Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum | The Midnight Special

[@carlisle3469]

Here it is 2024 and I'm 76, and tears are streaming from my eyes at this 60 year old tune. Formidable!

[@h.-j.muller350]

❤

[@PabloC.c-w6m]

Tengo 60 años Y recordando a mi hermano, guitarrista de esa época !!

[@wp996duc]

Yes, I'm 68 years old... What a masterpeace, so wonderful.

[@mariajosemedeirosrenault3882]

Maravilhosa ❤❤❤

[@zeppelinbk]

😢😢😢🙏♥️

[@joycegullett80]

I'm 70 and this song never grows old.

[@NofaceCat]

7-13-1953 👍

[@mackydog99]

6/12/1953 I too have always admired Procol Harum and the song Whiter Shade of Pale............and I can also appreciate why one of my all time favorite guitarists, Robin Trower, found his way finally in a keyboard dominant band!

[@josephineananda]

​@@mackydog998-5-53

[@geoffthomson1686]

I'm 71 and I agree :)

[@davidrenz5886]

10/11/53🙂....

[@osilva2367]

My sisters dedicated this song to me when I was little, and I lived in the hospital and was rarely home. I love this song and it reminds me of a very dark time that I survived even when doctors said I wouldn't live to 5 years old.

[@paganoski1]

Auguri ,auguri, per tutto... Ascolta questa canzone nella interpretazione di una cantante di appena 20 anni LUCY THOMAS ...è una meraviglia

[@rosigrottker1871]

❤

[@Opetheric]

Now you'll gotta learn to think for yourself by losing a mask. Why would you restrict your oxygen

[@meshmexico]

I'm happy to know you can hear this song today.

[@ronaldolaquidara64]

@paganoski1 no understand you...LUCY THOMAS?? KZbin sometimes translate msgs but not this 1 obviously 🙄 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@rbking9296]

Very rare that you have a song and it’s singer that just keeps sounding better and better throughout the span of over 50yrs but Gary Booker did it…..RIP Mr. Gary Booker and thank you for what is truly a timeless classic

[@sheercerebralpower]

Brooker

[@sallymarkey3759]

I feel like I was at the Danish concert, it was so real and so transporting.

[@charlottevictoria.hubbard7472]

One of the greatest songs ever written.

[@donaldhenson5520]

Yes! And as a song writer and musician, you are a true believer and I worked on it to create another version Now I will never do that again, with a classic that perfect. Wasn't country or any variation of any category. Just my style of me playing music. ty.

[@georgefulton7012]

Used to listen to this while “making out” with my girlfriend on the couch. We’ve been married now for 48 years.

[@tonymatheson8122]

@@georgefulton7012 Congratulations on your 48 years of marriage same as us March 1976.

[@izregistered]

Very cool. Very. Cool.

[@elanyacoleman9862]

Bless you forever ❤️ !

[@ginajennings1664]

We are still going strong too, march 19th 1979

[@laraquisaid8769]

@@tonymatheson8122idem !

[@kelvinsmerdon3975]

This is real music not the rubbish they have today, A true timeless classic

[@impudentdomain]

We lived in a golden age of music but we didn't know it then.

[@conniebauer4128]

💯

[@jameslatta6813]

Many of us did. Many.

[@lastofthev8interceptors411]

Didn't take us any longer than the beginning of the 80s to figure it out though

[@guitardee1]

Absolutely such a wealth of memories

[@joeylopez1509]

​@@conniebauer4128your absolutely right ma'am from the Philippines

[@Coney572]

l will never tire of listening to this Masterpiece

[@taffyjones281]

The minute Gary sings that first line, I'm transported back to the summer I was 15! A true classic.

[@penboyasgod6103]

[@TownsquaresofTexas]

Absolutely!

[@constancelena]

BRAVO! AWESOME ❤🎉WOW! FANTASTIC CLROCK OLDIE, A CLASSIC ROCK OLDIE

[@dwaynewladyka577]

This track is an evergreen. Even after all these years, A Whiter Shade Of Pale sounds so fresh. Procol Harum has an incredible body of work. I saw Procol Harum 4 times live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and this song was part of the set list. What an fantastic singer Gary Brooker is. May B.J Wilson, Gary Brooker, Alan Cartwright and Keith Reid rest in peace. Cheers! ✌️

[@MrMegaFredZeppelin]

Hey Dwayne😃ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

[@dwaynewladyka577]

​@@MrMegaFredZeppelinHello Fred! Cheers, and ROCK ON! 🖐✌️

[@DrummingMan1]

Yaman conquistador!

[@jmack619]

Gary Booker nailed that tune till the day he died !!! Thank you Gary and co.

[@Madkid73]

Saw a live gig from not long before he died and his voice blew me away.

[@helenhess1603]

He sure did

[@vanessa4u4evr]

For real, real. In fact, I saw him perform this in his mid-60s, and he sounded BETTER! His voice got better and stronger with time!

[@jmack619]

@@vanessa4u4evr so special when we get these heart touching moments. RARE !!

[@kaytowsey8150]

He did..beautiful man!

[@Katsem]

Thanks for posting this. So great to see a live version from back in the day. What a song. Perfect voice. I can’t imagine anyone else singing this song.

[@marinecorpswarrior915]

I've heard others try but no one else can really do this song justice. This is the only version that can put a lump in my heart😢

[@ericstandefer9138]

Annie Lennox does an honorable job.

[@fabrikk60]

Steve Winwood in his prime, maybe. It would sound different of course, but Stevie had undeniably awesome pipes. (They're still pretty good today, considering.)

[@robmatlock7675]

I like this version better than the studio version. They are so talented that they don't need a mixing and overdubs to sound Great! 👍

[@triciaaw4539]

Yup - this is "as is" - no help from anything. Pure talent.

[@paolacimone4882]

Infatti..........❤🎼❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️

[@julietaalfonsodelgado8096]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 recuerdos gratos de mi bella y feliz juventud, musica, colores , moda, minifaldas, contraculturas, mis amigos, y para completar mi dicha esta bella melodia se escuchaba en la radio . Año 1968.desde Colombia con❤❤❤❤❤❤🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨💐💐💐💐💕💕💕

[@robmatlock7675]

@@julietaalfonsodelgado8096 ♥️👍

[@toninoukraino7499]

G​@@triciaaw4539

[@imranimran-ry3kt]

Here we are in Aug 2024...... And the song is still evergreen, classic !!

[@dadaevan]

Back when music WAS music, this was the pinnacle.

[@NofaceCat]

Since 1990 music died. Who are the great ones since 1990? There’s too many great ones to list before 1990. I’m not gonna pick favorites here but who has been outstanding to us since 1990 no one everything was out of tune you have that big Amazon made up country western to popular star running around the country now she sucks she stinks. I heard her when they cut the mic and her singing. I think better in the shower than that big tall talent you know who I’m talking about.

[@vincebalosky771]

Amen brother to that!!!

[@IamKlaus007]

From the days when real music was made into timeless masterpieces.

[@karaDee2363]

I'm sure I'm not the only one that wishes I could go back in time and relive our childhood during the 60s and 70s. I would give anything to experience it again

[@lilli7300]

A chi lo dici: Io non faccio che pensare a quegli anni sempre anni meravigliosi semplici non avevamo niente,ma avevamo tuttooooo con queste splendide canzoni 🎶 indimenticabili:anni 60 e 70 gli anni più belli della nostra vita.

[@Ermenasce]

Me too

[@jonwatkins5184]

You can always go back in time, mindset, and you'll be there. Enjoy! Wasn't it a lovely ride?

[@JosephCampos-g9j]

Yes me too

[@michaelsmith2733]

@@jonwatkins5184 Nope , we can never go back. We all ned

[@danmeadows3859]

Damn,I wish I could go back and relive my childhood again. I miss the’60s & ‘ 70s so bad😟

[@johnsudar5567]

I know how you feel. I miss them too. I guess our task is to keep the spirit alive. Peace

[@marinecorpswarrior915]

I would gladly climb into a time machine and go back even for just a day.

[@kimerickson1353]

Ditto

[@robmatlock7675]

My regret on the Friday night 8pm Eastern live chat is when the episode is over the Way Back Machine returns me to today. I wish there were a "just stay here" button on it! 😊

[@leticiacederberg7989]

So many of us feel the same

[@markglabinski526]

Thank you Midnight Special for this post. Such a great classic once again from my youth. Great time to be alive.

[@skygazer858]

I certainly grew up in the absolute best time for music.

[@einarkristjansson6812]

So did I. I am 76.

[@lesliefitzgerald6133]

Still my favourite song of all time want it to play at my funeral. Fizzy😢

[@jessedean1014]

Ya ever watch these videos on TMS and think, “So that’s what those guys looked like….” KZbin, and channels like this make my internet bill worth it.

[@smokerise]

The music is the ONLY good thing about KZbin.

[@smokerise]

One of those really great old songs you don't quite understand, but you love it anyway.

[@paullevine1813]

Sometimes you need to find out what some of the words desribe & mean to get the songs meaning as we do with this classic . Same sort of thng with Traffic's John Barleycorn must Die. Some just miss the fact it's about the problems with alcohol in older times & now as well .

[@cindipossidento5688]

I really don’t need words, I love orchestral music, choirs etc. The oboe ? Wow what an instrument, just beautiful. Gary’s voice is awesome 😘

[@marysemichelle6304]

Je l'écoute et réécoute encore et encore, sans fin et sans jamais me lasser de cette chanson ! Merci pour ce partage. (76 ans ce mois ci)....

[@catalinamargomyers9970]

The room was humming hareder as the ceiling flew away..... ❤❤❤ this song so happy to be apart of the generation of fabulous music

[@Jeff-ej4wp]

Slowed danced to this in 73 in the darkened high school gym with a cute blond girl in a barely there, backless halter top, wearing strawberry perfume. Heaven!!

[@vinobody]

these slow dance memories are unforgettable

[@Jeff-ej4wp]

@@vinobody Yep, cheek to check, toe to toe and everything else in between lined up.

[@sargentpepper8931]

Strawberry fields forever .

[@carolbaughan8768]

I loved strawberry oil! Best days ever! When did we get old? Sneaked up on us!

[@Jeff-ej4wp]

@@carolbaughan8768 That was a popular scent. To this day I get wood when I eat strawberries. LOL

[@edieking4753]

All of the older music is connecting with the younger generation, which makes me happy!

[@barbaranowman8031]

You are so right my 36 yr old son listens to music I (65 yrs old) grew up on..😁🤗

[@MM_in_Havasu]

Oh hell yes. Rock In Peace, Gary Brooker. This song will always be one of my all-time favorites.

[@RoyEnloe]

I am 82 brings back memories

[@lauriebarnes2999]

One of my all time favorite songs ever! What a timeless classic! Thanks, The Midnight Special!

[@DrummingMan1]

This drummer, demonstrates one of the greatest shuffle skills I've ever heard!

[@TroyWindhorst]

Agreed! Wish we could’ve seen more of him in this video.

[@avrillo]

Agree, BJ Wilson was their long term drummer, who after Procol Harum disbanded went on to workwith Joe Cocker across the United States.

[@vivianadediana]

Siete meravigliosi 😊 bellissima canzone...mi riporta indietro nel tempo, queste erano canzoni, non quelle caotiche di adesso

[@alexalexalex797]

This is one of those “more than a song” songs. ✌️

[@edgardobravo7351]

Probably one of the best songs ever written. Bach 's still a groove. Ain't it?

[@alainfabre5821]

Bravo!!!

[@Verschlungen]

"Well, you see, we nicked it from Bach" one of them said. Something to that effect.

[@donna25871]

Great songs never fade.

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

Unfortunately bad songs seem to overstay their welcome ;-)

[@garyolshan4177]

yes, like boston' debut masterpiece sounds as great today as it did in '76.

[@janicetrimmell6897]

Every one of the 100's of times I've heard this song, I have the same emotional response. Being able to see this wonderful performance is awesome.

[@barryrahn5957]

It does open up something quite wonderful in you - doesn't it? It makes you want to cry in a good way!

[@captainmoretokin2172]

Only in the 100's? Slacker. LOL I get emotional too every single time. I listen to this at least once a month . i like to listen to Conquistador with WSof P too.

[@RayTuttle-of5qd]

Timeless classic first time I heard this song I said daaayuuum I could hear it a million times and never get tired of it RIP Gary Brooker

[@jennymacallan9071]

As an English teacher, I appreciate the reference to the Miller's Tale. Well done.

[@CarlosRosas-kg3hq]

Matthew Fisher was the creator of the beautiful organ solo. Unforgettable..

[@nathalieplum2137]

It's quite indecent that he had to fight so much to get his copyright. I mean the organ line IS the song, even if it was borrowed from Bach.

[@CarlosRosas-kg3hq]

@@nathalieplum2137 Yes, Bach' s variations. Fisher si a great musician..

[@CarlosRosas-kg3hq]

I like very much a song called 'The wreck of the Hesperus ' , Fisher 's composition (A salty dog album).

[@josephgavron1099]

Seldom played it the same way twice

[@maureenmannion6748]

Was it a young fisher playing on this set?​@@CarlosRosas-kg3hq

[@merk9569]

It's been years since I read a factoid about this song. It said that it is the most requested song to radio stations worldwide. I regret that I didn't share it with my uncle when I read it. As a teen, listening to it while my family was on vacation, my uncle made fun of it. He claimed that the lyrics made no sense. I was about 16; he was in his late 30's. That was in 1968. I still have to stop whatever I am doing when it begins to play.

[@maureenmannion6748]

You were wiser than your Uncle. It's not the words that make this song touching and powerful. It's the melody and the arrangement. It has the quality of a hymn to me. Cheers!

[@h.-j.muller350]

Das ist Musik, die heute kaum noch jemand in dieser Form auf die Bühne bringen kann 👏👍🙏🕊

[@GerardFrenchy59]

Da bin ganz deiner Meinung 👍Grüße aus Frankreich 🇫🇷 🎶 🎸

[@DavesGarden1714]

A Whiter Shade of Pale is one of the best songs ever to be performed,wrote by the master Gary Brooker and Keith Reid

[@larschristensen9367]

- and not to forget Matthew Fisher.

[@DavesGarden1714]

@@larschristensen9367 Certainly not,all the members of Procol Harum were very talented singers

[@larschristensen9367]

@@DavesGarden1714 , and my point was that M.F co-wrote it.

[@isaiassilva3615]

I'm from Brazil and never forget this song inside me. Love só much

[@margaretbrady9158]

I'm 65. I grow up listening to this wonderful song.love this band...

[@Mo_Taser]

There's a live video of Procul Harem that I think was filmed in Denmark not that long ago. On it, Gary Brooker, at more than 70 years old, does the best vocal I've ever heard him do of this song. It's astounding.

[@paulcheeseman9307]

He also does the best version of A Salty Dog at the Denmark gig, makes the hairs stand up. This guy could sing until the sad day he passed, not many can say that....

[@andrewkarp5067]

That performance also featured the great drummer Mark Brzezicki.

[@cindipossidento5688]

That is my favorite !!!!

[@MCW1955]

That Hammond and Leslie are goosebump inducing.

[@maureenmannion6748]

Who was Leslie?

[@MCW1955]

@@maureenmannion6748 a Leslie is a speaker with a rotating driver inside that can spin at a variable rate and is used with a Hammond organ to make that wonderful Hammond sound. Sometimes you can see one onstage with the speaker driver spinning inside.

[@maureenmannion6748]

@@MCW1955 Thanks!

[@earlanderson5841]

Wow I am 74 and this brings back so many memories. This is great music.

[@claudiooliveira2882]

Beautiful music I am 75!!

[@nitalopes515]

Absolutely magical I'm 80 yrs old but when I listen to this kind of music 🎶 my heart becomes young 😊

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

We miss ya Gary. November 1973, when this aired on The Midnight Special I was one month from graduating boot camp at Parris Island. Plt 395 India Co, 3rd Bn. Oct-Dec 1973.

[@garyvandecar2580]

Gary Brooker is a musical legend, One of the greatest song writers of the rock and roll era. Gary Brooker and Keith Reid created magic with Whiter Shade Of Pale.

[@anitawright7169]

This song is so awesome! He still sang that good until His passing a couple of years ago. I was 8 years old when this song came out. Loved it then and still love it now. ♥

[@marcoscamargo7763]

Realmente, uma época puramente mágica, cheia de grandes energias de paz e amor. Eu tinha meus 6 anos e nunca mais deixei de adorar essa canção, um dos Hinos do Amor e da vida.

[@triciaaw4539]

@@marcoscamargo7763 Eu também fui. E concordo com seu comentário 💖

[@roselifranca8326]

Trilha sonora da minha vida

[@helmaameling3740]

@@marcoscamargo7763❤❤❤

[@tugginalong]

One of the best songs ever released, bare none.

[@waterlily6543]

You said it better thanks

[@StephanieJeanne]

One of the best songs ever. I love that suit jacket Gary was wearing here. Cool print. 😎💜

[@maureenmannion6748]

I watched an interview with Gary where he said all the guys had to go buy good clothes right after Whiter Shade of Pale became a hit. The Shabbir dressed band group descended on the fancy men's clothing shops in London. Thought it was so down to earth to admit they had to get new clothes now that they had a hit!

[@barryrahn5957]

Such a lovely song. It just opens up such deep wells of emotion.

[@PeggiandSteve]

I’m 73 and can’t believe I am hearing your very special band. Thank you

[@nigelbranchett7718]

2024 and I yearn for those days that we will never see the likes of again. At least I lived it but my heart still wants it!

[@333wheeler]

Sometimes you only need the one massive hit song to become legends ! Sort of in the Nights in White Satin bracket this one.

[@rickharris4513]

Hard to follow it, nothing else will ever quite measure up. And, they certainly created some incredible tunes in it's aftermath.

[@CarlDraper]

Moody Blues had more than 1 big hit though

[@doniezzi6474]

Yeah the moody blues more than one hit

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Procol Harum also had more than one hit song.

[@lightblueeyedgirl1442]

I haven't heard this song since maybe the 80s. It gave me goosebumps reminding me of the late 70s. And, his live singing is unbelievably fantastic.

[@franciscoduarte5932]

Lo mejor de los 60. Lo viví ., lo bailé en Valparaíso en fiestas liceanas. Hoy , a los 70 años, al escucharlo nuevsmente, vuelvo por breves instantes a vivir ese ayer

[@that70sgirl90]

Beautiful 🌹 This song immediately transported me back in time to the dance floor... What a beautiful time in my life. Happy Thursday... thank you for sharing! 💖

[@boinknook]

I have the original drumless version of this. I have a ludwig green drumset just like that one! 1:49 I converted it electronically, it's like drum karaoke! OMG! so much fun drumming to this and with headphones I don’t disturb the neighbors. Sounds great!!🤗

[@that70sgirl90]

@@boinknook Excellent... keep on playing! Thank you for sharing! 😊

[@gregorybankit7881]

I still remember this song playing at one of our high school dances and had a crush on a girl wanted to dance 🕺 with her shy and someone else did and still think of her to this day how I missed out dancing with her such a great song. I'm 65yo now

[@MrMegaFredZeppelin]

Great tune "hear"😃Crazy to think this was over 50 years ago🤯Now I feel old🤣ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

[@janelloyd4332]

Gary Booker RIP will remember you as one of my teenage favourites

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

This was a favourite song of a good friend, John McConnell, and I always think of him when I hear it...his life ended tragically and too soon but he was one of those people you were glad to say that you knew...

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

Absolutely amazing ! Never seen this

[@dinaldoandrade9078]

Sensacional!!. Parabéns por esta linda interpretação.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@rckrtcrg1246]

Wow, I actually remember seeing this performance on Midnight Special. Thanks for posting --- although I don't need the reminder that I'm old!

[@RogerDidierM.]

SUBLIME

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Classically gorgeous song! Many years ago my friend walked down the aisle at her fancy wedding to this, sans the vocals. She was so beautiful in her tall white hat with her veil falling all around, can still picture it & gives me chills. The groom was red dirt-folk rock singer/songwriter Jimmy LaFave, he’s passed on R.I.P.

[@DrummingMan1]

Sweet, fantastic memories!

[@robmatlock7675]

Beautiful memory, thanks for sharing it

[@paulofernando8512]

Mr Gary Brooker RIP Rest easy rest well

[@josephinecorliss]

Rip Gary

[@MikeS29]

One of the greatest songs of the 20th century. This song will live forever.

[@GeirRssaak]

So right!!!

[@SassessConvino]

I am 95 and I love whiter shade of pale by the moody blues 🥶🧢🦋 fav band and fav song .👍 2009 whose listening 🕊️

[@juniperj]

One of the best bands out there....thanks for uploading this!!!

[@j3dwin]

Paul McCartney said that this was his favorite song.

[@effiemooney8477]

Damn, the best soul touching song everTY!!! ❤😢😊

[@peterpowder8546]

Absolute legend. 🙏

[@TBlue-c7t]

He's 👁️👁️ eyes open but matter's well been closed 😢😢😢😢my booboo Mr g

[@demonrouge3338]

That her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale. My all-time favorite line of any lyric ever written.

[@dbrinkm1]

At 77 remember this epic song like it was yestereday...as a junior at Illinois State University.. Gary what a great song and memories...we miss you ! RIP !

[@barbarasue7191]

It just doesn't get any better. They have all the talent.

[@jo-annejacques5400]

This song always captures me

[@cataractman1]

Phenomenal!

[@salvadorcastanos5834]

Hypnotic 😳...🇲🇽🤝🇬🇧✌😎...p.d. i have the single 45 rpm with LIME STREET at Side B, still sounds amazing...🇲🇽✌😎

[@perttituisku4415]

Love,,Lot of memories,,Love More Memories...

[@freespiritsuzy]

What a voice!

[@paullacroix3585]

I was 12 years old. I danced with a girl for the very first time to this song in my middle school gym. That was 56 years ago. This song still gives me goosebumps. And I obviously I love it.

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

“Whiter Shade of Pale.” That’s probably what I looked like after one too many brewskies.

[@dirtytruck4536]

This song stops me in my tracks every time!

[@collierdodson9806]

I’m 69 Thank You. This is so great.

[@robertdavis5714]

3.3K Likes in 12 days, incredible....................Guess I am not the only 1 that digs this tune.

[@HisQueen-z2x]

Beautiful throwback. Thank you. ❤❤

[@ErichCech]

Das ist einfach nur ein Wahnsinn, nach soviel Jahrzehnten immer noch total cool, bin auch schon 70 Jahre jung ❤

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Absolutely true

[@F8Tributo]

The bassist and guitarist don't exist to the camera man, evidently.

[@marinecorpswarrior915]

Still have no clue what this song is really about but 57 years later its still one of the best songs ever recorded with one of the best lines ever...alhought my eyes were open they just as well have been closed.

[@maureenmannion6748]

Ivvbe been struck Bobby the fact that. Keith Reid was the son of a Holocaust survivor. He was brilliant and very affected by his Father's experiences. He admitted to being depressed while Gary Brooker was very easy going. They complemented each other.

[@ParkerPlaza]

All time classic....

[@Patriot-American]

Fourteen years old when this aired! Loved it then and love it now. Hypnotic beautiful blends of voice, keyboard and drums. Was a different time then and this sure brought me back to a happy spot ...

[@enfermacevic]

No había visto esta versión de esta maravillosa canción. Emociona en forma increíble.❤

[@timoraymo]

I mean, come on. This isn’t an age thing. Meaning, any age should recognize how amazing this song, vocals, and keys are. He could be singing the alphabet on this, wouldn’t matter. It’s the miracle of the notes and chords that came together. Possibly the greatest pop song ever written.

[@lisaclonts3868]

Absolutely amazing !! One of my all time favs and never gets old…I found myself tearing up it brings back so many memories so Thank you ❤

[@jackwalker1822]

The organ and all is great but to me this song is Gary Brooker through and through. His singing is fantastic. Timeless song.

[@marjakuula5280]

I'm 69.Music never die.Before he died seen in Logomo Finland

[@MyChefen]

The Best ever .......