Who would have thought this?
Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” is the most-played song of the past 75 years.
In the UK, anyway.
I quite like that song. Oh, I have not a clue what it means. I love the sound.
Ian McDonald slams the song in Revolution in the Head, his lengthy analysis of the Beatles and their songs. The connection is that “Whiter Shade” was influential during the summer of ’67, and a lot of the Beatles’ music was written and performed in reaction to what competing groups at the time were doing.
Maybe I’ll go home tonight and give “Whiter Shade” a listen. 🙂
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A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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