FIRST TIME REACTION To Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006

[@howarddickson8727]

You think 2006 was a long time ago? This came out in 1967 and was a HUGE hit for them in the UK and beyond.

[@bobb9541]

One of my favorite songs from the late 60's.

[@TheToscanaMan]

Having been around when it came out I was thinking the same thing haha

[@johnfallon3525]

...and ever SINCE!!

[@peterpritzl3354]

One of my lovy dovy songs when I grew up.

[@howarddickson8727]

Maybe worth doing a reaction to another excellent song by them, A Salty Dog. See the following link to watch it set to video clips from the movie Mutiny on the Bounty... 'really' very good! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4bGcniaoLyrjq8si=lcE_xEfzjYPhCzrv

[@norwoodboy6048]

So tired of hearing people with a little talent being called legends nowadays but here Gary Brooker you are a true legend. RIP Mate.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Gary was not only boundlessly talented, but boundlessly humble. We will miss you mate.😢❤

[@LonghopeBro-ju6jl]

This was my favorite song when it came out in '67 while I was growing up in the UK. I bought the album and turned my friends on to it after moving to the US later that year. Let me just interject here, that the piano is in fact a stringed instrument. It's also considered a percussion instrument, but Mike is the one who should be embarrassed, not Jess.

[@harrytuttle1446]

Indeed. Rest in peace,sir.

[@cindipossidento5688]

@@LonghopeBro-ju6jl My mom loved this song !!!!!

[@e.l.norton]

The legends are lining up to leave us and there are NO new ones taking their places.

[@kimlouise-rf5rr]

You have just been educated by listening to masterclass created in 1967. Our generation was blessed with OUTSTANDING music that transends generations 🙌

[@kevpendle2459]

This is so true. And very young Americans and Brits are covering The Beatles and the rest. There's a lovely band called Razed Wrong,on Utube. They've covered Here Comes The Sun. I was stopped dead when I heard it. I used to sing it with a mate in a Sunday nite pop up music venue. Great Times,Golden Age.that was 48 years back. We used to get sooo drunk.

[@sajidkhanmahmood]

80s generation here i was 10 and ive loved this song since then and always will

[@jimrentz]

I was 14 years old when I first heard this song back in 1967...I'm 71 now and I've loved this song since that first time and I still love it now. RIP Gary.

[@Ruddigore]

Ditto, I have only this week had my 72nd birthday. A great song which I first heard at the Silver blades ice rink in Birmingham. I loved skating to this with my dance partner.

[@DarrellW_UK]

@@Ruddigore bloody hell, I was 72 in Jan, and I used to go to Silver Blades with my wife (girlfriend then), I hated that place, all of the slush later on in the day! We used to go to Bearwood more often than SB’s!

[@wildbill7081]

@@Ruddigore I am 73 and from Anniston Alabama originally but went into the US Army in 1970 and only went back to Alabama for visits over the years. After I retired I moved to the Philippines and still here.

[@Ruddigore]

@@DarrellW_UK I used Bearwood from time to time, and Tudor Grange.

[@DebraHarter]

70 here and still love this song!

[@anthonysharp8079]

I'm 70yrs old now and was lucky enough to be born at the right time when all this great music was being made. To see you young ones discover and appreciate this music is brilliant, keep up the great work on your channel, been subscribed for a while now. Love to both.

[@warrenturner397]

Me too

[@karyn354]

Yes, me too!

[@TheDagda1000]

What was it about the 1940s that turned out such brilliant musicians? There were so many of them, including Gary Brooker: Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple & Blackmore's Night), all the Beatles, all the Shadows (of "Apache" fame) and many many more. Maybe I'm biased, having been born in 1946! 😉

[@8044868]

"Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, but to be young was very heaven." Wm. Wordsworth

[@anthonysharp8079]

@@TheDagda1000 It was a great time to be young, the fashion but more importantly the fantastic music. I really love it when the young ones such as Jess and Mike appreciate it. I love their reactions.

[@richardcummins5465]

In the history of all recorded music, only 47 recordings have EVER sold more than one hundred million copies. The original 1967 version WAS one of those 47. ❤

[@sum1434]

One of my all time favourite songs, which I bought in 1967. Gary was an amazing singer and to still be able to belt it out 50 years later, I think proves that. RIP Gary ❤.

[@Maureen-g2c]

I'm one of the lucky people born in the early 50's, and grew up with the best music of the 60's and 70's. What a time to be young, it was incredible. Unfortunately, so many singers are now gone from our lives. RIP to them ALL.

[@keegan773]

You are not alone 👍

[@johnzenkin1344]

Me too! I'm 71 now. The music scene in the 60's was so exciting and constantly changing.

[@HitchUpAndTow]

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum that was issued as their debut record on 12 May 1967. Now that makes me feel old LOL

[@AncientActivist]

Me, too.... ❤

[@stuartsmith5336]

I was 11 - still know every word x

[@lolitafoster6388]

That year my brother lefted to go in the service also he had just gotten out of highschool that year.

[@lyndabignell9660]

I feel so privileged to have been a teenager in the 1960s. The range of music was amazing.

[@RigoMuniz]

I was 10 years old when I first heard Procol Harum. Everytime I listen to this song It made me feel very nostalgic and now I am about to turn 67, it bring tears to my eyes. Thank you

[@timradde4328]

Turning 68 here in a few months. So I hear you.

[@kevinbuda7087]

october 15 for me and i will be 67 as well. happy birthday!

[@spagerrhowtaf8673]

Turned 67 in May of this year!

[@navigatingwithnana]

I so agree! 🥰Turned 67 in November. Remarkable memories of age 10- that's for sure!

[@Eric-ff4bf]

When Peter Frampton was asked what he considered the perfect song, he immediately responded "Whiter Shade of Pale"...a modern masterpiece based on Bach

[@petersalerno4298]

I am 70 and this still hits hard what a time to grow up in.

[@johnzenkin1344]

The vocalist Gary Brooker died 19 February 2022 (aged 76). Have a listen to his original version "A white shade of pale" from 1967, it was so revolutionary and different to anything around at that time...and so beautiful. RIP Gary.

[@Jeni10]

You know you’ve made it when a Symphony Orchestra plays your songs!

[@stephenhickman304]

Probably one of the finest orchestras in the world too - check out their versions of western film themes too they are magical too. This looks like Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen such a wonderful city too ❤

[@kristofferholst6053]

@@stephenhickman304the concert is at Ledreborg a manor house in central Zealand. Can’t be Tivoli with the wood in the background. They had summer concerts for a number of years, but I think corona did them in sadly

[@stephenhickman304]

@@kristofferholst6053 Thanks for the update, I'm not sure why I thought it was Tivoli but now I know where hopefully I can check out if the Danish orchestra is playing in a venue like that as soon as possible . I not only love Procol Harum but the orchestra and the choral singers too .

[@stephenhickman304]

I've just realised I went to the Vikings museum in Roskilde ( a stones throw away a few years ago ) . We went out in a Viking trading boat - if you haven't been there/ done this I can highly recommend it , it was exhilarating rowing out into the ocean and dropping the sail.

[@vampfashions]

I saw them (as a very lucky, spoiled kid) in concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. We got to stay after the show while they played this 2 more times to get things right for the TV recordings.

[@sphericalintegration]

Retribution for Jess… a piano IS considered a stringed instrument because when you press the keys, the hammers strike… yup, you guessed it… strings! Great reaction, you two. ❤

[@RNTV]

NOOOO 🤣

[@joescarecrow]

Yep, there's about 230 strings in a piano!

[@stevegreen5552]

I've had the same overstrung upright piano (Daneman model made in 1915) since I was a child. Good as digital pianos are these days (and I have one), I doubt any such model will have the same longevity. Pianos are marvelous expressive instruments, considered both string and percussion instruments.

[@torresilk4277]

Piano is considered both stringed and percussion. 😜 Edit: oops, Steve already said that

[@pedroV2003]

Actually a piano is considered a percussion instrument.

[@northnsouth6813]

Paul McCartney said on May 15, 1967, I met Linda Eastman, who later became my wife in March 1969, at The Bag O’Nails. It was on this occasion that Paul heard “A Whiter Shade of Pale” for the first time."Later that night, we went on together to another club, the Speakeasy. It was our first date and I remember I heard Procol Harum’s A Whiter Shade of Pale for the first time. It became our song.

[@patticrichton1135]

True story!!

[@northnsouth6813]

@@patticrichton1135 Yes it's true, I think Linda was the love of his life.

[@petersheppard6085]

I heard this first aged 16....I'm 73 now...Good to see they had the sound of the Hammond Organ...Iconic !

[@keithmason9342]

This song first came out in 1967 during the Summer of Love. It was their first recording released. It is truly a masterpiece made even more so with the inclusion of the orchestra and choir. I'm 73 now and it hits as hard today as then. Thanks for reacting.

[@marcoscamargo7763]

This song represented so many happy souls with flowers in their hair. In 1967 I was 6 years old but I was already breathing in that ideological revolution that would forever change the world in which we live. Rest in Peace Gary Brooker. ✌🏻🕊️❤️✨🌟

[@jamesgorman7417]

I was five years old when Procol Harum released A Whiter Shade Of Pale in 1967. My parents always left the radio on. All those great songs I used to hear on the radio.

[@stevesilk51]

RIP Gary , one of my alltime favourites. Released 57 years ago

[@gaylecole9777]

In 1967, this song knocked the Beatles off the number one spot. Just so you know, 1967 was the year that had the best hits of all time. End of discussion!

[@stevencowdell5201]

The Brits invasion.

[@stevencowdell5201]

The song was used in a paint advert.

[@stevencowdell5201]

Try Deacon blue. Scottish band.Had some great hits in the 80s.loaded live dignity,Love and regret live.

[@spacefanatic]

This song was released in 1967 and was great but this live version is stupendous as the choir and orchestra added a richness to it. Gary Brooker's voice aged like a fine wine. R.I.P Gary.

[@hughjarrett4736]

Absolutely. The concert orchestra and choir add a fullness and richness to the song.

[@ianm2170]

The live version in Paris in 1968 is astonishing [it's on You Tube]. They were so out of it, and so into it at the same time. It's like Dada, on film, forever...

[@raven3212]

So pleased you finally got around to listening to this, Gary Brooker had the most beautiful voice, which only improved as he aged.. RIP Gary, you live on....♥

[@JohnTaylor-cc6tm]

Just a reminder for the youngsters doing the reacting, this performance was THIRTY NINE years after the song was a massive UK hit.

[@buddystewart2020]

I think every single person on that stage, regardless of what they were playing, were proud of the performance they put forth. And they should be. He sounds better on this version than the original recorded version as far as I'm concerned. A great performance of a beautiful song.

[@andrewfree9766]

There are songs you hear all the time growing up that was one of them. It takes you back in time to the wonderful time of growing up, the days we begin to miss especially as time take people away from you. Another great reaction ❤️❤️👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Frakka475]

Loved this for over 50 years! R.I.P Gary.

[@TenCapQuesada]

Ah, the sound of the Hammond organ brings back such 60's vibes!

[@WayneCoke]

Seems it was a Hammond B-3 usually had a Leslie speaker with it.

[@docdurdin]

That beautiful voice never failed. RIP Gary, well done. Let your youthful heart tell you what it's all about.

[@joecorrigan7848]

my girl and I used to sit and listen to this band- married 1968. Have been together nearly 60 years.Takes us back!

[@sharcrum]

I just love seeing how younger people hear and react with awe in the beauty and introquet blending of different kinds of music and voice to make such a beautiful sound without computer technology. Brings a lump to my throat and tear to my eye Everytime! ❤🥹

[@edwardking8629]

This is the greatest live performance ever in my book, I’m as old as this song and heard it all my life , but this tops everything

[@ijsbrandleendert8350]

Born in ‘71 grew up with the best music! And al without autotune! Thats why the 60’s 70’s and 80’s created the best music.

[@valvegeek]

Fabulous. I heard the original when it was released back in 1967, and it blew all our minds. It still does. 😊👍❤

[@MarkmanOTW]

I grew up hearing this song - an all time classic! Gary Brooker giving it (sadly recently departed, RIP).

[@steddie4514]

First heard this at the age of 13 and loved it ever since. BLOODY HELL just realised that was fifty seven years ago! 😱👍🇬🇧

[@lynnhamps7052]

You want to know what it feels like to feel old? This song was actually released 57 years ago! I was a young kid but remember my mum buying it and repeat playing their album..a definite British classic. 😊✌🇬🇧

[@TheWJimi]

At my cousin’s wedding I got to dance with my aunt to this a few months before she died, such a special special song

[@Anthony-mi7ob]

Proper music, professionally performed, no attention-seeking, no adulation. Quality. If music has to be hyped up, it can't be that good.

[@chriscollesano8463]

Everyone always pauses right after the instrumental in the beginning before he starts singing, and it kills the vibe.😂

[@janbow5124]

Please do go and find the original video of this song from 1967. I am 73 and lucky enough to remember this record being released and falling in love with the group and their music. ❤

[@LBinsocal]

Absolutely, certainly not as grand, but incredible in its own right.

[@stephengibbons287]

I listen to this song, for nearly 50yrs, Its ageless, Gary Brooker has the same quality in his voice as he did back then, amazing. great vid cheers.

[@aidiess]

not bad for a group from the sixties who can still turn out that quality all these years later !

[@annedunne4526]

I was 12 when this came out in 1967 and I still remember all the words. The lead singer Gary Brooker, RIP sounds as good in this concert as he did then.

[@J-ol1dd]

I first heard this as an 18-year-old in the Far East serving in the military. It brings back great memories. Thanks for your responses, guys. x

[@Kari_B61ex]

I'm so thankful that I was born in the 60s. I was raised on this glorious music... and I've educated my daughters born in the 80s to appreciate it too.

[@muddlepond]

This was a massive hit in the UK in 1967, it was way before its' time. I don't think anyone of us knew what he was singing about but we loved it all the same.

[@moiragoddard592]

I was at a disco in the sixties and when this was played we all stopped dancing and clapped. It was amazing.

[@darrenandrews9812]

Classic master piece of a song you don't get songs that good anymore especially with all the instruments in it.

[@user-wy1ev4yq5d]

R.I.P Gary Brooker - A haunting song that's never left my soul since 5/1967 when it dominated the airwaves.

[@scottnorvell2955]

You guys are hearing all the songs I was fortunate enough to grow up with. I’m 65 and it’s like time travel for me. ❤

[@rogerdackombe4076]

In one hundred years time people will listen to this the same as we listen to classic today

[@malcsbigsis]

Goosebumps every time I hear that song.

[@barryfreeman2914]

We were so privileged to live through the 60's when real musicians played real raw music live in pubs and clubs around the country and not just see manufactured tracks online. You could also see top bands live every week not just twice a year at concerts costing you a months wages.

[@rodgerking1134]

Those of us who were born in the 50s have so many musical memories, all great too.

[@donnysmith946]

Mike and Jess, I'm 75 years young and I can recommend thousands of song you may not have heard. Most of the 60's stuff was done way before auto tune, when singer could really sing. Hove you hears Taylor Swift without Auto tune?? Trust me, you wouldn't want to!!!!!

[@patticrichton1135]

I am y 77 and I AGREE. It was a FANTSTIC time to be a teenager and in your young 20s, like I was. I was 20 when this was released in 1967 and remains one of my very favorites from that time period of the '60s!

[@randyobrien2836]

I have loved this song since it came out in 1967. I grew up in the best time for music.

[@kieronball8962]

" A Whiter Shade Of Pale " was the debut record for Procol Harum and was released in May of 1967. In June of 1967 the song reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and remained at the top spot for six weeks.

[@raycornford283]

RIP Gary - a classic masterpiece. I still remember the first time I heard this, back in '67.

[@thomasspooner7553]

Brilliant classic never get tired of listening to this song

[@charlesyateschalfant]

This song is a masterpiece, has been for decades. This performance is too.

[@vicibox]

1967 and I was painting the bottom of my father's boat in Poole Harbour England and this sound came floating across the water from somebody's radio. I had never heard anything like it and it then seemed to be Number 1 in the charts all Summer. I stopped playing guitar and switched to organ ;-)

[@Eurynomea]

Gary Brooker was the finest blend of whiskey and cigar voices ever. He sounded better in this single performance than in his 1967 studio recording. What a great musician...he is missed by so many of us.

[@gavinparry5426]

Of all the top 10 songs ever this one is ALWAYS in there! RIP Gary

[@RobertLund-d7d]

1967 in Britain was a golden age of popular music. The beatles were at their peak. The Stones, the Who, Kinks, Hiollies, early Pink Floyd with Syd Barret, etcetc etc. And many " one hit wonder " groups like this making classics. The creativity was stupendous. Can never be beaten.

[@tombeyerlein3813]

I feel 1967 was *the* best year in the history of recorded music.

[@generic53]

Just to clarify your typo if they want to look them up, it was The Hollies.

[@Royal_BLT]

🇨🇦 And NOT a one hit wonder group ! Do some research ! 🇨🇦

[@RobertLund-d7d]

@@Royal_BLT I am 78 from Manchester. I lived it . I know. Not one in a thousand teen or twenties could name anything else by the group.

[@paulharmsworth316]

Procal Harum were certainly not one hit wonders, they recorded many songs and albums.

[@cliffhughes6010]

Wonderful. Imagine being there at this gig.

[@mirosawjuchniewicz3450]

Imagine that this song is travelling with all my life from my childhood to today. And imagine that on every important party when you dance with your favorite girl that piece of art helps you to keep her closer and stronger...

[@nancywengert7301]

I was a freshman in college when this came out, so I have loved it for 57 years! We had the best music to grow up listening to in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and the beginnings of the 80’s. You have a treasure trove to explore.

[@pogo930]

My first 'rock' concert was to see Procol Harum at the age of seventeen with some school mates back in 1976. What a great experience.

[@realcoolbreeze]

I was 18 in high school when it came out. It was a big hit for a few years back then. I m now 75. Gary just passed a few years ago. I still love this song as much today as I did back then when Gary s band only had 4 or 5 players in it. It didn t sound as theatrical as this version but a young Gary Brooker (23 maybe ? ) and his band still sounded great back then. One of my all time favorite songs in my lifetime.

[@realcoolbreeze]

Also …. the original with him as a young lad is on You Tube if you want to see it from 1967.

[@terryzx6]

This came out when I was a kid. I’m 66 now and it’s still a true masterpiece! Music like this will never be made again!

[@bltnomayo]

I was lucky enough to see Procol Harum in the mid 1970's when they were on tour in the UK. Yet another fantastic band of that era who were musically talented and homegrown! We were so lucky to experience all the talented musicians when we were growing up! Thanks for your reaction and sharing it with us. Best wishes from the UK 😊

[@martinbynion1589]

Ditto, but in New Zealand! 😊

[@blackprix]

I was a senior in high school in 1967, and this song was a huge hit for all of us back in the day. Still a great song in 2024.

[@Royal_BLT]

🇨🇦 This original song in 1967 became an anthem for all #Boomers ! Still is ! Procol Harum consists of a Drummer, an Organist, two Guitarists and Gary Brooker on Piano ! 🇨🇦

[@marcieharreld286]

I was 15 when this song was released in 1967. It was #1 in the world for 6 weeks in 1967!!! Gary Brooker was incredible!! R.I.P. Gary!!💜💜🎶🎼🎵🎙🎧🎹🎤🥁🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@25dimensionsfrancis42]

I remember buying this song on release . This is by far the best production.

[@ba-gg6jo]

Snap.

[@claireboddey3273]

Gary Brooker was a singular talent, the kind of talent that only comes along once every few generations. At least once a week I find myself wishing I could hear this song for the first time again.

[@Rickhorse1]

Makes you feel old? LOL I remember hearing this when it was a new hit!! (1967) Gary Brooker's voice never aged...amazing singer.

[@jonathanmaybury5698]

That's the first thing that struck me when I first heard this concert version, his voice was just as good then as it was all those years ago. I can remember when it first came out I was nine years old. Rest in peace Gary, your legend will live on. Sadly too many great musicians and singers are dying and there is nowhere near enough musicians and singers to replace them.

[@grahambrown8239]

This was played on the organ at my brothers funeral in 1969. It still moves me to this day . He died so young......

[@arthurclarke905]

"The piano can be classified as both a percussion and string instrument" Says The Rochester Conservatory of Music. So you are half right Jess.

[@moniqueleroux2198]

I was 5 when this came out and it became part of the soundtrack of my early life. His voice aged beautifully!

[@Jeni10]

❤ Jess, ❤ a piano is most definitely a stringed instrument! Without the strings, no music could be made! It’s also a percussion instrument since the strings are played by striking hammers instead of directly with the fingers. The piano is generally considered to be both a stringed and a percussion instrument.

[@robertlangley1664]

This song gets better with age just like a fine wine,I was a teenager when this was released and I hope my family plays this for me when it’s time for me to checkout

[@lumasters8197]

I remember listening to this in the sixties. He voice was great even in his sixties.

[@Gloren50]

Gary Brooker and Procol Harum released this song in May of 1967. I started university in June and the song became one of the iconic songs of the period and an important track in the sound track of my late teens and early 20s. Brooker was in his mid-60s at the time of this performance.

[@mikephotos225]

I first heard this song in 1967 and when Gary belts out the 'WAS' at 8:45 on the video, I still get chills. And you mention his voice. I think he actually sounded better here at age 61 than he did in the original at age 22.

[@marthagavey9321]

❤ I totally agree with you, Gary still had a spectacular voice here " raising hair on the arms" quality. 👏!! So haunting!! love it every bit as much to this day!! BRAVO!!!

[@AndyKevill]

The intro probably sounds familiar because it is by Bach. IMO this song is the ideal marriage of perfect classical music and modern rock sensibilities. It is simply beautiful.

[@chrisvickers7928]

Bach's 'Air on a G-String' only they transposed it into C.

[@user-og7gn2el1r]

I am 70 and remember this song the first time around. Takes me back to my youth.

[@PeterDay81]

Conquistador and A Salty Dog/An Old English Dream. From the same concert are great as well.I put the scaffolding up at Stonehenge.🤣 Procul Harun (roughly meaning “far beyond these things”) So as I was told cheers both.

[@ppauline1515]

My favourite song (along with Summer Place) purely because of the nostalgia both it evokes. I'm an 80 year grandma - it's make me feel young again!

[@patticrichton1135]

I am not far behind you at 77, @ppauline1515, and I LOVED "The Theme from a Summer Place" too!!! You are the FIRST person I have seen on You Tube that has even MENTIONED that beautiful song!!

[@ReaperZa23]

My generation has some good tunes. And they are making a comeback. You should check out the original video. RIP Gary Brooker

[@riverdart2068]

In a 2009 chart compiled by BBC Radio 2, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" which was released in 1967, was the most played song in public places in the UK in the 75 years to 2009

[@StephenJarvis-pi5zu]

R.I.P . Gary thanks for the Memories

[@vicprovost2561]

1967 was such a magical year, this song was one of many reasons why. Enjoy! 🔥🎵🎸🎤🎹🎻🎶🔥

[@paulhanson5164]

I've never known a time when this song wasn't regarded as a classic and I remember watching the moon landings.

[@jodyjackson5475]

😂😂that was a great movie!

[@skmlondon]

I was a dj when this was released. I played it before we got into the dance records. The place went quiet and people thought I had lost it. It became my most requested song at the end of each night. It gave me great satisfaction to know that I could recognise a great song before anyone else.

[@Jeni10]

Gary Brooker, lead singer, died in February 2022 of cancer, he was 76.

[@Mainecoonlady.]

That Hammond organ is everything. My Mom played and we had one just like it in our house growing up. Amazing! RIP Gary!

[@gillfox9899]

I have always loved this song.

[@Billydoesyoutubenow]

If this isn’t played at my funeral, I will dig myself out and play it myself ❤