Sunday, September 24, 2017

The classical influence on rock and roll - Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale

Procol Harum's biggest hit is without doubt A Whiter Shade Of Pale.  The tune has essentially cribbed 100% from J.S. Bach's Air On The G String.  First Bach:



Now Procol Harum:

3 comments:

  1. Old NFOSeptember 24, 2017 at 4:50 PM

    Those melodies ARE part of most current music, whether admitted or not! :-D

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  2. Days of the Broken ArrowsSeptember 24, 2017 at 5:28 PM

    If you like this, check out the second half of the Move's "Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited" from "Shazam."

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  3. libertymanSeptember 25, 2017 at 6:30 AM

    As I recall some Pop tunes in the 60s and 70s used (stole?) classical themes as well.

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