Procul Harem - Whiter Shade of Pale

[marble falls]

[MyOwnPeace]

1. I thought this was a really great piece.....

and probably one of those "One Hit Wonders!"
Thanks for the 'reminder!'

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Conquistador Was A Pretty Big Hit

This is the live version with the London Symphony Orchestra.
The song actually starts at about 50 seconds.

[MyOwnPeace]

13. Wow! Don't really remember THAT one!

Here's what I found about it:

Besides "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Conquistador" was the band's highest charting single. It peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 29 July 1972, exactly five years to the date after "A Whiter Shade of Pale" ascended to its #5 peak, and helped catapult the album into the top five.

Interesting - thanks for helping me realize they were NOT a '1-hit wonder!'

[malaise]

2. One of the great songs of mynlifetime

So many memories😀😀

[marble falls]

6. Saw them in Canton, Ohio with Humble Pie in 71!

[yourout]

3. My favorite live version....

[Desert grandma]

5. This was a great song that came out during the "Summer of Love".

Lots of wonderful memories wanna be.

[marble falls]

7. My hair is longer than ever. Forever 60s baby!

[ProfessorGAC]

8. A Song Every Keyboardist Had To Know

Even if we never performed it. We just had to know it. I think it was a law or something.

[marble falls]

12. Wedding first dance song in NE Ohio all through the 70s. Alt: Carpenters - Close to Me.

[highplainsdem]

10. Live in France, January 1968:

[marble falls]

11. They were made to do that song. They always played it like they loved it.