Also in 2004, Rolling Stone placed "A Whiter Shade of Pale" 57th on its list of the "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The best way to determine the meaning of the words to 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale'. Leads people to dismiss song lyrics as meaningless when they're actually no. What is the song 'Whiter Shade Of Pale' by Procol Harum actually about, what. with curious lyrics that supposedly had no real meaning.like Hotel California. But Maggie stood, right sair astonish’d (pale, ghostly) Till, by the heel and hand admonish’d, She ventured forward on the light (whiter) She said ‘There is no reason, and the truth is. Yet the song defies a specific interpretation, instead conjuring various shades of.
This refers to Tam’s horse, a mare called Meg, and fondly referred to as Maggie. The general consensus is that A Whiter Shade Of Pale is a snapshot of a drunken sexual escapade gone awry. It was the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the UK (as of 2009), and the United Kingdom performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognised it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years. The original lyrics had four verses, of which only two are heard on the original recording. That her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whter shade of pale. Nothing to do with Acid or Coke or Holocaust or any of that. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. Its about getting Drunk and trying to and finally successfully getting in the PANTS of a Girl. 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 number 1 in many countries when released in 1967. One of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of the best selling singles in history, having sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 and stayed there for six weeks. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the British rock band Procol Harum, released.
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