willeforsberg]

This is a good song with Procol Harum !