query: when was a whiter shade of pale released

pos: A Whiter Shade of Pale A Whiter Shade of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the "Billboard" pop chart in the United States. One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of the best selling singles in history, having sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. With its Bach-derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics –

pos: A Whiter Shade of Pale A Whiter Shade of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the "Billboard" pop chart in the United States. One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of the best selling singles in history, having sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. With its Bach-derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics –

pos: A Whiter Shade of Pale at Advision. Cordell was concerned that the sound of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" might prove problematic on the radio, due to the prominence of the drummer's cymbals. He therefore sent an acetate copy to Radio London, and his worries were assuaged when the disco jockey played the disc on-air and announced: "That sounds like a massive hit." The single was released on 12 May 1967 in the United Kingdom by Deram Records and entered "Record Retailer"s chart (later the UK Singles Chart) on 25 May. In two weeks it reached number 1, where it stayed for six weeks. Writing

pos: Procol Harum band is frequently misspelled; often with "Procul", "Harem", both, or other variations. At Olympic Studios, southwest London, with session drummer (and non-Paramount) Bill Eyden, producer Denny Cordell and sound engineer Keith Grant, the group recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale", and it was released on 12 May 1967. With a structure reminiscent of Baroque music, a countermelody based on J. S. Bach's Orchestral Suite N° 3 in D Major played by Fisher's Hammond organ, Brooker's vocals and Reid's lyrics, the single reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian RPM Magazine chart. It did almost as well

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale 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. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was covered by Annie Lennox for her 1995 album "Medusa". It was released as the second single in May 1995 and became a top-forty hit in Europe and Canada. A Whiter Shade of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale by the song's co-authors Gary Brooker, Keith Reid and Matthew Fisher – "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached number 1 in several countries when released in 1967. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. It was the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the UK (as of 2009), and the United Kingdom performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognised it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years. Also in 2004, "Rolling Stone" placed "A Whiter Shade of Pale" 57th on its list of the

neg: Procol Harum (album) opening track and without "A Whiter Shade of Pale" or "Good Captain Clack". The set includes bonus singles of the original monaural and alternate stereo versions of "A Whiter Shade of Pale". A 2009 remaster by Salvo Records, using the original mono masters, was released, with bonus tracks including the singles "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Homburg", B-sides and alternate stereo takes. However, many of the tracks are played at a higher speed. A 2015 remaster by Cherry Red Records expands the album into a 2-CD set. A live version of the track "Conquistador", from the album "Procol Harum Live

neg: A Question of Honour (song) of Pale" US single featured all of the "A Question of Honour" remixes from the remix CD. In 2011 the song was certified by the Recording Industry Association of Japan as a Gold single for more than 100,000 digital downloads. Sarah Brightman released her cover of the Procol Harum song "A Whiter Shade of Pale" as a single with "A Question of Honour" in 2001. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is from her 2000 album "La Luna". A Question of Honour (song) "A Question of Honour" is a 1995 single by soprano Sarah Brightman, from her album "Fly". It peaked

neg: Matthew Fisher (musician) going platinum two times eventually - whilst "A Whiter Shade of Pale" has enjoyed multi-platinum status. Fisher's Hammond organ playing on pianist David Lanz's instrumental version of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" from his 1988 CD, "Cristofori's Dream," helped that album go gold as well. The year before, Fisher produced (for Primitive Records)and performed on the 12" single "All Washed Up" by Northampton Band 'Magnolia Siege' (singer Richard Jones or Rik Ramjet), playing honky-tonk piano on the B-side end of record reprise. Fisher co-wrote and performed on the soundtrack of the 1968 avant-garde film, "Separation", which was released on DVD

neg: Matthew Fisher (musician) 1967 though he kept touring with Sutch for a brief while. While all the band had experience in other groups, Fisher was the only one with formal music training. He recalls that "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was originally four verses and ten minutes long, with solos improvised in between by Fisher and Booker. When it came to recording the song it was cut to two verses and it was decided that Fisher should do all the solos. Furthermore, he felt, after seeing the sheet music to "A Whiter Shade of Pale", that he deserved a co-composition credit for coming

neg: Procol Harum Procol Harum Procol Harum () are an English rock band formed in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", considered a classic in popular music and one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies. Although noted for their baroque and classical influence, Procol Harum's music also embraces the blues, R&B, and soul. In 2018, the band was honoured by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was inducted into the brand-new Singles category. The Paramounts, based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, led by Gary Brooker

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale "The Miller's Tale"). Thus, this piece can be considered an early example of progressive rock. The phrase "a whiter shade of pale" has since gained widespread use in the English language, noticed by several dictionaries. As such, the phrase is today often used in contexts independent of any consideration of the song. It has also been heavily paraphrased, in forms like "an Xer shade of Y", to the extent that it has been recognised as a snowclone – a type of cliché and phrasal template. The song is in moderate time in C major and is characterised by the bassline

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was jointly recognised as "The Best British Pop Single 1952–1977" at the BRIT Awards, part of Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. In 1998 the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, it appeared at number 57 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". British TV station Channel 4 placed the song at number 19 in its chart of "The 100 Greatest No. 1 Singles". In 2018, the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a new category for singles. The first

neg: Conquistador (Procol Harum song) which gives it a mariachi-esque but mournful sound. Besides "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Conquistador" was the band's highest charting single. It peaked at #16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on 29 July 1972, exactly five years to the date after "A Whiter Shade of Pale" ascended to its #5 peak, and helped catapult the album into the top five. "Conquistador" peaked at #22 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was generally well received by music critics. Bruce Eder of Allmusic praised it as "the most accessible song" on "Procol Harum Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra",

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale promotional clip for "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was shot in the ruins of Witley Court in Worcestershire, England. It features four of the five musicians who played on the hit single: Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, David Knights and Ray Royer, in performance and walking through the ruins. Only the drummer in the video isn't on the record: early band member Bobby Harrison is seen miming to session man Bill Eyden's drumming. The film was directed by Peter Clifton, whose insertion of Vietnam War newsreel footage caused it to be banned from airplay on the BBC's "Top of the Pops"

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale reached number 5 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and sold over 1 million copies. It also peaked at number 22 on the soul charts there. The song was included on the US release of the "Procol Harum" album, in September 1967, but not on the subsequent UK version. In the Netherlands, the single entered the chart at number 1 in June 1967 and reached number 1 again in July 1972. A May 1972 re-release on Fly Records peaked at number 13 in the UK. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" has continued to receive critical acclaim. Along with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody",

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale in 2005, Jim Irvin of "Mojo" said that its arrival at number 1 on 8 June 1967, on the same day that the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" topped the national albums chart, marked the start of the Summer of Love in Britain. According to music historian Harvey Kubernik, in the context of the Summer of Love, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was the "one song [that] stood above all others, its Everest-like status conferred by no less than John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who were enthralled by the Chaucerian wordplay and heavenly Baroque accompaniment". Kubernik also writes

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale keyboard. The final instrumental fades out to silence – a common device in pop music of the time. A BBC Radio 4 programme in the 2018 series “Soul Music” pointed out the resemblance between the Hammond Organ line of “A Whiter Shade of Pale” and J.S.Bach’s Air from his Orchestral Suite No. 3 BWV1068, (the “Air on the G string”) where the sustained opening note of the main melodic line flowers into a free-flowing melody against a descending bass line: Allan Moore notes “a certain family resemblance” that “creates the sense of [Bach’s] music without actually quoting it.” The similarity

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale that, amid the search for higher consciousness during the flower power era, the song "galvanised a congregation of disaffected youth dismissive of traditional religion but anxious to achieve spiritual salvation". In his 1981 article on the musical and societal developments of 1967, for "The History of Rock", sociomusicologist Simon Frith described "A Whiter Shade of Pale" as the year's "most distinctive single", through its combination of "white soul vocal and a Bach organ exercise" and enigmatic lyrics that "hinted at a vital secret open only to people in the right, drug-determined, state of mind". In the United States, the single

neg: Procol Harum London Palladium on 9 October. 2019 starts with a Caribbean cruise hosted by Justin Hayward, with many well-known rock acts. A US tour follows. In July 2009, Matthew Fisher won a British court judgment awarding him 40% of the music royalties from 2005 onwards for 1967's "A Whiter Shade of Pale", which had previously gone 50% to Brooker for the music and 50% to Reid for the lyrics. Procol Harum Procol Harum () are an English rock band formed in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", considered a classic in popular music

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary series "The Vietnam War". Cover versions of the song have also been featured in many films, for example, by King Curtis in "Withnail and I" and by Annie Lennox in "The Net". 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. Keith Reid got the title and starting point for the song at a party. He overheard someone at the party saying to a woman, "You've turned a whiter shade of pale", and the

neg: David Knights David Knights David Knights (born David John Knights, 28 June 1945, Islington, North London) is a British musician who was the original bass guitarist in the band Procol Harum. He played bass on the hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale". He was in the band long enough to play on their first three albums. He departed in 1969, to be replaced by Chris Copping. When he was in Procol Harum he used a Gibson EB-0 bass. He also performed with a band named Ruby, that released one album before disbanding. He also produced a single for Mickey Jupp's Legend

neg: David Knights group. He is fairly inactive in the music industry these days. David Knights David Knights (born David John Knights, 28 June 1945, Islington, North London) is a British musician who was the original bass guitarist in the band Procol Harum. He played bass on the hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale". He was in the band long enough to play on their first three albums. He departed in 1969, to be replaced by Chris Copping. When he was in Procol Harum he used a Gibson EB-0 bass. He also performed with a band named Ruby, that released one album

neg: Procol Harum produced and wrote with the band. The band broke up in 1977, after seeing "Something Magic" stall at No. 147 in the US Billboard 200 chart. It reunited for a single performance five months later, when "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was named joint winner (along with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody") of the Best British Pop Single 1952–1977 at the BRIT Awards, part of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. The band reformed in 1991 with Brooker, Fisher, Trower and Reid (Wilson had died in 1990), and released "The Prodigal Stranger", but sales were modest. After the album's release, a new incarnation

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale is also referred to humorously in the 1982 play "The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard and in the 1991 film "The Commitments". Other writers have noted similar “family resemblances” to other works by Bach: the Sinfonia which opens the cantata "Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe", BWV 156, the organ chorale Prelude "O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß" (O Man, Lament Your Sin So Great), BWV 622, from the "Orgelbüchlein" (Little Organ Book) and the Cantata "Sleepers Wake", BWV140. The music also borrows ideas from "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge. Procol Harum recorded "A Whiter

neg: Dik Dik novel "The Paul Street Boys" as well as a reference to the street where Lallo and Pietruccio grew up in Milan). Dik Dik Dik Dik is an Italian beat-pop-rock band, named for the antelope Dik-dik, established in the 1960s and still in activity. They were most popular in the late 1960s, when they released a string of hit singles with the contribution of renowned lyric-writer Mogol and songwriter Lucio Battisti, their greatest successes being "Sognando la California" and "Senza luce", respectively covers of "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and Papas and "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. While

neg: Dik Dik Dik Dik Dik Dik is an Italian beat-pop-rock band, named for the antelope Dik-dik, established in the 1960s and still in activity. They were most popular in the late 1960s, when they released a string of hit singles with the contribution of renowned lyric-writer Mogol and songwriter Lucio Battisti, their greatest successes being "Sognando la California" and "Senza luce", respectively covers of "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and Papas and "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. While their early production is mostly inspired by The Beatles, in the 1970s they also experimented in other genres, including progressive rock.

neg: Charly García childhood, so they decided to publish a collaborative work on which Mercedes would sing her favorite García songs of all time. In 1998, "El aguante" ("Holding On") was released. This production featured many covers translated to Spanish by García, like "Tin Soldier" (Small Faces), or "Roll over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry). A significant song which was not included was "A Whiter Shade of Pale", originally released by Procol Harum, a band that Charly had always admired. In February 1999, García performed at the close of the free public-rock festival "Buenos Aires Vivo III" (BA Live III). There he played a huge

neg: Bobby Harrison Bobby Harrison Bobby Harrison (born Robert Leslie Harrison, 22 June 1939, at West Ham, England) is a drummer and singer. He was an early member of Procol Harum, but shortly after their 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was released, he and guitarist Ray Royer left the group to form the band Freedom. He has also worked with several other members of Procol Harum on other projects; he joined a band called SNAFU which contained Procol's future organist Pete Solley, and also on Matthew Fisher's solo album "Journey's End". His 1977 self-titled project album "Nobody's Business" was released

neg: Moonalice (album) Moonalice (album) Moonalice is the first studio album by Moonalice, released on April 14, 2009. Four tracks were released on the band's web-site in 2007, with a fifth track being posted later. The album contains the following: a standard music CD; and an optimized audio DVD with the music in high resolution stereo 24/96 WAV, 256 KPS MP3, 256 KPS AAC, and lossless FLAC formats, as well as two music videos for songs not among the album's audio tracks, "Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Tell Me It's OK". It was released on the "A Minor Label" label. The album was

neg: Procol Harum (album) Procol Harum (album) Procol Harum is the debut studio album by English rock band Procol Harum. It was released in September 1967 by record label Deram in the US, following their breakthrough and immensely popular single "A Whiter Shade of Pale". The track doesn't appear on the UK version of the album, but was included on the US issue. The UK version of the album was released in December 1967 by record label Regal Zonophone. All songs were originally credited written to Gary Brooker (music) and Keith Reid (lyrics), except "Repent Walpurgis" written by Matthew Fisher, after works by French

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale Shade of Pale" at Olympic Sound Studios in London, England. The recording was produced by Denny Cordell. Because they did not have a regular drummer, the drums were played by Bill Eyden, a session musician. The track was completed in two takes, with no subsequent overdubbing. A few days after the session, the band re-recorded the song with their newly recruited drummer, Bobby Harrison, at Advision Studios. This version was discarded, and one of the original mono recordings was chosen for release as the band's debut single. The B-side was "Lime Street Blues", another Brooker–Reid song, which the band recorded

neg: Halie Loren — take on Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale," reviewer Serena Markstrom wrote in The Register-Guard.[11] A YouTube video for the album single "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" was viewed 5.6 million times as of October 2017. "Many Times, Many Ways: A Holiday Collection" was released in 2008. The duo album featured two original compositions by pianist/co-producer Matt Treder. "Stages", Loren's first live CD, was recorded at two concerts on the Oregon Coast and released in March 2010. CD Baby selected it as an Editor's Pick in October 2010, writing that "Her respect for the past is undeniable, while her finger

neg: La Luna (Sarah Brightman album) album. "Scarborough Fair" was released as the album's lead single in January 2000. It became the biggest hit of Brightman's career in Asia and was a chart topper in China and Taiwan, propelling the sales of "La Luna" throughout the continent. Brightman brought the song renewed popularity in eastern markets through her successful adaptation. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was released as the album's third single on early 2001. The single debuted at number thirty eight on the Japanese Singles Chart, and due to its massive airplay in the country, the song reached the top of the International Singles Chart,

neg: Medusa (Annie Lennox album) Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Although no tour was held to promote this album, Lennox played a one-off concert in Central Park, New York City on 9 September 1995. This was subsequently released on videotape as "Annie Lennox in the Park" and on DVD as "Annie Lennox Live in Central Park". Medusa (Annie Lennox album) Medusa is the second solo album by the Scottish singer Annie Lennox, released in March 1995, and consists entirely of cover songs. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and peaked in the United States at number 11, spending 60 weeks on

neg: Trip the light fantastic of World War II (see, for example, its usage in the recording "South America", Vitaphone Release 1460A, 1945). Chester Himes uses a variation on the phrase: "Colored boys and girls in ski ensembles and ballet skirts were skating the light fantastic at two o'clock ... " In 1967, English rock band Procol Harum released its hit song, "A Whiter Shade of Pale", with lyrics by Keith Reid, that included a play on the phrase with "skip the light fandango", casting Milton's light and nimble dancing in a modernist perspective. In 1985, rock band Marillion released its song "Heart of Lothian"

neg: Elliott Yamin August. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) in September 2008. A Premium Edition was released on October 8, 2008, containing additional bonus tracks: "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "I'll Make You Dance", plus Yamin's cover version of "Home", originally from Japanese singer Yusaku Kiyama, who recorded a Japanese version of the song "Wait for You" in return. Kiyama and Yamin performed together during Yamin's October visit to promote the release of the "Wait for You" Premium Edition. Yamin was named one of the Best 3 New Artists (International) by the 23rd Annual

neg: Elliott Yamin (album) Avex Trax. This version was retitled "Wait for You" and includes "In Love With You Forever" and "Believe" as bonus tracks. It was certified Gold there in September 2008. On October 8, 2008, a Premium Edition of the album was released in Japan, including 2 more tracks: "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "I'll Make You Dance", plus Yamin's cover of "Home", originally from Japanese singer Yusaku Kiyama, who recorded a Japanese version of "Wait for You" in return. Daniel Wolfe of About.com praised both the genre variety on the record's track list and Yamin's vocal talents over them, saying

neg: Nightbreaker "Burn" is a cover of the title track of Deep Purple's album of 1974; "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a cover Procol Harum's hit single of 1967; "Outlaw" is a re-recorded song from Riot's 1981 album "Fire Down Under". NOTE: Nightbreaker Nightbreaker is the eighth studio album by the American heavy metal band Riot. It was the band's first with vocalist Mike DiMeo, as well as the studio debut of guitarist Mike Flyntz and bassist Pete Perez. The album was released in Japan by Sony Music in 1993, in Europe by Rising Sun Productions in 1994, and finally re-issued

neg: Yumi Matsutoya duet with the vocalist Kei Tani. It was released as the group's first new single since 1986, and climbed to #14 on the Oricon chart. It was the highest chart position they have ever reached. In 2012 Yumi came to London to record "A Whiter Shade of Pale" with Procol Harum, a band she considered an inspiration for her work. She sang a duet with Gary Brooker on this new version of the 1967 classic, which featured three verses and a guitar solo by Geoff Whitehorn. Yumi and Procol Harum then played a series of December concerts in major Japanese

neg: Annie Lennox highest ever solo peak), "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Waiting in Vain" and "Something So Right". The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards of 1996, losing to "Turbulent Indigo" by Joni Mitchell, however, Lennox won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the single "No More I Love You's". Although Lennox declined to tour for the album, she did perform a large scale one-off concert in New York's Central Park, which was filmed and later released on home video. Lennox provided an extensive solo vocal performance (without lyrics) for the soundtrack

neg: Sylvia McNeill By Me”(composer Richard Kerr), “Ugly Man” (composer Jim Ford), “Chelsea Morning” (composer Joni Mitchell), “Be My Friend” (originally by Free), “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” (originally by Procol Harum) and “I Don't Know How To Love Him” (composers Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice) - the latter was released (11 August 1972), as by Sylvie McNeill, in time for the first UK stage musical of "Jesus Christ Superstar"; she had performed it on "The Benny Hill Show" (original air date: 23 February 1972). Her producers included Kenny Young, Jack Good, Tony Hall, Tony Macaulay, and Ed Welch. In one eighteen-month

neg: Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve on official videotapes or DVDs. The album "Through the Fire" was edited in-studio to remove the crowd noise, but otherwise was left as recorded. A full concert of the band was also aired on the radio as a Westwood One broadcast. The original tracks that didn't make the album include: "Movin' In for the Kill", "Tough Enough", "Through the Eyes of Love", "Hope and Fear", "Since You Came", and "What Will Never Be". The first single released was their cover version of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" in May 1984, which reached No. 94 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 charts.

neg: Final Fantasy Agito clubs and compete with rival clubs in contests. From the end of July to mid August during the game's original release, it was featured in a crossover with "Rise of Mana", a mobile installment in Square Enix's "Mana" series. An earlier collaboration was also staged between "Agito" and "Square Enix Legend World", a Japan-exclusive browser game. A novel based within the continuity of "Agito" titled "Final Fantasy Agito: Change the World -A Whiter Shade of Pale-" was released on April 30, 2015. Written by Tora Tsukishima, it focuses on the characters of Nine and Rubrum cadet Naghi Minatsuchi. A port

neg: Give Me Take You Give Me Take You Give Me Take You is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician Duncan Browne. It was released in 1968 through Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate Records. On the record, Browne employs a folk music sound that is informed by rock, pop, and classical elements, with baroque—inspired arrangements. The album spawned the single, "On the Bombsite," which failed to chart. Prior to his solo career, Browne was a member of the folk rock band Lorel, which was signed to Immediate Records. After their single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale", was rejected by the label, the band

neg: Standing Here – Live in Colorado the time his latest album (1978), such as "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale". The live concert also included "Seven Days" and "Shocked", which were released in studio version a year later on "Sheffield Steel" (1982). Disc One Disc Two Standing Here – Live in Colorado Standing Here – Live in Colorado is a live album documenting Joe Cocker's performance in Denver, Colorado on May 2, 1981. By the time this concert was recorded, Joe Cocker was coming to the end of a two-and-a-half-year period during which he was without a recording

neg: Bobby Harrison only in Japan. He is currently in a band called 'Journey', where he plays Christian-oriented rock around the Leigh-on-Sea area of Essex. Bobby Harrison Bobby Harrison (born Robert Leslie Harrison, 22 June 1939, at West Ham, England) is a drummer and singer. He was an early member of Procol Harum, but shortly after their 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was released, he and guitarist Ray Royer left the group to form the band Freedom. He has also worked with several other members of Procol Harum on other projects; he joined a band called SNAFU which contained Procol's

neg: Medusa (Annie Lennox album) highest ever solo peak), "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Waiting in Vain" and "Something So Right". The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards of 1996, losing to "Turbulent Indigo" by Joni Mitchell, however, Lennox took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance award for her work on the first single "No More I Love You's". This album was re-released in late 1995 in a double jewel case containing the album "Medusa" and a nine-track bonus CD featuring the studio version of Paul Simon's "Something So Right" (with Simon guesting on vocals and guitar) and

neg: Conquistador (Procol Harum song) Conquistador (Procol Harum song) "Conquistador" is a song by the British psychedelic rock band Procol Harum. Written by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, it originally appeared on the band's 1967 self-titled debut album. It was later released as a single from the band's 1972 live album "". It is one of the band's most famous and popular songs and their third Top 40 hit on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 (after 1967's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "Homburg"), peaking at number 16. The song's lyrics were written by Keith Reid, and its music was composed by Gary Brooker, who

neg: Hugh Laurie Cool Teddy Bear". Laurie co-wrote and performed the humorous blues song, "Sperm Test in the Morning", in the film "Maybe Baby". On "House", Laurie played several classic rock 'n roll instruments including Gibson Flying V and Les Paul guitars. His character has a Hammond B-3 organ in his home and on one episode performed the introduction to Procol Harum's classic "Whiter Shade of Pale". On 26 July 2010, it was announced that Laurie would be releasing a blues album after signing a contract with Warner Bros. Records. The album, called "Let Them Talk", was released in France on 18 April

neg: Live at the Union Chapel Live at the Union Chapel Live at the Union Chapel is the second live album by Procol Harum, released in 2004. It was the last Procol Harum album to feature Matthew Fisher on organ and the last time Procol Harum recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale" with 3 verses (previous albums and single releases only contained 2 verses). It was recorded live at the Union Chapel, Islington, London. All tracks composed by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid; except where indicated Kevin Bryan of the "Derby Telegraph" called it "richly rewarding". Christel Loar of PopMatters rated it 6/10 stars and recommended

neg: Live at the Union Chapel it to Procol Harum fans who had not seen the concert, though she criticized the sound quality. "Uncut" rated it 3/5 stars and wrote that Brooker's voice has "not altered one iota" since 1967. Live at the Union Chapel Live at the Union Chapel is the second live album by Procol Harum, released in 2004. It was the last Procol Harum album to feature Matthew Fisher on organ and the last time Procol Harum recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale" with 3 verses (previous albums and single releases only contained 2 verses). It was recorded live at the Union Chapel,

neg: Gold (Bonnie Tyler album) one of the final cuts from Goodbye to the Island, "A Whiter Shade of Pale", as the final cut here. Gold (Bonnie Tyler album) Gold is a compilation album by Bonnie Tyler. Released in 1993, the album contains Tyler's work from her pre-Jim Steinman days in the late '70s and early '80s. "It's a Heartache" is the lead song of the collection, which is followed with "Lost in France". "My Guns Are Loaded" makes an appearance here, unlike on The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler where it was excluded. What follows is a whirlwind tour of Tyler's first four studio

neg: Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve and future Chickenfoot bassist Michael Anthony. Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve (also known as HSAS) was a supergroup band featuring lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, lead guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Kenny Aaronson and drummer Michael Shrieve. The group reportedly rehearsed for less than a month before playing in concert. They released a semi-live album, recorded during two live performances at The Warfield in San Francisco, entitled "Through the Fire". The album includes a cover of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale". After the release of Journey's "Frontiers" in early 1983, guitarist Neal Schon decided to pursue another

neg: Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve (also known as HSAS) was a supergroup band featuring lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, lead guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Kenny Aaronson and drummer Michael Shrieve. The group reportedly rehearsed for less than a month before playing in concert. They released a semi-live album, recorded during two live performances at The Warfield in San Francisco, entitled "Through the Fire". The album includes a cover of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale". After the release of Journey's "Frontiers" in early 1983, guitarist Neal Schon decided to pursue another project with vocalist/guitarist Sammy Hagar. Hagar

neg: (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear issued on CD on the 1993 rarities compilation "Blonde and Beyond" and later as a bonus track on both the 1994 and 2001 re-releases of "Plastic Letters". Blondie performed the song on the BBC2 television show "The Old Grey Whistle Test" in 1978. Tracey Ullman covered the song in her 1983 album "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places". In 1995, Annie Lennox covered it as the B-side of her single "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Gary Valentine's version of the song was released on the 2003 compilation of his work in music entitled "Tomorrow Belongs to You" (I'm Always

neg: Focus (band) band; Akkerman later said, "Focus is a Latin word that is the same in many languages. It means concentration, which is the meaning of what Focus does". Their first live gig as Focus followed at the Bird's Club in Rembrandtplein, and they soon secured a weekly residency playing two shows a night on two days. Early sets were mainly formed of covers, including "I Shall Be Released" by Bob Dylan, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum and "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues, mixed with original material, including van Leer's first song written with the group

neg: Fredi (singer) which Fredi took part were won by the United Kingdom representatives - Sandie Shaw in 1967 and Brotherhood of Man in 1976. In Finland Fredi has had more than 20 Top-10 Hit singles, and achieved Diamond status with many studio albums like "Avaa sydämesi mulle" ("Open Your Heart to Me") and "Rakkauslauluja" ("Lovesongs"). In 1968, he did a Finnish cover of Tom Jones's "Delilah" as well as a beautiful cover of Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale", and 5 years later, did a cover of David Bowie's "Starman" and Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". In 1977, he released his

neg: Deram Records placed pop records next to progressive artists on Deram. Cat Stevens found early success there before moving to Island Records, and David Bowie's first album appeared on the label. Three of Deram's earliest hits, Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and the Move's "Night of Fear" and "I Can Hear the Grass Grow", were produced outside the company by artists not directly signed to Deram. They were part of a deal with Straight Ahead Productions, who later moved their acts to EMI and had them released on the re-introduced Regal Zonophone imprint. In 1969, Decca launched Nova, a progressive

neg: Shorty Long judge by Pigmeat Markham, whose own "Here Comes the Judge" – a similar song with different lyrics – charted three weeks after Long's, also in July 1968, and reached number 19 on Billboard. Long's 1969 singles included "I Had a Dream" and "A Whiter Shade of Pale". He released one album during his lifetime, "Here Comes the Judge" (1968). Long played many instruments, including piano, organ, drums, harmonica, and trumpet. He acted as an MC for many of the Motortown Revue shows and tours, and co-wrote several of his tunes ("Devil with the Blue Dress On", "Function at the Junction",

neg: Dik Dik They went on hiatus in the 1980s but later returned to the scenes, mostly in revival television shows and live performances. After "Sognando la California", Dik Dik released a string of very successful singles, most of them covers, including "Il mondo è con noi" (1966), "Inno" (1967, cover of "Let's go to San Francisco" by The Flower Pot Men), "Senza luce" (1967, cover of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum), "Il vento" (1968), and "Il primo giorno di primavera" (1969). In 1969 they performed with Rita Pavone at the Festival della canzone italiana in Sanremo. More successful singles

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale I was too young to have experienced any decadence, then. I might have been smoking when I conceived it, but not when I wrote. It was influenced by books, not drugs. Structurally and thematically, the song is unusual in many respects. While the recorded version is 4:03 long, it is composed of only two verses, each with chorus. The piece is also more instrument-driven than most songs of the period, and with a much looser rhyme scheme. Its unusually allusive and referential lyrics are much more complex than most lyrics of the time (for example, the chorus focuses on Chaucer's

neg: Eublemma parva followed by a brown cloud running into apex: a black dot on discocellular ; submarginal line pale, hardly marked, containing a black speck below apex ; hindwing brownish grey, whiter towards base; — the ab. "rubefacta" Mab, from Corsica and Sicily, shows the basal and terminal areas of the forewing, dark brown tinged with rose; the brown median shade and its pale edging very prominent; the hindwing dark; — in typical specimens the space between median and outer lines remains pale ochreous or brownish; in several examples, especially females, from Morocco, Spain, and Syria this space is finely dusted with

neg: UFO Club bigger venues for higher fees. Boyd protested that their increasing fame was largely due to the success of UFO, but the band's management wanted to move on and an agreement was made for just three more Floyd performances at UFO, at an increased fee. Hopkins and Boyd had to cast around for a new "house band" for UFO. They settled on Soft Machine but also started booking other acts who were attracted by the club's reputation. Amongst them were The Incredible String Band, Arthur Brown, Tomorrow, and Procol Harum, who played there when "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was No

neg: Hangover Music Vol. VI Hangover Music Vol. VI Hangover Music Vol. VI is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band Black Label Society, released April 20, 2004. This album is a much more mellow affair than any other Black Label Society album, and some fans have recognized it as a nod back to Zakk Wylde's solo effort, "Book of Shadows", from 1996. The album contains a piano version of Procol Harum's 1967 No. 1 "Whiter Shade of Pale" and a song entitled "Layne," which is written in memory of Layne Staley of Alice in Chains. The song "No Other" is a leftover track

neg: Hangover Music Vol. VI music and lyrics by Zakk Wylde, except where noted. Hangover Music Vol. VI Hangover Music Vol. VI is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band Black Label Society, released April 20, 2004. This album is a much more mellow affair than any other Black Label Society album, and some fans have recognized it as a nod back to Zakk Wylde's solo effort, "Book of Shadows", from 1996. The album contains a piano version of Procol Harum's 1967 No. 1 "Whiter Shade of Pale" and a song entitled "Layne," which is written in memory of Layne Staley of Alice in

neg: Marc Bonilla in 1998. He has released a number of solo albums. Among them, "EE Ticket" (Reprise, 1991), and "American Matador" (Warner Brothers, 1993), which includes covers of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "I Am the Walrus" with guest Ronnie Montrose. Bonilla currently plays in California Transit Authority, a project led by former Chicago drummer, founding member and Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Danny Seraphine, featuring some updates to early Chicago songs as well as new material and has currently completed the follow-up album of all original material. He has also produced, co-written and performed with the Keith Emerson Band's

neg: Fly Records In 1972, Fly consolidated their chart success with older material. Four three-track Magni-Fly singles were released which reintroduced songs from the company's back catalogue, such as "A Whiter Shade of Pale", into the UK Singles Chart. An album campaign entitled 'Toofas', (double albums priced as a single), found favour, and albums such as Procol Harum's debut set suddenly made the UK Albums Chart years after their initial release. Once T. Rex's album "Bolan Boogie" reached #1 in the UK Albums Chart, departures at Fly HQ forced a change of plan. Jones left the label, Cordell moved to the United States

neg: Hammond organ playing one. When Fisher asked if he could play it, McLagan told him, "They're yelling out for Hammond players; why don't you go out and buy one for yourself?" Fisher went on to play the organ lines on Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale", which topped the UK charts in the summer of 1967. Steve Winwood started his musical career with the Spencer Davis Group playing guitar and piano, but he switched to Hammond when he hired one to record "Gimme Some Lovin'". Gregg Allman became interested in the Hammond after Mike Finnigan had introduced him to Jimmy Smith's

neg: Chord progression of the scale, making the scale itself a bassline. In the 17th century, descending bass lines found favour for "divisions on the ground", so that Pachelbel's canon, the Bach orchestral suites (the famous "Air on a G String"), and Handel's organ concerti all contain very similar harmonizations of the descending major scale. When this was reintroduced into mid-20th century pop music, it brought with it many baroque trappings (The Beatles' "For No One", Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale", and The Steve Miller Band's "Dear Mary" and "Baby's House"). At its simplest, this descending sequence may simply introduce an

neg: Live at Fillmore West is taken with cover versions of recent rock, soul and country recordings including Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours", Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" and Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe". His version of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" found renewed fame when used in the opening title sequence of cult British comedy film "Withnail and I", although the film is set in 1969, two years before the performance. Professionally Curtis was having a prolific and successful time in the summer of 1971. Aretha Franklin's "Live at Fillmore West" album was a huge hit, he had contributed

neg: Bill Eyden he went on to play with The Vic Ash-Harry Klein Quintet, supporting Miles Davis on his first British tour in 1960. He was also a member of the Ray Ellington Quartet when it worked on "The Goon Show", appearing on the video of the reunion programme "The Last Goon Show of All". Eyden joined Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames in September 1964 and remained until December 1965. He joined the Dick Morrissey Quartet, replacing Phil Seamen, and did session work for various rock and R&B groups, including Procol Harum on their seminal hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale." He

neg: Chord progression extra chord, either III or V, into the I - VI - IV - V type of sequence described above. This chord allows the harmonization of the seventh step, and so of the bass line I - VII - VI... This strategy underlies Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman" and Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry". The baroque examples descend for an octave, while "A Whiter Shade of Pale" manages a stately two octaves, before "turning around" through the dominant chord to recommence upon the key note. Ascending major progressions are not as common but many exist: the

neg: Progressive rock Family." Symphonic rock artists in the late 1960s had some chart success, including the singles "Nights in White Satin" (the Moody Blues, 1967) and "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Procol Harum, 1967). The Moody Blues established the popularity of symphonic rock when they recorded "Days of Future Passed" together with the London Festival Orchestra, and Procol Harum began to use a greater variety of acoustic instruments, particularly on their 1969 album "A Salty Dog". Classical influences sometimes took the form of pieces adapted from or inspired by classical works, such as Jeff Beck's "Beck's Bolero" and parts of the Nice's

neg: Signal to Noise (Moreno-Garcia novel) When she reveals her plan to Sebastian saying that a spell is the only way she could look attractive, Sebastian tells Meche she is pretty and kisses her causing Meche to realize she has a crush on him. After months of looking Meche finds her copy of "A Whiter Shade of Pale"; however by this point she intends to use it to reunite her parents who are looking to divorce. Thinking that Meche still intends to use it on Constantino, Sebastian steals the record from her room, along with her copy of Duncan Dhu which Meche uses as her object

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale phrase stuck in his mind. The original lyrics had four verses, of which only two are heard on the original recording. The third verse has been heard in live performances by Procol Harum, and more seldom also the fourth. Claes Johansen, in his book "Procol Harum: Beyond the Pale", suggests that the song "deals in metaphorical form with a male/female relationship which after some negotiation ends in a sexual act". This is supported by Tim de Lisle in "Lives of the Great Songs", who remarks that the lyrics concern a drunken seduction, which is described through references to sex as

neg: Sarah Brightman from composers such as Puccini (on "Harem", "Eden", and "Timeless"), to pop songs by artists such as Kansas ("Dust in the Wind" on "Eden"), Dido ("Here with Me" on "La Luna"), and Procol Harum ("A Whiter Shade of Pale" on "La Luna"). She sings in many languages which are English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Italian, Russian, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese. At age 18, in 1979, Brightman married Andrew Graham-Stewart, who at that time managed the German band Tangerine Dream. She later met Andrew Lloyd Webber when she performed in "Cats". In 1983, Brightman divorced Graham-Stewart and later that same

neg: The Commitments (film) Portobello district of Dublin, was used to depict a local church community center, where The Commitments first perform on stage. The Saint Francis Xavier Church, Dublin, located on Upper Gardiner Street, was used to film a scene in which Jimmy finds Commitments pianist Steven Clifford playing "A Whiter Shade of Pale" on an organ. The production team also filmed a scene at a Phibsborough bus depot; the location was used to depict Jimmy convincing Deco (Strong) to become a part of the band. A walkway, where Jimmy discusses his plan to form a band to Outspan and Derek was filmed

neg: Summer of Love Pink Floyd, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Soft Machine, The Move, Tomorrow, and The Pretty Things played. On 29 May in Spalding, Lincolnshire, the UKs first Rock festival was held, Barbeque 67. A Legalise Pot Rally was held at Speakers' Corner on 16 July, led by activist Stephen Abrams, featuring Allen Ginsberg and assorted London policemen. It was soundtracked by songs such as "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum, "Itchycoo Park" by the Small Faces, "All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles and "Hole In My Shoe" by Traffic. The Beatles were a major influence, particularly

neg: Tully (band) A Whiter Shade of Pale accompanied by Ellis D. Fogg lighting effects and the slow motion movements of a male and female dancer dimly visible through a screen behind them, was a superbly restrained happening of great beauty and sensitivity." - And Albie Thoms founder of friendly rival Lightshow group UBU said: … "Fogg is later recognised as Sydney's leading lightshow artist" In June/July 1969 the band got two major breaks that brought them to the forefront of the Australian music scene. One was the commissioning of a series of six half-hour ABC-TV programs starring Tully, entitled "Fusions". The series,

neg: Procol Harum – The Ghosts of A Whiter Shade of Pale". Scott-Irvine also hosted a rare Procol Harum film evening at the BFI on the South Bank, which was attended by members of the group. In March and April 2013, Procol Harum played a series of five orchestral concerts in Denmark and two such events in Wuppertal in Germany. Four band-only concerts in Sweden & Finland were held in early October. In September 2012, Procol Harum was among fifteen final nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2013 (induction 18 April 2013). In the subsequent election that December,

neg: Guy Stevens led to the album "Featuring the Human Host and the Heavy Metal Kids". Stevens also introduced lyricist Keith Reid to keyboardist Gary Brooker of The Paramounts. He encouraged them to write together, and reportedly commented to Reid at a party that a friend had turned "a whiter shade of pale". The resulting song was recorded by Brooker's newly formed band, named Procol Harum by Stevens, and – though turned down by Blackwell at Island – went on to become one of the defining songs of the era. In 1968, Stevens was imprisoned for several months for drug offences, during which

neg: Sinn Sisamouth In 1973 the music publisher Kruorch Bunlyhe issued "A Collection of Sentimental Songs", which contained 500 of Sinn Sisamouth's songs. He was also known to adapt popular Western pop and rock songs with new Khmer lyrics, such as a song based on Santana's "Black Magic Woman" called "Srolanh Srey Touch" (translated as "I Love Petite Girls" in English-language compilations); plus covers of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles (titled "Always Will Hope"), "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum (titled "Apart from Love"), and "Love Potion No. 9" by The Searchers (titled "Other Than You"). By the 1970s he was

neg: Diana Mitford I think it was a dreadfully wicked thing." Her choices of music to be played on Desert Island Discs were: Symphony No. 41 (Mozart), "Casta Diva" from "Norma" (Bellini), "Ode to Joy" (Beethoven), "Die Walküre" (Wagner), "Liebestod" (Wagner), "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from "Carmen" (Bizet), "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Procol Harum) and Polonaise in F-sharp minor (Chopin). In 1998, due to her advancing age, she moved out of the Temple de la Gloire and into a Paris apartment. Temple de la Gloire was subsequently sold for £1 million in 2000. Throughout much of her life, particularly after her

neg: R. B. Greaves and Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Greaves left the label in the 1970s in favour of Sunflower Records, and then signed to Bareback Records. His only chart release for the latter label was "Margie, Who's Watching the Baby". Greaves died from prostate cancer, in Granada Hills, California, on 27 September 2012 at the age of 68. R. B. Greaves Ronald Bertram Aloysius "R. B." Greaves III (November 28, 1943 – September 27, 2012) was an American singer who had chart success in 1969 with the pop single "Take a Letter Maria". A number two hit on the "Billboard"

neg: Freedom (band) Freedom (band) Freedom was a psychedelic rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, formed initially by members of Procol Harum. Ray Royer and Bobby Harrison, who had performed on the hit Procol Harum single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", were kicked out of the Harum by vocalist Gary Brooker, and replaced by Robin Trower and Barry Wilson. Royer and Harrison then formed Freedom with Steve Shirley and Tony Marsh, who was immediately replaced by pianist / organist Mike Lease, releasing two German singles and the soundtrack for the Tinto Brass/Dino de Laurentiis film "Attraction" (original title "Nerosubianco",

neg: Brian Wilson song he considers a "scary record" and once believed that Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (1967) was his funeral march. He denied that the Beatles ever influenced him, only that they inspired him. Alice Cooper reported that Wilson once considered the traditional standard "Shortnin' Bread" to be the greatest song ever written, as he quotes Wilson for an explanation: "I don't know, it's just the best song ever written." From late 1964 to 1979, Wilson was married to Marilyn Rovell. Together, they had two daughters Carnie and Wendy. Both went on to musical success of their own in

neg: Musicianship of Brian Wilson easy for me. So many things have scared me in my life – I've got fears, lots of stuff. I mean, boy, just all the records that have scared me. So many records just rocked my world, man. It's heavy." He named "What a Fool Believes" (1978) as a song he considers a "scary record" and once believed that Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (1967) was his funeral march. In 1986, Brian told David Toop: "I listened to a lot of orchestral music. I learned a lot of tricks too. Nelson Riddle taught me a lot about arranging."

neg: Procol Harum U.S. tour supporting Yes. In 2012 the Japanese artist Yumi Matsutoya came to London to record "A Whiter Shade of Pale" with Procol Harum, a band she considered an inspiration for her work. She sang a duet with Gary Brooker on this new version of the 1967 classic, which featured three verses and a guitar solo by Geoff Whitehorn. Yumi and Procol Harum then played a series of December concerts in major Japanese cities, one of which was recorded for a later television showing (on 31 March 2013). In 2012, Henry Scott-Irvine published a biography of the band, "Procol Harum

neg: Denny Cordell Island and become an independent producer. Cordell produced the Moody Blues' debut album "The Magnificent Moodies" on the Decca record label in 1965. The record contained the hit "Go Now" (produced separately by Alex Wharton), which had been a #1 hit on the UK Singles Chart a year earlier. This was followed up with hits for Cordell producing The Move, Georgie Fame, Procol Harum and Joe Cocker (all but Fame were Essex/Straight Ahead Productions artists). On the back of his success with Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help From My Friends", Cordell

neg: Under Cover "Prince of Darkness" are "Rocky Mountain Way", "Sunshine of Your Love", "Woman" and "Go Now". Whilst he cites The Beatles as his favourite band, his favourite song of all time is Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale. ￼"He had wished to cover this song but was advised against it since it had recently been covered by a "close musical associate". "Under Cover" is the only Osbourne album to feature the work of Alice in Chains' guitarist Jerry Cantrell or bassist Chris Wyse. The album is also available in DualDisc format. This version contains the bonus track "Changes" (originally by

neg: Topmost and Saksala continued in the band Apollo. Topmost Topmost was a Finnish rock band founded in 1964, becoming the most popular band in Finland in 1967. Its members were Heimo "Holle" Holopainen (bass guitar, background vocals), Kristian "Kisu" Jernström (drums, background vocals), Vasilij "Gugi" Kokljuschkin (vocals), Eero Lupari (guitar, background vocals), Harri Saksala (vocals, saxophone), Arto "Poku" Tarkkonen (keyboards). The band's most popular hits were Finnish translation of English language songs: "Näen mustaa vain" ("Black Is Black" by Los Bravos), "Merisairaat kasvot" ("A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum) and "Hän sinut jättää" ("Two Kinds of Lovers" by The

neg: Topmost Topmost Topmost was a Finnish rock band founded in 1964, becoming the most popular band in Finland in 1967. Its members were Heimo "Holle" Holopainen (bass guitar, background vocals), Kristian "Kisu" Jernström (drums, background vocals), Vasilij "Gugi" Kokljuschkin (vocals), Eero Lupari (guitar, background vocals), Harri Saksala (vocals, saxophone), Arto "Poku" Tarkkonen (keyboards). The band's most popular hits were Finnish translation of English language songs: "Näen mustaa vain" ("Black Is Black" by Los Bravos), "Merisairaat kasvot" ("A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum) and "Hän sinut jättää" ("Two Kinds of Lovers" by The Gibsons). Topmost split in 1968. Holopainen, Lupari

neg: Olympic Studios also used the studio. The studio also saw the production of great numbers of other landmark albums and singles, including by The Small Faces, Traffic, Blind Faith, Hawkwind, The Seekers, The Moody Blues, Deep Purple, and Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale". In 1969 Grant again commissioned his father, this time to re-design Studio Two, as the now working and unexpectedly popular studio was causing problems with sound transmission to Studio One. Studio One, for example, might be recording classical music by Elgar while Studio Two would be hosting sessions with the Rolling Stones. Robertson Grant successfully innovated a

neg: Matthew Fisher (musician) 2005. Matthew Fisher (musician) Matthew Charles Fisher (born 7 March 1946) is an English musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known for playing the Hammond organ on the 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum, for which he subsequently won a songwriting credit. Fisher was born and grew up in Addiscombe, Croydon. He attended Selhurst Grammar School, playing the organ at morning assemblies. He started playing in bands in his teens, initially playing bass guitar, but around 1964, after hearing The Animals and Georgie Fame, he decided that he would prefer to be an organist instead.

neg: Matthew Fisher (musician) Matthew Fisher (musician) Matthew Charles Fisher (born 7 March 1946) is an English musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known for playing the Hammond organ on the 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum, for which he subsequently won a songwriting credit. Fisher was born and grew up in Addiscombe, Croydon. He attended Selhurst Grammar School, playing the organ at morning assemblies. He started playing in bands in his teens, initially playing bass guitar, but around 1964, after hearing The Animals and Georgie Fame, he decided that he would prefer to be an organist instead. After

neg: Withnail and I and find Presuming Ed in the bath. The song, which was written and sung by George Harrison, was able to be included in the soundtrack due to Harrison's involvement in the film, as one of the producers.<ref name="Pirnia/MentalFloss"></ref> There is a misheld belief among some fans of the film that King Curtis was murdered on the night his live performance of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was recorded. Ralph Brown, in the audio commentary on some DVD issues, wrongly states that he was shot in the car park after the concert. Curtis was stabbed to death in August 1971, some

neg: I Am the Walrus simultaneously. According to author Ian MacDonald, the "model" for "I Am the Walrus" was most likely Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale", which was a hit single during the summer of 1967 and Lennon's favourite song of the period. The lyrics came from three song ideas that Lennon had been working on, the first of which was inspired by hearing a police siren at his home in Weybridge; Lennon wrote the lines "Mis-ter cit-y police-man" to the rhythm and melody of the siren. The second idea was a short rhyme about Lennon sitting amidst his garden, while the third

neg: Homburg (song) Homburg (song) "Homburg" was the rock band Procol Harum's follow-up single to their initial 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Written by pianist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid, "Homburg" reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart, number 15 in Canada, and number 34 in the United States. It went to number one in several countries, including Australia, South Africa, and the Netherlands. An Italian cover ("L'ora dell'amore" by I Camaleonti) reached number 1 in the Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart on December 16, 1967 and remained there for 10 weeks. Reid's "Homburg" lyrics contains the same surreal,

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale 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

neg: A Whiter Shade of Pale a form of travel, usually nautical, using mythical and literary journeys. Other observers have also commented that the lyrics concern a sexual relationship. Contrary to the above interpretations, Reid was quoted in the February 2008 issue of "Uncut" magazine as saying: I was trying to conjure a mood as much as tell a straightforward, girl-leaves-boy story. With the ceiling flying away and room humming harder, I wanted to paint an image of a scene. I wasn’t trying to be mysterious with those images, I was trying to be evocative. I suppose it seems like a decadent scene I’m describing. But