Hi babe, Gary Brooker is the writer and singer of this brilliant song among others, had passed away a couple years ago. I think this video is his last pro shot performance. RIP Gary Brooker.
You've gone ROUGE, Rxyce -- DO 30 self-inflicted LASHES for comparing Gary Brooker to Phil Collins vocally, or any other way ................ SERIOUSLY -- HARD lashes -- You KNOW you DESERVE them
So sad to lose one of the greatest most underrated and talented artists in my opinion . And this.......this version is my all-time favorite song.....ever. strings are so incredibly rich and layered precisely. The brass, the choir... a perfect blending of music, instruments and people never to be matched again. The talent and the style and sound will never be seen again. I got carried away here. I didn't mean to ramble on, but this is what this song does to me. It takes me to a simpler time when worries were few and and times were relevant, people were free and life was full. I am sorry, not everyone got to experience this Era now forever gone........
It warms an old man's heart seeing today's youth not only enjoy, but appreciate the music of my youth... If you liked this, check out The Moody Blues live performance of "Nights in White Satin" in 2000 at The Royal Albert Hall with full orchestral arrangment, you'll not be disappointed 😉
This "Night in White Satin" is a must. Those two songs should be heard by everyone in the world, another is "Bridge Over Troubled Water", by Simon & Garfunkel
Gary Brooker is the lead singer and those of us who heard this song for the first time in the 60s are astounded by the fact that his voice sounds as great or perhaps even better, seasoned by age and experience than it did more than 50 years ago. Beautiful performance of a wonderful classic, and such a warm and enthusiastic reaction! Thanks, RR!
Well said, I have listened to the '67 original thousands of times in my 53 years on this little dusty ball. The original and this song are two completely different versions. The original is full of youthful hopes, dreams and vigor... This version is a reflection of all of those hopes and dreams 45+ years later, Gary's voice echoing a long life of dreams realized and dreams crushed... I listen to both versions as a daily affirmation...
Gary Booker is a classic whiskey tenor......I was blessed to grow up in the 60 and 70's. Wish we could have this kind of music back, because it feeds the soul with beauty and joy.
@@Vinterfrid It's a tenor range that has a raspy or gutteral sound to voice without the purity, but still hitting the notes with another quality. There are a lot of rock voices that are 'whiskey tenors'. Not just male, but female singers. When I was singing in bands in the 70's, I was given that name and wasn't sure if it was a compliment or an insult. I learned alter that it was complimentary.
A British band with a great unique sound. An Essex band from Southend-on-Sea. Rest In Peace Gary Brooker and Keith Reed. Legends now and always. This song was played at my Maternal Grandparents double-funeral on March 9th 2021. They died from Coronavirus during that horrific spike (Late January 2021). Miss you Nanna Irene and Grandpa Les. I love the sound of an orchestra, especially when they cover a classic like this song😊❤😊
66 and counting my brother. Seeing these beautiful grandbabies walking in our footsteps bring me great happiness. Our generation really did something ☮️😎🤠
Yes, this is a definite piece for the soundtrack of our lives.......this one always hits a spot......brings a tear to my eye, of gratitude that I was touched and still touched today.......
As a 76 year old man who has loved this song for over 50 years, ever since it first appeared during the 'Summer of Love' in 1967, may I just say that your reaction is delightful. Thank you.
Lady, your reactions are restoring my faith in humanity. I have been torn up so badly by life and death in my later life that I have lost my ability to feel love without the agony that goes with its loss. You are the future I will miss.
Blane, I learned quite some time ago to NEVER place my faith or trust in man or humanity because man will let you down 100% of the time. Instead, I learned to place my faith in trust in God - the creator of the universe - who will NEVER let you down.
Your words have moved me to tears...I hope that you are in a better place today. I'd live to encourage you to get some clay, paints, crayons, whatever and create. If for no one else but you! I was in a dark place when the pandemic hit, and started binge watching some acrylic pouring videos on UA-cam. I now have a studio, and am actually selling some of my pieces...if nothing sells, oh well. I have given my self permission to just be. I live with chronic pain, and this medium along with some great music when I paint totally helps me forget not just the physical pain, but the emotional nagging pain that could wear me down if I let it. If nothing else, may I suggest you watch Sara Taylor do a painting or two...
@@wayneshirley9536 did perfect God not create a perfect universe and absolutely everything exactly the way he saw fit? God would have to design the exact parameters of existence, including every aspect of humanity. Do you have a problem with the design? You don't like the plan?
Jon Anderson is approaching 80. He is still touring. See him if you can. And Annie Haslam now leads Renaissance and still has that golden voice. She is in her mid 70s and amazing.
Unless ya've got an idiot pausing it in the wrong spots. Listen to it, then do all the bleeding pausing ya want. But, above all that, she " knowing" the classics, albeit recommended.
@@JoeBlow_4 the rumors about the Canterbury tales has been debunked by Keith Reid who wrote the lyrics. He said, “I'd never read The Miller's Tale in my life. Maybe that's something that I knew subconsciously, but it certainly wasn't a conscious idea for me to quote from Chaucer, no way."
In 1967, they were a 4 piece rock band. The lead singer, Gary Brooker, sounds so amazing here, 40 years after they originally released this song. They did not have the orchestra back then. But the organ was in the original. Like you said, the heartbeat. Unfortunately, Gary passed away Feb. 19, 2022. I click on this video every time I see a new reactor watching it. And I cry, every time.
The organ is a tribute to Bach. The whole piece is inspired by Bach. . . I'm 80 years old now, and I still get goose bumps when he hist those crescendos. All the good times of my past come flooding back to me, and I realize that I've had such a great life.
In UA-cam search "Procol Harum Whiter Shade of Pale Turku" and hear yet another indescribable live performance with one of the two "lost lyrics." Listen for "You were the mermaid that took Neptune for a ride." 9 minutes of perfection.
The music was actually written by an obscure east European classical composer a few hundred years ago forgot the name but the family still owns it and sued the band and won co writing royalties. But this arrangement and vocal are perfection ...
I remember hearing a song in the 60s I think I was 15 years old and I did not then understand the music as I do today of course but everything that came out of the 60s I was so blessed to be there
I heard a story once, a long time ago. They wrote lots of songs & of course when you write songs there are some lines that are rejected because you've come up with a better line. The rejected lines were put in a bottom draw. They were making an album & needed one last song but, were composed out. They grabbed a hand full of rejected lines from the draw & shuffled them together then put them down. What resulted was one of the most beautiful songs ever. I don't know if the story is true, but they sure produce one great song.
Young lady, from someone who was alive back then, it is amazing to see a younger person like yourself, so beautiful and vibrant, still enjoying and celebrating this music. Thank you for your thoughtful reaction
A huge bow to the people mixing the sound! A full orchestra, a choir, guitars, bass, drums, B3 organ, piano and gorgeous vocal from Gary Brooker. Also, righteous recognition to the orchestral arranger. The choice to start the melody in the minor key and present a beautiful Tierce de Picardie before the vocal starts was inspired! Hallelujah!
That they brought an Orchestra as accompaniment and with a choir is a true sign of real respect for this piece of music history. And not to mention it's not even the country of its birth. Love It! The Danes Killed it.
The Orchestra is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (part of the danish public service radio DR), which normaly do theese outdoor concerts in the summer - Slotskoncerter (Castle concerts) every year. And the Orchestra invites the original artists of the music, they perform. This year severel of Procol Harums music .
This man sounds exactly the same 50 years later, even better, which amazes me. Love that you recognized all of the different layers. This is truly a celestial performance. I've seen it bring grown men to tears in these reactions. Haunting, chills.
My God I don't know how I haven't heard this version before? This has been my favorite song since I was 13 years old. I'm 61 now. How his voice got so much better with age is just leaving ne breathless!
@@Boyonabicycle There are a few versions and even more covers. I’ve probably heard them all and you are correct. The moment I heard this version everything else just disappeared.
65 year old man crying. I know not why. This song has been a favorite part of my life since the 60s. It is so touching to share this experience with a young woman generations apart from me Now let's do "A Salty Dog" from this same concert. I don't care if any of you geezers think I'm a pansy, or a puffier, I will cry when I hear these beloved old tunes. Passion is not weakness. It is rather the fuel that fires up the physical aspect of love. If there is a lovely woman about my age who also responds passionately to music, connect, but only if you like slow dancing. Cheers.
Couple of months off of 65 myself. Seems the tears come ever easier. Songs I hear, people I talk about. Sometimes they need to flow, so I let them now. Not sure I could stop them if I wanted to. Johnny Cash's versions of "In My Life" and "The First Time(Ever I saw Your Face)", and I'm a pile of mush. But they are good tears really...
@@andyfletcher3561 I hear you brother. When I was brought up in rural Pennsylvania, the first rule of manhood was "big boys don't cry." Now if I hear the opening chords to a Carpenter's song the flood gates open. The Roberta Flack version of "The First Time" always gets me weeping. It doesn't make pansies of us; it just shows how evolved we are. We can throw a hay bale; a punch; or a hanky to sop up the tears of one of our buddies. Good non us!
I was 17 years old when this first came out. A classic. I am now in my early 70’s and this song still affects me the way it did when it first came out. And yes, you’re right, there is a similar vocal sound to Phil Collins. Never thought about it before. Just subscribed to your channel. I myself am a musician of many different instruments.
I just have to say that English rock groups are just at a different level of musicianship than the US of A! The list of British prog rockers is vast! This song brings me to tears it is so majestic!
A Whiter Shade of Pale is THE iconic song from the sixties for me. Gary Brooker's big boot in the foreground of the original video. Then, when I discovered the Denmark concert where the song was treated like a sacred piece. Well, that's when I knew that A Whiter Shade of Pale was a classical piece of music. RIP Gary Brooker. You were one of a kind.
It's so enjoyable to watch someone young appreciate the music of my youth. 1967. I had just finished my first graduate degree and started my professional life. This song was one of many of the time that left us speechless. The beginning of rock and roll and its early years was a magical time.
Did he really? I saw a documentary about Lennon's portable juke box. I would really love to know about this as Lennon's "Strawberry Fields" and Brooker's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" are at the top of my "Desert Island Disks" list. A "Rolls" provides a smooth ride but smooth enough for a turntable? Wow!
Basically the tune of this piece was written by Johann Sebastian Bach in the early 1700’s, and rearranged in the 1800’s so that it could be played by a single violin on the G string, hence the name “Air on a G String”. Fantastic that this music still has such appeal!
WHITER SHADE OF PALE and NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN.....best songs ever written.I prefer this one.....just a little bit.Because of Gary Brooker's incredible voice.Justin Hayward's voice is more romantic,and Mr.Brooker is a real DYNAMITE 👍👍👍👍👍
Find the old version of this from the 60's to understand just how good this live orchestral version is. Brooker's voice is sounding so good and the arrangement is just superb.
60's and 70's music was the greatest. Take as much of it as you can listen to... It all tells a story of what kids and teenagers the things that where going on... on the planet..
With today's loss of Gary, I've been checking out his music and stumbled on your review. This is a beautiful live version of this and have seen it many times. Thank you for your passion for great music. It truly shows. RIP Gary.
Every person on that stage killed it but shout out to the person who mixed this. That is a lot of mic to bring into perfect balance and they nailed it. You can clearly hear everything that is going on and it all sounds great together
It has always amazed me that this physically small country that I have always called home, consistently produces much of the world’s finest music. Songs like this and many others, have always proved my point.
I come from one of the largest nations on the planet, which has produced thousands and thousands of musicians, writing hits known the worldwide... And just like you, I had nothing to do with it either... Get over yourself...shut up and enjoy the music.
RIP Gary. 😢 You have been a part of my life since I was 12 and I first heard this amazing song. And you shall remain a part of my life until they spread my ashes.
Over 70 microphones were used with every member of the choir having their own mike and every instrument being close miked. This was highly unusual---orchestras and choirs would normally have a few overhead mikes. It was recorded on 100 channels of sound. At one of the rehearsals the bass player asked if he could hear more cello in his monitor and the engineer said "sure, which one?" Attention to detail was unbelievable. Was it worth it? You bet it was.
I enjoyed your reaction. You have a ear for good music. I feel for the people out there who are closed-minded to certain music. This was a masterpiece, done way better than the original in the sixties which had no orchestra or chorus. Even his voice improved.
What a fantastic song and voice! I was fortunate enough to not only hear Gary Brooker sing Whiter Shade of Pale live when he toured with Ringo Starr’s All Star Band but I also had the privilege to meet him backstage before the show. Great memories!
His voice is great, let's not forget his piano playing is spot on, this is better than the recorded version, I like you love the orchestra is rarely used in music now, try some ELO songs. I'm pleased you enjoyed this I did aswell. Thank you 🏴 🇬🇧 🌹🌹
From the day that song came out til today, I’ve never met someone who didn’t love it. Even one of the Beatles said it was the best song from the 60’s. But Please listen to the original version. Love the show! Very glad that they’re are people like you in the world.
I feel so privileged to have grown up as these songs were released. I was 13 when this song came out. It moved my world at 13. So many songs wrapped around my core made me who and what I am. To this day I can be transported back by so many songs but this one is special.
I subscribed one sentence into your reaction because of your ''low key'' approach. You didn't call us ''Fam'' or beg for likes or subscriptions. You are a breath of fresh air. Plus you enjoyed one of my favorite performances.
This is the best review I have heard so far. I see and sense a natural flow of emotions and your facial expression says it all. Keep up the great reviews.
This was always the slow dancing song that the ladies just couldn’t resist. Quite often the last song of the evening and if you were lucky, the beginning of a romantic night.
I never tire of hearing this song played by this orchestra and Gary Brooks❤️ So, so Beautiful!! He made his first recording of this song when he was pretty young!! May he Rest in Peace.
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Hi babe, Gary Brooker is the writer and singer of this brilliant song among others, had passed away a couple years ago. I think this video is his last pro shot performance. RIP Gary Brooker.
Sadly Gary Brooker has just ascended to the great music studio in the sky! Rest in peace Gary and from all of us - thank you!!
❤💔
Oh too sad, he left us this gem. Wonderful. RIP Gary.
You've gone ROUGE, Rxyce -- DO 30 self-inflicted LASHES for comparing Gary Brooker to Phil Collins vocally, or any other way ................ SERIOUSLY -- HARD lashes -- You KNOW you DESERVE them
Always be cherished by me this song so many great memories
So sad to lose one of the greatest most underrated and talented artists in my opinion . And this.......this version is my all-time favorite song.....ever. strings are so incredibly rich and layered precisely. The brass, the choir... a perfect blending of music, instruments and people never to be matched again. The talent and the style
and sound will never be seen again. I got carried away here. I didn't mean to ramble on, but this is what this song does to me. It takes me to a simpler time when worries were few and and times were relevant, people were free and life was full. I am sorry, not everyone got to experience this Era now forever gone........
It warms an old man's heart seeing today's youth not only enjoy, but appreciate the music of my youth... If you liked this, check out The Moody Blues live performance of "Nights in White Satin" in 2000 at The Royal Albert Hall with full orchestral arrangment, you'll not be disappointed 😉
This
"Night in White Satin" is a must.
Those two songs should be heard by everyone in the world, another is "Bridge Over Troubled Water", by Simon & Garfunkel
Great recommendation ! Thanks !
I could not agree more! True talent is ageless.
Somehow, the two songs are spiritually connected. Echoes of 1967 still pulsing through the psyche of the old, and the new.
Great recommendation.
Your joy in the strings/instrumental is written all over your face, younlooknso pleased and enamored with it.
The only thing more beautiful than this song is our beautiful host's smile. Made my day.
But can't you see that she's a tragic mulatta?
Gary Brooker is the lead singer and those of us who heard this song for the first time in the 60s are astounded by the fact that his voice sounds as great or perhaps even better, seasoned by age and experience than it did more than 50 years ago. Beautiful performance of a wonderful classic, and such a warm and enthusiastic reaction! Thanks, RR!
My thoughts exactly! Always loved the song and this live performance took it to new levels.
Well said!
I know it did shock me. Brooker is unreal
Booker's voice has some similarities to Stevie Winwood's voice and vocal style.
Well said, I have listened to the '67 original thousands of times in my 53 years on this little dusty ball. The original and this song are two completely different versions. The original is full of youthful hopes, dreams and vigor... This version is a reflection of all of those hopes and dreams 45+ years later, Gary's voice echoing a long life of dreams realized and dreams crushed... I listen to both versions as a daily affirmation...
Gary Booker is a classic whiskey tenor......I was blessed to grow up in the 60 and 70's. Wish we could have this kind of music back, because it feeds the soul with beauty and joy.
What the heck is a "whiskey tenor"? 🤔
@@Vinterfrid It's a tenor range that has a raspy or gutteral sound to voice without the purity, but still hitting the notes with another quality. There are a lot of rock voices that are 'whiskey tenors'. Not just male, but female singers. When I was singing in bands in the 70's, I was given that name and wasn't sure if it was a compliment or an insult. I learned alter that it was complimentary.
'Whiskey tenor',
thank you for that beautiful, beautiful phrase. 🥃
It's never gone away!
A British band with a great unique sound. An Essex band from Southend-on-Sea. Rest In Peace Gary Brooker and Keith Reed. Legends now and always. This song was played at my Maternal Grandparents double-funeral on March 9th 2021. They died from Coronavirus during that horrific spike (Late January 2021). Miss you Nanna Irene and Grandpa Les. I love the sound of an orchestra, especially when they cover a classic like this song😊❤😊
Sorry for your loss ... timeless and the words are just ❤ ... heart strings pulled and feeling older than ever ❤
Probably my hundred time listening to this ,it just gets better and better ❤R.I.P. Garry Brooker 🌹
Grew up listening to this song. Now, a new generation can.
For those of us that are very senior, this song feels like a part of our story.
62 my friend and starting to feel thing slipping away a bit but bet your ass I'm in on everything I can do and music is the key to everything
66 and counting my brother. Seeing these beautiful grandbabies walking in our footsteps bring me great happiness. Our generation really did something ☮️😎🤠
Ending, beginning, something inbetween....
Yes, this is a definite piece for the soundtrack of our lives.......this one always hits a spot......brings a tear to my eye, of gratitude that I was touched and still touched today.......
I was 12 years old when this song was released...It's a privilege to get old.
Gary Brooker. The mans voice has just got better and better over the years. Legend
agree.............fantastic
yeah, not bad for an old guy...
I'm stunned. It literally sounds better in 2006 than it did in the 60s. Unbelievable.
As a 76 year old man who has loved this song for over 50 years, ever since it first appeared during the 'Summer of Love' in 1967, may I just say that your reaction is delightful. Thank you.
O Yes, "the summer of love" "flower power" remember it well, I was 16.
RIP Gary Brooker, 5/29/45 --- 2/19/22 What a voice!!
Historically one of the most important songs in Rock history!
Lady, your reactions are restoring my faith in humanity. I have been torn up so badly by life and death in my later life that I have lost my ability to feel love without the agony that goes with its loss. You are the future I will miss.
Blane, I learned quite some time ago to NEVER place my faith or trust in man or humanity because man will let you down 100% of the time. Instead, I learned to place my faith in trust in God - the creator of the universe - who will NEVER let you down.
Feel the same. Im 52 and have lost everyone. My soulmate of 31 years left 3 years ago. I know she wants me to smile but I cry at all my memories.
Your words have moved me to tears...I hope that you are in a better place today. I'd live to encourage you to get some clay, paints, crayons, whatever and create. If for no one else but you! I was in a dark place when the pandemic hit, and started binge watching some acrylic pouring videos on UA-cam. I now have a studio, and am actually selling some of my pieces...if nothing sells, oh well. I have given my self permission to just be. I live with chronic pain, and this medium along with some great music when I paint totally helps me forget not just the physical pain, but the emotional nagging pain that could wear me down if I let it. If nothing else, may I suggest you watch Sara Taylor do a painting or two...
@@wayneshirley9536 did perfect God not create a perfect universe and absolutely everything exactly the way he saw fit? God would have to design the exact parameters of existence, including every aspect of humanity. Do you have a problem with the design? You don't like the plan?
I know exactly what you mean amigo
I LOVE seeing musicians from my era 50 years later just knocking it out of the park!!
Jon Anderson is approaching 80. He is still touring. See him if you can. And Annie Haslam now leads Renaissance and still has that golden voice. She is in her mid 70s and amazing.
After fifty years of loving this song it still gives me the chills listening to it 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Me too, gotta admit I’ve got a tear in an old eye, awesome
It makes .e very emotional
Same
Absolutely gets me everytime.
Unless ya've got an idiot pausing it in the wrong spots. Listen to it, then do all the bleeding pausing ya want. But, above all that, she " knowing" the classics, albeit recommended.
Amazing performance. One of your best reactions. Such a lovely young lady.
Great song!
Considered by John Lennon and Elton John to be one of the greatest songs ever sung.
They weren't wrong. It IS one of the greatest for sure.
Billy Joel also remarked it to be one of, if not his favorite song.
Peter Frampton also said the same.
@@JoeBlow_4 the rumors about the Canterbury tales has been debunked by Keith Reid who wrote the lyrics. He said, “I'd never read The Miller's Tale in my life. Maybe that's something that I knew subconsciously, but it certainly wasn't a conscious idea for me to quote from Chaucer, no way."
@@JoeBlow_4 I was just responding to your claim that “The lyrics are from The Canterbury Tales”. I didn’t dispute the rest.
In 1967, they were a 4 piece rock band. The lead singer, Gary Brooker, sounds so amazing here, 40 years after they originally released this song. They did not have the orchestra back then. But the organ was in the original. Like you said, the heartbeat. Unfortunately, Gary passed away Feb. 19, 2022. I click on this video every time I see a new reactor watching it. And I cry, every time.
The organ is a tribute to Bach.
The whole piece is inspired by Bach. . . I'm 80 years old now, and I still get goose bumps when he hist those crescendos.
All the good times of my past come flooding back to me, and I realize that I've had such a great life.
I have to say that this is the finest, most definitive version of this song. Even better than the original release.
Yes, beyond better! What a gift he left us...
😢 HE AGED LIKE FINE WINE. R.I.P.❤
In UA-cam search "Procol Harum Whiter Shade of Pale Turku" and hear yet another indescribable live performance with one of the two "lost lyrics." Listen for "You were the mermaid that took Neptune for a ride." 9 minutes of perfection.
My favorite song of all time
Your smile and your voice is unbelievable. Great reaction.
Same singer, same key, 50 years on. Not many singers can lay claim to this. Flipping amazing. That is all.
An incredible performance. An all time favorite. RIP Gary Brooker.
For me this is the best song ever made and this live version is awesome
RIP Gary Brooker
It is my friend one of the finest songs ever written
The music was actually written by an obscure east European classical composer a few hundred years ago forgot the name but the family still owns it and sued the band and won co writing royalties. But this arrangement and vocal are perfection ...
@@artcoreak85 really?makes sense.
TOTAL AGREEMENT HERE!!!!
Bach innit
I remember hearing a song in the 60s I think I was 15 years old and I did not then understand the music as I do today of course but everything that came out of the 60s I was so blessed to be there
I heard a story once, a long time ago. They wrote lots of songs & of course when you write songs there are some lines that are rejected because you've come up with a better line. The rejected lines were put in a bottom draw. They were making an album & needed one last song but, were composed out. They grabbed a hand full of rejected lines from the draw & shuffled them together then put them down. What resulted was one of the most beautiful songs ever. I don't know if the story is true, but they sure produce one great song.
What a joy to see people discover music like this
Gary had a voice that was like a fine wine, it improved with age. I’m so glad we have this performance video to hold on to!
This song gives me chills!! It takes me back to the 70's when times were simple. Man, I miss mom & dad!!
Young lady, from someone who was alive back then, it is amazing to see a younger person like yourself, so beautiful and vibrant, still enjoying and celebrating this music. Thank you for your thoughtful reaction
A huge bow to the people mixing the sound! A full orchestra, a choir, guitars, bass, drums, B3 organ, piano and gorgeous vocal from Gary Brooker. Also, righteous recognition to the orchestral arranger. The choice to start the melody in the minor key and present a beautiful Tierce de Picardie before the vocal starts was inspired! Hallelujah!
That they brought an Orchestra as accompaniment and with a choir is a true sign of real respect for this piece of music history. And not to mention it's not even the country of its birth. Love It! The Danes Killed it.
The Orchestra is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (part of the danish public service radio DR), which normaly do theese outdoor concerts in the summer - Slotskoncerter (Castle concerts) every year. And the Orchestra invites the original artists of the music, they perform. This year severel of Procol Harums music .
One of the best songs ever written and performed beautifully. 👍👍
After all these years I think his voice may be have gotten better over the years.
I agree
I think so too.
My favorite song ever.
Amazing!
This man sounds exactly the same 50 years later, even better, which amazes me. Love that you recognized all of the different layers. This is truly a celestial performance. I've seen it bring grown men to tears in these reactions. Haunting, chills.
My God I don't know how I haven't heard this version before? This has been my favorite song since I was 13 years old. I'm 61 now. How his voice got so much better with age is just leaving ne breathless!
Gary was 61 years old in 2006...
I feel you! I just heard this version today and I'm completely blown away!
I didn’t know there was any other version. And in truth there isn’t.
@@Boyonabicycle There are a few versions and even more covers. I’ve probably heard them all and you are correct. The moment I heard this version everything else just disappeared.
65 year old man crying. I know not why. This song has been a favorite part of my life since the 60s. It is so touching to share this experience with a young woman generations apart from me Now let's do "A Salty Dog" from this same concert. I don't care if any of you geezers think I'm a pansy, or a puffier, I will cry when I hear these beloved old tunes. Passion is not weakness. It is rather the fuel that fires up the physical aspect of love. If there is a lovely woman about my age who also responds passionately to music, connect, but only if you like slow dancing. Cheers.
Couple of months off of 65 myself. Seems the tears come ever easier. Songs I hear, people I talk about. Sometimes they need to flow, so I let them now. Not sure I could stop them if I wanted to. Johnny Cash's versions of "In My Life" and "The First Time(Ever I saw Your Face)", and I'm a pile of mush. But they are good tears really...
This song, and especially this performance REALLY gets me every time.
Good on you brother.
@@andyfletcher3561 I hear you brother. When I was brought up in rural Pennsylvania, the first rule of manhood was "big boys don't cry." Now if I hear the opening chords to a Carpenter's song the flood gates open. The Roberta Flack version of "The First Time" always gets me weeping. It doesn't make pansies of us; it just shows how evolved we are. We can throw a hay bale; a punch; or a hanky to sop up the tears of one of our buddies. Good non us!
Well said Sir
Your voice makes it all better
I was 17 years old when this first came out. A classic. I am now in my early 70’s and this song still affects me the way it did when it first came out. And yes, you’re right, there is a similar vocal sound to Phil Collins. Never thought about it before. Just subscribed to your channel. I myself am a musician of many different instruments.
RIP Gary you will be sorely missed
Everything in this performance is balanced perfectly.
It's THAT good. Astonishing.
I just have to say that English rock groups are just at a different level of musicianship than the US of A! The list of British prog rockers is vast! This song brings me to tears it is so majestic!
Oh surely not. But I just loved the musical back and forth between our two countries, and others. What a time!
These guy were around about the same time as the Beatles, in fact, I believe this song was written in 1966?
Majestic! The perfect word Sir!
RIP Gary Brooker. Thank you for the music.
A Whiter Shade of Pale is THE iconic song from the sixties for me. Gary Brooker's big boot in the foreground of the original video. Then, when I discovered the Denmark concert where the song was treated like a sacred piece. Well, that's when I knew that A Whiter Shade of Pale was a classical piece of music. RIP Gary Brooker. You were one of a kind.
It's so enjoyable to watch someone young appreciate the music of my youth. 1967. I had just finished my first graduate degree and started my professional life. This song was one of many of the time that left us speechless.
The beginning of rock and roll and its early years was a magical time.
I was 4 when it released...
Her closed eyes and the smile on her face says it all. Doesn't matter that it's 50+ years since this amazing man first sang this haunting song.
It gets better each time I hear it. That was a true gift from God.
Amazing Im 74 years old ,I was 19 years old in 1967,it's amazing his voice sounds just like it did in the sixties,Amazing!
Much Luv to you!!!! Great reaction Great Band!!
This was John Lennon's favorite song. He would play it constantly on his turntable in the back of his Rolls Royce...
Did he really? I saw a documentary about Lennon's portable juke box. I would really love to know about this as Lennon's "Strawberry Fields" and Brooker's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" are at the top of my "Desert Island Disks" list. A "Rolls" provides a smooth ride but smooth enough for a turntable? Wow!
@@michaelmisanthrope It's true. He loved it.
Peter Frampton also cited this as, "the most perfect song recorded."
Who is he? And nobody had a turntable in the back of a moving car.Ok, Boomer.
@@erewhon751 Who is John Lennon? OK Zoomer.
This song was THE song of "The Summer Of Love" 1967. You could hear it blasting out of every transistor radio.
My transistor radio perched on my Dad's dashboard crusin the driven-in Oh my
And it was quite long, so you got more for your money in the jukebox
Sounds like....pure joy!
True rock knows no boundaries. After 60 years, I’m still in awe of good rock.
Thing is that is not "rock".
My favorite version, beautiful place, beautiful performance
Basically the tune of this piece was written by Johann Sebastian Bach in the early 1700’s, and rearranged in the 1800’s so that it could be played by a single violin on the G string, hence the name “Air on a G String”. Fantastic that this music still has such appeal!
If you like this song, then you will love '' Nights in white satin'' by the moody blues !
WHITER SHADE OF PALE and NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN.....best songs ever written.I prefer this one.....just a little bit.Because of Gary Brooker's incredible voice.Justin Hayward's voice is more romantic,and Mr.Brooker is a real DYNAMITE 👍👍👍👍👍
Breeeathe deep the gathering gloom Nuff said!!
Find the old version of this from the 60's to understand just how good this live orchestral version is. Brooker's voice is sounding so good and the arrangement is just superb.
The perfect slow dance song. I've always loved this song. It almost makes me cry
Almost - It touches me to my very soul and will be my funeral music
60's and 70's music was the greatest. Take as much of it as you can listen to... It all tells a story of what kids and teenagers the things that where going on... on the planet..
Beautiful reaction!
Nice to see the younger generation interested in our music of old. So happy to have lived through this period of music. It was the best!
With today's loss of Gary, I've been checking out his music and stumbled on your review. This is a beautiful live version of this and have seen it many times. Thank you for your passion for great music. It truly shows. RIP Gary.
This is one of my favorite performances. I love watching people, especially young people react to it. Wonderful!!!
Makes me want to get my Procol Harum album out.
Welcome to the 70s Rogue....love your heartfelt and authentic experiences of the music we had the privilege to grow up with.
Every person on that stage killed it but shout out to the person who mixed this. That is a lot of mic to bring into perfect balance and they nailed it. You can clearly hear everything that is going on and it all sounds great together
His voice is amazing , love this RIP Gary , such great music !
It has always amazed me that this physically small country that I have always called home, consistently produces much of the world’s finest music. Songs like this and many others, have always proved my point.
I come from one of the largest nations on the planet, which has produced thousands and thousands of musicians, writing hits known the worldwide...
And just like you, I had nothing to do with it either...
Get over yourself...shut up and enjoy the music.
RIP Gary. 😢 You have been a part of my life since I was 12 and I first heard this amazing song. And you shall remain a part of my life until they spread my ashes.
It's great watching the younger generations discover the music we grew up with and loved.
Over 70 microphones were used with every member of the choir having their own mike and every instrument being close miked. This was highly unusual---orchestras and choirs would normally have a few overhead mikes. It was recorded on 100 channels of sound. At one of the rehearsals the bass player asked if he could hear more cello in his monitor and the engineer said "sure, which one?" Attention to detail was unbelievable. Was it worth it? You bet it was.
I enjoyed your reaction. You have a ear for good music. I feel for the people out there who are closed-minded to certain music. This was a masterpiece, done way better than the original in the sixties which had no orchestra or chorus. Even his voice improved.
I completely agree ! ☮✌
She gives a positive review of everything, whether she likes it or not. It’s how she earns money.
Why wouldn't she give a positive review of this song.Wouldn't you? Everybody loves good singing from those who can really sing .Like him.
What a fantastic song and voice! I was fortunate enough to not only hear Gary Brooker sing Whiter Shade of Pale live when he toured with Ringo Starr’s All Star Band but I also had the privilege to meet him backstage before the show. Great memories!
One of the best musical performances i have ever heard
First i thought about all the beauty.....then came this smile. .... but then ....her heart is made of love for music and life.
His voice is great, let's not forget his piano playing is spot on, this is better than the recorded version, I like you love the orchestra is rarely used in music now, try some ELO songs. I'm pleased you enjoyed this I did aswell. Thank you 🏴 🇬🇧 🌹🌹
STRINGS ARE SO GREAT! THIS IS ALMOST THE BEST PROCOL HARUM PERFORMANCE THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD!
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PERFORMANCE BY EVERYONE.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Top professional song ,top level for Moment ,🇮🇹🌹
From the day that song came out til today, I’ve never met someone who didn’t love it. Even one of the Beatles said it was the best song from the 60’s. But Please listen to the original version. Love the show! Very glad that they’re are people like you in the world.
I feel so privileged to have grown up as these songs were released. I was 13 when this song came out. It moved my world at 13. So many songs wrapped around my core made me who and what I am. To this day I can be transported back by so many songs but this one is special.
What a beautiful young lady. That smile lights up a room.
INCREDIBLE!!! His voice has gotten better with age like a fine wine!!!
.....I will forever love this song..it takes me back to my childhood..love you forever Gary😔❤️...R.I.P.
One if the greatest songs produced (1967) in the sexy 60s.
I have hope knowing that another generation can and does appreciate....
Absolutley loved watching you watch this. Made me feel normal!!!!
I subscribed one sentence into your reaction because of your ''low key'' approach. You didn't call us ''Fam'' or beg for likes or subscriptions. You are a breath of fresh air. Plus you enjoyed one of my favorite performances.
WOW.... What a great performance! Love you girl!
Besides you excellent reviewer and passion for music you are a magnificent looking person
What a fine singer and person, a true legend. RIP Gary!
This is the best review I have heard so far. I see and sense a natural flow of emotions and your facial expression says it all. Keep up the great reviews.
This was always the slow dancing song that the ladies just couldn’t resist. Quite often the last song of the evening and if you were lucky, the beginning of a romantic night.
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I never tire of hearing this song played by this orchestra and Gary Brooks❤️ So, so Beautiful!! He made his first recording of this song when he was pretty young!! May he Rest in Peace.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER MADE.