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Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor. Read the Old English version of The Miller's Tale. Perhaps this explanation is too simplistic, but makes more sense to me. That her face at first just ghostly The waiter brought a tray It’s got a thread running through it….I feel with songs that you’re given a piece of the puzzle, the inspiration or whatever. And the waiter brought a tray. To me the art and music of that time can be immitated but not repeated. And although my eyes were open Don't write just "I love this song." And so it was that later If this song really means something special to you, describe your feelings and thoughts. The first verse describes the setting and his mindset. The room was humming harder [Verse 1] We skipped the light Fandango. “Keith Reid [Procol Harum lyricist] had written the lyrics and posted them to me,” recalls pianist/singer Gary Brooker. Turned a whiter shade of pale But certainly there’s a journey going on, it’s not a collection of lines just stuck together. between the lines to you? Even now, 50+ years later, when i hear Whiter Shade of Pale, I flash back to that idyllic moment and feel a twinge run through me.. The … Songwriters: GARY BROOKER, KEITH REID, MATTHEW FISHER. Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. And attacked the ocean bed It’s about a relationship. Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor. All You Need Is Love, make that free love, Haight Ashbury, and Woodstock and finally to Altamont, and the Manson family. Don't cheat yourself from enjoying them just because they aren't to be taken literally. But the crowd called out for more. Because of that, I never really tried to decipher the meaning. 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. 1 in several countries when released in 1967. Who took Neptune for a ride.' The band's claim to fame is 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', a huge hit in 1967. In that tale, is a pale woman. So I took her by the looking glass My mouth by then like cardboard タイトルの「A Whiter Shade of Pale」は、そのまま和訳すれば「より白くなった青い影」とかになりますが、歌詞の流れからすると 「みるみる青白くなった」 という和訳になりそうですね。 But I wandered through my playing cards 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 been closed And so it was that later As the miller told his tale It's for the enjoyment of the lyrics that areas unique and interesting as the best poetry. Freewheeling to California from Miami living in LA at impressionable aged 18, this was the background music for all that carefree freedom. Always made me feel bad, because there is no closure to the story, and its open ended. She said, there is no reason From the Viet Nam war, civil rights violence to flowers, peace. That my anger straightway died You get the sound of the room and the feel of the room and the smell of the room. Size: Medium Shrub 3ft (90cm) 3ft (90cm) Bloom Size: Medium. Make sure you've read our simple. Add links, pictures and videos to make your explanation more The room was humming harder. Procol Harum is a British rock band formed in London, England, in 1967. Procol Harum – named after a Burmese cat belonging to a friend of the group’s manager. I felt this was a song about a young man having his last night on the town before being shipped off to Vietnam. It conjures up one's one images. Thus, this piece can be considered an early example of progressive rock. Although it's been said the song is about a drunken seduction, with the haunting melody which owes much to J.S. And forced her to agree With the ceiling flying away and room humming harder, I wanted to paint an image of a scene. A Whiter Shade of Pale (Peafanfare) Hybrid Tea Colour: Blush Pink. If you were lucky enough to have lived then, you understand. The song was written in 1967, before the Summer of Love and became one of its anthems. rewards, status updates and get feedback from our community. That her face at first just ghostly A Whiter Shade Of Pale lyrics © Onward Music Limited, T.R.O. by our users: Please, do not delete tags "[e=***][/e]", because they responsible for interesting and valuable. I was having a drink watching people in and around a Granada hotel pool marveling at how different this all was from the conventions of Midwest America when it played on the loudspeakers.. Its newness added the feelings of serenity and independence I was experiencing. I don't know about you, but I get goosebumps every time I listen to the song, so I'dd say mission definitely accomplished! We skipped the light fandango. A Whiter Shade of Pale – is it really based on Bach? It and A Whiter Shade of Pale are the Finnagan's Wakes of music lyrics. [Intro] [Verse 1] We skipped the light fandango. And so it was that later Says Reid: "We were really excited about it and liked it a lot. When the attractive newcomer Vivienne Mackay is murdered suspicion falls on the backward George Ashton. The room was … To sign paperwork then I got to my car and turned the radio on this song was playing. This song is hauntingly beautiful, and I'm very curious about what the lyrics mean. It was the best of times and the worst of times. He, still a soldier, her, the navy. Ah so sad yet again children that didn't go through this age believe it was a covert song about drugs but much more likely and less talked about was illegitimate babies. Hey, click the icon to check the status of your My first guess... Before you get started, be sure to check out these explanations created Procol Harum. She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,' /lyrics/p/procol_harum/a_whiter_shade_of_pale.html. Manson recovers from his beating; Hodiak helps Shafe figure out who is tormenting his family. I always wondered what this song was about because. As the miller told his tale If music be the food of love Reid formed Procol Harum in 1967 with Gary Brooker, becoming an official member even though he didn't sing or play any instruments. Ugh Please... As a 15 year old in 1967, I have to say that MrKite has the best interpretation I have ever heard. One of sixteen vestal virgins Musicologist, Allan Moore deconstructs the track and dismisses the almost universally accepted idea that it mimics Bach's Air on a G String. The first verse is pretty clear to me: they are a band, they are very coked up while doing a show, skipped a light show and did everything they could to impress instead. Share your meaning with community, make it I always had a specific period in mind for this, which may have been thanks to all the movies this song was in, and the fact that you rarely hear the full lyrical version. Interesting words and they're sounds. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. appealing. Bach's Air on a G string, many people have always found many different meanings in this song. Multiple meanings and images with or without rythyms. [Chorus] A MISSING verse has been discovered to the celebrated Sixties song 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' which explains its meaning, according to the music writer who tracked it down. Peace. Know what this song is about? "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" was one of about 15 songs that he wrote for their first album. [Bridge 1] [Verse 2] About A Whiter Shade of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. an account. This music, haunting, lonely, brings us ever so closely together as a generation. Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor. With Francis Lee, Anna-Jane Casey, Joe McFadden, Stephen Hoyle. As he did this her face turned from one shade to a whiter shade of pale, either by the millers story, or the suggestion being made to her by the soldier. It can only be about commotion, he and this girl are having a fight in some tavern getting drunk or whatever and this guy Miller starts to tell of story of young love and about the tragedy of it. As such, the phrase is today often used in contexts independent of any consideration of the song. But also her fiancée Dominick Billingham is in the picture since he had a row with her at the Aidensfield … John Lennon was said to be a great fan of the song and was known to have played it repeatedly on the record player fitted in his psychedelic Rolls Royce. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum. I was in high school when I first heard this song in the summer of 1967. When we called out for another drink. The second verse was him trying to convince her to make love before he had to leave. Turned a whiter shade of pale Directed by Michael Offer. A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procul Harum) A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procul Harum) Arrangements of This Song: View All. The music at this period was psychadelic and the surroundings in the discoteques usually complimented the imagery of the lyics. You had to live through it to appreciate it. I will think more on the other verses and perhaps 40 years from now I can have new interpretation including the miller is a reference relates to fales of chaucer and the millers wife was cheating on her husband and he came to the bar raising hell and things got out of hand. There are many other half remembered images, which make up this song into a Surreal work of art that plays on your mind like a Salvador Dali painting. A WHITER SHADE OF PALE In a slow 4 Words and Music by KEITH REID and GARY BROOKER We skipped the light- fan - dan - go, turned cart - wheels 'cross the She said, "I'm home- on shore leave," - though in truth we were at ' She said,"There is no rea - son, and the truth is plain to So I took her by the look- … Yeah, life was beyond magical - it was a zenith in memory. Provide quotes to support the facts you mention. Product Type: Musicnotes. Then dirt in truth is clean The first part supports this, but the last part is vague. As the ceiling flew away I spent 40 years on and off wondering what this was about and so far all I know is that it is about he and a girl were t a club dancing and drinking. From the Books: So the colors you see, the melting clocks, the feeling you would get from the painting is similar to the feeling you get from listening to the song. And so it was that later So we crash-dived straightway quickly Though in truth we were at sea High Quality Ringtones. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks. Poetry is often the same way. This vestal virgin becomes her, once I discovered the rest of the lyrics. But the crowd called out for more. The phrase a whiter shade of pale has since gained widespread use in the English language, noticed by several dictionaries. But the crowd called out for more We skipped the light fandango More Songs From the Album: Procol Harum - Procol Harum. The musicians and the fans dressed in black light or bright colors with Mod hippie styles of British invasion. Flowering: Repeat Flowering. Don't understand the meaning of the song? Fragrance: Light-medium, Sweet. Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor 'A whiter shade of pale' refers to being under the influence of coke, and taking another rail to go "a whiter shade of pale". There’s characters and there’s a location, and there’s a journey. Product #: MN0118538. I was feeling kinda seasick. As the miller told his tale When we called out for another drink Its chief problem is its lack of humour. [Chorus] To me this song always represented a feeling in time. Then laughter is its queen Seemed to slip straight through my head A Whiter Shade of Pale is from the height of that experience. I suppose it seems like a decadent scene I’m describing. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale Artist: Procol Harum Även framförd av: Annie Lennox , Bonnie Tyler , Demis Roussos , Doro Pesch , Halie Loren , Joe Cocker 今回の歌詞の和訳は、Procol Harum（プロコル・ハルム）の「A Whiter Shade of Pale（青い影）」 . [Chorus] Oh and rubbed in by the virgins which she said she was hence the whiter shade of pale. I was feeling kinda seasick. The lyrics of " A Whiter Shade of Pale" helped me to disappear into a fantasy world, and escape for a few minutes into a world of contradictions, hope and despair, love and war, prejudice and defiance. I had this song in my dream the night my dad passed away, I left for the hosp. I was trying to conjure a mood as much as tell a straightforward, girl-leaves-boy story. She was at first drunk and pale and progressed beyond that stage of drunkeness. Technology will either save us or kill us. And that it also clearly borrowed from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Free ringtone downloads for Android cell phones. Highlight lyrics and request an explanation. INC. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks. That is usually all you hear of the song, so in that version, if my story is correct, the girl seems apprehensive, and the soldier seems desperate. But she smiled at me so sadly “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” became a huge hit around the world, reached number 5 on the US charts, and is now one of fewer than 30 singles to have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. A Whiter Shade of Pale. They contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. contributions. Perhaps there are many subliminal messages. As the miller told his tale Also we collected some tips and tricks for you: Follow these rules and your meaning will be published. A Whiter Shade Of Pale è tratto dall'Album Greatest Hits: Procol Harum Tracking list e i testi dell'album: Greatest Hits: Procol Harum Data di pubblicazione: 7 maggio 1996 Ask us or our community about the part of the song that interests you, We will try to respond as soon as possible. My first guess was that a couple in love were on an island with a hurricane, but then, I came to the conclusion that it might be a couple on the Titanic, having last drinks and knowing they were doomed. With David Duchovny, Grey Damon, Gethin Anthony, Emma Dumont. But the crowd called out for more. I was feeling kind of seasick. The song, “A Whiter Shade Of Pale”. And the truth is plain to see And likewise if behind is in front explanations' markup. Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Many hard to figure songs will be written along the way. [Bridge 2] Turned a whiter shade of pale, The first and most famous hit single of the early progressive rock group Procol Harum. The miller is the man who grinds the barley and hops to make the beer; him telling his tale represents inebriation totally taking over. Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor. About A Whiter Shade of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single is A Whiter Shade Of Pale, the debut release from Procol Harum that not only topped the UK charts for six weeks, but also made it to Number Five in America. Rolf Harris introduces the revolutionary Stylophone (side 2) by Dübreq Stylophone discs, A Whiter Shade of Pale by Black Label Society, A Whiter Shade of Pale by The main squeeze, A Whiter Shade of Pale by ​The Everly Brothers, Whiter Shade of Pale by Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve, A Whiter Shade Of Pale (青い影) by Shigeo Sekito, Whiter Shade of Pale by Engelbert Humperdinck (Ft. René Froger), A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Original Single Version). Create They might have just as well've been closed But the crowd called out for more. A Whiter Shade of Pale Lyrics. Turned a whiter shade of pale Does the vestal virgin that's heading for the coast get his desire?. It was my first trip (to Spain) without any immediate supervision in my life. (Brooker / Reid) We skipped the light fandango. I was feeling kinda seasick I had always assumed like Richard Wilson that it clearly borrowed from The Miller's Tale (sorta overt references, dontcha think?). The general consensus is that “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” is a snapshot of a drunken sexual escapade gone awry. I might have been smoking when I conceived it, but not when I wrote. [Additional Verse ] Just like Dylan's Desolation Row the meaning is the juxterpositioning of images in our minds that have no connection to a literal meaning. Without much promotion, it reached #5 on the US charts, as well. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks. I was feeling kinda seasick. Her saying there is no reason, and the truth being plain to see, would be the possibility of pregnancy, and the possibility of his death. [Chorus] Normally he wouldn't hurt a fly, but he got mad at her when she pushed him accidentally. The mind stretching lyrics that many heard while on acid or other intense drugs (like peyote and mesculine not meth, crack or angel dust) before it became passe and denigrated because of its association to the rock stars deaths like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison. Does it mean anything special hidden "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut song by the British band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. To me this song is about a pregnancy to another man and the dilemma of love versus society with the truth getting conststantly told by the mirror as time goes on. I assumed the miller was just that, the town miller who happened to be at the bar, telling some grandiose store to the other patrons. This song is hauntingly beautiful, and I'm very curious about what the lyrics mean. She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,' though in truth we were at sea It was written to sound as a Dali painting looks. Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale lyrics. It was influenced by books, not drugs. it's personal feelings, strong statement or something else. Who were leaving for the coast As the ceiling flew away. He loves her thoigh so his eyes might well have been closed but someone always brings it up as it always gets later where the truth is plain to see. And so it was that later You fill out the picture, you find the rest of the picture that that piece fits into. The Miller first tell his tail (or at least the first we know of it), in Chaucer's, Canterbury Tails 1386. Saying, 'You must be the mermaid She said, 'There is no reason and the truth is plain to see.' I was a teenager in the '60s and as my son told me recently, most of the songs of your day, mom, sound as though they were written by musicians who were in a perpetual mist of drugs and alcohol. Now they are both in service. turned a whiter shade of pale. A Whiter Shade Of Pale Ringtone. But I was too young to have experienced any decadence, then. [Intro] The rest becomes his metaphors of the sea to his love, as she does indeed give in to the drunken one night love affair, all the while, the miller keeping everyone else's minds occupied with his tale. That her face, at first just ghostly [Verse 4] A Whiter Shade of Pale book. "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (originally by Procol Harum) 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 give readers a perfect insight on the song's meaning. Describe what artist is trying to say in a certain line, whether What had been a feeling of positive expansion of our consciousness turned into disenchantment and loss of the magical fantasy most young people were exploring. and found on the album with the same name. The ship goes under, finally, "attacking the ocean bed." Hidden between the lines, words and thoughts sometimes hold many different, Remember: your meaning might be valuable for someone, Don't post links to images and links to facts, Don't spam and write clearly off-topic meanings, Don't write abusive, vulgar, offensive, racist, threatening or harassing meanings, Do not post anything that you do not have the right to post. And it’s making up the puzzle that fits the piece you’ve got. 'A WHITER Shade Of Pale' is lyrically a pile of pretentious rubbish which makes the mistake of assuming the mantle of literature. After she listens to the story, her face turns pale, anyway they reconcile until death set them apart, the vestal virgins - she is one of the rare few who are hard to meet; also I get this very late 18th, early 19th century feeling about this song; what's really weird is that it's not even sad:-(. [Verse 1] 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 Perfect blush pink high-low gown for an adventurous bride | Wedding Dresses | Bridal Boutique Singapore | Wedding Gown Singapore | Wedding Dress Singapore | Wedding Packages Singapore | Wedding Gown Rental | Wedding Gown Purchase Perhaps he is trying to distract her by calling her a mermaid for a last laugh, but he sees her face turn into an image of a dead person. I wasn’t trying to be mysterious with those images, I was trying to be evocative. Hopefully there more great times ahead and not just high gas prices and global warming. I think it's about a person who throws their life away on the party life and leaves the truth behind, love of a family! Provide song facts, names, places and other worthy info that may A Whiter Shade of Pale Songtext. And would not let her be Don't hesitate to explain what songwriters and singer wanted to say. It is believed to mean “Beyond these far off things” in (misspelled) Latin. Logically if this song was about drugs they would have admitted it by now, his fiancee have another guys kid no way! For years I kepy trying to figure out Desolatoin Row. Free Ring Tones. Keith Reid, who wrote the lyrics, said about the song (from songfacts): It’s sort of a film, really, trying to conjure up mood and tell a story. When I hear this song today, I feel a sense of nostalgia for a time when young people joined the Peace Corps, lived with nature, marched for civil rights, loved hard and felt the need to give back to the world. As the miller told his tale Create an account to credit all your contributions to your name, receive Background and backdrop to LSD, Hollywood Bowl and jazz greats, casting directors on the sly, Scientology and Africa USA, Orange Julius on Sunset Strip. To me, it's a very sad song, and I tear up each time I listen to it. With its Bach-derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics – by the song's co-authors Gary Brooker, Keith Reid and Matthew Fisher – "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached No. A Whiter Shade of Pale Lyrics. All the other interpretations are just nuts. That her face at first just ghostly Lyrics taken from Directed by Andrew Morgan. In this case, I had that title, ‘Whiter Shade of Pale,’ and I thought, There’s a song here. About because almost universally accepted idea that it also clearly borrowed from the height of,. The art and music of that, I wanted to say in a certain line, whether it personal... 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