Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

PROCOl HARUM IN CONCERT
With the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir
To go further and compare with the original song /clip : • [HD] Procol Harum - A ...
Lyrics:
We skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
but the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
as the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
the waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason
and the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
and would not let her be
one of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leaving for the coast
and although my eyes were open
they might have just as well've been closed
She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
though in truth we were at sea
so I took her by the looking glass
and forced her to agree
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sadly
that my anger straightway died
If music be the food of love
then laughter is its queen
and likewise if behind is in front
then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
and attacked the ocean bed

[@JoseLuiz-um6ce]

i am now 63 years old , but i listen to this song , so beautiful , so much memorys. A song for all eternity!

[@jamesdantonio7235]

Amen Brother 🙏 🙏 😊

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Looks like we're about the same age. I'm 68 (2024) we had some great music. Love this song

[@ChristineAshford-v8w]

I'm 75 and listen to it several times a day..l was a fan whe l was a teenager ❤

[@berniemager881]

wonderful merveilleux longue vie

[@susanh3342]

This song is awesome. I guess I'm old now. Today's music makes no sense,not for me. This is a love song ❤

[@aheimsvensson1573]

WOW the best performence i ever heard!!!!!!! I will miss Gary Brooker so muck :(

[@peterlambrich2800]

Diese Musik wird alle Zeiten überleben. Gänsehaut und Trauer über den Tot dieses grossen Künstlers

[@vichitoj01]

One of the most beautiful songs in Pop history. Music like this transcends time.

[@erintule6291]

One of the most beautiful songs ever made.

[@evangelinemitchell4519]

I agree

[@TTX_229]

It's Bach, you know right?

[@jaminova_1969]

Rest in Peace Keith Reid! We lost a talented writer and artist today, yet his music will live on for generations.

[@DejaVu2U2]

I must look into his work - thank you.

[@ImagineJohn1980]

Breathtaking...This song is one of my favorites from the past. I hope it is as loved by the younger generation as it was loved by us. What a classic.

[@TonyAvaloschickenwing]

I believe in the New Generation ! They need some people to show them ! I have so many songs that i wish that they could just meditate to! This is one of them, that is one of the greatest of all of the time that we have together ! ) love this so Much! Great 1 rendition

[@MakesNoSense86]

My children love it- the younger generation AND my granddaughters love it. Especially this version. It relaxes them before a nap. Unbelievable, but true

[@ricardostein3302]

Really breathtaking!!!!!

[@WolfgangvonF]

The instrumentation, the chorus, the music. Thank you Gary. Brooker!. Incredible music experience!

[@Pealsi]

After 40+ years still absolutely eargasmic!!! Brilliant performance by GB, possibly the most underrated singer/songwriter in rock history!

[@northwestprof60]

Just how many new lives and loves came about as a result of this song, or Nights in White Satin? We will never know, but those of us lucky enough to live and breathe when these masterpieces burst into our worlds and hearts thank our lucky stars that we lived then. As long as this song plays somewhere, Gary still lives. A gentle thanks to a gentleman. . . .

[@brianbaird1503]

❤

[@darcevader7360]

Amen to that!

[@richardmclain4600]

Still love this one after all the years..what can you say..GB is the most underrated singer/songwriter in rock history!

[@pikeman80]

I've always loved this song.......but this version is mindblowing......thanks for posting it

[@jamesdantonio7235]

Yes 😊😊😊

[@susanh3342]

I wish we could all go back in time ❤

[@tocof1]

Wow....Brooker's voice has in some ways gotten better with age.

[@lipegomes19]

The best song of Every time

[@charliecookson9150]

Agree

[@raymondyeung2791]

Yes agreed with you.

[@opticalrain]

A song for all eternity!

[@dolomiteblue]

I’ve played this song on 45’s Albums , Cassettes, CD,s Radios etc!!!!!! I don’t go a week without playing this HIT!!

[@Toronado2008]

Just paralyzes me with emotion. Such a stunning tribute to the greatest rock song of all time .....

[@joanabaker9312]

The best song of all time and my absolute favourite

[@jerrybrooks4717]

A song that goes down in history

[@2510katjo]

This is absolutely beautiful. This song has always been one of my favorite songs. I love a Hammond organ, especially in this . Gary was so talented,. I am in my mid 60''s now. This song i have loved since i first heard it so long ago.

[@eirarodriguez6035]

In

[@eirarodriguez6035]

Minun miehelläni oli Hammondurut, joilla todellakin on erikoinen "soundi' ja rakastantätä Procol Harumin ensimmäistö esitystä

[@aldoayhoniz190]

I didn't think that somebody could make a masterpiece like this even better

[@angeluomo]

Wow, what a vocalist. Great job, Mr. Brooker.

[@evangelinemitchell4519]

I wish I met this beautiful soul

[@jairdornelas5337]

Eu também

[@stefanocattai3383]

Che voce e che carisma. Gary will live forever.

[@jojoman4249]

The absolute best version ever, what a voice Gary has and the orchestra really adds the magic to this fantastic song.

[@peoplesconscience]

One of the greatest songs of our time!

[@stevegarcia4034]

Rest in peace Sir Gary; absolutely brilliant and the end of an era.

[@aliciacoduras6140]

This and Nights in white satin are unique pieces of the past century but for eternity. No words to describe the emotions that Gary and Justin left in their respective and one in millions interpretations of these songs, probably the best ever wrote in that style

[@waymanrosshurley3141]

I've always linked the two

[@aliciacoduras6140]

So, we are in the same page regard this type of music. Thank you and regards

[@jerrykorec9926]

The one and only that's why it's 1

[@marygawin]

One of my father's favorite song and sang many times with his comrade soldiers in the early 80's...lovely! 

[@danielbatongbakal2553]

Q tg[[ 4+. P.p tp pwa wpWp',_

[@АллаЯнкина-ч1й]

Непревзойденно!!!! Лучшая музыка времён и народов!!! Душа возносится ввысь с каждым новым аккордом. Слезы катятся от восторга, от глубины проникновения в самое сердце! Спасибо за этот шедевр!

[@gym86]

Да, друг, именно так!

[@kipmurray2291]

Just found this version..it is wonderful!

[@rogerwojtasinski7301]

brings tears to my eyes

[@odonnell0]

This really is something quite special, a simply wonderful song so superbly arranged, absolutely brilliant!

[@kringles4]

At one time, John Lennon's favourite song......thank you for posting.

[@michaellochmueller1100]

How Incredibly moving a performance. Absoulutely magnificent!!

[@Helix5100]

Memories flood back! Beautiful!

[@gerardhalloy]

Gives me the chills every time I hear it. Still play it on my B3 since it came out.

[@pamprolight]

THIS IS THE BEST SONG EVER!!!

[@emperor68188]

Woah. I just discovered this song and it gave me shivers. What beautiful lyrics.

[@ricardbaldonado4047]

1tephania

[@pacosant7675]

Masterpiece...RIP Gary..

[@dealsbetweenfriends]

What a Concert would have loved to had been to! Songwriter Deluxe with a Voice too 2019 now!

[@marvelprince9893]

I just happen across this video......that was a Beautiful performance.

[@sheldeenkingston4720]

magical brilliant music....oh wowowowowow......

[@normanmckellar3307]

Absolutely the best back then

[@saadarr5444]

Good song forever..

[@ojaibill2]

Can any other song, even with only its first beautiful bars, create such a feeling of tranquility, transcendence, ultimate peace and understanding? Whatever it is meant to mean, it provides a great vehicle to take you to a mental state that frees your soul!❤

[@donnablanchard9218]

Awesome ......Gary can still sing!!!! The Danish Orchestra and Choir was remarkable!!!! The organ player was great....however, no compares to Gary and Matthew Fisher on the organ.....This was GREAT!!!!

[@waymanrosshurley3141]

Link a better song or live performance than this, I don't think you can. Hats off to the sound and production team as well!

[@peoplesconscience]

One of the classic song of the 20th century!

[@pirobot668beta]

This song was a mystery that formed most of my musical appreciation! I heard part of it the week it came out, then not again for 16 years! I drove me mad, trying to find "that song with an organ that sounds classical" Along the way I found Yes, King Crimson, ELP, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Iron Butterfly, Bo Hannson and Larry Fast. You know, all those 'progressive snobs'! Anyway, found these guys too!

[@hasancihatorter5514]

The best song and arrangament. Thanks; Danis National Orchestra and Choir..

[@mickhobbs901]

Stunning version of an absolute classic.Superb stuff 😊

Wowww, this song is a master piece, enjoy it!

[@IvandeOliveiraBarros]

Now I am 72 years old, it seems that time will not stop me from admiring this special music in my life. This performance is a milestone that will never be forgotten by those who had the privilege of being in this environment. Hugs from Brazil.

[@italoeliasvernizi9906]

MASTERPIECE!!!

[@lyons1960]

I play this version at least once a week, often more. Gary's voice and music is stunning, he sounds even better at his age in this version. I understand he recently passed away. 😢

[@LINdairyblonde]

Timeless beauty of music in the full and very touching to the soul.

[@jerrylyons9279]

the best ever.

[@commonsense239]

Lovely! Better than the original piece and I too find Brookers voice better than before. It is a loving and beautiful piece of music.

[@bedardmarcel3026]

I,m 71 years old and still listening that song and came back in 1967 at the Cyrano de Bergerac in Montréal so great.

[@Donthecheese]

i agree !!! wow!!!!! ,,what a great show!!!

[@JamesDolen-dn6wz]

This looks like the site of the Denmark concerts on a weekend in the summer of 2006. I was present at both sold out shows along with many PH fans from around the world. The local fans coordinated for post concert parties featuring musician fans who had rehearsed PH songs. A great time was had by all. The group was kind enough to show up both nights to sit in and play with the fans. I got the chance to meet Gary and thank him for all the great music he had written over the years. I wasn’t interested in an autograph or photo but just to tell him that his music had influenced my life in a positive way. He could not have been more polite and gracious.

[@MrAlhaya]

one word: AMAZING

[@mauriziomontemauri]

pure poetry....🙏standing ovation.....🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@cherifarabeh5438]

MAGNIFICO !

[@gennywhite3423]

I love you Gary Brooke, Whiter Shade of Pale is do beautifully done. You are one talented man😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘☺️😘😘

[@Kenthe32]

Love love LOVE this version!!!

[@ดนัยสุรารักษ์]

Beautiful song

[@laryken1]

This guy is awesome.

[@calvin-uchiwa4028]

Magnifique

[@JackLigny]

amazing ! fabulous ! the voice...its warmth...still the same...Thank you...

[@danreichart7676]

One of the best renditions of an all time great song. The setting in Denmark is so special and great!!😍👍👏🏻

[@dougeldredge]

this sounds great w/ the orchestra and choir!! bravo!!

[@waldemarrebello4332]

...SÃO CANÇÕES QUE SÓ QUEM VIVEU / OUVIU NAQUELA ÉPOCA CONSEGUE TRAZER EMOÇÕES JÁ VIVIDAS E CURTIDAS, COM MUITAS LEMBRANÇAS...

[@joaocarlosdossantos1074]

Tão lindo, tão tocante, tão dentro da alma... Gratidão

[@margueritetyan5287]

Magnifique plaisir de l ouïe et des yeux Merci 🙏

[@areaman714]

Yikes! I never thought breathtakingly beautiful brilliance would scare the heck out of me!

[@buenosaires4u]

Amazing rendition

[@sumarsosuwarno8927]

To day i still listen to this song

[@rob128146]

He sure signs from the heart. PERFECTION

[@B126USMC]

And fron his Soul !

[@Syree]

Goosebumps everytime! Briljant this!

[@carlosvargassantos8331]

MIL GRACIAS SR GARY BROOKER Y PROCOL HARUM. POR ESTE HERMOZO TEMA MI ALMA Y MI SER ESTA ETERNAMENTE AGRADECIDO POR ESTA OBRA D3, ARTE CON SU BLANCA PALIDEZ,,,,,, UN ABRAZO ETERNO HASTA EL CIELO PARA TI GARY,,,, 6:20

[@mariaamparovalerogomez4507]

Perdurara por los siglos pues es magica

[@ClaudioGabrielSalgado-qt5ee]

I think: the song of an entire era, our open dreams, tales of love and consequences, wild world who have hopes even today.❤🎁🎇(from Jujuy,Argentina)

[@robmonteiro1957]

het is en blijft een van de mooiste nummers uit de pophistory. dit nummer spoorde mij aan om orgel te leren spelen en ik speel dit nummer nog steeds. het geeft mij een onbeschrijfelijk gevoel en doet mij weer terugnemen naar mijn jeugd. dank je wel dat je deze uitvoering van de grootmeester op you tube hebt gezet.

[@tyronehutchins782]

I will miss you Gary this song is OUTSTANDING, RIP 🙏

[@1986JvdM]

Out of all the rockpop singers in the last 60 years, he's the best!

[@suzannewheat4687]

Mr. Brooker is nothing short of a genius in everything he writes, sings, and plays. I have no doubt that it his gift is divinely given to him. I love him and this is by far my favorite performance. It is on my bucket list to see him, but may not happen...

[@procroustis]

BEST SONG EVER!!!!!!

[@docrock55]

A timeless classic I grew up with, that has not lost a thing!

[@pericosseboom4319]

What a voice, Bravo

[@fartmuse]

His voice and their music reach into my soul. Always have, always will.

[@serotoninedopamine5480]

a Masterpiece !

[@bechize]

Thrue talent cant be hided away. What a great artist.

[@519778]

takes me back to the 60,s this song playing on the radio in the high street record shops what a time we had. enjoy

[@helenmalinowski4482]

They were always true musicians, both trained and creative. Thanks for the beautiful memories. 😢

[@brianbaird1503]

Take me back ......

[@pedroleitedecamargo-dt8rt]

Na época....grandes bandas ou cantores solo se renderam ao talento de Gary e Cia.....PROCOL HARUM.....essa canção atravessou anos sendo primeiríssima nós hits......fia gravada na história..IMORTAL !!!!!!!!

[@eakeeboi]

God bless... Procol Harum