Procol Harum: A Whiter Shade of Pale (Live) REACTION/ANALYSIS | The Daily Doug (Episode 319)
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
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In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm listening to Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale. I've heard this song occasionally through the years, but this is the first time I've actively paid attention to it...and I'm glad I started my exploration into this band with this classic song from their first album. This live performance's setting and sound are lovely. I hope you enjoy!
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RIP Gary… you left us one of the greatest versions of one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Thank you 🙏
Always loved this song. This version, in particular, makes me a little teary in its grandness. RIP Gary Brooker.
This is where classic rock began. When it came out, John Lennon had it on repeat play. Any time a person told Ringo that Sgt Peppers was the best thing ever recorded, he would comment that it wasn't even the best thing to come out that year - that honor went to "A Whiter Shade of Pale".
I didn't know that (about Ringo) but I'm not surprised, that boy always had his head well screwed on.
John Lennon was obsessed with the song. And I don't blame him. Paul McCartney was similarly enraptured and has put on record where he was when he first heard it. Ringo said it was the song of the 60s. It is utterly incredible.@@Gottenhimfella
Gary Brooker said of his composition in his interview with Uncut magazine:
_"If you trace the chordal element, it does a bar or two of Bach's 'Air on a G String' before it veers off. That spark was all it took. I wasn't consciously combining rock with classical, it's just that Bach's music was in me."_
I know I've read more detailed explanation of what the song was about (lyrically). ISTR that it has to do with people in a bar having a good time and swapping stories, and one of the guys tells a story he had heard of a tryst someone had with a married woman, and it turns out that woman is working at the bar. So as she realizes that _"the truth is plain to see"_ that the story he's telling is about *her* affair, she turns a "whiter shade of pale".
But I have also heard several other descriptions of what the lyrics are about. To me the main feeling the song gives off is one of regret. Looking back on some event which seemed really fun at the time, but now you know it was a major mistake and there's no way you can undo that mistake.
I thought the band was getting drunkier and woozier and turned a whiter shade of pail trying to hold the stage for too long.
The lyric "as the miller told his tale" (think Canterbury Tales by Chaucer) is a tip-off that a tryst is involved.
@@christopherheckman7957 yes, I was young then and no one gave such an analyst of this song back then. If they did, I never heard it. But it makes sense. I was in Vietnam for the Summer of Love. Ain't that lovely?
@@christopherheckman7957 - Thanks! I had the vague memory that these lyrics were connected to some famous book, but I couldn't remember which one!
@@christopherheckman7957 I always suspected Chaucer had SOMETHING to do with this lyric. Glad someone confirmed it.
"A Salty Dog" and "Conquistador" from this band would also be great songs to react to and analyze.
YES OMG please!
Or In Held 'Twas In I Live 1972
"Whaling Songs"
Indeed, and the version from live with Edmonton symphony orchestra is in my opinion the most preferred
Most definitely Conquistador Doug. 🤘😎🤘
It reminds you of Air on G String becayuse that's what it's based on, that also explains why you get the "Baroque" vibe, after all it is JS Bach
Thank you! It's been years since I listened to this, and my mind immediately went to a traumatic movie scene that used that as the background music!
:)
So many great pop/rock songs were taken from Bach, the greatest composer ever !
@@tommyrawlings3046 also Pachebel's Canon in D.
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see what Gary Brooker says about the origin of the song
Gary explains it in a video where he said he was (IIRC) playing around with Air on a G String and this emerged from it.
Such a powerful performance, gives me chills. Growing up as a classically trained pianist, I've always been a sucker for combining orchestra and rock music. Brooker's voice is like a fine wine, improving over the years.
Nights in White Satin, the 1st!
I remember when this came out in 67and now in a the 2006 with a Danish orchestra in Denmark.Same vocal singer, but aged like a great 🍷 wine,we as non vocalist have to stop analysing so much.This a Love song.GodBless.Shalom, Peace out.
Thank you for the good music from Prokol Harum and singer Gary Brooker. He died 19. Febr. 22. RIP Gary for the music all time and "A whiter shade of pale" and original from 1967- in the Flower-Power Generation and - time. Best regards from Germany!
I really wish you’d have used the original studio recording. Stunningly haunting; the Hammond B3 is what makes the song
Was it the B3? I think I read somewhere that Fisher used an L100 on the session, but perhaps I'm wrong - they definitely listed the B3 on their first album, but I'm not sure they used it on the session for the hit single.
Hammond M-102 spinet model. As long as you have a Leslie speaker cabinet, you're still golden. Matthew Fisher doesn't play console Hammond organ until Shine of Brightly.
@@crimsonking70 Yes, that's right, you are correct - and the credits on the first album only say "Hammond organ", but not the model that was used. But that Leslie speaker is what really defined their sound.
And the way the drums are mixed, and the delay effect on the vocals going into the chorus.
Brian Auger always used the B4 organ, so I always associated the soulful jazzy voice as coming from that Hammond model.
Each year one of the major Dutch radio stations hosts the top2000 where everyone votes for 35 of their favorite songs and the top 2000 are played starting christmas and ending at midnight 31st of december when the new year starts.
This year this song climbed up from 153 the previous year all the way to 3 as a tribute to Peter R De Vries, an investigative journalist and crime reporter who was shot dead. This was one of his favorite songs.
peter zit voor altijd in onze gedachten
Been by that castle many times. I was born and raised in Denmark and both my grandparents lived close to this castle. Always loved this song and of course this is my favorite version.
Tack!
The Danish concert is an excellent choice. Lots of gold there. Please listen to their magnum opus "Whaling Stories". It needs a choir and in the danish concert, it has.
Thanks very much!
It is based on Bachs Air on a G string...Gary Brooker stated he was noodling on the piano one day trying to play the piece and couldnt remember it exactly and got a bit lost playing it but liked the sound of what he played and eventually it became Whiter Shade of Pale .
this performance is true perfection, the location the orchestra, the choir and his vocals etc...and im glad you mentioned the oboe...that kills me every time i listen to this performance.
What makes this even more compelling is if you noitce near the end you can see the set list and tihs was near the end, so hed already been singing for a good hour or so by now !...
This is beautiful. I’m old enough to remember the original recording. One of the few songs where the emotions of the lyrics match the emtions of the music…. Fabulous.
Gotta check out "Conquistador" from the same concert. A beautiful atmospheric composition, and my personal favorite Procol Harem tune. Cheers Doug!
Yeah but PLEASE do the Robin Thrower original studio version!! N
Conquistador from this concert is great, but the performance with the ESO back in 1971 was the seminal version.
Mine, too!
A few weeks ago, I and a bunch of musician friends put on a show to memorialize a fellow musician, a drummer, who passed away last year. This was his favorite song, having asked to play it a number of times we played together. This was one of the highlights of that show. When we played it in his memory there wasn't a dry eye in the place.
This version is good, but the studio version gives you chills still after all of these years.
Jerry: The original the SPOOKIEST Hammond organ sound I've ever heard.
You are correct to feel the goose flesh rise.
Studio version is the best one.
@@mrmusic248 the world today needs more Hammond
The orchestration is very nice on this version, but lacks the visceral impact of the original version. The organ melodies are
as important as the lead vocals on this piece. These melodies are moved to the orchestra which changes the nature of the piece and ultimately obscures the unique quality of this song: twin keyboards. This instrumentation (i.e. 4-hand parts, not just doubling organ/piano) is critical to Procol Harum's sound, and even though both keyboardists are present, it's lost here. (On a side note, the guitarist's choice of the stratocaster might be a poor one. I believe Robin Trower used a Gibson on this song, or certainly a different pick-up setting if he did use a strat.)
Not having the starting organ as prominent took this to a whole different vibe
RIP Gary Brooker
This is a wonderful performance.
Congrats! I’ve listened to dozens of reactions on this performance. You are the very first to note it was based on Bach’s Air on a G String. Well done!
So glad you listened to this song and this is a wonderful version. But, please take the time to listen to the original. The one we listened to back in the 60s. Totally different and really, in my humble opinion, is the best. Please keep it up, Doug. Fantastic work with all of your reactions.
Thank you! I'm glad you reviewed this
This is one of the best live vocal performances I've ever seen. It is so powerful and riveting. It gives me goosebumps every time.
Love watching your videos, Doug. Always a treat to hear your composer's perspective on the great music I grew up listening to. These videos are gold. Cheers!
Thank you for doing this. I’m 72. This has been a go to for me for years. Thanks again.
This song was played on my godfathers funeral, while I was one of his pallbearers, it holds a special place in my heart forever. I love your reaction to the song, does it really justice how awesome procol harum is
I love this version. Brooker’s voice is so powerful but has a maturity from the original.
There is a wonderful version of A Salty Dog from this same concert. It is a terrific song in its own right with a beautiful melody.
Procol Harum were a great band that lived in the psychedelic-pop lobe of the prog amoeboid. Their lyrics are very evocative if ambiguous, but the melodies are quite lovely. Other tracks to consider: "Whaling Stories", "Conquistador" (the 1973 version with Edmonton SO backing), "Homburg", "Repent, Walpurgis", and so many more. Enjoy!
Whaling Stories! Epic stuff 👍
Whaling Stories from this same concert in Denmark includes an anvil percussionist. Need I say more?
Great genre identifier. I am certain that I too lived in the "psychedelic-pop lobe of the prog amoeboid" for a time 🤣 ✌😎
The song is inspired by, if not actually based on J.S. Bach's Air in G, from his Third Orchestral Suite.
I can't imagine anyone I'd rather watch reacting to this performance of this song. Keep being you, Doug. Two thumbs up.
You just witnessed one of Rock's Royalty, Gary Brooker, just KILLING it 50 years later. Beyond amazing.
Try Booker dude
@@charleslooney42 As simple typo, relax.
@@charleslooney42 and it's Brooker, not Booker.
I was 18 in '67, and this song seemed to rule that summer. Everybody loved it.
This was my era, and I held off from watching this video because I'm still suffering from Whiter-Shade-of-Pale fatigue. That being said -- what a great choice of version! Brought it back to life for me. (But I still won't be picking the original version to my playlist any time soon.). Many Thanks to you, Doug, for tapping into the oldies but goldies.
"As the miller told his tale" from Canterbury Tales by Chaucer. I had a teacher, Mr. Dyer, in 11th grade in S.F. and he LOVED this song; always reminds me of this dear man.
I was a British literature major in college and took an entire semester-long Chaucer class. We had to read the Canterbury tales in Middle English and one part of the class was we had to pick some passages to read out loud Yes, in Middle English as well lol. I chose the Miller's tale :-)
@@ronparsons8786 Wow, I'll bet it was hard to read Middle English.
Yay! I'm so happy you finally got to this, and it's a great version! Thank you Doug!
Doug...just discovered you like you discovered Procul Harem! I'm hooked! I'm also now subscribed!
Nothing beats the original. This is great version, but the original transcends time and space.
Annie Lennox's version was excellent, but I think history will remember the original as the best.
Yes
Yes, I missed the drone of the chords on the organ throughout the song.
Definitively !
No! This is the version that people will turn to a hundred years from now.
Just listen and smile
This version brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. Thanks, Doug!
"Conquistador" live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is AMAZING
I am so elated to have found your channel. Saw some of what you reacted to and immediately knew I had to subscribe. Can't wait to check out more of your reactions! You're the whole package; vocals, instruments and the placement of all in the composition! Your reaction to Disturbed Sound of Silence is what brought me here and I intend to stay! Although I have never become a patron on Patreon, I may have to make an exception when I see what you have in store! Thanks for this reaction. I know a lot of people said you should have reacted to the original studio recording, but I disagree. I loved this video as soon as I heard it! I think Gary Brooker was outstanding and even better with age! Add the orchestra and choral backup into it and you have a classic masterpiece! Thank you!
Gary said that Air on a G String definitely inspired him to write this song...Rest in sweet peace, Gary...thank you a life of love for this song.
For me, this song is the most beautiful song ever. She transcended that 1967 Summer of Love and conquered time. Every year that passes she gets more and more wonderful. I love her. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Great Band! Gary Brooker played with the Concert For George musicians (tribute to the late George Harrison). Please take a look Grand Hotel song from the Grand Hotel album.
One of the best songs ever made. Beautiful interpretation as always.
A magic moment! Thank you, Master Helvering.
Procol harum 1968 album "Shine on brightly" . Look at the suite " "In Held 'Twas in I" . 17:38.
The title of the nearly side-long suite "In Held 'Twas in I" is an acrostic. It is formed by taking the first word of the lyrics in each of the first four movements as well as the first word of the sixth verse in the first movement:
"In the darkness of the night..."From movement 1, "Glimpses of Nirvana""Held close by that which some despise..."From the sixth verse of movement 1"′Twas tea-time at the circus..."From movement 2, "′Twas Teatime at the Circus""In the autumn of my madness..."From movement 3, "In the Autumn of My Madness""I know if I'd been wiser..."From movement 4, "Look to Your soul."
Enjoy this music !
Know the song but didn't know who did it. Great and epic tune. Love the strings. It's as old as I am, so that's old, lol.
I love this version..the choir sounds amazing..
What a treat for you. I really hope this time you will just "listen" to this song. Spoils it with the chatter through it.. thank you. You will understand listening. I grew up during,procol harum time. So amazing. And this remake in 2006 with the orchestra is my favorite version. Check out his interview on his explaining the meaning of this song
An Epic Masterpiece that will out live us all!!! Gary Brooker's voice simply got better with time!!! This was "born" in 1967 when I was 15, and I've loved it since!!!🎵🎼🎶🥁🎤🎙🎸🎹🔥💕
"It reminds me of Air on a G String...." haha, no kidding??
Said everyone, always
A Salty Dog is one of the most beautiful tracks ever. Original release.
Loved your "light bulb" moment...was wondering at what point it would happen.
The look on your face...lol.
I remember when this song came out . 1967
In 1975, I heard a snippet of this song from the radio of a passing car.
It wouldn't be until 1979 that I heard it complete!
So much time I wasted, trying to hum that little bit to other folks..."It sounds like..."
This is one of my fav songs ever!! Rip Gary Brooker… we’re losing everyone 😞 I’m in my 30’s and I missed so many great artists before I got into music and never got the chance to see them live… maybe I’m an old soul but I can’t find this in my generation or this new generation and it makes me sad, a nostalgic sad :)
Once again featuring a song that was instrumental (sorry!) in developing my musical taste. I think you probably only need to do some Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash and you've about covered everything...
"Wishbone Ash" YES!
Gary said in an interview that he thought this song would be forgotten in 10 years. But the youngsters kept asking for it. He never dreamed that this masterpiece would still be asked for.
Only channel you’ll hear “lovely oboe”!!! Another great vid!!
I went to see them play in Malta a few years before Gary passed away. It was a great performance and, you could see how comfortable the band was on stage after decades of experience.
What a fantastic version of this classic tune - never heard this before. Great arrangement, great vocals from Gary. This is as good - or even better than the original and all live - no autotune. Just great music - Pure Class.
Hi Doug, Great song one of my favorites. You should check out Robin Trower ..Bridge of Sighs . Robin was Procol Harum's guitarist from 67 to 71. He was a great influence on my playing.
He doesn't do much in "A Whiter Shade of Pale", though, just following the bassline an octave or two up.
Yeah, I remember hearing one of Procul Harem songs, Whiskey Train I believe, that is much more in Trower's wheel house.
@@cecilkeebler4254 the riff on Whisky Train is great as a ring tone :-)
Robin Trower's solo work is immense, especially with James Dewar on vocals & bass.
A Salty Dog from that show is awesome
Thank you for posting this suggestion. I haven’t seen that… and Salty Dog is the first PH album I got into as a teenager- still love it!
The writer, in an interview, stated he wanted to write lyrics like a Dali painting where you have to study it to understand it. You are correct in that there were 4 verses with the 4th removed because they didn’t thing the writing was as good as the first three but the 3rd was also removed simply to reduce the length of the song for radio play.
You are correct in that the first verse is about a guy essentially having the time of his life, dancing and drinking and so engrossed in the moment that “…the ceiling flew away…” meaning the emotions were so strong that nothing outside of those emotions existed.
Now the second verse is the opposite. His woman is breaking up with him and his is in utter grief. The writer stated this is a ‘love story, from the woman’s perspective’.
A fun fact in that the very is line “We skipped the light fandango” is borrowed from a Poe written in 1652 by John Milton that included the phrasing “we tripped the light fantastic”. The writer changed “tripped” which implies an unintended foot movement to “skipped” meaning an intentional foot movement and he changed “fantastic” to “fandango” to refer to a specific type of music.
There are hints in the two verses that this occurred on a cruise ship which is further reinforced in the 3rd verse.
Beautiful song. Excellent writing and this performance is terrific.
The "Air on a G String" comparison? I learned that this was based on that back in high school music theory class in the 80's... (Vineland, NJ, class of '92... Mrs. Rampulla's and Mr. Testa's classes...)
I can beat that, I learned it was based on the Bach in Art class in 1967 (yes I'm old enought to have been in secondary school when it came out) It's also the song that was playing the first time I ever got drunk about 3 yrs later in Spain
RIP the wonderful Commander Gary Brooker, singer, writer, keyboard player, musician, orchestrator, publican and wonderful man.
Every album by this band is magnificent. Lead on, Sir!
Shivers down my spine listening to this
Cool! I would be very interested to see your thoughts on Procol Harum’s “In Held ‘Twas I”. One of the earliest side-long epic tracks. The version from “Live in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra” is especially great!
NOT the studio version!!
@@billhawkins1236 Why not?
@@erikberg5363 I've listened to both, and right or wrong, the live version is more seamless and flows better. That being said, it's probably because I was exposed to the live version before the studio version. Just my opinion which I'm sure in the long run won't mean much.
@@billhawkins1236 Actually I think I agree with you, if you mean the version from the live album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. I haven’t listened to either version for a while but I remember thinking that as well. Either one would be interesting for Doug to dissect though.
@@erikberg5363 I asked Doug about reacting to it yesterday and he said that's up next for Procol Harum. So I guess we'll see which one he chooses. 🤠
RIP. Gary Brooker. You are The Best!!! 🙏🏻😔💫✨🌟
Mate, you gotta listen to some Deep Purple from this era (late 60s). Pre-Mk2 lineup Deep Purple very much had a classical-baroque inspired sound on some tracks due to Jon Lord's classical influences. Here are some favourites of mine from that era:
- "Shield" and "Anthem" from 1968's "The Book Of Taliesyn"
- "Blind" and "April" from their 1969 self titled album
All these suggestions are stunnning. April will maybe be the most classical of them
I would for myself also add Concerto for Group and orchestra. I guess movement part three will be the best part.
Phenomenal! You are the best! Awesome ❤
Doug, you finally got there! I was one of those who told you that you were missing out on something totally essential to your channel and now look - four days after uploading this video you got 27.000 views and almost 500 comments. BTW, the instrumental intro in C minor was arguably Gary Brooker's attempt to demonstrate that the song is just as great without Matthew Fisher's organ intro, but really it only works because everyone already knows the original and so it's nice to hear a variation, and in any case the organ theme comes in later. Please make more videos on this group, Doug, but do a bit more research. I recommend the biography "Beyond the Pale", written by a musician.
10:37 the section about the Miller told his tail is a nod to Chaucer and Canterbury tails because the lyric writer had just read Canter tales. Gary Brooker had the melody and justice. He finished the melody. He received a letter in the mail from Keith, who wrote the lyrics with these lyrics. The record release version is not quite as orchestral and I don’t think has the choir but the accompanying video that they took, which is just a bunch of still shots and you know that band moving around in a field in front of a church is quite interesting to watch. I loved the original, but this version is my absolute favorite. Every time I watch it, I get chills when the choir comes in.
Hi Doug - Yeah, the lyrics have this great vibe of classical literature with references to Livy and Chaucer, but your reading of all four verses is exactly on point - if you read all the verses in context, it ultimately boils down to "voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir?". The remaining verses were dropped because at 4 minutes plus with the first two verses alone, it was already too long for AM radio - in so doing, they managed to keep that hauntingly abstract mood by keeping things out of the bedroom...
You mentioned exploring some of the other stuff in Procol's catalogue - might I suggest their "cantata" also Bach (and Haydn, I believe) inspired, from their "Sine On Brightly album?
By the way, love your channel!
I absolutely still love that song and unbelievable that Gary Brooker can still sing that good as he was 61 yrs old at that concert in Denmark! I have often played it and never tire of it
Rest In Peace Gary Brooker
Great song, love the hammond organ on original. Sounds great!
Simply one of the best ever recordings of one of the best songs ever written
Ruhe.in.Frieden..Danke.für..all..Deine.. Musik.
.B.G.
Doug, my favorite from that Danish concert is "A Salty Dog," which makes great use of the Danish National Concert Orchestra Choir. A must hear - (Also: "Conquistador")
I've seen a lot of people react to this live performance, and you're the only person I've seen mention the similarity to Air on a G String by Bach. Gary Brooker was asked about the similarity, and said he didn't intentionally make it sound like "Air", but it must have been in the back of his mind, because he wanted a symphonic epic sound
In a similar vein check out ELP's Knife's edge contrasted with the first movement of Leoš Janáček 's orchestral piece Sinfonietta
Now that, is a tasteful yet stylistically unique homage if you ask me.
Yes. ELP
The song writing actually started with Brooker playing Air on a G String, but he couldn't remember all of it so he developed the tune from there. The similiarity is not accidental.
You could also check out the Danish National Orchestra's rendition of Ennio Morricone's The Good The Bad and The Ugly - if nothing else, then for pure entertainment. Aslo, unusual instruments, perhaps surprising effects and voice control, the image of Clint Eastwood and a very unusual (for a classical concert) visual effect from the ceiling.
Oh gosh, I've seen and enjoyed that video many a time. For some reason I didn't realize it was the same orchestra performing in these two pieces. Perhaps because the conductor is different?
That video of _"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"_ is really excellent!
I second the suggestion about the Danish National Orchestra's version of The Good The Bad and The Ugly. And amazing version.
Both the original and this particular live version can only be described as: Epic.
Nice reaction Doug,
This is a great song Brings back a lot of good memories too.
I will have to agree with the majority of comments on here,
The Studio version is really moving
And personally I think it's better.
This song was also used in The movie (The Big Chill)
Which is also a really terrific movie if you haven't seen it yet.
Thanks again, Take Care Doug & Megan
Cheers from Edmonton Alberta Canada
I saw Proco Harum in Orlando in about 1971 when I was young....really young, about 16. A great song.
Wonderful piece, was wondering when Doug would think of Air On A G String. All time favourite song of mine, for many reasons.
You are absolutely right. I never made that connection before but it is absolutely inspired by Bach's Air on the G String.
your lights are sure bright.. another Amazing artist together....
Yes indeedy, you got it. This song has often been described as having a Bach-derived instrumental melody. I think it's funny that people complain about music not being "original." There's very little that's original, especially today. Also, publication rights is a relatively new phenomenon. Back before publishing rights, many a blues song was repurposed time and again, one often never knowing the true origins of the song. Usually, the artist who gets credit isn't the original song writer, but rather the first to publish the song, or some version thereof. Nothing new under the sun, kiddies. So all those ragging against Led Zepplin for "stealing," they were simply doing what every musical artist has been doing since the dawn of time. The only reason they got attacked is because of their notoriety. Most other artists appropriated musical ideas. It's just that they weren't the most successful hard rock band in the history of music. No one noticed or cared.
1st concert I ever I saw 1973 Phila. Tower Theatre as great now as it was then. Thanks for doing this Doug.
Love the way you love music!
Fantastic group seen them live at the Royal Albert Hall London, a few years ago, classic song.
Check out Yes Symphonic.
Only stumbled across this version with in the last year myself. What a magnificent performance and arrangement! Both you and commenters here have spotted both the borrowing from Bach's Air on a G string AND that it has a baroque feel to it. IIRC, John Lennon heard Yoko Ono playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata one day. He asked her if she could play it backwards. She did, and the result became 'Because'. Makes me wonder how many other rock songs have a classical influence/inspiration. I think Barry Manilow had at least one and also Gilbert O'Sullivan--and, of course, the masters Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
A Salty Dog from this concert is IMMENSE. Lots of cool embellishments you won't find in the original. Though the studio recording has an intimacy to it that many may prefer.
It just absolutely blows me away how someone around our age, wouldn't be very VERY knowledgeable of THIS SONG? Even if someone grows up in a Bach, Strauss, Mozart home, I just don't understand how THIS song would, or even could slip past you over the decades. It's just a beautiful song no matter what kind of genre your into, it really still hits you. But anyways, I'm glad you heard, well actually listened to it, finally, after 25 or 30 years (lol) . Good for you.
There's a great scene in the movie The Commitments where they talk about this song. The one character says he "nicked it" from Bach. Great movie, highly recommended for every musician.
i really love your reactions and analysis of those classics. I´d love to see you reacting to Procol Harums "In held twas in i" off their live in edmonton album. Or "a salty dog" would be nice too but the former would be great for your friday videos, since it´s kind of long and progy. Anyway, thanks for doing what you do, really enjoy it!