Ringo Starr - Live in Michigan - 22. A Whiter Shade of Pale (Gary Brooker)
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- Pine Knob Theatre, May 30th 1997.
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut song by the British band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart[1] on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks.
With its haunting tone and Bach flavouring (both provided by Hammond organist Matthew Fisher), vocals by Gary Brooker, and unusual lyrics by Keith Reid, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached #1 in several countries when released in 1967.
In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. Even in 2009, it was the most played song in public places in the UK.[2]. In fact, the United Kingdom performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognized it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years.[3].
More than 900 recorded cover versions by other artists are known.[4] The song has been included in many music compilations over the decades and has also been used in the soundtracks of numerous films, including The Big Chill, Purple Haze, Breaking the Waves, The Boat That Rocked and notably in Martin Scorsese's segment of New York Stories. 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.
I am 83 years old and remember the first day I heard this and I literally went nuts. I played this over and over , and never got tired of it
I'm only 75, but I'm with you , brother.
I'm only 72, and just learned that Mr. Brooker has passed on. I'll be making a YT video of this song in his honor, very soon.
only 69 but with you bros
I'm 71 and just re fell in love.
Rip G ary
His voice hadn’t changed in the slightest. And now, it never will. RIP Gary.
He was one of a kind. Procol Harum was unique in their heydey and had a long career playing their classic blues rock.
So true about his voice, it was the same his whole career! Miraculous
Gary never acts like he's tired of singing this.
At one point they wouldn't play it anymore. Check the version I just posted as a tribute.
RIP Mr. Brooker. Your song is one of the best ever. Ever.
I just posted a tribute version in honor of Gary. Go check it out at my channel. Feel free to leave a comment.
RIP Gary. So many great versions of this classic song.
I just posted a brand new version in honor of Gary. Go check it out at my channel and leave a comment.
Since I was child I knew this song,rip Garry.
This song puts me in a place that I can't describe in words but it's a magical place.
Yes indeed. I understand completely.
See if you like my version...
Never gets old..... RIP Gary Brooker a once in a lifetime voice.
50 years later, still the most beautiful song ever crafted, arranged, recorded and sung.
John Lennon once said the most beautiful song he had ever heard.
John Lennon ever said "I could not write such a beautiful ( & metaphoric) lyric like "...one of 16 vestal virgins"
Paul McCartney said the most beautiful song he ever heard was God only knows by The Beach Boys
I said that too
It's definitely one of the best songs. I've been wanting to cover it for 20 years. I finially posted my version the other day. Go listen at my channel and leave a comment.
Man Gary bookers voice is one of the best !!!!!!
I think Gary Brooks voice has always been amazing , but it's as great as ever as he ages. Maybe even better.
Brooker’s voice sounded so mature when he was young and incredible even today.
His voice gets better every year!
I literally ran from covering this song for 20 years because the vocals were so challenging... I finally posted my version the other day in memory of Gary Brooker. See if you like it.
Sure is
What a beautiful singing voice Gary had. RIP.
Doesn't get much better than this - still love it 50 years on!
See if you like my cover version.
I listen to it over and over. Still feel it's the greatest even after all these years. You are the greatest Gary Brooker and you are so sadly missed, kind man. I know you are in heaven playing this as you are so proud of it, as you should be.
...You say it....
I listen to a bunch of PH songs early in the morning when it's still dark (working time) outside. Gary's voice sounds just magical.
His voice is still amazing.
Waluya Jaya yes I think
What a voice!
Why do I always tear up when I hear this song?
It's a healthy reaction, it is very moving.
It is a moving song, i too get something in my eyes when i hear it...
Same as me here..🤧🤧🤧
Actually read the lyrics , it’s not a sad song , it’s about feeling sick at a party because you’ve had too many drinks or drugs
RIP, Mr. Brooker. One of the great all-time tunes. And thank you Bach, for being timeless.
I just posted a tribute to Gary on my channel. See if you like it.
Best song ever. Great collaboration.
that hammond organ is haunting......so superbly done.great tune
Mark Rivera, who plays it here and who Gary Brooker introduces, is the saxophone player in Billy Joel's band.
Thank you Mr Brooker, thank you Procol Harum for the best song ever 👏👏😎❗️
Voice is very healthy!
His soul is singing,RIP Gary Brooker,great song ever composed
I wish I would have appreciated the All Starr band back in my 20’s in the early 90’s when Ringo started this tour. He had such legends playing with him.
I never get tired of listening to this beautiful melody. I am so sorry for the death of GARY Brooker
Amazing,this song was popular in 1967,I was 19 years old,he sounds the same,amazing!
A wonderful rendition of an immortal song
Without doubt the greatest song ever composed.
It honestly might be, and I say that as someone that's not a Procul Harum superfan or anything like that. It's one of the most beautiful, melancholy, most perfectly arranged and performed songs I have ever heard. It may be the most evocative song I've ever heard. I honestly don't know if there's a song I could say that is better.
Sorry for the stream of consciousness writing.. you comment got me thinking... and I would struggle to form a coherent disagreement with your statement. It genuinely may be the greatest song ever composed in modern music.
Definitely one of them... I just made a cover version on my channel. Go check it out and leave a comment.
Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) had this breakout hit in the summer of love 1967 right before The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers came out In June 67.
Amazing song.. amazing voice.. amazing Man..
Infinite gratitude to the Master JS Bach for inspiring this classic and a plethora of other rock & pop songs!
Musical perfection! BRAVO!!!!!!
Fantastic piece of music..classic
Gary was given a MBE but how he never made it to Knight is beyond me...wrote a song that is perhaps the best of that entire decade..every time it's played, i stop to listen....unbelievable
It is a piece of sacred music!
Socorro Betanzos Thanks to Bach for the Inspiration
The melancholy masterpiece- probably the greatest 20th century song. Perfectly sums up that century. Smack dab in the middle of the Vietnam War.
The lyrics by Keith Reid are so obscure and haunting... Check out the version I just posted at my channel.
One of the best songs from the 60's...
I saw this tour. Everyone was great! RIP Gary Brooker!
Yo tengo 67, y está melodia me recuerda,a toda mi familia en mi niñez,me da nostalgia cada vez que la escucho,,,GRACIAS GARY BROOQUER.
So very cool ,...wow !!!
This song is a good as any of the best of The Beatles. And that’s quite something for me to say.
The beatles agreed
I have read that John Lennon said that he wished he had written this song.
I was about to cry clickbait when I saw it was indeed RINGO playing !!!! 😲😲😲😲😲
My friend
Although my eyes were open they might have just as well been closed. What a line
A mere 5 years ago, look good he looked. Singing beautifully as always. RIP.
BEST DAMN SONG EVER RECORDED!! THANKS MR GARY!! 😊👍
Love love love Gary Brooker.
R.I.P. Jack Bruce , we miss you .
MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE SONG. HAVE IT ON 7 INCH
Ouço esta maravilha de música desde 1967 até os dias de hoje (2020) e nunca me canso de ouvir.
Na minha opinião esta é a música mais linda que foi criada .
Beautiful
My fav song. This will be my funeral song. For now it's Simply The Best by Tina Turner whom I share same birthdate but I'm much younger than Ms. Tina.
It's 4:15 in the am, love this song, takes me back! Tyfs!
The Great...Ringo
A masterpiece from Mr Brooker...
Gary Brooker you were awesome,RIP.
Without a doubt, a slow dance was warranted during high school dances and proms in 1967.
Gary Brooker bravissimo e affascinante 💜💞💟
Lindo , lindo lindo lindo lindo!!!!!
WOOOOOOOW!Amazing,great famous song,legendary,splendid great voice & good face brilliant music man!GOD BLESS & LONG LIVE GARY!Touched my💖!Thanks for nicely video!💚💗💙💗🌞💜🎹🎙🎶🎸🎸🥁💖🌞💗💛💙👌👍✌
Gary and Jack Bruce ❤
Organ s melody its like another voice in this song, great Mark Rivera! Great Mathew Fisher!
Gary looks like Arthur Daley 😂😂😂 Great version, love the bass 🎸
This song will never gets old to me. This is the very best ever. Remind me of my late twenties. still get emotional
Once in a while.
Gary Brooker, total class giving props to guy on organ, Jack Bruce on bass Frampton on guitar Ringo on drums. Was not to like.
4:20 what a happy man!
It's such a great song.
Absolutely. Check out the version I just posted at my channel. Leave a comment if you like it.
Fabulous. Sterling performance.
lancetop
Miss Bill Eyden unique drumming.
:)
Queria As Muzicas para partilha
Partilhar
Com certeza tá entre as 10 mais bonitas de todos os tempos.
I'll always ask everytine Ringo played drums he's not alone
Wonderful
such a very nice song
Gary Brooker ci ha lasciato, lasciando un vuoto ed uno sgomento incredibile, ma la sua musica sarà sempre tra di noi e A WHITER SHADE OF PALE, ci accompagnerà ancora per molte e molte generazioni!! R.I.P.
Dios te bendiga Gary Brooker...saludos desde Perú.
Excellent!!.. Thank you 😃...
😘😘😘RIP Gary...🎆🎇✨🎆🙏
RIP Gary... See if you like the tribute version I just posted at my channel in honor of Gary. Leave a comment!
Canciones que llegan a los mas profundo de mi Alma
Thank you Ringo!!
I am 76, Itember th first time I heard this song was at th first danc at th university residence
, it was my first month in Canada just ariveedvfrom HK.It was played by a local coverband, it was sofantastic.Iwasonly 19 ten and was so shy and did not danc to th music with the coeds
Hermosa cancion ...!!!hermosisima!!!
I saw Gary play this with Ringo and the Allstars…and it was one of those performances that I will never forget. Absolutely Superb! Godspeed Mr. Brooker…
RIP Gary... See if you like the tribute version I just posted at my channel in honor of Gary.
O q é bom não morre, fica para sempre
Che meraviglia ..poesia ogni volta il sentirla
RIP, Gary. Thank you❤❤
RIP Gary... See if you like the tribute version I just posted at my channel.
WONDERFUL !!!! R.I.P. GARY
Truly! Check out the tribute version I just posted at my channel.
1968. I'm a roadie for a local Pennsylvania band and we're playing at a local dance hall called Tipper's A Go Go. We play the first half of the night and Procol Harum along with Keith Reid and being handled by the road manager from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band played the second half. They were touring and promoting the release of their newest album, Shine On Brightly. It was mostly, as us long hairs called them in those days, a greaser and dance crowd. 75% of them left when Procol Harum started. We had our own private concert standing directly in front of the stage. After it I sat with Robin Trower on the edge of the stage and he showed me his old wooden tube radio that he got from a pawn shop and used as a pre-amp to get his sound. Then we all hung out and talked about who else's music we all loved. They said they were trying to find a copy of, my other favorite group, Moby Grape's second album that was just released. One of our guy's had picked up a copy earlier that day and they bought it from us. To this day, that is probably one of the top memories of my youth and even today at 74 years old.
A young Muhammad Ali on back up keys was a genius touch for me
great version well done mark on the organ look on your face at the end is priceless
Provavelmente uma das 10 mais belas canções da história
Maravilhoso maravilhos maravilhoso
Love this
Do tempo em que eu era feliz e não sabia.
Amo demais essa música
A melhor canção de todos os tempos. A letra da música não sei interpretar. Mas a melodia soa como louvor de anjos para com Deus
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Simplemente extraordinario gracias por esta musica
FOFURA LINDA! PARABÉNS PRA TODOS VOCÊS E PARA ESSA VOZ. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
🇧🇷👍🌟💯🇧🇷💯👍🌟🇧🇷
Una Obra Maestra y con una magistral voz.
Simplemente excelente sensacional una joya de canción
Talented musicians. Thank you, Ringo for assembling these souls
thank you.
Never bored hear this song everytime, whiter shade of pale the song of all time. RIP Gary
Good job, so fantastic 💫💥🌿💦🎆
The first time I heard this song I was 9 years old. It overtook me. It still does. Amazing piece of music. RIP Brooker.