Cover Song Friday : Whiter Shade of Pale

Repairatrooper · 2023-08-11T01:14:05.000Z

Heard a blurb about this song on the radio on Thursday and they said it was one of the most covered songs ever at over 900. Not sure how accurate that statement is. Gotta a favorite rendition? Found this 69 Soul version by Shorty Long

Suzanne-Spiceworks · 2023-08-11T09:06:01.000Z

Didn’t previously know it was a cover, but I like this version:

Ecrawf099 · 2023-08-11T09:24:50.000Z

Here is mine. Written by Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker released in 1967…

merlinyoda · 2023-08-11T15:25:47.000Z

Ecrawf099:

Here is mine. Written by Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker released in 1967…

https://youtu.be/CJxpKlTID2Q

I don’t think anything can top this original rendition. It’s practically perfect as it is.

Repairatrooper · 2023-08-11T17:26:18.000Z

MerlinYoda:

Ecrawf099:

Here is mine. Written by Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker released in 1967…

https://youtu.be/CJxpKlTID2Q

I don’t think anything can top this original rendition. It’s practically perfect as it is.

Very few covers eclipse the original. Unless it is Nickel Back covering a Metallica song.

tamara-for-scale-computing · 2023-08-11T19:55:42.000Z

Wow, like @suzanne-spiceworks I didn’t know it was a cover either! In my head the version of Whiter Shade of Pale comes from Percy Sledge - A Whiter Shade of Pale. I heard it in a movie or show but can’t remember which: https://youtu.be/fDN4oBROJYA

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