[JoeProBono]

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We skipped the light fandango turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick but the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink the waiter brought a tray

And so it was that later as the miller told his tale that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale

She said, 'There is no reason and the truth is plain to see.' But I wandered through my playing cards and would not let her be one of sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast and although my eyes were open they might have just as well've been closed

She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,' though in truth we were at sea so I took her by the looking glass and forced her to agree saying, 'You must be the mermaid who took Neptune for a ride.' But she smiled at me so sadly that my anger straightway died

If music be the food of love then laughter is its queen and likewise if behind is in front then dirt in truth is clean My mouth by then like cardboard seemed to slip straight through my head So we crash-dived straightway quickly and attacked the ocean bed

[Paul Heinzman]

Yet I never seem to get sick of it.

[cripplecreek]

It’s an awesome tune.

[karatemom]

As much as I like this tune, I am guessing that one would need a serious dose of LSD for the lyrics to make any sense. :)

[dfwgator]

Gary Brooker is one of my all-time favorite rock vocalists.

One of my favorite Alan Parsons tunes is “Limelight”, which Brooker sang on.

Also, if you saw the movie “Evita”, he made a brief appearance, on “The Rainbow Tour.”

[Alberta's Child]

Here's an interesting story about this song . . .

There was a DJ in New York City some years ago who thought John Lennon's greatest regret in life was that someone else wrote this song and not him. This DJ described many occasions where he would see Lennon driving somewhere in Manhattan in one of his expensive cars -- and it seemed that during every one of these encounters he would hear "A White Shade of Pale" playing on the car's stereo.

[Drammach]

What exactly is the light fandango, as opposed to the regular fandango?

On a side note, in honor of this being April, 2009, one should take a moment to find Jan & Dean’s “409” and play it.

The date and the song won’t coincide again for 100 years.

[Revolting cat!]

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Dead people.

[JoeDetweiler]

1. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
3. Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
4. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
5. Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
6. Robbie Williams - Angels
7. Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
8. Abba - Dancing Queen
9. Perry Como - Magic Moments
10. Bing Crosby - White Christmas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7996979.stm

[Billthedrill]

Egad. I sort of expected to see Free Bird in the top 10...

[detective]

“as the miller told his tale”

I always thought it was “as the mirror told its tale”. In so many rock songs the I never know the real lyrics. Tumbling Dice and other Rolling Stones songs are hard to make out and I have to guess at the lyrics. I have always liked Whiter Shade of Pale though.

[ßuddaßudd]

I stopped listening to Classic Rock years ago.
But did enjoy them when I was younger.

[gate2wire]

“’A Whiter Shade of Pale’ by Procol Harum is the most heard song of the last 75 years, it has been claimed.”

In the U.K.

[The SISU kid]

pinging my 2 FReeper Music Aficionados....

8^)

[Lancey Howard]

I was fortunate to see Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) perform ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ about ten years ago with Ringo Starr’s All Star Band. The crowd went nuts.