Hi babe, Gary Brooker is the writer and singer of this brilliant song among others, had passed away a couple years ago. I think this video is his last pro shot performance. RIP Gary Brooker.
You've gone ROUGE, Rxyce -- DO 30 self-inflicted LASHES for comparing Gary Brooker to Phil Collins vocally, or any other way ................ SERIOUSLY -- HARD lashes -- You KNOW you DESERVE them
So sad to lose one of the greatest most underrated and talented artists in my opinion . And this.......this version is my all-time favorite song.....ever. strings are so incredibly rich and layered precisely. The brass, the choir... a perfect blending of music, instruments and people never to be matched again. The talent and the style and sound will never be seen again. I got carried away here. I didn't mean to ramble on, but this is what this song does to me. It takes me to a simpler time when worries were few and and times were relevant, people were free and life was full. I am sorry, not everyone got to experience this Era now forever gone........
Gary Brooker is the lead singer and those of us who heard this song for the first time in the 60s are astounded by the fact that his voice sounds as great or perhaps even better, seasoned by age and experience than it did more than 50 years ago. Beautiful performance of a wonderful classic, and such a warm and enthusiastic reaction! Thanks, RR!
Well said, I have listened to the '67 original thousands of times in my 53 years on this little dusty ball. The original and this song are two completely different versions. The original is full of youthful hopes, dreams and vigor... This version is a reflection of all of those hopes and dreams 45+ years later, Gary's voice echoing a long life of dreams realized and dreams crushed... I listen to both versions as a daily affirmation...
When you look at the orchestra and choir members faces at the start.....the orchestra members faces are very serious with an excited look....the Choir members faces have smiles as if they all know this is about to be an exceptional moment that will never be repeated. Just IMHO.....
Gary Booker is a classic whiskey tenor......I was blessed to grow up in the 60 and 70's. Wish we could have this kind of music back, because it feeds the soul with beauty and joy.
@@Vinterfrid It's a tenor range that has a raspy or gutteral sound to voice without the purity, but still hitting the notes with another quality. There are a lot of rock voices that are 'whiskey tenors'. Not just male, but female singers. When I was singing in bands in the 70's, I was given that name and wasn't sure if it was a compliment or an insult. I learned alter that it was complimentary.
66 and counting my brother. Seeing these beautiful grandbabies walking in our footsteps bring me great happiness. Our generation really did something ☮️😎🤠
Yes, this is a definite piece for the soundtrack of our lives.......this one always hits a spot......brings a tear to my eye, of gratitude that I was touched and still touched today.......
It warms an old man's heart seeing today's youth not only enjoy, but appreciate the music of my youth... If you liked this, check out The Moody Blues live performance of "Nights in White Satin" in 2000 at The Royal Albert Hall with full orchestral arrangment, you'll not be disappointed 😉
This "Night in White Satin" is a must. Those two songs should be heard by everyone in the world, another is "Bridge Over Troubled Water", by Simon & Garfunkel
As a 76 year old man who has loved this song for over 50 years, ever since it first appeared during the 'Summer of Love' in 1967, may I just say that your reaction is delightful. Thank you.
The music was actually written by an obscure east European classical composer a few hundred years ago forgot the name but the family still owns it and sued the band and won co writing royalties. But this arrangement and vocal are perfection ...
Lady, your reactions are restoring my faith in humanity. I have been torn up so badly by life and death in my later life that I have lost my ability to feel love without the agony that goes with its loss. You are the future I will miss.
Blane, I learned quite some time ago to NEVER place my faith or trust in man or humanity because man will let you down 100% of the time. Instead, I learned to place my faith in trust in God - the creator of the universe - who will NEVER let you down.
Your words have moved me to tears...I hope that you are in a better place today. I'd live to encourage you to get some clay, paints, crayons, whatever and create. If for no one else but you! I was in a dark place when the pandemic hit, and started binge watching some acrylic pouring videos on RUclips. I now have a studio, and am actually selling some of my pieces...if nothing sells, oh well. I have given my self permission to just be. I live with chronic pain, and this medium along with some great music when I paint totally helps me forget not just the physical pain, but the emotional nagging pain that could wear me down if I let it. If nothing else, may I suggest you watch Sara Taylor do a painting or two...
@@wayneshirley9536 did perfect God not create a perfect universe and absolutely everything exactly the way he saw fit? God would have to design the exact parameters of existence, including every aspect of humanity. Do you have a problem with the design? You don't like the plan?
A British band with a great unique sound. An Essex band from Southend-on-Sea. Rest In Peace Gary Brooker and Keith Reed. Legends now and always. This song was played at my Maternal Grandparents double-funeral on March 9th 2021. They died from Coronavirus during that horrific spike (Late January 2021). Miss you Nanna Irene and Grandpa Les. I love the sound of an orchestra, especially when they cover a classic like this song😊❤😊
@@JoeBlow_4 the rumors about the Canterbury tales has been debunked by Keith Reid who wrote the lyrics. He said, “I'd never read The Miller's Tale in my life. Maybe that's something that I knew subconsciously, but it certainly wasn't a conscious idea for me to quote from Chaucer, no way."
Jon Anderson is approaching 80. He is still touring. See him if you can. And Annie Haslam now leads Renaissance and still has that golden voice. She is in her mid 70s and amazing.
In RUclips search "Procol Harum Whiter Shade of Pale Turku" and hear yet another indescribable live performance with one of the two "lost lyrics." Listen for "You were the mermaid that took Neptune for a ride." 9 minutes of perfection.
In 1967, they were a 4 piece rock band. The lead singer, Gary Brooker, sounds so amazing here, 40 years after they originally released this song. They did not have the orchestra back then. But the organ was in the original. Like you said, the heartbeat. Unfortunately, Gary passed away Feb. 19, 2022. I click on this video every time I see a new reactor watching it. And I cry, every time.
The organ is a tribute to Bach. The whole piece is inspired by Bach. . . I'm 80 years old now, and I still get goose bumps when he hist those crescendos. All the good times of my past come flooding back to me, and I realize that I've had such a great life.
65 year old man crying. I know not why. This song has been a favorite part of my life since the 60s. It is so touching to share this experience with a young woman generations apart from me Now let's do "A Salty Dog" from this same concert. I don't care if any of you geezers think I'm a pansy, or a puffier, I will cry when I hear these beloved old tunes. Passion is not weakness. It is rather the fuel that fires up the physical aspect of love. If there is a lovely woman about my age who also responds passionately to music, connect, but only if you like slow dancing. Cheers.
Couple of months off of 65 myself. Seems the tears come ever easier. Songs I hear, people I talk about. Sometimes they need to flow, so I let them now. Not sure I could stop them if I wanted to. Johnny Cash's versions of "In My Life" and "The First Time(Ever I saw Your Face)", and I'm a pile of mush. But they are good tears really...
@@andyfletcher3561 I hear you brother. When I was brought up in rural Pennsylvania, the first rule of manhood was "big boys don't cry." Now if I hear the opening chords to a Carpenter's song the flood gates open. The Roberta Flack version of "The First Time" always gets me weeping. It doesn't make pansies of us; it just shows how evolved we are. We can throw a hay bale; a punch; or a hanky to sop up the tears of one of our buddies. Good non us!
Unless ya've got an idiot pausing it in the wrong spots. Listen to it, then do all the bleeding pausing ya want. But, above all that, she " knowing" the classics, albeit recommended.
My God I don't know how I haven't heard this version before? This has been my favorite song since I was 13 years old. I'm 61 now. How his voice got so much better with age is just leaving ne breathless!
@@Boyonabicycle There are a few versions and even more covers. I’ve probably heard them all and you are correct. The moment I heard this version everything else just disappeared.
A huge bow to the people mixing the sound! A full orchestra, a choir, guitars, bass, drums, B3 organ, piano and gorgeous vocal from Gary Brooker. Also, righteous recognition to the orchestral arranger. The choice to start the melody in the minor key and present a beautiful Tierce de Picardie before the vocal starts was inspired! Hallelujah!
That they brought an Orchestra as accompaniment and with a choir is a true sign of real respect for this piece of music history. And not to mention it's not even the country of its birth. Love It! The Danes Killed it.
The Orchestra is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (part of the danish public service radio DR), which normaly do theese outdoor concerts in the summer - Slotskoncerter (Castle concerts) every year. And the Orchestra invites the original artists of the music, they perform. This year severel of Procol Harums music .
This man sounds exactly the same 50 years later, even better, which amazes me. Love that you recognized all of the different layers. This is truly a celestial performance. I've seen it bring grown men to tears in these reactions. Haunting, chills.
Young lady, from someone who was alive back then, it is amazing to see a younger person like yourself, so beautiful and vibrant, still enjoying and celebrating this music. Thank you for your thoughtful reaction
It's so enjoyable to watch someone young appreciate the music of my youth. 1967. I had just finished my first graduate degree and started my professional life. This song was one of many of the time that left us speechless. The beginning of rock and roll and its early years was a magical time.
I was 17 years old when this first came out. A classic. I am now in my early 70’s and this song still affects me the way it did when it first came out. And yes, you’re right, there is a similar vocal sound to Phil Collins. Never thought about it before. Just subscribed to your channel. I myself am a musician of many different instruments.
Find the old version of this from the 60's to understand just how good this live orchestral version is. Brooker's voice is sounding so good and the arrangement is just superb.
Did he really? I saw a documentary about Lennon's portable juke box. I would really love to know about this as Lennon's "Strawberry Fields" and Brooker's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" are at the top of my "Desert Island Disks" list. A "Rolls" provides a smooth ride but smooth enough for a turntable? Wow!
With today's loss of Gary, I've been checking out his music and stumbled on your review. This is a beautiful live version of this and have seen it many times. Thank you for your passion for great music. It truly shows. RIP Gary.
"As the miller told his tale." This wee bit of lyric has always moved me. The song came out when I was 9 and that line seemed to light up my imagination and carry me me off to a distant time and place. It still does.
That's so wierd. With my crappy hearing and me being 46, my whole life hearing this song I thought he was saying "As the mirror told it's tale" in reference to the old Snow White story.
@@dinerouk "Wandered through my playing cards^ - Lewis Carol, Alice Through the. .. there are supposed to be a couple more literary references but I'm vold and I forget what they are. Oh well, probly in the 4th verse anyway.
The miller's tale was a disreputable story about 2 men who tried to seduce a married woman and got noplace. It ties in with this song about a man who approaches a girl and gets turned down. Her face at first just ghostly turned a whiter shade of pale = she ghosted him.
I enjoyed your reaction. You have a ear for good music. I feel for the people out there who are closed-minded to certain music. This was a masterpiece, done way better than the original in the sixties which had no orchestra or chorus. Even his voice improved.
This dude is laying down vocals on a song that was a classic in 1967- over a half century later? To sound this good? are you kidding me? God Bless him and the rest of them, to be able to do this for this video- and thank you Rogue, I could listen to your heart felt commentary all day.
WHITER SHADE OF PALE and NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN.....best songs ever written.I prefer this one.....just a little bit.Because of Gary Brooker's incredible voice.Justin Hayward's voice is more romantic,and Mr.Brooker is a real DYNAMITE 👍👍👍👍👍
I just have to say that English rock groups are just at a different level of musicianship than the US of A! The list of British prog rockers is vast! This song brings me to tears it is so majestic!
I subscribed one sentence into your reaction because of your ''low key'' approach. You didn't call us ''Fam'' or beg for likes or subscriptions. You are a breath of fresh air. Plus you enjoyed one of my favorite performances.
What a fantastic song and voice! I was fortunate enough to not only hear Gary Brooker sing Whiter Shade of Pale live when he toured with Ringo Starr’s All Star Band but I also had the privilege to meet him backstage before the show. Great memories!
Every person on that stage killed it but shout out to the person who mixed this. That is a lot of mic to bring into perfect balance and they nailed it. You can clearly hear everything that is going on and it all sounds great together
This is the best review I have heard so far. I see and sense a natural flow of emotions and your facial expression says it all. Keep up the great reviews.
I feel so privileged to have grown up as these songs were released. I was 13 when this song came out. It moved my world at 13. So many songs wrapped around my core made me who and what I am. To this day I can be transported back by so many songs but this one is special.
It has always amazed me that this physically small country that I have always called home, consistently produces much of the world’s finest music. Songs like this and many others, have always proved my point.
I come from one of the largest nations on the planet, which has produced thousands and thousands of musicians, writing hits known the worldwide... And just like you, I had nothing to do with it either... Get over yourself...shut up and enjoy the music.
Over 70 microphones were used with every member of the choir having their own mike and every instrument being close miked. This was highly unusual---orchestras and choirs would normally have a few overhead mikes. It was recorded on 100 channels of sound. At one of the rehearsals the bass player asked if he could hear more cello in his monitor and the engineer said "sure, which one?" Attention to detail was unbelievable. Was it worth it? You bet it was.
Amazingly, this was the debut 45 single by Procol Harum in May of 1967. It became # 1 with a bullet in the UK and stayed there for SIX WEEKS! It sold over ten million copies and was played throughout the Summer of Love. Playing with the Denmark Orchestra in 2006, this arrangement, bolstered by Brooker's magnificent vocal, takes on an almost transcendental feeling.
A Whiter Shade of Pale is THE iconic song from the sixties for me. Gary Brooker's big boot in the foreground of the original video. Then, when I discovered the Denmark concert where the song was treated like a sacred piece. Well, that's when I knew that A Whiter Shade of Pale was a classical piece of music. RIP Gary Brooker. You were one of a kind.
Fantastic reaction, you are correct, there are so many beautiful things in this song. This concert was in 2006, when Gary Brooker was 61 (39 years after the original) This version is my favourite song of my lifetime.
This was always the slow dancing song that the ladies just couldn’t resist. Quite often the last song of the evening and if you were lucky, the beginning of a romantic night.
It is absolutely GREAT to see someone of your generation getting totally into a song of my generation (I was 16 in 1967 when this song came out). I never get bored of hearing this song, and your reaction epitomises the power of this song, so many decades later. Brilliant - well done! You expressed everything perfectly. I just know you'll be listening to this song time and time again!
I loved your review - it was so refreshing. This version with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir complementing the band makes it a masterpiece.
Just watched this yet again. I get so much joy watching young people experience and enjoy the beautiful music made in the 60s and 70s. Lovely reaction. 😊🌹
Love watching her listening and the awe on her face. Gary Brooker was 61 there and listen to that fabulous voice!! It's amazing and he's a beautiful man. RIP Gary Brooker. I'm your age from USA, 77 now. What a performer you and your band were.
What do you get when you take one of the best classically oriented Rock Bands with one of the best, most versatile Symphony Orchestras in the world? Well........You get this an EPIC PERFORMANCE of one of the best songs ever written. I still love it. Who needs gimmicks like autotune, Beat Detective, or Quantization when you have this. Pure Talent, Right?
Gary Brooker had been working on melody inspired by classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach, saying: “Throughout 1966 I had followed with interest the work of the Jacques Loussier Trio and the Swingle Singers, who had made an art of adapting Bach pieces. Air On A G String was the starting point but the rest was invention, with constant reference to Bach-like breaks and atmosphere.” Paul McCartney who also loved Bach said he wished he had composed this song.
I just watched a video which went into Bach's influence. It is generally known that Mendelssohn revived Bach's reputation after about 80 years of neglect. But it turns out that all the major composers knew and were obsessed with Bach--Mozart and Beethoven to begin with, Mendelssohn, Chopin, etc. The general public, however, thought of Bach as "teaching music" because of the two and three part inventions and the Well-Tempered Clavier. They weren't aware of his more ambitious pieces. If you like Bach, check out Murray Perahia playing the D Major Brandenburg Concerto. It's on RUclips, and it's really amazing.
@@steveneardley7541 I have been up since 3am and played Brandenburg's concerto with my head back in the chair. I must admit it is very relaxing so much so I kept nodding off. It's good at clearing the mind.
...the name is Gary Brooker - lead singer of the group "Procol Harum" from 1967 . One of the great bands from the years. Another famous song is "Homberg". Please check out the band, the "old" versions are already top, but the matured Gary Brooker has an extraordinary, gentle voice that awakens the best feelings in me. Very, very big thing...!
Put a full orchestra behind a classic song .....and you get magic ......as is also the case with the much reacted to Moody Blues tune Nights in White Satin ..
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Hi babe, Gary Brooker is the writer and singer of this brilliant song among others, had passed away a couple years ago. I think this video is his last pro shot performance. RIP Gary Brooker.
Sadly Gary Brooker has just ascended to the great music studio in the sky! Rest in peace Gary and from all of us - thank you!!
❤💔
Oh too sad, he left us this gem. Wonderful. RIP Gary.
You've gone ROUGE, Rxyce -- DO 30 self-inflicted LASHES for comparing Gary Brooker to Phil Collins vocally, or any other way ................ SERIOUSLY -- HARD lashes -- You KNOW you DESERVE them
Always be cherished by me this song so many great memories
So sad to lose one of the greatest most underrated and talented artists in my opinion . And this.......this version is my all-time favorite song.....ever. strings are so incredibly rich and layered precisely. The brass, the choir... a perfect blending of music, instruments and people never to be matched again. The talent and the style
and sound will never be seen again. I got carried away here. I didn't mean to ramble on, but this is what this song does to me. It takes me to a simpler time when worries were few and and times were relevant, people were free and life was full. I am sorry, not everyone got to experience this Era now forever gone........
Gary Brooker is the lead singer and those of us who heard this song for the first time in the 60s are astounded by the fact that his voice sounds as great or perhaps even better, seasoned by age and experience than it did more than 50 years ago. Beautiful performance of a wonderful classic, and such a warm and enthusiastic reaction! Thanks, RR!
My thoughts exactly! Always loved the song and this live performance took it to new levels.
Well said!
I know it did shock me. Brooker is unreal
Booker's voice has some similarities to Stevie Winwood's voice and vocal style.
Well said, I have listened to the '67 original thousands of times in my 53 years on this little dusty ball. The original and this song are two completely different versions. The original is full of youthful hopes, dreams and vigor... This version is a reflection of all of those hopes and dreams 45+ years later, Gary's voice echoing a long life of dreams realized and dreams crushed... I listen to both versions as a daily affirmation...
When you look at the orchestra and choir members faces at the start.....the orchestra members faces are very serious with an excited look....the Choir members faces have smiles as if they all know this is about to be an exceptional moment that will never be repeated. Just IMHO.....
Gary Booker is a classic whiskey tenor......I was blessed to grow up in the 60 and 70's. Wish we could have this kind of music back, because it feeds the soul with beauty and joy.
What the heck is a "whiskey tenor"? 🤔
@@Vinterfrid It's a tenor range that has a raspy or gutteral sound to voice without the purity, but still hitting the notes with another quality. There are a lot of rock voices that are 'whiskey tenors'. Not just male, but female singers. When I was singing in bands in the 70's, I was given that name and wasn't sure if it was a compliment or an insult. I learned alter that it was complimentary.
'Whiskey tenor',
thank you for that beautiful, beautiful phrase. 🥃
It's never gone away!
For those of us that are very senior, this song feels like a part of our story.
62 my friend and starting to feel thing slipping away a bit but bet your ass I'm in on everything I can do and music is the key to everything
66 and counting my brother. Seeing these beautiful grandbabies walking in our footsteps bring me great happiness. Our generation really did something ☮️😎🤠
Ending, beginning, something inbetween....
Yes, this is a definite piece for the soundtrack of our lives.......this one always hits a spot......brings a tear to my eye, of gratitude that I was touched and still touched today.......
I was 12 years old when this song was released...It's a privilege to get old.
It warms an old man's heart seeing today's youth not only enjoy, but appreciate the music of my youth... If you liked this, check out The Moody Blues live performance of "Nights in White Satin" in 2000 at The Royal Albert Hall with full orchestral arrangment, you'll not be disappointed 😉
This
"Night in White Satin" is a must.
Those two songs should be heard by everyone in the world, another is "Bridge Over Troubled Water", by Simon & Garfunkel
Great recommendation ! Thanks !
I could not agree more! True talent is ageless.
Somehow, the two songs are spiritually connected. Echoes of 1967 still pulsing through the psyche of the old, and the new.
Great recommendation.
Gary Brooker. The mans voice has just got better and better over the years. Legend
agree.............fantastic
yeah, not bad for an old guy...
I'm stunned. It literally sounds better in 2006 than it did in the 60s. Unbelievable.
The only thing more beautiful than this song is our beautiful host's smile. Made my day.
But can't you see that she's a tragic mulatta?
Probably my hundred time listening to this ,it just gets better and better ❤R.I.P. Garry Brooker 🌹
As a 76 year old man who has loved this song for over 50 years, ever since it first appeared during the 'Summer of Love' in 1967, may I just say that your reaction is delightful. Thank you.
O Yes, "the summer of love" "flower power" remember it well, I was 16.
For me this is the best song ever made and this live version is awesome
RIP Gary Brooker
It is my friend one of the finest songs ever written
The music was actually written by an obscure east European classical composer a few hundred years ago forgot the name but the family still owns it and sued the band and won co writing royalties. But this arrangement and vocal are perfection ...
@@artcoreak85 really?makes sense.
TOTAL AGREEMENT HERE!!!!
Bach innit
Lady, your reactions are restoring my faith in humanity. I have been torn up so badly by life and death in my later life that I have lost my ability to feel love without the agony that goes with its loss. You are the future I will miss.
Blane, I learned quite some time ago to NEVER place my faith or trust in man or humanity because man will let you down 100% of the time. Instead, I learned to place my faith in trust in God - the creator of the universe - who will NEVER let you down.
Feel the same. Im 52 and have lost everyone. My soulmate of 31 years left 3 years ago. I know she wants me to smile but I cry at all my memories.
Your words have moved me to tears...I hope that you are in a better place today. I'd live to encourage you to get some clay, paints, crayons, whatever and create. If for no one else but you! I was in a dark place when the pandemic hit, and started binge watching some acrylic pouring videos on RUclips. I now have a studio, and am actually selling some of my pieces...if nothing sells, oh well. I have given my self permission to just be. I live with chronic pain, and this medium along with some great music when I paint totally helps me forget not just the physical pain, but the emotional nagging pain that could wear me down if I let it. If nothing else, may I suggest you watch Sara Taylor do a painting or two...
@@wayneshirley9536 did perfect God not create a perfect universe and absolutely everything exactly the way he saw fit? God would have to design the exact parameters of existence, including every aspect of humanity. Do you have a problem with the design? You don't like the plan?
I know exactly what you mean amigo
Historically one of the most important songs in Rock history!
A British band with a great unique sound. An Essex band from Southend-on-Sea. Rest In Peace Gary Brooker and Keith Reed. Legends now and always. This song was played at my Maternal Grandparents double-funeral on March 9th 2021. They died from Coronavirus during that horrific spike (Late January 2021). Miss you Nanna Irene and Grandpa Les. I love the sound of an orchestra, especially when they cover a classic like this song😊❤😊
Sorry for your loss ... timeless and the words are just ❤ ... heart strings pulled and feeling older than ever ❤
Considered by John Lennon and Elton John to be one of the greatest songs ever sung.
They weren't wrong. It IS one of the greatest for sure.
Billy Joel also remarked it to be one of, if not his favorite song.
Peter Frampton also said the same.
@@JoeBlow_4 the rumors about the Canterbury tales has been debunked by Keith Reid who wrote the lyrics. He said, “I'd never read The Miller's Tale in my life. Maybe that's something that I knew subconsciously, but it certainly wasn't a conscious idea for me to quote from Chaucer, no way."
@@JoeBlow_4 I was just responding to your claim that “The lyrics are from The Canterbury Tales”. I didn’t dispute the rest.
I LOVE seeing musicians from my era 50 years later just knocking it out of the park!!
Jon Anderson is approaching 80. He is still touring. See him if you can. And Annie Haslam now leads Renaissance and still has that golden voice. She is in her mid 70s and amazing.
I have to say that this is the finest, most definitive version of this song. Even better than the original release.
Yes, beyond better! What a gift he left us...
😢 HE AGED LIKE FINE WINE. R.I.P.❤
In RUclips search "Procol Harum Whiter Shade of Pale Turku" and hear yet another indescribable live performance with one of the two "lost lyrics." Listen for "You were the mermaid that took Neptune for a ride." 9 minutes of perfection.
What a joy to see people discover music like this
In 1967, they were a 4 piece rock band. The lead singer, Gary Brooker, sounds so amazing here, 40 years after they originally released this song. They did not have the orchestra back then. But the organ was in the original. Like you said, the heartbeat. Unfortunately, Gary passed away Feb. 19, 2022. I click on this video every time I see a new reactor watching it. And I cry, every time.
The organ is a tribute to Bach.
The whole piece is inspired by Bach. . . I'm 80 years old now, and I still get goose bumps when he hist those crescendos.
All the good times of my past come flooding back to me, and I realize that I've had such a great life.
65 year old man crying. I know not why. This song has been a favorite part of my life since the 60s. It is so touching to share this experience with a young woman generations apart from me Now let's do "A Salty Dog" from this same concert. I don't care if any of you geezers think I'm a pansy, or a puffier, I will cry when I hear these beloved old tunes. Passion is not weakness. It is rather the fuel that fires up the physical aspect of love. If there is a lovely woman about my age who also responds passionately to music, connect, but only if you like slow dancing. Cheers.
Couple of months off of 65 myself. Seems the tears come ever easier. Songs I hear, people I talk about. Sometimes they need to flow, so I let them now. Not sure I could stop them if I wanted to. Johnny Cash's versions of "In My Life" and "The First Time(Ever I saw Your Face)", and I'm a pile of mush. But they are good tears really...
This song, and especially this performance REALLY gets me every time.
Good on you brother.
@@andyfletcher3561 I hear you brother. When I was brought up in rural Pennsylvania, the first rule of manhood was "big boys don't cry." Now if I hear the opening chords to a Carpenter's song the flood gates open. The Roberta Flack version of "The First Time" always gets me weeping. It doesn't make pansies of us; it just shows how evolved we are. We can throw a hay bale; a punch; or a hanky to sop up the tears of one of our buddies. Good non us!
Well said Sir
RIP Gary Brooker, 5/29/45 --- 2/19/22 What a voice!!
After fifty years of loving this song it still gives me the chills listening to it 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Me too, gotta admit I’ve got a tear in an old eye, awesome
It makes .e very emotional
Same
Absolutely gets me everytime.
Unless ya've got an idiot pausing it in the wrong spots. Listen to it, then do all the bleeding pausing ya want. But, above all that, she " knowing" the classics, albeit recommended.
An incredible performance. An all time favorite. RIP Gary Brooker.
Gary had a voice that was like a fine wine, it improved with age. I’m so glad we have this performance video to hold on to!
After all these years I think his voice may be have gotten better over the years.
I agree
I think so too.
This song was THE song of "The Summer Of Love" 1967. You could hear it blasting out of every transistor radio.
My transistor radio perched on my Dad's dashboard crusin the driven-in Oh my
And it was quite long, so you got more for your money in the jukebox
Sounds like....pure joy!
This song gives me chills!! It takes me back to the 70's when times were simple. Man, I miss mom & dad!!
My God I don't know how I haven't heard this version before? This has been my favorite song since I was 13 years old. I'm 61 now. How his voice got so much better with age is just leaving ne breathless!
Gary was 61 years old in 2006...
I feel you! I just heard this version today and I'm completely blown away!
I didn’t know there was any other version. And in truth there isn’t.
@@Boyonabicycle There are a few versions and even more covers. I’ve probably heard them all and you are correct. The moment I heard this version everything else just disappeared.
A huge bow to the people mixing the sound! A full orchestra, a choir, guitars, bass, drums, B3 organ, piano and gorgeous vocal from Gary Brooker. Also, righteous recognition to the orchestral arranger. The choice to start the melody in the minor key and present a beautiful Tierce de Picardie before the vocal starts was inspired! Hallelujah!
That they brought an Orchestra as accompaniment and with a choir is a true sign of real respect for this piece of music history. And not to mention it's not even the country of its birth. Love It! The Danes Killed it.
The Orchestra is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (part of the danish public service radio DR), which normaly do theese outdoor concerts in the summer - Slotskoncerter (Castle concerts) every year. And the Orchestra invites the original artists of the music, they perform. This year severel of Procol Harums music .
Same singer, same key, 50 years on. Not many singers can lay claim to this. Flipping amazing. That is all.
Everything in this performance is balanced perfectly.
It's THAT good. Astonishing.
Amazing performance. One of your best reactions. Such a lovely young lady.
One of the best songs ever written and performed beautifully. 👍👍
Her closed eyes and the smile on her face says it all. Doesn't matter that it's 50+ years since this amazing man first sang this haunting song.
This man sounds exactly the same 50 years later, even better, which amazes me. Love that you recognized all of the different layers. This is truly a celestial performance. I've seen it bring grown men to tears in these reactions. Haunting, chills.
True rock knows no boundaries. After 60 years, I’m still in awe of good rock.
Thing is that is not "rock".
Young lady, from someone who was alive back then, it is amazing to see a younger person like yourself, so beautiful and vibrant, still enjoying and celebrating this music. Thank you for your thoughtful reaction
It's so enjoyable to watch someone young appreciate the music of my youth. 1967. I had just finished my first graduate degree and started my professional life. This song was one of many of the time that left us speechless.
The beginning of rock and roll and its early years was a magical time.
I was 4 when it released...
I was 17 years old when this first came out. A classic. I am now in my early 70’s and this song still affects me the way it did when it first came out. And yes, you’re right, there is a similar vocal sound to Phil Collins. Never thought about it before. Just subscribed to your channel. I myself am a musician of many different instruments.
Find the old version of this from the 60's to understand just how good this live orchestral version is. Brooker's voice is sounding so good and the arrangement is just superb.
This was John Lennon's favorite song. He would play it constantly on his turntable in the back of his Rolls Royce...
Did he really? I saw a documentary about Lennon's portable juke box. I would really love to know about this as Lennon's "Strawberry Fields" and Brooker's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" are at the top of my "Desert Island Disks" list. A "Rolls" provides a smooth ride but smooth enough for a turntable? Wow!
@@michaelmisanthrope It's true. He loved it.
Peter Frampton also cited this as, "the most perfect song recorded."
Who is he? And nobody had a turntable in the back of a moving car.Ok, Boomer.
@@erewhon751 Who is John Lennon? OK Zoomer.
It gets better each time I hear it. That was a true gift from God.
His voice is amazing , love this RIP Gary , such great music !
With today's loss of Gary, I've been checking out his music and stumbled on your review. This is a beautiful live version of this and have seen it many times. Thank you for your passion for great music. It truly shows. RIP Gary.
"As the miller told his tale." This wee bit of lyric has always moved me. The song came out when I was 9 and that line seemed to light up my imagination and carry me me off to a distant time and place. It still does.
I believe the derivation was from Chaucers 'Millers tale' of the 15th C
That's so wierd. With my crappy hearing and me being 46, my whole life hearing this song I thought he was saying "As the mirror told it's tale" in reference to the old Snow White story.
@@dinerouk "Wandered through my playing cards^ - Lewis Carol, Alice Through the. .. there are supposed to be a couple more literary references but I'm vold and I forget what they are. Oh well, probly in the 4th verse anyway.
Oops, old not vold, and The Miller's Tale actually one of about 25 "Tales^ from his Canterbury Tales.
The miller's tale was a disreputable story about 2 men who tried to seduce a married woman and got noplace. It ties in with this song about a man who approaches a girl and gets turned down. Her face at first just ghostly turned a whiter shade of pale = she ghosted him.
I enjoyed your reaction. You have a ear for good music. I feel for the people out there who are closed-minded to certain music. This was a masterpiece, done way better than the original in the sixties which had no orchestra or chorus. Even his voice improved.
I completely agree ! ☮✌
She gives a positive review of everything, whether she likes it or not. It’s how she earns money.
Why wouldn't she give a positive review of this song.Wouldn't you? Everybody loves good singing from those who can really sing .Like him.
This dude is laying down vocals on a song that was a classic in 1967- over a half century later? To sound this good? are you kidding me? God Bless him and the rest of them, to be able to do this for this video- and thank you Rogue, I could listen to your heart felt commentary all day.
STRINGS ARE SO GREAT! THIS IS ALMOST THE BEST PROCOL HARUM PERFORMANCE THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD!
This is one of my favorite performances. I love watching people, especially young people react to it. Wonderful!!!
If you like this song, then you will love '' Nights in white satin'' by the moody blues !
WHITER SHADE OF PALE and NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN.....best songs ever written.I prefer this one.....just a little bit.Because of Gary Brooker's incredible voice.Justin Hayward's voice is more romantic,and Mr.Brooker is a real DYNAMITE 👍👍👍👍👍
Breeeathe deep the gathering gloom Nuff said!!
INCREDIBLE!!! His voice has gotten better with age like a fine wine!!!
Your joy in the strings/instrumental is written all over your face, younlooknso pleased and enamored with it.
I just have to say that English rock groups are just at a different level of musicianship than the US of A! The list of British prog rockers is vast! This song brings me to tears it is so majestic!
Oh surely not. But I just loved the musical back and forth between our two countries, and others. What a time!
These guy were around about the same time as the Beatles, in fact, I believe this song was written in 1966?
Majestic! The perfect word Sir!
The perfect slow dance song. I've always loved this song. It almost makes me cry
Almost - It touches me to my very soul and will be my funeral music
Thank you so much for doing this!! I go back to high school in 1967 every time I hear this! 😊🌹
Thanks for the request! This song had pieces of everything I love
Hey Pa our record collections must be quite similar. The first 5 videos I watched are all your recommendations. Keep up the good work mate
@@MrBeej72 Probably are very much the same. Haha! Cheers mate!!
It was your requests that made me subscribe.🤣😅. I love the look on her face when the music kicks in priceless
@@RogueRxyce my recommendation Gary Moore Parasinene walkways an unbelievable song with some beautiful guitar work
I subscribed one sentence into your reaction because of your ''low key'' approach. You didn't call us ''Fam'' or beg for likes or subscriptions. You are a breath of fresh air. Plus you enjoyed one of my favorite performances.
Amazing Im 74 years old ,I was 19 years old in 1967,it's amazing his voice sounds just like it did in the sixties,Amazing!
Your smile and your voice is unbelievable. Great reaction.
What a fantastic song and voice! I was fortunate enough to not only hear Gary Brooker sing Whiter Shade of Pale live when he toured with Ringo Starr’s All Star Band but I also had the privilege to meet him backstage before the show. Great memories!
EASILY....one of the GREATEST songs ever created. Hands down.
Glad you checked if out! ❤
👍👍👍 So so true. That voice!
@@lettiegrant9447 the voice, the singing, the keyboard, the drumming, the bass, melody, the chorus, the trippy lyrics....it goes on and on...
Every person on that stage killed it but shout out to the person who mixed this. That is a lot of mic to bring into perfect balance and they nailed it. You can clearly hear everything that is going on and it all sounds great together
Grew up listening to this song. Now, a new generation can.
This is the best review I have heard so far. I see and sense a natural flow of emotions and your facial expression says it all. Keep up the great reviews.
I feel so privileged to have grown up as these songs were released. I was 13 when this song came out. It moved my world at 13. So many songs wrapped around my core made me who and what I am. To this day I can be transported back by so many songs but this one is special.
Nice to see the younger generation interested in our music of old. So happy to have lived through this period of music. It was the best!
It has always amazed me that this physically small country that I have always called home, consistently produces much of the world’s finest music. Songs like this and many others, have always proved my point.
I come from one of the largest nations on the planet, which has produced thousands and thousands of musicians, writing hits known the worldwide...
And just like you, I had nothing to do with it either...
Get over yourself...shut up and enjoy the music.
Over 70 microphones were used with every member of the choir having their own mike and every instrument being close miked. This was highly unusual---orchestras and choirs would normally have a few overhead mikes. It was recorded on 100 channels of sound. At one of the rehearsals the bass player asked if he could hear more cello in his monitor and the engineer said "sure, which one?" Attention to detail was unbelievable. Was it worth it? You bet it was.
What a fine singer and person, a true legend. RIP Gary!
Awesome reaction to an absolute classic track. I do love watching your reaction videos..........It doesn't hurt that you are ludicrously attractive ;)
It does hurt that you stop so much. Out of respect for the flow of the song, you could save your comments for the end. Just saying.
I was there when the world first heard this song. It’s left an indelible mark on my soul.
Amazingly, this was the debut 45 single by Procol Harum in May of 1967. It became # 1 with a bullet in the UK and stayed there for SIX WEEKS! It sold over ten million copies and was played throughout the Summer of Love. Playing with the Denmark Orchestra in 2006, this arrangement, bolstered by Brooker's magnificent vocal, takes on an almost transcendental feeling.
To those of us in our 60s.....And survived the 60s.
A Whiter Shade of Pale is THE iconic song from the sixties for me. Gary Brooker's big boot in the foreground of the original video. Then, when I discovered the Denmark concert where the song was treated like a sacred piece. Well, that's when I knew that A Whiter Shade of Pale was a classical piece of music. RIP Gary Brooker. You were one of a kind.
My favorite version, beautiful place, beautiful performance
Fantastic reaction, you are correct, there are so many beautiful things in this song. This concert was in 2006, when Gary Brooker was 61 (39 years after the original) This version is my favourite song of my lifetime.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PERFORMANCE BY EVERYONE.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I had the pleasure of seeing Procol Harum and Jethro Tull in concert together almost 30 yrs ago. It was great.
Lucky day for you!
One of the best musical performances i have ever heard
RIP Gary Brooker. Thank you for the music.
Gary died soon after this performance. What a tribute to the life he lived! This performance was for the ages!! RIP Gary Brooker....
This performance is from 2006, he was 61 years. Gary Brooker died on February 19, 2022. He was 76 years old. May he Rest in Peace. ✨💫
This was always the slow dancing song that the ladies just couldn’t resist. Quite often the last song of the evening and if you were lucky, the beginning of a romantic night.
🙂👍♥️🎼
It is absolutely GREAT to see someone of your generation getting totally into a song of my generation (I was 16 in 1967 when this song came out). I never get bored of hearing this song, and your reaction epitomises the power of this song, so many decades later. Brilliant - well done! You expressed everything perfectly. I just know you'll be listening to this song time and time again!
I loved your review - it was so refreshing. This version with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir complementing the band makes it a masterpiece.
What a beautiful young lady. That smile lights up a room.
Just watched this yet again. I get so much joy watching young people experience and enjoy the beautiful music made in the 60s and 70s. Lovely reaction. 😊🌹
I have hope knowing that another generation can and does appreciate....
I love the original, but to see the passion in his face in this version warms my heart. New subscriber, love ur style. Thank you ✌️
he is the original
WOW.... What a great performance! Love you girl!
Love watching her listening and the awe on her face. Gary Brooker was 61 there and listen to that fabulous voice!! It's amazing and he's a beautiful man. RIP Gary Brooker. I'm your age from USA, 77 now. What a performer you and your band were.
What do you get when you take one of the best classically oriented Rock Bands with one of the best, most versatile Symphony Orchestras in the world? Well........You get this an EPIC PERFORMANCE of one of the best songs ever written. I still love it. Who needs gimmicks like autotune, Beat Detective, or Quantization when you have this. Pure Talent, Right?
Gary Brooker had been working on melody inspired by classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach, saying: “Throughout 1966 I had followed with interest the work of the Jacques Loussier Trio and the Swingle Singers, who had made an art of adapting Bach pieces. Air On A G String was the starting point but the rest was invention, with constant reference to Bach-like breaks and atmosphere.”
Paul McCartney who also loved Bach said he wished he had composed this song.
I just watched a video which went into Bach's influence. It is generally known that Mendelssohn revived Bach's reputation after about 80 years of neglect. But it turns out that all the major composers knew and were obsessed with Bach--Mozart and Beethoven to begin with, Mendelssohn, Chopin, etc. The general public, however, thought of Bach as "teaching music" because of the two and three part inventions and the Well-Tempered Clavier. They weren't aware of his more ambitious pieces. If you like Bach, check out Murray Perahia playing the D Major Brandenburg Concerto. It's on RUclips, and it's really amazing.
@@steveneardley7541 I have been up since 3am and played Brandenburg's concerto with my head back in the chair. I must admit it is very relaxing so much so I kept nodding off. It's good at clearing the mind.
RIP Gary you will be sorely missed
Thank You for your wonderful review and appreciation of this song…..❤
He had a good 5000 days of life after this performance. A life well lived.
...the name is Gary Brooker - lead singer of the group "Procol Harum" from 1967 . One of the great bands from the years. Another famous song is "Homberg".
Please check out the band, the "old" versions are already top, but the matured Gary Brooker has an extraordinary, gentle voice that awakens the best feelings in me.
Very, very big thing...!
Put a full orchestra behind a classic song .....and you get magic ......as is also the case with the much reacted to Moody Blues tune Nights in White Satin ..
Their performance of that song at Red Rocks is fantastic
My dad used this song as background music for one of our family vacation videos he used to shoot. As always thanks for the beautiful memories!
This is just amazing!! Gary's voice has improved over the years!! One of the best songs ever!! I love it!
RIP. His voice never changed. From the original studio recording to this live performance. TALENT
Hey, his voice definitely changed. It got even BETTER! 😎