Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale | Het verhaal achter het nummer | Top 2000 a gogo

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I played this song on a first date while driving her home in my Fiat Spider. The girl started to cry and had never heard the song before; I knew right away she 'got me'. I married the girl and this fall we'll celebrate 34 years of a wonderful marriage, 3 amazing kids and a beautiful grandson. You can tell a lot about the depth of someone by seeing how they react to something as deep and beautiful as this song.

This is to be played at my funeral or Im not going

One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. A true masterpiece.

"What a beautiful song" --1967 "What a beautiful song" --2019 "What a beautiful song"--3050

Lord how I miss the greatest music in our History. The 60s/70s were the decades that got me hooked. My Days in High School were memorable, to say the least. My girlfriends and I listen to 70s music and it was more important than just kissing and hanging out. We actually were engrossed in the music. One such lady said," I love being with you". Met her after enlisting in the Navy. She and I have been married for 45 years now. In our 60s now and still drive around listening to music back in the day. We only listen to this music. Never left the 60s/70s era. Never will.

It’s an odd thing when a piece of music can make you cry and you don’t really understand what it’s about.

Gary Brooker may he rest in peace. This song will last forever.

He's right that this song is like an abstract or surrealist painting. You don't need to understand it, you just enjoy it.

My Dutch mother, who was 33 at the time simply fell in love with this song. We lived in Baarn at the time with Oma & Opa on the Sophialaan, and there was this record shop at the bottom of the street. She sent my 9 year old self promptly to go get this record in 45 rpm form without any money, which was weird, but I did. I was to pay the man later. Of course, the store employee or owner politely said I needed some Guilders to purchase it. So, I went back, got the money & bought it per her instructions. Strange that she would send me without money to begin with but that was my mom. This song always takes me back to that little adventure. Rest in peace, mother.

This is one of those very few songs that really isn't about anything, but when you listen to it, it's becomes about everything. It's one of those songs that you transpose your feelings and emotions onto. It's an absolute masterpiece...

R.I.P. Gary Brooker Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, 1967 "And the truth is plain to see"

RIP Gary Brooker. Great singer and composer of a legendary band.

I'm glad he gave credit to Bach.

One of the best songs ever written!!

this played when my parents were wed and they walked out the church, and then when we carried my dad's casket out of the church at his funeral

There are but a handful of songs that have stood the world on its ear - this is one of them.

I'm 71 and I still love this song.

Mr. Gary Booker, thank you sir for your great music that will be with us forever and for your fine and generous contributions to humanity. R.I.P.

I’m a gen x and when I first heard this song at age 15, it blew me away. I couldn’t believe how rich, dense and haunting the song is. To this day it still gives me chills.