"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 on 8...

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Procol Harum performing A Whiter Shade of Pale with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and choir at Ledreborg Castle, Denmark in August 2006...more.

A Whiter Shade of Pale Lyrics: 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...

2021年2月8日 · “A Whiter Shade of Pale” is a very special track for Procol Harum. And why? This is because it is the first track the band ever recorded and released, the latter having transpired via Deram Records on 12 May 1967.

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum that was issued as their debut record on 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June and stayed there for six weeks. [10] Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [11]

Few songs of the 1960s, outside of The Beatles’ later output, has perhaps inspired more head-scratching than Procol Harum’s 1967 hit ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’. Even the band’s name is likely to invite puzzled looks from people who first encounter it.

A Whiter Shade of Pale Lyrics & Meanings: We skipped the light fandango / Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor / I was feeling kinda seasick / 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 ...

2024年12月20日 · The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1998 and into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2018. [Following Brooker’s death in 2022 it re-entered the UK charts again.] But what is it about A Whiter Shade Of Pale that has made it so enduring and iconic?

A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procul Harum released in 1967 has become a pop standard. The song was written by band members Keith Reid and Gray Brooker, whose haunting melancholy vocals went a long way to making the song a number one hit in the UK as well as all over Europe.