14 . A Whiter Shade of Pale – Covered by Zombie Garden Club ft . Johnny Douglas Songwriter Keith Reid , Gary Brooker , Matthew Fisher | Publisher Essex Music Inc
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
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 .' 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
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 And so it was that later
There are some songs that are more than songs . They resonate and echo and they last . They make you feel something unique to that song . A Whiter Shade of Pale is that song for me . First released in 1967 by Procol Harum it defines something of an era when anything was possible . It breaks your heart . And it melts your heart . And it mends your heart . I stripped the song down to just me on piano playing and singing and tried to get inside it . It was fun . And it felt good . I hope the listener feels it too . – Johnny Douglas