Procol Harum performing 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' with the Danish National Concert Orchestra
and choir at Ledreborg Castle, Denmark in August 2006. Gary Brooker was around 60 years of
age at this time, and still had that wonderful emotive voice. One of the anthems of the 1967
Summer of Love, it's one of the most commercially successful singles in history, having sold
more than 10 million copies worldwide.
And yes, you'll inevitably hear shades (pun?) of Bach's "Air on the G string" from the Hammond
organ. This would have to rate as one of my all-time favourite songs from that era, and still is today.
Incidentally, it knocked the Beatles off their #1 chart position in the UK.
and choir at Ledreborg Castle, Denmark in August 2006. Gary Brooker was around 60 years of
age at this time, and still had that wonderful emotive voice. One of the anthems of the 1967
Summer of Love, it's one of the most commercially successful singles in history, having sold
more than 10 million copies worldwide.
And yes, you'll inevitably hear shades (pun?) of Bach's "Air on the G string" from the Hammond
organ. This would have to rate as one of my all-time favourite songs from that era, and still is today.
Incidentally, it knocked the Beatles off their #1 chart position in the UK.
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