Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006 *FIRST LISTEN* 

🇨🇦 Yes, the original track came out in 1967. The band consisted of an Organist, a Drummer, two Guitarists and Gary on Piano ! The Danish National Symphony Orchestra consists of over 100 musicians and over 75 Choir members. They enjoy holding outdoor concerts with special invited guests like this ! This British rock band released this in 1967 and it quickly became an anthem for that decade ! Still is !

Gary Brooker...wow, he's so missed. His whiskey & tobacco voice just got better over the years.

This is a true masterpiece. Stunning.

This song came out on 1967 my brother , is just amazing music, I was 11 years old when I heard this song.

This is one of the most popular songs from the 60’s

I was 15 when this song was released in 1967!!! Who knew then that it would make such an impact on the music world!! It will outlive us all!!🎶🎼🎵🎤🎧🎹🎸🥁🔥🔥🔥💜💜💜

...formed in 1967 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Great Britain.

There are only about 40 songs that have sold over 10 million copies. This is one!

By most standards, one of the Top 10 of the 1960s, a decade that had the Beatles, the entirety of Motown, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Beach Boys - the greatest modern music decade, in other words. The 1967 studio version really makes you FEEL the 60s, with all that time's hopefulness and craziness. More organ-heavy. An immortal song.

Love this song. I actually prefer the studio version from the 60's as it is the one I grew up on. This live version is very good though as it shows how powerful Gary Brooker's voice was even as he got older. "Conquistador" is another great song by Procol Harum. Sad to hear of his passing recently.

Gary Brooker (songer) was 62 at this performance. This was originally released 1967. Procol Harum and the Moody Blues (Nights In White Satin ) were not afraid to use and orchestra and experiment. They both are English bands.

Ok you must listen to Moody Blues..... Nights In White Satin! VERY beautiful kinda like this one which is one of my all time favorites! Enjoyed your reaction Justin!

This same concert also had one of my favorites "Conquistador" that is also fire !!

Thay was a British band from Southend Essex im76 loved then and still love it so many memories when you are younger ❤

I've loved this song since the sixties but this version is awesome! We also had no knowledge when we first heard it so you are going about things the right way, that's just my opinion! You are almost to the hundred thousand mark, congratulations in advance! You deserve it!

This song which came out in the 60's was great but this live version is fantastic as it has more depth due to the orchestra and choir. Gary Brooker's voice aged like a fine wine. This live version was in Denmark with the Danish National Orchestra. R.I.P. Gary.

The Danish Symphony is next level amazing.

Warning - I see .. Nights in White Satin ... suggested. The poem at the end has been separated out. Both in live versions and some studio versions. It is called ... Late Lament. So look for this----> The Moody Blues: Nights In White Satin - Late Lament ... Otherwise it cuts off. Then you can do live.

Awesomeness

It is one of those musical moments that it is hard not to sit listening to with a big grin on your face

Really worth a listen.

Melody was based upon Air On A G String by Bach

I have to admit that I'm a bit jealous of the attendees at this concert. To have been there live, I would have been able to enjoy an experience, not just music. It truly had to have been a magical time!

“So sonically appealing”…..you right about that! Great reaction video! First time viewer here (🤔 just might have to subscribe if you do more of this quality) 👍 I have some comments, interpreting the lyrics of this song which gives it even a deeper dimension - I will share that at the end of this - (and sorry for this detailed commentary, but I think you will find it helpful if you listen to the song again and/or share it with others). Gary Brooker’s incredible singing in this live performance matched - or perhaps even exceeded - the quality of the original 1967 recording that took place 40 years earlier. The band’s name comes from a couple of possible sources. One of the band members in ‘67 had a cat named Procol Harum. This is Latin for “Far beyond these things”…. Personally, I think they named the band after the cat. 😁 This song and about 3 or 4 others defined the sound and the scene that was the “Summer of Love”. Unfortunately, that beautiful era only lasted about three years…. Innocence lost - marked by another outdoor concert in December ‘69 at Altamont - The Rolling Stones - they hired the Hells Angels motorcycle gang to be their “security” force - 4 people died that night. However, great music continued to come out from the late 60s all through to the mid 90s. But 1967 through Woodstock 1969 was magic. There has been much debate/misunderstanding regarding the lyrics. I believe I can unlock the mystery for you. The lyrics are mostly metaphorical. The song is about a young couple who are attending a party perhaps at a ballroom - maybe even on a ship. They were either entertainers for the crowd, or they were just part of the crowd dancing….”We skipped the Light Fandango” but instead did cartwheels across the floor, implying that they were having a great time, perhaps even on their way to getting drunk. The room seem to be shaking apart as they “ordered another drink”, but the waiter brought a tray of many drinks. As the night wore on, the young man was fast becoming interested in having a more private intimate time with this young girl…. But yet even through her near drunkenness, she sensed it, and became frightened. As the young man shuffled through his “playing cards” - a metaphor for looking for that winning hand to convince her to go with him - she again was unable or unwilling to give into him. Even as he told her stories, and lies about himself to impress and take advantage of her she knew she was potentially headed for trouble as “The truth was plain to see”. The vestal virgin metaphor clearly implied that she was young, inexperienced, and not ready for what she feared was his ultimate intent. But he kept on with his tales and lies, and he “would not let her be”…..ramping up the pressure on her to give in. This frightened her tremendously. I have heard, but I cannot confirm, that Gary Brooker and his cowriter actually wrote two more verses, that were never recorded. We will probably never hear the end of that story. Again, I want to say your reaction video was wonderful and genuine. Well done.

Feel free to play more Procol Harum anytime as they are for me the best band of all time.

Proving, once again, that music IS the language of the soul..

The singer died a year or two ago. This is a classic.

great reaction mate

From the same concert, "A Salty Dog" is amazing as well!

Good bad and the ugly by the Danish National Symphony would be right up your alley if you haven’t reacted to that yet.

Your going to like this!

Love Gary, love the song and along with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, the same people who did 'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly' a few years back - the whole concert is just incredible.

A whiter Shade of Pale this is a great beautiful version HOWEVER when it comes to live or studio OR Studio then live This is the latter. You need to go back and do the original studio version. This live version covers up what made this an iconic, memorable., and historic in the annals of history. And that would be the haunting sound of the organ.

"Sonically appealing" That's good. And accurate.

Try their live album with The Edmonton Symphony

You know, in our time. It was just a regular song between so many others, this one was certainly THE slow of every party for ten years, but it was juste like Bruno Mars song today. You need 40 years min to make a song a legent and it's his turn now 😎 and it's works gread because you wont find sonds like this anymore...

Best rock song ever.

Band from England 60's and 70's

Tune in, turn on and drop out

❤❤❤

Your phone is in the same key and time signature!😂😂

"Something" the song on farewell to George Harrison will leave you breathless. It has Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynn, Paul McCartney. Have to listen!!!! 😊

epic!

Something you've never heard before, huh! Get ready! Harry Nilssen's (not sure of spelling). On his album "Son of Schmillsen" is a song "You're Breaking My Heart" spoiler alert: language! 😮

Oh Oh Oh.... one more. This is the link to Brian Justin Crum doing Creep (Radiohead cover). Please!

See, kids. THAT is what an oboe is for.

You probably won't get this, but you said you like instrumentals, always loved Procol Harum, but you should listen to Samba Pa Ti by Santana, it's a great instrumental.

For your instrumental listening pleasure, you should check out Explosions in the Sky. Start with "The Only Moment we were Alone"

Let us old people hear one young person sing like this. 🤔

Dude. Listen first. Then comment.

Oboe!! French Horn…..

What a happy face!❤

Um, is it over seas? Buddy, it’s live in Denmark.

There are two extra verses that were omitted to shorten the song. The entire song with lyrics are in the link below. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vIWCSrG1d-Y.htmlfeature=shared

Why keep pausing in the middle of this beautiful song? Otherwise love your reaction.

Shut it. Play the song