Posted on Sep 2, 2020
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006
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Just to slow things down just a tad, I selected a song by Procol Harum titled "A Whiter Shade of Pale", with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and choir at Ledreborg Castle, Denmark in August 2006... It is a good one folks!!!
LYRICS:
"A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
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
Writer(s): Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher
LYRICS:
"A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
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
Writer(s): Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher
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Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale & Kaleidoscope, 1968
_________________________________ Gary Brooker – lead vocals, piano Robin Trower – guitar Matthew Fisher – organ Dave Knights – bass guitar B.J. Wilson – dru...
Thank you my friend Sgt (Join to see) for posting this music video of elder statesmen rockers Procol Harum performing a rendition of their classic "A Whiter Shade of Pale" with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and choir at Ledreborg Castle, Denmark in recorded, 20 August 2006.
Gary Brooker – lead vocals, piano; Matthew Fisher – organ;, Geoff Whitehorn (guitar), Matt Pegg (bass) and Mark Brzezicki (drums),
For comparison here they are in their heyday :-) I always prefer Robin Trower's guitar playing to later guitarists
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale & Kaleidoscope, 1968
Gary Brooker – lead vocals, piano
Robin Trower – guitar
Matthew Fisher – organ
Dave Knights – bass guitar
B.J. Wilson – drums
Keith Reid – lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valL7JWjVB4
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Gary Brooker – lead vocals, piano; Matthew Fisher – organ;, Geoff Whitehorn (guitar), Matt Pegg (bass) and Mark Brzezicki (drums),
For comparison here they are in their heyday :-) I always prefer Robin Trower's guitar playing to later guitarists
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale & Kaleidoscope, 1968
Gary Brooker – lead vocals, piano
Robin Trower – guitar
Matthew Fisher – organ
Dave Knights – bass guitar
B.J. Wilson – drums
Keith Reid – lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valL7JWjVB4
FYI SSG Michael Noll CW5 Jack Cardwell PO2 (Join to see) PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Robert Pryor SPC Nancy Greene SPC Woody Bullard COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen LTC (Join to see) LTC Wayne Brandon SPC Matthew Lamb SGT Denny Espinosa 1SG (Join to see) 1SG Steven Imerman MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi LTC (Join to see) Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Kim Patterson
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Great song, Sgt (Join to see)! Here’s an interesting story about the unique organ sound of the song.
“The original writing credits were for Brooker and Reid only. On 30 July 2009, Matthew Fisher won co-writing credit for the music in a unanimous ruling from the Law Lords.”
“In 2005, former Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher filed suit in the High Court against Gary Brooker and his publisher, claiming that he co-wrote the music for the song. Fisher won the case on 20 December 2006 but was awarded 40% of the composers' share of the music copyright, rather than the 50% he was seeking and was not granted royalties for the period before 2005.
Brooker and publisher Onward Music were granted leave to appeal, and a hearing on the matter was held before a panel of three judges during the week of 1 October 2007. The decision, on 4 April 2008, by Lord Justice Mummery, in the Court of Appeal upheld Fisher's co-authorship but ruled that he should receive no royalties as he had taken too long (38 years) to bring his claim to litigation. Full royalty rights were returned to Brooker.
On 5 November 2008, Fisher was granted permission to appeal this decision to the House of Lords. Lawyers say it is the first time the Law Lords have been asked to rule on a copyright dispute involving a song. The appeal was heard in the House of Lords on 22–23 April 2009.
On 30 July 2009 the Law Lords unanimously ruled in Fisher's favour. They noted that the delay in bringing the case had not caused any harm to the other party; on the contrary he had benefited financially from it. They also pointed out that there were no time limits to copyright claims under English law. The right to future royalties was therefore returned to Fisher. Both the musicological basis of the judgment and its effect on the rights of musicians who contribute composition to future works have drawn some attention in the music world.”
CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SGT Robert Pryor 1SG Walter Craig CWO3 Dennis M. SGT Mark Anderson
“The original writing credits were for Brooker and Reid only. On 30 July 2009, Matthew Fisher won co-writing credit for the music in a unanimous ruling from the Law Lords.”
“In 2005, former Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher filed suit in the High Court against Gary Brooker and his publisher, claiming that he co-wrote the music for the song. Fisher won the case on 20 December 2006 but was awarded 40% of the composers' share of the music copyright, rather than the 50% he was seeking and was not granted royalties for the period before 2005.
Brooker and publisher Onward Music were granted leave to appeal, and a hearing on the matter was held before a panel of three judges during the week of 1 October 2007. The decision, on 4 April 2008, by Lord Justice Mummery, in the Court of Appeal upheld Fisher's co-authorship but ruled that he should receive no royalties as he had taken too long (38 years) to bring his claim to litigation. Full royalty rights were returned to Brooker.
On 5 November 2008, Fisher was granted permission to appeal this decision to the House of Lords. Lawyers say it is the first time the Law Lords have been asked to rule on a copyright dispute involving a song. The appeal was heard in the House of Lords on 22–23 April 2009.
On 30 July 2009 the Law Lords unanimously ruled in Fisher's favour. They noted that the delay in bringing the case had not caused any harm to the other party; on the contrary he had benefited financially from it. They also pointed out that there were no time limits to copyright claims under English law. The right to future royalties was therefore returned to Fisher. Both the musicological basis of the judgment and its effect on the rights of musicians who contribute composition to future works have drawn some attention in the music world.”
CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SGT Robert Pryor 1SG Walter Craig CWO3 Dennis M. SGT Mark Anderson
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