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 closedAnd so it was that later
as the miller told his tale
that her face, at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
The obvious answer is this is a (shock) song based on the Titanic disaster . The man who is the narrator and his female companion do not realize until late in the song they are still in a ballroom- but on the other Side. At any rate some sort of shipwreck on a passenger- possibly a gambling ship ( I wandered through my playing cards,, would not let it be..)
A Whiter Shade of Pale
By 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.
it is Whiter shade of Pale- and the group is the Procul Harum- spell it right- it means beyond these things- not Arabic Dancing Girls ensemble! Title is derived from Latin. again it"s Procul Harum-not Harem.
The song Whiter Shade of Pale is commonly confused for "lighter" so if you're referring to that song, it was performed by Procol Harum, Annie Lennox, Elliot Yamin, Zakk Wylde.
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Doro album - was created on 1995-08-15.
Procul Harum.
The British rock band Procol Harum released their debut song, Whiter Shade of Pale, in May of 1967. In less than a month, Whiter Shade of Pale, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for six weeks.
Annie Lennox
No 1 in the UK May 25 1967
A Whiter Shade of Pale was created in 1994.
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Doro album - was created on 1995-08-15.
The cast of Whiter Shade of Pale - 2012 includes: Bradley Estrin as Chris Debby Gerber as Ann
Procol Harum
Procul Harum.
One was "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. don't know the other one.
The British rock band Procol Harum released their debut song, Whiter Shade of Pale, in May of 1967. In less than a month, Whiter Shade of Pale, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for six weeks.
Annie Lennox
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum
No 1 in the UK May 25 1967
A Whiter Shade of Pale. It went to number 5 in 1967
"A Whiter Shade Of Pale" by Procol Harum