FIRST TIME REACTING TO I PROCOL HARUM "WHITER SHADE OF PALE"

[@livelaughandlovelong]

Procal Harum and the Moody Blues were the masters of integrating an orchestra into their progressive rock. They both stand out. RIP GARY You made your indelible mark.

[@susanalexander6721]

Crazy about the Moody Blues.❤❤❤

[@amberandrews6842]

YES the Moody Blues!!! I still own everything that they released on vinyl.

[@dennispatrick4999]

I was fortunate to work with Gary on, EVITA. He sang the verses that never made the record to Alan Parker and myself on set-accapello. Just an amazing memory I have cherished.

[@texasron9131]

As an 83-year-old man, it makes me smile to see you three enjoy a classic tune we once listened to on the radio. What a great piece of music that never grows old!

[@Glow_ree]

Yes it does not, Am stealing the fun from your youth 😂💕

[@Jim-h3z]

67

[@Only-me-baby-tf9km]

At 63, me too. I love this song.

[@terribleterry1953]

71, I grew up with them. They just don't do this kind of stuff any more...

[@amberandrews6842]

60 here, this song .... Was always a favorite 🥰🥰

[@healingtouchangel]

I like how you guys respect the work without constantly stopping it like some reactors do. It moves me to watch it move you!,,

[@bobbemisguitarist8917]

Hey peeps, I am a retired professional guitarist and master jeweler. BJ Wilson, or Barry Wilson, the drummer of Procol Harum was a dear friend of mine. We played music 🎶 together and he's passed but.. I found you and you are obviously here for me too. Thanks. I'll support as I am able. Great choice of songs. 🎸😁🎶

[@JoshuaTrinityWolf-dc4up]

All of your joy and bliss brought me to tears. We don't hear this music with our ears we hear it with our soul.

[@MaggieBacha-rk1ro]

One of the best songs ever written and performed. I grew up in the 70's and still do listen to mostly 70's music.

[@katzn2]

My most favorite song of the time period I'm so blessed to be a boomer Our music was phenomenal I enjoy seeing young people react to this song Bravo

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕 Thank you It’s a great song

[@waltreed2578]

RIP Gary Booker, Procol Harum.

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕

[@CG-yx8nu]

I love to see young people enjoy real good music....timeless songs made with real voices and real instruments.....

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕

[@edwardf9661]

I was 16. Walking on the cold sand of the Atlantic….sun went down, waves crashing, large waves with mist….I was a lonely teenage boy. This song was my anthem that summer.❤

[@johndubeau5523]

Beautiful song, almost brings tears to my eyes and you three are beautiful

[@brigittereimprecht8334]

the absolutely most beautiful version of this song. I have watched it countless times and am always fascinated and close to tears. R.I.P. Gary

[@angelatucker674]

I have as well... a masterpiece

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕

[@allenbodine3473]

Ty! And I've have shed tears several times

[@iwantschepurnoj1372]

I am 65 jear old male and cry at this song.🙏

[@bluedeuce100]

Me too. At least 50 times. Always amazes me.

[@stevet5379]

Exquisitely arranged, beautifully sung and one of the most moving pieces of music of the 20th century. Thank you Procol Harum, RIP Gary Booker. You outdid yourself with this production.

[@dennispatrick4999]

I was fortunate enough to have worked with Gary on, EVITA. Great guy. Amazing voice. He sang the extra verses that didn't make the record to Alan Parker and myself. A great memory. And one that I will never forget. Thank you, Gary Booker.

[@thisis.michelletorres444]

We had absolutely EPIC music, just the finest both lyrically and musically. So thrilled to see younger folks appreciating it! ❤

[@thesailjunkie]

This song is absolutely soul penetrating.

[@Glow_ree]

Yes it is ❤❤

[@jerrypost9651]

I'm so glad the song moved you the way it did. It really is an epic tune, and he belts it out as well as he did in 1967. 😊❤️

[@coruna2]

I think he might actually have sung it better there than he did in 1967 :)

[@Glow_ree]

❤❤

[@iwantschepurnoj1372]

​@@coruna2i agree!🙏

[@rogerthomas169]

This version is better than the original, and the original was fantastic!

[@DavidNewton-in9xx]

BI agree, maybe even better ❤😅

[@FngrsXd-n25]

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE that he sang this song as it was ORIGINALLY Made back when he sang it. I Do Not understand WHY ARTISTS Change the songs when they sing it later. Dont they realize we loved it how it was originally sang DONT CHANGE IT.

[@cleverlies4713]

If you were 70 years old, it would be a different kind of understanding of this music, but it is great fun to watch you enjoy it 57 years later.

[@Dark_Harmony]

I'm 56, & may still be a bit unclear with understanding. Someone at some point many years ago said it has to do with the Vietnam War, which doesn't answer a question, but opened me up with more questions. I want to know 'exactly' what about it has to do with it. (I mean...I feel in some ways, that war destroyed my whole life, & my mom's, when she told me how he came back 'different,' & they got divorced when I wasn't even quite 3 years old. It took away so many opportunities to grow up normal, & know what it would've been like to live with both parents, if that war didn't screw him up. The day he left me behind, I felt like he died. I was just a baby, & had to go through very adult situations before my time.) I haven't even grasped each & every lyric yet, but if her face went ghostly, whiter shade of pale, all I think of is someone died, or is about to die, due to serious info, or, something....I'm going to go find the lyrics.....

[@PattiCrichton]

You are so right. I am 77 and it just brings back the time I first heard in 1967 when I was 20 years old. Gary Brooker's vocals are just as great as they were back then.

[@cleverlies4713]

@@Dark_Harmony I am sorry, empathetic, sympathetic and sad for you and your family and how it affected everything. My brother was a combat medic in Vietnam, saw, experienced, was in way too much death. I would suppose any infantry soldier, in combat would. They used to call it shell shock, then PTSD, and now something else. My brother has it still, had dealt with it in counseling, meetings, group activities, et cetera. They have never had many good ways to deal with the trauma, but every year the do better. I was number one in the lottery, wasn’t sure of what I would do, we have relatives in Canada, but I probably wouldn’t have moved there. We had people in WWI, WWII, on both sides of our family, 3 maternal uncle’s, 4 paternal uncle’s in the war. My oldest brother was in the Navy in the 50’s and 60’s. Working on an oiler servicing ships, saw the blast from the bomb testing, even with the eye protection and eyes closed. I’m glad I didn’t have to make the decision to go to war. I hope you were able to have a decent relationship with your dad, that you had some counseling, and have taken care of yourself. War has never been elegant, easy, and really good for people. This kind of trauma is damaging to soldiers first, families next, and continues to trouble veterans and people like you and I, families, friends, and maybe everyone. I commiserate with you and wish you the best.

[@garysherwin3316]

I cry everytime I hear this version, it's heavenly

[@Glow_ree]

Yes it is 💕💕

[@JaimeMesChiens]

Pure beauty often brings humans to tears.

[@garysherwin3316]

One of the most beutiful pieces of music ever written 🇬🇧😊

[@Glow_ree]

I agree 💕

[@baronvonklik7159]

Air on a "G" string... This is an interpretation of a piece of classical music. By Bach.

[@michellemunson4745]

Im 57 and heard this song many many times, but this version gives me goosebumps every single time... beautiful

[@vanmanmike]

Sometimes I just play this in repetition. One of the all time greatest. Rest in Peace Gary Brooker.

[@JackHyland-d1u]

The perfect marriage of piano and organ, backed by an amazing Orchestra. Not to mention the Hammond Organ, giving us the greatest organ riff in Rock and Roll history. {IMAO, of course} Every time I hear this version, I am filled with awe.

[@KimPatts]

RIP Gary. Your beautiful voice will live on forever ❤❤❤

[@flippinpages6550]

Saw him in 1967 in San Francisco. We were all so young. The other band playing was The Doors. The concert was magical.

[@Glow_ree]

Wow💕💕

[@Glow_ree]

Such experience

[@satoricoin]

Sounds magical

[@cadymauro5792]

Love young ones listening to THE BEST TALENTED MUSICIANS EVER

[@shannonkelty]

Gary Brooker was a true artist. Even at his age in this recording, he was simply awesome. RIP Gary and thanks for making the world better.

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕

[@MichaelHutchings607885]

Regardless of class, regardless of race, regardless of wealth, when music touches our souls, we are truly ONE.. Besides Himself, music is truly one of God's most awesome gift to us, his children.. Thank you, for your reaction my friends. I wish you much peace and many blessings.. ♥️✌️

[@dadsteamr808]

Amen!!!

[@Ocrilat]

I can listen to this song 1000 times, and it still brings me to tears from its beauty.

[@Ocrilat]

There are songs that just do that, no matter how many times I hear them. -The Greatest Discovery - Elton John -You've Got a Friend - James Taylor -True Colors - Cyndi Lauper -Why Should I Cry for You? - Sting -One More Arrow - Elton John (this one is tough. It was written by lyricist Bernie Taupin when his father passed away, and I unexpectedly lost my mom this past December. Hits hard.)

[@anthonydarby3973]

I've lost count how many reactions to this brilliant video I've seen, but yours is probably the best I've seen. No stopping, no constant irritating interruptions,just pure respect and love for everything you was witnessing ❤❤❤, but then again, I've never seen anything but love and respect for all your reactions and lots of laughter 😂, thank you so much, take care, Tony here in the UK 🇬🇧 ❤

[@Glow_ree]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mariat.fromnepausa.1646]

Absolutely beautiful piece of music; a bit of Heaven here on earth. RIP Gary Brooker. Thank you for this extraordinary piece.

[@Glow_ree]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@scm0717]

The orchestra adds so much to this performance. His voice is perfect.

[@pamelajohnson6199]

Always makes me cry... probably missing the teenager I was hearing this in '67

[@JackHyland-d1u]

Almost makes me feel 13 again....... That was just a while ago.

[@writerseye]

It's been a minute since I have listened to that song. Thanks for reminding me of how good it can sooth one's soul. From melancholy to peacefully mellow. The original is really good too.

[@ericellquist7007]

I first heard the song back in the late 60s and it gave me goosebumps, never heard anything like it, you know? I'm 73 now, and it still gives me chills, I like it that much. Thanks for the memories...

[@pamagnolia]

My high school girlfriend and I danced to this song at a school dance in 1967. 😊

[@Glow_ree]

Wow😂💕💕

[@cindipossidento5688]

We know u will never forget that night .. 🥰😘

[@madformorgan7848]

Lovely memories. Do you ever wonder what happened to the girls we loved and lost at that age

[@vanmanmike]

Did you marry her?

[@pamagnolia]

@@vanmanmike No. she went out of state for college. I went to college in Chicago. Met a girl in college and we married in 1973

[@bigu1223]

Love y'alls reaction to this timeless classic. I was just 10 yrs old when this song came out in '67 and it means more and more to me everytime I hear it. ❤🧡💛💚

[@cadymauro5792]

I'm 57 n still tear up hearing this song wherever I'm at. It hits my heart

[@colinstevens2691]

Phenomenal Song, Phenomenal performance!

[@paulinemarvin894]

Your reaction is so beautiful ❤❤❤ For the younger generation to experience,appreciate, and enjoy our music is an unbreakable bond ❤. Binding Us All Together. Our generation had the best music of all times.!!!❤

[@Glow_ree]

Thank you so much!!

[@jeanieland]

Ahhh yes, back when music was beautiful and moved you. Beautiful. I miss it.

[@chrislillback8462]

This song was number 57 on Rolling Stone magazines top greatest 500 rock songs of all time. Great job.

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕

[@jazzman1626]

I can’t listen to this without it bringing me to tears. It’s just beyond words.

[@suepall5425]

The most beautiful rock song ever written.

[@craigrogers9799]

Great music. The universal way of joining together and enjoying something as one.

[@Glow_ree]

Couldn't agree more!💕💕

I'm 62 years old, so this is part of the soundtrack of my youth. Watching you all feel it the way that you did really touched my heart.❤

[@nicolasmalley306]

I’m so pleased to see modern people enjoying this classic. I’m English, and of a certain age . This was huge and stayed popular for years and years . As a young woman I always remember this being played as the last song of the night in clubs and at parties . It was the one you slow danced to . I absolutely live Procol Harum , and all the other similar iconic British bands of this era . We were blessed ❤

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕

[@simondalzell5635]

The Best Version of THE best song ever.

[@Glow_ree]

I agree 💕

[@marthagavey9321]

❤😢❤never fails to hit the emotions hard when I listen to the great Gary Brooker and his beautiful enterage of performers in this terrific setting! What's not to love!! Feel lucky to have lived this absolute treasure trove of songs from our youth!! 🎉🎶🎉

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕

[@jorgebergado9800]

Hey bro, don´t hide your tears away. Good music is pure emotion

[@sjd5750]

I'm 68, and I guess I was about 10 when the original came out..His vocal chops were as amazing here, as they were then, all those years ago.

[@danalynch8889]

Me too.

[@mcseforsale]

Just as pretty as it was when I heard it 50 years ago.

[@harveydilworth7140]

Great reaction when I was 18 years old I had the privilege of seeing these guys three or four times in the same year in Detroit they were fantastic no one sounded like them they make you cry just like they did you

[@harveydilworth7140]

I'm 70 years old now

[@harveydilworth7140]

Yes raise your hands I do it's spiritual

[@Glow_ree]

Wow what a privilege 💕💕

[@Glow_ree]

Wow Good old age 💕💕

[@SusannahPerri]

I just love seeing young people being so moved by the music I grew up listening to! Thank you for doing this. ❤

[@danalynch8889]

I get chill bumps every time I watch this video.

[@seanok3498]

So wonderful to see your beautiful spirits soaring with the music 🎶 🎵 🎶

[@Glow_ree]

Thank you so much!

[@realcoolbreeze]

I loved it at 18 when he first did the original in 1967. I still love it and I m now 75. Gary Brooker passed a few years ago but this is a famous song that so many people love. Was nice to see you all enjoy it as much as we all did the first time too.

[@Glow_ree]

Rock on!

[@janetjasven9808]

I saw them in concert in San Francisco in the 1970s!!! So amazing… ❤️🎶❤️

[@laurenval2370]

What a fabulous classic song! It is beautiful ❤ Love it...

[@baronvonklik7159]

Classic indeed!. The tune is by none other than Bach himself.

[@oldmanghost219]

PROCOL HARUM "WHITER SHADE OF PALE" This live version is absolutely beautiful. BUT It covers up what made this song so iconic. There was no orchestra or choir. What made this song was the haunting sound of the organ. I rate this as a "Studio 1st then live." ...Boy meets girl. Girl leaves boy. "trip the lights Fandango" ...Fandango is the seductive dance with castanets.

[@kenchristie9214]

Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl pregnant. Father of girl kills boy.

[@BDUBZ49]

Yes the orchestra is overshadowing the poignancy of the song. Give me the studio version any day. The organ, vocal, drum fills...

[@thewintergardener2873]

Incredible performance.... I don't know how you couldn't be touched by that... Loved this Reaction Video, thanks for posting.

[@Glow_ree]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MsPea]

I haven't heard this song in decades. I was 15 when it came out and was on the radio a lot.. I loved it then, and I loved this. It took me back to those days when I was young and thought I'd never be old. Now I'm old, but remember being young.

[@ThomasHollingsworth-k6n]

How true you are, waiting to be 16 then 21, there was nothing more important, life was forever.

[@usertr13phinsup]

Beautiful song Beautiful reaction. PEACE.

[@Billydoesyoutubenow]

❤❤❤…I’m 53yrs old and heard this song only 6mos ago. Thank you for playing it.

[@Glow_ree]

Glad you enjoyed it ❤

[@karingiles1546]

This is the only reaction. Such perfection.

[@ruthdevisser2526]

The original version was done with the Edmonton symphony orchestra,This version may also be the ESO ,They are absolutely fantastic.You should see them do “ Conquistador “1971 Fantastic!Watch it .The album cover was drawn by our Phil Hartman!( the horse ) He drew that!

[@karenpowell6063]

Nothing like beautiful music to soothe the soul ❤️

[@GaryBruyere-f9b]

This is a masterpiece. Gary's voice is sublime. Great reaction... but the girl on the left in light blue stole my soul!

[@monticlassictv]

Hard to think that Gary was in his 70’s when he sang this song but god bless you Gary and RIP and thanks for the music.

[@Glow_ree]

You are welcome Happy you live it 💕

[@beverleyringe7014]

Love this song from Procal Harum, a British group from the sixties, this song came out in 1967 , and the lead singer Gary Brooker sadly died aged 76 in 2022, please check out their other records, another song you would enjoy is Dean Ford, of Marmalade singing “Reflections of my life”.

[@tubinreo]

I love the stories about all of the other bands of the time being totally awestruck by Procol Harum, and this song in particular.

[@suepall5425]

It was such a blessing to watch all of you feel this music as much as I do even though I've known this song since I was a young teenager and now I'm 64!

[@knightngail1]

First time watching you all. Seeing you were reacting to this song, is what made me stop and watch. 😊 Beautiful song in every way. We lost this man and his beautifully amazing voice 2 years ago. 🖤 RIP Gary Brooker🖤

[@thatjoeyz]

you three are the cutest humans ever. this is the song.

[@Glow_ree]

Thank you 😊

[@juliannemil6158]

You guys are blessed with souls that can absorb beautiful music. Even this one from the back pages.

[@jotacebrian1705]

This song is like the hug of your mother

[@Glow_ree]

Exactly ❤❤

[@eddunn4121]

Thank you for your reactions-it’s wonderful to see people really, truly moved by the sound.

[@Glow_ree]

Glad you enjoyed it❤

[@dianesanborn3038]

Like when I heard this the first time, it feels the same through you three. Like that first time. I’m 71 years old. Thank for for bringing this to my heart and soul again💖

[@SelinaFrancis-n9f]

What a wonderfully open and honest appreciation to a beautiful song that has haunted me for many years. I loved the way you all found your moment at different times. Just perfect.

[@clawsv66]

I haven't listened to this song in a long time. This is a beautiful rendition. It brought tears to my eyes.

[@Glow_ree]

💕

[@dragonfire1842]

I loved watching you all react to this beautiful song.

[@roymagnus827]

i was a teenager when this came out. used to sit in the local cafe, and listen to it on the jukebox

[@chrischernes2235]

Classic and so moving. You feel it throughout your entire being.

[@kingsfleet21]

Took me straight back to 1967, i was blown away then and still am today. Best wishes from UK.

[@rhwinner]

You guys are great! Keep up the good work.

[@circemuller1933]

wonderful Reaction of this wonderful Song

[@bonniekertes8830]

Still get goose bumps from the first note. I am 73. All music is for the hearts and souls of the listener.

[@Glow_ree]

@@bonniekertes8830 I agree 💕💕

[@bonniekertes8830]

@Glow_ree 💞💞

[@JimFlickinger]

So glad I grew up with this music! Still break out the album on occasion. You don't hear this on the radio nowadays!!

[@Glow_ree]

Yeah you don’t 💕💕

[@Sanslab-wu8tv]

I'm now 68, and I saw them live in a concert back in the day. I also had one of their albums. Amazing.

[@donnawhitehair2842]

I so so so love to see young people opening their minds to different kinds of music. Bless you three, you are wonderful.

[@Glow_ree]

Thank you You are sweet 💕

[@karenpowell6063]

This performance is a masterpiece! Thank you for sharing ❤️🔥🔥

[@Glow_ree]

Our pleasure!❤

[@sandybear61]

Watching your beautiful faces as you feel this music makes my heart happy.

[@janetveazey7212]

How lovely to see your reaction. So many great bands from UK keep going. Love from London. Jan 😆😆

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕

[@papawinthewoods]

This is the ultimate live performance of one of the greatest songs ever. Whiter Shade of Pale has been in my top 10 songs ever since I first heard it as a young boy in the late 1960s. With the orchestra accompanying the band, you get the best live performance I’ve ever witnessed. Your responses were spot on. Like a lot of music from the 60s and early 70s, it makes you feel something emotional. I got to grow up in the greatest era of music. It was a large part of what made us Baby Boomers what we are. It’s great to see younger generations discovering this period in musical history. Keep digging folks, you’ll never be disappointed. Thank you!

[@julienelkio8384]

Merveilleux chanteur ❤❤❤❤

[@Glow_ree]

Yeah

[@NorrieBellshaw]

Try "Conquistidor " from 69 Brilliant song

[@bitfenix90]

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[@marksummers1700]

an amazing voice for a man his age...!!!!!

[@madelinedelisle5314]

THIS SONG IS MAGIC!!!!

[@dlmullins9054]

I loved this song when they first did it back in the sixties or maybe early seventies when I was young. Thank you.

[@Glow_ree]

💕💕

[@meganarmitage1909]

This song, this performance, everything about it, moves me to my soul every time, and watching reaction videos and how it moves so many people makes me feel so much comfort and togetherness and hope ❤

[@sbalsamo410]

This song has always been gorgeous to me. You made it more so. Thank you. 💜

[@Glow_ree]

Awwh❤❤