A Whiter Shade of Pale is a very popular and successful song in the history. Originally produced by British band Procol Harum, it is adapted and sung by hundreds of artists over the decade. The song or even only the music can be heard in many movies, sometimes as soundtrack or background score. When released, the single reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 where it stayed for a total of six weeks. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic.
'A Whiter Shade of Pale' is written by Keith Reid, and composed by Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher. The music of the song is inspired from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Sleepers Awake" and "Air on a G String" though the song is not a direct copy or paraphrase of the Bach pieces. When you listen "Air for G String" for first time, you certainly recognise "A Whiter Shade of Pale", but it is different enough to say that Procol Harum's song is more than an adaptation of Bach's "Air for G String".
The lyrics of "a whiter shade of pale' is remarkably unusual. When I first heard it, The Miller's Tale of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales immediately striked to my mind. And there is no stop to argument for its true meaning. Also I don't want to start a fight here by writing what I understand from the lyrics. I like the lyrics, I love the music, I adore the song. However, you can read various powerful interpretation of the song here.
From hundreds of versions of the song, I like, obviously, the original version of Procol Harum and the version sung by Sarah Brightman in La Luna. Sarah's version is orchestral, soft and more thoughtful.
You can listen both versions here-
'A Whiter Shade of Pale' is written by Keith Reid, and composed by Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher. The music of the song is inspired from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Sleepers Awake" and "Air on a G String" though the song is not a direct copy or paraphrase of the Bach pieces. When you listen "Air for G String" for first time, you certainly recognise "A Whiter Shade of Pale", but it is different enough to say that Procol Harum's song is more than an adaptation of Bach's "Air for G String".
The lyrics of "a whiter shade of pale' is remarkably unusual. When I first heard it, The Miller's Tale of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales immediately striked to my mind. And there is no stop to argument for its true meaning. Also I don't want to start a fight here by writing what I understand from the lyrics. I like the lyrics, I love the music, I adore the song. However, you can read various powerful interpretation of the song here.
From hundreds of versions of the song, I like, obviously, the original version of Procol Harum and the version sung by Sarah Brightman in La Luna. Sarah's version is orchestral, soft and more thoughtful.
You can listen both versions here-
More versions here.
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