Link: [Procol Harum]
A Whiter Shade of
Pale
Procol Harum
We skipped a light
fandango
Turned cartwheels
'cross the floor
I was feeling kind
of 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
That 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 just as
well have been closed
And so it was later
As the miller told
his tale
That her face at
first just ghostly
Turned a whiter
shade of pale
So it was later…
Link: [Annie Lennox]
A Whiter Shade of
Pale
Annie Lennox
We skipped a light
fandango
Turned cartwheels
'cross the floor
I was feeling kind
of 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 later
As the miller told
his tale
And 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
That 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 just as
well been closed
And so it was later
As the miller told
his tale
That her face at
first just ghostly
Turned a whiter
shade of pale
And so it was later
As the miller told
his tale
That her face at
first just ghostly
Turned a whiter
shade of pale
A whiter shade of
pale
Turned a whiter
shade of pale
A whiter shade of
pale
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It's so wonderful how certain words can just make such an image in your mind, or heart...your soul! Even before you hear the music they belong to. A whiter shade of pale....that is so deep....
ReplyDeleteAh fond memories from my happily misspent youth - Both are just wonderful...
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by again, my dear Karen!!! Yes, indeed, and it often doesn't take all that many words, neither!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by again, my dear Grace!!! Yes, she did a good job of staying true to a song that most certainly didn't need any improvements.
ReplyDeleteI've always liked this song I don't think I ever knew all the lyrics to it though
ReplyDeleteDidn't the Bangles do a version of that song?
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by again, my dear Ann!!! It was the same with me, and it's not the only song that I have had no idea just what I was supposed to be singing along with. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by again, my dear Beach Bum!!! According to The Covers Project, they are one of the few musical groups/acts who haven't recorded a cover of the song. http://www.coversproject.com/artist/procol%20harum/
ReplyDeleteMethinks you may be thinking of them covering Simon & Gargunkel's A Hazy Shade of Winter. http://www.coversproject.com/artist/bangles/